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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1984)
The Heppner Gazette-Times M o rro u C o u n t y 's H o m e - O w n e d W e e k l y N e w s p a p e r voi I«: si» i2 Till H sim im TORCH li Mwi li PU iKs Tues . Oct 9 VS ed . Oct to Thurs . th t It Kri . Oct 12 Sat Oct 13 Sun Oct 14 Mon Oct 15 If d it h e r Soroptimists donate tree School Hoard learns for 4-H mini park Riverside could move into A A athletic division usuallv compete only against teams from the same ranking Riverside along with Heppner are now single A schools, while lone high school competes in the B league The largest rating, of which Pendleton. Hermiston and most Portland schools tielong is the AAA Kach league holds district and state playoffs in football, basketball and other sports each year, with state champions being pu ked in each league If Riverside were to move up to the AA ranking it would mean its teams would tie eompeteing a gainst larger schools Daltoso pointed out that if River side moves up to AA it would he required to slay there for at least four years ' You can petition to come hack down." he said if the schools enrollment drops way off, but he said in most cases the school stays in the new league for at least four yoars I b i l i o s o indicateli Ihat il may only be a m ailer of lime heforr Riversale moves lo AA If population trend* continue we wili move up over Aio in tu .Il and 12 gradest dunng thè nevi four ycars. tu* sani In other s (Mirti related business thè board discusseti thè possibility of adding a wrestlmg program at Columbia Junior High in Irriguo Ite» ause of thè largì* number of sludents at thè school thè principal savi there ts a need for more estracurricular activities Columbia Jr High compete* agallisi Tri City area schools in sporta, and those schools all have wrestlmg program* so there would he compel itim i availahle. thè txuird was lold If wrestlmg were added in thè future, however it may mean Riversate Migli School parenti School Board hires Albany man as professional negotiator Contract talks Ifcgin Oct . 29 The Morrow County School Hoard has hired Jack tales of the Oregon School Hoard AssiHiatlon as a professional contract negotia lor m dealings with the district's teachers and other employee* A former teacher, school super intendenl. principal and school hoard member in the Albany area lales has bargained numerous col H eppner Soroptimists d o n a te spruce tree fo r 4 H m ini park w h ich was d ed ica te d d u rin g the centennial ce le bra tion last Saturday. Pictured (L to P) N o e lla Pill, A le cia Tarnasky a nd Bettie Doherty, president o f H eppner Soroptimists (For m ore centennial coverage see p a g e 6.) Power outage scheduled for South Morrow C o. Sunday Klectricity w ill be out Sunday, Uct 21 from 6 a m to 2 p m for most Columbia Basin Klectric Co op customers, the cooperative has announced Customers in the follow ing areas will be affected Heppner. lone la>xington. Ruggs. Hardman. Olex. Right Mile, ( ceil and Morgan According to a Columbia Basin spokesperson Bonneville Rower Administration crews w ill I m * work ing on their substation in Hoard man and at the same time the cooperative will tie working on the electrical connections In Kinrua s generating facility le clive bargaining agreements throughout the stale, as well as other work including management studies, superintendent searches and tM iard training activites Hill Jacobson, cadre negotiator for Oregon Kducation Association will tie the spokesperson for Mor row County tearhers Jacobson is currently a biology instructor at where he is employed Ray M iller. 22. of Heppner was rushed to Pioneer Memorial after the Tuesday morning accident left him with a cracked riti, a possible broken eollarlmne several torn I ligaments and a cut over Hie eye requiring stitches A spokesperson (or M iller s fam tly said that he would remain at Ihi hospital "for the time being" Elks to provide rides for voters The Heppner Klks have announ red that they will fie providing free transportation to anyone wishing to vote 'in Tuesdav November 6 "Y our vote is important in a democratic priH-css said a spokes person from the Klks To arrange a ride call 676 9IH1 r Limited edition print to be available by Boardman artist A limited edition print of a painting made by a Boardman artist will go on sale soon in honor of Morrow County's Centennial Celebration Only 500 of the prints depicting a colorful desert scene near Hoardman will be sold, and proceeds will be used to benefit the friends of the library in Boardman Boardman artist Mary Lou Carlson painted the 18 by 36 inch original, which shows a scene in the desert near the old highway 80 looking towards the Crows Nest area It took her four months to complete "These w ill be official Centennial prints signed and numbered." said Carlson Blue Mountain Community Col lege Contract talks between the disl rid and the teacher's union get underway (K*l 29. 7 p m at River side High in Hoardman The meeting is open to the public Both the teacher's and classified staff cooks, custodians, etc have contracts which expire in July of I9K5 Tuesday log accident injures Heppner man A Heppner man was in fair condition Tuesday at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner after a log. 4 x 8 in diameter, dropped on him at the Kin/ua null low 43 44 33 38 ta to I'rectp 29 01 03 01 liv th«‘ ( '¡t\ of llcppiicr Hi-ppncr. O nifon Riverside High School In Hoard man is IS students shy at m ining up into the AA athletic division the Morrm* County School Hoard was informed Monday night The hoard was (old that River side s attendance during spring term this school year w ill deter mine what athletic division the school competes in over the follow mg four years We re a borderline school,'' said principal llan Daltoso He said run require that any school having AXi students in .he upper three grades during spring term of t m > to move up to AA He said the school now has IRS in those grades When asked if there was a I m > ss 1 1> 1 1 1 1y there may !** 200. Ilalto S'i responded "15 students at Hiver le High School could hap pen in two days Schools throughout the state are ranked according to sue, and High 78 75 56 62 54 49 54 Those wishing to buy the prints, which cost $45 each ( an send payment to Friends of the Library. Mary Michaels. P () Box 170. Boardman, OR 97818 If they would like to order a specific number they should get their order in e a rly," said Carlson Helpful Jones, chairman of the Centennial Committee, said the committee w ill hold a drawing for one of the prints, w ith tickets (or that to go on sale soon She also said one of the prints will be purchased by the committee and hung at the county courthouse in Heppner A print w ill also be hung on display at the Bank of Kastern Oregon in Heppner, added Jones Iroui m a m to 7 p in daily through Nov 6 An Klks member w ill pick Hu* person up and deliver them liai k to their residence would want wrestling then*. Hallo so said Hourdmemher Cat Wright objei list to adding wrestling, saying other activities such as a chemts try oi chess club should lx* cxplor cd saving. How many of these kids are going to make their living off wrestling a n yw a y'" The tMvard took no action on the wrestling program In other business, the board approved early graduation (or Jeff Zuver and Kirby Hraee of Riverside High approved field trips for the Riverside High hand In slay Oct At and 21 on the l matilla River where the band would stay in cabins and have opportunity to practice, und for Hu* migrant education chapter to spend the day at the Cortland Zoo and OMNI no date has been set i appointed William Cayne of Irr igon to the Hoardman Irrigon ad visory committee Cayne has lived in Irrigon for three years and is pastor of Hu* Columbia View Com munity Church voted to buy a 122 .'«xi van to transport handlcap(M*d students to Hermiston lor special classes The district has been using an old Jeep Wagoneer. however, it has broken down twice hi Hermiston lust week and has tiecome unreliable", ac cording to Jim H u t o { Hie district transportation com MITTi'f A total of five students from Hu* county go to the sjiocial Hermiston classes each day The district used enter gency hinds of Ho.txxi to make the down (laymcnt on the lease pur chase agreement for the vehicle, wilh Ihe remainder to I n * inc luded III next year’s budget heard an u | m I, i I i - on the replan* ment of the lone septic system everything is installed, said super intendenl Hoyle MeCaslin, except for some ( i i | m * which has not liven delivered Department of Knviron mental Quality also has In inspect Hu* project liefori* it is approved heard that ( ‘ascade Natural (las Co installed a gas line up to Hu* high schiMil m Hoardman free o( charge The school may hiMik to gas at a later dale, however Cascade was installing gas mains in Hoardman Iasi week heard thal a meeting between the district contract negotiating team and the teacher's union is scheduled (or 1s t 29 at 7 p m at Riverside High School in Hoard man The meeting will tie open to the (lullin' (see related story l Heppner City Police welcome new officer Gary Warren A new Heppner City police officer joined Ihe department this Monday from Warm Springs. Oregon (.ary Warren. JS. has just arrived after spending a year on the tribal police force al Warm Springs Indian Reservation Before living a police officer Warren taught »rhool for II years, two yrars in Oregon and nine in Alaska officer Warren w ill In* living in Heppner w ith his wife. Susan and three children, Sean. 13. fhisana. 10, and Kehcity, three \
