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Education
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
R ECESS FOREVER
FOR THE LOVE OF KIDS
Four educators
retire from Grant
School District 3
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
CANYON CITY — Grant
School District No. 3 is bidding a
fond farewell to four retiring staff
members who were honored at
the June 8 school board meeting.
The retirees include: Hum-
bolt Elementary librarian Bonnie
Zick (30 years), Humbolt edu-
cational assistant Suzie Burton
(29 years), Grant Union and
Humbolt band and choir director
Mary Ann Vidourek (25 years)
and Grant Union English teacher
Sandy Brown (11 years).
Zick has worked in the mid-
dle schools and elementary
school for the district, and said
working with the younger stu-
dents has been especially enjoy-
able.
“One of the reasons I love
coming back to this job day after
day is because I love the kids,”
she said.
The librarian said she plans to
stay in the area and spend more
time with her children, attend her
grandchildren’s sporting events,
quilt and read. Over the years,
Burton has worked mainly with
Suzy
Bonnie
Burton
Zick
irst-grade students, most recent-
ly in Mandy Ipson’s classroom,
and in third-grade and kinder-
garten classes, also assisting stu-
dents in Title I reading and math
groups.
“What I’m going to miss
most is my relationships with
the kids,” she said, adding it’s
also been fun to work with her
daughter, third-grade teacher
Caroline Colson at Humbolt. On
the last day of school, one young
boy told Burton he’ll miss her.
She said not to worry, she’ll see
him next year when she returns
as a substitute teacher. She said
she plans to spend more time
with her husband, traveling and
camping.
Vidourek, who teaches el-
ementary through high school
students, plans to move to Red-
mond to be closer to children
and grandchildren. She’ll still be
involved in some of her musical
pursuits and plans to continue her
embroidery business. She said
she’s enjoyed giving students the
tools to become musicians.
“When they learn music, that
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Vidourek
is something they have for the
rest of their lives,” she said. “It’s
a lifelong skill.”
Brown has been an educator
for 27 years. She taught at a one-
room schoolhouse in Frenchglen
before working for the Grant
School District where she be-
gan teaching sixth-grade English
at Mt. Vernon Middle School,
then freshman English at Grant
Union.
She attended her last set of
sixth-grade students’ graduation
on June 4. Brown plans to move
to The Dalles, closer to her par-
ents and daughters. She said
she’s asked herself if she has any
transferable skills.
“If I can get freshmen boys
and girls to like Shakespeare, I
can probably do anything else,”
she said.
Cleaning out her classroom
closets, she’s come across writ-
ing and posters her students have
made over the years.
“There are some great exam-
ples I’d like to keep,” she said.
She added she’s enjoyed
meeting students in the class-
room when they’re 10 or 11 and
having them in class again as
freshmen.
“You already have a connec-
tion with those kids,” she said.
“It’s the relationship with the stu-
dents that I’ve enjoyed the most.”
District Superintendent Curt
Shelley said the employees’ “94
years of combined service will
not be replaceable.”
He quoted Robert Fulghum,
who said, “Don’t worry that chil-
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DAYVILLE — On the road
and in the classroom, Marina
Martin inluenced countless
Dayville School students with
her enthusiasm and artistic tal-
ents.
Now, Mar-
tin has retired
from the school
after 27 years,
during which
she said she
“dabbled in ev-
erything I could
Marina
to help.”
Martin
Her main
and irst job at
the school was bus driver, which
included transporting students to
and from sports and other activ-
ities, in addition to school. Over
the years, she added “educational
assistant” to her duties and, as a
multi-talented artist herself, was
a valuable asset in helping with
art instruction.
Most of the time in art class-
es she was with seventh- and
eighth-graders, teaching painting
and drawing, and she also led a
drafting class with teacher Skip
Inscore.
“I thoroughly enjoyed teach-
ing art,” Martin said.
For 16 of the years, Martin
was also an EMT and active in
sports medicine at the school.
She also enjoyed being in the
“number one gunner seat” driv-
ing the bus.
“I just enjoyed working with
the kids,” she said.
Martin has lived in the John
Day Valley since 1958, and
moved to Dayville in 1977 when
she married her husband, Hilmer
Martin, a lifelong Dayville resi-
dent. Hilmer died in 2013.
Volunteer recognitions
In addition to the four retir-
ees, Grant School District No. 3
oficials honored school volun-
teers.
Special education and TAG
director Robyn Miller recognized
Humbolt Elementary School’s
Friday Academy volunteers:
Dr. Colleen Robertson, animal
science; Georgia Boethin, ani-
mal science; Rich Lallatin, math
games; and Amelia Harman, art
class and shading techniques.
Miller gave special recogni-
tion to Gail and Shirley Enright
for hosting the fourth annual
Elk’s Buddy Fishing Day at their
residence and Connie Wood who
helped coordinated the event
through the John Day Elk’s
Lodge.
Grant Union Athletic Direc-
tor Jason Miller acknowledged
Russ and Tara Young, who paid
students’ spring athletic fees and
athletic fees for all of next year.
Grant Union Principal Ryan
Gerry acknowledged Aspire
volunteers, including Chris
Cronin. Gerry said the program
helps prepare students post high
school.
Humbolt Principal Kim
Smith acknowledged Shanna
Northway, OSU extension agent,
for assisting with Friday Acad-
emy activities and Lauren and
Dustin Berry for their hours of
volunteer work to improve the
school’s campus.
DAYVILLE — The aca-
demic year has come to a close
at Dayville School, and with it,
the longtime careers of educa-
tors Skip and Cindy Inscore.
The couple have worn many
hats during their time at Day-
ville — 34 years for Skip and 26
for Cindy.
Skip’s main endorsement is
social sciences, and under that
topical umbrella, he has taught
U.S., world, Oregon and Paciic
Northwest history; global stud-
ies; world geography; govern-
ment; economics; psychology;
and sociology.
Cowboy Chapel H our
KJDY,
Sunday,
7 a.m.
That’s only the half of it.
Outside his endorsement, he
has taught such courses as draft-
ing, yearbook, photography,
typing, keyboarding, life skills
and grade 11-12 projects.
He’s coached several sports
— both junior and high school
football, junior and high school
girls and boys basketball and
track — and was also the advi-
sor for the student council and
yearbook.
Cindy has worn most of the
same hats during her time at
Dayville School.
Both have also been in
charge of the concession stand
at sports and other activities over
the years, which, with help from
parents and students, raised
money for school trips.
So, after years of maintain-
ing such an energetic and full
schedule, what are the Inscores
going to do now with all their
free time?
Contributed photo
Longtime Dayville
School educators Cindy
and Skip Inscore are
looking forward to
new ventures as they
head into the world of
retirement.
Their new schedule includes
traveling, ishing and spending
time with their daughters, Eliz-
abeth, who is working on her
doctorate in physical therapy at
the University of New England
in Maine, and Renee, who is at
Corban University in Salem,
earning a degree in elementary
education, with an emphasis on
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4th of July Celebration
R etirem ent
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Stunning, Starlit 4th of July
P LEASE JOIN US IN SAYING GOODBYE TO
C ITY M ANAGE R
Friday,
July 1st
5:00 p.m.
Summer
Youth Arts
Program
Showcase,
School Gym
Sunday,
July 3
7:30-9:00 a.m.
16th Annual
Community
Breakfast,
Community
Church
(by donation)
Prior to working at the school,
Martin was a federal meat in-
spector for 13-1/2 years at a
packing plant in John Day until
it closed in 1989. After that, the
couple owned a beer and pizza
eatery in Dayville, The TX Tav-
ern, for 3-1/2 years.
She credits Dayville City
Recorder Ruthie Moore for
the bus driving job, which was
about the time Martin had in-
ished working at meat packing
plant. Moore had heard of the
open position, and told Martin
she knew she would just be right
for it.
For now, retirement means
not making any permanent
plans and taking it day by day,
Martin said.
Her plans so far include
working outside in the yard and
devoting more time to art.
Martin paints, draws and
carves — most of her artwork
she does for pleasure and just
gives away as gifts to family and
friends. She hopes to focus more
on her three-dimensional wood
carving skills.
And of course a top priority
will be spending more time with
family — stepdaughter, Trena
Winters; children, Kori Jo Martin
and Mani Martin, and his wife,
Savanna; and grandchildren,
Shyanne and Colton Winters,
and Kaslynn and Jarret Martin.
Martin has no plans to leave
the area. Dayville has a “family
atmosphere,” she said. “It’s a
good place to raise kids.”
While she enjoyed working
with the staff and students, she
had been thinking about retire-
ment for awhile, and is looking
forward to some personal time.
“It’s time to do something
for me,” she said. “Time to think
about me for a change.”
Longtime teaching couple hang up their many hats
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R ECESS FOREVER
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Martin retires after 27 years
dren never listen to you; worry
that they are always watching
you.”
“In the case of our four retir-
ees, they did not have to worry
about either,” he said. “They had
the respect of the student’s ear,
and were great role models. All
four retirees made our system
better.”
Saturday, July 2
10 am - 3 on 3 Basketball Tourney, School
Gymnasium (Contact Tiffnie @ 541-620-2881 for
additional information)
2-4 pm - Beer & Wine Tasting, Dayville Merc.
2-5 pm - Jake Streeter Memorial Classic Car
Event, City Park
2:30 pm - Tribute to Jake Streeter, City Park
3 pm - Horseshoe Tourney, City Park
Jackpot Tournament, with additional money added in.
4 pm - Scavenger Hunt, City Park
4:30 pm - Pie Contests, City Park
Most Delicious Pie Contest
(Bring your favorite pie to enter)
Pie Eating Contest
Pie in the Face Toss
5 pm - Jakeburger Stand Opens, City Park
6 pm - Parade, Franklin Ave. ( Line up on the
east end of town. Judging begins at 5:00. No pre-
registration necessary. )
Grand Marshals Skip & Cindy Inscore
7 pm - Baked Goods Auction, City Park
7:30 pm - Duck Race, City Park. Ducks $5
1st place: $200, 2nd place: $100, and many
more prizes.
8 pm - Music in the Park, City Park
Events subject to change. Contact Dayville City Hall for additional
information, 541-987-2188 or dville@ortelco.net.
P eggy G ray
IN APPRECIATION OF HER 24 YEARS OF
SERVICE TO THE C ITY OF J OHN D AY
J UNE 30 TH
4 P . M . TO 6 P . M .
A T THE N EW F IRE H ALL
C ONFERENCE R OOM
Hike • Bike • Run
Poker fun
July 16, race starts at 8 a.m.
Canyon City Park
special education.
Farther down the road, the
Inscores also plan a couple of
overseas trips: a river cruise in
Europe and a visit to China.
Relecting on his time as an
educator, Skip said the most re-
warding part about the job has
been “Kids, kids, kids.”
He said he enjoyed inter-
acting with, being around, and
learning with the students.
“I have always thought that
I gained more from them than
they did from me,” he said.
Cindy said what she has en-
joyed most during her career is
seeing the joy students have in
learning and sharing all aspects
of the school they have consid-
ered “family.”
“What a privilege to share
our lives with generations of
children and families,” she said.
Skip said his coaching career
was marked by great athletes
and teams, and he’s gratiied that
so many of his former athletes
are now themselves coaching or
assisting sports programs. He’s
also pleased how well many
of the students have done after
leaving high school
“Their success is not mea-
sured by degrees attained but
by their being productive and
positive citizens in our commu-
nities,” Skip said.
He noted the positive sup-
port for the school from the
Dayville community, as well as
the diverse staff at they’ve had
over the years, who have each
brought their own strengths to
the school to help make it a bet-
ter educational environment.
Both considered their careers
as educators a “blessing,” Cindy
referring to it as “a calling of
the heart, that some people call
a job.”
Skip said, “I have been bless-
ed to do what I love to do, where
I wanted to do it.”
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Poker Hand
(must be present to win)
DOOR PRIZES
(must be present to win)
Three Part Challenge: Beings & ends at Canyon City Park
Participation: Take part in 1, 2 or all three legs of the
challenge as an individual or a team of up to 3.
Poker Fun: Poker cards are drawn at 5 locations
throughout the 2 mile hike leg. 2 additional cards will be
drawn during the 12 mile bike and 3 mile run legs that can
be used to discard and make a better poker hand.
Pre-registration now through June
30 (guaranteed T-shirt and event bag)
Event Day Registration: 7-8 am
$20 individual, $40 team up to 3
Children under 10 free
Proceeds go towards family friendly
events at Canyon City Park and
updates to the park
To pre-register, pick up and drop off form to: Canyon City Hall, Grant County Chamber of Commerce or
at 120 S Washington St., Canyon City • Mail to: Canyon City Challenge, PO Box 383 Canyon City, OR
97820 • email: canyoncitychallenge@gmail.com
