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E E S 3 I E W E T Z E L L U OF ORE NEWSPAPER L I B E U G E N £ OR 9 7 J C 3 The Heppner S fp lrr a b rr 1 0 It Gazette-Times H ig h M orrow C o u n ty '* H o m e-O w n ed W eek ly N e w s p a p e r M »l Heppner. |*3 NO M Weir work Oregon 25* w k d n k s d a v s k p t k m b k h is . imi 1 — ks P rr c lp 43 *2 67 K ri 66 66 66 41 47 43 42 34 42 0 66 42 II Sat Sun Mon W ea th er 1 .« Tues Wed T h u rs 70 48 0 0 0 by the City o f Heppner County police to crack down on Lexington traffic violations On Tuesday, Sept to, L e x in g to n C ity C o uncil m et w ith M orro w C ounty S h e riff Hoy D ra g » to discuss th e ir concerns o ve r v e h icle s speed mg th ro u g h to w n , fa ilin g to obey stop signs and p a rk in g ille g a lly D ra g o a tte n d e d the m e e tin g on a w r itte n request fro m the m a y o r o f L e x in g to n The M o rro w C ounty S h e riff's O ffic e w ill use a ll m eans at its disposal in c lu d in g ra d a r to e n fo rce the Ir a ffic e la w s w ith in the c tlv of L e x in g t o n , " re s p o n d e d S h e r if f D ra go , "W e of c o u rs e . do not have the m a n p o w e r to p a tro l 24 h o u rs a das . but we w ill m a in ta in a p e rio d ic and enhanced p a tro l o f the c it y lim it s . " n u m b e rs of people who a re g a th e r m g fire w o o d fro m the N a tio n a l K o re s t." announces J P h il K lin e . U m a tilla 's tim b e r s ta ff o ffic e r in P e n dleton S a tu rda y o ffic e hours m ay be c o n tin u e d th ro u g h the h u n tin g sea son, i f th e re is de m a n d fo r the s e rv ic e . K lin e says, e x p la in in g th a t m a n y w o rk in g people liv in g in c o m m u n itie s w ith in d riv ing d is ta n c e of U m a tilla Korest o ffic e s a re un able to buy p e rm its d u rin g r e g u la r o ffic e hours P e rm its se ll fo r 32 .so per c o rd , and p e rm itte e s m ay buy as m a n y as ten and no fe w e r than fo u r co rd s M aps of w o o d c u ttin g areas and lo a d tic k e ts a re fu rn is h e d w ith each p e rm it Hep. Ranger Station announces Sat. office hours K ire w o o d g a th e re rs w ill be able to purchase wood p e rm its fo r wood c u t t in g a re a s on th e U m a t illa N a tio n a l Korest on S a tu rd a y s . 7 a m u n til 10 a m , th ro u g h Septem ber at the H eppner R a n g e r S ta tio n re p o rts the U S Korest S e rvice "O u r o ffic e s w ill also be open S a tu rda y m o rn in g s th ro u g h O ctober 5 to a cco m m o d a te the g ro w in g Currin Ranch to be on NBC Thursday The w e ir w ill he used to m e a su re s tre a m flow in the cree k, a c c o rd in g to th e G e o lo g ic a l S u rve y Ye* Ye« Vn No Measure one, Sales Tax FA,LtD No 29 19 38 4 32 Ye« Ye« No No 2 562 275 Enrollment figures discussed by Co. School Board ’\orth end expansion p ro p o sai p o rte d to the b o a rd "We have 140 at R iv e rs id e H ig h , and at Sam B o a rd m an e v e ry th in g is a t c a p a c ity It m ay even be too la t r fo r a b u ild in g ," he sa id " I t m a v ta ke e m e rg e n cy m easures a t Sam H o a rd m a n to m ake room In o th e r business, the h o a rd fo llo w in g a closed e x e c u tiv e ses sion vo te d to sig n a one ye a r c o n tra c t w ith the M o rro w C ounty K a ir B o a rd fo r use o f the fa ir grounds in H e ppner fo r fo o tb a ll gam es. P K a nd o th e r a c tiv itie s The board also m ove d to in v e s tig a te the cost o f d e ve lo p in g the fo o tb a ll fie ld behind H e p p n er H ig h school w ith b le a ch e rs, lig h ts e tc to he used fo r fo o tb a ll gam es le a rn e d th a t the d is tr ic t does not have to re m o v e abeslos fro m Die schools, it m r a r ly has to post no tice that th e re is asbestos in a c e rta in a re a , a n d keep file s on asbestos up tn x la te vo te d to lease p u rch a se a new AT & T m e r lin phone syste m fo r the d is tr ic t at a cost o f 62S.OUO h e a rd a le tte r fro m the M orrow C ounty F a ir b o a rd th a n k in g the dis t r ic t fo r use of a schfiol bus d u rin g EXSOUatXT Ye« fa ir & rodeo, to tra n s p o rt people to and fro m the fa irg ro u n d s The bus was used to a lle v ia te p a rk in g at the grounds h ire d Shane K i l l * to teach Span ish at R iv e rs id e H ig h on a p a rttim e basis h ire d D ale M c C re a ry to teach science at R iv e rs id e p a rttim e M c C re a ry is also w o rk in g fo r the N o rth M o rro w V e c to r C o n tro l D ls tr ic t. a p p ro v e d h irin g Jo yce H ughes as dance te a m and c h e e rle a d e r a d v is o r fo r the H eppner g ra d e school, and K e v in K g a n as a ssista n t v o lle y b a ll coach at R iv e rs id e No No 76 216 Totals Heppner- Hardman Sept. 17,1985 lone Ballot Measure Results The m ost s ig n ific a n t d ro p in e n ro llm e n t was at H e ppner G rad e school, w h ich lost 38 students o ve r la s '- J P * » * No reason fo r the d ro p was g ive n to the b o a rd , h o w e v e r, one p rin c ip a l suggested th a t s e ttin g the c u t o ff d a le lo r k in d e rg a rte n stu d en ts b a rk s ix weeks th is y e a r co u ld have accounted fo r some losses fo r both H eppner and A C H oughton A C H oughton lost th re e stu d en ts fro m 1984 O th e r schools th a t g a in e d w ere lorn- H igh School, th re e stu d en ts, and lone tir a d e School plus one Sam H o a rd m a n K le m e n ta ry was up 17 students H eppner H ig h lost one student o ve r 1984 fig u re s In lig h t of the g ro w th at the n o rth end of the county ¡o v e rc ro w d in g is ocv u rin g th e re e s p e c ia lly at Sam H o a rd m a n the school b o a rd fo rm e d a c o m m itte e to look in to the fu tu re expansion p la n s fo r the d is tric t \ t Sam H o a rd m a n R iv e rs id e and C o lu m b ia we re r ig h t up th e re S u p e rin te n d e n t D o vle M c C a slin re s p rn t a ll day last Sunday film in g scenes of cow boys ro p in g K or those w h o 'w o u ld lik e to w a tc h how a ty p ic a l c o w b o y w o rk s , the segm ent is sch e d uled to be a ire d on N B C 's KM M ag a zin e T h u rs d a y at 7 mi p m 164 73 7 2222 ! 1 ACH T h e O regon S la te lo t t e r y Com m is s io n e rs have announced tw o pub lie m e e tin g * fo r q u e stion und a n sw e r sessions on T ue sd a y. Sept 24 in P e ndleton K ro m 7 to 9 a m th e re w ill he a b re a k fa s t m e e tin g at the T a p a d e ra S*f Heppner lone 1964 1963 196« «9 40 17 » 17 7 4) to 68 » 44 9 a 40 » 30 3* 13 78 4? 46 3* 49 41 1984 41 36 1 n 2 I CJH/SHS 1984 T o te lv (D tc rtiit) 17» 136 (4 1 ) 16 143 171 » 14 10 134 1 )3 (« ) 30 to 17 130 14? 1983 1984 4 46 49 J9 49 43 Î9 17 to 1«? 147 3 19 48 40 44 14 43 I) 14 174 14» 7) « 46 » 44 47 40 33 ) it 111 171 (1 2 ) 7 SO 37 13 i 94 89 139 17» (3 0 ) 1 • 44 49 1« 16 91 «3 149 1 (0 11 * 47 , 47 9 17 63 »? 13* 146 to 10 47 43 to 10 77 *7 17» 140 II 11 46 44 3 • 6? 73 III 177 1« 4) 48 1 4 33 3? 103 104 (1 ) SS4 313 118 14? 4S9 4M 1603 1111 8 1 2 746 ?93 ÎS 4 3)1 H otel R e s e rv a tio n s w ill tie re ijn ir ed T hen at 11 In a in the c o m m is s io n e rs w ill m eet at the P endleton co u rth o u se , roo m 114. 216 SK K o u rth T he p u b lic is in v ite d to both sessions Murray s honored with academic grants T h e P r o fe s s io n a l S o n e t y o f P h a rm a c is ts has announced they have a w a rd e d g ra n ts of $H»i each to John and Ann M u rra y o( L e x in g to n T h is a c h ie v e m e n t re fle c ts a h ig h degree of a c a d e m ic success and p ro fe s s io n a l a c t i v i t y w i t h th e C o llgc of P h a rm a c y s ta le d a relea se fro m the U n iv e rs ity of O regon (8) 3 A ny q u estions re g a rd in g the hear mg s c re e n in g p ro g ra m , m a y tie d ire c te d to school p rin c ip a ls n r the S p e e ch . L a n g u a g e a n d H e a rin g D e p a rtm e n t a t the U m a tilla K M ). 2766616 e x te n s io n 166 fe rtiliz e r d iv is io n in lone R ip p le , w h o liv e s in la *xtn g to n , w ill re p la c e T om EU lO tt, w ho has le ft the c o o p to ta ke a p o sitio n w ith an im p le m e n t d e a le r in P e ndleton K llio tt w o rk e d fo r M C G G fo r the past A y e a rs In c re a te l» 6 3 1963 The h e a rin g s c re e n in g is done by the U m a tilla K M ) fo r p u b lic school students of U m a tilla and M o rro w C ounty It is c o o p e ra tiv e ly spon sored by lo c a l school d is tric ts A p p ro x im a te ly 4noo c h ild re n w ill tie seen Ripple promoted as grain dept, manager at MCGG OAT A 1983 19ÉS 1964 W ednesday, (tc t 9 H eppner and lo n e W ednesday, Oct 30 H o a rd m a n Tuesday. Nov 5 ■ I r r ig o n . T ue sd a y. Oct 39 H e p p n er and lo n e . W ednesday. Nov 13 H o a rd m a n . and T ue sd a y. Nov 19 Irrig o n Lottery Commission slates public meeting in Pendleton ( t t o f September 1), 1483 compared to September 1). ISM) ir id o T he U m a tilla K d u c u tlo n S e rv ic e D is tric t iK M » 1 w ill lie p ro v id in g h e a rin g scree n in g to p u b lic d e m o n ta ry school stu d en ts in c lu d in g a ll k in d e rg a rte n students s tu iie n ts in grades I, 3, 5. new stu d en ts to the schedule Lexington Boardman Morrow County e n ro llm e n t fig u re s fo r the c u rre n t school y e a r a re in and the M o rro w C ounty School syste m gain e d e ig h t students o v e r 1984. the school b o a rd was to ld M onday n ig h t C o lu m b ia J u n io r H ig h , lone H igh School. Sam H o a rd m a n K le m e n ta ry . lone G ra d e School and R iv e r side H ig h School, a ll showed in creases in e n ro llm e n t The m ost s ig n ific a n t g a in in en r o llm e n l was a t C o lu m b ia J u n io r H ig h and R iv e rs id e H ig h School, w h ich showed an in crea se o f 39 students o v e r la s t y e a r slated at area schools county a nd p a re n t te a ch e r p rin c ip a l re fe rra ls of stu d en ts in k in d e rg a rte n th ro u g h s ix th g ra d e These stu d en ts w ill be screened on the fo llo w in g Irrigon W o rkers w ith the l ' S G e o lo g ica l S u rve y proceed w ith c o n s tru c tio n of a c o n c re te w e ir on W illo w C reek below H ager P a rk in H eppner When an N B C te le v is io n crew w anted a s to ry about the ty p ic a l cowboy they c a m e to the Hon C u rrin Ranch on L it t le B u tte r C reek last weekend A cco rd in g to a s p ik e s p e rs o n fo r the C u rrin fa m ily , the c a m e ra crew Hearing screening John Ripple John R ip p le , fo rm e r K e rtiliz e r m a n a g e r w i t h the M o rro w C ounty G ra in G ro w e r*, has been p ro m o te d to G ra in D e p a rtm e n t M a n a g e r, the C o o p has announced R ip p le . 33. has been w ith M C G G the past e ig h t y e a rs , a ll a t the I)M V releases office hours The D e p a rtm e n t o f M o to r V e h ic le * in H e ppner announces th a t it w ill he closed W ednesday, Sept 1*. as w e ll as d u rin g th e w eek o f Sept 23 fo r a sp e cia l m a n a g e rs ' c o n fe re n c e T he o ffic e w ill reopen on M o n d a y. Sept 30