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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 22. 1995 - THREE Heppner's wastewater project finalized of being installed. Costing H eppner's long-standing about $39,000, this computeriz project of completing a new ed system provides a centraliz wastewater system has finally ed means of automatically con climaxed with a warranty work trolling the city's fresh water status review. Following cer system. A prioritized list of ci tification that all the work has ty employees will automatical been done to meet DEQ re ly be called in the event of a quirements, final payment will * pump failure or the shortage of be made to project engineers water in wells. According to ci Anderson and Perry Associa ty foreman Dave Winters, in tes, La Grande. addition to being able to see The city's new telemetry sy these functions on the com stem by Taurus Power Controls puter, this will guarantee op timum water supplies at all of Tualatin is also in the process By Merlyn Robinson Livestock Growers plan annual meeting The Morrow County Live stock Growers will hold their annual meeting on Thursday, Nov. 30, at the Heppner Elks from 1:30-5 p.m. Guest speakers include Dr. Fred Obermiller, national graz ing issues; Fred Otley, Oregon Cattlemen Association update; Lindsay Slater, (OCA) Oregon Water Initiative, and Bob Krien, Oregon Dept, of Fish and Wild- life local programs, followed with a business meeting. The social hour at 5 p.m. will be followed by dinner at 6 p.m. Dancing will begin after dinner, with music by Tim Cundell. Everyone is welcome to attend. Those who plan to stay for din ner are asked to RSVP to the Morrow County Extension of fice, 676-9642, by Tuesday, Nov. 28. Come Share With Us By Chuck Starr, superintendent of Morrow County Schools. Bible Study for ail ages 2 p.m. Worship Service 3 p.m. Meeting in the 7th Day Adventist Church 560 North Minor Lotts E le ctric will be clo sed W ednesday 22nd at noon, Thursday 23rd & Friday 24th. i a s »a i « g » ïs s ï â « s sat ï s s ï s s { « a t a r « t s i - s « s cy Management staff to imple ment an evacuation plan in the event of flood warnings. In ad dition to planned safety areas, the plan will also deal with the aftermath of any such disaster. According to Marks, the 1988 water study report gives insight into some of the low pressure areas within the city's system. Residents in some areas do not receive adequate water pres sure because of dead-end lines. To update these areas would cost around $360,000, Marks said. However, he suggested that the city applied for com munity development block grants which could cover the cost of new water lines that would give proper pressure in specific areas. He cited dead end lines on Baltimore Street, near Aiken Street and along Linden Way. Marks also receiv ed council approval to apply for a community development block grant for the renovation of housing for moderate-to-low income families. If successful, it would allow money to be loaned for the updating of residents' homes and the money would not have to be paid back until the residence is sold. School District questions and answers at Willow Creek Baptist Church ^ ï s * is a times and provide early warn ing of system failures. The sy stem will eliminate the time spent on manual inspections. A letter from Oregon Dept, of Transportation indicated that a concerned citizen had express ed safety for children entering the crosswalk in the area of the Northwestern Motel on Main Street. Because of limited park ing space by motel users, the ci ty council has recommended that the two spaces next to the crosswalk in front of the motel and the two parking spaces on the east side next to the cross walk be limited to compact ve hicles. According to council members, large vehicles block the driver's view, thus pedes trians are not visible until after they have entered the traffic lanes. City treasurer Rene Devin gave an update on a review of non-residential water users. Due to changes in school enrollment affecting both the elementary and high school, plus the closure of three beau ty shops, there will be adjust ments in water charges. The city is now working with the Morrow County Emergen- ï » œ r Photo Christmas Cards Buy the cards Add your own photo 1 f It has been four months since my last article responding to questions about the Morrow County School District. My time and energy have been focused on issues of both per sonal and school district impor tance in the last few months, but I will do my best to con tinue this communication effort in the future. I want to respond to questions about the bond issue projects: We passed the bond issue in March, but we see little pro gress in accomplishing the ap proved projects. What's going on? A number of projects have already been completed and the major projects are being prepared for construction sche dules that meet our timelines. Among the projects already completed are the following: new roofs at Columbia Middle School (CMS) and lone High School; new gym floor at CMS; asbestos removal at Riverside High, lone High and Heppner Elementary School (HES); carpeting and remodeling at HES, Hepper High School (HHS), A.C. Houghton Ele mentary School (ACH); paving new junior high play area at HHS; technology/communica tion upgrade at HES. The major bond issue pro jects are basically on time and are scheduled as follows: ACH and CMS additions-bids open Nov. 21, board action Nov. 27, construction December '95-Au- gust '96; Riverside High and Sam Boardman additions- design completion February '96, bids out March '96, con struction June '96-August '97, technology projects (ah schools)-plan presented by OPTEC, Dec. 11 board meet ing, construction and hard ware, December '95-March '96, software and staff training, March-August '96; Heppner and lone school projects-design completion July '96, bids out August '96, construction Sep tember '96-August '97. The money voters approved in March is being used as planned and the students, parents, teachers and com munities of Morrow County will soon see the results. Keep those questions com ing. HES Site Council holds meeting The Heppner Elementary School (HES) Site Council, at their first meeting of the school year, agreed to further explore student portfolios in relation to the Certificate of Initial Mas- tery/Certificate of Advanced Mastery (CIM/CAM) require ments. Several of the teachers on the committee have impor tant information to share about this and will be doing so throughout the next few meet ings, said a site council spokes person. Marilyn Bader-Nesse pre sented the council with infor mation on forming a Lunch Buddy program. The council agreed to pursue this program at HES. A group of parents concern ed about the crowding of the first grade class presented some views to the council and asked for their support. Bill Karwacki reported that Box of 3x5 or 4x6 cards includes roll of Kodak film many designs to choose from We have many Thanksgiving Party Supplies Have a Happy Thanksgiving! the cover page of the school profile has been updated to reflect the current configura tion. Classified representative Dan VanLiew turned in his letter of resignation, effective Nov. 7. Teacher Linda Shaw asked for help from the parent mem bers in organizing a vision screening for all students. This has not been done for three years. George Nairns and San dy Mathews volunteered to organize the screening, which will be held Nov. 27-29. Those in attendance were Dave Gunderson, Pat Hentges, Karen Clough, Joy Krein, Lin da Shaw, Dan VanLiew, Tonia Adams, Sandy M athews, George Nairns, Mark Miller and Bill Karwacki. The next meeting will be Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the HES' teachers' lounge. The public is welcome to attend. Stop by and get your card punched Open House Winners Treasure Hunt •10000 Judy Handbury •7500 Krystal Nairns *75°° Jared Huddleston Hoby Hansen Paula Spicerkuhn Jenni Patton Millie Hurt Shirley Dozier Jannie Allen James Dozer Erin Fishburn Lilly Calvert 217 North Main 2 Summit Springs Village 2 2 P.O. Box 687 - 133 S. Church Street Condon. Oregon 97823 2 2 2 2 ^Muttoy'jDAiU) Heppner 676-915» Geri Grieb (above) speaks to the Heppner High School ag science class taught by newly- hired vo-ag teacher and HHS alumnus Barney Lindsay. Lindsay scheduled several speakers for various classes he is teaching. Lindsay's father, Larry Lindsay, spoke to the careers class on careers with the Port of Morrow, Jennifer Hughes, and Sue Thompson, 2 2 is accepting residents. Come visit our new 29-apartment retirement and assisted living facility in the friendly community of Condon. Totally independent, 2-bedroom, one-car garage apartments in duplex and fourplex arrangements; or studio and one-bedroom apartments in convenient and comfortable 23-unit ALF complex. All one level; three meals daily; housekeeping services; and levels of care as you need them. The next meeting of the Heppner Coordinating Council (HCC) will be Tuesday, Nov. 28, at 7:30 a.m. in the confer ence room of the Heppner Ranger District. The agenda for the meeting will include: Heppner Fact Book update, HCC mission statement, HCC officers for * 1996, Heppner Foundation, Rural Futures Forum leader ship training review and a status report on the swimming pool project. The public is welcome to attend. St. Patrick's Senior Center Bulletin Board There were 110 people present for the Thanksgiving dinner at the Senior Center, Nov. 15. Five meals were home delivered and three were taken out. Eleanor Gonty won the meal ticket and Frances Smouse, the bingo ticket. Members of the Methodist Church served. Lynn Bibby and Elsie Huston were the hostesses. Ralph Strothers and BUI Cox set the tables. Blood pressures were taken before the meal. The menu for the dinner Nov. 22 was changed because fewer people than usual were expected and cook Joyce Breeding was in Portland. Her son, Don Townsend, had major surgery. The menu for Wednesday, Nov. 29 birthday dinner will be lamb chops and chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, pea salad, fruit, rolls and cookies. Members of the Lutheran Church will serve. Four seniors played pinochle Friday afternoon. Eight watch ed the movie, "M y Summer Story" Sunday evening. Dates to remember: Tuesday and Thursday exercise, 10 a.m.; Wednesday blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m., senior meal, noon, quilting, 1 p.m.; Friday cards, 2 p.m.; Sunday movie, 6 p.m. A housing authority meeting wUl be held Monday, Nov. 27, at 7 p.m. The Neighborhood Center of South Morrow County wishes to ex press their gratitude with a big THANK YOU to everyone that donated canned goods on the Monday night food drive. These generous con tributions continue to make the Neighbor-hood Center’s work of pro viding assistance to the community an ongoing realization. We ap preciate your outpouring. W e especially want to THANK drivers: Chris Sykes, Shaun Hisler, Lori Moeller, Nancy Swarat, Terri Gentry, Colin Anderson, Stacy Lauritsen, Jerid Ployhar, Rod Zumwalt, Joan McDaniel, Delbert Binschus, Jannie Allen, and Jeri McElligott; collection people: Justin Matteson, Brent Gunderson, Adam Doherty, Jeff Waterland, Eric Schonbachler, Jim Schlaich, Jill Barber, Annie Hisler, Jossie Evans, Jaci Huges, Kathleen Greenup, Brian Koffler, Ben Ewing, Royal Robin son, Brian Knowles, Jeff Watkins, Randy VanEtta, Katie Nichols, Caleb McDaniel, Josh Roy, Elizabeth Allen, Adrienne Swanson, Allison Halvorsen, Korey Morgan, Mark McElligott, Nikki McElligott, Natalie McElligott, Mindy Binschus, Jamie Perez, Jessica VanWinkle, Marie Tworek, Luke Swanson, Kelly Morgan, Steve Allen, Marc Orem, and Caitlin Orem. THANK YOU to David and April Sykes for the donated flyers. Also, THANK YOU for the refreshments of popcorn donated by Les Schwab; pop by Skaggs’ Auto Clinic and cookies from Verna Brin- da, Barbara Struthers, Sherron Woodside and Joni Anderson provid ed for the above listed work crew Again, THANK YOU ALL! May your holidays be blessed. e n u i n e C h e v r o l e t Remember when your word was your Bond. - You sealed a deal with a handshake - That's still the way we do business today. COMFORTABLE • TRUSTFULL • HONEST • CARING The Largest Volume Chevy Truck Dealer In Eastern Oregon SHERRELL CHEVROLET 2 2 2 2 both R.N.s, spoke on nursing, and Rollie Marshall, who is with the Bank of Eastern Oregon, spoke on banking. David Sykes of the Heppner Gazette-Times also spoke to Lindsay's ag-science class on advertising layout. Lindsay said that Carl Mar tin, former Oregon State Police officer, will present a program for the careers class on Dec. 7. 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