FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Kids now need ishing license at age 12 Chamber Chatter
As families venture to
the outdoors this spring,
the Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife reminds
parents that youths between
the ages of 12 and 17 now
need a license if they plan to
hunt, ish or shellish.
Although ishing now
requires a license two years
earlier than in the past – at
age 12 instead of age 14 –
the cost of the license is less
than it was in years past.
Now a combination youth
hunting/ishing/shellishing
license costs $10. For $5
more, youngsters can also
purchase a tag that will al-
low them to catch salmon,
steelhead, sturgeon and
halibut. The $15 combined
cost of a youth license and
tag in 2016 compares to a
cost of $41.75 last year, a
cost reduction of 64 per-
cent.
The youth license was
developed to simplify the
youth license requirements
for hunting and fishing.
“There was way too much
complexity involved for
parents to get hunting and
fishing licenses for their
kids,” said Rick Hargrave,
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administrator of ODFW’s
Information and Education
Division. “We removed
those barriers and came up
with a single, signiicantly
discounted, youth combina-
tion license for kids 12-17.”
Under the new fee
structure, a single license
permits youth license hold-
ers to take part in all three
activities – hunting, ishing
and shellfishing. Previ-
ously, a separate license
was required for each of
these activities.
“We believe this an
amazing value and a mean-
ingful investment in getting
kids and families out and
connected with nature,”
said Hargrave.
There is no distinction
in the fee structure between
resident and nonresident
youths – they pay the same
for hunting/ishing licenses
and tags.
BMCC celebrates open
education week
tutions from around the
globe, including BMCC,
are involved in the Open
Education Consortium and
are committed to providing
“free and open resources
that encourage a curious,
thinking and learning so-
ciety through the use of a
vast pool of openly shared
educational resources.
Much of the student
savings from the use of
OERs comes from text-
books. When faculty utilize
openly shared resources
through the Open Educa-
tion Consortium, students
don’t have to purchase a full
textbook, many of which
can cost upwards of $200
each. Classes at BMCC that
utilize OERs range from
anthropology, sciences and
math to business and music.
Six BMCC faculty
members: Stan Beach,
math/computer science,
Sascha McKeon, Michelle
Miller and Kristen Oja,
sciences, Gary Parker and
Greg Schulberg, math/
computer science, recently
received grants from Op-
enOregon to support their
ongoing work with OERs.
sentations at the Morrow
County Extension Office
Conference Room, 54173
Hwy 74. Contact 541-676-
9642 for questions.
Thursday, March 10 th
9:30 a.m. – Veterans Cof-
fee and Chat at Willow
Creek Diner: Veterans are
invited to attend the Coffee
and Chat; RSVP to Morrow
County Veterans Services at
541-922-6420.
Sunday, March 13 th
– Daylight Savings Time
Begins: Don’t forget to
“Spring Forward” and
change your clocks before
you go to bed Saturday
night or you might be an
hour early on Sunday.
Sunday, March 13 th – 3
p.m. and Thursday, March
17 t – 7:30 p.m. – Father
Condon’s annual play “In-
trigue at Glendalough”:
This community play, writ-
ten by Father Condon with
local cast members,will be
held at the Ione Community
School at 3 p.m. on March
13 and on Thursday, March
17 at 7:30 p.m. at the St.
Patrick’s Parish Hall. Ad-
mission is free, but dona-
tions will be accepted.
Sunday, March 13 th – 4
p.m. – Willow Creek Sym-
phony to perform at Hep-
pner Elementary School:
Admission is free but do-
nations are accepted. A
reception will follow the
performance.
Thursday, March 17 –
Sunday, March 20 th – 34 th
Annual Wee Bit O’ Ireland
Celebration: Mark your
calendars for this fun illed
weekend and plan on par-
ticipating in the great events
the community organizes to
celebrate their Irish heri-
tage. Contact the Chamber
ofice at 541-676-5536 for
more information. The full
schedule will be out soon.
Entry Forms for Parade,
Cruz-in, Welly Toss, Road
Bowling are now available
at the Chamber ofice.
Friday, March 18 th – 2
p.m. – Judge Alba Bar-
tholomew Building Dedi-
cation: Come and be part
of the new county building
dedication. Judge Bar-
tholomew was the county
judge in 1903 and shoul-
dered much of the burden
of recovery from the tragic
Heppner flood; refresh-
ments to follow dedication.
Also, Gary Kopperud will
be at the courthouse from
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. to be avail-
able to talk about the clock
and restoration process. He
will bring a 1764 Mozart
watch and 1797 Irish chain-
driven pocket watch for
people to check out
Saturday, April 1 st –
8-11 a.m. – Dispose of
household hazardous waste:
Start collecting household
hazardous waste that is
stored under the sink, in
the basement or garage.
Look for the labels that say
“Warning” and “Danger”.
Turn in your mercury ther-
mometers (thermometers
with a red or blue liquid do
not contain mercury) and
receive a free, safe, digital
thermometer in exchange.
You can drop these off at
the Lexington Road Depart-
ment – 365 W. Hwy 74,
Lexington. For more infor-
mation call 541-989-9500.
Acoustic group, CrossStrung
to entertain during St. Pat’s
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Blue Mountain Com-
munity College, through
the ongoing work of faculty
and staff, is participating
in Open Education efforts
in Oregon. March 7-11 is
National Open Education
Week, and BMCC announc-
es that the use of Open Edu-
cational Resources at the
college has saved students
nearly $225,000 between
spring 2015 and winter
2016. Nearly $40,000 of
that comes from tuition
savings for students tak-
ing BMCC courses as dual
credit while in high school.
Hundreds of insti-
2016 St. Patrick’s “Wee
Bit O’ Ireland Celebra-
tion” Pin is available for
purchase: Purchase your
button for $3 at Heppner
City Hall, Murray’s Drug,
and Community and get put
into a drawing for $100 (to
be drawn during CEILI and
Saturday night entertain-
ment with “Cross Strung”).
The buttons promote our
Sheep Dog Trials event
which takes place on Satur-
day, March 19 th and Sunday,
March 20 th (from dawn to
dark) at Thompson’s Ranch
3 miles NW of Heppner
on Bunker Hill Road, off
of Hwy 74, between mile
posts 41 and 42.
Thursdays, March 3
through April 14 th – 2:30-4
p.m. - Powerful Tools for
Caregivers Class: This
class will be held at the
St. Patrick’s Senior Center
Dining Room at 190 N.
Main St. To register for
the class, contact Helena
Wolfe at 541-561-5443 or
hwolfe@capeco-works.
org. This class includes the
free book “The Caregiver
Helpbook”.
Thursday, March 10 th
– Morrow County Exten-
sion Ofice invite commu-
nity members to a portion
of the interview process
for the 4-H Outreach Pro-
gram Coordinator Position:
The community will get to
“meet and greet” with the
candidates and be involved
in offering feedback on the
candidates’ presentation on
4-H curriculum. Thursday,
March 10 4:15 – 5 p.m. –
Brandi Orem. Everyone
is invited to attend the pre-
CrossStrung
CrossStrung, the
main entertainment for
Heppner’s St. Patrick’s
festivities, will perform
Saturday night, March 19,
at the St. Patrick’s Parish
Hall from 7:30-9:30 p.m.,
following a local children’s
talent show from 6-7:20
p.m. Dessert will be sold
by the St. Patrick’s Altar
Society and a silent pie auc-
tion will be held during the
event.
CrossStrung” is
one of Utah’s most exciting
acoustic groups, according
to a news release. “Five
musicians, 12 instruments,
tight harmonies, hot instru-
mentals, and, on occasion,
three of them can be seen
playing on the same instru-
ment at the same time.”
This family band enjoys
performing a variety of
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player and is the heartbeat
of the group. Sheri, known
to the kids as “mom”, plays
guitar, and bodhran. She
also brings her love for Ca-
nadian step dancing to the
stage with her daughters.”
The “Old Time Fiddlers
Show” will perform at the
fairgrounds hall, starting at
6:30 p.m.
There is no admis-
sion charge for any of the
evening entertainment; it
is funded by the Morrow
County Uniied Recreation
District. Everyone is invit-
ed to “come out and spend
the evening with some
great entertainment which
is guaranteed to have you
clapping your hands and
stomping your feet.”
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Blue Mountain Com-
munity College and AARP
have teamed up to offer two
drivers’ safety courses in
Morrow County in the next
couple of months.
The irst session will be
on Monday, March 14, in
Boardman at BMCC, 300
NE Front Street. The next
session will be on Friday,
April 22, in Ione at the
Ione Community Church.
Both classes begin at 8:45
a.m. and wrap up at ap-
proximately 4 p.m. Cost
is $20 for non-members of
AARP and $15 for AARP
members.
The AARP Driver Safe-
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irst and largest course for
drivers age 50 and old-
er. When people take the
course, they will learn valu-
able defensive driving skills
and get a refresher of the
rules of the road. Once
the course is completed,
participants may be eligible
for a discount on their auto
insurance.
Those interested are
asked to call to reserve your
space in the class. Contact
BMCC Morrow County
at 541-481-2099 or email
at amorter@bluecc.edu.
You may also contact the
instructor directly—Lou
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Minimum enrollment must
be met to hold this class so
pre-registration is required.