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MAPLETON from page 1A
Alsea and make sure condi-
tions were safe for Mapleton’s
student-athletes.
“We will play in a safe envi-
ronment,” said Moyer. “As long
as I am principal, if I feel a sit-
uation is unsafe for our athletes,
we will load the bus and head
home.”
She acknowledged that Ma-
pleton students, at school and
at home sporting events, have
stuck to wearing masks when
appropriate. However, there was
one incident where a grandpar-
ent of a player from a visiting
team was confrontational about
Mapleton staff enforcing the
mask rules. Other than that, she
said things have gone well.
The Sailors Volleyball team
was able to play Oct. 21, but did
not progress to the playoffs.
In her report, Moyer said the
week of Oct. 25 to 29 is Spirit
Week and features dress up days
Visit us on
for students and other festivi-
ties.
Next, Director Mary Ellen
Mansfield gave the Superinten-
dent’s Report on behalf of Jodi
O’Mara. This included that el-
ementary school conferences
were held early this year.
“The elementary staff felt it
was important to meet with
each family earlier in the year to
help develop positive relation-
ships and help support student
learning,” Mansfield said.
O’Mara’s report mentioned
that, as of Oct. 18, six Mapleton
School District employees had
been granted vaccine mandate
exceptions and those employ-
ees are following additional
safety protocols. In the district,
29 staff members are fully vac-
cinated and one staff member
is on unpaid leave for the re-
mainder of the school year due
to noncompliance with the vac-
cine mandate.
According to Mansfield,
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“There are so many rea-
sons we do this — for the
many wonderful individ-
uals that receive the cards
and because there is so
much fun in the creativity
and sharing that creativity
with someone else,” Ball
said. “I get the simple joy
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the Mapleton School Board
will continue to have weekly
Wednesday work sessions to re-
ceive updates about COVID-19.
The next item on the meet-
ing’s agenda was a presentation
called “First and Second Grade
Showcase,” which showed a
newsletter Mrs. Tina Johnson
sends home each month to keep
parents updated on homework,
upcoming events and ways to
support their children. Stu-
dents’ projects are also featured
in the newsletter.
Next, Director Michelle Hol-
man discussed state testing, an
issue the school board discussed
towards the end of the 2020-21
school year.
“The update is that we are
gathering more board members
who feel similarly to those of us
who think that the state testing
is the wrong direction to go,”
said Holman. “Here (in Maple-
ton) we are out of state compli-
ance because the district left it
up to the parents to opt in. Do
you know how many parents of
how many kids opted in? Three.
There’s an indication right there
that the state is out of step with
the electorate, so I don’t know
where this takes us.”
After that, she inquired if
Mapleton students had worked
with KXCR, a community radio
station in Florence. None of the
board members remembered
any association with local ra-
dio stations, but agreed that this
is something that should be
pursued at some point in the
future.
Next, Moyer talked about pos-
sibly making changes in the hon-
or program. She didn’t mention
what sort of changes were being
considered. She also brought up
reinstating a policy where a stu-
dent receives school credit for a
D. Mapleton currently only gives
credit for students receiving a
grade of 70 percent or a C.
Moyer explained what she was
asking the board.
“Kids need 24 credits to grad-
uate from high school at Maple-
ton,” Moyer explained “If they
are in the D range (69 percent
or below) they get a zero. It’s just
the same as an F. They don’t get
anything towards their 24 cred-
its. I’m requesting that we look
at removing the higher standard
around that policy, allowing a
D to count towards graduation.
Is it fair to have such a high-
er standard than what other
schools have in Oregon?”
The board decided they
would vote on the matter at the
November meeting.
An executive session followed.
A video of the meeting can
be found at https://youtu.be/
BDyiBwMrClU.
The Mapleton School Board
meets on the third Wednesday
of each month, with the next
meeting planned for Nov. 17.
For more information, visit Ma-
pleton.k12.or.us.
out of doing something
with other artists. They’re
all so diverse in their tech-
niques and styles, and we’re
creating a card for some-
body that enjoys it.”
The weekly meetings
also allow her time to meet
up with other artists.
“We chitchat, laugh and
share stories while we work
on these cards. I really en-
joy it,” Ball continued. “I
look forward to it every
single Tuesday. We all hope
that more people will join
us in the future.”
The CARE group mem-
bers said the creation of
cards is only part of the
process; the willingness
of management at Spruce
Point and Regency assisted
living facilities to facilitate
the distribution of the fin-
ished cards is the second
part of the equation.
“Kellie Daugherty at
Spruce and Rachel Saindon
at Regency have become
great partners. They have
really appreciated the ap-
proximately 1,700 cards we
have donated so far,” San-
tiago said. “I have received
thank you notes back from
some residents. When al-
lowed, we receive pictures
of the residents holding the
cards. Some send them on
to others and some keep
them in their rooms.”
Another important ele-
ment of the Art CARE pro-
gram is the inclusion and
participation of seniors in
the design and making of
cards for family members
and friends.
For Saindon, the activi-
ties coordinator at Regen-
cy, her clients enjoy both
receiving cards and making
them.
“They do love getting the
cards, everyone likes to get
mail and they look forward
every month to the drop
off of their supplies,” she
said.
In
addition,
FRAA
received a grant for
card-making materials for
the seniors. The Oregon
Cultural Trust, in conjunc-
tion with the Lane County
Cultural Coalition, award-
ed the FRAA Art CARE
program $2,500.
“The funds will be used
to make art accessible to
the aging population in fa-
cilities to increase health,
emotional well-being and
morale; prolong indepen-
dence; and decrease feel-
ings of isolation. Funds will
be used to engage three as-
sisted living care facilities
in creating art, writing and
listening to music,” FRAA
announced in January.
At Regency, participants
watch a tutorial and then sit
through a card workshop.
“FRAA brings all the
supplies and they supply
the video. The residents re-
ally love making whatever
the project for the month
is,” Saindon said.
The Art CARE program
provides a much-needed
connection with the out-
side world for the seniors.
Santiago hopes others
will join her group and
share their creative ideas
with seniors and the art-
ists.
“Our goal was to bring
joy to the lives of the res-
idents. During COVID,
this was especially poi-
gnant since they could not
have visitors,” she said.
“We wanted to help people
feel special and show they
are still cared for by the
outside community.”
FRAA’s Art CARE pro-
gram meets every Tuesday
from noon to 3 p.m. All
materials are included and
COVID-19 safety guide-
lines are followed.
For more information
on the Art CARE pro-
gram, email Santiago at
chris94134@icloud.com.
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“Now, after 11 years,
MG3 is wall-to wall-plant
material,” he said. “Right
now, I have over 250 rhody
seedlings that are going to
bloom for the first time
this coming spring, and
the thought of their po-
tential beauty is always
with me. Out of these 250,
I will probably keep 25-30
for future breeding, and
the rest will be sold in late
spring.”
One of the aspects of
growing unusual plants
is the opportunity to
share these creations with
others. Trautmann has
customers from around
the world which pur-
chase his unique trees
and shrubs, but he really
enjoys meeting local gar-
deners and others interest-
ed in his regionally suited
varieties.
“I always have plants for
sale that I love,” he said. “I
hope to continue breeding
rhodies for many years
and I always welcome folks
who love new, and beauti-
ful plant material.”
Mowbray Gardens is
open for visitation by ap-
pointment only, mostly
because Trautmann over-
sees another rare plant
arboretum in Dunes City,
Flavell Gardens West, a
three-acre arboretum of
rhododendron species and
hybrids.
For more information
on Mowbray Gardens,
contact Trautmann at
541-999-5425 or rhodo
meister@charter.net.
“In January 2011, I made
the big move to start the
very large project of build-
ing Mowbray Gardens
Three,” he said.
The location is three-
fourths of an acre — “a
blank slate to work with”
for Trautmann. To start,
there was one wax myrtle
and one large camellia.
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