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5'.'. t t 1 w TEN The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 27, 1977 Teachers move toward contract settlement 3 J i i -4 I .'0 s J i Contract talks are proceed ing smoothly in the Morrow County School District. Teachers have completed 85 to 90 per cent of the non-economic areas in their 52-page negotiating packet. They now hope their goals don't start dying on the vine once the sessions turn to money. Teachers are asking for a 12 per cent salary increase. The school board has offered them Boardman women plan speaker for Feb. meeting "Hearts and Flowers" will be the theme for the Board man Christian Business and Women hold observance day Thursday, Jan. 27, at noon, the United Methodist Women in Heppner, along with over one million women in the 50 states, will observe an annual Day of Prayer and Self-De-nial. Anyone wishing to partake in this special observance should come to the church basement with a sack lunch as close to 12:00 as possible. The program, provided by the Board of Global Minis fries, will be followed in a Kinzua Dave and Sue Mattison and daughters, Jodi and Robin, went to Odell on Friday evening to visit with two for mer Kinzua families now living in Odell. The Mattisons spent Friday night at the Herb Luper home. Saturday, the Ken Sewell family, now living in the Portland area, arrived to spend some time with their former neighbors. Dave and Sue and girls spent Saturday night and Sunday with Grady and Margeret Rogers. Old friends in the area will be glad to hear that Grady is feeling better after a bout of lung trouble. Earl and Carol Norris went to John Day on Saturday to take care of some business. Laura Hire went to Hermis ton Monday for a Home In terior meeting. Jill and Kris Wood, young children of Bart and Yvonne Wood, Baker, have been in Kinzua visiting with their grandparents, Henry and Hal lie Spivey, while Yvonne is immt wan INSURE YOUR HOME AND ITS CONTENTS NOW! Insure your home and belongings with our special policy for home owners or apartment renters. You will be insured for fin , theft and other damages to your house, your furni ture and your personal property. Don't wait until it's too late. Call today. T TURNER VAN MARTER & BRYANT 676-9113 187 Main 4 per cent. "Statewide advice to school boards has been to stick to the national average of 4 per cent," said Marshall Hesla, A.C. Houghton chairman for the teacher negotiating team. "What's mainly wrong with that is that people in this area are not living on the national average. We're primarily above." Negotiations were schedul Professional Women's Council meeting scheduled for Tues day, Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the shortened form, as the com plete program takes three hours, and the service here will end before 1 p.m. , i The U.M.W. is cancelling its Feb. 2 regularly scheduled monthly meeting because of this additional service and be cause of the illness of several members. The next meeting of the group will be on Wednesday evening. Mar. 2, at 7:30 in the church basement. news recovering from surgery. Hal lie and Bonnie Campbell will take the two children to John Day Tuesday to meet their parents for the trip to Baker. Mel Bailey and Bonnie Campbell accompanied Hallie Spivey and her grandchildren to Bend Friday where they visited with Hallie's daughter and son-in-law, Rainy and Curt Harrison and their son, Shad. Following the visit and a medical appointment, the group returned home. Spending the weekend at the home of Chuck and Melba Mitchell was her father, Rob ert Reid, Hermiston, and Mel ba's niece, Maria Wilson and infant daughter from Umatil la. LDee Larangel was visiting this weekend at the home of his parents, Louis and Betty' Larangel. LDee went back to Hermiston Sunday evening. Robert Misener, Bend, and Steve Conlee went to Lexing ton on Sunday to take care of some business. INSURANCE St Heppner ed to conclude at the end of January. Don Adams, A.C. Hough ton, chairman--for the classi Irrigon's sewer project has hit a snag. What agency is going to supply the thousands Boardman Grange Hall. Mrs. Reata Homey, a work er with young people at the Circle H Youth Ranch in Madras, will be the guest speaker. The Riverside High School will perform with special music under the direc tion of Mr. Rick Bateman. One of the special features for the evening will be a program by Erin Evans who will demonstrate various ways of recycling denim. All ladies are cordially invited to the meeting and may make resrvations by calling one of the following numbers: 481-4685, 676-5869, 454-2613. FFA holds speaking contest The Heppner chapter of Fit'ure Farmers of America v ill hold a local, public speak' ing contest Wednesday, Feb. 2, at Heppner High School. The 7:30 p.m. contest will feature students from the area who will write and present a six to eight minute dis sertation on any agricultural subject. Winners will represent this area at the district contest in Pendleton on Feb. 12. TRI-COUNTY HEREFORD RANGE BULL SALE 57-Hereford BulIs-57 HORNED AND POLLED - CLEAR PEDIGREED Range Bulls Being Offered Are The Tops From The Hereford Herds of Oregon CLEAR PEDIGREES GUARANTEE BY CONSIGNORS There will be no sale in the Northwest where there will be the selection offered such as this. FAIRGROUNDS LA GRANDE, OREGON LUNCH WILL BE SERVED BY WEDNESDAY, FEB. 9 Sale I p.m. Show 9:30 a.m. Free delivery to central point on highway up to 150 miles at buyer risk. "Home of Reputation Cattle" Auctioneer: Ken Trout For further information Write or Call Dave Shepherd P.O. Box 777, Elgin, Oregon raaoESEaeaasE "Hearing Loss is not a sign of Old Age" Electronic hearing tests will be given by the Beltone Hearing Aid Service office at the Northwestern Motel Friday Feb. 4, 12-6 p.m. Factory trained hearing special ists will be at the Northwestern Motel Heppner, to perform the tests. Anyone who has trouble hearing or understanding is welcome to have a test using the latest electronic equipment to determine if his loss is one which can be helped. Some of the causes of hearing loss will be ex plained and diagrams of how the ear works will be shown. Everyone should have a hearing test at least once a year if there is any trouble at all hearing clearly. Even people now wearing a hearing aid or those who have been told nothing could be done for them should have a hearing test and find out whether the latest methods of hearing correction can help them hear better. fied staff, feels negotiations are probably farther along than the teacher's. The 5 per cent salary increase proposed Irrigon sewer project clouded of dollars necessary to cover the cost? Much of the grant-funded facility plan for exploring alternate methods of sewer water disposal is completed. City Engineer Val Toronto, Pendleton, has worked up three alternated plans for sewage disposal despite the uncertain funding outlook. Plan number one, costing Irrigon news James Wilson who is em ployed by the Dept. of Agri culture has returned to his home in Hermiston after working for a few months in Ontario. He and his daughter Randi were guests of his parents Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wilson in Irrigon, on Christ mas Day. vnumiiinivHj Elks Calendar 0 Wed. Jan. 26 Pinochle 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Jan. 27 Lodge 8 p.m. Friday Jan. 28 Happy Hour 5-7 p.m. Dinner 6: 30-8 p.m. Billy Nichols 0 A 0 S A 0 Sat. Jan. 29 Billy Nichols 9-2 a.m. Live Music i A 0 A 0 A 0 A 0 A if A 0 A Wed. Feb. 2 Pinochle 7:30 p.m. 0 2 Heppner B.P.OI. f UNION COUNTY COWBELLES 97827 ' Phone 437-3192 by the board has come under particular scrutiny of the classified people. "In comparing our salaries an estimated $851,575, pro poses to purify the water and drain it back into the Colum bia River. 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PISTOL PETE ( H0U) IS YOUR iljilll ( SHE CANT COMPLAIN. lUIFE.P MY GOSH, SWMUST BE BAD. JEFl Oil RAY BOYCE INSURANCE For All Your Insurance Needs 228 N. 676-9625 "After you (a custodian) have been here 10 years, you have reached the end of your steps for base salary." A Wednes day night's session was to start off with a counter-proposal from the board to the following classified proposal: : Secretaries 25 per cent plus cost of living in crease; Teacher's aide 25 per cent plus cost of living in crease; Cooks 20 per cent plus cost of living increase; ; Custodians 15 per cent plus cost of living increase; Bus Drivers $20 more per month plus cost of living; increase; Activity bus driver $3.50 more per month plus cost of living increase. f www mH I yHT MINT Main St. Heppner n ruin 989-8221
