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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
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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.
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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.
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Lexington 989-8221
1-800-824-7185
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