TWO • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 18, 2001
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Time to build road between lone
and Boardman
To the Editor:
It’s time to build the road between
lone and Boardman.
During WWII, the area between
Willow Creek and the north
Lexington road to the freeway was
taken and established as a bombing
range. After the war, the bombing
range was made smaller with the
west part becoming a state
administrated area under contract
to Boeuig for a proposed space-age
development. It never happened.
Later the state and Boeing
established a large corporate farming
operation rather than develop
farming with smaller pnvate-owned
units. These entities were all outside
Morrow County and blocked the
building of this road as they could
care less about lone.
The Boardman area has continued
to grow with more job opportunities,
and still no road. All this time any
excuse has been used to block the
road and now environmental groups,
away from Morrow County, have
joined the effort to block the road.
The road should have been built
many years ago and certainly should
be now, as these would be more
positive results than negative.
(s) Don Peterson
lone
Levy ensures schools ready for future
To the Editor:
The Morrow County School
Board, after receiving input from
all communities, seeks a bond to
build new schools where needed,
and replace and/or update other
facilities.
The growth in the Irrigon and
Boardman area is projected at 25-30
percent. Two new elementary
schools will provide for that growth.
Existing facilities in lone and
Heppner need to be replaced. The
elementary school in lone was built
in 1924. The old elementary gym
in Heppner was built in 1917. These
buildings are unable to be renovated
and must be replaced to make them
safe and cost-effective.
Other facilities throughout the
county need to be updated and
repaired. Heating and cooling
systems, energy-efficient windows,
replacement of roofs and
replacement of asbestos floor tiles
are all necessary projects in order
to extend the life of the buildings
and make them safe for our children.
Passing the school bond levy
ensures that our schools will be
ready for the future. Please join me
in voting yes for the future of
Morrow County. Vote yes for the
May 15 Morrow County School
Bond Levy.
(s) Nancy Snider
lone
Bond approval now will result in saving
To the Editor:
The voters of Morrow County
are being called upon to provide
approval for a $22 million school
bond measure.
The large size o f the measure
requires the voters to give serious
consideration to the proposals and
their cost.
From the perspective of long-time
school district employees, we are
o f the opinion that the proposals
are carefully studied and well
conceived. They represent what must
be done to provide suitable and safe
school facilities for our county's
children.
The cost of replacing obsolete
buildings, repairing existing
W.C.C.C. G o ir
W C C C Ladies’ Play
Tuesday, April 10
Low gross o f the field: Pat
Edmundson, 39.
Low net o f the field: Jan
Paustian and Dana Reid, 29.
Least putts of the field: Carol
Norris, 13.
F light A. low g ro ss Eva
Kilkenny, 45; low net Pat Ander
son, 33; least putts Donna M or
gan. 18.
Flight B: low gross Bernice Lott
and Betty Christman, 51; low net
Joyce Dinkins, 37.
Flight C: low gross Joanne
Barbee, 51; low net Barb Gilbert,
35; least putts Loa Henderson, 21.
Chip in: Jan Paustian, #10.
Birdie: Jan Paustian #10.
On opening day, April 3, Joanne
Barbee had a chip in on #6.
facilities and constructing new
buildings for additional students
will continue to go up. Approval
now will result in long-term savings.
We support and will vote for the
Morrow County School- District
bond measure.
(s) John Edmundson
(s)Pat Edmundson
Heppner
Need is critical
To the Editor:
I am writing to encourage voters
of Morrow County to vote yes on
the upcoming school bond election.
The vote-by mail ballots will be
mailed April 27 and must be
returned to Morrow County
Elections Office and received by
8 p.m. on May 15- ballots may also
be deposited at the Irrigon Justice
Court office on 3rd Street.
Passing this bond is crucial to
our young people and the Morrow
County School Board has worked
diligently to prepare a bond that
will take care of our needs for years
to come and yet remain affordable.
Continued rapid growth in North
Morrow County necessitates new
elementary schools, one in
Boardman and one in Imgon. Also,
schools in South Morrow County
are in need o f repairs including
roofing, replacement o f asbestos
floor tile, energy-efficient windows,
replacement o f some buildings and
remodeling o f others.
It should be noted that restoring
a high school to Irrigon does not
involve a new building; Columbia
Middle School was designed to
house a 7-12 configuration, and
Riverside High School would
provide adequate space for a 7-12
configuration in Boardman. The
7-12 configuration is widely used
by towns in our area, including
Umatilla, Stanfield, Heppner and
lone. One principal commented to
me that this is especially beneficial
for seventh and eighth grades, as
it provides them the opportunity
of specialized teachers in the various
fields.
A big concern to property owners
is, o f course, the expense. While
the bond amount, 22 million, sounds
large. Morrow County is fortunate
in having a large tax base, resulting
in a bond rate of $1.38 per thousand
o f assessed value. For example, if
your house is assessed at
$100,000.00, this bond would cost
you $138 per year, or 37.5 cents
per day. If your house is assessed
at $50,000.00, your annual tax would
be $69, or under. 19 cents per day.
By contrast, the school bond
recently passed by the City o f
Umatilla in the amount o f 10.3
million, cost taxpayers in that city
a bond rate of $4.20 per thousand,
more than three times the amount
we would be paying. Stanfield’s
recent school bond in the amount
o f 5.4 million resulted in a bond
rate o f $2.97 per thousand (more
than double our rate) and
Hermiston’s school bond in the
amount o f 39.9 million resulted in
a bond rate of $2.83 (also more than
double our rate).
No one enjoys paying taxes, but
the need is here, it is critical and
the bond is affordable. Let’s support
our schools and vote "Yes for Kids”
on the May ballot.
(s) LaVelle Partlow
Irrigon
School renovations necessary
are not capable of supporting them
they will choose to live outside our
school district.
This bond measure covers a new
elementary building in Boardman.
a new elementary building at Imgon,
convert Columbia Middle school
to Jr/Sr high, replace lone
Elementary School, replace the old
gym at Heppner and other
renovations. All these things are
necessary to people living in our
county.
Please join me in voting yes on
May 15.
(s) Cindi Doherty
Heppner
To the Editor:
I have a daughter in the fifth
grade at Heppner Elementary and
two grown sons that both graduated
from Heppner High School. I
graduated from lone High School
and my husband graduated from
Heppner High School. We are proud
to live in Morrow County.
We that live in Morrow County
know that it is a great place to live.
With the growth in the north end
of the county and all the work that
the Willow Creek Valley people
are doing to bring jobs to that end
of the county we need to encourage
people to move here. If our schools
Our children need adequate
learning environment
To the Editor:
Morrow County residents will
soon have an option to upgrade
facilities and improve educational
opportunities for our children. The
Morrow
County
Schools
Maintenance and Construction Bond
ballot will soon be delivered to our
homes. I urge residents to consider
voting "yes” for our kids.
These monies will provide for
additional
classrooms
and
educational facilities throughout
the county, along with much needed
maintenance and repairs to existing
facilities. We’ve taken quite a hit
the past two years in operating Hinds
-funds to provide for teachers and
educational materials. If monres
have to be diverted from operations
to provide for capital type
maintenance and repairs, additional
strains will be put on the "teaching"
budget.
Over the next three to four years,
older bond issues will be paid off.
This allows for a very minimal
increase in our annual property tax
bills from this bond. Our children
need an adequate learning
environment to master the skills
needed to prepare for tomorrow's
workforce. Say "yes" for our kids.
(s) Tom W olff
Heppner
High school rodeo visit Roseburg
Oregon High School Rodeo
competitors traveled to Roseburg
April 14-15 for the latest stop on
the rodeo trail.
Heppner's Jend Penturf claimed
the bull riding championship with
a 71-point ride. Penturf also placed
ninth in the bareback riding with
a score o f 50. Ryan Matteson and
Blake Knowles, both Heppner,
claimed the team roping reserve
championship with a 8.84 run.
Knowles also claimed fifth in the
steer wrestling with a 22.83. Chris
and Joe Irzyk o f Moro claimed
second and fourth respectively in
the steer wrestling. Chris had a T.2
run while Joe turned in a 11.03.
On the girls' side, former lone
resident, Katie Bacon, placed in
two events. She stopped the watches
at 16.460 in the barrel racing for
seventh place and 22.849 in the pole
bending for ninth place. Lacey
Matteson, Heppner, grabbed fourth
in the barrel racing with a 16.124.
Jome Nash, Pilot Rock, continued
her domination o f the barrel racing
and pole bending, claiming the
barrel racing title with a 15.916 and
reserve in the poles with a 20.836.
Liz Bowerman, Pnneville, held on
to seventh in the girls' cutting with
a 68.
Heppner will be the site o f the
rodeo action on April 20, 21 and
22. The cutting contest will feature
a doubleheader, with competition
for the Hermiston rodeo, which takes
place the following week, combined
with the Heppner competition.
Action will start at 6 p.m. on.
Friday. Rodeo performances will
be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday and
Sunday, with slack at 8 a.m. on
Sunday. Several local youth will
be competing, giving their friends
and neighbors a chance to see them
in action.
Wranglers begins
2001 playdays
The Wranglers Riding Club will
hold playdays at the Morrow County
Fairgrounds in Heppner on April
22, April 29, May 6 and May 13,
with a barbecue for Mother's Day.
Playdays will begin with a
potluck at noon. Activities start at
1 p.m.
Age divisions will be decided
on the first playday.
For more information, or for
those who can't attend on April 22,
but plan to attend other playdays,
contact Lon Seitz, president, Sandy
Matthews, vice president, Judy
Barber, treasurer, or Shen Gregory,
secretary to be included in an age
division.
Everyone is welcome to join the
club. There is a membership of $25
per family, $15 fora single,or $5
for the day.
Justice Court
Report
The Morrow County Justice Court
office at the courthouse annex
building in Heppner reports handling
the following business:
Gary W. Richards, 62, Heppner-
DisobeyingTraffic Control Device
(stop sign), $132 fine;
Richard Glenn Devin, 30,
Arlington-Violation of the Basic
Rule, 80 mph in a 55 mph zone,
$132 fine;
Randall Keith Williams, 50,
Heppner-Failure
to
Renew
Registration, Driving Uninsured,
$136 fine;
Marion Howard Mitchell, 20,-
Kelso, Wash.-Exceeduig Maximum
Speed, 80 mph in a 65 mph zone,
$132 fine;
■>
Debra Ann Wright 49, Heppner-
Violation of the Basic Rule, 75 mph
in a 55 mph zone, $77 fine;
Keith Thomas Hanson, Jr., 38,
Heppner-Violation of the Basic
Rule, 75 mph in a 55 mph zone,
$77 fine.
A p ril 19 th ~ T h u rsd a y
FISHERMAN’S NIGHT - O ysters,
Catfish and Ham Dinner sta rt
ing at 6 p.m. Drawings for a G
Loomis pole and a chainsaw, plus
m any m ore prizes. Lodge starts
at 8 p.m. For Elks m em bers only.
B I N G O B A C K O N W E D N E S D A Y S S T A R T I N G A T 7:00 p .m .
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School budget
Meetings of the Morrow
County School District Budget
Committee for consideration of
the 2001-2002 budget will be
held on Thursday, April 19, at
7:30 p.m. at the school district
office in Lexington and, if
needed, on Tuesday, April 24, at
7:30 p.m. at Riverside High
School in Boardman.
COLT
VOLLEYBALL
SIGN-UPS FOR COLT VOLLEYBALL
REGISTRATION FOR NEXT FALL WILL BE:
Tuesday, M a y 8th:
H eppner N e igh b o rh o o d Center, 6-8 p.m.
Thursday, M a y 10th:
lone Fire H all, 6-8 p.m.
Saturday, M a y 12th:
H eppner N e igh b o rh o o d Center, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
There will be a release form for parents to fill out.
We would appreciate If parents would be there for sign-ups
so they can sign the release form. It does not cost anything;
all you need to bring Is a pen.
There will also be information about Colt Volleyball for next fall and
a sign-up sheet for coaches and volunteers.
There may be a clinic in August that will be put on by the high
school volleyball players. This will be included on the release form.
If you can't be there and would like to sign
up, or for more information, contact
Missy Cutsforth, 989-8104.
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