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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, Apnl 9,2014
NEW ADMIN BUILDING
Ione 4-H Bakery Bunch news
By Eva Martin
An artist’s sketch of the new courthouse annex building in relation to the present 114-year-
old courthouse.
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“ B a s a l t is v e r y a similar between the new
Osmin Ranch near Heppner.
The architects said they
traveled to the ranch and
looked at the quarry to
see if some of the original
rock could be used in the
new building, but it was
determined that not only
would it be very expensive
to do so, but the expertise to
quarry, cut and use the rock
was not as prevalent today
as it was when the original
courthouse was built.
expensive to use and there
are not very many craftsmen
around that can do it,” said
architect Amber Van Ocker
of LKV Architects.
She said they were
possibly going to be able
to use some basalt in the
landscaping around the
building, but that would be
the extent of the original
stone usage.
The designers were,
however, able to incorporate
and old county buildings.
As a tim e lin e for
the new building, it was
announced that demolition
of the present homes would
be in 2-3 months, and the
project manager said his
company was going to work
closely with residents in the
area to alleviate problems.
A general contractor on
the project had not yet been
selected as of last week.
CREZ HOUSING PLANS
-Continuedfrom PAGE ONE also held a discussion on C o u n ty .
manager and CREZ board
member Karen Pettigrew
said so far the BCDA was
only a proposal and the
group would be back later
for a specific request. She
also said the program would
be designed to take some of
the fear out of a first time
home purchase and make
it easier for people to buy
a home.
B o a rd
m em ber
Marc Rogelstad said he
supported the program
because purchasing a home
can be “overwhelming.”
The home-buying training
course w ould also be
offered in Spanish.
In other business the
CREZ board approved
a r e q u e s t fro m th e
Morrow County Sheriff’s
Department for funding to
upgrade their “Computer
Aided Dispatch” system
used in police and other
emergency vehicles for
c o m m u n ic a tio n . T he
amount for the upgrade
was $54,160.
U ndersheriff Steven
Myren told the CREZ board
that the new equipment
would allow emergency
personal to receive “real
tim e d a t a ” from th e
dispatch system. He said
the new units would replace
the current “ A ir-C ard”
equipment now used.
T he C R E Z b o a rd
formulating a plan on how
th eir money w ould be
spent in the future. So far
the CREZ is scheduled to
receive $25 million in fees
from businesses locating
in the enterprise zone over
the next 15 years. The
CREZ board is tasked with
disbursing these funds, and
some board members want
to have a planning meeting
to determine priority of the
spending.
“ The CREZ board
needs to have a strategy
meeting and think about
how we plan on spending
this money,” alternate board
member Lisa Mittelsdorf
to ld th e o th e r b o ard
m em bers. "We need to
develop a plan or it (the
spending actions) is going
to catch up to us.”
The CREZ's bylaws
call fo r th e b oard to
disburse money received
at least twice per year, and
apparently the CREZ is
not required by state law to
have a budget committee,
b u d g e t h e a r in g o r a
published budget as are all
other public taxing districts
such as counties, cities and
special districts.
T he C R E Z w as
f o r m e d th r o u g h an
in te rg o v e rn m e n ta l
agreem ent betw een the
Port of Morrow, the city
of Boardman and Morrow
E ac h e n tity
appoints two members (and
two alternate members) to
the CREZ board, one of
whom must be an elected
official.
At the last m eeting
board members felt more
planning should go into how
the money was being spent.
Some suggested that a “pie”
type chart be developed
with certain percentages of
the total money received
be allocated to various
categories of spending.
E n te rp ris e Z one
M anager Carla McLane
also asked the board to
consider more guidelines
on how requests for funding
are to be handled. As many
o f the funding requests
are first made to her, she
asked for a “strategy on
how people come to us.”
In the CREZ bylaws
allocation of the funds is
loosely described as going
to “ affected d is tric ts ,”
which promoted Russell
to say that “payment in
lieu of taxes is set up to
m itigate those d istricts
which are impacted by the
new businesses (coming
into the enterprise zone).
“ It is not as clear to
me that the other districts
are as impacted, but I am
open to hear a case for
it,” he said about future
funding decisions made by
the CREZ board.
Baptists to host Seder meal
Willow Creek Baptist
Church is hosting a Passover
Seder on Thursday evening,
April 17, at 6:30 p.m.
The public is invited to
come and take part in the
ceremony that Jesus was
observing when he said,
“Do this in remembrance
of me,” and to celebrate the
redemption of Israel from
Egypt and the redemption
of our lives from the slavery
of sin.
A m e a l w ill be
provided. To reserve a
place, call Deana Price at
541-676-5552.
Bakery Bunch 4-H Club members watch as Keri Heideman
of lone demonstrates how to make and decorate Unicorn
Poop cookies. L-R: Keri Heideman, Hailee Peterson, Hailey
Heideman, Eva Martin, Cecilia McKlligott, Kaitlyn Thompson,
MaLinda Morter, Kayla Rodriguez and Grace Ogden. -
Contributed photo
Community 4-H learns fun
facts about livestock projects
By Ivy Sand ford, Club
Reporter
The lone Community
4-H Club had their monthly
meeting on March 30 at the
lone Community Church
with 17 members present.
For this month's meeting
the o ffice rs planned a
scavenger hunt that helped
teach the members about
different livestock projects,
as well as being a fun way
to play for p rizes and
learn what it takes to show
animals at fair.
T his w as the first
m eeting for w hich the
newly-elected officers got
to plan an activity that helps
teach new and returning
members about 4-H animal
projects. Group leader Erin
Heideman shared with the
members information on
the cattle part of livestock
judging to better prepare
them for the competition
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jaw, shoulder, upper back
or abdominal discomfort;
shortness o f breath; nausea
or vomiting; abdominal pain
or “heartburn”; sweating;
dizziness; and/or unusual or
unexplained fatigue.
Even though symptoms
vary, if you suspect you are
having a heart attack, call
for emergency medical help
immediately. Do not waste
time trying to diagnose
heart attack sym ptom s
yourself.
Getting heart attack
treatment quickly improves
your chance o f survival
and minimizes damage to
your heart. The best time
to treat a heart attack is
within one to two hours of
the first onset o f symptoms.
Waiting longer increases
the damage to your heart
and reduces your chance o f
survival.
“ Our a m b u la n c e s
are now equipped with
12-lead EKG’s capable
o f transmitting results to
local hospitals. These early
EKG’s can help direct the
care needed at the hospital.”
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added Grigg.
When a person presents
to P io n e e r M em o rial
Hospital complaining of
chest pain, or has symptoms
suggestive of a heart attack,
the Emergency Department
(ED) team swings into
action to treat or prevent
further damage.
“ O ur g o a l is to
have diagnostic testing
such as vital sig n s, an
electrocardiogram (EKG),
blood testing, and chest
x-rays underway within
10 minutes o f the patient’s
arrival. Also within those
first ten minutes the patient
is placed on supplemental
oxygen, has at least one
IV line started and, unless
contraindicated, receives
aspirin and sublin gual
nitroglycerin,” said Molly
Rhea, Director o f Nursing
w ith M orrow C ou n ty
Health District.
If the symptoms and
tests reveal the patient has
had or is having a heart
attack, the team continues
with interventions as the
physician is put in contact
with a cardiologist at a major
lone Community 4-H Club officer Morgan Orem asks new
members questions about sheep projects. -Contributedphoto
at fair. Later, at the June
meeting, there will be more
liv esto ck ju d g in g with
swine and sheep.
The club is planning
their community service
project for Saturday, May 3,
where they will be cleaning
the High View Cemetery
in lone to p rep are for
M emorial Day weekend
visitors.
The next meeting will
be held Sunday, April 27. at
4 p.m. at lone Community
Church.
Parenting with Dignity
program planned in Heppner
The Parents for Parents
Committee has announced
that Mac Bledsoe will be
in Heppner on April 17 to
speak with students, parents
and community members
about his Parenting with
Dignity (PWD) program.
Mac Bledsoe is the
president and co-founder
of Parenting with Dignity,
as well as a parent, school
teacher and coach. He and
his wife Barbara, also a
teacher, have taught in
W ashington schools for
more than 29 years.
S ev eral y e a rs ago
they said they began to
see c h ild re n in th e ir
classrooms making poor,
life-changing decisions.
They began a nine-week
PWD curriculum with a
small group of parents and
HEART ATTACK SURVIVAL
locations o f AED’s to the
population o f Boardman.
Given
a wide
outpouring o f support for
this project, a task force
has been formed to lead the
initiative. Members of the
task force include Kathy
Neal, Diane Wolfe, Sandy
Toms, Barry Beyeler, Toni
Connell, Mindy Binder,
Anna Aylett, Delbert Turner
and Dan Grigg. “If this
project is successfu l in
B oardm an, w e w ou ld
certainly be interested as a
health district in spreading
this to other communities
in our county,” said Dan
Grigg.
In B e y e le r ’s c a se ,
the need to call 911 and
initiate life saving measures
w as clear. For oth ers
experiencing a heart attack,
it is less clear. Heart attack
sym ptom s vary w idely.
Som e have only minor
chest pain w hile others
have excruciating pain in
the chest, arms, back or
jaw. Women are more likely
than men to have heart
attack symptoms without
On Friday. March 14,
the lone Bakery Bunch
4-H group met at the lone
Community Church and
made a delicious treat with
special guest leader Keri
Heideman.
Heideman showed the
group how to make Unicom
Poop, which is a colorful
dyed cookie and tastes
kind of like a shortbread
cookie. The treat was new
to members of the group.
The poop was very tasty
and colorful. This special
treat is a favorite dessert for
the Heideman family.
The next club meeting
will be on April 16.
medical center. Depending
on the situation, the ED
staff may start thrombolytic
therapy, or “clot busters,”
to dissolve any blood clots
in the heart’s arteries, and
arrange to have the patient
transported to a tertiary care
center.
With early intervention,
many heart attacks can
be m inim ized or even
reversed. If you think you
might be having a heart
attack, don't delay-time is
muscle (heart muscle).
If you suspect you
are having a heart
attack:
-Immediately
dissolve two aspirin in
your mouth and swallow
them with water.
-Call 911 and say
“Heart Attack!” and tell
the dispatcher that you
have taken two aspirin.
-The dispatcher will
stay on the phone with
you until the ambulance
arrives.
-Sit on a chair or
sofa near the front door;
do not lie down.
saw positive changes in
their classrooms. As the
curriculum grew, their son,
former NFL quarterback
Drew Bledsoe, provided
the fu n d in g to form a
fo u n d atio n that w ould
allow groups from all over
the country to benefit from
PWD.
The PWD mission is
to “improve the lives of
children by promoting and
teaching effective parenting
s k ills .” PWD provides
te ch n iq u es for raisin g
responsible, independent
children
through
“discipline, punishm ent
and empowerment.”
B le d s o e ’s tim e in
South Morrow County will
begin with an assembly on
bullying for the Heppner
Junior/Senior High School
and lone Junior/S enior
High School Students the
afternoon of April 17.
The
evening
presentation for parents,
grandparents, childcare
providers and community
m em bers o f H eppner,
Lexington and lone will
begin with a free dinner
at 5:30 p.m. at Heppner
Elementary, followed by
Bledsoe’s presentation from
6:30-8 p.m. Free babysitting
will be provided in the HES
library.
For more information
about this presentation
or the Parents for Parents
Committee, contact Brandi
Sweeney at 541-676-5530
or Nicole Mahoney at 541 -
676-5157.
lone, Heppner
Easter egg hunts
planned
lo n e and H ep pner
are both continuing their
traditions o f annual Easter
egg hunts for the children
on Saturday, April 19.
lo n e’s annual Easter
egg hunt wi l l be held
Saturday, April 19, at 10
a.m. in the lone City Park.
Children up to the fourth
grade are invited. Anyone
wishing to make a donation
to the hunt may do so at
Bank o f Eastern Oregon
in lone.
H e p p n e r ’s hunt,
sponsored by the Heppner
Elks, will also be April 19
at 10 a.m. Locations will be
Heppner City Park. Hager
Park and the lower field;
more information will be
announced next week.
Chamber lunch meeting
The next lunch meeting o f the Heppner Chamber of
Commerce will be on Thursday, April 17, from noon to
1 p.m. at Heppner City Hall.
Dan Grigg. administrator for the Morrow County
Health District, will be giving an update o f what is going
on in the district and explaining the levy that will be on
the upcoming ballot.
Candidates for Morrow County Commissioner will
also be on hand to talk about why they are interested
in serving in this capacity. Time will be allowed for
questions.
Cost o f lunch is $10; A&M’s Kitchen will cater.
Chamber lunch attendees are asked to RS VP at 541 -676-
5536 no later than the Wednesday before to guarantee a
lunch.