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Hepprvr High School He is a
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Morrow County’s Home Owned Newspaper
azette
NOI. ION NO. 7
NNillmsda>. February 14. I*>*#0
Raymond French tiles for
County Commissioner
R ay F r e n c h
form er State Representative and
life-long Morrow County resident
Kay fren ch has announced Ins can
didacy tor Morrow County Comm is
sioner f rench filed tor the position,
now held by Irs Rauch, on Feb 12
Rauch has not yet declared
whether he plans to run
fren ch . h2. was elected tor four
sears in the <begun State legislature
and has served on the Soil and Water
Conservation District board, the
Equalization Board ami the Morrow
Counts School Board He is past
president of the Oregon Cattlemen's
Association and a life member of the
Wheat I eaguc
French ami his wife, Norma, have
three grown daughters, and nine
grandchildren The f renches have a
ranch on Hinton Creek and a ranch
on Butter Creek w hich his daughter
and family operates
fren ch says he wants to sec the
counts continue to grow and is con
cernod about medical care, which is
often a problem for small rural
areas He also lists the Port of Mor
row as a high priority, " I think it's
(Port of M orrow ) thought of as one
ot the best in the state uml we want
m keen n thu* wn> w rt mfvanoe M m
host we can We want to keep our
major industries, agriculture and
timber, viable, too They're still the
bread and butter of the counts
I he primary election will be held
Mas 3
Heppner woman con victed
on DUI I, assault ch arges
A Heppner woman pled guilts to
driving and assault charges Fti.i.iy in
Morrow County Circuit Court, ac
cording to Morrow Counts District
Attorney Jett Wallace
Donna Acock. 25. entered guilts
pleas to d m ing umlcr the Influence
of Intoxicants, and fourth degree
assault before Cirsuit Judge Pro
Tern Ralph Currin I'hc charges
stem Irom an August, IdXd. motor
vehicle accident on W illow Creek
Road, south ol Heppner Acock was
the driver of a vehicle which tailed
to negotiate a curve, throwing her
ami her three children from the
pukup
All suffered extensive
injuries
Judge Currin suspended impost
tion of sentence and placed Acock on
V) months probation He ordered her
to serve a mandatory two-day jail
sentence, pay a 36») victim witness
assessment, submit to mental health
and alcohol evaluation and treat
merit abstain from the use of alcohol
oi controlled substances, pas a 3175
administrative fee, receive a one
year driver s license suspension, and
enter into a service agreement with
children sers ices division during the
term of her probation
S e s e rjl other assault related
charges were dismissed by the state
as a result of plea negotiations
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Blue and Gold
Banquet Feb. 20
Ihc Heppner Cub Scouts Blue and
(»old banquet will be held Tuesday
Fch 20 at 7 p m at the Heppner
FJks Club
In addition to a potluck dinner the
banquet will feature \|>cuker frs in
Williams. Fcho Williams is Scout
matter tor the Blue Mountain Coun
ci! which covers l matilla and Mor
row Counties He h.' hail a long
time involvement wilt: scouting
Alv> al the dinner will be a
“ Fellers' Cake Bake. ' in whish
cakes baked by the Scouts an* their
dads will be judged, given awards
and auctioned oft
St. Pat's auction
needs donations
Plans lor the St Patrick s Day
auction are getting underway, hut
co chairpeison Nnn Spuci suss that
the committee really needs local
donati-iris so that they can put the
auetton pamphlet together as scum as
possible
I'hc auction, which will be- held
Saturdas March 17. around 2 p in
immediately following the parade
will feature a lot ot celebrity
donations including a basketball
autographed hs all the I railhla/crs
scripts, record albums, athletic hags
and hooks
Local donors will give aw as
Italian dinners, beet dinners, a
NO minute airplane rule Irish Bags
a quarter horse stud tec center pieces
and Jim F a r le y 's beans and
cornbread
Spicer sjn l that the auction
brought m over 3V i**> last seat and
“ was a lot of tun
In Ad Auctioneers with Frank
Bettencourt ot the Condon area will
conduct the auction
School district holds budget in crease to 1.3%
Meeting a third time, Monday.
Fcbruars V ihc Morrow County
School District Budget Committee
stamped approval on a “ safety net
o n ly " levy tor the district in
f r i l l 01
This m eans that the
lo o o o i less lor school operations
will he the same as for this school
year NM M ',1 5 1
Acting on a total budget of
311. fgq.OW. the committee held the
budget tor I WO 0) to a I .1 percent
increase, the " smallest percentage
increase in a recent m em ory." ac
cording to business manager Chuck
Rhoads
At 3I1.74H .I21. the operational
budget also represents one of the
smallest increases in recent scars,
according to ihc school district Cp
from 3 1 1.444.747. this 2 65 percent
inc rease represents 3450,000 of cut
ting before the budget was brought
to the budget committee, yet all pre
sent programs arc scheduled for
continuation
Based on the assessor's projec
tions of a reduction in assessed value
of 312.2 K> (100. the tax rate may in
crease somewhat but not because of
a budget or levy increase Small in
creases in revenue items combine to
hold the levy amount for next year
at the present level If the year's
assessed value were to remain the
same, taxes lor school district opera
tkmal purposes would also remain
the same
By keeping the levy within the
safety net amount, no election will
be required to tund the operational
budget “ Ific district is, however,
required to hold a tax base election
in Mas this year, because it exceed
ed its 1016 tax hjsc of 3l**4.(IIK) in
logo 00 , an annual occurrence
because the tax base is so outdated,"
according to a school district news
release
If the tax base of 3H 6 is approv
ed at the M js 15 election this sear
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I urn Brow ufii Id of Heppner scon
•ii »t place m die Flkx Moat Valuable
Student .untesi for girls Brownfield
i honor student at Heppner High
who hopes to Become a pediatrician
She is the current publicity director
it the stu* lent body She is a member
th> Y . nal Honoi Society She
plays basketball, is on the annual
t.i". belongs to the Outdoor Club,
.uni has been a member of the
IV Ime peer teaching team She is
a • mlvr «*1 Hope I utlier in Church
wheri h has taught Sunday School
sevrial sears Brownfield’s
parents n e ste se and Nancy
Brownfield o f Heppner
the tax nasc would become ciicctise
in the I‘Hi I 02 school year, not in the
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The recent public opinion survey
which was conducted hs the Nelson
Group tor the distric t indicated con
elusisele that voters would lasor a
tax base which did not raise current
taxes, said the district
With the budget com m ittee's ac
tion to approve the proposed budget
tor the IWtTYI school year, the
issue in the May election will he only
on whether or not the voters lasor
a tax base- ot H b million dollars
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Kevin Tucker placed second tn the
Flks contest He is the son of Brok
and Janet luckcr Tucker ranks first
academically in his class His talents
are in computers, math and music
He hopes to become a computer
engineer He has applied to several
universities, hoping to be accepted
into Stanford University in ( alitor
n u tucker has panicrjsated in the
Heppner High School drama club
both as a member of the cast and as
student director He is a member ol
tile National Honor Society and the
band
Dan Lindsay
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Third place was won by Kim
Stookey. and Dean Munkers of
Heppner High School Stookey, who
has been active in siudent govern
men! throughout high school, is the
current student hods president She
has lettered in volleyball, basketball
and track As an honor student, she
is a iiK-mhcr of the National Honor
S ir lets She plans to major in inter
national business with an emphasis
on communications She has had ex
perience abroad as a y»nith m is
sionary to the Philippines and Mcx
ico Stookey is the daughter of Lyn
da Crane of Heppner
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Melissa Rowell of lone earned se
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School carnival this Saturday
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Dean Munkers is the son of Gary
and Martha Munkers of lexington
He has lettered in toothall and track
throughout his high school caicci
He is interested in a career in sports
medicine whic h he hopes to pursue
at New Mexico State University He
has been a member ol the Pipeline
jvet education team and is the cur
rent president of Heppner High
Against Drinking Drugs and D m
mg Munkers is an active member
o f the St Patrick’s Catholic Church
youth group
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Kory W.iterland and her mother Karla display a fow of the items
to bo won if the School Carnival this Saturday
Die Heppner I lenient.its School
carnival sponsored hs the Heppner
Parents ( lub sc ill tv held this S.itur
das Feb I ' it the Morrow Counts
Fairgrounds front b h itoH K) p m
Parents Club President Joyce
Hi.chc ».iss that there is over S4oit
in prizes to he won Over I ' games
and activities will he' featured, in
eluding bingo goldfish toss, pop
tov, -pm .lit ind face painting ( on
cessions will also be sold Itckets
are 25 cents each
Those in charge ot booths arc
reminded that set up will begin at t
p m alter the Colt Icisketball gaim-s
Booth organizers must sec that their
booths are decorated before b p m
F or more information call Joyce
H ughes. b7b 02 2 H or carnival
c h a irp e rso n C arol W illiam s.
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The carnival is the main fund
raiser tor the Parents Club In the
past proceeds have helped purchase
computer equipment and programs,
sports wear and equipment. VCRs
and video cameras
Those wishing to vote in Ihc
March 27 election must Iv registered
hs March b
Marc h b is also the last date to file
for candidacy tor the Mas 15
primary
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B allots to be m ailed M arch 9
Ballots tor the upcoming election
will tv nailed I ndas March 0. ac
cording to Morrow County Clerk,
Bar hat a Itloodsworth
Bloodsworth said the ballots must
be received by the clerk's olfice by
H p m on March 27 She stressed
that the ballots must be in the office
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( hmk ! b re a k fa s t-K a tie (Hi and Aaron i 5l I worck ri|nv pai ik
at VI C G (i annual customer appreciation day Saturday Katie .mi) Aaron
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-il nst t it b o s s in the Flks Most
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set up ni i, ounting system tor his
family » ranch He plans to follow
Rowell has been on the A ' honor
roll for four year* and is currently
president o f the lone High School
Honor Society She wa.x a member
of the honor band in her freshman
and sophomore years and received
(he John Phillip Sousa Award two
years in a row She is a member o f
the drama cluh. band, track and let
ter club and is active in the lone
Dinted C hurch o f Christ Youth
group She was included in the
“ W ho's W ho in American High
School Students" in I0HK Rowell
has been a scorekeepcr timer and
statistician for volleyball and basket
ball games She plans to major tn
business adm inistration at Blue
Mountain Community College and
Southern Oregon State College
Rowell is the gianddaughter of Bill
Nichols, lexington
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