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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 8, 2000 GOOD LUCK AT STATE Consultants help with library, city hall design HEPPNER MUSTANGS! Local citizens meet with consultants "poot&zCC First Round State Playoffs • Heppner vs. Pine Eagle Saturday, November 11 th, 1 p.m. in Heppner 2000 O S A A - U.S. Bank 2A State Football Playoffs November 10-11 November 17-18 November 24-25 December 2 These businesses and individuals say i GO O D LUCK MUSTANGS! Stor - 4 - U Gardner’s Men’s Wear Central Red Apple Murray Drugs, Inc., John and Ann Heppner Gazette-Times Mayor Bob and Suzanne Jepsen Chuck, Sherry, Justin, Lexi, Ryan & Lacey Matteson Phil, Kathy, Jodie & Kyle Carlson Doug, Carley, Amy & Kevin Drake Mark, Tami, Shelley & Shanna Rietmann Ken, Kaedene, Meghan, Madison & Lane Bailey Tim, Shannon, Brian, Brooke & Brynna Rust Ken, Judy, Jared, Sarah & Brent Eckman Michael and Kari Keown Dale and Linda Conklin Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc. David, April, Chris, Andy, Allison & Camille Sykes Mick, Shanna, Marcus McCoy & Kory Paullus Dan, Sandra, Matthew, Samuel & James VanLiew Heppner Auto Parts, Mike and Trade Bunch Morrow County Grain Growers Sam, MaryKay, Clint, Cody & Travis Bellamy Lott's Electric Devin Oil Company Morrow County Abstract & Title Co. Les Schwab Tire Center - Heppner Ruggs Ranch Twice Upon A Time... Bill, Sally & Jody Maddern Ron, Maryanne, Christopher, Nicholas & Logan Anthony Sweeney Mortuary - Pat, Trish, Cameron & Brooke Heppner Hardware - Cliff, Bev, Peggy & Kay Alan, Debbie, Kevin, Keith & Craig Scott John, Diane, Conor, Rory & Katie Kilkenny Lexington Polaris Pettyjohn's Farm & Builders Supply Miller and Sons Excavating Peterson’s Jewelers - Randall and Marlene VanMarter & Kahl Insurance Bank of Eastern Oregon, FDIC - Heppner Scott, Joan, Caleb & Kyle McDaniel Jeff, Christal, Jerry, Sheena, Stephanie, Derek, Josh & Jess Shank Hal, Rita, Emily & Adam Bergstrom Mike, Tonia, Trisha & Brad Adams Joyce, Trent & Jaclynn Hughes Jannie & Dick Allen Klamath First Federal, FDIC - Heppner Branch Mary Ann Elguezabal and Family Cecil, Molly, Lonnie & Leland Rill Tammy and Tyler Henderson Clay and Peggy Henderson Ployhar Insurance, Bob, Cheryl, Jerid & Darren Green Feed and Seed, Ronda, Jamie, Colton, Kaylee & Keenan D & L Auto Parts & Repair, Dale and Marda Dobyns Pest Control Steve, Molly and Macy Rhea Shoe Box, Talk - n - Tops, Fabrics, Etc., and Willow Creek Realty, Jerry and JoyceKay Bruce, Debbie, Brandon, Matt & Luke Young A team of consultants visited Heppner on October 28 to help with a design workshop through a grant from the Oregon Community Foundation. The team, consisting of John Reynolds, professor at the University of Oregon; June Mikkelsen, coordinator for the Multnomah County Library construction projects; Sally Donovan, historic preservationist; and Barbara Linn, facilities architect at Portland State University, discussed with local citizens the opportunities for a new library and city hall. The purpose of the grant was to involve the citizens in the community in the initial design discussion with the help of facilitators and design experts. About 21 members of the public attended the meeting to hear what the consultants had to say and to contribute their ideas of how the building should look, feel and operate. To kick off the work session, Chris Boothby of Boothby Architecture gave a brief introduction and explained the process that would be used. John Reynolds reviewed building operating systems in relation to energy efficiency, solar heating and natural daylight. Sally Donovan presented information regarding historic downtown building styles, materials, texture and scale. After the presentations, the attendees broke into group work sessions and had an opportunity to work directly with the consultants in three basic areas. Those areas were heating, cooling and lighting; historic building facades, textures, and materials; and library layout and function. At each work station notes were taken regarding comments, ideas and solutions reached by the groups. Once everyone had a chance to work in a group with the consultants, everyone again gathered into a group to go over the information received. Some conclusions from the meeting included: -Passive solar strategies should be investigated to minimize heating and cooling loading and cost. -Natural daylight should be used as much as possible, especially for the library. -There was interest in using vines and foliage for shading, although maintenance was a concern. -Ground source heat pumps were also suggested as an alternative that should be explored. -As for the library functions, the work groups indicated that space for a larger collection of books was needed. Also a larger children's section was desired. Reading areas were felt to be important and should be welcoming and comfortable. -More computers were desired also. Good lighting was considered very important. -There was an expressed need for shared conference and meeting spaces with the library and city hall. -Having the library on the ground floor was considered desirable by the majority of the participants. -Room for art and projects, with sinks and counters, was considered a priority for multipurpose use. While most of the time was spent in work sessions dealing with building design and function, areas of general concern were addressed also. Several issues dealing with site selection were discussed. The location downtown, existing buildings that could be used, and other potential sites were discussed. Using the old Heppner Junior High building was one issue that will be investigated although participants thought it not as desirable due to the difficulty of reaching the location by the elderly population and potential high cost of retro-fitting the building. This possibility will be investigated further however to determine how viable this option might be. Also discussed was the potential loss of retail space on Mam Street if the building were constructed there. The effect of the traffic generated by the presence of a city hall and library there was felt to be an advantage for downtown businesses. Those in attendance believe that people would come to town from quite a wide area to use the library and there would be an "excellent" opportunity to capture some business due to the exposure and proximity. Limited parking was an issue that kept coming up and what effect that would have on downtown business. It was pointed out that parking in a thriving downtown is usually hard to find. According to those at the meeting, some business owners and. their employees park in spaces that could be used by customers and some congestion could be reduced if employees parked on side streets some distance from the business. It was also apparent that parking would be an issue wherever the facility were located, they determined. 4-H News Book and More Books 4-H Club By Shannon Clay, reporter On Oct. 26, the 4-H club Books and More Books had a meeting at Becky Hunt’s house. They discussed the last book they read, Nancy Drew #3, “The Bungalow Mystery.” Shannon Clay gave the book report and Kara Clay gave the author report. They watched a clip of J.K. Rowling s interview on the “Rosie O’Donnell Show.” Members decided to read “The Face on the Milk Carton” by Caroline Cooney for next month. The club had two visitors who are thinking about joining the club. After the meeting, everyone ate snacks and sack lunches. Art gallery plans sh ow , sp ecia l holiday hours Mary Cemyar. M.F.A., is planning special Thanksgiving hours at her Condon art gallery. Cemyar will also present a new Christmas show, introducing paintings and sculpture by new Condon-area artist Ben'e Wilson. The gallery will be open the weekend after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 24, and Saturday, November 25, from 11 a m. to 6 p.m. and will be open from that date through Saturday, January 6, on Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 6 p.m. and by appointment. A reception for the artist will be held December 16 from 7-9 p.m. WE PRINT BUSINESS CARDS Heppner Gazette-Times >
