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B E S 3 l S U OF W E T Z E L L ORE N E WS P A P E R LIB EUGENE 07403 OR The Heppner August 2l> 26 H ig h Gazette-Times M o r r o w C o u n ty • H o m e - O w n e d Weekly N e w e p a p e r \OI I*] NO IS Heppner,Oregon 25 ' wtl>NKSIMV' m o i s t a. i m » ru.K* Weather by the City o f Heppner lo w Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun 90 56 92 55 Mon 91 56 66 40 73 43 63 49 89 55 Treclp Heart attack takes lone business leader Paul (i. IVttvjohn Haul (iarland 1‘ettyjohn. 70. lone, d ie t Saturday. Aug 24 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, from a heart attack while under going a heart examination Funeral is 2 p m Wednesday. Aug 28 at lone l nilod Church o( Christ with vault interment following at High View Cem etery, lone H on orary casket h e a rers are l.lo v d M organ. John Eubanks. Harlev Smith Kenneth Smouse, Getting in Shape ‘Safe home' recommended for battered women "L a w enforcement used to turn their backs, but not anym ore, she said Heppnei policeman M vrle Cowell accompanied llurse to the meeting in Heppner Women can stay ul the shelter in Pendleton for up to three weeks and are asked to pay what they can, either money or help around the house She said Domestic Violence Ser vices, which is funded by m arriage license tax and grants such as the recent $6i»i from I'm ted Way of Morrow County also offers councel mg and has a part time staff of four and 25 volunteers It is a division of Children's Services Division, and has an office phone, 276-3322. which women can call for m ore infor (nation Morrow County School District recently announced its policy for free and reduced price meals for children unahlr lo pay the full price of meals served under the National School Punch Program Each school and the school district office has a copy of the policy, which may he reviewed by any interested party The following household sue and ,■ i me criteria will lie used for determining eligibility Children from households whose income is at or below the levels shown are eligible for free or reduced price meals Income Kligilnlty Guidelines for 1984 K5 Household Free Meals Household Free Meals Size Year Month W «-k 1 6.825 569 i H 2 9.165 764 177 3 11.505 959 222 4 1 1 845 1.154 267 5 16 185 1.349 312 6 18 525 1.544 357 7 8 20.865 1.739 402 23.206 1.934 447 For each additional household member add $2,340 per year $195 per month, or $45 per week Household H « ! u c « l Price Size Meals Year Month W «-k 1. 9,713 810 187 2 13 043 1,087 251 3. 16.373 1.366 315 4 19.703 379 t.tna 5 1 920 443 23.033 6 26,363 2.197 5417 7 29.893 2.475 572 • ... 8 .33 023 2,752 For eachi additional housi •bold member add $3.330 per yeur. $278 per month. or $65 per wi-ek Application forms are being sent to all homes with a letter to parents or guardians To apply fur free or reduced price meals, households should fill out the application and return it to the school Additional copies are available at the prin «p u l's office in each school The informatin provided on the uppli cation will be used for the purpose of District's new teachers welcomed with tour of Morrow County ly n d a ll H urse Women who experience violence at home should have a tem porary, safe place to stay in the community while deciding what they should do a re p r e s e n ta tiv e of D om estic Violence Services said in Heppner Tuesday. Aug 2u Here to address a group of Block Hom e p aren ts. L y n d a ll Hurse. director of the Pendleton based ser vice, said that women who are lieaten by their husbands or boy friends need a safe place in which lo sort out their plans Stic said Block Home participants i a block home is intended lo serve as a safe refuge for children who are frightened, injured, lost, in danger, crim e victim s, or in any emergency situation1 were being approached about designating a home in Hepp ner as a 's a fe ” home for battered women Hurse said it would only be tern porary until the women could tie transferred to Domestic Violence Services' safe home in I ’ endleton How much of a problem is dome stic violence in Morrow County’ "W e 'v e only had six cases from Morrow County," said Hurse. ' but t Fair attendance doubled Attendance at this yea r's Morrow County Fair nearly doubled that of last year, says a spokesperson for the Fair Committee Attendance at the Morrow« County Kesident Kodeo was up about 200 but the weekend rodeo attendance was about the same, reports a Kodeo Committee spokesperson The Fair and Kodeo and especially Family Fun Night are considered "a great success It was good to see so many people attend Fam ily Fun Night and lo see all ages out dancing until 1 a m .,' the fair com m ittee spokesperson continued Several open class contests were held during the fiv e d a y show with the help of the follow ing merchants Heppner Bowl, the Shoe Box. Talk n « K ip N o rris Teachers new to Morrow County toured the district Monday, August 26 with stops at all of the district s schools and several businesses and points of interest at both ends o f the count y Kip Norris, will teach social studies and language arts at lone -Schools Tops. Mycals. H A W Drive In Central .Market and Pettyjohns A total of 114 passengers were tran sp ort«! by the Fair Bus pros i d « ! by the Morrow County School District during the lair and rod « i New teachers at Heppner elementary school are Back row from left i Jov Krem second grade. Cara Costa fourth grade. Bob Isted. music. «Front row i Julie Heynolds. I ’ E and health, and Sharon Chinn, music V determining eligibility and may be verified at any tim e during the school year by school or other program officials For the school officials to deter mine eligibility, the household must provide the following informatin lis t«l on the application Names of all household m em b ers. Social Security numbers of ull adult house hold members or a statement that the household m ember does not possess one food stamp case num ber or total household income and source for each household mem tier, and the signature of an adult house hold m ember certifying that the information provided is correct Households are r«|Uired lo report increases in household income of over $5o per month or $600 per year urn! decreases in household sire Applications may I m - s u b m it!«! ut any time during the yrur I'nder the provisions of the f r « - und reduced price policy, building principals will review applications and determine eligibility If a parent or guardian is d issa tisfi«t with the ruling of the official, he may wish to discuss the dn ision with the determining official on an informal tuisis If the parent w ishes to make a formal appeal, he may make a request either orally or in writing to D oyle Mct aslin. Su perintendent. Morrow County School District. Box 368. L e x in gto n , O regon 978.79. (989 H202), for a hearing to apjieal the decision The policy contains an outline of the hearing precedurr as referred lo in the agreement pack age on file with the district If a household member becomes unemployed or if the household size changes, the household should con tact the school Such changes may make the children of the household eligible for re d u c «l price meals, or for additional benefits such as f r « ' meals if the household income falls at or below the levels shown above In certain cases foster children are also eligible for these benefits If a household has foster children living with them and wished to apply for such meals for them, the house hold should contact the school for more information The information p ro v id «! by the household is confidential und will he used only for purposes of deter m ining e lig ib ility and v e r ify in g data In the operation of child fe «!in g programs a d m in ister«! by the U S Department of Agriculture, no child w ill be d is crim in a te d against la-cause of race, color, sex. national origin, ugr or handicap If any member of a household believes they have been d is crim in a te d against, they should write immedi alely to the Secretary of Agneul lure. Washington. IM' 20250 Insurance agent rivalled by ran Am Substitute teachers needed The Morrow County School Dis trict is in need of additional suhsli tute teachers for the 198.« H6 school year Anyone in terest«!, who is a form er teacher or who currently holds and Oregon teaching or substi lute c e r tific a te , should con tact Chuck Starr at the district office in Lexington. 969 82 ir 2 J7 years, tne Eagles laalge in Pendleton. 19 year m em ber of the Willows Grange No 672. m em ber of the I U C C and served several years on the lone City Council As a businessm an. P e tty jo h n ap p re c ia te d his cu stom ers and encouraged Ins truck drivers and service station operators to t>e honest and fair to ull customers He liked kids and tried to help out by supporting the 4 II stock sale and buying all or part of a scholarship to 4 It Summer Week each year and helping with various other projects His hobbies were his business and Ins fam ily whom he enjoyed taking on vacations and trips He is survived by his wife. Helen of lone, one daughter Mrs Wayne (Diannai Hums. lone, one son Paul "S k ip ” Petty John. Jr of lone, two sisters. Beulah Sherer of lone and Geneva Palm er of lone One lirother. Hoy Pettyjohn. Portlund. eight grandchildren one step grand child and six great grandchildren He was precede*! in death by his parents and by one brother, lu-e Contributions to the Heart Fund and Diabetes Foundation may be made in ra re of Burns Mortuary or to a charily of choice Km* ami reduced price lunches again offered by school district No. Heppner High School h.isn l invited Kiris to join the Mustang football squad Aerobic instructor Joyce Hughes assists grid coach Tim Hirkby b\ aerobicizing his squad during daily doubles See related story P age 7 that doesn't mean it doesn't exist She said transportation to Pendleton for battered women is a problem, hut more so is the public's treatment of the crim e "I t 's one of the crim es that's underreported People don t like to report it because of the fam ily stigm a,' llurse pointed nut It's a matter of educating the people that responsibility is with the person perpetuating the crim e, not with the victim " Women who are lieing battered at home can call the crisis line collect at 278 0241, llurse said There is a 24 hour answering machine, hut someone will call back within 15 minutes She recommends thut the police tie called first, however A lfre d Nelson. Jr . Koy W lands!rom. Charley Ikiherty. and Hay Hoyce Active casket hearers are Hill and Boh Kietntann. Art Ijndslrom , Sonny Biddle. G «>rge Miller and V irgil Morgan Kikka T ew s is organ ist and T e r r i M cElllgott soloist The funerul service will lie read hy the Kev Cathy Barker of the I I C f and the Kev Bill Arthur form er I l i t' pastor Born in Heppner May 31. 1915. the son of Noah and Ella Jackson Pettyjohn He a tte n d «! grade school at Morgan and graduated from lone High School in 1935 He was m arried to Helen I.undell in 1939 at Walla Walla. Washington In 1939, he liought and operuted the Heppner Fossil Stage lane until 1941 From 1941 to 1944, he w o rk «! at the Cmatilla Army Depot at Herm ifton From 1943 to 1973 he was the manager of Jordan Klevutor in lone From 1947 to the time of his death, he o w n «! and operated Paul Pettyjohn Co Petroleum Jobber In 1961 he acquired Penney till Co in Pendleton and traveled to that office once or twice each week He was a 4« year m em ber and past master of the lone U s lg e lit) AF and AM, Heppner Flks I.odgr No 358 for Pictured above, from left teachers new to Heppner High Sc hool are iBack row « l>ee Block mat)) and computers. Hob Frazier industrial arts Hnbert Isted. music «front row ' Julie Heynolds P E and health Barbara Hayes, librarian, and Linda Dulcher. language arts Jim Hayes. Farm ers Insurance Agent with offices In Heppner and Boardman. has been unexpectedly r « ailed by Pan Am erican Airways Currently in training by Pan Am. Hayes and his wife, Barbura. plan to remain in Heppner Hayes was furloughed by Pan Am nine years ago after flying for nine years He will commute from Heppner Bob Playhar 31 Heppner will ta in the office during the late after noon until he completes training, and then will he there full tim e
