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1 W S ch o o l c a rn iv a l p la n n e d O c t . 2 7 The Parents Club annual school carnival will be held Thursday Oct. 27 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. In addition to sponsorship by the Heppner Parents Club this year's carnival is also being put on by many lone teachers, parents and students. Grand parents will also help man the booths. Because of budget cuts within the school system, the funding for Tupper Outdoor School is being cut. To help prevent losing this valuble pro gram, the communities of lone and Heppner are working together to keep Tupper alive. As in past years there will be the favorite carnival booths such as the basketball toss, cake walk, Binko, corkguns, Bingo, goldfish, to name a few. In additon to these favorites there will be pumpkin painting with great pumpkins donated by Safeway of Hermiston, Shop-n-Kart and W’all Mart. There will also be a haunted house designed by Merry Bran non, Bob and Alhla Despain and crew. Another new feature is the Raffle items: prizes include HEPPN imes VOL. 113 NO 43 10 Pages Wednesday, October 19, 1994 Morrow County Heppner, Oregon V oters to d ecid e fate of m easures "Mark your calendar to vote at your local precinct on November 8 ," says Morrow County Judge Louis Carlson. "This is a critical time in the history of Morrow County when an explosion of issues will determine the future of many programs in Morrow county." Carlson lists some of the critical local issues. The Extension Service District on tab, in addition to the record 18 initiative petitions that voters will have to contend with, the registered voters of the county will determine whether or not there will be the formation of a new Extension service district. If an Extension district is formed, funding for that district will be divorced from the countys general fund and Extension will be an in dependent district for it's operation. The reason given for the formation of the Extension district is more stable funding rather than depending on the one year operating levy from the county's general fund. Another concern are the two health district ballots. Also con fusing the lengthy voters ballot this Nov. 8, says Carlson will be three measures on health care in Morrow County. Board- man voters will see Measure No. 25-11 which calls for the formation of a Boardman com munity health district with tax base. The rest of the county will vote on Measure No. 25-12 which calls for the establish ment of a county-wide health district, with the exception of Boardman. Ironically, these two ballot measures are destin ed to be nullified since a county-wide health district was initiated by county court resolution. Oregon Law pro hibits overlapping health districts. The third medical issue, Carlson says, Measure No. 25-10 will be asking all of the voters in Morrow County to ap prove a tax base of $485,000 to fund the newly formed county wide health district. This amounts to an increase of $6,277 tax dollars which is "a bit more than is currently fund ed under the present medical budget," said Carlson. A slate of candidates for the board of directors will also be voted on for the county-wide health district as well as any write-in candidates which are expected from the city of Irrigon. At the present time, the district is operating under the current medical one-year operating levy which will expire at the end of fiscal year of June 30, 1995. "Last but certainly not least", Judge Carlson said, "is the re quest bv the Morrow County Court for voter approval of an adequate tax base from which to operate Morrow County governmental services. The current tax base of $831,985 is estimated to run the county for approximately two months," says Carlson. "Obviously this does not allow for a business $150 savings bond from Bank of E.O.' a $50 savings bond from First Intertstate Bank' a $25 gift certificate from Hair Expres sions; one free movie rental a month for a full year from Kates Pizza; and handmade Hallo ween decorations by sixth grade teacher Jannie Allen. Tickets are on sale at the following locations: Bristows Market and Bank of E.O. in lone; Shoe Box and Court Street Market in Heppner; and Heppner Elementary School and lone School offices. Cost of the Raffle tickets is 25 cents each. The drawing will be held at 7:30 p.m. during the carnival. You need not be present to win. Prizes and carnival goodies are on display at the Shoe Box. The concession stand will be open throughout the carnival. Items will include hotdogs, nachos, popcorn, candy, homemade cinnamon rolls by Bobbi Angel, hot cider, coffee and pop. The booth w ill be run by grandparents of school children. A booth will be set up by Tupperware representative Kathy O'Neal, explaining an upcoming fund raiser being done by both Heppner and lone fifth and sixth grade students. "This is a great way to raise money and buy a great product," said a spokesperson. The Spooktacular Carnival is a Halloween theme and everyone is encouraged to wear his or her favorite Halloween costume. "This is a major pro ject and we need everyone's support, by attending the car nival, buying raffle tickets or a cash donation. This will help benefit all lone and Heppner students looking forward to T u p p er," said the spokesperson. Another way to donate is to drop off empty pop cans at either school. Both Heppner and lone schools are collecting cans with boxes available dur ing school hours. For further information about the 1994 Spooktacular Carnival, contact Kaedene Bailey, 676-5542 or Darcy Coil, 676-9442. ’ -Í J Sports programs cope with budget cuts Because of budget cuts in the Morrow County School District athletic programs, schools are exploring alternative ways to cuts costs in transporting stu dent athletes to out-of-town games. The options include: caravan- ing; using vans instead of buses; and sending bus drivers home early. In transporting students "caravan style", volunteer drivers, approved by the prin cipal and selected by the coach, transport athletes in their private vehicles. Drivers must be adults and normally will be like approach to good plann ing,” Carlson said. "The coun ty is asking voters to approve a realistic tax base of $4,061,711. This is approximately $490,000 less than the previous year's re quirement of the county and is reflective of the formation of the Medical D istrict's re quirements. In addition, if the extension district formation is successful, the tax re quirements for the Extension district will provide an oppor By Anne Morter The outreach program of the tunity for the county budget committee to re-examine the Oregon Museum of Science need to utilize the entire tax and industries will present an base if passed by the voters." assembly called "Light Speed" on Thurs., Oct. 27 at 1:45 p.m. in the lone gym. The program, which is ecpected to last an hour, was the prize received by the lone Youth Group for their efforts in collecting the most money in last August's Human Race in Portland. "Light Speed" will allow students and interested corn- unity members to "explore the properties and history of light, from fire to lasers" using ex periments and lots of help from the audience. The laser aspect of the show is expected to be the most exciting, especially when teamed with music and action for the grand finale, said a spokesperson. To bring the show here, the lone Youth Group and various others participated in The Human Race in memory of Jason Halvorsen in August. The Human Race consisted of three and five kilometer walks and a five kilometer run to raise Wild Horse Club presidents Trent Hughes (I) and Jenny Krein, money for 110 service agencies models the sweatshirt and jacket now on sale by the club. in the Portland area. Thirty-six The Wild Horse Club at 676-9138 and leave your name, people strong, the lone group gathered pledges of over $2,100 Heppner High School has in a size and phone number. for the three and five kilometer new supply of Mustang sweat Bossie Bingo tickets are also walks and designated Outreach shirts. The shirts are ash gray on sale from the Wild Horse as their with blue and gold trim and the Club. Bossie Bingo will be held M inistries benefactor. As a result of the Mustang insignia on the left during the last home football lone donation, Outreach shoulder. Cost is $35. game scheduled for Nov. 4 at Wild Horse club is also take- the Morrow County Fair Ministries placed first in the ing orders for heavy hooded grounds. Tickets are available event, not only receiving $3,400 starter jackets at $60 each and for $5 from Wild Horse Club in donations but also a $650 gift the 1992 championship sweat members, Heppner High certificate. Outreach Ministries was one of the favorite agencies shirts at $30 each. School athletes and coaches. "T h ese will make great The money goes toward Hepp Christmas gifts or birthday ner schools athletics. Prizes are p re s e n ts ," said a club $250, 100 gallons of gas spokesperson. Those wanting donated by Devin Oil, and a to purchase sweatshirts should Mustang jacket. get their orders in now. Call coaches or parents. Students will not be allowed to transport themselves. If there is not enough transportation provid ed by the district or private vehicle, the head coach will determine which players attend the contest. If there are not enough players to justify using a bus, vans may be used. On occa sion, if two buses are sent to a game and a sufficient number of students will be riding home with their parents, only one bus will remain for the entire game, and the other will be sent home immediately after transporting students. "W e'd like to provide a bus if at all possible," said Hepp ner High School athletic direc tor Dale Conklin. But, he add ed that athletics will undergo "significant" cuts and he an ticipates reducing transporta tion costs for baseball, track and golf this spring. The Heppner High School volleyball team has already used a caravan of private vehicles for transpor ting athletes. While lone Schools has not yet used alter native transportation methods, permission slips have been sent home and it may become ne cessary, said a school spokes person. O M S I to com e to lone High School visited by the lone Youth Group during their service trips and a special favorite for Jason Halvorsen, said a spokesper- son. The OMSI show promises to be a treat that shouldn't be missed, said a spokesperson. The public is invited to attend. Wild Horse club taking orders Vandals at it again Someone decided to use the Heppner football field for a driveway this week, leaving big ruts in the grass. The damage probably occured Sunday. Stenctng S>ak thru Nov. 1st Coordinating Council to meet The Heppner Coordinating Counicl will meet on Tuesday, Octobber 25, at 7:30 a.m. in the GEODC office. The public is welcome to attend. Save Big on Fencing Supplies Morrow County Grain Growers Lexington 989-8221 1-800-824-7185 i 8 M Kill Í: ■
