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’Iiliiliiililiillliiiiiliilm ll Russie Wetzell Newspaper Library l niversity o f Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 Benefit planned for HHS graduate in need of bone marrow transplant classmates and community members are organizing this event. Mary Ann Elguezabal, Roberta Lutcher, and Dora Collins are organizing the dinner. Anyone unable to attend who would like to make a don atio n to the Proctor family, an account has been set up at the Bank of Eastern Oregon under “The P ro cto r Family Medical Fund.” For more information about the dinner and auction contact Shelli Britt at 676-5478 or Reica Herbison at 676-5343. Roy, 19, was taking pre-nursing classes during the fall term at Portland State U niversity. Due to his immune system worsening, he was not able to attend winter or spring terms, but Roy Proctor, a 2006 HHS graduate will be having a hone is taking a chemistry class marrow transplant in May. An account has been set up at the Bank of Eastern Oregon under the name "The Proctor Family online through PSU. He is Medical Fund." currently living in Portland now to be close to his track, baseball and basketball age 12. looked a little pale until his immune system and ordered blood work. doctors. R oy’s sister, Josie began to fail. He is a member Labs were done on January Proctor Keyes, of Portland and past altar server at St. 14, 2000 and showed that also has Fanconi’s Anemia, Patrick’s Catholic Church. Roy's blood counts were which is stable at the current He worked part-time as a about half of normal. He was sent to time. She is not preleukemic. lifeguard the past two im m ediately R o y ’s other sister, Julie sum m ers at the Willow' D o ern b ech er C h ild re n 's Proctor, does not have FA. Creek Water Park where he H ospital in Portland. Roy lived in helped with fundraisers for Fanconi A nem ia was Heppner all of his life and the swim m ing pool as a diagnosed in March of 2000. Fanconi Anemia is a Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon graduated from Heppner youth. Roy also worked at VOL. 126 NO. 15 10 Pages Wednesday, April 11, 2007 High School in 2006. He Oregon Hay/Frederickson rare genetic disease where the b o d y 's DNA cannot was a past 4-H member for Farming in Boardman. School board discusses funding for Irrigon football During a routine repair itself. Even though a market hogs, photography field lights; raises school lunch prices and cooking; a Cub Scout; office visit at Pioneer bone marrow tran sp lan t Also at the meeting. In other business, the fished and hunted; and Memorial Clinic. Dr. Ed should prevent leukemia, the The Morrow County -Continued on page three School D istrict the board voted to raise board voted to accept school participated in football. Berretta believed Roy, then S u p e rin ten d e n t Mark lunch and breakfast prices 25 calendar Option B for the Burrows told the board that cents, due, according to 2007-08 school year, which Heppner Council tables request to support county road he would return to the board administration, to increased calls for a post-Labor Day levy; takes no action on street closure request, nuisance at next month’s meeting with food, fuel and payroll costs start with teachers beginning 27, students cat ordinance a plan and a budget for and to maintain a reserve to A ugust installing lights and other replace older equipment. beginning September 4, a The Heppner City amenities orr the new Irrigon Breakfast prices for students one week-plus Christmas Council Monday took no in grades seven-12 will go up holiday from December 21 High School football field. action on a request by Burke B urrow s said the from $ 1 to $ 1.25 and adults' to January 2, students ending O 'B rie n of the M orrow district earmarked $25,000 breakfast prices will go up June 5 and teachers ending last year for improvements from $ 1.50 to $ 1.75. Lunch June 9. In going against a County Road Department to the field. At that time, prices for ch ild re n in m ajority o f teachers, that the city publicly support however, the Irrigon High kindergarten through sixth c la ssifie d , co n fid e n tia l, a proposed $10 million road and levy to be on the ballot next School Booster Club opted grade will go up from $1.50 a d m in istra tiv e to build a fence with the to $. 1.75; children’s lunches confidential staff with 106 month. O 'B rien has been funds. Another $25,000 was in grades seven through 12 votes, the board rejected visiting all the city councils bu d g eted for Irrigon will raise from $1.75 to $2; Option A, which called for a in the county asking for improvements this year. It is and adult lunches will raise post-Labor Day start, a two- support of the levy, and told estim ated that installing from $2.50 to $2.75. Chief w eek C h ristm a s break, lights would take around Financial Officer Rhonda students ending June 11 and the Heppner council the city $50.000. Lorenz said that the program teachers ending June 13. would receive $36,384 per Morrow Count) Public Works Director Burke O'Brien talks to Heppner City Council Monday night about proposed road levy "We would like to had been losing money and Option B garnered 65 votes year for five years if the levy see a com m itm ent,” said added that meal prices had from teachers, classified, is approved. Under state law C ounty roads Ella Road, 6 miles of Ione- and each city in the county would board member Ken Matlack. not been raised since the a d m in istra tiv e scheduled for repairs if the Boardman road, 3.8 miles of receive a portion of the levy Irrigon. "It does take time,” 1998-99 school year. confidential staff. levy passes are: 2.5 miles of -Continued on page eight Board member and for use on city roads. said Burrows, referring to Burrows said that other area tran sitio n in g the form er d istric ts were already farmer Barney Lindsay told Irrigon Middle School into charging what MCSD had the board that a long C h ristm a s break puts a proposed. a high school. The C olum bia Board member Bill financial hard sh ip on Board Chair Craig Plateau C h ap ter of Miles replied that booster Kuhn brought up the issue of working parents and that clubs and co m m u n ity closed campuses as a means continuing school into mid- Pheasants Forever received members in Boardman and to increase district meal June disru p ted farm ers' a no till drill this week. The -Continued on page two drill was made possible from Heppner have assisted with participation. an $18.000 donation from m o n etary and in-kind the Oregon Wildlife Heritage contributions to build up Foundation. The O.W.H.F. is their football, track and other a c o n serv atio n group fields. Irrigon B ooster d ed icated to the members said that they were developm ent o f wildlife willing to do likewise. habitat. The no till drill is Other items on the designed specifically for Irrigon football field priority seeding wildlife food plots list include in stallin g directly into existing C.R.P. electricity and a scoreboard, grass stands. Farmers can a crow 's nest, permanent take this drill and seed grain Pheasants Forever received this no till drill from donation by restro o m facilities and or alfalfa plots into current the Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation. increased visitor seating. C.R.P. fields. Over the years spokesman said that this drill install the feed plot at no In a separate issue. the C.R.P. fields can become fits perfectly into the kind of cost to the farmer. Projects B urrow s reported that somewhat sterile for deer projects that the group is can also be done on ranches Heppner Elementary School and especially pheasant, trying to install In eases with non public access, but Principal Jack Thompson which depend on grain for w here there is public access there will be some cost to the and Irrigon High School part of their diet. Bob allowed for hunting, the farmer. The group also has a Principal Tom Crane have -Continued on page two K ecrins. an O.W.H.F. pheasants forever group will announced their resignations to accept p o sitio n s At th e MCGG GREEN FEED STORE in H ep p n er: elsew here. Burrows said that the district is in the process Emily Smith. 2, and her sister Cheyenne Smith. 5. spend o f app o in tin g screening some time with the Easter Bunny after Heppner's annual c o m m itte e s and setting Easter Egg Hunt. They are the daughters of Wade and interview dates. Marianne Smith. A Mexican dinner and auction benefit will be held for Roy Proctor on Saturday, April 21, from4 to 7 p.m. at St. P a tric k 's Catholic Parish Hall. Roy was diagnosed w ith Fanconi Anemia and is in need of a bone marrow transplant. The transplant is scheduled to happen in New York. The cost for the dinner is $5 per person. Roy’s 2006 HHS HEPPNER imes Pheasants Forever receive no till drill Hippity-Hoppity ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. I All 4-H members receive a 10% discount on market animal feed and supplies, now through Fair! M o rro w C ou n ty (¿ruin (¿ ro w ers (ire n n Food & Sood 242 W. Linden Way. Heppner • 676-9422 • 989-8221 (MCGG main office) t