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Morrow County implements
ivorli experience program
Morrow County School
SupTintnid)l Malt iJotwrty
has drscrilx'd thr county's
ww CoojK'ralive Work Ex
perience plan which will be
implemented in the count. v'i
three high schools beginning
in September.
The Cooperative Work Ex
perience program will provide
an opportunity for eligible
juniors and seniors to incor
porate classroom instruction
with on the job training under
the supervision of a cooperat
ing emplover.
The program, based upon
the cluster concept is a
curriculum comprised of a
group of related courses or
units of subject matter which
organise learning experiences
concerned with preparation
for occupations related to that
specific cluster. Riverside and
lleppner will offer clusters in
vocational agriculture and
business, whereas lone will
place its emphasis in the
business clusters
The program will provide
student supervision through
on the job observation by
teachers, employers and pro
gram coordinators, will strive
to provide opportunities for
students to develop know ledge
and skills in an occupational
area of their clioice. The
employer at the same time
w ill be upgrading the potential
of possible full time employ
ees in the labor market and
will provide business and
BlilCC budget passed
on second ballot
Voters of I'matilla and
Morrow Counties voted Tues
day to accept the new budget
prnMsals for Blue Mountain
Community College.
The unofficial tally of (he
two counties was: yes. 3.113;
no, TM
Saturday market
The first Associated Uni
versity Women sponsored
Saturday Market of the sum
mer will be- held Saturday,
June 21 in the City Park In
lleppner, Members of the
organization have been busy
this past week encouraging
people to bring things to sell,
The Saturday Markets are
being sponsored by AAUW to
provide local citirens with
way of selling crafts, baked
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industry an opportunity to
participate in a community
enterprise The schools will
benefit by expanding their
curriculums and fucilitirs into
the community
Each of the participating
departments in the schools
will utilize an advisory com
miltee comprised of citizens
within the community I)e
partmcnl heads are lliver-
Wagon train planned
at Cecil July 15
Plans fur the crossing of llns
Orcgiiit Trail County by the
Oirgioi Bicentennial W.iilmi
Train are taking form A
county -wide celebration is set
for Tuesday evening. July I V
at Cecil. I'p to Too are
ev-cli-d theie for an old
fashioned celebration mid
program which will In- pre
ceded by a Ix-cf harlMvue
supier at 6 p m
(hi July 12 the train over
nights at The Dalles, on the
l llh at Wasco, on Monday the
Uth on Hock Creek in (ulliam
County . At 4 p m on Tuesday
they M ill cross our county line
at r'airwcw Ham li ami will lie
met by a Morrow escort group
which will lead them to Cecil,
a historic stop on the old
Voters iii Morrow Cnmilv
voted as lollows:
Yes Ni
lleppner (Mi 72
lone 5tl .IB
U'Miiglon 32 20
Hoardmaii 5-1 9
Irrigon 3t S
Total 274 147
goods or surplus produce front
their gardens.
Anyone wishing to sell is to
bring a card table or blanket
on which to display their
wares. They may, if they w ish,
pre register with Sue Human
or Martha Doherty. Set up
lime Is at 9 a in The sale's
hours are It) a in to 6 p m
lleppner Lions will be sell
ing pop corn, AAl'W members
will be selling lemonade and
baked goods.
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This young hawk was found several weeks ago by an lone farmer near the
Gooseberry area. He watched with a suspicious eye as he was being
photographed.
side. Koberia Jenkins. Busi
ness, and Hon Black. Voca
tional Agriculture; lleppner.
Walter Pilgrim, business, and
Hal Whitaker. Vocational
Agriculture: lone. Hobert
Heitel. Husmess Each de
triment will assist the pro
gram coordinators Dean
Nalfiger. lleppner, and Mike
Wethcrell. Kiverside. in selec
tion and placement of students
lulu the program
Oregon Trail The wagons will
circle lor the evening's meal
and celebration. Terry
Unfiles, pinch hitting for Mike
Sweeney, and Iticenlenmal
recruits are working on plans
which tall for much foo1 and
lively entertainment County
( li. in in, in Sweeney, will come
lioin bis bar preparation in
Portland lor the evening's
program.
Everett Keilhley is recon
structing a Morrow County
pi .one schooner that may.
.iIiimu with other wagons,
est oi l iheollicial wagon train
Iiciiii Cecil to its Wednesday
nilit stop in Sand Hollow,
near the Oregon Trail. Next
day Hie train and escorts will
continue cast to Echo Junction
where the I'matilla County
escorts will meet them. The
tram will camp at Echo that
infill and will move lo
Pendleton fm Friday and
Saturday nights.
Accompanied by the Wash
ington Slate Wagon, the train
leaves Oregon City on July 4.
It will follow the Harlow and
old Oregon Trails through the
stale to Parma, Idaho.
The western stale wagons
will go on to winter in
Laramie. Wyoming Next
spring the wagons will be
joined by mid west and more
easterly state wagons as they
nil move toward Valley Forge,
Pa where they are lo arrive
bcliire July 4, l7il
Fail Flick, Milwaukie, is
coordinator for Oregon's
train He is president of
Oregon Eipieslrian Trails.
Oregon's wagon will lie pulled
across the country by four
Morgan horses owned by Ted
Klelte of Tigard.
Pit MC POSIPOVED
The Cow llelle picnic sched
uled for this weekend has been
mslHnod until further notice.
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Sentence
passed on
violations
Charles Lee Davidson. 17.
lleppner was found guilty of
attempting to elude the City
Police. Thursday in Justice
Court. Later he was also found
guilty on reckless driving
charges
Just ice of the Peace Charles
O'Connor sentenced Davidson
to 3d days in jail but later
suspended 23 days of the
sentence; revoked his drivers
license and fined Davidson a
total of $4K8 on four charges of
violation of the basic speed
rule
On May 10. Davidson was
traveling from lleppner lo
Lexington and his speed was
recorded by City Police at 80
miles per hour. As he
approached Lexington his
speed was checked by Oregon
Slate Police who recorded
Davidson traveling at RS miles
ler hour. He managed lo elude
the City Police but was
apprehended by Slate Police
in U-xiiigton. During this trial
Davidson admitted traveling
in excess of inn miles per hour.
He was also found guilty of
reckless driving charges on
May 23 He was cited by
Oregon Slate Police June 7 on
charges of careless driving,
but the charges were later
reduced when he pleaded
guilty lo another charge of
violation of the basic speed
rule.
In passing sentence Justice
of the Peace Charles O'Connor
said lo Davidson, "Eluding
police officers is getting to be
a game in the Stale of Oregon
and it is a very serious
ollense."
Davidson was also placed on
probation to the court with the
stipulation that if he receives
any more serious traffic
violations, he will begin serv
ing the remainder of his
suspended jail sentence
No injuries in
4 car pile-up
A two-stage accident in
volving four vehicles occurred
just north of lleppner last
Tuesday, June 10.
According to reports the
driver of the first vehicle.
Frances Mitchel started a left
turn. An automobile driven by
Michael Andersen yielded the
right of way and a third car
driven by James Johnston was
unable to stop in time hilling
the Andersen car, which In
turn hit the Mitchell car.
A fourth car driven by
Christy Bourrle failed to
negotiate a stop and hit the
Johnson vehicle.
The accident was Investi
gated by the Morrow County
.Sheriff's department, and
citations were Issued to James
Johnston and Christy Bourne,
Kenneth Broadbent was sworn in as a new member of the
Morrow County School Board at its Monday night meeting in
Lexington. Broadbent replaces Jerry Peck who resigned.
The board approved contracts for three teachers. They
hired Clayton Herzog to teach sixth grade at Heppner
Elementary. S. Charles Lutsch was hired as the social
studies teacher and assistant basketball coach for Heppner
High School. Larry French was hired to a social studies and
coaching position at Riverside High School.
The board reviewed the recommendations for the building
program for Morrow County Schools presented by the County
Long Range Planning Committee. The recommendations
come after months of study by the committee and input from
local planning committees and the services of a professional
survey of the school structures in the district. The general
populace was also surveyed for its opinion. The District
Board, however, did not take action on the recommendations
Monday evening. They expressed the opinion that additional
investigation is necessary as to the adequacy of the proposed
construction and the validity of quoted costs. They plan to
study the recommendations further at a special meeting July
7, at 9 p.m. at Lexington.
The Planning Committees proposed recommendations for
a building program that would cost $628,000. The program
would include a high school shop at both Heppner High and
lone High. The present lone Shop would be remodeled into a
music room. At Riverside High School the plan calls for four
additional classrooms and additional seating in the
gymnasium. The addition of six classrooms at A C. Houghton
in Irrigon and expansion of that school's present library are a
part of the proposed plan. Also included is $46,000 worth of
repair to the old junior high building at Heppner and 16.000
worth of playground improvement to the Heppner
Elementary School.
The board adopted the budget for the fiscal year beginning
July 1. 1975. A total of $2,272,309 in the general fund. This is
broken down as follows: $1,763,246 for salaries and wages.
$450,457 for materials and services, $29,206 for capital outlay
and $i,4O0 for an operating contingency.
The tunnel slide type of fire escape on the junior high
building at Heppner received considerable discussion. The
current fire marshal! has banned the use of the escape.
Board member Irv Rauch led the complaints against
complying with the State Fire Marshall's mandate, voicing
the opinion that the tunnel type escape was safer than the
approved balcony stairway type. Principal Don Cole told the
board thai in the four years he has been principal of Heppner
Elementary, there have been three different fire marshalls.
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Vol 92. No 18
Former queen will crown
daughter af coronation
Hy I i Curtis
Mickey lloskins will be
crowned queen of the 1975
Morrow County Fair and
Kodeo ail the Fair grounds in
Heppner. Saturday night, and
in so doing history will be
made Darlene Biddle llos
kins. queen of the Morrow
County Kodeo in 1946. and
Sherry Kemp. Queen of the
1974 Kodeo w ill crown Mickey
queen at Saturday night's
festivities. Mrs lloskins will
share the honor with Sherry
Kemp. Ouccn of the 1974
Morrow County rodeo. It will
be the first lime in the fifty
mid years of the rodeo that a
former queen will have a
daughter reign as queen.
For a 1974 princess who
didn't think she stood a chance
of becoming queen of the
Morrow County Fair and
Rodeo, dark haired, vivacious
Queen Mickey is understand
ably excited about this year's
activities.
Queen Mickey, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert lloskins.
is a 1974 graduate of lone High
School. She just finished her
first year in liberal arts at
Blue Mt. Community College
in Pendleton. Her first year at
college has been a busy one.
but that is not anything new to
Mickey. She was a member of
the student council at BMCC
and this spring was elected as
vice president of the student
body.
Mickey is a five-foot two,
bundle of enthusiasm and
Wanted!
Do you have items from the
Bicentennial or Centennial
era? If so. Peterson's Jewelry
would like to borrow these
items for a window display
honoring the beginning of the
Bicentennial year.
They would appreciate hav
ing this material and any
history pertaining to the Hem
by June 28. Any history
material about the items
should be typewritten for
clarity.
GAZETTE-TIMES
Heppner.
talent. When a student at lone
High School, Mickey 's natural
artistic talent was made use of
over and over. She did such
things as design the cover of
two Cardinal year books. She
was well known for her
caricature drawings, espec
ially of the basketball team.
She took part in speech and
drama activities in high
school also.
When Mickey wasn't busy
on the family ranch on Rhea
Creek or with school studies
she liked to play girl's basket
hall or run track. This past
year she has been attending
BMCC on a basketball scho
larship. At lone she played
guard and was one of the
learn s top players. She can
still recall w hen the lone girl's
team played the Portland
Trailblazer's ballboys during
the half time exhibition in
Portland two years ago.
Horses have always been a
part of Queen Mickey's life as
can be expected grow ing up on
a ranch. She can't remember
when she learned to ride a
horse because she was so
young when she learned. She
started out by sitting in front
of her Mom or Dad on a horse
when they spent summers at
their sheep camp on Meacham
Creek. Mickey will ride her
registered half Arabian-Quarter
horse Setha Rafe again
this summer. Missing this
year from the parade will be
the lloskins' park string which
Correspondent for
Boardknan area
Kathy Sandlin of Boardman
will write the Boardman area
news for the Gazette Times
beginning this week. Board
man residents are urged to
turn In their social, club or
business news to Kathy by
calling 481-6136.
It is the desire of The
Gazette lo serve the Board
man area but have been
unable lo do so until a
correspondent could be located.
In that period of time the escape has been locked up. then
approved for use and then locked up again. The construction
of another stairway, w hich could be closed in. was discussed
as an alternative but did not seem possible. Some board
members questioned whether the outside escape was needed
because there was :a good sprinkler system inside the
building and two staircases. However, these staircases are
open. The end result w as that the board approved a bid from
McCormack Construction for $4,700 to remove the existing
fire escape and install the balcony, stairway type.
Bids w ere also aw arded lo Hobart Sales and Sen ice for a
mixer for the lone cafeteria and to Hill Furniture for
carpeting.
Superintendent Doherty reported on the progress of the
cooperative activities committee between Umatilla and
Morrow Counties. The first phase of the five-year plan will
include crossing district lines for work experience programs,
alternate education programs for school dropouts and
sharing of teachers and students across district lines. Long
range plans include the use of mobile labs and more
involvement with Blue Mt. Community College.
Board member Pauline Winter reported on the Oregon
School Board Executive Committee meeting she attended at
Lincoln City. She reported the Committee would be urging
Governor Straub's veto on several bills.
The board authorized the superintendent's office to
advertise the principal's position at lone which is being
vacated by John Edmundson.
For the second time this school year, board member Jack
Sumner has missed three consecutive board meetings in a
row . Sumner was absent from Monday night's meeting. State
law 332.020, Vacancies in office of director states that "i 1
Thedislrict school board shall declare the office of a director
vacant upon (he happening of any of the following: (di When
an incumbent ceases to discharge the duties of his office for
two consecutive months unless prevented therefrom by
sickness or other unavoidable cause." The board has taken
no action upon the situation. In discussion with
Superintendent Doherty following the meeting he said that
the board had not established a policy as to what constituted '
the discharge of duties. He stated that he and Sumner have '
had some telephone consultations during the past three
months and Sumner has been giving active support to bills
which would benefit the school district, although he has not
attended board meetings during that period.
The next regular meeting of the board is scheduled for
Monday . July 21. beginning at 9 p.m.. at the lone High School.
OR.. June 19. 1975
made its last appearance in
the 1974 parade.
Somewhere in Saturday
night's crow d w ill no doubt be
Mickey's older sister Anne,
w ho was a princess in the 1972
court. Both girls have been on
the Arlington Rodeo Court.
Queen Mickey remarked
last y ear that being a princess
of the 1974 Morrow County
Fair and Rodeo court would
provide her with a summer
she would never have again.
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Tins year won't be the same.
It promises to be even better
and a year to remember. It
will be a year for her mother
to remember and recall what
it was like to be queen of the
Heppner Rodeo in 1946.
The puhlic is invited to
Saturday night's coronation
festivities sponsored by the
Soroptimist International of
Heppner. A dance will follow
the program, w ith the Country
Review providing the music.
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