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Morrow County school district considers random drug testing B essio ï e t z a l I U o f 0 Net»apap«r L i b r a r y E u g e n a . OR 9 " LJ3 VOL. 123 NO 43 10 Pages Wednesday, October 27, 2004 B\ Wade Smith, Heppner Schools Principal Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Health district in the black for September The Morrow County Health District ended up with $24,319 to the black at the end o f September, according to the district financial report released at the Oct 25 regular meeting in Lexington The gain leaves the district with a $6,204 loss for the fiscal year MCHD posted a loss of $33,247 for the previous month M CHD voted to change the term “profit” to “gain” in the profit/loss statement, to reflect that the district is a non-profit entity. Also at the meeting, board members voted to suspend Dr Kenneth W en b e rg ’s hospital admitting privileges for 30 days until he provides proof that he has obtained medical malpractice insurance for his privately operated clinic, the Willow C reek Clinic in Heppner Dr. Wenberg is covered under the district’s malpractice insurance when he is employed as a physician in the hospital’s emergency room In other business, the board: -learned that a federal grant for a proposed m igrant clinic to be established in Boardman has been approved. The clinic, Colum bia River Health Services, is to serve the general populace as well as the migrant population The clinic, which, according to MCHD CEO Victor Vander Does, has 120 days after grant approval (a p p ro x im ately mid- February) to become operational, is now in need o f a CEO, chief financial officer, physicians and other staff Vander Does said that the district would be happy to forward names of continued page 3 Willow Creek Terrace takes scarecrow contest T here will be an inform ational meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 2 from 6-8 p m in the Heppner High School library regarding the possibility of M orrow C ounty School District adopting a drug testing policy. Parents, citizens and students are invited to attend to both learn about and provide feedback M orrow County School D istrict is considering adopting a drug testing policy for students enrolled in any or all of their Jr/Sr high schools This policy will pertain to any students involved in co- curricular sports, e x tra curricular school sponsored clubs, or other student body organizations including the student council and officers Each Jr/Sr high school, upon recommendation from their principal, may elect to partake in the drug testing program The option of drug testing athletes and extra curricular students has been the topic of conversation for the last year in Heppner’s Com m unity Education C om m ittee meetings (previously referred to as the Heppner/Lexington Advisory Committee), Site Council and this year’s joint co u n ty w id e Com m unity E ducation C om m ittee gathering Concerns arose last year from parents and com m unity members regarding what M orrow County School District, was doing to help combat potential drug and alcohol abuse amongst its students Currently, neighboring schools such as Pilot Rock, Echo, Milton Freewater, Ontario and many others have adopted and are drug testing their co-curricular athletes Follow ing are sections taken from the proposed policy on drug testing: S t u d e n t s participating in co-curricular activities rep resen t the community, the school and their peers When illegal substances are used by co- curricular participants, such use impinges upon general motivation, cohesiveness and performance As a result, the well being o f the individual and the general school com m unity is diminished by a participant’s use o f illegal substances M orrow County School District is conducting a mandatory drug testing program for co-curricular participants in the Jr/Sr high schools that wish to p artic ip a te by recommendation o f their principal The purpose of the drug testing program is threefold ( 1 ) to provide for the health and safety o f all co-curricular participants; (2) to undermine the effects o f peer p ressu re by providing a legitimate reason for participants to refuse to use illegal drugs; and (3) to encourage participants who are found to be using drugs to participate in drug treatment programs This drug testing program shall be instituted and conducted according to the procedures set forth in this policy. DEFINITIONS: Drug: Any substance considered illegal by Oregon Statute or which is controlled by the Food and Drug Administration Co-Curricular Participant: Any student participating in co-curricular program s sponsored by M orrow C ounty School District, including but not limited to c o -c u rric u la r athletics, extra-curricular clubs and o rg an izatio n s sponsored by the school and student body organizations including student council Season: Fall, winter and spring athletic and cheerleader seasons begin on the first day of practice and end the day prior to the next season as determined by the Oregon School Activities Association For other co- curricular activities, a season will be an academic quarter Positive Test: The presence o f any level o f illegal drugs o th e r than prescription medications PROCEDI RES: Rules related to this policy will be made available in writing as a part o f the registration process The rules wiil be reviewed with students by the coach/ adviser at the beginning of each sport season/activity in which the student participates. An “Authorization to Test for Drugs” Agreement will be signed by each student and his/her paren t/g u ard ian before the student will be allowed to participate in any co-curricular activity The policy will be in effect the entire school year the student is enrolled at any M orrow County School District Jr/Sr High School and will govern the conduct of the co -cu rricu lar continued page 2 HHS to host Veteran’s Day Ceremony Local veterans, who did not receive an invitation to the Heppner High School Veteran’s Day ceremony, please call HHS at 676-9138 indicating w h eth er you would like to attend the ceremony. The ceremony will be held Wednesday, Nov 10 at 10:30 a m at the HHS gym Veterans and their spouses will receive a complementary lunch after the service Lunch for all other guests will cost $2.50. The public is invited to watch the celebration HHS to host Haunted House H eppner High School will be hosting a Haunted House at the high school on Halloween night, Sunday, Oct 31 from 6-8 p m. Admission is $1 HES 6th grade class combines pumpkins and reading Residents pose with several of the scarecrows that are displayed outside Willow Creek Terrace. (L-R ): Lowell Gribble, Floyd Raver, “ Mama and Baby,” Stubby Rogers, George Jeffries, “Staff Member,” Irene Swanson and Cleo Edwards. The judges selected 10 category winners from the 15 stuffed scarecrows entered into the Chamber Scarecrow Contest during the Oktoberfest held Oct 9. An overall w inner was announced Oct 25, with Willow Creek Terrace taking “Most Excellent ” “ M ost E x cellen t” and “ Biggest G roup”- A View from the Hill by Willow Creek Terrace, “Neediest”- Hunter Patiently Waiting by the H eppner N eighborhood Center; “Most Expensive”- Blood Sucking Attorney by Kuhn and Spicer, “ Safest” - H angin’ Scarecro w by Bank o f Eastern Oregon; “Youngest”- Ghostly Kid by Heppner Library; “Most Fashionable”- Little Old Woman by Mrs. Jannie Allen's sixth grade reading class decorated pumpkins to look like characters they have read about in books. Pumpkins range from Harry Potter to Dr. Seuss to Dumbo. (Back Row L-R): Ian Murray, Alex Pickles, Daisy Victorio, Leann Schwarz, Jordan Wright, Munkers (365 Green St ); “ Wood-z-est”- The Willy Gentry, Nick Kempas, Jacob Sallee, Cory Silvia and Brent Brosnan; (Middle Row L- H unter by H eppner R): Bud Jones, Donald Matthews, Sarah Kendrick, Lindsay Cutsforth, Justin Gutierrez, Amber Gray, kolleen Chapa, Dustin Taylor, Justin Yocom, Jared Hedman, Connor Corbin Hardware; and Brett Harrison; and (Front Row L-R): Joe Armato, Devin Robinson, Taighler Dougherty. “ H e a l t h i e s t ” - “To make a pumpkin, plant a seed. But to make a character, read, read, read.” - Sarah Scarecrow by Willow Creek Kendrick Clinic; “Most Welcoming”- Scarecrow by Artisan Village; and “Least Welcoming”- R otten Rodney by Bucknums ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. 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