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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 26, 2001 Library has new circulation system The Official Newspaper o f the City o f Heppner and the County o f Morrow %/ V Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U S P S. 240-420 Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published w eekly and entered as p e rio d ic a l m atter at the Post O ffic e at Heppner, Oregon under the A ct o f March 3, 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Oregon O ffice at 147 W W illo w Street Telephone (541) 676-9228 Kax (541) 676-9211 E- mail gt u heppner net or gtiii rapidserve net Web site www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836 S ubscriptions $22 in M o rro w C ou nty, $16 senior rate (in M o rrow C ounty o n ly. 62 years or older), $29 elsewhere David Sykes .............................................. 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Library/citv hall project worthwhile To the Editor: I'm writing to say that I am one citizen o f the community who favors the Library- City Hall Project. I have read with interest the question/answer discussion in recent issues o f the paper. Getting these questions clearly into public discourse is important to the community and to the progress toward completion o f this important project. The present library and museum were resource places for the summer youth project in which I was involved in 1992 and 1993. At that time I felt that the building which holds both was no longer adequate for joint quarters. Either one or the other needed to move for both to be enhanced and have enough space to provide for what each is meant to do. About the same time I began my work as a CASA volunteer (Court Appointed Special Advocate for children and youth caught up in the Juvenile Court system by reason of that research had been done on the finding end o f the spectrum; I felt that the people invited as resource people were ones w ho had hands-on experience with the kinds of problem s presented by the uniqueness o f Heppner community; I felt all who came from "the outside" were here to listen to us - not to "tell us", so to speak. Their intent was to take every suggestion we had made and put them together according to priorities, codes and other limitations set by state and federal law. The critics were by no means ignored. Some time later, the second meeting was called to look at and discuss the architects plans, question the plan and make further suggestions. Lighting, heating, cooling, energy saving, design and accessibility were among some of the specific concerns I remember being discussed - and, yes, taxes. I continue to feel that a number o f people, city council and planners, the library board and Oregon Trail neglect or/and abuse). One o f my Library District personnel, have put privileges was to attend interagency a lot o f thought into a necessary and meetings, which were and are held difficult project. I know something to build cooperation and a protective about writing for grants and felt that network for children deemed to be the case for it was well described - "at risk" by one or all of the agencies and not overblown. I did not feel who deal with children and youth that any one was ram rodding at any level. I do not remember one anything. Never w ere communication o f these monthly meetings where lines closed. someone, or more than one, from I know there are others out there local law enforcement did not express who feel as I do. I hope we can a desire for better quarters for talking consolidate the energy for the new with or formally interviewing Library-City Hall that was evident children and even families who were at the previous meetings and which under stress - a place o f safety for gave a go-ahead for what has been the children and comfort while done to date. I don't know if my decisions were in process and would grandchildren or great-grandchildren need to be carried out quickly. will spend their adult lives in More than a year ago when the Heppner or not. Som ebody's will first public meeting was announced. and I would like to think that I have I breathed a sigh o f relief, thinking: contributed to that future. At last, something is being done that (s) Grace E. Drake is important for the future, not only Heppner o f Heppner, but also something which would enhance directly and indirectly, the whole county. I went to the meeting to be sure someone would mention the need for considering aids for vision impaired Faye Ruhl Faye Ruhl, 88, o f Heppner died persons -young and old - in a new Friday, Decem ber 21, 2001. library. The first m eeting was G raveside service will be held informational, question and answer, Thursday, December 27, 2001, at 11 a m. at the Lexington Cemetery. probing possibilities and then a A complete obituary will be in division into groups so every the Jan. 2 issue o f the Heppner individual could have input. Personally, I felt consulted; I felt Gazette. Death Notice C3 C om e H e lp Us C e le b r a te . . E v e r e tt K e it h le y 9s 9 0 th B ir th d a y ! n « - fr i m S a tu r d a y , * x v 1 J D e v . 2 9 th * ' f r _____g e* V o V i / p .m . N o g ift« \ / / L o d g e 2 -4 1 r ) H e p p n e r F lk s m / .e ft 10> 1i J Story and photo by Debbie Harper Oregon T rail Library District has a new' circulation system. No, the heating system isn't working better. The district, along with Eastern Oregon Library Network, recently merged its holdings database with other libraries in Eastern Oregon, bringing the number o f participating libraries to 68. The new circulation system, called Pioneer Library System, connects school, community college, university and public libraries. T elecommunications equipment in both OTLD branches was upgraded and DSL lines were installed. The DSL lines enable patrons to access information on the Internet m ore quickly. What does that mean to Morrow County? In addition to more than tripling the available libraries that can now be searched on-line, the merger created a universal borrowers card. Your library card is now good at any o f the 68 libraries in the systei i. W ant to check out a magazii e in Wallowa or check your e-mail in Taker, you can do that with your OTLD card. The new system is up and running in Heppner. Library stafTwould like patrons to stop in and have their existing cards scanned in order for everyone to get their information m igrated to the new system. The new circulation system and the telecom m unications upgrade were made possible through grants from the Ford Family Foundation, the Meyer Memorial Trust and the Collins Foundation. The hardware supplier, Innovative Interfaces, worked closely with Pioneer Library System. It extended quote deadlines, and project time lines and revised quotes for the system. Local student to compete in National Geography Bee Looslies win Lexington ju d ge’s choice lighting award Dan and Carmen Looslie o f Lexington were the winners ot the Lexington Christmas lighting contest judge's choice award. Their display was deemed the "m ost appropriate to the season, judge's choice award" by the Lexington City Council. They received $30. Robert Montgomery won first place in the "best decorated fence" category and $30. Second prize and $20 went to Dean Hunt. Roger Ehrm antraut took first place and a $30 prize for the "best decorated entryway" category. Lindsey Harle won second place, with a $20 award. The "most unique" award went to Jerry Baker, who won a $30 prize. The second place award o f $20 was won by Steve Wilson. The "mini but bright" aw ard, a ju dge's choice award sponsored by the Morrow County Grain G row ers, was won by M arge Ball. She won a $25 gift certificate. The aw ards were sponsored by the Lexington City Council and C olum bia Basin Electric Cooperative. Lexington M ayor Val Doherty presented the awards. "W e wish that everyone could have won and encourage more participation next year," said a spokesperson. "Anyone with suggestions for categories, please let the council m em bers know. W e have about run out o f ideas that would include more people." Dam maintenance included in Corps projects The Fiscal Year 2002 (FY 02) meet new requirem ents for Energy and W ater Development implementing the Federal Columbia Appropriation Act, signed Nov. 12 River Power System biological by President George W. Bush, opinion - The Dalles will receive includes $4.5 billion for U.S. Army $300,000, Bonneville, $450,000 C orps o f Engineers' civil works and John Day, $300,000. The Corps is continuing work projects to help maintain and manage navigable waterways, effectively on fishing sites for Native American operate flood damage reduction and tribes which have treaty fishing nghts multiple purpose projects, and restore on the Colum bia River. At a and regulate wetlands and other proposed cost o f $5 million, the important environmental resources Corps will continue design and across the nation. O f the total construction o f treaty fishing sites funding, the Corps' Portland District at Bonneville, The Dalles and John will receive $141 m illion to fund Day reservoirs. Twenty-three o f the work in the Rogue, W illamette, scheduled 31 sites were completed Columbia and Cowlitz river basins. by the end of FY 01; eight more sites To increase the survival o f will be completed during the next migrating salmon and steelhead trouL six years. The Corps operates 19 multiple- Congress has authorized the design, testing and construction o f new or purpose projects within Portland improved fish bypass facilities. One District, as well as the sedim ent o f the Corps' biggest construction retention structure built after the programs is the Columbia River Fish 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption, the W illow Creek project near M itigation Project. System -wide w ork includes Heppner, and Willamette Falls Locks studies o f turbine passage and gas at West Linn. In FY 02, $63 million» abatem ent and adult passage has been appropriated for operation improvements. Among other projects and maintenance activities at these at Bonneville Lock and Dam, $5.9 locations. million will fund installation of adult passage detection technology, doing gas abatem ent m easures at the spillway, continuing development o f surface bypass at the second powerhouse and continuing evaluation o f adult fall back issues. Elvira Irby, formerly o f Heppner, At John Day, $4.4 million will would appreciate hearing from allow continued developm ent o f friends and family. She now resides extended screens and surface bypass at the Good Samaritan Care Center systems, as well as other fisheries in Hermiston after falling and re improvements. At The Dalles Dam, breaking her hip after a hip $3.3 million will fund testing o f a replacem ent weeks earlier. surface bypass system at the Her address is: 970 W Juniper powerhouse and continued juvenile Ave. Hermiston, OR 97838-2197. survival evaluations. The three Her phone num ber is the same as projects also will receive funds to when she was at the Herm iston Terrace. Former resident now in Hermiston Heppner Junior High School National Geography Bee winners (left to right): back-Robert Worden, Kyle Carlson, James Van Liew, Sam Martin, Rory Kilkenny; center-Brendan McElligott, Roy Proctor, Sloan Keithley. Dan Basile; front-Justin Delveaux, Casey O'Neal and Juliana Moore. For the 14th year, the National Geographic Society is holding the National Geographic Bee for students in the fourth through eighth grades in thousands o f schools across the United States and in the five U.S. temtones, as well as in Department o f Defense D ependents Schools around the world. All Heppner Junior High School Obituary Verlie N. Derrick Verlie N. Derrick, 85, died M onday, Decem ber 17, 2001, at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. Funeral services were held Friday, D ecem ber 21, 2001, at Bishop Funeral Chapel in Pendleton. Interment was at Skyview Memorial Park in Pendleton. Mrs. Derrick was bom March 4, 1916, in Clay County. Kentucky, the daughter o f George W. and Louisa Benge. She grew up in southeastern Kentucky and attended school there. She moved to Eastern Oregon in Decem ber 1940. Mrs. Derrick had been a resident o f Fossil, Pendleton and I leppner for the past 61 years. She enjoyed the outdoors, yard work, gardening, barking bread and pastries, and quilting. Mrs. Derrick was preceded in death by her parents, several brothers and sisters, and her husband, Calvin W. Derrick, in 1965. Survivors include a son, Troy E. Day, and a daughter, Joylene Struthers, both o f Heppner; grandchildren, C urtis Day o f I leppner. Dm Branstetter and Robyn Sergeant, both o f Pendleton; five great-grandchildren; a sister. Eva; and many cousins, nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made directly to Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home. P.O. Box 9, Heppner. Oregon 97836, or through Bishop Funeral Chapel. Bishop Funeral Chapel o f Pendleton was in charge o f arrangem ents. seventh and eighth graders were given a qualifying test in Linda Dutcher and John Flaherty's social studies classes. The results for the first level o f in-school competition include eighth grade: first place Roy Proctor, second place Dan Basile and third place Julianna Moore; seventh grade-first place Casey O'Neal, second place, Brendan M cElligott and third place Justin Delveaux. Seventh through 12th places were awarded to the following students: seventh place Rory Kilkenny, eighth place Sloan Keithley, ninth place Jam es VanLiew, 10th place Sam Martin, 11 th place Robert Worden and 12th place Kyle Carlson. The next level o f com petition was the oral school bee. Alan Beck asked the questions and Doug Orwick was tim ekeeper. TAG coordinator Linda Dutcher coordinated the contest. Sam Martin placed second and Brendan McElligott placed first in this level o f competition. Brendon McElligott, the winner o f the Heppner Junior High School Bee, will advance to the next level o f com petition, a written examination. All school winners are eligible to win the national championship and its first prize, a $25,000 college scholarship, at the national competition May 21 -22 in W ashington, D.C. CUSTOM H E A D S E R V IC E Complete Auto Repair Get Ready For Winter! Stop by Custom Head Service for your FREE winter safety inspection today. We check: z All Lights and Electrical Accessories Z Refill Washer Reservior z Belts z Hoses Z Windshield Wipers z Antifreeze z Tires ' Battery z All Fluid Levels v Parts & Engines plus Installation December 31st - Monday New Year’s Eve Party! 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