TWO • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday. September 2 2,2004
Letten to the Editor
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
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Heppner busy with activity
Heppner will be busy with activities as the fall and
winter seasons come upon us. From the scarecrow contest
to the C hristm as tree auction, there will be many
opportunities for community members to come out and
have fun. Some of the activities include:
Welcome Scarecrow Contest- Oct. 1: Stuff some
clothes and put on a welcoming face for the friendly
scarecrow event. Create a teacher, pastor, football player
or cheerleader. Use your imagination. Then vote for your
favorite during the Oktoberfest, on Oct. 9, when winners
will be announced. Check with businesses to display an
entry downtown. Be sure to remember to register your
scarecrow at the Chamber.
Oktoberfest- Oct. 9: This is a new event sponsored
by various entities. Contact Nancy Gochnauer to have a
booth or enter the cake-baking contest. It’s an opportunity
to make money for your organization and to be visible.
Food, music, dancing, children’s activities and contests,
it’s an all day Heppner family happening. We may even
have a live scarecrow style show.
November- make time to give thanks.
Light Parade- Dec. 2: Start thinking now about
an entry. The more participation, the more fun for the
community and the prize money is great. Share the
community spirit. Working on lighting your entry is a fun
group project. How about entering for a class competition
or as an organization and business. Plan ahead.
C hristm as Tree Auction- Dec. 2: The Heppner
Chamber has invited Hospice to work together on the
auction this year and receive part of the proceeds. We invite
you to think about donating a tree or planning on bidding
on one for your Christmas or someone else’s.
And there you are... all kinds of opportunities to
have some fun and be a positive part of our great
community.
Also remember to nominate deserving folks for the
Town and Country awards. The categories are youth,
business, man, woman and educator. Please call the
Chamber at 676-5536 with ideas.
Team Oregon offers motorcycle
safety class
The Team Oregon
motorcycle safety program
is sponsoring a basic
motorcycle rider course in
Pendleton, Oct. 1-3.
This 16-hour course
includes both classroom and
on-cycle instruction and will
be conducted over a three-
day period. Enrollment is
limited and pre-registration
is required. Motorcycles and
helm ets are provided for
student use during the
course. Tuition is $95.
M otorcycle riders
under the age of 21 must
successfully complete this
course to become eligible
for
a
m otorcycle
end o rsem en t on their
Oregon operator’s license.
DMV will waive motorcycle
exam inations for course
graduates.
For reg istratio n
information, visit the Team
O regon
w ebsite
at
teamoregon.orst.edu.
The Team Oregon
Motorcycle Safety Program
is sponsored by O regon
State U niversity and the
O regon D epartm ent of
T ran sp o rtatio n .
Team
Oregon’s goal is to foster
and
prom ote
safe
m otorcycle
operation
through q u ality rid er
education program s and
public
inform ation
campaigns. Team Oregon is
funded by a fee on
m otorcycle
license
endorsements.
T O W N H A L L M E E T IN G
There will be a Town Hall Meeting
to discuss the proposed
M orrow County
Health District Levy
on Wednesday, September 29th
at the lone Legion Hall, lone
at 7 p.m.
Officials from the Morrow County
Health District will explain the levy
and take questions from the audience.
All interested persons
are encouraged to attend.
lone to apply for charter school
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Keep SAIF, vote
Tillamook State
no on measure 38
Forest recreation To the Editor:
To the Editor:
The counties have
always recognized the value
o f recreation. Tillam ook
County is proud to be third
highest provider of county
parks in O regon. A
comprehensive recreation
management plan has been
in place since 1993. A
recreation program enables
the Department of Forestry
to m anage ex istin g and
future recreational uses.
Cooperative
agreements are important to
the users groups and the
N orthw est O regon State
Forest Management Plan.
C oo p erativ e agreem ents
involve the Department of
F orestry,
interagency
(school district, U.S. Forest
Service, Fish and Wildlife,
e tc .),
user
group
organizations, businesses
and individuals.
The M anagem ent
Plan identifies different uses
and the interaction between
those uses.
The Rain Forest
C o a litio n ’s 50/50 plan
ignores the management of
recreation by saying hands
o f 50 p ercen t o f the
Tillamook Forest. Voting for
measure 34 would cut out
the money that provides the
opportunity for camping,
h ik in g , access, b icy cle,
hunting, equestrian, etc.
(s) Charles J. Hurliman
Tillamook County
Commissioner
St. Patrick’s
Senior Center
news
Hope, Valby and All
Saints Ecumenical Parish is
the host for the Sept. 29
Senior Center noon meal.
The menu for that day is
oven baked chicken, mashed
potatoes, peas, fresh carrot
and apple wedges, hot rolls
and Baby Ruth bars.
F
o
u
-r
representatives, Ed Baker,
Tom Wilson, Grace Drake
and Sheila Piper will attend
the reg u lar M orrow /
Umatilla Area Agency on
Aging (AAA) meeting in
Pendleton on Sept. 28 at 10
a.m. in the CAPECO office.
An official from the state
office will be presenting
updates on p o licies and
services available to seniors
through the agency.
At the regular Center
board
m eeting,
the
“ M em orandum
of
Understanding” between the
S en io r C enter Board of
Directors and RSVP was
signed. The agreem ent
concerns the division of
responsibilities between the
local board, RSV P and
C A PEC O . The w eekly
senior meal is provided by a
cooperative com m itm ent
between the three entities.
The co n d itio n s of the
agreement are reviewed and
signed annually.
I’m writing because
my 12,000 Oregon small
business members want to
urge you to vote no on Ballot
Measure 38, a scheme to
abolish O re g o n ’s SA IF
C orporation. A bolishing
SAIF would cost Oregon
businesses more than $108
million a year. An average
e m p lo y e r’s
w o rk e rs’
compensation rates would
increase by nearly 20
percent, costing O regon
thousands of jobs.
The
com pany
behind Measure 38, Liberty
Mutual Insurance of Boston,
has made O regon’s SAIF
Corporation its most recent
target of a national campaign
to elim inate com petition
from
state
w orkers*'
compensation funds. Liberty
has
spent
m illio n s
brow beating O regonians
with misleading and false
attacks on SAIF. The plain
truth is this: only Liberty
Insurance stands to gain if
SAIF is abolished. Official
state estim ates show
M easure 38 w ould cost
Oregon $2.2-$2.4 billion to
implement.
SAIF is required by
state law to keep rates as low
as possible. Over the past
five years, SA IF saved
O regon
b u sin esses-
including businesses not
insured by SAIF- an average
of over $40 million a year.
Since 1990, SA IF has
returned $734 m illion in
dividends to its customers,
providing a needed boost to
O regon businesses. And
O re g o n ’s low w o rk e rs’
com pensation rates have
been a m ajor econom ic
development asset, one of
the few attractions bringing
jobs to Oregon. In contrast,
W ashington
w o rk e rs’
com pensation rates have
gone up 29 percent and
California’s rates have risen
20 percent in the last year.
Oregon’s basic rate hasn’t
increased in 14 years- thanks
to SAIF.
SAIF insured more
than 60 percent of Oregon’s
small businesses and many
high-risk businesses that
private insurers like Liberty
don’t want to insure (such as
nursing homes. Firefighters
and farm ers). If SAIF is
abolished, these small and
high-risk businesses would
be forced to pay rates 30-50
percent higher than what
SAIF charges them.
The vast majority of
N FIB /O regon’s members
choose SA IF for th e ir
w o rk e rs’ co m p en satio n
insurance. Please join us in
saying No to L iberty
Insurance and No to
increasing Oregon workers’
compensation rates to raise
profits Liberty sends back to
Boston. Please vote No on
Measure 38.
(s) J.L. Wilson, Oregon
State Director
NFIB/Oregon
Wheat Commission to hold meeting
The Oregon Wheat
C om m ission will hold a
regular meeting on Oct. 8 at
the C o lu m b ia Gorge
D iscovery C enter, 5000
D isco v ery D rive, The
Dalles, at 9 a.m. Dress is
business casual.
Commission
m eetings are open to the
public and anyone wishing
to participate is encouraged
to do so. Persons interested
in
p a rtic ip a tin g
by
co n feren ce call should
contact the C om m ission
office in advance, as this
meeting may be available by
phone.
The m eeting is
accessible to persons with
disabilities. A request for an
interpreter for the hearing
impaired should be made at
least 48 hours in advance of
the
m eeting
to the
commission office at (503)
229-6665 or TTY (503) 986-
4762.
“if the student’s IEP Team
d eterm in es
the
lone
Community Charter School
is the appropriate placement
for the student.”
The a p p licatio n
projects student enrollment
o f ap p ro x im ately 170
stu d en ts
in
grades
kindergarten through grade
12. Current enrollment is
164 students.
A public hearing for
citiz en input on the
application has been set for
Monday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m.,
prior to the next regular lone
School D istrict Board
m eeting. C opies o f the
application will be available
at the school. If the
application is approved by
the state, the “ lone
C om m unity
C h arter
School” could be in effect by
Jan. 18, the first day of the
second semester.
Besides Rietmann,
others contributing to the
drafting of the application
include lone School District
su p erin ten d en t/p rin cip al
Bryn Browning, lone School
B oard m em ber A nne
Morter, Tim Holtz and Eric
Orem.
The board also
approved the first reading on
a home schooling policy and
approved an agreement with
the city of lone to provide
grounds maintenance.
In other business,
B row ning subm itted an
ad m in istrativ e rep o rt as
follows:
-the reader board is
ready to go and replacement
panels with the correct red
cardinal will arrive in a few
weeks. Installation, wiring
and construction of the pole
were donated. The city of
lone has decided to ploy the
en tire lo t, put in an
underg ro u n d sp rin k ler
system and plant grass. The
natural resources class will
build and plant a decorative
planter around the base of
the pole.
-the p laza brick
project is complete with a
dedication of the plaza by
the school board prior to the
E d u catio n
F oundation
auction of Sept. 25.
-the pool, which was
used by classes during the
first of the month, will be
closed at the end o f the
month.
-teacher Jim I
has
taken
on
re sp o n sib ility
of
yearbook and concessi
sporting events. Throu
creation of the lone
Business Club, studen
receive work experiei
small business, as w
earn credit towards tht
and CAM and will i
w age
for
wo
concessions. Student
also create a busines:
that incorporates sup
dem ands,
adverti
purchasing, budgeting
o f fa c ilitie s and |
sharing. Money eamei
the concessions will g
student body account
later date.
-the
fot
program with Arling
going well and they
asked about the poss
of joining together «
B row ning
sugg
d iscu ssin g this iss
spring or late summer
-the zero p
natural resources cl
planning a trip to the i
on Sept. 26-29.
-the elem e
teachers are wrappii
pre-assessments for fi
-enrollment is
K-12 students: 54 in p
nine-12, 51 in grades
eight and 61 in grad
four.
-the first in-s<
day is set for this Frid
the morning, ESD sta:
provide
e-m ail
technology training;
afternoon, there will b
fo r o rg an izatio n
assistance with auctic
up and also time to w
the classrooms.
-the
schoo
w orking w ith the
department to develop
safety plan to ensure
fire escape for
classroom.
-the
first
Council m eeting w
held on Oct. 18. at 4 p
the library.
The board
ap p roved
a
recom m endation tc
B ias E lg u ezab al o
teaching staff.
The next
School District meetin
be held on Monday, O
following the public h<
on the c h arter s<
application.
lone Education dedication, aucti<
continued from page one
Eastern O regon in lone.
Tickets will be sold at the
door if available.
For all who attended
this event last year, there will
be the same great food. The
live auction will be limited
to around one hour. There
will be a silent auction for
some memorabilia, allowing
for more time to socialize.
L ast y e a r’s d in n er and
auction was a huge success,
helping the foundation to
fund m any lone School
projects.
The
IEF
has
approved a Tier One grant
w orth $ 2 5,000 to lone
School District for the 2004-
2005 school year. The grant
will be used to fund a music
teacher. The Foundation
plans to provide a similar
grant to the lone School each
year.
In addition to the
Tier One grant, the IEF has
made all dues co llected
available to the lone School
in the form o f Tier Two
grants. For the cu rren t
school
year
through
December of 2004, grants
totaling $9250 are available.
These grants are available
for teacher/student learning
projects. Tier Two grants
have been used to pa
fund field trips, pn
learn in g m aterials
support teacher works
The IE F has
applied for and recei
matching grant of $75
the Wild Horse Found
The grant has been u:
fund the constructioi
green
house.
Foundation has agre
match the $7500 pro'
a total of $15,000 f<
project. The green hou
been built on lone S
District property and v
owned and operated I
district.
P lease come
enjoy the afternooi
evening in lone and si
the lone School.
Heppner Boro
Club to hold
steak feed and
auction
M ark
calen d ars. The Hej
Booster Club Steak
and Auction are comi
Oct. 16. Dinner ticket
be bought ahead of tir
$10 each at H ollon
H eppner H ardw ar
M orrow C ounty <
Growers.