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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 30, 1995 County school enrollment up A.C. Houghton Elementary in Irrigon and Sam Boardman Marissa McCabe (left) and Elementary, and Columbia Amber Flaiz, both 12, Heppner, Junior High in Irrigon was 995 are among the first class of for kindergarten through seventh-graders to attend eighth grade, up 43 students junior high at Heppner High over last year on the first day. School. The Morrow County Enrollment for Heppner School District consolidated the Elementary and Junior High Heppner junior and senior was also up-from 320 last year high schools as a cost-saving to 340 this year. measure. Heppner High School saw a " It's not too bad," said slight gain from 143 last year to Marissa of the new arrange 145 this year. Enrollment at ment. "It's better," added Riverside High School, Amber."I like it better." however, was down from 362 last year to 345 this year. Enrollment on the first day of lone schools also saw a school for the Morrow County decrease. lone kindergarten School District is up 38 through eighth grade enroll students over enrollment on ment was down to 106 this the first day last year, according year, compared to 110 last year, to district superintendent lone High School enrolled 58 Chuck Starr. this year on the first day, down Starr said that 1,989 students from 64 last year. enrolled in county schools this Starr added that north end year, compared to 1,951 last schools typically see increased year. enrollment after the Labor Day Enrollment at the two north holiday. „county elementary schools, Roger Britt Septic Service Serving Morrow-Gilliam County & surrounding areas • 24 Hr Service Licensed & Bonded #37316 DEQ approved 676-5096 • Rt. 2 Box 2060 • Heppner, OR Septic tanks pumped, residential & Commercial Your local septic service ‘We appreciate your business, hopefully you appreciate ou rs” VOTE HCC to meet September 12 The next meeting of the Heppner Coordinating Council will be Tuesday, September 12, at 7:30 a.m. The council meeting location has been changed to the U.S. Forest Service, Heppner Ran ger District office. Future meetings of the council will also be held at the USFS office. The public is welcome to attend. The meeting will be to discuss the Heppner Strategic Plan with the community mem bers who have been selected to participate in the Rural Futures Forum (RFF) Leadership De velopment Program sponsored by Rural Development In itiatives, Inc. of Redmond. Heppner participants in the 1995-% RFF leadership training program include Dan Brosnan, Cara Osmin, Ann Spicer, Mike McGuire, Corol Mitchell and Delanne Ferguson. Previous leadership trainees in the RFF program were Rollie Marshall, Claudia Hughes and Bob Jepsen. Guest preacher at Hope, Valby Sept. 3 Laurie Larsen-Caesar, a Lutheran seminary graduate of Harvard Divinity School, will be the guest preacher and liturgist at Valby and Hope Lutheran churches on Sunday, September 3. Larsen-Caesar is no stranger to the Northwest as she grew up in Montana where she at tended a Lutheran church. As part of her seminary training, she spent one year at a Luther an seminary, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berke ley, California. While Larsen-Caesar was in seminary, she met and married Drew Caesar, who is the assis tant pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Pendleton. "They have a very 'ecumenical' mar riage," said the Reverend Stan Hoobing, pastor at the Hope- Valby parish. At present, Larsen-Caesar teaches English at Eastern Ore gon Corrections Center as a faculty member of Blue Moun tain Community College. She is'a candidate'fbr the ordained ministry in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Worship service at Valby Lutheran Church, located on the Ione-Gooseberry Road, begins at 9 a.m. Worship at Hope Lutheran Church, in Heppner, will be at 11 a.m. Visitors and friends are welcome to attend the services. YES Morrow County Unified Recreation District Why? • • • • • 70-plus riders enter stick horse race Support Student Activities Keep Kids Involved and Active Teach Discipline, Leadership, Work Ethic Provide Community Recreation Gain Back Some Local Control • Provide a Well-rounded Education I The stick horse racers It was a sunny day at the Morrow County Rodeo in Heppner, August 20. Some people thought that they were at the Pendleton Round-Up and it was time for the Indian Pageantry, but they were wrong-it was just the 70-plus Morrow County stick horse racers and their moms, dads, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles and friends who poured into the multipurpose facility and the Oregon Trail Rodeo Arena at the Morrow County fair grounds. There were stick horses, stick bulls, stick ponies and just plain oT sticks. The kids were dressed in their finest rodeo outfits and the horses were ready to run. When the dust settled, the winners were: three and un der-first Chance Ford Day, se cond Alexis Doutre,.third Aus tin Dennis and fourth Torrie Lovgren; four and five year olds: first Lane Bailey, second Katie Kilkenny, third Ashley Kannard; six and seven year olds: first Nick Berretta, second Brent Parks, third Madison Bailey, fourth Ryan Cate. Judges for the annual Mor row County Rodeo Stick Horse Race were: Janet McDowell, Jody Gumb and Elaine Miller. J.D. Pitcher took entries along with Marlene Currin, Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo secretary. The queen of the Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo, Rondi Robinson, and her princesses, Stephanie Skultety and Michele Meakins, handed out the trophies, rib bons, treats and certificates to the winners and participants. Brett Barber and Kathleen Greenup made and loaned some of the "cutest and fastest stick horses in the county" to riders who came without horses of their own. Ron Mc Dowell, Terrie Gentry and Dar cy Robinson were also on hand to help match the horses with their riders. Larry Mills and Frank Hal- vorsen were the race announc ers. Class of 1945 plans reunion Heppner High School class of 1945 will hold their 50th class reunion on September 2, at the Heppner Elks Lodge. Ray French, who is coordi nating the activities, announc ed that the festivities will begin with a social hour at 6 p.m., with dinner following at 7:30 p.m. French encourages anyone who may want to visit and reminisce with members of the class to "come and join the fu n". French said he is the on ly member of the class still liv ing in Morrow County. Al- though most of the past class rine Harris Lovgren, Betty Cox- members still live in Oregon, en Hoyt, Jean Turner Runnion, some have moved to other Joe Hughes, Albert Bailey, Jack states and at least one each is Pickens, Margaret Provo expected from the states of Noack, Alfred Rugg, Kathryn Howell McLaughlin, Melba California and Alaska. Burnside Chronister, Joe Mc Members who have stated Laughlin, Jack Edmondson and they will attend the reunion besides French include: Kathe Ted Ferguson. Letterhead • Envelopes Business Cards • Statements Gazette-Times Printing 676-9228 Notice of Power Outage All CBEC customers receiving electric service from the Bonneville Power Administration Boardman Substation will be with out electric power 11:00 P.M. Thursday, August 31, 1995 TO 6:00 A.M. Friday, September 1, 1995 for Bonneville Power Administration maintenance. The following general areas will be affected: Heppner - lone - Lexington Ruggs - Olex - Cecil - Morgan Hinton Creek - Willow Creek - Rhea Creek Rock Creek - Shutler Flat - Lower Willow Creek Mikkalo - Clem - Ajax Æ h / Horçtn' / > " X ¿ s • •• Vln&cn • L * n 1 o fl1 o n ^ _ M.ppn.r ./ / 3 / / □ Colu.it>I a Ba»In C l c c t r l c Ccop«rat I vt , Inc. Al l uc f e d Area Paid for by Cocurricular Activities Committee PAC George Koffler, Treasurer I nc .
