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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 24,1998 Rietmann honored with Rigby award Assisted living facility for SATURDAY, JDNE 27 th Heppner now in planning process Efforts are underway to establish an assisted living center in Heppner for elderly people not KARAOKE! BUFFALO BOYS at 9 p . m . BDCKNDM'S TAVERN, HEPPNER >aaftg3fc,^gaftgafc^*eaa£»k>>aaagas»BaftgaL..>!aagak.>£aag5«^*Baafia^ Pioneer Memorial Clinic will be CLOSED Friday, July 3rd Have a safe and happy 4th of July! ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooboooooo Tyler and Francu Harwell request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of their daughter E R I N E L IZ A B E T H to D E A C O N J A C O B H E ID E A IA N son of Loren and Della Heideman Saturday, the twenty-seventh of June Nineteen hundred and ninety-eight a t four o clock First Christian Church 775 West Highland Hermiston, Oregon lone Elementary teacher Betty Rietmann was this year’s recipi ent of the Grant Rigby Memorial Teacher Award. Rietmann has taught primary grades at lone for the past 30 years. She has enjoyed each year’s teaching and the years have gone quickly for her, she says. She is now teaching children of her former students, as well as hav ing grandchildren and nieces and nephews in her class. Rietmann is a graduate of East ern Oregon University with a bachelor of science degree in el ementary education. After teach ing in the Pendleton school sys tem, she married and moved to a farm north of lone, where she and her husband, Bob, raised three “Raven,” a Celtic band from Portland, will kick off the Cale donian G am es’ festivities in Athena with an outdoor perfor mance Friday, July 10, at 8 p.m. at the high school athletic field. "R aven’s smooth blend of voices is highly acclaimed in the Pacific Northwest and across the U.S.,” said a spokesperson. The Caledonian Games spon sors a pre-concert dinner, a baked potato bar in the park on Friday at 6 p.m., to be followed1 by the Raven concert. Saturday July 11, features the 9 a.m. parade, sheep dog trials, TT7TTTTTrTTTTTTTrTTTTTTTTTTTrTTTrTTT',i''TTTVTvrTTrf Michael Garrett ami Tehey Millmm m e married on June 9th in Corvallis, OR. On July 4(11, Earl and Rhonda Garrett will host a reception (ii Iwwr the new couple. Please stop by the Garrett home at 365 "B" Street, lone, anytime between 3 -6 p .m . Everyone is invited to come by and say hello to the new couple and enjoy food and drink. Vacation of a Lifetime You could win an $8,000 travel certificate to anywhere you choose plus $12,000 cash! OREGON LOTTERY Overall odds 1 in 3 76 Eastern Oregon Skill Center is offering an adult computer camp this July. The classes will be offered Tuesday, July 14, Wednesday. July 15, and Thursday, July 16 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. The camp is designed to offer adults a fun introduction to computers and a basic word processing program. Students begin with how to turn on a computer and will advance to fun with graphics. Tlic A rti CoMMCil i>f M o rra w Contiti, and the Community of lone present The SECO N D ANNUAL )L í h 4 a [fItinCucklc IONE M y M usic NM» fo o d , and Bwec pez?tv ac iS HF.NDFR.SC» fu n at lone’s n e w lq piping, dancing, athletic events, entertainment, food and souvenir booths. Activities in the park are free all day Saturday until the fea tured bagpipe bands perform in the Tattoo (a military marching and piping event) at 6:30 p.m. on the athletic field. Admission for the Tattoo is $2. Sunday’s events on July 12 in clude a Kirkin’ of the Tartan (a community church service in the Scottish sense, a “blessing of the tartan”) held in the park at 9:30 a.m., sheep dog trials, storytelling, fiddling and piping by the Weston- McEwen Pipe and Drum. Adult computer camp offered Play our new Scratch-it d I H M ; sons. In 1968, the school was unable to secure a first grade teacher and the principal asked her to return to teaching. She agreed to do this for one year until another teacher could be found. She found the work rewarding and enjoyed tak ing classes to learn the latest in educational techniques. She says she is looking forward to greeting a new group of kindergarten/first grade students next fall. Dennis Swanson, an lone High School graduate, established the Grant Rigby award in memory of a favorite teacher to recognize educators who “go the extra mile” in assisting students with their education. An $800 stipend ac companies the award. New Caledonian Games in Athena Reception immediately following at the Harwell ranch home Í# Betty Rietmann receives Grant Rigby award from lone Schools' princi pal Dick Allen [and 7rU V eug completed beautiful Outdoor Am S c h e d u le ©If E v e n ts The computer lab is limited, so preregistration is required. Call 276-9050, ext. 231 to register or stop by the Skill Center. The center is located in the Pendleton Employment Office at 408 S.E. 7th. ready for full time nursing home care, says Suzanne Jepsen, one of the organizers of the proposed center. An in-between facility for people who need more care than home living or what can be given in the St. Patrick's Senior Center, but not as intensive care as given in the nursing home, Willow Creek Valley Assisted Living is now in the preliminary planning stages. The facility would offer individual studio or one bedroom apartments. Costs based on today's pricing would range from $1200 to $2200 per month, and would include: 24 hour staff help with medication, bathing, other personal hygiene care, three nutritious meals a day, laundry and housekeeping once a week. There will not be a registered nurse on staff but RN care will be contracted with Pioneer Memorial Hospital Home Health Agency. Monthly costs would be determined by the size of the unit rented and the level of care needed. All utilities except phone will be provided as well as cable TV, social activities, a room for religious services and a beauty and barber shop. The facility will be owned by a private non-profit corporation and operated by a hired management company. The size of the facility and number of units has not yet been determined, says Jepsen, but will depend on the needs of the community which are in the process of being measured now. The size will affect the price of the facility with money for construction to come from government and private grants, as well as individual gifts and loans. "Our mission is to build a non profit, licensed, assisted living facility to serve the Willow Creek Valley, where our seniors and disabled can live close to those they love. We w ill provide a safe, attractive, comfortable, home-like environment that fosters privacy, independence and dignity," says a corporation mission statement. Support for the facility appears to be high in the Willow Creek Valley, with a recent survey sent out with the electric co-op billing coming back with 495 positive responses and only 26 negative responses concerning the assisted living facility. So far money for studies and St. Patrick's Senior Center Bulletin Board There were 94 present for the senior meal June 17, including 21 guests from Pilot Rock and nine from Boardman. Members of the Methodist Church served. The menu for July 1 is an Independence Day picnic type meal with barbecued hamburgers, pork and beans, etc. Members of the Christian Missionary Fellowship Church w ill serve. Hearing aid assistance will be given and blood pressures taken before the meal. The Nutrition Site Committee will meet following the meal. Bingo will be played at 1 p.m. The proceeds from bingo go to help support the Senior Center. More players would be welcome. Also needed are Red Apple receipts; they also help pay the Senior Center bills. There were 24 present for the Friday breakfast, June 19; eight meals were home delivered. The menu for June 26 will be pancakes, sausage links, hot and cold cereal, fruit, orange juice, milk and coffee. Three people played pinochle Tuesday afternoon and two tables were in play Friday afternoon. Irene Anhom visited with the cyclists Saturday and was given a motorcycle ride to the fairgrounds by a man named Fred from Spokane. She also received a Chief Joseph BMW rally pin. The senior bus will go to Spray Thursday, June 25, at 10:30 a.m Gerald Bergstrom will drive as Ed Baker is on vacation. The Red Cross Blood drawing is Thursday afternoon, June 25. Everyone is invited to come and give the gift,of life. Remember the exercise class Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 10 a.m. It's a great way to stay fit, and flexible. phi the a te r I t>! | | | : £ cru |9F July 3 Concessions Sold All Day 10 00 A M 5lh Annual lone 4th ot July Best Ball Golf Tournament begins 'Hole-m-one prize * Alaskan cruise for two1 (More information at. 541-422-7410 or 541-676-5437) 600PM “R e d W h ite B lu e " B a n d followed by Oregon East Sym phony’s “B o n n e ville B r a s s ' Q uintet (Bring your lawn chairs, your blankets your picnic dinners July 4. Enjoyf) Children s Activities 8 30AM 10 00 11 00 2 00 P M 3 00 2 00 3 30 7 00 9 30 D U SK Go-Carts, and Great Food AH D ay' (Homemade Pies, German Sausages Ribs. Chicken, Hot Dogs. Beer Garden, and Morel) Daw ns Early Light Wafc/Flun Horseshoe Tournament Begins Parade (C a l 422-7243 for information) ‘Including the NW Best C la ssc Antique Cars B LU ES B A N D S BEG IN PLAYIN G IN THE PARK Free Sw m m ng at the Pool until 4 P M 'Sim ply So n gs & Stories' by Anne-Louiae Ste rry •Storytelling for the Young and Old The Doug Rowell Bend Linda Hombuckle Lloyd Jones Bugs Henderson end The Shuttle K in gs 50th Anniversary FIR E W O R K S D ISP LA Y THANKS u Our sponsors, without whom our Msbreson would not be possible" Fer mors nkMmafiOh. can 422 7243 or 47?.7410 *^ny t rr~ V Camping available on mo lone School football OoW BURNING BAN Effective July 6, 1998, the Fire Chief of the City of Heppner is imposing a closed season for open burning based on local fire safety concerns. This burning ban is for the City of Heppner. A reminder thaj open burning season also includes a “burn barrel”. The closed season will remain in effect until further notice this fall as per ORS 478.960. other work has come mainly from local donations including $1,638 from All Saints Episcopal Church, $2.500 from the Morrow County Grain Growers and $1,500 from anonymous sources. Jepsen said the group plans on approaching the Port of Morrow for low-cost loans and has received verbal support form the Heppner Chamber of Commerce, Heppner Economic Development Corporation, City of Heppner, Morrow County Court and Heppner Coordinating Council. Jepsen says that after a feasibility study is completed to determine how many units, if any, the community needs, grants and loans will be applied for actual construction of the facility. "We need to know that we have people that will move in there if we build it," Jepsen said. She said the study would cost $15,000, including a marketing analysis, an architect's schematic drawing and hiring a consultant to complete funding applications. Jepsen was also certain to point out, "This is not a rich person's facility. Our goal is to meet the needs of all senior citizens no matter what level of income." She said the facility would be able to accept Medicaid payments. Jepsen also said the committee is available to speak to any group or organization that would like to have more information about the assisted living facility. Willow Creek Road construction upd ce The U.S. Dept, o ' Trans portation lists it« planned construction activiti j on Willow Creek Road for the week of Monday. June ~'l. Tidewate* will continue the grubbing, silt fence and debris burning and hauling operations, working ahead on line from the beginning of the project. The surveyors will be on the project, placing stakes for cuts and fills, rock embankment areas and for the various culverts located along the project. There will be some hauling of debris to a waste site that is north of the project..so please be aware of the truck traffic. Willow Creek Road (Coal Mine Grade) is closed to through traffic from Cutsforth Park to the intersection of Forest Service roads 5320 and 53. This intersection will remain open, to the logging contractor only, for the removal of timber sale material. The FS 21 Road, Penland Lake Road, intersection will remain open until construction activities close it sometime in the middle of July. Willow Creek Road remains open, to locate traffic only, to Cutsforth Park. The park will remain open for the construction season. The road closure will continue through the length of the contract, which has a completion date of October 9. The detour route through the Shaw Creek Road will be the main travel route through the four comers to Penland Lake and Ukiah. The road closure has been accomplished by placing barricades with flashing lights across the Willow Creek Road at both ends of the construction zone. Please observe the warning signs prior to the detour route and barricades at both ends of the construction zone. Have a safe summer and remember that the barricaded road closures are for the traveling public's safety. Federal Highways asks the traveling public for their patience, consideration and coop eration during this construction season and hopes that the work will be completed with a minimum of delays. For more information, contact Robert G. Toops, project engineer, at 676-5904 in Hepp ner for additional information OFFICE SUPLIES FAX Paper Computer Paper Gazette-Times 676-9228
