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Claims $100,000 Powerball Prize
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Tom said a frie n d was m aking
a trip to buy Powerball tickets for
the July 7 draw ing, w hen the ja c k
pot was estimated to be $ 100 m illio n
“ M y friend asked i f he should buy
some fo r me.” T om said, “ and 1 said,
‘ sure, buy me $ 10 w o rth .’ ” The Q uick
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Tom H Field Jr said he co u ld n ’ t
stop shaking w hen he discovered
he had m atched a ll fiv e re g u la r
numbers (w hite balls) in the W ed
nesday. July 7, Powerball draw ing
The 50-year-old Dayton, W ashing
ton resident was quite a b it more
calm today, however, w hen he and his
frie n d T ru d y M o n tg o m e ry visite d
Lottery headquarters to c la im his
$100,000 prize. W ith steady hands,
Tom accepted his check fo r $72,000,
after 28 percent w as w ith h e ld fo r fed
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Museum Facts
Mary h ill Museum o f A rt is open
fro m 9 a m . to 5 p.m., daily, M a rch 15
through November 15. General ad
mission is $4, seniors $3.50 ch ild re n
six through 16 $1.50, and five and
under are free.
The Museum is located at the cast
entrance to the C olum bia R iver Gorge
on W a s h in g to n State R oute 14.
Mary h ill is 100 miles east o f Portland,
Oregon.
H ig h lig h ts in c lu d e : A u g u ste
R odin sculpture and w atercolors;
Queen M arie royal furnishings, N a
tive Am erican basketry and artifacts;
in ternational chess sets, Sam H ill
photographs and m em orabilia; E uro
pean and A m erican paintings; Loie
F u lle r m e m o ra b ilia ; 19th-century
french art glass; 19th-century Russian
icons; and the Theater dc la Mode
OPEN
24 HOURS
WEEKDAYS — 8AM-8PM SAT. & SUN.
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mannequins and sets.
Cafe’ M a ry h ill Museum senes
gourmet coffee, beverages and food
daily from 10 a m. - 4:30 p.m. Indoor
and patio seating available. The M u
seum Store sells books jew elry , and
other items. Mary h ill Museum mem
bership offers a variety o f special ben
Pick ticket was purchased at B levins
V illa M a rt in M ilton-F reew ater on
July 6.
Tom and T ru d y were boating the
day after the draw in g and d id n ’ t check
the paper u n til Friday, July 9. “ I started
shaking when 1 saw the numbers.”
T o m said, "and then I began m atching
them one by one." Trudy said he looked
at the numbers fo r a very long tim e,
and it was about tw o hours before he
was able to contact the store to verify
ch ild re n and the grandfather o f four.
In his spare time. Tom enjoys boating,
h u nting, fishing, and a ll sports.
The prize w in n in g s w ill be in
vested fo r retii’ement, and some w ill
also be added to his v acation fund for
a trip to Nevada later this summer
w ith fa m ily members. “ M y brothers
said we can now be high rollers in
stead o f low rollers on our vacation,”
laughed Tom.
Since A p n l 1985, more than $885
that the numbers in the paper were m illio n in prizes has been awarded to
Oregon Lottery players.
correct.
O ver the past eight years more
Tom has been a corrections o ffi
cer at the W ashington State Peniten than $450 m illio n has been earned fo r
O regon’ s economic dev clopnient and
tia ry in W alla W a lla fo r nine years
jo
b creation in Oregon. Fund re cip i
For the past four years he was presi
ents
estimate that more than 38,000
dent o f the W ashington State C orrec
jobs
hav
c been saved o r created through
tions Employees Association
these
projects.
Tom is the father o f tw o grow n
Fun With Mother Goose
O ld M o th e r Goose, Tw ccdlc-D ce
and T w c e d le -D u m , O ld M o th e r
Hubbard, Jack and J ill, and other
fam ous characters v is it M a r y h ill
Museum for Sunday F am ily Fun Days,
2 p.m. to 4 p m., Sunday, July 25.
“ There w ill be all kinds o f tra d i
tional and new games,” said Colleen
Schafroth, organizer o f Sunday Fam
ily Fun Days. "Games like water bucket
races w ith Jack and J ill; London
Bridge, Duck D uck Goose, M o th e r
Hubbard Droquet, and m uch more.
W e’ ll also have a Petting Zoo w ith a
llam a, donkey, rabbit, goat, sheep and
various other anim als.”
Festiv ities begin at 2 p./ni. w ith
the Bubble Prelude and w ill end w ith
the Farm Y a rd Petting Zoo A ll the
notable M other Goose characters w ill
be there te llin g stories and leading
games in the shady p icnic area.
“ It's a w onderful way fo r fam ilies
to become re-acquainted w ith the sto
ries o f M other Goose and enjoy a
p ic n ic lu n c h at M a r y h ill, ” said
Schafroth.
Lemonade and ice tea w ill be
available fo r purchase w ith a ll pro
ceeds supporting Sunday Fam ily Fun
Days. Come enjoy a ll the free a c tiv i
ties Sunday , July 25, from 2 p.m. to 4
p m For more in fo rm a tio n contact
Mary h ill Museum at (509) 773-3733.
Free Family Fun Days Continue
Sunday, July 25, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
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Trained Teachers And High Expectations Help Children Learn
Across the country , the inner city
and rural education story fo r poor
students is a g rim read Public school
sy stems leave students fro m the poor
est fam ilies to leant in schools in the
w orst physical condition, where they
arc taught by the systems' least expe
rienced teachers
Youngsters in these schools sit in
classrooms under leaky roofs, paint
fla k in g ceilings, unusable lig h t fix
tures, broken windows, scarred black
boards taught by new, often unpre
pared and ov erw helmed teachers The
result is too often students w ho pro
duce the lowest results on math and
reading tests and have the lowest daily
attendance rates
One school in New Y o rk stands
ou, in this scenario Even though it is
in a com m unity beset by drugs, crime
unem ploym ent poverty and single
parenthood, rigorous teaching and
h igh expectation learning docs take
place daily New Y o rks' East Harlem
Public School (P S.) 171 at 103rd and
M adison Avenue is a liv in g study o f
an educational learning environment
w hich students and parents u tiliz e
aggressively.
In the 93-year-old school b u ild
ing w ith co rrid o r w alls o f peeling
paint, there arc 536 A fric a n -A m e ri
can and Hispanic students Some 67
percent receive free breakfast and
lunch
Despite the odds against these
students, they rank firs t in th e ir D is
tric t 4 in standardized reading scores,
w ith 53.9 percent reading at or above
grade level A lm ost 77 percent per
form above grade level in math and
also rank firs t in the d is tric t These
statistics place them in the top 30
percent o f elementary schools in the
city
The 21 classroom teachers at the
school engage th e ir students by im
parting inform ation through the m od
ern classic method Teachers firs t pre
pare detailed lesson plans for in tro
duction o f new subjects When they
teach, they stand at the front o f the
classroom facing students seated at
desks. In daily and weekly reviews
w ith rapid fire questions, students give
answers on w hat they have learned
Teachers have identified 10 areas
that help m aintain the chemistry o f its
excellent teaching environment. Those
areas include
• Top notch school management
by principal
• Excellent classroom manage
ment by teachers
• School w ide discipline
• H igh expectations o f teachers
for students
• W illingness to try new ideas
- Reading enrichm ent-nonfic
tion books
- Sustained silent reading
- T a kin g reading books home
- Am ple problem solv ing in math
• Teachers devoted to teaching
and children
• W ell prepared and detailed les
sons.
• Good student-teacher relation
ships.
• Support from superv isors.
• C om m unication w ith parents
through m onthly report cards and o ri
entation meetings
The m odern classic teaching
method at P S 171 is predicated on
research and the b e lie f that it is the
responsibility o f each generation to
pass on its knowledge to the next,
thereby sustaining and progressively
im p r o v in g
c i v iliz a t io n
The
o ve ra rch in g concern is academic
learning not only fo r its own pleasure
and applicability in the pursuit o f hap
piness, but its educative value in de
veloping in each student a sense o f self
wort h and confidence that comes from
k now ledge a nd conscious u ndersta nd-
ing.
In a d d itio n to good student-
teacher relationships, the th ird com
ponent o f this triu m vira te are dedi
cated and caring fam ilies Ms. Skeen
and P S 171 teachers ask the support
o f fam ilies p rim a rily through an o ri
entation program for fam ilies at the
beginning o f each year A n d they u ti
lize a m onthly progress report
M a in ta in in g such an excellent
teacher environment depends on hard
w ork and dedication to the profession
The principal and teachers engage
their students every day. Student at
tendance is the highest in the district
and teacher absenteeism is never a
problem Teacher selection and tra in
in g arc paramount New teaches arc
re c o m m e n d e d
by
PS
171
teachers Support is given d u rin g the
transition period w hich can last as
long as two years. D u rin g that tim e,
the principal and more experienced
teachers give adv ice on such topics as
classroom management, curriculum ,
lesson planning, techniques for cn-
couraging students to focus and con
centrate. and the importance o f study
and homework
Unless those o f us involved in
education see getting children to high
levels o f achievement as our responsi
b ility —and unless we are equipped
w ith the skills to do so. our children
w ill sim ply never make it No matter
how wonderful the staff" in special
programs they cannot compensate in
25 minutes per day for the effects o f
watered-down instniction the rest o f
the school day
There is ample ev idence to show
that under optim um teaching and
learning condilions-thosc w ith high
expectations and skilled in s tru c tio n -
ch ild re n w ill learn at high levels.
Chapter 1 money w ill be more
wisely spent on b u ild in g schools like
P S 171 We know how to (each all
students successfully, there can be no
excuses any more for continued failure
to do so