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Wallowa County Chieftain News wallowa.com June 7, 2017 Wallowa teacher to serve on ODE advisory board Oregon Department of Ed- ucation Deputy Supt. of Pub- lic Instruction, Salam Noor, is going to continue to hear about the educational focus of schools in Eastern Oregon and Wallowa County. That’s because Wallowa Schools kindergarten teacher Melanie Rowley has volun- teered to serve on the State Teacher Advising Board. She is the second Wallowa instruc- tor to serve on the board. Wal- lowa elementary teacher An- nette Moeller was the other. “It’s exciting to have that kind of continuity for the county,” said Wallowa Schools Supervisor Bret Up- tmor. The State Teacher Advis- ing Board is 20 to 25 teachers, administrators, coaches and curriculum advisers who meet to improve the graduation rate for students across the state. The board works on ini- tiatives and policies recom- mended or implemented by the Oregon Department of Education. The proposals are examined and discussed to determine how they might work “in the trenches.” By the end of their service (two years), members of the board will have a written report that makes recommendations for changes. Rowley, who is serving her fi rst year as a fulltime kinder- garten teacher, said that Mo- eller recommended the expe- rience and felt ODE Deputy Supt. Salam Noor heard what the board was saying. “It’s helpful to know where Kathleen Ellyn/Chieftain Kindergarten teacher Rowley poses with her class. Top from left: Gracelyn Foster, Kaylynn Wisdom, Teagan Tillary, Lily Witherup. Middle from left: Rebekah Brainard, Cheno Brockman, Mrs. Rowley, Phate Clark, Sal April. Bottom from left: Trenton Hardy and Hayden Woods. the focus is for the other parts of the state and for other dis- tricts,” Rowley said. “I want to be a voice for Wallowa and eastern Oregon so they know where our focus is.” Rowley was born and raised in Union County and substituted in Wallowa Coun- ty for several years before being hired full-time in Wal- lowa. Finding email equivalent to ‘round fi le’ W hat did we do before email? Have you ever thought about that? I think about it every day as I sort through the hoard of things that fl ow into my inbox. Most of it is stuff we would never use in the Chieftain, so I am using that wonderful function in Chrome “fi lter messages like these.” We once called it the “round fi le.” Not sure what shape it takes in cyberspace, but the impact is the same. When I began my jour- nalism career, a banana box full of mail was dumped on my desk each morning. Same process. Weeding through the chaff to get to the wheat. One of the biggest cul- prits in the email deluge is politicians like our two U.S. WAHL TO WALL Paul Wahl Senators and to some extent our U.S. House member. Sev- eral times a week the senators send me emails letting me know that they oppose ev- erything Donald Trump does. They’re democrats, so it’s not news to anyone ... except them, perhaps. And our U.S. Rep. lets me know regularly –– although considerably less often than the senators –– that he sup- ports everything Pres. Trump does and and says. Again, hardly newsworthy. Now were one of the sen- ators to send an email saying how much they support and appreciate Trump’s move to take the United States out of the Paris Agreement, that would be news. I’m betting it will never happen. To put things in perspec- tive, email is by far the best way to communicate with us here at the Chieftain. Any time we don’t have to re-en- ter information from scratch –– it’s called keyboarding –– we’re 10 steps ahead of the game. In addition, an email provides a tangible reminder to take action on what has been sent. That’s a big help when you consider how many things cross the desk each week. When we receive email messages with .jpg attach- ments, it’s essentially the same as sending a fax. Files in .doc and .pdf are preferable for cut-and-paste purposes. And you don’t need permission to send an email. Several times a week, I get a phone call from someone asking if they can send us an email. The answer is always “yes” and “thank you very much, you just made my life that much easier.” 8am-4pm • • • • • • 1934 Ford Coupe Model T Truck Model T parts Guns Ammo Air Rifles • • • • • • Spotting Scopes Pistols Sports Cards Avon Collectible Cars Old Record Albums and lots more!! LETTER Continued from Page A4 Sissela Bok writes in her book, “Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life,” says this: “Trust and integ- rity are precious resources, easily squandered, hard to regain. They can thrive only on a foundation of respect for veracity.” Fact-check agencies monitoring the Presidential debates found one candidate lied about every 50 seconds, the other about 13 times altogether. Bok says that “self-defensive lies can per- meate all one does, so that life turns into living a lie.” She continues, “to win an election, to increase one’s income, to outsell competi- tors –– such motives impel many to participate in forms of duplicity ... ” Hitler was right, the big- gest lies won this election. Now, integrity must win. Don Scully Sebastopol, Calif. Scully is a part-time resi- dent of Wallowa County and a long-time subscriber to the Chieftain. Nature’s Light Photographics 103 N. Main Street # 5, Joseph. 541-398-1810 www.natureslightphotographics.com Dr. Devee Boyd’s What better time to capture family memories? CALL 541-398-1810 today for appointment! Photo tip of the week: When shooting landscapes, the foreground tells an important part of your story. Find something interesting and relevant to the rest of the picture to make an interesting foreground and boost the effectiveness of your image. W AL L OW A COUN TY Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings E N TE R P R ISE Big or Small, One Store Has It All. Everything you need to finish that summer project MONDAYS TUESDAYS 6 p.m. Grace and Dignity (Womans Mtg) Joseph United Methodist Church St., Corner Church 3rd 301 S. Lake St, Basement & Lake, Side Stairs on Lake St. 7-8 p.m. Enterprise Group (Big Bk Study) 113.5 E Main St. WEDNESDAYS 7 p.m. Enterprise Group 113.5 E Main St. THURSDAYS 12-1 p.m. Enterprise Group 113.5 E Main St. Lumber * Roofing * Siding Decking * Concrete * Framing Drywall * Insulation * Tools Hardware * Fixtures 7 p.m. All Saints (Mens Mtg) 113.5 E Main St. FRIDAYS Monday - Friday 7am - 5pm Saturday 8am - 12pm Sunday Closed JOSE P H 7 p.m. Enterprise Group 113.5 E Main St. TUESDAYS 12-1 p.m. Enterprise Group 113.5 E Main St. g vi n n ty S e r a C o u ars ! l l o w Ye Wa o r 100 f 84738 JOSEPH HWY • ENTERPRISE Two Joseph school board candidates showed that ci- vility in politics is possible, even if a deadlocked election comes down to a simple roll of the dice. Rachel Sykora of Joseph, one of two candidates for Jo- seph School District Director Zone 4 position, won the seat by besting candidate Kirsten Rohla 4-1 in a dice roll-off at the Wallowa County Clerk’s offi ce on Wednesday, May 31. Following the May 16 election, Rohla held a 180- 179 edge, but after two weeks to count absentee ballots and examine contested ballots, the machine totaled a 181-181 tie. An offi cial hand recount was May 30. It netted the same results. Wallowa County Clerk Sandy Lathrop, who has held the clerk’s position for about a year and worked under pre- vious clerk Dana Roberts for several years, said she’s nev- er experienced a deadlocked election. “I even called Dana and asked her if she’d ever dealt with this, and she said she hadn’t,” Lathrop said. A sub- sequent call to Union Coun- ty’s clerk revealed she hadn’t experienced a tie either. Oregon Revised Statute 254.575 subsection one di- rects: “For election to state Senator or Representative, a party offi ce, or a public offi ce for which the elections offi cer is other than the Secretary of State, the elections offi - cer shall have the candidates meet publicly to decide by lot who is elected.” Lathrop had several choic- es she could use to determine the election outcome: “I could have had the candidates draw- ing straws or names from a hat, but it seemed like that was more of a way to choose who has to do the dishes. I could have tossed a coin, but I’m not a very good coin toss- er, so I went with the dice.” The clerk called both the candidates to come in for the fi nal determination at 11 a.m. Both candidates were friend- ly and in good spirits as Lath- rop laid blue and gold dice, symbolizing Joseph’s school colors. Rohla selected the blue die. After Lathrop told the candidates that whoev- er rolled the highest number would be declared the elec- tion winner, the women rolled the dice. “One,” Rohla said. “Four,” Sykora an- nounced. Sykora was the winner, and the two women smiled and shook hands before walking out of the courthouse together still smiling and chatting. Asked for a response to the election results, Rohla said, “I’m sure we’re both highly qualifi ed, and it’s all about the best interests of the students.” “I don’t think there’s any animosity toward anybody,” Sykora said with a laugh be- fore the two women left the courthouse. Spring is here! MOUNTAIN VIEW MEDICAL GROUP Joseph, Oregon • 541.432.7777 Saturday|June 10th By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain ANNOUNCING After 28 years of practicing medicine in Wallowa County, Dr. Devee Boyd is retiring, effective June 30. There have been many memorable moments throughout Dr. Boyd’s career, delivering babies, helping his patients through end of life, and the many events in between. Dr. Boyd and his wife Jan will remain in the community, and look forward to sharing life with friends and neighbors, surrounded by God’s beautiful creation. Mountain View Medical Clinic in Joseph will remain open to serve you and your family. Estate Sale Civility and roll of dice mark end of deadlocked Joseph school board race MOTHER’S DAY PORTRAITS! Retirement Men’s A5 Locally Owned 7 p.m. Enterprise Group 113.5 E Main St. M ain S treet J oSeph 541-432-1917 7 p.m. Enterprise Group 113.5 E Main St. SATURDAYS WEDNESDAYS 12 p.m. Rambling Grace and Roses Dignity (Womans Mtg) 301 S. Lake St., Church Basement W AL L OW A SUNDAYS 7 p.m. Wallowa Assembly of God Church 205 S Alder St.
