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TW O - Heppner (iu tllt-T im n , Heppner. Orrtimi W rdnrsdiii, May 6 , 1987 Fifth graders make doll for art competition The Heppner Elementary fifth grade an class assisted by Marti Mil chell ami Levi Connor have entered the first annual Hamliwipes Art Pro ject Competition The class began construction of " A r t room A nnie" shortly after Spring Break and completed her Apnl 29 Photographs o f Annie have been sent to Garden City. New York for the May 15 deadline Handicrafts projects w ill he judged on originali ty, creativity imagination and use of Handiwipes Winners w ill he notified by June 15. 1987 Theresa Lindsay (left) Kyle Broderick, and Bryan Broderick North Lex Livestock team places first M o rro w C ounty was w ell represented by 4 H ers at the Oregon Stale University Beef l>ay The Livestock leaders front Morrow County are to be congratulated for their support o f this event and their tiedxation to make learning ex pcricnccs available fo r their members The first place team was from the north (>csington Livestock Club in Lexington and lone Members were Theresa Lindsay. K yle B ro d e rick and Bryan Broderick The second place team was from Riverside Critter I-liters in Boardman Members were Sandy Allison. Casey Allison and Justin Turner The third place team was from the Critter Fitters Club in Ir- rigon Members were Jimmy l.undcrs. Shad Bishop and Tracy McClure " I think these 4 H members deserve a big congratulations for do ing a terrific job o f representing Morrow County.” Hill Broderick. ■1 II \gcut M id " A l l the 4 H ’crs who participated in this event can he proud o f the way they represented Morrow C ounty." The South M o rro w county Ministerial Ass»K ialion donated fisc books to the Heppner Cily Library Paul Harvey s "O u r Lives. (Xir For tunc. Our Sacred H onor" is a book that follows Harvey s "rest of the story " style as he tells about the Declaration o f Independence The book is short and easy to read M R De Haan is the voice of and ihe writer for the Radio Bible Class He is the author o f the second book entitled " I Corinthians" De Haan tells a practiced ami applicational ap proach in his look at the hook o f I Corinthians Bruce (arson's book "N o Longer Strangers", deals with our relation ship to C mk J and how we can and should know him Author lecturer and film conunen tator Hal Lindsey tells in his book "T he Promise" about the life of Jesus Christ and how he was what God had promised man The last hook is entitled ’ The Naked Rise of Communism" by Frank Kluck Hohn These hooks are available at the city library 2nd Annual I RENO NUE I Sat., June 6th tHeppner Booster Club! Ì at Heppner Elks Lodge ■----- r OPEN HOUSE FAREWELL , * /. 9 - Dr. and Doris Koznek Saturday, May 9 — 7 p.m. American Legion Hall - Heppner E v e ry o n e In v ite d !! r Oregon Breast Cancer A '-'American Cancer Society m arness Mont It Help Save More Lives! Come and find out about mammography Speaker Kim Ashbeck R T. Methodist Church Basement. Heppner. Thurs, May 14 th.7:30 p.m. ,c -v ; , <■» , i \ i " * * V* I 7 ( * * 1 'Ì;;K.r Av f , . ‘ For rnttre information contact; llonna Hae Miller 6 7 6 -5 5 /V eves. *1 Spnn*»fcd b\ M ille r \ Around About By Justine Weatherford This year we haven't seen too many April showers which bring May flowers In fact, water seems to be a worry in many places, such as in southeastern Oregon and at Salt lake City where it has spread oser loo much land, but here we are wondering if there w ill be enough to spread over the recently limited cultivated acreage You may have read that Morrow County is ahead ol all Oregon counties in terms o f the number o f acres in the Conservation Reserve Cropland Pro gram with 105. *06 acres involved This may be good for farmers and for everyone in the long term, but is sad for businesses in rural communities short term Diversification is therefore more important than ever Home- type or cottage industries may help and the growth of private hunting preserves may prove a big boost here where we know various hunting seasons and. just now. spring fishing time bring great numbers of sport smen to our area Also, when is a good “ dude ranc h, an interesting rccrea tional venture, going to blossom here ’ Faster Sunday was especially beautiful this year Commumtites enjoyed children's eiti! hunts, impressive church services and ottier seasonal evunis -f V * • -7~* * ; / « : j i - 3-2-1-Ignition C ity develops 11 goals Hv Avon Mrlhv In an all day session last Saturdav . mcmbcis ol the city couih il and the planning commission worked out a list ot goals and [volleies tor the Cl Soils \\vlilim?> CRP APPLICANTS II"s not loo oarly to liook your fall 1987 C.K.P. G rass Seed Contact us now, early in the marketing period, for a review of your seed requirements^ M o r r o w C o u n ty G rain G ro w e rs W 421I l« 0 -4 S 2 7 3 * Board members answer school budget questions Editor's note School hisird members w ill answer i questions in the newspaper between now and the May school levy election Questions they address w ill be those which they repeatedly are asked by j voters. W ill we ever be able to get the school budget u n d e r c o n tro l? j Die buiigci must tv v jawed within the context of I three precepts 1 It is the product of a very pluralistic process. , On ihe one hand there are the educational and pro- q , h Doherty gram needs of 1.850 of our children. On the other, there are job. career and professional considerations for our 157 certified and 113 classified employees In between, there arc a large number of other factors ad ding pressure to the budget These include population and economic trends in the countv imposition o f increased demands through the legislative process, anil, economic forces having their genesis in national and international events 2 A healthy budgeting process is one which is balanced between the pluralistic demands and integrated over time Budgets cannot be viewed in a one year context Changes in direction and priorities usually have to be implemented over time 3 A budget should reflect the standards, values and priorities o f the broad community That includes not just the students, parents and educators, but also the taxpayers and all other sectors of the communi ty Is there anyone in Morrow County who ikies not have a stake in educa tion and. therefore, a say in the process? The had news regarding the school budget is that it is not the kind «•* At o f critter that can be led around as easily as we would like jpf f J j P i ,-A But the good news is that the budget can be and is being brought under ’ control, in the sense o f the three budget precepts I began with - Consider the backgrounds and personalities of the School Board members They pretty much m irror their constituencies T his assures a conservative budget philosophy that docs not gap loo far from voter j views The voters' desires have been expressed Although the School Board cannot always tell just what the voters mean to say. it knows that the main message is to hold the line and actually cut costs it wc can With the assistance of the voters, administration and advisory hoards, we have come a long way towards achieving this goal The "leaner and meaner' principle has been applied to both the budget and the budget process (si Hill Doherty Some of Mary Haguewood s fourth graders wait to launch School Board Member rockets The Heppner students built and shot off rockets as Zone V I. At large part of a class project (A school hoard or adv isory committee member will answer your ques tions in writing in this column, write "School Questions". P O. Box 368. Lexington. OR 97839 or call 989 8202 ) ^ . e • 1 > V»L Three o f uv who climbed up to the crow on the hill cast o f town had a fine view for many miles. and wc again didn't run into any traffic If \eemv that on such a beautiful afternoon as April 19 was. more folks would enjoy trekking to th jt height and observing the lovely variety o f wildflowers on the hill and stretching their eyes out to the view in all directions Our warmer than usual April has probable been busier than many months for most folks It is thnlling to see the earlier planted vegetable garden beside Bill and Connie Baker's home, just across Court Street from my front w in dow. already thriving jnd looking like it w ill he an early producer the days session (ioals are headed by "actively participate in and promote economic development of the City of Heppner through partnership with existing . -- at ions " . listed were sc-d on W ater System Study. strategies lor improvements valuatc sewer system and strategies tor improvement npleiiK'iit safety measures • ater Street alualc and develop strategy •t improvements velopacity P ii M k Relations i (including newsletter and oiul image building efforts i alualc and recommend dala •rd processing equipment tall restrooms in city paiks date and enforce Dog Con Ordinance (C onstruct und 1 Jevelop and adopt an ee Health and Wellness n nitiate Employee volunteer lion program Develop an O rientation *>k Program for Counc il and scions mayor said any citizens • to volunteer for advisory tor any of the above areas of are encouraged to contact u or call her at 676 5444 ig she wished to publicly hose who tivok part in the g she named W ilbur Jackson, i Curtis. Terri Denton. Mar ovgren. Bill Kuhn and Bill hey mayor also worked with •up all goals arc expected to be •fed by a year town now. but •n all o f them w ill be started aJ will he continuing in luturc ON MOTHER’S DAY THANK HER FORALI SHE’S DONE h o gift can m atch the gift of love. But line jewelry is the finest way to show her bow m uch you care Fine Jewelry W hen your feelings are for real F»f»nori'l Jtwelen W**ml*t ifwHrr* uf AmrtH a. Ini : j j j ! j j j
