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TWELVE - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 15, 1995 School board takes no action on request to reverse 7-12 configuration The Morrow County School Board, at its regular meeting Feb. 13, took no action on a re quest from a Heppner delega tion to reverse its decision to implement a grade 7-12 facility at Heppner High School. The board earlier voted to move grades seven and eight, now located at Heppner Middle School, up to Heppner High School as a money saving measure. Morrow County School Sup erintendent Chuck Starr an nounced that the district would have to cut 25 teaching posi tions county-wide in order to cope with the results of Ballot Measure 5 and the school fun ding formula, which would in crease funds to poorer districts and reduce funds for districts spending more per pupil. Starr had earlier estimated that five teaching positions would be cut from Heppner High School and Heppner Middle School. He said however, that if the school bond measure passes, 14 teaching positions could be reinstated. The specific cuts and teach ing positions eliminated will be announced at a budget commit tee work session at Sam Board- man Elementary Monday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m.. Starr said that the entire co- curricular program at Morrow County schools will also be cut from the budget for the next two years. This action would elim inate funding for all extra curricular activities, such as Outdoor School, sports, music and band trips and clubs. Starr and the board indicated their support for the proposed co-curricular district, planned for a county-wide vote May 16, which would provide funding for extra curricular activities. All the cities of the county must opt in the district. However, the city of Boardman has put off a decision concerning the district until a Feb. 21 hearing. The cities of Heppner, Lex ington and Irrigon earlier opted in the district. The city of lone unanimously approved the district at a meeting Feb. 7 after earlier splitting 3-3 on the issue. In other business, the board: -learned of candidates for the March election: zone 3, John R ietm ann; zone 4, Tom McElligott and Russell Morgan; and zone 5, Scott Johnson; -approved resignations from Anne Bedortha from her posi tion as assistant custodian, laundry and bus driver at lone; and Julie Errend, north end bus driver; -approved employment of Trina Hellberg for a temporary teaching contract to teach social studies at Columbia Junior High, replacing Jerry Martin; and Michael Yates, temporary teaching contract as counselor for A.C. Houghton Elementary and Sam Boardman Elemen tary, replacing Susan Baker; Come Worship With Us at Willow Creek Baptist Church Sundays at 3 p.m. Meeting in the 7th Day Adventist Church 560 North Minor ST PATS AUCTION ITEMS NEEftED! We will be “blitzing through the streets in the Paddywagon" (weather permit ting) on Thursday, Feb. 16 from 4-7 p.m. to collect donations! This year the auction is indoors at the Fairgrounds on Sunday of St. Pat’s weekend. This auction is the main finan cial support for the St. Pat’s Celebration. Thank You!! -accepted the donation of one computer and two printers from Art Kegler to CJH; -heard a report of vandalism, graffiti at Riverside High School and a rock thrown through a bus window at a bus yard; -learned that all three coun ty high schools have been accredited; -learned of approval of a grant to provide teacher train ing concerning Goals 2000; -learned that action on the four-day week, calendar op tions and probationary teachers will be taken at the March meeting. Local probationary teachers are Vicki Broden, Heppner Elementary; Nancy Swarat, Heppner High School; and Tom Logan, Jim Raible and Call John Murray for item pick up 676-9158 Morrow County Health District provide M om ouj spectAum o(; County residents with qualify medical se/ti/ices access to a (u0(! Pioneer Memorial Home Health Agency “Serving all of Morrow and Gilliam and parts of Wheeler Counties 564 E. Pioneer Dr., Heppner, OR 97836 676-9133 c °« Co Boardman Dental Office 300 Dillabaugh St. Boardman. OR 97818 481-9311 • Wm : r'f' *'th O'6' 1 Bowling Heppner City Tournament Jan. 22-Feb. 5 High series: m en-John Breidenbach 598, Bob Hubbard 586, Vic Yahr 566; women- Dianna Hoeft 579 and 549, Darlene Scroggins 515. High Game: men-John Breid enbach 239, Bob Hubbard 220, Randy Sample 219; women- Dianna Hoeft 220, Bunnie Lindsay 216, Darlene Scroggins 209. Team: first-Bucknum's 2,973, second Miller's Mini Mart 2,959, third H & P 2,953, fourth Omega 2,935. Doubles: first Rodney and Roger Ehrmantraut 1,286, se Chamber Chatter By Claudia Hughes, Chamber Manager cond Darlene Clark and Dian na Hoeft 1,256, third David It's Valentines Day; it looks Wildman and Gene Sonstegard very much like Christmas; and 1,252; mixed doubles first An there were four lephrechauns nie and Duck Lusher 1,235, se at the Chamber meeting. The cond K aren an d David leprechauns were promoting Wildman 1,227. our "W ee Bit O 'lre la n d " Singles; first John Breiden celebration which is just four bach 682, second Elmer Heath weeks away anci also looking for auction items. Tis a fact that 679, third Bob Hubbard 667; Main Street will be seeing a fourth Darlene Scroggins 656; All events: first Dianna Hoeft wee bit more of the new Hepp 1,899, second Bob Hubbard ner ambassadors out and about 1,898, third John Breidenbach on Thursday. 1,881, fourth Darlene Scroggins Hats Off to the Salem delega 1,871. tion who traveled down to Thursday Night Mixers meet with the Finance Commit February 2 tee Friday and educate our 11 Vi 4 Vi legislators in regard to the OSEA 11 5 tragic situation Morrow Coun B & C Repair 10 lone Repair 6 ty Schools are facing. Rep 7 9 resentative Lynn Lundquist Team #7 9 7 and his wife Barbara were very Lancer Lanes 6 V i 9 V i helpful, I'm told. Our schools Our Place 11 W right's Century 5 are us, our children, our grand 12 4 children, our community, and Pettyjohn Supply Rudisill High game: Marie our future. We need to look beyond small grievances and 190, Vic Yahr 236. High series: Marie Rudisill get behind the school/pool for 541, Vic Yahr 626. our youth and our county. Sure Splits converted: Darlene we have irritations, but we had Clark 6-7, Dianna Hoeft 5-6-10, best not "cut off our noses to Donna Thompson 6-10. spite our face." We have to care; we have to do it“ February 9 ourselves. We m ust work B & C Repair 5 15 together. 14Vi 5 Vi OSEA # Speaking of differences. Just lone Repair 14 6 one more news broadcast about W right's Century 11 9 the hazardous driving on the Team #7 9 11 Portland freeway and 1 was Lancer Lanes 12 8 ready to call to tell them what Our Place 6 % 13Vi life was like on an eastern Pettyjohn Supply 16 4 Oregon cattle ranch with a foot High game: Marie Rudisill of snow. At least a commentary 217, Gerald Hoeft 193. on chaining up a feed truck, High series: Marie Rudisill digging newborn calves out of 591, Jim Rudisill 518. snowdrifts, checking cows S plits converted: Loren every two hours day and night, Heideman 5-7-9. chopping ice, etc. would have given them some sense of life P harm acy & off the freeway. (My husband Your H e a lth said no.) Next week come to chamber prepared fo a conference call Boardman Pharmacy with Representative Lynn Lun & Hardware dquist. The call will occur at ap 202 1st. N. W. P.O. Box 170 proximately 12:15. Boardman, Oregon 97818 Thought for the week: Drive 481-9474 481-7351 carefully. Remember, it's not What To Do About only a car that can be recalled by its maker. Arthritis Pain St. Pat’s Auction Committee “StoMng to Kelley Swarat, all lone, -learned that preliminary Heppner Dental Office 1st Interstate Bank Bldg. Heppner, OR 97836 676-9118 The term arthritis refers to “joint inflammation.” The most common types of arthritis are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis typically causes morning stiff ness (for 30 minutes to an hour); inflamed, swollen, and tender joints (wrists and finger joints are most likely to be affected); afternoon fatigue; and weight loss. Osteoarthritis, a degenera tion of the joints, causes less joint inflammation. Morning stiffness lasting less than 30 min utes may, however, be a prob lem. Pain is the earliest symp tom of osteoarthritis. Non-drug treatments may provide relief from arthritis symptoms. Many persons re spond to applied heat. Hot baths, hot water bottles, heating pads, or warm compresses may reduce pain and stiffness. A correct mix of rest and exercise may be ben eficial. Moderate exercise, such as walking or swimming, helps keep joints from becoming stiff and from losing range of motion. Too much exercise, however, can damage joint tissue. Oral nonprescription arthri tis medicines include acetami nophen, aspirin, naproxen, and ibuprofen. Topical liniments containing methyl salicylate and other ingredients also may pro vide joint pain relief. Prevent burns/blistering by not using lini ments at the same time heating pads or hot water bottles are used. engineering work for Heppner High School and Columbia Junior High will begin now, at no cost to the district, unless the bond issue passes in March. -heard a report on a proposal to contract food service. Accor ding to Marcia Kemp, the pro- PUBLIC NOTICE MORROW COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ASBESTOS REMOVAL & REINSULATION INVITATION FOR BIDS M orrow C ounty School District invites sealed bids for: Asbestos Removal & Rein sulation in the Commons & Science Rooms at Riverside High School in Boardman, OR. Sealed bids will be received un til 2:00 p.m., March 8, 1995, at the District Office, P.O. Box 368, Lexington, OR 97839 at which time they will be open ed and read aloud. Bids receiv ed after the time fixed for open ing will not be considered. Bid specifications may be examin ed or obtained at the District Office from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The School District reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Published: February 15, 1995 PUBLIC NOTICE The Bank of Eastern Oregon, with main office in Heppner, Oregon, has made application with the Federal Deposit In surance C orporation to establish a branch bank of the Bank of Eastern Oregon at 326 S. Mam, Condon, OR 97823. This branch bank will be a full service branch of the Bank of Eastern Oregon. Tentative opening date for this branch is April 1, 1995. This notice is published in compliance with section 303.6 (f) (ii) of the FDIC rules and regulations. Respectfully Submitted, E. George Koffler The Board Qf Directors Bank of Eastern Oregon Published: February 15 and 22, 1995_____________________ PUBLIC NOTICE STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION "Umatilla Electric Coopera tive Association has filed with the Federal Government a Com pliance A ssurance in which it assures the Rural Elec trification Administration that it will comply fully with all re quirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the rules and regulations of the D epartm ent of Agriculture issued thereunder, to the end that no person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participating in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherw ise subjected to discrimination in the conduct of its program and the operation of its facilities. Under this assurance, this organization is committed not to discriminate against any person on the ground of race, color or na tional origin in its policies and practices relating to applica tions for service, use of any of its facilities, attendance at and participation in any meetings of Beneficiaries and Participants in the conduct of the operations of this organization. Any person who believes himself, or any specific class of individuals, to be subjected by this organization to discrimina tion prohibited by Title VI of the Act and the rules and regulations issued thereunder- may, by himself, or a represen tative, file with the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250, or the Rural Electrifica tion Administration, Washing ton, D.C., 20250, or this organization, or all, a written complaint. Such complaint must be filed not later than 90 days after the alleged dis crimination, or by such later date to which extends the time for filing. Identity of com plainants will be kept confiden tial except to th e extent necessary to carry out the pur pose of the rules and regula tions." Published: February 15, 1995 posai would provide no cost savings at this time. -renewed contracts for prin cipals Bill Karwacki, Heppner Elementary/M iddle School, Duane Yecha, Riverside High School and John Sebastian, Columbia Junior High. -learned that the bid opening on transportation contracting will be held at the district office March 3 at 2 p.m.; a transpor tation selection committee meeting will be held at the district office March 6 at 7 p.m.; and the next regular meeting will be held at the district office in Lexington March 13 at 7:30 p.m. PUBLIC NOTICE The Planning Commission for the City of H eppner, Oregon will conduct a public hearing at 7:00 PM on March 6, 1995 at Heppner City Hall reg ard in g the follow ing application: 1. M inor P artition: Re questing division of tax lot in to two parcels. Property is located in a Industrial (M) Zone at 560 NW Riverside Street, Map #2S 26 27DB, Tax Lot #2001 owned by Guy Van Arsdale. A copy of the application and copies of all documents in evidence relied upon by the ap plicants and copies of any ap- plciable zoning criteria are available for inspection at no cost and copies of the same will be provided at a reasonable cost. To obtain this information contact the office of Gary Marks, City Manager, Heppner City Hall, 188 W. Willow Street, PO Box 756, Heppner, Oregon 97836, phone 676-9618. Published: February 15, 1995 PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF HEPPNER CALL FOR BIDS Sealed bids for a concrete block public restroom facility will be received until 1:30 p.m., Friday, March 31, 1995 by the City of Heppner at P.O. Box 756, Heppner, OR 97836 with the bid proposals to be open ed publicly and read aloud at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 31, 1995. Copies of bid documents may be obtained from City of Hepp ner on request at P.O. Box 756, Heppner, OR 97836 or by call ing (503) 676-9618. Bidders are advised bids must be submitted in accor dance with bid instructions and subject to all terms and condi tions contained therein. Bid in structions and specifications may be obtained at the above address. Each bid must be submitted on the form prescribed by the City of Heppner and accom panied by a bid bond in the amount of 10% of the total bid amount. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a bond equal to 100% of the amount bid for faithful perfor mance of the bid. All biddes on the contract will be required to attend a pre-bid conference to be held on Thurs day, March 9,1995 at 1:30 p.m., at Heppner City Hall. At that time the bidders are to examine the construction site. Failure to attend the pre-bid conference will disqualify the potential bidder. The bid will be awarded or all proposals rejected within 30 days after the bid opening. The City of Heppner reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to accept any bid which ap pears to serve the best interest of the City. Gary B. Marks, City Manager City of Heppner Published: February 15, 1995 CARD OF THANKS To the people of Heppner; I would like to take the time to thank the people of Heppner for their wonderful and timely tribute to those men who serv ed in Vietnam. 1 know a lot of time, effort and money went into the banquet and ceremony. 1 particularly want to thank Stuart Dick and Gene Helicker for their time and ef fort in coordinating and emcee ing the banquet. It is very mov-
