FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Chamber announcements and Tumbleweeds to be burned
upcoming events
Thursday, Feb. 22 at 6
p.m., St. Patrick’s Planning
Committee Meeting at the
Heppner City Hall confer-
ence room. Anyone inter-
ested in helping to plan the
St. Patrick’s celebration is
welcome to attend and find
out how to volunteer a few
hours to ensure a successful
event. Pizza will be served.
Please RSVP.
Tuesday, Mar. 6 from
10-11:30 a.m., Walla Walla
VA Medical Center Town
Hall meeting. This Town
Hall presentation on VA
Modernization – the next
chapter in VA’s story of
change will be held in the
Irrigon Library and is for all
Veterans and any interested
community members. Mor-
row County transportation
will be provided by The
Loop, call 844-676-5667 to
secure a seat.
Friday, Mar. 16 through
Sunday, Mar. 18, 36 th An-
nual Wee Bit O’ Ireland St.
Patrick’s Celebration. The
St. Patrick’s committee is
busy planning this year’s
event. If you are interested
COMMISSION
As an example of the
impact on salaries, in the
2017-2018 fiscal year (the
current budget period)
the three-percent increase
raised combined monthly
salaries for the three com-
missioners, assessor, trea-
surer, clerk, justice of the
peace and sheriff, from
$41,422 a month in 2016-
17 to $43,946, a monthly
increase of $2,524. For
the county’s 25 full-time
non-union employees in
2017-2018, their combined
salaries went to $158,348
per month, an increase of
$4,612 with the three-per-
cent increase over the previ-
ous year.
In deciding what per-
cent to give, Commissioner
Jim Doherty indicated a
precedence has been set
in recent years for three
percent. “It is tough for me
to do anything different
than the past. I am lean-
ing to three percent,” he
said. Commissioner Me-
lissa Lindsay said that with
additional anticipated step
increases included, there
are employees who will
receive up to a 5.5 percent
pay increase. After discus-
sion the commission voted
unanimously to award a
three-percent COLA in-
crease to all non-union and
elected officials in the com-
ing fiscal year.
In other action the com-
mission learned that the
road department plans on
paving one half mile of road
on East Morphine between
Highway 207 and the Off
Highway Vehicle (OHV)
Park. They also plan on
repairing and re-graveling
10.35 miles of East Mor-
phine between the OHV
and Tupper Road. The cost
of the project is $710,458
In accordance with fire
management directives and
protocols, Navy person-
nel will conduct tumble-
weed mitigation on the
Naval Weapons Systems
Training Facility (NWSTF)
Boardman along Bombing
Range Road from Mar. 5-9,
weather permitting.
in volunteering for any part
of the weekend, contact the
Heppner Chamber at 541-
676-5536. Father Condon’s
play “Searching for Mean-
ing” will be performed on
Thursday, Mar. 15 at 7 p.m.
at the St. Patrick’s Parish
Hall.
Heppner Public Library
is offering Drop In Teen
Time on the 2 nd and 4 th
Thursdays of every month
The Umatilla National
at 6 p.m. Contact the Hep-
Forest
is looking for a vol-
pner Library at 541-676-
unteer
to
spend the summer
9964 for more information.
as a campground host at the
Bull Prairie campground.
Those who apply will
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with $637,494 coming from trailer, camper, or motor
the Federal Government home. Camp hosts will be
and the balance being pro- provided a campsite, usu-
vided as “in kind” work ally near the main entryway
from the county.
to the campground. Though
The commission also the host program is a volun-
heard a request from the teer program, a food allow-
county maintenance crew to ance and propane is offered
purchase a dump trailer for and personal vehicle mile-
$6,999. The crew currently age associated with hosting
has to wait for a dump truck duties is reimbursed.
from the road department
Bull Prairie Lake
to use for hauling. With the campground is located 36
trailer, maintenance would miles south of Heppner
be able to complete projects
without delay waiting on
the trucks.
They received a request
from the planning depart-
ment to replace a dodge
Heppner math students
Durango, which was totaled will be collecting donations
in an accident last Novem- for Doernbecher Children’s
ber. The replacement ve- Hospital in Portland from
hicle would be a 2018 Jeep Feb. 21 through Mar. 21.
Cherokee Latitude 4X4 for Drop boxes are available
$22,132, which was the low at Murray’s Drug and Hep-
bid received by the county. pner Market Fresh.
Suggested donation
items of art and school
supplies, books, toys and
cil members Bill Beard, games all must be new.
Sheila Miller and Bob- beginning March 1. The
bi Gordon approved the additional funds will be
resolution to increase the added to the special water
monthly minimum wa- reserve fund.
ter rate from $45 to $47
Council members re-
viewed the Request for
Proposals (RFP) for the
Buildable Lands Inven-
tory and Housing Analysis
provided by the Morrow
County planning depart-
ment. The town of Lexing-
ton has agreed to contribute
$200 toward the cost of the
submitted a letter of res-
ignation effective Feb. 1
stating her decision was due
to having a full plate with
work and family.
In other business, coun-
able fuel prior to the annual
fire season.
For more informa-
tion, please contact the
NAS Whidbey Island Pub-
lic Affairs office at 360-
257-2286, or by email at
WHDB_NASWI_PAO@
navy.mil.
Forest Service seeks host for
Bull Prairie campground
and offers 30 tent/trail-
er sites, 12 picnic areas,
a 28-acre lake with four
floating fishing docks and
a 1.5 mile paved acces-
sible trail. The campground
is typically hosted from
Memorial Day through
mid-October. For more
information on becoming
a Forest Service Volunteer
Campground Host at Bull
Prairie Lake Campground,
please contact Janel Lacey
at the North Fork John Day
Ranger District (541) 427-
5394.
Heppner students support
Doernbecher Hospital
Siex resigns from Lex council
By Bobbi Gordon
Lexington town coun-
cil voted to accept the res-
ignation of council member
Deona Siex at the monthly
meeting on Feb. 13. Siex
The tumbleweeds will
be mitigated by controlled
burn to manage the buildup
of the seed bed from years
of crushing the tumble-
weeds along the eastern
fence line. This preemptive
action will minimize the
spread of tumbleweeds and
reduce the amount of avail-
Monetary donations are
also accepted and will be
used to purchase needed
items.
Community members
are invited to participate in
the blanket sewing project
at the library in Heppner
on Feb. 21 and 22 from 4-8
p.m. Blankets must be made
from new material with
sewn, unknotted edges.
Heppner students par-
ticipate in this fundraiser
every two years and have
raised $23,400 in the past
10 years to contribute to
Doernbecher.
For more information
contact Troy Morgan at
Heppner High school, 541-
676-9138.
analysis that will provide
information for the town in
two ways, one with existing
septic systems and the other
analyzing buildable land
if a waste water treatment
system is installed.
The town maintenance
department provided in-
formation regarding costs
involved with re-installing
a fire siren, which includes
the purchase of a siren
that is compatible with the
volunteer paging system. It
was decided to install the si-
ren at the town maintenance
building that is located
behind the Sinclair station.
Anyone that is interest-
ed in joining the town coun-
cil should contact Janette
Eldrige, Town of Lexington
recorder at 541-989-8515.
The positions for mayor
and one council member
are available.
Visiting TripCheck.com on
the internet provides infor-
mation on road and weather
conditions, incidents and
traffic delays and links to
numerous cameras on many
mountain passes and major
routes.
-Take the time to keep
up on current and future
weather conditions in the
area you are traveling,
especially if going to or
through higher elevations
and mountain passes, areas
where your vehicle needs
to have appropriate traction
tires or devices.
-If considering a re-
mote route that you have
never traveled on, don’t
hesitate to contact available
road and weather condition
phone numbers or internet
resources or contact police
or highway department of-
ficials.
-Prepare an emergency
kit to place in your car for
longer trips and keep track
of how much fuel is in your
tank, especially if traveling
unfamiliar routes or into
remote locations.
-Let friends and fam-
ily know what routes you
plan to take when on a trip,
keeping them updated and
letting them know if these
plans change.
-Drive to the condi-
tions. If it’s icy or wet,
increase your following
distance and reduce your
speed. Use your headlights
to improve not only your
visibility, but also so others
can see your vehicle.
-In bad weather, don’t
use cruise control.
OSP offers driving safety tips
With the potential for
poor weather and hazardous
road conditions in the next
several days the Oregon
State Police (OSP) would
like to remind motorists of
winter travel safety tips.
OSP recommends the
following travel safety tips
to help get you safely to
your destination:
-Expect the unexpect-
ed. Be informed and pre-
pared when traveling on
any of our highways.
-When traveling any-
where, plan ahead and
take known routes if pos-
sible. Our weather has
been changing quickly and
sometimes without warn-
ing. For road conditions in
Oregon, call 5-1-1 or 800-
977-ODOT (6368). Outside
Oregon, dial 503-588-2941.
MARCH 31, 2018
WILLOW RUN GOLF COURSE
9AM SHOT GUN START
Benefiting Boardman Chamber of Commerce
Scholarship Fund for graduating seniors
of Riverside High School.
$10k Hole-In-One Contest, Longest Drive,
Closest To The Pin, Putting Contest,
Yellow Ball & Raffle Prizes!
REGISTER BY MARCH 26
$60 PER PERSON
$240 FOURSOME
(PRICE INCLUDES LUNCH)
$8 TRAIL FEE PER CART
FOR MORE INFO PHONE: 541-481-3014
INFO@BOARDMANCHAMBER.ORG
Boardman Chamber of Commerce
2018 Frostbite Scholarship Golf Tournament Registration
Form
Sign-up by Monday, March 26, 2018
Captain’s Name: _________________________________________________
Handicap or Ave. Score: _______________________
Address: _______________________________________________________
Phone: _____________________________________
City / State / Zip Code ____________________________________________
E-Mail Address: ______________________________
$60 per player =$240 per team— LIMITED TO 20 TEAMS
(Includes: lunch, golf & 6 raffle tickets)
Registration fee must accompany Team Registration
Send Registration to: Boardman Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 1 Boardman OR 97818
Drop off at: Boardman Chamber Office, 101 Olson Rd (SAGE Center)
Fax to: (541) 481-2733 or e-mail to info@boardmanchamber.org
All Funds Raised Go To Riverside High School Scholarships
