TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 10, 2003
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CHAMBER CHATTER
By Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir
W hen writing this article each week, foremost in my
m ind is always the C ham ber’s mission statement... “A non
profit organization dedicated to creating a positive environment
where business, community and people thrive.” The Chamber
is “ s ta f f ’ for the businesses and organizations that belong,
alw ays w orking to serve their best interests and those o f
H eppner to the best o f its ability. W e’re about people and
community.
Recently, my mother, sister and I w ent for breakfast
at the new W alla W alla A irport. A s w e drove away, we
noticed a young man walking, weighed down with backpacks
and duffle bags. Having observed him disembarking from the
plane, w e stopped to ask if he needed a ride. It w as 96
degrees with no shade in any direction. He was a W hitm an
College student from Palo Alto, California. Four miles later,
as we delivered him to the north hall, he was very grateful. It
w as no problem . H e w as som eone’s son and grandson. I
w ish we had said, “ Just pay it forw ard.”
H ave you seen “ Pay It F orw ard”? D uring a rare
moment o f television watching, I saw this movie. The message:
rather than trying to pay back someone who has helped you,
you pay forward. Kleenex is required. It’s about human beings
and how w e treat one another.
A n d th a t b rin g s m e to the issu e o f T h e Ten
C om m andm ents in public view. Realizing I have to be very
careful here and m ake it clear this is my ow n opinion, I have
some questions to ask. In this free country we live in, within a
world that shrinks every day, w ouldn’t it m ake sense to learn
and be aw are o f the parallels and the com m on good o f a
variety o f religions rather than have some or all removed from
the public eye? H ow does one learn or m ake choices if they
aren’t allowed to view these choices or be exposed to them ?
W hy would anyone waste millions o f dollars to rem ove one
set o f rules for living? It w ould seem the theory is “ out o f
sight, out o f m ind.” T here’s plenty o f unhealthy information
put in front o f us daily; w hy not an equal dose o f healthy
options? We learn m ore about people and the w orld through
exam ple and by listening to different opinions and ideas.
D oesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out treating others as
you w ish to be treated is paying it forward.
This m ight m ake for som e interesting letters to the
editor and this might also put me over the edge with this column
privilege, so back to star gazing, and marketing, and planning
for scarecrow contests and Town and C ountry and on and
on.
Oh, and by the way, there are 6,000 acres with trails
at M orrow C o u n ty ’s O H V Park, not 6,000 m iles o f trails.
Writing a column minutes before the deadline isn’t always the
best bet. Keep an eye on your Cham ber Exec. S he’s getting
older, but not necessarily wiser.
Next week Senator David Nelson will be addressing
the Cham ber during the noon meeting at John’s Place. Come
hear what he has to say about the longest session in Oregon’s
legislative history.
Thought for the w eek: “The early bird m ay get the
w orm , but the second m ouse gets the cheese in the trap.”
City council continued from page one
M.C. School lyisttict continued from page 1
it can w ith the m oney it will
have available.
In other water issues,
the council heard from several
citizens w ho asked w hy their
com m ercial rates are so high.
J e r r y H o llo m a n , lo c a l
barbershop ow ner and real
estate broker, said he thought
the $17.50 per m onth extra
ch arg e on b u sin e sse s w as
“unfair” . “T he base rate for
comm ercial is three tim es the
residential,” H ollom an said.
“ It’s getting pretty expensive
to live in Heppner, O regon,”
he added. “ It cost m e $58 a
m onth for w ater and sew er
and all I have is a toilet and
tw o sinks,” H ollom an said
about his business rates.
The council also voted
to forgive a $645 water bill to
th e W illo w C re e k L ittle
L e a g u e. T h e c o u n c il h a d
earlier agreed to give the Little
League 400,000 gallons per
year to w ater its three fields.
H ow ever, the Little League
said it has a leak in its irrigation
system on one o f the fields on
R iv e r s id e a n d h a d lo s t
740,000 gallons in July. The
Little League should only have
used 50,000 during that time,
according to D oug H olland
w h o w a s a t th e m e e tin g
representing the Little League.
Holland said the water is now
sh u t o f f to th e fie ld a n d
volunteers are trying to find the
break in the pipe.
be from th e D .O . N e lso n
Road north to the river.
In other business, the
board:
- le a r n e d th a t th e
district will not have to file a
s u p p le m e n ta l b u d g e t to
rec e iv e a d d itio n a l m o n ies
expected as a result o f the
increase in the O regon State
School Fund approved by the
legislature. Dr. C rippen said
the additional taxes approved
by the leg isla tu re m ay be
challenged and the district
could be required to pay the
additional m onies back. He
said that he intends that “a lot”
o f the additional m onies be
used for the E n g lish -as-a-
second-language programs in
B o a r d m a n a n d I r r ig o n
schools.
-asked Dr. Crippen to
clarify the difference between
the new ly hired director o f
p ro g ra m s a n d th e fo rm e r
a s s is ta n t s u p e r in te n d e n t
position that w as elim inated
because o f budget constraints.
Crippen said that the director
o f programs is not an assistant
superintendent, is not a year-
ro u n d p o s itio n a n d is n ot
funded to the extent o f the
a s s is ta n t s u p e r in te n d e n t
position. He said that the
program director will have an
office in north Morrow County
because he will work primarily
with the district’s principals and
programs in the north end. The
board also asked Dr. Crippen,
“ Is not the B oardm an office
y o u r s a te llite o f fic e a n d
L e x in g to n y o u r p rin c ip a l
office?” “O k a y ,. . replied
Crippen, who added, “As time
goes on I anticipate spending
m ore tim e in B oardm an and
Irrigon.” T he board earlier
voted to allow Dr. Crippen to
m ove his office to the north
end, but later re v e rse d its
d e c is io n w h e n it w a s
determ ined that the district
w o u ld not save m oney by
m oving from its Lexington
location. Dr. Crippen maintains
that he belongs in the north end
where the majority o f students
are. He has also purchased a
hom e in Boardman.
-h eard a co m p lain t
voiced by C olum bia B asin
Electric C oop m anager Jerry
H ealy that dam age to farm
m a c h in e ry d u e to a low -
h a n g in g w ire at th e lo n e
S c h o o l c o n s tr u c tio n w a s
a tt r ib u t e d to n e g lig e n t
w orkm anship on b e h a lf o f
C o lu m b ia B a s in . H e a ly
m aintained that the incident
was not caused by C olum bia
B a s in E le c tr ic C o o p ’s
negligence and added that he
had “no intention” o f turning the
in s u r a n c e c la im o v e r to
C B E C ’s insurance carrier. He
further stated that upon earlier
a d v ic e h e h a d r e c e iv e d ,
irre g a rd le s s o f th e la te s t
incident, CBEC will not do any
more work on the “custom er’s
s id e o f th e m e te r ” a n d
custom ers will be advised to
hire a licensed electrician.
Healy pointed out that CBEC
had donated m any hours o f
labor to schools and other
organizations, including school
football field lights, flag poles,
b a ttin g c a g e s a n d o th e r
projects. “The only reason the
football field lights w ork at
R iv ersid e (h ig h sch o o l) is
because we volunteered,” said
H ealy. H ealy said that the
in cident giv es C B E C “the
opportunity to step back from
sc h o o l p r o je c ts .” M C S D
B o a rd
m em ber
Pat
M cNamee thanked CBEC for
the work they had done for the
school district.
-voted against taking
out an earthquake policy for
d is tr ic t b u ild in g s , c itin g
expensive prem ium s and low
risk.
-approved striking the
r e f e r e n c e to lo n e fro m
policies concerning temporary
and standing com m ittees and
a d d in g L e x in g to n to th e
Jake Brakes
and clean up property at 425
W ater S tre e t in H ep p n er.
S e v e ra l n e ig h b o rs o f th e
property were at the m eeting
com plaining o f accum ulated
debris and other m atter that
needed to be rem oved. The
city authorized up to $3,500
to get the property cleaned up,
and that the city would file liens
ag ain st the p ro p erty to be
reim bursed for the cost.
Flood plain
The city manager gave
a report on his efforts to have
the flood plain in H eppner
re d u c e d . T h e flo o d p la in
d eterm in es w ho m ust buy
flo o d in su ra n c e , an d also
places building restrictions on
certain kinds o f construction
and remodeling in the parts o f
the city. B reazeale has been
working with FEM A (Federal
E m e rg e n c y M a n a g e m e n t
A gency) w ho determ ines the
flood plains size, for quite
some time to have new studies
done and the m aps re-drawn.
FEM A has said it doesn’t have
money for the new studies and
maps. The project w ould cost
$ 5 0 ,0 0 0 to b e d o n e , o r
$ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 i f lo n e a n d
Lexington were also covered.
Breazeale said he m ay be able
to get som e grant m oney for
the project and pay to have it
re m a p p e d , o r go b a c k to
FEM A and point out “w here
they screw ed up” and m aybe
get the study done within two
years. If the city cam e up with
the $50,000 itself the study and
m aps could be done in an
estim ated six m onths. There
are 170 buildings in the flood
plain in Heppner, and $27,000
in a n n u al flood in su ran ce
payments is paid according to
ju st one insurance agent who
was surveyed in Heppner.
T he council heard a
com plaint from Joe M iller o f
H e p p n e r a b o u t a re c e n tly
enacted jak e brake ban in the
city limits o f Heppner. M iller
said banning the jake (exhaust)
brakes w as unsafe for trucks
coming into town. The council
explained that the problem was
mostly log trucks coming into
Other business
town early in the morning, and
The council authorized
agreed that the ban w ould not the city manager to try and find
be enforced during the day.
grant m oney to fund a $9,600
Property clean up
plan to decide how to remodel
The council authorized city hall.
d ep u ty R andy R ayburn to
A g re e d to p ro v id e
bring in a clean up crew from materials worth $4,807 for the
the corrections departm ent burying o f fiber optic cable
u n d e r H e r ita g e P a r k in
Heppner.
WVSC to hold shower
Willow Valley Service
Club will be holding a personal
care item s for w om en and
c h ild r e n s h o w e r f o r th e
Domestic Violence Services at
their meeting, Thursday, Sept.
18, a t J o h n ’s P la c e , in
Heppner, from 12-1 p.m.
T erri C rib b s, W est
End Supervisor, will explain the
s e r v ic e s o f f e r e d , s h a re
illustrations, and accept the
personal care items.
C ribbs is a native o f
H e r m is to n a n d h a s fo u r
children and one grandchild.
H er fam ily and travel are her
main interests.
I te m s s h o u ld be
bro u g h t to the m eetin g or
d r o p p e d o f f a t C a r o ly n
W illey’s hom e by Sept. 17.
E v ery o n e
is
w e lc o m e d at th is n o -h o st
luncheon.
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PMH receives new volunteer
m oving into the V olunteer
coordinator
Coordinator position.
P io n e e r M e m o ria l
H ospice announced Sept. 1
that the volunteer position o f
V o lu n te e r C o o r d in a to r
ch an g ed from C aro ly n M.
W illey to Cyde M arie Estes.
Estes is a native o f
H eppner, m arried to Rusty
with tw o sons, Chad and Eric
Skroch. H er hobbies include
v o lu n te e r w o rk , g o lf a n d
especially family. She started
em ploym ent at the M orrow
C ounty A ssessm ent and Tax
Office in 1986 and since 1990
has been the Lead Appraiser.
Estes com pleted the
V olunteer H ospice T raining
C o u rse , the H ealin g A fter
Loss C ourse and served as a
T eacher-in-T raining before
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r e f e r e n c e s to H e p p n e r
committees.
-ap p o in ted L isanne
Currin and Keith Lewis, both
H e p p n e r , to th e b u d g e t
committee.
-heard a request from
M arily n Post, tea c h e r and
M orrow C ounty E ducation
A ssociation president-elect,
that the school district reinstate
FFA in som e form;
- le a rn e d fro m D r.
C rippen that as a result o f
c o m p la in ts fro m Irr ig o n
re s id e n ts , th e d is tric t h as
arranged for school activity
bus drivers to rem ain at drop
o ff points until students have
been picked up. Dr. C rippen
sa id th a t th e stu d e n ts are
d ro p p ed o f f at H u w e ’s in
Irrigon and Sentry M arket in
Boardm an because o f access
to a phone. H e added that
many students have cell phones
and are able to call ahead for
rides. “ I t’s not as large a
problem as w e thought,” he
said.
- a p p o in te d
Ron
A nthony, C olum bia M iddle
School principal, as principal
for the Irrigon high school
when it is slated to open in the
fall o f 2005.
- tr ie d o u t a n e w
sound system to determ ine
w hether to purchase one to
facilitate hearing at meetings.
- a p p o in te d
K en
M atlack to oversee setting up
a com m ittee for nam ing the
Irrigon high school.
- p o s tp o n e d
a
d e c is io n on a llo w in g th e
children o f a family living in the
M o rro w C o u n ty S c h o o l
District to attend school in the
lone D istrict until O ctober,
hopefully after a boundary
d e c is io n is m a d e b y th e
Umatilla-M orrow ESD.
-approved a request
for an attendance variance for
a ch ild liv in g in th e Sam
Boardman Elementary School
a tte n d a n c e a re a to a tte n d
school in Arlington.
- a c c e p t e d
resignations from: Nic Budge,
Riverside High School music
teacher and assistant football
c o a c h ; B e rtie V an D y k e ,
C o lu m b ia M id d le S ch o o l
special education one-on-one
a s s i s ta n t ; J a s o n H a n n a ,
H e p p n e r J u n io r H ig h
basketball coach and Heppner
High School assistant football
coach.
- a p p r o v e d
em ploym ent for: Jill H arris,
A .C . H oughton E lem entary
and
Sam
B o a rd m a n *
Elementary counselor; Britnie
W in te r s , W in d y R iv e r
E le m e n ta r y s ix th g r a d e
teacher; G retchen K irchner,
R H S E SL assistant; C heri
Cook, W RE, Title I assistant;
G erald Sm ith, RHS assistant
custodian; Jennifer Stafford,
W R E Title I assistant; Leah
W agg, C M S assistant cook;
Guadalupe Rodriguez, Irrigon
E lem entary Title I assistant;
H elen Walty, RH S assistant
custodian; M ila Inm an, IES
a s s is ta n t c u s to d ia n ; S a ra
B urroughs, C M S special ed
one-on-one assistant; W endy
M cPherson, AC H special ed
o n e -o n -o n e a ssista n t; and
Tiffany Rill, SB E special ed
assistant.
-approved attendance
variances for a student in the
H erm iston School District to
a tte n d S a m B o a r d m a n
Elem entary and tw o students
to attend school in M C SD
from the H erm iston School
District.
-ap p ro v e d
a
r e s o lu tio n to a c c e p t a n d
a p p ro p ria te u n a n tic ip a te d
revenues.
- le a r n e d th a t a ll
employee collective bargaining
contracts will expire this year.
-se t a g o a l s e ttin g
m eeting at 3 p.m . M onday,
O ctober 13, at R H S, prior to
the next regular board meeting
set for 7:30 p.m.