SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Heppner Ranger District
prepares to implement
prescribed burn
Fire management offi-
cials on the Heppner Rang-
er District are preparing
to implement a 250-acre
prescribed burn as early as
Thursday, Apr. 26 near Sun-
flower Flat, approximately
20 miles south of Heppner.
The activities are antic-
ipated to produce localized
smoke impacts for approxi-
mately two to three days,
after ignitions are complete.
The objective of the pre-
scribed burn operation is
to reduce hazardous fuel
loads by using controlled
fire to reduce the amount
of dead and down fuels
and selectively thin under-
story trees in dense forested
stands. Prescribed burning
will also help stimulate
fire tolerant plant species,
enhance forage and browse,
and reduce the risk of large
stand-replacing wildfires.
If conditions are right,
the district will continue
burning into next week.
Early season burning op-
erations typically begin in
spring (or when the snow
melts) and occur until the
beginning of fire season.
For additional infor-
mation on the upcoming
burn, please contact Kristen
Marshall at 541-676-2130,
klmarshall@fs.fed.us.
Creative Care Preschool to
hold bunco fundraiser
Creative Care Pre-
school (CCP) will be hold-
ing a bunco game night
on May 3 at the Ione Le-
gion hall. Doors open at 6
p.m. with the game starting
at 6:30. Game prizes and
snacks will be provided. A
silent auction of student’s
art work and baskets will
be held.
CCP is a small, private
preschool in Ione, pro-
viding early education to
three- and four-year-olds.
The school uses fundraising
activities to purchase sup-
plies and fund scholarship
Free spray days to
be held May 13-19
Morrow Soil and Wa-
ter Conservation District,
along with the Natural Re-
sources Conservation Ser-
vice will host free spray
days in Morrow County
during Oregon Invasive
Weed Awareness Week,
May 13-19. The SWCD
began the event to promote
watershed health and weed
control to the citizens in
Morrow County. Morrow
County Grain Growers gen-
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.
All items are sold “AS IS-WHERE IS” without any guarantees or warranty expressed or implied.
Specifically, but without limitation, Morrow County makes no representation or warranty that any
of the vehicles conform to any standard in respect of safety, pollution, or fit for any particular
purpose. Morrow County make no guarantee as to the authenticity, of any particular age, year of
manufacture, model, make, mileage, hours, condition, or defect of any vehicle being sold. Bidders
are encouraged to make their own physical inspection and rely solely on that inspection before
bidding. Failure to inspect does not negate that Bidders responsibility to perform under the
auction terms and conditions.
Sealed bids will be received no later than 4:00 p.m., May 3, 2018. Morrow County Public Works
Office in Lexington. Bids will be publically opened at 9:00 a.m. on May 7, 2018 at the Morrow
County Public Works office in Lexington, OR.
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.
Payment in full must be completed with certified check, cashier’s check, or cash. Payment in full
is required before buyer will receive vehicle title from Morrow County. Buyer is required to
register the vehicle in the buyer's name, and present that registration to Morrow County prior to
the vehicle being released to the buyer. Failure to perform these steps within 30 days of being
notified that bid has been accepted will nullify the winning bid, and Morrow County may offer
vehicle to next highest bidder or choose to relist the vehicle at auction.
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.
# 148
1988 Chevrolet, 281 K
Miles, Custom Deluxe, 4X2
Cab and Chassis.
Min Bid $500.00
Front end Plow with
BOSS Bumper
Off of Mid 90’s Ford F250
Min Bid $250.00
The Heppner Ag de-
partment and FFA chapter
will be holding their annual
plant sale at the greenhouse
on Friday, May 4 and 5
from 1 to 6 p.m. and on
Sunday, May 6 from noon
to 3 p.m.
Umatilla National Forest to
begin invasive plant treatments
programs. Additional fund-
raisers are held throughout
the year, including a Sees
candy sale and the Ione 4 th
The Umatilla National
of July 5K Fun Run.
Forest
will soon begin an
The preschool will be
integrated
approach of pre-
hosting registration day on
vention,
manual,
mechani-
May 16.
cal, herbicide, biological
control and cultural treat-
ments to reduce the risk of
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.
#115
1996 Chevrolet Pickup, 206
K Miles, 5 speed, Manual
Transmission, V8 Engine,
A/C, Tilt wheel, CC,
AM/FM Stereo and gray
cloth trim.
Min. Bid $1,000.00
erously donates the chemi-
cals each year.
The herbicide, labeled
for broadleaves in the land-
scape, will be pre-mixed by
a licensed chemical applica-
tor and will be in a labeled
one gallon container ready
for use (includes Material
Safety Data Sheet, MSDS).
Information on weed iden-
tification, water quality,
proper clothing and weather
conditions, conservation
programs and various other
educational materials will
also be available. A com-
pleted cooperative agree-
ment will be required.
Stops are planned in
Boardman at the NAPA
parking lot on Monday,
May 14, Irrigon City Park
on Wednesday, May 16
and Heppner City Park on
Friday, May 18. The event
will be from 9 a.m. to noon
in each location.
Ag and
FFA to
hold
plant sale
#723
Kawasaki SS Mule, Rear
end is out
Min. Bid $400.00
# 570
2002 Polaris Range, 6X6,
Series 11, 500 CC
Min. Bid $3,000.00
8Ft. Trailer
800 lbs. Capacity
Min. Bid $200.00
12Ft. Trailer
1200 lbs. Capacity
Min. Bid $250.00
#530
1992 Cushman cart, Needs
Ignition and carburetor
cleaning.
Min. Bid $300.00
invasive species expanding
on the forest. This work
will be implemented under
the 2010 decision for the
Invasive Species Treatment
Project and the Forest Plan
amended by the Pacific
Northwest Region 2005
decision for Preventing and
Managing Invasive Plants.
Treatment is sched-
uled to begin in late-April
and expected to continue
through October.
“The majority of herbi-
cide treatments will be spot
application to individual
invasive plants using truck
sprayers, backpack spray-
ers and UTVs,” said Paula
Brooks, Forest Botanist.
Some broadcast applica-
tion is also planned along
a small subset of roadsides.
Herbicides to be used
include chlorsulfuron,
clopyralid, imazapic, met-
sulfuron methyl and pi-
cloram. Additionally, the
forest will add the chemical
aminopyralid to the ap-
proved herbicide list. This
chemical has been shown to
be safer to the applicators,
as well as providing fewer
potential impacts to aquatic
organisms and soils.
“Manual and mechani-
cal treatments are planned
for a number of small infes-
tations, some of which have
been treated for over a de-
cade and are subsequently
much reduced in size,” said
Brooks. Herbicide treat-
ments will be carried out
following the project design
features of the Record of
Decision for the Invasive
Plants Treatment Project.
Invasive species have
been shown to reduce bio-
diversity including wild-
life habitat, wildlife and
domestic livestock forage
and streamside vegetation.
Invasive plants targeted for
treatment include common
crupina, yellow starthistle,
leafy spurge, spotted and
diffuse knapweeds, rush
skeleton weed, meadow
hawkweed, Scotch thistle,
sulphur cinquefoil, dalma-
tion toadflax, and hound’s-
tongue.
Partners include county
weed boards in Oregon
and Washington, Oregon
Department of Agriculture
and Wallowa Resources.
Funding includes appro-
priated dollars and grant
money from Title II proj-
ects. Treatment sites are
located across the Umatilla
National Forest and her-
bicide treatments will be
signed on the ground at the
time of treatment. Maps
of the proposed treatment
sites are also posted on the
website at: www.fs.usda.
gov/umatilla/.
For more specific in-
formation on timing and
location of herbicide treat-
ments, contact Tim Collins,
Heppner Ranger District at
541-676-2114.
Heppner Day Care
to hold registration
Heppner Day Care,
330 N. Gale St., will be
holding preschool regis-
tration on May 9 from 6
to 7:30 p.m. Twelve spots
are available for incoming
three-year-olds. Incoming
four-year-olds who did not
attend preschool last year
are encouraged to attend the
registration.
Please bring your child
so they can complete the
assessment project, along
with a copy of their current
immunization records. For
more information call 541-
676-5429.
SWCD to meet
Morrow SWCD will meet Tuesday, May 8 in the Port
of Morrow conference room beginning at 6 p.m. Agenda
items include minutes from the April meeting, financial
report, FY 18-19 budget update, partner reports and staff
reports. Meetings of the SWCD are open to the public.
Valby Lutheran Church
Valby Road
Ione Oregon. 97843
Church Services 1st
& 3rd Sundays
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.
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