FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 8, 1995
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Letter to the Editor
Vote for quality education
To the Editor:
This letter is written in sup
port of the upcoming Morrow
County School District bond
lew .
The levy is being proposed to
ease crowding in the north end
of the district, do much need
ed maintenance projects and
provide for technology im
provements for the students.
The schools in Boardman and
Irrigon are crowded. The levy
will build badly needed
classrooms for current and near
term future growth.
Maintenance projects must
by done to keep our buildings
in reasonably good shape and
prevent deterioraton.
Our students need and
deserve to be able to keep
abreast of current technological
advances. Part of this levy will
accomplish that goal.
The school board and ad
ministration have made some
recent controversial decisions.
I don't agree with them but will
not use the levy election to
voice my frustrations.
Please vote yes on the Mor
row county school district's
bond levy.
It will be a vote for quality
education for your children and
for the communtiies you live in.
(s) George Koffler
What's wrong with this picture?
To the Editor:
I received the February
Heppner Elementary/Middle
School activity calendar today
(Jan. 31): On Tuesday, Jan. 31,
at 7 p.m. the winter sports
dessert will be held in the
auditorium, for the players,
parents and spectators.
On Thursday, February 2 at
2:45 p.m. in the HMS
auditorium we will present the
academic awards.
For most of us it's much more
difficult to break away from
work at 2:45 p.m. than 7 p.m.
It appears that Heppner
Elem./Middle school is placing
much more emphasis on sports
than academic achievement; ie
a sports "dessert” in the even
ing vs. an awards assembly in
the middle of the afternoon.
Am I the only parent who
thinks th ere's som ething
wrong with this picture?
(s) Jeanne Berretta
Support the swimming pool
To the Editor:
Very soon we will be voting
in South Morrow County on
the swimming pool and
operating levy.
The "botton line" is that this
is our best, and very possibly
only chance, to replace an ob
solete and unsafe public swim
ming pool facility.
The Swimming Pool Ex
ploratory Commission, the
Willow Creek Park District
Board and the People for the
Pool have all studied the pool
replacement problem thor
oughly. The plan developed by
these groups is a good one and
will serve our area's needs at a
reasonable cost.
I urge all south county
residents to give careful, in
formed consideration to their
swimming pool votes.
Detailed, specific information
on the pool bond and levy will
be provided the coming month,
please study it carefully and the
join me in supporting the pool.
Sincerely
(s) John Edmundson
Eastern Oregon
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Obituaries
Classrooms or prison cells
To the Editor:
This March, Morrow County
voters will have an opportuni
ty to vote on the future of
education for our youth,
through a bond election.
This bond election is the on
ly way that the public can ex
ercise their democratic right
and vote on school funding.
Morrow County education is
at a crossroads with severe pro
blems, increasing enrollment,
maintenance costs, meeting re
quirements of American Dis
abilities Act, and further educa
tional goals to meet the needs
of the HB 3565, 21st Century
School Program. The bond levy
of $13,290,000 will help address
the above problems.
Due to the state school fun
ding formula, which sets a state
funding average, Morrow
County has lost almost $1,900
per student in the past four
years per student in funding.
This means we have been forc
ed to educate our students with
less and less each year coupl
ed with the rising cost of
operating schools.
Cuts have already been made
in the food program, ad
ministration, freezing salaries,
cutting personnel, scaling back
and eliminating educational
and co-curricular programs, in
addition we went to a four day
school week and pay for par
ticipation in athletics to help
differ the cost.
And we are not done yet, as
Morrow County School District
is looking at having to cut one
million dollars or more for the
coming school year 95-96. If
programs continue to be cut,
our youth will lose interest in
education and soon will be fin
ding other ways to occupy their
time, through gangs, crime,
etc. Communities will be faced
with unskilled and uneducated
youth.
The bond levy would help
alleviate some of this cutting
dilemma by addressing the
needs of our students. The
bond levy would add 45
classrooms, needed mainten
ance, meet the requirements of
accessibility for disabled, and
provide technology needed for
endorsements in cafeteria of In
itial Mastery and Advanced
Mastery and prepare our stud
ents for the 21st Century.
Don't let our children lose
any more in educational pro
grams in Morrow County,
please vote for the School Bond
Levy in March and join me in
building more classrooms and
not prison cells.
(s) Marcia Kemp
Justice Report
Health Dept.
The Justice Court office at the
annex building in Heppner
reports handling the following
business:
Edwin Fredrick Wach, 76,
Sierra Vista, CA.-Exceeding the
Maximum Speed Limit, 74
mph in a 55 mph zone, $162
fine;
Herbert Ray Heaton, Jr., 41,
Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.-Truck
Speeding, 75 mph in a 55 mph
zone, $199 fine;
Kristi Jake Casey, 23,
Heppner-Failure to Notify
Department of Motor Vehicles
of address change, $51 fine;
Gary Dean Hereford, 51,
Pendleton-Exceeding the Max
imum Speed Limit, 79 mph in
a 55 mph zone, $183 fine;
Kris Lou Naccarato, 39,
Heppner-No
O perator's
License, $125 fine, Driving
While Suspended, $523 fine;
Bradley Dean Zimmer, 25,
Hermiston-Exceeding the Max
imum Speed Limit, 69 mph in
a 55 mph zone, $162 fine;
Dane Eugene Weed, 30,
Walla Walla, WA.-No Opera
tor's License, $432 fine;
Michael W. Phillips, 21,
Heppner-No Oregon Driver's
License, two counts, $814 fine.
The Morrow County Health
Dept, lists the following mon
thly schedule for blood
pressures and immunizations:
Thursday, Feb. 9-blood
pressures and immunizations,
Heppner office 8:30 a.m.-4:30
p.m.;
Tuesday, Feb. 14-blood
pressures and immunizations,
county office, Irrigon, 1-4 p.m.;
Wednesday, Feb. 15-blood
pressures, senior center, Hepp
ner, 11 a. m.-noon;
Thursday, Feb. 16-blood
pressures and immunizations,
Heppner office 8:30 a.m.-4:30
p.m.;
. Tuesday, Feb. 21-blood
pressures and immunizations,
lone City Hall, 11 a.m.-noon;
Boardman City Hall, 1:30-4
p.m.;
Tuesday, Feb. 28-blood
pressures and immunizations,
county office, Irrigon, 1-4 p.m.
In the Service
Seaman Recruit Levi D.
Cumbie, recently completed
U.S. Navy basic training at
Recruit Training command,
Great Lakes, 111.
During the eight-week pro
gram Cumbie completed a
variety of training which in
cluded classroom study, prac
tical hands-on instruction and
an emphasis on physical
fitness. In particular, Cumbie
learned naval customs, first aid,
fire fighting, water safety and
survival, and a variety of safe
ty skills required for working
around ships and aircraft.
Cumbie and other recruits
also received instruction on the
Navy's core values, honor,
courage and commitment; and
what the words mean in
guiding personal and profes
sional conduct. Cumbie joins
55,000 men and women who
will ente rthe Navy this year
from all over the country.
Men and women train
together from their first day in
the Navy just as they do aboard
ships and at shore bases
around the world. To reinforce
the team concept, Cubmie and
other recruits also were train
ed in preventing sexual harass
ment and ensuring equal
opportunity.
Cumbie is the son of Jerry
and Wanda Carr, Boardman.
He graduated from Riverside
High School in 1994.
Lena at the home; sons Ed Ben
thin of Adams and Kenneth
Benthin and Gary Le Clair,
both of Pilot Rock; daughters,
Dorothy Burton of Pendleton,
Velma Asher of Boardman, Bet
ty Lankford of Heppner, Pat
Smith of Vancouver, Wash., an
Bonita Davis of Emmett, Idaho;
brothers, Alan of Vancouver,
Wash., and Bob of Scio; sister
Alice Mollen in California; 26
grandchildren, numerous
great-grandchildren and one
great-great granddaughter.
Brothers, Fred and Gus,
preceded him in death.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Vange John
Memorial Hospice, P.O. Box
306, Hermiston 97838.
Burns Mortuary of Her
miston was in charge of
arrangements.
Births
Stefani Teresa Garcia-a
daughter Stefani Teresa was
born to Teresa Zurita and Mar
tin Garcia of Boardman on
January 26, 1995 at Good
Shepherd Community Hospital
in Hermiston. The baby weigh
ed 7 lbs. 9 oz.
Cassidy Taylor King-a
daughter Cassidy Taylor was
born to Cindy and Brett King
of Payette, Idaho on January
28, 1995 in Ontario. The baby
weighed 6 lbs. 10V 2 oz.
She joins a sister Shelbi, four,
at home.
Grandparents are Don and
Jan Stroeber, Heppner and
Donna and Lewie King, Eagle,
ID.
Great grandparents are Rose
Marie Buschke, Heppner and
Frank and Melba Cecil, Spray.
Edwin V. Benthin
Funeral service for Edwin
Vernon Benthen were held
Tuesday, February 7 at Burns
Mortuary chapel. Burial was at
the Pilot Rock Cemetery.
Mr. Benthin, 92, of Board-
man, died Friday, Feb. 3, 1995
at his home.
He was born May 16, 1902 at
Castlewood, S.D., to Gustav
and Alice Ball Benthin. He
came to Oregon in 1938 and to
the Umatilla Boardman area in
1956. He was a hay and cattle
farmer all his life.
Mr. Benthin was a member of
the non-denominational Fel
lowship of Christians.
He liked horses.
Survivors include his wife,
Lions club to raffle gun
Jim Wishart displays gun to be
The Heppner Lions Club is
raffling off a new Ruger M77R
Markll Rifle to raise money for
community projects.
The rifle is equiped with a
Tasco scope and has a value of
over $500.
Tickets are $5 each or 5 for
$20, and can be purchased from
raffled
Lions members Steve Rhea,
David Sykes, Dave Wildman,
Rollie Marshall, Mike Mills or
Jim Wishart.
A total of only 400 tickets will
be sold, and the drawing will
be held on April 1. You need
not be present at the drawing
to win.
Lutherans Install council members
president; Roland Bergstrom,
Roger Palmer, Sarah Carlson
and Anita Peterson. Other of
ficers are Fran Barnett,
treasurer, Shirley Palmer,
financial secretary and Carol
Hoobing, secretary. Those ser
Have you ever wondered
what the Old Testament says
that is relevant to today? Sun
day, Feb. 12, pastor Stan Hoob-
ing will be preaching on the
theme of "A Well Watered
T ree” from the book of
Jeremiah 17:5-10. Service will
begin at Valby Lutheran
Church at 9 a.m. and at Hope
Lutheran church at 11 a.m.
Church council members for
1995 will be installed during
worship service. Those serving
at Valby are Louis Carlson,
president; Joel Peterson, vice-
ving on the council at Hope
Lutheran chuch are Steve Hill,
Bob Broden, Shelli Britt, Irv
Rauch, Elmer Holtz, Vicki
Rayburn and Ann Schwarz.
Visitors and friends are
welcome to attend services and
events of the Hope-Valby
Lutheran Parish. Coffee hour
will follow the worship service.
We will be celebrating Sara Adkins
100th Birthday
Saturday, February 18, 1995
Open House to be held at Heppner
St. Patrick Senior Center
1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
No gifts please
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Laura J. Burnside-McElligott, R N., admin., Morrow County Health Dept
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