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GAZETTE-TIMES
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U.S.P.S, 2O-420
Published evtry ThurscSay and entered as second-class
matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the
Act of March 3. 1879. Second-class postage paid at
Heppner. Oregon.
Office at 147 West Willow Street. Telephone (SOS)
676-9228.
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David and April Hilton Sykes, Publishers
Budget responsible
The proposed school budget for next
year, the one voters will be asked to
decide on Tuesday, is a good example of
sound, responsible school financing, and
one which holds the line against
inflation. For these reasons it (both 'A
and 'B' ballots) should be approved.
With the inflation rate up in double
digits now, (who keeps track anymore? )
bringing expenditures in under 10
percent as the administration and
budget committee have done, is not
exactly remarkable, but at least
responsible. Employee demands, supply
increases and all the other expenses
which go along with running a $6 million
school district all take their toll and
force the budget up each year, and the
administration has shown restraint in
putting together the proposed budget. It
is by no means a "pie in the sky"
request.
What could be a stumbling block for
many county taxpayers, however, is the
amount of local property taxes it will
take to support next year's proposals.
School Superintendent Matt Doherty has
stated many times that the district is
expected to be short on state and federal
support, forest fees and cash-carry-over
when it begins its new year in 1981-82.
What this adds up to is if the district
wishes to maintain its present level of
school activities and programs, it must
shoulder more of the cost in providing
them.
But when you do some comparison
shopping you find that Morrow County
even with a proposed tax rate of 9.17 is
still quite a bit lower than our neighbors.
The Hermiston school district in
Umatilla County had a 1980-81 rate of
11.87 per thousand of valuation, (the
lowest in the county), and Echo school
district had 23.36 (the highest).
The Morrow County School budget is
not fat, and when voters go to the polls
next Tuesday they must decide whether
or not to keep the level of education they
have. We feel they should.
Evening aerobic dance classes postponed
The evening BMCC Exten
sion aerobic dancing courses,
both beginning and advanced,
will be postponed one week,
says BMCC area coordinator
Nancy Brownfield. Instructor
for these classes. Joyce
Hughes, had a baby March 13.
SCHOOL
LUNCH
MENUS
HEPPNER HIGH SCHOOL
Mon.. March 30 - McChicken
sandwiches, later tots, salad,
fruit.
Tues., March 31 - Sloppy
Joes, lettuce salad, corn,
dessert or salad bar.
Wed . April 1 - Cook's Choice
Thurs.. April 2 - rice and
gravy, rolls, cabbage salad,
fruit crisp or salad bar.
Fri.. April 3 tacos. shred
ded lettuce, cheese sticks, cold
tomatoes, cake.
Brownfield says there is still
room for enrollment in some
classes, such as tole painting.
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Quality Gold and Craftsmenship
Passed on from
Generation
Generatio
The gift of an exquisite piece of Black
Hills Gold jewelry is for those very
special occasions. It is the kind of gift
that becomes a tradition and a treasured
heirloom, passed on from generation to
generation.
March M, 1M1
LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR
Budget request
reasonable
To the Editor:
The budget request for
Morrow County Schools which
is to be voted upon on March
31 represents a 9.9 percent
increase over the previous
years budget.
When we consider the cur
rent rate of inflation, the
increase does not seem to be
unreasonable.
The district educational pro
gram is important to all of us
here in Morrow County. In
view of our very favorable tax
rate which is far below many
of our less fortunate neighbor
ing districts, I do not see any
reasons for reducing our
support of our schools.
Morrow County young peo
ple deserve the same oppor
tunities as those in other
districts throughout the state.
I am aware that the budget
committee and the districts
local advisory groups have
already made large reduc
tions in the original budget
proposal.
I am concerned that any
further reduction in the school
district budget would directly
affect the schools offerings to
our students. This is some
thing that shouldn't happen.
Our support for the school is
verv much needed.
Tad Miller
Yes on school
budget
To the Editor:
Voters who will vote on the
Morrow County School Dis
trict budget this year will be
asked to vote on both an A and
a B levy. ,
The district is required to
split its budget request, be
cause the state provides
homeowner relief for only a
portion of the money the
district will need to operate
the schools. The district must
vote on the amount the state
will partially fund and the
amount that is totally funded
locally on different ballots.
Last year the district was
able to avoid two ballots by
using up its cash carryover to
offset the B levy. This year's
loss of revenue from sources
such as basic school support
and Federal Forest fees along
with very little carrvover
money makes a B lew
necessay.
If the district is to continue
its present level of qualitv
education, voters must ap
prove the entire levy. I urge
you to vote YES for schools on
March 31st.
Ken Broadbenl
Chairman
Morrow Count v School Board
golf and tennis. Registering
for these classes should be
done as soon as possible, says
Brownfield.
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Use our county
road crew
To the Editor:
I am writing a response to
Eric Anderson's proposal for a
crash program. As a county
resident and a Road Depart
ment employee. I agree that
we need to invest in some
major improvements in our
road system. However, con
tracting out the improvement
work is the worst solution.
When county work is con
tracted out. our county tax
dollars are being spent for
some big corporation's pro
fits. We don't really need to
spend our tax dollars for
corporate profits.
Mr. Anderson alleges that
the county crew has "little
expertise" for resurfacing
paved roads. This simply is
not correct. Our Morrow
County crew is experienced
both in construction and
resurfacing of paved roads.
We can do the job if we are
given enough men and ade
quate equipment to do the
work.
Mr. Anderson also savs.
"County crew is unionized.
Iet's not enlarge it." This
blatantly anti-union attack is
not a rational or reasonable
consideration for voting on
any issue. 1 would urge my
fellow taxpayers to ignore
such narrow-minded preju
dices. I would further point out
that "yellow dog" contracts,
which prohibit the unioniza
tion of workers, are illegal in
this country. Therefore. Mr.
Anderson cannot guarantee
that any contractor who may
be hired by the county will be
non-union or will not organize
a union.
Finally. I would point out
that there are a number of
firms which will lease or rent
heavy equipment. I certainly
would recommend that the t
county consider leasing the
necessary equipment.
Finally. I would urge all of
you to remember that our
county roads do need ma jor
improvements. Our county
workers in the crew are able
to do the job if we are given
enough employees to do the
work, and it will cost less
than contracting out because
the county doesn't require a
profit. let's get the job done
efficiently and effectively with
our county road crew.
Ixiuie Eng.
Shop Steward
Iexingtnn
COMPARATIVE TAX RATES FOR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IN UMATILLA & MORROW COUNTIES
1980-81 SCHOOL YEAR
Helix 17.56
Pilot Rock 13.27
Tum-A-Lum with Union High 17.60
Echo 24.52
Umatilla 15.00
Hermiston 13.03
Ferndale with Union High 18.16
Umapine 19.45
Pendleton 15.28
Weston-Athena 16.81
Milton-Freewater Schools 15.91
Stanfield 2L55
Ukiah 23.94
Morrow County 8.07
Proposed 1981-82 rate (Approx.)
The teachers of Morrow County & other
(eel that this alone is reason enough to
1981-82 budget
tie
This information
& co-sponsored
JUSTICE
COURT
Justice Court at the Morrow
County Courthouse in Heppner
handled the following cases
over the past week:
Rick Jerald Rea. Box 363,
Heppner, (vehicle owned by
Morrow Machine and Manu
facturing, Inc., P.O. Box 318.
Boardman.-$65 bail forfeited:
Lloyd Harrison Humphrey,
. 424 S. 9th St.. St. Helens,
hunting prohibited methods
(with an unplugged shotgun) -$39
bail forfeited:
Michael William Judd. P.O.
Box 566, Lexington, exceeding
maximum speed (67 miles per
hour in a 55 mph speed limit )
$22 fine;
Terry Dan Fife. 150! 2nd St..
Umatilla, exceeding maxi
mum speed (64 mph in a 55
mph speed limit) - $34 bail
forfeited:
Craig Howard White. Box
6707. Rend, violation of basic
rule (36 mph in a 25 mph
designated speed) - $18 fine:
Janice M. Risner. P.O. Rox
221. Hansen Apt.. Heppner.
failure to perform duties of
driver involved in accident -$155
fine:
Christen Peter Jorgensen.
P.O. Box 141. Main St.. lone,
no Oregon driver's license -$55
bail forfeited:
Andrew James Gorman. N.
Hwy. 74. Heppner. violation of
basic rule (37 mph in a 25 mph
designated speed limit) - $18
fine:
John Martin fames. P.O.
Box 134. Tehachapi. exceeding
maximum speed (65 mph in a
55 mph speed limit) - $8 fine:
Michael Alexander Kitchen.
Pine Creek Ranch. Drewsey.
Ore., defective equipment - $6
fine:
Curtis Arthur Briggs. P.O
Box 661. Heppner. open con
tainer of liquor in vehicle
(beer) - $29 fine:
Robert Allen Plovhar. 375
W. Union. P.O. Box 224.
Heppner. expired vehicle lic
ense - $6 fine suspended :
Linda Ie Hager. 295 N.
Court St.. Heppner. exceeding
maximum speed (64 mph in a
55 mph speed limit) - $8 fine.
Sew-and etc. club
start record books
By KRISTF.N flKKKN
The Sew-and-elc. club start
ed their recent meeting hv
doinp record bonks. Club
members have been working
on seuini' projects since the
heginnini' of the ve;ir nnrl now
are working on (imkine skills
Club member Kimherlv
HiiL'bes has been workmt' on
patchwork.
V0IE VES GH BTC1
A a D 0ALL(
provided by the Morrow County Education Assoc.
by the American Assoc. of University Women
Obituaries
Hillard William Brown
TOLEDO, OREGON - Hil
lard Brown - Hillard William
Brown, 72. of Toledo, died at
his home on Tuesday, March
22.
He had been a resident of
Toledo since 15. coming
from Heppner where he had
been a school teacher and
administrator.
Mr. Brown was administrat
or at the Mary Harrison
Elementary School in Toledo
before his retirement seven
years ago.
Since moving to Toledo Mr.
Brown was active in Toledo's
Elks Lodge No. 1664. their
Rotary Club, chamber of
commerce, city council and
planning commission. He was
also a member of St. John's
Episcopal Church and a mem
ber of the National Retired
Teacher's Association
(NRTA).
Survivors are his wife,
Lucille, of Toledo: two daugh
ters. Virginia Brown. Ger
man, and Beverly Craig of
Salem: two brothers. Robert
of LaGrnnde and Richard of
Grant's Pass: a sister. Judith
Crockett of Myrtle Point; five
grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Funeral services will be
held Saturday. March 28. at 2
p.m. at St. John's Episcopal
Church in Toledo. Interment
will be in Toledo Cemetery.
The family suggests contri-.
butions to the Rotary Lincoln
Count v Foundation.
Dean Stout
MARSING. IDAHO - Word
has been received here of the
recent death of Dean Stout, of
Marsing.
Mr. Stout was born in
Heppner on Jan. 28. 1927. the
son of James and Vada Hiatt
Stout.
He attended Heppner and
Hermiston elementary
schools and West Linn High
School,
A veteran of the Korean
War, Mr. Stout was a carpent
er for 27 years in the Portland
area.
In March. 1979, he moved to
Marsing. Idaho, where he
owned and operated Stout's
Snake River Aviaries until his
death.
He was a member of several
bird associations
, Military graveside services
were held at Vale Cemetery,
Vale. Oregon.
Mr. Sloul is survived bv his
wife. Evolvn. of Marsing: his
mother. Vada Slnul and a
sister. Anita Stout, both of
Tillamook : and a brother. Ted
Stout, of Riggins. Idaho.
Contributions may be made
to the Cancer Sncietv.
9.17
concerned citizens
support the
It and v James ,
Schaffer
BOARDMAN Randy
James Schaffer, 30, of Board-.,
man, died In an accident of'
Simplot Farms In 3-Mllc
Canyon Friday, March 20.
Mr. Schaffer was born July
2, 1950 in Seattle. Washington.
He is survived by his
mother. Mrs. Gene Christian,
of Klamath Falls, and his
father, Jeff Schaffer. of Brit
ish Columbia,
Private cremation services
were held Saturday, with
Sweeney Mortuary. Heppner.
in charge of arrangements.
HOSPITAL
Patients discharged from
Pioneer Memorial Hospital In
Heppner over the past week
include :
Cleo VanWinkJe. Heppner,
admitted March 16. discharg
ed March 21 ;
James Campbell. Lone
Hock, admitted March 16.
discharged March 17:
Wilma Willis. Heppner. ad
mitted March 17. discharged
Murch 20:
Opal Key, Heppner. admit
ted March 18, discharged
Murch 20;
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IliMijiimln Aaron MettlHgofl" ""
- A son. Benjamin, was born to
Nancy and Peter McEHlHtt,
lone, on March 20, 1981.' at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital In
Heppner. Benjamin weighed 7
lbs., 5 oi. He Joins a brother,
Brian, at home,
Grandparents are Mr, and
Mrs. Don McFlligott. lone,
and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Wade,
Condon. Great -grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs, Delbert
Hiatt. Portland. Mrs. Lester
Wade. Portland and Mrs.
Dorothy Rintoul. Tigard.
NOTES
Richard Sherman. Heppner.
admitted March 20. discharg
ed Murch 22;
Nancy McFlligott. lone,
admitted March 20, discharg
ed March 22; and
Urn Hunt, Lexington, ad
mitted March 20, discharged
March 21.
Patients receiving care at
the hospital as of Monday,
March 23 were:
Neolu Mackey. lone,
milted March 1H; and:
d-
Paul Bailey, Heppner,
i.d
milled March 20
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