IIEPP.VKR (ORE.) GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. February I. I73
School Budget Message
Boardman Tillicums Plan Sweetheart Dinner
January 23. IS73
Thw budget message is being presented to the Budget Committee
in compliance with ORS SM.391, which requires that the budget
officer provide an explanation of the budget document. Such
explanation is to include an outline of financial policies for the
ensuing year, the reasons for changes from the previous year in
appropriation and revenue items, and an explanation of the major
changes in financial policy.
The budget document as presented here contains an estimate of
the requirements necessary to operate the Morrow County School
District from July 1. 1973 to July I. 1974.
The budget calendar mandates that we estimate our
expenditures from six months to eighteen months in advance of the
actual expenditures. This makes exact budgeting very difficult due
to changing cost patterns over relatively short periods of time.
However, all budget estimates are based on detailed cost records
from past years and do include price increases in instances where
our suppliers have indicated that price increases are forthcoming.
The receipts section of the budget shows an Increase in rash
carryover of fcM.lMtt. This increase ill result in a smaller increase
in the tax levy than is reflected in the total increase in the
expenditure section of the budget.
Basic school support money has been computed on the same
basis as the proceeding year. However. I am confident thai receipts
in this fund will be increased substantially prior to our budget
election.
.As you know. Governor McCall has proposed a broad new
program for the financing of education in Oregon. The Governor's
proposal would provide 100 percent state funding and if passed,
would make part of our present budget procedure obsolete.
Realistically it would seem that 100 percent financing may be
very difficult to achieve and may. in fact, be less than desirable.
Several members of the legislature have talked in terms of 50
percent financing and it is their opinion that this can be achieved
with only minor changes in current tax programs. If So percent
state funding is achieved it would mean an increase in BSSF fund of
approximately HOfl.WKI for our district. The Governor's budget,
aside from any major change in school financing, dues include an
additional 92.3 mil I ion is the BSSF. This amount would appear to be
a minimum increase and would provide an additional SXo.noe to
The Boardman Tillicum Club
met Tuesday of last week at the
of Greenfield
went to lone
Members
Morrow County School. As thr picture of state funding becomes ';r7. ': . .
clearer, it will he necessary lo adjust the receipt, section to reflect ':"ZZ,7 lway ,nr "ss,"n
the increase in state funds
The balance of the receipts section show s only minor changes and
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Co-hostesss. Guests included
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they will be discussed in detail as we review the receipts section. r","u ana
Flans were made for the
The major increase in the requirements section al the budget is
reflected in salaries and fixed charges. These sections reflect aa
increase of tsa.tC over current year costs. Retirement and social
security increases account fur 122.MW of the increase. New
positions which are described on page 3 of this budget document
account for another SI4.S79. The balance of S24.34? reflects salary
increases for the approximately 135 school district employees.
Other sections of the budget show an Increase of IS. lit.
The total budget increase then is f 7(J77. which amounts to a 4.37
percent increase oer the current years budget.
However, due to the increase in cash carryover, the increase in
the tax levy would only amount to MS.ISS. which is aa increase of
2.77 percent.
The budget as presented here docs not contain any major
program changes. It is hoped however, that the 1974-75 budget will
contain some program changes that will make our programs more
realistic in view of current needs.
The maintenance, remodeling, and equipment setions of the
budget have been reviewed by the local Advisory' Committees and
over $22,000 in equipment and projects were dropped at that time.
It is interesting to note that while school levies in the state of
Oregon have increased on a state average of from eight to fourteen
percent, each of the last five yrars. the school let ies of Morrow
County Schools have exceeded fix r percent only once in the last fie
years and has been less than four percent the other four years.
Additional tax levy comparisons can be found on pages S3 and W
of the budget document.
The increased tax levy of l:ts.35 would require an additional levy
of approximately 39 cents per Sl.iHMl of T.C.V.
This budget document has been prepared for your review and
consideration. It is now the duty of the budget committee to
consider this document in connection with the total costs, as well as
benefits to the educational program and to reach a concensus of
opinion as to the amount that should be submitted to the voters for
their consideration.
annual Sweetheart Dinner
which will be held al the
Greenfield Grange hall Feb. 11.
The affair will be pot luck and
will be a dinner-dance.
Mrs. Roy Partiow brought
new books from the school
library and displayed them to
the group.
Money w as voted to purchase
new fireman's pants for the
Boardman Volunteer Fire
Department.
A traveling food sale is
planned for Feb. 17.
The next regular meeting will
be held Mar. 13 at the home of
Mrs. Ronald Black with Mrs. I.
M. Docken as co-hostess.
There were three tables of
pinochle in play at the card
party held last week at the
Greenfield Grange hall, spons
ored by the Women's Activity
Committee of the grange. Mrs.
Tom Harrison was hostess.
High prize was won by Mrs.
Ben Donovan and second high
went to Mrs. W. G Seehafer.
Mrs. Seehafer and Faye Ander
son received the traveling
pinochle prizes.
Morrow County Pomona
Grange at Willows Grange
included Mr. and Mrs Rov Ball,
Mrs. W. G. Seehafer. Hazel
Carpenter. Mrs. Frank Marlow,
Mrs. Donald Baker. Bill Bates,
Mrs. Tom Harrison, Mr. and
Mrs. Nathan Thorpe and
Andrew Skiles.
MRS. PETE PETERSON has
returned home from a two and a
half week's trip visiting relat
ives in Montana. At Anaconda
she visited at the home of her
brother-in-law and sister Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Varelia. and at
Choteau she visited at the
homes of her mother. Mrs.
Martin Gronberg. and her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs Bob Gronberg. On her
way home she stopped in
Spokane, to visit at the home of
another brother and sister-in-law.
U. Col. (Ret.) and Mrs.
Richard Gronberg. Mr. Peter
son went to Spokane to meet her
and bring her home.
Mrs. M. 1. Oveson is a patient
in St. Anthony's Hospital in
Pendleton. Robert Harwood has
returned home from there after
being a patient the past two
weeks.
light snow
Light snow was falling in
Boardman at 3 pa Monday,
but it was melting as it fell
Temperature was 35 degrees.
Flu and colds caused a total of
39 students absent from class at
Riverside Junior-Senior High
School Monday out of an enroll
ment of 175.
MEM'
Cafeteria menus for River
side Junior-Senior High School
for the week of Feb. 5-9 are as
follows:
MONDAY-Corn dogs, French
fries, buttered peas, fruit and
cookies.
TVESDAY-Toasted cheese
sandwiches, pickles, buttered
green beans and pudding.
W EDNESDAY-Goulash. hot
rolls, vegetables sticks, cottage
cheese and fruit, and jello.
THL'RSDAY-Beef stew,
cheese sticks, fruit and cake.
FRIDAY-Potato soup with
crackers, tuna and peanut
butter sandwiches and fruit
salad.
Bread, butter and milk are
served with all meals.
Scott McMurdo of Corvallis
drove up to Heppner Friday to
see his mother, Mrs. A.D.
McMurdo. On Sunday another
son Ted McMurdo flew up from
Portland to see his mother.
Carpenter
Comes to lone
Jack Morris, his wife, Par-
lene and two children have
moved to the lone area from
Newport, recently.
.Mr. Morris is a carpentar.
with many years experience in
all facets of the building trade.
He has been a journeyman in '
the carpenters union for seven
years and was recently the
supervisor for Summerville
Homes, a general contracting
firm in Newport.
Prior to Newport, the Morris"
lived in the Portland area where
Mr. Morris was with a con
struction firm.
He hopes to establish himself
in the area doing general
repairs and remodeling. He can
also do tile, linoleum and carpet
laying or practically anything
that calls for a carpenter as he
has Unit houses from the
foundation up Eventually, Mr.
Morris would like to get into
furniture making.
Mr. Morris says he loves this
part of Eastern Oregon and they
look forward to having a place
for horses and livestock here.
Their two children . are
Johnetta, 10 who is in the 4th
grade at lone and Kyle, age 3.
With today's pollution, ALL
bridges are over troubled
waters.
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There ore no city limits or county
lines in Scouting. A boy is o boy,
whether he comes from o big me
tropolis or o farming community.
His interests moy differ, but his
high goals never vary working to
better the community or working
at developing a personal skill. He
will give his all to achieve good
sportsmanship as well as
to conservation. He is a
realist who deals honestly
with himself on all counts.
Bright, alert and proud of
what he stands for, the
only limit he might strive
for is the sky. We think
he'll make it.
Congratulations
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Boy Scouts and
Their Leaders
Because America's Man
power begins with Boy
power. ..we are especially
proud of the Boy Scouts
of our community and of
their leaders, who give of
their time and effort that
Scouting may flourish. To
all our Boy Scouts, our
hearty, thanks and con
gratulations, during Boy
Scout Week.
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Through Scouting, "Boypower" grows...
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"Boypower" of Scouts and Scouting here in
our area . . . and we wish our Scouts much
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Bank of Eastern Oregon
Cal's Arco Service
Cal's Lounge and Cafe
Case Furniture Co. -
Central Market
Coast-to-Coast Store
Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative
L. E. Dick
Elma's Apparel
Farley Motor Co.
Fiesta Bowl
First National Bank of Oregon
Heppner Branch
Gardner's Men's Wear
John Gochnauer
Farm Bureau Insurance
The Gazette-Times
Gonty's
Gray's Repair Shop and
Union Oil Consignee
Heppner Auto Parts
Heppner Cleaners
Heppner Inland Chemical Co.
Heppner-Morrow County Chamber
of Commerce
Heppner Nor-Gas
Leonard's Mobil Service
Kinzua Corporation
M & R Company
MiLadies Apparel
Morrow County Abstract & Title Co.
Morrow County Grain Growers, Inc.
Murrays Rexall Drug
Northwestern Motel
Peterson's Jewelers
Paul Pettyjohn Co.
Pettyjohn's Farm & Builders Supply
Ruggles-Boyce Insurance Agency
Jack Van Winkle's Sears
Authorized Catalog Sales Merchant
Thomson Bros. Grocery
Turner, Van Marter and Bryant Ins.
Van Winkle's Motel
Wagon Wheel Cafe & Lounge
Western Auto Store