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A \ : qz () Christmas Tree Jan. 13 last chance to pass school levy VOL 104 NO 50 Wednesday, December 10. 1986 Heppner, Oregon 25‘ The Morn»» County Schcxil Hoard called for a special January I ' election at an emergency meeting Monday night The Hoard is re questing an election because it received an initiative petition with 620 signatures asking lor one more chance to puss a 3'66 7 3p serial less that has been defeated three times Only .30*7 signatures. 10*3 of the voters who cast ballots in the last election, were needed to nuke the petition valid School Hoard Vice- Chairman Jerry McHlligott said that the petition was presented to Coun ly Clerk Barbara Blocxlsworth last AAednesdav She has verified 620 of the total MS signatures as registered voters m the county The Hoard made contingency plans at Us November 24 meeting to cut programs not required by slate law at the semester break if it did not receive a petition requesting the January election and it the serial levy should fail at that election The Board is prevented by state law from putting the levy up for election before the next regular election date in March Request lor the special election had to come from the elec toratc. Hi simply haw to pass ih< serial less in January or we w ill he put haik in a way that we will not he able to recover from for mans sears. School Supt Doyle McCaslin Programs to get the axe include 34 3,632 lor counselors, 363.44*7 lor certificated media specialists. 346.1*7*7 for elementary music teachers. SI 1.247 for elementary an teachers. S26.H22 for instructional and office aides. 322.371 for extra duty contracts. 31*7.08*7 lor teacher work days beyond the normal I VO contract days. $7,300 for field trips and 3100.*708 from co-curricular ac tivities Monday night the Hoard amend ed the amount it had originally cut lor aides. S4K.222 By laying oil librarians, the administration's plan to keep the libraries open is to stall them with aides which required leas ing S21.400 in the budget to pay their salaries The Hoard decided to make up the difference by culling an additional S2I 400 trum hooks and supplies Wc simply have to pass the venal levy in January or wc will be put back in a wav that we will not be able to recover from for many years. Superintendent Doyle McCaslin told the Hoard and the au dtence of nearly 30 people at Sam Hoardman Hlcmenlary School "Wc have to have elementary music and art Wc have to have liabranes. and we will continue to maintain certain minimum stan dards." he said Riverside High School in Hoardman and Heppner High Sc N«ol arc both accredited and may lose that status it stall is cut. he sun! Dus i> only speculative." he said, but when the accreditation association discovers that we no longer have certificated librarians and counselors. they may send us a letter ot conditional accreditation it we assure them that these programs will be added back into next year's budget Accreditation allows students to move freely within other schools with no question about their course- work. KHS Principal Dan Dalloso explained Non accredited schools may have to verify students tranv ripts it they transfer to an ac credited sc hi nil Assistant Supt Chuck Starr pointed out that there arr quite a tew non accredited sc hinds in Eastern Oregon I'm convinced that lone would quality it they took the time lo do the sell evaluation." he said "During the nine years I was there. 12 Pages there was never a question about "If you cut transportation, the students transcrijKs at universities " families where Nati parents work If accreditation is important tor have no way to get their kids to kids to be accepted into colleges. I school The percentage of would suggest cuts be made which absenteeism will increase trenicn will not eltect the sc hoofs ace reditu dously You've got to get them to lion, a member of the audience said *:hool before you can educate I have a problem with thinking that them." John Wenholz of Irrigon my kids have come through this »aid school sv stem and could be let down "That was my thinking when I in their last year by the lack of ac nude the motion to keep transpor creditalMHi because the hoard car talion McHlligott said "Other marked cuts that will ctlccl Cituca districts that have cut transjvorlation lion instead of cutting other areas have exjx-ricnccd such problems that such as transportation and lunches they had to add it back in Another option was to run the schools with Ihe hied is that the hudyet all the programs in tact until we ran needs to/mss. it sail /mss. so out ol money, but we would run out before wc came to the end of the all our discussions and pnt/ms c«/ < uts will In meaningless sc hi ml year It's not lair to the studenls who hope to graduate this nest on>nth year early and not allow lorry McHlligott them to to close get a diploma Jean Bernards o| lio.ndnun said that when tlu Nurd "cuts jierv>nncl, it’s hard to get them back When they could nuke cuts in transporta tion which arc- more easily retriev ed. they should leave things which effect education alone Granted transportation and lunch are impor tant." she said, "but it's harder to get teachers hack it the district has already said they arc unimportant Hoard member Hob Mahoney pointed out that 70*3 of the district s students ride the bus Another member of the audience- asked the Nurd it different but pro poniorute cuts could be nude tn dii tereni schools, such as cutting transportation at the North end and counselors at ihe South end ol the county Hoard Chairman hx- Stevens ol Ik sminuii said that it probable could be done, but that it would be vets compì Rated, and I see problems." he saxl, ' with getting the North end against the South end and we irv to keep that at a minimum " The most important thing is getting the levy passed." Nurd member Hob Mahoney said "When I look at the si/c of the levy." Chairman Jix- Stevens ol Hoardman said a tax rale of $7 3.3 per SI IK»' ol assessed property value reminds me ol what I paid in other places 2(1 sears ago It Executive director hired for A S C S Ihe Morrow County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Com milice has hired Ronald "Skip" Matthews as the County Executive Director tor Morrow County He is e rx-i ted to stari alter completion of iftA vgricuhural Stabilization and Conservation training in late January Matthews worked for the Soil ( 'on serval ton Sers ice prior to acccp ting a |ob with the ASCS He coitx-s troni a varied lauti baikcromici, has mg worked on. and operated larms in the W illamcttr A alley and ( entrai Oregon He is a graduate ol the SchiHil of Agriculture at Oregon State University Ills hobbies include snow skiing kayaking, white water rafting, hunting and fishing Court names health district advisory committee Morrow County Court last Wednesday appointed a seven member ad hoc committee to con sider the issues surrounding the lor (nation ot health districts within the county . and to advise the court of possible solutions to the problem rhose appointed to the committee include Art Keglcr and Jerry Donovan ot Hoardman <'lift ( ireen and I arrv Mills ol Heppner, Chuck Starr of lexington. Dan Creamer ol Irrigon and I inda I aRue ot lone Ihe court also appointed Hob Riet mann of lone to replace Terry Thompson on the county budget committee Thompson resigned Irom the position In other business, the Court discussed bid specifications for a computer mapping program with Assessor Greg Sweek and approved advertising lor bids in the usual manner changed the regular tourth Wednesday Court meeting to lues day. Dec 2 3 at Heppner because of the Christnus holiday held an executive session corner ning a personnel and litigations accepted a bid lor roadside weed spraying chemicals from Wilbur f ills tor $2 3.*782 were advised by Rtuduuster Don Hall that the lores! highway project on ipjx-r Willow Creek Road was reads lor the county's acceptance denied a request for a permit to exceed the load limit on Bombing Range Road signed an agreement with I kin Scott to represent the county as their attorney in labor negotiations discussed a proposal by Commis sinner Irv Rauch to appoint a three member Nurd to oversee operation of the county's parks, set lees, etc As it is now . Judge Ikm Me Hligott pointed out. monitoring the parks McElligott presents job training award The Hon department store of Pendleton rvcently received the 1*786 Distinguished Performance Award Iront The Oregon Consortium and The Oregon Private Industry Coun cil. I ik The award was given in recognition of the company's efforts in coordinating hiring opportunities with fast Central Oregon Associa lion of Counties, which provides employment services to business m Gilliam. Grant. Morrow. Umatilla and Wheeler counties Only a few braved Friday's snow for the lighting of Heppner's Christmas tree Morrow County Judge Don McHlligott presented the award to Jackie Raw from KCOAC. accepting the award on behalf of Kathy Ashley. Assistant Manager of The Bon The presentation was made at The Oregon Consortium's annual meeting on Novem ber 20 in Portland The meeting was attended by more than 120 local elected of ficial». business and civic leaders and job training professionals from the Convirtium. which administers the job training program in 27 W ilma Hanks (lett* and Jackie Raw of Hast Central Oregon Asvx lation ot Counties accept an award from Morrow County Judge Don McHlligott Oregon counties Under the direction o f Wilma for their job training partnership with The Bon Hanks, the job training program of several scars with an emphasis on is comprised of one commissioner Hast Central Oregon Association of hiring youth During the meeting. Irom cadi ol the ( onvuiiums 27 Commissioner Jeanne Hughes was counties Other Hoard members in Counties oflcrs businesses employ ment services including recruiting, elected to the Executive Committee dude Commissioner Irvin Rauch of Ihe Oregon Convirtium Board of (Morrow) and Judges Hill Hardie screening, referral o f qualified ap Directors, replacing Judge Don (Gilliam*, Lorene Allen (Grant* and plicants and subsidized |ob training The Bon has used these services for Me Elligott Ihe Hoard of Directors lee Hoover (Wheeler* gives the county judge something to do on weekends and summer even mgs No action was taken held an executive session corner rung negotiations approved fiaymrnt of claims heard from County Planner I Vane Scegcr conencming lornu tain of a laxal Improvement District lor con st met ion or reconstruction of sidewalks at W agon Wheel loop in Hoardman heard from the IVpartnx-nt of 1 1 .importation that a grant had been officially approved for mi provcnients at Anson Wright Park appointed Judge elect I.ouis Carlson as Hearings Officer tor the December *7 jiublic hearing corner ning formation of two medical districts approved a contract with the city Ronald Matthews "I am looking forward to work of Irrigon to provide emergency dispatching services for Irrigon mg with the farm owners and operators ol Morrow ( mints. Mat Police thews said I he farming practices artel problems here are unique to Council unchanged Oregon and I plan on lacing these by Irrigon recount challenges with the best ol mv ubili •y " Matthews replaces Jiulv Buschke Monday's recount of North and who accepted a newly d. vclo|x-d job South Irrigon precincts did not in ASCS as a Counts Opeialions change the winners of the Irrigon Reviewer Council positions Some additional write in votes were counted and two candidates lost one vote each because the counting Nwrd scrutiniz cd the ballots more closely and challenged one of them. Morrow County Clerk Barbara Blondxworth said A write in candidate had requested Heppner Morrow Chamber ol the recount from Secretary ot State Commerce announces the search is Barbara Roberts Results of the December H recount on (or Morrow County's Man and were William H Conley 22H votes. Woman of the Year Please submit Caryle Gallicn IA 3 votes. Stanley recommendations lor nominees to Paul Mills I «2 votes. Ruth Adams Citizen of the Year Selection < oin 103 votes. Dennis Kotilla 77 nnttec. Box 78 V Heppner Or votes. Mary Adams 2 votes, and 97« 36 Ed Johnson. Judy Creighton. Bob Nominees may be from anywhere Byrd. Daryl Kotilla. IVmsc Kotilla. in Morrow County Selection is has Tomas Bailey. Stanley Ricks, and cd on participation in community at Pratt one vote each lairs outside ol profession out stan Results of the November 7 ding volunteerism over the past years, community activities during abstract were W ilium H Cooley 22*7 votes. Caryle Gallien 13.3 1*786 leadership, and contributions votes. Stanley Paul Mills 18.3 to economic base of our six iety Recipients ol this annual award votes. Dennis Kotilla 63 votes. Ruth Adams 7*7 votes. Mary will be announced during the Adams - 2 votes, and Thomas Heppner Morrow Chamber of Com Bailey. Stanley Rich. Pratt, and merce Banquet to be held January 13. 1*7117 at the Heppner 1 Iks Dary l Kotilla - one vote each Chamber begins search hasn't happened vet but I get the im pii ssimi troni listening to people that the levy has already Imlcd. that the cuts are given There's a difference in opinion N-twecn the two ends ot the coun tv . " a member ot the audience said I thought Hoardman supported its sc hools A3 hv don't you let the pco pie in each area support their own schools’" NoNicIv here seems to want to vi 'te dow n the budget. " I Van Mason ol Hoardman said, "but nobody seems to want to take it on himself to jv.iss the budget cither AAe believe we need to pass the budget." the vice chairman said I he idea is that the budget needs to [Mss. it will |\iss. vi all our discus sums and proposed cuts will be meaningless next month In other business, the Niard ap proved a rev ised I‘>87 budget calcn dar pmstponing a vote on next year 's budget Irom March until May "The most mifionant rcavin tor postpon ing the election," the superintendent said "is that wc only get one vole to exceed the net tax rale limitation And it we are going to have to make some cuts and then consider replac mg the items cut. we are looking at a hard lime building and selling the budget The N>ard also authorized the ad ministration to notify emjiloyees who would lx- effected by Ihe proposed mid January cuts ol their possible layoff Santa to visit Santa will visit area children who ve been gixxl this Saturday, iVi I 3 from 1-2 p.m at the l.cx Schwab showroom on Mum St in Heppner Informed sources report that the bearded gentleman has been nuking a list and checking it twice |ust to timi out who's been naughty or nice in linai preparation tor his annual Christnus eve distribution of toys Register to vote Ihosc who wish to vote in the January I 3 sjx-cial school levy elec lion need to register with the Mor row ( 'ounty Clerk's ( mice before A p m December 24 it they are not already registered Ihe new law which went into et te, t following the November general elec lion requires voters to register at least 21 days fx-lore an election to provide time lor the elections of ficers to verity residence re quircments Voter rcgixlratmn cards are available at county offices Weather Report try Dfy of HBppnt iTecember 2-8 1 ues Akcd Thurs 1 M Sal Sun Mon High 1ow Rain Snow 37 2*7 0 32 2*7 0 34 2*7 xy 34 28 3*7 38 28 0 41 23 *0 .33 1*7 0 skiff trz rain 4" snow .3" snow 2" snixv trace Market Report '• •• f* Of ftxo M rz"* County Qr««n O ow eri Itirsday, Dev. 9 IVi Jan Heb Soft White »2 8*7 »2 *71 V o t »J os *2 *77 »2 *7*7 Hard Red Winter IVi »2 *73 Barley Dec Jan »77 Corn I Vc Jan •67 F’lK ( icneric icm luatcs 108*3 cash
