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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 28, 2001 County Court holds hearing on BRFD annexation Artist in education works with lone students By Doris Brosnan lone students (left to right) Matt Hams, Beth Morter, Kvlie McElligott, Bruce McMinn and R.J. Ramos with artist in education Greta Pederson lone Elementary School students in grades kindergarten through fifth grade completed a two-week study recently with Greta Pedersen as part o f the Arts In Education program, which is administered by the Eastern Oregon Regional Arts Council. Artists from across the state are available to spend one or two week residencies at schools to ennch their curriculum. lone has participated in this program yearly for many years. Pedersen received a BA in music from Stanford University and is a former classroom music teacher. She is a professional musician and songwriter. Her video, "Music Is Magic," has been broadcast on the Learning Channel. While at lone her program incorporated music into the language arts and social studies curriculum. Students learned songs and dances and made musical instruments from readily available m aterials as they are often made in the countries where the songs originated. After the two weeks o f learning and fun, students were ready to show parents and community what they had learned. The songs and dances they presented at a culminating program were from a num ber o f countries and incorporated their languages. Students sang "Funga A lafia” a song from Liberia, "La G ranja” a song about farm animals which originated in M exico and South America, "Day-O" from Jamaica, and Pam Dankin which teaches familiar term s in Japanese Parents and community members commented that they enjoyed the program and felt the students had learned some interesting things about other cultures. Teachers said they felt this had been another rewarding experience with the Arts In Education Program. Ireland. They also performed a Greek dance about the myth of Minotaur and Theseus and a dance from Denmark. Students had made Lummi sticks which they used to sing the Paiute Stick song and the Lummie Stick song. Younger students also sang the song "Languages" written by Peterson 2001 fair and rodeo court Kelsey Greenup and Tammy Booth Woody Earl. She is active in horse 4-H, where she has won numerous awards. Tam m y enjoys working with horses and helping people with their horses and riding skills. Kelsey is the 16-year-old The Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo have announced the selection of the 2001 court. The court includes Queen Tammy Booth o f Boardman and Princess Kelsey Greenup o f Heppner. Tammy is the 16-year-old daughter o f Sherrie Smiley and "Che Che Rule" from Ghana and West Africa and "Rattlin' Bog" from daughter o f Greg and Janet Greenup. Kelsey is active in horse and sheep 4-H. She is a mem ber o f W ranglers, the Catholic Church Youth Group and the Heppner School Basketball team. Kelsey carries on a long family tradition by representing M orrow County by being selected to this year's court. Queen Tam m y and Princess Kelsey say they are looking forward to this summer and are excited about traveling and representing Morrow County. SPRING WHEAT SEED CLEANED, TREATED and READY TO LOAD. 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Color Copies N ext • Used Books • Word Processing t o heppner hardw are o n E a s t M ay ave . To have your activity listed in the community calendar of events, contact Doris Brosnan at Twice Upon A Time..., 676-5886 At the Feb. 21 session o f the Morrow County Court, Judge Terry Tallman opened a public hearing on the proposed annexation o f territory into the Boardman Rural Fire Protection District. The court reviewed the map o f territory owned by the Port of Morrow and Umatilla Electric Cooperative, both o f which petitioned to be included into the district. Hearing no com m ents in support or in opposition to the proposed annexation, the court approved annexation o f the approximately 2700 acres into the district. The court, county counsel Bill Hanlon and a property owner continued a discussion o f a property on Columbia Avenue. At issue is ownership o f the property in question, a 1984 easem ent and a sign installed on the property by the Port ofM orrow. Hanlon reported that the County Assessor's Office shows that the county acquired the roadway from the state, with a 100- foot right o f w ay. Consequently, Hanlon noted, the easement restriction from an encumbrance is ineffectual. The reason for the execution o f an easement in 1984 is unknown to the court or Hanlon. All parties agreed that a title search could answer the question o f ownership, but responsibility for the search, Hanlon stated, does not fall to the county. Tallman and Hanlon will speak to the Mid-Columbia Title personnel. Property owners appeared to further address with the court the issue o f the bridge and road at the end o f Eastregaard. In question is the status of the road north and south o f the bridge, w hat the county did in 1981 regarding the road, jurisdiction over the bridge and whether or not the road is open to public access. Tallman said that in 1981, the county court closed but did not vacate the road south o f the bridge. One o f the property owners appearing purchased the bridge and partitioned two lots west o f another piece o f property and received from the planning commission permission to access his property with a 30-foot easement. Tallman further explained that two property owners believed the bridge belonged to them when they bought properties and believed that the road was closed. Hanlon explained that he has reviewed records from 1981 and advises that the road north and south o f the bridge and the 30-foot easement, remain public access. He added that the court has no jurisdiction over the bridge and he recommends that the county take no further action. M orrow County Behaviorall Health Director Kelly Sager discussed with the court the 19-hour- per-week part-tim e position o f assistant coordinator for the after school program created to address at-risk youth. Sager and Morrow County Juvenile Officer Carolyn Holt indicated they would like to make the program inclusive for all students. Continuation o f the program, if successful, will depend on future funding sources, Sager noted. The court approved the temporary, part-time position until June 30. Sager, also, clarified for the court that the increase in chemical dependency funds came from the state after a determination that M orrow County is under-served by the Office o f Drug and Alcohol Programs. Public Health Director Laura McElligott reported to the court that she will ask county counsel questions about the medical exam iner contract and about the procedure to subpoena records. M cElligott explained the federally-funded Family Planning Expansion. The project includes a sliding-fee schedule for services, pays for services when the family income is 185 percent or less o f the federal poverty level and is an expansion meant to allow people the choice of where to go for family planning services. McElligott is "very interested' in providing this service through contracts with rural health clinics, allowing more patients access to services without the County Health Department's having to expand services. The health department would provide administrative service and perform quality assurance, which might create an expansion of the part-time secretary's time. The court agreed that McElligott should proceed and she will meet with county counsel to prepare a contract. Morrow County Public Works Director Burke O'Brien reported that the owner o f a parcel of property - less than one acre, hillside, without timber - bordering Cutsforth Park has offered to sell it to the county. I he court declined the offer. O'Bnen and the court also discussed a parcel o f land in the W est Glenn Subdivision earmarked for a park and agreed to table the prospect. In discussion about the Ruhl rock pit, O'Brien reported that Hanlon advised that a new agreement with the new owners is required. In discussion o f hangar space at the Lexington Airport, O'Bnen reported that the rental agreem ents do not specify "airplanes only," though each space is rented to someone who owns an airplane. He said, also, that he will compare the rental rates with those o f other facilities. O'Bnen reported that the county's recycling rate o f 20 percent exceeds the required 13 percent. He reported that the crew will soon finish excavation o f roots on Montana and are pouring the footings for the Blackhorse Bridge. Other actions o f the court: - approval o f the purchase o f a replacem ent printer for Justice Court, a vacuum for the annex building, a scanner and zip drive for the Juvenile Departm ent and a printer for the Com mission on Children and Families; - approval o f a 40-foot access permit onto Bombing Range Road for Potlatch; - appointment o f Judge Tallman to the Technical Advisory Committee for the Transportation Impact Analysis for the proposed racetrack at Boardman; - approval o f a contract with CPA Lisanne C urnn for budget officer services; - approval o f an ordinance amending the Comprehensive Plan to add the Padberg Pit to the Goal 5 Aggregate Inventory. Design results presented on library, city hall Boothby Architecture will present the final report on the building design issues for a new proposed city hall and library building in Heppner, on Friday, M arch 9, at 7 p.m. in the dining room at St. Patrick's Senior Center. The focus o f the meeting is on the issues discussed at the October 28 workshop. Chris Boothby will present to the public the final report which has incorporated all o f the com m ents received during the design workshop. The workshop was the result o f a successful grant application to the Oregon Community Foundation by the Oregon Trail Library District for including public input into the conceptual design phase o f a building project. By involving the public in the early stages o f a project design, it was proposed that a better project would result with increased com m unity acceptance. Now that all o f the comments and ideas have been considered into the conceptual design, the public will have an opportunity to view how those com m ents were incorporated into the final product. Drawings o f the floor plans, elevations, streetscape and more will be on display for viewing and comment. Library and city officials are hopeful that the local citizens will attend the meeting to see, hear and comment on what a new city hall and library might look like. Cub Scouts to hold Pinewood Derby Cub Scouts Pack 661 will hold their annual Pinewood Derby in Heppner at the Elks Club on Sunday. M arch 4. W eigh in and check in begin at 2 p.m. At 2:15 p.m., cars will be judged and a trophy awarded for the following five categories: best Cub Scout theme; best paint job; best accessorized; m ost creative; and most realistic. Race time is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. The public is invited to watch the fun as the Scouts compete. SPRING CROP IN SU R A N C E UPDATE Tuesday, M arch 6 7:30 p.m . lo n e Grange H all SPR IN G CR OP U P D A TES * CLAIM S REVIEW Pie and Coffee w ill be served (& x W HOÜINV) INSURANCE CENTER. 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