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State Ag director addresses wheat growers I V\ O Hi ppm t ( • w r i ^ I i a n , H rp p o rr, Oregon W rd n o d » ? . A p ril 1.1987 Oregon Dept <)| Agriculture Director Hot) Buchanan (old county w hcji growers E ndjy night that muc h i \ going nn in Salem which concerns agriculture ll nu> n<>t seem like much to Ul. hul gaining approval for the Japanese A|i Standards mark on some American products which certify they meet exact quality control guidelines is a big step as far as the Japanese are concerned he said, in improving trade relations with Japan We need to realize that the Japanese mas not need to trade with us as hadly as we think they do II we can gain (he right leverage with the I’ac ifie Kim countries, we mas he able to get f rench fries into Korea helore the I9KH Olympics there, he said As an industry, agriculture is generally not organized and specific enough to get the things we need through the legislature We need to get into the system and work with it. he emphasized, while guarding against looking loo tar down the road Iberc's no way we could have guessed what the Ctmsrr sat ion Reserve Program would do three sears ago. he said Several seaers into the CRF. when govern menl begins estimating the impact it has had on how we build roads, educate kids etc . changes may oc cur again, he said I feel co m fo rta b le w ith agrtculture s relationship to ( «over nor (ioldschm idt." he continued. and with the governor's awareness of a g ric u ltu re [Justnesses throughout the state have made it c leal to him that it ( begun is to have an economic comeback, agriculture and natural rcuiurces w ill need to lead the parade Wee an also look toward c leaning up our act he said Dinoseb is an in expensive chemical which does a Bob Buchanan (left) receives bouquet of Morrow County Wheat from county wheat growers president Clint Carlson good job W ith more attention to upgrading private chemical ap plie at or licenses and care for proper destruction of chemical containers th f I P \ rv*# h-typ hrf»b #vrvvrv»ll cd to take it o lt the market hut thes can t afford to he wrong in their responsibility lo t safeguarding health and wcllare. he said Supt. says safety net won’t Daylight Time begins April 5 help Morrow County A "Safets Net” measure placed on the May IV hallo« by the state legislature may benefit schools in other areas o f the stale, but would not be good for Marrow County, School supt Doyle McCaslin said last week rhe measure unanimously endues cd bs the stale board of educatnin is designed to present school closures which have given Oregon a had name Die measure w ill allow school districts to tail hack on their previous year s less if voters do not approve a less amount by the end o f September I he measure w ill he on the May I V ballot and. il jpprosed w ill take c ite d in June This means that if the district tails to pass an operating lev y by September o f this year, we w ill fall inlo the satrls net, McCaslin said The salcty net then gives the district authority to less taxes equal to this year s operating levy Should Morrow Counts have to less the Three Heppner athletes chosen for China trip By Ashley C onklin fhrcc Heppner High School trac k athletes have heen selected to tour China (his summer with the Amateur Sports Development Class " A ” track team Senior Jason Palmer and juniors Jason Dougherty and Kim Sager, along with head track coach Dale Conklin depart from Portland on June 2 1 for a 10 day trip to the f ar [vast W hilc on the trip a contingent of K) athletes and two coaches w ill compete in an all day track meet take in the cities of Hong Kong and Macao, and sec the rural life of Canton Other HHS track stars Stephanie Payne, now a sophomore at Willamette t nisersits and W'asnc W ilgcrs. currentls a senior at HHS have been part of the cultural ex change in previous years Patch athlete must pay his own expenses •'Several tund raising jctis ities arc planned to help the Heppner athletes meet the cost ot the trip Conklin sard Norm Dyler of West I inn w ill coach the team along with ( onklin Othct jrca athletes going on the trip include John (ia lsin and Shel Is W ebb o f Arlington. I is.t Ite m of Pa.ho. Juds Coen of Kisetstdc. and CENEX W E E D a -' I tz Both well of Sherman Counts "I'm nervous ahout going but I think it w ill be a lot of fu n ." Sager caul “ I ’ m glad there jrc other pco pie from Heppner going 'I'm glad I was chosen to g o .” I Vnigherty added It w ill be a greal experience and *>mething I know I'll never lotgct Die athletes going on this trip are not onls going because they're good athletes hut also because thes re good citizens jn d have demonstrated good scholar s h ip .C o n k lin said " It 's a real credit to them as individuals KNOCK OUT Weed & Grass Killer One Quart * 1 0 . 90 Weed & Feed M 16-J-S Net W1 20 lbs F E E D KILL troublesome lawn weeds while you feed your gr ass. 1 6 - 3 - 5 F e r t i l i z e r wi l l weed and feed 5,000 sq. ft. $ 4 ." Day light Sas mg Fime heguu three weeks early this year according to Oregon Senator Bob Pack wood A pril 5 is fhe day lo remember this year to set clocks »head one hour "T h e DST legislation approved by Congress last year, which w ill go in to efTexrt this year, look into coo- tide rat ion the interests and concerns o f people with an expressed interest in this issue,” the senator said Prior to this legislation, daylight saving time did not begin until tfic last Sun day in April Hus year remember April 5 is the date Spring forward, fall back cScholarships offered (iradualing seniors in Morrow and l maltlla counties interested in pur suing a career in business, accoun ting, or insurance, may be eligible for a SVK) scholarship ottered bs Blue M i Life Tnderwrtters in surance company Applications are available at Wheatland Insurance centers and should he returned to Ken Biorklund. P () Box '29. Athena OR 9781' before Mas I Board members answer school budget I drtnt s note School board members w ill answer questions in the newspaper between now and the Mas school less election (Questions they address w ill he those which thes repeatedly are asked by voters “ Whs do we have lo sole every sear on fhe school budget?" “ Have you spent all fhe money we just soled in the January election already?” AND It« i r j a # safety net next year it would require cutting our budget even m ire «sere Is than we would have had to if the serial levy had not passed this year, he said "W e hear the argument that the safety net w ill provide lead time for school finance re fo rm .” ihe superintendent continued ll w ill achieve its goal o f keeping schools open without increasing taxes The problem is that inequities are hound to occur and get worse each year A district that falls info the safety net this first year could conceivably stay there for several years with the IVKZi H7 less amount, he said The safety net docs not allow an automatic annual increase nor docs it allow additional funds for enroll ment increases or a way lo compen sale tor lost revenues such as federal forest fees The safety net would require a district lo operate a standard pro gram for a full year with the less amount previously approved by voters A district could not ask tor a special lsupplementali less Sixty percent of the state's school districts have realistic tax haves, he said, hul the other 40 rl do not and would need lo reduce programs in order lo operate, if they should tall into the safety net Districts would he permitted to seek new tax bases once each sear W EED KILLER One Quart $ 6 . 98 ALL GARDEN SEED The budgeting process lor education is scrv com plex and is especially contusing it you are not in Mary Lou Carlson solved in th jt pnicess and only see parts ol it Die budget covers anticipated expenditures lor one fiscal sear July I to July I The last elections covered fiscal year July I. |9Xb to July I, 19X7 The budget you w ill vote on May 19 covers fiscal sear Juls I. 19X7 to July I. I9XX The primary foundation of the budget is the las Base Which is the amount of money appmsed by the voters that we can automatically in crease by b ri annuallly to meet the financial needs ot the District Morrow County's la x Base w-js established in I9lf> and is presently SXL4.X09 i |9Xb K7) With the annual increase of b's . the las Base lor I9X” MX only grows to SXK4.X9X I he estimated cost of operating all Schools m Morrow t ounls Sc hool District lor one month is VOS.OUI So you can rcadils see oui I j s liase is vers inadequate as you wsiuld expect with over fid years of growth in the district I sen with additional tund resources such as Stale Basic School Sup port. Common School f-und and Hot Lunch Match, we still are left with onls $2.Xb9.ii|() in funds lo use in education Still not enough lo support Ihe educational and extra curricular programs at the level the voters have supported Then we must go to the voters for the balance of tumis needed to main tain the program levels This year's budget review pnicess resulted in 1 Reduction of requests tor stalling including new and lemporars stall especially extra summer help 2 Reallocation ul stud time transfers fm m locations of less to loca lions of greater need ' Deletion of most items which have A Cosmetic purpose, e g lowering ceilings, remodeling. B Energy Saving purpose, eg replacing incandescent lights with florescent; ( Impniscmcnt purpose, e g gym floors irrigation projects, D Replacement purpose, c g repair those items lor one more sejr busses, hejt pumps. I New Equipment purpose anything new including Is|x-ssliters, instructional equipment, grounds equipment. E M ajor Repair purpose including roots, patch and make do is Ihe order of (he das We retained those expenditures required bs minimum standards i Stale I aw i and mandated by negotiation The end result of this examination of the budget resulted in a Special I ess amount of SV9Xfi.lfSX outside Ihe las Base of SXX4.X9X An amount each member of the board and Budget Committee can whole hcartedly supfX'rt for (he sake of a stable Sc hool District and the educational welfare of our children We sincerely hope sou loo w ill wholeheartedly support ihe Spec uil I .ess when sou go lo the polls on Mas 19 (siM a ry Tou Carlson FVsilion V I I . al large 20% OFF 20 Pound Bag I ;
