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A18 News Blue Mountain Eagle SCHOOL He added they’ll have a new challenge in working to- ward seismic grant upgrades at Humbolt and Seneca schools. Overall district enroll- ment is at 614 this year, com- pared to about 610 at this time last year. Enrollment at Grant Union is at 284. Principal Ryan Gerry said they have four new staff members join- ing the school, including two from within the school dis- trict. Kristin Moore, a grad- uate of Dayville High School, is teaching English for grades 9-12, and Angela Smith will teach English for grades 7-9. Gerry said two familiar faces from the district in- clude Andrea Ferreira who will teach seventh-grade math and Eva Vaughan who will be a full-time special ed- ucation teacher. New elective classes this year include Introduction to Automotive, taught by Ja- son Miller, and Spanish III, a dual enrollment class offered through Eastern Oregon Uni- versity. In an effort to increase communication with fami- lies, Gerry said they’ve cre- ated Twitter accounts (@ PrincipalGerry and GU_Ath- letics) to send out updates and quick announcements through the school year. There are 300 students en- rolled at Humbolt Elementa- ry, with possibly a few more students joining. “I’m looking forward to working with a positive and professional staff focused on assisting students with reaching their highest poten- tial both academically and socially,” said Principal Kim Smith. “The culture of our school has shifted, and the team we have is absolutely outstanding.” She said there is a new curriculum for science and social skills. New teachers include first-grade teachers Elsa Spence and Larne Sheehy, third/fourth blend teacher Brittany Doherty, along with Robyn Miller. Long Creek School District Long Creek Superinten- dent/Principal Del Dykstra said, following a busy week with eclipse visitors, the staff was geared up for the first day of school. There are 35 students enrolled at Long Creek. Last year, 34 students were enrolled at the start of the school year. “We are all looking for- ward for the first day and all the opportunities that lie ahead,” Dykstra said late last week. “Students will have many opportunities to participate in athletics, field trips, as- semblies, and classroom ac- tivities,” he said. “Teachers are excited to meet their stu- dents.” Prairie City School District At Prairie City School District, Superintendent/ Principal Julie Gurczynski said the vision is “Every stu- dent, every day.” There are 135 students enrolled in the K-12 school. Last year, there were about 145 students enrolled at this time. New teachers include Em- ily Kokesh, K-12 art; Lindy Cruise, agricultural educa- tion; and Caroline Colson, middle and high school En- glish. Gurczynski said Prairie City was one of 11 schools to receive the Oregon RTI (response to instruction and intervention) grant. The grant provides for technical assistance with the design, planning, train- ing and implementation of Response to Instruction and Intervention systems for the K-6 teachers. “This is a big feather in our cap,” Gurczynski said. “We have been working very hard for the past two years in the area of literacy in hopes we would receive this grant when it was available again.” The school is partnering with Community Counseling Solutions in John Day for a two-day-per-week counsel- ing program. Maxine Day, who has many years of counseling experience, will provide ser- vices for the school. Among other goals is helping students, beginning with kindergartners, develop a mindset to strive to miss fewer than five school days during the school year. “When a student misses school for any reason, they miss important instruction and may fall behind their peers,” she said, adding, “Research proves a direct correlation between success in school and the number of days a student attends school.” the organization,” she said. “I’ve learned they worked collaboratively, that there’s a lot of open discussion, that it is pretty important to be a voting member. As a vot- ing member, you help carry things forward as a group, rather than being an individu- al. Once you become a mem- ber, you have to be respectful of their rules.” The collaborative oper- ations manual details rules and protocols intended to al- low members of the group to work through disagreements toward a consensus. Among the rules are respecting each other, not attacking people personally and respecting the meeting facilitator and agen- da. Collaborative board member Dave Hannibal said it was “bizarre” at the meet- ing when each of the people stood up at the meeting re- questing membership, each saying something similar. Af- ter being denied, one person stood up and started calling people liars. “Several of those folks had openly talked about get- ting voted on and voting the current board out, essentially talking about overthrowing the BMFP or not wanting it to exist anymore,” he said. “Some have openly said they want nothing to do with the collaborative, and it should have no power.” Hannibal said the collab- orative has been open and in- clusive with representatives with diverse viewpoints, which is what allowed it to work through difficult issues to improve forest health and increase timber harvests. He said everyone who wanted to join was encouraged to keep attending the meetings and would be granted vot- ing membership if it was believed they wanted to be active members in the group. Dave Traylor, who was denied membership, said he believed the collaborative was acting against its by- laws by denying members. He pointed out the collabo- rative also has a protocol for removing members who are disruptive. “They’re just going oppo- site of what they say,” he said. “Why they don’t want people to join the organization and officially have a vote is sur- prising to me. They shouldn’t have anything to hide at all, and as a voting member, you’ll be able to vote on some of these issues.” Traylor said he was a member of the collabora- tive when it first began but became inactive when he became involved with the Grant County Public For- est Commission, an elected board created by a citizen initiative that was struck down by a judge last year for conflicting with paramount state and federal laws. He said he wanted to join the collaborative again to have a say in what is happening in the county, which is largely impacted by Forest Service actions. “The collaboratives have a very important voice here in the county, and as citizens, we just wanted to be a part of it,” he said. The collaborative bylaws state membership will be au- tomatically approved once a person has satisfied all the qualifications for member- ship. However, the bylaws also state the board clarifies the criteria for the qualifica- tions. Webb said the membership denials followed the bylaws, and the process used — meet- ing with the individuals and inviting them back to continue in the discussions — followed the intent of the collaborative: bringing people together to work through disagreements. Even nonvoting members can participate fully in the discus- sions, he said. The organization has 27 voting members, five of which reside outside of Grant Coun- ty, Webb said. Voting mem- bers elect board members and vote on zones of agreement and individual projects. Traylor and Preston both said they planned to continue attending the meetings and might be granted voting status in the future. “I’ll go there. I’ll be around the table. I’ll be lis- tening,” Preston said. “This is a good-faith effort. This is a person who cares.” Hannibal said, if the peo- ple requesting membership exhibited “good behavior” and were believed to be acting in good faith, they would be granted voting status. “Help us trust that fact,” he said. “Help us believe that you have good intentions.” Continued from Page A1 The school is also partner- ing with Community Coun- seling Solutions, and will have Jacki Miller available as a school counselor. “We’re just excited to have the kids back, and we’re still committed to the idea of STEM,” Hedrick said, adding the idea is to allow students applied learning op- portunities outside the class- room. Monument School District Monument School Dis- trict welcomes new interim Superintendent Ron Frieh of Springfield. The district has 47 en- rolled students, down from 60 at the beginning of last school year. The school also has a new math/science teacher, Wil- liam Rosenburgh, and Jessica Hudson, who had been teach- ing preschool, now instructs grades 2-3. Grant School District Grant School District No. 3 Superintendent Curt Shel- ley said he’s eager for the new school year. The district includes Grant Union Junior-Senior, Humbolt and Seneca schools. “We are in an exciting time in education,” he said. “I am looking forward to con- centrating on board priorities to include student achieve- ment, communication with stakeholders and creating a sustainable budget. Specif- ically, I am eager to work with new and returning staff members.” DISPUTE Continued from Page A1 LOGAN LUCKY PG-13 Comedy; Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig. Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina. (1:20) (4:00) 7:00 9:40 FRI & SAT SUN & MON (1:20) (4:00) 7:00 9:45 TUES - THURS (1:20) (4:10) 7:00 9:45 ANNABELLE: CREATION R A dollmaker welcomes a nun and several girls from an orphanage into their home, becoming the target of the dollmaker’s creation, Annabelle. FRI & SAT (1:20) (4:10) 7:20 9:50 (1:20) (4:10) 7:20 9:45 SUNDAY MON - THURS (1:20) (4:10) 7:20 9:45 THE BIG SICK R Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. (1:20) (4:20) 7:10 9:45 FRI & SAT SUN- THURS (1:20) (4:20) 7:10 9:45 LEAP! PG Animation. An orphan girl dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees to Paris. (1:10) (4:20) 7:20 9:40 FRI-MON $9 Adult, $7 Senior (60+), Youth 06071 to Malheur National Forest Supervisor Beverlin asking the Forest Service not to do business with the collabora- tive. However, she said she wanted to join in good faith after attending meetings. “I’ve learned a lot about The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Humbolt Elementary School teacher Georgia Boethin reads a book to her fifth-grade class as the students draw with colored pencils. Oregon Medical Marijuana Patients (OMMP) ONLY. • Flower • Extract • Topicals • Edibles “Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of marijuana. Keep Marijuana out of the reach of children.” 06084 Wednesday, August 30, 2017 Ali Abrego is a new spe- cial education teacher, Justin Larson is the new PE teacher and Andrea Ferreira is teach- ing Title 1 math. Other new hires include: educational assistants Rose Guzman, Vanessa Houpt and McKenzie Davis, and custo- dian Jordan Walker. Smith added the student council will include one stu- dent from each of the grade 4-6 classrooms who will serve quarterly. Seneca’s head teacher An- drea Combs said the school’s enrollment stands at 30 stu- dents. KNOW THE RULES: The Eagle/Rylan Boggs Lorna Moi-Masaki, left, and Annette Dong point to a partial eclipse at the John Day Industrial Park Aug. 21. ECLIPSE Continued from Page A1 “We did really good actu- ally,” Turner said. Despite the influx of cus- tomers, the station never ran completely out of fuel, ac- cording to Turner. 1188 Brewing Company owner Shannon Adair said the biggest problem the business had was turning customers away. “We probably did a month’s worth of sales in four days,” Adair said. The pub prepared for the eclipse by stockpiling beer and contracting with Sun- river Brewing Company to brew extra beer in preparation for the event. The business opened up extra seating and had employees working over- time, Adair said. Chester’s Thriftway man- ager Bill Wyllie said his store was more than prepared and now has extra inventory to sell off. While they didn’t do quite as much business as an- ticipated, the store had record sales, according to Wyllie. “We had a roughly 13 percent increase in business across the board,” he said. The only thing Chester’s ran out of was eclipse glasses. Beyond that, the store didn’t run into any sizable problems. The Rainbow Gathering acted as a good practice run for the eclipse, Wyllie said, though this time around peo- ple were a bit friendlier. Grant County Judge Scott Myers said he expects to see many tourists returning to Grant County after experienc- ing it during the eclipse. He said the event may even lead some visitors to retire here. Grant County Commis- sioner Boyd Britton praised county staff at the fairgrounds and airport for their hard work during the solar event. Malheur National For- est Deputy Supervisor Ryan Nehl said minimal damage had been done to the coun- ty’s natural resources, and despite congestion at Magone Lake and Strawberry Camp- ground, people had left with a favorable view of Grant County. The peak of Straw- berry Mountain was a popu- lar viewing spot with roughly 300 people viewing the solar event, according to Malheur National Forest Supervisor Steve Beverlin. Keep Kids Safe! Make sure you know and follow these school bus safety rules for motorists. 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