Heppner Gazette Times Heppner Oregon Wednesday, January 8, 1997 - THREE
The Official Newspaper of the
City of Heppner and the
County of Morrow
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
U S P S.
240-420
Morrow County’s Hoipe-Owned Weekly Newspaper
Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner,
Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner,
Oregon. Office at 147 West Willow Street Telephone (541)676-9228. Postmaster
send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner,
Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $18 in Morrow. Wheeler, Cilliam and Grant Coun
ties; $25 elsewhere.
April Hilton-Sykes.................................................................... , , ........News Editor
Stephanie Jensen ....................................................................................Typesetting
Monique D evin..................................................... Advertising Layout & Graphics
Bonnie Bennett ...................................................................................... Distribution
Penni Keersemaker ........................................................................................ Printer
David Sykes, Publisher
HEALTH DEPT.
Weather Report
The Morrow County Health ________ B y City of Heppner
Dept, lists the following
For the month of December
monthly schedule for blood
Low Precip.
High
pressures and immunizations: 12/1
.11
37
53
Thursday, Jan. 9-blood pres 12/2
.00
44
33
sures and immunizations, 12/3
.17
27
48
Heppner office, 8:30 a.m.- 12/4
.00
24
41
4:30 p.m.;
.21
36
48
12/5
Monday, Jan. 13-blood pres 12/6
.08
33
47
.00
42
sures and immunizations, Irri- 12/7
47
.20
49
40
12/8
gon annex, 1-4 p.m.;
.13
38
50
Tuesday, Jan. 14-blood pres 12/9
.22
38
51
sures and immunizations, 12/10
.14
32
53
12/11
Boardman, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.;
T
32
48
Thursday, Jan. 16-blood 12/12
.02
33
53
12/13
pressures and immunizations,
.00
28
46
12/14
Heppner office, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 12/15
.00
34
47
p.m.;
.04
33
53
12/16
Monday, Jan. 20-blood pres 12/17
.00
17
40
sures and immunizations, lone 12/18
.00
17
34
City Hall, 2-4 p.m.;
.00
29
17
12/19
Tuesday, Jan. 21-blood pres 12/20
.01
22
43
T
sures and immunizations, 12/21
31
47
T
28
Boardman, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.;
44
12/22
T
28
47
Thursday, Jan. 23-blood 12/23
.15
33
46
pressures and immunizations, 12 24
.28
49
23
Heppner office, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 12/25
.35
17
28
12/26
p.m.;
.05
15
12/27
45
Tuesday, Jan. 28-blood pres
T
24
37
sures and immunizations, 12/28
.25
12
12/29
26
Boardman, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.;
T
20
50
1230
Thursday, Jan. 30-blood
.01
46
53
12/31
pressures and immunizations,
Heppner office, 8:30 a.m.-4:30
p.m.
Card, bunko party set at St. Pat's church
St. Patrick's Altar Society
has scheduled a public card
and bunko party for Sunday,
Jan. 19. Games o f pinochle,
bridge and bunko will begin at
2 p.m. at the St. Patrick's
Catholic Church parish hall.
Cash prizes will be awarded
for high and second high
scorers and a floating prize for
each o f the three types o f play
will also be offered. Desserts
and coffee, tea and punch will
be served.
Cost for the afternoon will
be $3. "We think we haven't
had a public card party in
Heppner for too long. We
hope interest is strong enough
that we can hold another party
next winter," said a spokes
person. "Winter weather is
perfect for gathering indoors
for games."
Local teen dance
held on Dec. 31
By Lonnie Rill
An Oregon Together Teen
dance was held on New Year's
Eve. Barb Peterson, Doug
Rathbun and others helped
organize the dance.
Every piece , every pattern.
On sale now during our
Open Stock Sale!
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Letters to the Editor
Editor’s note: Letters to the editor must be signed The Gazette-Times will
not publish unsigned letters Please include your address and phone number
on all letters for use by the G-T office. The G-T reserves the right to edit
County school days lowest in state
To the Editor:
A recent report by the
Oregon Education Dept, gives
the following statistics:
These are the average number of days schools
in Oregon's 36 counties operated:
COUNTY
Baker
Benton
Clackamas
Clatsop
Columbia
Coos
Crook
Curry
Deschutes
Douglas
Gilliam
Grant
Harney
Hood River
Jackson
Jeflerson
Josephine
Klamath
Lake
Lane
Lincoln
Linn
Malheur
Marion
Morrow
Multnomah
Polk
Sherman
Tillamook
Umatilla
Union
Wallowa
Wasco
Washington
Wheeler
Yamhill
1 «02-03
173
172
172
176
174
175
169
178
173
169
175
173
168
170
175
172
173
153
166
174
171
174
175
170
177
175
175
168
171
175
165
176
175
176
167
174
1003-04 1004-05 100S-M
175
174
172
177
174
176
158
178
173
159
177
170
170
176
173
172
175
139
169
175
175
172
175
175
177
175
176
171
172
177
166
176
179
178
167
176
174
170
172
175
167
176
153
177
172
156
173
168
169
174
173
174
163
140
164
172
142
170
174
174
150
172
170
176
170
176
166
176
171
172
160
165
174
169
170
170
169
175
166
173
166
161
165
170
171
171
172
172
170
173
165
173
158
170
173
174
148
165
170
173
166
173
165
175
171
170
160
166
Oregon is short on days as
compared to the rest o f the
world, but Morrow County has
the distinction o f being the
lowest in Oregon. Oregon tea
chers' salaries currently rank
14th in the United States.
Superintendent Starr reports
that average 1995-96 Morrow
County salaries are $33,000.
But he neglects to add their
pension benefits and health
care benefits which would
probably raise the average
salary to the $40,000 reported
in one newspaper.
As the instruction days in
our schools number 148, that
leaves 217 days our students
are not learning much and less
than that amount o f time is
spent on instruction when ath
letics are scheduled on days
other than Friday. And I am
told this is necessary to fit
other schools' schedules.
The average Oregon farm
income for 1995 has been
officially reported as $9,900
per farm. This 35 percent drop
is a near record, marking the
worst decline since the Great
Depression. The figures for
1996 may be worse due to po
tato prices being down as
much as 75 percent and cattle
prices down by half. The tem
porary good glitch in wheat is
apparently over. These people,
plus small business owners,
are the taxpayers supporting
schools and government in
Morrow County.
I believe everyone here
supports payment o f adequate
salaries to attract good tea
chers. We recognize their
investment in time, energy and
money to get their education.
But when we do that, as we
are doing now, we expect
them to accomplish the job of
educating students for the next
century. If the U.S. does not
maintain an educated work
force to secure our economic
place in the world, we will be
reduced to dumb, brute force
(read war) to secure our lead
ership role.
Who wants that?
(s) Meg Murray
lone
Happy with
four-day week
To the Editor:
I go to a four-day week
school and I like it. I like it
because on the weekends you
can spend more time with your
family and you can have more
time to read over the weekend.
I go the same hours as every
other kid that goes five days a
week. That's why 1 like four
days a week.
(s) Jenny Atkins
Fourth grade, Heppner Elem.
HCC to meet
The next meeting o f the
Heppner Coordinating Council
(HCC) will be held Tuesday,
January 14, at 7:30 a m at the
Forest
Service
Building
conference room
Agenda topics will tentatively
include the Heppner Strategic
Plan wrap up, HCC leadership
in 1997, HCC agenda topics
for winter quarter, a fiber
optics update; and an Internet
update
Justice Court
Report
The Justice Court office at
the courthouse annex building
in Heppner reports handling
the following business during
the past week:
Cameron Ryan Sweeney, 18,
Heppner-Careless
Driving,
$167 fine;
Steven D. Arbogast, 25,
Heppner-Violation o f the
Basic Rule, $167 fine;
Douglas B. Evans, 28,
Arlington-Operating a Vehicle
in a Cooperative Road
Closure, $61 fine;
Jason Lee LaFaver, 20,
Maupin-Unlawful U-tum, $67
fine;
Christy Dale Howell, 22,
C ondon-N o
O perator’s
License, $67 fine;
Christopher Harold Ford, 27,
Heppner-Violation o f the
Basic Rule, 73 mph in a 55
mph zone, $67 fine;
Sheri Lynn Arbogast, 26,
Heppner-Violation o f the
Basic Rule, 36 mph in a 25
mph zone, $67 fine.
CRAB Feed Buffet:
Jan. 25j 1997
, 'Fresh not Canned1 *
i Includes: Cole Slaw, Garlic Bread. Coffee, Tea, or P op \
Choose From 36 Patterns
• Over 500 Items Available
• Sale Priced From $4.00
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$21.75
ONEIDA
Through Jan 20, 1997
L io n s fruit sale begins
\
¡Direct From The Crab Boat.... "KATRINA i
To y a w ’s Within 6 Hours Of
Docking
4:00 p.m. 676-9489
till 10:00 p.m.
First co m e, First S e rv e
till w e run out
R eservatio n s O K. but not
a a u ra n te e d on this even t
Heppner Lione Club member Steve Rhea shows some of the
fruit now on sale during the annual Lions Club and Heppner
High School senior class fruit sale
Anyone wishing to order fruit may contact high school
seniors Traci Dickenson or Toni Kemp Lions club members
will deliver your fruit order to your home or business
Cost for a case o f grapefruit or oranges is $ 15; a half case
is $8, and a quarter case is $5.
Intro to H e rb o lo gy offered in county
Introduction to Herbology
and Natural Healing is being
offered through the Blue
Mountain Community College
Morrow County office. The
weekend class will be held
Friday, Jan. 16, from 5:30-
9:30 p.m., and Saturday from 8
a.m.-5 p.m., at Riverside High
School in Boardman.
According to Morrow
County coordinator Anne
Morter, the class is based on
Dr. John Christopher's School
o f Natural Healing in Spring-
ville, UT. The instructor, Ben
Titus, has received a master
herbalist degree from that
school.
Subjects covered will in
clude cleansing and rebuild
ing the body. Emphasis will be
placed on internal organs,
proper use of herbs as food
supplements, various herbal
combinations, basic formula
preparations, identify ing herbs,
the role exercise plays in
natural healing, and proper
diet for rebuilding the body.
Preregistration is required.
Cost o f the course is $55 with
a $10 lab fee. Required text for
the course will be "Herbal
Home Health Care" by Dr.
Christopher. The cost of the
book is $12. For more in
formation or to register, con
tact Morter at 422-7040 or
481-2099.
W illow Creek
Park District
meeting
Has been changed from
Jan 8 to Jan 22 7p nv
Heppner City Hall