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lone School District expects to meet budgetary goals B e s s l ó ..et£c L I U oi 0 Ne*apa )ir Library S u d a ne , OR 9/1> 3 VOL. 122 NO. 47 8 Pages Wednesday, November 19,2003 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon HHS honors veterans at special ceremony 5th and 6,h grade students sing God Bless America and America the Beautiful, accompanied by a trumpet duet from the sixth grade band members. Keith Brudevold, Heppner, stands as the roll call was made and each veteran present stood as Greg Grant read off his/her name and what branch of service they served in. At a s p e c ia l c e re m o n y h e ld N ov. 12, H e p p n e r H ig h S c h o o l students and faculty honored veterans with special m usic, p re s e n ta tio n o f th e c o lo r guard and a roll call. A s p e c ia l rem em brance booklet is also being created for the veteran that includes a picture o f each person in front o f the flag. Som e o f those called w ere not able to attend. The roll call included: Billy Adams. Edw ard Baker, G race Baker, L eon B all, C ecil B arlow , C larence B uchanan, Betty Jean Brown, Dale C onklin, Skip Conner, Levi Conner. E d D ic k , B o b D e S p a in , Frank D enton, Ernie Dilley, J a n in e D ille y , R a y m o n d French, Earl Fishburn, Billy G en try , H o w a rd G illia m , G e o r g e G r i f f it h , E d d ie Gunderson, George Gutierrez, M elvin H am m ons, G erald H am er, E lm er H eath, Doc Huber, Dean H unt, Edw ard Hunt, Francis H ebert, Earl Jenks, Larry Lindsay, Randy L ott, Ernie M cC abe, C arl Martin, Don McElligott, James N o r e n e , G e o r g e N o r r is , K e n n e th N o r r is , J a m e s Pappas, C.K . Peck, Robert Reaney, Creston Robinson, AI Riney, John Renfro, Roger Schoonover, Robert Schultz, Glenn Smith, George Steagall, Joe Taylor, R obert Taylor, G len W ard, M ark W h ite, Dick Wilkinson, Jim Wishart, Dave Zachary, Don Campbell, F ra n k M a d e r, R a y m o n d Batty, Jane Richards, Ervin Rauch, G ary Richards, Joe Burleson, Jodi Chapa, Keith Brudevold, Arnold Appleton, C h a r le s L e D o u x , C a rl Lauritsen and Stacy Lauritsen. Gazette-Times closed for Thanksgiving T he G azette-T im es office will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 27 and 28, for the Thanksgiving holiday. T he o f fic e s w ill re -o p e n M onday, Dec. I at 9 a.m. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. T h e lo n e S c h o o l District is expected to reach its budgetary goal o f $200,000 in carryover funds for the 2003-04 year, superintendent G e o rg e M u rd o c k o f th e U m atilla-M orrow ESD told the board M onday night. M u rd o c k to ld th e board that a c o n se rv a tiv e estim ate w ould be that the d is tr ic t w o u ld have approxim ately $198,714 in carryover funds. However, he said, that am o u n t did not include the approxim ately $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 -$ 1 0 2 ,0 0 0 IS D e x p e c ts to re c e iv e from M o rro w C o u n ty S c h o o l D istrict in the asse ts and liabilities settlement resulting from the split o f lone from M CSD. N or did the estim ate include additional m onies a n tic ip a te d for a d d itio n a l transportation reimbursement from the state and a possible sta te sc h o o l c o n s tru c tio n grant. T o ta l a n tic ip a te d revenue was $1,516,815 with a $177,340 beginning fund balance for total resources o f $ 1,694,155. Expenditures are estim ated at $ 1,390,871. T he d istric t heard, however, that with the creation o f a new junior/senior high sc h o o l in Irrig o n , all the schools w ithin the M orrow C ounty Unified Recreation D istrict sh o u ld e x p e ct to receive less from M CU RD, which funds athletic programs and o th e r e x tra c u rric u la r activities. A lthough the new school is not scheduled to open until the fall o f 2005, the im pact will be felt in 2004 because o f start-up costs such as purchase o f new uniforms, said lone Schools athletic director Dean Robinson. M urdock also told the board that the defeat o f the income tax surcharge, w hich will be up before the voters n e x t year, c o u ld cost the d istric t $500 per stu d en t. “W e’re trying to make sure we can continue next year without a lot o f bum ps in the road,” said Murdock. In other business, the board: -h ea rd a superintendent's report which in clu d ed the follow ing: a preventative maintenance plan is being planned for the school; th e p la z a , n o w u n d e r construction, is "pretty well complete” with the roof being framed, concrete poured and brick being installed on the bell tow er; a plan is being put together to provide privacy panels for the locker room s (th e B u ild in g C o m m itte e believes the problem is an a r c h ite c tu r a l e r r o r ) ; th e Building Committee presented pictures and a proposal for sound baffles for the new g y m n a s iu m w h ic h a re expected to m ake a dram atic r e d u c tio n in sou n d ; e x p lo ra tio n c o n tin u e s on providing a sign for downtown lo n e ; n ew c a b in e ts a n d additions in the Spanish and art ro o m s a re e x p e c te d by Thanksgiving and the w indow p ro ject is ex p ected to get underw ay soon; “ Soft-Fall” h a s been o rd e re d for the p la y g r o u n d a t a c o s t o f $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 , c o m p a r e d to $ 3 0 ,0 0 0 for a ru b b e riz e d material; the ESD planned to m eet with a representative from the Oregon Department o f Education regarding the d iv is io n o f T itle I fu n d s betw een lone and M CSD ; proposed transportation costs will go up from $ 165,000 to $ 173,000 for the year because o f additional costs o f running routes in the Lexington-Pine C ity a re a , h o w e v e r, th e additional costs are expected to be offset by a $17,300 increase in tra n sp o rta tio n reimbursement from the state; Pam C o o p er is serving as interim business m anager for the ESD and a new ESD chief financial officer is expected to be in place around the first o f D ecem ber; ISD received the titles o f a van and a pickup from MCSD; 1,000 copies o f a f u ll- c o lo r b r o c h u r e advertising for a new principal/ su p erin ten d en t have been completed, samples o f which w e re d is tr ib u te d at th e meeting; emergency pumping o f the school septic tank was continued page two C om m u n ity-w id e T h an k sgivin g dinner nearing Preparations continue to be made for the annual co m m u n ity -w id e T h a n k sg iv in g d in n er to be held on Thanksgiv ing Day, Nov. 27, at 1 p.m., at the Episcopal Church, com er o f Church and Gale, Heppner. The dinner is hosted by Heppner Christian Missionary Fellowship. G am es, songs, fellow ship and o f course, good food, is all on the m enu for the event. Ev eryone in the community at large is inv ited to attend. For more information contact Joan McDaniel at 676-5830. Artifactory to be held Nov. 22 Com e- shop, eat, listen to m usic, maybe win a door prize and see Santa at the 2003 Artifactory Holiday Craft Fair, sponsored by the Willow Valley Serv ice Club, this Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Morrow' County Fair Pav ilion on Hwy 74, Heppner, from 10 a.m .-3 p.m. A $2 entrance fee goes to high school scholarships issued to local students in the spring. A Children’s Com er staffed by Barbara Bloodsworth will entertain children and they have door prizes too. The children’s fiddling group. Shenanigans, w ill entertain shoppers with their music during part o f the day. As you shop with the m any vendors, listen for your name to be called to receive a door prize. Rest and enjoy a reasonably priced pie and coffee, hot dogs/chili dogs, baked potatoes, or beverage. “All monies go tow ard locally supported groups,” states Ann Spicer, Kitchen Chair. We have asked Santa to com e be with us for awhile. On Saturday, we will know if he is able to do so. The day will be com plete w hen M argo Sherer and Sherree M ahoney greet you at the entrance. CBEC to hold annual meeting The annual dinner meeting o f Columbia Basin Electric C ooperative, Inc. is planned for Thursday, Nov. 20 at the Gilliam Country Fair Grounds in Condon. Registration starts at 4 p.m., with dinner served at 5:15 p.m. The annual meeting and election o f directors for zones 1,4 and 7 will follow the dinner. Also on the ballot is a by-law change as recom m ended by the Board o f Directors. M ultiple door prizes w ill be awarded and results o f the annual fourth grade Electrical Safety Poster contest and the first annual Photographic contest will be announced, w ith winning entries on display. Entrepreneurial Workshop to be held Anyone with an entrepreneurial inclination is inv ited to attend the W orkshop for Entrepreneurial Thinkers on Nov. 20, 6 p.m ., at the St. Patrick’s Senior Center dining room. There is no fee for admission. This workshop will prov ide an opportunity for gathering business ideas, as w ell as hearing and speaking w ith professionals and local entrepreneurs. The Willow Creek Economic Dev elopment Group is sponsoring the workshop. For more information contact Nancy at 676-9113. Christmas season to begin with annual Light Parade The annual H eppner Light Parade will be held Thursday, Dec. 4 at 6 p.m. Those w ho can keep the cooler tem peratures from affecting their creativity are inv ited to enter a float into the parade. A $ 100 prize will be awarded in four categories: Best High School Float, Best Commercial Float, Best Community Float, and People’s Choice. Early registration is appreciated but not required. Participants may register at the beginning o f the parade. Trees to be lighted before Nov. 26 ’Tis the season to light up Heppner. Volunteers who have done the outstanding job o f putting the lights on the trees each year are asked to please hav e them on their trees or their adopted trees by no later than W ednesday, Nov. 26. A Chamber o f Commerce spokesperson asks that they be put up with safety in mind. No one expects them to reach the top. “ It is a jo b each year to light up this com m unity and great appreciation goes to all involved in m aking the lights happen,” said H eppner C ham ber o f C om m erce President Darrell Raver. 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