$3 million in city projects awaits
petition gathering and voter outcome
Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403
By David Sykes
Three million dol
lars in funding from the
State of Oregon for seven
street and sidewalk projects
in the city of Heppner has
been put on hold pending
the outcome of a petition
drive, and if that is suc
cessful, an election in No
vember, the Heppner city
council learned Monday
night.
Opponents o f the
State of Oregon Transpor
tation Bill SB 2001 that
authorized the Heppner
expenditure as part of many
other state-wide funding
projects, have begun col
lecting signatures to put
a repeal of the bill on the
ballot for voter approval
in the November general
election.
The opponents are
against the tax and fees in
creases that are part of the
bill. The bill would increase
car registration fees by $ 16
a year, increase title fee by
$22, increase the cost of re
placement and vanity plates
and increase Oregon’s gas
tax by six cents per gallon,
from 24 cents per gallon to
30 cents in January, 2011,
or after two straight quar
ters of economic growth.
The ballot title for
the initiative that would
require this bill and all
future tax increases to be
voted on by the people,
was cleared by the Oregon
Supreme Court March 25
and signature gathering
to put the measure on the
ballot in November started
last month. Petitioners need
slightly more than 110,000
signatures by July 2.
The city received
the unexpected $3 million
for the projects in May,
2009 when state Represen
tative Greg Smith, R-Hepp-
ner, contacted DeMayo near
the end of the legislative
session about money that
had become available after
another city had turned it
down. Heppner came up
with projects in the 11th hour
and was awarded funds for
the following projects:
1. A rebuild of Bar-
ratt Blvd, including a com
plete reconstruction from
the sub gradé up, including
curbs, gutters, and a drain
age system and sidewalks
($1.48 million)
2. Completion of
Riverside Ave. consisting of
installing curbs and gutters,
installing sidewalk along
the south east side and com
pleting the installation of
the storm drainage system
(cost: $512,000).
3. Replacement and
repair o f “Lover’s Lane”
pedestrian bridge crossing
Willow Creek behind the
Bowling Alley, including
replacement of superstruc
ture and sidewalk approach
es (cost: $149,570).
4. H eppner Ele-
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Heppner City Hall hosts history of Indian tribes display
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NO. 19 10 Pages
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Morrow County, Heppner Oregon
Annual Fishing Derby to be held May 22
O regon D ep art
ment of Fish and Wildlife
along with Morrow County
Parks are sponsoring the
fifth annual fishing derby
on Saturday May 22, at
C utsforth Park Fishing
Pond from 8:30-11 a.m.
This free fishing
derby is for children up to
14 years of age. The Elks
Lodge #358 o f Heppner
will provide lunch.
Cutsforth Park is
located 22 miles southeast
o f Heppner on the Blue
Mountain Scenic By-Way.
O regon D ep art
ment of Fish and Wildlife
Department will have bait
and tackle for this event,
as well as some donor fish
ing rods for kids that need
them.
ODFW, Umatilla
District Fish Biologist and
the Morrow County Parks
Board is sponsoring this
event. For more informa
tion contact Betty Gray
at Morrow County Public
Works Department at 541- A display depicting the history of Indian tribes in Oregon is currently set up at Heppner City
989-8214 or by e-mail at Hall. The display, which is sponsored by the Oregon Historical Society, can be viewed through
May 25. -Photo by Autumn Morgan
bgray@co.morrow.or.us.
South Morrow County Scholarship Trust announces recipients
The South Morrow
County Scholarship Trust
announces the recipients
of the 2010 scholarships in
the amount o f $750 each.
The recipients are Lane
W right, Em ily T hom p
son, Sarah Stillman, Eric
Jepson, Alex Carlson, and
Ashley Wolff.
The six students
were selected out of 22 ap
plicants on the basis of aca
demic achievement, chosen
field o f study, financial
need, school participation,
degree of effort the student
has made in seeking sources
for college, and personal
characteristics for success
and school citizenship.
Lane Wright is the
son o f Tim and LeAnn
Wright. He attends Hep
pner High
School and
his interest
is in the field
of medicine.
Lane plans
on a tte n d
ing Oregon
State Hon Lane Wright
ors College
a n d a f te r
four years will apply to a
medical school where he
will major in surgery. Lane
is very active in school with
varsity letters in football,
and golf. He is a member
of National Honor Society
and student body treasurer
in 2009 and 2010. Lane is
very active in FFA, serving
as chapter president and
attended the National FFA
Convention, State Conven
tion, and FFA Leadership
camps. Lane has partici
pated in many com m u
nity activities, serving on
Cycle Oregon, MS Walk
and helping with Bingo at
the assisted living facil
ity. He received awards
for excellence in geom
etry. language arts and the
Gold Presidential Educa
tion Award as well as many
other awards.
Emily Thompson
is the daughter of Brian and
Susan Thompson of Hep
pner. She is
considering
U niversity
Honors Col
lege at OSU,
L i n f i e 1 d
C ollege or
Pacific Uni
versity. Em Emily
ily will be Thompson
studying
pre-medicine and plans on
becoming a doctor. She is a
member of National Honor
Society and has served as
National Honor Society
president and parliamentar
ian, Heppner FFA Chapter
president and secretary. She
has been very involved in
4-H as well. She is a three
sport participant and let
tered in golf, basketball,
academics and cheerlead
ing. She was awarded out
standing achievement in
social studies, and Spanish
III. Emily is very active
in community events vol
unteering at the Willow
Creek Terrace A ssisted
Living facility, participat
ing in Mustang Mop-up,
and helping with the Forest
Service Firewood drive.
Sarah Stillman is
the daughter of Beryl and
Susana Stillman of Lex
ington. She
attends lone
C o m m u -
nity School.
Sarah plans
on attending
the Univer
sity ofPuget
Sound in Ta Sarah
coma, WA. Stillman
She is plan
ning on majoring in history
or communications. She is
a member of the National
H onor Society, serving
as secretary. Sarah is a
three sport participant and
a member of a three mem
ber group of violin players
who meet once a week to
practice and perform for
the community when asked.
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She is president of her class Alex is very interested in
and a member of the speech medicine research and de
and debate team. Sarah is velopment.
active in community activi He has com
ties, working on the school pleted writ-
carnival, canned food drive,, i ing 121,122
coat drive youth track meet 123, college
and SMART reading vol algebra, and
unteer.
psychology
Eric Jepsen a t 2 0 1 , 2 0 1
tends lone C om m unity from Blue Alex Carlson
High School and is the son Mo u n t a i n
of William
and E a s t
and Nancy
ern O regon U niversity.
Jepsen. Eric
He is a member o f the
is consider
Inland N orthw est Sym
ing attending
phony, Youth Violin Project
W hitw orth
as program creator, and
U niversity
teacher. He is active in
in Spokane,
4-H and President o f the
WA or East Eric Jepsen
North Lexington Literary
ern Oregon
Society. Alex is a member
University in La Grande. of National Honor Society,
He wants to pursue a bach National Forensic League,
elor’s and eventually a mas Yearbook and Spanish club.
ter’s degree in elementary Alex was awarded excel
education. He also enjoys lence in physic, excellence
studying the Spanish lan in calculus, excellence in
guage and plans to study advanced Spanish and Co
abroad in order to become ca-Cola Regional scholar
proficient in Spanish. His award. He is also active in
real passion is flying and he community events and in
has his private pilot license. his church.
He would like to get ad
Ashley Wolff at
ditional flight training after tends Heppner High School
college. Eric is a National and is the daughter o f
Honor Society member, stu Thomas and
dent body president and on Karen Wolff
All-Northwest High School of Heppner.
Honors Orchestra. He was She p lan s
on the Heppner/Ione varsity on enrolling
golf team, varsity football at O regon
and a member of the Or State Uni
egon East Symphony. Eric v e rs ity as
is an active volunteer in a business Ashlev Wolff
his community, active in m a n a g e
his church and in 4-H. He ment major
worked on the canned food and to explore the require
drive, youth track meet, ments of double majoring
SMART volunteer reader, in the Spanish language.
organized and helped paint She is very involved in
the football bleachers.
future business Leaders of
Alexander Carlson America since her freshman
attends lone Community year, and has completed
High School. He is the son
of Clint and Sarah Carlson.
Alex plans on attending
Point Loma Nazarene Uni
versity next year. His plans
are to study biology-chem
istry to then enter the field
o f psychopharmacology.
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and placed at the state level
every year. She has been
FBLA Chapter president,
treasurer and FBLA student
of the year. She is a member
of National Honor Society
and a member of the Tal
ented and Gifted Program.
Ashley is a varsity Track
member. She was on the
Knowledge Master Team,
the Knowledge Bowl Team,
and the Science Bowl Team.
Ashley is very active in the
community, her church, and
4-H. Ashley has studied AP
English, AP calculus, AP
biology, AP biology exten
sion and AP government.
The board o f di
rectors o f the scholarship
trust include Bill Rietmann,
president; Ginger Bowman,
vice-president; Del LaRue,
treasurer; Sharon Harrison,
secretary; Missy Cutsforth,
Martha Munkers and Carri
Grieb. The South Morrow
County Scholarship Trust
was established several
years ago with the mission
to grow funds to provide
scholarships to graduating
senior from Heppner and
lone High schools and to
eventually take the place of
the Troedson Scholarship
fund, which will be discon
tinued in the year 2023.
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