IUCC prepares for 42nd annual Auction and Barbecue
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Members of IUCC begin cleaning up the storage area that will hold more merchandise for the IUCC
Auction.
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VOL 123
NO. 16
10 Pages
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
F a ith , F u n a n d
Fellowship is the theme for the
lone United Church of Christ’s
4 2 nd a n n u a l A u c tio n an d
Barbecue, which is to be held
in lone on June 5.
Sunday, April 18, the
day started early for workers
from the lone community and
church congregation. Worship
w as held at 8 a.m ., follow ed
by coffee hour and then all
hands went to work. W hile a
crew o f w orkers cleaned the
storage area to prepare it for
receiving more m erchandise
a n d a n o th e r g ro u p w a s
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
w o rk in g a t th e c h u rc h
preparing items for sale in the
C ountry Store. B irdhouses,
c a n d le s ti c k s , s ig n s a n d
ch ild ren ’s coat hangers and
d eco rativ e item s to go on
them , were sanded, painted
and decorated for the annual
sale. Knitting, baby quilts and
needlepoint was w orked on.
C hildren, youth, m iddle age
and senior citizens all found a
jo b to do.
Local logging company receives commendation
Carrie Grieb (left) and Kerry Rietmann < right) work on creating
craft projects for the IUCC Auction.
W h ile all o f th ese
w orkers were busy, another
c re w w as in th e k itc h e n
preparing lunch for everyone.
It was a tim e o f m uch work
and congenial fun and kidding
fo r all. B efore lunch w as
served. Pastor Paul Clay led
the group in singing “The Lord
is G ood to U s” and gave a
blessing.
The workday was the
inspiration o f co-chairm en,
John and K erry R ietm ann.
W hile visiting with Kerry, it
was m entioned that, “We just
d o n ’t g e t to g e th e r o fte n
enough to visit so we though
this w ould be a good w ay to
involve many people and get
som e o f the w ork com pleted
that usually ju st d o esn ’t get
done. T his way we can visit
and work at the same tim e.”
It w a s a d a y o f
meditation, fun, good kidding
and w onderful fellow ship.
Indeed, it was great day o f
Faith. Fun and Fellowship.
lone School Board approves greenhouse
Part of the crew of Bruce Young Logging, recipient o f commendation from EORFPC: (L-R) Willie
Carter, Matt McLaren, Trevor Rhea, Randy Rayburn, Bruce Young and Matt Young.
Bruce Young Logging
o f Heppner, in business since
1978, has received a Letter o f
C o m m e n d a tio n fro m th e
E a ste rn O re g o n R eg io n al
Forest Practices Com m ittee.
D uring an operato rs’ dinner
p r o v id e d by th e O re g o n
D epartm ent o f Forestry and
A ssociated O regon Loggers
on A p ril 8, in L a G ra n d e ,
D ennis Perreli, Stew ardship
F o re ste r w ith the O reg o n
D e p a r tm e n t o f F o re s try ,
presented the following award
to Bruce Young.
“ T o B ru c e Y oung
L ogging, for exceeding the
requirem ents o f the O regon
Forest Practices A ct on the
2002-2003 tim ber harvest on
th e P e n d le to n R a n c h e s
property in U m atilla County.
Your conscientious effort in
logging overstocked stands
has left a productive, vigorous
forest Your willingness to time
entries and move equipment to
avoid operating under wet
conditions resulted in excellent
protection to the residual trees,
soil and water. Due to your
p la n n in g a n d d i li g e n c e ,
a e s th e tic
q u a lity
w as
maintained along three miles of
scenic highway adjacent to the
operation. The care and effort
shown in piling slash and pre-
o p erational dow n m aterial
better enables the property to
w ithstand catastrophic fire.
Congratulations on your efforts
and com m itm ent to protect
a n d e n h a n c e o u r n a tu ra l
resources, as they serve as
g o o d e x a m p le s f o r a ll
O regonians concerned about
th e fo re s t e n v ir o n m e n t.”
S ig n e d
John
H e r b s t,
Chairman.
Y o u n g ’s
c re w
consists o f Willie Carter, feller
b u n c h e r o p e ra to r; J o h n ie
M oyer, delim b er operator;
Frank Anderson, fallen loader
o p e ra to r; M a tt M c L a re n ,
s k id d e r o p e ra to r; R a n d y
R ayburn, log truck driver;
T r e v o r R h e a , s k id d e r
operator; Matt Young, skidder
o p erato r; B randon Young,
delim ber operator; and Jason
Simpson, skidder operator. He
also has a firefighting crew of
engines and tenders.
Ray Sisson, forester
for Kinzua, was overlooking
th e j o b . Y o u n g is v e ry
appreciative of his efforts. Bob
H olow ecky w as the forester
for the Pendleton Ranches.
lone son graduates from basic
training
m arches, and field
training
exercises.
A rm y Pvt. Brooks S.
He is the son of Army
Rea has graduated from basic
c o m b a t t r a in in g a t F o rt Sgt. 1st C lass Craig A. and
stepson o f B arbara R ea o f
Jackson, C olum bia, S.C.
During the nine weeks lone. R ea is a 2001 graduate
o f training, the soldier studied o f lone High School.
the A rm y m ission, history,
tradition and core values and
p h y sic a l fitn e s s . He a lso
r e c e iv e d in s tr u c tio n a n d
practice in basic combat skills,
M onday, April 26 is
m ilitary w eapons, chem ical
the last day to register to vote
warfare and bayonet training,
or change your party affiliation
drill and ceremony, marching,
f o r th e M ay p rim a ry .
rifle marksmanship, armed and
Postm arked entries will be
u n a rm e d c o m b a t, m a p
included.
reading, field tactics, military
Ballots for the M ay
c o u rte sy , m ilita ry ju s tic e
prim ary will be m ailed on
system , basic first aid. foot
Friday. April 30.
Registration
deadline for May
primary April 26
ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE:
MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
I
lo n e S c h o o ls a re
m aking plans to build a new
greenhouse building for use in
ho rticu ltu re classes it w as
announced at the lone School
Board meeting Monday night.
The district has received a
grant o f $7,500 and will come
up with m atching funds to
co m p lete the project. T he
greenhouse will probably be
constructed either next to the
shop, or next to the tennis
courts.
lone teacher D uane
N ifer said there w ould be
m a n y o p p o r tu n itie s fo r
c u r r ic u lu m fo r s tu d e n ts
including seed germ ination,
b e d d in g
p la n ts
and
reforestation w ith the new
greenhouse. He estimated that
it w ould cost $ 150 per month
to heat the greenhouse with
propane during the coldest
predicted months.
In other business at
the meeting:
rem ainder o f R a d ie ’s term
which runs until July o f 2005.
Gives vet degree
T he board voted to
give a high school diplom a to
O rbille B uchanan w ho quit
school in 1944 when he was a
senior to join the military and
fight in W W II. Buchanan is
now living in the W illam ette
Valley.
Italy trip
T he b o a rd heard a
rep o rt from stu d e n ts w ho
recently went on a trip to Italy.
T he group w ent to Rom e,
Tivoli, Florence and Vatican
City. There were a total o f 17
students and five chaperones
from various schools. The
group spent five-and-a-half
days in Italy.
Teacher contract
Approved a teacher’s
c o n tra ct th ro u g h the year
2009. Details o f the contract
were not discussed. “We wish
them great success in taking
our children to the highest level
of education possible," board
member John Rietmann said of
the lone teachers.
Draining problems
T h e b o a rd h e a rd
a b o u t d ra in a g e p ro b le m s
b etw een the old and new
school buildings. Apparently
there was not enough draining
put
in
w hen
d e s ig n
modifications were made to the
new school building during
construction. The board voted
to contact the architects about
having the problems fixed.
MCURD seeks funding
proposals for activities
Radie resigns
School
b o a rd
The M orrow County
m e m b e r D e b b ie R a d ie U nified R ecreation District
su b m itte d h er resig n a tio n funds activities each year, for
s a y in g th a t sh e a n d h e r the b en efit o f the general
h u sb a n d w e re m o v in g to com m unity. Those activities
Boardman. She will be moving ra n g e
fro m
fu n d in g
in June and her resignation e n te rta in m e n t for our big
c e le b r a t io n s to g iv in g
takes effect July 1.
To fill th e v a c a n t instruction in the arts.
In May, we request
position the school board will
take applications and then each org an izatio n seeking
pick a candidate to fill out the funds from the District submit
a proposal.
Any organization can
re q u e st fu n d in g fo r th e ir
projects. There is no set format
for the request, but it should
identify the project and the
c o sts a s s o c ia te d w ith the
project.
If you w ould like to
subm it a fu n d in g req u est,
please contact C yde M arie
E s te s , C h a irm a n fo r th e
District, at (541) 676-5808.
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