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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 10, 2000 - THREE Senior girls enjoy annual luncheon Union meets with court over employee cuts cooperation in sending out a technology, and the compatibility survey to gauge employees' of Umatilla County's system with Representatives of the interest in a payroll deduction for the state system were discussed. AFSCME union met with the college expenses. A further Allen also asked about office Morrow County Court May 3 to discussion focused on other space for his deputy, which led to discuss effects of the budget, methods of presenting further discussion about good use which includes staffing cuts, on information to employees. The of county office and work spaces. union employees. Court approved Estes's request to A subcommittee of Allen, It was pointed out that the place a "thank-you for personnel director Andrea contract does not provide for participating in the survey" in Denton, and general maintenance "bumping rights" across payroll envelopes supervisor Les Paustian will departmental lines, although County Assessor Greg Sweek study the issue and make a some displaced workers might be updated the court on the proposal. qualified for similar work in conversion of the accounting and Finance director Lisanne Currin other departments. taxes software to the new presented and the court approved The union noted the court’s computer program. Difficulty budget resolutions for additional commitment to try to have the extracting data for the new appropriations for the bleacher least negative effect on program has resulted in a month's reserve fund and for the special employees, partly through an delay for "going live." Sweek transportation fund. Currin also early-retirement option and reported that progress has been submitted a request for purchase through meetings with county good in the last week, and he of a 30 x 40 foot pole building officials. Union representatives plans a trip to Marion County to for the fairgrounds. said they hope to see efforts to learn how' those departments Discussion focused on the need retain qualified workers when transitioned. for plans stamped by an engineer, possible. The court reaffirmed its County Treasurer Gayle on the question of the State interest in county employees and Gutierrez reported that the Bureau of Labor and Industries emphasized the value it places on programmer who was to be in on requirements, and on anticipated them.. All agreed that the loyalty April 10 has not yet come, and uses of the building. Discussion of the court to employees and the treasurer's office still faces will continue. that of the employees to the the inability to balance. Hanlon reported to the court county throughout this process County Counsel Bill Hanlon that he received contracts for the have been appreciated and all readdressed the issue of the Morrow County Commission on agreed that dialogue is critical to county's say and responsibility in Children and Families with the keeping employees informed. the handling of money by elected state and Wheeler County. As he The court was told that the union officials, noting the need for has some questions for the heads representative on the budget checks and balances. of the involved departments, the committee reported to the union GIS Director Mary Phillips court agreed to delay action on that the "court put people before presented for the court's the contracts. The court did, programs." The court explained consideration a memorandum of however, approve a contract that having reached a balanced understanding between the between Morrow County budget for the coming year county and the Oregon Trail Behavioral Health and Services means no further layoffs are Internet for 100 e-mail accounts. to Children and Families for anticipated. and drug-case Hanlon voiced concern over the alcohol Public Works Director Guy Van inclusion of an allowance for management services. Arsdale presented and the court employees to have personal Hanlon reported that he has approved park-host contracts accounts, the five-year contract reviewed, commented on, and with Judy Horton for Cutsforth length and lack of a termination forwarded to Baker County an Park and Ellen Edwards for option. These issues were intergovernmental agreement with Baker County and a fiscal Anson Wright Park. discussed. Van Arsdale recommended and Phillips also requested and the and administrative services the court approved awarding a court approved the purchase of a agreement. drilling and blasting contract for jet-direct print server and the Also at the meeting the court May through June to J. Arlie purchase of a line printer to approved the purchase of some Bryant, Incorporated. The court replace the one in the treasurer underground sprinklers for the also approved an easement for and tax collector's office. fairgrounds and approved CenturyTel to bury cable through District Attorney David Allen providing for accommodations Cutsforth Park. Van Arsdale also and trial court administrator Bill for museum curator Marsha requested the court to make a Jones discussed with the court Sweek when she travels to speak formal decision on the position to the status of a potential video at the American Association of be eliminated at the Public arraignment hook-up to Umatilla Museum's annual conference t Cgunty. Allen reported expected Works Department. he Court also appointed STierfe Van Arsdale reported that crews costs, including equipment, Smith to the Safety' Cbmrfutree have completed blading at the installation and T-l line service. and agreed to provide liability Blake Ranch area and are now in Grant money, budgeted county insurance for the annual SOLV the Arbuckle and Ditch Creek- money, declining costs of the clean-up project. Penland areas. The court briefly discussed the use of grindings with Van Arsdale and cleared with him the accessibility of M onday, M a y 2 2 n d a t Beecher’s Cafe, lone roads requested for the Columbia Reservations by advance ticket sales, please Plateau Stage Race. They approved the race route. Tickets will also be available a t the door Emergency Management 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. seating Director Casey Beard discussed Adults-$8; 12 years &. under-$4; preschool-free CSEPP issues with the court. A L asagna a n d S p a g h etti, G arlic B read, S a la d contract with the Oregon Health D essert, C offee or S o ft D rin k Division for personal protective C o m p lim e n ta ry G lass o f W ine f o r a d u lts equipment includes some issues Tickets available at Beecher's Cafe, Wheatland Insurance, Heppner & lone Bank of EO that the county questions. The court agreed to withhold signing Sponsored by the lone Lions Club A d sponsored by W h eatland Insurance until concerns have been addressed. The court reviewed and approved contracts with the Heppner, Irrigon and Boardman fire districts for expenses associated with their participation with CSEPP Beard explained some background to a contract with ESD for some services through September and the Court approved the contract. Beard reported that Oregon Emergency Management plans to appeal findings of the recently released independent study of NASCAR BATTERIES CSEPP. 84 m onth w a rra n ty, tw o y e a r fr e e replacem ent Cyde Estes, representative of the Blue Mountain Community Cranking Bci Group Size College Board, expressed its AMPs appreciation for the court’s By Doris Brosnan Heppner and lone senior girls and their mothers and guests enjoy the annual Senior Girls Luncheon on May 4 at All Saints' Episcopal Church In Heppner. The event is sponsored by the Willow Creek Service Club and catered by the All Saints' Episcopal Women. lone crowns prom royalty Allan Grlbskov was crowned king and Nikki McElligott, queen, at the lone Prom held April 29 at the school. NEW CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES IN HEPPNER Dr. Rebecca Cannon D.D.C. is expanding her chiropractic practice in Heppner to two days a week, beginning May 2. Hours are 8-10 a.m. Tuesday & Thursday. Please call for appointments, 676-5449. Oregon East Symphony offers free concerts A diverse group of familiar works and new and innovative family-friendly pieces will make up the program for the Oregon East Symphony's Free Family Concerts, scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at the Vert Auditorium in Pendleton and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, at the Hermiston Community Center. Conducted by Ken Woods, the new music director and conductor for OES, the concert will open with the lively Overture from Der Freischutz, an opera by Carl Maria von Weber. The second piece in the concert is a contemporary piece by Mathias Bamert. Originally composed for a series of children's concerts presented by the Cleveland Orchestra, "Circus Parade" is made up of brief musical themes which represent the characters in the circus. The third piece in the program features the 14-year-old cellist Samuel Johnson of Milton Freewater, who will perform the third movement of F. J. Haydn's Cello Concerto in C Major. Samuel began playing the cello when he was just five years old. At the age of twelve, Samuel decided he wanted a career playing the cello. Samuel's talent has been recognized by such musical greats as Itzhak Perlman, Janos Starker, James De Priest and Maestro Rostropovich. This year alone he has performed with the Detroit Symphony, the Oregon Symphony, the Walla Walla Symphony and in other music festivals. The concert will close with one of the most well-known pieces in the classical music repertoire, Prokofieffs "Peter and the Wolf." 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