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A School board agrees to begin development o f baseball field 35C azette imes V O L 110 NO. 51 10 Pages Wednesday. December 18. 1991 J r M J Photo by Joyco H u g h « Nella Britt was the winner of the FFA club wood raffle. Britt, however, donated the wood back to the club who in turn presented the wood to the Neighborhood Center to assist low income people in their winter heating. Pictured are front l-r: Jake Bacon, Scott Coe and Shelly Ahsbeck receiving wood from Nella Britt; on top Jenni Ashbeck and Rhonda Rhinehart. C t -T earlv Big $550 prize for next week next week Only one more week left on the big Christmas Punch giveaway contest. Next Monday afternoon one lucky person will win $550 in gift certificates to local businesses. Everyone who has entered the contest so far is eligible, along with those who enter this coining week. Winners of last weeks $25 gift certificates were: Carol Kight (Les Schwab), Nancy McKay (Green Feed), Jim Cooper (Heppner Bowl), Jodi Brisbois (K ate’s Pizza), Lou Crum (MCGG), Hilda Williams (Peter son’s) and Marlene Currin (Shoe Box). For those who would like to enter the contest look for the posters at participating businesses, where you can pick up your Christmas Punch punch card. Because of the Christmas holi day, next week’s Gazette-Times will be published early. The Gazette will be on the stands and in your mailbox on Monday next week instead of Wednesday. Ad and newsstory deadlines will be this Friday for next week’s paper. The following week, for New Years, the paper will come out one day early on Tuesday. Sheriff advices caution in holiday drinking For Morrow County citizens, for adults across the nation, :w Year’s eve is a joyous and stive event. Parties and get gethers abound, and people lebrate with an abundance of od and drink. In fact, drinking excess has become something a tradition on New Year’s eve. a fortunately, this is also one of e most lethal nights of the year terms of fatal traffic crashes, orrow County Sheriff, Roy rago points out that over 50 per- nt of all such crashes involve driver who is under the in- jence of alcohol or drugs. Despite these grim facts. New ear’s is also a time for resolu- ins to improve in the coming ar. "You can help reduce traf- : accident statistics,” stated teriff Drago. "Promote the :signated driver program, sped the designated driver and m’t let friends drive drunk." He so offers the following tips for safer get-togethers throughout the year: Always serve food if you serve alcohol. High protein and car bohydrate foods like cheese and meats slow the rate at which the body absorbs alcohol. Serve non-alcoholic beverages. Designated drivers of course re quire other types of beverages, and all guests should have the op tion not to drink alcohol. Don’t let people mix their own drinks. Tending bar yourself or hiring a bartender lets you con trol the amount of alcohol in each drink. Use smaller glasses for beer and wine. Never force drinks on your guests-some may project could stretch out over a 10-year period, depending on availability of funding. At the request of the delega tion, consisting of George Kof- fler and Bob Mahoney, in addi tion to Mills, the school board ap proved an expenditure of $2,500 for fuel to level the high school site in preparation for a new baseball field. An engineer train ing school in Boardman has in dicated that they will level the site for the cost of the fuel. The original site at the high school was rejected because of the discovery of asbestos-lined water- pipe that dissects the property. Mills says that the group hopes to have the baseball field prepared for baseball season in the spring of 1993. He said that while they would prefer turf, the field may be seeded. Ideally the group would like to install an irrigation system, "but I doubt it," added Mills. The delegation asked the board to appoint a foreman for the baseball field project. The board M :- > 'A-/..- ' I V .v , ^ . • - 4 V - A .-Tí •'>»." .*■>.. V ... A ..." -,Ci ? • 7 : -,V • '• ••. \ •* o* . ** *' </ é i 1* a A .* • * • • r ». . ' » * '•* * ' * ’ ,* -■-■.-A >/■ Methodist church donates to Hospital looks family homeless shelter at wages accept merely to avoid seeming rude. Stop serving alcohol about two hours before the party ends. Serve guests coffee, non alcoholic drinks and more food. This will give their bodies time to absorb alcohol consumed. If a guest has had too much to drink, offer to pay for a cab ride home or have the guest spend the night. Sheriff Drago recommends that every citizen makes following these simple procedures a part of their New Year’s Resolutions, so that 1992 can be a year in which all parties end happily, with every guest safely home. The Morrow County Medical Board, at its Tuesday night m eeting, Dec. 17, voted unanimously to instruct their management staff (W estern Health Resources, an Adventist hospital management firm) to put together a "wage parity proposal for non-union employees for all wage classifications ” The board also voted to accept a contract with Dr. Flanagan to provide emergency and relief coverage for Heppner physicians Drs. Ed and Jeanne Berretta. Flanagan provides coverage two nights and two weekends a month, around 150 hours. Flanagan’s wage would increase from $30 to $40 an hour. The board voted to give their executive committee the "per mission and power to do an evaluation and make a step (wage increase) for the administrator." The administrator, Ernest Wick, gave the board notice of his resignation effective Dec. 26 at the Nov. medical board meeting. The board has not yet negotiated a short term contract with Wick for administrative ser vices until a new administrator is hired. ' -> ' x-A . ' - •" Ü itfí .. " -- -. - ; i«-AY;;-’’ Molly Rhea (left) United Methodist Church Sunday school superintendent, presented Cheryl Etchison, wife of Pastor Gerry Etchison, a check to the Pioneer Methodist Church’s Family Night homeless Shelter in Portland. The Portland church’s shelter is one of only three in the Portland area that provide shelter for homeless families. ALI three are sponsored by the Methodist churches. Other shelters in the area accept only adults. The Heppner United Methodist Sunday school and con gregation saved $139.49 pennies to donate to the Portland church. They also donated several boxes of clothing for the homeless children at the shelter. Fruit still available Oranges and grapefruit from the Heppner Lions Club and Soroptimist fruit sale are still available, says Lion member Steve Rhea. Those wishing to order fruit may contact Rhea at 676-9113, or David Sykes at 676-9228. Area churches hold Christmas services Candlelight Vigil Mass will be held at St, Patrick’s Church in Heppner on Dec. 24, at 8 p.m. Christmas Mass on Dec. 25 will be at 11 a.m. C hristm as Mass at St. William’s church in lone will be Dec. 25 at 8:45 a.m. The Rev. Bruce Spencer will celebrate the Holy Eucharist at All Saints Episcopal on Dec. 22 at 10:30 a.m. The church school children will also present their Christmas program during the 10:30 service. Rev. Spencer will conduct mid night Mass Christmas Eve, beginning at 11 p.m. The U nited M ethodist Church will meet for Christmas caroling at the church on Sunday, Dec. 22 at 5 p.m. The Christmas Eve candlelight service will be at 7:30 p.m. There will be no Sunday school Dec. 22 and 29. The Christmas program at the First Christian Church will begin at 10:45 a.m. Sun. Dec. 22 following the 9:30 a.m. Sunday school classes. The program will feature children pre-school through fifth grade singing a variety of Christmas songs. Pastor Roger Scharens’ message "Bom This Day A Savior" will be from Luke 2:8-20. "The First Christmas", a play by the Sunday-Saturday school of Valby Lutheran church will be presented to members and friends at 6 p.m. Dec. 22. A dress rehearsal will be held on Satur day, Dec. 21 at 10 a.m. Appear ing in the play are Jodi, Kyle and Louis Carlson, Arthur Ekstrom, Lonnie and Leland Rill, Amber and Christopher Peck, Joel Peter son, Rick and Kasie Peterson and Tony Becket. Soloists are Kristine Bedortha and Rachel Hoobing. Narrators are Kimber ly Bedortha and Jessica Stefani. Christmas Eve candlelight ser vice will be held at 9 p.m. "C h a rlie , the Inquisitive Christmas Angel" is the subject of Pastor Hoobing’s sermon. There won’t be any Sunday school during the Christmas holidays at Hope Lutheran Church Sunday morning wor ship will begin at 11 a.m. Pastor Hoobing will preach on the theme "God Does Not Give Up On You” , based on the scripture reading of Hebrews 10:5-10. Members may bring a poinsettia to worship service. Carols, candles and Commu nion service will be celebrated on Christmas Eve at 6 p.m. Pastor Hoobing will preach a Christmas sermon on the theme of "Charlie, The Inquisitive Christmas Angel. A special Service of the Word will be celebrated on Sunday Dec. 29 at 11 a.m. Bank o f EastemOregon HOME LOAN PROGRAM Announcing See O u r Ad Page 3 School Christmas program Thursday The Heppner Elementary School Christmas program for children in kindergarten through fourth grade will be held Thurs- declined, instead asking Heppner High School principal Steve Dickenson to act as a liason to the school district concerning the project. In other business, the board: -approved the audit report; -heard from Mike Wsiaki, director of curriculum, that ESD will be placing a financial cap on special education and other ser vices it supplies the Morrow County School District; -received information on the Morrow County drop-out rate from 1984 to 1987; -approved purchase of a van to replace one "totalled” in an ac cident with a Portland MAX trolley car on Nov. 21; -heard that Riverside High School in Boardman has been selected to participate in the Workforce 2000H 21st Century Schools grant; and -received an elections calendar. Board members Bill Doherty and Dwayne Carroll will be up for election in 1992. «. Morrow County Heppner, Oregon Wood winner donates prize back s#'s A local delegation Monday evening, Dec. 16, asked the school board to begin develop ment of a baseball field at Hepp ner High School as soon as possible. According to Larry Mills, a member of the delegation, the proposed fairgrounds renovation (Nov. 27 Gazette-Times) cannot proceed until the baseball field has been moved from its present location at the fairgrounds. Mills said that moving the field is the "key to the whole (fairgrounds) project.’’ The baseball field is now located on the football field, but plans do not include a new baseball field at the fairgrounds site. The fairgrounds plan, unveil ed Nov. 26, calls for an outdoor amphitheater, rodeo grounds separate from the football field, an antique museum, more roads and parking, a new little league baseball field, better football lighting and, perhaps sometime in the future, an activity hall. The plan also calls for expanding the fairgrounds east into what is now the school district bus sheds. 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