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The lone School
B oard, at th e ir reg u lar
m eeting M onday night,
adopted a $ 1,918,054
budget for the 2004-05 fiscal
year and approved a tax rate
o f $4.03420 per $1,000
assessed
value
for
operations.
The d istric t had
budgeted $ 1,810,396 for the
2003-04 year, but received
$ 1,868,859 in revenues. The
d istric t had targeted
$200,000 for an ending fund
balance for 2(X)3-04. but had
an ending fund balance of
$389,580 as of May 31.
Also at the meeting,
several teachers spoke of
their concerns regarding
scheduling. lone School
D istrict teach er Duane
Neiffer urged the district to
reconsider their decision to
hire a half-time PE teacher,
rath er than a h alf-tim e
scien ce te ac h e r for the
middle school. Neiffer said
that he had hoped that the
district would continue to
uphold lone’s emphasis on
academics, stressing math,
science and language arts. “I
honestly think it’s a step
backw ard,” said Neiffer,
who added, “1 feel a little
disenfranchised. 1 feel like
we (teachers) should have
been consulted.” He said
that
p rio r
to
lone
establishing its own district,
M orrow C ounty School
District had cut that science
position, but reinstated it
when lone petitioned for its
retu rn . “ I w ould be
disillusioned if lone got that
job done,” said Neiffer.
ISD teach er Jim
R aible
said,
science teacher with a PE
teacher.”
Murdock said that
the district has not dropped
the science position and
added that there is a
“ m isconception that we
dropped a science teacher to
add a PE position.” Other
teachers would still provide
science instruction at the
middle school level.
Board C hair Joe
M cE lligott said that the
schedule is still a work in
progress and urged Neiffer
and others to work with
Principal Dick Allen on the
matter. “ I think you have
legitimate concerns, but the
place to start is w ith
administration,” McElligott
said. While the PE teaching
position has been posted, no
one has been hired.
Pathfinders Club presents awards
imes
VOL. 123
NO. 25
8 Pages
Wednesday, June 23,2004
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Norene represents Oregon at World War II
Memorial dedication
James Norene as a young paratrooper in 1944.
James Norene (left) with daughter, Tracie Bunch, in
Washington D.C. at the dedication of the World War
II Memorial.
r
Merlyn Robinson
Jam es
N orene,
eppner, says his recent
Lperience was almost like
inning the lottery. Norene,
ho was twice wounded
iring W W II com bat in
urope, won an expense-
lid four-day trip for two to
rashington D.C. for the
[ay 29, 2004 dedication of
e World War II Memorial,
e was selected as the sole
Oregon Veteran representing
the Oregon Purple Heart
A sso ciatio n .
N o re n e ’s
daughter, Tracie Bunch,
accompanied him on this
trip
“ It was a w ell-
organized a ffa ir that
included every p o ssib le
accommodation for aging
veterans,” says Norene. He
now wears a brilliant blue
ja ck e t em b lazo n ed with
WWII National Monument
letters. These special-made
jackets were given to these
visiting veterans who were
m et at the a irp o rt and
esco rted to a hotel in
S p rin g field ,
V irginia.
Headquartered at this hotel
were around 50 Purple Heart
veterans, each one selected
as a representative of a State
and awarded with this trip.
Buses were used to provide
transportation to the WWII
Memorial dedication and
seats were reserved for these
special attendees. President
George W. Bush spoke at
this gathering.
Transportation was
also arranged for o th er
optional events that these
veterans were invited to
attend including a service of
celebration at the National
C athedral, a visit to the
A rlington
N ational
C em etery,
and
an
e n tertain m en t salute to
W W II veteran units. A
special banquet at their hotel
also honored these attending
veterans.
“It’s amazing, it’s so
big it is hard to describe,”
says Norene, when talking
about the WWII Memorial.
C onstruction of this site
began in September 2001.
Built in a circular pattern it
is located in area one of the
National Mall. Its rainbow
pool site at the east end of a
re fle c tin g pool is a
picturesque spot located
betw een the tow ering
Lincoln Memorial and the
W ashington M onum ent.
There are 56 granite pillars
connected by bronze ropes.
Four bronze colum ns,
bronze eagles and laurel
w reaths are outstanding
highlights along with 4,(XX)
sculpted gold stars on the
Freedom Wall. Each star
rep resen ted over 100
m ilitary servicemen who
died during WWII
Although thousands
of surviving WWII veterans
continued page 2
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MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
Pathfinders Club Members (L-R): Bonnie Wenberg. Sarah Stillman. Micah Stillman. Heidi
Wenberg, Kristen VanCleave, Nicki Fritz, Mindy Wenberg and Dr. Ken Wenberg pose with some
of the projects they have done over the past year.
M em bers o f the
Pathfinders Club received
aw ards for a ctiv itie s
throughout the past year.
M indy W enberg was
honored as the Pathfinder of
the Year.
M icah S tillm an,
Sarah S tillm an, M indy
W enberg and K risten
VanCleave were honored for
winning the freestyle drill,
taking first place for the club
at the Pathfinder Fair held
May 16 and 17. Pathfinders
from Idaho, Washington and
Eastern Oregon competed at
the event.
M em bers
also
received progressive class
work awards.
lone to hold annual 4th of July festivities
The lone 4,h of July
and Blues Festival will be
held July 3 and 4. The theme
for this year is “Red, White
and Blues- Cruisin' to the
Blues.”
Veterans and active
duty service members have
been selected to be the
G rand M arshals for the
Fourth of July Parade. The
parade will be held at 1 p.m.,
on Sunday, July 4 and Grand
Marshal participants should
meet at the MCGG Elevator
at 12:30 p.m. “Please feel
free to wear your uniform,”
said B etty G ray, Co-
C h airp erso n .
A nyone
interested in riding on the
float can contact the lone
City Hall at 422-7414 and
leave their name.
A talen t show
performed by children ages
18 and under will be held
July 3 at 6 p.m. The show
w ill be held at the
A m phitheater Stage and
prizes will be awarded in
several categories.
Be on the look out
for the 4,h of July Poster
Contest posters, which will
be d isp lay ed in lone
businesses. Posters should
be turned in by July 2 and
categ o ries
include:
Preschool, K. 1,2, 3, 4, 5-8
and high school and above.
Prizes for first, second and
third place will be awarded
in each category.
Funds for the kids’
activities and prizes were
raised at the TV Shoot
sponsored
by
Terry
M ew hinney and
by
matching funds donated by
John VandenBrink.
“C ru isin ’ to the
Blues” buttons will also be
on sale al 1 weekend for $ 10.
Along with the button, gift
certificates for a free polish
sausage at the ICABO stand
will be given. Numbers have
been put on the backs of
each button and several $25
draw in g s w ill be held
throughout the weekend.
Participants must be present
to win. Proceeds from the
buttons will go tow ards
fireworks for next year.
Several
oth er
a ctiv itie s w ill be held
throughout the w eekend
including concerts, a fun
run, games, an auction and
of course a fireworks show.
A full schedule of events
w ill be in the June 30
edition.
Reload Ridge Riders to meet
The Reload Ridge
Riders Motorcycle and ATV
club will be meeting on
Wednesday, June 23 at 7
p.m.. upstairs at the Heppner
Elks Lodge. Plans for an
upcoming BBQ and fun ride
will be made at the meeting.
The club welcomes
riders of all types, from 4-
wheelers to motorcycles and
new members can sign up at
the meeting.
Anyone interested in
a tour of the trail system at
the OHV Park is encouraged
to come to the meeting.
For
m ore
information contact Darrell
Raver at 676-8710.
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