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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 7, 2000 Heppner says goodbye to two veteran teachers Heppner Elementary School will say goodbye to two highly trained, long-time teachers at the end of this school year Veteran teachers, Linda Shaw and Kay Chinen, will both retire at the end of this school year after long careers at HES. ¡4 Linda Shaw Linda Shaw, originally from Santa Barbara, CA, was bom in the same hospital as two other Heppner residents, Barbara Hayes and Marsha Sweek. After World War II, Shaw's father was admitted to Oregon State University, so the family moved to Oregon when Linda was very young. She graduated from Sisters High School in 1961 in a senior class of 12-15 students. At that time. Sisters was "a little town very much like Heppner," says Shaw. After high school, she enrolled at the University of Oregon, graduating Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in English literature. After receiving her degree she taught at North Eugene High School for three years. She married in 1965 and in 1968. halfway through her English master's program, left the valley with her husband who had been hired by Kinzua Corporation to manage holdings at Rudio Mountain.The Shaws had a ranch on Cottonwood Creek around 15 miles south of Monument. Shaw told the principal there that she would be available to substitute. On the first day of school, however, he offered her a job teaching third and fourth grade. He had forgotten to hire someone to take over for a teacher on sick leave. "I did multi-age (teaching) before it was the fashion." said Shaw-. She received emergency certification, taught nine fourth graders and nine third graders for a year and then substituted. In 1971 her son, J.J., came along and she was able to be a stay-at-home mom for a while. In 1973 the family moved to Kinzua and Shaw taught at Fossil. She subsituted at first and then started a Title I reading program, which she taught until moving to Heppner. During the summers from 1975-80 Shaw returned to graduate school and received a master's degree in curriculum instruction, specifically in reading, which enabled her to teach younger children. She subsituted her first year in Heppner and then began her current job in 1979. "I have been in the same little room since 1979," laughs Shaw. After her retirement, the room will become office space for the lunch duty person and will house the copy machine. Shaw's job at Heppner Elementary School has been three-fold-she is the school's reading specialist, the Talented and Gifted program coordinator and the assessment coordinator. Shaw, now 56. says that her biggest reward in teaching has been "working with students who had difficulty with reading early on. but went on to develop the skills and become successful students, adults and citizens." "There's so much more that teachers have to know and do now," she adds. "And there are some things that are archaic that we don't need to do any more." Time for cursive writing, one of those archaic subjects, is now better used for keyboarding. Shaw maintains. "One of the best trends overall in education that I'm most pleased to have been a part of is the Oregon State Assessment program and the high standards set in Oregon,” says Shaw. "I believe in the state assessment summers. She received a master's in "Handicapped program, but there's still progress degree Learner" from Western Oregon to be made—to allow for University at Monmouth in 1987, individual differences to be which enabled her to teach recognized. kindergarten through 12th grade "I really believe that students "I've really enjoyed my career need to be able to prove that they here,” says Chinen. It has been a can independently apply the good place for my children to skills and strategies they have grow up. been taught. That's the strength "I’ve also enjoyed watching of the system," she said. my students grow up and "I'm proud of Morrow become successful people. It has C ounty." she added. "I have appreciated working here. It has been a really good experience changed with the times and it has because I've worked with so been a leader I think our county many children with so many is ahead of most in the state in different types of disabilities and organizing our assessment I've always had such wonderful program. We don't just give tests to be giving tests. Our teachers Weather Report took classes, rethinking the By the City of Heppner whole assessment system for the district.The fundamental question is, 'Can the kids do what we think Precip. High Low they can and how do we find 5/1 .00 74 35 out?' (School district assistant 44 .19 72 5/2 superintendent) Mike Keown T 53 73 5/3 deserves a lot of the credit for 41 .19 62 5/4 our program." 38 .03 62 5/5 Shaw says, however, that she is 5/6 34 03 60 concerned about the future of 5/7 34 .00 63 education. "I'm concerned when 00 68 35 5/8 people vote to lower taxes and 67 .24 48 5/9 don't understand that there's a 5/10 36 63 .05 lowering of services. It could get 57 39 .01 5/11 worse in the coming years." 34 57 .02 5/12 Now that Shaw is retiring, she .00 40 5/13 63 says she plans to "throw away a 5/14 69 .00 45 lot of stuff in my house and plant 47 76 .15 5/15 more flowers. I guess I can get 74 .00 45 5/16 rid of my lesson plans for North 44 5/17 77 .00 Eugene High School," she 44 68 .00 5/18 laughs. ”1 want to walk into the 5/19 76 53 .00 library-I haven't had time for 45 .00 5/20 75 two or three years." .00 5/21 82 52 5/22 86 53 .00 5/23 80 53 .00 5/24 75 51 .00 78 48 .00 5/25 5/26 70 48 .00 5/27 75 48 .00 JH i 71 5/28 43 .20 5/29 69 45 .00 5/30 49 68 .00 .49 5/31 53 43 parents to work with. The team helps decide what much paperwork, l spend a lot of "There have been a lot of course of action to take to help time at school," she said. changes in special ed over the each child "The team aspect is Chinen also plans to spend years. Now we have six special one of the improvements that l more time with her parents who education teachers in the district have appreciated most," she said live in Spokane, her children and and a director (Assistant "We look at each child 10 grandchildren. Some of her children and grandchildren also Superintendent Mike Keown) I individually." Chinen says that retirement live in the Spokane area. started out here with eight "The first day of school I'll students and this past year I will allow her to spend more served 36. It has really grown,” time at her hobbies, golfing and miss the teachers and the says Chinen. who attributes some photography, and she also wants students." says Chinen. 63, "But of the growth in the program to to finish painting her house. "I I'm not going to miss the just haven't Had time. There's so meetings and paperwork." better assessment. Chinen says that when she first began the program in Heppner, teachers often stopped her in the hall with concerns about students. Now, referrals are Father's Day is Sunday, June 18th handled by a team at the school. Kay Chinen was bom in Montana and spent her growing up years in Spokane, WA. She graduated from Marycliff High School in Spokane in 1951 and then attended Kmman Business University there. Chinen worked in an office for an orthopedic surgeon at Spokane until she married in 1957. A busy mother with four children bom in rapid succession-Robin in 1958, Randy in 1959, Lon in 1961 and Lisa in 1963—Chinen still made time to take classes "in between kids" at Holy Names College (now Fort Wright College) at Spokane. She transferred to Eastern Washington University at Cheney in 1966 and graduated in 1970 with a degree in education and early childhood psychology. That year she got a job teaching third grade at Our Lady of Lourdes school, where she taught until 1972. In 1971, Chinen had remarried and son Terry was bom in 1972. In 1973 she returned to EWU at Cheney, receiving a special education certification and completing her fifth year in the teaching program. That same year she got a job teaching remedial reading and English for fifth and sixth graders at St. Charles School in Spokane Daughter Tina came along in 1975. Chinen was then able to spend some time at home with her children before moving to Heppner in 1979. "I wanted a small town for the kids,” said Chinen of her move. She was hired at Heppner Elementary School by then- Pnncipal Don Cole. At the time Chinen was the only special education teacher in south Morrow County and there was only one for the north end. The county had no special education program, so the district sent her to Medford to study the Jackson County model, which was subsequently adopted by Morrow County. Also as a part of her job. Chinen traveled to lone on Fridays. Starting in 1983 Chinen returned to school during the i f 'ï ï i m ottalLnasih Ga/ufa Q u tt S fu m ili Q ifti 'Witte. • Gattdtf, • G olotjtte w Qdjt HOURS: ^ MuMuj'i D aluj Dave Sykes hiNC (L icensed Agent) 217 North Main • Heppner • 676-9158 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 Serving Heppner. Lexington & lone Store 8-6 M-Sat Pharmacy 9-6 M-F, 9-1 Sat Floral 9-6 M-F. 9-1 Sat PUBLIC N O T IC E FORM LB-1 N O T IC E O F B U D G E T H E A R IN G lono-Lexirflton Camelary District A masting ol the __ □ am at 7 00 g p m ions City HaO « . »"I be hew on_ :. 2000 — -------- - Tbs cxjrposa at tua meeting a to t a n s n e budget tor lone-Laxingtcn Cemetary District me fiscal yaar beginning July 1.2000 as approved By tm . .................... — ■ ■ - - -1 * - . — 385 W. 2nd Street lone. O R . ---------------------------------- between the hours ol 8 _ .______ ... Buooct uommrtt**. lone City Hall A summery ol the budget « presented below. A copy at the budget may be inspected or obtaxwd at__ 4 -T N e budget was prepared on a basis at aoccuntng that M Bconaistent D ra t consietent with die basa at aocouneng used during the praoedng year. Major changes. s i ------------------------------------------- Morrow ol G**r**q Body Edward Baker lone ' m I » u w ---------------------- (5 4 1 ) 9 8 9-8347 F IN A N C IA L S U M M A R Y TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS v -| 1. Total Personal Sarvtoee.............................................. 1 2. Total Materials and Supptoaa....................................... 3 Total Capital Outlay............................................... 4. Total Dabt Servree.................................................... Anticipateci Requirements 5. Total Transfers......................................................... a Total Conttogenawe ................. .......................... 7 Total All Other Expenditures and Waouvemetm ... . 8. Total Unappropriated Ending Fund It Mam ............. Q Total Ftornjirvrnem* —. add fine« 1 fhrouoh 8 10 Total Resources Except Property Taxes . AntkapaJad 11. Total Proparty Taxes Estimated to be Raoefvod............. Resources By Claudia Hughaa, Chimbar Managar Kay Chinen C ifisiedda G onidi \c ÿ C a ll Chamber Chatter Heppner was hopping on Saturday. There were golfers, ' ' barrel racers, strangers in California t-shirts visiting businesses and carrying packages, campers and fishermen. So. does this mean that just maybe visitor-oriented events mean a diversified economy? Do people like to visit Heppner? If we promote it, will they come? When locals travel to another town for an excursion, do we have the means to attract others here for an excursion to put it all in balance? To the above questions, yes, yes, yes and yes. Maybe it means it's time to have a local tourism committee work on a tourism plan. All the "ducks are in a row" with our clean, inviting Main Street, the lake for fishing, great cycling roads, golf, the museums (volunteers, are you there?). Mix in the new water park, the Volkswalk, the ball fields, the Wilkinson Building, book stores and gift shops. Willow Lake RV Park, Corbin's Bowl and the mountains close by. There is something for everyone. Northwestern Motel may need to expand to hold more visitors. Heppner is a great place to visit and live. What, you don't want to share it? We hear you. On the other hand, it takes visitors to keep the economy moving, keep our businesses healthy and our town looking good. We are giving them a rural experience that few have on a daily basis. We are sharing Heppner relieves stress, visitors love it too. Diversity is what it's about. Orchids to all volunteers who have helped to make Heppner an attractive community. In addition to all the Garden Club has done, the flower haven beside Murray's and the planter and hanging baskets at Central are inviting to one and all. Walking down our Main Street is a treat. Want the old one back? Come look at some before photos and you'll be amazed. So soon we forget. Next week Chamber members are looking forward to a program by Oregon Wheat League President Judy Rea during lunch. Thought for the week: "Contentment is hoping for the best and making the best of what we have." li/e all cute.... List Your HOME Or Other PROPERTY on th e INTERNET 13. Tote! Proparty Taxas Estimated tobe Reoateed (Ine 11) . . Estimated 14. Plus’ Estimated Property Taxes Not to be Received........ Ad Valorem Ai Loas Due to Constitutional Limits............................ Property Taxes 0 D¿counts Allowed. Other Uncollected Amounts.......... 1S. ToM Tax Levied — add tnei 13 and U .................. Tax Levies By Type Adopted Budget TNe Veer — 1999-2000 13580 00 9750 00 60087.00 0 7000 1000 0 0 92397.09 65337.09 27060.00 92397.09 _________27060.00 Approved Budget Next Veer — 2000-2001 14230.00 33570.75 39716.34 0 1000 1090 0 7000 96517 091 67787.09 28730.00 98517 091 28730.00_ 0 1705 56 28765 56 Rata or Amount 2401 0 15.00 2874.A On 1 Rata or Amount ,2401 IS Permanent Rjxe Limd Law Irate limit .2401 1 17 Local Option Taxee.................................................... 18. Uvv »or Bonded Ddbt or ObUoaoone ............... STATEMENT Of rnwriDNiM Debt Authorized. Not incurred Debt Outstanding □ Aa Summarized B aro » □ As Summarized Below __________ FUNDS REQUIRING A PROPERTY TA X TO BE LEVIED FORM LB-3 Pubkan ONLY oompleteo ponan ol this page Actual Data Last Year 199B-99 Name ol G e n era l Fund Fund Adopted Budget This Year 1999-00 Approved Budget Next Year 2000-01 12995.44 13560 00 Tout Personal Service»................................... 15671 29 Total Materials and Sennoee.......................... 9750.00 Total Capital O u fa y................................................ 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