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The lone City Council has
designated the week of February
10-18 to honor volunteers of the
lone Rural Fire Department. The
city of lone w ill be issuing a proc
lamation declaring that week and
plans its annual dinner for Mon
day, Feb. 11.
The lone Rural Fire Protec
tion District was activated in
1989. The district was established
by an election in the 1960s but
wasn't organized to elect a board
of directors or establish a budget
to collect taxes.
At the 1989 organization
meeting a board of directors was
appointed. They were Don
McElligott, chairman. Ashley
McCabe, secretary-treasurer,
Gary Warren, vice chairman,
Charles Doherty, Bill Rietmann
and Jim Boor, fire chief.
The board set meeting dates
for the second Monday of the
month. The board appointed a
budget committee of Judy Osmin.
chairman. Bob Rietmann, secre
tary. Roland Bergstrom, Ken
Smouse and Diana Kincaid.
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The budget committee pro
posed a budget that was approved
by the registered voters in the dis
trict and the fire department was
in operation. From that point the
lone Rural Fire Protection District
has grown to the present opera
tion.
The present board of direc
tors is Bill Rietmann, chairman,
Joe M cElligott, Ken Nelson,
Wayne Hams, Wayne Rietmann,
Virgil Morgan, fire chief, and
Suzanne Rea, secretary. There
are 25 volunteer firefighters and
seven firefighting units.
Current members are Mark
Bruno. Derek Campbell. John
Collin, Kevin Cornett, Steve
Crum. Jason Friend, Loren
Heideman, Nathan Heideman,
Jim Holtz. Ken Klinger. Cameron
Krebs, Cayle Krebs, Clint Krebs,
Karl Morgan, Korey Morgan,
Virgil Morgan. Phil Morris, Eric
Orem, Joe Orem. Darren
Padberg. Dustin Padberg, Ed
Rietmann, Harold Rietmann, Jim
Swanson, Curtis Thompson and
Dennis Thompson.
Hoop Shoot winners announced
VOL. 121
NO. 6
10 Pages
Wednesday, Februrary 6,2002
Flu vaccine still available, advisable
Flu vaccine is still
available through the Morrow
County Health D epartm ent,
according to MCHD Director
Laura B urnside-M cElligott.
Burnside-McElligott says that
according to the C enter for
Disease Control, flu season may
extend through February or
March, so the vaccine is still
advisable.
She says that MCHD will
bill M edicare, M edicaid and
Applications sought
for pennant bearers
The 2002 Morrow County
Fair and Rodeo Court is current
ly accepting applications for pen
nant bearers. Those who will be
at least 14 years old by Aug. 1
and are interested in helping pro
mote Morrow County may apply
to be a bearer.
k
Applications are available at
the local high schools or interest
ed persons may contact court
chaperone Lori McCabe in lone
at 989-8553. Applications will be
accepted until Wednesday, Feb.
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private insurance for the vaccine,
but adds that those not covered
under those plans may receive the
vaccine at no charge.
Vaccine clinics are held
in Heppner at the MCHD on
Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.-noon
and 1-4:30 p.m.; in Boardman at
101 Boardm an Avenue on
Mondays and Tuesdays from 8:30
a.m.-12:30p.m.and l-4:30p.m.;
and at the Irrigon Medical Clinic
from 8:30 a.m.-noon and 1-4:30
p.m.
Seat belt blitz
planned
The Heppner Police Depart
ment reminds everyone that that
next seat belt blitz will start on
Friday, Feb. 8, and will continue
through Sunday, Feb. 17.
On Thursday, Feb. 7, a sur
vey will be conducted to check
seat belt compliance.
“ Remember, seat belts can
save lives,” said Police Chief
Merle Cowett.
Local Hoop Shoot winners head to state
Megan Orr and Whitney Matthews
By Rick Paullus
Megan Orr and Whitney Matthews won their respective divisions
of the district Elks Hoop Shoot held in Hermiston on Saturday, Feb. 2,
and will advance to the state championships to be held in Keizer on
Saturday, Feb. 16.
Orr, competing in the 12-13-year-old division, m ade20of25 free
throws to advance to state for the second straight year. Matthews,
competing in the 10-11 -year-old division, make 18 of 25 free throws to
take first.
Zac Orem of lone, competing in the eight-nine-year-old division,
made 19 of 25 shots and placed second. Jared Huddleston of Heppner,
competing in the 10-11 year old division, made 14 of 25 shots and
placed third. Jessica Hughes of Heppner. eight-nine-year-old division,
made 10 of 25 shots, and Eric Skaggs of Heppner. 12-13-ycar-old
division, also made 10 of 25 free throws.
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
City planning
commission
discusses gates on
Stansbury street
The city planning commission
gave its okay M onday for
construction o f new school
buildings
in
Heppner.
The school district has been
working on the project for some
time, but still needed planning
commission approval before it
could
m ove
ahead.
The commission approved the
project with only m inor
stipulations for bike parking,
sidewalk construction and water
drainage. The main discussion
involved what should be done with
Stansbury street which runs in
front o f the H eppner grade
12-13-year-old Hoop Shoot winners: front-F.ric Skaggs and Megan Orr:
back (left to right>-Nacho Klguezabal. I.ind> Patton. Matt .McCabe and Emily
Rietmann.
The 12 and 13-year-old winners of the local Elks Hoop Shoot
contest are: first place-Eric Skaggs and Megan Orr. both Heppner:
second place-Nacho Elguezabal and Lindy Patton, both Heppner; and
third place-Matt McCabe, Heppner. and Emily Rietmann. lone.
Larsen takes over as Heppner Postmaster
s c h o o l .
The school board’s plans call
for mechanical gates or barriers
to be installed that would block
the street during school hours.
The board is concerned students
might be hit by vehicles while
crossing the street from one
building
to
another.
While the planning commission
doesn't have authority over use
o f streets in the city, it is
em powered
to
make
recom mendations to the city
c o u n c i l .
After much discussion, the
planning commission voted to
recommend to the council that no
gates be put on Stansbury street,
but instead flashing lights be
installed somewhere on the street
in front of the school to be on
during
school
hours.
Earlier the city council voted
not to vacate and close the street
permanently as requested by the
school district. Many on the
planning commission said Monday
that closing the street during most
of the day during school hours
was not a viable alternative.
The city council will meet
Monday Feb. 11 to consider the
matter.
All Saints plans annual
pancake supper
All Saints Episcopal
Church will hold its annual Shrove
Tuesday pancake supper on
Tuesday. February 12, from 5-7:30
p.m. at the church, 460 North
Gale in Heppner.
The menu for the all-you-
can-cat supper includes pancakes,
ham. fruit, coffee, tea. juice and
milk.
Cost is $3 for adults. $2
for students and $ 10 for a family.
Everyone is invited to
attend.
Sally I.arsen
H eppner Postm aster
Sally Larsen may be a new face
to the Heppner area, but she is
no stranger to Morrow' County,
having been a resident o f
Boardman for the past 16 years.
Larsen, 47, took over as
postmaster of the Heppner Post
Office on November 3. Prior to
assuming duties in Heppner,
Larsen had been a regular postal
clerk at the Hermiston Post
Office for the past five years.
Before her service there, she had
been a postal clerk and leave
replacement for the postmaster at
the Boardman Post Office for five
years. Her experience also
includes a stint at the Boardman
library and many years o f
working as a retail clerk.
Larsen, originally from
Rockford. Michigan, jokes that
potatoes brought her out West. “I
was bom working on a potato farm
and 1 married a potato processor,”
laughs Larsen. She and her
husband, Jam es, moved to
Boardman in 1986, when he
began working for Lamb Weston,
then U&l. He is plant
superintendent at the Boardman
plant.
Larsen and her husband,
who have been married for 30
years, have two grown children,
Steve. 29. and Joseph. 26. Steve,
who received a degree in graphic
design from Western Oregon
University at Monmouth, has
changed careers and recently
graduated from police academy.
He and his wife. Rona. live in
Arizona Joseph, who graduated
from the University of Oregon
with a degree in journalism, is
employed with Fox TV in Eugene.
He and his wife. Kristy, have two
children. Sebastian, six, and
Chandler, two.
Larsen's two sisters and
brother and her husband's parents
and two brothers all live in
Michigan.
While Larsen admits to
being “focused” and “kind of a
workaholic", that doesn't prevent
her from
enjoying
her
grandmotherly duties and visiting
the grandkids in Eugene about
once a month. She also enjoys
visiting with friends, sewing and
painting with acrylics, but says
that housework is not one of her
favorite activities.
“I'm enjoying working
with the local people in Heppner,”
says Larsen.
MCGG
Appreciation
Day Saturday
M orrow County Grain
Growers Appreciation Day and
free pancake breakfast will be
held this Saturday. Feb. 9, from 8
a.m. to noon at the MCGG store
in Lexington.
Besides breakfast, the
morning will include door prizes,
free knife sharpening and free
carnations to the first 300 ladies
at the main store and free coffee
and cookies, door prizes awarded
at noon and a free 32-ounce
fountain pop with a fill up at the
convenience store and gas
station.
Factory representatives
from many companies, including
Northwest Concaves, Cummins
Northwest, Helena, Agriliance,
Rankin Equipm ent, Western
Outdoor W holesale, HiQual,
M onsanto, Summers MFG,
Jensen Distribution, Polytron,
Scottsco, Stoess MFG and
Coombs MFG
Everyone is invited to
attend.
St. Pat’s Cruz-In
planned
Car buffs are invited to tune
and polish their vehicles in prepa
ration for participation in the sec
ond annual Heppner St. Paddy’s
Cruz-ln on Saturday, March 16,
which will be held during
H eppner’s 20th annual St.
Patrick's Day Celebration.
Categories will include clas
sic and modified cars and pick
ups, vintage and foreign entries.
Dash plaques will be awarded to
each entry with larger plaques
presented to winners in 25 cate
gories. Additional awards will be
given to People’s Choice, Lepre
chaun's Choice, County Judges'
Choice, Car Club award and Pe
riod Dress award.
Pre-registration of S10 re
ceived before Friday, Feb. 15, will
receive five free raffle tickets.
Registration entries received af
ter Feb. 15 will be $15 and will
include one free raffle ticket.
For more information, check
website www.heppner.net, con
tact Dick Sargent at P.O. Box 98,
Heppner. Oregon 97836, or phone
(541)676-9621.
School Calendar
lone Schools
Thursday, Feb. 7-Ione/Lex-
ington A dvisory Com m ittee
meeting. 7 p.m., lone;
Friday, Feb. 8-middle school
basketball at Echo, 10 a.m., JV
HS basketball vs. Umatilla, 3
p.m., high school basketball vs.
Wheeler. 6 p.m.;
Saturday, Feb. 9-m iddle
school basketball tournament at
Helix, 10 a.m., high school bas
ketball at Echo, 1 p.m.;
Monday, Feb. 11-Morrow
County School District Board
meeting at Sam Boardman Ele
mentary in Boardman. 7:30 p.m.;
Wednesday, Feb. 13-lone Site
Council meeting. 5:30 p.m.;
Thursday, Feb. 14-Valentine
parties for grades K-3,2 p.m., for
grades 4-5, 2:30 p.m.;
Friday, Feb. 15-district bas
ketball tournament in Umatilla, 3
p.m.;
Saturday. Feb. 16-district bas
ketball tournament in Umatilla, 1
p.m.;
Monday, Feb. 18-no school.
President's Day;
Wednesday. Feb. 20-eighth
grade C areer Showcase in
Pendleton. 11:45 a.m.;
Friday, Feb. 22-school in ses
sion;
Wednesday and Thursday,
Feb. 27-28-state basketball tour
nament in Baker City
Correction
Craig Scott. 18, of 230
Rock Street in Heppner. was not
the same Craig Scott, 18,
Heppner, cited for possession of
a firecracker.
D O N ’T M ISS O U R
C U S T O M E R A PPR E C IA T IO N DAY
on Saturday, February 9th from 8 a.m.-12 noon
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