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1 David and April litfton Kes, ruDusncr
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Editorial
Urging a 'yes vote on
county school budget
You won't find any "surprises" in the
1934-85 Morrow County School budget; you
wUIbesked to approve it in next Tuesday's
election. What you will find is a sound budget,
devoted to giving our children a good
education.
The budget committee and administrators
have worked hard to come up with a budget
that will provide for the quality education we
all want for our students in Morrow County.
During its deliberations, the committee has
eliminated and cut funds, consequently pre
senting you, the voter, with a sound financial
package we all can live with. Any further cuts
would impair the educational quality of the
- school system in our county.
We urge you to vote next Tuesday and
-vote "yes" for the school budget.
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basic training
Donald W. Taylor of lone
has enlisted in the Army and is
receiving basic training at Ft.
Leonard Wood, Mo. an
nounced the U.S. Army Port
land District Recruiting
Command.
Upon completion of basic,
Taylor will receive advanced
individual training in the
communications-electronics
operations field at Ft. Gordon,
Ga.
Taylor is the son of Diane E.
Garcia, lone, and Roy A.
Taylor of Soardman. He is a
1983 graduate of lone High
SchooL
Willow Creek
Lake
elevation
update
Dug Dugger, public affairs
officer for the VS. Army
Corps of Engineers, Walla
Walla District, has reported
that Willow Creek lake has
been filled to an elevation of
2,039 ft. instead of 2,063 as he
reported last week.
Dugger explained that some
landscaping is being done
belcw the dam and near the
Alfalfa St. Bridge and fiii
material was needed for the
project. If the lake level was
at the higher elevation, the
soil would be covered, with
water.
The corps does expect to
raise the elevation to 2,063 ft.
when the landscaping is com
plete, possibly in April, Dug
ger said.
March 12, 1984
LETTERS
Encourages
To the editor:
I Wiah tO CRCuuTagfi Support
for the Morrow County School
District operating budget for
the coming school year. Sup
port makes good sense both
economically and educational
ly. For one of the lowest tax
rates in the state, Morrow
County Schoq District offers
both a sound basic educational
program as well as opportuni
ties for students with special
interests and needs.
The program which pro
vides opportunities for aca
demically talented students to
develop thinking skills, re
eatch topics of special inte
rest, and participate in com
petition in skill areas is a good
example of the kind of pro
Think positive
To the editor:
I .am JoAnn Taylor. I
am taking pre-physical therap
py at Blue Mountain Commu
nity College. 1 really have
enjoyed BMCC this year. It
has given me a chance to meet
new, interesting friends. It has
also given me a chance to stay
home with my family and be
able to work on my father's
farm.
I have another good reason I
am glad Blue Mountain is
Vote in favor of
To the editor:
I am writing to express my
support and encourage all
other voters to support the
upcoming Morrow Co.
Schools' operating levy elec
tion. I think the budget com
mittee has done a very good
job of preparing this budget
proposal and it deserves the
support of voters.
There are several new and
exciting things going on in the
schools, brought about in part
by the Talented and Gifted
Program, started a couple of
years ago. Just to list a few,
the District-wide Math Con
test, the Quiz Bowl in the north
end of the county, additional
Support our children and youth
To the editor:
Our children and youth are
our most important product!
Not only our own, but every
body else's, too. One of the
major factors in a child's life
during his or her growing-up
years is the school system.
Although it is very difficult to
always be all things to all
people all the time, the school
board, administrators,
teachers, classified personnel
and numerous volunteers try
to do their very best for our
children.
The school budget commit
tee has tried to give as much
value per dollar of taxes as
possible. The Heppner Advi
lone City Council
city cleanup
April has been declared
"City Cleanup Month" by the
Ion? City Council, and all
residents &r encouraged to
participate, annoua:d Deena
Starr, city recorder for the
lone City Council.
Starr says lone residents
may dump trash, free of
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EDITOR
support
gram that the school district
developed once the need was
identified. While this program
is still in the beginning stages
of development. Morrow
County is far ahead of other
districts (many with more
resources ir. personnel and
funding) that have not begun
to plan educational opportuni
ties for the advanced student.
This is just one example of
the many ways that the school
district attempts to provide
appropriate educational op
portunities for its students at
the lowest possible cost.
Please support these efforts.
Sincerely,
(s) Linda A.Shaw
Reading Specialist
Heppner Elementary School
for BMCC
here. My mother has had
arthritis for many years, so I
need to stay home and take
care of her. So you see, if
BMCC weren't here, I would
not be able to go to college.
I hope you will take this
information and use it in a
positive way and vote "yes"
on the Blue Mountain budget
March 27th.
(s) JoAnn Taylor
RRFBox 19B
Pilot Rock, Oregon
the school budget
computers and computer
classes, the junior high Span
ish class at Heppner, a class in
calculus at Heppner High and
science and book fairs at both
ends of the county. All these
programs add very little to the
annual budget, but provide a
needed outlet for the talents of
students that are not chal
lenged enough with the regu
lar school curriculum.
Again, I would like to ask
that all voters get out and
vote, and vote in favor of the
budget for the Morrow County
Schools. r
Sincerely yours, ,
(s) Ed Struthers
Advisory Board Member
sory Committee spent six
hours oging over every item in
the budgets for the Heppner
schools and cut some items.
Then the county-wide budget
committee spent another six
hours working on the budgets
of all the areas and cut some
more items. I don't know of
any item still in the budget
that could be "cut" without
eliminating something we
need for our children's educa
tion. Please support our chil
dren and youth by supporting
the school budget.
Sincerely,
(s) Barbara Hayes
Advisory Council and
Budget Committee Member
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charge at any time during the
month of April at the Sanitary
Disposal Landfill located on
the Hermiston-McNary Dam
Highway. However, a permit,
which may be obtained by
calling the landfill office col
lect, 567-8842, is required, she
added.
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A.
Vote for 'Hands on' experience
To the editor:
My name is Eugene Hawes
and I am a student at Blue
Mountain Community College.
My home town i Hereford,
Oregon and I am 19 years old.
This is my second year at Blue
Mountain majoring in Agri
culture Production.
I chose BMCC because it is
the only community college in
Oregon that offers all three
technological areas of agricul
ture (production, business and
mechanics).
Other reasons for attending
BMCC are that it is close to
home, the campus is smaller
and gives students a chance to
build a closer working rela
tionship with the instructors.
BMCC has many advantages
To the editor:
I am writing this letter in
regard to the March 27th
election in w hich the budget of
BMCC win be decided.
I am a freshman at BMCC
this year and am majoring in
accounting. While here, I've
found going to a small com
munity college has many ad
vantages. One such advantage
is small classrooms and more
individual attention to the stu
dents by the instructors. This
helps a lot when you are at a
point where you just don't
understand anything. Another
great advantage is the cost.
It's very inexpensive and the
tuition is practically free be
cause of the equalization fac
Student rep. urges yes' vote
To the editor:
I, Rhonda Thompson, am
currently a student at BMCC,
majoring in science. I also am
a representative for the stu
dents there. Being part of the
student council has made me
more aware of the issues
involving our school.
BMCC has made it possible
for me to be able to live at
. home, in Echo, and attend a
small college which was not
such a big adjustment for me
as if I had gone to a four-year
college.
Show appreciation
To the editor:
The people of Morrow Coun
ty, on March 27, 1984, have the
opportunity to show their ap
preciation for the excellent
educational opportunities
given their children. The Mor
row County School Budget is
again before the voters, and
while the increase is about
five percent over last year, we
still are receiving a bargain
when compared with neigh
boring districts.
Fifty-five citizens of Mor
row County other than school
Lexington man elected
pres. of organization
Chuck Nelson, a Lexington
farmer, has been elected as
the president of the Grain
Transportation Consultants of
the Northwest, known as
GRATRON, according to the
March 16 "Oregon Wheat," an
Oregon Wheat Growers
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Also, in the production area,
such as agriculture the em
phasis is on "hands on" expe
rience. The 13S4-13S3 BMCC budget
is being considered at the
present time and needs every
one's support in passing. 1
encourage all residents of
Morrow and Umatilla coun
ties to vote in favor of it not
just for the reasons mentioned
above, but also for the oppor
tunities that BMCC offers the
people of Morrow and Umatil
la counties. Again, I encou
rage your "yes" vote for
BMCC s 1984 45 budget.
Thank you,
(s) Eugene Hawes
HCR Box 758
Pendleton, Oregon
tor. People w ho live more than
10 miles away from the cam
pus are reimbursed at a fixed
rate for part of their travel
expenses. This Is one area
where, If the budget does not
pass, we may have to do
without and I feel that it is
very helpful to those who want
to continue their education but
may not be able to afford
schooling.
With this in mind. I encou
rage you to vote in support of
the BMCC budget on March
27th.
Sincerely,
(s) Sherry Clement
P.O. Box 1003
Heppner, Oregon
Since I can be in classes of
small numbers, I can get to
know my professors as well as
my classmates. They are
there when needed and make
time for their students when
they need help.
I hope, in closing, that all of
you will support our school
voting "yes" for the 1984-85
budget.
Sincerely,
(s Khonda Thompson
Rt.2.Box3
Echo, Oregon
personnel have worked dili
gently to see that Morrow
County citizens receive full
value for the money spent on
education. Our children and
our families benefit from the
excellent educations available
in the Morrow County system,
and we can show our appre
ciation for the excellent job
done by our school personnel
by supporting the school bud
get on March 27.
Sincerely yours,
(s) Robert B. Abrams
League publication. Nelson is
also chairman of the O.W.G.L.
Transportation Committee.
GRATRON is funded by the
Oregon and Washington
Wheat Commissions as well as
several grain companies, the
publication stated.
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Correction
A photo and story appearing
In the March 8 issue of the
Heppner Gaiette-Times about
a group of Irish American
men wm Incorrect. The cor
rect name of the organization
was The Ancient Order of
Hibernians, not the Heppner
Hibcrnia Society.
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