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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Ione school year underway lo n e S c h o o ls b e g a n their school year on Monday, Aug. 25. TJ Patton introduces the k in d e r g a r te n students on the first day of school at lone Elementary School. Along with Teacher Brandi O r e m , s t u d e n t s p ic tu r e d are: Rosa Aguilar, Hadassah Bolanos, Leonardo Cabrera, Novalee Campbell, William Lehn, Wyatt Licence, William McElligott, Isabelle Ogden, O liv ia O g d e n , P hegley Padberg, Cay Ian Proudfoot, Julian Ramirez, Zion Kamos, Jayden Rea, Keltic Kietmann, Tomas R odrigue z -S he e na , and F e r n a n d o S e r r a n o . - Contributed photo St. William's First Communion, and farewell to Father Kumar St. William's Catholic Church in lone celebrated a First Communion Mass on Friday, Aug. 22. The date was selected to also honor Fr. Kumar Udagandla, who Ann Kietmann. Rachel Holland, Oskar Peterson, TJ Pat was celebrating the 20-year ton, Morgan Orent and Daniel Holtz started the year olT right anniversary of his ordination with an all-student assembly. -Contributedphoto to the priesthood. The first c o m m u n ic a n ts had branch. “1 am pleased we are able to p ro m o te from within the com pany. C itlali is familiar with the B oardm an and Irrigon branches and know s our customers,” con cluded Bailey. Citlali and her husband. A ugustin, live in Boardman, and have three sons. County, Port receive ConnectOregon grant funding A fter c o n sid erin g input from the public at a hearing in July and reviewing a large volume of written comments, the O regon T ran sp o rtatio n Commission last Friday approved 36 multimodal projects from around the state for $40,369,189 in funding, provided by the ConnectOregon V program. A m ong th e a p p ro v e d grants were $17,926.40 to M orrow C ounty for airport improvements and $6,000,000 to the Port of Morrow for a cold storage facility. For ConnectOregon V, t h e r e w e r e 104 applications requesting a total o f $124,386,927 million. Each application was evaluated and ranked by several stak eh o ld er groups, including modal committees and regional - THREE Left to right: Pr. Papa Rao Pasala, Fr. K umar Udagandla, Jackson Coiner, John McElligott, Martin Medina, Ferdinando Ramirez, Alexis Ramirez. -Contributedphoto BEO promotes Mendoza to Irrigon Branch “I am pleased to announce Cit- lali Mendoza has been prom oted to Branch Man ager in Irrigon,” said Jeff Bailey, president & CEO. Bank o f Eastern Oregon. Mendoza has been with the bank since 2006, working as teller and most recently operations super visor in BEO’s Boardman Wednesday, August 27,2014 committees, before going to the final review committee. C o n n e c tO re g o n focuses on “ im proving connections and supporting local economies throughout the state.” Dedicated to n o n -highw ay p ro jec ts, ConnectOregon was first approved by the Oregon legislature in 2005 and has funded more than 130 m arin e/p o rts, av iatio n , public tran sit, and rail projects around the state. For C onnectO regon V, bicycle/pedestrian projects w ere also e lig ib le to compete for funds. For more about the p ro g ram and p ro c e ss, i n c l u d i n g l i n k s to a p p lic a tio n s , v isit the ConnectOregon website, http://w w w .oregon.gov/ O D O T /T D /T P /p a g e s / connector.aspx. CALL ME FOR ANY OF YOUR AUTOMOBILE NEEDS MIKE FRINK O U T S ID E S A L E S 541 - 701-4724 E m a il: m ffin k O T o y o ta o flM r m U fe n .c o m ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. prepared all year for this special occasion under the direction of teacher Eileen McElligott. S tu d en ts rece iv in g the Holy Eucharist for the first time were Ferdinando Ramirez, Alexis Ramirez, John McElligott, Jackson Coiner and Martin M edina. Fr. Papa Rao Pasala, St. William’s new parish priest, co-celebrated with Fr. Kumar. A p o t 1 u c k dinner followed Mass to honor the first com m unicants and say farewell to Fr. Kumar, who has been transferred to St. Mary ’s Catholic Church in Pendleton. Free youth pheasant Local girl contestant hunts planned in state spelling bee H u n ter e d u c a tio n youth graduates are eligible to sign up for one of 11 free upland bird hunts being planned across the state in September. Hunts are planned in B aker City, Central Point, Corvallis, Eugene, Irrigon/Umatilla, John Day, Klamath Falls, La Grande, Madras, Portland and The Dalles/Wamic. P re-reg istra tio n is required at most events. Those enrolling must be certified in hunter education and age 17 or younger to participate. Participants need a v alid h u n tin g lic e n s e , a v a ila b le for purchase for $14.50, and a free Harvest Information Program validation. Youth hunters age 14-17 also need an upland game bird validation, available for $8.50. Dates for the hunts are as follows: Baker City Area (private land) - Sept. 27, 28; Central Point (Denman Wildlife Area) — Sept. 20, 21; Corvallis - E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area - Sept. 20, 27,28; Eugene - Fern Ridge Wildlife Area - Sept. 13, 14 (no advance registration required); Irrigon Wildlife Area (between Irrigon and Umatilla) - Sept. 20, 21, m orning and afternoon h u n ts; John Day area (private land) - Sept. 13, 14; Klamath Falls (Klamath Wildlife Area) - Sept. 13, 14; La Grande - Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area - Sept. 20,21 (no advance registration required); Madras (Willow Creek area) - Sept. 20, 21; Portland (Sauvie Island Wildlife Area) - Sept. 20, 21; The D alles/W am ic (White River Wildlife Area) - Sept. 27, 28. Ol i v i a Schmi dt o f H ep p n er and Mary Hammond o f Boardman w ill rep resen t Morrow County this year at the Oregon Statewide Spelling Championship. The spelling cham pionship will take place at the Oregon State Fair in Salem on Saturday, Aug. 30 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Hart of the Garden, Oregon State Fairgrounds, Salem. T h is is the six th year Oregon Spellers has sp o n so red the O regon Statewide Spelling C ham pionship. O regon Spellers is all-volunteer group that formed in 2009 in response to the Oregon Department of Education’s budget-driven decision to elim inate their state- level spelling contest that they had run for 33 years. Oregon Spellers is funded solely by donations. Debra Gil, from KPTV’s “Good Day Oregon,” will emcee the Division II and III of the Spelling Championship for her third year. Oregon Spellers is also hosting “ The Bee at the Fair,” which is be a verbal bee open to all Oregon State Fair patrons on Saturday, Aug. 30. The Junior Division Verbal Bee (12 and under) will start at 2 p.m. and the Teen/Adult Division Bee will begin at 3 p.m. on the stage in the Jackson-Long Building. For more information, contact oregonspellers@ kaynor.net. County prepares to break ground on new administration building The Morrow County government is preparing to break ground on a new adm inistrative building in Heppner. The project team, consisting of Morrow County Government officials, project manager W enaha G ro u p , LKV A r c h ite c ts , and W.C. C o n s tr uc t io n , have com pleted the planning and design phase, and is p re p a rin g to b egin construction in October. The building, which will be two stories and just over 11,200 square feet, will accommodate several existing county departments that are currently in multiple lo c a tio n s t h r o u g h o u t H eppner. H aving the various depart ment s in a single location will in c re ase d e p artm en tal efficiencies and improve communication, as well as make a single location for citizens needing to meet with county em ployees, said a county spokesperson. M orrow County Public Health Director, Sheree Smith, says she is excited for the im proved ADA access to her department. Mor r ow Count y officials working with LKV A rchitects o f Boise, ID and the Wenaha Group met with department managers during the programming phase of design, identifying the department’s respective needs, upgrading technology infrastructure, and aligning the department's locations wi t hi n the bui l di ng to better serve the residents of Morrow County and allow for a more stream lined county workflow. Mo r r o w C o u n t y officials were also very c o n s c i e n t i o u s o f t he exterior design of the new adm inistrative building, given it will be located immediately north o f the historic Morrow County Courthouse; the Courthouse, constructed in 1903, is one o f the oldest continuously used courthouses in the State o f Oregon, and recently r e c e i v e d a c o mp l e t e renovation of the historic clock tower. The new administrative building’s d esig n is in ten d ed to complement the courthouse, and incorporates design elements to appeal to the design aesthetic o f the courthouse, said the release. Funding for the project is provided through wind energy income, and not from county taxpayers; this investment in Heppner is an exciting example of how Morrow County is returning the benefits of wind energy i n s t a l l a t i o n s l oc a t e d th roughout the county. “The commissioners have decided that these short lived monies will be used for capital projects, such as this new building. General fund monies continue to fund the normal operation of the county, but not fund these special projects,” according to Morrow County Judge Terry Tallman. The c o u n t y has selected W.C. Construction o f Elgin, Oregon, as the c o n stru ctio n m anager/ general contractor (CM/GC) for the project, and W.C. Construction is currently in the bidding phase of the project, with plans available at plan centers throughout the P acific N orthw est, including Hermiston, Tri- Cities, Central Oregon, and Clackamas. An official ribbon cutting ceremony for the project, as well as an official dedication of the renovated Courthouse clock tower, will be held on September 29, with work beginning in October. The administrative building is scheduled for completion by Fall, 2015. , . . Medicare class coining W heat commission t0 Ione Sept 4 to meet The Oregon Wheat Commission will hold a regular board meeting on Monday, September 8, at the SAGE Center. 101 Olson Road, Boardman, in the boardroom at 10 a.m. Lunch will be provided to all attendees. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. The ADA prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities. Those attending may request an interpreter for the hearing impaired or for other accommodations for persons with disabilities. For more information, contact the Oregon Wheat Commission office at 503-467-2161. A Me d i c a r e 101 c l a s s is c o m i n g to 1 one next month. The class will be held on Thursday, Sept. 4. at 6 p.m. at the Ione Library. Medicare 101 will be offered to anyone in the Morrow County community who wants to understand about Medicare health insurance benefits and choices. This is an opportunity to become informed prior to the annual fall Medicare enrollment period coming up Oct. 15 to Dec. 7. For the more than 1,700 Medicare beneficiaries and all individuals turning 65 in 2014 or 2015 residing in Morrow County, this is a once-a-year event for people to get their questions answered by unbiased, objective OID Medicare trainers.
