TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 4, 2003
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St. Patrick’s Senior Center
S in ce St. P a tric k ’s
week, the St. Patrick’s Senior
C enter in H eppner has had a
new cook. Since April l,s h e
has had an assistant cook to
w ork w ith her. She is Sheila
P ip e r, a n a tiv e o f th e
c o m m u n ity . O n e o f th e
enjoym ents o f her work, she
c o n fid e d , is m e e tin g and
seeing people she first knew
during her high school years,
when she worked summ ers at
the g o lf course. Her assistant
is Nicki Tasker, a more recent
resident o f the community.
Sheila and Nicki work
five hours a day for three days
each
w eek,
T uesday,
W ednesday and T hursday.
They w ork closely w ith the
“Site Com m ittee” who offers
m enu suggestions as w ell as
other hints, which will add to
the total enjoyment o f the time
people are together to eat.
T h e c o m m itte e is n o t
appointed or selected; it js a
group o f persons w ho com e
together to plan menus and be
a lia is o n b e tw e e n th e
participants, coordinator and
cooks. A ny interested person
is w elcom e to be part o f the
group. It m eets early in the
month to plan for the following
m o n th . A lb e rta “ B e r t”
Johannes and Frances Freel
are tw o active m em bers and
v o lu n te e r s w h o m ay be
contacted for inform ation, or
to w h o m y o u m ay g iv e
suggestions. Sheila said these
people are very helpful.
Tuesday is the day o f
preparation each week. Sheila
takes charge o f the entree to
be sure every thing is ready for
next d a y ’s scheduling. Nicki
takes care o f the desert and
other meal accom panim ents.
The division o f labor w orks
well. They are flexible and
dove-tail their efforts, at times,
to fine tune the coordination.
W e d n e s d a y is th e
m ain e v e n t a n d in c lu d e s
coordinating the volunteers
w ho com e for the serving o f
the meal and to help clean up.
The springtime attendance has
increased by h a lf from the
w inter m onths. M ore than a
do zen m ea ls are tak e n to
people unable to com e to the
center to eat - usually for health
reasons.
T h u rsd a y is a d ay
w hen a light meal is served
from 11 a.m .-12 noon. It is
often prepared from w hat is
not used on W ednesday, or it
m ay be a hearty soup. A bout
8-10 p e o p le co m e to eat;
some are apartm ent residents
a n d s o m e a re n o t. O n
T h u rsd a y , th e c o o k s a lso
p rep a re fre e z er m eals for
people to have d u ring the
w eek. Sheila and N icki plan
these carefully and Sheila has
v is ite d w ith p e o p le w h o
receive them to learn their
nutritional needs and how
attractiveness and quality can
be im proved. She stressed
a n d d e s c rib e d n u tritio n a l
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guidelines she follows in her
planning and preparation. The
M eals on W heels service is
provided by C A PE C O and
volunteers who deliver. At least
40 frozen m eals are prepared
on Thursday.
“ I am cooking for the
people,” Sheila com m ented,
“ and 1 w ant the people who
eat here to be happy with what
we prepare.”
Ed
B a k e r,
bus
coordinator, rem inds us o f a
bus trip to The Dalles for a Blue
S ta r
D e d ic a tio n
and
p resen tatio n to those w ho
h a v e so n s a n d d a u g h te rs
serving in the military overseas
on Friday, June 6. The bus will
load at 10 a.m ., at the M ain
Street door o f the Center. The
program will begin at 1:30
p.m. at The D alles Veterans
Home.
The menu for lunch on
W ednesday, Ju n e 11 w ill
include Baked Chicken, Fried
Rice» G lazed C arrots, Fruit
Jell-0,iR olls and Cake. The
S e v e n th D a y A d v e n tis t
C h u rch
w ill
p r o v id e
volunteers.
HES moves
awards night
H eppner Elementary
S c h o o l is m o v in g th e ir
academic awards night to 6:30
p.m., Tuesday, June 10, so that
the cerem ony can be held in
the new HES gymnasium.
Everyone is invited to
j o i n in c e le b r a tin g th e
achievem ents o f the students
and v isit the new facility.
Refreshm ents will follow the
celebration.
Answers to the Mysteries of
Education
There are just a few days left o f the 2002-2003 school
year; this has been quite a year for M orrow C ounty School
D istrict. T he terrorist attack on Sept. 11,2001 has created
changes in Am erica. The econom ic conditions in the Nation
have had som e far reaching affects on the econom y o f our
state. The w ar in Iraq has added to our national stress level as
well. Local events in the C ounty have added to the change,
such as lone’s secession from Morrow County School District;
the four m ajor building projects totaling $22,000,000, and o f
course the sta te ’s econom ic w oes w hich have reduced our
revenue close to a m illion dollars this school year. This has
resulted in a reduction in staff for next school year o f eleven
teaching positions, as well as, the loss o f 37 hours per week in
classified time.
Through all this the faculty and staff o f the district have
kept their focus on educating all 2300+ children o f the county.
During the last few weeks 1 have had the pleasure o f attending
m any celebrations o f academ ic success. I have also attended
music program s where I have seen the results first hand o f our
faculty, staff and students dedicated efforts o f learning. I want
to com m end all the faculty, staff and students on a great year,
under difficult and stressful conditions.
How are the building projects progressing?
The new building in Heppner is complete and has been
inspected by several groups to form a punch list o f items to be
redone or finished prior to the district taking possession. The
new building in lone is close to com plete and plans are being
made to begin the remodeling work on several projects in lone
H igh School. All the w ork is scheduled to be com pleted in
time for school opening in September.
The new building in Boardman has had its inspections
and a punch list is being developed. The district should take
possession later this month.
The new building in Irrigon is moving along very well.
There is a chance it could be com pleted by Sept. 1.
There are several other sm aller bond projects that the
district is working on this summer. With the lone secession we
are trying to m ake sure that the three that are planned in lone
are com pleted this summer. They are som e new rain gutters,
some wainscoting in the north hall and removing the single pane
windows and replacing them with double pane w indows.
When are the new buildings in Boardman and Irrigon
going to have new names?
A t the M ay Board m eeting, the Board directed the
B oard C h air to create tw o facility-nam ing com m ittees
according to M CSD Policy FF. Each committee shall have six
members. Pat M cNamee was appointed to head the committee
to name the new Irrigon elem entary building and Julie Weikel
w as appointed to head the com m ittee to nam e the new
Boardman elem entary building. The committees are asked to
recom m end three nam es to the B oard at their June Board
m eeting. The policy states: “ The general policy is to nam e
schools for persons who have attained prominence locally and
nationally, o r in the field s o f e d u c atio n , scien ce, art,
statesmanship, political science, or military achievement; early
pioneers o f M orrow County, or the state o f O regon; or after
the name o f the geographic area which it serves.” If you have
such a nam e you w ould like considered please contact the
following: In Irrigon: M cNamee, Dw ayne Carroll, Elizabeth
Wheeler, Gail Homing, Shelley Salisbury and students David
Yecha and Leslie Coffman. In Boardman: Weikel, Dean Mason,
M arc R ogelstad, K atie D aw son, B obbie B roadbent and
student Shannon Callow.
Is the District going to open either of the new buildings
in Boardman or Irrigon?
The report from the specialist in the Heery Corporation
has been received and doesn’t show any savings in gas, electric
and other utilities whether it has students in it or not. The actual
savings one m ay receive in lower utilities use appears lost in
the need to have people m oving water through the pipes on a
regular basis as well as checking electrical and heating systems.
The recom mendation to the Board at the June m eeting will be
to open the schools and put fifth and sixth grades in each
building. T hat w ould seem to be the best protection w e can
give new buildings. N ew buildings have a lot o f m oisture in
them , and if they are not w arm ed and therefore kept dry they
can produce m ildew and m old. There are also concerns that
once we take possession o f the buildings, all the w arranties
begin, as well as the fact for our fire protection insurance to be
in effect we need the fire alarm system to be on as well as the
inside fire sprinkling system to be active. This requires that the
water, electrical and telephone system s have to be hooked up
and active. Even though it will create open room s in A C H ,
SBE and C M S this seem s the best w ay to protect the new
buildings.
When will you close the Lexington Building?
M oving anything is not easy. M oving offices that are
heavily technology dependent is really tricky, and if one isn’t
careful, it can be very expensive. In D ecem ber, the Board
m ade the decision to close the Lexington building. Besides a
chance to save som e m oney on yearly operating expenses, it
is no lo n g er reaso n ab le to spend m ore m oney on the
m aintenance o f the L exington building. In May, the Board
instructed m e to find the best place for the district office in the
Boardman and Irrigon areas. With the opening o f the two new
schools, there becam e m any places for one to go.
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cam puses it becam e apparent that m any w ere not w ired to
h a n d le the e le c tric a l n e e d s an d th e n e e d ed d a ta and
com m unication lines. However, the new buildings can easily
handle it all. It also becam e apparent that no one building had
enough space to accom m odate the w hole office. So we are
going to experim ent and split up the district office. The
maintenance office is currently located in the Learning Center
in Irrigon and will shortly have the shop finished in the garage
at C M S. In July, Julie A shbeck and I w ill m ove to the new
Boardm an building along with the D irector o f Program s and
the D ire c to r’s secretary w ho w ill also serve the as the
M aintenance secretary. In October, the Business Departm ent
as well as the Food Service D epartm ent will m ove into the
Heppner Elementary School building. There will be the room
in Heppner to spread out over enough rooms to accom modate
the data and communication needs without incurring much cost.
This will allow the Superintendent and the Director o f Programs
to be in close physical proxim ity o f 80 percent o f the district’s
students and 75 percent o f the district’s cam puses.
If you have questions about item s in this article or
desire an explanation o f items concerning education, please
write or E-mail me in care o f this newspaper or to the M orrow
C ounty School D istrict O ffice at P.O. B ox 368, L exington,
O R 97839.
Chamber Chatter
By Claudia Hughes, Executive Director
Long sum m er days are such a gift because it’s easy to
start your day early. It’s warmer, it’s light outside, flowers are
in bloom , th ere’s som e tim e for puttering and reflection and
just enjoying your hom e or sitting outside with a cup o f coffee
and observing m ornings arrival w hile you contem plate what
m akes a house a hom e. It’s not m oney, it’s not size, it’s not
having all new things, it’s having a com er to call your own, it’s
communication, it’s something to tend, it’s looking to the future.
M aking a house a hom e is m uch the sam e as tending
our com m unity. We take care o f it, w e tend the flow ers, we
volunteer, w e dream , be it having a “ Shoe Box T heater” or a
skating rink, or an O H V Park, or m ore fam ily w age jobs.
S om e dream s ju s t tak e m ore tim e than o th ers do. A s
organizations we work together to make dreams become reality.
The health and history o f a hom e or com m unity
certainly plays a large part in how our lives are going and how
w e relate to each other. A ttitude, sense o f caring, desire for
improvem ent, being there for each other, agreeing to take on
jobs and follow through or asking for help and inviting others
in, all play a role. We m ourn for those w ho have the need to
destroy things others have put their heart and soul into and
wonder how they might be turned around to lead happier, more
productive and less angry lives?
C om m em oration and rem em brance are also part o f
hom e and com m unity. O n June 13 and 14, H eppner will be
com m em orating the 1903 Flood. This will be a tim e to look
back at history, see how things are different yet the same. The
public is invited to revisit the historic Flood on Friday night
through the eyes o f Peg Willis, The Shenanigans and narrators.
Then Saturday, to jo in in the dedication, m em orial unveiling,
flood w alk, m useum exhibits, Q gurt H ouse tour, and the
Cascadia Folk Quartet m usical presentation on Saturday, due
to the help o f the M orrow County Unified Recreation District
and Flood Com m em oration Committee.
Those w ishing to go a step further back into history
are invited to attend the second dinner theater at the Cem etery
at 6:30 p.m ., June 14. Tickets, available at the C ham ber and
Klamath First, are $25 per person to F.A.R.M ., with proceeds
going towards the flood victim m em orial. The m em orial lists
the names o f babies, children, young adults just starting out in
Heppner, grandparents, all who had invested in and cared about
Heppner and were going about their daily lives when the wall
o f water hit.
O ne hundred years ago things w ere not so different.
The story is still about hum an beings m oving through life’s
adventure, m aking m istakes, w orking together, having fun, j
caring, and being the best they can be in their hom es and in
their com m unities. Your C ham ber o f C om m erce is proud to .
be a part o f helping to m ake H eppner and the W illow Creek
Valley the best that it can be and we appreciate each and every
one for their m any contributions.
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