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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 27,2004 The Official Newspaper o f the City of Heppner and the County o f Morrow Your vote can School district considers drug testing make a difference participant Consequences expected to remain at the for violations during the spring will continue into the Okay, enough next year C onsent: Each already, there’s been a lot of student involved in any co- hoopla over the upcoming curricular program(s) will be elections Unless you have required to provide a signed been in a cave, or possibly in a coma, over the past few consent form prior to joining months, you are more than the program Both student p a re n t/g u ard ian aware it is an election year and signatures are required Vote Yes Vote No Non-punitive Nature Vote for this candidate o f Policy: Students will not D o n ’t Vote for that candidate There is plenty of be penalized academically r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s , for testing positive for illegal su g g estio n s and som e drugs under this policy Nor o u trig h t disinform ation will co-curricular drug tests What’s a person to do9 And be d o cu m en ted in any just how important is “only student’s academic records The information gathered one vote” anyway? under this policy will only be History shows that a disclosed to crim inal or handful o f votes can have far juvenile authorities in order reaching co n seq u en ces. to comply with lawful court A ccording to M orrow C ounty C lerk B arbara orders or subpoenas. In the Bloodsworth, in March of event o f such legal 1988 the Health levy was compulsion, the District will voted down, 1073-1211 It notify parents/guardians at is true that the levy went least 72 hours p rio r to down by more than one vote; releasing information Testing Rules: All it was 138 votes to be exact co-curricular participants In those days people had to may be tested at the go to a specific location to beginning o f any season at cast their vote It makes one the d iscretio n o f the wonder how many people that “ w ould have v o ted superintendent Additionally, ‘Y es’” d id n ’t make it a random te stin g will be priority to get to their polling conducted throughout the school year at the place that day? superintendent’s discretion N ow adays the voting p ro cess is much A minimum o f 5 percent and easier The C lerk’s office a maximum o f 25 percent of sends a b allot to each co-curricular participants registered voter’s mailing will be tested at each test address The ballots come period as determined by the about a week after receiving superintendent Once the the voter’s pamphlets. Heck, “Authorization to Test for it’s kind of like an open-book Drugs” Agreement is signed test One can go through the the student is eligible for voter’s pamphlet while filling random testing whether or in their ballot The ballot can not he/she is at that time then be mailed or dropped p a rtic ip a tin g in a co- curricular activity. off at the courthouse. P ro ced u res for All right already, so Testing: Selection for testing w h a t’s the m essag e9 be by random C arefully cOrisider your will choices, [Tilde! into account procedures from a pool o f all how the choices you are students who have signed making may impact you, the “Authorization to Test your neighbors and the for Drugs” Agreement. The q uality o f life in o ur superintendent will take due communities. Because, as precautions to ensure the that g reat philosopher, integrity and confidentiality Victor Vander Does once of the selection process No said, “Sometime you don’t individual involved in the realize what you have until selection process will be able to identify students or to it’s gone ” determine the selection o f a particular student for testing. The J r/S r high school principal will be notified on the day students are selected for testing and will arrange for samples to be taken the same day. If a student is absent on a testing day an alternate will be tested. The absent student will become a part o f the group the next time a random test is done. Any stu d en t unable to provide the sample will be By Molly Rhea Heppner G A Z E TTE -TIM E S U S P S 240-420 Morrow County * Homc-( )wncd Weekly New spaper PuMi>hcd weekly and entered a* periodical matter at the Port Ollice at Heppner. Or egon under the Act of March 3. 1879 Periodical pontage paid at I leppnci. 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For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday a t 5 p m C ost tor a display ad is $4 75 per colum n inch C ost for classified ad is 50< per w ord C ost for C ard o f Thanks is S7 up to 100 words C ost for a classified display ad is S5 35 per colum n inch For PubkcTLegal Notices pubuc/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m Dales for publi cation m ust be specified A ffidavits m ust oe required at the tim e of subm ission A ffidavits require three weeks lo process after last date o f publication (a sooner return dale m ust be specified if required) On the HEPPNER WERS/TE: www.heppner.net • Start or Change a Subscript ion • Place a Classified Ad • Submit a News Story • Vicyv Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • l ocal Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservation* • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more' St. Patrick’s Senior Center news St Patrick’s Catholic Parish hosts the Wednesday, Nov 3 noon meal at the St Patrick’s Senior Center They will assist with serving a familiar late fall menu: sausage patties and gravy, hash browns, orange slices and orange juice, biscuits and pudding Preparation for January election of board members began at the regular board meeting on Oct 13. Three positions are open for nominations for election, the nominating committee members have begun interviews for the openings The director o f volunteer services is automatically a voting member of the board Judy Buschke holds that position at the present time In order to have terms o f office o f equal length and staggered to prevent too many same year changes, members will be elected for different lengths o f term for this one election These lengths o f term are as follows: one person elected for a two year term, one person elected for a three year term; and one person elected for a four year term If an interim appointment is necessary, it will be to fill out the remainder o f that specific term The intent o f the policy is to bring the board in compliance with the by-laws on the subject o f term length Judy Buschke and Ed Baker have sent out an urgent call for new volunteer drivers. The need has become acute on Wednesdays and Fridays Both have stated that services may have to be curtailed if spots in the driving schedule cannot be filled The Monday, Wednesday and Friday service is to Hermiston for medical and legal appointments A service for the same purposes is scheduled for Pendleton attd Walla Waffa Off Tuesdays and Thursdays. For rrtore information on twnes and ■places,'call the Senior.Center-at 676-9030, from 9 a m -12 noon and 1-4 p.m , Monday through Friday. Happy "Over The Hill" Birthday! Our Love, Mont anti Dud (ieraltl and Annie Derek and Anita Amy and Rick <& Family BURNS FO R MORROW CO UN TY JUSTICE of the PEACE Elect Bobbi Childers Morrow County Clerk “Life Experience” “Business Experience” “People Person” “Professional” “Efficient” Mark your ballot for: Betty A. Burns Current Chief Deputy for Barbara Bloodsworth. Morrow County Clerk / have over four years o f experience and training in the Clerk's office. CHANGE IS GOOD! I can do all the duties of Clerk. It's my job. PAID AND AUTHORIZED BY BETTY' A BURNS Paid lor hv Hobbi Childers c o lle ctio n area until a specimen is obtained Those selected for testing will be given the option o f doing so in private Students who refuse a sample will be considered to have tested positive and will be subject to the p ro ced u res listed below under Positive Results. Prescription Medications: Students on prescription m edications may provide a copy o f the prescription or a physician’s written verification to school personnel within 24 hours of th e tim e a sam ple is collected Any information provided in this manner will be sealed in an envelope and forwarded to the testing lab with instructions to consider the medication in processing the sample. Prescriptions or doctor’s verifications will not be reviewed by school o fficials and may be p resen ted in sealed envelopes. Students who do not provide verification and test positive will be subject to the measures specified below Scope o f Tests and Confidentiality o f Results: All sp ecim en s will be collected and tested by a State certified laboratory or local certified collection site Chain of c u sto d y p ro ced u res, as recom m ended by the laboratory, will be followed. Screening tests will test for common illegal drugs o f abuse. The superintendent shall decide prior to selection o f students which illegal drugs shall be screened. Samples will not be screened for the p resen ce o f any substance o th e r than an illegal drug o r for the Public works director takes no position on garbage franchise City o f Heppner public works director Bruce Nelson has no po sitio n on the renew al o f the H eppner Garbage Disposal franchise, as reported in the Oct. 13 Gazette-Times. Nelson says that his position is if the city council decides not to renew the franchise, then he would recommend the city take o v er g arb ag e service in Heppner A 10-year franchise agreem ent with H eppner Garbage Disposal is coming to an end this year, and the council at its Oct 11 meeting was discussing the franchise and co m p lain ts ag ain st Heppner Garbage SWCD/Weed Board meeting The M orrow SW C D /W eed A dvisory Board meeting is scheduled on Tuesday, Nov 2, 3:30 p m at the Pettyjohn Office building in Heppner The meeting agenda items and discussion items include m anager report- review personnel policy and agency reports. Prospect of an E x ecu tiv e session acco rd in g to ORS 192 640(2). The meeting is open to the public______________ continued from page existence o f any physical condition other than drug intoxication Test results will be communicated only to the su p erin ten d en t o r the superintendent’s designee and principal Individual test information will be treated confidentially. P o sitiv e R esults: W henever a participant’s results indicate the presence o f drugs (positive test), notification will be made and a meeting will be scheduled w ith the stu d en t, the parent) s) or guardian and the building principal D iscipline Due process procedures will be followed for all discipline arising from violation o f the district’s policy. First Positive Result: For the first positive test the student will be given the optio n of a short p articipation suspension (defined below), a good faith p articip atio n in a drug assistance program at the student’s/parent’s expense and submission to bi-weekly drug testing for eight weeks (regardless of whether or not the season ends prior tc the eight weeks) or suspension from the athletic program for the remainder of the current season and the next athletic season o f participation If the student elects the option of participating in a drug assistance program, the student will continue to p ractice w ith the team / group, but not participate in any game/events during the suspension. The minimum length o f the suspension shall be for three weeks (21 days), which will carry over to the next season of participation if the schedule ends before the th ree w eeks have elapsed If the first session o f the drug assistan ce program has not occurred at the end o f the three weeks, the student will be suspended from p ractice and participation in events until he/she has attended at least one session. C ontinued p a rtic ip a tio n will be contingent on the student missing no session o f the drug testing program Second P ositive R esult: For the second positive test in the student’s Jr/Sr high school career, the student will be suspended from the athletic program for the remainder of the current season and the next athletic season in which the student participates Third P o sitiv e Result: For the third positive test in the student’s Jr/Sr high school career, the student will be suspended from ath letics fo r the remainder of the athlete’s Jr/ Sr high school career R elatio n sh ip to Student Discipline Policy, Substance Abuse Policy and Student A ctiv itie s and A th le te ’s Policy: Co- c u rric u la r p a rtic ip a n ts should be advised that each o f the above policies may also affect their eligibility N orm al d iscip lin ary measures are still applicable for violations that do not arise from these testin g procedures. 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