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Wednesday, October 1, 2003
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Morrow County School District # 1
News
By Dr. Jack Crippen, Superintendent
The 2003-2004 school year opened with a minimum
of difficulties. I appreciate the District’s patrons as well as the
students for their patience as we started this year's school
adventure. I want to commend all the faculty and staff in their
exemplary efforts in opening this school year. It was not a
typical school year opening. We are opening three new buildings
for use this fall, and had construction work going on in two
others. Some of the detail work was completed after school
started. This fall we had major changes happening to students
at seven of our eight campuses. We also have many faculty
and staff new to the district because of retirements and because
we had to shift people to different schools because o f budget
cuts and the opening o f lone School District. Employees,
patrons and students handled the chaos and changes very well.
Why do we have ponds (some say lakes) at Windy
River Elementary?
We have what are called holding areas at Windy River
Elementary and we will have them at Irrigon Elementary
School. They are areas for catching water from the sprinkling
systems or from rain. Both Boardman and Irrigon have
ordinances prohibiting the district from allowing such water to
drain into the streets. These holding areas contain the water
and allow it to either be absorbed in the ground or to evaporate.
Generally they are expected to be empty, however because of
the heat and the planting of new grass the landscapers have
found it necessary to water on double shifts, creating more
water than can be absorbed. As the weather cools, and the
need for watering so heavily becomes less, we expect to see
the “ponds or lakes” dry up.
What decisions did the Board make concerning the high school in
Irrigon?
At their September meeting the Board approved the
creation of a committee to name the high school. Mr. Matlack,
board member, will serve as chair and the Board expects that
three recommended names will be presented at the October
board meeting. The Board named Mr. Anthony to be the
principal of the high school beginning in September 2005. They
also set the attendance boundary. Three of the boundaries are
already set, they are the river on the North, the county line on
the East and the line that divides Heppner schools and the
Boardman and Irrigon schools is set in board policy. The board
set the attendance line that will separate Riverside High School
from the new high school in Irrigon as the section lines that
make up Bombing Range Road, and extending them North to
the river.
This puts the attendance line on the North side of
Interstate 84 going through the Port o f Morrow land and the
wild life refuge land. This is very close to the unofficial
attendance lines between Sam Boardman Elementary School
and A.C. Houghton Elementary School.
What are the next items of discussion for the new high
school?
As mentioned above, the Board expects to select a
name for the high school at the October board meeting. With
the attendance lines established, we are able to estimate the
size o f each high school. Preliminary numbers indicate that
Boardman, based on this current year’s enrollment, would be
7th and 8th grades, 140 students; 9-12,250 students: for a 7-
12 enrollment o f 390 students. Irrigon would be 7th and 8th
grades, 136 students; 9-12, 206 students: for a 7-12
enrollment o f342 students. Mr. Anthony and Mr. Dirksen are
working on setting up a curriculum for each school. They hope
to have a draft o f a classroom schedule o f what could have
been offered this year with the teachers and students that we
currently have by the October board meeting. Enrollment
projections for each school for 2005-2006 based on the
districts current attendance figures show each school’s 7-12
totals to be about 25 students more, Boardman, 414 and
Irrigon, 368.
If you have questions about items in this article or desire
an explanation of items concerning education, please write or
e-mail me in care of this newspaper or write to me or stop in
and see me at either the Morrow County School District office
at 270 West Main, Lexington, OR 97839 or at 500 Tattone,
Boardman, OR 97818 (Windy River Elementary School Room
B3).
Soldier returns home from Iraq
Warrant Officer John Martin, U.S. Marine Corps,
returned Sept. 22 to his base at Miramar, CA, and to his wife
and children in San Diego after serving the past eight months
in Kuwait and Iraq.
He said he was grateful for all the support from the
people for the troops.
Martin is the son of Carl and Geri Martin of Heppner.
Walden secures land conveyance for St. Patrick’s
Boardman Park and Recreation
Senior Center
the B oardm an Park and news
District
A bill passed last week
by
the
H ouse
of
Representatives would convey
141 acres held by the Army
Corps o f Engineers to the
B oardm an
Park
and
R ecreation D istrict. The
provision was included in the
co m p reh en siv e
W ater
Resources Development Act
(W R D A ) o f 2003 at the
request o f U.S. Congressman
Greg Walden (R-OR). The
B oardm an
Park
and
Recreation District is seeking
the land to enhance recreation
opportunities in the region.
“This land transfer is
great news for the people of
Boardman,” said Walden.
“This is the culmination o f a
long-running effort to transfer
this land from the Corps to the
B oardm an
Park
and
Recreation District. Gaining
possession of this Corps land
will ultimately give the District
increased flexibility over how
the land is used to benefit the
local community, as well as
visitors to the area. I’m pleased
1 was able to play a role in
getting this accomplished.”
In 1996 C ongress
passed WRDA legislation that
included language that was
intended to direct the Corps
o f Engineers to convey 141
acres o f Corps land leased by
Recreation District to the
district. Due to a drafting error,
the language incorrectly
transferred the land to the City
o f Boardman. The city was
su b seq u en tly u nable to
transfer the land to the park
and recreation district, causing
the transfer to be stalled for the
past six years.
W alden requested
that the drafting error be fixed
by authorizing the transfer of
the C orps land to the
B oardm an
Park
and
R ecreatio n D istric t as
originally intended. This
re q u e st,
w hich
was
successfully included in the
House-passed bill, must now
be passed by the Senate
before being sent to the
President for his signature.
After the legislation is signed
into law, the District will work
with the Corps to complete the
land transfer.
Congressman Walden
re p re se n ts the Second
Congressional District o f
Oregon, which includes the 20
counties of central, southern
and eastern Oregon. He is a
Deputy Whip and member of
the H ouse E nergy and
Commerce Committee and the
H ouse C o m m ittee on
Resources.
Neighborhood Center to hold
food donations directly to your
food drive
business.
The Neighborhood
C enter o f South M orrow
County will be holding a
canned/dry goods food drive,
O ct.,2-O ct. 31. The food
drive will be held in contest
format, and there will be no
door-to-door collection this
year.
Businesses/
employees eam points to win
and the business with the most
points wins.
Points are earned by
tallying the pounds o f food
brought in by a business,
d iv id ed by num ber o f
employees per business. Extra
points are earned for each
package (retail item as priced
or sold) o f dry goods that is 8
ounces or less.
Items needed include:
C an n ed /B o ttled Foods-
vegetables and fruits, chili
beans, pumpkin, olives, milk,
pie filling, sauces, juices
(bottled, boxed, canned); Dry
Goods (Food)- pasta, rice,
sauce mix, sugar, flour; Dry
Goods (Non-Food)- toilet
paper, p ap er to w els,
to o th p a ste, hand soap,
sham poo, laundry soap;
Frozen or Fresh Products
(must be taken directly to the
N eig h b o rh o o d C e n te r -
frozen vegetables, fresh milk.
Donations o f toys,
clothing, shoes, etc., are
welcome but will no count for
contest points. These items
should be taken directly to the
Neighborhood Center.
Employees- trickery,
bribery, or whatever it takes,
convince your friends to bring
Public- take your
donations directly to the
business o f your choice that
you would like to win.
The first place winner
will receive a pizza lunch and
ice cream sundaes for the
employees o f the winning
b u sin ess, along w ith a
certificate o f achievement.
Second place will receive ice
cream sundaes.
D onation pick-up
dates will be Fridays, Oct. 17,
Oct. 24, and Oct. 31, or take
your donations directly to the
Neighborhood Center.
The Neighborhood
C enter o f South M orrow
County has sponsored food
drives for many years. These
commodities have been used
to assist people in need year
round, especially during the
Thanksgiving and Christmas
seasons. Your participation
and donations are greatly
appreciated.
For more information
contact Duane Jones at 676-
5529 or the H eppner
Neighborhood Center at 676-
5024.
Sport’s pictures
posted on Internet
Pictures o f Mustang
fo o tb all gam es, some
volleyball and the homecoming
court have been posted on the
Heppner web site.
Go
to
www.Heppner.net and click
on the Mustang scores and
pictures link under the sports
heading. The photos are by
sports photographer Teresa
Hughes.
$500
REWARD
FOR INFORMATION LEADING
TO THE CONVICTION OF PERSONS
COMMITTING CRIMINAL ACTS TO OR
AGAINST PROPERTY BELONGING TO
MORROW COUNTY CABIN OWNERS
ASSOCIATION MEMBERS.
PLEASE CONTACT THE
MORROW COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPT.
AT (541) 676-5317
WITH INFORMATION
MORROW COUNTY CABIN OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
The Seventh Day
A dventist volunteers are
serving at St. Patrick’s Senior
Center’s noon meal on Oct.
8 .
On Oct. 21, at 10
a.m., the Senior Center will
host a legal q u estio n s
informational meeting. The
purpose o f the meeting is to
discuss and have answered
any legal questions that are
pertinent to seniors. This
meeting is a public meeting
and any one o f any age who
has a personal question, a
concern about a loved one, or
needs guidelines about having
assets in good order, is invited
to come to the session. The
introductory topic will be:
“Does My Will Need to be
Changed?” What questions
are asked will determine much
o f the discussion. Questions
given beforehand (to any
board member or left at the
o ffice ) w ill insure that
information will be pertinent to
participants.
Attorney Bill Kuhn has
consented to be the resource
person for this first session. If
questions and interest remains,
there will be other meetings
and topics offered.
The Center’s Board
o f Directors met jointly with
the H ep p n er H ousing
A uthority, Sept. 29. The
meeting was scheduled at the
last regular, board meeting.
The two groups meet jointly
at least once a year to review
the terms o f their agreement
and other mutual concerns.
Historical Society
to hold annual
meeting
The Morrow County
Historical Society will be
holding their annual meeting
Sunday, Oct. 5. The meeting
will be held at Stokes Landing
Senior Center, 195 NW Opal
Place, in Irrigon.
A potluck dinner will
begin at l:30 p.m. Turkey,
dressing, potatoes and gravy
and rolls will be provided by
the H isto ric al Society.
Everyone is asked to bring a
salad, dessert or hot dish.
The annual meeting
will start at 2:30 p.m., or
fo llo w in g the dinner.
Entertainment for the event will
be Win Weston and LaVelle
Partlow. The program will be
on the Lewis and Clark Trail.
Dues will be due and
are $5 per person. For anyone
interested in belonging to the
O regon S tate H isto rical
Society, state dues are $30 per
person or $50 for a couple.
SWCD to meet
A Weed A dvisory
meeting and a regular board
meeting o f the Morrow Soil
and W ater C onservation
District/Weed Advisory Board
will be held Tuesday, Oct. 7,
at 6 p.m., at the Pettyjohn
Office building in Heppner.
Agenda items and
discussion items include:
m anager report, w ildlife
watering and agency reports.
This meeting is open
to the public.
Births
Anna Mae Hart
Anna Mae Hart, 60,
o f Hardman, died Friday,
Sept. 26,2003, at her home.
A funeral will be held
2 p.m., Friday, Oct. 3, at
Skyline Memorial Gardens,
4101 N.W. Skyline Blvd., in
Portland.
She was bom Feb. 6,
1943, at
Portland,
t
o
Lawrence
and Viola
Nohr. She
graduated
f r o m
Roosevelt
H i g h
Anna Mae Hart
School at Portland in 19 6 1.
On Sept. 21, 1961,
she married Richard Doyle in
Portland. The couple had two
boys, Daniel and David. They
later divorced.
She worked at many
different jobs, as a secretary,
shipping clerk, bartender, and
for 12 years as both a cashier
and assistant manager at 7-11
stores.
On Dec. 13, 1993,
she married Paul L. Hart at
Vancouver, Wash. The couple
built a company, Paul Hart
Trucking, and she helped keep
the books, organized shipping,
and did p ay ro ll for the
company. The couple later
bought property in Hardman
where they built a home and
retired.
H art
en jo y ed
crocheting, knitting, fishing,
and camping.
Mr. Hart died in July
2002 .
Survivors include
sons, D aniel D oyle o f
Hardman and David Doyle of •
Gresham; stepsons, Wayne
Hart o f Beaverton, Rocky
Hart o f Hood River, Allan
Hart o f Cle Elum, WA, and
Ernie Hart of Portland; brother,
Larry Nohr o f Wishram, WA;
and two grandchildren.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
the American Cancer Society,
Oregon Division, 0330 S.W.
Curry, Portland, OR 97201.
Sweeney Mortuary of
H eppner is in charge o f
arrangements.
Electric Co-Op
to perform tree- ■
trimming
operations in
area
C o lu m b ia B asin
Electric Co-Op, and their
su b co n trac to rs, w ill be
conducting their annual tree
trimming operation throughout
the service territory during the
next six weeks. Trimming of
trees around power lines is an
annual chore and is required
by Oregon PUC and REA to
reduce outages and insure
continuity of electrical service.
Areas affecting both Primary
(distribution) and Secondary
(in d iv id u al
serv ice
connections) lines will be
cleared.
A ny
com m ents,
concerns or questions about
trees obstructing power lines
or the removal of them may be
made to Slater Mitchell at
(5 4 1 )
676-9146
or
cbecsdm@oregonvos.net.