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I f I C o u l d b e t h e M a y o r o f B u t t e F a l l s » 0 , Gy Biffany smith
W h e n y o u b e c om e a y o u n g a d u lt, y o u w is h to
ch a n g e ru le s a n d re g u la tio n s to y o u r b e n e fit. S k a t-
e rs w a n t s tre e ts to b e a b le to rid e th e ir s k a te b o a rd s
a n d ro lle r b la d e s , w h ile c ity w a lk e rs w a n t no lim it to
th e e v e r-a n n o y in g c u rfe w . T h is is w h a t I w o u ld d o
if I h a d th e p o w e r to ch a n g e a n d b u ild w h a t I w o u ld
lik e to h a ve.
B u tte F a lls is a c o z y , s m a ll to w n . T h e a d o le s c e n ts
fin d th e c o m m u n ity m o n o to n o u s a n d d re a ry a fte r
w a lk in g a ro u n d a n d ju m p in g o ff th e in fa m o u s F a lls
m u ltip le tim e s . T h e la c k o f a c tiv itie s w ill ca u se m o re
n e g a tiv e d e e d s fo r o u r y o u th . I w o u ld lik e to in -
c re a s e th e h e a lth y a c tiv itie s a ro u n d o u r little c o m -
m u n ity .
T h e re is s o m e u n u se d s p a c e in th is to w n ; a n o ld
ta v e rn th a t is c o lle c tin g n o th in g b u t d u s t a n d d irt.
T h a t fo rm e r b a r c o u ld b e c om e a y o u th re c re a tio n a l
c e n te r w h ic h w o u ld s u re ly im p ro v e th e le v e ls o f
p o s itiv e a c tiv itie s . T h e fo rm e r b a r c o n s is ts o f tw o
Food Handlers are We
G y K a rt S t. Q eorge
O n S e p te m b e r 5 , 2 0 0 2 , a n in d ivid u a l ca m e to o u r
sch o o l fro m th e J a c k s o n C o u nty H e a lth D e p a rtm e n t
to g ive a cla ss to a ll o u r fre s h m e n a n d so p h om o re s tu ­
d e n ts a n d a ll o th e r in te re s te d s tu d e n ts o n p ro p e r fo o d
h a n d lin g p ro ced u res.
S tu d e n ts h a d th e o p p o rtu n ity
to p u rcha se th e F o od H a n d le rs c a rd , w h ich is re q u ire d
fo r e m p lo ym e n t a t fo o d e s ta b lis h m e n ts , fo r $ 1 0 if th e y
p a sse d th e te s t. T h e F o od H a n d le rs C a rd la s ts fo r 4
ye a rs. W h e n th e 4 y e a rs is u p yo u h a ve to go d o w n to
th e H e a lth D e p a rtm e n t a n d ta k e th e te s t a g a in. T h is
is im p o rta n t b e ca u se yo u w o u ld n 't w a n t p e o p le th a t d o n 't
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h a ve th e c a rd to b e to u c h in g y o u r fo o d w h e n th e y d o n 't
kn o w w h a t th e y a re d o in g.
T h e fo llo w in g s tu d e n ts to o k a d va n ta g e o f th is o p -
p o rtu n ity a n d n o w a re p ro u d o w n ers o f a c e rtific e d
Ja ckso n C o u nty F o o d H a n d le rs c a rd : F resh m an M ic k ie
B u rn s, N ik k i H a rm s, D u s ty H a ye s, R o n n ie L yo n , T h o ­
m as O w n b y, E lysia R o d rig u ez , H e a th e r S h im e r, T iffa n y
S m ith , a n d S h a w na W rig h t; S o p h o m o re s B o n nie B ia n d o ,
M e lo d y C a rlisle , J u lie H a ye s, Ja m e s P a rle t, C h ris S m ith ,
T ra e S te ph e n son , a n d J a s o n S te ve n so n , a n d J u n io rs
M e lissa G ilb e rt, J a m e s G rie v e, W h itn e y Irw in , B rita n i
J o h n s to n , Ja co b S h e p h erd , A le c S m ith , K a ri S t. G e o rg e
a n d K a th i S t. G e o rg e . A ll th e s e p e o p le ca n n o w w o rk in
th e c o n ^ s io n s ta n d o r g e t a jo b w o rk in g in a re s to o -
ra n t
T h o se s tu d e n ts w h o to o k th e cla ss b u t d id n t
o p t to b u y th e c a rd m a y s till w o rk in co n ce ssio n s
W h e n S h a w n a \A Zr*i^h't* / E lysia R o d riq u e z, a n d B rita n i
J o h n s to n w e re a ske d w h y th e y w a n te d to g e t th e ir fo o d
h a n d le r's c a rd , B rita n i J o h n sto n s a id , "S o I ca n w o rk in
a re s ta u ra n t w h e n I g o to c o lle g e ." S h a w n a re p lie d , "
S o I ca n w o rk in th e C o n ce ssio n S ta n d w h e n it is th e
F re shm e n 's tu rn ." E ly s ia s a id , “ S o I ca n w o rk a t m y
G ra n d m a 's re s ta u ra n t (T o te m P o le ) a n d w o rk in th e
C o n ce ssio n S ta n d , to o ."
T h is w a s d e fin ite ly a b e n e fic ia l p ro g ra m p ro v id e d
to o u r s tu d e n ts . T h e m a jo rity w h o to o k , th e cla ss a re
now p ro u d o w n e rs o f th e c a rd , a n d e ve ryo n e is now m o re
kn o w e d ge a b le a b o u t th e p ro p e r a n d s a fe h a n d lin g o f
fo o d . In c lo s in g , th e re a re n o w tw e n ty -fo u r m o re B F H S
o ra tb te to w o rtT c o n c M S io n l a “ w e ll a s
m e n t in d u s try. G o o d D e a l!
b u ild in g s . B o th b u ild in g s a re o n e s to ry a c c o rd in g
to th e re s o u rc e fu l lo ca ls. T h e p re v io u s Y o u th C e n -
te r w a s a p a rtic u la rly sm a ll o n e s to ry s tru c tu re . A
p o s s ib le n e w Y o u th C e n te r w o u ld b e b ig g e r th e n th e
p re v io u s c e n te r. T h e d a rk b ro w n fu tu re v ia b le Y o u th
C e n te r c o u ld c o n ta in m o re o b je c ts th e n th e fo rm e r
tin y Y o u th C e n te r co u ld . F o r in s ta n c e , th e o n ly p u b -
lie In te rn e t a cce ss is th e lib ra ry . T h e lib ra ry is
o p e n o n ly a fe w d a ys a n d fo r o n ly a fe w h o u rs a fte r
th e s c h o o l. T h e lib ra ry h a s o n ly tw o c o m p u te rs ,
w h ic h a re n o t e n o u g h fo r th e yo u n g p e o ple 's d e ­
s ire s to w o rk a t a n d lo o se n up a fte r a s tre s s fille d
s c h o o l w e e k. T w o b u ild in g s co u ld p ro v id e m o re th e n
th e lib ra ry 's re s o u rc e s .
H ig h s c h o o l s tu d e n ts n e e d c o m m u n ity s e rv ic e ,
T h e re fo rm a tio n o f th e Y o u th C e n te r w ill n e e d h e lp -
e rs to p a in t a n d cle a n it. T h a t a lo n e w ill p ro v id e
m a n y h o u rs o f u s e fu l c o m m u n ity s e rv ic e .
T o g e t th e s u p p lie s th a t th e re n e w in g of th e
s tru c tu re w o u ld n e e d, w e c o u ld h a ve a s k fo r h e lp
fro m th e B u tte F a lls H ig h S c h o o l fo r fu n d ra is e rs .
I w o u ld h o p e th a t th e o w n e rs o f th e ta v e rn w ill c o n ­
trib u te to th e fo rm a tio n b y le ttin g th e b u ild in g tu rn
in to a y o u th re c re a tio n a l a re a. T h e c ity c o u ld c o n ­
trib u te b y h e lp in g to p a y fo r th e p a in t, th e e q u ip ­
m e n t, a n d so m e re fre s h m e n ts for th e h o p e fu lly h a rd
w o rk in g v o lu n te e rs .
T h is is ju s t o n e o f th e s e v e ra l y e a rn in g s I w is h to
d o if I w e re m a y o r. S o m e y o u th s w is h fo r a s k a te
p a rk , w h ile o th e rs fo r a h ig h e r c u rfe w . I w o u ld try
to p ro d u c e m o re p la ce s fo r re c re a tio n a l a n d a c a ­
d e m ic re a so n s.
W h a t w o u ld y o u d o if yo u w e re th e m a y o r o f y o u r
c ity ?
EXCERPTS FROM OTHER BFHS STUDENT‘S IDEAS
F irs t o ff, w e w o u ld ld fix th e P u b lic W o rk s D e p o
a rt- KJIHGFEDCBA
If w e w e re m a yo r, w e w o u ld o ffe r ta x b re a ks to
m e n t. D o n 't yo u th in k w e sh o u ld h a ve m o re th a n o n e p e o p le w h o w e re w illin g to s ta rt n e w b u sin e sses in to w n ,
o ffic ia l w a te r tre a tm e n t g u y? O u r to w n ’ s w a te r su p - M o re jo b s w o u ld h e lp th e e co n om y g ro w s tro n g e r a n d
p ly is o n e o f th e m o st im p o rta n t th in g s to p ro te c t in
h e lp us to w a rd s th e g o a l o f z e ro u n e m p lo ym e n t ra te s .
B u tte F a lls. W h y d o n 't w e tra in a n d q u a lify a t le a s t on
W ith a s tro n g e r e co n o m y, th e re w o u ld b e m o re m o ne y
e m o re p e rso n ? H o w co m e w e d o n o t h a ve a n y p o lice
in th e c ity 's b u d g e t fo r e d u c a tio n a n d re c re a tio n a l
p ro te c tio n in to w n on w e e ke n d s o r a fte r s ix o 'clo ck on n e e d s. T h e e x tra m o n e y w o u ld a llo w th e g o v e rnm e n t to
w e e knig h ts? J u s t b e ca u se co p s a re g o n e d o e s n o t m ean m a ke th e to w n a ttra c tiv e a n d m a yb e e ve n a llo w ta x
b r e a k s f o r th e r e s id e n ts .
Ry K athi St. Q eorge,
p e o p le a re n o t g o in g to s to p c o m m ittin g crim e s.
D usty B ayes and R onnie Lyon
We w o u ld lik e to se e N O S M O K IN G in A L L p u b lic
p la ce s, su ch a s th e p a rk , o u ts id e o f re s ta u ra n ts , a n d
Q n ^ w h e re e x c e P + Y o u r c itiz e n ’ s o w n p riv a te p ro p e rty.
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th is < 11 w ou,cl m a ke a h e a lth y e n viron m e n t fo r a ll ages,
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Bove VanLandingham
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If I w e re m a yo r th e re w o u ld b e lo ts o f th in g s on
m y m in d to ch a n g e . I w o u ld w a n t th e co m m un ity to b e
m o re in vo lve d in th in g s lik e s p o rts a c tiv itie s . B a rb e q u e s
a n d K a ra o ke n ig h ts fo r p e o p le o f a ll ages. M o s t o f a ll
I w o u ld lik e to h a ve a m in i m a ll. O u r to w n is to o sm a ll
a n d th e re is n o th in g fo r th e g irls to do. F o r th e g u ys,
th e re n e e d s to b e a d irt b ik e tra c k , b e ca u se w h e n th e
g ir |s a r e b u sy sh o p p in g th e y w ill h o ve so m e thin g to d o .
It w o u ld b ring th e g u ys in th e co m m u n ity to g e th e r,
a n d th e y co u ld h a ve fu n d o in g it.
BiRRi Bartns
K ari St. (jeorge, M efissa Q ifhert &" Sarah M adden
If I w e re m a yo r o f B u tte Falls, Oregon, I would put a
m e d ica l c linic in to w n b e ca u se th e re isn ’ t a n y doctor
R o r h o s p ita l in th e to w n o f B u tte F a lls a n d th e closest UTSRQPON
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Bhomas Ownhy
If I w e re m a yor o f th e to w n o f B u tte F a lls, I w o u ld
m a ke a lo t o f b ig ch a n g e s. F o r s ta rte rs I w o u ld a llo w
m o re o f th e to w n 's m o ne y to go in to th e sch o o l e d u ca ­
tio n p ro g ra m . E d u c a tio n is e s s e n tia l fo r a ll o f th e
s tu d e n t's o f B u tte F a lls. ... T h e F a lls is a n o th e r th in g
th a t ca n b e w o rke d on. P e o ple a re a lw a ys tra s h in g it
u p , try in g to cam p o v e r n ig h t a n d h a vin g p a rtie s th e re
^ i^ M ^ a 3 n e r ^ 3 ^ n g^
p ro p e rty . S o , I th in k th e to w n co p n e e d s to g o d o w n
th e F a lls e v e ry o n ce in a w h ile a n d ch e ck th in g s o u t.
Jason
Jason Stevenson
Stevenson
B u tte F a lls is a v e ry h is to ric a l to w n . If I h a d th e
p o w e r I w o u ld re s to re a ll o f th e h is to ric a l la n d m a rks.
I w o u ld re n o v a te th e o ld b a n k th a t is now a p a rtm e n ts ,
a n d m a ke it a b a n k a g a in. T h is w o u ld sa ve p e o p le tim e
a n d m o n ey b e ca u se th e y h a ve to d riv e to M e d fo rd ju s t
to m a ke a tra n s a ctio n a t th e ir b a nk
T h e la s t th in g
th a t I w o u ld ch a n g e is I w o u ld m a ke a y o u th c e n te r,
E ve ryb o d y in B u tte F a lls co m p la in s a b o u t th e kid s b e -
in g tro u b le , b u t th e y h a ve d o n e n o th in g to h e lp th e
s itu a tio n w h e n yo u co m p la in .
I w o u ld m a ke a y o u th
c e n te r w ith a th re e -la n e b o w lin g a lle y, a b a s k e tb a ll
c o u rt, a n d an a rcad e . T h is w o u ld ke e p th e tro u b le d
“ "d ' ’ “ ‘ 'e d in th e e ig h t tra c k ,
If I w e re e le c te d as m a yo r o f B u tte F a lls I w o u ld
e n co u ra g e m o re p e o p le to g e t in vo lve d w ith th e sch o o l
a n d th e ir e x tra c u rric u la r a c tiv itie s . W h e n o u r s tu -
d e n ts a re e n co u ra g e d in a p o s itiv e w a y, th e y w ill a lw a ys
d o b e tte r in th e ir a c tiv itie s a s w e ll as in sch o o l. I b e ­
lie ve o u r co m m u n ity p la ys a b ig ro le in h o w o u r sch o o l
a ch ie ve . O n e m o re th in g I w o u ld d o is h e lp th e ch u rch e s,
W h e n a c h u rc h can o u tre a c h it w ill a ffe c t th e p e o p le,
B y sh o w in g G o d 's lo ve , th e p e o p le w ill b e g in to lo ve a n d
c a re m o re , I b e lie ve a fe w ch a n g e s ca n m a ke a w o rld o f
d iffe re n c e . W h e n yo u h a ve a p o s itiv e a tm os p h e re to
live in kid s a re m o re like ly to su cce e d .
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