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Brian Lindsay of Heppner was one of the lucky winners in the greased pig contest held this
weekend during the Morrow County Fair. Winners had the choice of keeping the pig or get
ting $50. Photo by David Sykes
Morrow County Jackpot Rodeo results announced
VOL. 129
NO. 31 8 Pages
Wednesday, August 11,2010
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
City to expand search for interested
contractors on upstairs project
photo by David Sykes
City Manager Dave DeMayo stands next to one of the old offices in the upstairs
of the Heppner City Hall building. DeMayo is hoping to find a contractor to
partner with the city and remodel and develop the upstairs. Sign on the door
of this office says: Morrow County Agricultural Agent. Home Demonstration
Agent. A.A.A.
his inquiry to Herm iston back in 1956, and she said
By David Sykes
and Pendleton contractors. at the time the offices were
The Heppner City
Under the plan very nice.
Council gave its okay Mon the contractor would de
“ 1 started my
day for the city manager to velop the upstairs, retain career there,” Buschke told
expand his search outside profits from the develop the H eppner G azette. “ I
the area for a contractor m ent until his w ork was worked in the ASCS office
who may be interested in paid for, then control would and Paul Tews was the of
rem odeling and develop revert back to the city with fice manager." She said the
ing the upstairs at Heppner the resulting improvements. Extension office, with Nels
City Hall.
Except for some storage the A nderson as agent, was
City M anager upstairs is not being used at also located upstairs, along
D ave D eM ayo has co n this time and has fallen in w ith the F orest S ervice
tacted all local contractors disrepair. There appears to and the Soil Water C on
about a partnership with be more than 8,000 square servation District. All the
the city to turn the city hall feet o f space upstairs.
offices moved to the G il
upstairs into office space,
Heppner resident, liam Bisbee building across
apartments or some other
and city council m em ber the street sometime in the
type o f development. No lo Judy Buschke used to work 1960s. The First National
cal contractors responded, in the Farm Services ASCS Bank was on the main floor
so DeMayo asked the coun office when it was located
cil for permission to expand u p sta irs at the bu ild in g continued page 3
Governor candidate Dudley to visit Heppner
R ep u b lican c a n
didate for Governor Chris
D udley w ill be h olding
a tow n hall m eetin g at
the Heppner City Park on
W ednesday, A ugust 18,
starting at 2:30 p.m.
Dudley is running
on a platform o f change
saying; “At stake is whether
we can em brace the big
changes needed to fix our
econom y and reform our
government," Dudley says.
“Changes in how we tax,
how we spend, how we edu
cate and how we position
ourselves in a global mar-
ket-place of ideas, products
and culture - in short, big
changes in how we govern
ourselves,” he says.
The public is in
vited to bring a lawn chair
to the town meeting, meet
the candidate and ask ques
tions.
City to enforce pet cleanup at park
In a recent m eet
ing between Heppner City
M anager Dave DeM ayo,
Corps o f Engineers Park
R anger Dan D u nnett, a
problem involving dogs in
the Little League Park at the
base o f Willow Creek Dam
was discussed. Currently
people are using the park
as a dog park, letting them
run free and not cleaning up
after their pets' messes.
As of result o f the
discussion it was d e te r
mined that since the City
o f Heppner has a lease w ith
the Corps of Engineers for
this property, the city has
authority over the land for
code enforcem ent issues.
Therefore, in the near fu
ture, signs will be put up
informing dog owners that
they are supposed to clean
up after their dogs in the
park. A “doggie bag" sta
tion will be placed in the
park for use by the dog
owners. Failure to do so
may result in a citation.
ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE:
MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
The Morrow Coun
ty Jackpot Rodeo was held
on Sunday afternoon, Au
gust 8. Grand marshal for
this year’s event was Dick
Tem ple. T his y e a r ’s All
Around Buckle sponsored
by Les Schwab Tire Center
w as p resen ted to D evin
Robinson. Other results are
as follows:
-M u tto n B u stin:
Landon Mitchell winning
a buckle donated by Dick
enson Chiropractic Clinic.
-Shad Hisler M e
morial Calf Riding: Rylee
Kollman winning a buckle
donated by Paul Hisler, Jr
Family.
-A m a te u r C a lf
R oping: Bo Foster w in
ning a saddle donated by
the Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
Boosters.
-Sr. Breakaway (15
& older): Jenny Turner win
ning a bracelet donated by
MCGG/Green Feed.
-Jr. Breakaway (14
& under): K olby Currin
winning a buckle donated
by Styles by Stefanie.
-Cow Riding: Gar
rett R obinson w inning a
buckle donated by Miller
& Sons Disposal Service,
LLC.
-Jr. Goat Tying (14
Ken Bailey (right) presents Bo Foster (left) with the Amateur
Calf Roping saddle during the Morrow County Jackpot Ro
deo this past weekend. -Photo by Sandy Matthews
& under): Jacee Currin win of Wm J Healy, Father &
ning a buckle donated by Grandfather" by the Healy
Family.
Dick Temple, DVM.
-Open C a lf R op
-Steer W restling:
ing: Devin Robinson win Bo Foster winning a buckle
ning a buckle donated by donated by Mike, Nicole,
Daly Ranches.
Bob, and Sherree Mahon
-Pee Wee Barrels ey.
(12 & under): Jaiden Ma
-T e am R o p in g :
honey w inning a buckle C liff D ougherty/Taighler
donated by Wranglers Rid Dougherty winning a head
ing Club.
er buckle donated by Pet
-Jr. Barrel Racing ty jo h n ’s F a rm -B u ild e rs
(13-17 y ears): T aighler Supply and a heeler buckle
Dougherty winning a buck donated by Jean Ann Turner
le d o n ated “ In m em ory in memory o f Ken Turner.
Schools install district attendance rules
The Morrow County School
Board approved a revised
attendance variance at their
Monday night regular meet
ing at the district office in
Lexington.
The revised policy states
that:
*a nonresident student is
defined as one whose parent
or legal guardian does not
reside within the boundar
ies o f the Morrow county
School District.
* the board reserves the
right to accept/reject non
re sid e n t stu d e n ts based
upon the a v a ilab ility o f
space resources, personnel,
appropriate programs and
a positive review o f educa
tion records.
*the d istrict m ay enroll
non-resident students as
follows:
-by written consent o f the
affected school boards. The
student becomes a resident
pupil o f the attending dis
trict thereby allowing the
attending district to receive
State School Fund monies;
-by unilaterally admitting
with tuition a non-resident
student w hereby neither
district is eligible for State
School Fund monies.
*the board shall deny regu
lar school adm ission to
non-resident students who
are under expulsion from
another school district for
a weapons policy violation.
The board will deny regular
school and alternative edu
cation program admission
to non-resident students
who are under expulsion
from another district for
reasons other than a weap
ons policy violation.
*any request for an atten
dance variance for admit
tance o f a non-resident stu
dent must be made in writ
ing at least one week before
a regularly scheduled board
m eeting. The application
shall state the reasons for
requesting admittance. The
resident district must agree
to release the student.
*if a stu d en t’s residence
will be within the boundar
ies o f the school district,
but in a residence not occu
pied by the parents or legal
guardian, then the board
may approve or disapprove
the request and establish
the am ount o f tuition, if
any, unless as otherw ise
provided by law.
*in no event will Morrow
C ounty S chool D istric t
provide special transporta
tion for any out-of-district
resident, and a continuation
in Morrow County schools.
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in all cases, will depend
on acceptable conduct and
academic achievement.
* th e M o rro w C o u n ty
School D istrict does not
favor requests for atten
dance variances from resi
dent students to attend a
non-resident district. The
board authorizes the super
intendent to approve such
requests only in the follow
ing situations (this section
was revised by the board at
the meeting):
-students w ith unusual aca
demic needs which can be
met by specific vocational-
oriented program s in the
non-resident district;
-students with disabilities
w hose needs can be met
m ore rea d ily by school
services in the non-resident
district;
-students living in remote
areas whose school trans
portation (considering time
and expense) can be met
more conveniently and ef
ficiently by the non-resident
district;
-s tu d e n ts w ith u n u su al
disciplinary or emotional
problems who would have
a greater ability to succeed
in the environment o f the
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