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t; E ESS t E VET2ELL U OF ORE NEWSPAPER LIB EUGENE OR 97403 VOL. County seeks budget approval for 2nd time Morrow County balloters will go to the polls next Tues day to vote oo an operating budget cut by over $299,000 from the first budget, defeated March 30 by 29 votes. In explaining the cuts, Mor row County Commissioner Dorothy Krebs said $100,000 was cut from the road fund, $3,000 from the district attor neys office, and $138,319 from the North Morrow Medical Clinic. Achievement test results told Morrow Co. students good at science, poor at writing Students hV Morrow County are good at science, but poor in writing, results of recently completed achievement tests have shown. Science Research Assoct iates (SRA) achievement tests' show that students in nearly every grade level In the county are below the national average in language arts, or writing, and above the nation al average in science. The test results were given to the Morrow County School Board by assistant superin tendent for the district, John Edmundson, Monday night. Edmundson said part of the reason writing skills sre low, is that many students feel writing is not Important as it once was. "A lot of them feel most communication in the future will be electronic - or televi sion," Edmundson told the board. The reason students in this district do so well in science is that they are outside, and near to nature, more than other students, he said. The scores were shown by grade, starting with grade two through nine, and grade ele Lexington City Council meets, adopts budget for 1982-83 Lexington City Council met last Tuesday night, June 15 and adopted a $98,154 budget for 1982-83, reported Linda Jones, Lexington city record er. The amount of tax to be raised locally is $9,452 which includes a six year, $74,000 serial levy for a new fire truck. The increase is within the six percent limitation. (An In crease of up to six percent Accountants to open Heppner office In an effort to better serve the people of the Heppner area, the accounting firm of LeMaster & Daniels has an nounced the forthcoming opening of its Heppner office on Thursday, July 1. The office, which will be located at 269 A. N. Main, will be open Monday and Thursdays from 8 i.m. to 5 p.m. Benham Mal com and Dennis Barnett, cer tified public accountants of Hermiston will be In charge of operating the office. Services the accountants will provide include tax prep aration, financial statements, management and advisory services, auditing, tax plan ning, estate tax planning and GAZETTE-TIM Morrow County's 100, NO. 25 THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1M2 . Cuts from the clinic came when the clinic's board of directors decided to change the management structure at the medical facility. The board decided to change the county's role in the clinic to that of landlord, leasing the building to a physician. Presently the county oper ates the facility and pays the physclan's salary. The change In the county's role as well as ven. The tests measured six different study areas, includ ing reading, math, reference material and social studies. Two classes, last year's nin th and eighth grades, showed above average in all areas. Some are just "up" groups Edmundson said. The board discussed the low scores by students in writing, ""however,' no acflortwai taken.- "If you want to put more emphasis on a certain subject you can. But you have to rob Peter to pay Paul," Edmund son said in suggestions that more time be spent on writing. In other business, the board: awarded tire bids to Les Schwab Tire Center in Hep pner for retreats, and Fire stone of Umatilla for new. Gasoline bids were awarded to Devin Oil, Arlington, and Rus sell Shell, Boardman. Fuel oil to Albina Fuel. Portland. Pro-" pane fuel to Heppner Nor -Gas, And a roofing job for lone school to Eagle Cap of Haines for $11,534. - accepted a bid of $14,731 from a Portland company to install a small boiler In the Heppner Junior High building. over the present budget does not require voter approval). The new tax rate that Lexing ton property owners will be paying has not yet been com puted. In other business: - the council vacated North Street and scheduled a hear ing for July 13 on vacating West Street. Jones said the streets aren't graveled and aren't being used as streets. Benham Malcom other general accounting ser vices. LeMaster & Daniels is a Spokane, Washington based The Heppner Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper 8 PAGES decreased cost of equipment purchases at the clinic saved the money, according to Krebs. Krebs also said that a new building inspector, contracted by the county, will not add additional expense to the bud get. She said the inspector will take 70 percent of the fees, with the rest fWng to the county. Heat for the building had been piped under the street from the elementary school, how ever, the pipes were worn out and leaking. discussed a policy on hiring relatives of school board members, and employees of the district. School district Superintendent Matt Doherty said there have been instances of the children of principals wanting to work for the dis trict, and of school advisory board members applying for jobs in the district. "The (present) policy is too loose, there is concern out there among your people," Doherty told the board. No action was taken. voted to hire a full-time maintenance person capable of repairing the districts heat ing and cooling systems. Do herty said the employee would eventually have a salary "package" of $20,000 but would save the district money by eliminating the need for calling in outside repair and inspection men. Accepted the resignation of Terry White of Sam Board man Elementary School. The property presently occupied by the two streets will be divided among proper ty owners living on the streets, the recorder said. the council agreed to in stall a two Inch suction line with a foot valve, . 100 feet down the main line to Mel Boyer's residence to stabilize the city's water pressure and to give Boyer's better water pressure, Jones concluded. V Dennis' Barnett firm with a number of offices in Eastern Washington as well as offices in Hermiston and Umatilla. f 25 CENTS HEPPNER, OREGON Money for a new sheriff's deputy is included in the bud get, which Krebs says is need ed to maintain adequate law enforcement. The deputy would be used to transport prisoners between the Jail in Umatilla County, and trials in Heppner. "Until we have a jail in Morrow County we are going to have to Heppner men to present petition to Co- Court By MARY ANN CERULLO Morrow County Court will receive a petition from Randy Iit and Dick Wilkinson, both esidents of Heppner, on Wed nesday, June 30 at 10 a.m., Instead of June 23, as earlier reported, stated Commission er Dorothy Krebs. The petition requests that the county retain the geo -Co. Judge in good eond., will return home soon By MARY ANN CERULLO Morrow County Judge Don McEUigott was listed in good conditional Emmaneul Hospi tal in Portland on Monday, June 21, reported County Com missioner Dorothy Krebs. McEUigott, who underwent triple bypass heart surgery, June 9, was rushed back into surgery June IS to have his gall bladder removed. According to the judge's physicians, it is not 'uncom mon for gall bladder problems Heppner women retire from local business . - - i F " Vf i ff -. Ik Mclba Quackenbush and June Bellenbrock By MARY ANN CERULLO On Thursday, July 1, Hep pner's Main Street will be losing two familiar faces to retirement, Melba Quacken bush and June Bellenbrock of Lebush Shoppe. Mrs. Quackenbush has been employed by Lebush for ap proximately seven years and was manager for the last two. Bellenbrock has worked there for two years. Upon their retirement, the ES do this," Krebs said. The budget, to be presented to the voters will be $47,100 less thin the current year, she said, and the proposed tax rate will be $4-01 per thousand of valuation, down from $4.39 in the current year. Krebs said the drop in rate was due mainly to a large tax settlement with Portland General Electric. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. graphical name of the Willow Creek Dam project instead of naming it after an individual. Public interest was aroused recently when the Heppner -Morrow Chamber of Com merce and Morrow County Court each drew up a resolu tion suggesting that the dam, lake or both be named after the late Oscar Peterson. to develop after heart surgery' said Krebs, and becuase of extreme pain, they felt gall bladder surgery was neces sary, she continued. "His voice was strong," said Krebs, who had spoken to the judge over the weekend, "He was well enough to worry about county matters, which I think is a good sign." McEUigott is expected to return home by the end of the week (June 25), but not to return to work for at least six weeks. Y 1 2AV two sisters are planning to travel to the coast together with their husbands. After ward, Melba is looking for ward to her oil and toll paint ing while June says that she plans to retire along with her husband, Don, who has been an employee with Kinzua Corp. for 33 years. "We would like to extend our thanks to all our friends and regular customers who have been so supportive through the years," they said. Weather i -nt si- TT Fri- bv J he Litv or tteppner Sat., Sun., Mon., Heppner Soroptimist officers installed, new members initiated r m.tri.u.tMmm.mimmw.miim r vu 1 - . i I " . I i I 1982-B3, officers I to R: Atory Goheeri, lenna Smith, Jackie Alktott. Pbt Hya. Vi Wikjer. Oista Vena rd, Bettie Doherty and Gail Burkenbine (center), past president. Not pictured: Christy Lovgren ond Joan McDonold. I r - New members L to R: Molty Rill, Joyce Hughes, AAargo Sherer, Marilee McDowell. Not pictured: Judy Own in and Ann Spicer. New officers were installed and hew members were in itiated into the Soroptimist International of Heppner in a Friday night ceremony follow ing a no-host dinner at the Heppner Elks Lodge. New officers for 1982-83 were installed by Sally Shum way, district no. three director Willow Creek Dam rising 1 to 1 Vz feet per day Construction on the Willow Creek Dam near Heppner is proceeding at the rate of one, to one and a half feet per day, an engineer with the Army Corps of Engineers told the Heppner Chamber of Com merce last week. Engineer Herb Bessey said that 33 feet of the dam had already been built, leaving about 100 feet to go. "In a couple of months you're going to see a tremen dous structure there," Bessey said in explaining the speed with which the dam is going up. He said the SS feet already built brought the dam back to ground level, since contrac tors had to dig down to reach bedrock and a solid foundation for the structure. Bedsey gave a run-down on Tues., Wed., Thurs., 1. r 1 r y of Baker. Jackie Allstott will serve as president; Bettie Do herty, first vice president; Christy Lovgren, second vice president; Mary Goheen, re cording secretary; Vi Wilgers, corresponding secretary; Pat Hyatt, treasurer; Lenna Smith, regional representa tive; Joan McDonald, altern ate representative; Clista the progress of the dam con struction work, saying that the new Willow Creek Road, and both the Willow Creek and Balm Fork bridges, would be open the first of July. Also , a new public viewing area should be open by mid July he said. It will be located above the former Pete Lennon property, and will include a parking area and covered shelter for the public to view work on the dam. Bessey said that crews on the dam project are working two eight-hour shifts in order to place the entire dam in one "lift". A lift being one continuous piece of concrete when finish ed. Pipes are being included in the dam, some for monitoring water temperature, Bessey High Lo Preclp June 15 90 54 June 16 M 55 June 17 89 56 June 18 90 57 June 19 92 65 June 20 94 63 trace June 21 86 62 trace ,l Y j a 4 Norma French and Venard, federation represent ative; Mary Goheen, alternate federation ; and Clista Venard, board member. New members Norma French, Joyce Hughes, Meri lee McDowell, Judy Osmin, Molly Rill, Margo Sherer and Ann Spicer were initiated by Clista Venard. explained. He said pipes would allow water from both the top and bottom of the lake behind the dam to be tested. The water directly behind the dam will be 60 to 70 feet deep. He said water temperature is important to the fish which will be planted in the lake. In a related matter, Bessey said quite a bit of vegetation was being left at the lake site to provide better wildlife habi tat. "The lake will be quite small," Bessey said in ex plaining the recreation poten tial. It would extend only about 100 yards past the form-' er Thompson ranch. There will be a recreation area with a boat ramp, rest room and picnic tables, how ever, he said. ' ' ' . -' ' 1 f . . '
