Court holds public hearing on budget and
discusses on-call holiday work issues
[Editor’s Note: Doris Brosnan
who has currently been supplying
the Gazette-Times with the
County Court news will not
longer be available for this
service. She would like to express
her appreciation to Andrea
Denton for her excellent notes
and help. “1 hope these reports
have enhanced the readers’
understanding of the Court’s
activities,” stated Brosnan.]
At the Morrow County
Court meeting on Dec. 24, Judge
Terry Tallman opened a public
hearing on the supplemental
budget, with three resolutions
read and no comments offered.
The hearing closed, and the
commissioners clarified some
specific details and adopted the
supplemental budget.
The Court discussed
with the Director of Personnel a
recent question dealing with pay
for on-call on holidays, 1.5-hour
response time, and actual work
on holidays. The commissioners
agreed that these contractual
issues should be held until the
next union-contract discussions.
They reiterated the requirement
that someone needs to be able
to respond within 1.5 hours.
Public Works Director
Burke O ’Brien reported snow
plowing and sanding of Willow
Creek and Blake Ranch Roads,
as well as blading of Barlow
Canyon, Kemp and Beach
Roads and Morter and Kinkade
Lanes. He added that rock work,
reclaim work, and seeding on the
Juniper Canyon project
continue. The maintenance of
M orter Lane, operating
procedures, and weight limits
were again discussed. O ’Brien
also brought to the
commissioners’ attention the need
to clarify right of way at the end
of Tower Road.
Other actions o f the
Court include the following:
-reappointment of Jeff
W enholz to the Planning
Commission;
-reappointment of'Verlin
Denton, Lynn Prag, Sherree
Mahoney, and Susan Tolar to the
Citizen Review Board;
-approval of a permit to
CenturyTel for installation of
cable along Olsen Road;
-approval of a corrected
grant application to the State
Parks for the ATV park project;
-approval o f the
herbicide bid from Wilbur Ellis;
-approval o f the bid
from Caterpillar for a used paver,
with the stipulation that no
carryover money be used;
-approval o f the
insurance plan for 2003;
-decision to hold
preliminary budget meetings with
department heads - with dates
to be selected;
-selection of Thursday,
Jan. 23, at 7 p.m. at the Port of
Morrow building, Boardman, for
the first meeting of the cultural
coalition meeting;
-appointment of Carla
McLane to be “working out of
class” retroactive to Nov. 14 in
the vacant position of Planning
Director;
-approval of the contract
with SCM for software for a
CSEPP location program.
WVSC elects officers for 2003
The W illow Valley
Service Club elected officers for
2003 at their Jan. 2 meeting held
at Jo h n ’s O ther Place in
Heppner.
These officers represent
the three communities in the
Willow Creek Valley and give
leadership in the fulfillment of the
club’s mission statement: “Our
mission is to serve Willow Creek
Valley by providing financial help,
time and recognition to individuals
and organizations.”
Elected to serve one-
year terms were: Margo Sherer,
lone, as treasurer; Pamela
Renfro, Lexington, as secretary;
Joy Krein, Heppner, as vice-
president; and Carolyn M.
Willey, Heppner, as president.
Judie Laughlin, Heppner, co
chair; American Red Cross
Blood Drive: Ginger Keithley,
H eppner; Program C hair/
C haplain: C arolyn Willey,
Heppner; and Senior G irls
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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 8, 2003 - THREE
St. William’s
Parish
collects
items
for
newborns
St. William’s Parish in
lone celebrated Jesus’ birth
during the advent season by
hosting a “baby shower.” The
annual event had the atmosphere
of a real baby shower, with a
cake honoring Jesus’ birth, punch
and newborn baby items donated
by parish members. The items,
which included clothing, sleepers,
blankets, undershirts, powders
and lotions, and diapers, were
collected in individual bags by the
youth of the parish.
After a special blessing
by Fr. Gerry Condon, the bags
were donated to Good Shepherd
Medical Center in Hermiston to
distribute to needy mothers and
their newborn infants. In all, 40
bags were filled and donated to
the hospital in December.
P arishioner Eileen
M cE lligott, who form erly
worked in the maternity ward at
the hospital, was alarmed by the
Fr. Gerry Condon (far right) and the youth of St. William's display the bags of baby items
collected for the poor.
number of mothers who did not
even have clothes for their
new borns to w ear home.
“Thanks to the generosity of the
members of St. William’s, many
newborns will have a little better
start in life,” she noted.
lone Schools announce January plans
The Advisory Committee and lone Site Council will be
holding at joint meeting Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 5:30 p.m. The Advisory
Committee will also hold a meeting Thursday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m.
There will be a Morrow County School District Board
meeting on Jan. 13 at 7:30 p.m., at the Heppner Elementary School.
Winter sports pictures will be on Jan. 14, at 2:30 p.m. There
will be no school on Monday, Jan. 20, as it is Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day, which means classes will be held on Friday, Jan. 24.
A community meeting is set for Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 6:30
p.m. to discuss the budget cuts for lone.
Remember to mark these dates on your calendar and to watch
for all the basketball games throughout the month.
Heppner Schools list their January events
Heppner Elementary School and Heppner High School
announce the following schedule for the month of January:
There will be an HHS Site Council meeting at 6 p.m., on
Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the HHS library. There will also be an Advisory
Meeting at 7 p.m. on Jan. 8, at HES. There will be a Morrow County
School Board meeting, at HES, on Monday, Jan. 13, at 7:30 p.m.
HES will be holding a Geography Bee, Monday, Jan. 13, at
1:50 p.m.
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Both HES and HHS will not hold school on Monday, Jan.
20 due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, resulting in classes Caitlin Orem (center) helps Katie West and Emily Rea bag
being held Friday, Jan. 24.
baby items.
The SAT-I test will be held at HHS at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday,
Jan. 25.
Mark these dates,on your calendar and don’t,fprget the
numerous sporting and club activities through out the month.
The pipes will be a Haggis and other Scottish
calling Saturday, Jan. 25 when delicacies, played well into the
Scotsmen region-wide gather at evening. Local residents read and
A schedule listing the
their favorite Scottish
party leaders and the dates that equipment, we can probably C ondon’s Hotel Condon in recited
Scotland native Mac
they are responsible for was work it out. Both Pedaler’s celebration o f the birth of verse.
Lindsay,
now o f Redmond,
Scotland’s
poet
laureate,
Robert
drawn up at a meeting held in Place and Blue Mountain Sports
presented
an animated and
Bums.
September. The ski group plans in Pendleton will rent their
rousing
rendition
of Ode to a
Much
of
the
Condon
to meet at the Heppner city park equipment for less than ten
Haggis,
and
the
party
was on!
and leave for skiing at about 9:00 dollars. Equipment could be area’s heritage came from
Organizers
anticipate
a.m. If you know that you cannot picked up on Friday and returned Scotland as young Scots that th? pipes will skurl once again
lead on the scheduled date, call on Monday,” comment Ewing. followed one another from the come Saturday, Jan. 25, when the
homeland to the promise of a new
Bill Ewing (676-9119) or Dave
The second problem can and
prosperous life in a new land. tradition of honoring Robert
Fowler (676-9109) and they will be addressed by understanding
For
many years that Scottish Burns and his poetry once again
make other arrangements. Dues that all members have different
to life. Pipers, fiddlers and
will be held at $5 per family per paces, so the group sometimes heritage was celebrated fervently comes
C
eltic
m usicians o f all
season. No discounts will be gets stretched out along the trail. with pipe bands and clan instrumentation
and Bums poetry
in the Condon
considered.
“No one has been late to the gatherings
fans
of
all
ages
are invited to
community.
New officers for the club lunch stop yet. Just follow the
share
in
this
traditional
event.
Recently,
the
are Bill Ewing, president; Dave smoke from the warming fire that
Activities
will
begin
at
1
p.m.
and
celebrations
have
been
revived,
Fowler, vice president; and Kay Steve builds,” encourages Ewing.
continue
through
the
evening.
A
last year, after three years in
Fowler, secretary/treasurer.
The ski schedule is as and
cover
charge
will
be
assessed
at
a private residence, the
Members are asked to follows:
celebration
moved to Hotel the door, and reservations at
send their email address to Ewing
Jan. 4- Leader: Steve Condon and was
a rousing good Hotel Condon, 541 -384-4624,
at ewing@ centurytel.net, as Brownfield; Jan. 11- Leader: Bill
time.
Piper
Alex
Maich of and other local accommodations,
email is an easy means of Ewing; Jan. 18- Leader: John
Redmond,
after
piping
in the Condon Motel 541-384-2181,
communications.
Murray (with the possibility this
should be made early.
The group discussed would be an overnight outing);
their desire to get more people Jan. 25- Leader: Dan VanLiew;
to participate in the ski outings. Feb. 1- Leader: John
Sykes, Barbara Hayes, Bert
Two problems that have to be Edmundson; Feb. 8- Leader:
Chamber
members
are
Houweling, Nancy Snider,
overcome by new skiers are Dave Fowler; Feb. 15-no outing
reminded
of
the
2003
Annual
Brenda Sherrell, and Nancy
equipm ent rentals and the scheduled; Feb. 22- Leader:
Cham
ber
o
f
Com
m
erce
G
ochnauer navigating the
misconception that they have to Dave Kendrick; Feb. 28 to Luncheon, Tuesday, Jan. 14, at
Cham
ber year ahead. C liff
be in excellent physical shape to March 2- Cloud Cap Trip with
11:30
a.m
.,
at
All
Saints
Green
will
be going off the Board
participate. “If we know ahead leaders Steve and John
Episcopal
Parish
Hall.
and
Jerry
Breazeale
will he ex-
of time that we will need rental Edmundson
Reservations may be made by officio.
calling the Chamber office at
The luncheon will be
676-5535
by
Monday,
Jan.
13.
catered
by Joann Tingue,
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Darrell Raver will take Pudding On The Ritz. In addition
helm as President of the to installation of Officers and
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Ski club announces schedule for 2003
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Robert Burns Celebration to be
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Raver to be installed Chamber
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