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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,
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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.
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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
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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.
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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. Nelson, Commis
sioners Homer Hughes and
Warren McCoy, Roadmaster
Doc Sherer and Planner Dave
Moon.
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