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.
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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.
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