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lone School Board approves capital
improvement project expenditures
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By April Sykes
The lone School
Board approved $318,431
in capital im provem ent
projects for lone Commu­
nity School at its January
19 board meeting following
a presentation from project
manager Randy Hinrichsen
VOL. 129
NO. 4
8 Pages
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Health district CEO earns
good marks from board
By April Sykes
morial Clinic’s restroom
The Morrow Coun­ remodeling project to low
bidder. Power Pro,
ty Health D istrict
B oard gave new
Inc., of Hermiston
for $10,934. Power
administrator Mike
Blauer a very posi­
Pro, Inc, which is
tive review at their
primarily an electri­
cal contractor, has
re g u la r m eetin g
held in lone Mon­
p re v io u sly done
satisfactory work
day night. Follow­
on th e P io n e e r
ing an executive
session to review Mike Blauer Memorial H ospi­
B la u e r’s p e rfo r­
tal long-term care
mance, board Chair Larry remodeling project. The
Mills told the Gazette Tues­ restrooms will be remod­
day, “ The board un an i­ eled to conform to Ameri­
mously agreed that Mike cans with Disabilities Act
is doing a great job. We’re regulations.
extremely pleased with his
Local contractors,
progress and the way that he Allstott Construction, LLC,
and his wife are fitting into bid $18,638 on the project
the com m unity.” Blauer and David Piper Contract­
was hired by the district last ing bid $31,389.
summer.
In other business,
In other business the board:
at the meeting, Blauer told
-learned from Chief
the board that he had met Financial Officer Nicole
with one vendor concern­ Mahoney that the district’s
ing electronic records sys­ current CT scanner, which
tems and plans to speak is ailing and will have to
with another vendor this be replaced, has no liens
week. The district plans to against it and may be dis­
eventually move toward an posed of when a new scan­
electronic record systems ner can be purchased.
for the hospital, the clinics,
-opted to stay with
Home Health and Hospice, current auditor Michael R.
but is proceeding cautiously Bell & Company, PLLC,
to have time to select the Spokane, WA, because of
right one for the district’s the confidence the district
needs.
has in the company, al­
Also at the meet­ though Bell did not present
ing, the board awarded the the low bid. The board said
bid for the Pioneer Me­ that Bell & C om pany’s
specialty in health district
auditing was big factor
in awarding the bid and
they were satisfied with the
firm’s performance. Bell &
Company bid $17,250 for
the first year. Low bid was
Oster Professional Group,
CPA, PC, of John Day with
$11,590. LeMaster Daniels
bid $21,000. The board
directed Blauer to ask Bell
& Company if the auditing
firm would stick with the
$17,250 figure for three
years, rather than raise the
fee incrementally for each
of the subsequent years.
-approved a reso­
lution updating employee
investment plans to meet
current regulations.
-discussed sched­
uling a long-term goal plan­
ning session in the near
future.
-learned that the
district is seeking an ad­
ditional provider following
the departure o f a nurse
practitioner who served the
Irrigon Clinic.
-learned from Ma­
honey that the district ended
December with a $73,413
gain for the month. The
district had $569,041 in
total operating revenue for
the month, $580,100 in total
operating expenses, and
an $84,472 non-operating
-See HEALTH DISTRICT/
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Secure Residential Treatment
Facility to hold open house
Lakeview Heights Secure Residential Treatment Facility will hold an open
house on Tuesday, February 16, from 3-8 p.m. and on Wednesday, February 17, from
5-8 p.m.
Hors d’ oeuvres and beverages will be served.
The facility is located at 68982 Willow Creek Road. For more information
call 541-676-9161.
Annual St. Patrick’s Celebration
to be held March 12-14
Heppner will cel­
ebrate their 28,h annual Wee
Bit O ’ Ireland- St. Patrick’s
Celebration March 12-14.
The Amateur Box­
ing Smoker, sponsored by
the Heppner Chamber of
Commerce will start off the
official weekend on Friday,
March 12th at 7:30 p.m. at
Heppner High School. Sat­
urday will be full of events,
including the motorcross,
cruz-in and great green
parade, sponsored runs,
walks, KUM A Coffee Hour
and Ceili, Sheep Dog Trials,
live entertainment from Til­
ler's Folly and Old Time
Fiddlers, Vendor’s Square,
children’s activities, lots of
food and Friends of the Li­
brary will be selling books
to benefit the Heppner Li­
brary. New this year will be
St. Patrick’s O' Flock and
Fiber Show.
To v o lu n teer in
some capacity at this year’s
events, contact the chamber
office at 541-676-5536.
Morrow County election results will be
published in the next edition of the
Heppner Gazette-Times.
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with the Willamette Service
District.
Projects include:
$ 5 6 ,7 3 0 for ex ten d ed
bleachers in the high school
gym; $165,777 for land­
scaping and sidew alks,
$2,183 for kitchen breaker
panel replacement; $16,500
for a lighting retrofit in
the high school; $11,815
for carpet in two rooms in
the high school; $12,000
for carpet in the library;
$266 for library blinds;
and $24,945 for a five-year
ro o f on the wood shop
building.
The board also
approved an elementary
school acoustics upgrade
for sailcloth acoustic baffles
for $23,739 and approved
an option for additional hor­
izontal sailcloth baffles for The Promethean Boards utilized at lone Community School are
$4,476, both from Western interactive with the computer screen being projected onto the
Partitions, Inc. Lisa Riet- hoard. Using a sty lus pen, eighth grader Nicole Lutz corrects a
written essay on a Promethean Board. The school currently has
mann was the sole nay voter 13 boards in various classrooms Photo bv Erin Heideman
on the two options, saying
that there was no guarantee ing, ventilating and air con­ held on Tuesday, February
that the additional acoustics ditioning upgrade (complet­ 16 because o f the Presi­
would produce the desired ed except for closeout);
dent’s Day holiday.
effect of cutting the rever­
•high school shop
-received the fol­
beration in the gym.
ro o f rep lacem en t-h ig h lowing financial update
In addition, the school roof, gym barrel roof from Chief Fiscal Officer
board approved $25,000 and trim completed Sep­ Beth O’Hanlon: the district
for “out-of-scope” expenses tember 18 (completing final received $121,609 in basic
and additional fees for ser­ punch list items and close­ school support and col­
out; water damage claim lected $3,761 in property
vices.
The board did not refilled and high school taxes; received the $40.000
opt for a redo on the “kiddy gym ceiling repair done Renewable Energy grant;
pool” since costs for proj­ over Christmas break; shop the bond debt service fund
ect manager’s fees on the roof possibly for Phase 11); received $38,818; the pri­
•asphalt repair and mary, intermediate and Tal­
project would be more than
ented and Gifted programs
the actual construction. seal coat-2010 project;
•high school gym remained over budget due
Consensus of the board was
to use volunteers for that modernization: new gym to the reallocation of salary
floor completed and proj­ and benefits note din Sep­
project.
The board opted ect closed; scoreboards tember; individual special
to wait until they receive a installed December 1; new revenue funds continue to
more complete accounting bleachers extension rebid carry deficit fund balances
before they move on with again and ready for re­ with $5,021 transferred to
the Pool Fund and $10,000
additional capital improve­ view;
•replacem ent o f to the Food Service Fund.
ment projects.
Also at the meeting high school wood trim com­ The district should antici­
the board viewed and par­ pleted with roofing project pate receiving the grant
money in January.
ticipated in a presentation using metal trim;
•repair cafeteria
-received the fol­
by teacher Jim Raible and
students on the Promethean tables: five units installed lowing report from O s­
Board, which could be de­ November 11 (two more theller:
•January’s student
scribed as an interactive on reorder with a February
chalk board. The “smart target date for installation; enrollment dropped to 177
• r e p l a c e h i g h with 82 students in grades
boards” have been installed
in all the classrooms, how­ school boys’ restroom sink kindergarten-five, 32 in
ever several speakers were done November 20, girls’ grades six-eight and 63
not shipped. Ostheller said restrooms done December in grades nine-12. This is
a decrease of one student
that teachers were provided 18;
•interior and exte­ in grades K-five from the
an initial overview of how
previous month.
the basic systems will work rior paint-2010 project;
•lone Community
•classroom auto­
and will receive more in­
tensive training throughout mation installed over Mar­ School is in compliance
the year. Additional training tin Luther King holiday with the Oregon Adminis­
sessions were planned for break, missing some room trative Rules.
•middle and high
January 22 and February speakers and training;
•elementary school school teachers are w orking
5.
The bo ard also acoustic upgrade rebid Jan­ with' the Umatilla-Morrow
ESD on a Positive Behavior
heard a capital project con­ uary 19;
•replacem ent o f System which will be put in
struction update from Hin­
richsen with the following elementary school carpet; place this year. Three lone
•repairs to princi­ teachers traveled to the Pi­
projects completed, unless
lot Rock school, which is
pal’s house-2010 project.
otherwise indicated:
In other business, in its fourth year of using
•classroom addi­
PBS, to see how the system
tion project has received the board:
-received a letter works.
a tem porary occupation
* ICS received $500
permit with exterior items of congratulations from the
state indicating that lone from Inland Chemicals in
remaining.
•high school win­ was one of the state's “out­ Condon to show support
dows were installed Sep­ standing” schools, lone has for local schools. The funds
tember 18 and 25 with the been deemed outstanding, w ere used as a grant for the
stucco delayed because of the state's highest rank­ science department
•the elementary
ing, for three years in a
weather;
school
continues
to refine
•high school lab row. “We are at the top,”
the
Response
to
Interven­
said
Superintendent
Karl
tables;
tion program, which was
•high school entry Ostheller.
designed to catch strug­
-learned
that
a
part
doors;
gling
readers and provide
is
on
order
to
fix
the
school's
•pool and deck re­
intervention
to help them
reader
board.
surfacing;
-approved a request succeed.
•electrical and me­
•the site council is
for an honorary diploma for
chanical refurbishment;
•kiddy pool demo­ deceased student Stormy working its way through the
Kendricks, w ho would have student handbook.
lition;
•cold weather
•pool covers were graduated with this year’s
caused cracked and broken
senior class.
received September 17;
-briefly reviewed pipes in the pool pit and the
•lighting upgrade
chlorinator room; they can
(Phase II may wish to do the 2009-10 goals.
-learned that the be repaired, which won’t be
further upgrades);
•high school heat- next board meeting will be needed until spring.
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