HeppnerGazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June22,2011
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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.
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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,
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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.