It all started with a bake sale
Time capsule to be buried under pool
HEPPNER
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VOL. 116
NO. 18
8 Pages
Wednesday, April 30,1997
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
PTI working on Willow Street
The People for the Pool are
planning to bury a time capsule
under the indoor multi-use pool
now under construction at the
Willow Creek Park District pool
site.
And. since the Heppner
Elementary School third graders
started off the pool fund raising
effort with a bake sale at their
school in 1992, People for the
Pool, is inviting the kids, now
eighth graders at Heppner Junior
High, to participate.
The kids earned $106 which
they presented to Heppner City
administrator Gary Marks and to
Bank of Eastern Oregon
President George Koffler for
deposit in 1992.
The children's third grade
teachers, Karen Dubuque and
CaraOsmin, said that the kids
also mowed lawns, washed cars
and did other work to add money
to the account.
Archie Padberg of People for
the Pool invites individuals,
churches,
groups
and
organizations
to
volunteer
information for the time capsule.
The capsule, which is of PVC
pipe, will also include a Gazette-
Times newspaper with the story
about the capsule. Anyone
having information to be placed
in the capsule should call
Padberg.
The capsule will be opened in
2050. Information must be turned
in by Wednesday, May 8.
Besides contributions of
information for the time capsule,
Padberg also invites monetary
donations for construction of the
therapy pool, which is still
around $20,000 short of its goal.
Heppner Elementary third grade teachers Karen Dubuque (left a- J Cara
Osmin, and Archie Padberg of People for the Pool hold time capsu a
Workers smooth cement of fan area of the Willow Creek Park District swimming pool, now under c
PTI workers continue work this week putting in underground cable in Heppner in preparation for the Main Street
renovation project. PTI plans to begin work next on the street by the BP Station.
It's Centennial time again
Centennial Middle School students LauraLea Kinser, 14 (left), Portland; and Jasmine Jones, 14, (right), Gresham,
explore the Morrow County Museum with host Julie Proctor, Heppner.
It’s Centennial time again-that
time of year when Heppner
Junior High eighth graders trade
places with eighth graders from
Centennial Middle School in the
Portland area.
The Centennial kids arrived in
Heppner around noon on
Saturday, April 26, and the
Heppner eighth graders left
shortly after 1 p.m. that day.
While in Heppner, the
Centennial students stay with
area families, attend classes at
Heppner Junior High and
participate in activities planned
for them.
County agriculture production
On Monday, April 28. they
Friday they will go to the Bill
went to the Mark and Tami Jepsen ranch for a wheat
Rietmann ranch. Tuesday they presentation and then return for a
had a tour of Kinzua and the barbecue lunch and a high school
Morrow County Museum.
rodeo program at the fairgrounds.
Wednesday they will visit Friday’s activities will conclude
Hardman, participate in a Forest with a potluck dinner and dance.
Service program and wind up
Saturday the Centennial
their day with a hot dog roast at students will leave for home
Anson Wright Park.
around 9 a.m. and Heppner
Thursday they will depart for students will return between 5-6
an all-day tour of north Morrow p.m.
News Deadline: Mon. 5 p.m.
Health District hires new doctor at Boardman clinic
District , Dr. Boss unable to reach agreement
The Morrow County Health
District
will
continue
providing
primary
care
medical services to Boardman
residents despite being unable
to reach an agreement with Dr.
Robert Boss to provide those
services.
District adm inistrator Kevin
Erich announced that Shanilka
de Soyza, M.D., a Hermiston
area physician, will begin
seeing patients at the former
Boardman Health Care Center
on Monday, May 5. The
district's contract with Dr.
Boss expires April 30.
Erich said the district has
been negotiating w ith Dr. Boss
over the last several months to
continue his services at the
d is tr ic t-o w n e d
c lin ic .
"Unfortunately," said Erich,
"we've been unable to reach a
mutually acceptable contract.
We negotiated in good faith
and made what we considered
a very fair final offer, but it
was rejected by Dr. Boss on
April 22. We re determined to
continue providing services in
Boardman and are very
pleased that Dr. de Soyza has
agreed to work there until a
permanent provider is found"'
Erich said de Soyza was
initially hired to provide
services at the new Irrigon
clinic, which the district
expects to open sometime this
summer. "Her qualifications
are excellent and she'll be a
fine addition to Morrow
County's medical com munity.
added Erich.
The health district's clinic in
Boardman, located at 203
Kincade Avenue, will operate
under the new name of
"Boardman Medical Clinic
Until a full-time provider is
hired. Erich said office hours
will be Monday through
Thursday from 12-5 p.m.
Appointments
may
be
scheduled bay calling 481 -
2267.
ODOT project over budget
The low bid for the Oregon
Department of Transportation's
(ODOT) portion of Heppner
Main Street Renovation Project
came in $200,000 over budget,
but the project is still expected to
proceed.
Heppner city administrator
Gary Marks said that the ODOT
team seemed very positive about
the project and said that ODOT
has identified surplus funds in
other projects that may be shifted
o\er to the Heppner project. He
said that officials in ODOT's
Region 5. which covers eastern
Oregon, have recommended
additional funding for the
project The transfer ot tund>
must be approved in Salem,
however.
Marks added that the city's
portion of the project came in
within bid.
Bids were opened April 10.
F a r m
and
H a r d w a r e S ale
Starts Thursday, May 1 through Saturday, May 10
MORROW COUNTY GRAIN GROWERS
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