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Gary Marks, who will speak about on-going projects in the city. AH business people are invited to attend the no-host noon luncheon. Local girls perform in ‘Cirque Ballet’ L-R: Allison Sykes, Stephanie Clough, Brooke Boyer, Camille Sykes Local students performed in the Carlson School of Dance produc tion of ‘Le Cirque Ballet’ on June 9 and 10 in Hermiston. Performing in the ballet, which had a circus theme, were Brooke Boyer, Lexington and Stephanie Clough, and Allison and Camille Sykes, all of Heppner. The Carlson School of Dance is operated by Bonney Jo Carlson. The ballet was held in cooperation with the Friends of the Hermiston Public Library. Volunteers get rodeo grounds ready Rebuilding a permanent rodeo facility at the fairgrounds in Heppner in time for the Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo August 21 and 22, got a major boost this past weekend. In two days, over 20 volunteers using donated equip ment hauled over 1,900 yards o f base rock and sand. This modem all-weather 150 by 300 foot arena floor has been upgraded by the use of over 1,000 lineal feet of base rock placed in four foot deep trenches for im proved drainage. The surface o f the arena floor will be two feet deep in sandy loam soil that has been hauled from the Barry Munkers farm near Lexington. Rodeo Committee chairman Jerry Gentry said that although the project was held up by wet weather this spring, there have been over 1,000 donated man hours to date since the old facilities were completely tom down. Plans are to rebuild a perma nent facility with bucking chutes and corrals. Bleacher seating will WHY WE NEED TO PASS THE COUNTY OPERATING LEVY St. Patrick’s Senior Center Bulletin Board There were 106 people present for the senior dinner June 9. Four dinners were taken out. Members of the lone United Church of Christ served. Bud Batty won the meal ticket, Ed Dick and Callie Huddleston won door prizes. Stan Foster director of CAPECO was a guest. He met with the senior board and meal site committee following dinner. The menu for June 23 will be chicken and rice casserole, mixed vegetables, jello salad, rolls and apple crisp. Members of the Mor mon church will serve. Following dinner there will be a half hour slide presentation by Simmons Insurance and Marlene Barnett on an nuities as an investment alternative. Door prizes will be awarded. A group of volunteers folded newsletters for the extension service in the office Monday afternoon June 14. The senior bus will be going to Leavenworth, WA. Saturday Jun e 19. Departure time is tentatively set at 5:45 a.m .. This is a one day trip with four hours driving time each way. Suggested donation per person is $8 for the bus. To sign up call 676-9030 or stop by the senior office. The bus will also leave for Milton-Freewater Sunday, June 20 at 10 a.m. The county tax base dates back to 1908 and only pro vides $784,892 in revenue to support county services. The balance of taxes necessary to maintain county ser vices comes from the annual operating levy. We all use county services in one form or another. These services range from county roads to the Neighborhood Center’s assistance for the needy and from police protection from the sheriff’s department to the county health nurse. Local trust awards eight scholarships port of community organizations and individuals and a matching grant of $2000 from the state of Oregon Scholarship Commission, the board of directors were able to award eight $500 scholarships this year. The board of directors include Rev Stan Hoobing, presi dent; Bill Rietmann, vice presi dent; Roger Helmer, secretary; Bob Kahl, treasurer; George Kof- fler, Dana Reid and Jim Swanson. Citizen’s Scholarship Founda tion of America Inc, is a national, nonprofit organization, commit ted to expanding access to educa tional opportunities by involving and assisting the private sector in the support of students and in the encouragement of educational achievement. In 1992 over 27,500 students received over $26 million dollars in financial support through program s m anaged by CSFA or its “ Dollars for Scholars” affiliates. “ Dollars For Scholars” is a program of CSFA to provide in terested communities with the tools and support for the establishing and maintaining volunteer operated, community based scholarship foundations. Today, Dollars For Scholars is a network of over 630 cities, towns and neighborhoods meeting the challenge of rising educational costs head on. ' County services are vital to the continued economic growth of our county. Without these services it will be virtually impossible to attract new business and jobs to the area. Plus, it will make it extremely difficult to recruit and retain people for our existing businesses. * South M orrow County Scholarship Trust has awarded its first year awards to Sherry Bingham. Mark Conklin, Peter Pearson, Alecia Tamasky and Melissa, Wallace, all Heppner and Ryan Halvorsen, Crystal Minster and David Wagenblast, lone. South M orrow County Scholarship Trust, officially organized in Janury of 1993, is an affiliate chapter of the Dollars for Scholars program. For an an nual fee of $100 per year, South Morrow County Scholarship Trust gets professional assistance and resources to establish and maintain the program. The goals of South Morrow County Scholarship Trust are three-fold. First, organizers plan to work over the next 30 years to build a 4.5 million dollar trust, using only the interest for scholarships. Organizers hope this will be well in place when the Carl W. Troedson Educational Fund dispenses its assets to various medical organizations in the state of Oregon in the year 2023. They also plan to give an nual scholarships to Heppner and lone High School graduates as money is made available and they intend to work with local scholar ship committees to develop a common application form. Because of the generous sup- The county operating levy will cost the owner of a $50,000 home $18.62 per month compared to $19.29 per month last year. Remember 65% of county taxes are paid by utilities. However, these payments are only made if we, the voters, pass the operating levy. For all these reasons and many more, we need to WHGffLNf) I üstvote INSURANCE CENTER, INC. Buy Your Crop Insurance Here: Why? • Low Rate & Cash Discounts Available • One of the largest crop agencies in Oregon • We offer EXPERIENCE and SERVICE • Excellent adjusters Call Us Soon 422-7410 be added on the south side, with long range plans to include a mid dle section o f covered seats. Total seating will accommodate around 2 ,0 0 0 people. Last year’s estimated head count was around 1,500. “ There has been tremendous support from everyone involved, we will have a rodeo in Heppner this y e a r ,’’ Gentry said. “ However, the committee is still encouraging support from the community to finish the project,” he said. Rodeo tickets will soon be on sale, Gentry said. And the fair and rodeo court have been busy traveling to other areas to pro mote this event. Some of the donors who pro vided equipment and operators this past weekend were the Port of Morrow, Kinzua Corporation, Morrow County Grain Growers, Roger Britt Excavation, Miller and Sons, Umatilla Ready Mix, VanArsdale Construction, John Britt Logging, Don Barber, D evin Oil Com pany and Mahoney Ranches. yes ON THE COUNTY OPERATING LEVY Heppner Chamber of Commerce ■ ' The Heppner Merchants Com mittee will hold a meeting this Friday at 12 noon at Kates Pizza. The program for this month's meeting will be City Manager ' ' Heppner merchants to meet Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 16, 1993 - SEVEN
