EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 2, 1994
HEDC make plans for mill closure
Heppner Economic Develop
ment Corporation has announced
that it has done some preplann
ing to help those persons
employed by Kinzua Corporation
and associated timber workers, in
the event of the closure of the
Kinzua Mill.
HEDC has met twice with ser
vice providers, including the
Oregon Employment Depart
ment, GEODC, CAPECO, Mid-
Colum bia Employment and
Training, OEDD, Blue Mountain
Community College, Port of
Morrow and others who might be
able to offer transitional help to
timber product workers in the
event of a layoff.
As a result of these meetings,
Master Gardener
training slated
It’s hard to believe, with the thermometer hovering around 70 degrees Tuesday, March 1,
that a surprise snow storm created this winter scene in Heppner last Friday.
St. Pat’s plan family enrichment retreat
A family enrichment retreat
will be presented at St. Patrick’s
Parish Hall in Heppner March 5
and 6. Saturday will begin at 10
a.in. and end at 4 p.m., and Sun
day will be from noon to 3 p.m.
The retreat will be conducted by
Mitch and Kathy Finley.
Mitch Finley has an M.A. in
theology and has written for
many magazines and papers, in
cluding “ America” , “ Notre
Dame Magazine” , “ Catholic
D ig est” ,
“ St.
Anthony
M essenger” , " L ig u o ria n ” ,
“ The
C hristian
Science
Monitor” and “ Outdoor Life.”
He is also the author of several
books: “ Married Love: A Special
Way Of Being Alive” , “ Time
Capsules Of The Church” , “ Liv
ing Scripture” and “ Your Family
in Focus” .
Kathy Finley has a B.A. in
theology, and an M.A. in
religious education and counsel
ing psychology. She is an ad
junct instructor in the religious
studies department of Gonzaga
University. She and her husband
are popular speakers on topics
such as parish family ministry.
the spirituality of marriage,
C hristian parenting, family
spirituality and the parish-
household connection. They
believe in the interdependent rela
tionship that exists between the
parish and the households that
constitute the parish.
Those wishing to register
should contact Fr. Gerry Condon
at P.O. Box 633, Heppner, or
phone 676-9462 before March 2.
The cost of registration is $5
which includes lunch on
Saturday.
Services planned at Hope, Valby
“ Cleaning Up From Beginning
to End” is the theme of this
week’s sermon at Hope and
Valby Lutheran Churches. Pastor
Stan Hoobing's sermon is based
on scripture reading from John
2:13-22. The congregations will
also observe Holy Communion.
Adult Bible study at Valby
begins at 8:15 a.m. with worship
at 9 a.m.
Service of Holy Communion
and Sunday school at Hope
Lutheran church begins at 11
a.m.
During the weeks before
Easter, the congregations are
holding special mid-week ser
vices on the "Seven Last Words”
o f Jesus on the theme of “ Words
That Last Forever” . Soup supper
will begin at 6 p.m. with service
at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays, at Valby
and Wednesdays at Hope. The
word for March 8 and 9 is “ For
saken” “ My God. My God,
Why hast Thou Forsaken Me?”
V isitors and friends are
welcome.
at the Memaloose rest area, com
pliments of the Historical Socie
ty. Travelers will board the
Mount Hood Railroad for a
scenic ride to Parkdale and will
enjoy breakfast at McMenamins.
a restored 1911 county poor
farm, which is now a bed and
breakfast, restaurant and pub.
The destination that evening is
INLAND EMPIRE ANGUS ASSOCIATION
Select Yearling Bull Sale and Female Extra.
The Lexington voter precinct
scholarship committee is seeking
donations to their recently
established scholarship fund.
The fund was started with
$4,000 from the Lexington tip-
page fees from the Finley Buttes
Landfill project and the commit
tee members say they would like
to see the fund grow to at least
$10.000. With $10,000 the
Poulsbo.
After breakfast on their own
Saturday morning. May 7,
travelers will leave for Bremer
ton, where a surprise awaits,
courtesy of the Historical Socie
ty. Then they will board a ferry
for Blake Island, where they will
enjoy a freshly baked salmon buf
fet. A no-host dinner will be in
Poulsbo that evening.
The final day the travelers will
be treated to a Mother’s Day
champagne brunch in Olympia.
scholarship could probably con
tinue indefinitely by using the in
terest and never touching the
principal, said a committee
member.
Students who have completed
one year of schooling above the
high school level and whose
parents live in the Lexington
voter precinct are eligible to apply
for the $500 scholarship which
will be administered by the South
Morrow County Scholarship
Trust. Application forms may be
picked up at the school district of
fice in Lexington or at Heppner
or lone high schools. Deadline
for applications to be turned in at
the school district office in Lex
ington is 5 p.m. March 23.
Donations may be sent to the
Lexington Precinct Scholarship
Fund d o South Morrow Scholar
ship Trust, P.O. Box 368, Lex
ington, 97839.
Selling 56 top performing bulls (including many
low birth EPD bulls) and 4 elite registered Angus
females.
HES students to
compete in contest
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Heppner elementary school
students will be competing in a
television/public service an
nouncement contest co-sponsored
by Keep Oregon Green (KOG)
and Oregon Cable Television
Association (OCTA).
There are three levels of competi
tion: K-6, 6-9. and 9-12; and two
categories, individual and group.
Results will be announced April
1 .
Statewide winners in the group
contest will receive camcorders,
television sets or VCRs with
remotes for their classroom or
school programs, winning en
tries will be aired on local cable
television stations and the com
munity college telecommunica
tions system.
“ This contest is a good exam
ple of Oregon's new school
reform in action with schools,
state agencies, and private in
dustry working together to pro
vide opportunities for students to
learn by doing, in context with
work based learning and advance
ment towards a certificate of
mastery. ” said a news release
from Keep Oregon Green.
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be considering th eir own
business, the release continued.
HEDC says it will continue to
work with the Port of Morrow,
the Oregon Economic Develop
ment Department and the Greater
Eastern Oregon Development
Corporation to replace jobs in the
community and make it possible
for citizens to stay. HEDC of
ficers stress that these ar
rangements are to be prepared for
the worst case scenario. HEDC
continues to be optimistic that any
sale of Kinzua will result in a
viable economic base for this
area, the release said.
Anyone with questions may
contact C liff G reen, Fred
Toombs, or Ann Spicer. For
specific questions relating to
unemployment benefits or job
training benefits contact the ap-
propriate agency.
Scholarship fund seeks donations
Historical Society plans tour to Poulsbo, WA.
Deadline for registration for the
Morrow County Historical Socie
ty tour to Poulsbo. WA, is rapidly
approaching. Those interested in
attending should call Delpha
Jones, 989-8189. to reserve their
spot by March 10.
The tour will depart on Friday,
May 6. On the First day a con
tinental breakfast will be served
A master gardener training is
set for March 28 to April 1 at the
North Lexington Grange. In
terested gardeners should register
by March 15 with the Morrow
County Extension office,
676-9642. There is a $15 charge.
The master gardener program
is a state-wide program ad
ministered by the Oregon State
University Extension Service. In
exchange for 35 to 40 hours of in
struction in various aspects of
gardening, participants are ex
pected to spend a like amount of
time doing community service
related to gardening.
Master gardeners may repay
their debt by answering hor
ticulture questions, by presenting
gardening workshops, by plan
ting community gardens, or by
doing any project that is accep
table to both the Master Gardener
and the Extension Office.
For more information, in
cluding an agenda, contact the ex
tension office.
if the sale of the Kinzua Mill goes
through and the mills is clos-.
ed, an HEDC news release said
that representatives o f the
Employment Department who
handle
unem ploym ent,
CA PECO , JPTA and Blue
Mountain Community College
will meet with employees and
with the community within a
week of any notice of closure. An
office will be staffed in Heppner
to allow employees to sign up for
unemployment, job retraining
and other benefits, said the
release. The initial meeting with
the employees will take place at
the mill site and resources will be
made available in Heppner to
work with employees for replace
ment income. Support will be of
fered by GEODC and the Small
Business Development Center of
Blue Mountain Community Col-
lege for any employees who may
Urges you to vote YES on the
Morrow County School
District bond levy. Mail in
Ballots w ill be due March 22,
1994.
TOP TEN QUESTIONS ABOUT SCHOOL BOND ISSUE
^ ^ Will the school district tear down the "Old Irrigon School" if this bond
levy passes?
No. The School Board has agreed to keep the "Old Irrigon School" and work
with the City of Irrigon to maintain it for both community and school use.
^ 3
Do we have any current school bonds to pay off?
No. The last bond levy for the Morrow County School District was paid off
in 1993. The tax rate has already gone down $.69 per $1,000 since these
bonds were paid off.
Look for questions 2 & 1 in next week's paper
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