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
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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.
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