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11 1 1 1 1 1■ 1 1 1 • 1 1 • 111 I t 11 111■11•111 Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 City considering “digger” Indian sculpture for placement in park Tamastslikt Cultural Institute in Pendleton guiding efforts to show Indian history o f South Morrow County VOL. 131 N 0. 27 8 Pages Wednesday, July 11,2012 slikt Cultural Institute of By David Sykes The city of Heppner is Pendleton to come up with working with the Tamást- a suitable Indian statue for placement in Heritage Plaza Park in Heppner. Heritage is the park with the wind mill and farm equipment near the farm museum. The city Beautification/ Parks and Land Commis sion met at city hall June 14 and had a phone conference with John Chess, Tamasts likt Development Officer. The Tamastslikt muse um in Pendleton celebrates the traditions of the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla tribes, and Chess guides de velopment of new Indian- history projects. Chess emphasized that the statue work needs to be done by a Native Ameri can, and that the tribes would like to have input on displays and design, and review any grant applica tions for funding, telling the committee that would ensure accuracy. Members o f the city Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon park committee reviewed The city council is considering a “digger" silhouette-type design such as above for the Indian sculptures proposed at Heritage Plaza Park in Heppner. several different sculpture design ideas, but decided on the digger style since it emphasized agriculture, which is related to the South Morrow area. Parks Committee mem ber Merle Cowett suggested to Chess that whoever did the statue work might con sider visiting the local mu seum to look at photographs of our area that could be used as a reference. Com m ittee Chairm an Joann Burleson also suggested to Chess that the artist come to Heppner and visit the museum. Chess said there is a -See INDIAN SCULP TURES/PAGE FIVE Local man attends 70th college reunion Kim Cutsforth hired as new city manager By Andrea Di Salvo For many o f us, our 10th, 20,h or 30th high-school reunions are big events. However, Lexington-area farmer C. K. “Kenny” Peck recently raised the bar on school reunions. Peck, 93, attended his 70,h— yes, 70th— college class reunion for Oregon State University last month in Corvallis. Peck gradu ated from OSU in 1942 with a Bachelor of Science degree in forestry. In a reunion that com bined 50-, 60- and 70-year m ilestones, the class of 1942 boasted only 11 at tendees from a graduating class that Peck estimated at around 600...the class of 1942 took up only two tables at the event. That was a substantial drop from around 200 people at the 50-year reunion. “There just aren’t too many of them left around,” Council hires local woman to replace DeMayo C.K. “ Kenny” and Lucille Peck. Peck sported plenty of orange to show his OSU pride for the photo while his wife Lucille, a University of Oregon girl from Eugene, joked that she should have worn green. -Photo by Andrea Di Salvo said Peck. graduates who attended, Peck said he only knew -See 70TH REUNION/PAGE a couple of the other 1942 SEVEN Sandford heads to N H SR pageant A good luck dinner and fundraiser was held at the Morrow County Fair grounds Saturday night for hometown girl, Miss High School Rodeo Oregon Lil lian Sanford. Lilly is raising money to attend the National High School Rodeo finals and queen pageant in Rock Springs, WY, this week, July 13-21. She is the daughter of Rick and Sylvia Sandford of lone. Auction items included By David Sykes The H e p p n e r C ity Council voted unanimously Monday to hire local wom an Kim Cutsforth to replace current city manager Dave DeMayo, who is retiring in August. Cutsforth is best known in the community as the principal broker at Heritage Land Company, where she has been since 1999. Her other business experiences includes sales work as di rector of marketing for Fre mont Wood Products, Inc., where she helped expand sales of the Malaysian lum ber manufacturer’s products in the United States market from 1988 to 2005. She was also West Coast sales man ager of the flooring division of North Pacific Lumber Co. from 1990 to 2001. Cutsforth, 53, was bom in Heppner and graduat ed from Pendleton High School in 1977. She then went on to receive a degree in business management, with a focus on human resources, finance and eco nomics, from the University of Oregon in 1981. She cur rently lives near Heppner in a home overlooking Willow Creek Lake on the Willow Creek Highway. She has two children. Other community ex perience includes acting as president of the board o f directors o f the non profit Heppner Day Care, Inc. where, according to her resume, she did work as bookkeeper and grant writer, and helped to over see the growth of the facil ity from four children and one employee, to serving more than 75 families and six employees. Her resume also says that "through suc cessful grant writing and management plans, Hepp ner Day Care purchased the building and made many Kim Cutsforth physical improvements.” C u tsfo rth has also served as a board member of the Willow Creek Park District from 1998 to the present, and has “helped draft and publish the an nual budget, manage the books and write grants and business proposals for nec essary improvements and management programs.” -See CUTSFORTH HIRED/ PAGE FOUR City to get new rescue vehicle The city o f Heppner a framed print, sweatshirt is set to receive a new res and bumper sticker, do cue vehicle, which Fire nated by the Sisters Rodeo C h ie f Rusty Estes says Board; a framed pencil will improve the Fire De print of horses, donated by partment’s rescue abilities Jennifer Jaca; a package of during emergencies. a poster and two tickets to “This truck will put all the National Pro Rodeo As our rescue equipment in one sociation. donated by Jean place when we go out on a McPherson; two Pendleton call. Our jaws of life and Wool blankets, donated other equipment will all be The city of Heppner's new rescue vehicle sits ready for de livery following modifications at Coil Fahricating. Photo by by Willow Creek Storage, together,” he explained. David Sykes LLC; a wine and chocolate The truck was a surplus basket, donated by Shyla OHSR Queen Lillian Sand vehicle from the Chemi “Jay Coil was low bid ment recently received an ford speaks to the crowd -See OHSR QUEEN/PAGE at her fundraiser Saturday cal Stockpile Emergency der on converting the truck anonymous $5,000 dona EIGHT night. P re p are d n e ss Program to our needs,” Estes said, tion toward the $13,000 (CSEPP), which recently “and he did lots of extras for conversion o f the rescue finished the chemical weap us and made it a very nice vehicle. ons destruction at the Army addition to our emergency “I don’t know who gave Depot in north Morrow vehicles.” it, but we really appreciate Estes said the depart it,” said Estes. County. to http://morrowcountyore- as listed in the last edition, gon.com/county-clerk/. the city of Ione has several The deadline for all positions opening this year. candidates to be filed with The position of mayor, cur The Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo are coming up. That means the Morrow County Clerk’s rently held by Mark Bruno, the yearly fair edition of the Gazette-Times is also upon us. office is August 28. How is up for grabs November 6; The G-T would like to remind everyone that the article and advertising deadline ever, individuals interested it carries a two-year term. for the annual fair edition is July 31 at 5 p.m. in running for city offices Council positions #1, held need to think ahead and by Linda LaRue; #2, held consider their city’s filing by Mark Anderson; and #3, requirements, which may held by Deacon Heideman, include gathering supporter are also up for reelection. signatures. City due dates All council positions carry for filings also vary, so four-year terms. Anyone in onday riday interested candidates need terested in running for those to check with their local positions should contact aturday city hall. Ione City Hall at 541-422- Aside from positions 7414 for filing paperwork M o rro w C o u n ty G rain G ro w e rs in Heppner and Lexington and requirements. Plan ahead to run for city office Four Ione positions up for réélection Anyone interested in running for office in the November general election needs to begin the process soon. L ast w e e k ’s in fo r mation regarding county positions was only partly correct. Morrow County Clerk Bobbi Childers has clarified that filing is closed for major-party affiliated (Democrat and Republican) candidates. However, there still are county positions for which minor-party or non- affiliated candidates may file. 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