Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - THREE
Morrow County School District
20-23 students each, three
first-grade classes with 18-
20 students each, three
second-grade classes with
20-23 students, three-third
grade classes with 22-23
students and three fourth-
grade classes with 21-22
stu d en ts;
Irrigon
Elementary-three fifth-grade
classes with 18-23 students
and three sixth-grade classes
w ith
17-20; H eppner
E lem entary S chool-one
kindergarten-25, one first
grade-25, one second grade-
23, one third grade-19, one
third/fourth grade-17, one
fourth grade-24, three fifth/
sixth w ith 21-22; Sam
Boardman Elementary-four
kindergarten with 22 each,
two kindergarten/first grade
with 19-21, four first grade
w ith 17-18, four second
grade with 21 -22, four third
grade w ith 20-23, four
fourth grade with 21-23;
Windy River Elementary,
Boardman-four fifth grade
with 20-23, three sixth grade
with 23-25. Class load at
Heppner Junior/Senior High
School ranges from a low of
four students in a tech class
to a high o f 28 in two
language arts classes and 30
in a PE conditioning class.
Class load at Irrigon Junior/
Senior High ranges from a
low o f six in a grade seven/
eight language arts class to
a high o f 27 in geometry 10
class and 35 in a grade nine/
10 PE class. At Riverside
Junior/Senior High School,
class load goes from a low
o f four in a calculus class to
numerous classes with 29
students and a nine-12 PE
class with 37 students. The
board approved hiring o f a
teach in g
a ssista n t at
H eppner E lem entary to
assist with a large class.
-rec eiv ed
the
following enrollment report
as o f Sept. 13, compared to
S ept. 8 last year: ACH
(g rad es
k in d erg arten
through fourth grade )-345,
compared to 332 last year;
IHS (grades seven-10)-242;
HES (grades k-six)-198,
compared to 209 last year;
HHS (grades seven-10)-222,
compared to 214 last year;
Irrigon Elementary School
(grades five-six)-115; RHS
(g rad es s e v e n -12 )-5 2 1,
com pared to 423 (grades
n ine-12) last year; SBE
(g rad e s
k -fo u r)-4 6 9 ,
compared to 423 last year;
WRE (grades five-six)-159,
compared to 148 last year;
Colum bia M iddle School
(last year only, grades five-
eight)-400; for a total o f
2299, compared to 2186 last
year.
Cardinal
Eileen Searles, SBE ESL ed Booster Club
assistant; Susie Stillman,
ACH 3.5 hour ed assistant; news
Neoma Stout, IJ/SHS and
continued from page one
-d isc u sse d
and
approved board goals.
Burrows told the board he
planned to implement the
district’s goals, which are
more general directives, into
education plans which he
intends to present to the
board.
-le a rn e d
from
B urrow s that he also
planned to submit financial
reports to the board in a
quicker, m ore easily
understood format.
-heard a technology
presentation from Michael
Lasher, rep resen tin g the
ESD. The board
is
considering hiring the ESD
to p ro v id e tech n o lo g y
support or continuing to
maintain the district’s own
program ,
or
som e
combination o f the two. The
current district technology
coordinator, Nate Arbogast,
has
sub m itted
his
resignation.
-ap p ro v ed
a
cooperative sponsorship for
2004-05 only betw een
Irrigon Jr/Sr High School
and Riverside Jr/Sr High
School for g irls ’ soccer,
w restlin g , ten n is, golf,
baseball and softball.
ap p roved
a
cooperative sponsorship for
2004-05 and 2005-06
betw een H eppner Jr./Sr.
High School and lone High
School for boys’ golf, girls’
golf and baseball.
- a p p r o v e d
re sig n a tio n s for: N ate
A rb o g ast,
d istric t
technology co o rd in ato r;
Tami
Sneddon,
m ain ten an ce/tech n o lo g y
secretary; Charlene Baker,
IHS special ed assistant;
Shauna Holwegner, ACH
special ed assistant.
- a p p r o v e d
employment for2004-05 for
Adriene Lorraine. ACH and
IES music teacher; Doran
DeGraw, IJ/SHS Spanish
teacher; Ron Prindle, RJ/
SHS ESOL teacher; Blaine
G anvoa, IJ/SH S m ath
teacher; Crista Beaty, ACH
special ed o n e-o n -o n e
assistant; Karen Boardman,
ACH assistant cook; Becky
Fox, IES Title I ed assistant;
M ary K o ertje, SBE ed
assistant; M ichelle Luna,
ACH special ed one-on-one
a ssistan t; Kim M arlow ,
ACH special ed one-on-one
assistan t; E lvira M oore,
ACH ESL ed a ssistan t;
Shannon Muir. WRE ESL
ed a ssista n t; V eronica
Ramirez, IJ/SHS ESL cd
assistant; Richard Rockwell,
RJ/SHS ESL ed assistant;
Connie Rodriguez, RJ/SHS
tw o-hour assistant cook;
IES 3.5 hour food service
clerical assistan t; A lissa
Wood, ACH special ed one-
on-one a ssista n t; L inda
Kenny, d istric t o ffice
secretary.
-ap p ro v ed
an
increase for Sherry Bishop
for additional time as SBE
special ed o n e-o n -o n e
assistant
-approved extra duty
contracts for district English
language le arn er site
coordinators: Maria Aguiar,
IES, Mary Ann Elguezabal,
H eppner S ch o o ls, L isa
C o n stan tin e,
IJ/S H S ,
Colleen Cunningham, ACH,
Tyson Pratt, RJ/SHS, Mary
G ressley -G ro w ,
SBE;
T heresa P ro cto r-R eece,
WRE; Kevin Harper, RJ/
SHS computer coordinator;
C arlos V elasco, RJ/SH S
head boys’ soccer coach.
- a p p r o v e d
attendance variances for a
student to transfer from the
Hermiston School District to
R iverside; a stu d en t to
transfer from Riverside to
Hermiston; renewal for a
student to attend ACH from
the Hermiston SD; and for a
student to attend ACH from
the P endleton School
District.
-approved the board
goals.
-accepted a donation
o f $3445 from H eppner
Adopt-a-Teacher to increase
one period per day for Petra
E lg u ezab al,
H J/SH S
Spanish teacher.
-heard from Sammi
G riffin o f Irrig o n , who
reported that she attended
the first Irrigon High School
football game and thanked
the board for returning high
school to Irrigon.
-heard the following
announcements: joint board
and Community Education
Committee meeting, Sept.
21, District Office, 7 p.m.;
board w o rk sh o p /sp ecial
board m eeting. Sept. 23,
District Office, 7 p.m.; next
regular board meeting, Oct.
11, ACH, 7 p.m.; OSBA fall
regional meeting, Nov. 1,
U m atilla ESD; OSBA
convention, Nov. 12-14,
Portland.
-held an executive
sessions concerning labor
negotiations.
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Our heartfelt thanks to all those who fought the
fire at Sandhollow on Sunday, Sept. 12. It took all
of your gallant efforts to get it stopped.
Special thanks to Shane Matheny; Patty Matheny
and crew; George and Bea Luciani and crew; A1
and Rita Beam; Chris Rauch and family; Steve Hill;
Keith and Yvonne Morter; Mark Miller and family;
Steve Miller; Corey Miller; Tony Ashbeck; Jerry
Ashbeck; Eric Orem; Marc Orem; Tom Pointer;
Arthur Ekstrom; the MCGG crew; Dan Lindsay and
family; Joe Lindsay; the Gardner family; Steve
Envoy; and anyone who might have missed. Your
selfless efforts are greatly appreciated.
We are blessed to have so many fine friends and
neighbors.
Sincerely,
Brian and Peggy Doherty Family
BUI and Joan Doherty Family
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City Council
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an “urban growth boundary” council that there will also
or “UGB.” The UGB is line be a mini carnival, wine
draw n on p lan n in g and ta stin g , food serv ed ,
zoning maps to show where entertainment and merchant
a city expects to grow.
sales during the Oktoberfest
Land o u tsid e the celebration. A street dance
UGB w ill rem ain rural. with live entertainment will
Urban services like sewers be held from 6 to 10 p.m.
won’t be extended there, and
The council voted to
the zoning will prohibit waive water usage for last
urban development and the month to the Heppner Little
creation o f small new lots. League. The w ater is
Most o f the land outside the apparently being used to
urban growth boundary will irrig ate trees n ear the
co n tin u e to be used for Heppner swim m ing pool
farm ing or lo w -d en sity and Agricultural Museum.
residential development.
The Morrow County Grain
The city has held Growers has agreed to pay
m eetin g s w ith the 11 for piping and a water meter
landowners whose property to measure the amount o f
would be included in the water going on to the trees.
expansion, and some are in
In o th e r w ater
favor, some opposed and related issues, the new city
some undecided on the UGB water system is expected to
expansion.
be let out for bids next
At Monday night’s month, with bid contracts
m eeting the city council awarded in the spring.
voted to proceed with an
The co u n cil also
agreement between the city heard from Fire Chief Rusty
and the county to plan for the Estes who said the city came
expansion. City M anager through a recent fire rating
Jerry Breazeale said state inspection with good marks
p lan n ers, the county and that com m ercial
planning commission and building owners in the city
county court were in favor should see a reduction in
o f the UGB expansion.
their insurance rates for the
P roperty ow ners future. The inspectors test all
opposed to the expansion aspects o f the fire fighting in
are concerned that they will Heppner and issue ratings on
at a later date be annexed which insurance companies
into the city and that the base th eir prem ium s to
process is moving too fast. businesses located in the
Some members o f the City city.
Council expressed wishes to
B reazeale
also
speak fu rth er w ith the reported that the city had
affected land owners and closed on the purchase of the
voted Monday to proceed former Klamath First Bank
with an intergovernmental building with the Bank of
agreement with the county Eastern Oregon and would
to begin the ex pansion be moving into the new city
process.
hall on Thursday, Sept. 23.
In other business at He said the new city hall
M o n d ay ’s m eetin g , the would be open for business
council heard that Randy the next day Friday, Sept. 24.
Rayburn had been hired The city also closed on its
back to the Morrow County sale of the former city hall
S h e riff’s D epartm ent to building to the H eppner
patrol Heppner. Rayburn Gazette-Times at the same
had quit the department and time last week. The Gazette
worked for Bruce Young indicated it plans to begin
Logging for awhile before moving into the city hall
com ing back to the building as soon as it is
departm ent. The S h e riff v acated. The G azette
D epartm ent is under property will be used by the
contract with the city o f Heppner Fire Department.
The council voted to
Heppner to provide police
move ahead with a franchise
coverage for the city.
The council also agreement with Wind Wave,
approved use of the city lot a newly formed company
next to the post office for a that plans to install high
beer garden to be held speed Internet access to
during a new Oktoberfest hom es in H eppner. The
celebration proposed for agreement will call for a 5
Heppner on Saturday, Oct 9. percent franchise fee.
Nancy Gochnauer told the
The
C ard in al
Booster Club met Monday,
Aug. 30 at the lone School
library, with 21 members
present.
A thank you note
from Coach Rick Johnston
and the Heppner baseball
team was read. The coach
expressed appreciation for
drinks provided for the team
during the playoffs and for
su p p o rt from the lone
community.
A th letic D irecto r
Dean Robinson stated the
gym floor work is complete.
Water will be the only drink
allowed in the gym during
practices and games.
Lynn Dee Ram os
will have three different
banner designs to show club
m em bers by the next
m eeting. The club has
agreed to buy 50 banners for
the sixth grade to sell as a
fu n d raiser for O utdoor
School.
Joe Rietm ann has
resigned from the lone Site
Council due to lack o f time
to participate. Bill Jepsen
has agreed to fill the vacancy
as a parent representative.
Jim
R aible
is
organizing a small business
class/club in lone. They will
be
m anaging
the
concessions at home games.
Michelle Stone and Lindsay
Orem have agreed to help
with that project.
Football Coach Dale
H olland
ex p ressed
a p p re cia tio n to Vicki
Wagenblast, Helen Ekstrom,
Michelle Raible and Karen
Holland, who mended the
boys’ uniform pants prior to
the beginning o f the season.
The
club
ap p roved
providing a charter bus to
transport the football team to
their game at Triangle Lake.
H olland announced this
would be his last year as
head coach o f the lone
football team.
Arlington does not
have enough boys for a
football team this year. In
response, the lone School
Board recently approved
allowing the Arlington boys
to join the lone team.
H arold R ietm ann
recently finished building a
s c o re rs ’ table for the
elementary gym. The club
voted to give Rietmann a
pass to all home games and
a C ardinal hat to show
V isitors at the and behavior, w hile the
appreciation for the work
Heppner
Elementary School library picture builds up the
done.
R eading
O
pen
H
ouse w ill have A ccelerated
Penny
K rebs
Program at HES. School of
several
new
things
to
look
at
suggested the club consider
R eaders
painting the cafeteria and this year. On Thursday, Sept. A ccelerated
hallway to better match the 23 from 6-8 p.m., parents, (SOAR) is this year’s theme
friends
and for the p o p u lar read in g
school co lo rs. She w ill fam ily,
com
m
unity
m
embers
are program.
research the cost o f paint and
In conjunction with
invited
to
attend
this
annual
present her ideas to the
the
emphasis
on Reading at
school ground’s committee. back-to-school event.
H
eppner
E lem entary,
New staff members
The club w ill be
volunteers will be able to
taking orders for Cardinal to HES include V ice-
sign up to be SMART (Start
Principal
Daye
Stone,
music
eye catchers. A sample will
M aking a Reader Today)
teacher
Bobby
Rice,
and
be on display at the school
readers
with students in the
lib
rary
tech
D
ebra
potluck and at home games.
prim
ary
grades. SMART
They will sell for $35 each. C am pbell. R eturning to
Work has begun on school in H eppner after Coordinator, Tracie Bunch,
the com m unity calendar. working at the north end of will be on hand at the Open
H ouse w ith ap p lic atio n
Anyone wanting to add or the co unty is K athy
forms for those interested in
Cutsforth,
custodian.
d elete nam es or m ake
supporting
this wonderful
A side from new
changes should contact
program.
Laurel Cannon as soon as faces, o th er w elcom e
Please plan to attend
possible. The club is selling additions to the building are
the
Open
House on Sept. 23
p
a
in
tin
g
s
done
in
the
membership packages once
to
get
the
2004-2005
school
hallways
and
library.
The
again this year, with family
year
off
onto
the
right
foot
packages available for $50 hallway pictures and sayings
by
showing
support
for
our
and business packages for encourage positive attitudes
schools.
$ 100 .
The next meeting of
ORCF-101
the Cardinal Booster Club
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will be Monday, Oct. 4 at 7
p.m. at the school library.
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