Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
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representatives for their contributions
The Oregon Wheat
Growers League leader
ship bestowed awards upon
several individuals over the
course of the Oregon/ldaho
Grains Conference held in
Portland.
During the annual
meeting, President Darren
Padget, honored Oregon
W heat G rowers League
board members. Bob Mar
tin - Sherman County Pres
ident (Outstanding County
President), and Dan Steiner
- co-chair, marketing com
mittee (Outstanding Com
mittee Chair) were both
acknow ledged for their
outstanding contributions
during 2010.
Bob has served the
Oregon Wheat producers
for a number of years as
liaison for Sherman County
to the board of directors,
and will continue his ser
vice in 2011.
Dan was reco g
nized for his work in main
taining the quality o f the
information presented at the
monthly Statewide Wheat
Marketing Education Se
ries.
The Oregon Wheat
Growers League is appre
ciative of Bob and Dan for
their selfless contribution to
the industry.
During the Joint
A w ards L u n ch e o n on
Wednesday, December 2,
the O WGL honored two in
dividuals with the “Above
and B eyond” award for
2010. David Shelton, exec
utive director o f the Wheat
Marketing Center, Portland,
was recognized for his tire
less efforts working with
bakers, millers and trade
teams from throughout the
world to promote the qual
ity of Oregon wheat, and
its end-use capabilities.
The OWGL also recog
nized Larry Bishop, Milton
Freewater wheat producer
-received the fol
low ing em ploym ent re
port: resignations-Brooke
Barton, resigning from her
position as language arts
teacher, effective December
16; Matt Weseman, River
side Junior High School;
retirements-Mark Burrows,
retiring from his position
as superintendent effective
June 30; Rhonda Lorenz,
retiring from her position
as business manager, effec
tive February 28; Wendy
Appleton, retiring from her
position as Sam Boardman
Elementary/Windy River
Elementary School, effec
tive June 13; extra duty
contracts-Blaine Ganvoa,
Irrigon Junior High School
assistant boys’ basketball
coach; Vem Gumbert, Riv
erside Junior High School
head girls’ basketball coach;
Stuart Dick, Irrigon Junior-
Senior High School assis
tant girls’ basketball coach;
Paul Keefer, Riverside Ju
nior High School head girls’
basketball coach.
-acted on resolu
tions concerning the Oregon
School Board Association:
opposing an OSBA dues
increase; and approving an
OSBA resolution regarding
a change in verbiage con
cerning OSBA geographi
cal areas.
-approved the fol
lowing screening commit
tee for the assistant su
perintendent position as
follow s: H eppner High
School P rin cip al Daye
Stone, A.C. Houghton El
ementary School Principal
John Sebastian, Sam Board-
man Elementary School
Principal Jacque Johnson,
MCSD Human Resources
d irector Julie A shbeck,
HHS teacher John Flaherty,
MCSD Board member Thad
Killingbeck, Windy River
Elementary School teacher
T heresa P roctor-R eese,
A.C. Houghton Elemen
tary School teacher Erin
Stocker, Morrow Education
Center data management
specialist Rose Dirksen.
-approved the fol-
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lowing screening committee
for the business manager’s
position: Wheatland Insur
ance owner Nancy Snyder,
Heppner High School de
partment secretary LeAnn
Wright; Riverside High
School Principal Dirk Dirk
sen; Heppner High School
P rincipal M att Com be,
MCSD Board member Bill
Kuhn, MCSD HR director
Julie Ashbeck, MCSD fiscal
services specialist Linda
Kenny, A.C. Houghton El
ementary secretary Cindy
Turner.
-adopted the fol
lowing budget calendar for
the 2011-12 budget: April
1-budgets due from build
ings and departments; April
13-publication o f notice
of budget meeting; April
20-second notice budget
meeting; April 25-distribute
budget document to com
mittee; May 2-first budget
meeting, budget message;
May 9-regular board meet
ing, second budget meeting
if needed; May 20-dead
line for budget approval;
June 1-publication of notice
o f budget hearing; June
13-budget hearing, adopt
budget and make appro
priations, regular board
meeting; July 1-beginning
of 2011 -12 fiscal year; June
15-deadline to certify levy
to assessor.
-h e a rd th e f o l
low ing announcem ents:
Christmas break, Decem
ber 20-January 2; school
resumes, January 3; next
board meeting, Heppner
Elementary School, Tues
day, January 11, Heppner
Elementary School, 7 p.m.
-approved a co
operative sponsorship for
spring sports between lone
Charter School and Hep
pner High School.
-held an executive
session concerning classi
fied negotiations, student
expulsions and discussion
of two student incidents.
SEWER RATES
-Continued from Page ONE traffic stops, all were issued
harassing another juvenile.
Parents were contacted and
the situation was resolved.
MCSO responded
to a report of a domestic
dispute. The situation was
resolved by contact.
An in to x ic a te d
bar patron was refusing to
leave, however left prior
to a deputy arriving on
scene.
A deputy investi
gated a report of someone
trying to bum a toilet seat
at the city park. It was de
termined there was a black
mark on the seat.
A deputy was con
tacted by a citizen who
wanted his girlfriend to
leave his residence.
Traffic
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at A ll S aints' E piscopal C hurch
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December 24
TRY OUR FROZEN YOGURT!
Larissa Cray, a student at Heppner High School, recently won
third place in the Pacific Region of the National Carden Clubs
Essay Contest. Cray has three sisters. She plays basketball and
softball and enjoys listening to country and modern music. Her
favorite subject is math. Her essay can be read online at www.
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Gray places third in Pacific Region
National Garden Clubs Essay Contest
The SMORC 4H
Rocket Club held it’s first
club launch on F riday
morning, December 3, on
John and Marlinda Flynn’s
alfalfa fields on Lower Rhea
Creek Road north of Ruggs.
Club members were able to
get in at least one flight each
before the weather turned
too cold.
The SMORC 4H
Rocket Club still has room
for three more kids, ages
8-13. Anyone interested
in joining can contact the
OSU Extension Office for
information on joining 4H.
John Ripple and
M orrow C ounty G rain
Growers contributed $100
to the club in 2006 and the
funds are planned to be used
to purchase some launch
and ground support equip
ment and motors for future
launches. Murray’s is stock
ing rockets and motors,
along with information.
For more informa
tion about the rocket club
contact Pat Struthers at pat-
str@uci.net, 541-626-3096, Top Photo: Jim and Charles Cason try to stay warm and prep
for a launch at the same time. Bottom Photo: Suzy Cason af
or 541-676-5443.
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We w,II be open until after tbe light parade, aprox.
warnings.
A deputy handled a
parking complaint.
MCSO received
three driving complaints.
Code Enforcement
Three barking dog
complaints were received,
resulting in two citations.
A caller reported
finding a dog. The caller
was going to keep the dog
until the owner arrived
home.
A deputy returned
a dog to its owners after
Public Works found it.
A caller reported
high school football players
were honking their horns at
6 a.m. as they drove through
town.
Loud music was
reported to be coming from
a residence. A deputy was
unable to locate any loud
music.
A code enforce
ment contact was initiated
for debris.
Two dogs w ere
transported to Pet Rescue.
Theft Complaints
MCSO investigat
ed a report of stolen cooler
containing pop and alco
holic beverages.
MCSO received
theft complaint from the
high school.
Dog fund depleted
DeMayo also re
ported that the city dog fund
is being depleted faster than
expected. The fund pays
for dogs that are picked up
in town and taken to Pet
Rescue in Heppner. A dis
cussion was held on trying
to enforce the dog licensing
law and collect more fees.
“People need to know we
are going to enforce this
(the law)”, DeMayo said.
He said people should know
that it will be more expen
sive to pay a fine if their
dog is picked up running at
large, than to purchase a li
cense. City Councilmember
Cindy Doherty said many
people have dogs that do
not go outside and asked
how the city would enforce
the license law on those
dogs. DeMayo said there
wasn’t much the city could
do about unlicensed dogs
that are restrained inside
homes or yards and are not
caught running at large.
In other action city
attorney Ann Spicer in
troduced her son, Philip
Spicerkuhn, w ho has joined
the family law firm and will
now be attending city coun
cil meetings and handling
the city legal business.
The council heard
from St. Patrick Senior Cen
ter director Judy Buschke
who said there are currently
three apartment vacancies
at the center. She said a
water problem at the apart
ments had cost $215.
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for his participation, en
thusiasm and interest in the
wheat industry of Oregon.
Dr. Jim Peterson,
OSU Wheat Breeder, was
honored with the “Distin
guished Service Award”
for 2010. Dr. Peterson was
acknowledged for his long
term commitment to yield
and end use functionality,
assuring the needs and ex
pectations of both producer
and buyer are factored in
to the varieties he and his
co-workers develop and re
lease. Dr Peterson traveled
from Colorado to accept his
award.
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