TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 16,2004
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Misty Creek to play in Heppner
Crop tour and
equipment
demonstration
School district audit called for
-accep ted
a
board heard an appeal trom resignation from the Boanlman
continued from page one
Miles, Heppner, voted in favor K atie D aw son, a Sam CEC from Angela Gutierrez.
Boardman Elementary teacher
-accep ted
the
This year’s Morrow of granting the variances, while
who
had retired, was rehired resignation of board attorney
County Dryland Crop Tour Renfro, Lexington, Bill Kuhn,
for the 03-04 year, but was John W itty, who was on
and Equipment Demonstration Heppner, Barney Lindsay,
turned
down for employment retainer for the district, and
is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Lexington area, and Ken
for
the
04-05 year when designated Corey, Byler, Rew,
on Friday, June 18. The Matlack, Irrigon, voted against
another teacher was hired for Lorenzen and H ojem as
program gets started with a granting the variances. Renfro
the position. At Monday night’s attorneys for the district on an
dem onstration o f tractor said that the board had
meeting, the board took no hourly basis.
gu id an ce
(a u to -ste er) revisited the issue several times
action
on her request to be
-received monthly
technology by the Morrow and said he would not put it
reconsidered
for that position, enrollment figures as of June
on
the
agenda
again
unless
a
County Grain Growers. The
but told Dawson that she was 1,2004, as follows: ACH K-
demonstration will take place majority of the board decided
welcome to apply for another 4,332 students; CMS grades
near the grain bins at Jeff to override him. This fall
open
position at SBE and 7-8,260 students; HES K-6,
Irrigon juniors and seniors will
Cutsforth’s.
wished
her well. Several 207; HHS grades 7-12,212;
I n - t h e - f i e l d attend school at Riverside,
Latino
families
had earlier IES grades 5-6, 118; RHS
demonstrations by Oregon while Irrigon freshmen and
testified
on
Dawson’s
behalf grades 9-12,412; SBE K-4,
State University researchers sophomores will attend school
through C havez, who 431; WRE grades 5-6, 152;
(at various locations) will focus at the new Irrigon High School;
translated for them.
T o tal-2236.
M onthly
on w heat v a rie tie s and next year Irrigon seniors only
- a c c e p t e d enrollment as of June 2,2003,
chemical fallow fertilization will attend school at Riverside,
resignations for: Ramona was: ACH K-5, 397; CMS
stra teg ies. The N atural w ith Irrigon freshm en,
M
urtha, Sam B oardm an grades 6-8,353; HES grades
Resource and Conservation sophom ores and ju n io rs
Elementary
School secretary; K -6,206; HHS grades 7-12,
Service (NRCS) will provide attending Irrigon High School.
Angie Counsell, Columbia 200; RHS grades 9-12, 398;
a b rie f update o f the The following year, all Irrigon
M iddle School special SBE grades K -5,476; Total-
C o n serv atio n S ecurity students will attend school in
education
teacher; Megan 2150.
Irrigon and all Boardman
Program (CSP).
R
eeves,
R
iverside High
-set the next board
The tour will conclude students will attend school in
School
a
ssistan
t g irls ’ meeting for Monday, July 12,
Boardman.
at D ana and Tanya
The board also heard basketball coach; Paula Post, at A.C. Houghton Elementary
Heidemann’s with a potluck
CMS Title I ed assistant; School.
dinner and social, at 6 p.m., a presentation from the Gail A.
Dawn Johnston, SBE first
sponsored by the Morrow Sargent architectural firm
grade
teach er; K evin
C ounty W heat League. concerning the proposed
M
ossm
an,
district office
Families are encouraged to roofing project for Riverside
computer
tech;
Molly Rhea,
attend. Those families whose High School, Boardman, A.C.
H eppner Ju n io r High continued from page 1
name ends in A-M are asked Houghton Elementary School,
volleyball coach; Lonnie Rill, the current asking price of
to bring a salad and those Irrigon, Heppner Elementary
CMS
aide; and Maria Rivera, $325,000. “I think we should
whose name ends in N-Z are School and Heppner High
SBE
one-on-one
aide; David talk
to
the
b a n k ,”
School. The project entails
asked to bring a dessert.
Boor,
RHS
assistant
tennis
councilmember
Tom
Wolff
Participants are asked installment of slightly sloped
coach; Maureen McElligott, said.
to RSVP to the M orrow metal roofs.
The board also RHS head tennis coach; and The council passed a motion
County Extension Office at
Kelly Phillips, ACH one-on- to re-negotiate the purchase
676-9642 as soon as possible. approved several resolutions
one
aide.
price with the bank.
to amend the 2004-05 budget.
-approved
transfers
In other business the
lone hosts Fourth Lorenz explained that several
for:
Wendy
Appleton,
from
council
voted to raise sewer
projects will not be completed
of July poster
Heppner
Elementary/Heppner
charges
by $ 1 per month for
by the end of the 03-04 fiscal
High
School
music
teacher
to
most
residential
users. Some
year and monies for those
contest
SBE/Windy
River
Elementary
higher
volume
(over 7200
Artists of all ages are projects must be continued
music
teacher;
Teresa
Parret,
gallons
per
month)
users will
invited to enter the Fourth of over to next year’s budget.
from
half-time
HES
custodian
pay more. The increase will
In other business, the
July P o ster C o n test in
to
full-time
Irrigon
Elementary
raise
the rate to $23.10 per
conjunction with the annual board:
School
custodian,
replacing
month.
-announced that they
patriotic celebration in lone.
had
com
e to a co n tract A udrey A m aral; D ebra The council also learned that
This year’s events will follow
Campbell from A.C. Houghton the DEQ would probably fine
the theme “Cruisin’ to the agreement with the teachers’
Elementary
School 3.5 hour the city for release of sewage.
Blues,” and poster entrants are union, M orrow C ounty
instructional assistant to HES A valve was left open and it
Education Association.
encouraged to do the same.
four-hour
library tech and “will be costly,” sai<j public
-approved
a
Money earned at the
two-hour
food
service clerical works director Bruce Nelson.
annual TV Shoot will be used m o d ificatio n o f new
assistant.
Fire Chief Rusty Estes said
M ark
to pay for supplies and prizes su p erin ten d en t
-approved
food
a
burning
ban would go into
for the contest, with every Burrows’ contract to June 14
service time changes: assistant effect in Heppner on June 26.
entrant a winner. There will be to be paid on a per diem basis.
cooks,
Shirley Donovan from He also warned that we could
first, second and third in each Burrows told the Gazette-
three
to
five hours per day, Julie be coming up on a bad fire
age category of Preschool, K, Times after the meeting that he
Steinbruck
from five to four year. Because of the good
1,2,3,4,5-8 and high school has not yet decided where he
hours;
food
service clerical, rains there is more grass
and above. First prize in each will reside. He said that while
Steinbruck
from
two to three growing and “there is a lot of
is $25; second is $20 and the d istric t o ffice is in
hours, and Kay Thomas, two- fuel out there,” he said.
third is $15. In addition, each Lexington, the majority of
hour assistant cook.
The council also accepted an
artist who does not win a students are in the north end
-
a
p
p
r
o
v
e
d
offer
of $30,000 cash for a
major prize will receive a $5 and mentioned the possibility
employment
for
04-05
for:
city-owned
home at 520 S.
gilt certificate to be used at any of building on the river in the
Barb
Harrison,
SBE
first
Main St. The home was
Irrigon area. He said he plans
business in lone.
grade;
Josh
B
row
ning,
reposed by HUD and turned
All posters need to be to rent for the time being, but
Heppner
High
School
half­
over
to the city. The home was
on white paper, no larger than did not specify in which town.
time
language
arts;
Kevin
purchased
by Walter Curry of
- a p p r o v e d
12x18 inches. Creators may
Harper,
RHS
technology
Stanfield.
use crayons, colored pencils, reinstatement of additional
teacher, Daye Stone, half-time
Breazeale said a bill would
markers, or anything needed days for the Riverside High
counselor
and
half-time
vice­
be
submitted to Miller and
to m ake th eir posters. School “C redit Retrieval
principal
at
Heppner
schools;
Sons
Excavation’s insurance
Construction paper may be Sum m er P ro g ram .” The
Sylvia
Barrera,
SBE
school
agent
for repairs to a damaged
picked up at the Bank of summer school program has
secretary;
Cecelia
Drake,
city
bridge.
A cement truck
Eastern Oregon in Heppner or been rein stated after
RHS
reading
teacher;
Phyllis
drove over and collapsed a
lone. Posters are also turned cancellation last year because
Shaver, IHS special ed bridge at Main and Campbell
of
funding.
The
elementary
in at one of the branches of the
teacher; David Neese, IHS, on April 23. The cost of the
bank. On the back of the summer school program was
RHS and HHS vo-ag teacher; repairs was about $25,000.
poster, each entrant needs to previously approved.
Jeffrey
Searles, IHS music
The council also appointed
-announced that
put their name, phone number
teacher;
Scott
Nelson,
HES/
Billie
Lacey to the Heppner
and the grade just completed interviews of those interested
HHS
music
teacher;
Runnisha
Housing Authority board of
in school. The due date for in filling the board vacancy will
McNamee,
RHS
department
directors.
The board overseas
be held on June 30 and
posters is Friday, July 2.
secretary
(atten
d
an
ce
the
St.
P
a tric k ’s C en ter
Posters will be on candidates should submit a
records);
Tyson
Pratt,
RHS
apartments.
d isp lay July 4 in lone letter of interest to the district
assistant junior high basketball
office.
businesses.
coach;
David Boor, RHS Over the Tee Cup
-d irected
the
Ladies gathered June
administration to draft a policy head track coach; and Mark
C U STO M
8
at
Willow
Creek Country
on rehiring retirees and on Rouska, RHS assistant junior
Club for their weekly Over the
BANNERS
p a rtic ip a tio n
in high football coach.
Tee Cup play.
-approved
extra
duty
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commencement exercises. In
Pat Edmundson took
contracts
for
04-05.
the previous meeting, the
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Cornerstone G allery & Gift Shop ] Softball tourney S o n steg ard and Loa
Henderson took least putts of
the
field.
to be held in
In flight A, Virginia
Friday, June 18 th
Boardman
Grant took low gross.
Come in & enjoy a delicious Espresso or a
A co-ed softball
In flight B, Betty
refreshing Peach Tea w ith real peach slices!
tournament will be held in Christman took low gross;
Find a unique gift for a birthday or Father’s Day. j Boardman on July 3 at the Lorrene Montgomery took
Many item s are handm ade by local artists!
Boardman Marina Park.
low net; and Corol Mitchell
Hours: Monday and Tuesday, 7 a.m. - 12 p.m.
T here is a $75 took least putts.
Friday and Saturday, 7 a.m. - 12 p.m. & 1 - 5 p.m.
sponsorship fee, plus a fee of
In flight C, Donna
Sunday, 7 - 10 a.m. (Closed Wednesday & Thursday)
1 $5 per player on the team Crawford took low gross and
Joanie Maasdam took low net.
Cornerstone Gallery & Gift Shop ¡ roster.
For more information
Maasdam had a KP
M ain Street, H eppner
contact Gigi Lemmon at 481 - on hole #11 and Grant had a
(o cro sa fro m th e m o te l)
3338.
K Pon #13.
City council
meeting
Misty Creek members (Back Row L-R): Tim McKenzie,
Chris Kokesh, Laura Quigley, Greg Clarke; and (Front):
Carol Harley.
As part of the summer draws the strengths of each
M usic in the Park, the member to create a unique and
bluegrass band Misty Creek lively bluegrass experience.
will be playing in Heppner on
The group consists of
Thursday, July 1, from 6:30- Chris Kokesh (fiddle, vocals),
8:30 p.m. at Heppner City Laura Quigley (bass, vocals),
Park.
Carol Harley (clawhammer,
The group will also be banjo, guitar, vocals), Greg
in F ossil on Friday and Clarke (m andolin, banjo,
Saturday, July 2 and 3 for the vocals) and Tim McKenzie
Bluegrass Festival.
(guitar, vocals).
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Misty Creek is a new
This
N orthw est
collaboration of members of ensemble is bonded together
P o rtla n d ’s
A coustic by tradition, fun, a love of
Americana vocal group Misty bluegrass and Americana
River.
roots-based acoustic music
M isty
C re e k ’s and the desire to provide
repertoire is rooted firmly in d elig h tfu l, to e-tap p in g
American traditional music entertainm ent. All these
including bluegrass and old- elements create a show that
time, but flows into country engages and rewards audience
territory keeping the sound members of all ages.
fresh and m odern. This
For more information
blending of the worlds of on Misty Creek contact Carol
bluegrass and Americana Harley at (360) 576-7676,
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Saturday, June 19th
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Questions/contact: Jean Ball 676-9666 or Marlene Peterson, 676-9466
Public Notice:
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for its full-scale evaluation for reaccreditation by
the N orthw est C om m ission on C o lleg es and
Universities October 4-6, 2004. The C ollege is
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