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EIGHT Heppner Gazette-Times. Heepnet. Oregon Wednesday *P'« 5' 1995 FFA chapter well represented at State School District holds public budget hearing The Morrow County School District held a public hearing, but nobody showed up. District board members, budget committee members and administrators held a hear ing Monday night March 27 in lone before an empty room to further explain the district's budget problems, discuss solu tions to the problems and answer questions. The district, facing funding reductions because of Ballot Measure 5 and the state school funding formula, has indicated that they will cut teachers and programs and eliminate all extra-curricular activities county-wide. The district has a bond measure before the voters which would fund classroom construction, remodeling and repair of school buildings. Superintendent Chuck htarr earlier said that if the bond measure did not pass it would be necessary to cut more pro grams and more teaching posi tions to pay for repairs and remodeling and state man dated requirements. At the meeting, Starr said that he had been asked why the board had not considered clos ing the lone High School and retaining the elementary school as a cost-saving measure. Starr said that the school generates money for the district through the small school correction for mula. If the high school were to be closed, it would cost pro portionately more because some teachers and staff overlap duties at the high school and elementary school. He also said that if lone students were buss ed to Heppner, Heppner High School would probably lose their small sc I h x j I status, which would result in a further loss of small school correction funding. Starr outlined why it takes more money for rural Morrow Countv School District to ope ate than a more con solidated district. Overlapping of teachers affects costs, he sai i 1 or example, a single school with 25 students in a single physics class would re quire one teacher, compared to thri high schools in Morrow County, each with varying enn liment and each requiring a physics teacher. Starr said that the expanse of the county is aUo a factor, contributing to greater transportation costs for regular classes as well as extra- curri^ ular transportation for three school- in three different sports leagues. Riverside, 1 lep| '¡ter and lone schixals each belong to a different league and travel different directions for sports activities Starr told tlw group that delegations of Morrow County residents who have traveled to the state legislature have made a difference in terms of legislators' understanding of the funding required of rural schcx)ls and proposed state fun- lone, Heppner compete at Track meet Ione and Heppner boys and girls track teams participated Saturday April 1 in the 20 school Heppner/Umatilla in vitational track meet held at Umatilla. The highest scoring team was the lone girls, who totalled 50 points to nail down sixth place in the meet. lone boys took 13th place, Heppner girls, ninth, and Heppner boys finished in 16th place. lone girls placers: Triple jump first-Melissa McElligott 34-2Vi; Javelin fourth-Suzy Heideman 91-11 7/8; Long Jump sixth-Anna Dombrowsky 13-7V2; Shot fourth-Heideman 30-2; sixth-Becky Picknell 29 5 V 2 ; Discus Katie Garrett 81-2V 2 ; 100 fourth-McElligott 14.0; 400 Lonee Anderson 1:10.97; 100 hurdles fourth- Heideman 19.29; sixth-Kara WCCC G o lf WCCC Ladies April 4 Flight A: low gross-Juanita Martin; low net-Neoma Bailey; least putts-Carol Norris and Luvilla Sonstegard; long drive- Anita Boyer; long putt-Cam Wishart. FLight B: Low gross-Karen Thompson and Karen Wild- man; low net-Bemice Lott; least putts-Suzanne Jepsen and Lyn- nea Sargent. Flight C: low gross-Joyce Dinkins; low net-Bebe Munk- ers; least putts-Cam Wishart. D onald J. Carlson DPM Specialist in Medical and Surgical Foot Care will be seeing patients at the Pioneer Memorial Clinic the second Wednesday of each month Heppner Appointments 676-5504 Hermiston Appointments 567-8750 Check It Out! GARDNER’S Featuring the Latest in Tuxedo Styles Prom Special Miller 20.18; 200 sixth- McElligott 30.51; 300 hurdles seventh-Stephanie Hague- wood 56.98; 3,000 eighth-Marie Tworek 14:51.7 Heppner girls placers: High Jump second-Tracie Dickenson 5-0; 1,500 seventh-N icole VanEtta; 100 hurdles Dicken son 20.73; 3,000 fourth-VanEtta 13:32.84 lone boys placers: Pole vault fifth-Rodney Ehermantraut 8 - 6 ; 6 Mark Orem 8 - 6 ; High jump sixth-joe Bacon 5-6; 400 relay- 7 48.48; 100 hurdles third-Jered Ashbeck 17.84; 800 eighth-Jake McElligott 2:23.09. Heppner boys placers: Triple jump fourth-David Michael 37 - 6 V 2 ; seventh-Damien Wil helm 36 - 8 V 2 ; Long jump seven- th-David Michael 18-1V 2 ; Shot eighth-Chris Sykes 36-3; Discus seventh-Chris Sykes 111-5; 400 third-David Michael 55.38 The Heppner FFA Chapter was well represented at the State FFA Convention held in Hermiston during spring break. Representing the chapter at the convention were Mike Alldritt, Willie DeBoer, Frank Martin, Brent Wright, John Qualls, Zane Martin, Dodie Givens, Mandi Gutier rez, Toni Kemp and Bill Um barger, FFA advisor. The convention culminated a full year's activities for the FFA. Highlights of the convention included the conferring of the State FFA Degree on 124 members, selection of the State Proficiency Awards in 29 areas, election of the new state FFA officers, recognition of in dividuals and organizations who helped the FFA the past year, participation in state con tests, involvement of members on selection com m ittees, The Heppner Mustangs had a busy week playing Milton- Freewater, Elgin, Pendleton and Dufur the week of March 25-April 1. The Mustangs were without most of their starting infield Saturday, March 25 against Mac-Hi due to spring vacation, and lost 22-1. Heppner's lone run came in the first inning when senior Jon Hanna scored junior Rod Zumwalt. Hanna and Zumwalt were the only Mustangs to get a base hit off the Pioneers. Heppner 100 0 0 0 0 - 1 1 5 Mac-Hi 060 1(11)2 x-20 17 2 Coiner, Pointer (4) Schonbachler (5) and Hanna, Zumwalt (5); Watts nd Parker, W-Watts, L-Coiner, HR- none. Mustangs beat Elgin in double-header The Mustangs beat the Elgin Huskies in a double header 10-0 and 9-6 at home last Tues day, March 28. Senior Chris Dickenson led the Mustangs on the mound with 13 stikeouts. Dickenson was 3-3 at the plate with a two-run home run in the second inning, the first for the Mustangs this year. Rod Zum- walt who was 3-3 at the plate, hit a solid double in the first in ning sending Eric Schonbachler to third. Dickenson hit a single scoring Zumwalt and Jon Han na earned an RBI with a sacrifice. Dan Burnside and Zumwalt both scored off Dickenson's home run in the second inning. Brian Koffler scored off Zumwalt's third double for the day in the fourth and Chad Skroch hit a single home run in the fifth. Zumwalt and Dickenson both scored off Jon Hanna's double in the sixth ending the game with the 10 -run mercy rule. Heppner 330 112-10 11 1 Elgin 000 000 - 0 2 3 Dowd, McClure (4) and Allen; Dickenson, Hanna (6) and Hanna, Zumwalt (6) W-Dickenson, L-Dowd HR Heppner Dickenson, Skroch. had to come from behind to win as the Huskies jumped to an early 4-2 lead and hung on until the fifth inning. Chad Skroch started on the mound for Heppner and Kirk led off with a home run on the second pitch of the game for Elgin. Dickenson and Jon both had RBI's for the Mustangs in the first inning scoring Schon bachler and Zumwalt. The Huskies kept the Mus tangs quiet until the fifth inn ing when Heppner began their rally. Zumwalt scored on a wild pitch and Dickenson scored on a walk. Donnie Pointer hit a double scoring Hanna and Trent Hughes and Skroch scored on a fielders choice giv ing the Mustangs the lead 7-5. Heppner's other two runs came in the sixth when Dicken son scored off a sacrifice by Hughes and Hanna scored off a passed ball. Ryan Nevala and Hanna both had a hit for the Mustangs, while Jim Garret, Dan Burnside and Hughes all had sacs. Heppner 310 010 1-6 8 7 Elgin 200 052 x-9 3 1 Brad Allen, Justin Kirk (6) and Ap pleton; Skroch and Hanna W- Skroch, L-Allen HR Elgin Kirk Please excuse the inconvenience ; Gardner's WEARS Heppner motivational speakers and tours to various ag related businesses and operations in the area. Three members from the Heppner FFA chapter had received the state FFA degree, the highest degree that can be conferred by any state associa tion. Members receiving the degree included Brent Wright, Zane Martin and John Qualls. Martin ,’as also selected as Star State Farmer. This award is given to the individual who represents all of the qualities that an outstanding FFA member should possess. The individual is selected from six nominations by the state of ficers or members who have or will receive their state degrees. Brent Wright was also nom inated to receive this award. Martin .was also the State Beef Proficiency award winner. His project was selected Heppner lose to Pendleton JV's We will be Remodeling this week Req 50°° 676 9218 FFA members l-r: Mike Alldritt, Willie DeBoer, Frank Martin, Brent Wright, John Qualls, Zane Mar tin; front-Dodie Givens, Mandi Gutierrez, Toni Kemp, advisor Bill Umbarger In the nightcap the Mustangs 4 1 95 1 <H N Main St ding decisions. Other items of discussion in cluded: school funding projec tions; the school board's direc tive to enter into negotiations to contract bussing services, which is expected to save the district money and which Starr maintains would require the district to save approximately $1 million if the district decides to buy back buses at the end of the contract period; and fun ding for the school lunch pro gram, which the district is striv ing to make self-sufficient. MuMup D aiu ) ! 217 North Main Heppner because of the outstanding pro gress he achieved with his purebred and commercial cow/calf salers project. The award is not based on the size of the project, but how well the member understands the economics and the efficiency of production of the operation. Martin plans to continue to in crease his project and eventual ly develop an extensive embryo transplant program. Other members of the chapter participated on selection com mittees and served as courtesy corps members at the various sessions. Dodie Givens placed third in the state photo contest sponsored by the Oregon State Collegiate FFA. "All in all the Heppner FFA is very proud of the accomplishments of its members, and sincerely ap preciates the community sup port that helped us become successful in our many ac tivities," said an FFA spokes person. Heppner lose to Pendleton JV's The Heppner M ustangs hosted Pendleton JV's Friday, March 31 in what was suppos ed to be a double header but lost game two due to darkness. The Mustangs lost the first game 1-2 and were down 3-4 in the second game at the fourth inning. Donnie Pointer started on the mound for the Mustangs and had good defensive play by the fielders. Pendleton scored in the second inning when Min- thom hit Phelan in. Their other run came in the fifth when Brown scored Wyat. Brian Koffler was the solo run for Heppner in the third inning. Heppner Pendleton JV Rosselle and Brown; Pointer and Hanna. W-Rosselle, L-Pointer, HR none. In the nightcap Eric Schon bachler got on base with a hit followed by Zumwalt with a fielder's choice. Jon Hanna scored Zumwalt with a double and scored himself on a passed ball. Chris Dickenson scored Chad Skroch for the third run in the second inning. Pendleton scored all four runs in the second inning with sophomore Eric Schonbachler on the mound. Schonbachler struck out six in the short game and allowed only one hit. Heppner 200 0-3 4 3 Pendleton JV 040 0-4 3 1 Johnson and Hunkapiller; Schon 000 100 0-1 1 1 bachler and Hanna. W-Johnson, L- 010 010 0-2 1 1 Schonbachler, HR none. ANNIVERSARY DAY AUCTION Saturday, April 8 Refreshments Door Prizes A U C T IO N S 10 A.M . and 2 P.M. INunsënvI M Col. J o r d o n Road oft Bollorer t o Hwy Eut 182 Hermiston, O re g o n , 567-7235 O P EN 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday thru Saturday 1-800-867-7235 O»gon #9015
