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Addi-t'ss iiimnmnicafions In the Heppner Gazette'
Times PO Bn :i:I7. Heppner. re(Kon 87M6.
$1000 in Morrow. Umatilla. Wheeler li Gilliam
counties:
$12 00 elsewhere.
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letterseditor
Is lone better than the
rest of the district? :
To the editor:
The people of Morrow Coun
ty go to the polls to elect school
board members whom they
think can and should best
utilize the tax money for the
schools and education of their
children.
The board presents to the
people of Morrow County a
budget, one to be voted on by
the people, who in turn ap
prove or disapprove such a
budget.
If turned down in the elec
tion, the board must find ways
to cut the budget so it will get
the voters' approval.
Not being able to attend, but
having read the minutes of the
last several meetings on the
topic of the lone schools, I
believe the voters of the coun
ty are entitled to some an
swers. I do not intend to use names
but the following statement
was from the May 2, 1963
meeting.
I would like to know "what
commitment the board has to
lone and why it will con
tinue?" Why does it cost approxi
mately $1200 more to educate
the Jone student? Is lone any
better than the rest of the
district and what do they get
that the rest of the district
doesn't for the difference?
They mention flood clean-up,
community involvement in
their schools. How about Hep-
'Yes' on school budget
To the editor:
I would like to encourage the
voters of Morrow County to
vote "Yes" on the school
budget May 17.
In today's economy it is
imperative that students re
ceive the best education pos
sible. Those students who
have good basic skills plus
some specialized skills stand a
much better chance of finding
a place in the job market. The
budget proposed by the dis
trict will continue to give the
students in Morrow County the
opportunity to develop those
skills.
Morrow County schools
have a reputation for turning
out competent graduates.
Manv of our graduates go on
Vote 'Yes'
To the editor:
We urge you to vote "Yes,"
on the school district levy on
May 17.
The budget is only a 2.9
percent increase over last
year's budget. That increase
is well below the rate of
inflation and the tax rate of
$7.96 per $1,000 evaluation is
low compared to the state ,
average of $13.44.
The school board's recent
action restoring the two
teaching positions at lone will
not cause budget cuts at the
other schools in the district
nor will it increase the tax
rate. lone" still has a 15
classified employees cut and a
share of the other cuts.
Thinking that closing lone
High School would greatly
reduce the district's operating
costs simply is not ture ! If IHS
closed it would only be a
Supporting the levy
To the editor:
We support the Morrow
County School District levy.
We realize that the budget
committee has trimmed por
tions of the budget so that it is
more appealing economically.
We feel further trimming
pntr : iiicir l-uiuiiiuiiiij ur
volvement in the track at the
high school. Every commun
ity has community pride, not
only toward their schools.
Somewhere along the line
the train of thought has gottea
derailed.
A community, believing
they are being picked on. a
board that, decision made, has
backed down, and a resident
of Morrow County, expected to
foot the bill, not knowing
exactly what he will get for his
money.
We live in a free world, at
least I hope so. threats of
sending students to Arlington,
voting down the budget if the
board doesn't see it their way.
These are things that only add
dissension in the communities
that were brought up at the
meetings.
We elected the school board,
thev are trying (I hope) to do
their best, but they don't need
to be intimidated by one
community as to - if we can't
have it. no one can.
Our school tax dollar has
less purchasing power, the
school board and administra
tion must come up with more
concrete answers, the people
of the county and those footing
the bill, need more answers.
Cast your ballot "Yes" or
"No" but remember whose
pocket it's coming out of.
Merle Cantin
Heppner
to higher education an com
pete equally or better than
students from other districts.
In my own family my oldest
son received a good back
ground in the math and
sciences. Because of this
background, he excelled at
college and has been ecently
admitted to the Oregon Medi
cal Sciences School of Dentis
try a year earlier than nor
mal. Without a good back
ground in our local schools he
would not have been able to do
this.
Help us to maintain the
quality of our schools. Vote
"Yes" on May 17.
Wiuiam Sharkey
Boardman
savings of $50,000 to $60,000. In
a budget of $7,321,109 that
would be a savings of 0.8
percent (eight tenths of one
percent. ) On a $500 tax bill you
would save $4.
The Jone students are re
ceiving a good education now
and they will not benefit by
closing the school. In fact, we
feel that the long travel dis
tance and hard feelings in
volved could seriously affect
their education and tear apart
the south end of the county.
The future of this county
depends on our young people
receiving a good education.
Why don't we all work to
gether to provide the students
of Morrow County the best
education possible?
Ken and Julie Nelson
Box 421
Lexington, Ore.
would surely damage the dis
trict's academic level. We
urge you to vote in favor of the
new levy.
Sincerely,
Bob and Joy Krein
P.O. Box 604
Heppner. Oregon 97836
May 11, 183
Only in Heppner
To the editor:
Only in the town of Heppner
would you find such great and
caring people who really pitch
in and work their hearts out to
help everyone who needs it.
Thanks seems so inadequate
for all the help in moving our
store out during the fire and
returning to move it all back
in a few hours later, but the
thanks come from the bottom
of our hearts.
For all our neighbors who
rame to town with pickups to
help. For Case Furniture. Ron
McDonald. John Wood and
Bob Harris for the storage
space. Without all the help
from the many, many people,
it could never have been done.
Thanks to Corkey and Jim
Norene and Bonnie and Arlat
Campbell for bringing us re
freshments during the day. It
was greatly appreciated.
But the biggest thanks of all
goes to our fire department.
Thev will never know how
much all of us appreciate
them. They are a great hard
working group. We feel so
badly for those businesses lost
in the fire and do hope we can
all work together to get them
hack in business in a hurry.
Our thanks to each and
every one who helped us. We
really appreciate it.
The Gardners
Marilynn and Roe
Marj and LeRoy
Time to support
fire dept.
To the editor:
After spending three and
one-half hours trying to help
our volunteer fire department
control a fire that took four
Main Street buildings, and see
them wait one and one-half to
two hours for help from the
Hermiston Fire Depart
ment. I feel it is time we
support our department
We need them both.
Terry Hughes
Heppner
Urging support
To the editor:
On May 17, the Morrow
County School District will
seek approval of its operating
budget for the coming vear.
The request asks for your
support of a budget which
represents only a 2.9 percent
increase over the previous
year. This modest increase
represents an effort to hold the
line despite some rather sig
nificant increased costs for
services such as electricity
and employee insurance.
Morrow County School
District has for several years
been fortunate in having
a very low ta x rate for schools.
Currently the average tax rate
for schools in Oregon is $13.44
per thousand dollars of valua
tion. The budget proposal which
is being voted upon is asking
for a tax rate of $7.96 per
thousand of valuation. This
certainly is one of the lowest
school tax rates in the state.
Our county-wide school dis
trict is fortunate in that we
can draw on the entire county
for the support of all of our
schools. thus benefitting
everyone equally, but this
doesn't happen without voter
support.
I ask you to consider how
really fortunate we are and
urge your support for the
school levy on May 17.
Sincerely,
Jean Bennett
Heppner
Plans for
golden grads?
To the editor:
I graduated with the class of
1933. and only lived there
during that school term and
made my home with the R.P.
Kinne family. I am wondering
if there are plans ' for the
golden grads. I would like to
hear from someone who might
know.
Thanks,
Esther Adams Hanes
Route 1, Box 120
Chewelah, Wn. 99109
Keep schools running
To the editor:
The first attempt of the
Morrow County School Dis
trict to submit an acceptable
budget to the voters in this
county failed. Not by a great
majority, but by 40 votes. It
was a shame to see such an
occurrence. I do not know if
this reflected the citizen's
wish to retain low taxes or
Sheriffs Report
The Morrow County Sher
iff's Department office at the
Morrow County Courthouse in
Heppner handled the following
calls, cases and reports during
the past week :
On May 2. Larry Bowen of
the U.S. Forest Service repor
ted the theft of gas from the
Forest Service compound. The
Heppner Police Department
took the report.
Also on May 2. Janet Logan
of Miracle Potato. Boardman.
reported the theft of a micro
wave oven. Its value was
unknown.
On May 3. a Heppner ambu
lance responded to a call in
lone for a patient who was
having trouble breathing. The
patient was transported to
Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
Heppner.
On Mav 4. the sheriff's office
received a fire call at 2:12
a m. and the Heppner Fire
Department responded.
Buildings involved were the
Shoe Box. S & J Market, the
Post Office, the old Post Office
building and the Bottom
Drawer. The Hermiston Fire
Department arrived at ap
proximately 4:36 a.m. to help
fight the blaze.
On May 5. a burglary was
reported at the Boardman
Sandpiper Apartments mana
ger's apartment. It was re
ported that the person was
scared off before anything
was taken.
On Mav 6. a vehicle-pedestrian
accident occurred at
Main and Green streets in
lone. The pedestrian. Alan
Roberts. 21. of lone, was
transported to Pioneer Memo
rial Hospital by a Heppner
ambulance. Driver of the ve
hicle was James Jepsen. 19. of
lone No citations were
issued.
On May 7. Jeffrey William
Stump. 19. of Pendleton, was
arrested bv a Morrow County
sheriff's deputy on a Pendle
ton Municipal Court warrant
for allegedly having No Ope
rator's License on Person.
S'ump posted bail and was
released.
On May 8. a Boardman
ambulance transported a fe
male from her residence to
Consolidated Good Shepherd
Hospital in Hermiston.
Also on May 8. the Heppner
Fire Department responded to
a call at Pioneer Memorial
Hospital in Heppner. A build
up of waste product in the
boiler backed up through an "
auger that feeds fuel to the
boiler, and caused enough
smoke that it was felt that
patients should be evacuated
from the immediate area.
In another May 8 incident, a
female from Boardman. who
reportedly injured her leg in a
fall, was transported to St.
Anthony Hospital in Pendle
ton. In a fourth May 8 incident.
Gary S. Stephens. 21. of The
Dalles, was cited for allegedly
Driving While Suspended and
was then released.
On May 9. the Boardman
Fire Department responded to
a car that was on fire in the
west-bound lane of Interstate
M near milepost 160. The car -is
owned by Debbie Dowe of
Arlington.
In a second incident on May
9. Raymond Hopper. 53. of
Irrigon. was arrested on a
Wheeler County warrant for
allegedly being in Contempt of
Court. He was transported to
the Wheeler County Jail by a
Morrow County sheriff's dep
uty. Also on May 9. , Darrel
Wayne Soloman. 42. of Irri
gon. was arrested on circuit
court warrants for allegedly
being in Violation of Release
Terms. Originally charged
with three counts of alleged
First Degree Sexual Abuse
and two counts of First Degree
Rape, he was lodged at the
Umatilla City Jail.
their dissatisfaction with the
school system. Whichever
case pertains, the fact re
mains that the Morrow Coun
ty School Rnard and ocn
cerned citizens have worked
long and hard since that time
to reconstruct the proposed
budget.
Hopefully, on May 17, when
it is submitted to the area
voters, they will approve it. It
certainly deserves their sup
port. Out or 19 Gilliam, Wheeler,
Umatilla and Morrow school
districts. Morrow County has
the lowest school tax rate of
them all. To illustrate, note
the following figures: Morrow
Co. - 7.95, Arlington 18.73.
Condon - 21.79. Pilot Rock -13
81. Echo 28.86 and Stan
field - 18.07.
These are but a few of those
figures which are available to
all tax payers. In my opinion,
we have very reasonable tax
rates for the Morrow County
School District. I. for -006,
would be willing to pay a little
more for continued excellence
in education in our district.
(And with even the small
increase as proposed by the
first budget, we would still
have had a tax rate lower than
any of the other 19 systems
mentioned previously.)
In my estimation, that
leaves only dissatisfaction
with the management of the
district, or the administration
of the district's funds, as a
viable reason for voting "No"
on the budget. If that is the
case, let your advisory com
mittee to the school board, or
better yet. the Morrow Co.
School Board members them
selves know, what those rea
sons are! Without input from
those dissatisfied, those of us
who voted "yes" and still
failed are unaware of where
the No voters would like to see
changes made. But make
change we have! And I urged
each and every one of you to
vote YES when this new bud
get is submitted to the voters
on Mav 17.
The schools in Morrow
County do an excellent job,
and for far less than many
other schools. Keep our
schools running at peak effi
ciency by supporting the bud
get. Vote "Yes."
Delia Heideman
lone, Oregon
Correction
In a story in last week's
Gazette-Times entitled "Ken
nedy big winner in FFA Shop
Skills Contest." the name of
Lor an Hayes was omitted.
Hayes placed second in the
tap and die contest.
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road report
The Morrow County Public
Works Department has re
leased the following Road
Report for the week ending
Mav 6:
Cold patching was done on
the following roads: Upper
Rhea Creek. Jordan Grade,
Ella. McNabb. Morgan East,
Baseline and Alpine-Nelson.
Shoulder work, ditching and
ditch cleaning was done on
Morgan East. M. Baker and
Pine City up Little Butter
Creek. Shoulders are being
widened on Pine City Road.
Blade work was done on Lun
dell. Gubbert-EiRhtmile. Dul-ell-Dry
Fork. Ridge-V. Dnl
zell. to Kenny Ranch (Sand
hollow), V. Dalzell, Ely Can
von. Art Dalzell Ransom and
Blackhorse roads.
Gravel was spread on Pine
Citv. lower Sandhollow. Jerry
Dougherty, Ely Canyon and
Blackhorse roads.
Recent storms have caused
havoc with county roads.
Repairs and clean up work
were done on Zinter. Ely
Canyon. Eubanks. Dave
Rietmann and lone Boardman
roads.
New culverts were installed
on M. Baker Road.
Bridges on Clarks Canyon.
Bert Peck. Fuller Canyon and
Hnltz-Kincaid roads were inspected.
Public Meetings
Thursday. May 12 Lexing
ton Fir Department, city
hall. 7:30 p.m.: Port of Mor
row Commission. 1 Marine
Drive. Boardman. I p.m.
Monday. May 16 Morrow
County School Board. River
side High School. Boardman. I
p.m.: Heppner Fire Depart
ment, fire hall. 7:30 p.m.: lone
City Planning Commission,
ctty hall. 7:30 p m
Tuesday. May 17 - Pioneer
Memorial Hospital Board,
Hospital. Heppner. 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday. May 18 Mor
row County Court, courthouse,
Heppner, 9 a.m.; Port of
Morrow Commission. 1 Ma
rine Dr.. Boardman, 1 p.m.
Monday, May 23 - Heppner
Fire Department, fire hall,
7:30 p.m.
Wednesday. May 23 - Hep
pner Fire Department, fire
hall. 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday. May 25 - Mor
row County Court, north Mor
row annex. Irrigon, 9 a.m.;
Heppner Public Library
Board, library. 8 p.m.
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CamlUe Flntlv Ililtoii-SyliWi '
- A diuiKhter, Camille Emily,
was horn to David and April
Hilton-Sykes of Heppner on
May 5 at Consolidated Good
Shepherd Hospital in Hermis
ton. She weighed 7 lbs., 3 oz.
Grandfather Is Earl Sykes,
Jr, of Gardiner.
Great -Rrandfather is Eurl
Sykes, Sr. of Berkeley, Calif.
Camille joins brothers
Christopher, five, and An
drew, three, and a sister,
Allison, one and one-half.
What's Your
Opinion?
yuestion: "With the recent
fire on Main Street, do you feel
the Heppner Fire Department
needs more updated equip
ment?" "Yes. most definitely!" said
Florence Robinson of Hep
pner "I think we have a super
fire department, we just need
the equipment to match."
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James Wesley Hayes. Hep
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Mischief. $55 fine.
Roliert Henry Pointer. lone
Exceeding the Maximum
Speed mph in a 55 mph
zone). $2B fine.
Reld Lytell Miller, Lexing
ton Exceeding the Maximum
Speed (75 mph In a 55 mph
rone), $:i4 fine.
Jay Arthur Coil. Pendleton
Exceeding the Maximum
Speed '70 mph in a 55 mph
nonet. $55 bail forfeited.
Loren Arthur Heideman,
lone -Exceeding Bag Limit of
Game Fish. To wit : trout, $55
hail forfeited
Ward Lawrence Walker,
Pendleton - Exceeding the
Maximum Speed (75 mph In a
55 mph one. $2B fine.
Ricky Dean Britt. Lexington
- Exceeding the Maximum
Stx-ed 72 mph in a 55 mph
rone). $2R fine.
Richard Lee Roy Scheider.
Umatilla - Disoteycd Stop
Sign. $14 fine
Garth Lewis Powell. Philo
math - Failure to Dim Head
lights. $.19 fine: No High Beam
indicator. $14 bail forfeited.
Ned Elwyn Ransom, Her
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Rule (47 mph in a 30 mph
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Robert Richard Greiser.
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