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The Heppner
Morrow County's Home Owned Newspaper
azette
VOI. I OH NO. 5
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Satellite dish to aid Morrow
Sheriff’s Department in training
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New satellite dish at Courthouse
motivated to do their best for the
On January 2 V the luw Enforce
county " said Rov Drago. Morrow
ment Television Network installed a
County Sheriff
satell'te dish on the Morrow ( Hun
"O ne of the major problems in
ty Courthouse to enable the depart
law enforcement todav is the con
ment to receive encrypted program
stanlly changing requirements for
tiling for authorized only viewing
law enforcement to do a gmxl job
The Sheriffs Office will be using the
The primary way this is addressed
training available tor a trial period,
is constant training A law enforce
until June 30. A monthly fee is bc
ment officer needs to be constantlv
ing paid to LFTN tor the use of the
trained in new laws, civil liability,
equipment, the fee coming from
drug money seizures and not out of
problem solving, investigative
techniques, drug investigation
taxpayers pockets Officers taking
techniques, etc . in order to prov ide
the classes provided will be able to
the best in services to the public he
obtain college credits from the
is there to protect," said Drago
University of Louisville's continuing
"H e has to be up on all the latest
education program and training
crime lighting techniques which re
hours credit from the Oregon Board
on Police Standards and framing A quires time and resources to provide
this training, usually away from the
deputy . after viewing a selected class
area he is responsible tor Hie Mor
will then take a written examination
row County Sheriffs office has
which is submitted to the university
elected to try to provide a majority
for grading and credit
of this training mhousc by subs*, rib
“'W e believe that continuing
mg to the Law Enforcement Ielevi
education is the key to keeping the
law enforcement personnel in the
sion Network.’’
The 1 aw Enforcement Television
community highly professional ami
Network (I I INl aits dailv news,
training and information tor the
more than 640,000 f S law en
forcemcnt officers II I N is a ub
sidiary of Dallas based W olcott
Communication a leader in the
growing private satellite u , -vision
industry, which rev idly went
public
I I I N daily programming in en
cryptcd lor authorized only viewing
Developed ami presented by law en
forcemcnt instructors and trainers
I ETN brings state-of the art train
mg to officers and supervisors in
more than 16.000 city, counts and
state law enforcement agenc ies
The programming and curriculum
complements l«*c»l training pro
grams offered by law enforcement
agencies 1 ETN program m ing
features law enforcement instructors
teaching such critical topics as of
ticcr survival, crime control ami
prevention, civil liability, and deal
mg with job related stress
I I TN’s staff includes veteran law
enforcement professionals with a
total ot 170 years of law enforcement
experience ami 14 advanced degrees
of law enforcement experience The
staff includes former city of Dallas
Chief of Police Hilly Prince and
police author and instructor Neal
I rautman
Drawing upon research gathered
from numerous city, state and na
tional police training officials. Prime
and Trautman have been instrumen
tal m developing programming ami
training strategies for I,ETN
l aw enforcement trainers and of
ficers have available to them daily
updates on the war on drugs, officer
survival, new weapms am) scientific
techniques to help combat crime in
their communities Another segment
of I E l V s daily programming
focuses on administrative super
visory issues, such as motivation,
stress management, civil liability and
problem solving techniques
County receives emergency funds
Morrow ('ounty has been chosen
to receive SH.(XM) to supplement
emergency food and shelter pro
grams in the area, according to Scott
Km ska. Boardman
The money comes from the
Federal Emergency Management
Agency (El MA) A board made up
of local government offic ials, charity
and church groups will meet to
decide how the funds are to be
distributed The next meeting will he
Ecb 8 at 4 p m at the Boardman Ci
tv C ouncil Chambers
Under me terms of the grant, an
organization chosen to receive funds
must be non profit, practice non
discrimination, have demonstrated
the capability to deliver emergency
food and shelter and have a volunteer
hoard
For more information contact
Bauska. 481 7(47
I ast year, says Hauska. the Mor
row County Neighborhood ('enter.
United Wav and the South Morrow
County Ministerial Association
distruhuted funds to provide
emergency food and shelter in the
county
Members on this year’s board in
elude loins Carlson. Morrow Conn
tv Judge. Scott Bauska. Stan Foster
of ( API CO, Merri Reamer ol
l lilted W av . ( ilenn Anderson ol the
So Morrow County Ministerial
Assoc a Neighborhood Center
representative, and Vera Cooley ol
the Irrigon Boardman Emergency
Assistance Services
Carlson announces youth commission
Morrow County Judge la>uis
Carlson recently announced forma
tion of the Morrow ('minty Youth
Commission The first meeting of
the commission was held on Thurs
day, January 11 in Boardman Cor
nne Lindsay of Lexington was
unanimously elected chairperson for
the commission, with Gladys Elobbs
of Irrigon elected vice chairperson
The commission selected a secretary
prrMem and planned to formally
select this position at a meeting set
for Lexington on February 8
In calling the group together.
judge Carlson reviewed the long
term commitment ot the communi
ty to improving opportunities for
Morrow County's young people ami
stated that "the commission has a
great task before it, to develop pro
grams and services that not only ad
dress the social problems of our
diverse county, but also give our
families ami young people a chance
for a better life ’’ Many of the
members of the commission express
ed optimism that Morrow County
could be leaders in establishing
creative family based services tor
young people because of the strong
com m unity spirit of citizens,
schools, ch u rch es, and local
government
l.indsav appointed a three person
task force from the commission to
develop an outline ol the proposes!
scope of work for review and ap
proval at the February 8 meeting
The public is invited to attend the
commission's meetings and may oh
tain a schedule of the meetings
through the commission i hairperson
or the county court
The tax rate for the proposed
1440 4 | Morrow County Sohi>«*l
year budget is SI I 40 per thousand
dollars of assessed value compared
to S10 8823 for this year
The school district's total propos
ed budget is up SI ’ b .3 lb a one per
cent increase from S13.2I2.783 for
the 148s) o ,) school vcai to
SI 3.i8U.twq tor the 1440 41 school
year
The total general turn! increase is
5*03,376 a iwo point five percent in
crease from SI I 444.747 in 14X4 40
to SI 1.748 123 tor 1440 4 |
The district plans to ask the voters
to approve new tax base of
S8.645.I5I the amount the district
would receive in the safety net The
following year the school could in
crease the amount six percent or
$318,704 without a vote
Salaries on the whole arc down
over all S2X.2XI a less than one |X-r
cent decrease from S3
3.034 in
84 40 i,» S5.654.773 in 40 4 |
According to the school district the
decrease resulted from "uncertain
ty as this year’s budget was made
partialis because of budgeting a year
of catchup for the zero increase in
1488 84 and projecting lor this vear
resulting m some over estimation of
salarv accounts, downhinng in
several of the 30 positions thal turn
edover in 1484 ‘XI dropping tunds
for positions that were held in
reserve this yeai in vase enrollments
increased, intending to take advan
tage of stall attrition in schools
where enrollments have decreased
and class sizes are small (no such in
tcttions arc material at this joint hut
the jossihilitv is highly likely l. and
shifting cafeteria salaries lo the
transfer account '
Of thal certified teachers' salaries
are down 516.206 a less than one pr
cent decrease from 53.874.833 m
84 40 to 53,858,627 in 40 4 |
Salaries tor administrators aixl the
business manager, however, arc up
540,113a nine percent increase troni
5436.547 m 84-90 to 5476.710 in
40 41 ('huck Rhoads. Morrow
County School District business
manager deputy clerk, attributes the
increase to contractual increases in
principals’ salaries and an increase
in the superintendent’s salary. pass
ed hy the school h*»ard at the last
K urd meeting
Classified salaries arc down
576.436 a seven percent decrease
from 51.047.440 in 84 40 to
51.021.334 in 40 4|
Em ployee benefits arc up
5148.606 a six percent increase
from 52.440.774 in 84 4j) to
52.384.380 in 40 41 Of this,
w orkm an’s com pensation rose
51 8,3 32 2 1 3 percent from 8'.818
in 8 4 ‘8) to 5102.130 in 40 4 |,
medical insurance rose 584.328 12
percent troni 674 147 to 576'.723,
dental insurance rose 58.386 from
5130. till) to 5138.686. and long
term disability more than doubled,
troni 1 2.34 3 to 28 M4 Retirement
funds rose 6 .’ 8 3 less than one per
cent
from
5 l .0 l b .6 3 3 to
51,023,4 36
Purchased services were down as
a whole 51 34,636 a more than 11
jx'icent decrease- troni SI .261.026 to
v ‘ 126 3 ’i i
i he Inge difference
is .iiinhuiahlc mainly to the expen
\ivi aslvstos abatement projects that
were I muled in ibis vear’s budget
and other one tunc expenses thal
specially find their wav into this
Nancy Brownfield Heppner
emissary to Washington D.C.
Nancy Brownfield
Heppner’s N.irxv Brownfield mu
ot Morrow ( ountv s movci- uul
shakers,
made her tirsi inji to
Washington l>< in e.irlv J.inu.irc
for a two told purpose
I as! September 1484 Brownfield
was appointed as the ! duc.ition
< omniittee chairperson tor the Stale
Independent Insurance Aivncics of
Oregon As part of her on going
education, a requisite tor holding an
insurance agent’s license she attend
ed a three dav education convtx alion
on the national level in the Capitol
city
And as a member >4 the W illow
Creek Park District since M. iv
1484 Browntield t<x>k ulv.ini.i i I
this trip to lobby representatives and
Corps of I ngiucci officials on the
importance ot Corps' funding for
development ot the Willow Creek
I’aik above Heppnct
ll was a verv |*i>sitive cx|x*f lerxc
for
both
p u rp o s e s ."
said
Brownfield who lias been assoc i.ited
with Wheatland Insurance V iu v
lone, since 148 3
I found out that < >regon is on top
of things when il comes lo the m
surance business. Brownfield said
\ fit I she added (hai ardite need to
keep up on rules and legislative
changes lo (viler serve the (while
\nd in her stale role, she will share
ibis knowledge with committee
members
lis» il was an opportunity to hear
national sjx'akers and loam about
available programs Continuing
education to better advance skills is
a j>ati ot the competitive edge in the
insili ance field. Brownfield said
Arid, as a member ot the five jxt
son P.uk Board. Brownfield saul she
li.iv a strong . ommittment in heljvmg
to secure funding tor the proposed
development of a recreation park site
ficai the Willow Creek Dam
Therefore Brownfield mol pel
son.illy w itti < fregon’s I S Senators
M.uk Hatfield and Boh Packwood
and C S Rep Bob Smith, as well
as officials from the Corps of
Engineers m Washington. I> (
< >nr legislators were verv
positive in support of he I jmig to
secure |>aik Umiline
Brownfield
said And I think (fiat tile y were ex
tremclv impressed hy a represen
tativc wtiling to make a personal ap
(»arance
The impaci of a 5373 thousand
dollar |Mik site could make a sigmti
caul addition lo the economy in the
Willow ( reek vallcv. Brownfield
said I oui isiii needs lo lv one ol the
m.nor tin lists. especially with the
lagging lumber industry, which is
one ot our major employers, and
other industries in this part of the
county, she said
I tus was supposed to be a multi
purpose dam and presently thcie is
noplace for people to camp nearby
I he hoard intends to do
everything |«>ssiblo to make this hap
(vn. she said Presently the right
sjc|>s .ire being taken and the infoi
mation Biowntield received is a sieji
forward
I here are no guarantees, but since
the hoard lias positive commitments
as to the m kind .match money for
i his i v |v of pro|Cc i , hoard members
av ttiev h. (v that the < oij's (inuline
will he included in then P>4|
budget, she m iu luded
Contingeiky and ( ash Reserve for
next veat are at this vear’s level,
5200.0(8)
and
5741.608
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February I lor an apjvointmcni
Those who have not vet aj'plied
lor beating assistance should do as
soon as ( hissi M c because the pro
gram will tv coming to a close
It anyone is m need of winter
clothing ttiev should sloji by the
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Potato give-away Feb. 6
I he Neighborhmxl ( enter willtx
having a frozen potato giveawav
Tuesday February n starting at I
p m Everyone is welcome
Itic center will lx- doing income
lax starling in Ichmaiv Dates and
tunes have not been dec idol I hose
interested nuiv call the center alter
area." said the school district
A projected purchased services
difference of 524,436 between
Riverside High School's electric bill
of 561 , 1 34 and Heppner High
School's electric bill of 531.20.3 is
attributed to changes tor electricity
at Riverside \ football field, accor
ding to Rhoads Idle sch»x»l district
contracts with the county for use of
(he field lor Heppner High’s home
games, which arc held at the Mor
row County Fairgrounds, tor around
54.1*8) said Rhoads lone High
School's electricity bill is projected
to be around 56.143 The projected
electric bill for Columbia Junior
High is set at 532.210. Heppner
Junior High's at 57,63 3, and lone
Junior High’s at 52.684
Supplies and maietials arc up
568. s.j ’ .i 10 percent increase from
56.31,747 i $700.294
These in
creases are mainly in the general
supply ureas reflecting overall re
quests m clussnxiui and maintenance
areas Bui one of die main reasons
for increase is in that shift,
p r e v i o u s I y
mentioned, from student txxfy and
athletic accounts, this «.hilt is large
lv ottset by an increase in anticipated
revenue from these areas." said the
school disirut ’ The increase in
maintenance areas is due to equip
ment repaii needs and painting and
roofing upkeep at various schools
Shitting
expenses
to
non
comsumuhlc supplies from capital
outlay to this area also creates an in
crease
Capital ( fuiluy is up $236.642
Several new and replacement equip
ment items account for ibis increase
l iidcr new equipment are mainly
safely nutting lor playground equip
ment floor maintenance machines,
and ti mis and instrumentation for bus
and maintenance departments We
also are including a wheel chair lift
at 111 S toi a handleapjxxi student.
Inn (his item mas fvcoiiie a remodel
mg |oh tor general handicap|x*d ac
cess io dial building." said the
disiiict
l nder tcjilucemenl equip
merit, next ve.u veil he our peak vear
tor bio icpluccment on the leave |xir
chase schedule In addition, several
office copiers aii presenllv marginal
in (lieu ojvralioii (I lies arc not
>i»'raiiiig elticiently on the five vear
replacement schedule, as we had
been led lo believe i In addition, we
ate asking again for grounds equip
merit mainly the ('lugger that has
tven c ui two or three nines We have
exhausted out borrowing ability and
no one 1« h . .ills has a plugget to rent
or lease
Other objects are uji 58.364 an
eight percent increase from 546.404
to 310s t "8, aitiibulable mainly to
selling aside the uic reused interest on
(he bus lease pure fuse contract and
identify mg in this area s|vi itic dues
and tecs lot student activities Ibis
area would he higher exc ept that on
(he adv u e of out insurance agent of
lecotd. vee are dropping die student
catastrophic insurance
I ranstcrs are uj> 5107,315 a '14
percent increase from 548.423 to
M sf> ’ in U . aiis.- of the shift in food
service salaries from the school
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