Ione School Board Meeting
interests o f students and their
parents,” he said.
Others on the lone
board agreed. “We want what
is best for your kids,” member
John Rietmann said. “That is
what our goal is. That is what
it is all about.”
“lone will uphold the
Lexington-Pine City o f over
50 years,” board m em ber
Gregg Rietmann said. (See
end o f this article for complete
letter sent from Joe McElligott
to MCSD board member Bill
Kuhn concerning oqt o f district
students.)
In related business the
b oard a p p r o v e d th ree
r e q u e sts to c h a n g e th e
boundary o f the lone school
district. Tom and M arlene
Pointer were granted inclusion
in the lone district o f 1364
acres on Pettys Canyon Lane.
The board granted John and
M arlinda Flynn o f 67117
Condon Highway to include
their property in lone. They
also agreed that C ecil and
M olly Rill could have their
property taken out o f lone and
put in the Morrow County
School District. The M CSD
had earlier also approved
th e se b o u n d ary ch a n g e
requests.
The board heard the
following report from principal
Dick Allen:
1. Current enrollment
is 150 students.
2. The high school
boiler that has been down
since Sept 1 should be running
by Thursday, Oct. 16. The
boiler provides heat to the high
school, gym , and cafeteria.
A p o llo o f K e n n e w ic k is
replacing the controller on the
burner w ith a m od ern
electronic unit. They will also
be replacing a faulty water
level control unit along with
putting in a vent system for
steam. They are doing the job
on a tim e and material cost
basis. The estimated cost o f
the project is around $6500.
This price does not seem as
high now as the colder weather
is upon us.
3. The landscaping is
about completed. Turf may be
dow n by the tim e o f this
meeting.
4. Loyal Bum s has
c o m p le te d
in s ta llin g
playground equipment. Tom
B ran d on w ill fa x m e
information on material to put
inside the new playground area
that will meet federal and state
requirements.
5. The elem en tary
gym floor has been sanded, a
seal coat put on, and lines
painted. A gym finish will be
put on shortly. Expected time
o f occupancy w ill be around
Nov. 3.
6.
The
lo n e
Educational Foundation has
continued from page one
agreed to take all surplus items
from the lone School District,
lone School District will only
be u s in g s c h o o l o w n e d
property to store items that we
want to keep and use.
7. T he lin e s have
been painted for parking and
for the blacktop playground
area.
8. The “Principal’s
H ouse” has been rented by a
y o u n g c o u p le w ith tw o
preschool children. They will
be moving in the week o f Oct.
20. They realize that they may
be asked to leave in June when
th e n ew su p e r in te n d e n t/
p r in c ip a l is h ired . Mr.
Murdock and I have discussed
and agreed to purchase from
Lott’s Electric an oven/range
and refrigerator for the rental.
9. T h e N atu ral
Resource class has returned
from a very successful four-
day field trip to the Mount St.
Helens area.
10. The sw im m ing
pool has been drained. The
water was so bad that it was a
safety hazard. We have on our
list to pull the circulating pump/
motor to be gone over along
with getting the chlorinator
working properly so the water
w ill remain clear. The use o f
the pool ended about the
second w eek o f September
because the boiler being down
created water that w as too
cold to swim in. Aquestion has
been raised i f it is a good
practice to have the pool
drained for wintertime. It was
kept drained for winter use for
about 40 years. Starting in
about 1995 w e kept water in
the pool for winter storage. As
I recall it w as so that the
caulking would not dry out and
have to be replaced every
couple o f years. Others recall
that w e started keeping water
in th e p o o l so that th e
underground water would not
provide upward forces on the
bottom o f the pool. We have
two brand new sump pumps
that run year around to pump
out underground water. I will
look into this but would like to
get the pump and chlorinator
working i f water is needed
back in the pool for winter
storage.
11. L o y a l B u rn s
d o n a te d to lo n e S c h o o l
District an American Eagle
Silver Dollar 2003 that he
purchased at an auction that
m o n e y w en t to the lo n e
Educational Foundation. We
w ill plan on using the 2003
dollar for some type o f display
o f honoring the newly formed
lone School District.
12. School continues
to be running smoothly with
the staff being able to focus
m ore on education and/or
their work as the construction
com es to an end.
13.1 have been talked
into having cheerleading at
lo n e H igh S c h o o l. Three
students are trying out on
Wednesday, Oct. 15. They
w ill cheer at hom e varsity
basketball gam es only. All
costs w ill be paid by the
cheerleading squad. Sharon
Rietmann has volunteered to
be the advisor.
In other business the
board:
-briefly discussed how
negotiations would be handled
with the certified (teaching)
staff in the district. Teacher
Duane Neiffer said it was the
teachers’ w ishes not to have
n eg o tia tio n s drag on and
p ossib ly get them over in
several days. The lone School
D istrict teachers have not
organized a district union such
as th e M orrow C ou n ty
E d ucational A sso c ia tio n ,
however, som e o f them are
paying dues to the statewide
teacher’s union, the Oregon
Educational Association.
-heard a report from
acting superintendent George
Murdock that superintendent
recruitment brochures were
being sent out around Oregon
and adjoining states, and also
posted on the Internet.
-approved a request
from Spanish teacher Karen
H o lla n d that a group o f
students be allow ed to travel
to M exico in June o f 2004. It
was estimated there would be
10 in the group and they would
all pay their own way through
fundraising.
-heard from teacher
Dean Robinson that it may be
p ossib le to have a school
read er m e s s a g e board
announcing the school name
and a c tiv it ie s
p la c e d
downtown. It may be similar
to one in Helix. Robinson also
said he would work with the
city to see if there could be a
lo n g -te r m a g r e em e n t on
shared use o f the city lawn
m ower for the school grass
care. This w ould save the
district from having to buy an
expensive riding lawnmower.
“ T he
c ity
h as
b een
exceptionally easy to deal
with,” Robinson said.
-announced that the
next m eeting w ould be on
Nov. 11. There w ould be a 6
p.m . execu tiv e sessio n to
discuss contract negotiations
before the 7 p.m . regular
meeting.
-heard a report from
board member Debbie Radie
w ho said $300 w as raised
from s a le o f fo o d at
hom ecom in g. It w as also
reported that people came
from as far away at Texas and
California to attend the state
championship team reunion
held on homecoming night.
PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTEST
C.B.E.C. wishes to conduct a photographic contest to
solicit photographs depicting scenes containing
“electrical significance” from within our service
territory. The “electrical significance” can be either
natural or man-made, infrastructure or subtle, indoor
or out.
1. Entries will be received the week of November 10-14, closing on Friday,
Nov. 14 at 5 p.m. at both the Heppner and Condon offices.
2. Entries must be photographs, either standard or digital, color or black and
white, with some indication or reference to electricity or electrical infrastructure.
This required element may be very minor, however.
3. A panel appointed by C.B.E.C. will perform independent judging of entries.
Judges decisions will be final.
4. Entry classes will consist of: Entries of people / animals or Entries of
landscapes / general interest. The same photo may be entered in both classes if
desired, but a copy for each class will be required. Each entry must be titled.
5. There shall be first, second and third place awards for each class, with
prizes granted being $50 for each first place, $35 for each second place, and $15
for each third place award.
6. Entrants agree to allow Columbia Basin Electric Co-Op to enlarge, frame,
and permanently display winning entries at C.B.E.C.'s discretion, with no
compensation or value paid. Appropriate recognition will be noted of the entrant.
7. No single entrant may submit more than four (4) entries in any one class.
8. All entrants must be members / consumers of Columbia Basin Electric
Cooperative, Inc.
Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - THREE
The follow ing is the stu d en ts w ho live in both
We are c o n c e rn e d
text o f b oard m em ber Joe areas.
that continuing to revisit this
M cE lligott’s letter to M CSD
O ur Board is deeply age-old agreem ent will only
b o a rd m em b e r B ill K uhn c o m m itte d to th e id ea o f serve to foster ill feelings and
concerning the Lexington-Pine keeping the L exington-Pine prev ent us from dev eloping the
City students in lone w ith or k in d o f p o sitiv e w o rk in g
City student exchange:
Enclosed please find without state funding because relationship that both districts
th e lo n e S c h o o l D is tric t we believe that the parents could benefit from.
transfer policy, w hich w as and the children involved feel
Sincerely,
r e c e n tly a d o p te d by o u r that this is w hat they have
Joe McElligott
Board. As you read through been promised.
this policy, I th in k it w ill
becom e readily apparent that
there are actually two policies
under a single heading-the By Molly Rhea,
policy, which impacts students Dir. of Pioneer Memorial Home Health and Hospice
in the L exington-Pine City
a re a a n d th o s e w h o liv e
A couple o f w eeks ago I subm itted a general article
elsewhere outside o f the lone about the importance o f addressing pain in medical care. This
District.
week, the abuse o f narcotics seem s to be the big news. This
There are very good article is som ew hat o f a response to these events.
reasons w hy the Lexington-
N ew s stories about Rush L im b a u g h ’s abuse o f
Pine City students find a special prescription opioids, nam ely Oxycontin, are focusing on the
place in this policy. A s I am illegal and dangerous use o f these m edications. These news
sure you are aw are, there has stories perpetuate long-standing m yths and m isconceptions
been a historic, good faith about pain management and pain medications, and they have
a g r e e m e n t th a t p e r m its the potential to discourage people with pain from receiving
Lexington-Pine City students effective treatment.
to m ake a choice betw een
The current coverage is failing to describe the real news
H e p p n e r a n d lo n e b a s e d about these drugs- that prescription opioids can provide
upon their individual interests precious relief for people suffering with serious pain. Taking
and needs. To the best o f my legal, FD A -approved, opioid m edications as prescribed, is
k n o w le d g e , th is is an safe and effective, and only in rare cases leads to addiction.
a g re e m e n t th at goes back W hen properly used, pain m edications rarely give a “high”-
several generations.
they give relief. And, most importantly, they allow many people
Throughout the life o f to resume their normal lives.
this agreement, students have
The m anagem ent o f pain is finally ju st beginning to
chosen to go both directions achieve the attention it deserves in healthcare. Every year there
in search o f an education. are over 75 million A m ericans- men, wom en, and children-
Even within some households, living with chronic pain. Although pain can often be managed,
som e children have chosen most people affected by pain are untreated or under-treated.
H e p p n e r a n d o th e rs h av e W hy? One reason is an unfounded fear that opioid medications
chosen lone depending upon taken for pain are dangerous or addictive.
a variety o f factors. There are
The diversion and abuse o f prescription opioids is a
still families in the Lexington- serious national problem. Doctors and pharmacists need to be
Pine City area whose children diligent in taking security measures against unlawful diversion
attend both Heppner and lone. o f narcotics. R egulators and law enforcem ent m ust be
W hen th e M orrow uncompromising in their battle to combat the illegal diversion
C ounty School Board first o f opioids into street traffic, but this regulation should be done
d e c id e d to re c o g n iz e th e in a balanced way, that doesn’t discourage the safe and legal
integrity o f this promise to the use o f opioid medications for pain care.
The m edia m ust balance new s about opioids w ith
parents and children who live
in the L exington-P ine City inform ation about their value to people with severe chronic
a r e a , th e d e c is io n w a s pain. M ost o f all, we m ust be careful not to turn the “ War on
applauded because it reflects Drugs” into a “ War on Patients.”
policy that is developed to
m eet the b e st in te rests o f
The M orrow County
individual students. The lone
Sheriff’s
Office is sponsoring a local d rop-off site by Nov.
Board rem ains optimistic that
the M C SD w ill continue to its firs t a n n u a l C o a t and 21, All contributions will go
C hristm as Toy D rive. The tow ards Christm as toys or to
honor this agreement.
I am aw are that you, drive is being held for all buy c lo th in g or co ats for
personally, have long beeri an Morrow County communities. children in M orrow County.
This event is to help Money donations can be hand
advocate o f exploring every
possible avenue o f instruction families who are experiencing d e liv e r e d o r m a ile d to
in order to help assure that financial difficulty and cannot M orrow C o u n ty S h e riff’s
students in S outh M orrow afford to provide their children Office, 325 W illowview Dr.,
County have access to quality with a Christmas gift or warm Heppner, OR 97836.
Drop-off locations are:
opportunities. I am told that coat during the cold w inter
M
orrow
C ou n ty S h e riff’s
this would include sharing staff, months. Applications are being
on-line learning, and other sent hom e w ith all M orrow Office, Heppner; lone United
options, w hich expand the C ounty students in hopes o f Church o f Christ, lone; Justice
C ourt A nnex, Irrigon; and
capacity o f small high schools. reaching families in need.
Boardman Police Department,
Also,
anyone
wishing
I w o u ld a n ti c ip a t e th a t
Boardman.
to
contribute
a
new
toy,
or
a
providing students w ith an
For more information
o p p o r tu n ity
to
m a k e new or gently used coat, may
educational choices would be do so by either sending it to you can contact the M orrow
the M orrow County Sheriff’s C ounty S h e riff’s O ffice at
a part o f that commitment.
T he creation o f the Office, or by dropping it o ff at 676-5317.
Another Message from the Pain
Management Community
MCSO to sponsor Coat and Toy Drive
lo n e S c h o o l D is tric t has
c re a te d s o m e fric tio n or
ten sio n b etw een lone and
H eppner. H ow ever, w hat is
done is done and it is tim e to
m ove on. We need to focus
everything w e do on the best
interests o f the children who
attend our schools. We believe
that honoring the long-tim e
p ro m is e to th e p e o p le o f
Lexington and Pine City is an
important part o f that mission.
T h e s c h o o ls in
H eppner and those in lone
have m uch in com m on and
m u c h to b e g a in e d from
cooperation and collaboration.
B y w o rk in g to g e th e r in a
positive w ay w e can offer a
b e tte r e d u c a tio n fo r th e
Cardinal Booster Club news
The Cardinal Booster
C lub m et M onday, O ct. 6 at
th e lo n e S c h o o l L ib ra ry .
S ix te e n m e m b e rs w e re
present. T he club expects to
hear from the IRS regarding
the tax-exem pt status. Lynn
Dee Ramos will begin working
on grant applications.
A th le tic D ir e c to r
Dean Robinson is getting bids
for building the track area
fence. Mr. S ch ab er’s class is
constructing the new cem ent
area outside the East entrance
to the school. Morrow County
Grain Growers donated paint
for the bleachers and c ro w ’s
nest. C om m unity m em bers
g a th e r e d O c t. 10 to h e lp
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prepare the football field and
p u t to g e th e r th e n e w
bleachers.
The club approved the
p u rc h a s e o f an a n ti-d ru g
banner for the elem entary
school at a cost o f $37.50 plus
postage.
T here will be a JV
tournam ent along w ith the
varsity tournament during the
Basketball Bonanza weekend
o f Dec. 5 and 6.
It was announced that
the th ird and fo u rth g rad
classes are going to be selling
w indow decals for $5 each or
three for $ 12 as a fundraiser
f o ra trip to O M S I.
The next m eeting o f
Cardinal Booster Club will be
M onday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m ., at
the school library.
Trunk or Treat at
HHS game
“Trunk or Treat” will
be featured during half-time at
the H eppner H igh School
football game versus Stanfield
on Friday, O ct. 31. G am e
time is 7 p.m.
Everyone is asked to
bring candy and kids are
inv ited to go from car to car
trunk or treating.