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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 26, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE On April 9, 2020 at the hour of 11 am the Mor- row County Courthouse, 100 Court Street, Heppner, OR 97836, inside the lob- by at the Front doors, the defendant’s interest will be sold, subject to redemp- tion, in the real property commonly known as: 400 SE Division St. Irrigon, OR 97844. The court case number is 17CV42064, PHH MORTGAGE COR- PORATION, Plaintiff and THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF JAMES P. O'BRIEN AKA JAMES P. OBRIEN AKA JAMES PATRICK O'BRIEN; TRACEY LYNN O'BRIEN; NOAH JAMES LINDSEY; OC- CUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY, Defendants. The sale is a public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check, in hand, made out to Morrow County Circuit Court. For more information on this sale go to: http://oregon- sheriffssales.org/ 2-26-4c INVITATION TO BID Morrow Emergency Oper- ations Center Re-Roof, 325 Willow View Dr., Heppner, OR Sealed bids for the Re- Roof of the County Emer- gency Operations Center project will be received by the Morrow County Public Works Department, At 365 W. Hwy 74, P.O. Box 428, Lexington, OR 97839, No later than 4:00 pm March 5th 2020. The bids will be opened and reviewed on March 10th 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at the Lexington Conference room located at 365 W. Hwy 74, Lexing- ton, OR. The County may reject any bid not in compliance with all prescribed public bidding procedures and requirements, and may reject for good cause any or all bids upon a finding of the County that it is in the public interest to do so. The bidder must be regis- tered with the Construction Contractors Board. Work consist of, but may not be limited to, the following estimated unit cost quan- tities: Provide necessary building permits. Provide Morrow County with ten-year workman- ship warranty Remove existing roof, clean areas haul away all debris. All roofing remov- al and debris disposal to be done in accordance with all state, local and federal asbestos abatement regula- tions. Any structural repairs deemed necessary by building code or manufac- turer warranty standards to be done. Install fully adhered 60 mil TPO, ¼” Dens-deck or equivalent. Install custom manufac- tured edge metal, pipe flashing and metal vents. Properly flash all roof pen- etrations. The roof structure hous- es several mission critical units. Some of which are paired antennas. These will require special coordi- nation to ensure that only one unit is misdirected at a time. Work will need to be com- pleted no later than June 18th, 2020. This is a morrow Coun- ty Public Works Project and funded with Morrow County funds. A bid bond in the amount of 10% of the bid amount is required with the proposal. Per- formed and payment bonds in the amount of the con- tract bid amount will be required of the successful bidder. Site visits of the building can be arranged by con- tacting Tony Clement at (541)—240-1791. For all other questions of con- cerns please contact Mor- row County Public Works at (541) 989-9500. The County will award the contract with in thirty (30) calendar days of the bid opening. Work will commence within five (5) calendar days of the notice to proceed. The contractor shall complete all work. 2-26-2c New Baby in Your Family? Engagement? Wedding? We want to share your life events! Stop in the Heppner Gazette office or email us with details and photos. All birth, engagement and wedding announcements are always free! 188 W Willow Street, Heppner, OR editor@rapidserve.net School district Local chapter receives audit report celebrates FFA week Dickey and Tremper, CPAs, presented the Mor- row County School Dis- trict’s annual audit report for 2019, at the district’s February 10 meeting at Irrigon Jr./Sr. High School. In the report, the district showed a beginning nega- tive balance of $1,411,231; $34,488,098 in total rev- enues and $33,433,105 in expenses for the fiscal year 2019, resulting in a $396,238 deficit for the year. The school district’s revenues include $762,466 in charges for services; $4,301,779 in operat- ing grants and contribu- tions, $193,732 in capital grants and contributions; $9,825,176 in property tax- es, $17,737,001 from state school sources, $434,023 in other federal, state and local sources, $277,175 in interest on investments and $916,746 in other, for $34,448,098 in total rev- enue. On the expense side, the district spent: $19,498,122 on instruction, $11,903,029 on support services, $1,130,124 in enterprise and community services, $49,041 in facilities con- struction and improvement, and $852,789 in interest on long-term debt for total expenses of $33,433,105. The district reported $17,879,914 in capital as- sets, with $813,833 in land; $19,295 for construction in progress; $16,386,196 in buildings and improve- ments; and $660,590 in equipment and vehicles. Outstanding debt obli- gations include $3,785,000 for 2005 refunding, $1,095,000 for 2010 A bond issue, $197,452-deferred premium, $5,187,389- PERS bond issue, $520,000-2012 PERS bond refunding, less $3,342-de- ferred discount for a total of $10,781,499, down from a total of $12,755,118 in 2018. According to Dickey and Tremper’s management discussion and analysis, the district reported a lia- bility of $18,585,422 for its share of the net pension liability. They noted that the district had established a PERS reserve fund in 2016-17 to help offset the rising costs of PERS over the next two biennia, which Bouncin’ Leprechaun Fun Zone returns Heppner Day Care and the St. Patrick’s committee is once again bringing the Bouncin’ Leprechaun Fun Zone to the Heppner Ele- mentary School gym. There will be a variety of bouncy houses and activities avail- able for children of all ages. The event will take place Saturday, March 15 from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. and carried a balance forward of $1,448,889 with “no need to use any of the funds in the 2018-19 year.” They also noted that the district completed new playgrounds at two ele- mentary schools, a new behavior room, a softball batting facility for Heppner Jr./Sr. High School and roof and wall repairs for River- side Jr./Sr. High School in Boardman. “The district continues to expand wrap-around services which assist with funding of mental health counselors, CARE coordi- nators and Safety Resource Officers in our schools. The 2017-18 year was the first year of Measure 98 funding that was approved by Ore- gon voters to provide direct funding to school districts to increase high school graduation rates. The dis- trict received $371,590 in the 2018-19 year, which they chose to spend towards continuing online courses for drop-out prevention, counseling to help mentor students for college read- iness and expanded CTE with new equipment in each high school,” Dickey and Tremper, CPAs said. T h e H e p p n e r F FA Chapter is celebrating FFA week February 24-28. FFA is the largest student led leadership organization in the country. The Heppner chapter’s FFA week committee will hold dress up days for stu- dents and staff. Monday is Greenhand Day (please wear green), Tuesday is FFA Wear (wear an FFA t-shirt, sweatshirt, etc.), Wednesday is Flannel Day and Thursday is (national) Blue and (corn) Gold Day. On Monday a staff ap- preciation breakfast will be available for all staff at 7:30 a.m. in the staff lounge. Tuesday will be an activ- ity period assembly with a Make and Take hosted by the Heppner Backpack Group and the Health Lead- ership Team for any kids 3 rd grade and higher who want to learn how to make spaghetti and enjoy some delicious food together. Those who participate will take the ingredients home so they can make it for their family. Blanket making is the service project the chapter The Greater Eastern Oregon Development Cor- poration (GEODC) has two open loan programs – one for home rehabilitation and one for small business owners. The Northeast Region- al Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program was creat- ed to assist homeowners in Umatilla and Morrow counties complete essen- tial home repairs. The loan interest free with deferred payment options. The program is for owner-occupied homes with a low to moderate an- nual income, and the repairs cannot exceed 50 percent of the assessed Real Market Value of the property. Man- ufactured homes must have been constructed after 1978 to qualify. Repairs can cover health and safety con- cerns through structural repair; upgrades to electri- cal, plumbing, and heating systems; roofing repair or replacement; weatheriza- tion upgrades; or handicap accessibility. “For many homeown- ers, a critical repair is just not in their budget,” said Susan Christensen, Exec- utive Director of GEDOC. “These loans allow people to make their homes safer, more energy efficient and more accessible.” The USDA Interme- diary Relending Program (IRP), administered locally by GEODC, is available to help small business secure working capital through loans of $10,000 for up to 60 months and no payments for the first six (6) months. is working on in partnership with the math department. Volunteers are invited to help trim blankets or help sew. The goal is to make and donate 60 blankets to the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. On Wednesday, ag stu- dents will be attending a field day at Krebs Ranch from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thurs- day the chapter, partnering with Les Schwab Tire Cen- ter, will be holding a com- munity food drive starting at 6 p.m. in Heppner. Brown paper bags included in the Heppner Gazette-Times can be filled with food for the hunger backpacks and left on the porch with a light on for those who will not be home. Foods such as macaroni and cheese, pea- nut butter and jelly, tuna, granola bars, oatmeal, ce- real, pancake mix and other items are requested. A limited quantity of the bags will be available but everyone can donate to the cause, with or without a bag. The group plans to stop at every house in Heppner on Thursday evening. Loan programs benefit low-income homeowners, small businesses Rates start at 4 percent and loan fees at 0.5 percent. Through the Interme- diary Relending Program, USDA works with local partners like GEODC to ensure business lending is available to the small rural businesses providing jobs and services to rural Ore- gonians. For pre-applications or more information about either of these programs, contact GEODC at www. geodc.net or by calling 541- 276-6745 Leprechauns plan treasure hunt Leprechauns and Mor- row County Veteran’s Ser- vices are working together to leave “gold nuggets” around town to provide for a fun treasure hunt during the St. Patrick’s Day cele- bration on Saturday, March 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The gold nuggets will be numbered and hidden somewhere on Main Street between Baltimore and May. Gold nuggets, when found, need to be taken to the information booth to claim a prize. Limit one per family. admission is free, thanks to funding provided by Morrow County Recreation District. All children must be accompanied by an adult The Ione community 4-H club held a meeting on Feb 9 at and should wear socks. Special! Purina Home Grown Chicken Feed $9.99 Pellets or Crumbles Morrow County Grain Growers Green Feed & Seed Heppner - 242 W Linden Way - 541-676-9422 Ione 4-H club holds meeting Perk and Brews, with eight members and four parents present. During the meeting Eva Martin did a presentation on how to get pigs ready for fair. Erin Heideman talked about feed supplements not to use. Pictured back row (L-R): Carter Eynetich, Lewkus Burright, Carson Eynetich, Gage Heidman and Larysa Burright. Standing are Eva Martin, Novalee Cambell and Phegley Padberg. Boots set to fly The boots are set to fly during the St. Patrick’s Day Celebration on Saturday, March 15 at the annual Welly Toss contest. Teams or individuals are invited to enter and try their luck at throwing a Wellington boot in the air. The event will be held on Willow Street between Murrays’ Drug and the Artisan Village. Team play begins at 10 a.m., continu- ing until noon. Individual play runs from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for kids two to 12, teens 13 to 17 and adults, men and women, 18 and over. There is no charge to participate. Entry forms are avail- able at the Chamber office. Kids who participate will receive a gold coin and there will be prizes for winners in all categories. The first-place team will have their name engraved on the traveling boot award, currently on display at the Chamber office.
