Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 5, 2003 - FIVE
Answers to the Mysteries of Education Boardman man
by Dr. Jack Crippen
arrested and
W hen basketball’s second season begins (D istrict and State
charged on
Tournaments), Spring is practically upon us and it seem s that
the end o f the school year is here in the flick o f an eye. It also kidnapping and
appears that schools will not know what the legislature has in
store for them until after school is out. In education, m oney is rape charges
the question on everybody’s mind, in one way or another.
When will the Legislature set the education budget?
A ccording to Sen. Dave N elson in a conversation held in his
office on February 17th, he feels the legislature will not answer
that question until after the M ay revenue forecasts. With the
new s from the M arch 1, 2003 forecast, one can understand
their reluctance to venture a guess at this time. The legislature
has found a way to not have education lose any m ore revenue
after the M arch forecast, w hich we appreciate. There is an
additional $224,000,000 loss in state incom e. The M arch
forecast changes the picture for the 2003-2005 biennium . It
m ay m ean that the recession m ay not have hit its lowest point
(the May forecast may be even lower). It also changes what the
legislature had determ ined was its starting point in putting the
2003-2005 biennium budget together. Many legislators’ feel this
first two to three m onths is the sixth special session, since they
are still dealing with the 01 -03 biennium. Som e tim e in March
they will be able to begin w ork on the 03-05 biennium.
Reading brings rewards for 2nd graders
Francisco G utierrez
Bernal, 27, o f Boardman, was
arrested Feb. 26, 2003 and
lodged in the Umatilla County
Jail on charges o f Kidnapping
in the First Degree, Rape in the
First D egree, Sodom y in the
First Degree, Sexual Abuse in
the First Degree and Unlawful
Sexual Penetration in the First
Degree.
Bernal is accused o f
having kidnapped a child under
the age o f 14 as she w alked
home from the store the evening
o f F eb. 25. H e is fu rth e r
accused o f forcibly raping and
sodim izing the child before Thirteen Heppner Elementary School second grade students received ice cream cones or milkshakes
releasing her. Bemal plead not from the R& W Drive-In as a reward for earning at least 10 points in the Accelerated Readers program
with Mrs. Clough and Mrs. Rill.
guilty at his arraignment. Circuit
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Is it true that lone is going to leave the Morrow County
$450,000.
School District?
After months o f discussion, having hired an attorney, a lobbyist,
an educational consultant and an educational financial consultant,
and having Sen. N elson introduce a bill in the Senate in early
February, the Com m unity o f lone held a m eeting on February
11th and officially decided to secede from M CSD. This created
many official questions and a barrage o f rumors. Many felt these
questions would be answered and the rumors laid to rest during
the process before the U m atilla-M orrow ESD w hen it acts as
the Boundary Board. H ow ever SB 372, w hich m oved m ore
rapidly than one expected, had its first hearing on Tuesday,
February 18th. M any felt that an intention o f this bill w as to
force the ESD Boundary Board to approve the request because
SB 372 stated, “a rem onstrance petition or election may not be
allowed on any request for a boundary change submitted to the
district boundary b o ard .. W hich m any felt did not allow for
the discussion needed to answ er the questions and settle the
rum ors. A rem onstrance petition is the way the patrons show
formal opposition to the act o f secession, even to the point o f
forcing a vote o f the county to decide the issue.
W ith the help o f the C o n fe d e ra tio n o f O reg o n S chool
A dm inistrator’s (C O S A ) w e w ere able to explain that there
was opposition to the bill, and it did have financial impact to the
rem aining district, both items the lone lobbyist had indicated
did not exist. We also expressed our concern that the passage
o f the bill stopped due process as w e had expected to have
w ith the U-M ESD B oundary Board. They agreed to delay a
vote on the bill.
In light o f these events, the M C SD B oard felt com pelled to
take a position on SB 372, and called a special m eeting on
Friday, February 21 **.
The position they felt they needed to take to protect the best
interests o f the children o f the district was to oppose the bill and
asked to have it killed in committee.
O ver the course o f the last weeks, we have been able to answer
most o f the questions and clear up most o f the rumors: The lone
attendance area does not include Lexington; the property owners
in the new lone School District, if approved, will still pay taxes
on all the bonds; they will have a separate transportation contract
com pletely separate from M CSD; em ployees have the option
to remain with M CSD. The lone committee understands that if
they separate from M C SD , M C SD w ould not have any
responsibilities to them nor w ould w e m aintain any special
relationship with them. We w ould interact with them as we do
w ith all surrounding districts, from the standpoint o f m utual
benefit, or cash.
W hich brings us to the m ajor concern for m ost people, the
division o f Assets and Liabilities. During the time between the
Com m unity o f lo n e ’s vote on February 11th, and today, m any
people have made their views known to members o f the M CSD
Board. The majority indicated that they are generally in favor o f
allowing lone to secede from MCSD. Their concern is the division
o f the assets and the liabilities. Oregon Law, in chapter 330.123,
Division o f assets and liabilities upon changes in boundaries,
explains how this is to happen. “Assets include all school property
and moneys belonging to the district at the time o f the division.
Liabilities include all debts for which the respective districts in
their corporate capacities are liable at the tim e o f division.
.. .school property shall be estim ated at its real market value.”
The d iv isio n ... “ shall be m ade in proportion to the resident
average daily m em bership o f the districts.” SB 372 uses the
term o f average daily m em bership w eighted, how ever our
attorney John Witty has received proposed language to amend
the bill, which will use the language in ORS 330.123.
The district does not have on hand the real market value o f the
district that is require for O R S 330.123, there are com panies
who are able to provide such information. We do have two sets
o f inform ation that m ay establish the high and low values
requested. Our insurance company provides us with replacement
values o f the d istricts buildings and personal property.
Replacement values may be higher than real market values. We
also have the County A ssessor’s appraised value o f the districts
buildings and grounds, which may be less than real market value.
Therefore the amount owed is probably some where in between
the two estimates listed.
If you have questions about items in this article or desire an
explanation o f items concerning education, please write or E-
mail me in care o f this new spaper or to the M orrow County
School District office at P.O. Box 368 Lexington, 0 9 7 8 3 9
M o rro w
C o u n ty
D istrict A ttorney D avid C.
Allen said, “These charges are
obviously shocking for such a
sm all co m m u n ity . We are
relieved to have the suspect in
custody but are continuing our
investigation w ith the able
a s sis ta n c e o f th e M o rro w
County Sheriff’s Department,
Boardman Police Department
and O regon State C rim e Lab
forensic specialists.” The next
scheduled court proceeding is
a prelim inary hearing set for
M arch 6.
residents enter Motorcycle Mechanics Institute
Raymond K. Howey,
Jr. and Brian E. Rystedt have
taken a new spin on life and
h a v e e n r o lle d at th e
M o to r c y c le M e c h a n ic s
Institute (M M I). Howey and
R y s te d t p la n to s ta r t
coursework in May, training
to b e c o m e p r o f e s s io n a l
motorcycle technicians.
MMI produces highly
trained, entry-level technicians
for the m otorcycle industry.
P ro g ra m s p r o v id e th e
te c h n ic a l in fo r m a tio n ,
practical demonstrations and
lo n e
S c h o o ls9
Sheriff's Report
M arch sch ed u le
The Morrow County Sheriff ’s
announced
Office (MCSO) reports handling
lone Schools began
M arch w ith the state bowling
championship, M arch 1 and 2,
and a w in ter sp o rt dessert
M arch 4.
The M orrow County
School District meeting will be
held M arch 10, at 7:30 p.m. in
lone. The lone Site Council will
be holding their meeting at 5:30
p.m . on W ednesday, M arch
12; a n d th e A d v is o ry
Committee meeting is at 7 p.m.
on Thursday, M arch 20.
S p rin g B re a k w ill
begin March 24 and classes will
resum e M arch 31.
E le m e n ta r y g r o u p
p i c tu r e s w ill be h e ld
Wednesday, M arch 12 at 8:10
a.m.
M iddle school track
practice starts Monday, March
17, and the high school track
team has a meet at Umatilla on
M arch 21. Tennis also begins
M arch 21 in Athena.
Gun Club news
Cool, blustery weather
challenged the shooters this
w eek, but M ark Schlichting
was still able to lead the way at
the 16 yards, hitting 24 out o f
25. Rob A shbeck and Chris
G oble tied for second each
getting 21. H arvey C hilders
had the high score for the 20-
yard handicap busting 23.
Eight-year-old
Cam eron Day shot his first 25
relay and basted six o f the wild
fly in g c la y s . W ay to go
Cameron.
J e f f C u ts fo rth a n d
Barry M unkers still lead with
only four more weeks to shoot.
The team o f C hilders
and Schlichting closed the gap
this week by shooting the first
perfect 100 point score.
A nnie O ak lies, this
w e e k , w ere w on by Ryan
Boozer and Childers. Childers
a ls o w o n o n e o f th e
bushw hackers; C hris G oble
won the other.
K eep a look out for
more inform ation on the Gun
Club’s upcoming night shoots.
We P rint Envelopes
Heppner Gazette-Times
-M C S O re c e iv e d a
report o f an audible, residential
burglar alarm at a Boardm an
residence. It was advised that
the building was secure and
owner made contact to inform
that the alarm w asn’t set right.
-M C S O re c e iv e d a
rep o rt o f a possible m otor
vehicle accident in Boardman.
It wad determined not to be an
accident but a disabled vehicle.
-M C S O
a rr e s te d
Wesley Aaron Hendren, 25, on
an Irr ig o n J u s tic e C o u rt
warrant for Failure to Pay Fine/
Driving while Suspended. Bail
was paid in full and subject was
cited and released to appear at
a later date.
-M C S O re c e iv e d a
report from a caller in Lexington
that she had been receiving
h a ra ssin g phone c alls and
thought she knew who they
were from.
-M C S O re c e iv e d a
report o f two vehicles driving
too fast up and down the street
and advised that one o f the
vehicles had alm ost hit the
caller’s car.
-M C S O re c e iv e d a
r e p o r t fro m a c a lle r in
B o a rd m a n th a t h e r son
r e c e iv e d a p h o n e c a ll
threatening her husband. It was
unknown who that caller was.
-M C S O re c e iv e d a
911 h a n g -u p c a ll from a
residence in Boardman. It was
determ ined that all was okay
and it w as a child playing on
the phone.
Dec. 31: M C S O
received two 911 hang-up calls
from a Boardman business. It
w as determ ined to be wind
causing a phone disturbance.
-M C S O re c e iv e d a
report from a caller in Lexington
advised that she had received
another phone call, but this time
no one w as there. She later
c a lle d to r e p o rt th a t she
received yet another call and
the subject had told her she was
o u ts id e h e r r e s id e n c e .
Deputies were unable to locate
the subject.
-M C S O re c e iv e d a
r e p o r t fro m a c a lle r in
hands-on training required by
industry customers.
MMI is supported and
endorsed by the five m ajor
m otorcycle m anufacturers:
A m erican Honda M otor Co,
Inc; Am erican Suzuki M otor
C o rp .; H a r le y - D a v id s o n
M otor Co.; Kawasaki M otors
C o rp ., U SA ; and Y am aha
M otor Corp., U.S.A. These
companies provide MMI with
educational training materials
and products.
U niversal Technical
Institute, Inc. (UTI) owns MMI
and is one o f the n a tio n ’s
leading providers o f technical
education training. The institute
provides industry custom ers
with professional technicians
by o f f e r in g e n tr y - le v e l,
m an u fa ctu rer-sp e c ific and
update training in automotive,
collision repair and refinishing,
a n d d ie s e l, as w e ll as
motorcycle, marine, personal
w a te r c r a f t a n d h e a tin g /
ventilation/air conditioning/
r e f r ig e r a tio n . M M I h as
c a m p u se s in P hoenix and
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For more information,
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Boardm an that his wife had
taken off with his wallet and his
entire ID.
-M C SO cited a m ale
subject for Violation o f the
Basic Rule, 43 mph in a 30 mph
zone.
-M C S O re c e iv e d a
report from a caller in Irrigon
that her vehicle was stolen
some time during that night. It
was determined that the vehicle
had been repossessed.
-M C S O re c e iv e d a
report from Hermiston PD that
th e y a r r e s te d J o s e L u is
Ceniceros, 23, on an Irrigon
J u stic e C o u rt w a rra n t fo r
Failure to Pay Fine/Resisting
Arrest. Bail was paid in lull and
subject was cited and released
to appear at a later date.
-M C S O rec e iv e d a
request for records from a
probation officer.
-M C S O rec e iv e d a
r e p o r t fro m th e C ity o f
H eppner that a dog with no
collar had been found at City
Hall and ow ner will have an
impound fee.
-M C SO cited Elena
Ponce, 31, for M aintaining a
Dog a Public Nuisance.
-M C S O re c e iv e d a
re q u e s t from th e F e d e ra l
In v e s tig a tio n s P ro c essin g
Center for a records check on
four individuals.
-M C S O rec e iv e d a
report from a caller in Irrigon
that her boyfriend was in the
bathroom with a gun. While on
the line the boyfriend came out
o f the bathroom into the living
room and was in his pickup
outside when units arrived on
the scene. It was determ ined
that all was okay and subject
was not suicidal and the call had
been a false report.
-M CSO ran gun from
the above call through LEDS
and received a hit on a stolen
gun out o f Kennewick PD with
the same serial number. MCSO
was unable to get descriptor
from K ennew ick PD , and
attempted contact with owner
o f gun that was stolen. They
were able to reach him at a
later tim e and he confirm ed
along with the deputy that it was
the same weapon. Kennew ick
PD was advised.
-M C S O
a rr e s te d
Jamie Marie Shelton, 27, on a
U CSO w arrant for Failure to
A ppear/D U II. Subject w as
lodged at UC Jail.
-M C S O rec e iv e d a
report o f a possible m otor
vehicle accident in Boardman.
It w as d eterm in ed to be a
disabled vehicle.
-M C S O
c ite d
Angelica Maria Torres, 28, for
Failure to Use Seatbelt on a
Child.
-M C S O re c e iv e d a
report o f a vehicle on fire at the
Boardm an 76 Station. It was
advised that the fire went out
on its own and the Boardman
FD stood down.
-M C S O re c e iv e d a
request for an ambulance from
a caller in Irrigon for her 71 -
y e a r - o ld w h o w as lig h t
headed, dizzy, constipated and
on the floor and unable to get
up.
-M C S O
a rr e s te d
Balm oreA . Espinoza-Lopez,
27, on a S herm an C ounty
warrant for Failure to Appear/
Driving while License Revoked
and Parole Violation/Driving
w hile L icense R evoked; a
C rook C ounty w arrant for
Parole Violation/Menacing and
Harassment; and a Hermiston
warrant for Failure to Pay Fine/
DUII. He w as lodged at the
Umatilla County Jail.
-M C SO deputy cited
Daniel Duane Doyle, 39, for
Violation o f the Basic Rule, 63
mph in a 45 mph zone and
D riv in g w h ile L ic e n s e
Suspended-I.
-M C S O re c e iv e d a
report from a caller in Irrigon
that her son had been beaten
up and possibly had a broken
nose.
-M C S O ,
O reg o n
State Police received a report
from U C S O o f a p o ssib le
DUII; the vehicle was swerv ing
in both lanes.
-M C S O re c e iv e d a
report from a c a ller at the
H eppner Chevron o f a m inor
m otor vehicle accident. The
drivers exchanged information.
-M C S O re c e iv e d a
relayed report from a caller in
Irrigon that w hen they cam e
home there were two suspects
in the residence. They left on
foot towards Colum bia Junior
High School. One saspect was
identified. -