TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon Wednesday February 2. 2000
The OlTicial Newspaper
cf the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Eliminating vo-ag would be detriment
To the Editor:
This letter is to inform you of
Heppner
the current intentions of the
Morrow County School District
to eliminate the vocational
agriculture classes and FFA
U S P S 240-42«
program from next year's class
offerings.
Morrow County’s Home-Owned W e e k ly Newspaper
The ag classes have been an
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eliminating one of the few
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classes that still teach hanas-on
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skills in the best interest of the
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Many of you local farmers
probably
went through the ag
Tditor's note letters to the Fditor must be signed The Gazette-Times w ill not
programs
at
Heppner or
publish unsigned letters Please include your address and phone number on all
letters tor use by the C-Toffice. The C-T reserves the right to edit. The G-T is not Riverside. Think of the shop
skills, parliamentary procedure,
resixtnsible for accuracy of statements made in letters
public speaking, plus all the vast
classroom knowledge you gained
Join Chamber, HEDC
from the ag classes.
To the Editor:
lone has not had a vocational
area.
I encourage residents in and
The board members are on the agriculture program, but they
near Heppner to join two
front lines of finding answers to have had an excellent shop
organizations: the Chamber of our community needs because program over the years. If we
Commerce and the Heppner
HEDC is committed to helping lose these hands-on classes,
Development
Corporation.
our area persevere and thrive. I where are youth that choose not
Though we might not think we
know that the new president of
have an interest in either of these
the board. Tom Wolff, can
Obituary
groups, we really do.
explain better than I the
James G. Simpson
The Chamber office is
importance of HEDC.
James G. Simpson, a Pnneville
Heppner's central source of
All of us who fall into any of
information for people with
these categories truly do have an resident, passed away on
questions about our community,
interest
in
these
two Tuesday. January 25, at the
people who are considering
organizations:
taxpayers; Carriage House. He was 57 years
Heppner as a place to live or visit
parents/grandparents of school old.
Graveside services were held at
or as a place for a business. It is children; shoppers; users of
the
Spray Cemetery, in Spray on
the link often necessary between
medical facilities; people who
someone with a question or need
like living in or near Heppner Thursday, January 27. Pastor
and the source of an answer or
because it is. . .a great place to Paul Chisolm officiated. Vault
assistance.
live for a huge variety of reasons. interment was held at the Spray
The chamber sponsors local
I think our involvement is Cemetery.
Mr. Simpson was bom on
activities that bring us out and
critical.
August
11, 1942, in The Dalles,
bring us together for celebration
I encourage readers to "check
and for learning. The chamber
out" Chamber meetings, at noon to Gilbert and Ada (Anderson)
helps to keep us informed of on Tuesdays at Kate's Pizza and Simpson. He moved to Spray
"what’s happening" around town
to do the same with HEDC board when he was three years old. In
and around the area and it has
meetings on first and third 1960, he graduated from Spray
Heppner's well-being as its main
Wednesdays at 8:30 a m. at the High School.
In 1961 Mr, Stmpson moved to
focus.
Forest Service building.
I am certain that the chamber J l encourage readers to ask Hermiston and the Pendleton
president Sharon Harrison can questions of the organizations' area and then moved to Pnneville
explain much better than I the leaders, to support either or both in 1986. He worked for his
many and varied activities of the of these organizations by brother as a general manager for
chamber
becoming members. The efforts the A-l Glass in Bend for nine
The Heppner Economic in which they are involved take years, retiring due to health
reasons.
Development Corporation works time and, of course, funding.
Mr. Simpson married Sara
with agencies, businesses and
A call to the chamber office,
individuals to keep Willow Creek 676-5536. and a call to the Burnside in Pendleton in 1965.
Valley citizens in step with HEDC treasurer, Gayle Gutierrez She preceded him in death in
technology and to get Heppner at 676-5052 in the evening, can 1975.
Mr. Simpson loved to fish,
into the consciousness of get you enrolled.
hunt,
collect guns, reload bullets,
companies and individuals who
(s) Doris Brosnan
raise
roses, and. more than
might have an impact on our
Heppner
anything, he loved his family. He
also enjoyed visiting Spray and
Eliminating vo-ag, FFA not in
socializing with his old friends.
Mr. Simpson will be remembered
for his wonderful sense of
students' best interest
humor.
To the Editor:
thus they become familiar with
Mr. Simpson is survived by his
Eliminating the vo-ag the stewardship involved in parents Gilbert and Ada Simpson
departments at Heppner and natural resource management.
of Pnneville; son Randy T.
Riverside would be a detriment
Too. the loss of this program Simpson
of
Vancouver,
to
our
agricultural-based would
delete
scholarship Washington; twin daughters,
economy. Today's emphasis in opportunities for some students. Rene "Tina" Mane Simpson of
education is to prepare students These schools would each lose Bend, and Nova "Tammy" Mary
for the future. Even though some about S4500 dollars awarded Danielson of Umatilla; step-son
students do not pursue careers in from the Perkins grant.
Norman Sherman of Echo;
agriculture or agri-businesses,
Through the years thousands of brother Dale Lee Simpson of
this program provides an taxpayer dollars and grants have Pnneville;
sisters,
Rene
opportunity to team skills that
financed a well-equipped vo-ag Simpson-Fisher of Pnneville.
can be utilized in every walk of building, a greenhouse and pole Nova Rae Sweeney of Heppner;
life. However the opportunity for building in Heppner and similar and six grandchildren.
gainful employment, based on
facilities at Riverside. These
Mr. Simpson was preceded in
these skills, continues to grow
assets would become useless. An death
by
his
maternal
due to the increasing agriculture elimination of this program grandparents, A.W. and Venic
related industries in the county.
would
prevent
students, Anderson.
and
paternal
beginning with seventh and grandparents Cass and Helen
Through hands-on experience,
students develop proficiency in eighth graders, from becoming Simpson.
the safe use of tools and shop aware of the advantages of vo-ag
The Pnneville Funeral Home
equipment, enabling them to do programs and the importance of was
in
charge
of the
home or business repairs
agriculture to our society.
arrangements.
regardless of future occupations.
The board is faced with some
Those students involved in difficult choices, particularly Taco feed to
FFA volunteer for community
with the growth in north end
service. develop leadership
schools and the shortage of benefit
qualities, learn how to keep
financing.
Tem porarily
Elguezabal family
records and acquire public
eliminating teachers and valuable
A taco feed will be held this
elective programs hints at
speaking skills-not always
Saturday.
Feb. 5 at Heppner High
accomplished in other areas. leverage to gain approval for a
School
with
all proceeds to
Through attendance at field trips, proposed bond measure. I
benefit
the
Juan
Elguezabal
district meets and conventions wonder if the budget committee
family.
The
dinner
is
to be in the
or
the
school
board
has
these students are exposed to
school cafetena during the games
considered
other
options
such
as
different cultures, vocations and
reduction of administrative between the Heppner Mustangs
lifestyles.
including
vice and the Sherman County
Due to scheduling conflicts, positions
Bulldogs, with serving beginning
enrollment in vo-ag is limited principals.
at 3 p.m.
due to state-mandated required
(s) Merlyn Robinson
Diners may choose one taco,
courses leaving little flexibility
Heppner
dessert
and drink for S3; two
for
choosing
electives,
tacos,
dessert
and drink for S5; or
particularly for freshmen and
a
family
meal
for SI5. Pie and
We Print
sophomores.
With today's
coffee will also be sold.
emphasis on environmental
BUSINESS CARDS
For more information, please
concerns, those who are able to
call Sherry Matteson 676-5250 or
take advantage of vo-ag classes
H e p p n er G azette-T im e«
Karen Smith-Gnffith at 676-
leam about soils, horticulture,
5168.
livestock and farming operations;
GAZETTE-TIMES
to go on to college going to leam
skills that will enable them to
provide for themselves and a
family?
If you have a concern about
losing these classes, please
contact your school board
members to see if there is any
other way of handling the budget
shortfall We also urge you to
attend a school board meeting
being held Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m.
at Sam Boardman Elementary
School's gymnasium.
The Livestock Growers plan to
have pertinent information made
available to the board which we
hope will be included in an
informational packet at the
meeting.
Board members are: Dwayne
Carroll, 77402 Desert Road,
Hermiston 97838, 567-5767;
Gary Frederickson, Rt. 1 Box
73D, Boardman 97818, 481-
6225; Keith Lewis, 440 Terrace
Drive, Heppner 97836, 676-
5233; Barney Lindsay, P.O. Box
483, Lexington 97839. 989-8205;
Pat McNamee, 76272 E. Oregon
Lane. Imgon 97844, 922-4786;
John Rietmann, P.O. Box 313.
lone 97843, 422-7123; Julie
Weikel, 70362 Kunze Lane.
Boardman 97818.481-2545.
(s) Kyle Robinson
President, Morrow County
Livestock Growers
ATTENTION PROPERTY OWNERS
Reminder notices due February 15, 2000 will
not be mailed out for the second trimester.
Payments are still due February 15, 2000.
If you have any questions, call toll free in the
Irrigon area 922-4103 or Boardman area,
481-2112. Heppner residents, call 676-5628
or stop by the Morrow County Courthouse.
F o r A ^ a len tin e s D a y .
g iv e th e g ift
to c h e r is h a life tim e
i
C h o ir seeks
m ore m em b ers
The South Morrow County
Community Choir is beginning
rehearsals for their spring
program and is "desperately
lacking
bodies
to sing."
according to Darlene Marquardt.
director.
The choir is working on
patriotic and American music
and some traditional music.
Practice is every Monday
evening from 5:30-7 p.m. in the
Heppner High School music
room.
"The choir invites anyone who
enjoys singing, ages 12-120. to
join," she says. The only
requirement is that participants
live or work in Morrow County.
The goal is to have 3,0 choir
members.
w
Marquardt, Who directed the
choir ctOTing'TTfe“ fall season, is
the choir and band teacher at
lone schools and has directed
other adult choirs in the past.
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