Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 23,1997 - THREE
during the winder. Suckers
and water sprouts left in place
will make a tree look more
it to grow where you want it to like a shrub, and rob the upper
grow rather than letting the portion o f the tree o f growing
plant go its own way.
vigor. When suckers are just
"Most gardeners prune beginning, simply pull them
woody plants during the
oft. If they have grown too
dormant season because a
large for pulling, cut them
dormant plant is more or less
back flush with the trunk
asleep and will not bleed when
where they originated.
cut," Kettel said. Also the
"Pines can be kept in bounds
landscaper may feel more
by trimming back the new
secure about cutting limbs out
o f a dormant plant because its "candles" or shoots," Kettel
structure is easy to see.
However,
Kettel
urges
landscapers to go ahead and
prune when they see a need.
Plants that grow a lot o f
suckers and water sprouts need
attention during the summer.
Apple trees, willows and plum
trees all will grow suckers,
especially if pruned back hard
said. If you want the pine to
grow slowly, cut these shoots
back to about one-fourth their
original length.
Trees and shrubs can be pruned now
Although spring is behind
us, keep those pruning shears
and toppers handy.
The
summer is as good a time as
any to do needed pruning o f
home landscape trees and
shrubs.
The pruning o f ornamental
and fruit trees and shrubs
follows a basic guideline,
according to Kathryn Kettel,
Extension agent with the
Oregon
State
University
Extension Service. If you
have a plant that needs
pruning, prune it.
"Prune during the summer to
train trees and shrubs, and to
control disease and insect
problems in home landscape
plantings,"
said
Kettel.
Training a plant means getting
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Ties can harm kids on playground
include strings on hoods, loose
clothing such as scarves and
ponchos and items placed around
the neck, including necklaces.
These items can get caught on
open-ended hooks, gaps, and
other parts o f playground
equipment.
Avoid dressing children in
loose or stringed clothing. Also
caution children about tying
clothing around necks such as a
sweater tied on by the sleeves,
advises Michael.
Longer days and more sun
sees
more
children
on
playgrounds. Clothing ties, loose
clothing and stringed items
placed around the neck can be
dangerous.
These items can
catch on playground equipment
and strangle or injure children,
cautions Carol Michael, Oregon
State University Extension agent
in Morrow
and
Umatilla
counties.
Dangerous clothing items
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Superintendent wraps up 1996-97 year
By Chuck Starr, Superintendent
Once again, the Morrow County School District had a very
successful year in 1996-97.
Successes: Bond projects completed at schools in Irrigon;
Bond projects nearing completion in Boardman schools;
Technology/communication program implemented district
wide ($2.3 million investment); Added staff-eight teachers, 14
full-time educational assistants, four part-time (3-1/2 hours per
day) educational assistants, two part-time custodians; one
technology coordinator, two assistant principals, one assistant
superintendent; Implemented an appropriate English as a
Second Language (ESL)-Bilingual Program; Implemented a
School-to-Careers program at lone and Heppner;
Implemented an alternative school program at lone and
Heppner; Implemented new math, science, and health
curriculum and materials; Trained staff - technology,
communication, Spanish, etc.; Completed Consolidated
District Improvement Plan, School Improvement Plans, and
Profiles; Completed a Technology Plan; Completed our budget
year on target; and Continued and improved an outstanding
educational program.
Evidence of Outstanding Educational Program: Students
continue to feel safe and loved in Morrow County Schools.
Our dropout rate went up slightly (7/10 of one percent), but
we continue to be below the state average.
Our site councils worked effectively in preparing school
improvement plans.
Our staff continues to demonstrate a universal commitment
to excellence and improvement.
All schools emphasize academic as well as athletic
excellence.
Examples of Academic Excellence: Grads successful - e.g.
Melissa McElligott from lone - 4.0 g.p.a. at University of
Nevada, Reno, while taking calculus and physics, and
participating in varsity track. Numerous examples from all
three high schools; Stanford Achievement Tests - Scores
continue to be above national average; State Test Scores -
Scores are generally high in comparison to schools with
similar demographics; Knowledge Master - Schools score well
in state and national competition; Writing Recognition-
Lindsay Wolff (RHS) essay won Education First Ambassador
Scholarship to Europe this summer; HHS poetry published;
Numerous lone writing awards
Examples of Athletic Excellence: lone Girls - State champ in
track; lone Boys - Second in state in track; Riverside girls -
second in state in softball.
Graduating Seniors: 143 seniors graduated, earning over
$150,000 in scholarships for 1997-98. Potential scholarships
over the next four years exceed $400,000 for these students;
52 seniors (36 percent) took the SAT-21 of these 52 scored
above 1,000 on SAT; District-wide average exceeded 1,000
on SAT; 106 (74 percent) of the 143 seniors plan to enter
advanced training beyond high school (88 percent of HHS; 88
percent of lone; and 66 percent of RHS grads).
We had another very successful year.
Morrow County School District
Technology Summary
O f the 732 student accessible computer systems that are in
schools: 70 percent of the systems are Pentium 100 level (very
modem - less than one year old); 68 percent of the systems are
486 level (three-four years old); 9.2 percent of the systems are
286 or 386 level (five-10 years old); 13.8 percent of the
systems are Apple (two-10 years old); 73 percent are using
Windows 95 as their operating systems.
O f the 514 Pentium 100 level systems that we use in our
schools: 9.9 percent have internal CD-ROMs; 47.5 percent of
the systems are in teachers classrooms; 39.7 percent of the
systems are in lab settings; 6.6 percent of the systems are
administrative computers; 6.2 percent of the systems are in
libraries; 100 percent are connected to the MCSD Network;
100 percent have Internet and E-mail; 100 percent are using
Windows 95 as their operating systems.
Of the 144 teachers in Morrow County School District: the
ratio of total computers to teachers is approximately five to
one; every teacher has at least one Pentium level computer in
his or her classroom; the ratio of modem Internet and E-mail
accessible computers to teachers is 3.6:1; every teacher has his
or her own E-mail account and Internet browser; every teacher
has at least one phone in his or her classroom; every teacher
has his or her own voice mail box; every teacher has attended
at least two on-site training programs.
O f the 2,089 students in Morrow County School District: the
ratio of total computers to students is one to three (one
computer for every three students); the ratio of total lab
computers to students is one to 10 (one computer for every 10
students); the ratio of modem Internet and E-mail accessible
computers to students is one to four; the ratio of phones to
students is 1:8.3 (one phone for every 8.3 students); the ratio
of PLATO Targeted Instruction systems to students is one to
50.
Students’ achievement and attendance is tracked using the
"Grade Machine" program installed on each teacher's. Each
six-12 grade student has his or her own user account. Each
nine-12 grade student is given his or her own E-mail account
upon completion of an "acceptable use agreement ’.
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Breakfast at the Marina Park
7:00 a.m.
Softball Tournament
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Grande, will do water testing from 12 noon to 4:00 p.m.
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Continuous LIVE EN TER TA IN M EN T Throughout the Day
FOOD BOOTHS, KIDS’ GAMES, BINGO
ARTS AND CRAFTS, RAFFLE, DUNK TANK
LOTS OF FREE, FUN FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT
GIANT RAFFLE! Over
$2,000 in prizes!
Quetzalcoatl
Dance Troupe
Pick ‘N’ Bow Company
9:00 TO MIDNIGHT - Street Dance And Light Show
DAN BURNS 3-D PRODUCTION
The following artists and this ad have been sponsored
by Morrow County Unified Recreation District:
Tony Madrigal: Quetzalcoatl Dance Itoupe;
Pick ‘N’ Bow Company; Dan Burns
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