SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oreqon Wednesday, October 31, 2001
Service Club donates to
Neighborhood Center
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Janice Skaggs (left) and Ginger Keithley
A $300 check presented by contributions such as these fulfill
Ginger Keithley, president o f the the WVSCs mission statement: "Our
W illow Valley Service Club, to mission is to serve the Willow Creek
Janice Skaggs, coordinator o f the Valley by providing financial help,
Neighborhood Center o f South time, and recognition to individuals
M orrow County, com pletes the and organizations."
necessary funds to replace the
Members raise funds to support
center's roof.
this mission statem ent in various
Other entities that have received ways including the November 17
m onies from the W illow Valley Artifactory to be held at the Morrow
Service Club include Heppner Day County Fairgrounds.
For more information on the
Care, lone Creative Care Pre-School,
Willow
Valley Service Club, to speak
Umatilla Morrow County Domestic
to
a
member
or attend a luncheon
Violence Center, W illow Creek
Valley Assisted Living and the meeting may do so from 12-1 p.m.
Heppner Elk's Lodge #358 for the at John's Other Place on Main Street
in Heppner first three Thursdays
elevator fund
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f the month.
According to a news release.
County Court discusses saving
accounting data
By Doris Brosnan
At the M orrow County Court
meeting on Oct. 24, assessor Greg
Sweek and accounting supervisor
Fawny Miles reported on the need
to develop a plan for saving pertinent
data still stored on equipment that
is no longer used for the new
accounting and assessments systems.
They also discussed the status o f
and access to various other related
information already transferred to
other systems, and they agreed to
pursue available options for
coordinating programs.
Sweek also reported that state
budget difficulties might affect
appropriations for county assessment
and taxation programs. Information
will become available in January.
County counsel Bill Hanlon and
the court continued discussion o f
the north-end dairies and the
questions surrounding the building
inspections and the issue o f number
o f employees allowed to work in
the buildings at a given time.
Building inspector Brett Cook has
the responsibility o f assuring
com pliance with the code
requirements.
A land owner discussed with the
court his wish to purchase county
property on which part o f his
building is located. The court agreed
to determine if the property meets
the requirem ents o f the public
property sale laws.
Public works director Burke
O'Bnen offered the following road
report: The crew has graded Gabbert
lane, McElligott, Twenty-one Road,
Coalmine to Thom pson Corrals,
Sperry Springs, part o f Hardman
Ridge, North Fork o f Willow Creek,
and Jones Road. They com pleted
cattle-guard repair on Sperry Springs,
Board Creek and Dee Cox Canyon
roads. Presently underway are paint
striping, seal coating, ditch work
on Bombing Range Road, work at
the Lexington shop, cleanup at
Cutsforth park, work on delineators
on Coalmine Hill and inventory of
graveled roads.
O’Brien presented to the court
the departm ent's need for an
additional part-time office assistant
position to assist with clerical work.
He also requested that the court
consider reclassification o f the office
support specialist to better reflect
an increase in responsibilities. The
court agreed to the classification and
hiring o f an additional part-time
office assistant position, allowing
for a temporary hire in the interim.
Other actions o f the court:
- approval o f an agreement with
Gilliam County for road maintenance
on roads that share a boundary;
- approval o f the purchase o f a
40-foot storage pootawigr:
- approval of a 835- hour contract
for the juvenile departm ent with
Laura
Aviles-Valdez
for
"wraparound" (similar tojuvem le
probation) services under the
Juvenile Crim e Prevention Plan:
- rescheduling o f a m eeting to
Wednesday, Nov. 7, for discussion
o f the solid waste ordinance;
- approval o f the plat map for the
Matthews subdivision;
- approval of a budget resolution
to receive grant funding from DEQ
for environmental technical support;
- approval of costs associated with
the conducting o f a survey by the
behavioral health department;
- approval of a contract with Opal
Butte Health Service, Inc. for family
planning expansion project services;
- approval o f a deed to Wendy
and Jackson Archer for purchase
o f an Act o f Congress parcel;
- approval of the use of the county
bus bam in Heppner for the St.
Patrick's Farley Social in 2002,
dependent upon a certificate o f
insurance.
Calendars
lone Schools
Thursday, Nov. 1. End o f first
nine weeks;
Friday, Nov. 2: high school
football at Condon, 6 p.m.;
Saturday, Nov. 3: SAT test at
Heppner High School, 8 p.m., district
volleyball match at Moro, 2 p.m.;
Ihursday, Nov. 8: parent/teacher
conferences, 5-9 p.m.. Advisory
Board meeting, 7 p.m.;
Friday, Nov. 9: parent/teacher
conferences, 8 a.m .-12 noon, state
volleyball tournament, football state
quarterfinals;
Saturday, Nov. 10: state volleyball
tournament,
football
state
quarterfinals;
Monday, Nov. 12: Veteran's Day,
no school;
Tuesday, Nov. 13: fall sports
dessert, 6:30 p.m.. Morrow County
School Board meeting at Columbia
Middle School, 7:30 p.m.;
Thursday, Nov. 15: book fair in
school cafeteria, 6:30 p.m.;
Friday, Nov. 16: school in session,
football state semi-finals;
Saturday, Nov. 17: football state
semi-finals;
W ednesday, Nov. 21: early
dismissal for Thanksgiving vacation,
12:30 p.m.;
Thursday, Nov. 22: Thanksgiving,
no school.
Tuesday, Nov. 27: boys' varsity
an d jv basketball at Walla Walla,
W ashington.
Thursday, Nov. 29: Umatilla "c"
basketball at lone, girls jv and boys
"c" teams, 5:30 p.m.;
Friday, Nov. 30: lone Basketball
Bonanza, 3 p.m.
H ep p n er High School
Thursday, Nov. 1: deadline for
application forTarget All-Around
Scholarship.
M ontana
State
University representative, 11 a.m.;
Friday, Nov. 2: ACT regular test
date, 12/8, VF/Umatilla at Umatilla,
7:30 p.m.;
Saturday, Nov. 3: SAT test at
HHS cafeteria, 8 a.m., junior high
basketball at Columbia, 10 a.m., V-
A/District Tournam ent, 3 p.m.;
Wednesday, Nov. 7: Advisory
Com m ittee m eeting, 7 p.m.;
Friday, Nov. 9: junior high
basketball, Stanfield at Heppner,
3 p.m.;
Saturday, Nov. 10: junior high
basketball, Pilot Rock at Heppner,
v ¿ W > (oottoll state playoffr, 1 p.m.;
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Veteran's Day; ,
Tuesday, Nov. 13: Morrow
County School Board m eeting at
Columbia Middle School, 7:30 p.m.;
Wednesday, Nov. 14: Site Council
meeting, 7 p.m.;
Thursday, Nov. 15: fall sports
dessert for grades 7-12, 7 p.m.;
Fnday, Nov. 16: school in session,
junior high basketball, Umatilla at
Heppner, 3 p.m.;
Saturday, Nov. 17: football state
playoffs, TBA, junior high basketball
at Athena-W eston, 10a.m .;
Sunday, Nov. 18: "TheCunous
Savage" comedy play, HHS cafeteria,
2 p.m., adults $5, K-12 $3;
W ednesday, Nov. 21: early
dismissal for Thanksgiving, 12:45
p.m.;
Ihursday, Nov. 22: no school,
Thanksgiving;
Monday, Nov. 26. deadline for
application for the Society o f Auto
Engineers Foundation Scholarship;
Friday, Nov. 30: basketball at
Condon, jvg, jvb. vg, vb, 3 p.m.,
junior high basketball at Pilot Rock,
3 p.m.
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The W illow Creek Symphony
and the Willow Creek Singers will
present two performances o f their
fall concert this weekend, Nov. 3-4.
The first perform ance will be
Saturday night, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m.
in Irrigon at the A.C. Houghton
Elementary auditorium. Sunday's
concert will be in Heppner at 2:30
p.m. at the H eppner Elementary
School gym.
Ihe fall concerts feature a variety
o f classical, folk and sacred music.
The 40-m em ber symphony, under
the direction o f R. Lee Fnese and
assistant conductor, Tony Marks,
will perform such pieces as
"Scarborough Fair", "Gypsy
Committee seeks
photos & stories
Holiday", and Verdi's "Grand
March". The singers will perform
two arrangements o f sacred music,
including "Be Thou My Vision".
The concerts in Irrigon and
Heppner are free to the public and
are sponsored by the Morrow County
Unified Recreation District and the
M orrow C ounty Com m ission on
Children and Families. Everyone
is invited to attend.
In recognition o f the Morrow
County Courthouse Centennial in
2002, M orrow County and the
Centennial Celebration Committee
are sending out an invitation to
celebrate at com m unity events
throughout the year. Morrow County
government still occupies the most-
photographed courthouse in Oregon
listed on the National Register o f
Historic Places.
To
gam er
com m unity
participation, the Centennial
Celebration Committee is soliciting
stones about the construction o f the
courthouse and its original contents.
Anyone with pictures or items tied
to the history o f the Courthouse,
willing to donate or loan them for
display during the Centennial, is
invited to contact the Centennial
Celebration
Com mittee.
To
contribute to the Motfrow County
Courthouse story collection of for
more inform ation about the next
Centennial Celebration Committee
meeting, call 676-5620.
2002 Courthouse Centennial
Celebration events include the
construction ground-breaking 100
year anniversary on May 27;
Celebrate Heppner. July 27; Morrow
County Fair and Rodeo, Aug. 14-18;
and Christmas at the courthouse on
Dec. 7.
Morrow County Grain Growers
has been in the propane delivery
and service business since 1989.
Our mission is to provide prompt and
courteous delivery of propane
as well as provide excellent service.
TH E GARBAGEMAA
TAKES A W IFE!
M eet the Candy that
tem pted D ave ...
We have always made an effort to have
qualified service people available and on call.
We will continue to have qualified personnel
on staff to service your needs and equipment.
The Incredible Edibles
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Willow Creek Symphony
We have always placed an emphasis
on providing quality service
to the customers we serve.
4-H News
By Kristal Temple, reporter
The Incredible Edibles 4-H Club
had their first meeting on Oct. 26
at 10:30 a.m. at the lone Fire Hall.
Members present were Jeff Hunt.
Clay Morter, Emily Rietmann. Kristal
Temple. Justin Key and leader Anne
Morter.
M embers elected officers as
follows: president - Jeff Hunt;
secretary - Emily Rietmann; and
reporter - Kristal Temple. Members
then discussed the food pyramid and
where the lunch fit in on it. Anne
Morter brought chips and homemade
oatmeal cookies. M em bers made
apple juice, carrot sticks, tomato soup
and grilled cheese sandwiches.
Those interested in joining may
call Anne Morter at 422-7429. The
next meeting will be on Fnday, Nov.
16. at the same time and place.
WC musical groups in concert
Please contact Morrow County Grain Growers
for all your propane needs.
Thank you for the opportunity to serve you.
M.C.G.G.
Morrow CountylGram Growers INC.
Where: Methodist Church
When: November 10, 2-4 p.m.
What: Reception
Why: Just Because!
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