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■■ - * * •■.. f • <* * ; I »'• » 4Té'>* Æ jr Oregon 1488 IF YE to The Netherlands. Renee Warnner of Lebanon, w ill report on her ex perience* in Morrow County on March 8. 4 and 10, according to Bill Brodenck. Oregon State University Extension agent Warnner. a former l.inn County 4 H member and now a student at Western Oregon State College, liv ed and worked with Dutch families from July until early November under the International 4 H Youth Exchange Program (IFYE) The IFYE program was establish ed nationally in 1448 to build inter national understanding and is financ cd in Oregon through contributions to the Orcgx*n 4 H Foundation Each Oregon delegate spends about three months " repon mg” to pcopic o f the state upon returning M CEA to open crisis headquarters Morrow County leathers will open a crisis headquarters on February I . organized effort to deal with ongoing contract dispute, ac cording to Maureen McElligott president o f MCEA "W e 're open ing a headquarters in Heppner and Boardman, McF.lligott \jid "T his w ill provide a meeting and work space in the north and vnjth end un til this crisis is resolved According to an MCEA news release, contract negotiations have been at an impasse for several months with no additional meetings scheduled, for the current school year (KM 89) The release goes on to say the school board is offering a /ero percent salary icrease with in surancc kept at the 87 88 level, and a one percent wage increase for 84 ‘8) and '8i 91 \ neutral fact n finder recommended a 4 5 percent wage increase and continuation of the current insurance agreement where the teachers pay 5 percent of insurance costs According to M C I A. the teachers accepted the factfinders recommendations while the school hoard rejected them As the factfinder pointed out in his report, the school hoard has admit ted there is more than enough money in the budget to fund the fair settle ment recommended by the factinder "The teachers feel the board is for cing us to strike over th is ," said McF.lligott " It's turd to understand the board's position when they already have plenty of money to set tle the contract with»»ut raising the taxes." The teachers have not yet taken a strike vote, says the release By Delpha Jones. 989-8189 * • * f # ** ' * X» Tamarack Inn on Weston Mountain were visiting friends and relatives last week Don't forget the card parly Saturday evening at the Rcbckah Hall, one o f the winter series Mike and Lyn Bure ham from Pendleton visited his mother. Dorothy Burcham one day last week l.irula and John Kipple were Portland callers last week Master of the lexington Grange and wife Virginia and Cecil and Delpha, Ken Jones, Carl Smousc were those attending Pomona at Boardnun on Saturday Betty Marquardt attended the funeral of a relative in Poriland on Friday and then rode back with her brother and sister in law. Gerry and Sue Messenger who spent the weekend in I exington visiting Mr and Mrs I I Messenger i r. • Tim West a Physio-Control representative from Portland is showing the nurses at Pioneer Memorial Hospital how the new CMS 6000 E works This is a heart-patient monitoring system that, unlike the old system, does not have to be physically at tached to the system The patient wears a transmitter the size of a small pouch The 6000 E is located at the nurses station and can monitor four beds at a time It will automatically record on a strip the cardiac condition of the patient to be interpreted by the doctors and nurses "This is state-of-the-art in momtonng patients in ICU and CCU" says Ernest Wick, hospital administrator Heppner Police Report The Heppner Police department reports handling the following business during the past week Jan 23 10:15 p m request of ficer for Security Check Jan 24 10 01 p.m assist Fire Department. 10:51 p m request of ficer for Security Check Jan 25 I 26 p m -Civil Matter, b 44 p m t a I sc* alarm . f : ^ , .i ' 4 * U\ , j?i * J - ■f. • « , * * - " • / F a V * < r* , V f ' Ip* » '.' • * ' i . « \ V •. .• • r i »? ; * v t . . , r > ' i> - Y-J V , K ; / i '• . , Jan 26 3 5 8 p m Accident. 4 58 p m assist M orrow County S heriffs department. 7 43 p m assist Morrow County Sheriff* s department Jan 27 4 24 a nt assist am bulancc. 10 48 a m motorist assist Jan 28 10 04 p m Juvenile Report 10 I h p m report o f Loud Noise k . ‘ C u s to m e r A p p r e c ia t io n D a y February 11, 1989 8 a.m. to 12 noon Lexington, Oregon Everyone Welcome for FREE Pancake, Ham & Eggs Breakfast • . . * / ' k * > . & S i # ’: /■ J H ' r. • F »vV * f Í 4 .. • ' ‘ • ï f. * »■'*# » •«., . • ' ¡; % , i a .* i ‘ • , ' • », s • ' I . / . * * r* ' V .• . , . f • ? ■* . J ,1 • ‘ I • i • T i ». . > ‘‘ v \- * I . * ’ ' I I 1 t,X ‘ '■ . * ' «*. - Factory Reps. With Product Displays: Calkins Case/l H Cenex Petroleum Century Welding Dupont F. O. K. Hardware Mohay Monsanto New Zealand Fencing Rockmount Schwerin Concaves Snapper Power Equip. Stark & Norris Heppner Junior Bowlers arc doing some fund raising so they may attend the slate tournament held at Milwaukie lanes in Portland April 24 and 30 January 21. they held a pop can drive and took in over $400 They are now through February 15 soliciting sponsors tor a Bowl A Thon to he held February 15. 16 and 17 at Heppner Howl Sponsors may donate by the pin or by the game with a three game limit The bowlers w ill he selling candy in March to further their cause The money they receive goes for expenses and entry fees for the tour nament They w ill need $2.500 for this year's expenses Anyone wishing to contribute may call Terry Smith at 676 4208 Heppner Junior Bowler* arc self- supporting and earn the money for their activities The first year. 1485, six teams went to the state tournament The program continues to grow and this year 16 teams w ill go In 1485 they had first and second place winners plus many individual trophies last year out of the 52 children that went to the tournament. 20 trophies were brought home Reprinted from the Condon Times Journal Morrow County Grain Growers u While in Morrow County War finer w ill speak to school*. 4 H group*, service clubs and others in terested in the program Although her schedule is filling rapidly, some dates are still open. Broderick said Groups interested in hearing War nner should call the Extension office ,il b ’ b 4b42 Warnner reports that she was im pressed with the ' unity of the fami ly " in The Netherlands Most meals are eaten together and family an niversaries. such as birthdays, are important She spent much o f her time in rural areas, working and living with farm families One o f her host families lived 4 5 meters below sea level in the Polder, that is land claimed from the sea only 45 year* Jr. Bowlers earning way to state tournament held in Portland Lexington News Holly kchckah lanlge met on Thursday evening with a special meeting for initiation and intstalla tion Julie Dick was initiated with Delpha Jones acting N G Following later lx ila Palmer I) I) P assisted by the Marshall. Hilda Yocom in stalled those unable to attend the Pauline lodge for installation Install cd were Frances Peck as V Ci , Julie D ick, chaplain. Annetta Padherg OSCi, la-ila Palmer LSVG, I.ucllu Taylor as Jr Past NG. and was presented her PNG jewel by the NG Gen Martin I he next meeting w ill be Thursday w ith the revealing of Secret Sisters and drawing of names for 1484 Cake was served fu rl M iller has returned to Scavicw. WA after a few days in Ixxington -.-l.a w c rc n c c and Sharon Schoonover and daughter from the I Special Events: È ^ « Oregon Cattlewomen* F.F.A. Free Knife c. % Sharpening W tm * Door Prizes: Rollaway Too! Chest Century 15/200 amp Charger 20 lb. Laundry Soap 3/8 Skill Drill 1 pr. Insulated Boots Insulated Coveralls Key Clothing Toy Riding Tractor Watch For Toy Tractors The Toy Combine U tile Sweeney heads Northwest Steel head Assoc. Nearly 70 pcopic from Gilliam, Wheeler and Morrow counties were gathered at Heppner Jan. 11 to help form the areas firs t Northwest Sicclhcadcrs organization. O rganizer Pat Sweeney o f Heppner called the meeting to order and introduced Blanchard Smith, natural resources director o f the Association o f Northwest S iccl hcadcrs from Lincoln City. Sm ith explained that the organization is made up o f men and women interested in protecting salmon and slcclhcad tuns in the N orthw est. The concerns o i individual chapters. Smith said, arc important to the larger organization and w ill be heard The organization's goal is to improve sport fishing throughout the Northwest. Last year Northwest Steel- headers spent over $45,000 on fish e rie s im provem ents. The organization has been m aking improvements on and protecting fisheries in the Northwest lor near ly 30 years Over 30 chapters are scattered throughout Oregon. The association helps local chapters by interfacing with other agencies to facilitate cooperation, said Smith at the meeting, and hy providing resources. Lo ca lly, the chapter would work w ith the state's Fish & W ild life agency, clean up fishing areas, bring in speakers with fish habitat expertise, work with kids, organizer Pal Sweeney gave as examples o f chapter activities. He said the chapter would probably meet every tw o or three months at locations throughout the three -county area, and that a hoard ol directors and committees would tv established to enhance membership involvement. The local chapter w ill receive its in itia l funding ftom a $100 rebate from the association. Local fund raiscis w ill linancc projects on an ongoing basis. Jim Moorcly. education director fo r N o rth w e st S icclh ca d crs, indicated he is researching educational programs and noted (here arc high school and ju n io r high chapters in other locations. He also noted a lutcrbag program the association has going, and that he w ill need the input of local members to determine what cdus.iuoiial programs arc needed. Brail Smith and I rrol Claire of the Department ol I ish W ild life explained ih ji then aecncv has been w orking w ith ihc Sicclhcadcrs association to build fish runs. They noted the fish run in the John Day River is still w ild, ihc fish arc not planted, and Fish & W ild life is w orking to keep it (hat way through habitat im provem ent projects They said 15-20 miles o f habi t at improvements arc accomplished each year along ihc river. C laire indicated the local chapter can add support to the Rock Creek passage project, which hopes to restore a healthy fish habitat in that stream. Elected president o f the new ly- formed chapter, which boasts over 70 charter members, was Fat Sweeney of Heppner. Sam Burt o f Condon was elected vice-president: Nancy B ro w n fie ld and Sharon Biddle, both o f Heppner, w erf elected secretary and treasurer, respectively. The next meeting has been set for Sunday. A p ril 9. A lime and place w ill he announced. 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