Heppner Gazette-Tim es, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 8, 2000 - TH R EE
Catholic youth attend retreat
County discusses squirrel listing
L-R Back row: Caitlin Oram, Diana McElligott, Natalie McElligott, Aaron Tworek, Brian Haguewood, Chuy
Elguezabal, Richard Campbell, Christian Moiler. Middle row: Salli McElligott, Marcy Miller, Julie Proctor,
Taylor McElligott. Front row: Luke Murray, Alyssa Rietmann, Meghan McCabe, Megan Healy, Paula
Spicerkuhn, Fr. Gerry Condon.
will also attend special classes,
read the Gospel o f St. Mark and
perform 10 hours o f charitable
service.
The retreat was conducted by
Fr. Gerry Condon, assisted by
Kathy Cutsforth-Fullmer. The
theme was, "Getting to know
The youth o f St. Patrick's and
St.
Williams
gathered on
Saturday for a retreat in
preparation for their reception o f
the Sacrament o f Confirmation,
as this is one o f the requirements
to receive the sacrament. They
Jesus, a human and divine
person."
Individual
groups
studied the life o f Jesus as a
teacher, miracle worker and
prophet.
Lunch was served by Kathy
Cutsforth-Fullmer.
Heppner-Lexington Advisory Committee
makes recommendation
The Heppner/Lexington
Advisory Committee, at a special
meeting Nov. 6, approved a final
recommendation to the school
board concerning an engineer's
inspection and report concerning
Heppner Elementary School
facilities.
The special meeting, held at
HES, was scheduled due to the
lack o f quorum at the regularly
scheduled meeting on Nov. 1.
The committee discussed the
findings in the engineer's report.
-Tear down the old junior high
and the gymnasium buildings
-Gymnasium has some
structural problems and does
need to come down rather than
put money into this building.
-Junior high building is found
to be sound. Suggests that if the
school was to be used again that
some major renovation must be
done.
-Other options discussed for the
use o f the junior building: city
hall, city library, BMCC as well
as other offices. Possibly donate
the building to the city o f
Heppner.
-Strong feelings in the area to
keep this building.
-Important to keep the old gym
while the new one is being built.
The space is needed for many
school and community activities.
This building is widely used.
The Advisory Committee
approved a recommendation to
the board that the gymnasium at
the Heppner Elementary School
site be replaced with a new
structure. This structure would
include: a gym, auditorium,
cafeteria and music room, placed
adjacent to the mam HES
building located at the south end.
They further recommended that
the district pursue the rerouting
o f Stansbury Street around the
campus; or create a cul-de-sac
for bus loading and unloading..
The committee recommended
that the following changes be
made to their recommendations
to the school board:
-Remove from the list- "New
roof - Heppner Junior High - Old
Gym"; and place - "New
Structure" as number 4 on the
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"Priority and Project list." The
"Priority and Project" list would
include 10 items.
The committee also voted to
recommended that the district
"pursue connecting the whole
district (each school) to wide
area networking (fiber optics) to
in c r e a s e
e d u c a t io n a l
opportunities for all students and
staff."
All other business was tabled
until the next regular meeting on
Wednesday, Dec. 6.
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Heppner selected,for
marketing project
The city o f Heppner has been
notified that the city has been
selected
for
the
Oregon
D ow ntow n
D evelopm ent
Association Special Identity and
Marketing project.
This project will be used as a
demonstration project to show
how a small city facing tough
economic times can pull itself up
and restore economic vitality.
"We are pleased to be selected
for this important project which
has the enthusiastic support of
local businesses, the Heppner
Chamber o f Commerce and the
City o f Heppner," said Heppner
city manager Jerry Breazeale.
The purpose o f this project is to
have the local community
establish an identity for the city
that can be embraced by the
citizens and business community
and which will attract interest
from the rest o f the world, said
Breazeale. "For the community
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to agree on a marketable identity
will be a tall order since there are
bound to be many divergent
ideas," he said.
The Oregon Downtown
Development Association will be
responsible for facilitating the
process and has contracted with
the firm o f R/H/A/S for
professional expertise to bring
the project together.
"Key to the success o f the
project is the involvement o f the
local businesses and community
at large," added Breazeale. "We
are fortunate that every Main
Street business we approached
agreed to contribute volunteer
time to make this a win for the
city o f Heppner and to help show
other small cities what they can
do to restore economic viability."
"Now the work begins. In order
to bring this project to a
successful completion by the
February time line means that we
will all need to get involved and
do our share," said Breazeale. "It
is critical that citizens stay
abreast o f developments and
attend meetings to express their
opinions. We will do our best to
do our part in keeping you
informed. Together we can bring
Heppner back to the thriving
community it has always been."
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By Doris Brosnan
At the November 1 meeting of
Morrow County Court, Judge
Terry Tallman reported on a
meeting with the Governor's staff
regarding
the
Washington
Ground Squirrel listing.
Included in the meeting were
observations about the impacts
an Ione-Boardman road would
have had, and Tallman brought
up the question o f the state's
mitigation or help in taxing the
involved property once the
related exchange and sale o f
bombing-range
property
is
complete. He also addressed the
need o f the dairies to access PGE
and state roads. The Governor's
Office has appointed a liaison on
this topic.
Commissioner Dan Brosnan
asked if the results o f the
meeting will affect the county's
ability to get an avigation
easement from the Navy or if the
county would need one if the
land were turned over to the
Nature Conservancy. Tallman
will address this question with
the liaison.
In answer to a question from
Public Works Director Burke
O'Brien, Tallman reported that a
final location o f a road was only
briefly discussed.
County Planning Director
Tamra Mabbott and Emergency
Management Director Casey
Beard discussed with the court a
variety o f Army Depot issues.
Brosnan noted the receipt o f a
letter from DEQ in support o f
funding for an environmental
specialist position and Tallman
said that he would call the Army
representative to discuss that
letter. Mabbott suggested asking,
also, about the draft budget she
has sent to the Army. All agreed
they would prefer that funds be
issued directly to the county,
rather than having the county use
an invoice system.
Mabbott also recommended
that a specific commissioner be
assigned to take over these
related tasks to assure follow-
through.
Tallman mentioned that a
dunnage-incinerator
meeting
occurred without notification to
the county. Hearing o f the
meeting beforehand, Tallman
attended. Now, the representative
o f the Umatilla Tribes wants to
meet with the commissioners and
% Mabbott suggested discussing
with that individual the "notice
o f deficiency.” She said that
some o f the permit monitoring
issues would be CSEPP-related
and has lately amounted to about
one-half to two-thirds o f her
weekly time. She added that the
permit issues could easily
amount to full-time work.
The group discussed the
environmental specialist position,
funding for which the county
continues pressing the Army.
Qualifications for the position
and possible options were noted,
and the discussion continued to
focus on issues o f dunnage and
secondary waste. J Block, and
the status o f the coalition of
states seeking impact aid.
Mabbott observed that the county
was not adequately included in
the original permit process and
Beard added that the whole
permit could be brought back
into question because o f health
and dunnage issues.
Mabbott
suggested that a technical expert
could
develop
a list o f
deficiencies for the court to
consider, with attempting to stop
the process a possibility.
In answer to Brosnan, Beard
noted that DEQ could force an
inventory o f J Block, and
Mabbott offered that the county
could file under the Freedom o f
Information Act.
Brosnan questioned the Army's
request for 54 igloos, when the
projected waste would not fill
that number, and suggested that
the county take this concern to
the DEQ representative.
Beard reported that Senator Ted
Femoli has asked if he can assist
legislatively in this process.
Fem oli has mentioned the
possibility o f litigation through
the State Attorney General's
Office. Mabbott observed that
the county might get a legislative
counsel
opinion.
Mabbott
reported that her reading o f the
rule
about
state
agency
coordination leaves her unable to
understand why DEQ believes
that it is in compliance
Brosnan, when asked about
taking on the permit- and
environmental-issues
work,
noted the need for one point of
contact to avoid confusion and he
cautioned that the work would
mean he would not be available
for additional responsibilities for
some months. Mabbott assured
her availability to help on land-
use issues, Beard on other
CSEPP issues, and administrative
assistant Andrea Denton on
contracting issues. Commissioner
John Wenholz agreed to help
with the other assignments on
which
Brosnan
has
been
working. Brosnan also observed
that he will need to understand
many legal issues, and county
counsel's CSEPP funding could
provide help with those. Brosnan
agreed to take the lead and to
report back to the court on
November 22.
Tallman said that the court will
make no decision on joining the
coalition now and Wenholz said
that the court still needs to set a
limit on the expenditures.
Brosnan agreed that the court
first needs answers to some
questions, even if it decides that
it wants to join.
Tallman noted a thirty-day
"opt-out" option and a governing
group
to
watchdog
the
expenditures. Wenholz added
that he is concerned over the
number o f participants affecting
the cost-per-participant.
Public Works Director Burke
O'Brien reported that the crew is
preparing equipment for snow
plowing, repairing Laurel Lane,
doing some finishing work on the
approach to Rhea Creek and
Highway 74. Paving at the Rhea
Creek project will follow the
placement o f the guardrails, and,
O'Brien noted, paving depends
upon
the
weather.
The
representative o f the state has
assured O'Brien o f help in some
way with the guardrail.
O'Brien told the court o f
compliments on the Wilson Lane
work and on the work at Rhea
Creek. He shared a draft o f the
proposed
shared-maintenance
cost agreement with Umatilla
County for the County Line
Road. Wenholz asked about
inclusion o f another portion o f
that road and O'Brien will check
its status.
He also reported that two
employees
have
completed
asbestos training, in compliance
with the state's requirements for
the transfer station, and another
employee will also get training.
O'Brien reported on the sale o f
some vehicles at auction and
reported ongoing problems with
another vehicle. He completed
his report by inviting the
commissioners to view a video
he presented o f the new Anson
Wright Park sites.
Other actions o f the Court
included the following:
-approval o f a permit to
CenturyTel for installation o f a
cable along Strawberry Lane;
-approval o f the agreement
among the local, county, state,
and federal entities for the
CSEPP Governing Board
-approval o f some replacement
back-up tapes for the Assessor's
office.
in observance of Veteran’s Day.
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Fair& Rodeo
tryouts planned
The Morrow County Fair
Board has scheduled the date of
Sunday, Dec. 10, for tryouts for
the Morrow County Fair and
Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Court.
The court is open to all girls
who will be 16 but no older than
21 by August 1, 2001.
For further information and
applications, contact LaRae
Kindle at the Fair Office. 676-
9474, or Christina Wall.
Creative Care
teacher hired
Diane R. Stuart has been hired
as the new teacher at Creative
Care Preschool in lone.
Stuart has 10 years' experience
working as an elementary school
educational assistant, has worked
at a children's summer camp and
also as a Sunday School teacher.
She is married to Mike Stuart,
lone Schools' principal.
Creative Care has part-time
preschool classes for three and
four-year-olds. There are still a
few openings in each class.
For more information, contact
board
chairperson
Lisa
Rietmann, 422-7181, or secretary
Lea Mathieu. 422-7215.
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