Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppper, Oregon Wednesday, July 5.2006 - FIVE
School board approves resigna
Director explains funding of
road projects
north and south M orrow tion and budget assistant.
County.
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Butte license fee dollars that
are sp e c ific a lly for that
portion of Bombing Range
road from the freeway to the
landfill. These monies are
earmarked for that road only.
This is the only reason we
are able to work on it and
keep it in good repair. This
m oney pays for all
m a in te n an c e co sts and
rebuild costs. An issue with
the Bombing Range road is
the amount of traffic that
uses this road on a daily
b asis. We have 1,060
vehicles per day on the nine
miles from the freeway to
Finley and of that 800 of
these are trucks. With these
traffic num bers that road
cannot fall into disrepair for
any period of time. The work
being done to B om bing
Range road is the addition of
turn lanes. These are a safety
improvement that can save
serious accidents and lives.
A second and what I believe
to be a very important point
is the fact that the Bombing
Range road is in fact the only
county road c o n n ec tin g
Any decisions that
are made as to where we
work and which roads are
paved or chip sealed are
made by a consensus of the
M orrow C ounty Road
C om m ittee. The C ounty
Court has very little input in
this p ro c e ss. T hey do
however have final approval
as to the road plan submitted
by the road co m m ittee.
These projects and costs are
in our five-year road plan. 1
would be happy to furnish
one o f th ese to anyone
interested. I can assure you
no d e c isio n s are m ade
stric tly from a p o litical
perspective by any of the
c o m m issio n e rs on the
Morrow County Court but
ra th e r from the best
in fo rm atio n and facts
possible to work with by our
staff and the road committee.
O nce
again
1
appreciate your input and we
will continue to try to find
the funding and get that
project done.
(s) Burke O ’Brien
M orrow C ounty P ublic
Works
Fire season is declared on
private lands in northeast
Oregon
your local S tew ard sh ip
Beginning June 29,
fo rest and range lands
p ro te c te d by O regon
D epartm ent o f F orestry,
Northeast Oregon District,
will go into fire season. This
in clu d es p riv a te , state,
county, municipal and tribal
lands in six counties: Union,
Baker, Wallowa, Umatilla,
Malheur and small portions
of Morrow and Grant.
During this declared
fire season:
-Burning permits are
required on all private forest
and range lands with the
Forest Protection District for
O regon D ep artm en t o f
F o restry (O D F) w ithin
U nion, Baker, W allow a,
U m a tilla , M alheur, and
portions o f M orrow and
G rant C ounties. C ontact
your local ODF office in La
G rande,
B aker
C ity,
Wallowa, or Pendleton to
acquire a burning permit.
-L andow ners who
conducted burning of slash
piles this past spring are
encouraged to check these
piles and ensure that they are
com pletely out. It is not
uncom m on for re c en tly
burned slash piles to have
heat remaining in them for
several m onths after the
actual burning of the piles.
T his has re su lted in
disastrous fires later in the
sum m er
w hen
the
surrounding vegetation dries
and w eather becomes hot
and dry.
-Logging and other
industrial operations must
meet requirements for fire
p rev en tio n , such as fire
tools, w ater supply, and
w atchm an service w hen
those
o p e ra tio n s
are
occurring on private lands
protected by ODF. Contact
Forester at any local ODF
office for more information.
-Campfires must be
dead out. Do not leave
unattended. Get permission
from the private landowner
before starting a campfire.
Increased potential
for fir^ starts raises concern
for Oregon Department of
F o restry due to the fire
w e ath e r
w atch
for
th u n d e rsto rm s a fte r an
extended dry period and the
use of fireworks during the
4 lh o f July holiday. Mark
Jacques, Unit Forester for
O regon D ep artm en t o f
F o restry in La G ran d e,
sta te s, “ R ecent reco rd
setting tem peratures, the
rapid d ry in g tren d , the
increased level of forest use
during the 4lh of July holiday,
and the p re d ic tio n for
lightning activity over the
next few days dictates the
need to enact closed fire
season restrictions at this
time. We c an 't ignore the
need for extra caution. Fire
prevention is in everyone’s
best interest during this time
of the year.”
For
fu rth er
information, contact Oregon
Department of Forestry at
these local o ffices: La
G rande U nit, (541) 963-
3168; Baker City Sub-Unit,
(541) 523-5831; Wallowa
Unit, (541) 886-2881; and
Pendleton Unit, (541) 276-
3491. To report a fire, dial
9-1-1.
For information on
the weekends, call one of
these in te ra g en c y fire
dispatch centers: Northeast
Oregon Dispatch Center, La
Grande, (541) 963-7171 or
P en d leto n In terag en cy
Dispatch Center, Pendleton,
(541) 278-3732.
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credited with the district’s
“ rem arkable pro g ress in
curriculum m anagem ent,
staff d ev elo p m en t and
assessment” and commented
that Ashbeck and Lorenz’
“ know ledge and skill in
student serv ices, policy,
finance and personnel are an
asset to the district.”
- p o s t p o n e d
d iscu ssio n
c o n cern in g
insurance caps for certain
employees to a subsequent
meeting.
- a c c e p t e d
resignations from: Brandi
Lalande, SBE kindergarten
teacher; Nichole Fox, SBE
English as a second language
teacher; Ron Anthony, IHS
principal; Hilda Martinez,
SBE ESL ed assistant; Della
McGinley, A.C. Houghton
Elementary special ed one-
o n-one a ssistan t; G reg
Lyons, IHS b u sin ess/
technology teacher.
- a p p r o v e d
te rm in a tio n
of
Noe
M elendez,
M orrow
Education Center ESL ed
assistant;
- a p p r o v e d
em p lo y m en t for Paula
Cavaness, IHS language arts
teacher; Sarah Christy, SBE
k in d erg arten
teach er;
M elissa Hocker, Irrigon
E lem en tary sixth grade
classroom teacher; Larry
Anderson, half-time IES and
quarter-time MEC assistant
custodian; Juan Ayala, SBE
a ssistan t
cu sto d ian ,
replacing Curtis Johnston;
and Lloyd Bauman, Windy
River Elementary assistant
custodian.
-ap p ro v ed
a
promotion/increase in time
for: LeAnn W right, from
half-time to full time HHS
department secretary; and
Curtis Johnston, from SBE
assistant custodian to WRE
head custodian.
-approved transfer
for: K aren Brow n IHS
language arts teacher, to
RHS language arts teacher;
Marianne Smith, from SBE
third-grade teacher to half
time HHS art teacher and
h alf-tim e
H eppner
Elementary PE teacher.
-approved recall for:
Brandi Sweeney, HES five-
hour special ed one-on-one
assistant (new position);
Tamara Lien, HES five-hour
sp ecial ed o n e-o n -o n e
assistant (new position); Ana
Rosa Mendoza, SBE ESL
special ed assistant; and
Sharon Hendrickson, ACH
o n e-o n -o n e sp ecial ed
Sheriff's Report
The Morrow County
Sheriff’s Office reports han
dling the following business:
J u n e 23: M CSO
deputy cited Cheri Louise
Hamor, 38. for Violation of
the Basic Rule, 76 mph in a
55 mph zone.
-MCSO deputy cited
a male juvenile for Violation
of the Speed Limit. 90 mph
in a 65 mph zone.
-MCSO deputy cited
Diane Victoria Crockett. 53,
for Violation of the Basic
Rule, 78 mph in a 55 mph
zone.
-MCSO deputy cited
Kristen Mary Busch. 35. for
Violation of the Basic Rule,
85 mph in a 55 mph zone.
SUPPORTING YOUR COMMUNITY
AND PROVIDING:
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* ATV SALES, PARTS AND SERVICE
* FARM SUPPLIES AND LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT
245 NW Main, Suite 200, lone
* DIESEL AND GAS SALES
P O L A R IS
For A li Your Sow ing Aioods
- ProfpKwinnal E M h roid rry -
* FERTILIZER AND FARM CHEMICAL SERVICE
CASE M
-MCSO received a
report from a caller in Irrigon
that the neighbor's pit bull is
chasing her son's girlfriend
around.
-MCSO received a
report from a caller in Irrigon
that two bulls are loose; they
came into the caller's yard
and tore up her garden and
several trees. They were last
seen the previous night.
D eputy
co n tact
was
requested.
-MCSO received a
rep o rt from a c aller at
Potlatch at Boardnian of a
suspicious vehicle that was
upside down. No one was
around the vehicle.
-MCSO received a
report from a caller in Irrigon
that a vehicle dropped off
10-12 Hispanic males at a
residence and loud music
SEW WHAT
* PROPANE SALES AND SERVICE
* FARM EQUIPMENT SALES, PARTS AND SERVICE
-ap p ro v ed
an
increase in substitute pay
rate to $142.28 per day.
-ap p ro v ed
four
students’ transfers to other
districts.
-ap p ro v ed
a
cooperative sponsorship for
Riverside High School and
Heppner High School for
girls’ soccer for 2007-08.
-approved 2006-07
e x tra duty c o n tra c ts,
in clu d in g :
H eppner
E le m e n ta ry -M o lly R ill,
Talented and Gifted program
coordinator; Karen Smith-
Griffith, DART coordinator;
Joe Lindsay, half-time band
and half-time music; Mary
Ann Elguezabal, English
L anguage L earn er site
c o o rd in a to r;
H eppner
Ju n io r High-Rick Paullus,
head football coach; Josh
Coiner, assistant football;
Adam Doherty, head boys’
basketball; Kevin Payne,
assistant boys’ basketball;
Melissa Coiner, head girls’
b ask e tb a ll; K eith Price,
assistant girls' basketball;
Susan Hisler, head track;
vacant- head volleyball,
a ssista n t
v o lle y b a ll;
H e p p n e r H ig h S ch o o l-
Darlene Marquardt, annual;
Petra Payne, TAG assistant
volleyball, head softball; Joe
Lindsay, half-tim e choir,
half-tim e pep band; John
Flaherty, DART; Virginia
Grant, rally advisor; Jodi
Chapa, drama; Greg Grant,
a th le tic d ire c to r, head
fo o tb a ll, head golf; Les
Payne, assistant football;
Shane Matheny, half-time
assistant football; Kevin
Payne, half-time assistant
football; Pam Dowdy, head
volleyball; D ieter Waite,
assistant volleyball; Forrest
M cK innis, head b o y s’
b a sk e tb a ll; Ken G rieb,
assistant boys' basketball;
Tim Van Cleave, assistant
b o y s ’ b ask e tb a ll; M ark
D ow dy,
head
g irls ’
basketball; C hris Rauch,
assistant girls’ basketball;
Rick Jo h n sto n , head
b aseball; Rick Paullus,
assistant baseball: Marianne
Smith, head track; Jason
Palmer, assistant track.
-accep ted
the
following 2006-07 school
calendar: meetings-June 29,
d istrict office; Aug. 14-
ACH;Sept. 11-HHS; Oct. 9-
RHS; Nov. 13-M orrow
Education Center; Dec. 11-
Irrigon Elementary; Jan. 16
(Tuesday)-Heppner
Elementary; Feb. 12-SBE;
March 12-DO; April 9-IHS;
May 14-WRE; June 11-DO.
(541) 422-9000
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H ours: Monday - F r id a y B-.1
Watermelon Festival grand
marshals are longtime community
supporters
Samie and Billy G riffin
B illy and Sam ie
Griffin, grand marshals for
the 2006 W aterm elon
Festival, have many years of
community service to their
credit.
Billy was a Little
League and All Star coach
for several years and the
present Little League field at
the Marina Park was built at
this time. Several people
were involved in the effort
(w atch for an artic le
regarding the history of the
ball field in a future paper)
and the first $50 raised for
development of the field was
made by dunking Samie in
the dunk tank at the Irrigon
4lh of July Celebration. Billy
managed the Little League
baseball tournament for the
4"' of July and did scheduling
for the C olum bia L ittle
League until the league
grew.
The G riffins were
very active in the Irrigon
Assembly of God Church.
Their family helped in falling
trees for the present Family
Worship Center. They helped
from the foundation up. Billy
was on the church board for
20 years and treasurer for
eight years. Samie taught
Sunday school and children's
church.
Sam ie
a ssisted
Marge Shade for many years
in the gathering of plants for
the annual 4-H plant sale and
later for the Senior Center
building fund.
Samie was president
of
A .C.
H oughton
Kindergarten in 1967-68,
before the kindergarten was
part of the school. She and a
group o f ladies sold
Christm as cards to pay a
teacher $200 a month for
three months to teach the
children in the basement of
the Irrigon Baptist Church,
where the kindergarten was
tau g h t. She was also
president of A.C. Houghton
PTA for two years, while
Billy was involved with Cub
Scouts and Boy Scouts.
The In tern atio n al
Food Dinner for the junior
high originated at Riverside
High School. Billy and
Samie made the sweet and
sour pork for many years,
ev en tu a lly serv in g 450
cu sto m ers. T hey also
introduced the Kraut dog
and helped wherever needed.
Samie drove bus for the
M orrow C ounty School
District and w hen the junior
high began in Irrigon, she
a ssisted in m oving the
international props to the
facility.
When Irrigon had
community crime watch, the
Griffins regularly took the
12:30-4:30 a.m. shift.
Samie served a short
time on the Morrow County
Juvenile Advisory Board.
This board traveled to The
D alles to o b serv e th e ir
learning center and from that
visit, the Alternative Center
originated in Boardman and
is now the A lte rn a tiv e
Center in Irrigon.
Billy and Sam ie
cooked at outdoor school at
Tupper Guard Station for
the middle school and Samie
received the crystal apple
aw ard for o u tsta n d in g
performance when she was
head cook for the middle
school. The couple took in
foster children for several
years and for a short time
they were involved with the
food-gleaning program.
Billy and Samie are
active m em bers o f the
Irrigon Booster Club. They
were among many who were
instrumental in the return of
the Irrigon Junior-Senior
High School. They work
with the Irrigon Watermelon
Festival with cooking, and
one y ear they held a
watermelon-milking contest.
This year, they are in charge
of t-shirt sales and Samie is
secretary for the Watermelon
F estiv al C o m m ittee. In
addition to all their civic
c o n trib u tio n s, they are
presently leading a home
fellowship for their church.
was com ing from the
residence which woke the
c a lle r
up.
D ep u ties
responded and contacted the
parents at the residence.
There were 6-8 juveniles
camping in the yard. They
are quiet and were advised
to be quiet; the curfew is at
midnight.
-MCSO received a
report from a caller in Irrigon
of a fight in progress at a
residence between a male
and female subject. The male
subject had been drinking.
-Boardm an Police
Dept, received a hang-up
911
from
Logan
International in Boardman.
There was no answ er on
callb ac k .
O fficers
responded.
-Boardm an Police
Dept, received a relayed 9 11
from K lick itat C ounty
dispatch; an eight-year-old
ju v e n ile
called
from
Boardman stating that an
older juvenile spit on him.
-B oardm an Police
Dept., Boardman ambulance
received a report from a
caller in Boardman that an
86-year-old female fell from
a standing position and was
bleeding from the elbow. The
patient was transported to
G ood Shepherd M edical
Center in Hermiston.
-Boardm an Police
Dept, officer advised he was
out at tw o lo catio n s in
B oardm an
reg ard in g
C rim in al
M isc h ie f
complaints - egging.
-Irrigon ambulance
received a report from a
caller in Irrigon of a 67-year-
old male who was sem i
conscious. weak, confused
and incoherent. The patient
was transported to Good
Shepherd Medical Center in
Hermiston.