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Oregon Wcdncsdav, Februarv I. 1484 Seniors in need o f donations to furnish center The Official Newspaper of the City of Hcppner and the C.Hjnty o f Morrow »—■»■■ To ihe Editor The new St Patrick s Senior Center on the first floor o f the restored Hcppner Hotel will open siM»n The Senior Center Board of Directors knows that the communi ty has largely provided this great new center primarily for seniors, hut we have always intended to make this facility a community center available for use hy organizations and individuals In fact, since our hoard's only stwrcc o f revenue is from d«>naiM>ns. volunteer work, and fund raising projects, we hope lo pay part or our operational costs from renting ihc moms o f ihc center Already a gnnjp has reserved the kit chcn and dining r.xvm for serv ing an Irish Stew dinner on Si Patrick s weekend Righi now we arc try ing lo furnish our new center with the quality our community can he proud o f Our contract with the city council states that for $ 6 0 .(XX) they will provide walls. »Tilings, floors. dtMirs. hard ware, lighting, heating, completed restriMims. plumbing piped into the kiu hen area, and an electrical panel and suhmeter Seniors arc lo pros k I c all other furnishings Although wc have received dona lions from some organizations and individuals and have worked hard on many fund raising projects, wc do not have sufficient funds to do the job right Since people and organira tions have been asking us whji we need, wc are publishing these lisis Wc base already purchased ihe following first priority items, or thev hase been donated, new and used t«*> h J preparation utensils and dishes lo serve 100. gas range. N mm I. and make up air fan water heater, con I he Hcppner GAZETTE-TIMES Morrow County’» Home-Owned Meekly Newspaper U S P S 2404?0 Puhtishrd »»er» H n liw sd ii and rnlrred as »as<md-class mailer al III» h a i I MTW» al llrpimar. O rr*.,» under ih» »cl ui March J. !»■*• Snnn^ class postae» pax) al Itfppnrr, Ih rf.m O ffh » al 147 Mrs! VI ill.,». S lrn i I rirphnnr ISO.»I »H -V 22 * Slid ress I iwnmunK atmns lo Ih» Il rip o rr l.a ir llr - 1 Imrs. P O Hm U T. Ilrpp n»r. Orrgon » 71 U 4 Subscriptions »12 In M u ffii», VVh»»l»r (.Dilani and l.ranl < oonlies; » 2.1 »ls»ah»r» Josct H uihis ....................................... OfTkr Mana*rr 1 »prs«illng I Nana Hall .................................................................................................... News tdHor Mari» Slrulh»rs ................................................................ I.raphas II» pan meni (.all Papinrau .................................................................... (.raphics II» part meni Hark* »sans ............................................................................................... IhslrthuOu« David and April Sykes. Publishers ;* ‘i «V __ Letters to the Editor Can we a ffo rd a strike? » .• •: * #» M • '/ V A*. .. . November of 1487 With insurance To ihc Editor: increases, the teachers will lake a I have lived in Morrow County pay cut with the hoard's "o ffe r . " over ten years My children have i attended the January 16, 1484. been well served hy ihe teachers of hoard meeting The Idler read by Morrow Counly f rom ihc first day Mrs Evcnson echoes my feelings in (he third grade to her graduation However, watching ihe faces o f ihe my daughler had caring leachcrs who went the extra mile Teachers hoard members was disheartening have been available to my children They appeared completely bored by before and after sch.Mil and on ihe whole proceeding I realize this weekends The proposal of the hoard has been a long drawn oul process, will encourage (hose experienced, hui (hey have not surveyed Ihe caring teachers to leave our schcMils patrons of Morrow County to sec and our communities will he piM.rer what wc wanted, hut rather have relied on their own inlcrprctation of for il Teachers arc taxpayers. L m > ITicy why Ihe levies tailed People vote have an investment in our com " n o ” for many reasons Our children are watching us and munities. and in our children Noi only arc they parents, but they serve how wc deal wiih problems This is .is volunteer EM I s. firefighters and a terrible lesson in how to polari/c library workers They also include a community They are worth the in a mayor, a councilman, a volunteer vestment wc make in them Tire who assists senior citi/cns with their future is theirs and wc w ill he depen deni on how well we prepared them taxes and this list goes on and on Morrow County teacher's average They deserve quality even il thev are salary ranks twenty sixth out of the only in " A " or "B ' sch*M»ls let's thirty six Oregon counties, yet has stick to the issues and make this a the third lowest lax rale of any win win situation, not a win lose district in ihe state The factfinder's situation as the hoard member I report slated that the district has the spoke to implied Settlement ts con lunds to give ihe teachers a raise tingcni on flexibility and negotia The teachers have accepted this turns Can wc afford a strike ’ re|M>rt The sch.Mil hoard rejected the (s) Sharmn Meyers report and has not moved from it's Bnardman 0%. 1% I 1* " o ffe r '* since Response to M r. Kennys letter , , » High praise for cheerleaders/dance team •*X ... lo the Editor Yeh. yeh. hcMiray for the H H S Cheerleaders and Dame Team f or the past few years I d been meaning lo wine asking ihe students o f Hcpp ner High Sch.Mil "what happened lo your sch.Mil spirit?", but this year l*m motivated to wrile this letter to praise jml congratulate those fine gals tor all their pep ami enthusiasm it's a delight for an ex cheerleader to waleh ihc spirit come back ami to he proud o f our students. I can remember "w ay back when" the cheering section would go home hoarse or lose their voices complete ly Hey, HHS you're almost as goml r\ : . ' J 7 r r fl • - »(v* V V . , ' . : •• : ¿ V V V S . I * J - ' , ' 'A/ : r v / ' ' # X* . \ • V ’ <■ r*. ° / ’ *z Í SALK A Ittlli as "way hack when" ami if you keep together in one section afM cheer your hearts out for those great hall learns lhal so proudly play basketball - you're going to have ihc best r.MHing section in ihc league at tournament Thanks Bcnji. Michelle and Dulcic for bringing the spirit b ack ami those oulsiamling dance team riKMiihcrs for entertaining us jl half lime Your many hours o f practice have definitely shined through Ihc whole crowd is buzzing what a tine group you arc (s) Jmlio I aughlm SALE SALE SALE A n n u a l 2 fo r I S t a r t i n g F e b r u a r y 2n d - T h u r s d a y t 1 Pick out two pair; Pay for the most expensive and get f the second pair FREE. Bring a friend and “ share". *• / > -HfWtangler womens and youth. Boots “Acme-Wrangler a £ M e Cowboy Boots - Mens, fi 1 ; *?¿ .• * > ’# • . 7 i • I ' Women's Fashion Shoes - Soft Spots' . Cherokee Red Cross’ ,M ain e Woods’ A large selection of dress shoes and casuals also i i « • ; V L * ' i V i * •: v ^ Snow Boots Youth sno-joggers-Women's Fashion ! Sno-Boots - Men's Sno-Boots with zipper front Rubber Boots - Western Lace up by k Kuooer I * «V ! * ■ La Crosse 2 4 buckle, youth western & men s round toe- » Slippers - Assorted Men's, Women's, & Youths* ^Socks - Jeffenes' , Wigwams'. (M e n 's 1 Stacy Adams' (S p o r t Shoes Dress Oxford * 1 0 . 0 0 « N ike' , Freaks' , La C ro sse ' & Keds' ' • ;• k a ^ » f S a lo ! . A sso rte d shirts * 2 f o r I ! *> n I ( m Si ~T ____P SALE Main St — Heppner SALE « 4 * SALE # allowed a sicp increase irrcgardlcss of whal competence level they may achieve in ihe elassr.M»ni Thus unless there is a general increase in the wage scale the district's most cx pericncod and arguably the best teachers jre penalized lor slaying Why do you helivc lhal is lair. Mr kenny ’ Next, you implied lhal I automatically received an increase in salary when I moved over one col umn in the wage scale (his summer when I earned my thirticlh hour beyond my Master of Science in biXany Now. I don't know where you went lo sc I hm .I, George, bul ( )X l' certamlv no»hnnd o.ir the science credit'HWr th c'A 'sl rcceiv ed "au ionu iiiaijg" In guv gave. 'V #,u Fa Sir. I have N-nt over backwards lek wards tor you and your children in order to o f fer them the very N-si in science cduation Thus I trust you'll pardon my tccling thai I earned ihe addi tional compensation and I consider it tar from an "automatic" increase In conclusion, while my add it Hired compensation was not automatic, in tlation apjxars to be Although ihe increase I earned was neither unwlecomc nor insubstantial, neilhcr was it exorbitant, yet inflation has already eaten 4S oftfiat increase In essence, by adamantly remaining mired in their posiiHHt of t) I I . whal the Nurd gives with one hand they take away with the other Where I grew up we called that Indian Giv mg. what do you call it. George'’ Sincerely, ts) Tim McCreary Science Teacher Riverside High SchtMil Board man they demand that I exhibit this professionalism 676 524' 1 You ar« invited to an open house of the Community s St Patrick Senior Center Saturday Feb 4 1989 1 4 pm Come In look Around Take a Tour See what your support has accomplished' . SAl l t -tv i To the Editor The wage negotiations between the Morrow County Teacher's and Ihe Sch.M>l hoard have become in creasingly healed II appears a stalemate could lead to a teacher strike I have long fell that a civ iliz ed society should have the com peters.e to keep its wh»M>l\ open ih.it education ot our children is so im portant that school closure for any reason is intolerable A strike would cither close sch<M>ls or cause the hir ing o f replacement teachers There would be a continuation of name calling with a potential lor v lolcnce Il wmild tear our eimtmumty apart and leave scars lo Iasi and Iasi long after the strike is ended I'd like to offer an alternative In 1482 the Stale Board o f Fduea non asked me to chair a seven per son committee known as the "Alter native to Strike Committee" Wc were told to hold mcctingv around Ihc slate, deliberate over whal wc heard and report lo ihc Stale Board our conclusitvnv It was a good com mittee o f educators. schiMil Nurd members and lay people Wc made a number o f rccxxnmcndalions to the Stale Board of Education The key solution and I I k only one that would positively prevent strikes wjs whal is known in laN»r negotiating circles js "Final Otter Binding Arbitra tion " In case of Morrow Counly S c N mi I s it would work this way •I-Unable to resolve their dif fcrences through ncgixiaiion, ihc sc N m >I Nurd and the teachers would agree lo lake their ease lo "Final O f fer Binding Arbitration " Both would agree to abide hy Ihc final decision of the Arbitration Board 2 The schiMil Nurd and ihe teachers would each appoint one member to ihe arbitration Nurd These two would appoint a third member This arbitration Nurd would nuke the final decision ' The schiml Nurd and (he teachers would individually decide wh.il ihrir final offer would N' These offers would have to cover all the issues in dispute -4 The arbitration Nurd, upon receipt o f these final offers, would call the negotiators together for one final attempt to negotiate a settlement -5 Failing a negotiated settlement, ihe arbitration Nurd by a nujority o f its members would nuke ihe dec i sion The key to the success o f this method is that the arbitration Nurd amid not change one iota o f either final otter, would have to select one or the other as presented The arhilration Nurd wmild document Us reasons for Us selection spelling oul the necessary steps has cd on Ihc existing conditions and circumstances The final otter o f Nxh parties is extremely important, knowing it ts their Iasi chance Nxh parties sNnild he very responsible Final Otter Bin ding Arbitration has been used in many laNir disputes II is generally opposed hy Nxh sc N mi ! Nurds and teacher» organizations because it lakes away some o f their individual responsibility and autNmty The Stale Board of Education while agreeing with most o f i*ur report, also tNnight this was probably too controversial. Ihe legislature scarce ly looked al it. yet. it does have scscral important results in lhal il keeps sc N mi I s open, il slops name calling, il prevents the division and sears in a community and establishes a procedure to prevent the establish mcnl o f battle lines While niD a panacea hut. because of Oregon's inadequate school tinan eing il does offer a solution lo a situation lhal could N* devastating I urge Morrow County S c N m >I Board and the Morrow County teachers Association to take the steps necessary to implement such a proposal before the current tmpass gels oul-of-hand (s) Stafford Mansell Boardntan PLOYHAR INSURANCE Ask us about Health Insurance or Nursing Home Insurance We handle: Itine C ross - Blue Shield Pioneer Life Insurance ( ’o. f irst Karwest Life <1 Health l nited American Pacific Heritage Assurance Co. Phone: S7 B-581 S ■yOOCOOOOC/COCOOO^OOC^OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOeOOO® OPEN HOUSE l l e e n a 's U n ir ( a r e W e d n e s d a y Keh. Nth U a m A p ni All Welcome Refreshnients servisi 291 W Baltimore • Heppner in h a ir <nt\. p rrm \. c o lo rw v / 4vi about olir \prtiah'/ C o u rt Si ro o f M a rk e t CHECK OUR E V E R Y D A Y L O W PRICES W H E R E Y O U R D O L L A R M A K E S M O R E CENTS wisrvn« snows Western Family, frozen Western f.innlv b Roll T o ile t T is s u e * 1 « O r a n g e J u i c e 12 .»/ Starkist ( hunk 1 ighl I H I M !i . 0 / * * • 7 9 * Western Family, . c » * l ° ° T o m a t o S a u c e * <>/ Western Family, E v a p o r a t e d M i l k 12 ../ Fresh 1 b OZ H (Ml k Pepsi Reg A Diet $ |r e plus Hep W h o le ( rah $ 10 « Red Snapper * l * * i F resh 4 9 «ii, B ro cco li 1 arge. sized Avocados ,,.» 9 9 * I rnpu ana O r a n g e J u ice * 1 » , g.<i Assorted Cot Pork ( hops * o * „ Oscar Mayer PUBLIC INVITATION NOTICE “ S h o e s for every w alk of life " 9 ft «V», To the Editor In response lo Mr George Ken ny's Idler regarding 'no more (axes'. I should like to ask him to respond to several comments and questions Allow me lo begin, however, hy staling tful I am a Mor row County s i N m .I teacher making substantially less than Mr kenns s staled "average" In fact it will re quire several more years before I ap proacll dial average Also, (or the record. Mr kenny is a former employee of Dwayne Carroll. Mor row County School Board chairman I el us now consider several of my perquisites Webster defines a per quisitc as a privilege My first privilege is that I am required lo maintain continuing education at the graduate level in both education and science Since the district requires lhal I take those hours and my students benefit directly from mv in creased know ledge and comprehen sion il seems |usl ami right lhal I am. somewhat, reimbursed for those lui lion dollars However, the added cx pense I incur in order to obtain my increased competence are noi reim bursed and arc not lax deductible these expenses include additional housing. I. mh I and travel This (vast summer alone Ihc additional expense essentially equaled the step increase 1 earned Furthermore. I am cx peeled to obtain this educalKMi on mv own time let me also mention lhal ihc district does not compensate me lor ihc lime I spend reading to main lain competency in my field (some MX) articles and lexis each year) nor docs the district compensate me (or the lime I spend v early lo res amp ms noles and lessons in order that they may reflect that new knowledge, ycl % Mr kenney. you included in your ® list of "perks" an "automatic" sicp V increase of V4hl io $841 (approx ^ mutely 2 'T of your average ^ s a la ry ) Au conlraire Mr kenny. to quote Mr Doy le MeCaslin t Morrow Co Sup! o f S c N m .I i ) in a letter to me dated Oct 18. 1488. in regards to my question concerning whether I earned or was given a step increase Mr MeCaslin slates "The salary schedule for leaeN'rs Nvamc much like the wage schedules for appren I nc. journeymen and master machinists The premise in N>th is lhal through experience and furtN-r education people not only become Niter at their jobs, bul they advance along the salary schedule until they reach the top o f their particular pro fession or skill ” Since my omnis eicnt sc T hm .I Nurd offered me a eon tract which included an optional step increase I concluded lhal they must have recognized my increased ability to educate their children ITierclorc, I feel I earned their trust and the step increase, otherwise they would noi have offered Ihe contract In additHin. any teacher who has Niween nine to fourteen years of dedicated scrv ice to ihe did rid is not (Other unadvertized Haryains) HDE BDX vecimnovcn. 2 stainless Meet sinks. dcx^> fat fryer, dishwasher assembly, fkwvr polishers. 12 side chairs h din ing »hairs I 'll slack chairs 25 10 x 8' folding tables piano, stereo, pool (able, prints for framing and desk. Tile cabinet etc for the office and biMiks for a sizable paperback library The following are items we need and or would like to put in the center, either new or used TV set. VC'R. vacuum cleaner I stainless steel kitchen sink. .1 large garbage cans. I hand truck. I 30" dust mop, wet mops and bucket. br.M.ms, brushes, dusi pans. h«M*k cases, clothes hangers. 36" card tables, cards and chips games (all kinds), additional stack chairs (to match those purchased ® $ I6 73j. puzzles, mirrors, table or fl<M*r lamps, small tables. 2 desks end (aNcs. additional plates, cups, sauce dishes, glasses, flatware, (to match ours, wc have 100. our nami will serve 200). davenports, easy chairs, new double door refrigerator ($2.000). telephone, occasional chairs, halters wall clocks (3). hiM.ks, rack' for moving and storing slack chairs (about $78 each) and anything you think we might use that we haven't thought of Anyone wishing to contact us can call b7r> U4 W and leave a message or vail anv of our hoard members Thank you sincerely. The Heppncr Scnavr Citizens Board o f Directors (si Jane Rawlins. I ynnea Sargent. Mars Gnhccn John \N. mm I. Dr Wallace W olf! Arnold Mefby. I illian Boyce. Everett kcithley. Area Agency on Aging AJviv.r. Ar if is I argent Form er com m ittee m em ber offers solution to strike Fresh O rego n Fryers F« ono-jvK k 19 * ll> B e e f F r a n k s 1 ib * 1” Pnces x . mm I Feb 2nd - bth OPEN 7 DAYS A W EEK - 7 A M - 6 P M C ou rt S tr e e t 1 a r k e t 111 N Court Heppncr 676-4643 » n ; •
