Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 21, 2019 -- THREE
A View from the Green
Over the Tee Cup
S e v e n t e e n Wi l l o w
Creek Country Club la-
dies came to play on the
sunny and warm day for
their weekly playday on
August13.
Low gross of the field
went to Virginia Grant and
low net to Betty Burns.
Least putts of the field went
to Pat Edmundson.
Flight A long putt win-
ner was Virginia Grant.
Flight B low gross win-
ner was Judy Harris-Betts,
low net was Shirley Martin
and least putts went to Pat
Dougherty. Pat Edmundson
got KP and a chip-in.
Sharon Harrison took
low gross on flight C and
low net was Bunnie Lind-
say. Least putts went to Kris
Lindner and Kim Carlson
got the long drive.
The Eddie Skow La-
dies’ Championship will
be held September 3 and 4.
LEX RV PARK
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not asked about shutting
down and it was avoid-
able,” Beard said.
In further business the
council voted to suspend
the check writing privi-
leges for Mayor Kemp.
Councilmember Bill Beard
made the motion and read
a statement. “I Bill Beard
make a Motion to suspend
the check writing privileges
of our current sitting mayor,
Marcia Kemp. I do this in
light of her recent inability
to be open and honest with
the current sitting council.
First there has been several
months of not having the
bills and checks out for
the council to review and
sign them. During this time
only Marcia Kemp and
(councilmember) Marcia
Sticka signed the checks
and no one else even saw
them. Second Marcia Kemp
and Marcia Sticka signed
checks for the employees
and closed the town without
ever contacting or notify-
ing the rest of the sitting
council. The exclusion of
the current sitting council
would have been a nonissue
if the current sitting mayor
could not sign the checks
for the town of Lexington.
So I conclude that Mayor
Marcia Kemp has her own
agenda and is unwilling to
include the entire sitting
council and is no longer
trusted by the entire coun-
cil. I motion to suspend her
check writing privileges
as of tonight. Any checks
signed by Marcia Kemp
after tonight are to be con-
sidered illegal and will be
treated as such.”
Councilmembers Stic-
ka and Curtis Thompson
were both absent from the
meeting (Lexington has a
four-person town council),
so the members present
Beard and Gordon both
voted in favor of the motion
and it passed. “I can’t vote,”
Kemp responded. “If the
town wants to re-visit the
charter then we will appoint
a committee,” she said.
Presently the charter only
allows the mayor to vote
to break a tie, and a charter
revision would be needed to
allow the mayor to vote on
all motions.
Everyone is invited to join Representative Greg Smith
(GOP-Heppner) at a community block party on Main
Street in Hermiston on Thursday, Sept. 12 from 4 to 7
p.m. Food and drinks will be provided.
“This is a great opportunity for friends, family and
neighbors to come together and enjoy a meal,” said
Representative Smith. “The people of this community
are the absolute best and I want to thank them for their
continued support.”
For additional information contact Nicole at elect-
gregsmith@gmail.com.
Community lunch menu
United Methodist volunteers will serve lunch on
Wednesday, August 28 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center.
Lunch will be oven roasted chicken, mashed potatoes
and gravy, mixed vegetables, glazed carrots and brownies
for dessert.
Milk, coffee and tea is served at each meal. Suggested
donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.
Ione Library board
to meet
The monthly meeting of the Ione Library District’s
Board of Directors will be held on Monday, August 26 at
6 p.m. at the Ione Public Library, 385 W Second Street.
A special executive session will also be held. Ev-
eryone is welcome and encouraged to attend the regular
meeting.
Library to show
movie
The Oregon Trail Li-
brary District will show
a movie, “Shazam,” this
Thursday, August 22, start-
ing at sunset at the Heppner
City Park on Main St., next
to the library.
“Shazam” is a 2019
American superhero film
based on the DC Comics
character of the same name.
The film stars Asher Angel
as Billy Batson, a teenage
boy who can transform into
an adult superhero played
by Zachary Levi.
The Heppner library
will feature a back-to-
school theme for their sto-
ry hour this Friday, August
23, from 11 a.m. to noon.
There will be no reading on
selves from mosquitoes and August 30.
The library has also
the diseases that they can
carry, such as West Nile released a new book list as
Virus.
Here are some sugges-
tions to reduce the risk of Further applications will
exposure to West Nile:
be scheduled as needed to
-Get rid of old tires respond to increased vec-
and other containers where tor populations or positive
water can accumulate and samples as they are found.
serve as a breeding ground No areas within city limits
for mosquitoes.
are currently scheduled for
-Flush or replace the aerial spraying.
water in horse troughs
West Nile is primarily
weekly.
a bird disease, and some
-Be sure to flush or add birds, including magpies,
mosquito fish to ornamental blue jays and crows are es-
ponds.
pecially susceptible. Mos-
-Avoid outdoor activi- quitoes become infected
ties at dusk and dawn when by feeding on an infected
mosquitoes are most active. bird and can pass the virus
-Wear long-sleeved to humans, horses or other
shirts and long pants when hosts when they bite. The
in mosquito infested areas. public is encouraged to
-Use mosquito repel- continue to alert district
lents containing DEET, officials when they come
making sure to follow the across dead birds, so the
directions on the container. district can track the spread
-Screen doors and win- of the virus.
dows.
Because horses are also
-Report mosquito in- at risk for West Nile, health
festations and dead bird officials encourage horse
sightings to the West Uma- owners to check with their
tilla Mosquito Control Dis- veterinarians for vacci-
trict 541-567-5201 or North
Morrow Vector Control
District 541-481-6082
In response to increased
West Nile Virus activity, the
district will be conducting
targeted aerial mosquito
control spraying with a
twin-engine airplane after
sunset on Thursday, August
22, weather permitting. The
application will be sched-
uled for the following day
if the weather causes a can-
cellation. A total of 10,240
acres are to be targeted
in areas around Umatil-
la, Irrigon and Boardman.
Mosquitos test
positive for West
Nile Virus
Public Health officials
are concerned about wide-
spread West Nile Virus
(WNV) activity throughout
the area and are urging resi-
dents of all ages to take the
necessary steps to reduce
their exposure to mosqui-
toes.
The North Morrow
Vector Control District is
reporting that West Nile Vi-
rus has been detected in 47
mosquito samples this year.
The Oregon State Veteri-
nary Diagnostic Laboratory
reported on Aug. 19 that 22
additional samples from
mosquitoes collected last
week have tested positive.
The samples were from
areas in and around Irrigon
and now Boardman. The
West Umatilla Mosquito
Control District has also
reported four positive mos-
quito samples this year. The
virus was initially detected
on July 8 in both districts
and has become more wide-
spread since that time.
People are encouraged
to take appropriate precau-
tions to protect themselves
against mosquito bites.
Most people who become
infected with West Nile
Virus do not become ill.
Some may develop mild
flu-like symptoms such as
fever, headache, body aches
and occasionally swollen
lymph glands or a rash.
In rare cases West Nile
may cause encephalitis or
inflammation of the brain.
Individuals with severe or
unusual headaches should
seek medical care as soon
as possible. Residents of
the district should remain
vigilant in protecting them-
Representative Greg Umatilla National
Smith to hold block Forest to implement
party
burn plan
follows:
Fiction: “We Went to
the Woods: A Novel” by
Caite Dolan-Leach; “Nev-
er Look Back” by Alison
Gaylin; “Miracle Creek”
by Angie Kim; “Dirty Little
Secret” by Jennifer Ryan;
“Open Carry” by Marc
Cameron; “The Charmer
in Chaps” by Julia London;
and “Only the Stubborn
Survive: A Circle V West-
ern” by R.W. Stone.
Non-Fiction: “Love
You Like the Sky: Surviv-
ing the Suicide of a Be-
loved” by Sarah Neustad-
ter; “Fifty Things That
Aren’t My Fault: Essays
from the Grown-Up Years”
by Cathy Guisewite; and
“Being Various: New Irish
Short Stories.”
nation. Veterinarians can
arrange for testing of sam-
ples from horses suspected
of infection with West Nile
Virus.
Updates about West
Nile Virus in Umatilla
County will be released
to local media outlets or
you can go to the Oregon
Department of Human Ser-
vices web page at: https://
public.health.oregon.gov/
DiseasesConditions/Dis-
easesAZ/WestNileVirus/
Pages/survey.aspx
Additional information
on West Nile is on the web
at:
U.S. Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Preven-
tion, http://www.cdc.gov/
ncidod/dvbid/westnile/.
Umatilla County, http://
www.co.umatilla.or.us.
Morrow County Health
Department, http://www.
co.morrow.or.us/publi-
chealth.
Cindy Greenup
Benefit Dinner and Auction
Saturday, September 7, 2019
Starting at 6:00 pm
Morrow County Fairgrounds
Fire management offi-
cials on the Umatilla Na-
tional Forest are preparing
to implement the forest’s
fall prescribed burn plan,
which could impact camp-
ing and hunting opportu-
nities in several hunting
units across the forest. Any
associated road and trail
closures will go into effect
prior to and during burn
operations, which typical-
ly take two to five days
to complete. Hunters are
advised to plan ahead and
avoid camping in the desig-
nated prescribed burn areas
during the upcoming 2019
hunting season.
Frequent, low-intensity
fire is essential for healthy
forests and reducing the risk
of uncharacteristic wildfire
caused by excessive fuel
buildup. Prescribed burning
is an effective tool for re-
moving excessive amounts
of brush, shrubs and trees,
while also encouraging the
growth of native vegetation.
Prescribed burning is
also highly dependent on
weather conditions, which
have to be within a narrow
criteria window in order to
use prescribed fire. Factors
such as wind speed and
direction, temperatures,
relative humidity and fuel
moistures are all taken into
consideration prior to im-
plementing a prescribed
burn operation. With the
current rains and moder-
ate temperatures across
the Forest, many areas are
conducive to successful
prescribed fire implemen-
tation in the near term.
“From a restoration
objective standpoint, late
summer and fall provide the
best opportunities for the
timing of prescribed fires,”
said Andrew Stinchfield,
Deputy Fire Staff Offi-
cer. “Fire behavior during
fall weather conditions are
more likely to align with
how the native vegetation
has adapted to fire.”
The Forest Service rec-
ognizes that hunting season
coincides with prescribed
burning season and can im-
pact hunters, but controlled
burns are necessary to rein-
troduce fire to the landscape
and encourage healthy veg-
etation that will ultimately
improve landscapes and
forage for big game.
Hunters should be cau-
tious when entering a re-
cently burned area and be
aware of increased hazards,
particularly snags. Dead
or dying trees that remain
standing after a fire are
unstable, especially in high
winds.
“Don’t camp or hang
out in the burned area. And,
as always, let someone
know your planned route,
destination and expected re-
turn time,” said Stinchfield.
Each prescribed burn
represents many years of
planning and preparation
to ensure burn operations
meet prescriptive condi-
tions that allow for suc-
cessful burns that provide
multiple benefits to re-
sources. The forest works
closely with the Oregon
Department of Forestry and
Washington Department
of Natural Resources in
accordance with the state’s
Smoke Management Plans
to determine when, where
and how much is burned
on a daily basis. Potential
smoke impacts, looking at
volume of smoke, direc-
tion of spread and mixing
heights, are determined
prior to each burn. All burns
will be monitored until a
season ending rain or snow
occurs.
The Umatilla National
Forest has developed a
prescribed fire interactive
map displaying planned
burning activities, which is
available at https://tinyurl.
com/y8b433th. The inter-
active map allows the user
to zoom in on certain areas
and click on a burn unit for
more information (such
as acreage, status, etc.).
When burning operations
begin, the interactive map
will be updated to display
which burn units are ac-
tively burning. Maps of the
proposed prescribed burns
are also located on InciWeb
at http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/
incident/5808/.
Additional information
on prescribed burning is
available on the Umatilla
National Forest website at
www.fs.usda.gov/umatilla/,
on the Forest Facebook
page at www.facebook.
com/UmatillaNF or at any
forest office.
Chamber Chatter
Saturday, September
7 at 6 p.m., Benefit Din-
ner and Auction for Cindy
Greenup at Morrow County
Fairgrounds. Come out
and help support this wor-
thy cause. Donations may
be made at any Bank of
Eastern Oregon branch,
payable to Heppner Com-
munity Foundation (please
note Greenup in the memo
line). Donations are 501(c)
(3) tax deductible and all
will directly benefit Cindy.
For additional information
contact Bobbi Childers at
541-676-5601 or 541-422-
7412.
Saturday, October 5,
Morrow County Harvest
Festival at The SAGE Cen-
ter. The Sage Center in
Boardman is looking for
vendors in Morrow County
and the neighboring com-
munity to participate in
this year’s Morrow County
Harvest Festival, happen-
ing on Saturday, Oct. 5.
Vendor applications must
be submitted by end of
business on Friday, Sept.
13. The application can be
completed online. Call 541-
481-7243, email sagecen-
ter@portofmorrow.com or
send a message to SAGE
Center Facebook page for
more info.
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