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M M K - Hcppner Gazette-1imes. Heppncr. Oregon Wcdncsdav, Februarv I. 1484
Seniors in need o f donations to furnish
center
The Official Newspaper of the
City of Hcppner and the
C.Hjnty o f Morrow
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To ihe Editor
The new St Patrick s Senior
Center on the first floor o f the
restored Hcppner Hotel will open
siM»n The Senior Center Board of
Directors knows that the communi
ty has largely provided this great
new center primarily for seniors, hut
we have always intended to make
this facility a community center
available for use hy organizations
and individuals In fact, since our
hoard's only stwrcc o f revenue is
from d«>naiM>ns. volunteer work, and
fund raising projects, we hope lo pay
part or our operational costs from
renting ihc moms o f ihc center
Already a gnnjp has reserved the kit
chcn and dining r.xvm for serv ing an
Irish Stew dinner on Si Patrick s
weekend
Righi now we arc try ing lo furnish
our new center with the quality our
community can he proud o f Our
contract with the city council states
that for $ 6 0 .(XX) they will provide
walls. »Tilings, floors. dtMirs. hard
ware, lighting, heating, completed
restriMims. plumbing piped into the
kiu hen area, and an electrical panel
and suhmeter Seniors arc lo pros k I c
all other furnishings
Although wc have received dona
lions from some organizations and
individuals and have worked hard on
many fund raising projects, wc do
not have sufficient funds to do the
job right Since people and organira
tions have been asking us whji we
need, wc are publishing these lisis
Wc base already purchased ihe
following first priority items, or thev
hase been donated, new and used
t«*> h J preparation utensils and dishes
lo serve 100. gas range. N mm I. and
make up air fan water heater, con
I he Hcppner
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November of 1487 With insurance
To ihc Editor:
increases, the teachers will lake a
I have lived in Morrow County
pay
cut with the hoard's "o ffe r . "
over ten years My children have
i attended the January 16, 1484.
been well served hy ihe teachers of
hoard meeting The Idler read by
Morrow Counly f rom ihc first day
Mrs Evcnson echoes my feelings
in (he third grade to her graduation
However,
watching ihe faces o f ihe
my daughler had caring leachcrs
who went the extra mile Teachers hoard members was disheartening
have been available to my children They appeared completely bored by
before and after sch.Mil and on ihe whole proceeding I realize this
weekends The proposal of the hoard has been a long drawn oul process,
will encourage (hose experienced, hui (hey have not surveyed Ihe
caring teachers to leave our schcMils patrons of Morrow County to sec
and our communities will he piM.rer what wc wanted, hut rather have
relied on their own inlcrprctation of
for il
Teachers arc taxpayers. L m > ITicy why Ihe levies tailed People vote
have an investment in our com " n o ” for many reasons
Our children are watching us and
munities. and in our children Noi
only arc they parents, but they serve how wc deal wiih problems This is
.is volunteer EM I s. firefighters and a terrible lesson in how to polari/c
library workers They also include a community They are worth the in
a mayor, a councilman, a volunteer vestment wc make in them Tire
who assists senior citi/cns with their future is theirs and wc w ill he depen
deni on how well we prepared them
taxes and this list goes on and on
Morrow County teacher's average They deserve quality even il thev are
salary ranks twenty sixth out of the only in " A " or "B ' sch*M»ls let's
thirty six Oregon counties, yet has stick to the issues and make this a
the third lowest lax rale of any win win situation, not a win lose
district in ihe state The factfinder's situation as the hoard member I
report slated that the district has the
spoke to implied Settlement ts con
lunds to give ihe teachers a raise
tingcni on flexibility and negotia
The teachers have accepted this
turns Can wc afford a strike ’
re|M>rt The sch.Mil hoard rejected the
(s) Sharmn Meyers
report and has not moved from it's
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Response to M r. Kennys letter
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High praise for cheerleaders/dance team
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lo the Editor
Yeh. yeh. hcMiray for the H H S
Cheerleaders and Dame Team f or
the past few years I d been meaning
lo wine asking ihe students o f Hcpp
ner High Sch.Mil "what happened lo
your sch.Mil spirit?", but this year
l*m motivated to wrile this letter to
praise jml congratulate those fine
gals tor all their pep ami enthusiasm
it's a delight for an ex cheerleader
to waleh ihc spirit come back ami to
he proud o f our students. I can
remember "w ay back when" the
cheering section would go home
hoarse or lose their voices complete
ly Hey, HHS you're almost as goml
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keep together in one section afM
cheer your hearts out for those great
hall learns lhal so proudly play
basketball - you're going to have ihc
best r.MHing section in ihc league at
tournament
Thanks Bcnji. Michelle and
Dulcic for bringing the spirit b ack
ami those oulsiamling dance team
riKMiihcrs for entertaining us jl half
lime Your many hours o f practice
have definitely shined through Ihc
whole crowd is buzzing what a tine
group you arc
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allowed a sicp increase irrcgardlcss
of whal competence level they may
achieve in ihe elassr.M»ni Thus
unless there is a general increase in
the wage scale the district's most cx
pericncod and arguably the best
teachers jre penalized lor slaying
Why do you helivc lhal is lair. Mr
kenny ’
Next, you implied lhal I
automatically received an increase in
salary when I moved over one col
umn in the wage scale (his summer
when I earned my thirticlh hour
beyond my Master of Science in
biXany Now. I don't know where
you went lo sc I hm .I, George, bul
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no»hnnd o.ir the
science credit'HWr th c'A 'sl rcceiv
ed "au ionu iiiaijg" In
guv gave.
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Sir. I have N-nt over backwards
lek wards tor
you and your children in order to o f
fer them the very N-si in science
cduation Thus I trust you'll pardon
my tccling thai I earned ihe addi
tional compensation and I consider
it tar from an "automatic" increase
In conclusion, while my add it Hired
compensation was not automatic, in
tlation apjxars to be Although
ihe increase I earned was neither
unwlecomc nor insubstantial, neilhcr
was it exorbitant, yet inflation has
already eaten 4S oftfiat increase In
essence, by adamantly remaining
mired in their posiiHHt of t) I I . whal
the Nurd gives with one hand they
take away with the other Where I
grew up we called that Indian Giv
mg. what do you call it. George'’
Sincerely,
ts) Tim McCreary
Science Teacher Riverside High
SchtMil
Board man
they demand that I exhibit this
professionalism
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You ar« invited to an open house
of the Community s St Patrick
Senior Center Saturday Feb 4
1989 1 4 pm
Come In look Around Take a Tour
See what your support has
accomplished'
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To the Editor
The wage negotiations between
the Morrow County Teacher's and
Ihe Sch.M>l hoard have become in
creasingly healed II appears a
stalemate could lead to a teacher
strike I have long fell that a civ iliz
ed society should have the com
peters.e to keep its wh»M>l\ open ih.it
education ot our children is so im
portant that school closure for any
reason is intolerable A strike would
cither close sch<M>ls or cause the hir
ing o f replacement teachers There
would be a continuation of name
calling with a potential lor v lolcnce
Il wmild tear our eimtmumty apart
and leave scars lo Iasi and Iasi long
after the strike is ended I'd like to
offer an alternative
In 1482 the Stale Board o f Fduea
non asked me to chair a seven per
son committee known as the "Alter
native to Strike Committee" Wc
were told to hold mcctingv around
Ihc slate, deliberate over whal wc
heard and report lo ihc Stale Board
our conclusitvnv It was a good com
mittee o f educators. schiMil Nurd
members and lay people Wc made
a number o f rccxxnmcndalions to the
Stale Board of Education The key
solution and I I k only one that would
positively prevent strikes wjs whal
is known in laN»r negotiating circles
js "Final Otter Binding Arbitra
tion " In case of Morrow Counly
S c N mi I s it would work this way
•I-Unable to resolve their dif
fcrences through ncgixiaiion, ihc
sc N m >I Nurd and the teachers would
agree lo lake their ease lo "Final O f
fer Binding Arbitration " Both
would agree to abide hy Ihc final
decision of the Arbitration Board
2 The schiMil Nurd and ihe
teachers would each appoint one
member to ihe arbitration Nurd
These two would appoint a third
member This arbitration Nurd
would nuke the final decision
' The schiml Nurd and (he
teachers would individually decide
wh.il ihrir final offer would N'
These offers would have to cover all
the issues in dispute
-4 The arbitration Nurd, upon
receipt o f these final offers, would
call the negotiators together for one
final attempt to negotiate a
settlement
-5 Failing a negotiated settlement,
ihe arbitration Nurd by a nujority
o f its members would nuke ihe dec i
sion The key to the success o f this
method is that the arbitration Nurd
amid not change one iota o f either
final otter, would have to select one
or the other as presented
The arhilration Nurd wmild
document Us reasons for Us selection
spelling oul the necessary steps has
cd on Ihc existing conditions and
circumstances
The final otter o f Nxh parties is
extremely important, knowing it ts
their Iasi chance Nxh parties sNnild
he very responsible Final Otter Bin
ding Arbitration has been used in
many laNir disputes II is generally
opposed hy Nxh sc N mi ! Nurds and
teacher» organizations because it
lakes away some o f their individual
responsibility and autNmty The
Stale Board of Education while
agreeing with most o f i*ur report,
also tNnight this was probably too
controversial. Ihe legislature scarce
ly looked al it. yet. it does have
scscral important results in lhal il
keeps sc N mi I s open, il slops name
calling, il prevents the division and
sears in a community and establishes
a procedure to prevent the establish
mcnl o f battle lines
While niD a panacea hut. because
of Oregon's inadequate school tinan
eing il does offer a solution lo a
situation lhal could N* devastating
I urge Morrow County S c N m >I
Board and the Morrow County
teachers Association to take the
steps necessary to implement such a
proposal before the current tmpass
gels oul-of-hand
(s) Stafford Mansell
Boardntan
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To the Editor
In response lo Mr George Ken
ny's Idler regarding 'no more
(axes'. I should like to ask him to
respond to several comments and
questions Allow me lo begin,
however, hy staling tful I am a Mor
row County s i N m .I teacher making
substantially less than Mr kenns s
staled "average" In fact it will re
quire several more years before I ap
proacll dial average Also, (or the
record. Mr kenny is a former
employee of Dwayne Carroll. Mor
row County School Board chairman
I el us now consider several of my
perquisites Webster defines a per
quisitc as a privilege My first
privilege is that I am required lo
maintain continuing education at the
graduate level in both education and
science Since the district requires
lhal I take those hours and my
students benefit directly from mv in
creased know ledge and comprehen
sion il seems |usl ami right lhal I am.
somewhat, reimbursed for those lui
lion dollars However, the added cx
pense I incur in order to obtain my
increased competence are noi reim
bursed and arc not lax deductible
these expenses include additional
housing. I. mh I and travel This (vast
summer alone Ihc additional expense
essentially equaled the step increase
1 earned Furthermore. I am cx
peeled to obtain this educalKMi on mv
own time let me also mention lhal
ihc district does not compensate me
lor ihc lime I spend reading to main
lain competency in my field (some
MX) articles and lexis each year) nor
docs the district compensate me (or
the lime I spend v early lo res amp ms
noles and lessons in order that they
may reflect that new knowledge, ycl
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Mr kenney. you included in your
® list of "perks" an "automatic" sicp
V increase of V4hl io $841 (approx
^ mutely 2 'T of your average
^ s a la ry ) Au conlraire Mr kenny. to
quote Mr Doy le MeCaslin t Morrow
Co Sup! o f S c N m .I i ) in a letter to
me dated Oct 18. 1488. in regards
to my question concerning whether
I earned or was given a step increase
Mr MeCaslin slates "The salary
schedule for leaeN'rs Nvamc much
like the wage schedules for appren
I nc. journeymen and master
machinists The premise in N>th is
lhal through experience and furtN-r
education people not only become
Niter at their jobs, bul they advance
along the salary schedule until they
reach the top o f their particular pro
fession or skill ” Since my omnis
eicnt sc T hm .I Nurd offered me a eon
tract which included an optional step
increase I concluded lhal they must
have recognized my increased ability
to educate their children ITierclorc,
I feel I earned their trust and the step
increase, otherwise they would noi
have offered Ihe contract
In additHin. any teacher who has
Niween nine to fourteen years of
dedicated scrv ice to ihe did rid is not
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vecimnovcn. 2 stainless Meet sinks.
dcx^> fat fryer, dishwasher assembly,
fkwvr polishers. 12 side chairs h din
ing »hairs I 'll slack chairs 25 10
x 8' folding tables piano, stereo,
pool (able, prints for framing and
desk. Tile cabinet etc for the office
and biMiks for a sizable paperback
library
The following are items we need
and or would like to put in the
center, either new or used TV set.
VC'R. vacuum cleaner I stainless
steel kitchen sink. .1 large garbage
cans. I hand truck. I 30" dust mop,
wet mops and bucket. br.M.ms,
brushes, dusi pans. h«M*k cases,
clothes hangers. 36" card tables,
cards and chips games (all kinds),
additional stack chairs (to match
those purchased ® $ I6 73j. puzzles,
mirrors, table or fl<M*r lamps, small
tables. 2 desks end (aNcs. additional
plates, cups, sauce dishes, glasses,
flatware, (to match ours, wc have
100. our nami will serve 200).
davenports, easy chairs, new double
door
refrigerator
($2.000).
telephone, occasional chairs, halters
wall clocks (3). hiM.ks, rack' for
moving and storing slack chairs
(about $78 each) and anything you
think we might use that we haven't
thought of
Anyone wishing to contact us can
call b7r> U4 W and leave a message
or vail anv of our hoard members
Thank
you
sincerely.
The Heppncr Scnavr Citizens Board
o f Directors
(si Jane Rawlins. I ynnea Sargent.
Mars Gnhccn John \N. mm I. Dr
Wallace W olf!
Arnold Mefby.
I illian Boyce. Everett kcithley.
Area Agency on Aging AJviv.r. Ar
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Form er com m ittee m em ber offers
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