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The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Ore., Thursday, Feb. 24, 1977 THREE Dismal report says water scarce for Buttercreek farms . ' ' ij ' x:7,'. - , I i . - Recent blasting west of lone widened this section of Highway 74, removing still another narrow traffic bottleneck from roads In Morrow County. Highway crews have been at work recently patching on Highway 74 east of Heppner. ' Feb. 28. Mar. 1. Community theatre sets auditions Auditions for 19 parts in the first production of the Hep pner Community Theatre will be held at the high school cafetorium Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 28, Mar. 1 and 2, at 7 p.m., according to Connie Lewiston. Selected by the reading committee of the new com munity theatre group is "You Can't Take It With You" for the first production. The play L is a three act comedy by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, i she said. Martha Matthewson of Hep School budget info organization plan studied Information in school bud gets can be organized into ; more meaningful formats and summaries as a way to in , crease public understanding, j an Oregon State University j Survey Research Center pub ! lication reports. ; The improved formats in clude a clear presentation of revenue sources as well as a meaningful description of operating expenses grouped tiy activities that are im portant to people. Inclusion of salary breakdowns by classes i of occuDations within the ! school system, for example, iif 1? r, ii Cooper, McLaughlin named Elk's 'Valuable Students' The Heppner Elks Lodge, i B.P.O.E. 358, has named two ! Heppner students for top i awards in the annual Elks' Steve McLaughlin jMost Valuable Student Con gest. Gaining top honors were ISteve McLaughlin and Darla Cooper, both seniors at Hep pner High School, George i1 a- ; .A. 2 pner will direct the play. The cast of seven women and 12 men will be announced fol lowing the Mar. 2 session of auditions. Tentative performance dates are Thursday and Fri day, Apr. 14 and 15. The play is set in a house near Columbia University in the Manhattan borough of New York. The comedy cen ters around the varied inter ests of a hyperactive family whose members pursue pro jects ranging from the arts to the manufacture of fireworks. The cast is comprised of the was cited in the OSU study as a particular improvement. Authors of "Public Prefer ences for School Budget For mats" are Robert G. Mason, professor of sociology, and G. David Faulkenberry, associ ate professor of statistics. Oregon law presently speci fies minimum requirements for financial summaries, the specific items to be included and the years to be covered. Budget summaries are print ed in local newspapers from 15 to 25 days prior to a budget hearing, which is held before a budget election. Koflar, contest committee chairman, said. Second place in the girls' division went to Vicki Ed- D aria Cooper monson of Heppner. Third place was a tie between sisters Donna Palmer and Debora Palmer, both of lone. First place winners will If . X,.-. ", ' It parents and two daughters, grandfather, the husband of one of the daughters and the fiance of the other daughter. Other cast members include the maid and her boyfriend, a delivery man who has been living with the family for years and many assorted friends, including a ballet instructor and a duchess from Russia. All of the 19 parts sparkle with comedy in the Hart and Kaufman style. The play takes place against a background of history in the late 1920s and earlv 1930s The requirement that schools must publish an oper ating budget was intended, in part, to promote greater pub lic understanding of a school's financial situation, the two re searchers point out. The bud gets presented for public perusal are often so compli cated and hard to follow, how ever, that understanding is hampered, public surveys have shown. Public preferences for three school budget formats were tested in the OSU survey. One format was the one presently receive $400 and a trip to the district contest in La Grande this Sunday, Feb. 27. Second place is awarded $200 and third place $100. There were no second and third place finishers among the boys. There were nine girls entered in the contest. "Basis of the selection is scholarship, leadership and need," Koflar said. The con test awards are used for continuing education. Entry in the annual contest is open every February to any senior student in lone or Heppner high schools. Koflar said the Elks were assisted by Vi Lanham and Gordon Meyers, who in turn assisted students in submit ting entry packets for the contest. Committee members for the contest were Koflar, Jim Swanson, lone, Jerry Martin, The production offers an opportunity for actors who can portray parts with age ranges from 20 plus to 60 plus. About 15 people have shown an early interest in launching the Heppner Community The atre. Michele Portmann, high school math instructor, has been instrumental in initial organization. Marsha Matthewson holds a degree in theatre from Pacific University, Forest Grove. She has a varied background in community theatre. (See re lated feature on Page 4.) employed b annual all dis tricts; a second was a Planned Program Budgeting effort de veloped by the superintendent of Salem public schools; and the third was a format de veloped by a group of Medford civic leaders. The 617 Oregon adults surveyed gave top preference rating to the Medford format; second to the Salem format; third to the traditional format. Adoption of either the Salem or Medford formats also would result in a publication cost saving to the school dis trict, it was noted. lone, Eddie Gunderson and Mike Sweeney, both of Hep pner. Enroll free Residents of Morrow and Umatilla counties who have reached their 60th birthday may enroll in Blue Mountain Community College free of charge, President Ron Dan iels announced. Hammond in London Will be in Heppner Fri., Feb. 25 iQQ(jTjyTYYjj Hammond Seafood, Hammond, Ore. Of the estimated 20 farms in the Butter Creek area, probJ ably two will be receiving irrigation water for the up coming season. This dismal report comes from Tony Holcomb, deputy water master, Pendleton. "So many things can hap pen, though," said Bill Gil bert, irrigation district man ager for Stanfield, West Ex tension and Westland irriga tion districts. Gilbert said he preferred not to elaborate on what those things were. But even a record snowfall in the mountains couldn't make up the needed water, according to Holcomb. McKay Reservoir is 80 per cent below its normal water intake. Last year at this time the Umatilla River was run ning at 800 second feet. Presently the flow is 100 second feet. At the end of the 1976 irri gation season, Oct. 1, the reservoir held 11,000 acre feet of water. As of Feb. 1, the measurement had risen to 13,500 acre feet. "That's just Couples attend convention Shirley and Dean Connor and Phyllis and Gene Cole will be in Portland from Sunday through Thursday next week. Dean and Gene will attend the Region 3 Woodworkers' Union Convention. These men were chosen delegates from local 3-312 at Kinzua Mill here. Surprise anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Leon Magill, Pendleton, and Mr. and Mrs. Dean Robinson, Arlington, hosted their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Creston Robinson, to a surprise anniversary dinner at the Sky Room, Pendleton, on the occasion of their thirtieth wedding annivers ary. 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Farmers are frequenting the Stanfield office with in quiries about the water out look. They are asking for $50 Reward for any information leading to the identification of the person or persons responsible for the de struction of our property on the corner of 2nd and B St. in lone. Please call 676-9910 or 422-7513 if you have any information. DATA BINDERS 4 prong, 11 'A x 14'A, reg 5 50 ea 3.50 ea. LISTO LEADS , black, reg 2 50 doj 1 .95dOZ. LARGE WALL MAP BOARD OF U.S. reg aooo 24.95 HANCOCK'S UMATILLA AND MORROW COUNTY'S BUSINESSMAN'S STORE E. Main Hermiston no clsjposit ito fsiifii It makes sense. A solid plan of steady deposits to make sure you have a savings return on your hard work. Save with us today. Because our goal is to help make sure you aren't left on the shelf tomorrow. advice on what crops to plant. "It's pretty hard when you can't tell them," stated Gil bert. "I just wish farmers would start planning now," notes Holcomb. 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