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Track renovation project moves forward I I i I i i I i h I i Ì m I I I .......I M . n il Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library University o f Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 Pavers w o rk at la y in g asphalt at the new H e p p n e r H ij;h School tra c k . Renovations on the Heppner High School track continue to progress as pavers laid asphalt down on the track last Friday, May 6. Once the paving is finished, the track will need a rubberized c o atin g and stripping for lane designation The final stage o f the re n o v atio n s is estimated to cost $35,000 Through cash and in- kind donations, the school has raised between $40- 50,000 for the project and has received $75,000 from M o rro w C ounty School VO L 124 NO. 19 12 Pages Wednesday, May 11, 2005 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon District, said HHS principal Wade Smith Those that have been instrumental in the project include Bailey Heavy Equipment, Roger Britt and Jerry Gentry The Morrow County Oregonian, which, in effect, how ever, pass in the To help in the School Board has learned claimed that M orrow Portland area project, the track teams have A similar situation that an urban renewal plan County schools are “stealing held numerous fund raisers P o rtla n d ,” said occurred several years ago for the city of Boardman, if from The ju n io r high team approved, will cause a loss Burrows The Oregonian within the Morrow County o f around $24,000 to the story said that Portland School District, when people school d istrict M CSD taxpayers are subsidizing in the north end of the county S u p erin ten d en t M ark Morrow County and other charged that north end B u rro w s said that he rural schools M orrow taxpayers were subsidizing The H eppner city believed the district would County was listed as one of schools in south Morrow not be adversely affected the top five receiving extra County. The district then council voted Monday to re because the state school fund funds from Portland to switched to a system where write the law governing the its schools each school’s expenditures number o f parking spaces would fill in the loss Other o p e ra te Ironically, Measure Five, are tied to that particular required o f dow ntow n local districts will also lose which changed school school's income, based on businesses tax monies A hearing on the Review o f the urban renewal plan has been funding from d is tr ic ts ’ student population and state scheduled for Tuesday, May dependence on local taxes to school support The board, parking space law was 17. (See related story p 2.) statew id e funding to however, ultimately took sparked by Hayden Family In a separate matter, equalize per capita student into consideration that each Dentistry being required to have nine parking spaces in Burrows called attention to spending, did not pass in continued on page 12 downtown Heppner Hayden a story published in The M orrow County. It did, w ho is rem odeling and moving into the former Shoe Box building, had objected to what it felt was an By the lone Jo u rn a lis m C lu b ex cessive am ount of required parking spots The lone M usic Hayden's dentist office is program is considered a presently located in the back success even before the first o f city hall year is complete Teacher, Hayden’s application Michelle Stone, is funded for a building permit to turn half-tim e by the lone the former shoe store into a E d u catio n F o undation, dentist office triggered the which considers their grant requirem ent for more one o f the best things they parking Existing buildings have done so far for the lone downtown are not required Community School The to follow such stringent lone program serves p ark in g requirem ents, students in grades K-12 and explained City M anager includes guitar and chorus Jerry Breazeale instruction. “The #1 reason Since Hayden does this program is so great is not at this time have extra b e ca u se o f M ic h e lle ,” Students p re p are fo r “ W e Sing o f A m e ric a ” spring concert. land for parking, the business comments Bryn Browning, May 25 at 7 p m in the lone asked for and was granted a lo n e Schools Creek A ssisted Living, High School gym This is a public hearing May 2 before superintendent/principal, Umatilla-Morrow ESD Arts tribute to all veterans and the city planning “she is full o f energy, talent and Culture Fair, football active military personnel, commission At the hearing and c re a tiv ity w hich is and basketball games and who will be given tokens of Hayden asked for a variance contagious to the children ” pep assemblies Individual ap p reciatio n from the waiver to reduce the parking Daily you can find local students performed at the stu d en ts Local heroes requirement from nine to musicians volunteering their lone Idol talent show in including fire, hospital, three spaces time with individual students March, which raised money am bulance, police and At its meeting last or tweaking the donated for new stage curtains Most search and rescue personnel M on d ay the planning sound system Each recently the high school will be recognized as well instructional class consists of guitar and chorus performed Students have prepared a musicians, soloists, or group at Inside lone for parents and slide show presentation, pieces community members poems and personal tributes To date the students You can catch the to their heroes Please wear have given performances at next act for the music your uniform or red, white school board meetings, the program at their “We Sing of and blue to celebrate our Christmas concert. Willow America” spring concert, on country MCSD could be affected by proposed Boardman urban renewal plan recently held a car wash and pop can drive and raised nearly $2000, said head coach Susan Hisler The team is still collecting pop cans for those interested in donating them Retaining wall bricks are also being sold at $35 a piece Donators' names will be engraved on the bricks Another fund raising project is the “ Adopt a Lane” program Any individual or group may purchase one of the lanes of the track for $5000 The school still has three lanes left to sell There are several po ssib ilities for lane recognition, with ideas such as having the sponsors name on the track rather than the regular numbers, along with a large sign designating the lane and its sponsor(s) or just having a sign The school is also collecting Red A pple receipts to help raise money A donation can for the receipts has been placed at HHS In addition to the num erous fund raisers, Smith has submitted grants for the HHS project Grant a p p licatio n s have been submitted to organizations such as the Bowerman Grant (sp o n so red by the Nike Corporation), Ford Family Foundation, Meyer M emorial Trust and Wildhorse Foundation. As of yet, no word has been received on the acceptance or rejection of these grants For more information on the projects or fund raisers, you may contact track coaches Dale Conklin or Susan Hisler at HHS by calling 676-9138 Heppner City Council votes to re-write parking space law lone music program considered a success commission had extensive discussion on the variance request and in the end voted to grant a variance that would reduce the needed parking spaces to eight With three spaces available on the street the Haydens were told that under the existing ordinance they would have to come up with an additional five spaces. At its meeting Monday the council held a long discussion about the parking ordinance “ We need to back up,” said councilmember G eorge Koffler “ These people are spending one hundred and fifty to two hundred thousand dollars (to remodel the Shoe Box building) and I don't think you find anyone who thinks they need eight to nine parking spaces to do their business,” he said “We need to help people develop business in town ” continued page 2 Court hires new executive secretary Karen Wolff was chosen as the new executive secretary to the county court and the county personnel d ire c to r A s executive secretary she will be K a re n W o lff a ssistin g the three county commissioners, specifically Judge Terry Tallman As personnel director she will be in charge of recruitment and hiring for county jobs and as well assisting department heads in personnel matters W olff had been w orking as the administrative assistant to the public works director for Morrow County However, when the opportunity for the job change presented itself she decided to venture out “ I am delighted that they picked m e,” said W olff “There were many qualified applicants ” Wolff said that there are still many things she needs to learn in her new job, but that she has an understanding of the county philosophy, which should help her With her prior county experience, she says she know s that keeping what’s right for the county in mind is the key Wolff also said that her children. 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