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The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, May 18, 1978 SEVEN
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Heppner High School's final
band concert of the year is
scheduled for tonight, May 18,
in the school gymnasium.
The concert will feature the
school's band, stage band,
choir and swing choir. Show
time will be 7:30 p.m. Dona
tions will be accepted.
chool Board authorizes
school
improvements
The Morrow County School
District Board of Directors
met Monday night in Board
man to authorize Superinten
dent Matt Doherty to begin
work on a number of improve
ments to county schools.
Improvements include re
modeling at the Heppner
Poppy sale
coming up
Thursday and Friday, May
25 and 26, members of
Heppner's American Legion
Auxiliary No. 87 will be asking
people to wear the red
memorial veteran's poppies.
Disabled veterans make
each poppy, for which they
receive a small sum. This
enables them to buy personal
items not furnished by the
hospital. Many save it for the
day they can be discharged or
send it to help their families.
Making the poppies helps
them to pass the long days,
months or years they face.
The basic purpose of the
Poppy Day is to offer the
American public an opportu
nity to honor the war dead and
to assist the living.
Donations of any amount
are accepted. All funds re
ceived are used to aid disabled
veterans, their families and
the families of deceased
servicemen.
Weather
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Wed., May 10 63 41 .01
Thurs.,May 11 60 43 .01
Fri.,Mayl2 64 40 .02
Sat., May 13 62 48 .04
Sun., May 14 57 47
Mon.,Mayl5 62 44 .48
Tues.,Mayl6 63 40
P.O. expand
Heppner mail
delivery
A total of 68 Heppner households have become eligible
for home mail delivery within the last month, according to
Heppner Postmaster Hubert Wilson.
This expanded service was made possible by shifting the
path of existing Route 2 from Court to Gilmore Street, Wilson
- said. Federal regulations state that anyone living one-fourth
; mile from a Post Office along an existing route may have box
service.
Since no residents on Court Street were taking advantage
: of their eligibility for free mail delivery, Wilson applied
; through the district postal supervisor for a route change.
Only 24 houses on the new route through Gilmore Street
; and the new Rock Street addition have provided mail boxes
; and arranged for the mail service so far, but Wilson said even
this number has helped alleviate the box shortage probelm in
the post office "temporarily."
With 733 post office boxes constantly rented with a
waiting list in the past few years, Wilson said he now has
eight unrented b. . . "I expect these to be rented within the
month," he commented.
The postmaster added that at present there are many
situations in which two or three families are getting. their
mail in one box.
He said that persons living off the existing routes could
get mail delivery by establishing boxes along the route. "I
don't really consider this good service, though, because
they're not on the street to protect their mail," he said.
A few new houses have also been added to Route 1
delivery because of a recent regulation change which allows
for service within one-fourth mile from the Post1 Office
instead of one-half mile as was previously the case.
Wilson commented that route expansion is not a new
thing : "It's part of the program of the past few years to get
better service to postal patrons."
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Junior High School shop and
home economics room re
vamping the library at Hepp
ner High School, and repairing
a boiler at lone High School.
The projects will be let out to
bid as soon as specifications
are prepared.
Money to pay for the
improvements will come from
a school bond issue approved
earlier this year. The bond
issue will also finance a new
shop and elementary school in
Boardman, a multipurpose
elementary room at Irrigon,
and a new junior high school
at Irrigon.
The new school construction
and additions were discussed,
and preliminary drawings
Irom architects received. The
board set a June 5 date in
Irrigon to meet with school
district's architect to review
construction plans.
Sale of the $4.8 million in
bonds used to finance the
construction program will be
held June 13, in the office of
Portland bonding attorneys
Reagan and Roberts.
During Monday's meeting,
the board heard financial
consultant Tom Mitchell dis
cuss methods of investing
money that will be available
for short-term periods follow
ing the bond sale. Some funds
may be on hand for up to 18
months before they can be
spent on construction.
Mitchell suggested placing
the majority of such short
term funds in the state
operated Local Government
Investment Pool, with smaller
amounts to be deposited in
local banks. Final action on
what course the board will
take on the short-term invest
ments is expected to come
during its June meeting.
The board also approved
recommendations for hiring
new classified workers, and
for extra-duty jobs for teach
ers. Included in the extra-duty
recommendations that were
approved was the release of
Riverside High instructor
Mike Wetlierall from duties as
football coach. The coaching
slot remains vacant.
In other action, the board
authorized the superintendent
to appeal to the city of Irrigon
to annex the site for the
proposed new junior high
school. If annexed, the school
could receive city services
such as water, sewer and
police protection.
The board also authorized
the sale of a surplus school
bus, which may be seen at the
district shop in Heppner.
Range forage
recoversfrom last
year's drought
Range forage in Eastern Oregon has bounced back from
last year's drought, prompting researchers from Oregon
State University to predict the best production in 20 years.
Estimates for range forage production, based on
precipitation received up to May 1, have been set at 128 per
cent of normal for the Morrow County area.
"The overall average for Eastern Oregon as of May 1 is
147 per cent," said Forrest Sneva, research rangeland
scientist at the Squaw Butte Experiment Station near Burns.
"This contrasts to last year's drought index of 49 per
cent. ..One has to go back 20 years to find a year with as
favorable an outlook for range forage yield as what appears
to be forthcoming," Sneva said.
Above-normal winter precipitation was reflected in high
soil moisture percentages on April l. This year, soil moisture
on a 40-acre range unit averaged 19.2 per cent in the surface
to 10-inch depth, and 19.6 per cent at the 10-20 inch depth.
"These readings are among the highest obtained over the
past 13 years of sampling," said Sneva. By comparison, the
same soils last year contined only 1 and 8.3 per cent soil
moisture for the 0-10 inch depth, and 10-20 inch depth
respectively.
The Wallowa and Baker county areas received the highest
range yield estimates, set at 166 per cent above normal.
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