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The congregation of the lone I'nited Church of Christ jubilantly marches down the streets of lone from
the St. William's Catholic Church, where they had been worshipping since their previous church was
destroyed in a Fire, to their newly constructed church. The first service was held in the church on Sunday.
October 1.
WCVAL
facility plan
outlined
VOL 119_____ NO 40_____8 Pages
Wednesday, October 4,2000_____ Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Neighborhood Enhancement
Team spruces up sidewalks
photo by Bonn!« Sannen
Left to right: Marvin Donohoe, Mike Jones and David Fowler install a now sidewalk near Donohoe's home
as part of the Heppner volunteer Neighborhood Enhancement Team, their last project of the year.
Site Council seeks candidates
The Heppner High School Site
Council
is
seeking
two
candidates to fill a two-year
term.
Any parent of a student in
grades 7-12 at Heppner High
School is eligible. The parents, as
required by state law, will vote
on the two candidates. The main
function of the Heppner High
School Site Council is school
improvement and meets once per
month.
Anyone interested in being a
candidate for the Heppner High
School Site Council, should
contact Principal Dick Allen
before Friday, Oct. 13.
Christmas play tryouts slated
Play tryouts for the cast of the
community play, "The Best
Christmas Pageant Ever," are set
for Saturday, Oct. 7, at 10:30 a.m.
and Sunday, Oct. 8, at 4 p.m. at the
United Methodist Church.
The play will include parts for 17
child actors ranging in age from
five to 14 years, approximately; six
women from 35 to 60, and four
men from 35 to 60, as well as
several extras.
Volunteers are also welcome for
costumes, publicity, lighting, box
office, props and set.
Director Craig Strobel (676-
9224) plans to present this
production in both lone and
Heppner.
According to a spokesman, "The
Best Christmas Pageant Ever'
promises to be a lot of fun for
everyone:
cast,
crew
and
audiences."
Ballots mailed to voters Oct. 20
Ballots will be mailed to
Morrow County voters beginning
Friday, October 20. Ballots are
due back at the Morrow County
Clerks office by election day,
Tuesday, November 7, by 8 p.m.
The office will be open from 7
a m. to 8 p.m. on election day.
Drop boxes are as follows:
Heppner-Morrow County
»
Courthouse, 100 Court Street.
Lexington-Morrow County
Road Department office, 565
Highway 74.
Ione-Bank of Eastern Oregon,
Main and Green streets.
Boardman-Morrow County
Health Department office, 101
Boardman Avenue.
Irrigon-Morrow County Annex
Building, 205 N.E. Third.
lone homecoming
activities planned
The lone High School home
coming dance will be held
Thursday, October 12, beginning
at 10:30 at the lone Legion Hall.
The homecoming court
includes Cyd Tullis, freshman
princess;
Dejah
Haskett,
sophomore princess; Rhonda
Wilhelm, junior princess; and
Molly Barrow, Katie Bacon and
Jeanette
Brantley,
senior
princesses.
Escorts are Korey Morgan,
Jeremy
Rietmann, Clayton
Grubaugh, Dustin Haguewood
and Cody Erickson.
A volleyball game vs.
Arlington will be held at 5 p.m.
that day and the football game
vs. Arlington at 7:30 p.m.
On Wednesday, October 11,
activities include a presentation
of the OSAA Award Cup at 5
p.m., a powder puff football
game at 5:30 p.m.; a "Macho
Man" volleyball game at 6:15
p.m.; and a bonfire at 7 p.m.
Co-op manager
resigns
Morrow County Grain
Growers Manager Chris Meyer
has resigned his position with the
co-op. No reason was given for
the resignation when the co-op
was contacted Monday.
Willow Creek Valley Assisted!
Living Corporation will begin
construction on a new assisted
living facility in Heppner with the
help of a direct loan and loan
guarantees from the Rural Housing
Service of the U S. Department of
Agriculture.
A Rural Housing Service loan of
$680,000 is scheduled to be repaid
in 39 years at an interest rate of
5.125 percent. In addition, the RHS
issued two $85,000 conditional
commitments for loan guarantee on
behalf of the corporation, one to the
Bank of Eastern Oregon and the
other to Klamath First Federal
Savings and Loan Association in
Heppner. The community has
donated the building site and
$90,000 in cash for the project.
The RHS loan guarantees and
direct loan will be used to build an
assisted living facility located in
the south end of Heppner. The
facility will consist of 16 private
370 square, ft. units. Each unit is a
complete apartment with bathroom
and kitchenette. The apartments
will be ADA accessible, with a
communication device installed for
calling for assistance or emergency
help. All apartments will be wired Andrew Rietmann (left) and Korey Morgan ring the bell for the first
for telephone, cable TV service and time at the new Ione TCC.
computer Internet access.
The kitchenettes in each unit will
be equipped to permit limited meal
preparation. Meals will also be
available from the central kitchen
so that residents may choose to
prepare their own meals in the
privacy of their apartment or dine
in the area near the central kitchen.
"The proposed facility will
provide a variety of spaces
available for resident use, both
individual and group activities.
And will provide a safe, attractive,
c o mf o r t a b l e .
home-l i ke
environment that fosters privacy,
choice, independence and dignity.”
said a USDA news release
The funds arc provided as part of
'he President's Pacific Northwest Newlv constructed Tnited Church of Christ in lone.
Economic Adjustment Initiative
designed to assist timber-impacted
communities in the Pacific
Northwest, said the release
Wheat growers to hold meeting
Litter pick-up
is O ct.ll
The next'Chamber of Commerce
litter pick up date will be
Wednesday, Oct. 11, from 5-6 p.m
For pickup, use the SOLV litter
bag and deposit it next to the
nearest highway sign for collection
by Chamber of Commerce
volunteers.
Hazardous items should be
marked with an orange flag.
Contact the pick up coordinator.
John Edmundson, 676-5177 for an
orange flag or
for more
information.
The Morrow County Wheat
Growers fall meeting will be held
Monday, October 9. at the
Heppner Elks L odge.
The evening will get underway
with a social hour beginning at
5:30 p.m. The New York steak
dinner, with OWGL members
hosted by the Morrow County
Wheat Growers, will begin at
6:30 p.m. Non-members are also
welcome with a $10 dinner
charge per person.
Those wearing their best
"cruise" attire have a chance to
win a prize.
The meeting will feature
OWG1 President Sherman Reese
speaking on "The New Farm
Bill" and the proposed dues
increase for OWGL members.
Pioneer Implement w ill present a
plaque to Miller Wheat, Inc., the
County Conservation Farm
winner.
The evening will also include
door prizes and raffle items and
the grand prize of a weekend at
the Oregon Coast, donated by the
Bank of Eastern Oregon
To RSVP. call Ken Gneb,
Morrow County president, 989-
8353.
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