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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (June 5, 1980)
nVKI.VE-The Heppner Gaiette-Tlmes. Heppner. Oregon. Thursday. June 5. 1W0 Committee formed to revise school field trip policy At the Morrow County School Bonrd meeting in May. a 16-person committee was formed that will look into the possihility of revising the county field trip policy. "Questions have been raised about field trips, like how long the y should be. how often, and should they be granted, if not . planned in the field trip requests," Superintendant Matt Doherty said. "The field trip policy has not been examined in seven or eight years." On the committee are Ken Broadhent. John Matthews. Irv Rauch. Jean Bennett, Chuck Starr. Dan Daltoso, Vernon Russell. Sharon Har rison. Kathy Morter, Sharon Hadley, Bob McLaughlin, Duane Neiffer. Thad Killing beck. Gordon Meyers. Mildred Baker and Brenda Weygandt. The questions came about because of recent problems in the school budget. The transportation portion of the budget was being overexpended. so Superin tendent Doherty ordered a total "freeze" on travel. It lasted for three days. Now in effect is a policy that states school district travelers can only use the school district pumps, where gas can be purchased at 92 cents per gallon. If gas has to be purchased at outside pumps, parents and students on the field trip or athletic contest will have to pay that cost. In essence, trips cannot exceed 200 miles round trip. The school board also con sidered the use of school buses for private businesses. The current school district policy on loaning school buses is outdated. Doherty said. The district has received several requests for the use of buses during the summer but the current policy does not take into account inflation and rising gas prices, he said. The school board decided not to allow any use of the buses by a commercial business. Board members said it is tough to keep up the buses and avoid wear and tear. The school district has 32 buses, many which are old, Doherty said. The district tries to keep its buses operat ing for 10 years and 130.000 miles "which is tough on these bad roads" in the county, he said. The board decided it will allow civic use of buses but only for one time or in an emergency. When the school buses are used, the organization will be charged a price equal to what a common carrier would charge. This would involve a mileage charge, cost of fuel and driver cost. "It would cost plenty for the swim team (or another organ ization) to use the buses with that kind of policy. It would not be cheap," Doherty said. "We want to discourage use of the buses so we will suggest renting from a private car rier." Doherty said this new con cept on the use of school buses has not been officially adopted by the school board. An Oregon School Activities Heppner honors two officers Two state officers were honored at a Tuesday, May 27. meeting of the Heppner De gree of Honor Lodge. Heppner President Eleanor Gonty chaired the evening meeting where past state officer Ida Farra presented mementos of the affection and admiration the Heppner mem tiers feel for- the two leaders. Slate Director Bea Clausen ' of Bend was presented a hand-painted, personalized, china cup. and the new state vice-president. Heppner's Shirley Connor, was given a souvenir spoon rack. Director Clausen and her lodge friend. Mary Cordle, also of Bend, were overnight guests in the home of Ida Farra last week. Association letter was read at the meeting that proposed a reduction in athletic contests for high schools. A letter from a Eugene school district stated that the OSAA is considering a state wide amendment that will lim it athletic contests at its meeting June 2. If passed. It would go into effect for the 1981 -B2 school year. The main concern for the reduction is the cost of extra curricular transportation, availability of fuel and pass ing local levies. Baseball contests would be cut from the current state limit of 30 down to 26. Morrow County has Its own limit of 15. Basketball games would be cut from 22 to 1R games while the county currently plays 20. Football games would be cut from nine to eight games. County schools now play nine. Golf would be cut from 24 matches to 20. County schools only golf a maximum of 10 matches. Tennis would be cut from 18 to 16 while county students currently only play in 10. The state limit for track is 14 meets. The proposed amend ment to the OSAA Constitution would cut the number to 12 while Morrow County schools can only participate in 11. Volley ball would be cut from 22 to 18 matches. County high schools now have a maximum of 12 matches and one tournament. Other cuts across the state are: cross country from 14 to 12. gymnastics from 12 to 10,' soccer from 14 to 12, softhall from 30 to 26, swimming from 14 to 12 and wrestling from 14 to 12. Morrow County School Board members said they are in sympathy with the cuts but many of the county's limita tions are below the state standards. The bonrd especi ally expressed concern about the cuts in basketball and football, the high school money makers, that could cost the school district a loss of revenue from ticket receipts. The bonrd received resig nations from Mai Whilaker and Hon Black. the vocational-agricultural teach ers at Heppner and Riverside High Schools. The hoard offered teaching contracts to Knthy Boggan and Linda Erlehack (AC. Houghton i, Arthur Cables (Heppner Music), Scott Wil son. Diane Bauer. Milton Reynolds, Jane Anderson and Robert Celon (Sam Board- man), Jim Bishop (River side), Doug Stensurde, Sally Rclincr. Margery flreen Clough, and Terry Erlehack (Columbia Jr. High.) The hoard also announced the sale of an old 54-pnssenger bus for the amount nf $4115 to Jim Sullivan. Now graduation requirements that conform to the new state standards were passed by the school hoard. KDftGa illn) In) ED a tzJ o 00 LTD D (o) LT3 Sr fk 'll (O) Cv 0 ppirDeir it(dh 3 B r Performances 7:00 P.M., Friday, June 6 1 :00 P.M., Saturday, June 7 1 :00 P.M., Sunday, June 8 Barrels Steer Riding Bullriding Pole Bending Bulldogging Team Roping Events Calf Tying Bareback Goat Tying Calf Roping Saddle Bronc Ribbon Dogging Breakaway Roping u Western States Junior Rodeo Association Approved Divisions Juniors 9-14 Seniors 15-18 .m. .! ..u .... ii iu Mf Ji ' ."'.--.a ( , n n n mm mma American Legion Programs to be sold by Morrow County Cub Scouts li If ,ffi!ll3f! I Lexington Chevron Joseph Gifford, AA.D. Gardner's Men Wear Far Western Real Estate Heppner Nor Gas Les Schwab Tire Center Jerry Sweeney Columbia Basin Electric Central Market Murray's Drug Store Case Furniture Kinzua Corp. Cal's Arco First National Bank Green Feed Store Michael Moore, D.D.S. Turner, VanMarter & Bryant, Insurance Jerry's Mobil & Mini Mart Bank of Eastern Oregon (Heppner,lone Arlington) Pettyjohn's Farm & Building Supply Morrow County Grain Growers Ray Boyce Insurance Ron McDonald Chevrolet Inc. The Heppner Gazette-Times B & C Repair Farley Motor Co. Lott's Electric Sears Peterson's Jewelers Paul Pettyjohn Oil Heppner T.V. Inc.
