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lone proceeds towards secession with more votes than needed B s 3 3 x ô ..etaell 1) o f J N e « 3 pa -*r L i o . r E u g a n a , OR S T 1 J 3 ./ An overwhelming majority of a 200-plus group attending a Feb. 11 meeting on establishing a separate lone school district rose to their feet when asked to stand if they support formation of the district. VOL. 122 NO. 8 8 Pages Wednesday, February 19, 2003 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon PMHH employees receive awards from OAHC The O re g o n Association for Home Care is a trade organization representing providers o f skilled home health, h o sp ic e , in -h o m e c a re , IV therapy, respiratory therapy and h o m e m e d ic a l e q u ip m e n t services throughout the state o f O r e g o n . E a c h y e a r th e Association awards outstanding leaders in hom e care through a peer nomination process. V eda N a v e , h o m e health aide, em ployed w ith P io n e e r M e m o ria l H o m e H e a lth , H e p p n e r, is b e in g recognized for her exem plary direct patient care services in home care. Nave will receive the Hom e Health Aide o f the Year Award. “ Veda m anages well both the dignity o f her patient as w ell as her ow n d ig n ity in providing personal care service,” said Director Molly Rhea. “She lends a help in g hand or an a tte n tiv e e a r w h ile s till encouraging independence and self-reliance.” C arolyn W illey, also e m p lo y e d w ith P io n e e r M e m o ria l H o m e H e a lth , Heppner, is being recognized for her unconditionally giving spirit. At a meeting in lone Feb. 11, people throng to put their names on a petition that calls for formation of a separate lone school district. Award recipients Veda Nave (left) and Carolyn Willey (right) with PMHH director Molly Rhea (center). Willey will be presented with the Volunteer o f the Year Award. “Her input in helping the h o sp ita l d e v e lo p a h o sp ic e program has been invaluable,” said Director Molly Rhea. “She is well versed in spiritual and b e re a v e m e n t c a re , and she b r in g s a s e n s e o f p e a c e , accompanied by the sincere drive that accomplishes great things." Nave and Willey will be re c e iv e th e ir a w a rd s at the Association’s annual conference on Feb. 28, at the Inn at O tter C rest, O tter Rock, OR. Cruz-In cars to be displayed during St. Patrick’s Day Celebration ticket. C ar buffs are invited to tune and polish their vehicles in preparation for participation in the third A nnual H eppner St. P a d d y ’s C ru z -ln to be held Saturday, M arch 15 during the 21st Annual St. P atrick’s Day Celebration. The 2003 Cruz-In will be located right o f f M ain Street on W illow Street. C ruz - In entries will not be participating in the Parade this year. Categories will include Classic and M odified C ars and Pickups and also Vintage and Foreign entries. Dash plaques will be aw arded to each entry with larger plaques presented to w in n e r s o f 25 c a te g o r ie s . Additional awards will be given to P e o p l e 's C h o ic e , Leprechaun’s Choice, C ar Club award and Period Dress awards for M en and Women. Pre-registration o f $ 10 received before M arch 10 will receive five free raffle tickets. Entries received after M arch 10 will be $ 15 with one free raffle For m ore inform ation check the H eppner w ebsite at w w w .heppner.net or co ntact D ick S argent, P.O. Box 98, Heppner, O R 97836 or phone (5 4 1 )6 7 6 -9 6 2 1 . MSWCD announces programs to maintain buffers The M orrow Soil and Water Conservation District in H eppner has announced that C o n tin u o u s CRP an d C o n s e r v a tio n R e s e rv e Enhancem ent Program s are available to help install and maintain riparian buffers. R iparian forest and filter strip buffers are areas o f v e g e ta tio n lo c a te d a lo n g stream s, interm ittent w ater c o u r s e s , la k e s , p o n d s , w e tla n d s and as part o f a cropland management system that can im prove or establish w ildlife habitat. Buffers also intercept sedim ent, nutrients, pesticides and other materials in surface runoff to maintain or improve water quality. L a n d o w n e rs w ith a c re a g e e n r o lle d in th e s e program s w ill be com pensated with annual rental payments and will be eligible for tinther payment incentives. Financial assistance is a ls o a v a ila b le fo r th e establishm ent o f the buffer and related practices. M aintenance rates w ill also be available and will be determined by the buffer practice used. T h o s e in te r e s te d in le a rn in g m o re a b o u t th e s e program s and w hether land is e lig ib le to be e n ro lled m ay c o n ta c t C o ry C o o le y at the M o rro w S o il a n d W a te r Conservation District in Heppner at 676-5452, ext. 111. O rganizers o f the lone school district petition campaign collected roughly 350 signatures as o f Tuesday in support o f lone forming its own school district. Stacie Miller o f lone said that 232 signatures, or five percent ofthe registered voters in M orrow County, are required to begin the process. “ We have had support from all c o m m u n ities,” said Miller. The signatures will be s u b m itte d to the U m a tilla - M orrow ESD on Feb. 20 and then a waiting period o f 120 days will follow. If form ation o fth e new district is not challenged w ithin the 120 days, then ESD will declare a boundary change and the new district will be fo rm e d . I f a re m o n s tra n c e petition is filed, then a Morrow C ounty School D istrict-w ide vote will be held. If voters agree, the new district will be formed. If voters do not agree, lone will have to stay w ithin M orrow County School District. C h ie f petitioners o f the b o u n d a ry c h a n g e , Je rry Rietm ann, Joe M cElligott and A nne M orter, along w ith Lisa R ie tm a n n , w e n t to S a lem , Tuesday, to encourage passage o f a bill in the legislature to speed the process along. O rganizers stress that the m ovem ent to secede is not ag ain st the M orrow C ounty School District, the school board or Heppner, but rather a positive move toward self-determination. “ We do not want to have to face closure o f our school every two y e a r s ,” s a id A n n e M o rter. Further, supporters o f formation ofthe new district fear that if they lose their school, they will also lose their community. T he M orrow C ounty School Board, at their February m eeting, failed to entertain a m otion on consolidation o fth e H e p p n e r and lo n e sc h o o ls, th e r e b y e lim in a tin g th e consolidation issue at least for the 2003-04 year. Consolidation o f th e tw o h ig h s c h o o ls w as suggested as one way to solve th e lo s s o f te a c h e r s a n d curriculum , resulting from a M CSD em phasis on “equity” , m eaning that district schools’ expenditures be lim ited to the amount o f m oney they bring in, and a state-w ide budget shortfall. Watershed Field Day funds cut “ 1 have seen students who originally participated come back as presenters and that is one reason 1 w ould hate to see th is p rogram c u t,” stated a Morrow SW CD spokesperson. Current funds available for the field day are S4632 and $ 3 5 0 0 m o re is n e e d e d to continue the program for this year alo n e. T he M o rro w SW C D board voted to donate funds to the field day and is searching for b u sin ess, g roup and private d o n a tio n s to h elp keep the program from disappearing. T h o s e in te r e s te d in donating to the Watershed Field Day are encouraged to contact M erilee M cD ow ell at (541) 676-5452 ext. 101 or send a d o n a tio n to P.O. B ox 127, Heppner, OR 97836. The M orrow Soil and Water Conservation District, at their last m eeting, learned that due to budget cuts, the Umatilla- M orrow ESD w ould no longer be able to fund the W atershed Field Day. For the last four years, the Morrow S W CD has helped coordinate the field day held north o f lone on Willow' Creek. A pproxim ately 300 students in th e g ra d e s fo u r th ro u g h 12 attended last year. The field day consisted o f seven stations to teach soil d ev elo p m en t and fo rm a tio n , w h eat and p lan t identification, mapping and math application in natural resources, macro-invertebrate sampling and id en tificatio n , w ater qu ality m o n itoring and testin g , and stream bank stabilization. Student exchange host families needed A meeting will be held, Thursday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m., at Heppner Elementary Library, for a n y c o m m u n ity m e m b e rs interested in hosting an exchange student. The AYSA group will speak at the meeting. Currently, one student is sla te d to com e to H eppner. There is hope that Heppner can get, 10 exchange students, as having that many students would create enough funds to pay one teacher. A nyone interested in hosting a student is encouraged to attend this meeting. NEWS DEADLINE Monday, 5 p.m. GET WORK DONE NOW... PAY FOR IT EATER! 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