TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 30,2003
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o f the City o f Heppner and the County of Morrow
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By Dr. J a c k C rip p e n , S u p erin te n d en t
H eppner
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City needs same standards as private
citizens
To the Editor:
I w o u ld like to invite the
Mayor, City Manager and City
Council M embers to 660 NW
S p e r ry to v ie w th e c ity
property on R iverside Ave.
from my front lawn. A special
invitation goes to the people
the city has contacted about
cleaning up their property, so
they can see w hat the city
seem s to find an acceptable
condition.
I will describe this area for
those who cannot accept this
invitation. It is strew n w ith
ju n k , trash, used tires and
m o re a n d is p a r t i a l ly
overgrown with large thistles
and w eeds. M y n eig h b o rs
agree with me that some type
o f barrier should be put in
place to shield the residents o f
NW Sperry, and their guests,
from this ugly mess.
The last time I went to the City
C ouncil m eeting about this
problem the Public W orks
Departm ent had it cleaned up
within 30 days. This could be
a c h a lle n g e fo r c ity
beautification people.
(s) Gene Sonstegard
(Property Tax payer)
Heppner
Chamber Chatter
By C lau d ia H ughes, Exec. Dir.
Businesses, families, individuals, the world, seem to
be on a roller coaster. Everyone is in a hurry forgetting that to
m ake m em ories, one has to pause and enjoy the m om ents.
Think about childhood memories. Were you rushing frantically
from one thing to another or were memories made when left to
your own devices and time schedule? Did you have time to lie
on your back and w atch cloud form ations, or clim b trees, or
play kick-the-can? Have you taught this to your children and
grandchildren? Slow dow n, breathe; com petition is not the
final answer.
O ur com petitive, rapidly m oving existence is one o f
the reasons it is so difficult to find businesses to start up in the
South M orrow Industrial area. They w ish to be right on the
interstate so things m ove quicker. We need to convey the
m essage that “Som e o f the very best things in life take tim e.”
We have them right here under our nose. H ow about a slogan:
“ leave the interstate and discover Heppner.” People ju st need
a bit o f encouragem ent to discover that back roads and small
communities have much to offer. Interstate travel invites speed,
in-car videos, com puters, games and m issing varied scenery,
while back road travel offers m any opportunities for learning,
stopping, exploring and looking out the windows. Were your
best memories created rushing along the interstate?
Relaxing m om ents were enjoyed during “Celebrate
Historic Heppner.” Congratulations to Best o f Show first place
w inner Dennis Wall and second place w inner April Sykes in
the second annual C ham ber Pie B aking C ontest, sponsored
by'Sherfell InsurancfcAgency, Third place, sponsored by John
O ochnauer, w£ihi£to*B3fttty Pfeiffer, Bakers, bidders, buyers
and auctioneer Larry Mills would be the reason for a resulting
weight gain over the weekend o f 248.6 pounds and a successful
Cham ber fundraiser.
Next week all entities report during Chamber. Chamber
w elcom es new m em bers R oger Britt Septic and G ravel and
H eppner T.V. Inc. It takes everyone w orking together and
communicating to make Heppner and the Willow Creek Valley
a class act and the place to live, work, play and do business.
The view from here looks good and what’s inside is the heartbeat
that keeps H eppner growing. Be part o f that heartbeat.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: “Life is not about how
fast you run, or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.”
Bus driver
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William Elmer Mabe,
o f Irrigon, a form er M id-
C olum bia school bus driver,
w as c o n v ic te d o f P riv a te
Indecency on July 2 4 ,2 0 0 3
in the M orrow County Circuit
Court. M abe plead no contest
to exposing his genitals to a
9-year-old student, w ith the
intent o f arousing his sexual
desire, while driving a school
bus for M id C olum bia Bus
Company.
A s part o f M a b e ’s
sentence, he is to have no
c o n ta c t w ith any m ale or
female children under the age
o f 18, and will not be allowed
to frequent places that exist
primarily for the enjoyment o f
c h ild r e n . M a b e w ill be
re q u ire d to s u c c e s s fu lly
c o m p le te a se x o ffe n d e r
treatment program.
M o rro w C o u n ty
D istrict A ttorney, D avid C.
A llen, said, “ A school bus
needs to be a safe place for
children. T he trust w e and
children place in professional
bus drivers w as abused by
Mr. M abe. I am relieved he
will no longer have access to
children.”
M abe is no longer
em ployed by M id C olum bia
Bus Company.
It w as very exciting to see Susan and M ick Tolar as
the G rand M arshals o f the Boardm an 4* o f July Parade. All
the parades in the district have been enjoyable, how ever it is
especially heartwarming to see such fine educators honored in
such an event. The only more exciting news than that is, there
is only 32 days until school starts. The principals are back in
school, eagerly getting things ready for the teachers return on
Aug. 25, and the students return on Sept. 2.
How has the goal of education changed?
It used to be that the goal o f education w as one o f a
local hom etow n flavor. In other w ords, w e educated our
students to take their place in the local community. We made
sure students learned the level o f academ ic and social
understanding necessary for them to be successful in our local
community. Although the intent o f the goal is the same, instead
o f it being a local community it is becoming a global community.
M ore and more, our local businesses are doing a national and
often an international business. Because o f our faster paced
life, it is also necessary for students to learn process as well as
content. By that, I m ean they need to learn how to be lifelong
learners. It will not be uncom m on for our young people to
change professions five tim es in a fifty-year working career.
M any o f those jo b s are not even invented or know n at this
tim e. We used to believe that for m ost o f us, our “ learning”
was finished after high school. Now it means we have learned
enough to be able to teach our selves for the rest o f our lives.
Although much o f our curriculum looks the same, the
w ay the content: nam es and dates, adding and subtracting,
poem s and short stories, is presented and the expectation o f
w hat is learned is different. We not only expect students to
know things, but to be able to do things with the information
and to tell us why they did them and be able to critique their
performance. All the elements o f that process will be necessary
for one to continue to learn and hold those jo b s that are now
being created.
What is the real purpose for an English as a Second
Language Program?
It is really the A m erican M elting Pot process. We in
M orrow County tend to think o f ESL program s (often called
ELL programs for English Language Learners) as only having
to do with the Hispanic Culture. In the Portland Schools they
have dozens and dozens o f different ESL or ELL program s,
the intent o f which is to bring students from different cultures
into the Am erican m elting pot culture. Since we started this
process in schools over 100 years ago, we have learned a lot
about w hat it takes to truly have a person read, w rite and
speak in a second language. We have learned if we do certain
things in a certain way it not only speeds up the process, but
helps the students to com pete academ ically m ore quickly as
well. We will be working this year to further develop our ESL
or ELL programs in the district.
Where is the Windy River Elementary School?
It is at 50Q Tattone, BóardmAn, OR. The Board named
the new buildingnext to^an? $ (?a rd w p Elementary School at
the July board meeting.
We heard that the district offices were moving,
then no, then yes, then no.
So what’s the deal?
The Board is concerned about the accessibility o f some
o f the districts educational leaders. Although in June the Board
decided to not move the District’s Offices and in July the Board
declined to put the Lexington building for sale, they have made
some adjustments to make some o f the district level staff more
accessible to patrons in B oardm an and Irrigon. Mr. Sheets
(Maintenance Supervisor) has his office in the Learning Center
in Irrigon as well as an office in L exington. Mr. A rbogast
(Technology C oordinator) has an office in Lexington and at
the Port o f M orrow office building. Mr. Johns (D irector o f
Programs) will have his office in the Windy River Elementary
School. Dr. Crippen (Superintendent) will have an office in
Lexington and in the W indy River Elementary School.
Is there a High School in Irrigon?
Not at the m oment. H ow ever that is one o f this year’s
m ajor issues for the Board to decide. T here is a large and
vocal group w ho believe there should be and that the passage
o f the Building Bond prom ised them a High School. There is
also a large group and to this date not so vocal, w ho believe
that the criterion that w as agreed to has not been m et for a
high school to be built. There is also a group among the not so
vocal that believes that one should not be built, because that
w ould m ake tw o sm all H igh Schools instead o f one larger,
small high school. The B oard it seem s has tw o choices: one,
say that they will have a high school in Irrigon by a certain
date; two, set a date by which they will make the decision and
then set up a list o f information they will need prior to making
their decision. The Board will be having a goal setting workshop
in August at which time they will probably set some direction
for this issue.
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 newspaper or to the M orrow County
School District office at P.O. Box 368, Lexington, O R 97839.
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