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BESSIE WETZ ELL U OF ORE NEWSPAPER LIB EUGENE OR 07403 O 1 1 O An unidentified pedestrian walks along Main Street during ffnrt Snowfall of ttt" Hnwr5ait FrWsyTtie smw did ' Funds for gifted program to be included in next year's proposed school budget Money for a traveling dis- riot teacher to work in a talented yid gifted student program will be included in next year's proposed Morrow County School District budget, the school board voted Mon day night. Meeting at Sam Boardman Elementary School for their regular monthly meeting, the board voted to include funds to atart the new program. The district has no talented and gifted program now, but, if approved, the program would start next year, said Matt Doherty, district super intendent . Doherty said the adminis tration would probably set up criteria and entrance re quirements into the program for students who show extra ordinary ability. In other business at the Monday meeting, the board: gave permission to apply for a grant to fund a "Fox Fire" program. Students would go into the community and doc ument cultural and historical places, people and customs for inclusion in an on -going yearly book to be started under the program. "We have a need for this in Morrow County be cause there are gaps in the history," said Doherty. The program would be open to upper level grade school students and high school students, he said. - directed the superinten dent to investigate the possi bility of the district providing transportation to students who live in the Blake's Ranch area near Willow Creek, southeast of Heppner. There are pres ently nine students living in the area, and, in the past, the district has given supplemen tal payment to the parents for bringing these students to school. Doherty said a four wheel drive vehicle may be employed to bring the stu dents the five miles down to Willow Creek road where they The Heppner GAZETTE-TIME Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper VOL. H, NO. 41 THl'HSDAV, NOVEMBER 20, I9K0 l PACKS 20 OK NTS HKPPNKF., OREGON. rv would lie picked up by a school bus. The road into the ranch area is too rough for a school bus itself to travel, h" said - instructed the superinten dent to investigate the possi bility of having a footpath installed near Boardman El ementary school. There is presently only a bike path on Wilson Kd. in front of the Jepsen appointed to newly formed Wheat Industry Council r Bob Jepsen lone farmer Robert H. Jepsen recently was appoint ed by Secretary of Agriculture Bob Bergland to be a member of the newly formed Wheat Industry Council, represent ing eight states in the Western region. Jepsen presently is in Wash ington DC, attending the first meeting of the council, which was scheduled to begin Nov. 18. The purpose of the council is to start a program including r i K 4P I IM W II III. ma I ,1 mt stay on the ground Jong. "StrturrtflV." ''....-- t.t -w. , school and parents are con cerned for children's safety. - voted to participate in Umatilla Educational Service District programs which in clude audio visual aids and aids for hearing-impaired and mentally retarded students. The cost is $:I.(KK) per year to the district, plus other funds from federal grant programs. T, . ., A, 9 Wheat growers, millers, bak ers and consumers, to en hance the quality of, and make the most efficient use of American wheat. Jepsen. who will spend five days in Washington, will serve on the council three years and represent Oregon, Idaho, Washington, California, Nev ada, Arizona, Alaska and Hawaii. "The national wheat prog ram is being established to seek ways to improve the quality of wheat and to , V ls.'.;N,V.''. and was almost all gone by - agreed to ask for bids for the district's insurance agent of record The present agent is Turner. Van Marter and Bryant in Heppner. Bids for agent of record will be accepted by the district until Dec. II. - discussed suggested eligibility policy for the dis trict (see story this page). encourage more efficient use of wheat in the American diet." says a news release from the department of Agri culture. Funding for the program will come from the assess ment of a one-cent duty per hundredweight on commer cial bakers at the time they purchase processed wheat, and from voluntary contribut ions from other segments of the industry. Processed wheat sold for export would not be assessed. Jepsen has long been active in wheat promotion and other wheat related activities, in cluding: membership in the Wheat & Wheat Foods Foun dation; National Association of Wheat Growers' Special Projects Committee; director for "Day of Bread"; past state chairman of the Oregon Agri cultural Stabilization & Con servation Service; State Pres ident of the Oregon Wheat Growers League; chairman of National Association of Wheat Growers' Extension Wheat Industry Resource Commit tee, among others. "Wheat producers in your area have nominated you for this important position and in so doing have indicated their high regard for your ability," Bergland wrote to Jepsen in announcing his appointment. Proposed eligibility changes meet adamant disapproval of community A proposal to bring Morrow County school's eligibility re quirements for student par ticipation in sports in line with state guidelines met with adamant disapproval from some members of the Heppner community last Thursday evening. The proposal specifies that students must "meet all requirements set forth by the Oregon School Activities As sociation," that they be: "Enrolled in school, atten ding regularly and doing passing work in at least four subjects; During the preceding sem ester was enrolled in school, attended regularly, and pas sed four subjects." . Opponents to the proposal maintained that adoption of the Oregon School Activities Association guidelines would ' be a lowering of Heppner school academic standards, "wrtty ,. Heppner High . School requires passing grades in five subjects. Hepp ner and lone schools require the same standards for sports eligibility. Boardman schools follow OSAA standards. While opponents to the proposal maintained that Heppner's higher require ments set incentives for the students, Heppner Elemen tary Principal, Don Cole, Heppner High School coach John Sporseen, and HHS Librarian, Marion Abrams said that grades were not a critical issue in most cases, Boeing to get The Boeing Co. will get a re-hearing on its request to rezone 1,700 acres of land near Boardman from agricultural usage to industrial. The Morrow County Plan ning Commission turned do vn a Boeing request to rezone the property for industrial use, Oil. 27, saying that Boeing should ask to rezone the land in smaller pieces. County juvenile program approved by state The Morrow County Juven ile Services Commission's juvenile program has been ' approved by the state juvenile services commission. Ap proval means funding in the amount of $13,300 for the county-wide program. Ixcal commission members Nancy Moore, Paul Sumner, and Bill Sheirbon traveled to Portland Nov. 6 to present the county program before the state commission. Wheat Growers' League elects officers at annual meeting The Morrow County Wheat Growers League elected Charlie Anderson, Heppner, Fair Board meets The Morrow County Fair Board met Monday night at the fairgrounds. Board members discussed setting a date and desired Heppner 7 Elgin 35 "; U " ' " ' - Ik - s i Advisory Boardmember Steve Peck listens as Irene Anhorn gives her opinion on eligibilty changes and that students who did not participate in school activities often had more trouble schol astically than did those who do participate. Other opposition to the proposed requirements was that student grades should be checked more often than quarterly to determine sports eligibility. Community disapproval of the proposed guidelines prompted the Heppner School Advisory Committee to oppose adoption of the guidelines by Morrow County schools. In a resolution, the advisory committee, composed of Steve re-hearing The planning commission has decided to re-hear the zone change request on Dec. 1, saying that the original denial w;,s nullified by a conflict of interest on the commission. Planning commission member, Gene Allen, was also a member of the Port of Morrow board of directors, and Boeing maintains this is a conflict which should have The program met with immediate approval, said a commission spokesperson, and it is hoped that funding for the county program will be forthcoming by the end of November. The county plan, which was approved by the Morrow County Court in Oct., is de signed to provide recreational activities for Morrow County young people. The plan includes a Latch president, and Chuck Nelson, Lexington, vice-president, at its annual meeting last Wed nesday, Nov. 12. improvements for next year's fair. No action was taken. The board meets the second Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the 4-H Annex. Football Scores More sports, page A- Peck, Brok Tucker, Judy Wright, George Koffler, Judy Buschke," Gail Hughes and Sharon Harrison, recommen ded that the Morrow County School Board reject the pro posal because: "There has been inadequate time for evaluation by local committee. "The apparent majority of our community is opposed to lowering the standards. "It does not allow for community differences. "A county wide policy is not necessary. "The proposed standard would be ineffectual due to a T i : on zone change request been announced at the hear ing. Allen resigned from the planning commission about one week after the hearing, but, when contacted later, said his resignation had noth ing to do with the Boeing matter. The new hearing will be held at the A C. Houghton school in Irrigon. Key program which will be implemented in the Board-man-Irrigon area to provide grade school children of working parents with super vision before and after school. In the Heppner, Lexington and lone areas, a recreational program is planned which includes both summer and Man dies of self inflicted A 55-year-old Rhea Creek man died Monday morning, Nov. 17, of an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Joseph Charles Baker, a cook and hired hand on the Holiday contest coming up for kids A holiday coloring contest for kids, sponsored by the Heppner - Merchants' Association, is coming up Nov. 27 through Dec. 5. Kids and parents should look in next week's issue of the Gazette-Times for more details. Valuable gift certificates to be redeemed at local participating businesses will be given away as prizes. lone 42 Cove 24 9 CI need for evaluation on a more current basis. "the OSAA" standards are offered as a minimuirt-." The resolution was sent to a Morrow County School Board meeting for consideration Monday evening, but the board did not make a decision. The matter was sent to the board eligibility committee, which is chaired by Jim Bier. No specific deadline was set for the committee's decision. Twelve persons attended the Monday night meeting to speak against lowering stan dards: three were in favor. Boeing has asked for the zone change because it is negotiating a possible lease of part of the property to two wood products firms interes ted in locating shipping facil ities there. The 1,700 acres is located west of the Tower Road interchange and between the Columbia River and State Highway 1-84. winter sports. The recreational program, directed by Jim Ackley, will include a winter Colt basket ball program for 4th through 6th grade boys and girls; a junior bowling league for 5th through high school boys and girls; and summer arts and crafts. apparent wound Jim West Ranch, was found at 9a.m. by Jim West in a trailer house where Baker lived on the ranch. Baker had worked for West for approximately three years.
