Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 8, 2018 -- FOUR
Heppner weather
warmer than usual
According to prelim-
inary data received by
NOAA’s National Weather
Service in Pendleton, tem-
peratures at Heppner aver-
aged warmer than normal
during the month of July.
The average tempera-
ture was 73 degrees which
was 3.2 degrees above nor-
mal. High temperatures av-
eraged 89.1 degrees, which
was 3.4 degrees above nor-
mal. The highest was 100
degrees on the 14 th . Low
temperatures averaged 57
degrees, which was 3.1
degrees above normal. The
lowest was 42 degrees, on
the 2 nd .
On 16 days, the tem-
perature exceeded 90 de-
grees. It was at least 100
degrees on one day.
Precipitation totaled
zero inches during July,
which was 0.33 inches be-
low normal.
Chamber announcements and upcoming
events
Saturday, Aug. 11 at 2
p.m., Ribbon cutting cer-
emony of the Fit Park/
Pickleball Court, located
next to the water park at
433 Riverside Ave. This
park includes a pickleball
court, outdoor exercise
equipment, a public re-
stroom, a regulation size
basketball court with six
hoops, new walking paths.
additional paved parking
and an acre and a half of
grass. The ceremony will
include music performed by
Corey Peterson on the new
stage. Blas Elguezabal of
Elite performance will be
on hand to demonstrate the
use of the exercise equip-
ment and give some brief
pickleball lessons. Please
join the park district to
celebrate this beautiful new
community park.
Sunday, Aug. 12 from 5
to 7 p.m., Music in the park
at the Heppner city park,
featuring Wasteland Kings.
This concert is facilitated
Precipitation this year
has reached 6.51 inches,
which is 2.48 inches below
normal. Since October, the
water year precipitation at
Heppner has been 10.27
inches, which is 2.78 inches
below normal.
The highest wind gust
was 34 mph which occurred
on the 1 st .
During the month of
July, there were no light-
ning flashes detected in the
vicinity of Heppner, accord-
ing to Earth Networks.
The outlook for Au-
gust from NOAA’s Climate
Prediction Center calls for
above normal temperatures
and below normal precip-
itation. Normal highs for
Heppner during August are
85.5 degrees and normal
lows are 53.5 degrees. The -Continued from PAGE ONE
30 year normal precipita-
ing the commissioners
tion is 0.39 inches.
passed out three different
options for the new building
ranging in size from 13,539
to 15,780 square feet. They
said no final decision has
yet been made, but that a
decision might be forth-
supply lists are available on
coming in two weeks. Cost
the HES website.
of the proposed building
The Heppner Elemen-
ranged between $3.5 and
tary School back to school
$5.2 million.
BBQ will be held on Aug.
Comparisons to the
28 beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Bartholomew building,
There will be an orientation
the new county building
meeting in the gym at 5:30
constructed in Heppner
followed by two sessions.
several years ago, were
The Heppner Elementary
common throughout the
Parent Teachers Club will
meeting. That structure was
be providing hot dogs for
11,000 square feet and cost
dinner after the second
$4.5 million. Commission-
session at 6:20 p.m. Open
er admitted that the Bar-
classroom visitation will be
tholomew building turned
from 7 to 7:30 p.m.
out to be too small and is ac-
1:15 p.m., Morrow County
rodeo.
Friday, Aug. 17 through
Sunday, Aug. 19, Oregon
Trail Pro Rodeo. Entries
open July 10. Check out
the Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
Facebook page for more
information on events, how
to enter and to participate in
the OTPR giveaways.
Saturday, Aug. 25 at
9 p.m. (or at dark), Ione
Summer Movies in the Park
will show the 1995 version
of Jumanji, rated PG.
Sunday, Aug. 26 from 6
to 8 p.m., Ione Music in the
Park will feature Absolutely
Nobody, with the Joe Lind-
say and Corey Cooley fam-
ilies. Concessions available
by Tacos Hometown at 5
p.m. The event will be held
at the Ione City Park and
is sponsored by Morrow
County Unified Recreation
District and the Ione Li-
brary Board.
Saturday, Oct. 20, 4 th
Annual Oktoberfest Auc-
tion and Dinner. This event
is a benefit for The Woolery
Project and will be held
in the big tent on the Port
of Arlington peninsula. A
prime rib dinner prepared
by Paradise Rose Chuck-
wagon Catering will be
served. There will be dinner
music by One Hum and
Wheeler County Ramblers,
a huge silent and live auc-
tion (with 2 Henry Tribute
Edition rifles). Dance music
will be provided by Coun-
tryfied. Tickets are $35
each and may be purchased
at MCGG-Wasco, Thrifty
Food Center-Arlington,
Condon Chamber, Murrays
Drug-Condon and Dinty’s
Market-Biggs Junction.
More information is avail-
able on the Woolery Project
Facebook page at www.
facebook.com/thewool-
eryprojectinc or via email
to info@thewoolerypro-
jectinc.org.
and there isn’t the room
there. There should not be
people coming and going,”
he said of the current Justice
Court facilities. On the oth-
er hand, circuit court trials
are held in the courthouse
in Heppner, and the public
wondered if that would
change if a new court room
was built in Irrigon. Com-
missioners said they did not
see that happening. “The
public needs to know they
will still go to Heppner for
circuit court trials,” former
Commissioner Leann Rea
said.
The other large expan-
sion of space in the new
facility would be with the
planning commission. “The
planning commission wants
to add more staff,” Russell
said, which would require
more room as its current
offices are very small. This
promoted a response from
Rea who said Umatilla
County, with a population
seven times as large as
Morrow, has five people, a
planner and four staff. Mor-
row County has the same
number. “I find it very hard
to justify having more peo-
ple in planning,” Rea said.
The commission was
also questioned if there
were going to be town
meetings held in the vari-
ous communities to show
the new proposed building
plans. Crow Engineering
had originally said there
would be meetings in each
community. Russell said he
felt town meetings were not
necessary, pointing out that
the county commission has
held numerous work ses-
sions on the new facilities.
He said these meetings are
held during the day and
open to the public. “If there
is an interest, people will
get there,” he said. It was
pointed out the meetings are
held during working hours
and people have jobs during
the daytime. “We are easy
to get a hold of. My phone
number and email are pub-
lic and people don’t have
any problem contacting
me,” he said. Commission-
er Melissa Lindsay dis-
agreed. “I think we should
have town hall meetings
held in every city,” she
said before the commission
makes it decision on the
new facilities. “There may
be very few people show up
or there may be a lot. We
don’t know, but we should
take it to every city. I want
people to see it before it
goes to engineering. I think
it should go to the public,”
Lindsay emphasized.
Larry Mills of Heppner,
who is on the county budget
committee, compliment-
ed the commissioners for
taking care of the building
project now when they have
money. “I commend the
commissioners for doing it
now, because the funds are
available,” Mills said.
BUILDING PLANS
HES registration
scheduled
Heppner Elementary
School registration for the
2018-19 school year will
be held on Aug. 13, 14 and
15, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Online registration will be
available with the help of
HES staff or you may reg-
ister from home if you are
already using the website.
Students may pay their
$10 student body fee and
receive their HES t-shirt
during this time. Please
contact the office HES of-
fice at 541-676-9128 if you
have any questions. HES
by Hopeful Saints Ministry.
As a fundraiser, a tent will
be set up to serve pulled
pork sandwiches, coleslaw,
cookie and drink for a do-
nation. The music for this
event is being funded by
Morrow County Unified
Recreation District. Bring
your own chairs.
Week of Aug. 15-19,
Morrow County Fair and
Rodeo. Wednesday, Aug.
15 from 7 to 10 p.m., dinner
by Paradise Rose Chuck-
wagon and music by Trevor
Tagle. Thursday, Aug. 16
from 6 to 10 p.m., Mur-
ray’s Wine and Micro-Brew
Tasting. Dinner by Heppner
Chamber of Commerce and
music by Nate Bosford.
Friday, Aug. 17 at 1 p.m.,
chili cook-off sampling. 7
p.m., OTPR rodeo perfor-
mance. Saturday, Aug. 18
at 10 a.m., Morrow County
Fair and Rodeo parade. 7
pm., OTPR rodeo perfor-
mance. Sunday, Aug. 19 at
tually being considered for
remodeling upgrades to add
more office space. Com-
missioners stressed they
were not trying to compare
the new Irrigon building to
the Bartholomew.
Most questions from
the public concerned the
large new courtroom in-
cluded for Justice Court
in the new Irrigon build-
ing. With only one Justice
Court trial held per year in
Irrigon it was asked if the
court room was needed.
“The Justice Court facilities
in Irrigon are deplorable.
It’s horrible,” said Com-
missioner Russell. Local
attorney Bill Kuhn, whose
wife is the Justice Court
Judge agreed. “The jury
needs to be sequestered
ODFW to launch electronic licensing system
The Oregon Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife
will launch their new elec-
tronic licensing system
(ELS) in December for
the sale of 2019 licenses
and tags. ELS will allow
for licenses/tags on smart
phones, electronic tagging
and other conveniences.
With the new system,
hunters and anglers can
choose to carry their doc-
uments electronically (on
their smart phone or tablet)
and tag fish and wildlife
with a mobile app that will
work even offline. Or, cus-
tomers can continue to use
paper documents, but will
be able to print licenses
and tags directly from home
using regular paper.
Customers will still
have the option of pur-
chasing licenses and tags at
license sale agents (includ-
ing ODFW offices), but no
special paper or computer
equipment will be needed
by these businesses.
The new system is ex-
pected to save $2 million
annually, thanks to the elim-
ination of specialty paper
and computer equipment
and overall lower cost of
the system.
“Customers have been
asking for the ability to
carry tags on their mo-
bile phones and for a more
mobile-friendly system,”
said Curt Melcher, ODFW
Director. “We’re pleased
this new system will bring
both cost savings and an
improved customer experi-
ence for Oregon’s hunters
and anglers.”
ODFW recently pub-
lished a FAQ about the
new system, which covers
topics including how to
protect paper tags from
the elements and tag fish
and wildlife electronically.
Find the FAQ at, https://
myodfw.com/articles/odf-
ws-new-electronic-licens-
Sheriff’s Report
The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office has released the following information:
M a y 2 9 : M o r r o w posed to be.
between 9-10 am and 3-6
County Sheriff ’s Office
-MCSO received a re- pm.
received a report that Rafael port at Irrigon Shell Station
-MCSO received a re-
Rene Garza Jr was arrested on E Hwy 730, Irrigon port at Hwy 730/W Eighth
on UCCC warrants and about an employee that Rd, Irrigon that there are
lodged at UCJ with no bail. has been stealing. Under people parking between
-MCSO received a re- investigation.
city hall and Eighth in a no
port on W Seventh Rd,
-MCSO received a re- parking zone. Deputy made
Irrigon that the neighbors port on E Hwy 730, Irrigon contact with several vehi-
dog keeps coming over to that Kadlec advised they cles and individuals were
her yard. She advised she have been dealing with a given warnings for illegal
has a one year old pit and female that is suicidal, ad- parking.
the neighbors small dogs vised they just got off the
-MCSO received a re-
keep coming over. She phone and the female stated port at Kunze Ln, Board-
would like the situation she was going to kill herself man that RP would like
dealt with before there is and hung up.
contact in regards to a theft
a fight. Deputy spoke with
-MCSO received a re- of fuel.
the dog owner and advised port at Country Garden S on
-MCSO received a re-
him to keep his dog in the Estate Loop, Irrigon that RP port on Hendergart Ln,
yard.
locked her keys in the car Boardman that neighbor is
-MCSO received a re- and her nephew is inside. playing music very loud.
port at Hwy 730/Fifteenth
-MCSO received a re-
May 30: Morrow
Rd, Irrigon that there ap- port on E Fairview Way, County Sheriff’s Office re-
peared to be a vehicle in the Heppner that the French ceived a report on Pine Rd,
ditch with a subject taking doors on her house are Irrigon that his neighbor’s
stuff out of the back seat. open and are usually always dog is constantly barking
-MCSO received a re- closed and locked.
and he has to go to work in
port on SE Division Rd,
-MCSO received a four hours.
Irrigon of a shed on fire, report at Mountain Glen
-MCSO received a re-
heard a small explosion pri- Apartments on NE Pioneer port at Bank of Eastern Or-
or to that. There is tall grass Dr, Heppner that someone egon on S First St, Irrigon
around the building and it stole the tag sticker off of that RP would like to report
has now caught on fire.
her car and she was advised counterfeit bills.
-MCSO received a re- she needed to report it.
-MCSO received a re-
port at SE Court St, Hep-
-MCSO received a re- port at Irrigon Mini Storage
pner that children were in port at NW Washington on E Highway 730, Irrigon
their front yard and not in Ave, Irrigon that there is that there is a woman laying
school like they are sup- heavy speeding in the area
down in the ditch. Unable
to locate.
-MCSO received a re-
port at Linden Way, Hep-
pner that an individual has
cows within the city limits
and they do not have water.
-MCSO received a re-
port of a suicidal subject on
Marshall Loop, Boardman.
-MCSO received a re-
port on Willow Fork Dr,
Boardman of a two vehicle
MVA, male is unrespon-
sive. Tobias Pascual was
arrested by BPD for DUII
and failure to carry and
present. Subject lodged at
UCJ with bail of $6,000.
Bert’s Towing has the ve-
hicle in impound.
ing-system-els.
Just like today, hunt-
ers and anglers will be
required to have and dis-
play a license and tag upon
contact by ODFW or OSP.
It will be the hunter or
angler’s responsibility to
ensure they always have
enough battery or an exter-
nal battery source to power
their phone so they can
validate their harvest and
show their license or tag.
Note that even when they
are in the field and with-
out cell reception, ODFW
and OSP will also be able
to see information about
licenses/tags/validations
you purchased and to check
your confirmation number
(which indicates you have
electronically tagged your
big game animal).
ODFW regularly com-
municates with other state
fish and wildlife agencies
about best management
practices for licensing sys-
tems and spoke with 22
other states before making
a final decision on the new
license sales system.
The online FAQ will be
continually updated with
new information about the
ELS before the system
launches on Dec. 1, 2018.
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