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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 11, 2015 PUBLIC NOTICE The Planning Commission for the City of Heppner, Oregon will conduct a public hearing at 7: 00 PM on December 7, 2015 at Heppner City Hall regarding the following application: 1. An application for a variance: Requesting a variance to allow the construction of a carport within 10’ of the property line on the side yard. Map #2S 26 35BC, Tax Lot #8100. AKA 415 Chase St. Applicant: Terry Hughes. A copy of the application and copies of all documents and evidence submitted by or on behalf of the applicants and copies of any applicable zoning criteria are available for inspection at no cost and copies of the same will be provided at a reasonable cost. To obtain this information contact the ofice at Heppner City Hall, 111 North Main Street, PO Box 756, Heppner, OR 97836, phone (541) 676- 9618. Persons who wish to attend this meeting and need assistance are asked to call (541) 676-9618, or TTY relay 1-800-735-2900. Published: November 11, 2015 Afidavit Chamber Chatter Are you interested in putting together a loat for a Parade of Lights? Sheena Shank is interested in coor- dinating a Parade of Lights for Heppner. If you are interested in participating, text or call Sheena at 541- 980-5881 no later than this Friday, Nov. 13. If there is enough interest, the Parade of Lights will be held on Thursday, Dec. 3, starting at 5:30 p.m. FBLA to sell home- made pies for the holiday season—deadline Friday, Nov. 13. The HHS FBLA Club will be selling home- made pies; apple, pecan, cherry, pumpkin, berry, peach and Oreo will be $15 each. A new addition this year is the lemon icebox pie for $18 each. To order pies, contact a FBLA member or Jeanie Collins at HHS. Pies will be delivered Nov. 20-23. “Taste of Heppner & Surrounding Communi- ties” cookbooks are being ordered for Christmas De- livery as a fundraiser for St. Pat’s parish hall renova- tions: There are 674 recipes, and the cookbooks are be- ing sold at $25 each. Please contact Mary Haguewood at 541-676-9759 or Ash- ley Lindsay at 541-376- 8285 or send an email to stpats2015@hotmail.com, with name, phone number. Now through Friday, Dec. 11, nomination forms are being accepted for Hep- pner Chamber of Com- merce’s Town and Country Community Awards: Now is the time to nominate community individuals, businesses, teachers and students who have been involved in activities in the Heppner community. Nominations are open for Man of the Year, Wom- an of the Year, Business of the Year, Youth of the Year, Citizen-Educator of the Year, and Lifetime Achievement. Forms will be available at the Bank of Eastern Oregon, Hep- pner City Hall, Community Bank, post ofice and the chamber ofice. If you want a form mailed or emailed to you, please contact the chamber at 541-676-5536. Completed Nomination forms need to be received by Kuhn Law Offices or the Heppner Chamber of Commerce no later than close of business on Friday, Dec. 11, to be eligible for consideration. The Heppner Chamber of Commerce’s Town and Country Commu- nity Awards Banquet will be held on Thursday, Jan. 14, at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. Additional in- formation and purchase of tickets ($20 per person) will be available at a later date. Friday, Nov. 13, 2-4 p.m. will be the Grand Opening of the Oregon Trail Library District, Ir- rigon Branch: Stop by and check out the grand opening of the Irrigon branch of the OTLD! M o n d a y, N o v. 2 3 , through Thursday, Dec. 17, start collecting Re- wards Cards for the Hep- pner Christmas event on Thursday, Dec. 17. Receive Rewards Cards in $10, $20 and $50 denominations when you make purchases from local participating Heppner merchants (“pay- ment on account” is not eligible). Saturday, Nov. 14, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Lexington Grange Annual Holiday Bazaar. Make sure you stop by and check out the holiday items for sale with a soup meal available for purchase. To reserve a ta- ble, email lex.grange726@ gmail.com; 10x10 tables are $20 each. Entry is two canned food items for $2. Saturday, Nov. 14, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Ione Amer- ican Legion Auxiliary’s Fifth Annual Holiday Ba- zaar at the Ione Legion Morrow County Public Works is currently requesting bids for Vehicles that are presented for silent bids at The Public Works office 365 Hwy. 74, Lexington, OR. 97839. Vehicles and specifications and any more questions are on display or you may contact Morrow County Public Works at P.O. Box 428, 365 Hwy 74, Lexington, OR 97839 phone 541-989-9500. Sold AS IS. Sealed bids will be received no later than 4:00 p.m., November 24, 2015. Morrow County Public Works Office in Lexington. Bids will be opened at 9:15 a.m. at Morrow County Court in the Bartholomew building on 110 N. Court St., Heppner, OR on November 25, 2015 . Morrow County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex or handicapped status in employment or the provision of services. #1 2003 CHEVROLET BROWN IMPALA – VIN# 261WF52K239306477 116,845 MILES – AM/FM – CRUISE/A/C Min Bid $500.00. #2 2001 BLUE FORD TAURUS – VIN# 1FAFP522X1G263189 189,731 MILES – AM/FM – A/C/CRUISE Min Bid $500.00. #3 1994 GREEN FORD EXPLORER – VIN# 1FMDU34X4RUB91518 149,400 MILES MANUAL Trans. - 4WD - AM/FM Radio- A/C Min. Bid $300.00. #4 1998 WHITE CROWN VICTORIA – VIN # 2FAFP71WX120105 138,846 MILES – AM/FM – A/C/CRUISE Min. Bid $500.00. #5 2002 WHITE CROWN VICTORIA – VIN# 22FAHP71WX3X160943 133788 Miles - CRUISE/A/C - AM/FM Radio. Min. Bid. $500.00. #6 2003 WHITE FORD EXPIDITION – VIN# 1FMPU16W73LC02739 187399 MILES – AM/FM CD – A/C/CRUISE – 4WD Min. Bid. $1,000.00. #7 2005 FORD – E 450 SUPERDUTY 20 Passenger BUS – 1FDXE45S65HA40167 117305 MILES – AM/FM CD – A/C CRUISE – 2 WHEEL CHAIR ATTACHMENTS. *NOT PICTURED* AT LOT. Min. Bid. $2,000.00 Hall, 325 W. 2 nd Street. Stop in and check out all of the vendors and get some of your Christmas shopping done early. A breakfast with coffee or hot choco- late available for purchase from 8-10 a.m.; lunch with soup, roll and dessert will be available for purchase from 11:30-2 p.m. If you are interested in being a vendor, the table rent is $10; space is limited. Contact Becky Rietmann at 541- 4227230/541-720-2040 or Becky677.br@gmal.com or Sharon Rietmann at 541- 571-0738 (leave a message if no answer). Santa will be there, so bring your kids and get their picture taken with Santa. Proceeds go to Creative Care Preschool. Sunday, Nov. 15, 4 p.m. The Willow Creek Sym- phony under the direction of R. Lee Friese and Ralph Werner will be performing at Riverside High School, Boardman. The perfor- mance is free and a recep- tion will follow afterward. S a t u r d a y, D e c . 5 , 9:30a.m.-2:30, the “Ar- tifactory,” sponsored by Heppner Day Care, will be held at the Catholic Church Parish Hall. Information sheet and application forms -SEVEN can be picked up at the Heppner Day Care center. Applications are irst come, irst served and are due back by Nov. 20, so reserve your table now. Call 541-805- 8917 for more information. Thursday, Dec. 17, 6 p.m., Celebrate Heppner Christmas Event at the Mor- row County Fairgrounds. Hold the date and plan on coming out and enjoying a great community evening. More information will be announced at a later date. Through Friday, Dec. 18, will be Community Bank’s Annual Charity Drive. The funds collected from the community will donated to our local Neigh- borhood Center Food Bank to help with year’s holiday season. Funds collected will be matched at 50 cents on the dollar, up to a maxi- mum of $500 in matching funds per branch. The goal for this year is to raise at least $1,000 to support the charity of choice. For each branch meeting or exceed- ing this goal, the local char- ity would receive at least a $1,500 donation ($1,000 from the community with a $500 Community Bank match.) DA’s Report Morrow County Dis- trict Attorney Justin Nelson has released the following report: -James David Town, 2 3, was co nv icted o f Rape III, a Class C felony, and was sentenced to 36 months’ probation, subject to numerous conditions, with 90 days in jail, and ordered to pay $200 in fees, ines and assessments and complete 80 hours of com- munity service. -Luis Alberto Nunez, 30, was convicted of Crimi- nal Mischief II, and sen- tenced to 180 days in jail, suspended, 24 months’ bench probation, with nu- merous conditions and or- dered to pay $200 in fees, ines and assessments, plus $842 in restitution to the victim. Nunez was also con- victed of Assault IV-Consti- tuting Domestic Violence, a Class A misdemeanor, and sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 150 days sus- pended, 24 months’ bench probation with numerous conditions and ordered to pay $200 in ines, fees and assessments. In addition he was convicted of Criminal Mischief II, a Class A mis- demeanor and sentenced to 24 months’ bench probation with numerous conditions and ordered to pay an ad- ditional $100 in ines and assessments. -Carlos Alonzo To- mas, 25, was convicted of Menacing-Constituting Domestic Violence, a Class A misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail, 160 suspended, 24 months’ bench probation with numerous conditions and ordered to pay $1,100 in ines and assessments. He was also convicted of Harassment, a Class B mis- demeanor, and sentenced to 90 days in jail with 80 days suspended, 24 months’ bench probation with nu- merous conditions and or- dered to pay an additional $100 in ines and assess- ments. -Miguel Angel Gutier- rez, 44, was convicted to Violating a Court’s Stalk- ing Protective Order, a Class A misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 170 days sus- pended, 24 months’ bench probation, plus numerous conditions, and ordered to pay $1,450 in fines, fees and assessments. He was also convicted of Resisting Arrest, a Class A misde- meanor, and sentenced to 180 days in jail, suspended, with 24 months’ bench probation with numerous conditions and ordered to pay an additional $100 in ines and assessments. Sheriff’s Report -Continued from PAGE FIVE the caller’s phone and was SURPLUS VEHICLES ALL VEHICLES ARE SOLD AS IS! Successful bidder will be required to take possession and remove vehicle within 30 days of being notified their bid has been accepted Morrow County makes no warranties as to vehicles condition. Vehicle’s SOLD AS IS Certified check, cashier’s check or cash must make payment. sponded and made con- tact with the male, who stat- ed he was not going to do anything and did have fam- ily with him now. MCSO advised the male there were counselors he could talk to but he declined. -MCSO was advised that an intoxicated mother was at an elementary school in Irrigon and wanted to drive her children home. The school was keeping the kids in the ofice and requested a deputy to re- spond. MCSO responded and gave the mother and children a courtesy ride to their residence. -A person in Irrigon advised that a suicidal male was at a location looking for a deputy. The caller stated the male might be in his car, which was parked in front of the parents’ house next door. He was on the cell phone talking to a coun- cilor earlier. The caller ad- vised he tried to calm him down. The male still had trying to get him to give him a weapon to use but he did not, and wanted police to know where to ind him. -A caller in Irrigon ad- vised a male was getting aggressive with the male’s father; the male was upset about a court ruling and a stalking order not being dis- missed. MCSO responded and made contact with the subject and all others at the residence. The family of the subject advised they would stay with him that night and did not believe he was a threat that night. -A man in Irrigon advised MCSO that his 14-year-old daughter ran away. He advised she may have gone to Pendleton with a friend; he had heard from her a couple hours ago but now she wouldn’t reply. MCSO made contact with the caller, who signed the juvenile as a missing runaway. An ATL was sent and an entry made into Law Enforcement Data System.
