Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 20,1998
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
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April Hilton-Sykes..................................................................................................... News Editor
David Sykes......................................................................................................................Publisher
lawsuit from page one
Estes said that MCURD
obtained the opinion of the state
attorney general before the
district was formed. "We fee!
very confident that formation of
the district was legal and we are
entitled to perform the services
we are performing."
Estes said that the district does
not know how the district will be
affected if the judge rules in
Glenn's favor. "The calculations
are very complicated and tied up
with Measure 50," she said.
"The judge's decision is very
important and is going to
determine how we categorize,
but what's equally important to
the board is, 'Do the taxpayers
want to continue to fund the
district?'"
Estes said that MCURD plans
to put an advisory vote to the
voters in Morrow County as to
whether they want to fund the
district.
MCURD's next meeting will be
held on Thursday, May 28, at
Columbia Junior High in Irrigon
at 7 p.m. Besides Estes, who
represents the Heppner and
Heppner south rural areas, the
board includes: Jim Swanson,
Ione, Lexington and rural areas;
Terry
Tailman,
city
of
Boardman; Allen Gordanier, city
of Irrigon; and Barry Turner,
rural Irrigon-Boardman.
National Guard visits IHS
Defaulted loans can be garnished
Waterpark announces
swim lesson sessions
The Willow Creek Waterpark
has announced its summer swim
lesson schedule.
The swim lesson schedule for
the first session at the waterpark,
for June 22 - July 3, is as
follows:
Morning schedule: 9:30-10
a.m. - parent/tot, level IIA, level
IV and aqua jogging; 10:10-
10:40 a.m. - aquatic exercise,
level IIB, level V and aqua
jogging; 10:45-11:15 a.m. -
aquatic exercise, level III, level
VI and aqua jogging; 11:20-
11:50 a.m. - level I, aquatic
exercise,
level
VH/fitness
training and aqua jogging; 12-
12:30 p.m. - preschool, aquatic
exercise, fitness training and
aqua jogging.
Afternoon schedule: 5:10-5:40
p.m. - level I, level IIA, adult
intermediate and aqua jogging;
5:45-6:15 p.m. - preschool, adult
beginner, adult advanced and
aqua jogging; 6:30-6:50 p.m. -
parent/tot, aquatic exercise,
fitness training and aqua jogging.
Session two will be from July
13-24, and session three will be
from August 3-14.
Lifeguard training will also be
offered. The first class will meet
on Tuesday, May 26, at 6 p.m.
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Preregistration is required and
the minimum age to enroll is 15.
Contact Anne Morter at 422-
7040.
A water safety aide course, for
anyone interested in aiding swim
instructors during swim lessons
will be held Thursday, June 18,
and Friday, June 19, at 11 a.m.
Those enrolling must be good
swimmers (Level IV or better).
Class prices for the outdoor
pool will be the same for
children and adults. The cost for
season pass holders will be $20 a
session and non-season pass
holders, $30 a session.
Lap swimming will be held in
conjunction with the open swim
times. Aqua jogging in the slide
splash pool has been added
during swim lesson times. A
single admission fee will be
charged unless you are a season
pass holder.
Purchase of season passes and
swim lesson registration may be
done at the Waterpark on Friday,
June 22, from 12-7 p.m. Spa
use will be announced next week.
Wheat Growers
meeting, June 3rd
The Morrow County Wheat
Growers will hold their annual
spring meeting and pie social at
the Lexington Grange Hall on
Wednesday, June 3, beginning at
7:30 p.m.
Topics to be addressed at this
year’s meeting include: “The
Value of High Intensity Agricul
ture in Protecting the World’s
Rainforest & Wildlife,” by Gary
Reed, superintendent, Oregon
State University (OSU) Herm
iston Agricultural Research and
Extension Center; and “Logistics
and Pricing for Today’s Market,”
by Dan Steiner, manager, Cargill.
The announcement of the 1998
Morrow County Conservation
winner will also occur during the
meeting.
County president
Suzi
Frederickson invites all growers
to attend and asks that RSVPs be
made to the OSU extension of
fice, 676-9642, by Friday, May
29.
Defaulted borrowers who can't
make regular payments may still
avoid garnishment by contacting
OSSC and talking about their
situation and options. Defaulted
borrowers who are already
making
regular
monthly
payments as negotiated with
OSSC may avoid garnishment by
continuing to pay regularly.
This garnishment policy affects
only defaulted borrowers who
owe money to OSSC. Borrowers
still in good standing at their
lenders are not affected. To
avoid default, borrowers need to
work with their current lender or
servicer when they can't make
regular monthly payments, said
the release. Borrowers having
difficulty communicating with
their lender or servicer or who
don't know who to contact may
contact
OSSC's
Default
Prevention Division at (800) 261-
4524.
Delinquent borrowers will soon
receive letters that alert them to
the new change and tell them
what happens if they don't pay.
The letters also encourage these
borrowers to contact OSSC as
soon as possible.
Borrowers with questions may
contact OSSC by calling (800)
457-0135 or write to the Oregon
State Scholarship Commission,
ATTN: Collections Division,
1500 Valley River Drive, Suite
150, Eugene, OR 97401.
Defaulted student loan
borrowers who don't make
regular payments to the Oregon
State Scholarship Commission
(OSSC) could see a decrease in
their paychecks.
OSSC has received legislative
approval to refer to Oregon
employment
records
for
defaulted student loan borrowers
who owe money to OSSC.
Access to these records will help
OSSC garnish a defaulted
borrower's net wages. Access
will also help the agency
maintain better contact with
borrowers, work with them on
repayment plans and determine
what benefits may be available to
them, said an OSSC news
release.
OSSC is the state agency that
guarantees (or insures) student
loans under the Federal Family
Education
Loan
Program
(FFELP) for many Oregon
students wishing to continue
‘ their education beyond high
school. When a FFELP student
loan borrower defaults (misses
six payments), OSSC purchases
the loan from the lender and
collects the debt on behalf of the
U.S. Department of Education.
Defaulted borrowers who are
not making regular payments on
their debt can avoid wage
garnishment by contacting OSSC
as soon as possible to negotiate a
repayment plan.
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Photo by Theresa Hams
By Nova Rietmann
,
On Monday, May 11, at 11
a.m., an Army National Guard
helicopter landed on the Ione
High School football field. The
National Guard was visiting the
school and informing students
about the benefits of joining the
National Guard.
The Ione High School's
personal finance/careers class,
taught by Mark Bird, invited the
National Guard to speak to the
class about its program.
All grades at the school and the
community of Ione were invited
to look at the helicopter and go
inside.
The National Guard offers
students the opportunity to enlist,
and receive: full-time summer
employment; college credits for
military
training
received;
college money with the GI Bill;
additional college
financial
assistance through the state; job
training and cash bonuses.
For more information contact
SFC Jan Ellner or SFC Brian
O'Kelly by telephone at 1-800-
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