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Backhoe tips during City project II.I i .I mi I i I ii III. m ,I,L4L Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library University o f Oregon Eur n e . OR .97403 Bruce Nelson, Heppner Public Works Director, was operating the backhoe when one tire slid into a hole and tipped the machine. W hile w orking to in stall a m anhole near Heppner Elementary School, a backhoe being operated by H eppner Public W orks D irecto r B ruce N elson, tipped over Nelson said he received a few bruises but was not hurt The m anhole was being in stalled to help alleviate the sewage problem that caused HES’s flooding Feb 24. As it was, there was no way for the city to clean roots out o f the line near the school The closest manhole w as lo cated near the fa irg ro u n d s Now, if a problem begins to occur, the city can use the manhole to clean the lines While w orking on the c o n stru ctio n o f the m anhole, one o f the backhoe’s tires was on the sidewalk and the others were on “ lev el” g ro u n d As N elson was using the backhoe to shake gravel into place, one o f the backhoe tires slipped into the hole and caused it to tip Nelson said th at in his 20 y ears o f experience this was the first time he has had a “close call.” lone School Board hears greenhouse, bowling team proposals VOL. 124 NO. 10 8 Pages Wednesday, March 9, 2005 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon lone School District te a c h e r D uane N eiffer o u tlin ed plans for the school’s greenhouse at the b o a rd ’s reg u lar m eeting rescheduled for March 7. Neiffer told the ISD Board o f plans to build a holding area to store soils in the greenhouse and for a com m unity g ard en . He reported that a $900 grant for co n tin u a tio n o f the greenhouse and a grant for establishing a community garden have been received He said th at he is also looking at an aquaculture program to raise fish and p ro v id in g ad d itio n a l landscaping down the creek. Neiffer also outlined a CAPECO funded program that would provide jobs for six students this summer- two for the city o f lone and four for the schools He said that the program would provide “close to $30,000 for labor and materials.” N eiffer also requested that the school bowling team be added to the d is tric t’s M orrow County Unified Recreation D istrict b u d g et for extracurricular activities He said th at the am ount req u ested w as a small amount, but noted that the team is comprised o f 10-15 students, “close to a quarter of our student body ” “It's an ongoing activity enjoyed by a q uite a num ber o f students,” said Neiffer He also said that many o f the students who participate on the bowling team do not participate in other sports The lone boys (top) bring home the 3rd place state basketball trophy. The girls and a num ber o f th o se (above) took 6th place. Stories and more pictures on page 3 & 4. p a rtic ip a tin g could be termed at-risk students The bowling team requirements are the same as for other O 'B rie n , school sports- students must The H eppner St they are asked to understand M ollahan, P a tric k ’s C eleb ratio n that the wind destroyed a Sw eeney, Sw eek and maintain a specific grade- point average and refrain Committee voted to retire number o f them and age has Wilson Follow ing the from smoking, drinking, etc the family flags this year due taken its toll Some will still to their condition However, be usable on a front porch celebration, all flags will be because the new windsocks or wall The following flags retired and may be picked up were not available, those are not flying this year at the Heppner Chamber of flags without tears will be B rosnan, C unningham , Commerce An opportunity Currin, Doherty, Higgins, will be given to purchase a flown one more year When Irish families Hughes, Kenny, Kilkenny, new flag for 2006 and M ahoney, families will be notified see that their flag is missing, L aughlin, lone brings home 3rd and 6th place trophies from state tournament Family St. Patrick’s Day flags retired ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Neiffer said that the girls’ team finished third in the district He also commended Terry Lupinacci, owner o f the Sham rock Lanes in Heppner, for his work with the students. The board directed the superintendent to add the bowling team to lone’s proposed rec district budget Also at the meeting, the board, which was able to obtain a quorum, despite the absence o f two members due to illness, ap p roved the second reading and adopted the lone School D istrict Parent Involvement policy, required by the federal “No Child Left Behind” act The board also approved the first reading of the d is tric t’s “ Special A cadem ic R eco g n itio n ” p olicy w hich o u tlin es requirements in determining the school’s valedictorian and salutatorian In other business, the board -ap p ro v ed a one- year contract for 2005-06 fo r M ichelle Stone, a sec o n d -y e ar licensed probationary teacher -approved two year c o n tra c t ex ten sio n s for 2 0 05-06, 2006-07 for teachers: Barbara Collin, D ale H olland, D uane Neiffer, Jim Raible, Ryan R udolf, Thom as Shear, L indsay O rem , K aren Holland, Linda Neiffer, Dean Robinson and Steve Schaber -heard from a d m in istra to r Bryn Browning about the need for a new master lock system for the school, since numerous people currently have keys for the present system and the system has not been ch an g ed since the c h an g e o v e r from the M orrow C ounty School District -learned that the district had a beginning fund balance o f $318,061 and an ending balance o f $321,909, which. Browning said, was “very good,” considering that monies for the school drainage project and costs for becom ing a c h arter school cam e ou t o f the general fund balance The district showed revenues of $ 1 ,4 5 3 ,3 3 5 and expenditures of $1,449,487 -heardwS buildings and g ro u n d s rep o rt co n cern in g rep airs and replacement items Board member John Rietmann told the board that the list is down to “nitpicky items” and added that the district is in “much better shape that we were a year ago.” -accep ted the resignation o f Dale Holland as head football coach -heard the deadline for filing for candidacy is M arch 17. lone School Board positions three, four and five, all fo u r-y ear positions, are up for election O m itted from the story on last month’s lone School Board meeting was the following: the board approved s ta ff c o n tra ct recommendations for Ryan Rudolf, head girls' basketball coach; Dennis Stefani, head boys’ basketball coach; and Jim Swanson, assistant boys’ b ask etb all co ach ; and accepted the resignation of teacher Bias Elguezabal Account established BEO for home fire victim An account has been set up at Bank o f Eastern Oregon for Joey Van Doom o f H eppner who lost his home last Tuesday in a fire The fire co m p le tely consum ed Van D o o m ’s home and possessions
