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A Heppner woman died
of injuries sustained in a motor
vehicle accident that occurred
just outside the Heppner city
limits
around
2:15
p.m.
Thursday. November 15.
According to reports.
Mane Van Etta. 43, was
attempting to pass another
vehicle that was turning onto Dee
Cox Road from Highway 74. The
other vehicle struck the rear oi
Van Etta's vehicle, w hich caused
her to lose control of her car. \ an
Etta's vehicle went off the road
and rolled.
She was transported to
Pioneer Memorial Hospital and
then life-flighted by helicopter to
a Bend hospital where she died
on Friday. Nov. 16.
The driver of the other
vehicle was not injured.
According to police, no
alcohol was involved and both
drivers were wearing seat belts
Heppner
Rescue,
Heppner Ambulance. Morrow
County
Sheriffs
deputies,
Heppner Police Department and
()regon State Police responded to
the scene.
A memorial fund has
been established at Klamath First
federal Bank in P.O. Box 368,
I leppner.
Advisory com m ittee postpones recommendation
VOL. 120
NO. 47
8 Pages
Wednesday, November 21,2001
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Santa makes his area debut
Santa Claus (John Padberg, Hermiston. the son of Archie and Jeanette Padberg. Heppner. looking
very much like the 'real deal') drew a horde of tiny admirers at his Heppner debut at the Artifactory
held at the Morrow County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Nov. 17. I he annual craft fair, sponsored by
the Willow Creek Service Club, heralds the holiday season to the area.
Anderson praised for funding effort
The Morrow County
School Board, at their Tuesday,
Nov. 13, regular meeting, heard a
report from board Chair Julie
Weikel on the Oregon School
Boards Association fall regional
conference recently held in
Pendleton. Weikel said those at
the conference indicated concern
about the projected state revenue
shortfall. She also said that the
Helix
School
District
superintendent reported on the
small school funding success.
She gave a standing tribute to
Morrow County School District
Superintendent Bruce Anderson
for getting the small school
funding effort organized and
"making it happen."
Also at the meeting Mark
Rietmann, chair o f the Heppner-
Lexington Advisory Committee,
voiced concern about the role o f
the advisory committees in the
process o f deciding on buildings
in their communities.
In other business, the
board:
-heard a report from
school bond project manager Nan
Hall on bond projects to date.
-heard a curriculum
report on the High Performance
Learning Grant from Columbia
Middle School Principal Ron
Anthony and CMS students.
-heard a report from
board Weikel on the progress in
the superintendent search. She
said a brochure has been
completed and has been posted at
700-1000 sites. She said that
those
interested
in
being
considered for the superintendent
screening committee should
contact ESD Superintendent
George Murdock or Julie
Ashbeck, board secretary, at the
district office.
-adopted the 2002-03
budget calendar as presented.
-adopted the Internet
Safety Policy as presented.
-adopted
the
maintenance
supervisor job
description and salary range.
-certified
the
recall
election results from the Morrow
County
Clerk's
Office
as
presented.
-approved the following
resignations/retirements/termina
tions: Nohemi Estrada-Suro, lone
Schools
Spanish
teacher;
Brandon Kauffman, termination
o f Heppner High School extra
duty assistant football coach
contract; Ramona Hernandez,
Riverside
High
School
department secretary; Michelle
Luna, resignation from A.C.
Houghton special education
assistant position; Renee Yocom.
reduction in force, Heppner
Elementary School one-on-one
special education assistant.
-approved employment
for: Lisa Konecny, Columbia
Middle School special education
one-on one
assistant;
Irma
Rodriguez, ACH English as a
second language ed assistant,
replacing Nancy Rodriguez;
Stacie Miller, Sam Boardman
Elementary School ed assistant,
replacing Shirley Sheadel.
-approved transfers for:
Ted Ost, from district office
maintenance I to SBE head
custodian; Rita Britt, from HHS
one-on-one special ed assistant,
replacing Renee Yocom.
-approved extra duty
contracts for: Christian Reggear.
RHS assistant softball coach;
Jason Hanna. HHS part-time
assistant
football
coach,
replacing Brandon Kauffman;
Kevin Martin. CMS assistant
boys' basketball coach; Steven
Martin. lone Middle School boys'
basketball coach.
-approved a resolution to
accept unanticipated revenue.
-approved a request for
early graduation for a HHS
student.
-accepted a donation o f
$1,000 from the Bank o f Eastern
Oregon to Sam Boardman
Elementary School for a math
software program.
-heard a report from the
superintendent on enrollment at
all schools, with particular
attention to how the district is
paid by the state.
-heard that the next
board meeting is Monday, Dec.
10, at 7:30 p.m at the district
office.
Advertising Deadline
12 Noon Tuesdays
The Heppner-Lexington
Advisory Committee, at their
Nov. 19 meeting, postponed a
recommendation to the Morrow
County School Board on a plan
for the Heppner Elementary
t School gym and cafeteria until
they receive a site survey.
Committee members anticipate
receiving the survey by their
regular Dec. 5 meeting, after
which they intend to make a
recommendation to the board.
Todd Turner of Barber
Barrett Turner Architects, Inc..
Bend, presented two options on
the Heppner Elementary school
site.
Near the close of the
Monday
evening
meeting,
committee chair Mark Rietmann
polled the committee members
as to their preference concerning
the two proposed site plans. All
committee members preferred
the plan which called for safety
modifications on Stansbury
Street in front of the school. The
second plan called for rerouting
Stansbury Street between the
current junior high building and
the old gymnasium.
Rietmann said he also
polled Heppner certified staff
who indicated to him that they
would be satisfied with the safety
modifications. Rietmann told the
committee that he invited each
certified staff member to the
Monday night meeting. Many of
the certified staff attended.
Safety
modifications
could include a raised, lighted
and covered walkway between
the elementary school and the
new cafeteria-gym-auditorium
facility, curb extensions, speed
bumps and signage.
Turner also presented
cost estimates on the two
proposed site plans. Cost
estimates are as follows:
Street Improvement Plan
Specific Sitework Items:
Road Safety Improvements-
$55,000; Demolition of Old High
School-Sl 10,000.
Subtotal-
$165.000.
Fixed Sitework Items:
Site
Gr a d i n g - $3 0,000;
Sidewalks-$24,000;
Curbs-
$8.000;
Utility
Trenching-
$4,000; Water Sewer-$37,000;
Fire System Vault-$20.000; Site
Dramage-$25.000;
Asphalt
Paving
&
Base-$49.000;
Stripping-S5.000: Street Signs-
$2.000: Site I ighting-$7.000;
Landscape & Irrigation-S 16.000;
Survey Staking-$5.000;
contingency-$35,000. Subtotal-
$267.000. '
Site Development Total-
$432,000.
Building Construction
(18,300
square
feet
x
$ 108/square foot)-S 1,976,400.
Total
Project
=$2,408.400 (S68.432 under
$2.476.832 budget).
Street Relocation Plan
Specific Sitework Items
Road
Relocation-$ 125.000.
Demolition of Old High School-
Sl 10.000. Subtotal-$235.000.
Fixed Sitework Items:
Site
Gr a d i n g - $2 8,000;
Sidew a!ks-S21,000;
C urbs-
S8.000: Utility
Trenchmg-
S4.000; Water Sew er-S3 7,000:
Fire System Vault-S20,000; Site
Drainage-$25.000;
Asphalt
Paving
&
Base-$46,000;
Stnpping-$5,000; Street Signs-
$3.000: Site I.ighting-S7,000:
Landscape & Irrigation-$20,000:
Survey Staking-S5,000;
contingency-S34.000. Subtotal-
$263.000.
Site Development Total-
$498.000.
Building Construction
(18,300 square
feet
x
S108 square foot)-$ 1.976.400.
Total
Project
$2,474.400
(S2.432
under
$2.476.832 budget).
Parade of Lights
planned
downtown
Heppner's fifth annual
Parade of Lights is planned for
next Thursday. Nov ember 29. at
6 p.m. in downtown Heppner
Bu s i n e s s e s
and
individuals are invited to enter
the light parade and win cash
prizes for first, second and third
places. A special Kn> Kringlc
award will be presented for
fourth place.
Line-up for entrants w ill
be at Green Feed and Seed at 5
p.m. Nov. 29.
Entry forms are available
at the Heppner Chamber of
Commerce. Bank of Eastern
Oregon. Central Market and the
Gazette-Times.
Sponsors of the event
include Columbia Basin Electric.
Klamath First Federal. Bank of
Eastern Oregon, Murrays Drug
and Country Rose. Morrow
County (irain Growers, John's
Other Place. Central Market.
Willow Creek Clinic. Artisan
Village and Gardner's Men's
Wear.
Neither budget includes
$150.000 for demolition of the
old gymnasium, which will be
from a separate budget, and costs
for hazardous materia! removal,
which are still to be determined.
Turner
told
the
committee that the budget would
not allow for a double gym. The
proposed gym w ould be a 50'x84'
regulation sized facility with
bleachers on one side
Cost estimates for a
5()'x74' double gym are $200.00-
$265.500; estimates for a 50'x84'
double gvm would be $300.000-
$380.700.
The Street Improv ement
plan would require an additional
$131,568-$ 188.068 for a 50'x74’
double gym or $232.568-
$312.268 for a 50'x84' double
gym. The Street Relocation plan
would require an additional
$197,568-$254.068 fora 50'x74'
double gym or $297.568-
$378.268 for a 50'xN4' double
gym.
In other business the
committee appointed committee
member Mike Armato as their
delegate to the superintendent
search committee. Marcia Kemp,
who is also a member of the
Advisory Committee, indicated
that she was seeking appointment
as the Lexington community
delegate to the search committee.
Liu shot clinics
scheduled
Flu
shot
clinics,
sponsored by the Morrow County
Health Department, are planned
throughout Morrow County next
week.
-Clinics will be held at
the following locations
- Monday. Nov 26. from
11 a m. to 6 p.m. at the Imgon
Senior (. enter at Stokes L anding.
-Tuesday, Nov. 27, from
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Morrow
County Health Department in
Boardman.
101
Boardman
Avenue.
-Wednesday. Nov 28.
from 10 a.m. to noon at the St
Patrick's Senior ( enter
-Wednesday . Nov. 28. 3-
6 p.m.. lone Schools cafeteria,
lone.
-'Thursday. Nov. 29. 11
a.m. to 6 p.m.. Morrow County
Health
Department.
above
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