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Six The Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, February 21, 1980. 7 17 Riverside students get straight A's Seventeen students from Riverside High School in Boardman received straight A grades on their semester report cards. They include seniors Carol Ann Donovan, Mari Evans, Suzie Hascall and Wes Haws; juniors Janice Beyers, Scott Daniels. Mina Thompson and Lerry Wilson: sophomores Susie Carlson, Audrey Crea son. Jan Trevino and Danette Daltoso; and freshmen Helen Daltoso, Robin flaws, Chris tine .Jones, Michael Stevens and Karen Yarnall. Other seniors on the 3.5-4.0 honor roll are Tom Abercrom bie. Barbara Anderson. Judy Brace. Debbie Cameron, Deb bie Carlson, Dave Cooley, Vernon Curtis, Steve Daulton, Todd Gale. Sam Griffin, Larry Hiigel, Trace Johnson and Gene McKee. Juniors on the 3.5-4.0 honor roll are Beth Hellberg, Jyl Hobbs, Barbara Mildebrandt, Leora King, Jim Peck, Kathy Petteys, David Piper, Brad Rogers, Brent Yarnall, Scott Adams, Rosa Anderson, Pat Cimmiyotti, Heidi Conboy, Mark Daniels, Sandy Erick son, Yvonne Gilliam, Karen Harding and Trace Haws. Juniors on the 3.0-3.4 honor roll are Verna Viollmer, Cathy Smith, Darrin Corriel, Ray Dawson, Rod Garrison, Kerry Kenton, Christy Key, Betty Manning. Lisa Mittelsdorf, Carolyn Moore, Troy Robbins, Lorie Russell and Peggy Sicard. Sophomores on the 3.5-4.0 honor roll are David Brasel, Fawn Hecker, Becky Hobbs, Wendy Mittlesdorf, Philip Sharkey, Sue Stubblefield and Tim Stubblefield. Sophomores on the 3.0-3.4 honor roll are Richard Broad bent, Chuck Clarkson, Mi chelle Coleman, Laura Dieter. Wes Gale, Brenda Gillett, Dirk Haney, Sherry McMul len, Stacy Mitchell, Sandy Monjay, John Pendergrass, Kim Stieneke, Lynn Stuart, Cara Sweeny, Ralph Turn baugh, Russell Waggner and Todd Young. Freshmen on the 3.5-4.0 honor roll include Dan Arm strong, Vicki Bartlett, Rodney Morton, Scott Piper, Denice Brownless, Rene Carey, Kelly Putman, Dana Mildebrandt, Charlene Dickinson, Curt Franke and Harold Leighton. Freshmen on the 3.0-3.4 honor roll are Robby Peck, Andy Bjazevieh, Marie Blur ton, Marty Broadbent, Jeanne Carroll, Stacy Senn, Ron Clothier, David Daulton, Shelly Olson, Brandon Weg ner, Angie Evans, Lori Gil liam, Everett Westmoreland, Lisa Heigh, Janet Hodson, Brad Huwe, Dawn Key, Kristi Orcutt, Doug Lindsay, Amanda Nielson and Terry Seel. There are 122 students on the semeste honor roll with 37 in the freshmen class, 28 in the sophomore class, 35 in the junior class and 21 in" the senior class. Sixty three received grades of 3.0-3.4 and 59 grades of 3.5-4.0. Students on the second quarter honor roll but not on the semester honor roll in clude senior Rick Pender grass; juniors Dwayne King and Joe Erevia; sophomores LaMont Bissonette and Der rick Trumbull; and freshmen Anneli Murray and Mary Stienbruck. There are 116 students on the second quarter honor roll with 60 receiving grades of 3.0-3.4 and 56 receiving grades from 3.5-4.0. Hospital questionaire surveys residents continued from page I under county ownership and direction? 2. Establishing the health district concept? 3. If "Yes" to 2 above, should health districts be established: a. On a county wide basis? b. On a tricounty (Mor row, Wheeler and Gilliam) basis'.' c. In service areas (dis trict located near population being served)? To explain these choices the questionnaire states that if Pioneer Memorial Hospital were to be operated under the authority of a health district, it would have an independent board of trustees elected by (he people living within the district. The board would then be responsible for the budget. Supplementary funds, if needed, would be obtained by voter approval from district taxes. More than one health dis trict could be formed to meet the needs of residents in either Morrow County alone or the tricounty area. Under county ownership, the hospital's operating board is appointed by the court and the hospital budget is passed on by the court's budget committee, subject to final voter approval. A cover letter with the questionnaire names the members of a recently esta blished advisory planning committee for the hospital. They are: Judy Leo Barnett, Condon; Rep. Billy C. Bel lamy, Salem; Jim Bier, Hepp ner; Evelyn Black, Board man; A.B. "Buzz" Clough, ! Arlington; Sarnie J. Griffin, Irrigon: David Hanna, Hepp ner: Gladys Hobbs, Irrigon; Father Ray Hopp, Condon; Linda LaRue, lone; Judge y. ' M r"7" e r ,; i i'.v'.'..- l ,. - - .... Dan Kastman Elk, deer management topic at county soil conservation meeting Wildlife management objec tives for elk and deer in the Heppner, Fossil and Columbia Basin units will be discussed at the annual meeting of the Morrow Soil and Water Con servation District March 4. Dan Eastman, wildlife man agement coordinator for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, who will present the objectives, has been an nounced as the principal speaker for the meeting. Session will be held at the Lexington Grange Hall, start ing at 7:30 p.m. Eastman, a biologist, will present information packets that explain the state's recom mendation on the numbers of elk and deer that could be maintained in the area. He said the "management objectives" program has been developing for more than two years as a response to the demands of land-use planning agencies, private land owners and others needing the infor mation. Eastman said the depart ment hopes its judgments on the long-term supply of elk and deer in each management unit will be considered objec tively by those interested. The program also will include a slide presentation by Harold Kerr, Morrow County agent for the Oregon State University Extension Service, featuring "a visual tour of Texas. Arkansas. Mississipppi and Louisiana." Palmer sworn in as deputy II Mollie Ballard is the deputy clerk I and the assistant to the new county clerk Barbara Bloodsworth, who replaced retiring Sadie Parrish. Debra Palmer was sworn in recently as the deputy clerk II. A.F. Lecke, Fossil; Larry Mills, Heppner; Cathy Peck, Lexington; Don Peterson, lone; Dan Sweeney, Heppner and the Rev. Douglas Thomas, Heppner. "These people are donating their time and talents to help assure that the health care needed today, as well as in the future, will be available to you and your family," Felt said in the letter. "They have designed the questionnaire for the purpose of obtaining your experience and ideas for use in the planning process." The questionnaire covers a wide range of topics relating to the present health pro grams and services available in the county, as to their adequacy or inadequacy; to " major or basic services at Pioneer Memorial Hospital, and to various personal health problems and whether they are receiving treatment. Also requested is informa tion regarding the age and composition of households, length of residence in the community, income range and the source of income, and whether in the last two years persons have required medi cal treatment. The questionnaires are to be mailed to the Tri-County Health Planning Committee in care of Medco, Inc., a Port land computer firm, which will tabulate the responses. In addition to the mailing in the three-county area served by Columbia Basin, copies of the questionnaire have been left at various businesses where people may pick them up, Felt said. Tax base passed continued from page 1 At this rate, voters will not have to vote on a school board budget until 1894 if the tax base of $6,076,300 is approved by the voters, Doherty said. This year, the budget is for $3,670,000. With an 18 percent increase, next year's budget will require $4,341,610 and with the same percentage of increase the budget for 1982-83 will require $5,136,125. At the same rate, the budget for 1983-84 will require the pro posed tax based figure of $6,076,300 so voters will not have to vote on a school budget until the following year when it will probably exceed the tax base figure. Any government taxing en tity can exceed its tax base by six percent and still not require an election so if the school budget for 1984-85 is for $6,444,874 or less, it will be within the six percent limita tion and there will not have to be an election. "If the tax base is exceeded by less than six percent, that becomes the new tax base and that new tax base can go up six percent the next year without requiring, a vote," Doherty explained. "Should we not grow as much as we have in the past, the new tax base will last even longer. "We (the school district) have to educate the voters that they are not voting on a tax," he said. The Heppner Ranger Dis trict of the Umatilla National Forest announced recently that firewood cutting has been restricted to the Wall Creek Unit. This area is located 50 miles south of Heppner and is the only unit where roads are open and safe to travel. Roads on other areas are unsafe for travel or closed by snow. Woodcutting permits will be issued for other units as soon as roads are open and access improves. This is expected to be some time in April. Under Forest Service Poli cy, individuals may be issued Free Use Permits for up to ten cords of firewood. In 1979 more than 600 people cut more than ' 3,000 cords of free firewood on the Heppner District. An additional several hun dred 'cords were cut by commercial firewood cutters. A charge of fifty cents per cord is made for material cut for resale. Free Use Permits can be obtained at the Heppner Ranger District Office at any time from the "self issue" display rack located at the front door of the building. Commercial permits can only be issued during regular business hours. 1 -- gr f ST' 4 T : - Py -V Assessor explains A A Tl Italic y 4SJ Tom McElligott of the J ' Morrow County assessors omce expiameu some ui me changes made in the taxing system by the last Legislature "-"I at a recent Chamber of J Commerce meeting. 1 He said when a taxing entity goes above its six percent If you have ever wonder what your car would look like if you hit head on with a school bus this is it. Maureen McElligott of lone was the unlucky one. SherifFs report lone resident crashes into county school bus Maureen McElligott, Box 5 in lone, was involved in a head-on collision with a Mor row County school bus last week, sheriff reports say. She was driving a 1979 Chevrolet Camaro on the lone-Gooseberry Road. Her bert Ruben Ekstrom, Box 275 Main Street in- lone, was driving the 1971 school bus. The two collided on the one-way bridge on the road. No one was cited because there are no signs warning that there is a one-way bridge, Sheriff Larry Fetsch said. He also said the weather condi tions of snow and ice on the road caused the accident. McElligott received a bro ken nose in the accident. The bus went on its way a little later than scheduled. In other sheriff's news, Jay Sullivan, Rt. 2 Box 412 in Irrigon, was cited in the Boardman City Park for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana. Ronnie Cleo Lawrence, Box 623 in lone, reported that tools were stolen from his car when he left it unattended on the road near Juniper Canyon. limitation three out of four years, it must pass a new tax base. School districts differ be cause they do not have to adopt a new tax base, scnoois only have to try and pass a new tax base if they do go above the six percent limita tion but it can be voted down and not hurt the schools. McElligott went on to ex plain the A and B ballot process, which is having two ballots for one fund. ' Basically, he said, the A ballot is for money that will be taken care of by the state while the B ballot is money the state will not pay on. The A ballot can include the last year's budget plus up to a 26 percent increase. The A budget has to pass, he said. If the A ballot fails but the B budget passes then they both fail. If the A passes but the B fails then the B ballot can be voted on two more times. If the B ballot fails both times, the taxing entity will have to operate on only the A ballot budget. McElligott said budget elec tions formerly could be held up to eight times a year but now the maximum is six times. , He said that taxes are now paid three times a year instead of four. Persons can receive a three percent dis count if all of the taxes are pajd before Nov. 13. McElligott also said that property has been assessed at 100 percent market value in the past but that next year it will not be taxed at" market value but at 85 percent of market value if it is a homestead and 87 percent if it is nonhomestead. ur .iiiiiiiimiii"","UMunuHy Humane society sponsors 31st poster contest Firewood cutting restricted The Oregon Humane Society is sponsoring its 31st annual poster contest with the grand prize winner receiving $50. First place winners for each grade in school will win $35 with the second place winner receiving $15 and $5 for the third place winner of each grade. Special awards will be given for the best posters done by fifth grade and lower students. Awards wil be made during national "Be Kind to Animals Week" May 5 through 11. The size of the poster must be 18x24 inches and preferably done on poster board. Each entry must be the personal and original work of the student. School or class projects are not eligible. The posters can be done in crayon, pencil, pen, ink, paint or water color but not pasted material. Entries must include the artist's name and address, grade in school, name of school and name of teacher. Posters must be mailed before March 31 to the Oregon Humane Society, 1067 N.E. Columbia Blvd. in Portland, Oregon 97211. The poster contest, accord ing to a humane society news release, is designed to focus attention on the need for consideration of the rights and welfare of all animals. Subject matter may include anything in the animal kingdom. Posi tive rather than negative posters are desirable. w m m Alcohol put in engines Engine conversion for alco hol use will be the topic of a one-day workshop offered by Blue Mountain Community College, Saturday, Feb. 23, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Don Hulick, BMCC auto mechanics instructor, will teach the workshop. A six cylinder spark ignition engine operating on alcohol will be on display during the class. For more information, call the Division of Continuing Education at the college, 276-1260. ext. 205. PABOT Discontinued Colors Super Kemtone $400 $150 gal. 1U Rqri GIo $150 Limited To Stock on Hand Rietmann's Hardware yTf m mm v m personal p MARCH 3, 1980 KOPilfTY Greg Sweek Assessor I SPECIAL FEEDER SALE Northwestern Livestock Commission Company Tuesday, February 26, 1 :00 p.m. With weather amotions easing up, we are expecting a good run of feeder cattle for this sale. Farm Machinery SALE 420 gallon gas barrel and stand 500 galfgas barrel Truck mounted wheat auger 1960 95H Combine 1965 95H Combine 1957 D6 9U Cat. excellent condition 36' John Deere Weeder 42' 1R John Deere 800 series weeder 24' IH vibra-shank 2 4-bottom 66A moldboard plows 1970 C600 Ford truck with 18' bed. 2 sets racks, 1 steel grain bed Calkins 101 Wheat Treater l flat-bed trailer used for trap wagon CALL VERM NOLAN HEPPNER 676-5118 No one knows what cattle are worth now or what cattle will be worth later this spring. Even with uncertainties we have seen the past 12 months, cattle prices have been better than ever. Prices all over the country are established by livestock auction markets. A STRONG LOCAL MARKET BENEFITS YOU -THE PRODUCER: v0 Operating Under Government Regulations is Licensed and Bonded for Your Protection S Guaranteed Payment x No Pencil Shrink Accurate Weights Already Consigned 120 heed 00 lbs. steers 200 head 450-500 lbs. cdvss NORTHWESTERN LIVESTOCK COMMISSION COMPANY Hwy I 80 N and Westland Road Hermiston, Oregon 97838 (503) 567-6655 (503) 567-3111 Gary Miller, (503) 565-3275 Eddie Cole, Manager .'503 ) 296-4672 1" . ?lf':'fVt, y tp1 -"- m&- i
