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HeppnerGazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June22,2011 -SEVEN F irst free spray day a success ADMINISTRATORS HONORED The Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and the Natural Resources Conser vation Service hosted the first annual “Free Spray Day” on Friday, June 17 at the Heppner City Park. The turnout was good, as 73 individuals lined up for the pre-mixed herbicide Speedzone*, la beled for control o f broa- dleaf weeds in tu rf and ornamental areas. Dennis Newman, a licensed pesticide applica tor, volunteered to mix and distribute 170 gallons of the herbicide. All the par ticipants were entered in a drawing to win a backpack sprayer donated by Wilbur Ellis; the lucky winner was Becky Doherty. A lso a v a ila b le was information on weed identification, conservation programs, Morrow County A and B list weeds, and Above: Residential landowners ready to receive herbicide at Heppner's Free Spray Day on June 17. Below: Hitch-Hikin' Spike invites community members to attend 1“ Spray Day in Heppner. -Contributedphotos other educational handouts. Aside from getting free herbicide to jumpstart their weed-control efforts, those who attended learned how weed control is important to watershed health and water quality. Funding for the project was provided by M orrow C ounty G rain G ro w ers and M orrow SWCD. Chamber Chatter Musical Boardman 4th of July Parade - register your business or organization to be in the 4th of July parade. Registration forms are available at the chamber office. Parade be gins at 11 a.m. NOTE - the parade route has changed slightly; it will begin at Main Street and Boardman Avenue. Tim A le x a n d e r Magic Show will be July 4 at 3:30 p.m. with D.J. music by Your Way Sound and Lights at 6 p.m. Thunder over the Columbia fireworks will be held July 4 at dusk. Energy Productiv ity and Operations Produc tivity Workshop will be held at the Port of Morrow on Thursday, July 14. The cost is $55 per person. Seating is limited; register today at http://tinyurl.com/ boardmanworkshop. 2 nd A n n u a l S co rch in ’ Sum m er Rib C ook O ff-A p p lic a tio n packets will be available at the fire station May 16; the event is open to all interested parties, not just amateurs. Boardman City Park will be staked out for 20 teams to vie for first, second and third awards for barbequed, smoked or sauced pork ribs. The stan dard entry fee is $80 per team, which includes four racks of ribs. An additional two racks may be requested with a $ 100 submission. All proceeds support special ized training and supplies for fire district volunteers and community public edu cation and safety awareness materials. For more infor mation contact Tim Paquin at 541 -481 -3473 or stop by 300 S W Wilson Lane for an entry packet. Music in the Park will be Monday, June 27 at the Boardman Marina Park at 7 p.m. Bram Brata will be there; it is also Honor our Veterans night. The Farmer’s Mar ket will be Monday, June 27 from 6-8 p.m. at the Board- man Marina Park. The second annual Columbia River 3ow Fish ing Tournament will be held on August 6 and 7. For more information, go to http://www.columbiariv- erbowfishing.com. The Kiwanis Club o f Boardman is planning w eekly S aturday night dances beginning June 25. Each evening will include a dance lesson from 7-8 p.m. and open dancing from 8-10 pm. Open to all indi viduals, but children under 14 will be required to have an adult present. Cost is $2 per person. theater camp still has space There is still space available in the musical theater camp taught by Cherisse Lemmon. The schedule is as follows: Tuesdays July 5, 12, 19 and 26 from 4-5 p.m. Cost: $40. Produc tion: “King of New York” (Newsies). Wednesdays July 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 3-4 p.m. Cost: $40. Produc tion: “When Will My Life Begin” (Tangled). Wednesdays July 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 4-5 p.m. Cost: $40. “We’re All in This Together” (High School Musical). Please call Cherisse at 541-989-8338 for more information or to sign up. -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE head baseball coach; Scott C o e -a ssista n t baseball coach; Melissa Coiner-head track coach; Jason Palmer- assistant track coach; Petra Payne-head softball coach. The head girls’ basketball coach and assistant girls’ basketball coach positions are still vacant. -approved the fol lowing extra duty non coaching contracts (Hep pner only): Heppner El ementary: Jannie Allen and Pam Dowdy-Talented and Gifted program coordina tors; Karen Smith-Griffith- DART coordinator; Mary Ann Elguezabal-English Language Learner site co ordinator; Heppner High School: Jerem y Rosen- balm-annual; Joe Lindsay- half time band; Virginia Grant-half-time rally ad visor; Jolene Stensland- drama (one play only); John Flaherty-Talented and Gifted program coordina tor, DART. - a p p r o v e d th e 2011-12 board m eeting calendar as follows: July 2011-no meeting; August 8-district office; September 12- Heppner High School; October 10-Sam Boardman Elem entary; N ovem ber 14-Morrow Education Cen ter; December 12-Irrigon Elementary; January 9-Hep- pner Elementary; February 13- Riverside High School; March 12-A.C. Houghton Elementary; April 9-Windy River Elem entary; May 14- Irrigon High School; June 11-district office. - a p p r o v e d th e following organizational details: designated Dirk Dirksen as superintendent/ clerk, co-custodian of funds, co-designee to set fidelity bonds at $75,000, facsimile signatures-checks, budget officer, designee to apply and sign on grants and contracts; designated Andy Fletcher as deputy clerk/ business manager, co-custo- dian of funds, co-designee to set fidelity bonds, fac simile signatures-checks, ” www.beobank.com Dean Robinson was elected Heppner Lions Club president at the club's annual meeting last Wednesday night. Also elected were Steve Rhea, secretary/treasurer; Molly Rhea, tailtwister; Joyce Shepherd, membership chairman and Jimmy Fitcher, lion tamer. In addition to new officers, the club also discussed its annual fireworks sales, rifle raffle and rodeo program sales, all projects the club uses as fundraiser to aid people needing sight and hearing help, and to fund other community projects. Justin Nelson was also sworn in as a new member. The meeting was held at Steve and Molly Rhea's home. -Photo by David Sykes Marriage Licenses The Morrow County Clerk has issued the follow ing marriage licenses: June 2: -Henry Erwin Zitterkob, 46, Umatilla and Lisa Ann Offill, 40, Hermiston. June 9: -Donald Eugene Ford. 36, Boardman and Jolyn Rose Case, 32, Boardman. Bank of Eastern Oregon Member FDIC Heppner Branch 541-676-9/25 tHHS lone Branch 541-422-7466 Hometown People Hometown Spirit nutrition content of meals served, use and control of commodity foods, accuracy of reimbursement claims, food safety and sanitation inspections. -approved a suc cessor contract with the Morrow County Unified R ecreation D istrict for 2011 - 12 . -ratified a succes sor contract with the Mor row County Education As sociation. -ratified a contract adjustment for insurance cap with steps for the OSEA for the 2011-12 school year -approved 2011-12 substitute teacher pay rate at $162.25 per day. -approved the Hu man Sexuality Curriculum, “My Future, My Choice.” -c a n v a s s e d the 2011 election results on community education com mittees. Only one person had received any votes and that person was a write in candidate. No other can didates appeared on the ballot. The committees had been eliminated due to lack of interest, redundancy in purpose and the expense of funding elections. -approved a resolu tion authorizing the county to invest district funds. -changed the time for an executive session concerning personnel/em- ployment which was held prior to the regular meet ing, rather than following it, without 24 hours notice to the media. In a June 15 story, the Gazette-Times reported on other news concerning the June 13 board meeting, including the district’s food service program and an increase in meal prices pre sented by Andy Fletcher; a new position of student achievement coordinator presented by incoming Su perintendent Dirk Dirksen; and a discussion o f the district’s human sexuality education program, which was tabled until the next meeting. Robinson elected Lions VA Tele-Health coming Club president to Morrow County “Our ag lenders know their business Everyone that m akes a living m aking things grow knows that having an ag lender that knows their business is an im portant part of m aking a farm operation successful in today’s econom y. A strong ag lender and ag producer relationship is a valuable asset. Our ag lenders know agriculture. Stop in and see us next tim e you need an ag loan. designee to apply and sign on grants and contracts; George Mendoza, assistant superintendent, designee to apply for and sign on grants and contracts, special ed coordinator; Joel Chavez- director of ELL program; Julie Ashbeck-personnel di- rector/executive secretary, designee to apply and sign on grants and contracts; newspapers of record-Hep- pner Gazette-Times and East Oregonian; district legal counsel-Doug Hojem o f C orey, Byler, Rew, Lorenzen & Hojem, LLC, Hungerford Law Firm; in surance agent of record- Nancy Snider, Wheatland Insurance; depositories for district funds-State Invest ment Pool, Bank of East ern Oregon, Banner Bank, Wells Fargo, U.S. National Bank, Bank of New York; auditors for 2010-11-Oster Professional Group of John Day. -approved resolu tion to amend approved budget: $3,222 increase in Fund 208 Gear Up grant fund 1000 Instruction and subsequent $3,222 decrease in 2000 Support Services; $10,000 increase in Fund 203 Title III Migrant Grant 2000 Support Services and subsequent $10,000 de crease in 1000 Instruction. -approved $1,905 in unanticipated revenues for the 208 Gear Up Fund 1000-instruction. -adopted an agree ment with the Oregon De partment of Education to operate the National School Lunch Program and the Commodity Food Distri bution Program by signing an agreement entitling the district to receive reim bursement for all meals that meet program requirements and to earn commodity food entitlement based on the number of lunches served. The district must follow all NSLP regulations regarding free and reduced price pro cess, financial management of the nonprofit school food service, civil rights and confidentiality procedures, An informational meeting regarding Tele- Health for rural veterans will be held July 6 in Board- man and Heppner. The meetings will be in Board- man at 9:30 a.m. at the Port o f M orrow C onference Center and in Heppner at 1:30 p.m. at the Heppner Chamber of Commerce. Tele-Health chang es the location where health care services are routinely provided. Meeting attend ees will see a short video explaining Tele-Health for rural veterans and will be able to visit with local care provider Daniel Nalep- ka. They will also get the chance to discuss local opportunities for veterans needing medical care close to home or in their own home. The VA uses health information, disease man agement and Tele-Health technologies to target care/ case management, thereby facilitating access to care and improving the health of veterans. The meetings will be presented by: Brian Westfield, director of the Walla Walla VA Medical Center and Daniel Nalepka o f PA-C, La Grande VA CBOC (Community Based Outreach Clinic). They are hosted by Morrow County Veterans Services. Controlled hunt draw results now online Hunters who ap plied for a 2011 fall con trolled hunt can find out if they drew the tag online at ODFW's My Hunter Infor mation page. Hunters will need with results was also mailed to all hunters who applied for a controlled hunt. H unters need to purchase their tags no later than the day before the earliest hunt period begins.
