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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 8, 2003__________________________________________________________ letters to the Editor The Official Newspaper o f the City o f Heppner and the County o f Morrow Editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Gazette-Times w ill not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone number on all letters for use by the G-T office. The G-T reserves the right to edit. The G-T is not responsible for accuracy o f statements made in letters. (Any letters expressing thanks w ill be placed in the classifieds under ‘ Card o f Thanks'at a cost o f $7.) Heppner G A Z E T T E -T IM E S U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekl) and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 147 W Willow Street Telephone (541) 676-9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. 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For Public/Legal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m Dates for publication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date cf publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required) Recommending new city dump To the Editor: To th e p e o p le o f Lexington, Heppner and lone: I am inviting you to visit Lexington’s newest attraction, the M onum ent, at D and A rcade Street. It se em s th a t d e b ris, ro ck s and e tc ., c a n n o w be dum ped on city p ro p erty by certain individuals, w ho do not think the rules apply to them and w ho do not w ant it on their ow n pro p erty , o r to d isp o se o f it appropriately. This being the case, I am recom m ending that the next city dum p should be on B Street. (s) Bob Taylor Lexington School board meeting is important On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or Change a Subscription • Place a C lassified A d • Subm it a N e w s Story • View Real Estate for S ale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Answers to the Mysteries of Education By Dr. J a c k C rip p e n M C S ch o o l D istrict S u p erin ten d en t As we prepare fo r a new year, I wish fo r all o f you to be able to look back on 2002 and be content with what you accom plished. I hope that the holiday tim e was one o f rejuvenation and strength gathering as we face the excitement o f2003. as well as the difficult decisions it appears it will require us to make. W h a t does B allot Measure 28 mean to Morrow County School District? Ballot M easure 28 m eans approxim ately $450,000 to the District. Put another way, that is approxim ately the salary, payroll cost and benefits for eight (8) teachers. This is money that has already been put in our budget for 2002-03, and if approved in the special election this m onth, will be available in the 2003-04 and 2004-05 school years. If M easure 28 does not pass, the district will need to make up that amount out o f our cash carryover. This will also have a negative affect on our budgets for 2003-04 and 2004-05. This is a very im portant election for education as w ell as other service areas concerning our quality o f life in Oregon. Please vote! This is too important an issue to be decided by small percent o f the voters. W h y d o n 't we stop building and use that money? The quick answer to that question is that we are not permitted to do that by law. When a district or agency passes a building levy as we have, one may only use that m oney for the purposes as written on the request. T here is very little w iggle room . T he law or O regon Revised.Statutes (ORS) requires that the money from a building bond may not be used in the general fund o f the organization. The district receives its maintenance and operation funds, or general fund m oney from three sources. A bout 30 percent is from property taxes, about 70 percent from the state through income taxes, and 1 -2 percent through other local sources. (Interest earnings, rental incom e, m iscellaneous incom e, etc.) T he w ay the State School Funding form ula is set up, if property taxes go up, (the 30 percent) the m oney from the state, (the 70 percent) goes down. This amount o f m oney com es to us through an am ount o f m oney per child. They feel som e areas m ay cost m ore, so the form ula gives us credit for extra students, known as weighted students. We had around 2300 average daily m em bership resident students (A D M r) in school the first o f D ecem ber. We w ere given credit for around 800 m ore students, bringing our average daily m em bership weighted students ( A D M w ) to just over 3100 students for our district. During the up coming legislature, they will talk about the am ount per child. It will be referring to the A D M w number. What is teaching to the test and is it good or bad? in education teaching to the test is generally thought o f as teaching only that material that one knows will be on a test. W hether it is good or bad depends greatly on the test. There are program s available to help students prepare for college entrance tests, for exam ple, that most feel are very beneficial to the student. The discussion in O regon around this topic centers on the O regon State Benchmark Tests given at grades 3 ,5 ,8 and 10. Under m ost circum stances I do not feel it inappropriate to “teach to the test” . To understand why I feel this way it helps to know the difference betw een criterion-referenced tests and norm -referenced tests. A criterion-referenced test is designed to determine how m uch one has learned about a subject. A pop quiz, or a test at the end o f a unit is an exam ple o f a criterion-referenced test. If there w ere 20 questions and one m issed two, one w ould receive a score o f 90 percent. A norm -referenced test on the other hand gives a score that tells how one has done against the other people who have taken that test. If one received a 90 percent on a norm -referenced test it says that one did better than 90 percent o f the students that took that test. It said nothing about how m any one got right or wrong. O ne could have m issed one or five. A norm -referenced test is generally norm ed on a national level. Because o f this, this type o f test covers a very broad range o f information. They try to cover the curriculum for all fifty states, which generally m eans they do not cover any one state’s curriculum in any depth. Prior to Oregon developing their ow n test, the best m atch o f a national test to O reg o n ’s curriculum w as the M etropolitan A chievem ent Test, w hich covered 19-20 percent o f O reg o n ’s curriculum. O regon's test is based on their Certificate o f Initiatal Mastery (C IM ) requirem ents that set out w hat one m ust know or be able to do at grades 3, 5, 8 and 10. Since O re g o n ’s tests are designed to see how well our students have learned the curriculum , it seem s to me that teaching to the test is teaching to O regon’s curriculum, which to m e is what we should be doing. I f you have questions or explanation o f item s concerning education, please write or e-m ail m e in care o f this new spaper or to the M orrow County School District office at P.O. Box 368 Lexington, O R 97839. O rd er M a g n e tic D oor Signs H E R E To the Editor: The upcom ing School Board M eeting, M onday, Jan. 13, at 7:30 p.m ., at H eppner Elem entary School, w ill be a crucial one, as the groundw ork is being developed for how w e will deal with a cut o f a minimum o f nine teach ers to H ep p n e r Schools. W hile additional cuts m ay very w ell com e from the State; the current one is in direct response to the B o ard ’s action o f f u n d in g “ e q u a l i z a t i o n ” th ro u g h o u t th e co u n ty . O u r School B oard m ust answ er the question o f how they will offer a c u rric u lu m to o u r s tu d e n ts. E v e ry o n e n e e d s to see an d understand w hat w ill be left to offer our students. A sk our school board m e m b e rs to d e s c r ib e th e schedule and class size changes that will occur as a result o f their decision. T he board m em bers m ust take resp o n sib ility and present their plan to continue to offer quality education to South M orrow County students. They m ust be held accountable for the resulting change to our schools. The actual curriculum /schedule that we will be left with is not an issue that will go away. For those students w ho are in school now, it w ill affect them for years to come. We m ust start m aking decisions based on w hat is best for all the students. C ontact the Board m em bers and com e to the m eetings. O ffer your input and watch our Board in action. There is no tim e to lose. School Board m em bers include: Julie Weikel, 481 -2545; Pat M cN am ee, 922-4786; Gary Frederickson, 481-6225; John R e n fro , 9 8 9 -8 1 1 7 ; Jo h n R ie tm a n n , 4 2 2 -7 1 2 3 ; L a rry M ills, 6 7 6 -5 5 4 6 ; a n d B urke O ’Brien, 676-9861. (s) John and A nn M urray Heppner Chamber Chatter By Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir. Our community lost a wonderful friend and Chamber member to cancer Saturday. Shut your eyes and th ere’s that w ide sm ile and twinkle o f the eye! Hear his laughter? Tom Sly will live on in so many memories. H eppner w as indeed blessed w h e n he a n d Jerri chose to retire here and immerse themselves in community activities. You could alw ays count on an affirm ative head shake or T om ’s hand shooting up to volunteer, be it on the C ham ber B oard o f D irectors, H CC, W CVED, the Baker-M orrow Partnership, St. Pat’s Celebration, the Senior Center, his church and more. You could find him researching community issues, stringing lights on a float, serving meals, marching in parades, traveling to Salem for rural Oregon, and the list goes on. H e w as a good friend, a veteran, a great volunteer, respected, fair, honest, caring, ju st an all-round guy who took us into his heart and gave his all. The Cham ber and the comm unity will miss him. A nd life goes on w ith Town and C ountry on the horizon, and, m ore than ever, it is about community. N ext Thursday, Jan. 16 is the annual event. Tickets are on sale at the Bank o f Eastern Oregon, Klam ath First, M urrays and the C ham ber o f Com m erce. The Chamber annual luncheon and installation o f officers will be Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 11:30 a.m . at A ll Saints E piscopal Parish. Call 676-5536 to m ake reservations. D on’t m iss the opportunity to have a chance in the Cham ber gun raffle. The “gun with a history” is displayed at Heppner Hardware. The lucky winner will be announced at Town and Country. Proceeds are part o f C ham ber non-dues income to prevent raising dues and to enable the C ham ber to continue com m unity enhancem ent and promotion. Thought for the week: “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” - Wm. Arthur Ward SWCD, Weed Board to hold board, annual meetings A regular board m eeting o f the M orrow Soil and W ater Conservation District/W eed Advisory Board will be held Thursday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. at the Pettyjohn Office building in Heppner. Agenda and discussion items include: Reappointment o f Associate Directors, Oath o f Office-new Directors, and to assign committee responsibilities and agency reports. The annual meeting will follow at 1 p.m. upstairs in the Heppner Elks Lodge. The meeting is open to the public and everyone is invited to attend. ______________________ Obituaries Thomas Edwin Sly A rem e m b ra n ce g athering for the fam ily and friends ofThom as Edwin Sly will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 10, at the H eppner Elks Lodge. Sly, 74, o f Heppner, died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, at his home. He w as b o m A ug. 8, 1928, at Bunceton, Mo., to Rollo and H ildred Sly. He graduated from B enson Poly-Tech High School in Portland then attended and graduated from Oregon State College in Corvallis. He m arried Betty Fritz. T he c o u p le h ad th re e so n s, Stacey, Skip and Shawn. Mr. Sly served with the U.S. Navy from 1951 until 1955. His professional career included 30 years with Tektronix Inc. and K rone and A ssociates o f C arm el, C A , in v o lv ed in organizational development. O n Dec. 31, 1978, he married Jerri Withington. M r. S ly s e rv e d as a tru s te e w ith th e M e th o d is t C hurch in H eppner and w as a trustee w ith the H eppner Elks L odge. H e also helped start, sp o n so r an d ju d g e th e E lks A m ericanism Essay C ontest in Heppner. He was on the B aker/ M orrow Partnership Board o f Directors, w as on the C ham ber o f C om m erce Board, the City Planning Commission, a member o f th e C ity S id e w a lk a n d N eig h b o rh o o d E n hancem ent te a m a n d th e H a rd m a n Community Commission. He had enjoyed fishing all o f his life and was fond o f his cocker spaniel, Callie. S urvivors include his wife, Jerri Sly; sons, Stacey Sly, Skip Sly, and Shawn Sly; sister, Jeannie N elson; stepsons, Tim Jorgesen and Todd W ithington; stepdaughter, Teresa Loakso; and 11 grandchildren. He w as preceded in death by his parents. M émorial contributions m ay be m a d e to P io n e e r M em orial Hospice, P.O. Box 9, H eppner, O R 97836. Sw eeney M ortuary o f H e p p n e r is in c h a r g e o f arrangements. Vernon E. Padberg, Sr. Vernon E. Padberg, Sr., 72, o f T illam ook, died Jan. 3, 2003, in T illam ook. F uneral s e r v ic e s w ill b e h e ld on W ednesday, Jan. 8, at 1 p.m . at W a u d ’s F u n e r a l H o m e in Tillamook. A gathering will also be held at the United M ethodist Church in Heppner, Friday, Jan. 10, at 1 p.m. Internm ent will be held at Lexington Cemetery. Padberg was bom June 30, 1930 in H eppner to John A rchibald and Susan (A llstott) P a d b e rg . H e g re w u p a n d attended school in Heppner. From 1948 until 1952, P a d b e rg s e rv e d in th e U .S . Navy. He was also a graduate o f O regon Technical Institute in Klamath Falls. In 1956 he went to work for M aBell in Pendleton as an in staller repairm an. He later becam e an em ployee o f G T .E . in Cornelius and then in Tigard. He retired in 1991 after 20-plus years. He moved to Tillamook in 2000 . P a d b e rg is a p a s t member o f the Sherwood’s Elk’s L odge. H e w as an excellent bow ler, and enjoyed deep sea fishing, playing on the computer and music. His greatest joy was spending time with his family. Padberg is survived by sons, Vernon Jr. o f Tillam ook, Douglas o f Gillette, WY., Carl o f Tillamook, and Jerry o f Lincoln C ity ; d a u g h te r s , D e b o ra h Reynolds o f Gillette, WY., Joyce S p au ld in g o f P uyallup, WA, K athryn Butz o f Tillam ook and M a y m a e S e a to n o f F o re s t G r o v e ; b r o th e r , J. A rc h ie P adberg o f H eppner; sisters, Juanita Ross o f H erm iston and Lola Springer o f Hood River; 21 g r a n d c h ild r e n , e ig h t grandchildren, and num erous nieces and nephew s. He was p r e c e d e d in d e a th b y o n e daughter, Sheryl Ann Padberg. T hose w ho w ish m ay m a k e c o n tr ib u tio n s to th e D o e r n b e c k e r s C h i l d r e n ’s Hospital. W aud’s Funeral Home, T illam ook, is in charge o f the arrangements. Hazel Mae Ellis H azel M ae Ellis, 91, o f lone, and a lifetime resident o f the area, died Friday, Dec. 26,2002, at Pioneer M em orial N ursing Hom e in Heppner. A s e r v ic e w a s h e ld Thursday, Jan. 2 at lone Untied Church o f Christ, w ith burial at lo n e’s Pine View Cemetery. Ellis w as bom M ay 24, 1911 at lone, to Thom as and Ida H ale G rabill. She was raised in lone and attended school there. O n Sept. 3, 1929, she m arried Edison M organ at lone. The couple was married for over 20 years before they divorced. In 1954, she m arried S te v e n L. W ile s a t M ilto n - Freew ater. Mr. W iles died in 1958. She then married Elmer Ellis at Baker City in 1964. Mr. Ellis died in 1994. Ellis enjoyed collecting cookie jars, shopping, cooking, sew ing and canning. She was also a m em ber o f the U nited Church o f Christ. S u r v iv o r s in c lu d e daughter, Juanita Shultz, and son, Jim M organ, both o f lone and num erous grandchildren. She w as preceded in death by her brother, Gene Grabill and sisters, M ary Bristow, A nna Wright and Helen Keithley. M emorial contributions m ay be m ade to the Hazel Ellis M e m o ria l, c /o lo n e U n ite d Church o f Christ, P.O. Box 346, lone, O R 97843. Sw eeney M ortuary o f H e p p n e r is in c h a r g e o f arrangements. Edwin James Dobbie Edw in Jam es D obbie, 94, o f the Portland area, died Dec. 2 0 ,2 0 0 2 , in H illsboro. A m em orial service w as held Dec. 28, at A loha U nited M ethodist Church. D obbie w as bom M ay 2 9 ,1 9 0 8 , in Edm ore, N.D. H e graduated from the U n iversity o f N o rth D akota. D uring World W ar II, he served in the Arm y. H e w as a high school science and music teacher in M ontana and p rincipal in Heppner before moving in 1959 to P ortland. T h ere he w as a chemist for Fuller Paint and then Portland Paint & Lacquer. In 1941, Dobbie married Betty Jean Warrington. S urvivors include his w ife, B etty Jean; d a u g h te r s ,» B a rb a ra S m ith a n d S h irle y Dobbie; three grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. His son, James, died in infancy. O rd er M a g n e tic D oor Signs H ERE Heppner Gazette- Times Heppner Gazette-Times 676-9228 676-9228 I
