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VOL. 101 NO. 34 THURSDAY, AUGUSTZ5, 1983 ,
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School dist.
The Morrow County School
District has received a $9,800
grant from the Department of
Energy to use for studies on
how to reduce energy con
sumption, the school hoard
learned August 15.
The study will guide the
district in future remodeling
and school improvements.
In other business, the
board.
learned that it had lost an
arbitration involving grade
school teacher Lisa Nelson.
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A.S.C.S. reminds farmers of
As Morrow County farmers
complete their wheat harvest,
the Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Service
reminds them of the payment
in kind program requirement
to obtain price support loans
on their YM production if they
are eligible to receive F.l.K.
from Commodity Credit Cor
poration stocks.
According to Judy Buschke,
county executive director,
farmers were aware of the
requirement in June when
V.S.D.A. determined that
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Nelson had contested the
IwKird's action not to renew
her contract last year, and the
matter had gone to an arbitra
tor. The arbitrator ruled in
Nelson's favor and ordered
the district to reinstate the
teacher with no penalty or loss
of seniority.
voted to review employee
agreements In the district.
The review was suggested by
the Oregon School Boards As
sociation, because the board
feels "our labor agreement
there would be Insufficient
quantities of the crop to meet
P.I K. needs. "All farmers
who signed a contract to par
ticipate in the program agreed
to obtain a loan on their 1983
production for this purpose if
necessary," said Buschke.
Farmers who huve no wheat
for harvest, or those who had
insufficient wheat for harvest
to satisfy their P.I.K. needs,
will receive P.I.K. presently
in government Inventory.
She said that any producer
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in all departments
has given away the probation
ary status of teachers during
the first three years." The
review will cost about $200.
learned that the district
grossed over $00 at its recent
"yard sale."
expressed its thanks to
Dennis Logan who donated the
labor and equipment needed
to lay the underground sprink
lers at Columbia Junior High
School in Irrigon. This contri
bution represents several
hundred dollars of service to
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P.I.K. requirement
who must use a 1983 loan for
P.I.K. and does not do so will
be considered in violation of
their P.I.K. contract unless
there is documented evidence
that the producer harvested
and disposed of the wheat
before receiving notification
of the requirement, "The
loans must be requested after
harvest but before the Janu
ary 16 final P.I.K. availability
date. However, special provi
sions allow farmers with
wheat P.I.K availability dates
of AiifTust 1 or earlier Hlv
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this week
the district.
voted to buy a 1984 Ford
LTD from low-bidder Rohr
man Ford of Hermiston.
Rohrmnn bid $9,045 for the
new superintendent vehicle.
voted to buy two heating
units, at $7,539 each, for re
placements at Heppner High
School.
voted to trade the county
a used school bus for some
paving to be done by the
county.
taking the loan until January
lfi. 1984,
"Farmers who fall to obtain
a loan by January 16, 1984 will
not earn P.I.K. on the quantity
that was to have been harves
ted, and will be assessed
liquidated damages according
to the terms of the P.I.K.
contract," said the A.S.C.S.
official. The program offered
farmers an amount of com
modity as payment for redu
cing their plantings to speci
fied levels.
IIEPPNER. OREGON
Fair winds down -
As the fair winds down,
people are gearing up for
rodeo - Morrow County's an
nual event gets underway Fri
day with an evening perfor
mance, which begins a full
weekend of activities.
The Morrow County Rodeo
on Friday will begin at 7 p.m .,
and Rodeo Secretary Judy
Currin says entries are num
bering about the same as last
year.
Following the rodeo, a
' dance will be held in the
pavilion at the fairgrounds
s beginning at 9:30 p.m. The
Jim Ackley Band will provide
music at both Friday's and
Saturday's dances.
For you early parade fans,
this year a cowboy breakfast
will be served at the Heppner
City Park from 5:30 to 10a.m.,
1 Saturday, August 27.
The TOPS Club of Heppner
will be cooking up a menu of
sausage, pancakes and eggs.
Price for adults is $3.75 and
$2.75 for senior citizens and
children. Juice and milk are
extra with coffee at no charge.
At 10 a.m. the Main Street
j. Parade will begin making its
;wy through town; Those who-
plan to participate in the
parade need to meet at the
grain elevator on Riverside St.
at 9 a.m., says Harley Sager,
parade chairman. A junior
bugle corp from Stanfield will
perform, the Pendleton
Round-Up Association will be
here, as well as the Round-Up
queen and court, about 50 past
queens and princesses of the
Morrow County Fair and
Rodeo will ride in the parade,
the Heppner Soroptimists will
provide clowns who will hand
out candy and balloons to
children, and of course there
will be floats. Ron McDonald
Special entertainment planned at Elks
Heppner Elks Manager
Rick Smith has planned spe
cial entertainment at the
lodge this weekend in conjunc
tion with the rodeo. Turnpike
Cruiser, a five-piece rock and
roll band out of La Grande,
will provide dance music at
School dist. advisory member
needed for Heppner area
The local school district
advisory committee represen
ting Heppner-Lexington at
tendance area of Morrow
County is one member short
as they move into the 19153 84
school year.
This seven-member group
meets with school administra
tors on a monthly basis to act
Bids to be taken on local
highway work
Bids will be received by the
Oregon Transportation Com
mission on Thursday, Aug. 25
for seven projects estimated
to cost $5.2 million.
A project in Morrow County
calls for reconstructing and
widening seven miles of the
lone-Lexington section of the
Weather
by the City of
will be parade announcer.
Sager says there is still time to
enter the parade, children can
walk, ride bikes or take part in
other ways and all adults can
also paraticipate. Those
wanting to enter are asked to
contact Sager at 676-9 163 days,
or 989-8418 evenings.
After the parade a queens'
luncheon will be held at the
Heppner Elks Lodge for the
local and visiting courts. A
large crowd is expected.
At 1:30 p.m.. the W.R.A. -N.R.A.
rodeo begins. A special
event during the rodeo will be
the Businessmen's Donkey
Race. Representatiaves from
Pettyjohn Oil Co., Morrow
County Grain Growers, Kin
zua Corp., Pettyjohn Farm
and Builder Supply. Central
Market. Heppner Bowl, Lex
Cole reappointed to BMCC
The Blue Mountain Com
munity College Board reap
pointed Carolyn Cole of Hep
pner to the college's budget
committee at an August 17
Consignment clothing shop
to open in Heppner
A consignment clothing
store will be opening in Hep
pner on Saturday, Sept. 3,
announces Lois Johnston,
owner. The shop is located at
289 N. Main, where Kate's
Cake Shop was.
The Bottom Drawer will
the lodge on Friday and Satur
day nights.
The band has performed for
clubs, colleges and high
schools from Southern Cali
fornia to Canada, including
concerts with Buffalo Spring
field. Jim Staftord and Coun
as a sounding board and liai
son for local patrons in mak
ing recommendations to the
school board.
Areas that they specifically
are to deal with include school
facilities: their use, upkeep
and possible improvements;
school personnel, certified and
Heppner Highway, beginning
just east of lone. The paved
width is 28 feet, and the
estimated cost of the project is
in the $1 million to $2.5 million
range, The completion time is
330 calendar workdays, the
commission said.
High Low Preclp.
Tues.. Aug. 16 91 52
Wed.. Aug. 17 92 50
Thurs.. Aug. 18 88 56
Fri.. Aug. 19 83 60
Sat.. Aug. 20 85 50
Sun.. Aug. 21 85 52
Mon.. Aug. 22 84 57 .40
Heppnei
gear up for rodeo!
ington Auto Body and the
Wagon Wheel Cafe and
Lounge will race the stubborn
animals across the arena.
From 5 to 7 p.m. barbecued
beef dinners will be served at
AH Saints' Episcopal Church.
The dinner, which has been
held for over 20 years, will
include beef, baked potatoes,
beans, bread, salad and ice
cream. Tickets are $7 for
adults. $6 for senior citizens
and $3.50 for children under
12.
At 9:30 p.m. the Jim Ackley
Band will be back out at the
pavilion for another night of
dancing.
On Sunday morning the
aroma of pancakes, ham, po
tatoes, eggs and hot coffee will
fill the air at the fairgrounds
as the Wranglers Cowboy
Breakfast is served from 7 to
meeting. Terry Lindell of
Pendleton was also reappoin
ted by the board; Allan Pin
kerton of Helix asked not to be
reappointed to the committee
feature used clothing, sold on
a consignment basis of 50
percent. Johnston said.
Anyone wanting to sell
clothing through the Bottom
Drawer may contact Johnston
at 676-9967 or leave the articles
at Cal's Cafe.
try Joe MacDonald. Each
musician has experience ar
ranging and producing origi
nal material in a studio, and
each has at least 10 years of
stage experience, Smith says.
The band will play from 9
p.m. to 2 a.m. each night.
classified; and to advise the
board on the progress and
needs of the school and the
wishes of the people concern
ing the school.
The present members in
clude: Chairman George Kof
fler. Vice-chairman Barbara
Hayes, members: Julie Ash
beck. Peggy Fishburn, Ed
Struthers and Harley Sager.
These people are local elec
ted representatives and en
courage patrons to contact
them about suggestions or
concerns that need to be con
sidered. Anyone that lives in Hep
pner or the immediate sur
rounding area and would like
to be considered for appoint-
ment to the vacant position,
please contact school admini
strators Jim Bier, Heppner
High School, 676-9138, or Don
Cole, Heppner Elementary
School, 676f-9128.
10 a.m. Cost will be $3 for
adults and $1.50for children 12
and under.
At about 1:15 p.m. the
second half of the W.R.A. -N.R.A.
Rodeo will get under
way with a suicide race. Ano
ther Businessmen's Donkey
race will take place on Sun
day, this time with represen
tatives from the Office Tav
ern. V & G Tavern, Les
Schwab Tire Center, the Hep
pner Gazette-Times. Coast to
Coast. Bucknum's Tavern.
Gardner's Men's Wear and
Wagon Wheel Cafe and
Lounge.
The Sunday rodeo perfor
mance marks the end of ano
ther week of Fair and rodeo.
Morrow County's biggest
event.
budget comm.
Also at the meeting, a three
year collective bargaining
agreement with the college
support staff was ratified by
the board.
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The agreement will run
through June 30, 1986. Salaries
for the first year of the
agreement were increased by
three and one-half percent.
The second year of the agree
ment the salary increases are
tied to an increase in the
consumer price index running
through November of 1983,
minus one percent. A mini
mum increase of three and
one-half percent for the
second year was set. Salary
increases the third year of the
agreement are again tied to
increases in the consumer
price index, minus one per
cent with a minimum of three
and one-half percent and a
maximum of six percent.
"Unless the consumer price
index accelerates rapidly over
the next three months, the
increase in salaries will be the
minimum of three and one
half percent," according to
College President Ron Dan
iels. He noted that the Support
Staff Association had accep
ted the agreement in a meet
ing earlier this month.
Also included in the agree
ment were provisions for
changes in fringe benefits. Up
to three days for family care
leave were granted. These will
be deducted from sick leave.
Insurance coverages were
maintained as provided in
previous years except that an
increase in the college share
of the premium was made to
retain the college's payment
at about the same percentage
as in previous years.
In other college business,
the board:
approved personal con
tracts for Daniel R. Lange,
instructor of instrumental
music, and Florence B.
Cowan, instructor of nursing.
heard a report from
Daniels on a preliminary end-of-the-year
financial report.
Daniels said the college ap
peared to be in excellent fi
nancial condition. He said a
more detailed report will be
provided when the audit is
completed.
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