Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 28, 2004 - THREE
St. Patrick’s Senior Center news
J o e B u r le s o n , by
election at the annual meeting,
is a new, tw o-year m em ber at
large for the St. P a tric k ’s
S e n io r C e n te r B o a rd o f
Directors. Archie Padbeig and
G race D rake w ere re-elected
for tw o -y e a r te rm s. F elix
(Pete) Swarzin, Judy Buschke,
Tom W ilso n an d F lo re n e
Robinson w ere re-elected to
th e o f fic e s o f p r e s id e n t,
secretary, vice president and
treasurer, respectively. Corol
Mitchell is ex-officio m em ber
o f the Board. M ary G oheen
was presented with a certificate
o f appreciation for her tim e o f
service to the former meal site
and to the St. Patrick’s Board.
A ction w as taken to
revam p and reenergize w hat
has been known as “The Trust
Fund.” By official action o f the
board, any funds, m em orials
and other monies received with
“ tru st” designation w ill be
deposited in the St. P atrick’s
S enior C enter E ndow m ent
Fund. Only interest and other
incom e from these funds are
available for deposit in the
general fund. M em bers are
re m in d e d that m em o ria ls,
honorarium s and similar gifts
a re
w e lc o m e d
and
e n c o u ra g e d . A n o v e rsig h t
committee for this fund is in the
process o f being set up. St.
P a tric k ’s B oard w ill have
representation; other members
will be from the community at
large.
S h e lia P iper, h ead
cook, is creating a cookbook
o f recipes from senior citizens
and others in the com m unity;
among them will be recipes she
uses in p rep a ra tio n o f the
C e n te r’s w eekly m eals. Feb.
2 is the deadline in order for
the book to be ready for sale
during St. Patrick’s weekend.
The funds from the sale o f the
b o o k a re fo r th e S e n io r
Center.
O n F e b . 4 , th e
C h r i s t i a n L ife C e n te r
volunteers are hosts for the
noon meal. The menu is beans
‘n ham , green beans, Jell-o
salad , fru it, corn m uffins,
coconut pudding and milk.
Elks announce scholarship winners
T h e H e p p n e r E lks
Lodge is pleased to announce
the w inners in their annual
“ M ost V alu ab le S tu d e n t”
scholarship com petition. The
local L odge aw ard s $700,
$ 3 0 0 , and $25 0 cash
scholarships to the first three
places, respectfully, in both a
y o u n g m e n ’s a n d y o u n g
w om en’s divisions.
First place w inner in
the young m en’s division was
Paul N eiffer o f lone. Paul is
the son o f D uane and Linda
Neiffer. Second place went to
L uke M urray o f H eppner.
Luke is the son o f John and
A nn Murray. Third place was
William “Billy" Gates o f lone.
William is the son ofT om and
A rlindaGates.
Natalie M cElIigott o f
lone took first place in the
y o u n g w o m e n ’s d iv is io n .
N atalie is the daughter o f Joe
and Jeri M cElligott. B rooke
R u s t o f H e p p n e r p la c e d
s e c o n d . B ro o k e is th e
daughter o f Tim and Shannon
R u s t. B la k e A 11 s to tt o f
H eppner w as third. B lake is
the daughter o f David and Patti
Allstott.
T h e a b o v e lis te d
w in n e rs w ill be fo rm a lly
presented with their awards at
their high school graduation
cerem onies. T he top w inner
from each division will advance
to district com petition, and
possibly state, regional and
national competitions.
M is s in g fro m th is
y e a r’s com petition w ere the
personal interviews that have
traditionally been conducted by
the scholarship committee. All
Elks Lodges in O regon used
th e in te rv ie w to a s sis t in
d e te r m in in g th e o v e r a ll
potential and well roundness
o f candidates. The interview
has never been a part o f the
national Elks protocol, and
was officially disallow ed this
year. “ We missed the personal
in te r v ie w s ,” s a id a lo cal
scholarship panel m em ber,
“they really helped us to get
an overall perspective on a
applicant.” It was decreed that
a n y lo c a l w in n e r w h o
participated in an oral interview
w o u ld b e i n e lig ib le fo r
advanced regional or national
awards.
T h e lo c a l L o d g e
appreciates the scholarship
panel
m e m b e rs
w ho
v o lu n te e re d th e ir tim e to
evaluate each application.
A n Elks “ Technical
Training” scholarship program
is currently soliciting entries.
In terested stu d e n ts should
c o n ta c t th e ir h ig h sc h o o l
c o u n s e lo r s
fo r
m o re
information.
Morrow SWCD
to hold meeting
The M orrow SW CD /
W eed A dvisory B oard will
hold their regular m eeting on
Feb. 3 at 10 a.m ., at the Port
o f M orrow in Boardman.
The m eeting agenda
item s and discussion items
include: M anager report and
a g e n c y r e p o r ts . T h e re is
p ro s p e c t o f an e x e c u tiv e
sessio n acco rd in g to O R S
192.640(2).
The meeting is open to
the public.
Christian
Church to hold
Sweethearts
Dinner
T h e P reteen /Y o u th
Ministry o f Heppner Christian
C h u r c h is s p o n s o r in g a
Sweethearts Dinner and Show
on S aturday, Feb. 14 at 6
p.m., in the fellowship hall o f
Heppner Christian Church.
The variety show will
include musical performances,
com edy, poetry reading and
m uch m ore. The cost will be
$25 per couple and prepaid
reservations must be made. To
m a k e y o u r r e s e r v a tio n s ,
c o n ta c t 6 7 6 -9 2 0 9 o r 676-
8161 before Feb. 6.
Sykes named
WCVEDG
president
D a v id
S ykes,
p u b lis h e r o f the H e p p n e r
Gazette-Times new spaper and
real estate agent for Heritage
Land C om pany in H eppner
w a s
e le c te d
p re s id e n t
of
th e
Willow
Creek
Econom ic
IX\dnpmot
G ro u p at
its annual
m e e tin g
Jan . 21.
Sykes will
re p la c e
David Sykes
J e r r y
B re a z e a le , H e p p n e r C ity
manager, who served in 2003.
’ W CV EDG’s goal is to
r e c r u it b u s in e s s e s in to
Heppner, Lexington and lone
and to provide m ore jo b s for
local people.
Before stepping down
Breazeale outlined some o f the
a c c o m p li ¡»hrrrents
of
W CV ED G over the past year
in clu d in g : fo rm a tio n o f a
business incubator to help new
businesses that w ould like to
locate here; putting together
plans and possible financing for
a 5,000 square foot building
that could be built to house a
new business; continued mass
m ailings and other m arketing
effo rts to locate interested
businesses, and putting on o f
an entrepreneur work shop for
local people.
Sykes said he w ould
lik e to c o n tin u e on w ith
m arketing and other efforts.
“ We are still working to bring
business into the area. We have
our eye on the ball and w e are
not giving up,” he told the
gathered lunch crowd.
O ther officers elected
at the annual m eeting w ere
Vice President N ancy Snider
and Secretary M arcia Kemp.
G ary N eal, G eneral
M a n a g e r o f th e P o rt o f
M o rro w w a s the fea tu re d
speaker and spoke on current
and potential projects at the
Port. He also told o f marketing
efforts by the Port for the
South M orrow Industrial Park
near Heppner, which is owned
by the Port o f M orrow.
Births
Teagan V ic t o r ia
Birt- a d a u g h te r, T eag an
V ictoria, w as born Jan. 7,
2 0 0 4 , a t G o o d S h e p h e rd
M edical Center in Hermiston
to M yrene K. and C laude N.
Birt o f Boardman.
School board meeting
continued from page one
p ro g ra m , but had in stead
o ffe re d
to
m ake
recom m endations on w hat
program s they would fund, if
it would help the school district
get out o f a difficult political
situation.
Estes also told the G-
T that Renfro had based his
c o m m e n ts
about
d is p ro p o rtio n a te fu n d in g
am ong the schools on last
y e a r’s financial figures and
s tr e s s e d th a t a 2 0 0 4 -0 5
M CU RD budget has not yet
been established. She said that
M C U R D w a n ts to fu n d
comparable athletic programs
in all sc h o o ls in M orrow
County, including lone. She
said that the $ 9 4 ,0 0 0 that
M CURD allotted 1SD last year
was the same amount M CSD
had budgeted for the lone
S c h o o ls p r io r to th e ir
secession from M CSD . She
added that if lo n e ’s athletic
b u d g e t w ere re s tric te d to
s e v e n p e rc e n t ( lo n e has
approxim ately seven percent
o f the county’s students) o f the
M CU RD budget, it probably
could not afford to have an
athletic program . “ lone also
deserves to have an athletic
program ,” she said.
Also at the meeting, a
R iverside parent raised the
issue o f H e p p n e r sch o o ls
getting more per student than
the more populous schools in
the north.
Estes told the Gazette
that in the past M C U R D has
traditionally funded soccer and
w re stlin g in n o rth county
schools in addition to other
sports.
In other business, the
board:
-heard a presentation
on te c h n o lo g y from N ate
A rb o g a s t, w h o c u rre n tly
oversee^ technology for the
district. The board sought input
as to w h ether they should
continue w ith A rbogast or
m a n a g e th e ir te c h n o lo g y
p r o g ra m th r o u g h E S D .
A rbogast said that it depends
on the direction the district
w a n ts to ta k e . A c tin g
s u p e r in te n d e n t G e o rg e
M urdock, U m atilla-M orrow
ESD, im plied that w ithout
A rb o g a s t’s e x p e rtis e , the
district might be more likely to
opt for ESD management.
-heard from Murdock
that around eight candidates
have responded to the search
for an interim superintendent.
The board decided to review
the inform ation received to
narrow the candidates in order
to make a selection.
-v o te d to s e le c t a
panel o f Irrigon residents,
including a high school student,
a B ooster C lub m em ber, a
s e n io r c itiz e n , a r e tir e d
educator, a minister, the PTA
p re sid e n t an d tw o school
board m em bers, to select the
colors and mascot o f the new
Irrigon High School. Students
had e x p re sse d a d esire to
select the colors and m ascot
themselves and Weikel stated
that the board had prom ised
to allow the students to make
those selections them selves.
“ I’m tired o f breaking our
word,” she said.
-ap p ro v e d
a
cooperative sponsorship for
baseball betw een R iverside
High School and A rlington
High School for 2003-04.
ESTATE PLANNING
Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney,
Advance Directives, Elder Law Planning,
Real Property, Business Succession Planning,
Guardianships and Conservatorships.
m
DANIEL J. HILL
285 E. Hurlburt Ave. Hermiston
541 567-5400
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-received recognition
for their service as school
board members during School
B oard R ecognition m onth.
T h e y e a c h r e c e iv e d a
certificate and a notebook
from ESD and w ere served
cake.
-heard concerns from
a Riverside High School parent
th at i f th e b o ard a llo w e d
children o f the Lindsay family
to attend H eppner Schools
because o f tradition, although
the property is in the Irrigon
School attendance area, the
board should allow Boardman
and Irrigon students to attend
schools they have traditionally
attended. C urrently there are
no children in the area aff ected.
W e ik e l p o in te d o u t a n
a p p a r e n t d is c r e p a n c y in
defining the attendance area
boundaries. The board voted
against a m otion to table the
attendance area issue and then
approved a motion to adopt a
policy on boundaries pending
d e v e lo p m e n t o f a c o rre c t
description o f the boundaries.
W eikel opposed the m otion
and Lindsay abstained w ith
M ile s , R e n fro , M a tla c k ,
McNamee and Kuhn voting in
favor.
-learned that Irrigon
and Boardm an schools will
h a v e a S p a n ish c la ss fo r
grades s e v e n -12. C olum bia
Middle School previously had
a Spanish class, w hich w as
lost and is now is reinstated.
- le a r n e d
fro m
M urdock that district schools
lost three days because o f bad
weather. While those days are
a llo w e d by th e s ta te , i f
additional school days are
cancelled they w ill be made up
on Fridays, said M urdock.
-debated the board
position on taking a stance on
v o tin g m e a s u re s . R e n fro
maintained that public bodies
should rem ain neutral, while
board member Bill Kuhn said
that as long as the board does
not spend m oney supporting
a measure, the board members
could say how they feel. At
issue is the measure before the
voters now, w hich would raise
additional taxes for the state
governm ent and schools. A
motion to publicly support the
tax increase went down, with
b o a rd
m e m b e rs
P at
McNamee, Bill Kuhn and Julie
Weikel supporting the motion
and board m em bers Barney
Lindsay, Craig M iles, John
R e n fro and K en M atlack
voting nay. A nticipating that
M e asu re 30 w ill fail, the
district is basing its budget on
a conservative $4.6 million.
- a p p r o v e d
employment for: Tyson Pratt,
temporary RHS ESL teacher;
Jerry Cronin, CM S Spanish
te a c h e r; N eld a L o n g o ria,
C M S T itle I a s s is ta n t;
R e b ecca S an ch ez, W indy
R iv e r E le m e n ta r y E SL
assistant; Esm eralda Luna,
RH S ESL assistant; M aria
R iv e ra , S am B o a rd m a n
Elementary part-time special
e d u c a tio n
o n e -o n - o n e
assistant for special needs
student; R enee K auffm an,
W RE ed assistant, replacing
L orna B o te fu h r; D eborah
Riley W RE ESL ed assistant;
A lm a Perez, SB E ESL ed
assistant; Lizbeth Rodriguez,
SBE ESL ed assistant; Nancy
R o d rig u e z , S B E ESL ed
a ssista n t; D avid M elville,
Heppner Junior High School
half-time math teacher.
-approved personnel
changes for: Joe Chavez, from
full-time RHS ESL teacher to
half-tim e assistant principal
assigned to ESL and half-time
ESL teacher.
-accepted the 2002-
03 audit as prepared by Oster
Professional G roup, which
said the district had a clean
audit.
-set the next regular
meeting for Feb. 9 at Heppner
High School.
Health District
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o p e ra ted a n u rsin g hom e.
Under the sw ing bed program,
beds could "sw ing”, that is, be
used for either hospital patients
or long-term care patients.
V ander
D oes
reported that W illow Valley
Assisted Living facility has filled
15 o f 16 spots. He said that
the fees for the facility have
changed depending on the
level o f care the residents
require, since the facility is
a c c o m m o d a tin g
so m e
residents requiring a greater
level o f care with the closure
o f the nu rsin g hom e. The
district, w hich m anages the
facility for the Willow Valley
Assisted Liv ing Board, is still
s e e k in g
a
f u ll- tim e
administrator for the center.
Sharon B arrick and
Degaberto H ernandez, both
Boardm an, appeared before
the board to solicit the board’s
s u p p o rt fo r a p r o p o s e d
migrant health care center in
B o a rd m a n . A c c o rd in g to
G lenn, Dr. R obert Boss, a
private Boardman physician,
has indicated that he w ould
offer his clinic for sale to the
proposed program and also
accept em ploym ent from the
program. Dr. Boss is currently
u n d e r c o n tr a c t w ith th e
M CH D to provide m edical
c a re fo r th e B o a rd m a n
com m unity. G lenn told the
board that Dr. Boss brought a
g r a n t w r ite r b e fo r e th e
B o a rd m a n C ity C o u n c il,
asking for a letter o f support
and hinds from the city. Glenn
said that the Boardman mayor
w rote a letter o f support for
Dr. Boss, but no funds. Glenn
also said that Dr. Boss was
prepared to front $30,000 to
pay for c o sts in cu rred to
assemble the grant.
The federal program
r e q u ir e s
b ro ad -b a sed
com m unity support, requires
those prov iding serv ices to be
em ployed with the program ,
rather than contracting out
services, and adheres to a strict
application process. While the
M CH D Board indicates its
support o f the program , and
voted to draft a letter to that
effect, board m em bers say
they believe that the district’s
involvement, and consequently
d ire c t b e n e f its fro m th e
program, w ill be limited. Board
m e m b e rs s tr e s s th a t th e
program is expected to fill a
great need to prov ide health
c a re fo r an u n d e rs e r v e d
population. Vander Does has
met with the M orrow County
Health D epartm ent (public
health department), the agency
taking the lead in coordinating
the application process, as
w e ll a s n u m e r o u s o th e r
agencies. O nce established,
the clinic would offer care to
the general populace, not just
m igrant fam ilies. Estim ates
indicate that around 51 percent
o f the Boardman com m unity
and around 20 percent o f the
Irrigon community are Latino,
h o w ev er the d e fin itio n o f
“m igrant" m ay have a very
limited scope within the terms
o f the grant.
In other business, the
board:
-voted to authorize the
sale o f the d istric t-o w n ed
Boardman Clinic, vacant for
som e tim e, to Pam and Scott
N e a l o f B o a rd m a n fo r
$ 150,000. M ahoney said that
the N eals plan to turn the
building into a video store.
-heard from Vander
Does that the district is still
s e a r c h in g fo r a n u r s e
practitioner.
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