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VOL. 111 NO 37 6 Pages Wednesday, September 23, 1992 Morrow County Heppner, Oregon
Progress continues on fairgrounds
renovation project
The Morrow County School
Board approved a 3.5 percent
wage increase in a contract with
the Oregon School Employees
A ssociation for classified
employees at the Sept. 21 school
board meeting. C lassified
employees include non-certified
personnel such as aides,
secretaries, cooks and bus
drivers.
The board changed the bus
drivers reimbursement to an
hourly rate. Previously the
drivers had been paid various
amounts, depending on the route
they drove.
The
board
increased
secretaries’ wages to bring the
wages more in line with the state
average. According to school
board member Marcia Kemp, all
of the classified employees are
now near or above state averages.
The board also combined the
classified employees’ separate
medical and dental plans into one
plan with $100 deductible per
employee or $ 150 deductible per
family. The classified employees’
plan has a $330 per month cap.
In other business the board:
-approved purchase of a $1,800
commercial drier for Columbia
Junior High School. The school
had previously used a non
commercial drier, but required a
commercial machine because of
the quantity of clothes dried. CJH
dries an average of 300 towels a
day, in addition to uniforms;
-granted three requests for out
of district students to attend
various schools-one to attend
Umatilla High School, one to at
tend Echo High School and one
to attend Heppner High School;
-disapproved purchase of PE
locker baskets for Columbia
Junior High. The baskets will be
budgeted next year, said Kemp;
-approved a tuition rate for
Olex High School students;
-adopted the budget calendar to
meet state requirements for next
year;
-accepted donations totalling
$150 to Riverside High School;
-approved a pilot program at
A.C. Houghton which would
allow first grade teachers to use
a textbook they had developed;
-did not approve a contract with
the Oregon School Boards
Association to revise board
policy. The policy revision will
be put in next year’s budget, said
Kemp;
-tabled a proposal for an elec
trical service study for all district
buildings;
-approved hiring an additional
teacher for A.C. Houghton
Elementary School’s third grade
class. The two current third grade
classrooms have 32 students
each;
-discussed purchase of a
$2,800 stairmaster which would
enable a handicapped student to
access second and third floor
classrooms. Kemp said that a
wheelchair may be attached to the
stairmaster, which would me
chanically climb the stairs. She
said that the machine may be
moved to other buildings as
needed;
-approved resignations of: Dan
Daltoso, Boardman-Irrigon Ad
visory Committee; Robin Graff,
lone Middle School assistant
track coach; Tom French CJH
head football coach; Sandra
Queen and court tryouts slated
Dooney, Irrigon bus driver; Dirk
Dirksen RHS assistant baseball
coach; Tracy Foster, HHS assis
tant volleyball coach;
-approved employment of:
Roger
Helm er,
assistant
superintendent;
Courtenay
Deniston. RHS newcomer center
teacher; Torrie Meyers, RHS
newcomer center trainer/coor-
dinator; Arlene Flanagan,
Boardman-Irrigon bus driver;
Melissa Richards, RHS instruc
tional assistant for newcomer
center; Jane Swann RHS instruc
tional assistant for the newcomer
center; Marchell Downey, RHS
clerical assistant for the
newcomer center; Pat Quarisa
RHS special education instruc
tional assistant; Dawn Watt,
ACH instructional assistant, Lori
Pruitte, ACH special education
instructional assistant; Barbara
Broadbent, SBE cook's helper,
part time; Dirk Dirkson, RHS
head baseball coach: Robin Graff
HHS assistant baseball coach;
Bobbette Howell, HES special
education instructional assistant;
Gregg Rietmann. IHS assistant
boys basketball coach; Victor
Wallace. RHS head girls basket
ball coach; Steve Schaber. IMS
assistant football coach; Nancy
Swarat, HHS assistant volleyball
coach; Sue Thompson, HHS
dance team advisor.
Granted a leave of absence to
Theresa Proctor. Sam Boardman
Elementary fourth grade teacher
and Darcy Robinson, Heppner
High School secretary.
HHS senior class
plans potato feed
amount of time and materials to
The Heppner senior class of
make the project go smoothly,”
‘93
will hold a baked potato feed
Koffler added.
Tryouts for the 1993 Morrow try out. For an application and
from
5:30 to 6:45 p.m. at the
The Heppner Booster Club has County Fair and Oregon Trail rules contact Darlene Scroggins,
fairgrounds
annex building before
arranged for financing the pur Pro Rodeo Court have been set 676-9474 or Julie Ashbeck at
the
football
game against Sher
chase of the lights and other ex for Sunday, Oct. 25 at the Mor 989-8202.
man
County,
Friday, Sept. 25.
penses related to the football
row County Fairgrounds.
All completed applications
The
cost
for
a
potato with topp
field, as well as funding for the
Any young lady who will be 16 must be returned no later than
ings,
drink
and
dessert is $3.
new baseball field.
by August 1, 1993 is welcome to Friday, Oct. 23.
Toppings
available
will be chili,
“ Fund raising has begun to
Boys and girls at least 11 years
broccoli
and
cheese
sauce,
take care of these costs,” Koffler
old wishing to serve as pennant
cheese,
onions
and
sour
cream.
said. The Bank of Eastern
bearers for the court may send a
Proceeds will go towards the
Oregon, Kinzua Corporation and
letter stating your desire to serve
senior class drug and alcohol free
Morrow County Grain Growers
to Julie Ashbeck. HC70 Box 411.
graduation trip.
each have contributed $2,500 to
Echo. OR 97826.
Heppner TV Inc. will ex
start the fund raising drive by the perience signal loss October 6
Fairgrounds Masterplan Ex through 13 around 1:05 p.m. for
ecutive Committee and the approximately 10 minutes each
Morrow County Creative Arts Center in Heppner. All members
Booster Club. Koffler reports that day. Most satellite channels will and Crafts will resume meetings are encouraged to bring
J im and John Logan of lone have be off at these times, however for the remainder of the year,
something to sell and an item for
made a sizeable contribution and VHI will be off earlier in the day
following a break during the sum the white elephant table.
contacts are now being made and the Disney Channel and USA
mer months. A meeting has been
Meetings are regularly schedul
throughout the area on an in will have interruption at about
scheduled for Monday, Sept. 28 ed for the fourth Monday of each
dividual basis. The Morrow 1:40 p.m. Each interrruption is at Kate's Pizza. 1 p.m.
month. Anyone interested in at
County School District also approximately 10 minutes or less.
Plans are underway for the
tending a meeting or joining the
budgeted $20,000 to give the pro
The loss of satellite signal due groups second annual Harvest of group is most welcome. For more
ject a big boost.
to solar interference is an inherent the Arts show and sale Fri. and
information contact club presi
Preparations are also being part of satellite operations and oc Sat., Nov. 6 and 7 at the Senior
dent Mary Moyer. 676-9844.
made to contact a broad base of curs in the spring and fall of each
people interested in the fur year. It takes place when the or
therance of the project. “ A $100 bital positions of the satellite and
Club is being established and let the sun are in one line. The earth
ters will go out in the next two station then receives signals from
weeks to a number of individuals both, but the more powerful sun
L
and families in the area, hoping subdues the desired signal, caus
they can contribute $100 to help ing a loss of service.
get through the first phase of this
im provem ent
to
the
•airgrounds,” Koffler explained.
Fund raising is being handled
through the Heppner Booster
Club. Donations may be made to
/
the Bank of Eastern Oregon,
Some terrific prizes have been
Heppner Branch, in care of the lined up for the Heppner Booster
Booster Club Fairgrounds Club’s Reno Night planned for
Renovation.
Oct. 17.
Already on tap are four OSU-
Stanford football tickets. The
tickets are for 50-yard line at the
OSU homecoming game on Oct.
24.
Other prizes to be auctioned off
are Tri-Cities Chinook basketball
By Anne Morter
The lone Chapter of the Legion tickets; Tri-Cities Americans
Auxilary will sponsor a Flea hockey tickets and several Tri-
Market on Saturday, Oct. 17. Cities restaurant gift certificates.
The event will be held at the lone
Tickets are now available at
Legion Hall from 9 a.m. to 3 Morrow County Grain Growers
for the half beef drawing. The
p.m.
Tables at the Flea Market are winner will be drawn on Reno
available for $2 and may be Night.
Now that’s a fish. Steve Rhea and his daughter Macy show
reserved by calling Beverly
Craft items for the country off a 32-inch steelhead Steve caught Saturday on the John Day River.
Doherty at 422-7177 or Vera store are still needed. Call Susan Although it’s not the biggest steelhead he's caught, he did say it was
Rietmann at 422-7155. Tables Johnston 676-5562.
close. Steve guessed the fish weighed “ a little over 13 pounds."
must be reserved by October 15.
Homemade pie and coffee will
be served during sale hours by the
auxiliary.
The Auxiliary also discussed
traveling to Hermiston on
September 26 for a district 6
meeting. At the end of their
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Solar interference
to disrupt TV
Arts and Crafts club to meet
Photo by Joyce Hughes
G erald Pierson (I) of the Bank of Eastern O regon and Larry
M ills of M orrow C ounty G rain G row ers help unload the truck
carrying the lighting system for the football field at the Mor
row C ounty Fairgrounds that arrived this week.
Progress continues on the
renovation of the Morrow County
Fairgrounds this week with the
delivery of the football field lights
from Musco Lighting Company
of Muscatine, Iowa. The lights
will be installed over the next two
weeks through the direction of
Archie Ball of Columbia Basin
Electric Co-op. “ The Co-op has
been a major contributor of time
and talent, taking care of the elec
trical and technical aspects of the
project,” said George Koffler,
vice chairman of the Morrow
County Fairgrounds Master Plan
Executive Committee. “ Roger
Schoonover and Lott's Electric
are also providing a substantial
Prizes lined up
for Reno Night
Judge Gray selected for legal institute lone Auxiliary
Charlotte Gray
Morrow County Justice of the
Peace Charlotte Gray. Heppner.
has been notified that she is one
of only three judges in Oregon
selected to attend the 1992-93
Legal Institute, conducted by the
National Judicial College at
Reno. Nevada Only 20 people
from all over the U S. were ac
cepted for the course.
Judge Gray will receive a
$5.000 scholarship to attend the
institute. The scholarship will in
clude air fare, lodging and meals
and tuition and books. She said
that the county will cover only
$300 of the costs involved in at
tending the course.
Felix Stumpf. project director,
said that the National Judicial
College was “ impressed by
(Gray’s) prior judicial service,
dedication to a continued career
in the judiciary and enthusiastic
desire to improve and enhance
knowledge and use of the law,”
in the cases that she handles.
Judge Gray will attend a two-
week course at Reno December
6-18. followed by a four-month
video correspondence course and
a two-week course in June,
followed by another four-month
video correspondence course.
Gray said that the course was the
equivalent of the first year of law
school.
Judge Gray has been Morrow
County Justice of the Peace for
the last 14 years.
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