TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times,
Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 28, 2001
City Hall/Library funding
questions answered
Following are the Oregon Trail book storage space.
The new library will be ADA
Library District answers to the
Heppner Library/City Hall project: accessible as it currently is not. It
Question: I am somewhat unclear will have updated wiring, lights,
as to the grant money process. The insulation and more efficient heating
city talks with authority regarding and cooling systems. The new library
a million dollars in grant money. will have a family reading area, a
study area and a larger computer
Has this grant been applied for? If
not, can you explain the process and area. The current library has no
reading area and no study area.
why the city is so confident they will
The children's area will be larger
be awarded this grant?
and
allow fo r more participation
Answer: The million dollars in
in
children's
story hours and the
grant money is not referring to a
summer
reading
program.
single grant. Funding would be
The
classroom,
located on the
requested from many different
upper
level,
will
be used by
sources.
community
groups
and
the library
Question: The paper said the
staff.
It
will
have
a
distance
learning
project has received $70,000 in grant
computer
and
a
television
available
money Where did this money come
from and is it dedicated for a spjecific for video conferencing. Classes and
children's activities may be
purpose?
conducted
in this room.
Answer: A $50,000 challenge
Question:
What data do city
grant has been awarded by the
officials
have
that suppxirt the
Morrow/Baker
Partnership
proposition
that
we need more
specifically fo r the Heppner
capacity
in
our
libraty
during a pxriod
Library/City Hall project. A
of
declining
population
in Heppner?
challenge grant means that thefunds
Answer:
There
are
service
will be received if the citizens o f
standards
and
benchmarks
fo r all
Heppner are behind the project
Oregon public libraries. The Oregon
and the City o f Heppner and the
Trail Library District supports
Oregon Trail Library District are
attempting
to meet these benchmarks
able to raise the remainder o f the
and
providing
quality library
funds needed.
services.
The Oregon Trail Library District
Question: If there is substantive
Heppner branch will receive $20,000
evidence
to suppiort the "need" for
from the Libraries o f Eastern
increased
capacity, why haven't
Oregon. This funding must be spent
library
hours,
opien to the public,
within the guidelines of the "Lighting
Up the Libraries" vision. It was increased from the current 37 hours
directed specifically to the Heppner pier week? Have city officials studied
library by Representative Greg Smith the inventory, its quality, turnover
rate, etc.?
and Representative Ted Ferrioli.
Answer: The library provides
The funds will be used fo r
many
other services beyond just
telecommunications infrastructure
checking
in and checking out books.
in the new facility.
There
is
a need fo r increased
Question: The financial standing
computer
space, study space, a
o f many foundations is suffering
because o f the recent drop in the reading area and a children's area
stock market. Many organizations large enough to provide adequate
that have proposed money for the space fo r story hours and other
future are now having to reconsider children 'sprogramming. Additional
their decisions. Is there a p»ssibility open hours would not provide these.
phat the money for this project may Hours open does not equal capacity.
Question: Last week's newspaper
not be available next year?
article
suggested or implied that
Answer: The question as asked
people
would
have child care service
does not make sense as the Oregon
available
at
the
new library. Why
Trail Library District and the City
of Heppner are not trying to secure would city officials support such
all thefundingfor the project in one a concept which would do economic
year. Both entities understand that harm to private sector businesses
securingfitnding will take time. The that provide this same service?
Answer: The article, in the Oct.
foundations and funding agencies
17, 2001 issue o f the Heppner
that mayybe approached are not
Gazette Times, stated: "Parents
going to cease thisfunction although
could leave their children to read
the amounts they give all at once
at the library while they shopped
may be down
and seniors would not have to travel
Question: As I understand the
project, the library board and the fa r to access the library and city
hall while shopping downtown."
city are working together on this
The Oregon Trail Library District
project, because o f a particular
does
not plan to have child care
funding source for joint ventures
between districts. Is there grant services o f any type. The statement
funding available to the library if was reflecting the idea that children
of reading age ccnddpossibly spend
it were to pursue a project on its
time at the library while parent(s)
own?
ran
errands. This would, o f course,
Answer: The Oregon Trail Library
be up to the parents as to whether
District and the City o f Heppner
the child was o f appropriate age
are collaborating on this project
to be in the library alone and
because a collaboration between
whether the child was able to display
two separate entities fo r a multi
appropriate
library behavior, very
purpose facility is more attractive
tofunders than a single entity acting similar to whether or not a parent
would leave a child alone o f a city
alone fo r a single use facility.
park
or anywhere else.
There is no singlefunding source.
There is grant funding available
Heppner City Manager Jerry
to libraries, however the Oregon Breazeale presented the following
Trail Library District does not correspiondence concerning the
anticipate being able to obtain proposed city hall/library project:
* adequate funding to match library
Question: Where did the money
needs in a separate project.
come from for the purchase o f the
Question: Has the library board Shear property?
researched the feasibility and cost
Answer: The 2001-2002 city
of expanding their existing building? budget provided $7,000from the
If no, why not?
waterfind, $7000from the sewer
Answer : Yes, however the public fund and the balance from the
should know that the Oregon Trail general fund
Library District does not own the
Question: Was it out of the present
current library building in Heppner city budget?
Question: Is the current library
Answer: Yes.
in the flood plain or in the flood way?
Question: Does the city own
What does this mean in terms of Willow Street to Klamath Bank
adding on to the existing structure? property on Gale?
Answer: The current library is
Answer: No.
in the flood plain. If the Library
Question: Wouldn't a ground level
District were to add on to the existing building provide better access for
structure, the expansion itself would both library and city hall?
have to meet current flood standard's
Answer: Possibly, but it would
This would mean that the expansion require a much larger lot.
would have to be either elevated
Question: A single level building
one foot above the 700-year flood would be less expensive?
level or the expansion would have
Answer: No, if you increase the
to be flo o d proofed.
square footage by going up, you
However, if the value o f the have the same amount o f concrete
expansion were to be 50 percent and the same amount o f roofing for
or more o f the value o f the existing the increased footage.
structure, the entire building would
Question: With all the street
need to be brought up to current frontage on Willow and Gale, I
flood standards.
wonder why the council has not
Question: I have heard rumors considered this or perhaps they have?
that the new library building will
Answer: The city has a relatively
not offer any additional book storage new shop in the center o f the
space or square footage. Can you property and the balance o f the
address this rumor and explam what property contains the existing city
the library is looking to achieve with • buildings.
a new structure?
Answer: This is just a rumor The
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Obituaries
Editor’s note. Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Ga zette-Times w ill not publish Frieda L. Slocum
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Frieda L. Slocum, 93, of Heppner,
theC -T office The G-T reserves the right to edit. The C-T is not responsible for accuracy died Sunday, November 25, 2001,
o f statements made in letters (Any letters expressing thanks w ill be placed in the classifieds at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
under ’ Card o f Thanks ’ at a cost o f $5.)
Heppner.
Join hearts, hands and minds
for united Morrow Co.
To the Editor:
I reside in "south" Morrow
County, and for the first 11 years
o f my career I worked in south
Morrow County schools. During
that time I had the opportunity of
working with teachers and students
throughout K-12.1 learned from and
worked with quality educators, many
o f who are still my friends and
neighbors. A few year later, I find
myself in a similar situation, only
now, although I still reside in "south"
Morrow County, I have been given
the opportunity to work with and
learn from quality educators of
"north" Morrow County. Because
o f my employment opportunities
I can assure all that I have found
no differences in what educators
want for their student, regardless
o f teaching location. It does not
matter which end of the county
students are from, they desire and
deserve an equal opjpwrtumty to learn.
Here in America distance
separates the states, yet we are still
"united" Americans standing together
for a common cause. Why is that
not able to happon in our small
county? The distance of farm lands
and the bombing range are the only
things that should separate north
and south Morrow County. Circle
the wagons out there and get
everyone on the same wagon
standing together for the common
cause of educating out students in
a united Morrow County.
Funding belongs to Morrow
County schools for the education
of all Morrow County students. North
or South, it doesn't matter. Join
hearts, hands and minds and figure
out what will work for Morrow
County. Let's make our kids proud
of being from Morrow County, not
embarrassed about or having false
pride in being from either North or
South.
The distance does not matter, our
goals as a county for the education
o f our youth are the same. Morrow
County, stand united; our dollars
are pxioled. Now let's do the best
to get an equal buy for each dollar
for each student in our system.
(s) Lauri Hire,
educational interpreter for the deaf
Umatilla/Morrow ESD
More north-south antagonism promoted
To the Editor:
Jane Rawlins once wrote a letter
for this papier titled "Belligerent
Nationalism." (4/25/01)
(Morrow County School
Superintendent) Mr. Anderson has
stooped to that antagonistic method.
Fact: precise numbers for
construction costs were not available
before the vote took place. At best,
22 million is an unthought-out,
arbitrary amount, pierhaps backed
up by an architect's "ballpark" figure
and then inflated to be "on the safe
side."
These somewhat back door antics
are not normal procedure and
promote more antagonism between
the north and south ends o f this
county, as evidenced by the extreme
partisan recall vote.
Further evidence o f separatism
is shown when comments are used
such as: "personally attacked" and
"We're getting the runaround here,"
as well as "The school board will
make the final decision," "Will they
take our money?" "They probably
wonder that about you, too."
These comments were made by
concerned citizens and those that
all suppposed to be Morrow County
leaders. The comments are riddled
with concern, distrust and
unproductive attitude.
Very much a reminder of what
a child would say, "If s my ball, and
you can't play."
This is what we need to teach
the children o f Morrow County?
Last word: Honesty. Ifs the only
thing that will save and put to rest
this rather disgraceful attempt at
playing power games.
The school board and the advisory
committee need to pxit their collective
egos on a shelf and get on with what
this "entire county" needs.
(s) Phil Kight
Heppner
4-H Newt
T elecommu nications
meeting scheduled
Barnyarders 4-H Club
By Heather Rill, reporter
Eastern
Oregon
The Barnyarders held thetr second Telecommunications Consortium
meeting of the year on Nov. 20.
(EOTC) is holding its fust general
The main business of the meeting meeting on Thursday, Dec. 6, at the
was election o f officers. The Port o f Morrow, 2 Marine Drive,
following people were elected: Boardman.
president, Dan Jepxen; vice president,
The purpose o f the general
Roy Proctor; secretary, Meghan meeting is for users and providers
Unruh; treasurer, Teonna Vandever, to assist EOTCs Board of Directors
and reporter, Heather Rill.
in creating a work plan, put EOTC
The club
talked about resources into action and address
improvement at fair and what local and regional telecommunication
members could do to make the club needs and issues.
stand out at fair. They talked about
There is no cost to participate.
fund raisers to do during fair. The Lunch will be provided to those who
club also talked about things they preregister by Friday, Nov. 30. RSVP
could do for the buyers and how they to Layne Sylvester o f the Regional
could {personally thank them for Services Institute at (541) 962-3755
buying the club's pigs.
or e-mail her at lsylvest@eou.edu.
Members played a game that
EOTCs mission is to promote
would help them be better at access to affordable broadband
showmanship and learned what the telecommunications for all of Fastem
important parts o f showmanship Oregon, according to a news release.
were.
It is a non-partisan, independent
The next meeting will be organization. The EOTC is opien
sometime in January.
to all who are interested.
Advisory
Committee
to meet
The Heppner-Lexington
Advisory Committee will meet
on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m.
at the Heppner Elementary
School Library.
At the meeting, the
advisory committee will listen to
community input concerning the
configuration o f the school bond
construction
project
and
formulate their recommendation
to the school board.
The committee will also
conduct their regular monthly
business meeting.
We Make
POSTERS
A memorial service will be held
Thursday, November 29,2001, at
11 a.m. at the Christian Life Center
in Heppner.
She was bom June 7, 1908, at
Lexington, to Samuel and Frances
Hechtner McMillan. She was raised
at Lexington and attended school
there, graduating from Lexington
High School in 1926. She then
attended Oregon Normal School at
Monmouth where she received her
teaching degree.
On January 1,1930, she married
Lawrence E. Slocum at Lexington.
Mr. Slocum died in April 1946.
Mrs. Slocum returned to school
in 1960 to update her credentials,
then taught at Hardman and Hepipmer
schools until her retirement in 1970.
After retirement, she traveled
extensively. She enjoyed her children
and grandchildren, reading,
gardening and knitting. She enjoyed
shanng the sweaters she had knitted
with others and shanng her raspiberry
crops with friends and family who
dropped by.
Survivors include daughters,
Barbara Clough of Albany, France
Dion of Gresham, Nancy Nelsen
of Bush Prairie, Washington, Mary
Neher o f Eugene and Carolyn
Cutsforth o f Heppner; son, Peter
Slocum of Poison, Montana; sister,
Naomi Hill o f Portland; 15
grandchildren and numerous great
grandchildren. She was preceded
in death by brothers, Robert, Eldred,
Samuel, Wayne "Pete" and Jack;
and sister, Eula.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Oregon Trail Library
District, P.O. Box 325, Heppner,
Oregon 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary o f Heppner
is in charge o f arrangements.
Mary Louise Circle
Mary Louise Circle passed away
Tuesday, November 20, 2001, in
Roseburg.
Recitation of the Holy Rosary
was read Friday, November 23,2001,
at St. Joseph Catholic Church in
Roseburg. A Mass of Christian Bunal
immediately followed with Father
Bill Holtzinger, celebrant. Private
family graveside services will held
at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
She was born to Walden and
Ursula (Kaufman) Higdon, on
January 29, 1919, at Manor,
Washington, in her parents' home.
She graduated from Battle Ground
High School in 1937.
On October 22,1941, she mamed
Francis C. Circle at St. James
Catholic Church in Vancouver,
Washington. They made their home
in Seaside for five years and then
moved to Roseburg in 1947. Son
Michael Corwin Circle was bom
in 1947 and daughter Monica Elaine
Circle was bom in 1951.
Mrs. Circle managed her home
and was bookkeeper for her
husband's log trucking business.
Family members say she was always
up at early morning cooking
breakfast for her husband, no matter
what time he left the house for work.
She was a member of St. Joseph
Catholic Church for 55 years and
was a volunteer for many activities
at St. Joseph School. She was an
avid bowler in a Roseburg league,
winning many trophies throughout
the years. She loved to travel abroad
She enjoyed her children,
grandchildren, American Legion
baseball, reading autobiographies
and, in later years, eating breakfast
out with friends. She was fascinated
with old cemeteries and loved to
wander in them, reading the
headstones.
She is survived by Francis Circle,
her husband of 60 years; son Michael
Circle and wife Diana of Roseburg;
daughter Monica Swanson and
husband Jim of lone; grandchildren,
Luke Swanson, Adrienne Swanson
and Samantha Birenbaum; and sister
Evelyn Holbrook o f Vancouver,
Washington. Mary's beautiful smile
will be missed by those who knew
her, said the family.
Memorial contributions may be
made to St. Joseph's Catholic
Cemetery, c/o Deacon Stenbeck,
800 W. Stanton Street, Roseburg,
OR 97470.
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geography, biology and are
assigned either English or
French. She says she likes French
and would like to know Italian.
Macarena, who studied English
and American culture at a special
school one-and-a-half hours a
day for three years, sometimes
speaks English with her father,
who would like to learn the
language.
Because Argentina is in
the
southern
hemisphere,
students attend school from
March to December. Summer
vacation is in January and
February. "We have Chnstmas in
the summer and go swimming,"
she says.
When she returns to
Argentina, Macarena says that
she will probably have to repeat
a grade, unless she is able to
finish school here and go directly
to university. Competition for
jobs among young people is very
fierce in Argentina, she says,
partly because universities are
free and almost everyone attends.
She says that Argentina offers
the same educational and
employment opportunities for
women as for men. She says
would like to be a doctor or a
lawyer, but also likes philosophy
and psychology.
Back home Macarena
enjoys going shopping with her
friends, going to the cinema and
going dancing at clubs which are
open from 1-8 a.m. for students
her age. "I miss my friends and
my sister. I love my sister," says
Macarena. "We are really close.
I miss my family, but I don't
have much time to miss them," ‘
she sighs.
R ebekahs to host*
card party
The Holly Rebekah Lodge will
host the monthly card party this
Saturday, Dec. 1, starting at 7:30
p.m.
The cost is $3 pier parson and the
public is invited to attend.
FUNT FUNI FUNI
Heppner DayCare
has childcare slots available
for ages 1 -2 V 2 years part-time;
3-5 years full-time;
and 6-12 years full-time
(b efo re a n d a f te r sc h o o l).
Call 6 7 6 -5 4 2 9 a n d a s k fo r A nn, D aw n o r Merry.