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COMMUNITY Wednesday, August 8, 2018 East Oregonian HERMISTON PENDLETON Superintendent sets goals for new school year To the finders go the spoils By BRITTANY NORTON East Oregonian Staff photos by Tammy Malgesini Above: Gabriel Anderson, 9, and his father, Cam Anderson, go through the treat line manned by Hermiston City Manager Byron Smith, Angelique Edmiston and Mayor David Drotzmann Tuesday during National Night Out. The Anderson family won an ice cream social block party for finding the hidden medallion during a treasure hunt leading up to Hermiston’s festivities. Right: Hermiston Mayor David Drotzmann, right, congratulates Grant Anderson, 14, and his father, Cam Anderson, Tuesday during National Night Out. The Anderson family won an ice cream so- cial block party for finding the hidden medallion during a treasure hunt leading up to Hermiston’s festivities. BRIEFLY Heppner park celebrates upgrades HEPPNER — A rib- bon-cutting ceremony is planned for the new Fit Park in Heppner. Located next to the Wil- low Creek Water Park, the new facilities include a pick- leball court, outdoor exer- cise equipment, a public restroom, a regulation-size basketball court with six hoops, new walking paths, additional paved parking and an acre and a half of grass. The event is Saturday at 2 p.m. at the park, located at 433 Riverside Ave., Hep- pner. The ceremony will include music by Corey Peterson. In addition, Blas Elguezabal of Elite Perfor- mance will demonstrate the use of the exercise equip- ment and give some brief pickleball lessons. For more information, call the Morrow County Unified Recreation District at 541-676-5808. Food excursions seek huckleberries MISSION — Several First Foods Excursions are planned through the Yellow- hawk Prevention Program and the CTUIR Department of Natural Resources. The Huckleberry Day Trips are offered Thurs- day through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to Mount Emily. Transportation is lim- ited to 20 people per trip and advanced registration is required. Community mem- bers are welcome to caravan to the locations for family fun, exploration and huckle- berry picking. Page 3A chaotic family history. The book club, which is free and open to everyone, meets the second Tuesday of each month. Copies of “Hill- billy Elegy” are available at the library. For more infor- mation, call 541-567-2882 or stop by the library at 235 E. Gladys Ave. The Pendleton School District superintendent outlined his goals for the 2018-2019 school year Tuesday morn- ing in a spe- cial board meet- ing at the school district’s admin- istrative offices. Chris Fritsch, entering his second year in Pendleton, gave a sum- Fritsch mary of his four main goals, including: increasing his visibility in schools, increasing his visibility in the commu- nity, improving commu- nication within the dis- trict and the community, and showing progress in all four areas of the school district’s 2017-2022 stra- tegic plan. The superintendent proposed walking through classrooms each week and attending other dis- trict events such as staff meetings once a month. He also suggested attend- ing one athletic event and one club activity for each sport or organized group throughout the year. How- ever, school board mem- ber Debbie McBee said that goal seemed unfeasi- ble and said it would be easier to attend some club activities, but not all, or extend that goal over the course of two years. Fritsch also said he hopes to reach out to and meet five commu- nity patrons and establish meetings with three com- munity patrons on a quar- terly basis. Fritsch’s third goal, improving communica- tion, is the same subject he received his lowest score in for his one-year eval- uation. The East Orego- nian reported in June that Fritsch scored “basic,” which is better than a score of “developing” but worse than “accomplished” and “distinguished,” for his collaboration with family and community members. How- ever, board chair Lynn Lieual- len attributed that score to the “structure of the district hierarchy.” To enhance communica- tion within the district and commu- nity, Fritsch plans to pro- vide monthly messages to parents and the public, as well as weekly mes- sages to district staff and a weekly memo to the board of directors. Also on the agenda was an aim to establish a marketing plan for the 2018-2019 school year and plans to update the key communi- cators network — a group of people that establishes a two-way communica- tion between the public and the district — with specific messaging. Fritsch’s final goal — to show progress in all four areas of the strategic plan — is an endeavor he hopes to accomplish by implementing a strategic plan process for the 2018- 2019 year. Fritsch began his ten- ure as the Pendleton School District superin- tendent in July 2017 after former superintendent Andy Kovach resigned from his position in Feb- ruary 2017, less than a year after it began. Evidence of progress towards his goals will be presented at executive committee meetings Oct. 15, 2018, Jan. 14, 2019, and April 15, 2019. Contributed photo People use new exercise equipment at the Fit Park, lo- cated next to the Willow Creek Water Park in Heppner. A ribbon-cutting ceremony and celebration is Satur- day at the facility, which includes a pickleball court, six basketball hoops, new walking paths, additional paved parking and public restrooms. For more information or to register, contact Marissa Baumgartner at 541-240- 8440, marissabaumgartner@ yellowhawk.org or Wenix Red Elk at 541-429-7219, wenixredelk@ctuir.org. Bookminders meets Tuesday HERMISTON — A memoir by J.D. Vance about multiple generations of his family and their strug- gles is featured during the upcoming Hermiston Pub- lic Library book club meet- ing, which is being held on a new day. Bookminders will dis- cuss “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis” Tuesday, Aug. 14 at 1:30 p.m. at The Pheasant Bar & Grill, 149 E. Main St., Hermiston. In the New York Times best- seller, Vance writes candidly about his family’s transition from being “dirt poor” to middle-class life, yet never fully escaping the legacy of abuse, alcoholism, poverty and trauma. 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