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T W O - H cppncr ( iu r itr - T I m n , H cppncr, Oregon W ednesday, May 24. 1989 Years spent to receive award Board cuts levy by 2 percent Joycm m ^ j **** J.J. Shaw, Hcppncr. received the illustrious honor of Eagle Scout at the Hcppncr Elks Lodge. May 13 He started as a Boy Sc-out in 1982 He worked his way toward this award through Tenderfoot, Second Class. First Class, Star. Life and Eagle Scout Twenty-one merit badges were needed to achieve the Eagle Scout rank As his Eagle project, J J terrae cd the bank at Hope Lutheran Church to improve the appearance, reduced erosion and add parking space He brought in gravel to smooth out the parking area and railroad ties were donated to support the terraces A fifty-mile hike in the Eagle Cap Wilderness Area was one of the ac to Hies he participated in He attend ed the I9H5 National Scout Jamboree in Ft A P Hill, Va . attended Char honneau summer camp at Ice Har hor Dam. Wa and Camp Makauia at Crescent l.akc. Or for two years He also attended numerous cam- porees over the years. All of this finally ended for him when he completed the requirements for Eagle Scout February 8 J J was honored last Saturday for his achievements by family, friends and many fellow scouts This award is given out very rarely, the last Heppnerite to receive the award was Perry Cooper in 1978 Before him. Ron Ward, Mark Piper. Bruce Young. Wesley Marian and Terry Thompson were the recipients At a spec ial meeting May 22, the Morrow County School Board vexed unanimously to submit a school operating levy two percent below the May 16 operating levy of approx imately $1.7 million that was defeated by 81 votes This two per cent equals $176,432 which is $1,322,600 above the safety net figure "T he May election defeat of measure number one. tells us that people like to keep a handle on local school spending," said Board member Jerry McElligott • And.” he added, "while the county school budget is up by only 7 percent, the county tax rate goes up by approx imately 20 percent due to a $30 million drop in total county assess ed valuation ’* Without taking any specific cuts, the Board decided to reduce the overall general fund budget While the reduction will not cut any specified programs or services, the Board considered the fact that the current cash carryover of $290,000 is larger than anticipated Superintendent Doyle McCaslin e* plained that this larger reserve is possible because property insurance costs are down, interest earnings arc higher than anticipated and less money was spent on asbestos removal than predicted The election date has been set for June 27 as a walk in election "W e are hoping for a positive result at this tim e," says Mr McCaslin In regard to the signing of the teacher contract, it still had not been signed Monday night "W e arc still working on it," says McCaslin The board meets again Wednesday (tonight) to further discuss the situa turn and hopefully come to a conclusion Chris Rauch was re-named in last week’s paper under the conservation family picture Sorry, Chris. Elementary Math contest results The 1989 M orrow C ounty Elementary Math Contest was held at A C. Houghton Elementary School on May 17 Shannon Ben jamin of Hcppncr Elementary was the fourth grade champion Anna R c/n tcek o f A C. Houghton Elementary was the fifth grade champion Ethan Burnside Hcppncr Elementary was the sixth grade champion The top ten finishers in each grade received ribbons The champions received plaques The place w inner» were as follow! Fourth grade first Shannon Ben jamin. second T ikii Kemp, third Travis Pettyjohn, a tic for fourth Ann Wick. Josh Coiner, fifth Brian Koffler, all from Hcppncr. sixth Crystal Tallman. Sam Boardman. seventh Luke Swanson, lone. eighth Megan Smythc. ninth R»>hert Barker both from Sam Boardman. tenth David Michael Fifth grade first Anna Rczmcck. A C. Houghton; a tic for second Shane Shastccn. Sam Boardman and Ronda Yoder. A C. Houghton. third-Dan Burnside, Hcppncr. a lie for fourth Lonnie Spray, Sam Boardman and Phillip Spicer Kuhn. Hcppncr. a tie for fifth Melissa McElligott and Becky Wagenblast. lone, sixth-Jose Martinez. Sam Boardman. seventh a tic-Jcssica Sumner and Matt Kccrscmaker. Hcppncr; a tie for eighthChris C. Huxoll and Angela Doonev, A C. Houghton; ninth Rodney Zumwalt, Hcppncr and a tie for tcnth-Jason Brown. A C Houghton and Tina Kemp, Hcppncr Sixth grade first Ethan Burnside, Hcppncr, second Shawn Tracy, Sam Boardman. a tic for third between Kristi Killinghcck. Sam Boardman Alexander. Sam Hoardnun. a tie lor eighth Jamie Lovett, lone and Trent Hughes. Hcppncr; ninth Brent Payne A C Houghton and tenth Mark Mcdel. A C Houghton and Darn Hill. Hcppncr. lourth- Melissa Pettyjohn Hcppncr. fifth- Ahna 1 ictke. A C Houghton; sixth- Tanuni Nolan, lone, seventh Nathan Four arrested on Substance charge On the morning of May 17 as the result of a joint investigation, of ficers from the M oito w County Sheriffs Office, Oregon State fSilicc. Hcrmiston Police and Umatilla County Sheriff s office executed a search warrant on a mobile home near the Boardman City limits This resulted in the arrest of four persons (two male and two female) for possession of controlled substances Several thousand dollars in cash, small amounts of marijuana and suspected cocaine were seized at the suspects' residence Also seized were two vehicles, a 1983 Chevrolet pickup and a 1983 Chevrolet Camero. The following four people were arrested and charged with Possession of a C ontrolled Substance fjuirino Madrigal. 40, Teresa Madrigal 38. Jose Lozano, 41, and Maria l-ozano. 42. all liv ing at Pioneer lan e #2 Boardman Investigation is continuing and .nidi lional charges are pending TIME 7 : 0 0 P * m place W.C.C.G. S h op Ju n e 12 . I» « » REGISTER NOW! CALL 000 0000 CENTURY _ A CLIP 4 SAVE -Morrow County Grain Growers m I V’J j 1-800-452-7396 Lexington, Oregon The Hcppncr Swimming pool will open this year on Sunday. June 11. says City Administrator Marshall Lovgren Sunday will be a free swim for everyone The pool will he open seven days a week this year Hours arc 1-5 p m open swim. 5-6 p m. lap swim and 7-9 p m open swim, except Saturdays Swim lessons will be offered at $10 per person (or a two week scs sion More information is available from City Hall Tickets will be SI per day single, $60 family season ticket and $25 single season ticket P io n e e r M e m o ria l H o s p it a l C lin ic ill he closed Monday, May 29 Jw M t22Joriidl)a\ Here’s in the ( lass 5th graders march in parade * • Learn five ways to weld with |ust a few hours practice • Learn easy overhead welding • See unique, new welders • Meet weldmq experts from Century Mfg. Co • Receive a free gift Hcppncr pool opens June 11 350 Main 989-8221 O a m w SHKItiX m XI May 5. the lone anti Hcppncr fifth grades joined together to nuke d trip to Portland to the "Say No To Drugs" parade being held there Schools from all over the northwest participated in this parade held in downtown Portland After the parade, the group was treated to the music of a rock anil roll band at Riverfront Park There was also a 'Rap' group in attendance The kids toured a battleship and got to visit with Portland Mayor Bud ■ik Those accompanying the group were Bob Istcd. Bob Briggs. Pam Dowdy. Sarah Carlson and lau ra Broderick Several Hcppncr High School students went along to help chaperone H eppne t l X X T K A U f , ■ ’ OB « I N I » l A M ' l M A M ' /k.WSVXIS . I V w rlrrs »»I W L= tr a I ik j. , r ( 4^ ^ )
