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
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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.
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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." In "Peter and the Wolf,"
every character in the story is
represented by a corresponding
instrument in the orchestra
playing its own signature tune
(theme or motif).
Admission to the concert is
free. OES season ticket holders
are guaranteed their reserved
seats and the other seats are
available on a "first-come, first
served" basis.
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