Young scientists show work
VOL 105 NO 15
Wednesday. April 15. 1907
Oregon 25«
8 Paqes
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-------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- -— ---- - — Raymond Corwin (left) and Bill Looney demonstrate how a volcano erupts
Planners approve county’s use of Annex
By V im Melbs
weeds, must be cleaned up
C'lls pljnne's approved a condì
County 1*1 aimer Deane Sieger said
tional u\o permit tor county uve ol the ccHirt was already looking into
the tormer dental clinic building lor
luvenile serviccv. Justice Court and
county mental health o ffic e v
rc-lixaling the pad but had not
found a suitable substitute
Monday
However the city w ill have to
follow the recommendation o l the
planning c o iiu t iis m o m and i hange the
uncinarne to allow conditional uvev
lor those purposes he (ore the present
building is legal
N i one appeared at the public
heating to object to the change bred
Toombs, a neighbor who had ob
iccted last month had been con
suited bv the county in draw in. up
the proposed changes he had sug
gested. covering several areas ol
county use m the hospital vicinity
The county proposal includes
screening fence and landscaping to
incorporate the building belter into
the residential neighborhixxl A sa
cant lot which had been partially
built up. w ill be completed and w ill
be paved tor more parking space
Because |usticc court w ill be held
there and require additional parking
This was attached as a restriction to
be met betöre the conditional use
■•ould be* >mc permanent Also. die
section of hill there has had flooding
in the past, so draining the parking
and sard into the storm sewer was
added as another restriction I he
conditional use w ill lx1 reviewed in
90 day »to see it requirements are be
ing met
The Planning Commission w ill
notily the hospital th jt the re
quircmcnts made when a conditional
use permit was allowed tor the
helicopter pad at the hospital are not
being met Condition of the pad
area, including risks, debris, and
I
Counts Planner. Deane Seeger
said the Cits Planning Commission
resolved the issue hy agreeing
to amend the zoning ordinance to
allow for a permitted condition at
that specific site Additional cortdi
tMMisask tor landscaping, sufficient
parking adequate drainage ol the
parking lot and signing and accep
lance hy the residents of the im
mediate area. Seeger said
f oul work on the pro|c\t will pro
seed upon completion of the amend
men! to the zoning ordinanc e hs the
City Council. Seeger said
Dinoseh meeting
planned
wzm
ss
Truitt Greenup (left) and State Senator Gene Timms
(R-Burns)
Extension visits Capitol
"H ow does it f it * '' asks Sen
(iene Timms i standing i as 4 H er
I ruitt Greenup. lone, tries the
Governors chair in the Capitol,
Salem Greenup. a Tilth grader
traveled with the group o l
adults
who toured the legislature and
Salem area last week The tour was
sponsored by Morrow County f i t
tension Homemakers Council
While I ruitt would have enjoyed
the company ol another kid or two.
he wanted to sec his legislators in ac
lion so he decided he'd go it alone
Me and the adults visited the Senate
as the liability laws were under
discussion, had lunch with Kcp Kas
Trench and his wife Norma, and
Sen ( iene I imms and his w ile hit
na Truitt jls o chose to sit in on the
committee where the sjicts net"
lo r education hearing was in
progress
Art disjilass and visits to txxh Sen
Timms' and Rep Trench's office
along with a close look at both
Senate and House ol Representatives
completed the day at the Capitol tor
Truitt and the adults
Other stops jlo n g the was were
the historic Mission M ills Village in
Salem, and a dinner slop at
Clackamas Town Center
After a lull and long das in Salem.
I ruitt voluntecrd to give a tcporl to
his fifth grade class, encouraging
them to visit the Capitol and learn
about government After all. how
nuns iXhct Morrow Counts kids can
claim they've " tr ie d '' the chair of
the Governor of ( >regon 1
Apply no more than MO acres per
day pci person
Have either a private applicator
or a commercial applicator license
Maintain special it ord keeping
A special meeting on the use ol
Dinoseh w ill he held April lb in
I’endleton
Anyone with questions is cn
couragcd to call the I »tension ol
fices listed M tke Stoit/. Pendleton
No one home
when fire started
Hermision 5h7 M121. or I red I un
din. Heppner b'h*>M 2
An estmuted S22.0H0 damage was
caused by a Salurdav evening tire at
the Mike and ka rlyn Stookey home
on l.inden Way No one was home
when the tire broke out in an upstairs
storage area a spokesperson lor the
Heppner Tire Dept reported Ihc
lire spread between walls and floor
ol the two story wood house Its
cause is still under investigation
Three trucks and 13 firefighters
had the blaze under control within '0
minutes
Paster egg hunt
slated at lone
lone Community Taster Lgg Hunt
will he Saturday . Apnl IH at III a m
Preschoolers wril hunt at St Williams
Catholic Church and grades K 1 will
hunt as mss the street in the city pturk
There w ill he p n/e eggs and some
money eggs
lone Extension Club sponsors ihc
annual event
School levy ready
to go to voters
Good reason to shave
Cecil Rill ended his reign as Exalted Ruler for Heppner Elks
Lodae No 350 amid a flurry of scissors and shears He con
sented to auction his beard on March 7. Old Timers Night, on
the condition that the proceeds of the auction go to the
Meadowwood Speech Camp
Judge Louts Carlson was the highest bidder and happily
presented the club with a check for the camp Rill was heard
to say that "at least my mother-in-law would be pleased " Jerry
Hollomon was glad to be of service with his barbertng expertise
A special hearing on April lb tt>
Washington D C w ill consider use
ol I tinoseh in ( ireiton I Jouiseb is a
selective herbicide used in beans,
peas, potatoes, and other crops It
has recently lost ns registration
because ol a possible teratogenic
bchas mr
Hie Oregon Department ol
Agriculture is applsing lot an ex
eruption to the ban at the April lb
hearing
It Dinoseb is approved lor
emergenc s use here it w ill proKibls
be under conditions similar to those
in Washington said Morrow ( oun
ts Ag \gent Tred I undm
Washington law requires ap
plicalors to
Wear s|iecijl. chemical resistant
coveralls and gloves
l se a closed loading system
Apply it with a ground rig I no
aerial application and in a closed
A total one year special school
levy ot S5.870.VI9 w ill go to voter»
for approval May 19
The school hoard reduced next
year's proposed budget by S2 I .• ■ *>
jn d the proposed tax levy hy
S I2 l.5 h 7 at j hydget meeting April
f>
The schcxil board was able to
reduce the proposed levy by rcsis
ing the beginning cash balance
estimate and by reducing the budget
S21 tXXI more, school superinten
deni l> iylc McCaslin said
cah
.' 76-7111 i o
»3 l uther I itch
Yard salt* to benefit
China-hound souths
its \shlcs t onklin
A yard sale and bake sale w ill fx-
held at the Harley Sager residence
in Lexington this Saturday to help
raise money tor three Heppner High
athletes heading to China this
summer
The yard and bake sale w ill he
held to help benefit senior Jason
Palmer and juniors Jason Dougher
ts and kun Sager who will lx- travel
mg to ihe Tat Last in June with the
Amateur Sjsirts Deselopim-nt ( lass
V trac k team
Among the featured items to be
sold include a dishwasher according
to Bertha Sager Other items to he
»old inc lude clothing items and hak
cd goods at the sale which begins at
HI a m and mns all das Any dona
lion of items lor sale is also welcome
according to Sager
Anyone wishing to make dona
lions may deposit with a specul ac
count at the f irst Interstate Bank.
Heppner branch
Master e^^ hunt
slated in H eppner
Grades one tour w ill hunt faster
eggs ai a new kxation. at Hager Park
in Heppner this year Pre schoolers
w ill still tind eggs on the Museum
lawn
Ih c T.lks sponsored hunts w ill
begin promptly at 10 a m The
Taster Bunny w ill be at ihe Museum
to visit with pre schoolers
Mans attended last week ' science
tan at Heppner I lemenlars School
Childtcn from grades I M began
choosing general toj'ics tor ex
pertinents in December, teacher
Sarah Carlson said In Januars
students did lihrais research, and in
I ehruary began experiments I Hu
mg Match the students learned
techniques lor log hook writing
Seventh and eighth grade projects
wete lodged hs high velimi students
I rent Harrison. Theresa lindsay.
Wayne Wilgers. Jix- Taylor. Call
Martin Jt aixl Jason Palmer Ts
|X T im c n ls wete indeed on the basis
ot an oral presentation, the disjilas.
and log hm k
In the chemistrs proicct division.
Scon Johnston's experiment on the
elicete ol an (solution on fabrics
placed tirsi Jodi Wilson’ » making
toothpaste project piateti second
Tighth giade |'hs\ics protects
were awarded as follows lust Jeamc
Patterson, construction ot a motor
second Becca W icklund, testing
c is dal gtowth m dittcrcnl kinds ot
scalei thud Starla Marlalt. distilla
lion ol water
I ighth earth science projects
received these awards tost Nikki
Hrisbois. idem i tic at ion ol fossils,
second ke tis H indi, glaciation
lit e science projects tor eighth
gratters were awarded as follows
lust Ri, k t hmin measuring damage
done to water (owl in an oil \|u k
second Htandon Pedro green hnuse
cllcct. thud Hob krein. diet coin
pansori .nit! contrast ol town and
countrv owls
Seventh grade physic a I science
awards were tirsi Mynah ( ushuig
light through liquids, second Nina
Dicker lenses and light, third David
MeCurrs solar energy cells
Seventh grade life science awards
lust Sarah ( latk. texxi preference of
buds, and second a lie hetween
Rsan Adcluun. the etlccls of let
tilizct on barley growth, and Jem
Wheeler, theellectsot different ter
tilizcrs on plant growth
Heppner honor
roll named
Heppnct High Schcxil announced
its thud quartet honor rttll this |\is|
week I wo students soplioniore J J
Shaw and Iteshuun Cases IVdro
earned straight A s
Seniors natiM-d to the honor to ll
were Aside» Conklin Tina David
son Miss» I ubatiks I rent Har
nson. Theresa 1 uidsas
Jason
PaliiK't David Pedto Shell Pipet.
t ti<isis R.ithhun ('unis StriK-bet,
Joe las lor and Clark \kalli»
Juniors were Dtiane Hall Kathleen
Hiazell M.uk iis h t in i K isien
(ireen
J J O sm in. and Dan
Stiuthers
Sophonxires named to the honor
roll were Michelle Iks k Jill Con
k lin . M ik e Mahoney
Hr van
Padherg
B enji Pearson. Sue
Pltxharsky Brent Temple Sandi
Turner, and Michelle Wallis
Trcshmen wete C am Brownfield,
Jenniler Currin. Dina Schmidt Kim
Stookey and Kevin lucket
Nineteen students earned recogni
lion as most improved students hy
improving their grade point average
a halt |n>inl nr more since the first
semester of the school year Seniors
named were I d Hamlin. Sheri Pijx-r.
A rkic Smith and Ksm Warren
Continued page 2
Board Members answer
School Budget questions
\\ hs should I sole fu r a school less when school costs seem to in
crease w ithout letup?
f >m e again we are going to Ihe (Hills , this year in May. to vote on
the coming »i h m l sear's proposed less Meetings w ill be held ques
lions w ill be asked and answered to the satisfaction ol some hut not all
I m sure a lew people have alreads decided and nothing said or written
w ill c hange their minds Still there arc others who a.e undecided or iu\t
don't plan on voting Regardless, when the votes are counted the deci
1 »ion w ill tx- split, unlike sonic ot the other "countries in this world
I where the j'.uts in jxiw et runs unop|xiscd and gets ItJO's ol the sole
I would like |(*>*i ol all Ihc eligible voters in Morrow ( ountv to su|>
|xul the upcoming schix'l less bill I can t force you. I can only h •jx1
to persuade sou It not. I hope somebody else can because we se got
ti maintain a quality education in Morrow ( omits and (rankly it» got
ten to the point where we could get into a long game of "catch up
which won't benefit anyone
Mans , it sou like ins sell have come to Morrow ( Hunts from other
towns cities and slates lake a moment and look at your schcxil taxes
When was the last tunc sou paid less lhan MO. M 2 , or even M 5 f»er
thousand dollars assessed value ’ I ve resided lx-ie since 1979 My sc J hhi I
taxes ale lower hxlav than thev were 15 20 yeatv ago elsewhere I'm
sure many ol you can say the same
So where'» the beef’ Among other things, the Morrow County School
I tistrict gets accused of being overstaffed of administrators and teachers,
overpaid when esersone else is cutting back and any other reason that
i an be thought ot to disc redit the sc hind district in regard to the misuse
ot the taxpayer's money I el's look at some of these accusations
Vk e have seven pruicijials lor the seven elementary, junior high and
high schools in the county or one per building These schools are
anywhere trom one to 4M miles apart and handle front 115 to iKt) students
or a total o f over IHtx) *some high schools alone in the state have more
students
I here is one suj'ernilendent and one assistant \u|x-rintendcnt in the
whole distric t ( 'onsulcrmg the distances involved, the number o f visits
to each schcxil, the meetings to attend, (schcxil hoard, advisory boards,
committees, parent groups, administrator jm l civic related and many,
many more) in addition to the daily routine, it's quite a bargain, with
only two to cover the bases
Ihc teachers w ill lx* working on the third year of a three year con
tract Ihe raise thev are getting is higher lhan the current rate o f infla
tion Dies negotiated the increase and therefore, they should get it After
all. 4 h years ago when they were getting tar less than the rate o f infla
lion atxl several others in the area were doing much better, nohxly said,
1x7 » raise the teacher’ s pas because they're not getting as much as us
In Morrow Counts, midst rumors of division, we can unite and show
the doomsday prophets that our " h e e l" is really in our schcxils and
althcHigh lean, it's prime and that's by choice
(s) Joe Steveni
Position I School Board Member
• A schcxil board or advisory committee member w ill answer your ques
lion in writing in this column, write "Schcxil (Questions. ’ PO Hox 168.
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