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The Heppner r^ Gazette-Times Morrow C ounty * H om e-O w ned W eekly N ew spaper Vol 104 No 16 Heppner, Oregon 25* Wt-dncsdav. Api il 23. 1986 Weather IO Pages Poison Hemlock sprayed on Willow Creek Volunteer crew gets equipment ready for spraying The extremely dangerous poison hemlock has been sprayed along the hanks of Willow Creek w ithin the ci ty limits of Heppner The combined effort between the city and Jim Van Winkle. Morrow County weed manager was aimed at eradicating the noxious weed because it is fatal both to people and livestock All parts ot the plant are poisonous It grows like a wild car rot ranges from 4 to 10 feet tall the stem is generally stout, erect, hollow, ridged and with purple streaks or blotches and the flowers are small white and look like umbrellas Poison Hemlock has been found lone trackster to hurl javelin in Canton An lone High School trackster received word last Friday that she has been chosen to accompany a group of high school athletes to a track meet in Canton. China Chosen by the International Sports Ex change. a non profit California cor poration. athletes from class "A " and "B " schools throughout Oregon and Washington will travel in Asia from July 5-12. The letter informing Deena Hams and her track coach. Del 1-uRuc of her selection to the team of athletes "must have been lost in the mail." she said, because "it was postmark ed two weeks before we got it and the second letter confirming that we had returned information to the sports exchange came the same day as the first letter " Deena Hams, a junior at lone High School, was selected on the basis of a I 34'5" throw of the javelin at the state track meet last sear The toss earned her a third place for the state She is already throwing 131' this season which she savs is good because last year, it took her the entire season to work to The biggest difference between Heppner and Portland is that at home. "You don't ride horses down the middle of Main Street," said Came Mumford of the Centennial School District in Portland She was one of the eighth graders from Lynch Terrace Middle School who exchanged places with eighth graders from Heppner last week In its sixth year, the program has pro sen itself, but for the youths involv ed. the week provided new experiences Nineteen Heppner youths spent the week with host families at Lynch Terrace Middle School where 220 eighth graders attend regularly Their week included tours and lec tures on the Columbia River (Jorge, the Banfield Transitway project. Boeing. Reynolds Metals Co., the Clackamas Town Center. Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, the W ashington Park Zoo. old town Portland. Yamhill Market. Pioneer Square. Terminal 6 containerized cargo loading. Terminal 4 loading and unloading grain, and a ship repair yard Twenty five eighth graders from Lynch Terrace spent the week with host families in Heppner During the week they attended classes at Hepp ner Elementary school and tours by the Wheat league, the CowHelles. of the (¡host Town of Hardman, of Willow Creek Dam. of Kinzua sawmill, of Morrow County Museum, and of the PGF coal fired plant Dave Ofcott, a teacher from Lynch Terrace who has participated in the program every year says that the experience is always unique because of the different composition of the group he brings with him "It's difficult to think that in a week the students can develop such strong feelings about a community and its people.” he said The different en vironment provides the opportunity for the kids to blossom, some become more overt here, and all become complete individuals tor him where before he was able to see them only as students in the classroom The exchange generated excite ment at least among the Lynch Ter race students as they shared sonic of their experiences last Fridas Words tumbling out on top of one another. "You'd get killed if you walked down the middle of the street at home,” Carrie Mumford declared, but here that's the way we walk home after school Here 17 students is a "big class" and there is only one teacher per class where at Terrace there are four, they said "It's hard to imagine a whole |unior high on one floor, in seven room »," asserted John Siw inski They were surprised that students here arc excused from school at 10 a m for a track meet " No way, do you get out ot school that early at Deena Hams ' ß K 1 not only along Willow Creek but in pastures, roadsides altalta fields, idle land and esen in home yards Jim VanWinkle along with cits foreman Dave Winters sprayed the w ed on portions of W illow Creek la 1 week Mayor Cara Costa praised the operation as a joint effort between the two partics "We didn't have the morses in the budget to hire the sprasing dorse and Jim VanWinkle donated his time and provided the equipment." slated Costa It cost the city $48 to buy the chemicals. 241) and Hansel, used on the weed VanWinkle and W inters armed with backpack sprayers sprayed 50 gallons in three and one halt hours "City residents also have taken an interest in eliminating the weed and hase called me to inquire what kind of chemicals to spray." VanWinkle said Scott Madison, member of the weed advisory board and a director of Morrow Soil and W ater district, also praised the project saying. "Jim is available to the public to help alen tify and make recommendations on weed problems, ami earlier this year Jim worked with the city of Irrigon to spray thistles VanW inkle suggested that the ci ty of Heppner could also develop their own weed program " fo r a v*ry small amount of money, the ci ty could invest in a back pack ^aver and chemicals." he said 1>> the (!it> of Heppner Tues Wed Thurs M Sat Sun Man Vjiril 15-21 High laiss Precip. 1 1 61 34 01 55 36 (X) 56 35 (X) 61 41 (X) 70 43 181 81 48 01 82 48 On fuiHliiiK Schools asking input (Questionnaires on scfn»>l financ ing are inserted in this week s Gazette Times as part ot a massive effort to find out what Oregonians think about the state's school finance system The insert also outlines how the school finance system works now The questionnaires are to be filled out and returned to the ()regon Department of Education In addition to the questionnaire in sens, town hall meetings have been scheduled throughout the state (See related story ) Results ot the questionnaires and the "town hall" meetings will he combined with the findings ot a scientific poll conducted during August in a report which will be released in September, said Frank IX’sl. chairman of the State Hoard of Education "Citizens have examined and re jeeted about 15 proposed solutions in the past and it is tutse to figure out what we're doing wrong," con tinued Dost "Most proposals hase come from the 'leadership' and it seems that no one has asked the peo pie who pay the bills where thes want to be led It is high time (hat we stop and ask " Various businesses have donated or pros ided sers ices at reduced rates to help keep the cost of "Seeking Oregon's Solutions" down Hoi sc Cascade donated 10 Ions ot newsprint for the inserts, "D ie Oregonian" printed the inserts at a reduced rale. FTL Trucking is delivering the inserts to newsjvapcrs at no charge, and most daily pajsers are chaiging reduced rales for the in sen Weekly papers art i->t charg mg for the inserts Hue die Power and I ight will ik< the scientific poll ut no charge School finance meeting pi aimed School finance will be the topic of a public meeting scheduled for Thursday. April 24. 1986 , 7 p m at Riverside High School in Hoard man Sponsored by the Hoardman North Morrow County Chamber of Commerce, this meeting will pro side area residents with an oppor tunity to air views on how public schools are paid for "It's time lor the people to speak out and let Salem hear what we think." commented Chamber President Art Kegler. who will moderate the forum The ideas generated will be col levied and sent to the Stale Depart ment ol Education Officials there will compile reports from similar meetings throughout the state this month and provide the findings to the Governor and the Legislature "W e want to hear from as many people as possible," Kegler said "We all need to be involved In fin ding a better way to support our schools County levy reduced by $99,690 where she finished the year before Although she will compete only in the lavelin at the meet in Canton, the robust teen also hurls the discus and The Morrow County Special Ievy occasionally competes in the shot has been reduced 599.690 since put voters rejected the county proposal She holds the current school in the March levy election The lev y record of 97’ in discus competition cut reported in ¡he headline in last "At first. I couldn't believe it. but week's Gazette Times, $48,083, I think it's really great to be was the amount cut from the coun chosen," she said Although "I've ty’» general fund never had the urge to go to China. The remainder of last's week's ar I'm glad that I'm going Maybe I'll ticle concerning the proposed special come back liking Chinese food " levy was correct In addidion to competing at the May 20. voters will decide on a Canton track meet. "They've pro $2.469.040 one-year special mised lots of sightseeing," Hams operating levy Tax rate for the levy says will be $3.74 per $1.(XXI of assess The cost of the trip is SI .700 plus, ed property value The hospital levy which is a lot to raise before July, and the Lifeguard serial levy have but "my friends have shown a lot of alrrady been approved with tax rates enthusiasm for helping me with a of 48 cents and four cents respective dinner and raffle Since no one from ly; the total tax rate for the combin lone has gone yet. we hope it won't ed levies is $4 26 per $1.(810 be too hard." the sturdy trackster valuation concluded The following cuts were approv ed by the County Court $39,255 from the Road Fund. Capital outlay was reduced by $7.2(8) for the pure have ol a pic kup. $1 ,(88) for purchase of a radio, and $3.(88) for purchase ot air condi lioncrs for three blades Die balance of the cuts were in the area of materials and services $10,(88) from weed spraying. $2.(88) front fire insurance, and $10,(88) from diesel purchases since the cost of petroleum products has gone down recently $8.54f from the North Morrow Ambulance levy $|.6IM from the North Morrow Medical Clinic $9tkt from the Fair and Rodeo Fund $1,841 from the city road districts, an automatic reduction because the total is figured on a home." affirmed l^iurie Raihala for wrestling, track, soccer, and Ryan Young chimed in that here the t<N8ball. John has been on the foot track team was 10 people contrasted ball, wrestling, and baseball teams, with 140 team members at Terrace and laiurie on the volleyball, basket Kids here don’t have as much ball, and track teams variety, they said At Terrace this All four seemed in agreement that year, Carrie has participated in people are nice in Heppner downhill skiing. Rvan has gone out Everybody waves, they said At home, if somebody you don't know waves, you run the other way. Car rie asserted Cars are different here, I auric pointed out In Portland, most are compact cars, hut in Heppner "everybody has rigs or trucks " And. nobody even tries to lock them. percentage ot the levy for the coun ty road fund $48,08) front the general fund $20,(881 from the Sheriffs Depart ment jail fund Also from the General Fund, the Weed District was cut $1.188). the Soil and Water Conservation District $1.5(8), the Extension Service $ l .(88) the w ate muster $100 the lexington Blow Control $2' la 58)9f cut), the Veterans Administration $118). and the County Counsel $2.401 Daylight lime begins April 27 Daylight Savings I line starts Sun day. April 27 Remember to set clocks FOK\$ AKDone hour before going to sleep Saturday night Remember the phrase "Spring for ward Fall hack." and be on time Eighth graders trade schools for a week they just leave the keys in the igm tion If you did that at home, there would be "no car left," John agreed John also was impressed with the beef tour, how somebody actuallv let Lynch Terrace exchangees in front of Heppner Elementary School. C ontinued page 2
