TW O - Heppner Gazette-Tim es, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 20, 1999
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of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
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Wants schools merged
To the Editor:
Members of the Morrow County
School Board:
Originally I heard that the
shortfall in funding for the
Morrow County School District
for next year was $500,000 or
$600,000.
Then it rose to
$1,000,000.
Now at the
Heppner Chamber of Commerce
meeting Oct. 12, Superintendent
Anderson said the shortfall
would be $1,500,000.
I had been told the previous
week that Supt. Anderson had
requested to be on the Heppner
Chamber of Commerce agenda
because a senous problem with
funding had arisen. He said that
one of the proposed solutions
was to merge lone and Heppner
High schools and send some of
the closer Boardman Elementary
students to lone Elementary,
rather than build more school
buildings in North Morrow when
we didn’t have any money.
As 1 wondered when the
Bombing Range Road would be
completed to shorten the
distance between lone and
Boardman to 17 miles, I called
Judge (Terry) Tallman. He said
progress on the road had stalled
for awhile. He had hoped to
have it completed this year, but
that he had a Nov.
1
appointment with Governor
Kitzhaber to discuss this subject
as well as other concerns.
Apparently aware of my
concern over losing all electives
in Heppner High School and
losing more elementary teachers.
Judge Tallman offered the
information that he had been
told that all the electives would
be cut in both North and South
Morrow County.
Governor Kitzhaber vetoed the
"Student Bill of Rights" which
would have lessened the funding
for rural high schools, but he did
not
veto
the
legislation
authorizing the money schools
would receive, probably for a
reason. Oregon cannot have the
state negotiate the salaries of
teachers statewide, as Washing
ton does, if we do not move to a
more efficient, affordable,
merged
school
system
throughout Oregon.
For die economic development
of dairy farms and other related
industries in South Morrow, the
proposed bombing range road
would be a plus.
But if lone chooses to stay
isolated as regards its schools, I
imagine we will stay isolated
economically also.
Would the board please request
that the subject of merging the
two high schools be put on the
agenda of their next meeting?
— - i f you wish, additional
financial information to make an
informed decision, contact John
Bridges, Oregon Department of
Education
(503)378-8004,
Extension 275, FAX (503) 373-
7968. He is the Eastern Oregon
Rural School person with that
office.
(s) Meg Murray
Heppner
Child safety training class held
The Umatilla-Morrow County
Safe Kids Coalition, along with
Boardman Rural Fire Protection
District, conducted a child safety
training class on October 7.
The class was offered to any
person wishing to attend. A
representative with Morrow
County Health Department
attended,
questions
were
answered and an actual seat
installation was conducted.
Everyone attending had an
opportunity to install a seat.
Anyone wishing to attend a
class or conduct a class may
contact Hector Pacheco-Morales
at 481-3830, hpmrutz@eoni.com
or Sheree Smith at Morrow
County Health Dept.
The coalition also held a child
safety seat check point on
October 8, along with Boardman
Rural Fire Protection District,
Hermiston Fire Department,
ODOT, McDonald's, and ACTS
Oregon/Child
Safety
Seat
Resource Center.
This was the first check point
held in this area. The UMSKC
members also watched as
Pacheco-Morales and another
instructor installed seats and
children were secured in the
seats.
The check point was held in
conjunction
with
Sunset
Elementary Child's Fair. More
are planned, including one in
Morrow County.
All nine seats that were
checked needed correction or
were installed incorrectly.
The Morrow County Court, at
their October 13 meeting,
approved the purchase of a
digital camera for the museum
with funds from the Katherine
Bisbee Trust
Public Works Director Guy
Van Arsdale reported the crew
at work with replacement rock
on Sanford Canyon, Lunchford
Canyon and Balm Fork;
patching potholes on Hardman
Ridge Road; and work on Kunze
Road. He noted that Gooseberry
Road near Dry Fork will need
bridge work and that some work
is planned for the Buttercreek
Road.
Concern was voiced over
overloaded trucks on Patterson
Ferry. Discussion continued on
a
complicated
question
surrounding a particular request
for access to a county road. The
court confirmed that Van
Arsdale should continue to
follow the five year road plan,
though the Road Committee has
not completed its tour of roads.
Van Arsdale and the court
discussed the Clarks Canyon Pit,
papers on which are soon to be
signed.
Commissioner John Wenholz
requested a stop sign on the
comer of 2nd and Utah Streets in
Irrigon.
The court reviewed a services
agreement proposed by the city
of Boardman for enforcement of
a weed control ordinance.
Further
discussion
with
Boardman officials was agreed
to.
The court discussed the budget
for economic development and
agreed that $12,000 would not
be spent,
to partially
compensate for a general fund
shortfall.
Considering
the
remaining budget insufficient for
hiring someone, the court agreed
to extend the contract for
services with GEODC through
this fiscal year.
Commissioner Dan Brosnan
presented a letter to the Forest
Service objecting to transferring
and closing Morphine Springs,
Arbuckle and Ritter Flat roads,
but agreeing to closure of two
other roads.
The court agreed to terminate
the agreement among the city of
Boardman, Port of Morrow and
Morrow County to govern the
Columbia River Enterprise
Zone. It then approved a new
agreement with the city of
Boardman for the management
of that zone.
The court reviewed and
approved a contract with
Thaddeus Labhart for alcohol
and drug counseling services in
Wheeler and Morrow County.
They reviewed and approved a
request for discretionary tippage
fees for breathing equipment, if
the Lexington Fire Department
pays the other half of the
expense. They also approved
renewal contracts with the
Oregon
Health
Sciences
University for the CaCoon
Program.
The court readdressed the
request of Benton County,
Washington, to join in an
Amicus Curiae action and
approved joining, as such,
Waterwatch of Oregon, Trout
Unlimited
and
Northwest
Environmental Defense Center -
vs.- Corps of Engineers.
Emergency Management
Director Casey Beard updated
the court on CSEPP activities,
including telephone problems
during the recent depot incident
and no budget for overtime or
W hat else can we say?
Sybil Krebs earns AQHA award
Sybil Krebs of lone recently
earned an award for logging 500
hours in the American Quarter
Horse Association Horseback
Riding Program.
The program provides AQHA
members recognition for time
spent nding or driving American
Quarter Horses.
Current AQHA MEMBERS
complete a program application
and pay a one-time $25
enrollment fee. Each enrollee
receives an official AQHA log
sheet to record their hours
driving or riding their American
Quarter Horse. Participants need
not own their horse, but all
official hours must be accrued
with a registered American
Quarter Horse.
The first award, a program
recognition patch, is given after
50 hours have been logged and
verified.
Patches and nine
subsequent awards are presented
at 100 to 5,000 hour levels and
range from merchandise gift
certificates from Drysdales
Western Store to a Montana
on-call pay.
He discussed
expenses in the renovations to
the Emergency Operations
Center; the Tone Alert radios,
which should start arriving soon;
the 2000 budget, which could
see the county significantly
under-funded; and status of the
projects at the depot.
With Boardman City Manager,
Kathy Moore, the court
discussed the Soil and Water
Conservation District’s concept
of the cities adopting a weed
control ordinance in order to
facilitate county-wide control.
The court clarified that the
SWCD Board, the Weed Board,
or the county do not have
manpower or funding to provide
the cities control services but
could offer some education and
identification services.
Moore. Planning Director
Tamra Mabbott, and building
inspector Brett Cook updated the
court on the status of contracting
with Boardman for building
inspection services. The court
recognized that some legal
matters with the state would
need attention but suggested that
Mabbott and Moore work on a
program.
Commissioner
Brosnan said that he would insist
that
a
contract
contain
performance
parameters,
including time lines for
inspections.
Mabbott reported that Boeing
has signed the Ione-Boardman
Agreement and sent it to PGE
for signature.
Silversmith trophy belt buckle at
the highest level.
Other awards provided by
AQHA corporate
sponsors
include a $25 gift certificate
good towards any item from
Drysdales Western Store, at 750
hours a headstall valued at $22
from Cowboy Tack. At both
1,000 hours and 3,000 hours
award
recipients
receive
recognition in "The Quarter
Horse
Journal",
AQHA's
monthly magazine.
Jim Bret Campbell, AQHA
manager of the Horseback
Riding Program, said, "AQHA is
so proud to offer this program
rewarding people who enjoy
riding and driving American
Quarter Horses. Enrollees are
doing such diverse activities that
it's obvious this program literally
fits everyone who likes spending
time with horses."
AQHA actively encourages
horseback
riding
as
a
recreational activity that can be
enjoyed alone or shared with
family and friends.
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Irrigon 8-0
By Rick Paullus
The Heppner Colts finished the
regular season undefeated at 5-0
by shutting out Irrigon, 8-0, on
Wednesday, Oct. 13, at the Mor
row County Fairgrounds.
The Colts now go on to the
playoffs where they will have a
rematch with the Irrigon team at
H erm iston High School on
Wednesday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m.
The Colts’ defense finally held
Imgon at the end of the first quar
ter deep in Heppner territory. Roy
Proctor had a 28 yard run to give
the Colts some breathing room.
J.C. Sherritt then ran a bootleg
down the sidelines for 54 yards
and a touchdown. Peter Geer
kicked the extra point and the
Colts led, 8-0.
The rest of the game was a
defensive struggle as neither of
fense could get much going.
The Colts ended Irrigon’s last
chance to score as Cody Ford-
Day made a hit, causing a fumble
which Riley Wight recovered.
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Irrigon: 0 0 0 0 - 0
Heppner: 0 8 0 0 - 8
Second quarter: Heppner-J.C. Sherritt
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