It took something like
350,000 miles, 63,000 gallons of
gas, $6,000 in tires and bat
teries and uncounted drivers'
headaches, but the county
school bus brigade has suc
ceeded in carting its students
to and from another year of
classes, athletic events and
field trips.
So now that summer is here
and the buses are back in the
corral, School District Bus
Maintenance Supervisor Jer
ry Daggett can just sit back
and wait for next fall to roll
around, right? No way.
Despite the school year
problems involved in keeping
a full slate of buses and
drivers matched and on the
road, each of the district's 21
route buses, seven spares and
assorted panel, pickup and
utility vehicles will be com
pletely inspected inside and
out, repaired where neces
sary, cleaned and primed for
another year of use and abuse.
And according to Daggett,
after nine months of carrying
775 bus - riding students, the
buses are sorely in need of the
added attention.
The things are expensive to
begin with, and adding the
wear and tear dished out by
the riders and the ever in
creasing safety modifications
imposed by state and federal
government, the operation of
the buses becomes an ex
pensive proposition.
"Most people just put their
kids on the bus and never stop
to think about the costs in
volved," Daggett said. "But,
I'll tell you, they really add up
fast."
Giants grab first half lead
Standings as of May 30.
Giants 4-2
Dodgers 4-4
Braves 3-4
Indians 3-4
(First half Little League
Play Championship is based
on 9 games of play.)
The Giants have taken a
solid hold on first place as a
result of their 10-4 win over the
Braves last Thursday. The
"first half" championship
seems to belong to the Giants.
Archie Lucas was the win
ning pitcher in relief of Bruce
Way in their victory over the
Braves. Bruce had 5 RBIs and
Vacation
Vacation Church School,
this year using the theme of
"Reach out," will be held
from Monday, June 13,
through Friday, June 17. This
school will be a combined
effort of the Episcopal, Lu
theran and Methodist church
es in the area and the school
Rail contract
for Boardman
Portland General Electric
Company has awarded a con
tract to Transco-Pacific Com
pany, Seattle, to install rail
road track at the utility's
Boardman Coal Plant in North
Central Oregon. The value of
the contract is approximately
$800,000.
Under the contract, Transco-Pacific
will install about
five miles of track for the
railroad loop around the coal
handling yard. In addition, it
will install track for stacker
reclaimers in the coal yard
and a spur for equipment and
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Potluck Dinner 1:00 Coffee
Furnished
Hosted by the lAcDanieh families
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Last year's district budget,
in addition to the $8,000 for
equipment replacement, in
cluded $7,000 for outside re
pair work and $8,400 for
in-shop repairs. This year,
Daggett spent about $4,200 and
a month's work installing a
new federally required eight
light safety system on each
bus.
New legislation now calls
for fully padded seats, added
supports in the roof, impact
guards for the front seats and
a high impact fuel tank guard,
which will add about 200
Mark Way had 2 hits to lead
the Giants. The Giants had ex
cellent "outfield catches" to
pull them through.
The Braves only gave up 5
hits in the loss as Parker,
Marlin, and Brannon all
pitched in the losing effort.
The Dodgers' hex on the
Indians continued Monday as
they beat the Indians 21-12 at
lone Monday, May 30. Jay
Hayes was the winning pitch
er. Rod Cole and Greg Connor
also pitched. The heavy hit
ting Dodgers were led by Cole
with four hits while Connor
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Church school set
The cost will be $2.50 per child
or $5 per family. For those
unable to pay the fee, scholar
ships are available and may
be acquired at any of the three
churches.
Registration will be from
8:30 to 9 a.m. at the Episcopal
Church on Monday, June 13.
awarded
coal plant
materials delivery into the
power block area.
Transco-Pacific will begin
work in June. The main
portion of work is expected to
be completed in late 1977 with
some work items continuing
into 1978.
Although the 530,000 kilo
watt Boardman project will
not go into operation until July
1980, the first coal delivery
will be made in Jan. 1979 so a
stockpile can be built. Coal
will be shipped some 1,200
miles from a mine near
Gillette, Wyo.
ANNUAL
pounds of weight to the bus.
The total cost for these
added features? About $2,000
per vehicle.
Daggett only shakes his
head when he mentions anoth
er bill pending in the legis
lature which would require 20
hours of training for each of
his drivers before next fall.
"As if I don't have enough to
do without teaching driving to
someone who's been driving
a bus for 10 years," he said.
Daggett said Oregon has
some of the toughest state
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In the corral, for now.
and Hayes each had five hits.
Howard Leavitt was the losing
pitcher. Roger Morter pitched
in relief. Casey Fargher had
two hits to lead the Indians at
bat and Roger Morter scored
three runs for the Indians.
Last Wednesday, the Dod
gers won a thriller over the
Indians 4-3 as Steve Crewse
and Connor pitched for the
Dodgers. Casey Fargher
pitched a fine game for the
Indians. Hayes and Rod Cole
led the Dodgers with two hits
each. Morter had two hits for
the Indians.
will be held at All Saints'
Episcopal and Heppner Unit
ed Methodist churches, as has
been the arrangement for the
past six years.
The school will be for ages
four years through eighth
grade and will be held from
8:45 a.m. to noon each day.
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requirements in the nation
and federal standards are
"getting stiffer every year."
Some Morrow County re
quirements are not even con
sidered in other parts of the
state. He pointed to the larger
heaters needed for this clim
ate and the larger engines
needed for the hilly terrain.
Eight buses are equipped with
automatic transmissions for
the hills.
Also, because of the canyons
in the area, many buses are
forced to run dead end
routes backtracking through
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Robin and Frank Merrill, of
Purcell, Okla., announce the
birth of a daughter, McKenzie
Scott Merrill, on May 10, 1977.
Evonne Severinson is the
proud grandmother and Ora
Evans the great-grandmoth
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the canyon instead of com
pleting a more efficient circu
lar route. Four of the routes
are in excess of 110 miles per
day.
All these factors combine
for a district operating ex
pense of about 70 cents per
mile this year, including the
purchase of replacement ve
hicles. But, said Daggett, that
figure could be worse.
"We are probably one of the
least expensive per mile dis
tricts in the state," he said.
"Most districts this large
operate on a contract basis
and the minimum a contractor
would accept would be 85
cents per mile, due to the
profit margin needed."
Some go as high as $1.10 per
mile, he said.
Daggett uses a few tactics to
help keep the cost as low as
possible: When replacements
are needed, money is saved by
bidding separately on the
chassis and body. Buses are
rotated on different routes tc
maintain a fairly consistent
mileage rate on each vehicle.
Also, on overlapping routes
in the Boardman and Irrigon
areas, drivers switch buses so
they aren't paid for a full day
away from their home base.
These ploys help, but they
can be quickly nullified by bad
breaks such as two unex
pected engine blowups this
year which will require dip
ping into district contingency
funds for the repairs.
It's an uphill battle all the
way, but somehow the buses
. come through. You can thank
Jerry Daggett and his crew
for that.
er. All are former residents of
Heppner.
Paternal grandparents) Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Merrill, and
great-grandmother, Mrs. Dan
Gerber, are from Fremont,
Mich.
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Acreage reports requested
Since future farm legisla
tion could affect all producers
of wheat and feed grain, it is
important that every farm file
a report of 1977 seeded
acreage with the Agricultural
Stabilization and Conserva
tion Service (ASCS).
The agriculture committees
of the Senate and House have
reported out farm bills which
provide that if a set-aside is
implemented for the 1978
crops, the acreage required to
be set-aside as a condition of
eligibility for program bene
fits may be based on a per
centage of the acreage planted
for harvest in 1977. Although
this would not be the only
alternative available, in order
to provide the Secretary with
Burglaries, vandals
reported by Police
Heppner City Police report
two separate burglaries of
local businesses, both of which
were reported on Memorial
Day.
Several unlisted items were
reported missing from the
Union 76 service station on
Main Street. Entry was gained
by breaking a window in the
building.
A second burglary occurred
at the Heppner Depot, where
entry was gained through an
unlocked window and again
unlisted items were taken.
Both incidents are still under
investigation by city police.
Also, three cases of criminal
mischief occurred Sunday and
Monday involving broken win
dows at Main Street estab
lishments. Glass was broken
in the front doors of both the
Elks' Club and Hedman's
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a full range of options in the
event a 1978 set-aside is
deemed necessary, 1977 acre
ages of wheat, corn, sorghum,
and barley planted will be
obtained.
Under either current or
proposed legislation, the 1977
reported acreage will not be
used for purposes of estab
lishing allotments.
Morrow County farmers will
report their acreages of these
crops in the ASCS office prior
to harvest but not later than
July 15, 1977.
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planted acreage will be con
sidered to have no planted
acreage.
ASCS will spot check farms
to assure accuracy of reported
acreage.
Furniture Store. The front
plate glass of the Wagon
Wheel Cafe was also broken.
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trunk, 3-legged iron pots,
bedstead, old embossed whis
key bottles.
Serving of the pit barbequed
beef dinner accompanied by a
variety of salads, baked beans
and garlic bread will begin at
12:30 in the dining room.
Again this year, the first two
places in the line will be auc
tioned off just before dinner.
Child care will be available
from 9:30-4:30 at a cost of 75
cents per hour. This will be
sponsored by the members of
the board for the Heppner
Child Development Center for
the benefit of the center.
Parents are asked to provide
their child's lunch.
Thursday, June 2, 1977 THREE
IMS taps
officers,
cheerleaders
Elections were held May 10
for the 1977-78 student body
officers at Heppner High
School and a swearing-in
ceremony followed on May 18.
New officers include : Diane
Holland, president; Jeff For
tenberry, vice-president;
Cathy Palmer, secretary;
Lynn Gochnauer, treasurer;
Julie Grieb, assistant treasur
er; and Linda Bier, business
manager.
Also announced were the
1977-78 varsity and junior
varsity cheerleading mem
bers. Marie Vocum will lead
the varsity group of Rosanna
Marlatt, Laurie Harrison,
Tammy Lucas and Joycelyn
Thorpe.
Janice Huddles ton, Janice
Sherman and Jackie Gentry
will act as junior varsity
cheerleaders for the coming
year.
Both groups will cheer for
both the girls' and boys'
athletic teams.
library....
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thousand," Struthers said.
"Whether it can come about
or not, I don't know," he
added.
Struthers said the board had
discussed other options for
funding, but they generally
agreed the formation of the
district was the most viable
alternative.
Because the library is
geared to provide services for
residents in all economic
ranges, Struthers said re
quiring a user fee of $10-15 per
family would "defeat the
whole purpose of a public
library."
"The small amount per
family that would be required
to fund a district would be
much more equitable than the
user fee or volunteer sys
tems," he said.
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