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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 15,2006 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 M orrow C o u n ty ’s H om e-O w ned W eekly N ew spaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Oregon. Office at 188 W Willow Street Telephone (541) 676-9228 Fax (541) 676-9211 E- matl: editorWrapidserve net or david((r heppner net Website: www heppner net. Post master send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, PO. Box 337. Heppner. Oregon 97836. Subscriptions. $25 in Morrow County; $19 senior rate (in M ottow County only; 62 years or older); $31 elsewhere; $26 student subscriptions. David S y k e s..................................................................................................... Publisher Kaue F oster........................................................................................................... Editor All Newt and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m. Cost tor a display ad is $4 90 per column inch. Cost lor classified ad is 50c 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 Pubdc/Legal Notices: pubiic/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. 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Will not run for second term To the Editor: To the voters and citizens of Morrow County: In the fall of 2002 I was greatly honored when you elected me to the Office of M orrow C ounty Commissioner. During the past several years I have w orked d ilig e n tly to represent you in a manner worthy of the trust, which you placed in me. T his p o sitio n requires knowledge across a broad range o f areas, including federal, state and local law s, rules and programs. It requires skills in general m anagem ent, budgeting, labor relations, personnel matter and what we call “ p eople s k ills .” S o m etim es it re q u ire s e n g ag in g in “ p o litic a l com bat” to be certain the people you represent receive a fair share of the (never sufficient) funding essential to perform mandates steadily em anating from both the state and fed eral governments. Additionally, in M orrow C ounty, the ongoing Chemical Weapons Disposal Program requires constant monitoring, to be certain your public safety is both a d eq u a te , and adequately funded. As your Commission, I have enjoyed these challenges, and am gratified to have been of service to the citizens of M orrow C ounty in these areas. B ecause o f my satisfaction in serving, and because of the steep learning curve necessary for a new C o m m issio n er, I fully intended to run for a second term. However, as I began taking stock to enter a re- election campaign, I realized th a t in creased p erso n al obligations may interfere with my ability to provide the time and attention you, the citizens, deserve from your elected official. For this reason, 1 have regretfully decided not to seek a second term as your Commissioner. (s) Ray Grace Morrow County Commissioner Creative Arts to meet T he m eetin g o f M orrow County C reative Arts and Crafts will be held Feb. 23 at 1 p.m. at G D ’s banquet room. P lans for St. Patrick’s are on the agenda, with discussion of the sale and show at the Les Schwab showroom. Everyone taking part is asked to attend the meeting so organizers know what is available and how much space is needed. Also needed is a list of the types of items to be displayed so descriptions can be given for advertising. All members are urged to bring in their arts and crafts to St. Patrick’s, so there is a great variety, thus making a great display. If you are unable to be at the St. Patrick’s Sale and Show the entire time, arrangements will be made. If you are unable to attend the Feb. 23 m eetin g , c o n tac t B etty Christman at 989-8534. Sign-ups for Betty Crosswhite’s workshop on April 21 and 22 are being held. A choice of seascapes or flowers is available, with the possibility of an English cottage. The workshop must be paid for by March 17. To sign-up, contact Betty Mills at 676-5546. New m em bers are welcome and may attend the Feb. 23 meeting to become in fo rm ed on the group agenda for 2006. Poker and Bingo Lester S. Grasser fundraiser to L ester S. G rasser, 91, o f H eppner, died be held Obituaries T uesday, Jan . 24, 2006, at t h e Hermiston G o o d Samaritan Center. A memorial s e rv ic e w ill be held at 2 p.m., on Saturday, Feb. 18 at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Heppner. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to the d o n o rs’ charity of choice. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. Sherry Ann Carmack Deponty Sherry Ann Carmack Deponty, 41, of Spokane, WA and form erly o f Heppner, died Feb. 8, 2006 at V alley H o sp ital in Spokane. She was bom July 2, 1964 in Grants Pass. S urvivors include husband, Ernest Deponty; daughter, Ashley Carmack; son, Teddy Peckham, III; two brothers, George Locust o f G rants Pass and Bill Malotte of Spokane; sister, Andrea Shaw of Roseburg; and h er m other and stepfather, Karron and Gib Gibson of lone. Joe Bourrie wins game maker award Joe Bourrie, a 2000 H eppner High g rad u ate, recently won this y e a r's aw ard fo r innovation in programming at the 2006 S lam d an ce G u e rilla G am em aker C om petition held in Park City, UT. The gam e he help ed c reate during his senior year at Digipen is also a finalist at the sev en th annual Independent Game Festival. B ourrie is c u rre n tly em ployed with R ainbow Studios in Phoenix, AZ (a game production company). T h o se in te re sted may visit the game’s website to learn more information about the gam e and the competitions. You can also download a free copy of the game. The game's website is phackett.com/rumblebox. DA’s report R ach elle F reda ad m itted to v io latio n o f probation allegations for Interfering with a Police Officer. Her probation was revoked and reinstated, with an extension of one year from the original expiration date and she was sentenced to 30 suspended days in jail and payment of all financial obligations. Donald Ray Wright adm itted to vio latio n of probation allegations for Harassment. His probation was c o n tin u e d w ith an extension of 12 months from the original expiration date. The second annual Texas Hold 'em Poker and Bingo Fundraiser will be held on Sunday, March 12 from 4 to 10 p.m. at the lone American Legion Hall. Bounty prizes will be awarded for the Texas Hold ’em Poker. This was a hit with all the players last year. The gun raffle has been a very popular item for those w ho en jo y guns. W illard French and John Jepsen have donated this year’s model. It’s a limited edition Ruger 22-caliber, semi-automatic long rifle. Tickets are $ 1 each or 6 for $5 and are a v a ila b le at MCGG, C ollier’s Market, Bank of Eastern Oregon - lone branch, or Legion and A uxiliary m em bers. The drawing will be held at the Texas Hold ’em Poker night at 7 p.m. A sub sandwich and salad buffet will be served. Taylor’s Restaurant will be serving a no-host bar with beer, wine, wine coolers, pop and non-alcoholic beer. O th er card and board games will be available for any one who would like to try their hand at other gam es. A M exican Train Dominoes table will also be set up for those who enjoy playing dominoes. A m inim um -bid Silent Auction will be held. Anyone who has items they would like to donate can contact Irene Holtz or Jean Jepsen. The L egion and Auxiliary have made many im p ro v em en ts to the Century old building in a six- year project. The painting of the ceiling and the wiring and lighting project in the main ballroom has been paid for with funds from last year’s event. This year’s event will help with ongoing projects and general maintenance. We want to keep this building up-to-date and accessible to everyone in lone and the surrounding area. P lease plan to attend. We'd love to see you. Whether it’s to play poker, bingo, have a sandwich and visit or just come to watch the fun. E v ery o n e is welcome. Heppner UGB expansion hearings postponed Due to the. need to review some transportation/ traffic issues at the Kinzua industrial park (at ODOT’s request) the Heppner UGB expansion hearings have been put on hold until further notice. On Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 2 p.m., a meeting will be held at Heppner City Hall w ith the state ag en cies involved to determ ine if there are other unresolved issu es and p ro ced u ral processes that yet have to be addressed. This meeting is open to the public. N APA P A R TS N O W A T M CG G School district continued from page one at the Port of Morrow. The Irrigon meeting is planned for Wednesday, March 8, at 12:45 p.m. at the Irrigon Community Center. -ap p ro v ed a resolution for the Umatilla Morrow Education Service District to provide services for the district for 2006-07. Burrows said that ESDs, through tax monies, provide a large variety of services w hich are often too expensive or too difficult for the sch o o ls to p ro v id e th e m selv e s, in clu d in g serv ices to E nglish as a second language students, and a u tis tic , learn in g d isab led , em o tio n a lly d istu rb e d or p h y sica lly handicapped children. -learn ed th at the district received a clean audit in its annual audit report, which reflected the district’s stro n g fin a n c ial statu s. Burrows said, however, the d is tric t did receiv e a m anagem ent letter which indicated that the district needed to do a better job of reconciling accounts, which the d is tric t has alread y addressed. -heard a report from Heppner Jr./Sr. High School P rin cip al D aye Stone concerning a proposed ag/ FFA program for Heppner High School. He said that if the community wants such a program, the district could bring it back. He said that the bent of the program is largely determ ined by the person who is hired, but it could also include classes which would satisfy g rad u atio n re q u ire m e n ts, such as a freshman careers class, a personal finance class and possibly a biology, animal science or life science class in addition to three or four ag classes. “We think we can make it work,” said Stone. “I'm excited about having the opportunity to build a staff. I’m looking at it as an opportunity to offer more o p p o rtu n itie s fo r kids. Hiring the right person is the key.” The board postponed action on reinstating the program for a month until m ore in p u t is re ceiv ed . Burrows said that funding for the new ag program would be from within the school’s budget. -a c ce p te d a resignation from Toni Baker, from her p o sitio n s as alternative ed assistant at the Morrow Education Center, effective Feb. 2. - a p p r o v e d retirement for Kay Ceton, R iv ersid e H igh School library tech, retiring from PERS, effective Feb. 28, but continuing through the end of the 2005-06 school year; Sharon Sample, Irrigon High School library tech, retiring from PERS effective March 1, but continuing through the end of the 2005-06 school year. - a p p r o v e d em p lo y m en t for Tam era Lien, Heppner Elementary School special ed one-on- one assistant for a high needs student. -approved extra duty contracts for Robin Graff, RHS assistant softball coach; Dawn Dyer, RHS assistant ten n is coach; and Brian Frazier and Brian Jones, for a sh ared p o sitio n as R iv ersid e Ju n io r H igh assistant wrestling coaches. -discussed 2006-07 school calendar options as follows: Option A-pre-Labor Day start w ith te ach ers beginning Aug. 21, students beginning Aug. 28, one-plus weeks at Christmas with the last w ork day D ec. 19, school resum ing Jan. 3, students ending June 5 and teach ers ending June 7; Option B-post Labor Day start with teachers beginning Aug. 28, students beginning Sept. 5, one-plus weeks at Christmas with the last work day Dec. 19, school resuming Jan. 3, students ending June 12 and teachers ending June 14; Option C- pre-Labor Day start with teachers beginning Aug. 21, students beginning Aug. 28, two-plus weeks at Christmas with the last work day Dec. 21, school resuming Jan. 8, students ending June 6 and teach ers ending June 8; Option D-post Labof Day start with teachers beginning Aug. 28, students beginning Sept. 5, two-plus weeks at Christmas with the last work day D ec. 21, school resuming Jan. 8, students ending on June 13 and teachers ending June 15. A.C. Houghton Elementary School P rin cip al John Sebastian told the board that a longer Christmas break allow s m ore students to return from extended family vacations in Mexico. He said that it not only aids students and their families, but also is financially beneficial to the district by creating fewer a b sen tees. Each day a student is not in attendance costs the district in state funding. The options will now go the staff for their preference. -heard the following announcem ents: B ridges Project community meeting, Heppner Elementary School, Feb. 23, 7 p.m.; Bridges Project community meeting, Port of Morrow, Feb. 28, 7 p.m .; B ridges P ro ject community meeting, Stokes Landing, March 8, 12:45 p.m.; next board meeting d is tric t o ffice M onday, March 13, 7 p.m. Baseball camp and clinic to be held A baseball camp for students in grades 4-12 will be held in Heppner on Feb. 25 and 26. The camp will be conducted by Grays Harbor C om m unity C ollege and H ep p n er H igh S c h o o l’s coaching staff. The cost is $10 per player. Form s and registration fees need to be returned by Wednesday, Feb. 22 . The cam p will be held from 8:30-11 a.m ., Saturday and Sunday for grades 4-8 and 12-4 p.m., Saturday and 12-3 p.m ., Sunday for grades 9-12. There will also be a coaching clinic on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m. There is no cost for the clinic. For m ore information, contact Terri G entry or Greg G rant at HHS, 676-9138, or Rick Jo h n sto n at 6 7 6 -5 5 6 2 . Registration forms can be picked up at the TV office in H ep p n er or at e ith e r Heppner school. Heppner Auto Parts 8 its inventory are now at MCGG, Lexington SUPPORT YOUR ^ LOCAL BUSINESSES! See us fo r all your quality Napa Auto Parts! M o rrow C o u n ty C r a in G ro w ers Lexington 989-8221 • 1-800-452-7396 hi hm equipment, »hit our web « 1 « *t 1 www mm mt f SHOP IN TOWM J
