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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1981)
BESSIE WETZELL U OF ORE UEV.S PAPER LIB , F J H F t! E OR 97 403 (0 School board prepares for arbitration in dispute with teachers The Morrow County School Board began making prepar ations Monday for arbitration proceedings between the school dintrict and the county education association. The school dintrict and the teachers, who are represented by the education association, have agreed to go into arbitration to settle a contract Community bids farewell to Harold Kerr family Friends bid farewell to Harold and Carol Kerr and their son, Brian. The Kerrs are leaving after 12 years in Morrow County where Harold served as Morrow County Extension agent. The couple was honored at a roast and toast farewell last Thursday night at the county fair pavilion. "It's been a wonderful 12 years and I am t.S. city boy learns farm life in Germany S. mmm tfc t 4 r - i Alan Kolibaba A young man from the city who learned about farm life by living it in Germany will be in Morrow County Feb. 18 - 21 to tell about his experiences as an International Four-H Youth Exchange representa tive. Alan Kolibaba, Portland, returned In December from West Germany where he spent six months living and working with farm families in the international exchange pro gram . ... While in Morrow County, Kolibaba will be available to talk to school groups, 4-H clubs, service organizations and other interested groups. Groups interested in meeting with Kolibaba may make arrangements through the Morrow County Extension Morrow County's Home-Owned VOL.W,N0.4 THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1981 disagreement concerning in surance benefits. The school board, at its monthly meeting Monday night approved taking $1,000 from the contingency fund to pay for the district's legal council and one half the cost of an arbitrator. No date has been set for the proceedings, however, a ' I M " SJt V . f going to miss everyone," Harold said. The Kerrs will be moving to The Dalles, where Harold has been appointed Extension agent for Wasco County. The Kerr's daughter, Cindy, had recently been appointed to Berve as a page in the Oregon Senate in Salem and was unable to return to the farewll party. office by calling Birdine at 676-9M2. During his six months in Germany, Kolibaba, a senior at Portland State University, did farm work, met with agricultural youth groups, visited schools, toured factor ies and met with members of the press. At one point he lectured a high school English class about Oregon, 4-H and the Western United States. He found the young people part icularly interested in Mount St. Helens and the presidential elections. On his host family's farm, Kolibaba helped harvest and crush grapes as 'well as being involved with dairy farm activities. He found the Ger man farmers, like many of their counterparts in Oregon, concerned about the spread of the cities into prime farmland. The intensity of Germany was of particular interest to the former Multnomah County 4-H member. He found school classes more intense than in Oregon as well as the way the agricultural land is worked. He attributes part of this intensity to the fact that 60 million people live in a country about the size of Oregon. IFYE, a privately-financed program, began in 1948 as one of the people-to-people-programs designed to build lntrnAnnl finHorqfnnrtinor The Heppner 1 M -.or a. Muas 12 PAGES search is underway to locate an arbitrator. Monday night schools superintendent Matt Doherty told the board he estimates it will cost the district about $1,000 to hire legal council to represent the district, and pay one half the costs for an arbitrator (the teachers will pay the other half). V Weekly Newspaper 20 CENTS HEPPNER. OREGON He said the district will be represented in the proceed ings with council provided through the Oregon School Boards Association. The district and the teach ers are at odds over insurance benefits provided for teachers by the district. Teachers are saying that married couples do not re ceive full benefits accorded them under their contract with the district. They say the contract stip ulates full family medical coverage, for each employee "and their dependents." How Creek Road relocation begins Work has begun on the relocation of Lower Willow Creek Road up Shobe Canyon near Heppner, as part of the Willow Creek dam project. Earnest Grice and Sons Construction Company from Federal Way, Wash., began construction on the road last week, and work is expected to-continue through the end of April. Grice will build 3,200 feet of road and construct a site for relocation of a city water storage tank. Grice will grade the road but paving of the road will be part of a second road contract. Bids for paving the road are expected to be let in May. Wheat Seminar set The annual Wheat Seminar held each year in Columbia Basin counties, commonly known as Norm Goetze "Dog and Pony Show," will be held in lone at the Willows Grange Hall on Wednesday. January 28. it was announced by Morrow County Extension Agent Harold Kerr. The program, which begins at 10 a.m. and will conclude at S p.m., includes: Dr. Norm Goetze. speaking on "Wheat Grades and Prices"; Michael Welcome home! Thirty Heppner Boy Scouts expressed what many of us felt as they tied fifty-two yellow ribbons on the trees in Heppner City Park Tuesday to commemorate the American hostages' release from Iran, As the small, but heartfelt ceremony came to a close, bells resounded from the Heppner United Methodist Church. The Scouts, forom dens one through six of the Blue Mountain Council Pack No, 661. will leave the ribbons on the ever, they say, the district provides full family for only ' one spouse if a couple works for the district. The other spouse receives single insur ance coverage. The difference for teachers is more coverage for couples who work for the district. The difference for the school district is higher insurance payments each year. If an arbitrator rules in favor of the teachers, the added insurance coverage would reportedly cost the district an additional $8,000 per year. Glenn - "Crop Residue and Nitrogen Management Pro grams": LeRoy Knox - "Fed eral Crop Insurance Pro grams for Grains": Dr. Ralph Whitesides-"Goatgrass": and Harold Kerr - "Cost of Production 1980 and OSU Fertilizer Recommendations for Dryland Wheat." Lunch will be served at noon at the Grange Hall by Willows Grange ladies. The cost will be 50. Weather by Don Gilliam In other business at the Monday meeting, the board: learned that a bus run to the Blake's addition has begun and a driver, Jeff Burton, has been hired. moved to start restitution proceedings in an attempt to recover money for damage done to a door at the Lexington gym. Cost of repairs is estimated to be between $250 and $300. voted to rehire Irrigon Columbia Jr. High School Principal Vic Marchek, and Sam Boarman Elementary. School Principal Susan Black Graves feted Retiring Planning Commission Chairperson holds plaque of appreciation Dorris Graves, chairman of the Morrow County Planning Commission for the past 12 years, was recently honored with a plague and dinner following her retirement from service to the county. Graves became a member and chairman of the planning commission in 1968, and served in that capacity until 1980. At a Jan. 3 dinner in Heppner, Dorris was present ed with a plague by present planning commission Chair man Gene Trumball. "I've enjoyed it very much, but there is a time when you want to quit," Dorris said later. "I've enjoyed the people I have met and worked with from all parts of the county." Although she has no plans to run for an elected office in the county, she is still active in other areas. Medals, awards presented for 4-H achievement by Birdine Tullis, Extension Service Fun and recognition of 4-H achievement were combined Saturday afternoon with pre sentation of awards for the past year and a skating party for 4-H families. A county medal for achieve ment was presented to Paula Palmer, Heppner, for her participation and excellence in both agricultural and home economics programs. Paula, a senior at Heppner High School, is the daughter of Mr. High taw Tues., Jan. 13 31 27 Wed., Jan. 14 - 30 27 Thurs., Jan. 15 29 27 Fri., Jan. IS 29 ' 2 Sat., Jan. 17 31 M Sun., Jan. 18 35 M Mon., Jan. 19 35 , 31 for another year. This is the last probationary contract for both administrators, the board was told. extended John Edmun son's contract for another year. Edmunson is assistant to the superintendent. hired Dan Van Liew to replace Darrell Vinson as grounds keeper for Heppner schools. Vinson is retiring. discussed, but took no action, on a request from Principal Vic Marchek, Co lumbia Jr. High, Irrigon, to expand the basketball season from 10 to 14 games. on retirement One of seven members of the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission, chairman, and the only wo man, Graves works as a liason between county Soil and Water Conservation districts. Graves also recently re turned from a trip to mainland China, where she was part of an agricultural group that looked at farming practices there. The tour was sponsored by the National Association of Conservation Districts. Concerning her years on the planning commission, she says perhaps the biggest accomplishment she has seen has been the increased public input into the planning pro cess. "I have found that people are all right if you explain things to thera," Graves says. "We've been able to generate and Mrs. Roger Palmer. She has been actively involved in 4-H programs throughout her school years. County medals in Style Revue were presented to intermediate Angie Evans and Ann McLaughlin. Senior medals went to Paula Palmer and Diann Morter, Awards for 4-H record books were presented to junior, intermediate and senior divi sions in agriculture, home economics, and natural science. Winners in the record b" " 1 - - ' 1 1 :r.j. r ; 'i Preeip. School budget committee to meet Jan. 26 The Morrow County School district budget committee will bold its third meeting Mon day. Jan. 26, at 7:30 p.m. at the Lexington school district offices. The committee will discuss the proposed 1981-82 district budget, which is expected to go to a vote March 31. ' from service Dorris Graves more public input over the years." She says the plannig com mission process in the county still has problems ahead. The county comprehensive plan has not yet been approved by the State Land Conservation and Development Commis sion, and growth in the north end will cause problems in the future. But, she adds, it will be nothing the county cannot cope with. She says the Boardman area needs a water system, and there are sewer problems that will have to be solved as that area grows. "We have a dedicated bunch on that commission, and they are going to work the best they know how for the county," she says. "I feel sure some way the problems are going to be worked out." book contests were: Senior Agriculture Book, Paula Palmer; Senior Home Econ omics book, Paula Palmer; Intermediate Agriculture Book, Cathy. Lindsay; Inter mediate Home Economics Book, Kimberly Hughes; In termediate Natural Science Book, Steve Curtis; Junior Agriculture Book, Travis Harrison; Junior Home Econ omics Book, Kimberly Wright; and Junior Natural Science Book, Ken Curtis. i I
