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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
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