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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 2, 2005 - FIVE MS Walk coming again to Heppner Chess Mates participate in tournament Chess Mates members and volunteers: (Back Row L-R): Wayne Seitz, Mary Ann Elguezabal, Jacob Sallee, Joe Armato, Brent Brosnan, Zach Hintz, Conner Pappas, Jordan Wright, Ian Murray, Jannie Allen and Dave Kendrick; (Front Row L-R): Garrett Gibbs, Alex Smith, Bryce Fowler, Jason Kendrick, Cade Arbogast, Argho Datta and Ross Cutsforth. Students in Heppner Elementary School’s chess club, C hess M ates, participated in the Chess for S uccess to u rn am en t at Desert View Elementary on Saturday, Feb 19. The students had been holding in- house tournaments at HES tak in g first place and receiving a trophy Individual p lacers w ere: second graders, Argho Datta- 1st and Cade A rbogast and Ross C u tsfo rth - tying for 2nd; fourth grader, Alex Smith- 2nd; fifth grader, Connor to determ ine who would represent the team at Desert View tournament. The HES students were able to make a good showing at the tournament w ith the k in d erg arten through fifth grade team Pappas- 2nd; and sixth graders, Ian Murray and Joe Armato- tying for 2nd. In high school competition, Heppner High School stu d en t Noah Fletcher took first place and will go on to the state tournament lone School Board approves supplemental budget, accepts 05-06 calendar The lone School D istrict B oard, at their regular monthly m eeting rescheduled for Feb 22 because o f President’s Day, approved a $200,000 supplem ental b udget to accept additional grants and contributions. The board also approved the 2005-06 school calendar, developed by a d m in istra to r Bryn Browning with assistance from te a c h e rs, w ith in- Don't Be Surprised! B efore picking up a shovel, pick up the tele phone Electric, water, sew er. natural gas. telephone and cable television lines often are buried under ground One wrong move can cause you and your neighbors to be cut off from vital services - or cause death or injury to > ou. from an electric shock or an ex plosion. At least two busi ness days before y ou plan to dig. call your state's one- call center, or your local utilities Affected utility companies will come out and use color-coded paint to mark the locations of under ground utilities. Calling ahead not only is common sense. In some states, it is the law ! A message brought to you in the interest of safety by Columbia Basin Electric Co-Op, In c ., your locally owned & operated electric utility. service beginning Aug 23 and school beginning Aug 29, prior to Labor Day, with winter break from Dec 21 to Jan. 1, spring break March 27-31, to coordinate with O regon universities and school ending June 6, with no school on graduation day June 2. In other business the board: -approved a revised intersch o lastic activities program resolution, which includes ap p roved programs, athletic eligibility, a d m in istra tio n o f the program, athletic program schedules, a lco h o l/d ru g violations, assignments and responsibilities and other information -approved the first reading o f the d is tric t’s parent involvement policy, which is required by the “No Child Left Behind Act” and encourages “harmonious, c o n stru c tiv e w orking relationships with parents as well as p a re n t-te ac h e r- student organizations.” -approved a resolution concerning the d is tr ic t’s local public contract review board -heard a report and ap p ro v ed the U m atilla- M orrow ESD resolution services for the district -heard the following administrative report from Browning: — a conflict exists with two parcels concerning a lot search (concerning titles of properties involved in the division between the M orrow C ounty School District and the lone School D istric t), how ever, no additional information was available, — the lone E du catio n F oundation recently approved a grant for M.C.6.C. 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LEXINGTON, OREGON 1 - 800 - 452-7396 • 989-8221 WASCO, OREGON 1 - 800 - 824-7185 stu d en ts in kindergarten th ro u g h g rad e five and possibly grades six to eight to work with an artist-in residence in weaving and quilt-making at the school the end of March and first of April; — the lone staff was train ed in using the Accelerated Reader program with their students and in using STAR, which provides the teachers with reports and te st resu lts from the students All students in grades one through eight have been tested Browning said she was using the STAR data to set improvement goals with each student; —Curtis Thompson has been working for the d istrict cleaning up and organizing the shop building and also began repairing fen ces, assistin g w ith changing filters, repainting flashing, discarding broken furniture and equipment and general trash from the R ietm ann building and custodian’s house; — Browning review ed the school accred itatio n report and determined that the process must be completed by school staff She recommended that the process be put off for at least one school year — thirteen students are taking distance learning courses online or through independent study. Courses in clu d e psychology, aerospace students, auto fundam entals, exploring foods, e lectro n ics and electricity, business law and p erso n al finance Four students are also gearing up to enroll in Blue Mountain Community College spring independent study courses — M arch 2 was Read Across America Day and ISD was to launch its literacy plan to the lone parents and community The plan includes family literacy nights, a book drive, the Read-n-Play program for children up to age five, ad d itio n al reading volunteers, summer reading camps and the possibility of beginning a SMART (Start Making a Reader Today) program. -heard a report from board member Anne Morter, who said that the honor roll has been modified to include the honor roll (formerly the ‘A’ honor roll) and honorable mention (formerly the ‘B ’ ho n o r roll). She also d iscu ssed estab lish in g district policy concerning requirements for students enrolling in online programs and developing a program which would set up student profiles, which would list career goals and classes required to keep students on track for graduation -learned that the district audit went well with an “unqualified opinion” received from the auditor A minor issue concerning a separate fund for the student body funds w as also discussed -learned that ISD Board Chair Joe McElligott and member John Rietmann met with Oregon legislators in Salem the previous month They said th a t they communicated to legislators that they do not wish to have a state mandate on teachers’ salaries, nor do they want a state insurance pool -met in executive session to review the a d m in is tra to r’s job perform ance, which was favorable HLL to hold baseball clinic Once again Heppner will be one of the host sites for the 17th annual MS Walk, to be held Saturday, April 23 The walk, presented by MS Lifelines, has participants walking 3 1 miles with the goal o f raising $500,000 to fund research, treatment and programs for the more than 5800 people in Oregon and Clark County, WA that have MS (multiple sclerosis ) Every week 200 Americans are diagnosed with MS The National MS Society is dedicated to ending the devastating effects o f MS, which has its highest incident rate here in the Pacific Northwest- five times the national average In many cases, it robs people o f significant physical and cognitive abilities In others, it is a disease lying in wait Though walkers in the MS Walk are only asked to raise a minimum o f $25 per person, the average walker raises more than $160 Top fundraisers earn prizes as individuals and as teams Walk teams are composed o f four or more individuals and raise 70 percent o f the funds for the entire event Walkers and volunteers can register online at www.mswalkoregon.com or by phone at 1 (800) FIGHT MS Walkers may register at any time, including the day of the event The MS Walk is made possible through the generosity of its sponsors, which include presenting sponsor MS Lifelines and supporting sponsors Berlex, Biogen, Courtesy Ford, Teva Neuroscience and US Bank More information about MS or the services o f the National MS Society can be obtained at www defeatms com or by phone at (800) FIGHT MS (344-4867) W i n d W a v e C om m unications M orrow County’s own Broadband Company w in d W * VideoConferencing * Fiber O p tic Business Service * Voice over IP * O n-Site Technical Support * W A N Design Services 1 -8 0 0 -8 6 2 -8 5 0 8 ^ 'H eut A i& tittc i& f ~ 3 bedroom, 2 bath home 3 bedroom, 2 bath home in Lexington Carpet and hardwood floors, lots of storage Owners have up graded and taken excel lent care o f this home Two swamp coolers, hot tub (runs excellently), two sheds and wood stove included in price. 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