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-
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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.
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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.
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