Heather Yoeom selected fair and rodeo queen;
Josie Miller princess
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Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library
University o f Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403
Queen Heather Yoeom (right) and Princess Josie Miller
Heather Yoeom was
selected queen and Josie
Miller was chosen princess
to represent the M orrow
C ounty Fair and Oregon
Trail Pro Rodeo for the year
of 2005.
Q ueen
H eath er
Yoeom, of Heppner, is the
daughter of Jack and Renee
Yoeom; she is a senior at
H ep p n er High School.
Princess Josie M iller of
Lexington is the daughter of
Reid and Sheila Miller; she
is a sophomore at lone High
School.
“The
M orrow
County Fair Board wishes to
congratulate these girls on
their selection,” said a board
spokesperson.
Anybody interested
in being a chaperone or
pennant bearer for this year’s
Fair and OTPR Court may
contact Renee at 676-9474
or e-n u u l the fair at
me fair (c morrow.or.us for an
a p p lic atio n and rules.
Deadline for applications is
Friday, Oct. 21
OSAA recom m ends Riverside remain
3A , Irrigon to be a 2A
VOL. 124
NO. 40
8 Pages
Wednesday, October 5,2005
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Petition underway to recall Lexington
Council member Jean Brazell
A petition for the
recall o f L exington City
C ouncil m em ber Jean
B razell is underw ay,
acc o rd in g to p e titio n e r
Robert Taylor. The petition
has not yet been filed with
the Morrow County Clerk.
A ccording to the
petition, “Jean Brazell is a
h in d ran ce
and
an
embarrassment to the town
of Lexington. She believes if
something is not her way, it
is wrong. She consistently
m akes
u n a u th o riz ed
contracts and agreements,
w ith h o ld s
e sse n tia l
inform ation, and takes it
upon h e rse lf to conduct
town business outside of
council chambers. She has
cost the town thousands of
d o lla rs and je o p a rd iz e d
future grants at federal, state
and local levels.
“She countermands
directors to employees, with
her own orders, constructs,
interferes with their work,
causes dissention among
them and o th er co u n cil
members. She and a former
em ployee rem oved farm
eq u ip m en t from p riv ate
property, accused the owner
of trespassing, advised him
to get a lawyer thus costed
(sic) the town $10,000 with
was taken from tippage fees
intended and awarded for
other purposes. She was
instrumental in causing a
$5,000 overcharge at the
storage building and created
a liability to the town of
thousands of dollars by her
u n a u th o riz ed in d iv id u al
orders to an employee
“W hen confronted
with evidence of her actions,
she is less than truthful and
accuses others of harassment
and wrongdoings. At outside
area
m eetin g s,
she
m isre p re se n ts
h erself,
in te rje c ts
h er
own
interpretations and opinions,
disrupts and contradicts the
speaker and monopolizes the
conversation.”
The p e titio n was
filed by former Lexington
C o u n cil m em ber L u ella
Taylor and Robert Taylor.
Luella Taylor, and
Mayor John Edwards were
recalled in last Tuesday’s
election.
T he
C ity
of
L ex in g to n is c u rre n tly
seeking a mayor and two
council members. Anyone
living in the Lexington City
limits and who is interested
in serving on the council or
as mayor is asked to submit
a letter of intent, stating the
council p o sitio n d esired
(position num ber two or
three). Letters o f interest
should be sent to: Town of
Lexington, P.O. Box 416,
Lexington, OR 97839; or
dropped off at Lexington
Town Hall, 150 W. Main St.,
Lexington. Letters should be
received by October 10.
Harman puts on its annual hunter’s feed
R iv ersid e
H igh
School in Boardman will
rem ain a 3A school in
District 5, according to the
Oregon School A ctivities
A ss o c ia tio n 's
final
recom m endation released
September 27. According to
that recom m endation, the
new Irrigon High School will
be a 2A school in District 5,
along with Heppner High
School.
The
final
recom m endation w ill be
considered by the OSAA
E x ecu tiv e B oard at the
special classification and
districting executive meeting
set for Monday, October 24,
at the Wilsonville Holiday
Inn, beginning at 9 a.m.
Public testimony, including
req u ests fo r ch an g es in
p lacem en t,
w ill
be
co n sid e re d . The O SA A
Delegate Assembly will meet
at 1 p.m. that day to adopt
classification cut-off points.
The new classifications and
districts will take effect in
Fall 2006.
In
the
final
recommendation. Riverside,
w ith 350 stu d en ts, is
included in District 5, along
with Vale High School with
a population of 311; Nyssa
High School, w ith 309;
Umatilla High School with
295; G rant U nion High
School with 261; and Burns
High School, population to
be determined.
H ep p n er
H igh
School, with 140 students,
rem ain s
in
the
2A
classification in District 5,
along with the new Irrigon
High S ch o o l, stu d en t
population to be determined;
W eston-M cE w en High
School with 216; Enterprise
with 163; Union with 157;
Stanfield with 150; Imbler
with 127; Pilot Rock with
125; and Elgin with 125.
O S A A 's
final
reco m m en d atio n
now
in clu d es a new 6A
classification for 48 schools
with 1521 students or more;
a new 5A classification for
38 schools with 851-1520
students; a 4A classification
for 42 schools with 401 -850
students; a 3A classification
for 36 schools with 236-400
students; a 2A classification
for 44 schools with 116-235
stu d en ts; and a
1A
classification for 79 schools
w ith
1-115 stu d en ts.
P rev io u sly sch o o ls in
Oregon were classified 1 A,
2A, 3A or 4A.
lone High School,
with 54 students, is included
in the 1A D istric t 6
classification, along with
Sherman High School with
108; South Wasco County
with 87; D ufur with 83;
Taco feed
Friday night
A
taco
feed,
sponsored by the Heppner
Junior High School football
team, will be held this Friday,
October 7, beginning at 5
p.m., prior to the Heppner
High School vs. Pilot Rock
football game which gets
underway at 7 p.m.
The m eal will
include a taco, drink and
dessert for $5.
Condon with 67; Cascade
Locks with 66; Echo with
57; G risw o ld w ith 50;
Nixyaawii Community with
44; A rlin g to n w ith 37
Central Christian with 37
Horizon Christian with 31
W heeler with 23; Crook
County Christian with 21
and S onrise A cadem y,
population not available.
The
OSAA
Classification and Districting
Com m ittee for the 2006-
2010 four-year time block
said they had received more
than 16 hours o f public
testim ony and review ed
m ore than 300 w ritten
proposals, suggestions and
reactions to communications
concerning this decision.
They said they also received
additional public testimony
from
18
school
representatives and other
interested parties. According
to a release, the committee
said that th e ir final
reco m m en d atio n
was
consistent with their position
that the ch an g es w ould
“ Im prove
co m p etitiv e
balance within a league,”
“M inimize travel/expense
for schools,” and “Maintain
current league alignments.”
Heppner
Little League Reception
planned for
meeting is
city manager
Oct. 10
H eppner Little League
T ow nship w ill hold a
meeting on Monday, Oct.
10, at the South Morrow
C ounty
N eighborhood
Center. The purpose of this
meeting is to elect officers.
Anyone interested should
attend. According to a HLL
spokesperson, if there are
not enough people, there will
be no Township Committee
and p o ssib ly no L ittle
League in Heppner.
For more information call
Renee Yoeom at 676-9821.
candidates
The Heppner City
C o u n cil w ill interview
fin a lists fo r the city
manager’s job this Saturday,
October 8, at city hall.
The two finalists will
be interviewed by the council
in the morning, then an open
house reception is scheduled
for the public beginning at
1:30 p.m.
Everyone is invited
to meet with the candidates
and enjoy refreshments.
DANNER BOOT SALE ^
Rhonda Helfrect (right) and Linda Kenny (back right) help in the kitchen at the
annual Hardman Community Oyster/Salmon Feed held Saturday, October 1, at
the Hardman Community Center.
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