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Ione School Board awards construction bids By April Sykes The lo n e S ch ool oard, at a special meeting londay night, awarded a mtract to Knerr Construe- on, Inc., for $845,000 for onstruction o f a classroom addition at the school. The board approv ed two add-ons to the base bid o f $828,000: the addition o f a science room sewer, in- 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 • i !■ 1 1 1 111..... 11 • I ■ 1 1 11 Bessie W et/ell Newspaper Library l Diversity o f Oregon Lugene OR 97403 VOL. 128 NO. 25 8 Pages Wednesday, June 24, 2009 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon eluding a chemical shower and eyewash for $12,000, and a special "elastomeric paint” coating designed to fill holes and "mitigate what the woodpeckers are doing" to the outside o f one o f the buildings for $5,000.. Knerr was low bid w ith M cC orm ack C o n struction Co. second with a bid o f $851,700; Swag- gert Brothers, Inc., third with $862,330; and Wal- kans-Farwell-Moft'ett Bros, fourth with $972,747. The board also ap proved replacement o f the tables in the cafeteria and two additional tables for the opposite wall at $20,686. In a construction update, Willamette Educa tion Service District direc tor David McKay told the board, “ W e’re in a very good position. We’ve had very good bids." He said that although the entire project is “technically” over budget, the scope o f the project had increased. He said the entire project still comes well within the con tingency amount budgeted. “Considering the total pic ture, w e’re still w ithin bud get,” said McKay. The orig inal capital improvement budget w as $ 2 ,7 9 9 ,6 4 0 with the revised budget com ing in at $2,808,539. He o u tlin ed reven ue as $ 2 ,8 0 0 ,0 0 0 in bond pro ceeds, $ 19,546 in state pool interest; $104,833 in bond premium funds, $31,457 for Business Energy Tax Credit (BETC) funds and $12,390 received as a BPA incen tive, totaling $2,968,225. McKay told the board that the monies received from interest, the BETC and BPA incentive could be used for furnishings. Other bids aw arded include: -Gordon's Electric- low bid fora lighting retrofit project at $21,922. Culver Electric, LLC, was second at $25,864; Modem Electric S ervices Company, third at $26,980; and Pendleton Electric, fourth at $40,523. -Peformance Abatem ent S ervices-low bid at $8,760 for asbestos abatement. IRC Abatement Technologies was second with $9,500; Alpine Abate ment was third w ith $9,668; and PMG, Inc., fourth at $ 12 , 000 . wood Floors, Inc.-low bid at $70,000 for replacement o f the maple floating gym floor. JLD Construction, LLC, was the only other bid for $101,257. Brandsen also offered an alternate base bid for gym floor replacement for an Aacer RetroCoustic Floor System at $78,900. -pool project with M a th e s o n P a in tin g at $ 4 9 ,6 8 6 ; P ursw ell E lec- trical/M echanical base at $ 3 6 ,9 0 0 ; P u rsw ell COP for additional pipe repair- $850; B ig River Electri cal at $3,135 for inspector and out o f sc o p e work; and Pendleton Plumbing estimated $1,200 for drain age. Also at the meeting the board approved a mo tion to authorize a contract w ith Ruth Burnett to fill the special education teaching p osition . Superintendent Karl O sth eller said that Burnett w as hired out o f 12 applicants for the spot. The hoard also held an e x e c u tiv e sessio n to “d isc u ss d iscip lin e o f a public officer and/or hear complaints against a public officer.” -B randsen Hard St. Patrick’s Catholic Church completes VBS week lone Red White & Blues... Cruisin’ to the Blues 4th of July Celebration Event Schedule Grand Marshall, Bill Rietmann Friday, July 3: 16th annual g o lf tournament 9 a.m. 11 a.m. -7 p.m. Paintball Course 6:30 p.m. Talent Contest Music by Bad Influence/Paintball Shooting Gallery Food by Taylor’s/Syd’s Lemonade Stand Willow Creek Country Club lone High School lone City Park lone City Park lone City Park Saturday, July 4: Fireman’s Breakfast 5K run/walk Topic Club Book Sale Children’s Fish Pond Frog Jumping Paintball Course Altar Society Pie Sale Red, White & Blues Parade Cruisin’ to the Blues Car Show American Legion Bingo Free swimming Spanish Club BBQ Rib Dinner lone Blues Festival Boat Trip Auction Fireworks Display 7-10 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 10 a.m. 11 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 11 a.m. -7 p.m. noon 1 p.m. 1 p.m. After Parade 2-4 p.m. 3-7 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. at dusk lone Fire Hall lone School lone Fire Hall lone Fire Hall lone City Park lone School St. Williams Church Main Street lone lone City Park American Legion Hall lone Swimming Pool American Legion Hall lone Amphitheater lone Amphitheater lone City Park Other events throughout the day include: Straw Money Pile, Dunk Tank. Pie Throwing, Ducky Races, Horseshoes, Volleyball, and Paintball Shooting Gallery. Lion’s Club annual barbecue and officer installation held The Heppner Lions C lub recen tly had their annual barbecue and o f ficer installation. During the informal meeting, club president D ick Paris re viewed some o f the club’s accom plishm ents and ac tivities. S in ce July 2008, the 22 member club fur nished eyeglasses to three individuals, donated $100 toward a camping scholar ship to Gales Creek Camp for Juvenile Diabetics, do nated $ 100 toward “Riding for Sadie” for the advance ment o f research and assis tance to families with pre mature sight disable infants, awarded $500 scholarships to three 2 0 0 8 graduates o f Heppner High School, and furnished the soda and juice for the Kid’s Fishing Derby. T he p ast y e a r ’s projects included Adopt- A-H ighway litter pickup, spreading gravel at the Hep pner football field for dust abatement, presentation o f American flags to the first- and second-graders at Hep pner and lone Elementary Schools, decorating a booth for the Morrow County Fair (which earned the Superin tendent's Choice Award), as well participating as a St. Patrick's Catholic Church held Vacation Bible School June 8-11. Participants enjoyed classes, crafts, games, music and snacks. Contributed Photo lone to hold annual 4th of July celebration lone’s annual Red White & B lu e’s celebra tion will begin on Friday, July 3. T he 16lh annual g o lf tournam ent w ill be held at the W illow Creek Country Club in Heppner. Tee o ff w ill be at 9 a.m. and lunch will be provided by Creative Care Preschool. For tournament informa tion contact Stacie Miller at 422-7410. For g o lf cart rentals contact WCCC at 676-5437. The Paintball Pal ace out o f Eugene will set up a paintball course across the bridge from lone Com munity School. The course will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and Satur day. On Sunday the course will be open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. They will also set up a Paintball Shooting Gal lery' at the park on Friday evening and on Saturday. The annual talent contest will be run by Ka tie Garrett will be held on Friday even in g. C ontes tants are encouraged to contact Garrett for a form or w ith the inform ation she will need to get them on her schedule. She can be contacted at 914-4497. Contestants may also obtain a talent contest form by em ailin g gatesarlynda@ hotmail.com and request ing a form to be emailed to you. The talent show w ill be held at 6:30 p.m. on Friday evening Music w ill be by Bad Influence, food will be by Taylors, and S yd’s Lemonade Stand will also be available. The Red, White & Blues parade will begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Line up will start at noon at the MCGG elevator at the east end o f town. Dave Heagy is heading up the parade and can be contacted at 422- 7066 for more information. The grand marshall this year is Bill Rietmann. Parade form can also be obtained by emailing gatesarlynda@ hotmail.com. The 16th Annual Blues Cruise will be part o f the celebration this year, or ganized by Chuck Nelson. Anyone interested in enter ing their classic vehicle into the car show may contact N elson at 989-8148. The car show will be held at 1 p.m. in lone City Park Morrow County Fair and Rodeo changes dates Pictured are the new Lion's Club officers: back row (L-R) are Rusty Estes. Dick Paris, Steve Rhea, Molly Rhea, and Jim Fichter; front row (L-R) are Dean Robinson and Joyce Shepherd. -Contributedphoto team. The Tail Twisters, in the MS Walk. H e p p n e r L io n s ea r n e d m o n ey for the above projects and dona tions through a rifle raffle, 4th o f July firework sale, and rodeo program sales. T his y e a r ’s fe a tured rifle for the raffle 300 Winchester short magnum with a 3x9 Nikon scope, tickets are available from Steve Rhea at Wheatland Insurance, or Jimmy Fitch- er. The fireworks booth will be located in the Heppner Family Foods parking lot, w ith sa le s com m en cin g June 29 - com e by early to be certain to find your favorites. Anyone interested in joining interested in join ing the Lion’s Club can talk with any o f the members. The club m eets the third Wednesday o f every month. M em bers o f the H ep p ner L ions include: Alan and Debbie Scott, Rusty and Cyde Estes, Dick and Carolyn Paris, Steve and Molly Rhea. Dean and Flo- rene Robinson. Paula and Roger Trueax, Jim Fichter, Joyce Shepherd, Jordan Shepherd. Dan Van Liew, Kathy Warner, George Nor ris, Rene Devin, Jonathon Enz, Tina Davidson. Tom Mafera, and Forrie and Gail Burkinbine. 2009-2010 officers installed at the m eeting are: president - Dick Paris; vice-president - Rusty Es tes; secretary - Molly Rhea; treasurer - Steve Rhea; lion tamer - Jim Fitcher; tail twister - Dean Robinson; m em b ersh ip co m m ittee chair Joyce Shepherd. I The Morrow Coun mittee, 4-H, FFA and Live ty Fair and Oregon Trail stock Growers have taken Pro Rodeo w ill be held the this opportunity to decide first full week o f August on a few other changes as well. The Livestock Auc (5,h-9,h). The Morrow Coun tion w ill be on Saturday ty Fair Board, OTPR com- beginning at 2 p.m. and the O regon Trail Pro Rodeo will be at 7 p.m. For more informa tion call Ren’ee at 541-676- 9474. For a full schedule go to www. morrow countyore- gon.com/fair. Articles wanted for annual fair edition The annual Mor row C ounty Fair is fast approaching. Once again this year the Heppner Ga zette-T im es w ill be put- ting together a special fair edition. Anyone interested in writing any fair related articles are asked to turn in those articles hv Wednes- day, July 15. Articles can be dropped o f at the Heppner Gazette-Times or emailed to editor@rapidserve.net. ALL NEWS AND ADV ERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. We will be closed July 3 & 4 All MCGG stores and facilities Morrow County Grain Growers Lexington 989-8221 * 1-800-452-7396 r«r f»™ equipment. imi our w * d ik « » i www near >«t I
