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    FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 30, 2008
lone School Board still to determine
construction and weight room plans
-Continued from Page one
and an assistant high school
football coach.
-learned that the Or­
egon Response to Interven­
tion team had planned to
conduct a site visit at the
lone School to observe the
school’s implementation of
RTF lone was one o f the
o riginal grant recipients
and implemented the RT1
program for kindergarten
through fifth grade in lit­
eracy.
-learned that Palmer
Roofing was at the school
January 14 to repair leaks
in the kitchen roof and ceil­
ing.
-learn ed that new
s e lf-e x tin g u is h in g lig h t
bulbs had arrived for the
high school gym. W work
party was to be formed to
change the bulbs during
non-school time as more
than one person is required
for changing the bulbs. Plans
were to also change burned
begin ad\ertising for a can­
didate to fill the position.
-accepted the res­
ignation o f Jerry Cronin,
full-time teaching position,
and Vicki Wagenblast from
Camp 5.
-learn ed that fo l­
lowing the resignation o f
Cronin, teacher Jim Raible
will take that position and
Wagenblast will take Rai-
ble’s position.
-learned that inter­
views for the athletic direc­
tor position, formerly held
by Dean Robinson, will be
held in early February.
-heard a c o n ce rn
from Morter that Mid Co­
lumbia Bus had not sub­
mitted their bill for busing
services prior to the end o f
the fiscal year.
-le a rn e d th a t the
school will open and begin
advertising for a head girls’
high school volleyball coach
out bulbs in the elementary
gym.
-learned that Apollo
is in the process of determin­
ing how the large fan above
the cafeteria hallway would
be redesigned or repaired
as it does not work effec­
tively.
-learned that a new
bank o f lockers has been or­
dered to relieve the conges­
tion in the high school hall­
way and reduce the number
o f students sharing lockers
due to a large middle/high
school population.
-scheduled an e x ­
ecutive session on February
5 at 8 a.m. for the purpose of
superintendent evaluation.
-learned that the next
regular meeting will be held
on Monday, February 11
with a work session sched­
uled for 5:30 p.m.
-accepted the annual
charter review.
Inland Northwest Orchestra to perform
1812 overture in February concerts
The booming sounds
ofTchaikovsky’s 1812 Over­
ture will begin two concerts
in February by the Inland
Northwest Orchestra. The
ensemble, which is part o f
Inland Northwest Musicians
(INWM), will be performed
Saturday, February 16, at
7 p.m. in the North Baker
Elementary Auditorium in
Baker City and Sunday, Feb­
ruary 17, at 4 p.m. at Harris
Jr. Academy in Pendleton.
Both concerts are free.
The 1812 Overture,
which is best known for its
thunderous volley o f cannon
fire and ringing chimes, was
commissioned by Tsar Alex­
ander II to be played during
the consecration of the Tem­
ple o f Christ the Redeemer
in Moscow. The temple had
been built as a memorial to
Napoleon’s defeat in Russia
in 1812; therefore, Tchai­
kovsky used that historic
event as the program for his
work. Intending his music
for outdoor perform ance,
the composer scored it for
large orchestra and an ex­
panded percussion section
that included actual cannon
to boom at intervals.
Although the Inland
N orthw est O rchestra will
not utilize cannons and the
concerts will be indoors,
the piece will be dramatic.
The sym phony is adding
m ore percu ssio n in stru ­
ments and musicians. “For
many people the 1812 Over­
ture is a familiar piece. Like
so many o f Tchaikovsky’s
compositions, it is a chal­
lenging work to perform— it
is technically dem anding
and requires large numbers
of performers to make it suc­
cessful,” said R. Lee Friese,
Music Director and Conduc­
tor of INWM.
The audience is in­
vited to a reception after
each concert to meet and
mingle with the musicians.
Donations will be accepted
A view from the hill
By Doris Brosnun
The w inter wonder­
land that recently enveloped
the Valley for several days
added a certain beauty to
the view from Willow Creek
Terrace. The icy crystals
that blanketed the thin layer
o f snow sparkled in the
moonlight and sunlight and
the deer and winter birds
foraged the landscape for
warming sustenance. The
resid en ts o f the T errace
have enjoyed the view from
inside their home but also
welcome the warmer trend
because it tends to warm the
bones a little.
Warming their hands
by keeping time to the OF
Time Fiddlers’ music, the
residents have enjoyed start­
ing the New Year w ith these
-Continuedfrom Page one
tions, would bring around
$279,000 into the district in
2009, around $310,000 in
2010 and around $31,000
in the first half o f 2011; a
.29-cent levy would cost the
taxpayer with a $100,000
home $29 a year and would
bring in around $207,000 in
2009, around $230,000 in
2010 and around $23,000
in the first h a lf o f 2011.
Mahoney did not include
the $70,000 pledge nor the
Irrigon C linic expansion
funds in her estimate if ad­
ditional tax monies were not
approved.
Mills said that if vot­
ers approved a .39 cent levy,
the health district would still
have less than $ 1 per thou­
sand in total tax receipts.
Board members will
continue their deliberations
on the issue. If they do de­
cide to put the levy before
the voters, they and CEO
V ictor Vander Does will
begin research and outreach
to each community in the
district.
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A lso at the m eet­
ing the board approved a
contract with an addition­
al physician, Dr. Nichols.
Vander Does said that the
district may be able to of­
fer colonoscopies once Dr.
Nichols comes on board.
In other business,
the board:
-heard the follow ­
ing report: In D ecem ber
Pioneer M emorial Clinic
had 400 patients in with 17
new patients and 47 seen
by a nurse; Irrigon Clinic
had 201 patients with 20
new patients, 46 seen by a
nurse and seven no-shows;
Heppner Ambulance had 14
page-outs with 12 transports
for $11,509 in revenue;
Bv Alita Nelson
The JV G irls held
the lead in the first quarter
by two points. Pilot Rock
came out strong in the sec­
ond quarter taking the lead
over by three points, by the
end o f the third quarter the
game was tied at 19. The
girls were unable to pull
ahead and keep the lead
ending the game with a final
score o f Heppner 36, Pilot
Rock 42.
K aylee H e lfre ch t
scored 10 points and had
four steals for the night.
Brynna Rust and Kassey
Wilson each scored eight
points. T aighler D ough­
erty and Tori Lovgren each
sco red five p o in ts w ith
five steals between them.
Lindsay Cutsforth had two
points and five steals for
the night.
The JV Boys came
out strong and were on a
mission. They held the lead
through the whole game.
The first quarter they lead by
two and they just kept pull­
ing away from the Rockets.
By the half it was Heppner
28 and Pilot Rock 22. The
next two quarters Pilot Rock
could not take the lead away
from the Mustangs, leaving
the final score at Heppner 57
and Pilot Rock 42.
Bryan Holland led
the Mustangs with 12 points
for the night. Ian Murray
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Boardman Ambulance had
22 page-outs w ith seven
tran sp o rts for $7,275 in
rev en u e; Irrigon A m b u ­
lance had 13 page-outs with
seven transports for $6,458
in revenue; Pioneer M e­
morial Hospital had eight
admissions, one swing bed
admission, 21 admitted for
observation, one admitted
for respite care, 358 outpa­
tients, 57 emergency room
encounters, 1591 lab tests,
105 x-ray procedures, 32
CT scans, 29 EKG tests,
45 respiratory therapy pro­
cedures; Home Health had
119 visits; Hospice had three
admissions; and pharmacy
had 1,061 drug doses for
$61,016 in drug revenue.
Heppner JV and Varsity travel to
Pilot Rock
Service with a Smile.
NON SAU
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“ farew ell” to their friend
and neighbor Ed Dick last
month, and they view his
departure as a great loss to
their community. Ed relo­
cated to Western Oregon,
to be closer to family. Now,
residents await their soon-
to-be new neighbor, looking
forward to the contribution
this person will be to the
Terrace.
A nother neig h b o r
and friend, Kathleen Hisler,
will be celebrating her 100th
birthday in February, a good
reason for a party. And Val­
entines Day will call for
some special decorations
and activity. Yes, the resi­
dents can see that February
is going to be another inter­
esting, full month.
Health district board may put up additional
tax levy; current levy is set to expire
at each event. Inland North­
west Musicians relies on lo­
cal support in each commu­
nity in which they perform;
we would like to thank the
Leo Adler Community Fund
for its generous sponsorship
of the Baker City concert.
For more informa­
tion on the above concerts or
for the entire season sched­
ule call the Inland North­
west M usicians office at
541 -966-6649 or visit online
at inwm.org. Another way
to support the organization
is by purchasing an annual
Sustaining Membership.
Inland Northwest
M usicians is a nonprofit,
regional organization whose
mission is to bring fine or­
chestral and choral music
and education opportunities
to large and small communi­
ties in northeastern Oregon
and so u th eastern W ash­
ington. Founded in 1999,
it is comprised o f five per­
forming ensembles— Inland
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Justice Court
Inland Northwest Chorale
Heppner Gazette-
(rehearsing in Pendleton),
Morrow County Justice Court Judge Charlotte Wallowa Valley Orchestra
Times
Gray has released the following report:
(rehearsing in Wallowa) and
-Heather M. Gregory, 31, Heppner, violation o f the Willow Creek Symphony
basic rule by going 75 mph in a 55 mph zone, $148 fine. and Willow Creek Singers
676 - 922
-Steven C. Rollis, 34, Heppner, violation o f the (rehearsing in Heppner).
basic rule by going 75 mph in a 55 mph zone, $113 fine.
-Gary B. Rea, 38, lone, violation o f the basic rule
by going 75 mph in a 55 mph zone, $113 fine.
-Cheryl A. Clark, 49, Pendleton, violation o f the
Murray’ s Drug is pleased
basic rule by going 70 mph in a 55 mph zone, $148 fine.
to announce our new
-Carrie Ann Burgess, 18, Spray, violation o f the
basic rule by going 74 mph in a 55 mph zone.
-Jackie W. Hegel, 25, Heppner, maintaining a dog
as a public nuisance, $76 fine.
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familiar visitors. In January,
they have also enjoyed more
of their craziness so familiar
to the Terrace. Frisbees
filled the air on National
Frisbee Day, hats on Na­
tional Hat Day, and com­
plim ents to one another
on N ational C om plim ent
Day. Most recently, their
celebration o f the National
Clashing-Clothes Day - yes,
these are actual, designated
days on the national list -
featured some interesting
fashion statements. On that
same day, they enjoyed a
pizza feed for lunch, so their
crazy outfits and the pizzas
resulted in quite a co lli­
sion o f colors in the dining
room!
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was a strong shooting right
beside Bryan with 11 points.
Kyle Fuchs and Jordan Hat­
field each scored eight and
Joe Pranger sunk six for
the night. Jared Hedm an
scored*five, Frank M eyer
had four and Devin Robin­
son dropped two points for
the Mustangs.
The V arsity g irls
held the lead until the third
quarter where Pilot Rock
stepped ahead by one point,
putting the score at Hepp-
pner 31 and Pilot Rock 32.
Heppner came out in the
fourth quarter and scored six
points more than the Rock­
ets to put them in the lead
by five. M ustangs ended
the game with a win at Pilot
Rock. The final score was
Heppner 47 and Pilot Rock
42.
Megan Orr led the
M ustangs to this victory
with 22 points. Kristen Van-
C leave scored 12, K atie
Kilkenny put in 10 and Tay­
lor Kempas scored three for
the night.
The Varsity boys just
could not take the lead away
from the Rockets on Fri­
day night. By halftime the
Mustangs were down four
points, putting the score at
Heppner 22 and Pilot Rock
26. By the end o f the game
the M ustangs had scored
48 points but, it just w asn’t
enough to take the win, leav­
ing a final score o f Heppner
48 and Pilot Rock 60.
Lane Bailey led the
scoring with 14 points. Na-
cho Elquezabal scored 12,
and Brent Eckman had five
for the night. Jared H ud­
dleston co n trib u ted four
points and Jordan Hatfield
and Chris Lien each scored
th ree p oints to help the
Mustangs. Bryan Holland,
N athan Van C leave, and
Bradon Britt each put in two
for a hard fought battle that
just did not go the Mustangs
way.