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still faced with water
City
OUTDOOR SCHOOL STUDENTS learn about soil composition and chemical makeup
during their classes. Different soil layers were studied, temperature taken and
acidity tested
Spring fever cure
Students vacate rooms
(or outdoors classes
List week S3 Heppner 6th
tiradi-r snpp'd the four
w .ills of the traditional class
riMim lor a ue-k in the
nmunl.iiii surrounding Tup
HT (in. ud .Station
In us third e;tr. outdoor
mIiimiI pimiili'il the students
an nMrlunily to learn Id
fHher. share responsibility
iihI cvTit'me group living
li w,ii possible Ihiotinh co
iMT.iiie ellort ol students.
mIuhiI stall, piirents and
t iimiminit) , Funding is pro-
Mini t a minimal student
luiiinn. school budget alloca
tion and fund raising activi
ties t'nlike a cainpotit. outdoor
sc In Nil oilers students daily
instruction in nature studies,
uiiliing the natural setting as
an rllcctixe teaching aid
Conservation related stud
ies covered hv local resource
p-oip this ear included
weather prediction by Del
King teacher. John Hreiden
b.n h of the I' S Forest
Svruce showed students how
to read a map and determine
Ix.Miiim witii a compass,
(ienliv and soil study by
Joueilesla. Irngon teacher,
had mudents taking soil sam
ples and tests
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During a nature hike. Den
nis Miiriin. I' S Forest Ser
vice, identified vegetation and
showed how to determine a
tree's age Jack Mellandof the
Oregon Slate Wildlife Com
mission conducted animal
studies in a pine trir setting
ami Krval Clare. Wildlife
Commission, gave water
studies at Die rde ol Hull
Frame Reservoir
lloli Jepsen, local rancher,
(liiiiimtl rated survival tech
niques in the event of becom
ing lost, such as lighting fires
without matches, building
shelter and snaring food
Daily recreation activities,
archery. . fly casting, rillery.
hiking, arts and trails, occu
pied "after school" hours In
the evenings, campers shared
songs. skits and sunsets
around campfire
Thursday was an all day
survival session al Bull
Prairie as students received
survival instruction, fished
and cooked their own dinner.
Students look an active role
in their care and feeding by
selling tables, serving meals,
t leaning the dining room and
maintaining their cabins
F.ach shared responsibility
and duties of host, hostess and
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BOB JEPSEN demonstrates mrvlval techniques during
shows how to build shelter In the event of becoming
color guard Hi Hag cere
monies Outdoor school stall includ
ed Don Cole. Heppner Kle
meniaiv Principal. Inez Kr
win and Ken Lenilev. nth
grade leacliers; and 2 high
school counselors Meals were
prepared liv (iladvs Van Win
kle, elemental') school cook,
wild the .issislaili e ol mother
oliutleers
Equalization
meeting date b
now May 19
The proposed tort-ling ol Ihr
Itoiud of KqimliMtion of Ihr
l ouiilv ol Morrow, scheduled
lor Mav 11 l the Morrow
( omit) ( oiiiihoiise, has hern
postponed imlil Mondav. May
I 'i. in a m.
Hi is meeting is to publicly
rsaminr Hie assrssnirnl rolls
ol Ihr louiilv for I'lT.I and to
coned mors In valuation,
riesiriplloii. or qualities of
land lots or other proper!)
assessed hv the assessor.
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and s
The Heppner common coun
cil spent two hours discussing
water and sewer problems
facing the city at its regular
meeting Monday night.
Dan Russell, plumbing in
spector for the State of Oregon
Department of Commerce,
told the council, "I have made
further investigations and
have sent the City of Heppner
a list of violations that exist in
Evergreen Terrace subdivi
sion." Letters have also been
sent to the contractors.
"The laterals appear to be
suspicious as far as the
bedding is concerned and I am
going to put a test on every
line in the subdivision to make
sure there are no leaks,"
continued Russell.
"I have no way of knowing
what the contractors did nor
do I know where the water and
sewer lines are located in the
subdivision. I was not contact
ed for any inspections," said
Russell.
An objection came from
Klva Dm all. superintendent
for R C. Chambers, who told
BIV1CC budget
voted down
The budget lor the Blue
Mountain Comimimlv College
ill Idled l) 403 votes
Tiiesilav The ves' voles
Int. ill (I I while the no'
oles lol.iled .l.'Hi'l
Votcis in Monow Count)
iihi led the budget, with a
M.h' ol .'Ml lot and IKti against
liv areas Motion Count)
voted as billows ivcs voles
an-given lii'st ' Heppner 7i W.
I'ai.iitliu.MI li; in. lone ;l.V4li.
It 1 lu'i'ti -1 in and Lcvinglou
.'I II
1,'nii Daniels told the
(i.ielle Tunes Wednesday. "I
link the lllnc Mountain Com
iiiiiiniv College budget was
c.iiiglil in an 111ll.1t1011.il v
evele The budget committee
will reconvene later this wfk
or lliei-ailv part ol next week
i eas to cut will lie studied ill
an ellort to re submit the
budget to the voters The
college -annul oerale v ilhoiit
a budget
(OHHF.CTION
Contrary to a statement in
last week's Gazette, Portland
General Electric has filed for
application to build a coal
fired thermal plant. The
request will be heard at the
May 12 meeting of the Morrow
County Planning Commission.
JJ' '.
the outdoor school. Here he
lost.
ewer problems
the council, "Inspections on
the water and sewer were
asked for by the contractor
and the trenches were left
open for at least 30 days prior
to (he trenches being backfill
ed. We were not certain if an
inspection had been requested
of the State.
In a letter to the common
council, Steve Anderson, city
engineer, requests that all of
the four-inch pipe in Rock St.,
be removed and replaced
properly. In his letter Ander
son states, "please remove all
of the four-inch pipe, replace
the bedding material, re-lay
all the pipe that is unbroken.
Replace all broken or repaired
pipe and cover the pipe with
select backfill as shown on the
plans."
"We trust that this time the
work will be done properly,"
said Mayor Sweeney.
In other related water
problems, Dr. Jim Norene.
D.V.M., complained to the
council that his home had
suffered water damage re
cently when the pressure
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Which way to go
Alternatives
needs listed
Mall Doheriv. Morrow County Superintendent of Schools.
sxike on recent findings of the I'niversil) of Oregon Bureau
ol Kducalion on the long range planning program for the
count) schools at the Monday Chamber ol Commerce
no-cling
present the .school enrollment is on the projected lev el
lor IM7K." said Dohertv. "and this is due primarily to the
natural growth of the community "
Ikihcrl) then asked members to fill out a worksheet listing
some ot the prnHisals .submitted to the board of directors
Although cost estimates are shown, these ligures should not
Ik- construed as the exact amount required (or either the
repair work or new construction work, he said
The questions could le answered by multiple choice,
immediate need, future need, future need if the population
grows: and no! needed
For the Heppner area the following questions were asked
shall we
Improve the plavgroiind facilities at the elementary
school hv developing all adjacent district owned property
and. or improve existing primary plavgroiind. as the present
plavgroiind is substandard by stale standards, at a cost of
JUi.mKf
Improve the old building to keep it in service: present
building needs new windows as well as additional electrical
and mechanical work. $4B.ihki?
Construct a new shop at the high school, present shop
program is carried on by busing all agriculture students to
the elementary school in order to use old shop, which is
inadequate? Wood shop is in the small room under the high
school. No adequate classroom for shop related classroom
work. $l2H.noo?
- Hemodcl existing shop lor either district maintenance
including buses, or for junior high shop' Much of the district
maintenance is now farmed out whereas, junior high does not
have a shop for use at present because of the competition
with the high school. $4.iov).
- Knlarge high school library by expanding into adjoining
room? The present library is loo small to adequately handle
this sue school with new emphasis on library media in
education. $4, (Km
Add two new classrooms to the high school? This will be
required if the library is enlarged $00,000.
-Keep the junior high at the present location in the old
building? Provide for career education through the
remodeled shop and added staff. Reduce enrollment
pressure by the addition of six new rooms for elementary
students at the site of the elementary building. $180,000.
Or. move the junior high to the senior high building in
order to take advantage of the proposed shops expanded
library and the specialized training of some high school staff
members? This would require the addition of six classrooms
and an attendance office. $190,000.
Increased pressure for additions of girls sports programs
plus the generally poor condition of the old junior high school
gym throws a heavy burden on the existing high school.
Doherty said. It would appear that despite early morning and
late evening scheduling that present facilities cannot
physically accommodate the number of students now
enrolled in sports programs in Heppner, he pointed out.
Two proposals for correcting this situation are listed:
Completely remodel the old gym at the present junior
high school eliminating the auditorium, increasing the floor
space nd rebuilding all dressing rooms at a cost of $180,000.
Or build a new gym at whatever the future site of the
Heppner junior high will be for $230,000.
Additional options:
With new emphasis being placed on the comprehensive
high school (board curriculum) some schools are adding as
many as loo electives of option courses w hich are available to
students In order to satisfy credits.
Courses are available In the areas of fine arts, careers and
vocations as well as extensions of regular academic
requirements. Morrow County high schools frequently find
themselves taxed to offer even limited elective courses
because of the restrictions of staff and space "The
committee would like vour opinion on the following
valves on his two water
heaters blew off. It caused
some damage to both the
upstairs and the basement of
his home. Norene also stated
that the city crew and
contractor were there to offer
any assistance and offered to
have the rugs removed to
prevent mildew. He stated
that he had refused the offer
as he and his wife had
vacuumed the water from the
rugs.
Recently the basement of
the Gilliam-Bisbee building
was flooded with over-flow
water from the reservoir when
the drain was found to be
plugged with rocks, baseball
bats and beer bottles. Nor
mally the over flow goes into a
storm drain but with the drain
plugged the water continued
down the street into the
building. No serious damage
was reported. The city in
structed Ralph Marlatt to
place a grate over the drain in
an effort to keep the pipe open.
A letter from Jim Van
Domlen. DEQ. was read to the
GAZETTE-TIMES
Heppner.
council. He stated he had
never given verbal permission
for the installation of sewer
lines in the Lott-Rasmussen
addition. His letter states,
"The sewer line must be
engineered and installed
according to specifications."
The city did not object to the
verbal permission, and on this
basis they granted a building
permit and a water connection
to Warren Plocharsky who has
started construction on his
home. Lott was told, as was
the city, "If this is constructed
properly everyone wins. The
trench is dug, the pipe is
laying alongside of it and now
the work must come to a stop
until plans are approved."
said Mayor Sweeney.
The plans must be complet
ed by a registered engineer
and submitted to the DEQ for
their approval.
In other business to come
before the council:
Norman Paullus asked the
council about a parking prob
lem that he would like
corrected. A "No Parking"
OR.. May 8. 1975
to school
by Doherty
alternative ideas that have been suggested as solutions to at
least some of these limitations." Doherty said.
Build a centralized shop area al Lexington for use by the
lone and Heppner students This would eliminate the need for
proposed shops at lone i$i.0oo and Heppner iS128.ooni. Cost
S. tun. oon
Develop mobile shops for specialized use at all high
schools, small engine repair, etc. Would add electives but
would not eliminate the need for shops at lone and Heppner.
Si, i hi each
Share stall members between schools-would add
elective course olterings at lone. Riverside and Heppner.
I'se mobile or modular buildings for added classroom
work space for temporary solutions at Irrigon and Riv erside.
SI4.IKHI each
Build a comprehensive high school at Lexington for
grades lo-i2 lor use by lone and Heppner. I'se present
buildings lor junior high schools. This proposal would
eliminate the need for building a shop at lone ' $90,000 : the
need lor classrooms at Heppner iSlfW.ooO'; the need tor a
new gvm at Heppner iSi.VUKM)'. Cost. 82.000.000.
Consolidate lone and Heppner High Schools bv busing to
Heppner 'would still require a building program at
Heppner i W ould eliminate shop at lone i$90.ooo: and would
increase transportation costs.
Build a county-wide four-year high school north of
Lexington, between Grieb and Rauch ranches This would
eliminate most of the prev ious building program i$1.398.uon'.
This would increase transportation costs approximately 2'.
times Cost $.!.iHi.noo
The following suggestions were made by Doherty for the
lone High School.
- lone does not have shop facilities large enough to prov ide
a diversified program such as wood shop, automotive,
agriculture, etc. Cost to construct shop facilities. $9o.'!8n.
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MATT DOHERTY
sign is hanging on the fence of
his property and one of his
employees received a ticket
for parking near the fence.
Mayor Sweeney commented.
"The situation will be investi
gated and if the sign is posted
on the fence it should be
removed."
Bill Cox, owner of the
Morrow County Creamery,
asked the council. "Can
people who own property in
Heppner and reside elsewhere
be made to have their proper
ty cleaned up before it creates
a fire hazard?"
Cox contends, that during
the bicentennial the com
munity should have a cleanup
campaign. Certain property in
the area is burned off by the
fire department when the
property is declared a fire
hazard. However, the Health
Department will not allow any
burning near the creamery.
"It should be the property
owners responsibility," said
Mayor Sweeney, "and per
haps the city attorney can ask
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