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Ione holds commencement Bessie WetzeII Newspaper Library University o f Oregon Eugene. OR 97403 fi \y L v * 5<K Above: The lone Class of 2013 waits through the final minutes of commencement ceremony held June 7,2013 at the lone Community School. Sixteen seniors graduated with this year’s class. Right: One of the three lone 2013 valedictorians, Julianne Carlson, processes to the front w ith classmate Stewert Syver- son. Valedictory addresses were given by Carlson, Evan Rietmann and Stacee Halvors- en. Photos by David Sykes VOL. 132 N O . 24 10 Pages Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Enterprise zone receives first major payment Allen retires after 25 years Amazon pays $300, ()()() fees in lien o f property taxes By Andrea l)i Salvo Heppner says goodbye to long-tim e elementary school teacher Jannie Allen this week. Allen, 61, has taught fifth- and sixth-graders at Heppner Elementary School for 25 years. She spent her last day with her last class last Friday; her final day with the school was Monday, June 10. Born and raised in nearby Fossil, OR, Allen graduated from Wheeler High School in 1970. She then attended Oregon Col lege o f Education, now Western Oregon University, in Monmouth, OR, graduat ing in 1974. She married her husband, Dick, in 1972. He taught in Salem while she finished college, after which the couple returned to Fossil to live and teach. Allen taught fourth grade in Fossil for the next four Heppner Elementary School fifth- and sixth-grade teacher Jannie Allen sits at her desk in the midst of 25 years worth of memories. Her last official day w ith the school district was June 10. Photo by Andrea Di Salvo years. Allen says she took a hiatus from teaching in 1978, staying home with children Stephen and Eliza beth and subbing from time to time. In 1979, the family moved to Spray, OR. They stayed there until 1985, when they moved to lone. “We’ve alw ays said w e’ve lived in one metro politan area after another... Fossil, Spray and lone,” quips Allen. A llen subbed in the Heppner and lone areas until 1988, when she re ceived a call that changed the course o f her next 25 -See ALLEN RETIRES/PAGE SEVEN Celebrate Heppner event schedule June 14, 2013 8:30-11 am...Youth Track Activities - Heppner High track; sponsored by Heppner Daycare and Preschool. The cost will be $5 for ages Preschool through high school. Sign-ups at 8:30 a.m. with the event from 9-11 a.m. 8:30am-5:30pm.. .Sweet Productions Strawberry Shortcake free with purchase o f meal; $1.00 without meal 9am - close...Merchant Sidewalk Sale - make sure to check inside for special sales All Day ...Free Cup o f “Hometown” Coffee - Heppner Family Foods 9am - close...Community “Flea” Market and Craft Fair on Main Street (see list be low) 9am-3pm...Shaved Ice - Murray Drug's IOam-4pm...BEO Mortgage Division Open House - check out newly-remodeled of fices, have some refreshments and enter to win a gift certificate! 10:30 am ...“Dig Into Reading” summer reading program at Heppner Library 1 lam-3pm...Mini Carnival for kids and a prize wheel for adults - Community Bank 11:30am- 1:30pm... Community BBQ sponsored by Bank o f Eastern Oregon - Ameri- Title parking lot 1:00-5:00 pm...Morrow County Heritage and Agricultural Museums open 1:30 pm...Children’s Games at the City Park: Tricycle race, 3-5 years old; Water Bal loon Toss, 6 - 10 & 11-18 years old; Egg Toss: 6 - 10 & 11-18 years old 2:30 pm...Small dog races at City Park 6:00 pm ...“Memories o f the Flood," performed by the “Dinner-at-the-Cemetery Play ers,” will be held at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery starting with dinner at 6 p.m. Cost for the play, including dinner catered by Alvin Liu, is $25. Tickets available at the Bank of Eastern Oregon, Chamber Office, Community Bank and Murray’s Drug. Seating is limited. Vendors: Community Flea Market/Craft Fair/Fundraisers: Heppner FFA: Bake Sale Fundraiser for Relay for Life - in front o f Bank of Eastern Oregon Carol Klein/Rhondi: Rings and Things (Jewelry)/Tie die shirts, bandanas - in front of Heritage Land Co. Pauletta Graham: Puzzles, DVDs, Glassware, Odds and Ends - in front o f GD’s Dennis Wall: Jewelry and Pens - in front o f John’s Place Lisa Daniels: Homemade Outdoor Lights - in front of Bucknum’s Bonnie Gates: Jewelry - inside St. Patrick's Senior Center - Willow Street side Richard Paris: Sticks and Stones - in front of Lott’s U.S. Cellular/Molly Turrell: Phone Supplies/ phone questions and answers - in front o f Post Office Lisa Patton: Misc. items: Cosmetic Jewelery (necklace/earring sets); purses, picture frames, wallets, children’s clothing and much, much more - in front o f Advantage Dental offices Nova Simpson: PartyLite - in front of Senior Center Wheatland Insurance: Fundraiser for Relay for Life: Win an opportunity for an Italian dinner for eight by Carri and Missy at the Snider home on Rhea Creek, with the Wheatland staff serving. Tickets are $5 each. The winner will be announced at a later date. This fundraiser is sponsored by Wheatland Insurance Offices in Heppner and lone. Tickets will be sold in front o f Wheatland Insurance. By David Sykes The Columbia River Enterprise Zone (CREZ) has received its first ma jor business payment o f $300,000 from one o f the businesses locating in the zone, it was announced at its June 3 meeting. Amazon.com, a large online retailer building a data center at the Port of Morrow, sent in the pay ment check at the end o f May. U n d er n e g o tia te d agreements between the CREZ and new businesses locating at the Port, fees are paid instead o f property taxes. CREZ will distribute the funds to special taxing districts, such as rural fire, to compensate them for the effects o f having new businesses and increased population using their ser vices. So far the CREZ has long-term funding coming in over the next 15 years in excess o f $21 million, and board members have said this could be just the begin ning of many such deals. No decisions have yet been made how the Amazon payment will be spent. As part of these agree ments, businesses also may choose to donate money to charitable organizations in Morrow County in order to become more involved with the local community. Under these agreements those payments, or “buy backs” can be deducted from their negotiated fees owed to CREZ. Last month it was de cided by the CREZ board that new businesses lo cating in the Zone would be provided with a list o f charitable organizations to which they could donate money and earn credit on fees paid to the Zone. At its May 22 meeting, the CREZ board o f direc tors discussed ways to get more local organizations involved in receiving those donations, and help new businesses make choices on where to give their money. As part o f the effort, CREZ agreed to reach out and develop a list of county wide charitable organiza tions that would be sug gested to new businesses locating here as possible contribution recipients. At that meeting the board stipulated that the list can include most nonprofits rec ognized by the IRS, but will not include those involved in political activities. At its June 3 m eet ing, the board discussed expanding the list to also include groups that are not registered nonprofits, such as Little League and other small community groups. Members o f the CREZ board said they wanted the list o f charitable groups to include as many as possible in Morrow County and that the list could be added to at a later date. They stipulated -See AMAZON SIGNS WITH CREZ/PAGESIX County school board sees personnel changes; adopts over $30 million budget By April Sykes with 813 votes and board resignations o f Sam Board- Two n e w ly -e le c te d member Barney Lindsay, man Elementary Principal Lexington, was re Jacque Johnson and River board m em b ers elected to Position side High School Principal were introduced at the Morrow County 6, with 839 votes. Robert Elizondo. Johnson The m eeting is taking a position as prin School Board meet ing Monday night at was the last one cipal at Farmin Stidwell for board member Elementary School at Sand- the district office in Berto Hernandez, point, ID, her home town. Lexington. Elizondo has taken Boardman, Rhonda Ham a position as princi by, 49, and Mark Rhonda Position 7, pal at a Walla Walla Pratt, 38, both o f Hantln w ho d id middle school. Boardman, will join not run for Matthew Matz, the board at the first meet re-election. Board Irrigon Elementary ing o f the new school year member Tony Na School principal, in August. varro, Boardman, w ill transfer to Sam Hamby is employed at Position 4, had ear Mark Pratt Boardman Elemen Community Counseling So lier resigned. tary, where he will Remaining lutions in Heppner. Pratt is a Morrow County Sheriff’s board members are Brian take over as principal fol Deputy. Hamby received Kollman, Heppner, Position lowing Johnson's resigna 772 votes in the May elec 1; Bill Kuhn, Heppner, Po tion. Selection committees sition 3; and Becky Kindle, tion and Pratt, 786. are being formed to choose B oard C hair Thad Heppner, Position 5. More changes are in - . S i v MCSD ADOPTS BUD Killingbeck, Irrigon, was GET/PAGE FIVE re-elected to Position 2, store for the district with the l A IH IR ’SDAY.M’K IALS RANGLER. JEANS O N SALE I3MWZ ORIGINAL COWBOY CUT $21.95 |\l I C l III R W R \Nf .1 1 R Ml NN V\ I \R 15% Ol 11 BAC k I O REGULAR SIOR f HOURS MONDAY I RIDAY 81)0 AM-5: JOPM _________SAIURDAY 8:OOAM 12 N O O N _________ M o r r o w C ou n ty' G r a in G r o w e r s G r e e n F e e d & S e e d 242 W. Linden Way, Heppner • 676-9422 • 989-8221 (MCGG main office)
