Heppner High holds bleacher dedication
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Pictured (L-R) are kath> Rauch. Diane Kilkenny. John Kilkenny, Fat Kilkenny, Kelly Hale.
Eva Kilkenny, and Boh Kilkenny.
VOL. 126
NO. 2
8 Pages
Wednesday, January 10,2007
Many donors contributed to the bleacher replacement project. They are: Ken and Jean Ann
Turner. Howard and Beth Bryant, Chris and Kathy Rauch. Mildred Rauch, Tad and Melha
Miller. Heppner Booster Club, Ken and Carri Grieb. John and Diane Kilkenny. Bob Kilkenny,
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Morrow County Grain Growers. Land O'Lakes Foundation. Gene Doherty, Boh and Judith
Laughlin, Scott and Fain Neal. Columbia River Title, Steve and Luanne Brownfield. Jell and
Missy Cutsforth. Russell Kilkenny, Pat and Stephanie Kilkenny. Boh and Kelly Hale. Matt and
Cari Scrivner, Dave and Patti Allstott. and the Bank of Eastern Oregon.
City hires consultant for Sr Center help
The city of H eppner
Monday hired a consultant
to help find re-financing for
the St. P a tric k ’s Senior
C e n te r’s $350,000 debt,
which would help put the
housing complex on better
Financial footing.
The Sr. Center is in need
of repairs, however the low
rents charged over the years
has not allow ed for a
contingency or repair fund to
be build up to pay for
maintenance.
There are total of 19
ap artm en ts
designed
especially for senior living in
the complex.
Unit prices include all
utilities except telephone and
cable television, and laundry
facilities are on-site. An
elevator is centrally located
however it was broken for
the past nine days. The
center also employs an on
site
m anager
and
maintenance person. There is
begun to help pay for the
other side. Fundraising was
a success with 23 donors
volunteering to help pay for
the bleachers.
The
com pany
supplying the bleachers
agreed to give a price break
if both sides were ordered
and lower the shipping cost.
The bleachers were installed
between fall and w inter
sports.
The
d ed icatio n
cerem ony was held to
recognize the generous
donors. D onor boards
complete with names will
also be placed in the gym.
“We are extremely
grateful for the support the
community gives the high
school and all the leading
that was given to this project
by Bob Kilkenny. The
Kilkenny family was very
dedicated to this project."
said Principal Daye Stone.
"This project is a great
addition to the facility. We
are extremely grateful for
district this month. She will Pictured (L-R) are ASB Club members Lane Baile\. R.l Farrens. people’s generosity in giving
work at the Irrigon Clinic Lyndi Patton. Regi Seitz, Cyde Coil. Bailie Keithley, and to this project.”
and will eventually replace Principal Daye Stone.
physician's assistant Terry
WCVEDG to
Anderson, who resigned
from the district. She will
hold annual
also work at Pioneer
meeting Jan. IS
M em orial Clinic. O ther
district providers include
Tickets are $23 and
The
H eppner
The Willow Creek Valley
Sheridan Tarnasky. PA. Dr.
can
be
picked
up at Murray's Econom ic D evelopm ent
Chamber
of
Commerce
will
Ed Berretta. Dr. Sam Datta,
Drug, Bank o f Eastern Group w ill hold their annual
Dr. Dale Alter and Dr. Ken hold their annual Town and
C ountry
B anquet
on Oregon, City Hall and the m eeting on T hursday.
Wenberg.
Chamber of Commerce. A January 18. from 11:30 a.m.
Thursday.
January
11.
at
the
Also at the meeting,
Elks Club. Social hour will limited number of tickets will until I p.m.
the board:
also be available at the door.
A hosted luncheon w ill be
-learned that the begin at 6 p.m. and a prime
The
H eppner held at John's Place. This
rib
dinner
will
be
held
at
7
d istric t’s audit has been
Garden Club will provide meeting will be open to the
am ended to show the p.m.
decorations.
The Heppner public.
Awards that will be
$530,000 payback.
High
School
senior
class w ill
Anyone planning to
-approved the fiscal given include: Woman of the
be
servers
for
the
evening. attend is asked to contact
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-discussed
the Year. Youth Recognition,
presenting
a program led by January 16 so a final count
possibility of establishing an Business of the Year, and
Joe
Lindsey
and Michelle can be m ade for the
on-line record system in the Lifetim e A chievem ent
Stone.
luncheon.
future and eventually being Award.
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On
Tuesday,
D ecem b er 19. 2006. a
dedication ceremony was
held for the new bleachers
that were installed in the gym
at Heppner High School.
The new bleachers replaced
the original bleachers that
were installed when the gym
New Heppner Mayor Les Faustian (right) is sworn in at
was built in 1963. The total
Monday’s Couoncil meeting by City Attorney Bill Kuhn.
cost for the project was
currently one vacancy in the for financial management of $53,269.
In early August of
center.
the project for a period of 20
Monday the council years.
voted to hire Darlee Rex of
The city will pay Rex
Rex D evelopm ent in C o n su ltin g
$3,000
Pendleton to prepare an immediately and then $ 1.500
application to obtain re a month in both January and
financing. This may include February. According to the
a package of grants, loans, contract no other payment
and tax credits that reduce w ill be made unless funding
the financing costs and the is obtained for the Center.
Bank of Eastern Oregon
Rex will apply for up to
loan o rig in ally used to $500,000 in refinancing and
purchase and renovate the will be paid a maximum of
center. The application will
also include obtaining funds continued page 3
2006
Bob
K ilkenny
a p p ro ach ed Daye Stone
about a possible project his
son. Pat Kilkenny could get
involved in. The two, along
with Athletic Director Greg
Grant, went over possible
projects and decision was
made to go ahead and
replace the aging gymnasium
bleachers. Pat Kilkenny
donated the money to pay
for one side of the gym and
a fundraising project was
Health district approves flex-lease plan
'
The Morrow County
Health D istrict, at their
regular meeting Monday
night in Irrigon, voted to
approve a five-year flex-
lease loan for capital
acquisitions.
C h ie f Financial
Officer Nicole Mahoney
suggested that a Hex lease
option may be advisable for
district capital expenditures,
since the district had to make
a $530,0(X) payment to the
Bank of Eastern Oregon in
N o vem ber to satisfy a
contract requirement and in
anticipation of the expiration
of the district’s three-year
tax levy. After the expiration
of the levy, it w ill be another
year before the district can
put another levy up before
the voters.
Since the hiring of
current CEO Victor Vander
Does, the closure of Pioneer
Memorial Nursing home and
increased levy monies, the
d istrict
has
steadily
becoming more financially
stable. However. Vander
Does warned that the loss of
tax m onies and other
unanticipated events could
affect that stability.
The d istrict had
good financial news in
O ctober and November,
ending O cto b er with a
$43,492
profit
and
November with a $42,011
gain. Mahoney said that the
D ecem ber revenue was
looking "very good, great."
Also at the Monday
meeting, Vander Does said
that the district is still in the
“recruiting mode.” He said
that the d istrict still
anticipates Dr. Zachary Hale
joining the district in June
and a new tem porary
emergency room doctor. Dr.
Dale Alter, has been
providing ER care. Vander
Does
said
that
he
interviewed and presented an
o ffer to an o th er nurse
practitioner, but has received
no response as o f yet.
M CH D has hired nurse
practitioner Sue Peeples,
continued page 2
who started working for the
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