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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 18, 2005 The O fficial N ew spaper o f the C ity o f Heppner and the C ount\ o f Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U S PS 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly New spaper Published weekls and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, ( tregon Office at 188 W. W illow Street Telephone (541) 676-9228 Fax (341)676-92II K- mail editor«rapidsenc net or daudi/heppner net Website u r n heppner net Post master send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Time«. PO Box 137. Heppner. Oregon 97836 Subscriptions $2$ in Morrow Counts; S19 senior rate (in Morrow County only, 62 years or o|der). S31 elsewhere. $26 student subscriptions David Sykes Publisher Katie Foster Fditor News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p m For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost for a display ad is $4 90 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 500 per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5 50 per column inch For Public/Legal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m Dates for publi cation must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required) For Obituaries Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or Change a Subscription • Place a Classified Ad • Submit a News Story • View Real Estate for Sale • Citv Council & Planning Minutes • focal Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more' Over the Tee Cup Pat E dm undson took low gross o f the field at the May 10 ladies’ play day at Willow Creek County Club Loa H enderson brought in the low net o f the field and C orol M itchell took least putts o f the field Loss gross standings went to Luvilla Sonstegard in flight A, Virginia Grant in flight B and L o rren e Montgomery in flight C. Betty Carlson took low net in flight C. C h ip -in s w ere awarded to Mitchell on hole #8 and Henderson on hole #5. We Print Letterhead H eppner Gazette-Time» 6 7 6 -9 2 2 N INWM to hold dinner and auction Symphony Safari is the theme chosen for the Inland N o rth w e st’s fifth annual dinner and auction fund raiser. A Baron o f Beef and salmon buffet will be served at 6:30 p m Held at the Pendleton Convention Center on Saturday, June 11, the dinner for $20 per person includes the opportunity to attend the silent auction. The silent auction begins at 5:30 p m The oral auction with auctioneer, Sandy Gross o f Hermiston, will start at 8 p m and is open to the public. F or dinner re se rv a tio n s and m ore in fo rm atio n , kindly call (541) 564-7664 or w rite info@inwm org Donations are being accepted for the auction. A uction item s m ight be crafted items donated by, Inlanc| Northwest Musicians o rc h e stra m em bers or c h o ra le m em bers B u sin esses in the many towns where the orchestra has perform ed have also been generous contributors Chambers o f Commerce in those cities have prepared gift baskets that are unique to their own city Other items include weekend get-aways, art works, tools, jewelry and q u ilts “ M any m ore donations are expected yet: call (541) 564-7664 to add to the already excellent selection,” says Jill Jesperson o f Hermiston, bassoonist in Inland Northwest orchestra and din n er au ctio n committee member Delanne Ferguson of P en d leto n , P resid en t o f Inland Northwest and violist in the orchestra expects a good tu rn o u t for the growing dinner auction. “We are proud o f the selection of auction items and appreciate all the d o n o rs for their wonderful contributions.” She goes on to explain that the dinner and auction is the only fund raiser held by Inland Northwest Musicians The organization has four ensem bles th a t perform a p p ro x im a te ly 22 free concerts each season “Our m ission is to p ro v id e orchestral and chorale music and m usic ed u ca tio n to northeast Oregon/southeast W ashington com m unities vyhich would not otherwise have the o p p o rtu n ity to experience live classical music.” INWM has chosen this theme because during the Young People’s Concerts in E cho th is season perform ed by the Willow C reek Sym phony, a p re p a ra to ry INWM orchestra, there was a walk through, called a “safari,” while the orchestra played Children who attended were invited to walk a path through the orchestra and see the performers closely and experience the sounds and sights o f walking among them It is great fun and sometimes, the ones who are equally impressed by the safari experience might be the adults who are with the school children. The safari gives youngsters a different im pression o f the sound since they can hear the instrum ents so close and they see how instruments are played “They feel the energy and intensity o f music first hand,” said R Lee Friese, M usic D ire c to r and C onductor o f INWM and Willow Creek O rchestras and chorales The decorations o f Symphony Safari Dinner will be complete with collections o f elephants and monkeys on the tabletops, jungle leaves, drums and trunks that are attendant to a safari that helps “Keep the Beat Going” fo r Inland N o rth w est Musicians. Gun Club shoot rescheduled Due to scheduling problem s, the M orrow C ounty Gun Club shoot being held at Ruggs Ranch Sporting Clay Range has been rescheduled to Sunday, June 12, starting at 9 a m. The shoot is open to club m em bers and the general public. Participants will sh o o t a v a rie ty o f ch allen g in g s ta tio n s, including the “ Star Wars” team shoot A barb eq u e lunch will be available For m ore inform ation contact 676- 5042. Central Red A pple M arket for sponsoring the Coil Benefit Dinner and also to the following businesses: Howe's A b o u t Pizza A rtisa n v illa g e C o tta g e Flow ers M urray's Drug W heatland in su ra n ce H eppner Elks Lodge Green Feed Olive Garden John's Place a n d th e High School Servers And all the individuals who contributed time, effort, money, and talents from Heppner, Lexington, lone and surrounding areas! f lone Schools Valby holds confirmation and honored for achievements dedications Three HHS tracksters qualify for state continued from page one continued from page one discharged He married and built a fine home in Nevada and w as a p ro fessio n al musician After his wife died, Lundell moved to Heppner for his final days. He resided in th e St. P a tric k ’s Apartments until his death in 2003. Lundell left, in his will, a substantial financial gift to Valby L u th eran Church for the purpose o f d ev elo p in g ed u ca tio n a l sc h o la rsh ip s fo r Valby g ra d u a tin g high school seniors. The principal has been in v ested and the in te re st will be used as assistance for continuing education. The “Bud Lundell Scholarship Fund” invites other contributions through outright donations or from the estates o f those affiliated with the Lundells o f Valby Lutheran Church A stone plaque was commissioned on behalf o f Lundell and will hang in the Valby complex. OSAA to vote on classifications The O SA A Classification and Districting Committee for 2006-2010 four-year time block met May 9 to consider options fo r the co m m ittee reco m m en d atio n s to be received by the executive board in October The proposals are being evaluated using the follow ing criteria in the o rd e r o f p rio rity listed: improve competitive balance within a league; minimize travel/expense for schools; and maintain current league alignments. The co m m ittee unanimously agreed not to support the “hybrid” five classification proposal due mainly to the fact that the felt it did not su p p o rt competitive league balance. T he u n an im o u sly ag reed th a t the six c la ssific a tio n p ro p o sa l would do a better job o f im p ro v in g leag u e com petitive balance. The co m m itte e will be forwarding the proposal for consideration o f member schools. The p ro p o sal how ever is not the final reco m m en d atio n o f the com m ittee A djustm ents may still be made The six classification proposal sets the classes at 6A- 1500 plus; 5A- 876 to 1500; 4A- 376 to 875; 3A- 226 to 375; 2 A - 116-225 and 1 A- 1 to 115. In the new classification, Heppner will remain a 2A school, but Riverside High School and Irrigon High School will become 2A schools. Under th e old c la ssific a tio n , Riverside High School had been a 3 A school. lone High School will remain a 1A school Any school wishing to “play-up” to a higher classification than indicated in the proposal must notify OSAA by June 15, 2005. The next public meeting o f the Classification and Districting Committee will be at 9 a m., Monday, Sept. 26, 2005 at the OSAA office in Wilsonville The committee will make its final recom m endations to the OSAA Executive Board at the Oct 24, 2005 special classification and districting executive board meeting A full list o f meeting dates, com m ittee ro ster, charge to the committee and p rev io u s u p d a tes are av ailab le at the O SA A website: www osaa org. continued from fKtge one student and parents will be liable for the entire amount ex p en d ed fo r th e class, including tuition, fees and books Tuition costs for each c o u rse are estim ated at around $2 0 0 -$ 3 0 0 The district sees this program as a way to expand course offerings to lone District students. “This is a great recruiting tool,” said board member John Rietmann. The district plans to send a copy o f th is policy to each s tu d e n t’s p aren ts to ad v ertise the p ro g ra m ’s availability. -learn ed th a t the school earned over $3,000 by making and selling flower pots for M other’s Day with $3 per pot going to the Outdoor School fund -learned that lone students attended Outdoor School last week. -learned that lone Schools will not receive Title 1A funds because the school does not have 10 students below the census poverty level. -was advised o f staff changes for the 2005-06 school year as follows: all day k in d e rg a rte n -B a rb Collin; first grade-L inda Neiffer; second/third grade- new hire; fourth/fifth grade- M ich elle S to n e/K aren Holland. Stone and Holland will each teach a half day in their specialty classes -learn ed th at the school has been flooded twice in the last month due to rain Motors that burned up in the power surges in the first flood were replaced by Apollo. Joel Barnett worked on the smaller motors. -learned that the art classroom will be moved to the shop classroom so that teacher Tom Shear can use the d ark ro o m in th at b u ild in g . T he w eight equipment will be moved to the Rietmann building and the w alls will be p ow er washed before painting. Two utility sinks will be plumbed into the classroom -learned that next year students will create m urals in the hallw ay between the cafeteria and the gym. A dm inistrator Bryn Browning said the murals will show a th le te s, m usicians, th e a tre and various other academics. Also, each class in grades s e v e n -12 will c h o o se a m o tto to be p ain ted by students in the high school hallway. -learn ed th a t the schedule for the last day o f school has been changed An all-school barbecue will be held during the regular lunch time followed by a dodge ball tournament (using Nerf balls) to be held after locker and desk cleanout. -heard a report from board member and Student Success Committee member Anne Morter on the value of a BM CC s ta ff m em ber m eeting w ith stu d en ts c o n ce rn in g co lleg e preparation -learn ed th at the shop and music program each receiv ed a $500 d o n atio n from W estern Precision P ro d u cts to recognize “lone’s efforts in b u ild in g com m unity, supporting its school in hard times and setting a good example for the students and ch ild ren in o u r to w n ” Western Precision Products is ow ned by the sons o f Howard Mullins o f lone -learned that the next board meeting and budget h earin g will be held on Monday, June 13. third place girls’ 400-meter relay team Rietmann ran a s e a s o n ’s best o f 12.89 seconds earlier in the season S o p h o m o re Z ach K urtz was the hard luck athlete o f the meet as he collected a trio o f third place finish ribbons (the top two places qualified for state). He set a new school record in javelin with a throw o f 154 feet 6 inches (In 2002, a rule change modified the size o f the javelin because athletes were throwing the old javelin so far.) He was also on both relays and placed fourth in the 200-meter dash, running 24.52 seconds Kurtz’ best in the 200-m eter this season was 23.98 seconds. Also earning a third place finish was Brendan M cE llig o tt ru n n in g a 2 m inute 12.14 second clocking in the 800-meter run McElligott teamed with Kurtz, Van Cleave and Rory Kilkenny to post a time o f 3 minutes 44.16 seconds in the 1600-meter relay, a season’s best by eight seconds Noah Fleischer was third in the 3000-meter run, posting a time o f 10 minutes 14.22 seconds, a personal record by 11 seconds. He was also fifth at 1500 meters, running 4 m inutes 39.20 seconds, a personal record by four seconds. P lacin g fifth at district was freshman Cyde Coil with a leap o f 4 feet 8 inches in the high jump. She also teamed with Rietmann, Sarah Price and Terra Wilson to place third in the girls’ 400-meter relay with a time o f 54.64 seconds, a season’s best for this group o f girls. A nother fifth was Casey O ’Neal in the high jump with a leap o f 5 feet 8 inches He team ed w ith K urtz, Van C leav e and Boyer in the 400-meter relay for a 46.40 clocking and third place, a season’s best time Also com peting at district but not placing where Nathan Van Cleave, shot put and discus; Caleb O ’Neal, high jump and 100-meter dash; G ordon W egwerth, discus and 200-meter dash; Justin Delveaux, long and trip le ju m p ; and Jaso n Houweling, 800-meter and 1500-meter runs. Catering business has not been sold In last w e e k ’s G azette-T im es it w as incorrectly stated in a city council story that Angie H anson o f H eppner had p u rch ased th e c ate rin g business Pudding On The Ritz from current ow ner JoAnn Tingue H anson has not purchased the business. In an earlier letter to the Heppner p lan n in g co m m issio n requesting a zoning variance to allow her to place a 11.5 fo o t by 32 fo o t m obile kitchen on her property at 395 N. Gale, Hanson said she is “considering” and “hoping to be able to buy” the business Both H anson and Tingue told the G azette- Times last w eek that the business has not been sold Correction In last week's article about Joann Byrd and her story about Heppner and the flood, the contact e-mail address was misprinted, the correct e-mail address is joannbyrd@gbronline com t
