lone School District eligible for
thousands in federal funds
Bessie u'atzall
U o f 0 N t i * 3 p a j a r Library
Eugene, OR
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HEPPNER
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VOL. 122
NO. 51
8 Pages
Wednesday, December 17,2003
Santa makes appearance
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Town and
Country award
nominations due
Time is flying by and
Town and Country, scheduled
fo r Ja n . 15, 2 0 0 4 is ju s t
around the com er. W ith the
th e m e “ H e p p n e r fo r A ll
Seasons" and the return ofThe
Slob Sisters, it should be a fun
evening.
The annual Cham ber
aw ards will be presented at
th a t tim e . C o m m u n ity
m em bers are encouraged to
get nominations in immediately
for M an, W om an, C itizen-
Educator, Youth, B usiness,
and L ifetim e A chievem ent
Kael Osmin sits on Santa's lap during Stroll Heppner Thursday, a w a rd s. T h e re a re m any,
many, deserving people in the
Dec. 4, while mom, Staci and sister, Shayna watch.
area, som e behind the scenes
and som e out in front, all
m aking a difference in the
quality o f life in the W illow
Creek Valley.
The nomination forms
a re s im p le a n d m a y be
obtained by calling Kuhn and
S p ic e r o r th e H e p p n e r
C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rc e .
D eadline for nom inations is
Tuesday, Dec. 23.
Heppner streets adorned
for holiday season
Annual Lighting
Contest to be
held this
weekend
City workers, (L-R): Troy Simmons, Brian Harmon
and Randy Sample, hang wreaths along Main Street in
preparation for the holiday season.
C o lu m b ia
B a s in
Electric will be sponsoring the
annual
B u s in e s s
and
Residential Lighting contest this
y e a r r e p o r ts C h a m b e r
E xecutive D irector C laudia
Hughes.
Gift certificates will be
given by Colum bia Basin and
are redeemable for electricity.
Four awards will be given with
two fifty dollar certificates and
tw o tw e n ty - f iv e d o lla r
c e r tif ic a te s a w a rd e d for:
Residential categories- Reason
fo r th e S e a s o n , M o s t
S p e c ta c u la r a n d K id 's
F a v o r ite a n d B u s in e s s .
Judging will take place on
D ec. 18 th ru 20, so k eep
those lights twinkling.
ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE:
MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
T h e lo n e S c h o o l
B oard has learned that the
newly-formed district may be
eligible for thousands o f dollars
o f federal Title funds. The
board, at their regular meeting
M onday night, heard from
M ic k e y O d in , U m a tilla -
M o rro w E S D a s s is ta n t
superintendent, who told them
that ISD could qualify for
thousands o f dollars from the
follow ing federal program s:
T itle I (A ) to im prove the
a c a d e m ic n e e d s o f th e
disadvantaged; Title II (A) to
prepare, train and recruit high
quality teachers and principals;
T itle II (D ) to e n h a n c e
education through technology;
Title IV to provide safe and
drug-free school communities;
T itle V (A ) to p ro m o te
informed parental choice and
in n o v ativ e p ro g ram s, and
Small and Rural Achievement
Programs.
ISD Board m em ber
Jo h n R ie tm a n n , a fo rm e r
M o rro w C o u n ty S c h o o l
Board m em ber, com m ented,
“ Som e o f us w ho have been
around a while” were told that
lone w ould not qualify, but
now find otherwise.
After investigating the
is s u e w ith th e O re g o n
D ep artm en t o f E ducation,
O din said that she w as told
that the d istrict’s Free and
Reduced Lunch data would be
used to determine the amount
o f federal funds the district
would receive the first year, but
a census w ould be conducted
to obtain m ore accurate data
th e fo llo w in g year. O d in
estimates that the district could
receive between $ 10,000 and
$30,000 for 2003-04, w hich
she recom m ends the district
se t a s id e . F o llo w in g th e
c e n s u s , O d in s a id sh e
b eliev ed the d istrict could
receive as m uch as $30,000-
$60,000 for 2004-05. The
census is already in process,
as o f Nov. 18, and could take
from one to four m onths, she
said.
O d in to ld th e ISD
Board that to qualify for Title I
(A ) lo n e ’s calculated census
poverty factor must reach six
p e rc e n t, w h ic h , she says,
“ tra n s la te s to a n e e d for
approxim ately 10 students in
census poverty". “The Oregon
Department o f Education has
taken a rough estim ate based
on Free and R educed Lunch
counts and believes that lone
will likely reach this figure,”
Odin said.
B e c a u se lo n e w ill
q u a lif y u n d e r th e R u ra l
E d u c a tio n A c h ie v e m e n t
Program w hen the district
makes its application in 2004-
OS, it will have the authority to
“flex" any funds they are given
for Title II (A), Title II (D), Title
IV, Title V (A) and Title VI (B).
In other words, the district may
u se th e fu n d s to su p p o rt
activities that are authorized by
any o f the Title program s,
including Title I (A), said Odin.
In o th e r b u s in e s s ,
acting superintendent George
M urdock o f the U m atilla-
M orrow ESD told the board
that the district has continued
to receive inquiries about the
p r in c ip a l/s u p e r in te n d e n t
opening, with the deadline for
applications set for Jan. 16.
M u rd o ck also told
the b oard that the art and
S p a n ish ro o m s are in the
process o f being com pleted,
th e w in d o w p r o je c t is
scheduled to start on Friday
and a list o f buildings and
grounds projects is in the
process.
In other business the
board:
-learned that Oregon
State School Superintendent
Susan C astillo follow ed the
recom m endation o f Judge
Frank Yraguen in the division
o f a s s e ts a n d lia b ilitie s
b etw een the lo n e S chool
D istrict an d the M o rro w
County School District, which
amounts to an approximately
$ 1 0 2 ,0 0 0 p a y m e n t from
M C S D to IS D .
-heard a report from
Principal Dick Allen who said
that enrollment is remaining at
150 s tu d e n ts . H e a ls o
credited the many volunteers
with com pletion o f various
projects around the school.
Allen said that the boiler is still
malfunctioning and there is still
no heat in the cafeteria. He
said that the boiler project has
been
p la c e d o n th e
“ im m e d ia te ” list. B o a rd
m em ber John Rietmann said
that the board m ay opt for a
one-tim e levy to fond a new
heating system. He estimated
that the system would have to
be replaced within five to 10
years.
-learned from A llen
that around 10 percent o f the
students are out with the flu.
-ap p ro v e d
co
s p o n s o r s h ip o f te n n is
betw een lone H igh School
and Heppner High School.
-approved policies
on N o n - D is c rim in a tio n ,
D istrict N utrition and Food
Services, Child Nutrition and
Reimbursable School Meals
and M ilk Program.
-received a letter o f
thanks from the M orrow -
U m atilla E SD staff, w ho
re c e iv e d fru it b o x es and
wreaths from the lone School
District.
-le a rn e d from the
A nne M orter o f the Pool
Holiday
Worship
Services
St. Patrick’s Parish
schedule:
Dec. 24: C hristm as
C a r o ls ,
8 :3 0
p .m .;
C a n d le lig h t P ro c e s s io n ,
Blessing o f the Nativity Scene
and Vigil Mass, beginning at
9 p.m.
Dec. 25: Blessing o f
N ativ ity S cene, 11 a.m .;
C h r is tm a s M a ss a n d
Christmas Carols.
St. William's Parish
schedule:
Dec. 25: Blessing o f
N ativity Scene, 8:45 a.m.;
C h r is tm a s C a r o ls a n d
Christmas Mass.
H epp n er U nited
M e th o d ist
C h u rch
schedule:
Dec. 24: Candlelight
W orship, w ith C h ristm as
carol singing, 7 p.m.
C h r istia n
L ife
Center schedule:
Dec. 21: C hildren
C hristm as Program , 10:30
a.m.
lo n e
U n ited
Church of Christ:
Dec. 24: Candlelight
Worship, 5 p.m. and 10 p.m.
C om m ittee that the pool is in
fairly good shape, but som e
valves will need repair. A
w alk-through o f the pool is
scheduled for Jan. 14.
- le a r n e d th a t th e
Student Success Committee is
up a n d ru n n in g a n d h a s
planned a panel discussion on
college for juniors and seniors
w ith the help o f recent lone
alumni. A meeting for parents
and students about college
applications and scholarships
has been planned for Dec. 22.
- le a r n e d th a t th e
district has received a matching
grant from Wildhorse to build
a community greenhouse at the
school.
- in d ic a te d
th e ir
support for the tax levy to fund
O regon schools. R ietm ann
told the board that if the levy
goes dow n the school could
lo s e a ro u n d $ 1 1 7 ,0 0 0 ,
approximately the cost o f two
teachers.
-heard from Murdock
that the district has a projected
ending fund balance o f around
$ 3 0 2 ,0 0 0 , c o m p a red to a
beginning fund balance o f
$ 1 7 7 ,3 4 0 . T h a t e n d in g
balance had not incorporated
th e $ 1 0 2 ,0 0 0 iff p a y m e n t
expected from M CSD in the
assets and liabilities settlement,
and m onies from a facilities
grant w hich has yet to be
applied for.
-heard a presentation
by the students o f lone teacher
Barb Collin, which included
th e a re a s o f m ath, so cial
s tu d ie s a n d c ra fts a n d a
recitation o f “Twas The Night
Before Christmas".
- le a r n e d th a t th e
board is waiting to hear back
fro m th e te a c h e rs in th e
negotiating process.
-learned that the lone
School Christm as program is
scheduled for this Thursday,
Dec. 18, at 6:30 p.m.
-rescheduled the next
meeting for Monday, Jan. 20,
Martin Luther King Day.
G-T closed for
Christmas
The
H eppner
Gazette-Times offices will be
closed Thursday, Dec. 25 and
F rid a y , D e c . 26 fo r th e
Christmas holiday. Offices will
reopen on M onday, Dec. 29
at 9 a.m.
The Gazette will also
be closed Thursday, Jan. 1,
2004, for New Years. We will
reopen Friday, Jan. 2 at 9 a.m.
We w ish everyone a
s a fe a n d h a p p y h o lid a y
season.
Heppner
business receives
bomb threat
Friday night, Dec. 11,
a call cam e in from G D ’s
R estaurant and lounge that a
bom b threat had been written
on a chalkboard in the ladies’
r e s tro o m . B o th s h e r i f f ’s
deputies and H eppner Fire
w ere called to the scene.
B e s id e s
G D ’s,
businesses next to them were
ev acuated. A lso, residents
living on the G D ’s side o f St.
Patrick’s Senior C enter were
evacuated to the other side o f
the building.
The threat turned out
to be unfounded and business
r e tu r n e d to n o r m a l the
following day.
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