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VOL 110 NO. 18
Wednesday, May 8, 199
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Morrow County Heppner, O regon^
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Student exchange marks 11th year
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L-R: Chad Skroch, Jenny Krein, Bryce Tucker and Dani Hill
For the past 11 years Centennial
Middle School in Gresham and
Heppner Middle School students
have been exchanging places for a
week each spring to give rural
students a chance to experience city
life and city kids an opportunity to
see what country life is all about.
Bryce Tucker, Jenny Krein, Dani
Hill and Chad Skroch, Heppner
Middle School students participating
in the Heppner-Centennial Middle
School exchange, all say that their
week-long visit was a positive one
and want to return.
Bryce Tucker, 14, the son of Brok
and Janet Tucker, who have a ranch
between Heppner and Hermiston,
says he had an “ interesting” time
and was able to go flying in the
single-engine plane owned by his
host family. “ There are a lot more
people,” said Bryce. “ A lot more
people to meet.”
Dani Hill, 13, said that after
school hours were spent going to the
park, playing Nintendo and visiting
‘Nike Town,’ which, she said, was
“ awesome.” Dani, the daughter of
Steve and Tana Hill, Lexington
remarked on the size of the Centen
nial school which has 600 eighth
graders. All of the Heppner students
said they had a little trouble finding
their way around the large school-
even with maps.
Of all the tours the kids took in
Portland, Dani said she liked
Reynold’s Aluminum plant tour the
least of the week’s activities.
“ There are a lot of things to do
there,” remarked Jenny Krein, 14,
daughter of Bob and Joy Krein,
Heppner "Everybody’s different,”
she added. “ It’s hard to have just
one friend." Jenny said that she and
her hosts went to a movie while she
was there.
Chad Skroch, 13, of of Cyde and
Rusty Estes, Heppner, commented
that the city kids “ asked a lot of
dumb questions" about life in the
country. The other Heppner area
kids agreed, saying that the Gresham
kids asked if they had roads, televi-
sion and if the Heppner kids had ever
been in a shopping mall. Chad said
he went to the mall, played basket
ball and went to the movies during
his stay. Chad said he liked meeting
new people best, but disliked getting
up so early for special events.
Dani, Bryce and Jenny all nodded,
saying that they had to be at the
school at 6:45 a m. twice during the
week.
While in Gresham the Heppner
students visited OMS1, the zoo, Boe
ing, and toured Portland’s Old Town
and China Town.
The students said that hair and
clothing styles were “ the same”
although Gresham students were
‘more into the styles,’ said Jenny.
Schoolw ork, how ever, was
“ easier” in Gresham that at home,
she added.
All-in-all a positive experience,
the Centennial exchange forged
friendships between city and coun
try kids. Bryce, Dani and Jenny want
to return and Chad has invited his
host to spend some time in Heppner
this summer.
Frank and Kay Anderson receiv
ed the top honor from Oregon State
University’s E.R. Jackman Founda
tion Monday night, May 6, at an
OSU Alumni Friends and Banquet at
the Heppner Elks Club.
Dr. Roy Arnold, dean of the col
lege o f agriculture at OSU,
presented the award to the Ander-
sons in recognition of the support
and encouragement they gave to the
Wheat Research Endowed Chair.
The award, a bronze statue of a tree
known as the “ Trysting Tree” , is
the highest honor the council of
regents can give. The presentation
was made in the name of Oregon
Ssate University and the college of
agriculture as well.
“ Very few people have received
this honor,” said Betty Brose, direc
tor of the Jackman Foundation.
“ Glen and Mildred Harvey receiv
ed it for their gift of the Harvey
Ranch to the Jackman Foundation a
few years ago. It is one small way
that we can show our appreciation to
supporters of OSU and the college
of agriculture.”
The keynote speaker at the ban
quet was Dr. Warren Kronstad, pro
fessor of plant breeding and genetics
at OSU, and current holder of the
endowed chair. Dr. Kronstad spoke
of the need to plan future plant
breeding needs today, to be able to
anticipate future market needs now.
“ In order to breed a wheat varie-
ty that is competitive in the
marketplace, we need to test its end
product use,” said Dr. Kronstad.
This means making cookies, breads,
noodles and so forth to see if the new
wheat variety is acceptable. “ We
can’t do that for noodles,’ ’ he said.
“ We don’t have the laboratories to
test noodles, and we have lost the
noodle market to the Australians as
a result.” Kronstad commended
Eastern Oregon farmers for their
support of wheat research, and en
couraged them to continue that
support.
The banquet also included an ad
dress by the new offensive coor-
School tax base
ballots mailed
Creative Care Preschool
raffle handmade quilt
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L-R Dr. Roy Arnold presents award to Frank and Kay Anderson
dinator for the Beaver football team,
Mike Summers. "Beaver fans have
been patient enough,” he said.
“ You’re going to see a very dif
ferent team in the future.”
Harold Kerr was the sponsor and
motivating force behind the event
which included a golf tournament
with the banquet. “ This is just a
chance to come to the area and say
thanks to the friends, supporters, and
alumni of OSU,” he said. “ If we
have some encouragement, we may
do it every year.” Kerr was an Ex
tension agent in Morrow County
from 1965 to 1979, and retired from
the Extension Service in 1990.
Ballots have been mailed for the
Morrow County School District Tax
Base Measure.
The district is asking for a tax base
increase from $1,053,928 to
$9,086,618.
According to the district the cur
rent tax base is outdated and has pro
vided less than 10 percent of the
money required to operate the
schools for one year.
Proponents of the measure also
say that the tax base amount will af
fect the amount of money the district
vW.l receive from the state following
the passage of Ballot Measure 5. The
larger the tax base, the more money
will be received.
The tax base increase would be
under the 1991-92 $15 per thousand
assessment limit mandated by Ballot
Measure 5, says the district.
Ballots must be received at the
Morrow County Courthouse by
Tuesday, May 21, at 8 p.m.
Bike-a-thon
coming soon
By Anne Morter
St. Jude’s Bike-a-thon organizer
Loa McElligott reminds all cyclists
that the annual event is coming soon.
The Ruggs to lone ride to benefit St.
Jude’s C hildren’s Hopsital is
scheduled for Sunday, May 19.
Loa says that she hopes that all
participants have been busy collec
ting pledges and getting in condition
for the ride. Pledge sheets and in
formational posters are available at
Bristow’s Market, the Bank of
Eastern Oregon in lone and the lone
school. Anyone needing further in
formation should call Loa at
422-7228.
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lone Preschools four-year-old calss (l-r) Johnny Collin, Cydne
Tullis, Sarah Barrow, Meghan McCabe, Emily Key, Billy Gates,
Curtis Thomson and A.J. Hendricks with teacher Debbie Holtz
and the quilt they made.
By Anne Morter
The Creative Care Preschool has
created a handmade quilt, featuring
original children's drawings, which
will be raffled to raise funds for the
preschool. The drawing will be held
in conjunction with the lone Fourt of
July Celebration.
The twin-size quilt features at least
one square from each preschool stu
dent, drawn onto fabric with a heat
crayon and pieced together by Becky
Tullis. The children’s quilt is cur
rently on display at the Bank of
Eastern Oregon in lone but will pro
bably be displayed other places
around town before the Fourth of
July.
Tickets are $1 each or six for $5
and are available from the Bank of
Eastern Oregon or any Creative
Care Board m em ber. Board
members are Cathy M cCabe,
Sharon Rietmann. Arlynda Gates,
Becky Tullis and Janet Thompson.
Cultural anthropologist Marilyn
Couture will present two films on the
native people of the Great Basin at
7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 16. at
the Morrow County Museum. The
public is invited and admisssion is
free.
“ The Earth is Our Home”
describes the traditional culture of
the Northern Paiute of southeastern
Oregon and Nevada, and “ A Search
for Vanished People” explores the
prehistory of Southeastern Oregon.
Discussion, questions and answers
will follow.
Marilyn Couture has been recor
ding the ethnobotany and oral history
of the Bums Paiute Indians since
1974. This 90-minute program is
made possible by the Oregon Coun
cil for the Humanities, an affiliate of
the National Endowment for the
Humanities.
Lions donate to city pool project School district
makes offer on
superintendent M useum to host films on
contract
native people
The Morrow County School
District has “ tentatively offered a
contract" to a candidate for the
district superintendent's position, ac
cording to Julie Ashbeck of the
school district office.
Doyle
M cCaslin,
current
superintendent was out of town and
not available for comment.
McCaslin has announced his
resignation effective July 1 to take
a position as superintendent of the
Eagle Point District in southern
Oregon near Medford.
Heppner Lions club president David Sykes (left) presents
a check to George Koffler to help with the repair of the swim
ming pool, for $250.
The Lions Club donation will go towards renovation of the
city pool’s filter system.
Koffler said that more donations are needed to complete the
$6,500 project so that the pool may be opened early in June.
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