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INNO* Ih r llrppn rr G uzrtle-Tim rv Itrppn M'n i»n Wrdnrsd*». I^ m u n ’ K,WH7 B o a rd h e a rs re p o r t on school lu n c h increases Susan lo la r. principal <>t Sam Hoardman elem entary school, reported to the Vfk»>l Hoard January l^ t f a l sthool lunch revenues cinild he increased by $18.229 to $ 4 'A 7 4 h> raising the price o f lunches h> l(> or 24‘ each The increased revenues hold true onlv il the same number ol people continue to purchase lunches alter prices are increased, she said " I l is likely that some portion o l the corn mutiny Mill discontinue lunch pur chases if prices arc raised, especial l> il raised by 24C: so we cannot be sure o f the amount o f revenue Mhich might be generated ” Tolar made no recommendations and the Hoard look no action on the repon She also told the hoard that the district served 247.144 meals during 19Kb K7 at a cost to the district o l SI b‘< each I he district charges SOc per meal lor children in grades one through sis and b4c per meal lor children in grades seven through 12 Adult meals cost SI each the district also offers free and reduced prices lunches lor Mhich it receives federal reimbursement Me personal feeling," she said, " is that Me need to move loMard charging adults the lull cost and not L a m b -W e s to n nam es m an ag er f o r B o a r d n ia n p la n t Steve Jenks has been named operations manager of I amb Weston's Hoardman potato process mg operations and M ill co ordinate tlie integration ol the h c m I v acquired fa c ility into the company's Pacific Northwest production network, ac cording to Sam I o m i i m h . Vice President ol Manufacturing lor lam b Weston in Portland Prior to his new assignment. Jenks Mas manufacturing manager ol the company's American fa lls . Idaho, potato processing tacilily. and was actively involved in the company’ s recent major renovation ol the la c ili ly He lore that position Jenks Mas corporate industrial engineering manager al I amb Weston's head quarters in Portland I amb Weston. INc . a Mhollv o m tied subsidiary o l Amlac foods. Inc and one of the country s largest manufacturers and marketers ol frozen potato products, recently ac quired Gourmet Hrands Iront the l I Group and its potato processing facilities at Ho.iidman sub sid izin g their meals The board also heard suggestions In >m Dean Mason Hoardman .its «til hoM they might promote the school budget prior to the nett levs election In other business, the board heard that the district must return S I. 4l»i ol lederal forest Ices to the county treasurer The district s share is less than e spec ted approved bond renevc.il lor the deputy clerk heard that it is not possible to have a tat base election in Slav. I9M7 heard that candidates lor the board may pav a tiling Ice or file a petition lor election heard that the district has rccctv ed good responses to the request lor architect proposals to studs additions to some of the district's schools accepted the results of the January 14 serial levy election approved resolutions .idoplinc the By Avon Melhy City ol Heppner M ill not ask lo r voter approval o l a levy to operate its |9K7 NX budget I he proposed budget is M ith m the amount the cilv can receive in tas money by using the sis percent increase alloMed on Its las base City A dm inistrator M arshall Divgren said the main reason the ci ly could get by Mithout a vote Mas because there Mas a larger than es peeled c ash c arryover from the cur rent budget Total needed lor nest year m . is given as $177.414. to support a budget ol $1.941.8911 He said valuation o l the city noM is $2b.474,9bi) lie noted the las rate lor the present budget is V I pet $1.(Kit 1 of true cash value Under the new budget city employees Mill receive a I 2 percent salary increase II >s based on the Portland Consumer (“rice Indes I he budget committee made several changes, mainly cutting funds propised in some areas to gain more luiklmg lor lulure rebuilding and paving ol streets Stale and county money is received each year lor streets, and the stale conies in periodically to make maior construe lion such as it did on <talc Street about It) years ago I he c itv has to have some money to help pav lor these maior construction projects ( uts ol $2..V)() from car expense in the police fund, and $1.400 m Mater bind were made along wiih others I his alloMed 44 HU2 to be i Ihrounh ihr < iMiprralion u f i t \ f \ , W < (>(> o ahlr In offer \ptiial priori; I m D 4 M luhr IM l\ l ’if m m fill mil ihr nrdrr fnrm and rrlum pnar lu trhru a n ■14 M I O N P M S m il hr rrad\ in Irh ru a n Superlube 518-30W b- Quantity »*>- • 55 gal Drum • 15 8 ” • added to the $24.000 already in the budget lo r street paving Committee m em bers fe lt this M ould be enough to re lim s h three b lo cks of city streets < icnrral s tric i repair ilork- bv the c ity creM com es Iro m money in a d ifie re n ! lund Still timv to file for March election Terms of two school board members are ending July I (here w ill be an election to fill them on March ' I filin g deadline lor the positions is I ebruary IV Neither Jerry Mcf.lligoti who tills the lorn- position or Randy Hughes m I io holds the I esington one had indicated il he Mill run to retain the position Candidates lor the offices may file a petition or pay a filing Ice to get on the ballot I hey must live in the area represented by the office thev seek Petitions may be obtained at the school district office in le x ington or the ( 'ountv ( ie rk s o lin e at the courthouse ( undulates lor other positions up lor election M arch 41 may pick up petitions at the County Clerk s ( >1 lice The February IV tiling deadline is the saute Positions up lor election ilk lude Porto! Morrow i m o 4 ycurdircc tors and one 2 vear director Hoardman Rural I ire Disi rid I m o 4 year directors. Hoardman Cemetery District one 4 vear director. liourdmun Park aikl Recreation District three 4 vear directors. Heppner ( emetery Maintenance District one 4 veat director Heppner Rural ! ire District two 4 year directors. Heppner Water Contini District three 4 year directors. Irngon Cemetery District im o 4 year directors Irngon Rural fir e Protection District im o 4 year directors, Irrigon Park and Recreation District two 4 vear directors. lone Irvington Cemetery District one 4 year director. W illow Creek Park District three 4 vear directors, and i m o 2 year directors. Heppner (wxington School Ad visory Committee three 4 sear terms. lone l-cvingtnn School Advisors Committee one 4 vear term, and Hoardman Irrig o n Advisors Committer i m o 4 vear terms ( Ount v Budgets short Itv Avon M i Ibv Budgets ol both Morrow Countv and Morrow County School District ran a little short at the end ol December due to an overly op limistic estimate by the state I ash < ktober the stale sends the c ountv its share ol federal lorest binds The money is then divided with 2 ' percent going to the schools, and percent to the county road lund Usually at the end o l I k-cember when the stale knows the exact amount allocated to it thc countv receives a small additional uiikiunl It didn't happen this year The slate had over estimated Instead thc school district had to return $1 'M l and the county $4,041 " I guess it resulted in some transfer of lunds by he th county and schikils to nuke up the shortfall. said Morrow Coun ty Treasurer and lax Collector. Margo Sherer »4M AQ .-Ntvt W*wT Y EXTENSION SERVICE 55 gal Drum * I 7 0 M2 County Agent’s Corner By C ounty Aq Agent Fred lu n d in Quicklift Universal Fluid 55 gal. Drum •Itti” Uw kl 0**t* IIM « FILTER-UP SALE All Cenex IH/Case — Filters On Sale Morrow County Groin Growors> 1 O lo t M? Loiingion Otuyon *7|J0 There's good iicms lor American wheat farmers says Oregon Con gressnun Bob Smith iR 2nd Dist ) The I S Dept ol Agriculture has decided to make up to one m illion metric tons ol American wheal available to the Republic ol China under the esport enhancement program Undersecretary of Agriculture Daniel Amstulz tells Oregon Con gressnun Bob Smith this could iik m ii An addition made by the commit tec Mas $2 tMHi for the ncM Neighborhood Council Ilk - budget may he ins{xvted at ci ty hall It M ill be- adopted by the c its later, the date M ill he published *H Superlube 518-15W40 Cut 1*0" I 0«tt U l«M Heppner F.lks "H oop Shoot Minnerslor 198’ are lir o n t roM I Ki eight and nine year olds Hrvan Broderiek tlonel 1 1 ' i and Jennv Krem (Heppner 11 ld i ten and cleven v ear olds hev in Pav ne t Heppner 1 1 1 7 1 and Jaunie t ’ upps (lone <4) tMelve and thirteen veat olds Richard IVttviohn (Heppner) l l b i and Kan lone principal Dick Allen and Hoop Shoot co ordinator Dave Gunderson stand behind the M inncrs M ho M ill compete in Hcrmiston Saturday Jan 4| at I 'O p m The contest w ill be held at Aramand I arise Jr High Winners from this contest compete at Cor vallis lor the stale championship M l *r«» m l t. ifw* I 1111 I Lube Oil •»** Hoop cShoot winners Heppner city budget to stay within 6% of tax base (>ood news for U.S. wheat farmers MORROW COUNTY GRAIN GROWERS IV» -«SW* budget, making appropriations ap proving debt service, and levying ad valorem tases hired Sarah Rucker as the business teacher at lone High Scheut lor the remainder ol the school year hired (trace Sandlin as assistant custodian at Kiverside High School approved a special field trip re quest lor an lone Schools music group to Hortland State l Diversity heard that the district is in com pliaricc M ith State Minimum Stan dards School Supt Ikiyle McCaslin told the board that the stall is col testing data necessary to meet the hazardous material plan and is budgeting lor adequate stalling tor special education, the im o areas Mhcrc the district needs to improve heard that the first budget com mittcc meeting Mill be February V. 7 «I p m . at lexington held an esecutive session on per son nel evaluation So action Mas taken tolloMing the session iiio o ic u ’ m A good rule of thumb to keep in mind Mhen pruning shade trees is to prune from the bottom up instead of from the lop ilown Shade trees rare Iv need topping, but often need heading up. that is. removing loMer limbs so vou can M ulk underneath them I opping a tree not onlv c rcates an unsightlv tree but severely weakens it. making it susceptible to diseases and insects It is usuullv better to let shade trees grow to their normal height and shape, removing only those limbs and brunches which make Irallic around the tree diticult (Vcusionullv. trees are planted beneath power lines or telephone lines In such cases, let the power company or telephone company deal w ith tlk- problem I he obv io u s solu lion, of course-, is not to plant trees beneath power or telephone lines In tact, when planting trees, consider their lull genetic potential and place them accordingly It is also beneficial to remove small branches and "buggy whips which tend to grow inside the eunopv These w ill not thrive because they get too little sun Rember crossover brunc hes and old stubs as well When pruning a shade tree, it helps to imagine yoursell as a ten vear old bov who wants to climb the tree, and remove those- obstacles. which make that difficult Prune branches off llush with the limb it comes Irom Do not leave a stub since it won't heal over Pain ting over the wound is optional There are some excellent pruning paints available at a nurserv House- paints are not recommended Thev are often either ineffectual or toxic Shade trees which are properly pruned when young rarely need much pruning as mature trees \A hen a young tree is well established tuhout two years) begin to prune tor future shape Remove dead or dv ing branches Correct a V crotch These are weak and are otten the site ol a split It it is fs>ssible to do so without rum ing the appearance ol the tree, remove one of the members lorm mg the V Remove the multiple leaders Most trees should have onlv one leader Choose side branches with wide angled crotches spaced well on the tree Prune no tik>rc than one third of the top in any year Overpruning weakens the tree hk> much fin a lly . stop by the F xtension of lice for a bulletin on pruning shade trees the sale ol MOO m illion worth of wheat in a market where, up to now wheat has been uncompctiiive ' Anytime Ank-ricati producers can make gockl on an opportumtv to break into a market the size ot China, we should lump at the chance." Congressman Smith saw fo r soiikiim c Smith, a ranking member of the House Ag commit tec. has been pressing the depart nk-nt to open up the export enharice ment program to the Chincsc Ihal program, developed as part ol the 1984 farm bill was designed to combat subsidies offered by na Hons or cooperatives like the f uro pean I commue Community It creates similar subsidies lor certain conunodities to targeted countries, in this instance making American wheat prices competitive For the moment, the wheal sale bonanza w ill not be shared by Oregon lariik-rs because ol the ex istaikc-. in verv small proportions, of a fungus which grows on Oregon white wheat The Chinese w ill not bus Oregon wheat tor tear that lungus would spread Congressman Smith says il the Chinese were to simply consume the wheat rather than plant it. the disease would not spread Authorities say the lungus is found in less than one percent o f Oregon shipments and is not harm lul Research to eradicate the pro blem continues Smith say s this sale w ill help open up the Chinese market to more American wheat. I predict it w ill onlv lx- a matter of time before Oregon itscll w ill reap the rewards ol this massive new market for our own wheal State estimated tax coupons mailed The Oregon Department ot Revenue w ill n u il instructions and payment coupons lor filing 1987 estimated personal income tax returns to about Ita),(mil taxpayers on January lb I he mailout w ill go to taxpayers who tiled estimated tax returns in 19Kb ( fregón estimated taxes must be paid lor most people who expect to owe $1(0 or more in stale in come tax when they file their 1987 returns Three categories of tax pavers may have to pav Sell employed persons who don t have (axes withheld Irom then incoiik- AA age earners who don't have enough state tax withheld People who have taxable inconk- not subtext to withholding, such as pensions, div ulends or interest Quarterly paynk-nt due dates lor 1987 arc A pril I s Im e I s September 14. and January 14. 1988 I he estimated tax payiik'nts should be mailed separately from any other return The first quarter 1987 estimated tax and the |98b per sonai incotik- tax both w ill be due April 14. but are nulled to separale post office boxes to speed process 4 k- — ing o f returns The payment coupons received by estimated taxpayers this month will be preprinted with names, account numbers and other personal intornia Hon These coupons insure that the csiimalcd tax paynkiil is credited to the correct accounts taxpayers who need to pay estimated tax but haven't received estimated tax tornis by the end o f February should write to Forms, Oregon IVpartiik-nt ot Revenue. Revenue B uilding. Salem. OR 97»|(> B .M .(\ (\ classes Iff start A second session ol Blue Mt Community College Classes w ill begin in Heppner in February A C I’R class w ill begin the first week in February Hcginnmg the second week in f ebruarv new sessions ol Dance to fitness Beginning and Advanced Aerobics an Introduction to Com pulcr Data Bases w ill begin fo r iikire information about in dividual courses or to register lor a class call BM( ( ( o ordinator Mar sha Sweek b7b 4049 •4 -~ - C tl « V — '■ /* « g -------- See tmr new selection of Swiss cut Sterling Silver Bracelets! Also Engraved Puffed Hearts P ric e d fro m ' 3 2 . 9 5
