City council receives strategic plans
H eppner City Council
members were presented
copies of the Heppner Com
munity Strategic Plan by John
Edmundson, secretary of the
Heppner Coordinating Council
at their meeting Monday night,
March 13. This 100 page
booklet "is a dynamic docu
ment", Edmundson said, "that,
will assist in grant applications
and approvals of community
improvements and projects."
The Heppner Coordinating
Council functions as an um
brella organization for the
economic and community
development of the Heppner
area. The purpose of this docu
ment is to prioritize and iden
tify both long and short term
goals for the enhancement of
the community.
The Heppner Coordinating
Council, a group of about 20
people representing different
sectors of the community, has
met regularly to update this
strategic plan to implement
economic growth and develop
ment. Along with support for
existing commercial segments,
the goal is to enhance the
lifestyle and values of the com
munity, increase job oppor
tunities and support tourism.
This on-going plan supports
present endeavors such as
development of a new swimm
ing pool. It also envisions the
upgrading and development of
additional community housing
and support of the present ching and sealing within the
infrastructure.
limits of the road repair funds.
In other business:
According to Marks, the city's
The council approved an or share of road funds may be
dinance providing for the considerably less than antici
organization and administra pated.
tion of the city's volunteer fire
The council agreed to an in
department.
tergovernmental agreement
The council denied a request with the park district which
from the Neighborhood Center would allow reservations for
for funding in the upcoming
the Willow Creek Park District
budget based on the position RV campgrounds to be in
that the city is not in the posi
stituted from city hall. In ex
tion to fund all charitable en change the park district will of
tities.
fer a portion of motel/hotel tax
The city received a letter of to the city, although the cam
acceptance for irrigation im pgrounds is outside the city
provements from the Willow limits.
Creek Country Club relating to
In response to complaints
the city's wastewater irrigation about loose dogs, council
on the golf course.
members noted that people
The council approved the
with complaints need to file a
conditional purchase of a used
complaint at city hall.
sludge truck for $62,450 pen
Councilman Skip Mathews
ding inspection of this vehicle.
reported on a proposed use of
City manager Gary Marks said
the old swimming pool facilities
that bids came in lower than following a study done early in
expected.
March. One suggestion is to
According to Marks, eight convert the main block building
contractors were present to into a community center with
look at the proposed restroom meeting rooms, restrooms and
facilities to be built at the city activity rooms. Removal of the
park. Bid openings will take pool would allow sufficient
place on March 31.
space for basketball or tennis
Two contractors have also in courts. However, because of
spected the obsolete city
the uneven slope of ground in
telemetry system and prospec that area, to do so would cause
tive bids are anticipated by extra consideration for filling,
March 30.
etc.
Marks said that Aiken and
Mathews suggested that an
Elder streets have priority for inventory of saleable items be
this summer's street repairs. made which might help defray
Other streets will receive pat-
the cost of renovation.
Historical Society plans annual trip
By Delpha Jones
Plans are completed for the
Morrow County Historical
Society's yearly trip. This year
will find the group motoring to
Salt Lake City, Utah and other
points of interest by Mid Col
umbia Bus.
The trip leaves from Heppner
May 11 at 7 p.m. A continental
breakfast will be held at the
Oregon Trail Interpretive Park
compliments of MCHS. From
there the group will travel to
Jackpot, Nevada, for lunch and
then on to Wendover, Utah
where they will
spend the
evening. There the group can
visit a casino or other places of
interest. The following night
will be in Salt Lake City after
a visit to the Great Salt Flats. In
Salt Lake the group will visit
Gardner Historic Village, Tem
ple Square, and enjoy dinner at
the former home of Brigham
Young.
The next day will be a guid
ed tour of Salt Lake City to hear
about the founders as well as
the Great Salt Lake. Before
leaving Folley Square Morrow
County Historical Society has a
surprise the group won't want
to miss and will spend the
night in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Sunday, M other's Day, a
brunch will be served and then
it's on to Shoshone Falls, the
"Niagra Falls of the W est".
After the brunch the group will
head home.
The price of the trip includes
transportation throughout,
three nights, lunches, two din
ners and the Mother's Day
brunch. Call Ruth McCabe or
Delpha Jones for a reservation
or to reconfirm spots on the
bus. "The society really ap
preciates the people who take
these trips with us, as it is
planned to provide something
for everyone," says Delpha
Jones. "D on't forget to bring
your cameras, as the bus is
always willing to stop for any
pictures the group would like
to take. The trip is planned for
the enjoyment and fellowship
of those traveling with u s."
Wheatland group conference held
. By Delpha Jones
tin gave each subordinate chair
The Wheatland GWA con man a gift and card for their
ference was held Friday at the work the past year. A gift was
Grange Hall in Spray. The presented to Verla Larson from
meeting was interesting and the Spray Grange and Dot
educational with District #2 Halvorsen won the door prize.
chairm an
Verla
Larson Chairmen present were: Con
presiding at the business nie Perkins, Spray; Dot
meeting. Larson gave reports Halvorsen, Willows; Virginia
on the various contests, such as Peck, Lexington. Edna Melby
cookie baking, bread making, chairman from Greenfield was
unable to be present, however
needlecraft, quilts, art painting,
recycling and many other pro she won the certificate for get
jects and contests. The doll con ting her reports in on time.
test was explained. The doll These reports sent quarterly,
must be handmade with all are important to the State
parts of the doll being judged. Grange GWA chairman, so the
Scrapbooks should be kept for chairmen were urged to get
each group. Yam pieces may be them in on time.
The needlework contest will
used for making booties.
be judged int he fall at The
The Grange still collects eye
glasses which are turned into Dalles. Traveling to Spray were
the Lions club, and hearing aid the following Grange ladies:
Willows Grange-Mary Wright,
batteries and the Ron
Helen Crawford, Geneva
McDonald House. These ar
Palmer, Nina Knighten, Loret
ticles are delivered if they can
ta Lantis and Dot Halvorsen;
be left at the state Grange
Lexington-Vema Brinda, Zelma
headquarters.
McDaniels, Virginia Peck,
Following lunch, which was
Dorothy Jackson, Delpha
served by the grange ladies, the
Jones; Wheatland-GWA chair
Pomona Chairman Wilma Mar-
man Wilma Martin.
John Shaw passes engineer exam
John Shaw, Heppner, was
among University of Idaho
engineering students who
achieved engineer-in-training
status. The announcement was
made by the Idaho Board of
Professional Engineers and
Professional Land Surveyors.
The engineers are from the
College of Engineers and the
College of Mines and Earth
Resources. Shaw, a mechanical
engineer, is the son of Linda
Shaw, Heppner.
Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 15, 1995 - FIVE
Oregon Together donates $1,500 to groups
Oregon Together recently awarded grant monies offered to groups in the community that offer
anti-drug and alcohol related activities for youth. A total of $1,500 was awarded to four different
groups that had applied. Descriptions of activities and mow funds would be used was one of the
criteria. Grant recipients must have a representative serve on the Heppner Oregon Together com
mittee for a one year period.
Groups represented include (from left) Heppner First Christian youth group members Brandi
Marshall, Eric Schonbachler and Josh Coiner, receiving $600; Mark Moeller, representing the senior
class received $50 plus an additional $350 from the Oregon Together group; Stan Hoobing, con
venor for the Oregon Together group; HHS cheerleaders Traci Dickenson, Cimmie Huth, Mandi
Gutierrez, Toni Kemp, Stormy Howard, receiving $450 and Megan Orr (front) receiving $500 for
the campfire girls.
Nursing application deadline near
CBC All Star team announced
The Blue Moutain Communi
ty College Nursing Department
reminds all applicants for the
associate degree nurse (ADN)
program that they need to have
their files completed by March
31 to be considered for entry in
to the nursing programs.
Files need to include: com
pleted application form and
supplemental application form;
official high school and college
transcripts; completion of three
terms of Anotomy, Physiology,
and Chemistry, and one term
of Math 60 with a C grade or
above (in addition, the ac
cumulative grade point average
for each three class sequence-
BI 231, 232, 233 and CH 104,
105, 106 must be a 2.3
minimum); names and ad
dresses of three people other
than family and a handwritten
statement regarding reasons for
seeking a career in nursing.
For applications, contact the
records office in Morrow Hall.
For more information contact
the nursing department in the
Health Education Building or
call 276-1260, ext. 250.
Sheep club plans bottle drive
L-R: Trent Hughes, Kelsie Evans, Char Coe, Jenny Krein (front).
Columbia Basin All Stars
were announced February 25 in
Pendleton at the District Tour
nament.
Senior Trent Hughes was the
lone placer for the Mustangs
earning a spot on the second
team.
Seniors Kelsie Evans was
named to the first team while
Char Coe and Jenny Krein were
named to the honorable men
tion team.
Others placing on the first
team were for the girls in addi
tion to Evans were: Sr.,
Elizabeth Hansell, Weston-
McEwen, Alecia Johnson, So.,
Umatilla, Marilee Coelsch, Sr.,
Sherman Co., and Jennifer
Caldwell, Jr., Wahtonka.
Second team was: seniors
Amanda Burnett, Sherman,
Cheri Rosenburg, Pilot Rock
and Angie Bailey, Stanfield,
Kim Morris, jr., Umatilla and
Tyan Sanderson a sophomore
from Sherman.
Honorable mention included
Coe and Krein, and seniors
Shelly Whitney and Lisa
Neeley from Pilot Rock and
Jamie Thomas Sherman.
For the boys first team in
cluded: seniors Bob Townsend,
Sherman and Aaron Verkist
and Curt Sloan, both Weston-
McEwen and juniors Jeremy
Stockett, Wahtonka and Josh
Baker Stanfield.
In addition to Hughes second
team included: seniors Byron
Ellis, Pilot Rock and Chris
Whelan, Stanfield, junior Mark
Newman, Stanfield and
sophomore Morgan Dunlap,
Weston-McEwen.
Honorable mention was:
seniors Aaron Foster and Davy
Morris, Wahtonka and Leon
Marler, Umatilla, and juniors
Casey Perkins, Pilot Rock and
Ryan O'Connor, Sherman.
Bank of EO to offer scholarships
The Bank of Eastern Oregon
will sponsor an agriculture/
business scholarship for
graduating seniors at Heppner,
lone, Arlington and Condon
high schools, bank President
George Koffler announced.
This marks the second year the
bank has sponsored the $500
scholarships to Morrow and
Gilliam county students.
Applicants must plan to
enroll in college in either
agriculture or business. Selec
tion will be based on scholar
ship, leardership and citizen
ship; however, Koffler says,
the bank reserves the right to
select any deserving candidate.
Applications can be picked
up from the school counselors.
The deadline to submit applica
tions is April 15.
be home, cans may be left on
their porch or call Judy Eckman
989-8498 or Joyce Hughes
676-9959 for pick up. Proceeds
will go towards the purchase of
shearing scissors.
Lexington News
v-/
-:-Kennth Smouse is at home
after a short stay in Pioneer
Memorial Hospital.
-:-Luella Taylor is at home
from a stay at Good Shepherd
Community Hospital in Her-
miston where she underwent
knee surgery.
-:-John Wagenblast was a re
cent Lexington visitor at the
By Delpha Jones
home of his mother Lee
Wagenblast.
-:-Jean Nelson is at her home
again after a stay at Good
Shepherd Community Hospital
in Hermiston and Pioneer
Memorial Hospital in Heppner.
She was recuperating from a
car accident.
Youth group meeting slated
An organizational meeting of
'Youth With a M ission'
(YWAM) will be held Tuesday,
March 21, at 7 p.m. at the
Christian Life Center.
All pastors, teachers and lay
leaders are invited to attend the
meeting.
For more information, call
Pastor
Tim
VanCleave,
676-6448, Pastor Duane Jones,
676-6629, or your church
pastor.
State Fair seeks best farm family
The Oregon State Fair is look
ing for the Oregon farm family
that best exemplifies the spirit
of family farming for its annual
Farm Family of the Year recog
nition award. Nomination
forms are now available at the
Oregon State Fair, 2330 17th St.
NE Salem, OR 97310 or call 503
378-3247.
largest volume components of
The winning family will re
landfills, and ways to extend ceive a $1,000 scholarship
landfill life. The training will courtesy of the Northwest
also include practical tips on GMC Truck Team.
reducing, reusing and recycling
Those nominating a family
waste.
are asked to show the family's
There is no charge to attend excellence in an innovative
the training. For additional in family farm operation, use of
form ation, contact carol modern agricultural techni
M ichael-Bennett, Morrow ques, leadership in the com
County Home Economics munity and in agricultural
Agent at 1 800-342-3664, or groups, strong involvement in
676-9642.
all phases of farm mangement.
Leader training set on landfills
The Oregon Family Com
munity Education Association
(OrFCE) will conduct a leader
training, Let's Talk Trash, at 10
a.m., Wednesday, March 22, at
the Umatilla County Extension
Office, 721 S.E. Third Street,
Pendleton.
Participants will be trained to
reteach the topic to local study
groups or other interested
groups. They will learn actual
contents of a modern landfill,
Ewes-R-Us 4-H club will hold
a can and bottle drive Wednes
day March 22 beginning at 5
p.m. For those people who
would like to donate but won't
plus innovative changes in
practices which improve,
preserve, or protect the en
vironm ent. The contest
deadline is March 31.
Also up for grabs is a $500
prize to the person or group
that nominates the winning
family. The person or organiza
tion that nominates the winner
will receive $500 which will be
donated to their agricultural
organization or program of
choice. This prize also is
donated by the Northwest
GMC Truck Team.
The Fair’s Advisory Commis
sion will choose the winning
family based upon the informa
tion provided on the nomina
tion form.
For more information, call the
Oregon State Fair at 378-3247.