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•. -V : - • ’ » ' - v/ ' l • V G • \ •: . - ■*. v • ' • . >■ ‘I I ..... • ■ ;* - . y « » ' ; • - .* •.* •„ . •flUSMlM M L« >• ■ • r 1 .- - 1 ,r fr - * . .<*>;>• Jr -r . Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 26, 1998 - THREE Spotted Ass Ranch wins sweepstakes 1 f t j ? v'v V j •; f . , \ . # • •'"* A> * S ] _ * * - ’ * * » . * . ‘ * . r ^ f •• j . «. '*•*6. >• • ' . • V i'. ■*, * ** -‘ . 0.1 * m ------ * Construction to be completed by first day of school There were approximately 50 entries in this year's Fair & Rodeo Parade held last Saturday, August 22. Follow ing is a listing o f the winners: Teams, Wagons and Buggies: first place and sweepstakes award winner-Spotted Ass Ranch out o f Umatilla, owned by Elmer Georgeson; second- Starvation Farms out o f Moses Lake, Washington, owned by Stanley Pouch. Courts and Royalty: first-1998 Fort Dalles Days Pro Rodeo Queen Katie M cK ee; second- hlgin Stampede Queen Am> Daggett and Princess H olly Hellberg; third-Pendleton Round -Up Queen Megan Corey and Princesses Shana Anderson, Kristen Hagen, C icely Loftus and Casey Seeger. Clubs, Com ics and Kids: first- Brent Brosnan as a future bull fighter, second-Riverside High School FFA Chapter led by Rick Danielson. Antique Autos and Machinery: first-Harold Peck's 1935 International Farmall, pulling a Daisy Reaper; second-Harold Peck's 1917 M odel T. Community Floats: first- Heppner Day Care led by Merry Brannon; second-Eagle Lodge 2902 from Hermiston. Commercial Floats: first-A Touch o f Heaven from Umatilla; second-No Hair Small Engine Repair from Irrigon. Riding Groups: Senior D ivision-U m atilla County Mounted Patrol Unit; Junior D ivision -1998 M orrow County Fair & Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Pennant Bearers; Individual Rider-Casey Robertson and Taylor Eng; Family Riders- Casey Robertson and Taylor Eng. M CHD announces raffle winners Three people were selected as winners o f a free therapeutic m assage o ffe r e d by P io n e e r M e m o ria l’ s Physical Therapy Dept. A drawing was held at the Morrow County Fair at the M or row County Health District’ s in formation booth. The winners are Glenn Maret o f Irrigon. Ruth M cCabe o f lone and Debra Harper o f Heppner. Judy Durkee-Norris, Pioneer M e m o ria l’ s licensed massage therapist says individuals experi encing headaches, muscle pam, stress or an inability to relax w ill receive a benefit from a form o f massage therapy. W hen most people think o f massage, they think o f easing muscle pain and soreness by gently kneading the b od y’ s various muscle groups. W hile massage therapy is an e f fective way o f dealing with the body's soft tissue problems, its benefits actually go much further, said a health district news release. Therapeutic massage can help boost the body’ s immune system by breaking the stress cycle. It also increase blood circulation and helps improve the lymphatic flow throughout the body, said the re lease. For more information on mas sage therapy, consult your health care provider or contact Durkee- Norris at 676-2945. M C C C F meeting set for Sept. 8 The monthly meeting o f the Morrow County Commission on Children and Families w ill be held on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at the M or row County Family Service Cen ter, 120 S. Main, Heppner, from 7-9 p.m. the main topic o f discussion will be the approval o f Child Care Block Grant and child abuse pre vention requests for proposals. The public is invited to attend and participate in the discussion. For more information, call 676- 9675. Sheriff announces retirement Morrow County Sheriff Roy L. Drago has announced his inten tion to retire in October, 1998. Drago, 68, has been sheriff o f Morrow County since his appoint ment to the position in April, 1983. He joined the M orrow County S h e riffs O ffice as a deputy in August. 1980, and was appointed sheriff by the county court when Sheriff Larry Fetch resigned. Drago has over 24 years in law enforcement, beginning his career in N ew York City. He worked for Eastside Police Dept., now part o f Coos Bay, for six years, attain ing the rank o f Sergeant before leaving to take a position with the Morrow County S h e riff s O ffice. The construction at Heppner Elementary and Heppner High School is nearly complete and HES teachers are moving into their rooms in preparation for the first day o f school, according to a report by Bob Baker, project coordinator, at the Morrow County School District Board meeting held August 10 at A.C. Houghton Elementary School in Im gon. Baker also told the board that the lone project is underway and hopefully w ill be on target for the start o f school which is Monday, August 31. In other business, the board: -heard a report on the judgement in favor o f the M orrow County Unified Recreation District, which funds extracurricular activities in the schools, and against Ed Glenn. Glenn filed a lawsuit against the district, challenging the legality o f the district's taxing authority. -learned that the PERS employer rate has increased 1.89 percent, which will go into effect in July 1999 and is expected to cost the district $224,000-plus. -learned that the licensed negotiating teams have met 10 times "w'ith little progress". Negotiations w ill resume after the September board meeting which w ill be held Sept. 14 at the Riverside High School auditorium at 7:30 p.m. -learned that the 1998-99 substitute teacher pay w ill be the state rate o f $116.75 per day. A fter 10 days in the same position, the rate w ill go up to $122.58 a day. -heard a report on the district wide in-service which w ill be held on Thursday, August 27, at Riverside High School. Teachers w ill return to school on August 26. -heard an update on open positions in the district as o f August 10. The positions w ill be filled by the beginning o f school. -heard that Pat McNamee's position on the budget committee expired June 30. Board member Dwayne Carroll w ill make a recommendation for an appointment to that position for the September meeting. -was asked for thoughts by superintendent Chuck Starr concerning the superintendent search. -adopted a code for tobacco violations. -heard a report from Nate Arbogast, district technology coordinator, concern ing computer problems related to the new millennium. He discussed the plans the district has for dealing with the problem. -accepted the recommendation that the music curriculum and textbook adoption remain the same. -accepted the art curriculum and textbook adoption recommendation as a first reading with action to be taken at the September meeting -removed revision o f purchasing and bidding policies from the agenda at this time. The first reading w ill be in September. -accepted the revision and new alternative education policies and administrative regulations as a first reading. -approved a five-year extension on the fairgounds agreement with the county for use o f the fairgrounds by the school district. -accepted resignations for Don Zellner, Sam Boardman Elementary School assistant principal; Dale Peters, Columbia M iddle School teacher; Fawn Conner, C M S Title I ed assistant; Christina Altamirano. part-time SBE English as a Second Language ed assistant; and Susan Russell, SBE special ed assistant. -approved employment for Poul Murtha, probationary contract to teach math at CM S for 1998-99; George Riedel, probationary contract to teach PE at C M S for 1998-99; Susan Gibbs, probationary contract to teach fifth-sixth grade at HES for 1998-99; Frank Wynne, part- time RHS assistant custodian: Charles Spivey, CM S assistant custodian; and Chris Davis, extra duty contract to serve as head girls' basketball coach at lone High School for 1998-99. Willow Creek Road report section w ill remain open, to the logging contractor only, for the removal o f timber sale material. The FS 21 Road, Penland Lake Road intersection w ill remain open during construction activities, controlled with flaggers. W illow Creek Road remains open, to local traffic only, to Cutsforth Park. The park w ill remain open through the construction season. The W illow Creek road closure w ill continue through Oct. 9, 1998. The detour route through the Shaw Creek Road will continue to be the main travel route through to the four comers The U.S. Dept, o f Trans portation lists its planned construction activities on W illow Creek Road for the week o f Monday, Aug. 24: Tidewater is continuing to work on the cut slopes, excavating and placing rock embankment with material from the cut slope, working between the beginning o f the project, at Cutsforth Park, and the end o f the project at Ditch Creek. They are hauling waste material to the waste sites established on the FS 5350 road. They are utilizing excavators and cat wagons to move the waste material, so drivers in the area, please observe the flaggers and remember that they are there to help you and the equipment drivers. They have a culvert crew placing new culvert under the roadway, beginning near the Penland Lake access road and working towards the Cutsforth Park end of the project. Emergency access through the project w ill be maintained throughout the rest o f the construction season. W illow Creek Road (Coal Mine Grade Lis closed to through traffic ir o n ii utsforth Park to the intersection o f Forest Service roads 5350 and 53. This inter to Penland Lake and Ukiah. Additional temporary signs have been placed for Penland Lake access. Please watch for logging truck traffic and observe the warning signs, including the speed limit, on the detour route and observe the barricades at both ends o f the construction zone. Please have a safe summer and remember that the barricaded road closures are for the traveling public's safety. For more information, contact Robert G. Toops, project en gineer, at 676-5904 in Heppner for additional information. > -Tv. » . zr -V, J •' 1 . v -, - 'S ' ; r-Y '• . • • * .. ■ . »• » / Y - '• ’ / -, . • • -t . 1 - **', s , v . ■ f y\ '• V v • ' . v .' - • H ’ ■ - j ' > .• - -v»v' b- -, J BACK TO SCHOOL SALE on school supplies! $0 Flyers inside the store \ \ 0° v.as> x SALE ENDS SEPTEMBER 5th \\2^ e ) ST0R - 4 - U Mini-Storage S ^ M u MWJ'4 DlUUJ MOVE IN SPECIAL 217 North Mam Heopner • • • • • Call For Details, 567-7317 • All Sizes Available 676-9158 • r. '* > - ■ "• • ; -V. •T-; . ■ ■ - ' • J f ' - I . ' ’> 1 ,v-V . X * ->• i V« -** .- ■ • v '- . v y , •Y y ■ -, - ’H * ■ v v Gy » ^ Y • 1 ] I . V-;' ■ •••. .. .f . *. v Whose money is it anyway? Som e banks h ave a fu nny idea o l service. 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