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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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