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VOL. B9.NO. 22
HHS graduates 50 seniors at
commencement exercises Friday
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The Heppner High School
class of Will, amid colors of
hirrctindy and silver unci with
tin- molto of "Tomorrows ore
Todays Waiting to Huppen,"
participated in graduation
exercises Friday night at the
hinh hi h no I gym.
Senior Margaret Kincaid
delivered the iiiv(K.'ullon. Jim
Ackley the t'omnu'iu-ement
udtli cas. nnd :nior John Bier
the benediction to 50 Ht Hduiil
inR neruors, their teiichers,
fumilies and well-wifihers.
Heppuer Hiph Prinripal Jim
Hier presenled nwardH. Rt'hiMil
hoard member Pauline Winter
County voters
Morrow County voters ap
proved Blue Mountain Com
munity College's request for
an operating levy by a Ufi-vote
margin in last Tuesday's
election, (he county clerk
reports.
Voter turnout heaviest in Heppner,
lightest in Boardman, says clerk
The county-wide voter turn
out for the budget election last
week was heaviest in Heppner
and lightest in Boardman,
according to figures supplied
by the Morrow County clerk's
office.
In the heppuer-iinrdman
precinct 411 percent of the
registered voters chimp out to
Martin
resigns
Hv MAKY ANN ( Kltt'l.LO
Morrow County Court came
to order last Wednesday, May
20, to accept the resignation of
Mary Martin from tiie Juven
ile Services Commission.
Martin has reportedly moved
out of the county and is
currently living in western
Oregon.
Judge Don Mcl'Illigott next
read a letter from the De
partment of Transportation
concerning the discontinua
tion of the F.AS (Federal Aid
Secondary Hoads) program
because of a shrinking budget.
Tin' court was assured that
Morrow County is still a top
priority in the FAS program
for the completion of Bombing
Range Road. FAS is expected
to back the project with
$355,000, with Morrow County
providing $:oo.ooo in matching
funds.
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Morrow County's
THURSDAY, MAY
preHonled diplomas and
Bchool Superintendent Matt
Doherty and couiiHelor Mich
elf Port ma nn made the class
presentation. The featured
munieal selection was "The
Bent of Times." by the CLASS
OF 'Bt. The Heppner High
School Bond provided pro
cessional and recessional
music.
Honored as valedictorian
and salutatorian, respectiv
ely, were Paula Palmer and
Brett Sherer,
Grand marshals were Kar
en Kenny and Dorian Forrar;
candle lighters were Elizabeth
approve BMCC budget
The college, which also
includes Umatilla County in
its district, had its budget
approved 6,344 to 4.333 overall.
A breakdown of Morrow
County voting on the BMCC
budget is as follows:
lioanlnian - 131 yes, SO no.
the polls. In Boardman only 19
percent of the registered
voters came out.
The heavy turnout in Hepp
ner may have been due to a
ballot question seeking voter
approval of the construction of
the Willow Creek dam. which
was included along with
budget requests on the ballots.
Morrow County Court
discusses budget cuts
By MARY ANN CERULLO
With the defeat of the
Morrow County budget levy
last Tuesday, May 19, Morrow
County Court called a budget
meeting last Wednesday af
ternoon. Judge Don McElligott re
ported that the purpose of the
meeting was to reorganize the
budget, do some cutting, and
then schedule another election
for June 30.
Drastic cuts in the purchase
of new office machines and
machinery maintenance were
discussed, as well as salary
adjustments, personnel and
county road work and equip
ment. The following proposals
were made for the June 30
ballot. A final decision was not
scheduled until after press
time.
The county budget and the
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Zita and John Murray: pro
gram girls were Cind! Berg
strom and Polly Fortenberry;
and ushers were Robert Bier.
Cliff Dougherty. Don Kinds
father, Earl Hammond. Lee
Rice and Don Lott.
Honored guests were Alan
Beck and Jerry DeFord.
IIIS awards night
lone High School academic
awards night will be this
Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the
IHS cafeteria.
Everyone is welcome
attend.
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lone - 1 18 yes. 7t no.
Irrigon 107 yes, 143 no.
Lexington R7 yes. tt no.
Heppner-Hardman - 363 yes.
32fi no
Total county vote on BMCC -806
yes. S7 no.
The dam ballot was strictly
advisory, however, it was a
hotly debated question in the
Heppner area.
Other precinct turnout ac
cording to the clerk was as
follows: lone 45.5 percent,
Irrigon 24 percent, and
Lexington - 37 percent.
Pioneer Memorial Hoapiui
levy will be listed separately
as 'A' ballots. Also included
will be seven 'B' ballots.
The seven 'B' ballots will
be: salary for a transport civil
deputy plus one vehicle;
funding for a planning assoc
iate; the Extension Service
budget plus salary for a Soil
and Water Conservation sec
retary; the museum budget;
the mental health program;
funding for a Water Master;
and the three-year serial road
levy which will be cut by one
million per year from the May
19 'B' ballot.
"If the levy is defeated
again in this election, we'll
just have to hold another
election after that, and all to
the taxpayers' expense," sta
ted Judge McElligott.
According to Barbara
Bloods worth, county clerk, the
current cost to taxpayers is
$1,468.48 per election.
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lone seniors honored at
commencement exercises
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By DELLA HEIDEMAN
1A8I graduating seniors
were honored at the lone High
School grads commencement
exercises Thursday evening.
May 21. in the lone Gymnas
ium. Class , salutatorian Lisa
Meyers and class valedictor
ian Shawn La Rue gave per
sonal addresses to the class
and audience, followed by a
commencement address by
Brother Raphael Wilson,
CS.CPh.D.. president of the
University of Portland.
Hundreds of family mem
bers and friends were present
to witness the presentation of
awards and scholarships to
the class members, including
presentation of the Carl
Troedson Scholarship to
Duane Fetsch. Shawn La Rue
and Teena Lindstrom. A
special award ' was presented
to Mr. Harold Snider for his
outstanding service on the
local school board for the past
five years.
Students also receiving
special awards or scholar
ships included John Smith and
Planning
By MARY ANN CERULLO
The Heppner Planning
Commission gave its OK
Monday for construction of a
solar heating system at the
Heppner swimming pool.
The solar system would
consist of four rows of solar
panels installed on top of the
bath house next to the pool.
Designer and activist behind
the solar project, Ron Forrar,
says research has shown that
the pool could be heated to
over 80 degrees with the solar
system, and would save the
city over $2,000 per year in
fuel bills necessary to heat the
water with the present oil
system.
Forrar had originally plan
ned to install some of the
rubberized panels on the bath
house, and some on scaffold
ing at an angle out from the
pool. However, the planning
commission did not agree it
was the correct way for
installation, so Forrar came
back Monday night with
revised plans showing the
panels, three 91 -feet long and
one 67 -feet long, located on top
of the bath house next to the
pool.
Forrar estimates the solar
system will cost over $20,000,
not including installation la
bor, to erect.
HEPPNER. OREGON
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Ralph Morter. receiving the
Warren Williams Vocational
Scholarship: Shawn La Rue,
receiving the Cardinal Club
Scholarship. John Smith re
ceiving the Blue Mountain
Community College Scholar
ship:Shawn LaRue and Lisa
Meyers receiving the Elks
Scholarships; and Shawn
LaRue receiving the Pacific
'University Presidential Hoik
ors at Entrance Scholarship.
The Oregon Scholar Award
was presented to Shawn
LaRue and the Century Three
Award to Lisa Meyers. Also
presented during Thursday
evening's commencement
services was a special award
to retiring bus driver Dot
Annexations
Irrigon hasn't filed its
annexations with the Secre
tary of State. Morrow County
Court learned last Wednes
day. This means Irrigon may be
levying taxes illegally, says
Roger Lang. State Highway
Division.
commission
Artisft conception
He says some state funding
will be available, but is asking
for donations from the com
munity. He says some funds
for the project have already
come in.
The Heppner Lions Club has
made a commitment to raise
Mon.. May 18
Tues. May 19
Wed.. May 20
Thurs., May 21
Fri.. May 22
Sal.. May 23
Sun.. May 24
Mon.. Mav 25
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Paoto by Michelle LaRae
Halvorsen for her service to
the schools from 1973 through
1981.
The culmination of these
students' many years of study
in the lone schools took place
with the presentation of di
plomas by Jerry McElligott.
followed by the benediction,
presented by Teena Lind
strom. In the cafeteria, fol
lowing commemcement, the
class formed a receiving line
for the many congratulations
offered by families and
friends present, and punch,
coffee and cookies prepared
and donated for the event by
the members of the Cardinal
Club. The lone Band played
for the evening.
not filed
"Irrigon better file immed
iately or they're going to be in
the jackpot," said Judge Don
McElligott.
Deane Seeger of the Plann
ing Department assured the
court that the state would
most likely be cooperative
with Irrigon 's problem.
OKs pool
of proposed aotar panel tyntem for Heppner
the funds for the project. The
members are currently aim
ing toward raising $2,500
through private donations, as
well as activities such as a
public auction, a 4th of July
fireworks stand, and a raffle.
Columbia Basin has donated
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Sr. Advisory
meets, elects
By
JUSTINE WEATHERFORD
Chairman Doris Gollyhorn.
lone, called the meeting of the
Morrow County Senior Citi
zen's Advisory Committee to
order at 1:30 p.m.. Monday.
May 18. in the board room of
the Columbia Basin Electric
Coop. Heppner.
Staff people attending were
Rollin Reynolds, Pendleton.,
director of senior programs
for the Area Agency on Aging:
Dorothy Krebs, lone, chair
man of the board of directors
of ECOAC and representative
of the Morrow County court
for senior activities: Ruby
Kirk, Weston, homemaker
supervisor for ECOAC: Clar
ence Franke, Mitchell, super
visor of homemaker services
in Morrow. Wheeler and
. Gilliam counties: and Lynnea
Sargent, senior services su
pervisor of Morrow County.
Twelve senior citizen repre
sentatives who make up the
county advisory committee
conducted the meeting.
Reynolds explained "It was
never planned that any of the
17 mealsites in the five-county
area would be closed." He
said that it was determined
that the Heppner site needed -to
be moved and that the six
reasons for this move were
explained in a Feb. 20 letter to
the Director of the BMEDC
(Blue Mountain Economic
Development Council) which
directs the Heppner Neigh
borhood Center.
Seniors present asked that
this letter be read to them and
that it be published in the
minutes of the day's meeting.
Questions were directed to
Reynolds and Mrs. Krebs who
explained that the new county
supervisor's salary is being
paid by Morrow County from
revenue sharing funds and
that this salary is guaranteed
even if the county budget
request might be defeated.
solar heating system
the work to drill fifteen 16-inch
diameter holes, three feet
deep to hold support beams for
the solar reflectors.'
The Lions have received a
tentative OK to have four
CETA students and an instruc
tor work on the project, says
Committee
officers
Homemaker supervisors
Kirk and Franke reported that
the Homemaker Program
funded by OPI (Oregon Pro
ject Independence) is helping
many older and handicapped
persons stay in their homes
and is saving taxpayers a
great deal of money besides
making life more pleasant for
those who otherwise would be
forced into institutions.
The transportation report
showed that the Morrow
senior bus is gaining usage,
lone seniors have made trips
to the John Eubank's moun
tain cabin and to the Maryhifl
Museum, both of which were
very enjoyable. The bus was
used, along with a commercial
bus, for the Morrow Historical
Society trip to Baker and
Sumpter. Dot Halvorsen was
praised for contributing her
time and skill as bus driver.
Currently the bus is bringing
lone people to Heppner every
other Wednesday for appoint
ments and shopping. More
uips will be planned for
' south-county seniors soon.
Morrow County Senior Ser--vices
Supervisor Lynnea Sar
gent will announce plans for
the resumption of senior
meals in South Morrow as
soon as arrangements are
completed.
, . The report of the committee
on nominations which had
been read at the April meeting
of the advisory committee was
read again and director Rey
nolds took the chair to conduct
the election. The only nomin
ees for chairman and vice
chairman, Doris Gollyhorn
and Justine Weatherford,
were re-elected. Theta Lowe,
who has served the group for
even years as secretary,
declined to continue in that
office, and the election of a
new secretary was tabled until
the next meeting of the
advisory committee which is
set for Wed., July 15, in
Heppner.
ncimmmg pool
Lions member George Koff
ler. The CETA students will
work for eight weeks until the
second week in August. The
project's ground breaking
ceremony is scheduled for
Monday, June 22.