TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 19, 2003
The Official Newspaper
o f the City o f Heppner and the County of Morrow
lone School District
continued from page one
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Smith launches webpage to
boost frequent flyer mile
donations to troops
S e n a to r
G o rd o n
S m ith ( R - O R ) r e c e n tly
launched a new page on his
website to provide information
on how Americans can donate
their frequent flyer miles to help
troops stationed in Iraq fly
hom e on leave. The web page
can be accessed front Sm ith’s
S e n a te w e b s ite at h ttp ://
gsmith.senate.gov.
"We should be doing
everything we can to help
those who are putting their
lives on the line to win the war
against terror,” said Smith. "1
w ant
to
e n c o u ra g e
O regonians to donate their
frequent flyer m iles to help
these courageous m en and
w om en get hom e to spend
quality tim e with their loved
ones."
In Septem ber 2003,
the Pentagon started giving
tw o-w eek leaves to m ilitary
personnel stationed in Iraq.
Troops on R&R or emergency
leave are flown by the military
to G erm any or three airports
in the United States: Baltimore/
W ashington, (BW1); Dallas/
F o rt W o rth , (D F W ); o r
Atlanta, (ATL) at no cost. Until
funding becom es available,
however, they are responsible
for flights to their eventual
destinations, which are often
h ig h -p r ic e d , la st m in u te
tickets. To ease this burden,
som e airlines are accepting
donations o f frequent flyer
m iles to be used by soldiers
on leave. U p to 500 troops
per day have been com ing
home on leave.
“Our troops are facing
enough h ard sh ip s w ith o u t
having to w orry about how
they will be able to afford to
fly hom e w hen they are on
leave,” said Sm ith. “ These
a irlin e s are p ro v id in g the
opportunity for soldiers to use
their m uch-deserved tim e to
see family and friends and to
ease the num erous burdens
resting on Am erica’s finest.”
Scholarship applications still
The Lexington Voting
available
Precinct Aw ard is given to a
A pplications are still
available for the L exington
Precinct Award and Elizabeth
Slottee Memorial Scholarship.
A pplications m ay be picked
up at the H eppner Branch o f
K lam ath First Federal until
Dec. 12, and then at the Bank
o f Eastern O regon- H eppner
branch. C ontacts are Sharon
Harrison, Bill Rietmann or Del
L a R u e . T h e a p p lic a tio n
deadline is Jan. 9,2004.
sophom ore, ju n io r or senior,
w ho lives in the Lexington
voting precinct.
The Slottee Memorial
S c h o la r s h ip is a w a r d e d
annually to a ju n io r senior or
g r a d u a te s tu d e n ts a t an
accredited four year college or
university. The scholarship is
given annually in order o f
p r io r ity : f ir s t- a s tu d e n t
majoring or minoring in music
and second- a student who has
been accepted into a school
o f education.
C r i te r ia u s e d in
aw arding these scholarships
s c h o la r s h ip ,
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financial
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suitability o f
R o d r ig u e z M e d e l, 2 2 ,
course o f study and probability
Boardman.
o f success in the stu d en t’s
chosen field.
Marriage
Licenses
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December 4th from 4:30-5:30 p.m
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- Wreath Sales by Heppner Garden Club -
- Free Cocoa and Hot Cider -
- Help Decorate the Tree -
(Bring your own ornament to hang on the tree!)
completed as the septic system
was backing up into the school.
M urdock said he contacted
D r. J a c k C r ip p e n a b o u t
r e im b u r s e m e n t fo r th e
pum ping, since, he said, the
tank had not been pum ped in
12 years and the w aste had
accumulated under the watch
o f M C S D . A c c o r d in g to
Murdock, "Dr. Crippen noted
that the actual overflow had
occurred just a few m onths
a f te r w e to o k o v e r a n d
wondered what we have been
up to. At that point, 1 decided
j u s t to a c c e p t th e fin a l
$ 110,000 and let this m atter
rest.”
- le a r n e d th a t th e
settlem ent betw een 1SD and
M C S D is e x p e c te d to be
b e tw e e n $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 a n d
$ 102,000 in ISD ’s favor.
-heard info rm atio n
concerning the lone Education
Foundation category two grant
a p p lic a tio n fo rm s . T h e
categoiy two grant is designed
for small requests for teacher/
student learning projects and
em phasis will be given to
projects w hich benefit the
greatest num ber o f students.
This grant will be awarded by
th e f o u n d a tio n u p o n th e
r e c o m m e n d a tio n o f th e
p rincipal. T he app licatio n
process for an o th er grant,
c a te g o r y o n e , fo r la rg e r
bequests, is still in the works.
-h eard in form ation
fro m a “ s tu d e n t s u c c e s s
c o m m itte e ” w h ic h m ad e
re c o m m e n d a tio n s to help
ensure student success.
-heard a prin cip al’s
report w hich included the
follow ing: concrete work is
nearing com pletion on the
plaza; landscaping is nearing
c o m p le tio n ;
th e
en trep ren eu rsh ip class put
d o w n a c o n c re te pad for
o u ts id e p o p a n d ju ic e
machines with electrical work
pending (the project is funded
by lo n e H igh S chool and
M iddle S chool a sso c ia te d
student body funds); cedar
chips w ere ordered for new
playground equipm ent and
fencing will be installed after
the chips are put dow n; ruts
caused by construction on the
west side o f the football field
will have to be addressed next
spring; Knerr Construction will
c lean up the w ood in the
parking lot by the shop and will
put gravel down and the rebar
by the tennis courts will be
gone after all the cement work
is com pleted; the new gym
bleachers have been installed;
Columbia River Music was at
the school to look at a new'
sound system w hich will be
designed after acoustic work
is com pleted; privacy panels
have been ordered to prov ide
privacy for the elementary and
h ig h sc h o o l lo c k e r room
entrances until a permanent fix
is completed; Apollo will put
in pipe for venting possible
steam in the boiler room and
w ill ta k e o u t a h e a tin g
exchange unit in the cafeteria
for repair; the new elementary
school had a serious leak in
heating pipes on Nov. 10, with
an antifreeze-looking liquid
pouring from the ceiling in the
special education room and
onto carpet and seeping into
the carpet in the hallway and a
storage room. (The liquid was
vacuumed up and the problem
fixed.); Tom C am arillo was
h ire d to c o m p le te s o m e
c a rp e n tr y w o rk ; th e re is
difficulty in getting U nitech
back to correct the tim es on
the main clock system that runs
the bells and exam ine the PA
system ’s poor voice quality;
parent teacher conferences
were well attended; 34 middle
school and 38 high school
students made the honor roll;
the teachers have finished their
election for positions on the
lone Site Council and the first
m eeting is set for Dec. 15.
-changed the date o f
th e J a n u a r y m e e tin g to
Tuesday, Jan. 20, because o f
a holiday.
-approved the “offer
versus serve” breakfast and
lunch program and policies on
non-discrim ination, district
nutrition and food services,
child nutrition, reim bursable
s c h o o l m e a ls a n d m ilk
program and authorized the
school to sell foods o f minimal
nutritional value, such as water
and juice, to satisfy state and
f e d e r a l fo o d p ro g ra m
requirements.
-m e t in e x e c u tiv e
session prior to the meeting to
p rep a re
fo r
te a c h e r
negotiations. “ We don’t want
to go by a n y o n e ’s p a s t
experience,” commented ISD
B o a rd
m em ber
Jo h n
Rietmann.
-learned that the next
board meeting will be Monday,
Dec. 15, with a work session
on long range building goals
set at 6 p.m. and the m eeting
at 7 p.m.
Legion and Auxiliary to hold
Thanksgiving Dinner
The Heppner Legion
a n d A u x ilia r y w ill h a v e
Thanksgiving Dinner, Monday,
Nov. 24, at 6:30 p.m ., in the
M ethodist church basement.
T he A u x ilia ry will
furnish turkey and trimmings.
M em bers are asked to bring
s a la d , v e g e ta b le s an d
desserts.
G if ts h a v e b e e n
p u rch a se d for T he D alles
V e te ra n s H o m e fo r th e ir
Christmas gift shop. Wal-Mart
m a tc h e d th e a m o u n t the
Auxiliary spent.
M embers are making
care packages for the boys in
the service. Anyone interested
in donating articles m ay call
M abel Heath at 676-5086.
A ll m e m b e rs a re
w e lc o m e to a tte n d th e
meeting.
DA’s Report
Luis Gerado Olguin-
M artinez was convicted o f
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a C la s s -A
m is d e m e a n o r.
O lg u in -
M artinez was sentenced to
365 suspended days in jail,
two years bench probation, 30
hours co m m u n ity service,
com pletion o f the B atterer’s
In terv en tio n Program and
paym ent o f $374 in fines and
fees.
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Gilliam County Fairgrounds in Condon
Registration: 4:00 p.m.
Dinner: 5:15 p.m.
Business Meeting: 6:00 p.m.
D oor prises g alore!
St. Patrick’s
Senior Center
news
St. Patrick’s Catholic
Parish volunteers are servers
for St. P at’s Senior C enter
meal on Wednesday, Nov. 26.
rhe pre-Thanksgiving menu is
soup and turkey sandwiches,
vegetable or cheesy potato
soup, fruity jello, sliced bread
and assorted pies.
M e a ls a re b e in g
provided for those who will be
spending the holiday at home
and alone. N am es need to be
given to the office staff at the
c e n te r th is w e e k , to be
included in this holiday service.
Tw o birthdays have
been celebrated. On Nov. 5,
Carolyn McDaniel provided a
cake to honor her m other,
Sylvia M cD aniel; the next
w e e k , A lb e r ta J o h a n n e s
p r o v id e d a c a k e as a
c e le b r a tio n o f h e r o w n
birthday with the com m unity
that gathers each Wednesday.
These are moments o f laughter
and sharing stories.
January is the target
date for follow-up meetings on
leg al aid . S u rv e y sh e e ts,
c o n c e rn in g v ic tim iz a tio n
(financial and otherw ise) o f
elderly persons, are being
prepared to circulate during the
m onth o f D ecem b er. T he
in fo r m a tio n w ill a id th e
resource people to plan for
particular interests and issues,
to know levels o f aw areness
about elderly victimization, and
related data. M orrow County
District Attorney David Allen
and local attorney Bill Kuhn will
w o rk t o g e t h e r fo r th is
important presentation.
Cardinal Booster
Club holds
meeting
T he lo n e C a rd in a l
Booster C lub m et Nov. lO at
the lone School library. Fifteen
m em bers were present.
A thank you was read
from the elem entary students
for the Red Ribbon banner.
The new trophy cases
h av e b e e n c o m p le te d by
Harold Rietmann and are in the
gym hallway.
T h e c lu b s h o u ld
receive a tax-exem pt status
letter in four to six w eeks.
M e m b e rs th a n k e d B e c k y
Tullis for her w ork on that
project.
T h e H o m e c o m in g
a c ti v it ie s h o n o r in g p a s t
cham pionship football teams
w ere a success. Del LaRue
w a s c o n g r a tu la te d fo r
o r g a n iz in g th e e v e n in g
activities. Arlynda Gates was
thanked for organizing the
hamburger feed.
The lone Basketball
Bonanza will begin Friday,
Dec. 5 at l p.m. There will be
a ju n io r varsity tournam ent
along with the varsity girls’ and
b o y s’ tournam ent over the
w eekend. A rlynda G ates is
organizing concessions and
would appreciate anyone in the
com m unity w ho can help to
call her at 422-7534.
H elen H eidem an is
completing a Cardinal quilt to
be used as a fundraiser. Raffle
tickets will soon be on sale,
with the drawing to be later in
the basketball season.
The next m eeting o f
Cardinal Booster Club will be
M onday, Dec. I at 7 p.m . at
the school library.
L eslie " L e s ” G en e
Muir, 36, o f Boardm an, died
M onday, Nov. 10,2003, near
Hawthorne, Nev., in a trucking
accident.
A funeral service was
held Nov. 15 at the Church o f
Jesus C hrist o f L atter-day
S ain ts in B oardm an, w ith
b u r ia l f o llo w in g at th e
Boardman Cemetery.
T he e ld e st o f fo u r
children, M uir was bom Oct.
17, 1967, at A m erican Falls,
ID, to M ax and Lynda Muir.
He attended grade school at
A berdeen, ID, and m oved to
Boardm an in 1984 w here he
attended and graduated from
R iv e rsid e H igh S chool in
1986.
During his high school
years, he achieved the rank o f
Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts
o f America program. He spent
weeks painting the fence line
along the B oardm an M ain
Street Bike Path to earn this
rank. He also attended Eastern
O re g o n U n iv e rs ity in La
G rande for two years.
For several years he
w as em ployed as a forem an
for corporate farm s in the
region before becom ing an
in d e p e n d e n t tru c k d riv er,
d r iv in g h is tru c k “ M is s
Morgan.”
He volunteered tw o
years with the Boardman Rural
Volunteer Fire D epartm ent
w here he obtained his Basic
Firefighter Certification for the
State o f O regon. He w as a
member o f the Church o f Jesus
C hrist o f Latter-day Saints in
Boardman.
He met his wife o f l l
years, Shannon, while still in
h ig h s c h o o l. T h e y w e re -
married in Boardman on June
2 6 ,1993 at the Boardman City
Park. They have four children,
K ym berli, A m anda, D allas
and M organ. M uir often took
his family and friends fishing,
his favorite pastime, along the
banks o f the Colum bia River.
It w as said he enjoyed life as
w as evident by his friendly,
outgoing and likable nature.
A n y o n e w h o k n e w h im
understood his passion for
fishing and his even greater
love for his family.
He w as preceded in
death by his father, Max Muir;
h is g ra n d m o th e r, N o rm a
L e w is a n d g r a n d f a th e r ,
Lawrence Lewis.
Survivors include his
w ife, Shannon, at the hom e,
a n d c h ild r e n , K y m b e rli,
Amanda, Dallas and M organ,
all o f B oardm an; m other,
Lynda M uir o f Pocatello, ID;
brother, B randyn M uir, o f
Pocatello, ID; sisters, Alauna
M uir o f M ount Pleasant, M I,
and Vickie M uir o f Pocatello,
ID; nieces and nephews.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
th e M u ir F am ily th ro u g h
Banner Bank.
B urns M ortuary o f
H erm iston is in charge o f
arrangements.
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Obituaries
Leslie “Les”
Gene Muir
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