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Left to right: Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Princess
Rachel Faber, Queen Tracy Rankin and Princess Salli McElligott
The Morrow County Fair
Committee selected Tracy
Rankin as the Morrow County
Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
Queen for the year 2000 Sunday,
October 10. at the fairgrounds in
Heppner.
Tracy, a 17-year-old senior at
Heppner High School, is the
daughter of Tim and Kathy
Rankin. Heppner. She was a
princess during the reign of her
sister. Bobbie, this fair and rodeo
season. She has also been a
pennant bearer.
Princesses are Rachel Faber
and Salli McElligott.
Rachel is the 18-year-old
daughter of John and Karen
Luciani. Big Buttercreek She is
also a senior at HHS
Salli is the 15-year-old
daughter of Paul and Charity
McElligott of lone. She is a
sophomore at lone High School.
Assisted living facility moves closer to reality
School board resolves to
distribute resources equitably
The Morrow County School
Board passed a resolution at its Morrow County (see Sept. 22
regular meeting Monday night at Gazette-Times). The board also
Heppner High School resolving received a history o f class loads
to "present a budget for the at the district's elementary
2000-2001 school year that schools over the past four years
equally distributes the resources which shows an increase in the
of the district, taking into elementary school student
consideration the varying needs population in north end schools
o f the student population."
and a decrease or status quo in
Board member Dwayne Carroll the south end.
cast a sole vote against the
According to school district
resolution, saying that equal figures,
A.C.
Houghton
distribution of the resources of Elementary School in Imgon
the district has always been a has increased 87 students over
function o f the superintendent the past four years, from 292 to
and board.
379; Sam Boardman Elementary
The board's action was in Boardman has increased by
prompted by a million dollar about 28 students during that
shortfall in funding for the same time period, from 401 to
district and a report that 429; lone Schools have increased
indicated that schools in south by 17 students, from 48 to 65;
Morrow County spent more per and Heppner Elementary has
student that schools in north
increased by 12 students, from
212 in 1996-97 to 224 in 1999-
200, but actually lost 31 students
over the past year.
lone resident Meg Murray
brought a letter which was read
to the board protesting rumored
cuts in electives at HHS (see
letters to the editor, this edition).
Morrow
County
School
Doris Brosnan
Superintendent Bruce Anderson, By Assisted
living in the Willow
at the Heppner Chamber of
Creek
Valley
has again moved
Commerce Tuesday, quashed
rumors o f merging Heppner and closer to becoming a reality, as
lone high schools together, community response to the
saying that "It won't happen in concept has been strong,
encouraging the board members
my lifetime."
The board has not yet approved o f the Willow Creek Valley
a solution for the budget cuts, Assisted Living Corporation to
nor a method to equalize the hope for a completed facility by
differences in spending per next summer.
Last month, the public was
student and the student/teacher
invited to hear consultant Jim
ratio.
Rippy
exp lain
his
recommendations and describe
the small, assisted living
facilities in which he specializes.
Previous studies, surveys and
interviews with some key
individuals supported his and the
board's belief that Heppner can
support a 16-unit facility.
Knowing that lending
institutions would require
evidence of local support, the
board invited people to reserve
apartments and hoped for at least
eight requests. By the end of the
second meeting, nine residents
had deposited $200 each to
reserve apartments.
After those meetings, the board
sent a solicitation letter that
generated more interest. So far,
17 people have deposited $200
each to be guaranteed an
apartment when the facility
opens or to be kept on a list for
eventual residency.
In addition, 42 other
individuals responded to the
letter by contributing a total of
$10,653 to the corporation's
efforts. These funds, added to
the $18,812 the corporation has
received from a Challenge Grant
and from tippage fees, will offer
important affirmation when the
board meets with lending
institutions on October 29 to
plan
a financial package.
Leah Denton and Kim Pointer display some of the items featured in the
Board
members, after a trip on
Booster Club Steak Feed and Auction Saturday.
October 8, are especially excited
about what the assisted living
facility will mean to Heppner.
Don Bristow, Rene Devin.
Suzanne Jepsen, Dons Brosnan.
Diana Ball. Gail Hughes, and
Luella Taylor traveled to Odessa
and Wilbur, Washington, to tour
two assisted living facilities that
Rippy helped to build in these
communities smaller than
Heppner. Joining the board for
this tnp were other interested
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Booster Club steak feed & auction Oct. 16
The Heppner High School
Booster Club annual steak feed
and auction planned for this
Saturday, October 16, at the
Heppner Elks Club promises a
steak dinner with all the
trimmings and an extensive array
o f auction items.
Auction items this year run the
gamut from lodging at the Inn of
the Seventh Mountain and the
Columbia George Hotel to a
country club membership, a bird
hunt, cash, tools, fuel and even
Blazer tickets.
The dinner will be held from 6-
8 p.m. with the auction getting
underway at 8 p.m.
Proceeds from the feed and
auction will benefit academic
and extracurricular activities at
the school.
Lexington Fire
Dept, meeting
The Lexington Fire Department
organizational meeting will be held
on Thursday, Oct. 14, at the town
hall at 7 p.m.
Volunteers are needed and the
department is accepting applica
tions for a new fire chief.
The public is invited to attend.
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Bank of Eastern Oregon, Jerry
Gentry of Allstott and Gentry,
Molly Rhea of Home Health,
Jim and Barbara Hayes to video
the tours and Gerald Bergstrom
to dnve the bus.
These visitors were invited
into several of the apartments,
talked to several residents and
some of their family members
and asked employees many
questions. Enthusiasm grew
among the group as residents
spoke highly of their homes.
And the board members were
delighted to see that the
apartments in both facilities
vere an adequate size, though
they are 40 square feet smaller
than the ones planned for
Heppner
Eventually, the video of the
two Washington facilities will
be broadcasted on Heppner TV's
Channel 3. The board wants to
share their experience with as
many local people as possible,
and this will be one method of
doing that.
The board also invites
contributions to WCVAL, P.O.
Box 244, Heppner, OR 97836.
WCVAL is a non-profit
corporation, so contributions are
tax deductible.
County court approves
enterprise zone sponsorship
By Doris Brosnan
Morrow County Public Works
Director Guy Van Arsdale
offered a road report, during
which he and the court discussed
the intersection at the Main
Street-May Street intersection in
Heppner.
The court approved two road
permits for CenturyTel, one on
Clarks Canyon Road and one on
Patterson Ferry Road. The
Court also approved a road
permit on Blackhorse Canyon
Road. Van Arsdale reported that
the county crew is crack-sealing
roads.
The court held a public hearing
on the amendment to the
comprehensive plan. Goal 5,
Aggregate Site Partition Plat,
Clarks Canyon Quarry Site; no
testimony.
Planning Director Tamra
Mabbott and director of
Emergency Management, Casey
Beard, discussed with the court a
letter concerning impact aid and
that general situation.
Superintendent of Morrow
County
Schools,
Bruce
Anderson, discussed the effect
on the county schools of the
Tillamook Dairy's receiving the
tax exemption for the three to
five years He informed the
court that the county could have
access to the Internet line
through the schools.
Sheriff Verlin Denton and
District Attorney Dave Allen
discussed the Rural Domestic
Violence Grant, which the court
approved
TTie court approved a resolution
to sponsor an application for
designation of an enterprise zone
in the county to be know n as the
Willow Creek Valley Enterprise
Zone. The court requested that
county counsel draft an
agreement to terminate the
intergovernmental agreement
with the city o f Boardman and
Port of Morrow for a zone
board
The court approved an order in
the matter of initiating the
annexation of territory into the
Boardman Rural Fire Protection
District and set a public hearing
date of October 20 at 10 a m at
the Morrow County Health
Department in Boardman.
The court approved an
ordinance amending the county
comprehensive plan to include a
site to the Goal 5 aggregate
inventory, the Clarks Canyon
Pit.
Mike Mills, of the Heppner
Economic
Development
Corporation, reported to the
court disappointment over the
county's not funding the
economic development position
that the court had planned to do
at budget time The court
explained it as a matter of a
shortfall in the budget
Advertising Deadline
12 noon Tuesday