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REGION Saturday, August 18, 2018 East Oregonian HEPPNER Page 3A HERMISTON Deans of students added to elementary schools By JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN East Oregonian Staff photo by E.J. Harris Showtime in Morrow County Madison Orem, 13, of Heppner leads her black Angus market steer in front of an open door in the large animal barn before showing the animal at the Morrow County Fair on Friday in Heppner. Washington motorcyclist dies in Harney County crash BURNS — Another crash on an Eastern Oregon high- way in Harney County has claimed a life. The Oregon State Police reported the collision occurred Tuesday at about 3:25 p.m. on the northbound side of High- way 205 a couple of miles out of Burns. Randolph Pointere, 67, of Hines, operated a semi-trac- tor hauling two trailers. He was turning left onto Hotch- kiss Lane when motorcyclist David McNeill of Bellingham, Washington, tried to pass. The motorcycle slid under the first trailer before coming to a stop, according to state police, and both trailers stopped without running over McNeill. An ambulance took McNeill to Harney District Hospital, Burns, then an air ambulance flew him to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medi- cal Center, Boise. State police reported McNeill, 74, died Wednesday from his injuries suffered in the crash. Pointere was not injured and drove the semi from the scene. McNeill is the 13th person state police confirmed died since Aug. 15 on state roads in Eastern Oregon. The spike in deaths promoted the La Grande office of the Oregon Department of Transportation to issue an alert urging drivers to “Always think safety on the road.” The Hermiston School District is introducing a new position to all five of its elementary schools — the dean of students. According to dis- trict representative Maria Duron, the position was created to give principals and teachers more support due to increasing enroll- ment in the district. Four of the five deans were hired from within the district, and Becky Bacon, the new dean of students for Rocky Heights Ele- mentary School, used to work as a teacher on spe- cial assignment for the Echo School District, where her duties included coordinating testing for the district. Bacon said the roles of the deans of students will vary a bit based on the needs of each school. “With increasing stu- dent enrollment, we’re looking at focusing the deans’ role on student sup- port, so the principals can focus on teacher support,” she said. The deans will also coordinate Talented and Gifted programming, behavior interventions, and focus on improving student attendance. “The district goal is to improve student atten- dance by five percent,” Bacon said. Jolene Davis, a long- time teacher in the district, will serve as the new dean of students for Highland Hills Elementary School. She described the role as a “bridge between stu- dents and teachers.” While all the deans have their administrative license, or are working toward it, the dean of stu- dents position is not offi- cially listed as an adminis- trative role, but falls under the category of a teacher on special assignment. But Bacon likened her role to that of a vice principal. Duron said the posi- tions are permanent, and the deans were hired spe- cifically for their build- ings. She said the deans will get paid in the same salary range as an ele- mentary school teacher, but will spend 10 addi- tional days at the begin- ning and end of the school year. Duron said the salary range is between $37,354 and $74,560 annually, depending on experience. There is also an existing dean of students position at Hermiston High School. That position was vacated this year by David Mel- ville and will be filled by Blaine Braithwaite, who previously taught in the Stanfield School District. Morrow County launching housing analysis By JADE MCDOWELL East Oregonian Photo courtesy Tom Roberts, Umatilla County Emergency Management A farm implement that was struck by a semi-truck on Interstate 84 is surrounded by debris. I-84 wreck injures one East Oregonian A crash between a farm tractor and a semi-trac- tor and trailer on Inter- state 84 sent one person to the hospital and closed down the eastbound lanes in the freeway near the Echo-Stanfield exit. The accident was at milepost 187, just west of the Pilot Truck Stop in Stanfield. Crews were still on scene into the evening working to clean up spilled diesel fuel and debris. As of 6:15 p.m., the Oregon Department of Transportation lifted the freeway closure, but one lane of the freeway was still expected to be closed for a while. Around 2:30 p.m., a farm tractor towing an implement was travel- ing in the right lane at an unknown speed, when it was struck from behind by a semi truck, accord- ing to Battalion Chief Jimmy Davis of Umatilla County Fire District. The driver of the farm tractor, a man in his mid- 20s, was taken to the hos- pital. Davis said both the drivers were male. He did not release names or where they were from. “It’s a mess out there,” Davis said. He said traf- fic was being rerouted at Highway 207 through Echo, back onto the high- way at exit 193. Morrow County is launching a major housing analysis and buildable lands survey in September. The county and its five cities, along with con- sultants Angelo Planning Group and Johnson Eco- nomics, are partnering for the study. County planning director Carla McLane said everyone knows anecdot- ally that the county is short on housing, but an in-depth analysis that is “truly coun- ty-wide” should help point the way toward fixes that the county and cities can implement. “Hopefully it begins to help answer some questions about where we’re at and what we need,” she said. 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