FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 17, 1992
R & W awards over 500 reading certificates H ealth care project ends
The R & W Drive In’s reading
incentive program at Heppner
Elementary and Middle School
concluded with another year of
enthusiasm and participation by
students. In its sixth year a total
of 190 students from grades one
to seven earned a total of 521
certificates.
The awards are donated by
Tom and Helen Riehl, owners of
the R & W, as a way to en
courage students to read. The
program goals are development
of a life-long habit of reading and
the motivation to read more
challenging material. Students of
every age and reading level are
able to participate because the
teachers design criteria specifical
ly geared to the age and ability of
the child.
The number of the certificates
has more than doubled since the
first year of the program. In
1986-87 students earned 190 cer
tificates; ‘87-88, 334 certificates;
‘88-89, 376 certificates; ‘89-90,
167 earned 418 certificates; and
90-91, 193 earned 546.
Follow ing are names of
students earning certificates this
year:
First grade: Brad Adams,
Donald Adams, Conor Kilkenny,
Cassie Marvin, Jerry Shank,
Tylynn Smith, Ashley Ward,
Teah Deardorf, Tracy Baker,
Sally Calvert, Aleshia Geer, Dan
Jepsen, Jesse Kempas, Trent
Lowe, Marcy Miller, Douglas
Orwick, Nicole Wilson and
Joshua Winters;
Second grade: Claire Ander
son, Tabatha Bladwin, Brett
Barber, Rachel Bratcher, Jodie
Carlson, Jessica Gutierrez, Jake
McDaniel, Eddie Meek, David
Norton, Kelly Paullus, Julie Pro
ctor, Teresa Victorio, Shelley
Rietmann, Leland Rill, Olivia
Sagely, Daniel Traylor, Molly
Turrell, Kyle Waterland, Rhon
da Wilhelm, Tane Deardorf. Jon
Bennett, Brad Bowman, Kevin
Drake, Kelsey Greenup, Jody
M addern, Stefan M atheny,
M ichael M cCabe, Shelbi
Padberg, Paula Spicerkuhn,
Samuel
V anLiew,
Rondi
Williams, Meghan Bailey;
Third grade: Shawna Ben
jamin, Jeanette Brantley, Autum
Chick, Sarah Eckman, Michael
Drew, Amber Flaiz, Wes
Haynes, Blake Knowles, Matt
Looney, M arissa M cCabe,
Michelle McCloskey, Kyle
McDaniel, Danielle McDowell,
Robby Nichols, Tara Ozment,
Joe Papineau, Jennifer Warren,
Adam
W hite,
Samantha
Wilhelm, Jennifer Dilley, A.J.
Perez, Krista Adams, Katie
Bacon, Beth Baker, Matthew
Baker, Nikki Clark, Jessica
DeLeon, Cheryl Hargrove. Shad
Hisler, Travis Lowe, Jenni Pat
ton, David Piper, Craig Scott,
Bryce Struckmeier, Tai Sweek,
Scott VanWinkle, Lindsey Ward,
Brandon Young;
Fourth grade: Chris Bowman,
Stephanie Clough, Stanley
C utsforth, Ben G oodyear,
Kimberly Hansen, Mike Haugen.
Casey Ingraham, Matt Jepsen,
Cheri Jones, Abby Kahl, Corey
Miller, Darrin Ployhar, Tracy
Rankin, Anita Richards. Delia
Victorio, Jared Wilson, John
Setness, Trisha Adams, Brandi
Brantley, Jenni Constantine.
Leah Denton, Amy Drake, Levi
Geer, Lindsay Greif, Melissa
Harshman, Josh Hill, John
Looney, Kristen Marshall, Kim-
my Marvin, Laurie Michael,
Justin Nelson, Erik Patton, Kim
Pointer, Heidi Turrell, Matt
VanLiew Brian Wick, Tommy
Skultety;
Fifth grade: Matt Baird, Jill
Barber, Audra Bunch, Monica
Burkenbine, Heather Davis, Tim
Dickenson, Casey Evans,
Kathleen Greenup, Sarah Greif,
Janelle Healy, Shane Matheny,
Treve Palmateer. Ryan Petty
john, Dusty Rollis, Ian Sweek,
Phillip Traylor, Travis Winters,
Kristi Worden, Matt Berretta,
Brooke Boyer, Amy Burkenbine,
Danny Coiner. Jared Eckman,
Jacob Gavin, Tony Greenup,
D erek G underson, Jaclynn
Hughes, Christy Kenny, Jessica
Maben, Scott McDaniel, Angela
Munkers, Bobbie Rankin, Hoss
Sharp, Ross Van Etta, Jeff
Waterland, Julie Watkins. Jamie
Perez;
Sixth grade: Sarah Baker, Min
dy Binschus, Melissa Cutsforth,
Adam
D oherty,
Jessica
Keersemaker, Caleb McDaniel,
Josh Roy, Lexie Short, Sherry
Sieler, Tim Sumner, Cam
Sweeney, Crysti Taylor, Katie
Nichols, Brian Burnside, Jarrod
Clark, Jayme Hansen, Carrie
Hargrove, Jonas Healy, Katie
Kenny, Judy Peck, Josie Proctor,
Linsey Ropp, Keith Scott, Jessica
VanWinkle, Kay Foster;
Seventh grade: Jenny Gavin
and Jenny Richards.
Babysitters complete course
Twenty-six future baby sitters
completed an eight-hour training
course in Heppner on June 9 and
received certificates of training.
The students had “ hands on“ op
portunities to practice interview
ing employers, hold and diaper
babies, make safe, nutritional
snacks, observe children at play,
learn positive discipline skills, be
aware of accident prevention and
how to handle emergencies.
T rainers included Ginny
Naims, Laura McElligott, Carol
M ichael-B ennett,
Kathy
Tellechea, Sue Thompson and
Kathleen Lowe. Trainers were
recruited and coordinated by
Kathleen Lowe, R.N. Infants and
toddlers who helped with the
training included Mark McCabe,
Kathryn M cElligott, Torrie
Lovgren, Kyler Howell, Kody
Howell and Alena Schmeltzer.
Certificated sitters anxious to
care for children are: Jill Barber,
Bri Beachler, Matt Berretta,
Joanne Bingham, Alena and
Mindy Binschus, Audra Bunch,
Macy
C hilders,
M elissa
Cutsforth, Tracie Dickenson,
John Ferguison, Lela Gribskov,
Bonnie Hill, Matt Jepsen, Jessica
Keersemaker, Danielle McBride,
Katie Nichols, Mindy Qualls,
Amber Peck, Kelly Rafferty,
Macy Rhea, Robyn Struthers,
Brooke Sweeney, Crysti Taylor,
Jessica VanWinkle, Julie Watkins
and Sarah Grief.
Thanks to Teachers Like Joanne Miksis,
The Future Is In Good Hands.
Our future will soon be in the hands of our children,
and US WEST is proud to recognize Joanne Miksis
Joanne is the recipient of the 1992 US WEST
Outstanding Teacher Award for Oregon. As a home
Joanne Miksis
Churchill High School
economics teacher at Churchill High School in
Eugene, Joanne developed a teen parenting
education and day care program to enhance
parenting skills and to assist students in com
pleting their education.
The US WEST Foundation created the Outstanding
Tfeaclier program to enhance the teaching profession.
This year 14 teachers from the US WEST region were
selected to receive $15,000 over a two-year period
to pursue an educational project or professional
development It's just one of the many investments
U S WEST is making as part of our Foundatkws
Educational Initiative
At U S WEST, we believe teachers who reach beyond
classroom walls today will make a world of difference
lor future generations
IIJSWEST
Making the most of your time.
©1992 US WEST
of midlevel practioners for relief
of current physicians should be
instituted;
A bilingual facilitator should be
considered for the Hispanic
population of the county, par
ticularly in the Boardman and Ir-
rigon areas.
A spokesperson for the coun
cil said that members of the Mor
row County Health Care Coun
cil felt their efforts have helped
to identify the major issues con
fronting the Medical Board in
continuing to provide the best
possible health care system for all
of the residents of Morrow
County.
“ They believe that as a result
of the project and their work dur
ing the past 16 months, the public
is now more educated as to the
problems facing the future of
health care in our county and to
the possible solutions that exist,”
said Sagely. “ They believe that
they have opened the door for im
proved communications between
the residents of our communities
and the Medical Board. The key
to ongoing success will be to keep
the door open with communica
tion moving in both directions,”
she continued. “ Cooperation will
see us to a continuation of the
high level of health care that we
have enjoyed.”
Aquatic fitness
class scheduled
An aquatic fitness class will be
held at the lone pool Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 6:30 to 7:30
p.m. starting July 7.
Pre-registration is suggested.
Registration forms are available
at the Post Office or by calling
BMCC coordinator Sue Warren,
422-7040.
Tuition for the seven-week
course is $25. Nella Britt is the
instructor. No prior swimming
experience is necessary. For car-
pool information call Britt after
June 25.
PUBLIC NOTICE
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Roof Modifications
at
Boardman Elementary School,
Boardman, OR
MORROW COUNTY SCHOOL
DISTRICT
P.O. Box 368
Lexington, OR 97839-9368
The Morrow County School
District invites bids for the
removal and replacement of the
built-up roof system at Boardman
Elementary School in accordance
with the project plans and
specifications.
The estimated cost of this pro
ject is $35,000 to $45,000.
Sealed bids for the above
By Claudia Hughes, Chamber Manager
described project will e received
As I drove across Morrow by the School District Ad
County Sunday, it was a treat to ministrative office until 2:00
see beautiful white billowy clouds p.m., Pacific Daylight Time,
against the blue sky of Eastern Wednesday, 8 July 1992 and then
Oregon. I almost forgot what publicly opened and read aloud.
clouds looked like. What a bless Each bid must be submitted on
ing when the skies turned grey the prescribed form and accom
and dropped much needed panied by a Certified Check or
moisture on our county. Guess Bid Bond, payable to Morrow
we should have cut the hay a County School District, in an
month earlier. That usually brings amount not less than 5 percent.
rain.
Examination of the project site
Last week was national garden may be arranged by calling the
club week. Heppner members, Morrow County School District,
though small in number, make a M aintenance
D epartm ent
big difference in the appearance Superintendent (Matt Warren,
of our Main Street with their hard 503/989-8202).
work. G've them a pat on the
The Contract documents may
back, although like most be examined at the following
volunteers, you can’t always locations:
catch them at it.
-M orrow County School
From the U.S. Department of District Administration Office,
Labor comes a “ Snapshot of Lexington, Oregon
Volunteers” : they are composed
-N orthw est Plan C enter,
equally of men and women, the Portland, Oregon
largest number ranging in ages
-Tri-City Construction Coun
from 35 to 44. (I might challenge cil, Inc., Kennewick, Washington
these statistics.) They are usual
-SCM Consultants, Inc., Ken
ly well-educated and employed newick, Washington
either full or parttime. Women
Copies o f the C ontract
tend to volunteer for churches,
Documents may be obtained at
schools, hospitals, social or the office of SCM Architecture
welfare organizations; while men and Planning, P.C., 7601 West
chose churches, civic or political
Clearwater Avenue, Suite 301,
groups, sports, social or welfare
Kennewick, WA 99336, upon
organizations. The “ snapshot’ non-refundable payment of
goes on to say that one of every
$20.00 for each set.
five Americans volunteer. Many
Bids must contain statement
thanks to all the volunteers in that the provisions of the Prevail
Heppner and Morrow County
ing Wage Rate, ORS 279.350 or
40 U.S.C. 276a, are to be com
who make the impossible happen.
Thought for the week: “ If we plied with.
The Morrow County School
are unable to travel the ‘road of
District is an Equal Opportunity
success’, we can at least refrain
from scattering tacks along the Employer.
Published: June 17 and 24, 1992
way.”
Chamber Chatter
as a teacher preparing children for the challenge
For Information on U S WEST'S 1993 Outstanding Teacher program write to
the U S W EST Foundation 7800 East Orchard Rjad Englewood C 0 8 0 III 2526
The Community Decision
Making Project on health care in
Morrow County has officially
reached its end. The need for
continued public input and sup
port for medical services,
however, has not, said Pam Sage
ly, Morrow County Encourager.
The final meeting of the Morrow
County Health Care Council held
June 4 saw the completion and
adoption of the last two recom
mendations to be passed on to the
Morrow County Medical Board.
These non-binding recommenda
tions, along with those previous
ly presented, will now be con
sidered for their feasibility in
implementation.
It was recommended that all
necessary and reasonable step» be
taken to retain Morrow County’s
three physicians. These steps
could include adequate time off,
compensation and benefits, and
support staff. It was further deter
mined that the Medical Board
promote and sponsor an ongoing
program of doctor appreciation.
Also a health care liaison commit
tee should be formed to work
with the medical board (much the
same as the school board’s local
advisory groups) to ensure ongo
ing community involvement in
health care issues.
The council recommended that
the number of acute care, inpa
tient beds at Pioneer Memorial
Hospital should be reduced from
12 to six with the excess beds
changed to skilled care nursing
home beds. There would be no
net loss in bed space, just a
reclassification and change in use.
The use of midlevel practitioners
as partial coverage for the
emergency room should be pur
sued and the Medical Board
should investigate state and
federal programs that create new
licensing categories for rural
hospitals. The last portion en
courages the Medical Board to
continue in its work toward im
proved communications on health
care issues county-wide.
Recommendations already for
warded to the Medical Board in
elude:
Medical fund dollars should be
distributed throughout the coun
ty medical system on a “ needs”
basis;
A quarterly health care
newsletter should be sent to box-
holders throughout the county in
an effort to better inform the
residents about county-wide
issues and their impact on health
care services;
No health districts should be
formed at this time. This issue
should be reveiwed in three years
when the full effects of Measure
5 are more certain;
Aggressive recruitment and use
A rts a n d C ra fts
c lu b to m e e t
The Morrow County Creative
Arts and Crafts club will hold its
regular monthly meeting on Mon
day, June 22 at 1 p.m. at Kate’s
Pizza.
W o r k s h o p c a n c e lle d
A hospitality training workshop
planned for June 25 has been
cancelled. The workshop will be
rescheduled in the fall.
PUBLIC NOTICE
On the 11th day of July 1992
at the hour of 1:00 o’clock PM
at the front door of the Police
Department for the City of Hepp
ner located at 188 West Willow
Street the following items will be
sold at Public Auction to the
highest bidder:
1 Green Tank
1 small bike
2 Lawn mowers (not working)
1 TV may need repair
4 chairs
Various miscellaneous Items
The City of Heppner reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
Doublas C. Rathbun
Chief of Police
Phone 676-9618
Published: June 17, 1992
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF SESSION
MORROW COUNTY BOARD
OF RATIO REVIEW
Notice is hereby given that on
June 25, 1992, at 9:00 a.m., the
board of ratio review of the
County of Morrow, Oregon will
meet at the County Courthouse in
Heppner, Oregon, to:
* Examine the assessor’s ratio
study.
* Make recommendations to
the assessor regarding changes in
property' value resulting from the
effect of events or activities oc
curring outside property.
* Hear petitions for reduction
of the real market or assessed
value of property because of
changes in the real market value
of the property occurring after
July 1 and on or before June 30th
of the prior tax year.
Meetings to examine the cer
tified ratio study will be held bet
ween July 1 and August 10. The
exact time of the meeting will be
posted 48 hours prior to the
meeting in Heppner.
Hearings for appeals of prior
year’s value will be held between
July 15 and July 31. A schedule
of hearings for those who request
to be present will be posted 48
hours prior to the meeting in
Heppner.
Executive sessions may be held
during the session as required by
ORS 308.290(7), ORS 308.411,
and ORS 308.413.
All other hearings will be
scheduled as time allows. Contact
the board of ratio review clerk for
further information.
It shall be the duty of the per
sons interested to appear at the
time and place appointed. Peti
tions must be filed with the board
between July 1 and July 15, 1992.
Dated at Heppner, Oregon this
3rd day of June. 1992.
Barbara Bloodsworth
County Clerk
Morrow County, Oregon
Published: June 3, 10 and 17,
1992
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