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Public invited ta hear
Marks will also be on hand to
speak.
Weaver Construction out of La
Grande won the bid to do the
project which calls for putting in
new streets and sidewalks
downtown.
Construction may start as soon
as the first week in June, said A1
Frye of Weaver Construction.
"This is a critical meeting," said
City Manager Gary Marks, ' i f
The public is invited to a
meeting Thursday, May 22, to
hear the contractor on the
Heppner downtown mainstreet
project explain what the town
can expect during construction.
The meeting will be held at the
Forest Service building in
Heppner and will begin at 7 p.m.
The public will be able to ask
questions. City Manager Gary
HEPPNER
people want to know what is
going on this is the place to be."
Marks said the meeting is
especially important to the
businesses in Heppner as they
will be affected by the
construction project.
Weaver construction has
experience
with
downtown
renovation projects, having done
La Grande's and Baker City's.
Britts donate $3,000 to pool project
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Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Work continues at the MC Fairgrounds
Britt family grandchildren (left to right): back row-Tanner Britt, Mikel Britt, Chelsea Britt holding Johnny
Britt, Brittany Boothe and Braden Britt; front-Kile and Katie Britt and Sydney Coster. Tanner, Chelsea and
Katie are the children of Rusty and Kathy Britt; Mikel and Braden are the sons of Shelli and Rick Britt;
Kile and Johnny are the children of Ryan and Sara Wilson; and Brittany and Sydney are the children of
Ken and Mindy Coster. Grandparents are John and Nella Britt.
because People for the Pool
decided to go with the longer-
lasting gunmte finish. A
spokesperson for PFP said that
gunmte would be more expensive
initially, but would not have to
be refimshed like a tiberglas
The John Britt Logging
Company, Inc., has donated
$3,000 towards construction of
the indoor pool in Heppner.
The amount sought by the fund
raising group, the People for the
Pool (PFP), has increased
finish.
Deadline to buy a brick for the
pool is Saturday, May 31. There
are no deadlines for contributing
lo the plaque program for
"champions o the pool". "Patrons
of the pool" and Friends of the
pool.
lone School open house, technology night
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Volunteers help pour cement as part of the rodeo grounds renovation project. The cement being poured will be
under the bleachers and VIP seating.
VIP seating is now underway with those seats sold in lots of 10. VIP seating includes all three rodeo perfor­
mances and two slack performances for $360 per section. Contact Nicole Mahoney, 676-5157 to purchase seating.
The bleacher project will also include a donor wall with a permanent sign with sections thanking donors of various
donation amounts.
a relaxed and fun day at school.
After the assembly parents and
community
members
were
invited to tour elementary
classrooms
where students
displayed recent class projects.
TTie junior and senior high
The lone Schools held a
combined open house and
technology night recently. The
evening began with an assembly
in the school cafeteria where
students in kindergarten through
fifth grade and their teachers told
about one of their favorite
books. All were dressed in
costumes depicting a character in
their book.
The elementary school had a
month long emphasis on reading
for pleasure during the month of
April. Doors in the elementary
building were decorated to
resemble the cover of a book by
famous author and illustrator. Dr.
Seuss. One day students and
staff earned a book everywhere
with them and when librarian.
Charity McElligott announced
"read-out" everyone stopped and
read their book. Students and
teachers remarked that this made
classrooms were open to display
new
school
technology.
Teachers assisted visitors in
understanding and using the new
technology resources available to
students and teachers in Morrow
County.
resignation April 11.
Bitsas said he resigned
because "disagreements have
arisen
and
discussions
deteriorated" over issues such as
"appropriate scheduling” to allow
him adequate time to care for his
patients.
Dr. Bitsas indicated to the
board, however, that he would
like to stay in Heppner and work
out differences and continue to
practice at Pioneer Memorial
Clinic and Hospital in Heppner
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Lindstrom
E x t in g u is h e r S e r v ic e P a y
Wednesday, May 21st;
Bring in your extinguisher fo r recharging or repair
Service man on hand from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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participate in the race, which was
J]e ^ Fnday through Sunday
^c,ueen Heppner, lone, Fossd and
s Pray- Many cyclists stayed in
tents in lone.
The board met with Dr. Bitsas
and
clinic and hospital
employees in executive session
on May 8 to consider the issue.
Dr. Bitsas began working for
the health district Sept. 1 after
Drs. Jeanne and Ed Berrctta
moved to Walla Walla. Dr.
Bitsas
had
a
three-year
agreement with the district.
Dr. Bitsas' resignation leaves
one doctor. Dr. Ernie Atkins, and
a nurse practitioner, Wendy
Haack, at Pioneer Memorial
Clinic.
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The Morrow County Health
District Board (MCHD), in
executive session by telephone
conference call Monday night.
May 12, has indicated, by taking
no official action, that they will
not pursue negotiations with Dr.
Bill Bitsas.
MCHD administrator Kevin
Erich said Tuesday that the board
decided "by consensus" not to
further negotiate with Dr. Bitsas,
who was employed as a
physician by the district until his
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Saturday at Heppner High School
Between 125-150 racers froir
as bicyclists racing in the five western states and British
Columbia Plateau Stage Race Columbia
had signed up tc
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