lone School District expects to meet
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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.
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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.
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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
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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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