SIX - Heppner G azette-Tim es, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 10, 2001
Court approves new clerk position for sheriffs dept.
Salii M cElligott fair & rodeo queen
By Doris Brosnan
photo by Karen Luciani
2002 Morrow Counts Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Princess Julie Proctor, Queen Salii McElligott
and Princess Genia Grant.
Salii McElligott of lone
has been selected as the 2002
Morrow County Fair and Oregon
Trail Pro Rodeo Queen.
Julie Proctor and Genia
Grant, both Heppner, have been
chosen princesses.
Coppock surveyor’s office opens in Heppner
Judson Coppock
'A surveying office has
opened its doors in Heppner.
Judson
Coppock
opened
Coppock Surveying at 315 N.
Chase Street, across from Napa
Auto. Coppock shares the
building with the Columbia
Basin Escrow office.
"We’pc- set up for all
aspects o f iand surveying using
state-of-the-art equipment and
software," said Coppock. "We
specialize in partition plats and
boundary surveys and prefer the
rural settings."
Coppock said that with a
two-person staff, the office tries
to stay away from construction
surveys or surveys requiring a
fast job.
"I do more research than
has been the norm and believe
from experience that a quick job
is a bad job that will come back
to haunt both m yself and the
client," said Coppock. "I will be
happy to talk with anyone
thinking about dividing up or
selling property about the land
use laws they have to meet, what
their options are and will be glad
to
help
prepare
their
applications," he added.
Office hours will be 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday, however Coppock may
be out of the office on jobs. In
that case, leave a message on his
answering machine, 676-8750, or
leave a note on the door.
Coppock, 59, was raised
in
Umatilla
and
Morrow
counties. He attended McEwen
High School and then went into
the Navy, serving in Vietnam as
a gunner's mate. His varied work
experience over the years also
included
working
ranches,
commercial fishing and driving
truck.
In 1970 he returned to
school
at Blue Mountain
Community College and then
moved into civil engineering. He
got a job with the Wayne Harris
Company surveying and then
went to work for Krumbein
Engineering Limited. Krumbein
was a former Morrow County
surveyor.
He then went to work for
Rep Power, a Loral fertilizer
spreader dealership out o f Lake
Oswego with an office in
Pendleton. Coppock traveled all
over as an operator and trouble
shooter until he went back to
work as a surveyor, this time
with Denny Edwards, also a
Morrow County surveyor. He
remained with Edwards until
1998 when he began working out
o f Hermiston doing private
surveying.
The surveying office is
Lutheran lay school of theology
Bv Louis Carlson
Decision-making can be very
difficult, especially during times of
crisis such as we Americans have
just experienced with the September
11 terrorist attack on the World Trade
Towers and the Pentagon. New
interest has been focused on the
Islam religion and how to undeistand
the rational behind some of these
acts o f terrorist. If we are to
understand other religions, Lutherans
and other denominations must first
understand the theology of their own
churches.
This is the thought of Drs. Mark
Brocker and Martha Stortz, authors
and professors at Lutheran
Seminaries. Brocker and Stortz will
be at featured speakers at Peace
Lutheran Church in Pendleton on
Sunday November 11, Veteran's Day.
The Lutheran Lay School of
Theology will begin at 1:30 p.m.
and continue until 7:30 p.m. and
is designed for Lutherans of Eastern
Oregon as well as other local church
affiliations.
A break out session will be held
in mid-afternoon for informal
discussion of topics learned from
Brocker and Stortz. Facilitators well
be on hand to guide discussion.
Dr. Broker, adjunct professor of
ethics, Paci fic Lutheran Theological
Seminary, Berkeley, California, is
also editor o f "Conspiracy and
Imprisonment," Volume 16 of
Dietnck Bonhoefter works.
Dr. Stortz, professor of historical
theology and ethics. Pacific Lutheran
Theological Seminary, Berkeley,
is the author of "Pastor Power" and
soon to be published, "A World
According to God, Discipleship and
Faith Practices."
A light evening meal will be
available along with baby-sitting
services.
There will be a registration fee
of $15 dollars, which will include
printed material, an evening meal
and baby-sitting (if necessary).
Registration forms are available by
calling Peace Lutheran Church in
Pendleton, 276-7692, or any
Lutheran Church in Eastern Oregon
or by calling Louis Carlson, 676-
6302. Peace Lutheran Church is
located in Pendleton at 210, North
9th Street.
Ione girl wins WA state
rodeo championship
Jenny Griffith of lone won the
intermediate girls' pole bending
championship at the Washington
State Junior Rodeo Finals held at
Omak, Washington, on Oct. 6-7.
Jenny and her horse, Jackie,
turned in the fastest time at the finals,
with 20.743, to take the title.
Also competing was Tracy Griffith
who placed fifth in barrel racing,
sixth in pole bending and eighth in
goat tying in the senior girls' division.
The Griffith girls were
Chess Mates, the new name for
Heppner Elementary's Chess Club,
is underway in full force. Ninety-two
chess players have registered. Several
of the players are currently involved
in Colt football, and will join the
group after the season is over.
The first meeting was Oct. 1;
seventy-five students attended that
day, and 69 attended on Oct. 8. The
group includes chess players who
are quite accomplished to those who
are learning the names of the chess
pieces. On Oct. 8, there was even
a group of chess fans who made their
own chess pieces from nuts, bolts
and screws.
Chess Mates organizer, Mary Ann
Elguezabal, says she is thrilled to
have so many mates attending each
Monday from 3:30-4:30 p.m. There
are teachers and parents who
volunteer each week, but more help
is needed. Anyone who knows how
to play chess, from junior high
students through senior citizens, is
encouraged to help on Mondays after
school. For more information or to
volunteer, contact Elguezabal at
HES.
justice Court
The Justice Court office at the
courthouse annex building in
Heppner reports handling the
following business:
Jeffery James Lyon, 47,
Hermiston-Violation of the Basic
Rule, 84 mph m a 55 mph zone, $172
fine;
Wray W. Williamson, 28,
Hermiston-Violation of the Basic
Rule, 73 mph in a 55 mph zone, $77
fine.
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also staffed by Coppock's long
time
companion,
Shannon
Benefit, his instrument person. In
addition
to
running
the
instruments, she does hand
drafting and "90 percent o f the
surveying research," he says.
Coppock, who is "related
to a lot of people in Morrow
County" says he is glad to be
back in the county. "It’s always
been a second home to me."
Coppock's father is Darrel
Coppock. His grandfather, Frank
Coppock, said that he drove the
first jerk line with grain into
Lexington in the late 1800s or the
early 1900s. Coppock says that
his family arrived before the
Homestead Act. After the
Homestead Act, they bought the
"South Springs" place from the
railroad. They caught wild horses
and put up a three-horse corral at
South Springs before the county
was "plowed up." At that time,
says Coppock, the county was
still bunch grass with little
sagebrush and no cheat.
At the Oct. 3 meeting of the
Morrow County commissioners.
Morrow County Sheriff Verlin
Denton explained some department
problems resulting from the workload
of the dispatchers, who also have
associated paperwork to complete.
He proposed establishing a records
clerk position to handle the
paperw ork and the rural addressing
tasks, using 911 funds and revenue
generated from the contracts with
other counties to pay for the position.
After discussion, the Court approved
the new position.
Denton also reported that Samarra
Van Doom, recently promoted to
corporal, has begun a "chaplaincy
program" in the department. Judge
Terry Tallman discussed with Denton
the use of officers to locate and bnng
juveniles
for
court-ordered
appearances when they do not appear
voluntarily.
Morrow County Beha\ioral Health
director Kelly Sager and office
manager Linda Kenny discussed
a number of issues with the court.
A recent site review found a shortage
of qualified mental health
professionals in the office and Sager
noted the difficulty in recruiting
master's level clinicians. Another
observation o f the site review was
the need for a more active advisory
board, with a balanced representation
o f the community served by the
department.
Sager reported that the department
will be receiving additional revenue
for services to the developmental^
disabled (DD) and he is working
on a plan to increase a part-time case
manager position from less than half
time to 24 hours per week.
Sager also proposed an added
office assistant for the Heppner
Clinic, necessary because of the
increase in requests for services.
Kenny handles office management
but has sometimes had receptionist
and other office duties to handle,
as well. As an example of the
demand for Kenny's full-time
attention to the office management
duties, Kenny reported a meeting
with the auditing firm and its concern
over the growing number of accounts
receivable - resulting mostly from
a switch-over to new software and
an inoperable program for a short
time.
Asked about funding sources,
use of office staff and office space
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in Heppner and Boardman, Sager
stressed the critical lack o f space
in the Heppner office. The court
agreed to expanded hours for the
DD case manager and to a new office
assistant position, and they will
readdress the office-space issue with
Sager after further study.
Sager reported that a recent peer
review described the Morrow County
program as a "model program."
County counsel Bill Hanlon
reported on research into the RV
parks zoning issue. The court
continued a detailed discussion of
the ordinance issues, the most notable
being the definition of an intended
use o f an RV/recreational vehicle
and the length o f time to allow an
RV to remain in a park space during
a year. Failing to reach an agreement,
the court decided to table the
discussion and invite the planning
director and chairman of the planning
commission to attend the next
session. Judge Tallman then
performed the second reading of
the proposed ordinance.
Hanlon brought to the
commissioners' attention the solid-
waste ordinance, which he says he
finds in need o f conversion. He
recommended the hiring o f a
consultant to establish a solid waste
operation plan. A discussion covered
several questions about the operation
and licensing o f Finley Buttes.
Heppner Chamber of Commerce
director Claudia Hughes appeared
at the meeting to request hinds for
the Eastern Oregon Visitors
Association dues and marketing
costs. Hughes displayed the last
EOVA brochure and the Morrow
County ad in it and reported that
the association wants to help make
Morrow County a destination. After
several questions and comments,
the court approved discretionary
Hinds for half of the association dues.
Judge Tallman noted that the city
o f Boardman has also approved
payment o f half.
Economic developer Martin Davis
provided the court a report o f his
September activities and addressed
the interpretation o f SB3770.
Assistant Morrow County Public
Works director Bob Naims reported
to the court that the crew had finished
hauling rock, watering, and grading
Nolan Road; had graded most o f
Piper Canyon Road, Sunflower Road,
and Lexington Cemetery Road; had
completed some weed burning on
Make it yourself
with wool
entries due
Entry forms for Oregon's 2001
Make It Yourself with Wool contest
are now available from county
Extension Offices, the Oregon Sheep
Growers Association or contest
Director Maureen Krebs.
To compete in this year’s contest,
which is scheduled for Saturday,
December 8, at the Best Western-
Agate Beach in Newport, entries
must be submitted by November
22 .
Oregon's Make It Yourself With
Wool contest began in 1947. The
very first National Make it Yourself
with Wool contest was held January
15,1948, with Oregon's state contest
winners participating.
Contestants are required to
construct and model their handmade,
wool garments. (Fabrics must contain
at least 60 percent wool.) The contest
is divided into age categories: preteen
(12 and under); junior (13-16); senior
(17-24); and adult. Entries may also
be submitted in two other divisions:
Made for Others, or Wearable
Accessories.
Finalists in the junior and senior
division win a trip to the National
Make It Yourself with Wool contest
to be held January 24-26,2002, in
San Antonio, Texas.
Sponsors for the 2001 Oregon
competition are the Oregon Sheep
Commission, Oregon Sheep Growers
Association and Oregon Women
for Ag. Additional support for the
program is provided by private
donations.
The Make It Yourself with Wool
contest is designed to showcase the
beauty and versatility of wool fabrics
and yams, as well as to encourage
personal creativity in the design and
construction o f fashionable wool
garments, said a news release.
To make a donation or obtain
more information, contact Oregon
Director Maureen Krebs, 69956
Hwy. 74-Cecil, lone, Oregon 97843
or call (541) 422-7548.
C O P Y PAPER
R e a m • C a r to n
G a ze tte -T im e s
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Ella Road, lone-Boardman, Juniper,
Alpine, Baseline, and Lexington
Grange Roads; had finished paint-
stnping roads for Umatilla County,
with Gilliam County scheduled; had
finished fog-sealing on Rhea, Ella
Grade, lone-Boardman Road,
Faimew Road and Dry Fork Road.
The department is collecting traffic
counts on Blake Ranch, Shaw Creek,
and Sunflower roads to determine
the impacts of traffic during hunting
seasons. Commissioner Brosnan
brought to Naims' attention that the
bull thistles on Hisler Road, though
sprayed, returned after the blading
o f that road.
Naims provided a list of vehicles
sold at auction, the proceeds from
which are divided between the
general fund and the road fund. He
also reported the revenues from
Cutsforth and Anson Wright parks
for the previous weekend. He
reported that the Nature Conservancy
has requested a weed plan before
completing the land transfer for the
Juniper Canyon Road comer
reconstruction.
Other actions of the court include:
- approval of a computer program
and a printer for the planning office
and a vacuum cleaner for public
works;
- appointment of Debbie Watson
as Boardman's representative on the
Economic Development Committee;
- approval of raising the Visa limit
for behavioral health purchases;
- approval o f four deeds to Act
o f Congress parcels;
- approval o f the appropriation
o f funds for Extension for 2001 -
2002 .
Meetings set for
superintendent
search
Public input sessions
with George Murdock of
Northwest Leadership Associates
have been scheduled for the
Morrow County School District
superintendent search.
A meeting with Murdock
for staff members will be held on
Wednesday,
October
17,
beginning at 6:30 p.m. The
meeting will be open to the
public at 7 p.m. in the lone High
School cafeteria.
Murdock will also be
available to meet with lone
licensed,
classified
and
administrative staff and the
community on Tuesday, October
23, from 8:30-10:30 a.m.
-From 10:45-11:45 a.m.
that day, he will meeting with
district office personnel at the
district office in Lexington.
-At noon he will meet
with interested business and
community representatives at the
Heppner Chamber o f Commerce.
-At 1:30 p.m., he will
meet with Heppner classified
staff and administrators at
Heppner Elementary School.
-At 3 p.m. he will meet
with parent and community
representatives at Heppner High
School.
-At 4 p.m. he will meet
with Heppner licensed staff at
HHS.
-At 6 p.m., he will meet
with parent and community
representatives at HHS.
Murdock
is
also
scheduled to meet in the north
end this Thursday, October 11.
His north end schedule is
as follows:
-8:30-9:30
a.m.-meet
with north end administrative
personnel at Columbia Middle
School in Irrigon.
-9:30-10 a.m.-meet with
CMS and A.C. Houghton
Elementary classified personnel,
CMS, Imgon.
-10-11:30 a.m.-meet with
Irrigon
community
representatives and parents,
CMS.
-n o o n -m e e t
w ith
interested
business
and
community representatives at the
Port o f Morrow Riverfront
Restaurant for a no-host lunch
-1:30 p.m.- meet with
Sam Boardman Elementary and
Riverside High School classified
personnel at SBE, Boardman.
3
p.m.-meet
with
Boar dman
community
representatives and parents at
Riverside High School in
Boardman.
-4 p.m.-meet with north
end licensed staff, RHS.
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