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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - THREE Kindergarten visits ED FOUNDATION GIFTS planned at Ione Community School -Continued from PAGE ONE family support specialist. Kindergarten visitation is coming to Ione Community School. The school invites all students who will be ive years old by Sept. 1, 2016. Visitation will be Thursday, May 5, at 9:30 a.m. in the kindergarten classroom. Stu- dents will do an activity with the teacher, eat lunch and play at recess. Students can be picked up at noon. Parents are asked to ill out enrollment papers in the ofice. They will need to bring birth certiicates, immuni- zation papers, Social Security cards and $2 for students to eat lunch. If you have any questions, call Ione Community School at 541-422-7131. Ione FFA clears ield in tractor driving level,” Dirksen said. Out of the $242,395 received, $132,600 will be available as technology grants for which teachers can apply. “We also want to get the teachers trained on us- ing the technology and when teachers put in for a grant there is a professional development requirement that goes with it. It’s a win- win situation,” he said. In addition to the tech- nology funds, the district also received $50,000 for Eastern Promise credits. The funding would cover 1,613 credit hours accord- ing to the district office. Field trips for all grades are also covered with $13,000 of the funding and the re- maining $25,000 will be used for wraparound ser- vices including two school resource officers, three community counselors, one nurse, two CARE coordina- tors, one early childhood CARE coordinator and one “The district believes that with the continued support of the Morrow Education Foundation, we are able to continue to pro- vide the students of Morrow County School District the best opportunities avail- able,” Dirksen said. The Morrow Education Foundation has disbursed over $620,000 to the Mor- row County School Dis- trict since 2014 and over $61,000 to the Ione School District over the same time period. Port of Morrow gen- eral manager Gary Neal said the funds are largely from the Columbia River Enterprise Zone payments made specifically toward improving education in Morrow County. “We are working to- ward enhancing communi- ties and supporting livabil- ity and education programs in Morrow County,” Neal said. Above: Rick Stokoe, left, Port of Morrow commissioner and Morrow Education Foundation board member, presents Mor- row County School Board President Becky Kindle and Morrow County School District Superintendent Dirk Dirksen with a check for $242,395. Below: Morrow Education Foundation board members Marv Padberg, left, and Ed Rollins, right, present Ione Community School Principal Henry Ramirez with a check for $22,604. -Contributed photos B2H OPEN HOUSE The Ione FFA Chapter attended the FFA district ag mechanics career development event last week at BMCC and performed well. The beginning team took third place and the Ione chapter had a clean sweep in beginning tractor driving. In tractor driv- ing, irst went to Austin Morter, second to Anthony Rietmann and third to Tyson Epperson. The Ag Mechanics team (pic- tured) consisted of Austin Morter, Anthony Rietmann, Tyson Epperson, Aaron Smythe, JD Aleksa, Donald McElligott and Jorge Aguilar. -Photo by Erin Heideman Historical society views history through the Columbia Gorge On Friday, April 15, members of the Morrow County Historical Society participated in an all-day trip to the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Mu- seum Center, located in The Dalles, OR. The group was able to view displays of the out-itting of the Lewis & Clark expedition, Ice Age floods of the Columbia River Gorge, the work of J.E. Freemont (topographic mapmakers for the U.S. Army) who mapped a large part of the central western portion of the U.S. from 1843-1884 (important in the acquiring new territory) and inally a “Birds of Prey” display. The local Unit- ed States Fish and Game rangers have adopted four permanently disabled rap- tors—a rough-shouldered hawk, a red-tailed hawk and two bald eagles. These birds are used to educate the public. Members say other his- torical society activities are in “the works.” For more information, contact Dave DeMayo, 676-8017. Marriage Licenses The Morrow County Clerk’s ofice has released the following report of marriage licenses: April 21, 2016: -Mariano Morales Hernandez, 25, of Kennewick, WA and Omayda Rodriguez Garza, 42, of Umatilla, OR. April 25, 2016: -Jordan Timothy Wright, 23, of Hep- pner and Emma Kate Osmin, 21, of Heppner. ORDER EARLY BOUQUETS, PLANTS BALLOONS, & GIFT BASKETS. DELIVERY AVAILABLE TO HEPPER, LEXINGTON & IONE CHECK OUT OUR NEW STOCK GREAT MOTHER'S DAY GIFT IDEAS ARRIVING DAILY Administrative Professional Day is Today April 27th DON'T LET THEM KNOW YOU FORGOT... Murray's has the perfect gift GRADUATION GIFTS GALORE! Shop Early for Best Selection 217 North Main St., Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 Serving Morrow, Wheeler & Gilliam counties Since 1959 A map of the B2H Agency Preferred Route, along with other routes being considered. -Continued from PAGE ONE requests they have made to Agency Preferred Route to them to obtain a Site Certiicate for the project from the Energy Facil- ity Siting Council. Idaho Power will be available to answer questions as the project proponent as well as discuss with landowners complete spring and sum- mer surveys along portions of the preliminary Agency Preferred Route. Morrow County Plan- ning Director Carla McLane says that, while the BLM has released the preliminary Community lunch menu Hope and Valby Lutheran and All Saints Episcopal church volunteers will serve lunch on Wednesday, May 4, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The Cinco de Mayo- themed lunch will include a taco bar, Mexican rice, green salad and pico de gallo, tortillas and corn chips, and apple burritos. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. PROM SPECIAL SATURDAY MAY 7 CHICKEN FETTUCCINI Salad, Bread and Dessert Only $12.95 SEAFOOD ALFREDO Salad, Bread and Dessert Only $15.95 PRIME RIB Choice Potato Salad, Bread and Dessert Only $21.95 SHRIMP Choice Potato Salad, Bread and Dessert Only $24.95 MUSTANG DINER 8am to 8pm Seven Days a Week they have been clear that this is not a public comment period. Morrow County will be the only entity accepting comments, and comment cards will be available for that purpose. The next op- portunity for comment to the BLM on their decision making process will be when the inal Environmental Impact Statement is released. Anyone who cannot attend the open house in person is invited to submit written comments to the Planning Department, B2H Route Comment, P.O. Box 40, Irrigon, OR, 97844 or by email to Hank Pieper at hpieper@comorrow. or.us. Please put B2H Route Comment in the subject line. Written comments are requested prior to Friday, May 20. You can learn more about the Boardman to Hemingway project at http://boardmantoheming- way.com/. Those who have ques- tions concerning the meet- ing or route map that can- not be answered on the B2H website, call 541- 922-4624 or email McLane at cmclane@co.morrow. or.us or Pieper at hpieper@ co.morrow.or.us. Kinzua Lunch Meeting The Kinzua Lunch was held at Service Creek on April 22. Those attending were Lavonne and Bob Slinkard, John Day; Mary Lee Britt, Charles and Janet Nelson, Pat Hyatt, John and Midge Geer, and Marilyn Garcia, Fossil; Gael Liptak, Condon; Bonnie Campbell, Heppner; Tom, Marilyn and Bill Ledford, Prineville; and last but not least Jim Craig, Boardman. The group shared a meal, caught up on visiting, and made plans for the next three months. The All School Reunion will be May 28 in Fossil and the Kinzua Reunion June18 in Fossil, so the next Kinzua Lunch will be July 15 at 11:30 a.m. at the OHV Park on the Spray-Heppner Highway. 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