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TWO • Heppner Gazette Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 22, 1997 r ’ . r t o the!Edi t o 1 r How low should we go? ■O'. To the Editor: Following are the test scores o f Morrow County schools as pub lished this year by the Oregon Dept, o f Education, as published in the East Oregonian. Much has been made publicly o f the alleged fact that students’ test scores have not gone down in the short time that we have been using a four-day school week. AreaStudent Test Scores How area students scored when com pared to classes in the rest of the state with 0 being equal to the statewide aver age. Third grade School (Average) ReadingMathRank (206) (201) Morrow County A.C. "Houghton -4 -2 120 Sam Boardmin -3 -5 109 Heppner 0 0 453 lone +5 • ♦5 466 *SES rank: Third graders in 764 schools throughout Oregon were rated accord ing to socioeconomic standing, in order to help account for the wide variance in test results. Wealthier schools received the higher rankings. The rankings are based on the number of students partic ipating m the free-and-reduced lunch — nr-ro _ F ifth grade School (Average) ReadingMathRank (216) (214) Morrow County A C. Houghton ■3 -6 131 -4 Sam Boardman -3 92 Heppner •1 •3 428 lone -1 388 >2 *SES rank: Fifth graders in 739 schools throughout Oregon were rated accord ing to socioeconomic standing, in order to help account for the wide variance in test results. Wealthier schools received the higher rankings. The rankings are based on the number of students partic ipating in the free-and-reduced lunch program. Take students into consideration To the Editor, I am a seventh grader at Heppner High School. I am writing in regards to the issue on the four day school week I have gone to school with both a four day week and a five day week. When we go to school on the four day w eek w e go from 7:55 a m until 3:36 p m This all evens out to almost the same amount o f time as the five dav school week My grades have actually raised on the four day week because it gives me more time to focus on my homework and school. On the five day week on Friday we didn't do much o f anything. This arrangement has taught me how to budget my time ana allows me to spend more time with my family On this program the school has cut out wasted time like recesses and time in between the classes Benefiting from this program, I am able to take private music lessons and it also makes me feel better about taking sports and being in the Outdoor Club because I don't have to worry about missing school and having mountains of homework I hope that the school board will think about how it affects the people who go to school every day and not how it suits their schedule After trying to make the adjustment from moving from the junior high to the high school already I would like to see some consistency instead o f constant change Iiust hope that the school board will take the students into consideration because we are the ones that have to go to school every day and live with it. Eighth grad* School ReadingMathRank (229) (231) (Average) The Official Newspaper of the , City of Heppner and the County of Morrow News Deadline: Mon. 5 Heppner H appy GAZETTE-TIMES kx U.S.P.S 240-420 Morrow County Eighth grade Heppner ♦3 273 Boardman Columbia -6 -4 46 lone ... , -2 -2 286 «‘ •SES : rank: Eighth graders in* 348 schools throughout Oregon were rated according to socioeconomic standing, m order to help account for the wide vari ance m test results. Wealthier schools received the higher rankings The rank ings are based on the number of stu dents participating in the free-and- reduced lunch program Published weekls 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 I) Box 337, Heppner. Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $18 in Morrow. Wheeler, Gilliam and Grant Coun ties; $25 elsewhere. April Hilton-Sykes.................................................................... pJews Editor Stephanie Jensen .................................................................... J y . . . . Typesetting Monique D evin.....................................................Advertising Layout & Graphics Bonnie Bennett .....................................................................................Distribution Penni Keersemaker .......................................................................................Printer Tenth grade David Sykes, Publisher School ReadingMathRank (236) (232) (Avorago) Morrow County Heppner -6 -3 199 lone .5 »5 230 Riverside -2 -2 13 *SES rank: Tenth graders in 250 schools throughout Oregon were rated accord ing to socioeconomic standing, in order to help account for the wide variance in test results. Wealthier schools received the higher rankings. The rankings are based on the n u m iw of students partic ipating in the froe-end-reduced lunch program. How far down should we toler ate? (s) Meg Murray lore Justice Court _______ Report The Justice Court office at the courthouse annex building in Hepp ner reports handling the following business during the past week: David Lee Hanna, 49, Heppner- Violation of the Basic Rule, 83 mph in a 55 mph zone, $122 fine; Dale Jay Wilson, 19, Lexington- Violation of the Basic Rule, 75 mph in a 55 mph zone, $67 fine; Dina L. Schacher, 28, Hermis- ton-Unlawful U-turn, $67 fine; Kay Francis Ford, 57, White Salmon, WA.-Unlawful U-turn, $67 fine. B ir t h s A daughter, Gabriela Christine, was bom to Bob and Vickv Broden. Pendleton, on January 16, 1997 at St. Marx 's Medical Center at Walla Walla! WA The baby weighed six lbs 7-1/2 oz. Grandparents are Elsie Broden, Libby, Montana, and Juan and Monica Quevedo, Caracas, Venezuela Marriage Licenses The Morrow County C le rk ’s office at the courthouse in Hepp ner reports issuing the following marriage license during the past week: Jan. 3: Juan Carlos Gonzales, 29, Boardman, and; Barbara Joanne Aguilar, 29, Boardman. ■ : B IRTH DAY CHRIS! Morrow County’s Hoipe-Owned Weekly Newspaper W jmml % m « L o v e , M o m . D a d , jl | A n d y , A l l is o n & C a m i l l e Come Share W ith Us at -1 - W illo w C re e k B a p tist C h u r c h ■By MwtynH VLU U i l -LJL^ If there's a washed out bridge or a burned-out building for sale I'd undoubtedly be considered a likely purchaser That's how gullible I've become At the Town and Country banquet I finally tumbled to the fact that Cara Osmin was reading > the not-so-famous past history of my life in conjunction with a first citizen aw ard Thankfully this wasn't a roast and toast to broadcast major catastrophic events involving this very country person. While 1 am still in a shell-shocked state. I would like to thank the Heppner Chamber of Commerce for this honor Yet I know of many people who are far more deserv ing of this award for community service Perhaps caring for ungrateful animals that often kick or shove you in the muck mav have earned me some brownie points Blissfully unaw are of w hat w as about to happen that evening, I enjoy ed watching the surprised look on Kevin Erich's face as his life story unfolded Still 1 was unaware of the the snowball job given me by my own family members to explain their presence for this well-kept secret A daughter-in-law is a smooth operator as she told me extra tickets had come her way, explaining the presence of our oldest son and grandson Knowing the Robinson appetite it sounded perfectly logical And even the lame excuse given by my sister wasn't questioned as she has a habit of popping up in unexpected places It's ironic that for a number of years, 1 had enjoyed sleuthing out the details of the personal liv es of first citizens for new spapers But 1 had no idea that Jean Jepsen and others would turn the tables on me, causing me to want to crawl under said table Now 1 know it's not possible to hide even in the country, especially when prone to opening my mouth in public. But I'm just grateful that there isn't vision access with telephones thereby making a fashion statement of my often scruagv setup or hair standing on end. And thankfully there hasn't been anyone around with a video camera to watch me doing the Macarana on ice or when I've been launched not too gracefullv from the back of a horse Yet even more embarrassing is forgetting a welf- known person's name Consequently I'm still working on the identityof some folks who sent me a very personalized Christmas card I'm fortunate to have ancestral roots in this great northeastern Oregon country where caring people reside There are many individuals who freely give of their time to help others, serve on volunteer boards and help our lifestyle in many ways. St. P atrick's Senior Center ___________ Bulletin Board___________ Bible Study fo r all age* 2 p.m. Worship Service 3 p.m. Meeting in the 7th Day Adventist Church 560 North Minor /M ail 3 has added T A N N IN G services! Get ready fo r summer! Fight the winter doldrums! I Introductory offer; 10 ta n s fo r $25. Call 6 7 6 -9 6 4 4 to schedule your appointment California Tan & Australian Gold products^ , (m v w w vw in / w w w w w M n w w w w v w ™ Yaw's..CRAB Feed Buffet Jan. 25,1997 'Fresh not Canned' Includes: Cole Slaw, Tossed Salad. Baked Beans, Garlic Bread, Coffee, Tea, or Pop EACH CRAB WILL BE 2 lbs. ♦/• \)(/e Will Even 'CRACK tlie CRAB' Ror Y ou ! There were 74 present for the senior meal Wed. Jan 15. and six meals were home deliv ered Norma French won the free meal ticket Members of the Christian Missionary Fellowship did the serv ing and cleaning up after. Ralph Strothers and Bill Cox set the tables. Bob Taylor. Barton Clark, and George Jeffries cleared and washed off the tables after the meal Irene Schroeder was the hostess. She is taking Lynn Bibby's place while Lynn is on v acation in Florida Rose Mane Buschke and Eleanor Gonty were at the sign-in table Daisy Collins and Irene Schroeder took care of the leftov er food It takes a lot of volunteers to keep the center meal site open A Senior Center Board meeting followed the dinner The menue for the birthday dinner Jan 29 will be country beans, coleslaw, peaches and cottage cheese, cheese sticks, cinnamon rolls and ice cream Milk, coffee and tea are served with each meal The suggested donation is $2 for those 60 and over The charge for those under 60 is $3.75. Thirteen volunteers folded bulletins for the Extension Service on Tuesday morning There w as one table of cards in play Friday afternoon No movie was shown Sunday I HIM 4:00 p.m. till 10:00 p.m. 676-9489 First come, First Serve till we run out Reservations O K. but not gauranteed on this event Student Checking Accounts From Bank of Eastern Oregon It’s never too early to start managing your own finances. And with help from the friendly staff at Bank of Eastern Oregon you can begin right now. (s)Meghan Bailey Heppner Public Notice • ANNOUNCEMENT OF CALL FOR BIDS: Sealed bids for the purchase o f flushometers will be received by Morrow County School District at the District O ffice, 270 W Main, Lexington, Or 97839 until 2:00 p.m., February 5, 1997. At this time, all bids will be opened and publicly read aloud. Bid documents may be obtained at the District Office in Lexington, OR, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Scope o f work called for in this project shall include, but is not limited to all necessary crafts required by the nature o f the specific project. Morrow County School District may reject any bids not in compliance with all prescribed public bidding pro cedures and requirements and may reject for good cause any and all bids upon a finding o f the district that it is in the public interest to do so. Charles D. Starr Superintendent, Morrow County School District Published: January 22, 1997 As a Junior High, High School, or College student you receive a special package that includes: • • • • Free Checks ATM card for quick cash almost anywhere VISA card* No monthly maintenance fees And by banking at Bank of Eastern Oregon you continue a rich tradition of supporting our community and our way of life. 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