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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 12, 2003 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow letters to the Editor Editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Gazette-Times will not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone number on all letters for use by the G-T office. The G-T reserves the right to edit. The G-T is not responsible for accuracy o f statements made in letters. <A n y letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under 'Card of Thanks 'at a cost of f 7.) H eppner Morrow County School Board continued from page one attend, either Riverside or Springs will pay $2,712,376 Irrigon. Pat McNamee and in lieu of taxes for 2003-04, Julie Weikel were in the which includes $549,990 to minority. U.S.P.S. 240-420 the Morrow County School Patronize our senior living facilities -heard a concern from Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper D istrict, $76,795 for the board m em ber B arney Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, was above and beyond the call To The Editor and Heppner U m atilla-M orrow ESD, Oregon under the Act o f March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Ore L indsay, w hose fam ily o f duty and made it so much Residents: gon. Office at 147 W Willow Street. Telephone (5 4 1) 676-9228. Fax (541)676- $90,129 for Blue Mountain traditionally attends Heppner 9211. K-mail gt a heppner net or gt'u raptdserve net Web site: www.heppner net. It was a sad day when easier for those o f us that C om m unity C ollege, Schools, that his home would Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, the Pioneer Memorial Hospital involved. It would have been $582,154 for M orrow Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $24 in Morrow County, $18 senior rate Board o f Directors had to much more difficult without County, $85,430 for the be in the Irrigon attendance (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $30 elsewhere. David S y k e s .......................................................................................................Publisher make the decision to close the their help. And do you know M orrow C ounty H ealth area. Lindsay proposed that Katie W a ll............................................................................................................... I ditor nursing home. This was a the best part? They did it District, $ 11,875 for the Port the boundary to attend Irrigon News and Advertising Deadline it Monday at 5 p.m. decision that had to be made because they really cared of Morrow, $475,740 for the be changed from the D.O. For Advertising advertising deadline is M onday at 5 p.m C ost for a display ad is $4,75 per Nelson Lane (Lindsay Feedlot and not without a lot o f soul about their patients. colum n inch. C ost for classified ad is 504 per word C ost for Card of Thanks is $7 up to 100 city ofBoardman, $105,396 Lane) to Homestead Road We need to keep for the Boardman Rural Fire w ords Cd6t for a classified display ad is $5 35 per column inch searching by board members, For P u b lc'L e ga l Notices public,legal notices deadline is M onday at 5 p m D ates for publi I am sure. This is not a job that these people, who lost their D istrict, $4,010 for the which is a paved road that cation m ust be specified Affidavits m ust be required at the time of subm ission Affidavits 1 myself would want to do, but jobs in our thoughts. They also Boardman Cemetery District, intersects with Bombing Range require three w eeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date m ust be specified if required) thank goodness, there are have some major life changing $42,206 for the Boardman Road. Currently the Lindsays O n the H E P P N E R W E B S I T E : w w w .h ep p ne r.ne t people out there who will do decisions to make in the Park District, $64,390 for the are the only family involved. -approved retirement • Start or C hange a Subscription the job and very well, I might future. M orrow C ounty U nified for; Bob Deeter, from his • Place a C lassified A d • Submit a N ew s Story This is another reason Recreation District, $26,815 add. • V iew Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes We had our mother in we need to patronize our for the North Morrow Vector teaching position at RHS, • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations the nursing home and when we senior living facilities, i.e. St. Control District, $35,810 for Sharon Erck, Sam Boardman • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! m oved her here from Patrick’s Senior Center and the Oregon Trail Library Elementary reading specialist, Jennifer Wade, SBE Title ‘ I Willow Valley Terrace Assisted DA’s Report P ossession o f a Forged Hermiston, we were hoping willow vaney lerrace/vssisiea D i s t r i c t SI 14 t Q O f o r T i t v r»f ----- bonds. $400,569 $400 569 and Benn Houk all this would be the last move for Living,sotheycancontinueto Boardman Boardman bonds, Lynn Allan Chaunessy lnstrum ent-2, a C lass-A pay their bills and keep as for Morrow County School effective Dec. 31 and to her. It was more convenient adm itted to violation o f misdemeanor. Rodriguez was for us to have her here and it many o f our seniors in our District bonds, and $46,671 continue through the end of the probation allegations for sentenced to 365 suspended school year. was wonderful to be afforded community as possible. for BMCC bonds. Possession of a Controlled days in jail, 24 months bench - a c c e p t e d Sorry for the lengthy that opportunity. The school district will resignations from Mila Inman, S ubstance. C h au n e ssy ’s p ro b atio n , 40 hours o f It w as not a big letter, but this is something I receive the $549,990, but will probation was revoked and com m unity service and surprise when the nursing feel very strongly about and all hold it only for a short time, as Irrigon Elementary School reinstated and extended for payment o f $624 in fines and home closed. We could see o f us are getting there very the state school funding system assistant custodian, Denise one year from the original fees. Riddle, programs director quickly. will take it back next year. secretary, Dana Reid, HHS Patti E lizab eth the writing on the wall. In this expiration date and he was (s) Diana Ball Schools are now state funded head girls’ basketball coach, Contreras was convicted of day and age, we were one o f sentenced to 27 days in jail. Heppner the few smaller communities based on attendance and any and K en Eckm an, HHS Harassment Physical, a Class- Timothy Jean Conner that could still manage to keep additional income will offset assistant boys’ basketball pled guilty to two counts of B misdemeanor and Contempt our nursing home and were the amount the district receives. coach. Sexual Abuse I, a Class-B o f Court, an unclassified very lucky to have had it for continued from page one The other $400,569 due to the felony. Conner was sentenced misdemeanor. Contreras was - a p p r o v e d this long. district will go toward bond sentenced to 180 suspended to 75 months in jail. Post employment for: Tom Shear, farmland en route from the city I must commend the retirement. Prison Supervision is to be that days in jail, 12 months bench whose contract was increased board for the hard work it has wells to town. Work is being Sweek told the board to be paid by Adopt a Teacher period of time when added to p robatio n , 20 hours o f done in the past and hopefully, done to correct the problem, that the Coyote Springs monies the incarcerative term equals com m unity serv ice and the future, in their endeavors said city m anager Jerry would be a one-time payment Foundation; Terri Cable, ACH the statutory indeterminate payment of $524 in fines and o n e-o n -o n e sp ecial ed to keep the hospital available Breazeale. only as next year Coyote assistant; Jennifer Jennings, sentence pursuant to ORS fees. In other action, the Levi Jeshua Winkler to us as it is sorely needed in city heard from Bank o f Springs will be included in the Windy River Elementary Title 144.103. He was also our community. enterprise zone and will have I ed assistant; Annabel Sosa, sentenced to pay $ 154 in fees. pled guilty to Reckless Driving, Eastern O regon Heppner We are very fortunate a five-year tax exemption. George N orris, Jr. a C lass-A m isdem eanor. SBE ESL assistant; and Jose branch manager Darrell Raver, to have the board (members -a rriv ed at a A guiar, CM S T itle I ed pled guilty to Exceeding Bag Winkler was sentenced to 180 who said via a letter that the of our com m unity), consensus to take no action Limit of Game Mammal, a suspended days in jail, 24 administration, care providers bank would be interested in with regard to a notification assistant. months bench probation, Class-A misdemeanor. Norris -approved extra duty and staff that we have at selling the former Klamath from the state school w as sentenced to 180 driving privileges suspended/ contracts for: Ron Brisbois, Pioneer Memorial Hospital. First Federal building to the superintendent that she will suspended days in jail, 24 revoked for 90 days and They are all very caring, city for a tentative price o f accept the recommendation of HHS head girls’ basketball months bench probation, payment of $874 in fines and coach; C huck M atteson, $325,000. Bank o f Eastern dedicated individuals. Judge Frank Yraguen with HHS assistant boys’ basketball hunting license, tags and fees. O regon has p u rch ased While looking for a regard to the division of assets Michael R. Snyder, Jr. permits revoked and hunting place for our mother, the Klamath First and the city is and liabilities between MCSD coach; and Brooke Spencer, was convicted of Harassment, privileges revoked for 24 administration and staff was indicated an interest in moving and the lone School District. RHS assistant girls’ basketball months and payment of $324 a Class-B m isdem eanor. coach. into the building. At this time Snyder was sentenced to 180 more than helpful in the re the city is also looking at Yraguen recommended that in fines and fees. -approved ratification location process. When we MCSD pay 1SD in excess of of administrative, confidential Richard D. Hayden, suspended days in jail, 12 renovating the present city hall found a foster home, the staff $100,000 as a result o f the and supervisory contracts with Jr. pled guilty to Unauthorized months bench probation and personally moved her so they building, however, it has been division. payment of $474 in fines and Use o f a Motor Vehicle, a one exception. could visit w ith the care investigating the option of -h eard a m onthly Class-C felony. Hayden was fees. -approved hiring of a providers that would assume buying the bank building for enrollment report which shows sentenced to 18 m onths DA continues two-hour aide at HES to be her care and give them some use as city hall. and increase o f 100 students paid by Adopt a Teacher formal probation, 80 hours of In other business, the insight on mother’s care. That district-wide over last year, Foundation. community service, driving investigation of council authorized $2,500 to w ith 2,267 th is year, privileges revoked for one embezzlement -approved a transfer clean up the property on Cub Scouts to host compared to 2,167 last year, for Rose D irksen, CMS year and payment of $ 1014 in M atlock Street. A house excluding data for lone, which secretary , to program allegations fines and fees. Fun Night belonging to John LeDoux seceded from the district. Jose Angel Almazan- D istrict A tto rn ey The Cub Scouts will burned on the property in A.C. Houghton Elementary director’s secretary, due to Herrera was convicted o f David Allen told the Gazette- be hosting a Fun Night at the March and LeDoux has been lost 51 students with 351 on resignation, effective Nov. 17. Possession o f a Controlled Times on Monday that his -approved a migrant W ilkinson A rena at the unable to get it cleaned up. The Nov. 3 o f this year, compared S u b stan ce-2 , a C lass-C office is fu rth erin g its preschool at SBE to be run by Morrow County Fairgrounds. city gave LeDoux one week felony and Possession of a in v estig atio n into Boys in the first through fourth to clean up the property or it to 402 on Nov. 1 last year; the ESD. Columbia Middle School lost Forged Instrument-1, a Class- embezzlement charges by -d eclared surplus grades and their parents are would bring in a crew at city 105 stu d en ts, w ith 270, C felony. A lmazan-Herrera’s requesting documents and property from ACH. expense to do the w ork. invited on Thursday, Nov. 13, drivers license was suspended records from four at 6:30 p.m., to come and LeDoux was at the meeting compared to 375 last year; -dispensed with oral Heppner Elementary School for six months and he was organizations involved. enjoy gam es and oth er and said he would bring a “tort lost nine students with 205, principal and maintenance sentenced to 18 m onths A llen, how ever, activities. reports from now on, opting claim” against the city if it compared to 214 last year; instead to receive those supervised probation, 30 days would not specify which The Cub Scouts are touched anything on his newly established Irrigon in jail, 80 hours of community organizations were involved. looking for in terested property. He said he was Elementary has 121 students; reports electronically in order service and payment of $ 1828 He also has not publicly to shave time from lengthy participants as well as adult already considering action in fines and fees. disclosed the name of person leaders. Anyone interested in against the city for items he Windy River Elementary, also meetings. newly established, has 156 Floriberta Rangel alleged to have embezzled the -learn ed from joining or becoming a leader said were taken from his students this year; Heppner Rodriguez was convicted of funds. can get more information at property following the fire in H igh School gain ed 20 program director Jack Johns that he believes it is important March. The city sheriff deputy the Fun Night. students with 214 this year, to keep his office in the north You are invited to Maralyn also told the council that there compared to 194 last year; end because m ost o f the were four vehicles on the Riverside High School gained students in the programs he Stelk’s Retirement Open House property with expired tags that 31 students with 458 this year supervises are in the north would be removed. compared to 427 last year; end, such as the migrant, The city also heard Sam Boardman Elementary special ed, and the Title 1 Emmali Alizabeth from city manager Breazeale Grigsby-Smith- a daughter, lost 46 students with 430 this programs. He says he is often who said no one has been hired Emmali Alizabeth, was bom year compared to 476. Dr. out o f his office in north end as public works director. O ct. 29, 2003 at G ood Crippen was pleased with the schools in special education There has been a shortage of gain and noted that A.C. m eetings w ith p aren ts, Shepherd Medical Center in qualified applicants, but he said Houghton, Sam Boardman o b serv atio n s o f special Hermiston to Amanda Grace the city is continuing to look Grigsby and Jeffery Allen Elementary and Columbia ed u catio n teach ers and for a new pu b lic w orks Smith, Jr., of Irrigon. Middle School each lost a meetings with principals. director. grade with the establishment of -learned that a meeting two new schools. “This is truly JAAAAAAtfVlAAAin to determine the level o f exciting because we are seeing stu d en t and com m unity The Windmill Cafe in lon e new growth,” said Crippen. interest in reestablishing an -voted five to two that FFA program will be held this (formerly the Office Cafe) T h e Pendleton S ta ff o f F arm C re d it are sad to see all students within the Irrigon Friday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. at M aralyn go. You are in v ited to her o p e n h o u se o n T h u rs d a y , will be CLOSED Thursday & Friday, Junior/Senior High School Riverside High School. N o t . 2 0 fro m n o o n t o 3 p .m . an d wish her well. atten d an ce area begin November 27tli - 28th -heard the following attendance in the fall o f2005, announcem ents: O regon 2 7 8 -3 3 0 0 ♦ 8 0 0 -8 8 0 -4 3 1 8 so our em ployees with the exception o f the School Boards Association 1 Southw est Nye • P endleton can be with their families. Riverside High School senior convention in Portland, Nov. class. RHS seniors may 14-16; next board meeting at Have A Northwest choose w hich school to CMS Dec. 8 at 7 p.m., a new G A Z E T T E -T IM E S City council Births i Farm Credit Services We underhand agriculture like no other lender in the field. Happy Thanksgiving! time.
