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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 15, 2003 - T H R E f Elk’s Lodge installs new elevator Volunteers and Elk's Lodge members, (Back row L-R): Tom Wolff, Ralph Walker and Jay Keithley; (Front row L-R): Marvin Brannon and Dick Turrell, stand in front of the new operational elev ator. T h e H e p p n e r E l k ’s Lodge has recently installed a new elevator w ith the help o f m any volunteers. The elevator will allow m em bers who cannot clim b the stairs access to events and other functions o f the E lk’s Lodge held on the second floor. A fte r a p p ro x im a te ly 2400 volunteer hours went into the construction o f the elevator, it w as inspected and approved • on Dec. 21, 2002. Volunteers helped w ith everything from '.demolition, hole cutting, tractor u s ti c o n c re te laying, c arp et laying, finishing clean-up, and feeding o f the work crews. V o lu n teers in clu d e d : W ilbur Jackson, Bill G entry, Ralph Walker, Ray French, Dick Turrell, G len Ward, Joe Kenny, Scott Dougherty, Bill McDowell, Tom Wolff, Rick Drake, Marvin Brannon, D ave G eorge, Tony C le m e n t, R o g er M o rtim o re, D eona H odges, M iller and Son C oncrete, Ryan M iller, Tony F o x , S im o n W in te rs , K e n Stookey, Jay Coil Fabrication, A1 Parret and C arl T horpe, Tim W rig h t, Ja y K e ith le y , T im Hedm an, Kit George and L ott’s Electric, Ginger O ’Brien, Andrea M ortimore, Burke O ’Brien and Johnny Ledbetter. Umatilla Red Cross posts January and February schedule The Umatilla Red Cross announces it schedule o f training dates for January and February. A ll c la s s e s w ill be h e ld at locations in Pendleton unless otherwise noted. The schedule is as follows: Thursday, Jan. 16- Mass Care. The class will be held at the Tribal Fire Dept, from 6-9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20- Infant and Child CPR. The class will be held at 920 SW Frazier. Tuesday, Jan. 28- M ass Care. T he class will be held at the Umatilla Housing Authority, 155 SW 10th in Hermiston, from 6-9 p.m . M onday, Feb. 3- C PR Recertification. The class will be held in H eppner. Call the Red Cross officer at (541) 276-1211 for location. T h u r s d a y , F e b . 6- Introduction to D isaster. The class will be held at 920 SW Frazier from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6- Ham Radio Classes. The classes will be h e ld e v e ry T h u rs d a y in February for four w eeks at 920 SW Frazier from 7-9:30 p.m. Class cost is $30. Richard Wilson is the instructor. Tuesday, Feb. 11- First Aid. The class will be held at 920 SW Frazier from 6-9 p.m. T h u r s d a y , F e b . 13- Aviation Disaster Class. The class is to train Red Cross volunteers in case o f a disaster at the airport and will be held at the N ational G uard Armory, 2100 N W 56th. Eric Corliss o f the Red Cross Air Team will teach the class. The Pendleton A irport disaster plan will be used as part o f the class. To sign up for any o f th e s e c la s s e s o r fo r m o re inform ation, call the U m atilla C ounty A m erican Red C ross C hapter at (541 >276-1211. Little League board to meet Jan. 23 The Willow Creek Little League B oard will hold their January m eeting on Thursday, Jan . 23 at 6 :3 0 p.m . in the m eeting room at the Sham rock Cafe in Fossil. W CLL covers the to w n s o f F o s s il, C o n d o n , Arlington, lone and Heppner and invites anyone interested in any aspect o f Little League from these towns to join this meeting. T h e re are still th re e p o sitio n s to be filled on the board. A nybody interested in filling these positions can contact Theresa C raw ford at 676-8118 or Sandi D ay at 676-5275, or com e to the meeting. W e Print Business Cards Heppner G a z e tte -T im e s 6 7 6 -9 2 2 TAKE ADVANTAGE • f the SAVINGS at MCGG IN SHOP PARTS AND LABOR NOW 10% OFF m Call Mark or Ashley to set up an appointment CAULKINS SALE: ALL PARTS 10% OFF (December and January) FLEETGUARD FILTERS 10% OFF M o rro w C o u n ty G r a in G r o w e r s lone’s Site Council and Advisory Board join together to discuss budget cuts The lone Site C ouncil held their monthly meeting, Jan. 8. The Advisory Board members jo in ed the m eeting so that both groups could discuss the school funding cuts. Members discussed how The Dalles is handling cuts and the group is looking at their legislative lobbying efforts as a possible exam ple o f lone. The com bined groups discusses the list o f ideas the Site Council had created for possible w ays to implement programs back into the lone Schools once the district cuts were made. S o m e o f th e S ite C o u n c i l ’s id e a s in c lu d e d : V o lu n te e r s , V -T el, o n lin e co m m u n ity c o lle g e courses, encourage home school students back to public school, block scheduling along w ith sharing teachers, distance learning within the district, shorten school year for teachers but not students (eliminate some in-service dates) and zero period options. T h e re w a s a ls o a discussion o f m aking M orrow County School District an open district. It w as thought to w ork best with seventh through twelfth grade students com ing to lone from other com m unities due to the distances on the bus. This w ould give m ore m oney to the district because o f the sm all school funding issue. Principal M ike Stuart em phasized to the group that there are still quite a num ber o f unknow ns. Such as, the Jan. 28 (e le c tio n ) vote and p o ssib le leg islativ e cu ts m andated in addition to the current situation that w e are facing. Soliciting a d e q u a te p e o p le to ru n fo r upcoming school board positions w as a ls o c o n s id e r e d to be im portant. Stuart said that w ho would find out the deadlines for filing for the open positions. M e m b e rs c o n sid e re d the fact that the new wind farms Notes from Willow Creek Terrace and other new industries that will be coming into the area, may also bring in more families. Aside from th e n ew b u s in e s s e s, it w as m en tio n e d that the city has received calls regarding tw o families moving in to lone soon. The big consensus o f our group is that we want the district to approve open boundaries. If R iverside or H eppner students want to attend lone, they could and if lone students w ant to attend H eppner or R iverside they co uld. It w ould be the students and the parents that w ould m ake that choice rather than boundaries o f w here they live. The thing to keep in mind is that lone schools bring in small school funding which is quite a bit m ore funding than schools without small school status. There was also a discussion o f how schools qualify for Title I funds. T h e te a c h e r s w e re requested to come up with a plan for how they w ould p resen t excellence programs to bring in other students. There was final discussion o f how to get lone residents to run for school board positions. In other Council news: -The group recognized th e a c h ie v e m e n t o f D ia n a M cElligott and Brad B urright, w h o w e re s e le c te d as E a st Oregonian Athletes o f the year for 2002. There is only one fem ale and one male selected each year. -It was also noted that lo n e is in th e le a d fo r th e O regonian Cup. The cup has only been in existence for three years and lone has received it every tim e. “ We are in the lead, but by only a small am ount,” stated a Council member. -The A CR program is nearly ready for implementation. There will be a demonstration o f the program at the next Council meeting. SOS reading is going as appropriate. By-law updates will be sent via email to all members. M orrow SW CD Town and C ountry Program to be held U O » 1 I > I i • r* D & 'J l ./ •• V : i * ................. M orrow Soil and Water Conservation District will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, Jan. 16 upstairs at the Heppner Elks L o d g e b e g in n in g at 1 p .m ., followed by a joint program with M o rro w C o u n ty L iv e s to c k Growers beginning at 1:30 p.m. T he pro g ram w ill include a presentation on A griculture in R u ra l O re g o n b y O re g o n • I » I •.. C a t tl e m e n ’s A s s o c ia tio n President Bob Skinner; a talk on w olves in the N o rth w est by various speakers; an update on W illow C reek W atershed SB 1010 and the federal and state c o n s e r v a tio n f u n d in g o p p o r tu n itie s fo r p r iv a te landowners and operators. The e le v a to r is o p e ra tio n a l so e v e ry o n e is encouraged to attend. EORA elects officers & prepares for 2003 T h e E a s te rn O re g o n Rural Alliance, formerly known as the Eastern O regon Forum , m et in John D ay on Jan. 10 to elect a slate o f officers. The Alliance is an organization o f the e a ste rn O reg o n lead ers th a t includes county and city elected officials, school administrators, p r iv a te b u s in e s s le a d e rs , econom ic and public service providers from 18 counties. The Alliance participants have been m eeting for several years to coordinate and aggregate efforts on specific issues affecting the rural eastern portion o f the state. The A lliance has been instrumental in creating a piece o f legislation that will be presented to the state legislature this year to create The O ffice o f Rural Policy. The Office ofRural Policy is designed to be housed in the Executive Branch o f the Oregon State Legislature and will be a w atchdog for legislation and policy that could potentially have a negative affect on the economic ~ and social integrity o f all rural areas o f Oregon. Eastern O regon Rural Alliance Officers elected for the upcoming year are: Chairman: Judge Laura Pryor, Gilliam County V ic e C h a irm a n : C om m issioner Steve M cClure, Union County S e c r e ta r y : C ity Councilor Keith Woods, Milton- Free water T r e a s u r e r : A n th o n y Lanni, North Central ESD F iscal O ffic e r/E n tity Union County Legal Council Raymond Baum Incoming President and G illiam C ounty Judge, Laura Pryor stated, “O ur goal as an A lliance is to strengthen rural Eastern O regon com m unities, because, we feel that will, in turn, strengthen the state as a whole.” Order Magnetic Door Signs HERE Heppner Gazette-Time Wedding-3 o BI m ~ Rebecca D. Boyer & Edmund W. Rietmann W edding ~ S atu rday, February 2 2 n d ’f t M umuj ' j D auij 1-800-452-7396 • 989-8221 • 350 Main • Lexington, Oregon 217 North Main • Heppner • 676-915S For farm equipment, visit our web site at www.mcgg.net Serving Heppner. Lexington S lone 7Âé C ou n try Rogé 233 N Main • Heppner 676-9426 G reetings. A ll o f the residents want to express their appreciation to everyone who has helped m ake this facility possible. We are all very happy here and very busy with our lives. D uring the C hristm as season we all participated in getting ready for the celebration. We each decorated the door o f o u r a p a rtm e n ts an d h e lp e d decorate our Christm as tree in the foyer. Various local groups entertained us. The Heppner fifth and sixth grade students sang Christm as carols led by Jannie A lle n . T o n ia A d a m s, “ o u r leader,” made arrangements for us to go on the senior bus to see all the beautifully decorated hom es in Heppner, Lexington and lone, and view the Parade o f Lights. A special buffet was held with all the residents' families in v ite d . M e m b e rs o f th e Episcopal and Hope Lutheran churches sang carols tor us during lunch. The staff put up lights outside o f the building and the H eppner G a rd e n C lu b decorated the big 15-foot blue Spruce tree given to us by Joe and JoAnne Burleson. All in all, w e h a d a g r e a t m o n th o f celebrating. We have had a num ber o f individuals and groups visit us including the Rhea Creek Social Club and Stampers Anonymous 4-H Club led by Judie Laughlin. O n Jan. 5, the M orrow C ounty H istorical Society held th eir quarterly meeting and potluck in the dining room with the residents as guests. Rhyllis Bond has spent time in our Respite Room and we enjoyed her company. If the first three m onths o f our life here is an example o f what is to come, the rem ainder o f o u r tim e w ill be m o s t enjoyable. Com e visit us and see our new building. We enjoy visitors. A new plaque to go up in the City Park Chuck Bailey, president of the Garden Club (left) with City Manager Gerry Breazeale (right) holding the original plaque commemorating Washington and the two Dutch elms planted. Through the com bined efforts o f H eppner City Hall, H eppner G arden Club and the Beautification Project, a plaque is in the process o f being created/ p u r c h a s e d to e x te n d th e inform ation on one originally placed in the city park. T h e o rig in a l p la q u e c o m m e m o ra te d G e o rg e W ashington, along w ith tw o Dutch elms that were planted in 1 9 32, 2 0 0 y e a rs a fte r W ashington was bom. The two original trees died o f Dutch elm disease in 1999, 67 years after th e y w e re p la n te d . Coincidentally, that is the same age W ashington was w hen he died. In A p ril 2 0 0 1 , th e Heppner Garden Club planted a scarlet oak tree to replace the Dutch elm s and continue the commemoration o f Washington. The new plaque will explain the original commemoration and add current information about the oak tree that was planted. Grass Roots Committee for Kids discusses school funding T h e G ra s s R o o ts C o m m itte e fo r K id s m et Thursday, Jan. 9 to discuss the H e p p n e r S c h o o ls fu n d in g s itu a tio n . T he fo cu s o f the m eeting was directed at two distinct areas: how to increase revenue and how to offset the p ro p o s e d c u ts . D u rin g the m e e tin g , m any issu es w ere d is c u s s e d , ra n g in g from increasing volunteers to adopt-a- teacfier to the District’s funding equality. The group listed many p o ssib ilitie s and individuals v o lu n te e re d to p u rsu e and research those possibilities. The group will be m eeting again on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m., at Heppner Elementary. If you are interested in being a part o f this group, please plan to attend the meeting. While there were about 30 in te r e s te d c itiz e n s in attendance at the Jan. 9 meeting, there is a great need for m any more. At the m eeting on Jan. 28, th e g ro u p p la n s to put together a plan to present to the A dvisory C om m ittee and the School Board at their February meetings. Hansen to show clothing line at Portland runway show Jayme Hansen, a former Heppner resident, and daughter o f Hoby and Susan Hansen o f Heppner, will be showing her line o f clothing and hats at the XOX Seaplane Runway Show, Jan. 18. This will be H ansen’s second runway show. H ansen has been working with a Portland milliner learning in creating a line o f hats. F o u rte e n d e s ig n e r s , including H ansen, and seven m odels, in clu d in g H a n se n ’s sister, Kim, will be at the show displaying the clothing lines. The doors will open at 7 p.m., Jan. 18, and the show will begin at 8 p.m. It will be held in Portland at W ieden + Kennedy, 224 NW I3 ,h Ave. A dvance tickets are available at Seaplane. OSU Extension Service to hold seminar T h e O S U E x te n sio n Service will hold the Colum bia B a s in C e re a l S e m in a r, Wednesday, Jan. 22, at Willows G range in lone. The sem inar is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and go into the afternoon, with two breaks and a lunch hour. The sem inar will open with a discussion on the Pesticide Use R eporting System. O ther topics will include production o f b io -d ie se l fuel, N M FS 4 (d ) \ Salmon Rules, Clearfield wheat, global markets and their impacts on Oregon and the seminar will conclude with a discussion o f Niche M arket Development for PNW white wheat. W e P rin t E n v e lo p e s Heppner Gazette-Times 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 >
