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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
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