TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, September 23,
2009
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Spangled Banner Project
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52 year old Arbor Day program
uncovered at lone school grounds
A lot o f history came to light last week when
during the process o f removing some old trees on the
lone school grounds, a bottle was found entwined in
the roots o f one o f the trees. The bottle and its contents
were placed under the tree at the time of it’s planting,
Arbor Day April 8, 1904.
Though they have been on the grounds almost
52 years to the day, the papers were in excellent condi
tion and they gave a list o f all the students o f the lone
School as well as the recitation given at the time of
planting o f the tree and bottle.
Since the bottle has been uncovered, old timers
in lone have remembered that there were other bottles
planted with each tree. So far continued search has
failed to reveal them, however.
The recovered papers will be put under glass
at the school.
Secure Residential Treatment
Facility on schedule
The Secure Residential Treatment Facility in Heppner is on
schedule to he completed. According to Larry Baarstad of
Baarstad's General Contracting, work has been going “really
good” and the facility is on schedule to be open towards the
end of January 2010. Just under 50% of the construction has
been currently completed. The eight-bed mental health facility
that will employ 15-20 people. Photo by Andrew Sykes
Senior Center Menu
Hope'Valbv/All Saints church members will be
serving lunch on Wednesday, September 30. The menu
will include pork chops, mashed potatoes and gravy,
mixed veggies, applesauce, and chocolate pudding.
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Espresso Specials
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specials.
Cherry Wellness Drink
peanut Butter Cup Mocha
WE HAVE PUMPKIM ERAPPES!
Monday - Friday 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
HOURS:
Saturday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Pharmacy Hours: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Afon-Fri
Weddinp Tables
present at the hearing Tues
day night, there was much
talk o f the need to replace
the existing freeway over
pass. Steering com m ittee
member Ray Michael said
he doesn’t want to people
to get hurt. He feels there
could be a lot o f accidents
and said many o f the traffic
problems could be resolved
with a new overpass. The
IAMP does provide for a
new overpass in the long
term plan.
The city will need
to su b m it th e ir plan to
ODOT, for adoption by
the O regon T ra n sp o rta
tion C om m ission. O nce
in place, the city will be
eligible for state and federal
T ransportation Im prove
ment grants. The plan also
aids prospective developers
with their projects. Because
a good portion o f a trans
portation impact analysis is
already in the city’s IAMP,
a developer may only be
required to submit a traf
fic generation report, thus
saving the developer time
and money.
T he p lan w o u ld
give a prospective devel
oper certainty in knowing
w hat the city expects o f
them.
In other city news,
councilors approved spend
ing $ 6 4 ,5 0 0 in rese rv e
funds for surveying and
preliminary engineering of
six projects they plan to do
in the coming years.
The next regularly
scheduled meeting o f the
B oardm an C ity C ouncil
will be Tuesday, October
6, at 7 p.m.
M.C. Unified Recreation
District to meet
Morrow County Unified Recreation District will
meet on Thursday, September 24, at 7 p.m. at the Irrigon
Annex.
7 th Annual
Fund Raising Dinner
To Benefit
lone Education Foundation
S aturday, S e p te m b e r 26th
lo n e A m e ric a n L e g io n H all
Social hour at 6 p .m . / D in n er at 7 p .m .
Menu: Prime Rib, Salmon, Salad,
Baked Potato, Bread, Dessert.
A d a m N e iffe r &
L au ren S te n d e r
TVvo drinks included with meal
(choose from beer, wine and soft drinks).
Ticket Prices:
Saturday, November 21st
Adults - $25.00
Children 7 - 12 - $10.00
6 and under - Free
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S e rv in g H e p p n e r L e x in g to n & lo n e
Tuesday night the
C ity o f B oardm an c o n
ducted a hearing and ap
proved an Interchange Area
Management Plan (1AMP)
for the Main Street inter
change with Interstate 84.
The IAM P was initiated
to develop a shared plan
between the city and the
State o f Oregon to make
sure that all travelers can
use the interchange safely
and efficiently as the city
continues to grow.
It w as in 2 0 0 7 ,
that the city first attempted
to pass an IAMP. A fter
much public opposition to
the draft IAMP, the City
Council scrapped the plan
and a steering comm ittee
made up of councilors and
citizens-at-large w as ap
pointed. The steering com
mittee, in partnership with
the Oregon Department of
T ransportation (O D O T),
had the difficult task o f
redrafting the plan. Much
o f the opposition had to do
with the right turns only
along the city’s front streets
for 1320 feet. Although
language in the plan still
calls for right turns only at
some point, the com m it
tee defined “triggers” that
would need to be reached
before that would happen.
One of those triggers is if
traffic becomes so heavy,
a left turn w ould be im
practical. Alternate streets
would be developed, giving
freeway traffic access to
businesses in those areas,
prior to initiating the right
turn only traffic change.
W hile no one in
opposition to the plan was
AUCTION and RAFFLE ITEMS
S a tu r d a y , O c to b e r 2 4 th
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Boardman approves an interchange
area management plan
501 (c)3 non-profit corporation.
L acey M a tte s o n &
S a m M a c k e n z ie
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On September 14, students at HES gathered around a student-
created flag to pay tribute. The day marked the time when
Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that later became the words
to our National Anthem. The Smithsonian Institute developed
the Star Spangled Banner Project for school age children to
learn about their history.
3rd-6th grade students measured and painted the original di
mensions of the flag that was still waving on the early morning
of September 14. 1814. They learned the history of the War of
1812, and all K-6 grade students practiced and learned the Star
Spangled Banner. The Elks Lodge donated money to help with
the cost of the paint. During the ceremony, students gave a brief
history of the Star Spangled Banner, recited the Pledge of Al
legiance, sang You're a Grand Old Flag and the Star Spangled
Banner, and ended w ith a moment of silence in remembrance
of all that have served for our country. - Contributed Photo
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Come enjoy a fun evening and
help support the lone School.
Obituaries
Gus L. Hekkala
G us L. H ekkala,
99, o f Fossil died Thursday,
September 17, 2009 at his
home.
He was bom Janu
ary 14, 1910 in Minneapo
lis, MN the son of Gus and
Elsie Salo H ekkala. The
family m oved to Oregon
w here he was raised and
attended school in the Port
land area.
M r. H e k k a l a
w orked in the shipyards
in Portland before moving
to W heeler C ounty. He
w orked on ranches as a
horse wrangler, cowhand
and packer before starting
in the logging industry. He
did tim ber falling, forest
construction work and also
had his own logging truck.
On December 28,
1936 he married Helen L.
W ilhelm in Walla Walla,
WA. The couple lived at
Fossil and Kinzua where he
worked for a time. He spent
much o f his time driving log
truck to Heppner where he
becam e very fond o f the
comm unity. Mr. Hekkala
enjoyed hunting, horses,
and spending time in the
mountains.
Survivors include:
son, Larry Hekkala o f Fos
sil; brothers, Steve Hekkala
o f Salem and Willy Hek
kala o f Phoenix, AZ; three
grandchildren; three great
grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews. His
wife preceded him in death
in 1989.
A graveside service
for Mr. H ekkala will be
held at 2:30 p.m. Wednes
day, Septem ber 23, 2009
at the H eppner M asonic
Cemetery.
M em orial contri
butions may be made to the
donor’s favorite charity.
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Condon is in charge of
arrangements.
Tiller’s Folly to perform
community concert
Tiller's Folly will perforin at HHS on October 8 beginning at
7 p.m. - Contributed Photo
Tiller’s Folly will be performing at a community
concert in Heppner on Thursday evening, October 8, from
7-9 p.m. The concert is being sponsored by John and Ann
Murray/Murray Drugs and will be held in the gymnasium
at Heppner High School.
There is no charge for the concert, but donations
will be taken at the door as a fundraiser for Heppner’s St.
Patrick’s “Wee Bit O ’ Ireland” event. Plan on coming and
enjoy a great concert and help support a local Heppner
event at the same time.
Birth Announcement
Kort Raymond Schmitt -A m y and Ray Schmitt
o f Medical Lake, WA announce the birth o f a son, Kort
Raymond Schmitt on August 30, 2009 at Sacred Heart
Hospital in Spokane, WA.
At birth he weighed eight pounds, two ounces,
and was 21.5 inches in length.
He joins a 21 month old sister, Gretchen.
Grandparents are Vicki and Steve Wagenblast of
Lexington, Joan Schmitt of Spague, WA, and Ray Schmitt
of Spague, WA.
Great-grandmothers are Fran Bardenhagen of
The Dalles, Lee Wagenblast of Hermiston, and Dorothy
Stromberger of Ritzville, WA.
Heppner City Hall announces
new business hours
Heppner City Hall has new business hours. They
will now be open through the lunch hour. Business hours
are now 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Search ends for
missing fishermen
On Thursday, Sep
tem b er 17, search team
members found the remains
of two fishermen that were
in a boat that capsized ear
lier in the week. The bodies
of Thane Col wash, 46, and
Pete Goodlance, 22, were
found approxim ately 50
feet apart in 25-30 feet o f
water and about 150 feet
upstream from where the
boat capsized.
On Monday, Sep
te m b e r 14, a b o at w ith
five members o f the Warm
Springs Indian R eserva
tion w ere fishing on the
Columbia River when the
boat capsized and two of
the fishermen w ere not able
to make it to shore. The
remaining three fishermen
made it shore and called the
Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office.
Approximately 50
people are involved in the
search for the missing men
on w ater as w ell as the
shoreline. Divers involved
in the search and rescue
w ere th re e m em bers o f
the M u ltn o m ah C ou n ty
Sheriff’s Office dive team
and two m em bers o f the
Clackamas dive team
The area where the
sunken boat was believed to
be was searched and it was
not found.
Happy 30th
Birthday
Adam!
September 23rd
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