FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 20, 2002
lone Site Council hears of
enrollment increase
ByDebbie Radie
The lone Site Council, at
their Feb. 14 meeting, learned that
enrollment at lone is up five
students over the previous year.
The council heard an
update on the school bond project.
On January 24, the advisory
committee agreed to go forward
with the architects’ plan called
concept 4. The final accepted
proposal has been
taken to the school board for
approval. The architects are now
taking specific information about
details like shelves and storage,
etc.
The site com mittee
discussed the location of the
weight room, art room, track and
tennis courts.
The superintendent
finalists will visit the schools in the
district Feb. 19-21. The
candidates are Duane Yecha,
current principal at Riverside
High School in Boardman, Jack
Cnpin from Tillamook and Steve
Zimmerman from Arizona.
Middle and high school
grades are now available to
parents via the Internet.
Teachers are required to post
grades every two weeks. Parents
must come personally to the
school office to get an ID number
and PIN number.
Teacher
Darlene
M arquardt reported that her
computer students are currently
doing a unit on video production.
They have written their own
scripts for a dramatic production
and are currently in rehearsal.
They expect to have the project
done by the end of February. As
pan of their project they had to
review the web sites of quite a
few other schools around the
nation that currently have projects
or entire year-long classes
devoted to video production.
Later in the year, the middle
school technology students will
have a chapter on video
production
to
complete.
Marquardt still has to make some
connections with local cable TV
and other resources to follow
through on the wider scale project
that has been discussed at site
council.
The site council reviewed
projections
from
the
superintendent about cash
carryover amounts up through
2004/05. The figures show that
by 2003/04 the carryover will be
less than needed and by the
following year there will be a
million dollar deficit. A graph
showed what would happen with
some proposed district staff cuts.
It would extend the crossover
deficit a bit longer.
Assistant Superintendent
Mike Keown has completed the
first step in the school-wide
planning, including the goals that
the council has worked on in
previous meetings, which were to
increase reading, math and
attendance rates in the entire
school.
The council discussed
how to reduce unexcused
absences.
The staff will continue
looking at data, refine the goals
and begin working on how to
implement the strategies. The
school has “drivers manuals”
(instructional guides) for K.-12
which tell w here a
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his education.
Principal Mike Stuart has
learned more information about
the testing of students K-3. This
testing method w ill help teachers
assess needs of students before
they are tested for benchmarks.
The test is produced by Oregon
State University.
lone Schools again
earned the exceptional schools
rating and will be presented a flag
in honor of this achievement from
the state. Only three schools in
Umatilla-Morrow ESD district
earned that award, lone,
Heppner
and
Stanfield
Elementary.
Adam Neiffer won first
place in the local Elks Scholarship
contest, Colin McElligott was third
in boys and Christina Powell was
second for girls. The first-place
winner qualifies for district
com petition for additional
scholarship money.
Coach Del LaRue was
awarded coach of the year and
was recognized by the Portland
Trail Blazers at a Blazer game.
His name will go up in lights and
he won a S500 cash aw ard which
he has said he is going to award
to the track program at lone.
Brad Burright was
chosen as an alternate to the
Shrine Football team. It is an
honor because mostly 2 A, 3 A and
4A students are selected for this
annual event in August.
This year’s Heppner Elk
Lodge Eye Poster Contest
winners were from lone. Kevin
Fow ler won first place and a $ 100
savings bond. His drawing will be
submitted in a future contest.
Second place and a $75 savings
bond went to Shannon Clay.
Lindsay Sjurset won third place
and a $50 savings bond.
4-H News
Power Puppies plan
fund raiser
The Power Puppy 4-H
club is organizing a fund raiser for
the weekend of March 9 at the
Morrow County Fairgrounds in
Heppner. Club members will take
dogs from the area for obedience
training and will work with their
owners on training. The charge
will be $25 per dog. per day.
The club has also planned
a CGC dog trial for April 13. A
CGC dog trial is an AKC event
giving dogs (and their handlers)
the opportunity to show that they
are “Canine Good Citizens”. Club
members are hoping by then that
Governor Kitzhaber will have
signed their proclamation making
April 13 CGC Day in Oregon.
The cost of the CGC Trial will be
$25 per dog. Dogs do not have
to be purebred or registered with
the AKC to compete. The show
will be judged by Bonnie Clow of
Irrigon and AKC certificates will
be awarded to all participants
receiving a qualifying score.
The proceeds from the
fund raiser will go to buy agility
equipment for the Power Puppy
4-H club.
The club is also looking
for more members. All 4-H-aged
children are welcome to attend
with their dogs. The only
requirements is that dogs be up
to date on their immunizations and
owners will need a choke chain
and six-foot lead for their dogs.
Currently the club is
meeting at the fairgrounds at 4:30
pm on alternating Mondays. The
next meeting will be March 2.
Once school is out and the
weather improves, meeting will
be held in Lexington at the school
to accommodate kids from the
north end of the county who might
want to participate.
Q uestions may be
directed to Patty McNary at 422-
7343.
County Court discusses solid waste ordinance
By Doris Brosnan
Morrow County Judge
Terry Tallman and Commissioner
Dan Brosnan were present at the
February 13 meeting o f the
Morrow CountyCourt to discuss
the solid waste ordinance with
several entities. Economic
development coordinator, Martin
Davis, provided background
information about the current
“am biguous” ordinance. He
added that he had contacted DEQ
in search of funding for a new
plan and rewrite of the ordinance.
In answer to a question from Don
Bramhill o f DEQ, planning
director, Tamra Mabbott, said
there was not a plan that
supported the writing o f the
original ordinance. Brosnan said
that the waste generated outside
the county is more the issue than
that generated within the county,
and added that the county needs
a clear description of the process,
a mechanism that allows a person
to read and understand the
process. Tallman added that both
past and present court members
have voiced concern over the
am biguity o f the present
ordinance. Bramhill explained that
the DEQ have awarded grants
for writing solid waste plans but
do so on a cycle, and awards will
not be offered for a year. DEQ
could offer some assistance with
the application. Mabbott, noted
that some pending issues “need
attention sooner.” Environmental
engineer, John Straughan,
suggested that the “where” is not
a question, the kind of waste the
county will accept is the issue.
Brosnan added that also at issue
is the waste being shipped through
the county. Mabbott gave as an
example the wastes barged and
offloaded at the Port of Morrow
for shipment for Arlington. In
Mustang JV girls come up short
against Rockets
By Rick Paullus
A late surge by the Pilot
Rock Rockets carried them past
the Heppner Mustang JV girls,
42-38, in Pilot Rock on Tuesday,
Feb. 12. The Mustangs' record
dropped to 13 and 5 w ith the loss.
The Mustangs took a 7-6
lead after one. and got five points
each from Brooke Rust and
Stefanie Hanson, plus three from
Chelsea Britt in the second
quarter, but the Rockets came
back to take a 21-20 lead at
halftime.
Rust had six points in the
third quarter as the Mustangs
went ahead 32-23, but the
Rockets rallied to get within 32-
31 going into the fourth quarter.
The Rockets outscored the
Mustangs, 11-6, in the fourth to
get the narrow win.
Rust led the Mustangs with
13 points, eight rebounds, three
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The Heppner girls bowling
team competed in the district
tournament held Saturday and
Sunday, Feb. 16-17, at Shamrock
Lanes in Heppner and ended up
taking second. The team, which
was recently assembled, will now
advance to the state tournament
in Medford March 9-10.
“It was really unique,”
said Terry Lupinacci, owner of
Shamrock Lanes. “They were
having trouble getting a team
together at first and then were
asked to try (to assemble a team)
again just to fill a void. They
practiced all last week and took
second. They're pretty excited.”
The team, composed of
Molly T urrell, Jessica Wainwright,
Jessica Woodward, Ashley
Collette, Lindsey Hodges and
Dawn DeBoer, lost their first
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blocked shots and two steals, with
Hanson adding seven points, four
rebounds and three steals. Britt
had six points, nine rebounds and
three steals. Madison Bailey.had
six points, three steals and two
assists. Chantea Macaulay had
four rebounds, Nikki Sisk had
three steals and Linsey Mitchell
had two steals.
Statistics
Heppner: 7 13 12 6 - 38
Pilot Rock: 6 15 10 11 - 42
Heppner-Brooke Rust 6 1-3
13, Stefanie Hanson 2 3-4 7,
Madison Bailey 3 0-2 6, Chelsea
Britt 2 2-4 6, Nikki Sisk 1 0-0 2,
Tiffany Piper 1 0-0 2, Linsey
M itchell 1 0-0 2, Chantea
Macaulay. 16 6-13 38. Three-
pointers: none.
Pilot Rock-Robles 8 3-5 19,
Kirk 3 3-3 9, Ward 3 0-2 7, Pemne
3 0-3 6, Gorbett 0 1-2 1, Haase,
Vanderpool, Westberg, Ulrich. 17
7-15 42. Three-pointers: Ward.
Heppner girls’ bowling team advances to state
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LIFE
answer to a question from Dean
Large of Finley Buttes Landfill
and Waste Connections, the Court
said hazardous waste is not the
only issue. Large offered some
information about the permitting
for movement o f hazardous
waste. Bramhall provided more
information on the processes used
by some other counties and
DEQ’s permitting requirements.
He also answered questions
about the funding cycle. The
Court will continue examination of
the ordinance issue.
Mabbott requested that
she be allowed to retain a land-
use attorney for review o f a
complicated land partition she is
processing. The Court agreed that
circumstances supported seeking
an outside review, giving
confidence to the planning
commission in making the best
decision possible.
Public works director,
Burke O’Brien, reported that the
Valby Road project nears
completion as the surface gravel
is put on.
Judge Tallman opened a
public hearing on the proposed
vacation of Third Street West.
Two property owners appeared
for discussion but did not oppose
the action. Tallman closed the
hearing, and the Court approved
the vacation with an adjustment
from 30 feet wide to 60 feet wide.
Other actions o f the
Court include the following:
- approval of a permit to
Umatilla Electric for line under
Olson Road;
- approval of a letter of
intent to install an “All Weather
O bservation S tation” at the
Lexington Airport;
- approval of an amended
new education policy.
It doesn't talçe (on# to mofe one bCocJçJ
game against Umatilla by 29
points, but won the second by 33,
for four-pin win. They next went
up against Hermiston and lost to
them, but still came in second,
which advanced them on to state.
Lupinacci said that Hermiston has
had a long-standing team and took
second at state last year. Four
girls’ teams and six boys' teams
com peted at the district
tournament.
Boys competing at the
tournament were Kelly Paullus.
Jody Maddem. A.J. Hendricks,
Ben Turrell, Aaron Lueck and
Dan Fortner.
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Garden Club honored for
community involvement
workshop to provide horticulture
G ard en C lub P resident
Chuck Bailey
The Heppner Garden Club
was recently honored for its
active, visible stance in the
community. Heppner Mayor Bob
Jepsen has issued a proclamation
declaring February as Heppner
Garden Club month and calling
upon residents of the city to honor
the club and the programs they
serve.
The
proclam ation
recognized the club for creating
floral beauty in “showy yards and
public places all over town”;
gathering evergreens to create
decorations for the holidays;
purchasing and planting flowers,
plants and trees to enhance
H eppner’s public
areas;
sponsoring a horticulture
scholarship; providing decorations
for dinner m eetings; filling
welcome baskets for newcomers;
honoring yard o f the month
recipients; and participating in the
Morrow County Fair flower
shows, among other activities.
According to Heppner
Garden Club President Chuck
Bailey, the club’s community
involvement is no accident. “The
Garden Club had a stigma to
overcome—of women in big hats
in the back yard sipping mint
juleps,” laughed Bailey. “We're
overcoming that stigma real fast.”
“You've got to get out
and meet people,’’ added Bailey,
“and let them know what you’re
doing and get publicity for the
club.”
Bailey says that he and
other club members have worked
to become more visible and have
partnered with other groups and
businesses to sponsor community
wide programs. Because of their
proactive stance, Green Feed and
Seed now co-sponsors the yard
of the month program along with
the Garden Club, Heppner TV
provides free TV spots for the
club and the city offers a $5 water
bill discount for yard of the month
recipients.
The Garden Club has
quite a few other programs in the
works as well. They maintain
containers of flowers at the mini
park next to the Post Office and
decorate the spot for the St.
Patrick's Celebration. They also
have a Blue Star Marker at the
veteran's park at the entrance to
town, plant and maintain a
“beautiful mass of marigolds” at
the turnaround at the Heppner
City Park and an “eye catching
sight of floral beauty” at the
Morrow County Fair and Rodeo,
plant trees and rose bushes
around town as memorials to
deceased Garden Club members,
put on an annual plant exchange
for the public and are planning a
rose garden for the community
near the confluence of Hinton and
W'illow
creeks.
Through
donations, the club helps sponsor
the Willamette National Cemetery
and the Leach Gardens, both in
Portland, the Eagle Point
Cemetery. World Gardening and
the Blue Star Marker. The
Heppner club is a member of the
Oregon Gardens located in
Silverton. They also raise money
through their holiday greens
F ebruary 23 ~ S aturday
108th ANNUAL G* LADIES TEA
Registration starts at 10 a.m.
Ladies Tea will be held at 1:30 p.m.
Lodge will be at 2 p.m. Dinner will be at 6 p.m.
Music by Lindy Gravelle will start at 9 p.m.
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scholarships to local graduating
seniors, welcome baskets to new
teachers and members of the clergy,
and donate to other causes locally,
such as the Dave Matheny fund.
Bailey says that the club has
put a new emphasis on outings and
has sponsored trips for its members,
including one to the Oregon Gardens
last July. He is also in the process of
working on three grants for the club.
According to Bailey, the local
Garden Club originally started in lone,
but over the years gravitated to
Heppner. The Heppner club is
included in the Blue Mountain District
10, which also encompasses clubs in
Hermiston, Stanfield, Umatilla,
Boardman and Irrigon, which are
included in the Oregon Federation of
State Garden Clubs Pacific Region
and the National Council o f State
Garden Clubs, Inc.
Besides President Bailey, officers
are Vice President Joann Burleson,
Secretary Eleanor Gonty and
Treasurer Bebe Munkers. Other
members include Gladys Alderman,
Betty Bailey, Verna Brinda, Joe
Burleson, Daisy Collins, Peggy
Connor, Ida Farra, Margaret Flaherty,
Frances Freel, Mary Goheen,
Dorothy and Wilbur Jackson, Bert
Johannes, Caroline Keck, Donna
Morgan, Jeanette and Archie
Padberg, Carolyn Paris, Kay Proctor,
Merlyn Robinson, Jerri Sly, Marjorie
Spangler and Jan Stroeber. “Were
getting a few guys interested, too,”
says Bailey.
Because the group is so
active, organization is key and
numerous committees have been
established for a variety of activities.
Comm ittees include: Yearbook-
C.Bailey and Munkers; Main Street
Mini Park-Keck, Stroeber, C. Bailey,
Munkers and the Jacksons; Garden
Week-the Baileys; Table Decorations-
Burleson, Keck, Johannes, Padberg,
Collins, D. Jackson; State and District
Projects-C. Bailey; Junior Poster and
Essay Contest-Brinda, Munkers;
Scholarship-G oheen,
Collins,
Munkers, Brinda; Plant Exchange, C.
Bailey, Johannes, Collins, Padberg;
Sunshine Greeting Cards-Gonty; St.
Patrick’s Decorations-D. Jackson,
M unkers, A lderm an, Connor;
Christm as Greens Workshop-
Flaherty, Collins, the Jacksons and the
membership; Welcome Baskets-
Connor, A lderm an, Padberg;
Scrapbook-Brinda, Keck, Freel;
Membership- Flaherty; Conservation-
Johannes, Farra; Publicity-Robinson,
C. Bailey.
The February meeting was a
Valentine party held in honor of yard
o f the month recipients with the
program “Culture of Roses” by Mary
Goheen. Hosts were Verna Brinda
and Dorothy Jackson.The next
meeting will be held on March 4 at 7
p.m. at the St. Patrick’s Senior Center
in Heppner with Daisy Collins and
Mary Goheen as hosts. The program
will include “Planting” by Corinne
Miles and “Earth Chestnut” by Wilbur
and Dorothy Jackson. The April
meeting and District 10 director
visitation will be held on April 1 at 6:30
p.m. at the Senior Center with a
potluck supper. Hosts will be Eleanor
Gonty, Gladys Alderman and Merlyn
Robinson. The plant exchange will be
held on May 4. On May 6 at 7 p.m. at
the Senior Center hosts will be Jan
Stroeber and Joann Burleson. The
May program will be “Houseplants
and Their A ilm ents” by Sherrie
Kopacz from the Hermiston Nursery.
Topic for the June meeting, planned
for June 3 at 7 p.m. at the Senior
Center, will be “Bugs and Insects”
and “Beaver Dams” by Dan Dunnett.
Hosts will be Peggy Connor and
Jeanette Padberg. The state Garden
Club conventions will be held June 17-
19 in Salem.
Scholarship recipients
The
Oregon
Student
A ssistance Com m ission has
announced OSAC scholarship
recipients for the 2001-2002 year.
Area students receiving
scholarships include Tim
Dickenson, Heppner, health
occupation, Oregon State
University, Ford Scholar;
Marcella Monahan, Heppner,
nursing.
Blue
Mountain
Community College, Ford Restart;
Miranda M cElligott, lone,
Macalaster College, Robert Byrd
Honors and the Maryan
McElligott Scholarship; Sheree
Steiner, sports medicine. Central
Washington University, Umatilla
Electric Cooperative scholarship;
C’hristena Butler, education,
BMCC, Um atilla Electric
Cooperative.