Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Morrow County School Board selects Bill Kuhn
continuedfrom page one
with community celebrations in
H e p p n e r, B o a rd m a n a n d
Irrigon;
- in i ti a te
ra d io
broadcasts w ith short blips
prior to the new s at noon and
at other times;
-meet with legislators
and w ith other boards about
legislative activ ity during the off'
season.
Academics:
-again increase the
num ber o f students who meet
or exceed the benchm arks by
five percent over the 2002-03
school year;
- in c r e a s e by fo u r
percent the number o f students
m ee tin g o r e x c e e d in g the
benchm arks in math, science
and language arts at each o f
the grade levels tested;
-increase the use and
availability o f the V-tel system;
-support formation o f
a high school continued reading
program , not ju st a rem edial
program;
-e x a m in e d e le tin g
individual class subjects-not
necessarily deleting programs-
so there is m ore tim e in the
curriculum to em phasize that
w hich the board deem s m ost
important.
Other:
-open the Irrigon High
School in the fall o f 2005 with
the adm inistration to begin
planning and making decisions
to that end.
In a separate m atter,
Senior Judge Frank J. Yraguen
w h o is w ith th e O re g o n
Judicial Departm ent and also
operates his ow n m ediation/
a rb itra tio n /s e ttle m e n t
counseling service, “Yraguen
R esolution S erv ices,” w as
present at the M onday night
m eeting. Judge Y raguen is
assisting M CSD and the lone
SelfDetermination Committee
in com ing to an agreem ent in
settling the accounts between
M C SD and the lone School
D istrict. Judge Y raguen is
meeting with numerous groups
in order to assist in resolving
the issues betw een the tw o
entities.
In other business, the
board:
-se le cte d the nam e
“ Irrigon Elem entary School”
for the new Irrigon elementary
b u ild in g , 4 -3 , w ith b oard
m em bers Miles, Lindsay and
R enfro v o tin g ag a in st the
motion.
-voted to continue the
board meetings as previously
scheduled with board meetings
on the second M onday o f the
m o n th at 7 :3 0 p .m . a n d
m e e tin g p lac e s re v o lv in g
among schools and the district
office.
-ap p ro v e d
th e
appointm ent o f Dean M ason
a n d M ik e A rm a to to th e
b u d g e t c o m m itte e . T w o
budget com m ittee openings
still remain.
-approved the MCSD
c o n tra ct w ith the M orrow
County Recreation District for
funding o f athletic and other
extracurricular program s for
th e 2 0 0 3 -0 4 year. M C S D
S u p e r in te n d e n t D r. J a c k
C rippen said that the district
had an unanticipated increase
in cash carryover funds for the
c o m in g s c h o o l y e a r a n d
reduced the district’s financial
request from M C U R D from
$450,000 to $403,000, while
lone Schools were still a part
o f the district. Since that time,
how ever, lone has seceded
from the district. According to
D r.
C r ip p e n ,
M CSD
s u b s e q u e n tly re d u c e d its
request by another $85,000,
w h ic h w a s th e M C S D ’s
approxim ate cost o f the lone
athletic program s while still a
p a rt o f M C S D ( w ith an
additional $ 15,000 generated
by the lone School D istrict
through pay to pay, according
to M C SD e stim ates). Dr.
C rip p e n p o in te d o u t th a t
M C U R D increased the lone
School D istrict’s M C U R D
funds by $ 11,000 m ore than
w hat lone Schools received
when those schools were still
a p a rt o f M C S D . T e rry
T allm an, a m em ber o f the
M C U R D Board said that the
increase o f $11,000 to ISD
w as a one-tim e increase to
assist with startup costs for the
n e w d i s t r ic t. “ I w a s
concerned,” said Dr. Crippen,
“ because I w as so heavily
lo b b ied to g iv e b ack th at
m o n e y ( th e $ 4 7 ,0 0 0 ) .”
Tallman assured Dr. C rippen
and the board that M C U R D
wants to work with the district
for the benefit o f the students.
- d ir e c te d R h o n d a
Lorenz, the M C SD deputy
clerk, to investigate the cost o f
f lo o d a n d e a r th q u a k e
insurance coverage.
- r e q u e s te d
a
dem onstration o f a portable
so u n d sy ste m at the n ex t
board meeting.
-ap p ro v e d
a
cooperative sponsorship o f a
g irls’ soccer team betw een
H eppner H igh School and
Riverside High School with the
stipulation that the girls provide
their own transportation.
-heard a report from
N an
H a ll
of
H e e ry
I n te r n a tio n a l a r c h ite c ts
c o n c e r n in g
th e
bond
construction. Hall said that: the
new B oardm an elem entary
school is ready for inspections
and has been approved for
tem p o rary occupancy, but
landscaping continues to be a
p r o b le m ;
th e
Irr ig o n
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l is
substantially com plete w ith
com pletion expected Sept. 5,
how ever the building is not
e x p e c te d to be re a d y for
occupancy until around the
fifth w eek o f sc h o o l; the
handicap access ram p at the
Heppner Elementary building
still needs to be completed; the
lone building is ready for
occupancy and the old building
is in the p ro cess o f being
demolished.
-heard a report from
H o w a rd S h e e ts o n o th e r
district projects. Sheets said
th a t th e lo c k e r ro o m
renovation at H eppner High
School should be com pleted
by S e p t. 1, s in c e th e y
discovered nothing structurally
w ro n g ; f e n c in g a t A .C .
H oughton E lem entary is in
process o f being installed;
installation o f floor tile at HES
is expected to start the third
w e e k in A u g u st; an d the
asbestos floor tile at HHS is in
the process o f being replaced.
-heard a report from
district principals as follows:
A.C. H oughton Elem entary
P rin c ip a l Jo h n S e b a s tia n
reports that all teachers have
been hired at A C H w ith a
counselor still needed; the new
Irrigon ele m en ta ry school
w o n ’t be ready by the start o f
school, so C olum bia M iddle
School and Irrigon Elementary
School Principal Ron Anthony
reports that he is developing a
plan to incorporate fifth and
sixth graders at CM S until the
new sch o o l is c o m p leted ;
H E S /H H S p rincipal W ade
S m ith
a n n o u n c e d th e
resignation o f counselor Mona
Hardman; RHS Principal Dirk
D irksen says that all sta ff
positions at RHS have been
filled w ith the exception o f a
s o c c e r c o a c h a n d so m e
c la s s ifie d p o s itio n s; Sam
B oardm an E lem entary and
W indy R iv er E le m e n ta ry
schools Principal B.J. Wilson
say s th a t sox^e c la s s ifie d
positions reitiaiijijri be filled.
- a p p r o v e d
employment for: Greg Lyons,
C M S technology education
teacher; Jeanne C ollins, h alf
tim e H H S la n g u a g e a rts
te a c h e r , r e p la c in g Val
Cam pbell; Petra Elguezabal,
half-tim e Spanish teacher at
H H S, replacing C am pbell;
Brian Wilson, RHS language
a r ts
te a c h e r
(W ils o n
subsequently resigned); Teresa
P a r r e t, h a lf - tim e H E S
assistant custodian, replacing
R a n d y V o sb e rg ; D e n is e
R iddle, program d ire c to r’s
secretary.
-approved extra duty
co n tract for Brian W ilson,
RH S head so c ce r coach
(subsequently resigned).
-approved transfers
for G Ann Thomas, from RHS
language arts teacher to RHS
counselor, replacing Sharon
B arrick; K arli C o o k from
RHS educational assistant to
Irrigon E lem entary School
departm ent secretary; Jody
M a rs to n
fro m
CM S
department secretary to Windy
River Elementary department
secretary.
- a c c e p t e d
resignations/retirements from:
F r a n c e s G le n n , r e tir in g
effective Jan. 1, 2004, and
continuing to teacher through
the end o f the 2003-04 school
year; Kelly Griffith from her
R H S a s s is ta n t c u s to d ia n
position; Brian Wilson from his
RHS language arts teaching
p o sitio n and R H S so c c e r
coach position.
-scheduled a meeting
with the Community Education
C om m ittees for T hursday,
Aug. 21, at 7 p.m. at the district
office in Lexington.
-heard the following
a n n o u n c e m e n ts : M C S D
m eeting w ith the M orrow
C ounty U nified Recreation
District, M onday, Aug. 25, at
noon at the Port o f M orrow in
B o a rd m a n ; d is tr ic t- w id e
inservice at RHS M onday,
Aug. 25; inservice work days
Tuesday, A ug. 26, through
Thursday, Aug. 28; Labor Day
holiday, Monday, Sept. 1; first
day o f school for students,
Tuesday, Sept. 2; next board
m eeting, M onday, Sept. 8,
A.C. H oughton E lem entary
School, Irrigon, 7:30 p.m.
L adies’
Playday results
W C C C
Under overcast skies,
13 w om en gathered Aug. 5,
for W illow C reek C ountry
C lub’s Ladies’ Playday.
Pat Edm undson had
low gross o f the field. Liz
O rw ick had low net o f the
field. Least putts o f the field
went to Luvilla Sonstegard.
In flig h t A, C o ro l
Mitchell received low gross.
In flight B, Lynnea
Sargent received low gross;
Loa Henderson, low net; and
Betty Rietmann, least putts.
In flight C, Lorrene
M ontgom ery received low
gross; Betty Carlson, low net;
and Joyce Dinkins, least putts.
Edmundson received
s e c o n d s h o t on h o le 11.
Mitchell had third shot on hole
15. M ontgom ery, S argent,
S o n s te g a r d ,
O r w ic k ,
R ie tm a n n , D in k in s a n d
M itchell all w ere “ on the
green” on hole 13.
Edmundson received
a b ird ie on h o le 10 an d
M itchell had a birdie on hole
13.
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City Council continued from page one
backed not by water revenue
but by the entire assets o f the
city. He also disputed the
assum ption that the city will
grow to population o f 2000 in
the next 20 years. “ They say
we have 1,500 now , but I
d o n ’t think there are 1200
people here,” he said.
With the smaller size project
W olff added that maybe some
o f the local contractors could
bid and “keep som e o f the
money at home.”
C ity M a n a g e r J e rr y
Breazeale argued in favor o f
the larger water project saying
th e city n e e d ed th e e x tra
storage for fire fighting and for
increased growth in the city. “If
you d o n 't w ant to grow and
you d o n ’t w ant to invest in
your community then you will
plan to fade aw ay,” he said.
He also pointed out that the
city co u n cil, or a c o u n cil
comm ittee, had over the past
several years review ed and
approved every step o f the
project, from the w ater master
plan to the financing package.
T he fin an cin g p ack ag e
already approved for the $6
m illion project called for the
city to receive approxim ately
$2.25 million in grants and the
re s t a lo a n p a y a b le at 1
percent interest over 30 years.
B reazeale said he did not
know if the loan o r grants
could be used for the sm aller
$ 1.7 - $2 million size project,
or if he w ould have to go out
and find new funding, but he
w ould check it out. He also
said the city might face some
expenses in getting out o f the
engineering contracts already
signed for the larger project.
Several m em bers o f the
p u b lic a ls o s p o k e at th e
m eeting, and all but one was
in favor o f the sm aller size
project. Some said water rates
are already too high, and some
said the Little League could not
afford to pay for all the water
necessary to keep the fields
green.
O thers said higher
w a te r r a te s w o u ld d riv e
people aw ay from H eppner
and we w ould end up w ith a
smaller population still paying
fo r th e e x p e n s iv e w a te r
system . All agreed that the
system needed to be repaired,
but that the city could not
afford the m ore expensive
project.
In the end, how ever, the
council voted six to one to
rescind its prior approval o f
the project and m ove ahead
with the smaller water project.
All council members voted in
favor o f the motion and Mayor
Bob Jepsen voted against. “ I
am a g a in s t th is m o tio n ,”
Jepsen said. “O ur other plan
is 80 percent com pleted. We
are going out to bids in two to
three m onths," he said.
In other business at the
meeting the council:
H eard from city m anager
Breazeale who said he has
been w orking w ith federal
a g e n c ie s to try a n d g e t
H e p p n e r ’s flo o d z o n e s
reduced and it looked like
there m ay be som e success
from his efforts. “It looks like
w e w ill h a v e s ig n ific a n t
reduction in our flood plain,”
he to ld the co u n cil. T he
reduced size o f the flood plain
will m ean few er people will
h a v e to p a y fo r flo o d
insurance, and less stringent
b u ild in g c o d e s w ill be
n e c e s s a ry w ith n ew an d
remodeled construction in the
city.
Heard from the city manager
that the city had received
s e v e ra l g ra n ts in c lu d in g
$24,000 for work at Heritage
P laza and $4,000 tow ards
leadership training.
Accepted the resignation o f
public w orks director Craig
Canham. Canham said he had
m a r r ie d a w o m a n in
W ashington and w ould be
m oving there to be with her.
His last day on the jo b would
be Sept. 2.
A ppointed Duane Jones to
the city planning commission.
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