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School board rejects Lexington proposal
The Morrow County School
Board rejected a proposal from
the Lexington City Council re
questing that the school district
either deed a piece of property to
(he town of Lexington or con
tribute to the cost of upkeep on
the property at its meeting August
BESSIE WETZELL
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NEWSPAPER
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17.
VOL. 111
NO. 33
10 Pages Wednesday, August 26, 1992
Morrow County Heppner, Oregon
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of the reliability of the cord, Flug
says that at this time the company
does not use any type of air bag.
Equipment is checked every mor
ning and evening.
So you still want to jump? This
is what happens. Each person is
weighed. Their weight deter
mines what kind of cord is used.
The cord must be substantial, but
not so stiff that the juniper does
not bounce. A harness is fitted
either around the body or the
ankles and the jumper is taken up
in the cage. The jumper is check
ed three different times before he
jumps 150 feet, coming within
30-40 feet off the ground. " I f
they freak out,” said Flug, “ we
take them down and have them sit
for awhile. Only three people
haven’t jumped.”
"The scare factor is totally
unreal,” continued Flug. "They
(the jumpers) see it and they just
have to try it.”
Kee-A-Bungee offers two
packages. For $45 you get to
jump with no extras; the $59
Photos by Joyce Hughes
Bungee jumper does a swan dive before hanging upside down
and bouncing around
‘‘Totally
unreal,
unbelievable,” is the way Rod
Flug of Boardman describes his
new job. More than a few brave
souls may echo Rod’s sentiments.
Rod’s job involves cranes, cords,
extreme heights, falling—you
guessed it. Bungees.
Rod is working for Kenn Evans
of Irrigon, who owns Kee-A-
Bungee bungee jumping. Around
six months ago they started look
ing into bungee jumping to
enhance Evans’ crane business.
They started offering bungee
jumps around a month ago, first
at Redmond. Since then, they
have been to the Umatilla Coun
ty Fair at Hermiston and the Mor
row County Fair in Heppner.
They have scheduled trips to the
Benton-Franklin Fair in Ken
newick, WA, Walla Walla, the
Pendleton Round-Up and Hood
River.
Rod, who has jumped from the
crane 15 or 16 times, says that
they went through extensive
training from David Barlia, who
owns his own jumping site in
California. Flug says that Barlia
was highly recommended by their
insurance company. Kee-A-
Bungee is insured for 2.2 million
and is OSHA inspected and ap
proved, he says. While bungee
jumping is not regulated in
Oregon, Flug says that for safe
ty reasons, their company is self-
regulating themselves and has
adopted California's standards.
“ There is a risk in any sport,”
said Flug. "But if I didn’t feel
what we were doing was not safe,
I wouldn't be doing it.” They use
a brand-new 50-ton portable
crane and a special bungee cord
with a cotton sheath which en
cases multiple individual cords.
"All of our equipment is brand
The property, located across
the street from the school district
offices in Lexington, is a ball
field. The school district owns the
property, but had given it to the
town of Lexington many years
ago, under a special agreement.
According to the agreement, the
property would remain in the
hands of the city until the district
wanted it back for educational
purposes.
John Edwards, Lexington city
council member, said that the ci
ty cannot get grants to fix up the
park, and is reluctant to fund im
provements on it, because it is
owned by the district, which can
ask for the property back at any
time. The city does not want to
continue the entire cost of upkeep
on the field. "A s a property
owner, it’s an eyesore,” com
mented Gary Richards of Lex
ington. "Somebody needs to do
it.” Richards added, “ our kids
have nowhere to go unless they
go to lone or Heppner.”
In other business, the board
learned the the district dropout
rates for the 1990-91 school year
were 10.6 percent, above the
state average of 6.48 percent.
District superintendent Ralph
Reed said that Heppner and lone
were below the state average,
while Riverside was above.
-voted to change the reimburse
ment procedure to administrators
for in-district expenses, upon the
BMCC offers
beginner golf
Blue Mountain Community
College will offer a group begin
ning golf class this fall at Willow
Creek County club. Class will be
held at the golf course on a series
of'five Thursdays from 5 to 6:30
p.m. Dates will be September 3,
10, 17, 24 and October 1.
The class is intended for peo
ple with little or no prior golfing
experience and will cover the
basics of the rules, play and eti
quette of the game. The skills of
putting, chipping, pitching, ap
proaching, fairway shots and
teeing-off will be covered.
There is a $20 course fee and
a temporary membership fee of
$15 for non-members.
Registration may be completed
by contacting Sue Warren, South
Morrow County Blue Mountain
Community College Coordinator
at 422-7404. Class will be limited
to 10 members.
For more information contact
Warren or the instructor John Ed-
mundson. 676-9187, work or
676-5177, home.
HHS yearbook
signing Sept. 3
The Heppner High School year
book signing party will be Thurs
day, September 3. at 7:30 p.m.
at the high school cafeteria.
There are a few yearbooks
available at $17 each for those
who have not already purchased
one.
advice of the auditors, instead of
giving the administrators $100 in
cash each month for expenses, the
district will allow up to $1200 a
year for expenses, but is requir
ing that the administrators submit
receipts for their expenses.
•approved resignations of
Kevan Pratt, Columbia Junior
High counselor, assistant football
coach and Riverside High School
head baseball coach; Kevin Fry,
RHS Tag coordinator, assistant
wrestling coach; Matt Warren,
maintenance supervisor; Karen
Kegler, RHS assistant track
coach; Dan Daltoso, RHS assis
tant basketball coach.
-approved employment of Vic
toria Broden, Heppner Elemen
tary School half-time sixth grade
teacher; Katy Belanger, A.C.
H oughton/Sam
Boardman
Elementary art teacher; Shane
Fritz, RHS TAG coordinator;
Mark Jones, RHS assistant
wrestling coach; Darcy Robin
son, Heppner High secretary;
Barbara Hayes, HHS computer
coordinator; Russell Britt, HHS
assistant football coach; Rick
Johnston, HHS head baseball
coach.
-approved transfers for: Kevin
Fry, from RHS language arts to
RHS dean of students; Barbara
Orwick, HES half time sixth
grade to Chapter I; Sharon Sam
ple, CJH P.E. aide and custodian
to CJH library tech.; Robin Hux-
oll, ACH instructional assistant to
CJH media computer aide.
-received the HHS accredita
tion report.
Ballots to be mailed Friday
The ballots for the vote on the
repeal of the Heppner hotel-motel
tax will be sent out this Friday,
Aug. 28 according to Morrow
County
Clerk
Barbara
Bloods worth. The ballots must be
received by the clerk’s office by
Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 8 p.m.
A ‘yes’ vote will repeal the
transient hotel-motel tax. A ‘no’
vote will retain the tax, which
was approved by the Heppner Ci
ty Council April 13.
The tax ordinance places a five
percent charge on those who rent
rooms on less than a monthly
basis and on overnight RV
campers.
The tax is expected to generate
around $5,000 annually. The
motel owner will receive 10 per
cent of the tax to recover the cost
of collecting the tax, the city will
retain 10 percent for administra
tion and the balance of the money
will go to the chamber of
commerce.
Glenn and McElligott in for the race
Morrow County Commissioner
Jerrry Peck had not filed for the
commissioner’s position as of
press time Tuesday. Peck, an in
dependent had until 5 p.m.
August 25 to file.
Ed Glenn, Boardman, who
defeated John Prag of Boardman
in the prim aries and Don
McElligott, lone face each other
for the commissioner’s spot on
Nov. 3.
October 13 is the last day to
register to vote in the November
3 general election, according to
Morrow County Clerk Barbara
Bloods worth.
Christian Life Center to hold crusade
A 'Kids Crusade' is coming to
tow n. The U lrich Family
Ministries are bringing HOBY
and all his puppet pals to the
Christian Life Center, 535 W.
Morgan, beginning Sunday Aug.
30 at 6 p.m. and continuing each
evening through Wednesday,
Sept. 2.
After pastoring in Idaho for
over 10 years, the Ulrich family
has been traveling since 1985 all
across the west, ministering the
Gospel to thousands of kids
through the use of puppets, il
lustrated stories and songs, object
lessons, costumes, contests and
more. "You don’t want to miss
it,” said a church spokesperson.
Pastor Tim, Van Cleave invites
you to make this a family time of
fun, excitement and learning
from the Bible each evening at 6
p.m.
For information or transporta
tion just call the church at
676-5581.
Baptist church cancels service Aug. 30
The Lexington Baptist Church
will not hold services Sunday.
September 5, because most of the
members will be attending fami
ly camp. "W e encourage those
who would like to attend a ser
vice on this Sunday to worship at
the church of their choice,” said
a church spokesperson. "Our
doors will be open again the next
Sunday, September 12.”
Bowling league signups slated
Free bowling and league
signup at Heppner Bowl has been
scheduled for Friday, August 28,
Sunday & Monday, August 30 &
31 and Tuesday through Thurs
day, September 1-3. September
2 and 3 will be morning and
evening.
Bowling leagues will begin on
Sept. 8. League schedule is as
follows: Tuesday. Sept.8-evening
ladies; Wed.. Sept. 9-moming
mixed, evening men; Thursday,
Sept. 10-morning and evening
ladies; Fri., Sept. 11-evening
mixed; Sun., Sept. 13-evening
mixed;
M onday,
Sept
14-moming senior league mixed,
evening men. The second Sunday
of each month is the travel mix
ed league. A starting date has not
yet been set for the men's scratch
travel league.
Contact Walt or John at the
bowling alley for more
information.
Community
band practice
Do you like sports, play an in
strument, or would like to get into
games free?
Heppner community band will
hold its first practice for football
and basketball season on Thurs
day. Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. at the high
school band room. Anyone in
terested should attend.
At the top ready to flip off backwards
new and the best you could buy,”
added Flug. “ No one has been
hurt, maimed or killed by the
cord we are using.” He said that
the type of cord they use is good
for at least 1.500 jumps, whereas
another, less reliable New
Zealand cord, good for only 80
to 100 jumps, has had some
failures, and requires some type
of air bag at the bottom, because
package includes the jump, a
video of the jump (to show your
friends that you really did it) and
a T-shirt. Evans and Flug said
they haven't had anyone come
away disappointed yet. Everyone
that has jumped has loved it and
response has been real positive.
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s h o p p in g -K a y Chinen looks over street
bargains during the merchants Sidewalk Sale Friday in con
junction with fair and rodeo. There were plenty of good bargains
for shoppers that day.
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