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Dinner-at-the-Cemetery Players perform “The Palace” a ry Infam ous p la y wrights Doris Brosnan and Sharon Harrison orches trated yet another outstand ing theatrical success with the performance of “The Palace” by the Dinner-at- the-Cemetery Players on Saturday, June 12, 2010. HEPPNER imes VOL. 129 NO. 25 8 Pages Wednesday, June 23,2010 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon BEO Bancorp “not for sale” BEO Bancorp answers legal notice by Community Bancshares “ BEO B ancorp and its subsidiary, Bank of Eastern Oregon, are not for sale,” said President and CEO Jeff Bailey. “The le gal notice that Community Bancshares has posted re cently in local newspapers addressed to the Federal Reserve Bank is surpris ing. It is highly unusual to see such a speculative legal notice, when there is not and will not be an agree ment between the parties,” continued Bailey. Previous c o rre spondence between BEO Bancorp and its sharehold ers revealed a rejected for mal offer by Community Bancshares in late April. “This decision to reject the offer followed polling of a large number of BEO Bancorp shareholders who unanimously urged us to reject the offer,” said Bai ley. “This rejection was communicated through our legal counsel to Commu nity Bank. It is obvious that Community Bank simply does not want to take no for an answer. Our bank has been staunchly independent for over 65 years and we will do whatever it takes to maintain our indepen dence. Frankly, the contin ued overtures are a waste of resources and time. I would think they would spend less time trying to limit compe tition and more time tend ing to their own business. I again reiterate, Bank of Eastern Oregon is not for sale,” concluded Bailey. For further infor mation on the company or to access internet banking, visit the website at http:// www.beobank.com. Jerry Archer to assume lone School District principal duties the cost of the project has In co m in g lone “exponentially increased School District Principal any time we talk about Jerry Archer, present for it. I just don’t think we the June 21 ISD can justify spending B oard m e e tin g $170,000.” Other Monday night, told m a te ria ls, such the board that he as sand or rubber would officially be mulch, were not on the job June 28. deemed viable op Archer, from Pend tions. The district may opt to disman leton, will replace current principal/ Jerrv Archer tle the playground’s superintendent Karl swing sets or cut out some of the as Ostheller. Ostheller, whose last day will be June phalt which is too near the 24, told the board that he swings until a permanent has been hired as principal/ solution is agreed upon. superintendent for a school McElligott suggested that district north of Olympia, the project be rebid in the WA. spring. “The problem is ISD Board Chair that we have safety issues Joe McElligott said that the on the playground now,” district had 35 applicants for added board member Lisa the position and conducted Rietmann. four interviews before hir Also at the meet ing Archer as principal. The ing, the board approved a job was previously a combi $4,114,825 budget for the nation superintendent/prin- 2010-11 school year and cipal position. The district appropriated the following has hired Umatilla-Morrow funds: ESD’s superintendent Dr. -G eneral Fund: Mark Mulvihill to assume $1,234,072 for instruc its superintendent duties. tion; $924,218 for support ISD already contracts with services; and $45,500 for UMESD for many of the fund to fund transfers for district’s financial and edu $2,233,790 in total general cational processes. fund appropriations and a At the meeting, the $370,00 unappropriated board opted to postpone or ending fund balance; change a “softfall” proj -Special Revenue ect following a sole bid Funds: $388,909 for in for $169,700 from Knerr struction; $81,574 for sup Construction to complete port services; $105,376 for the project. Five other com enterprise and community panies declined to proffer services; $10,000 for con a bid on the project. The tingencies; project consists of install -D e b t S e rv ic e ing a protective material Fund: $251,576 for bond under playground equip payment; ment, which is required by -Capital Projects code and would thus affect Fund: $668,000 for facili the district’s insurance li ties acquisitions; ability unless changes are -H ousing Fund: made. Board member Anne $5,600 for support ser Morter commented that vices; By April Sykes -Total appropri ated: $3,744,825; -Total Unappropri ated: $370,000. The board also ap proved a resolution im posing taxes at the rate of $4.0342 per $1,000 as sessed value for opera tions and in the amount of $270,497 for bonds. In other business, the board: -heard a capital project update from Randy Henrichsen, project man ager, Willamette ESD. Hen richsen reported that the following projects have been completed: classroom addition, high school win dows, high school lab tables and eyewashes, high school and cafetorium entry doors and bollards, pool and deck resurfacing, electrical and mechanical refurbishment, lighting upgrade, high school heating, ventilating and air conditioning, high school and shop roof re placement, gym moderniza tion, high school wood trim, repair of cafeteria tables, replacement of high school boys’ and girls’ restroom sinks, classroom automa tion, elementary school acoustic upgrade and re placement of elementary school carpet. The board opted not to proceed with additional baffles for the elementary school acoustic upgrade. Henrichsen told the board that roof upgrades to the principal’s house and wood shop may extend into the fall and deemed completion of the softfall project more critical. Board member Bink Ramos, how ever, expressed concern that the roof on the principal’s -See ¡ONE SCHOOL D/S- TRICT/Page EIGHT Critics raved about its au thenticity, humor, and his toric value. Set accents by Ba- bette Wall greeted attendees as they entered the “Palace Hotel” doorway created by Dave Fowler - the lighted stairway, the period wall cut-outs, the gas-lights wall border. And her costume creations were once again outstanding. The set design brought the historic Palace Hotel dining room to life, replete with formal table settings, flowers, antique teapots, and white linens. While anticipating the per formance, 130 diners were treated to an exquisite bread pudding with ice cream and caramel sauce. As th e lig h ts dimmed, the backstage voice o f Jack M eligan took the audience back in time when Heppner was a bustling Victorian/westem community comprised of a variety of occupations, characters, hard working fo lk s, and those who dreamed big. Many passed through the lobby of the Palace Hotel, operated by a kind, mellow William Von Cadow (Bill Kuhn) and his very controlling wife Margaret Van Cadow (Lea Mathieu). She especially ex ercised her spousal authority when Miss Molly (Nancy Gochnauer) was strutting about; however, Sheriff Noble (Cliff Green) eliminated that problem as he escorted Molly off to jail. A stellar perfor mance was given by Dan Van Schoiack as George Weathers, an elocutionist who had traveled all the way from Portland. Van Schoiack brought the house down with his heartfelt and dramatic performance of a Creation reading from Genesis, due in part to the antics of the Three Gos sips having tea beneath his line of vision. Myrtle, Margaret, and Ophelia, played by Janet Greenup, Sheridan Tarnasky, and Brooke Sweeney, respec tively, were in the spotlight throughout the play as his tory unfolded, partially as Pictured are cast members of this year’s Dinner-at-the-Cem- etery Players' performance of the “The Palace.” -Contributed Photos they discussed events and people. It should be noted that their varieties of mil linery were hats of the late Uene Kilkenny. Elocution ist Dollie K. Sperry (Cara Osmin) swayed through the audience, greeting guests, and performed an eloquent recitation of a melodramatic reading. Joe Lindsay, play ing musician Dan Lindsay, entertained with another song he had written, captur ing the pulse of the Willow Creek Valley. Those patrons im bibing at the Palace Bar were served by Irish bar tenders Dave McAtee (Lar ry Lutcher) and Borchers (Gary Propheter). Some historic dialog, as well as confrontations and a scene in which Claude Herron (Jason Hanna) has his ear bitten off by Matt Hughes (Cam Sweeney), depicted actual events of the late 1800’s. Contributing to bar activity and topics of the times were Walker (Marty Brannon), Frank Kilkenny (Ron Bowman), Pat Kilk enny (Steve Rhea), Frank Kister (Brian Kollman), and Joe Carty (Tim Dick enson.) One of the ques tionable characters check ing into the Palace was Diamond Ed (Daye Stone, who proved he is well quali fied to become a repeat performer), as he presented his business cards advertis ing sales of the finest in Chicago clothing. A young man (Larry Palmer) dis puted the $6 per-week hotel bill. Father Kelly (Gerry Condon) was a hit in his black cowboy hat, as was his sidekick Pastor Brown (Keith Price). Throughout the evening performance, the audience was struck by the similarities of Heppner then and now. “What comes around, goes around,” if you will, from taxes, poli ticians, transportation, and water systems, to locat ing new industry. History was well researched by the writers and truly brought to life by the performers and the narrator. A smooth flow of scenes with actors quietly moving through the audience created anticipa t e THE PALAUE/Page FOUR Betty Gray named 4th of July grand marshal The 4th o f July entrances to town. She has committee, unbeknownst a tireless pride and spirit for to Betty Gray, one of the our community, our school, and its residents. As group’s prominent referenced above, members, has se Betty is a pivotal lected her to lead member of the 4lh of the lone celebration July committee and this Independence presently serves as Day as the Grand the Vice President Marshal. for lone Commu B e tty is Bettv Grav nity Agri-Business considered a vol unteer extraordinaire and Organization (ICABO). promoter of lone by her She is an active member friends. She has served of the lone Topic Club, on the lone City Council and a driving force in the for a number of years, in lone Booster Club. She cluding approximately 9 has served on the Parks of them as mayor. During and Recreation, and Needs her tenure she kept hours and Issues Committees. at city hall, shepherded She heads up one of South the water quality, storage, Morrow County’s great and service projects along est events for our youth with numerous other mat population in the Mor ters. She was, and still is, row County Youth Fishing very active in networking Derby. Betty is an active our community to numer reader for the Smart Read ous private, county, state, ing program and steps in and federal resources. She as a substitute teacher for and her late husband were Creative Care Preschool. very involved with the cre She was a Sunday School ation and placement of our teacher at the lone Commu “Welcome to lone” signs nity Church, currently sings at both the east and west in the choir and serves as a Deaconess. Recently she was instrumental in getting lone’s Hall of Fame off the ground and is very active in the committee and annual dinner. There are numer ous other activities and achievements this letter can’t capture, but one of Betty’s greatest qualities is making certain people receive the proper thanks and recognition for their achievements. While the committee can not thank her enough for what she does, they would like to try by recognizing her as Grand Marshal for lone’s 2010 Independence Day celebration. “Our community is fortunate to have Betty Gray,” stated a spokesper son. “Betty is supportive to virtually any project that needs to be done or group that needs support in our caring and loving com munity.” The parade begins at 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 4, on Main Street. AT MCGG GREEN FEED & SEED IN HEPPNER: 20% OFF g ro w er § Vegetable! Morrow County Grain Growers Green Feed & Seed 24^£^ind»fO £ /aj^iep jïn « ^ ^6 7 ^ 2 4 2 ^^J> 8 9 -8 2 2 0 M C O G ^ m « iiw > ffic* ^ I
