TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, November 12, 2003
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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.