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w 1 -H " "H( 1( ' FOUR The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, November 17, 1977 Students gain experience County W" through work program A special program, esta blished three years ago in Riverside and Heppner High Schools, enables juniors and seniors toget a taste of the outside work-a-day world be fore they graduate from high school. Mike Wetherell, coordinator of the work experience pro gram at Riverside explains, "The program helps students to learn how to accept employment responsibilities and helps them decide what career they want to go into." Work experience entails both on-the-job training "and related classroom instruction. A student may participate in the program through either business education, vocational agriculture or a diversified occupation class. At Riverside, the number of students involved increased from seven the first term three years ago to 20 presently working at many types of jobs in the community. Wetherell expects further increases in participation as job opportuni ties in the north end of the county continue to open up. Eight students from River side are employed through the program in farm related jobs, two in the building trade, School Lunch Menu four in food services, three in personal services, one in a computer programming, one in day care and one as a dental assistant. The work experience pro gram in Heppner High School is set up very much like its Riverside counterpart, with 17 students enrolled and 12 actually employed so far, in cluding three students from lone High School. John Spor seen, coordinator in Heppner, said that more jobs are needed and encourages any employer with a part-time position to fill to contact him. Sporseen agreed with Wetherell's opinion of the program's benefits by saying, "It gives students a better career awareness." While he expects participation in work experience to continue in creasing, Sporseen comment ed that not quite the same opportunity for growth exists in south Morrow County as in the north end. Only students who are meeting the basic require ments for graduation are eligible to sign up for the cooperative work experience program. They receive a credit for both the related classroom work and for their job. Many intend to enter college or a technical school after graduation. The diversified occupations class connected with the work experience program offers work-related information that is not included in the regular curriculum including taxes, employment benefits, job in terview techniques, applica tions and factors increasing the chance for career success. Students also do individual research on jobs and careers that interest them. Work hours may be arrang ed to require a release from school for one or two periods each day, with students also working after school and on weekends. In some instances, a work experience job has led to fulltime employment after graduation or fulltime sum mer work. Both Wetherell and Spor seen express appreciation for good cooperation from the business community. They look forward to continued support for their work exper ience programs and continued benefits reaped by students who gain first-hand knowledge of the responsibilities involved in holding a job. Mon.,Nov.21 Mon.,Nov. 28 Burritos Macaroni and Cheese Cabbage Salad Spinach Dessert Carrot Dollars Milk Rolls w Butter Fruit, Milk Tues., Nov. 22 Submarine Sans. Tues., Nov. 29 Green Beans Sloppy Joe w Homemade Bun Fruit Cup Green Beans Cookie, Milk Celery Stix Fruit, Milk Wed., Nov. 23 Wed., Nov. 30 SURPRISE! Spaghetti w Ground Beef Vegetable Salad Thurs., Nov. 24 Pickled Beets Fri., Nov. 25 Bread w Butter THANKSGIVING VACATION November Birthday Cake NO SCHOOL! Milk Cardinal Club meets tonight The lone Cardinal Club will meet tonight, Thursday, Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. in the lone High School cafeteria. A representative for the Morrow County Child Services Division will speak to the club. Entertainment will be provid ed by the lone High School Chorus. Refreshments will be served and all members of the lone community interested in school service is invited to join the group. Elks Calendar j i Thursday, Nov. 17 Regular Lodge 8 p.m. Kitty and Dinner Drawings Friday, Nov. 18 Happy Hour 5-7 p.m. Dinner 6-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 Steak Dinner 6:30-8:30 p.m. Live Music 9 to ?? Tuesday, Nov. 22 Senior Citizens 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23 Senior Citizens 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 24 No Lodge Eating Turkey I Elks and out-of-town guests only j B.P.O.E. 358 Heppner, Oregon j UlnJ n r If big phone bills give you nightmares, make your long distance calls after 11 p.m. Save 50 percent on calls within the state. Dial direct without operator assistance. 1 (LMUtlo l mji , f Jl ; ' I V f o IL;v m (S) Pacific Northwest Bell rush tax office 1' "4 f w , -4 6 9 Monday and Tuesday of this week were big days at the tax office of the Morrow County courthouse as area residents streamed in to make first quarter payment on their property taxes. Tuesday, Nov. 15 was dead line day for the payments. Tax collector Elvira Irby said she had no way of estimating how much tax money has been collected because the heaviest bulk arrived in the mail and the department hasn't had time to even open the mail sacks yet. "The heaviest rush of people were here on Monday," Mrs. Irby commented. "I think they were all trying to beat the Tuesday rush." She didn't have any idea how many people paid taxes in the two days: "We were too busy to count them." Anyqne who hasn't paid their first quarter taxes will be charged interest. Second quarter payments are due by Feb. 15. , . . ... , County Court' J In an effort to avoid the Tuesday, Nov. 15 deadline rush at the tax office in the courthouse, Morrow County taxpayers lined the halls outside the office on Monday to make their first quarter property tax payments. Inside the door, Elvira Irby (r), tax collector, and Margo Sherer were kept extremely busy for two days. The County Court met with a short agenda on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at the courthouse with all members present. A zone change hearing, requested by Dewey West, involved a 40-acre tract on the east edge of the golf course in Boardman. With no one ap pearing for or against the change, the court approved a zone change from "qualified The court did not convene this week since all members are attending an Oregon Association of Counties con vention in Eugene. Repre sentatives of Morrow County attending the gathering are Judge D.O. 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