Statistics point to academic excellence at IHS
Statistics at lone High School
show that 90 percent of the
students were named to the honor
roll tor the second quarter, 91
percent tor the first semester and
82 percent qualified for the 'A'
honor roll for the first semester
Over a third of IHS-36 percent-
earned a 4 grade point average
during the first semester.
One hundred percent of the
sophomore class were on the
second quarter and first semester
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honor rolls and the first semester
'A' honor roll Seventy percent of
that class earned straight-A's the
first semester.
The senior class was close
behind with 90 percent of the
class qualifying for the second
quarter and first semester honor
roll and first semester 'A' honor
roll. Twenty-one percent of the
seniors earned straight-A's the
first semester
Eighty-nine percent of the
freshmen were named to the
second quarter and first semester
honor rolls. Sixty-five percent
were named to the first semester
'A' honor roll and 24 percent
earned straight-A's the first
semester
Eighty-six percent of the junior
class made the second quarter
honor roll, 91 percent the first
semester honor roll. 81 percent
the first semester 'A' honor roll
and 43 percent earned a 4 the
first semester
Neighbor Center receives Meyer Trust grant
The Meyer Memorial Trust has
announced 40 grant awards
totaling $2.68 million to
nonprofit groups in Oregon
during December 1999 and
January 2000.
The Neighborhood Center of
South Morrow County received
$7,000 to help increase its
operating schedule from three to
five days per week to better serve
low income residents.
The grants included 22 awards
in the trust's small grants
program, designed to provide
assistance to small projects that
are of special importance to
applicants, which are normally
smaller organizations.
Small grants are approved
quarterly, while general purpose
awards are made each month.
The smallest grant was for
$1,000 to the Jefferson Baroque
Orchestra in Cave Junction for an
outreach
program
that
encourages rural students to
experience Baroque music by
providing free tickets to 500
students to attend concerts in
Jackson and Josephine counties.
The largest amount granted was
$500,000. The Portland Rescue
Mission received $500,000 to
help construct a residential
facility for homeless women and
children
that
provides
comprehensive
transitional
programs designed to break the
cycle of homelessness and the
YWCA of Portland was awarded
$500,000 to renovate its Camp
Westwind, located near Cascade
Head on the Oregon coast, that
provides camping experiences
for children and families from
various backgrounds.
Board Chair Wame Nunn
announced that the new grants
brought the total funds awarded
to $19,886,980 in the trust's
current fiscal year, which began
April 1, 1999. Since it began
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Heppner was covered with a blanket of snow Monday, the most received all winter.
Info sought on wishing well
Information on the spring and
drinking fountain on Highway 74
opposite the Morrow County Ro­
deo grandstands is being sought
by the Morrow County Historical
Society.
Research has shown that the
spring source is located above the
arched stone drinking fountain
which was originally the property
of L.V. Gentry. According to best
information. Gentry donated the
rodeo property to the City of
Heppner.
Since that time, the land then
came under the ownership of
Gamett Barrett and most recently
to the Don and Merlyn Robinson
family.
Photographs from 1922 of the
area show no sign of the “stone
wishing well.” However, other
photos dated 1927 clearly show
the stone structure in place.
The 1927 photograph found at
the Morrow County Museum
show the “CCC camp" in full op­
eration and there is speculation
that the wishing well could have
been a project built by that orga­
nization.
Other "old timers" suggest that
Vick Groshen, grandfather to state
trooper Vick Groshen, one-time
resident of Heppner, may have
designed and constructed the
wishing well, since he had suffi­
cient skills and had built numer­
ous other stone structures in the
Heppner area about that time.
The Historical Society would
like to have accurate information
about this structure since it was
the only source of water on the
east side of Heppner in the early
1900s from which riders watered
their horses in troughs or catch
basins. Anyone who has informa­
tion is asked to contact Louis
Carlson or Wilbur Jackson, both
of Heppner.
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Morrow SWCD/Weed Advisory
Board will be held Tuesday, Feb
1. at 1 p.m. at the Port of Morrow
in Boardman.
Agenda items include:
assistance to dairies, CRP sign­
up #20 report, manager's report,
agency report and weed report
The public is invited to attend
Set for Saturday, Feb. 12
8 a.m .-noon
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orrow
Paige Gneb and Logan Gneb,
both of Lexington, are new junior
members of the American Angus
Association, reports Dick Spader,
executive vice president of the
national
organization
with
headquarters in St. Joseph,
Missouri.
Junior members of the
association are eligible to register
cattle in the American Angus
Association and take part in
association sponsored shows and
other national and regional
events.
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named to Assoc.
SWCD, weed
Health district board to meet
to meet Jan. 31 A regular board meeting of the
A regular board meeting of the
Morrow County Health District
will be held on Monday, January
31, at 7 p.m. at the Imgon
Ambulance Hall.
Agenda items include the
December
financial report,
remodeling plans, the rate change
structure, the CEO report and an
executive session.
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Bellamy, a
senior at
Heppne r
H i g h
School,
has been
selected as
a Shrine
footbal I
game first
Michael Schonbachler
team pick
Bellamy, a 190 lb guard on
the HHS football team last fall, is
the son of Sam and Mary Kay
Bellamy, Lexington.
Michael Schonbachler, also a
senior at Heppner High School,
was selected as an alternate.
Schonbachler, a 150 lb back
on the HHS team, is the son of
Donna and Gary Schonbachler,
Heppner
Other area first team selec­
tions include Jason Sallee, Arling­
ton. and Travis Camine, Condon,
both Big Sky League players.
operating in 1982, the Meyer
Trust has provided more than
$242 million to tax-exempt
groups, mostly within the state of
Oregon.
In addition to Nunn, the Meyer
Memorial Trust board includes
Gerry Pratt, Debbie Craig, John
Emrick and Orciha Zuniga
Forbes. Forbes was selected in
October 1999 to replace Oran B.
Robertson, whr died in August
following a sudden illness.
Last year the Meyer Trust
granted nearly $26 million to
nonprofit
organizations
in
Oregon and Clark County,
Washington, and expects to
award a similar amount this year,
Nunn said.
The Meyer Memorial Trust is
not connected with Fred Meyer
Inc., the retail enterprise.
Court hears report on
emergency management,
health department
By Doris Brosnan
At the Morrow County Court
meeting January 19, Morrow
County Planning Director Tamra
Mabbott,
Emergency
Management Director Casey
Beard and newly-appointed
Citizen Advisory Committee
member Louis Carlson prepared
with the Morrow County Court
for an advisory committee
meeting on Thursday.
Beard announced that a
microwave problem has been
identified and
fixed.
He
explained that there is no alarm
system to notify dispatchers if
something goes wrong with the
microwave, that there should be
a built-in redundancy or back up
in place in case of failure and
that he has asked for this to be
included in the independent
analysis that is to be conducted.
Beard further explained a
problem between the previous
microwave control system and
the one now in place and stated
that he would like the situation
examined.
Carlson voiced concern over
the tone alert radios issue and
Beard said that all 18,000 radios
should be here by March.
Tallman reported that the court
will make a presentation on
impact aid at the Citizen
Advisory Committee meeting,
asking members to support the
governor's position of support.
Mabbott added that to the
advisory committee the issue of
impact aid is not clearly a "black
and white" issue.
In other business January 19.
Morrow
County
Health
Department
Director Laura
McElligott explained to the
court a written proposal
concerning the health department
clinics.
According to McElligott, the
clinics are "being swamped in
Boardman," although she had
expected the start-up of the
Imgon clinic to ease the burden
McElligott also expressed the
need to expand services to
include another day per week.
She further explained the
anticipated cost and additional
revenues.
The commissioners asked
several questions of McElligott
and approved the proposal for an
additional registered nurse two
days per week and a clerk and
interpreter one day a week.
The court agreed to McElhgott's
suggestion of a meeting of
pertinent agency leaders on Feb.
8 to address the medical
examiner issue.
McElligott reported that the
state wants local coalitions for
the HIV, breast and cervical
cancer, family planning and
immunization programs. She said
she has received no response to
her
several
methods
of
recruitment.
Judge Tallman suggested, and
McElligott agreed to add this
issue to the agenda of the
medical-examiner meeting.
McElligott also introduced
newly-hired tobacco education
coordinator Karen Masshoff.
McElligott requested and the
court approved a lock for a
pharmaceutical cabinet and the
painting of a "handicapped
accessible" parking spot at the
health office entrance
Public Works Director Guy
Van Arsdale informed the court
of coming expenditures of
chemicals and a needed engine
for the John Deere 544 front-end
loader.
Van Arsdale reported that
higher elevations are now being
snow plowed; the Pine City
Bridge guard rails are near
completion; a day of safety
training, which he considered
excellent, occurred last week:
culverts are being installed on
Social Ridge. Maps of the
proposed lone-Boardman Road
site are being sent with
recommendations to the Road
Committee, after which Van
Arsdale will schedule another
meeting with the committee.
Van Arsdale has researched the
"consent to participate" issue and
discovered that when 60 percent
of adjacent landowners petition
for a road improvement, the
county can assess cost of
improvement to the landowners
by lineal foot.
Bids on a backhoe attachment
were opened. Van Arsdale will
review them against the
specifications.
Gene Allen appeared to thank
the court for helping to arrange
the meeting with the city ot
Boardman. Port of Morrow and
County Court to address mutual
issues.
The Court reviewed the
agreement between the County
and the Oregon Economic and
Community
Development
Department for a "needs
assessment" and "critical user
survey" of telecommunications
services under Senate Bill 622.
County Council Bill Hanlon
expressed concern over getting
the work completed within the
time frame for the amount
specified.
Tallman reported that Lisa
Breckenndge of GEODC said
that agency would pick up the
difference, should there be one.
The
court
approved
the
agreement with OECDD. They
further approved a contract with
GEODC to perform the surveys.
Pesticide training course offered
The OSU Morrow County
Extension Service is offering a
Core Pesticide Training program
on February 1 ai the Extension
office conference room, 120 S.
Main in Heppner
The program will begin at 8:30
a.m.
For more information or to
RSVP, call the Extension office
at 541-676-9642 or 1-800-342-
3664.
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