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.
Morrow County| Grain Growers ik .
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. Large lot with
carport Must see this home to appreciate!
$85,000
2 bedroom, 1 bath home
2 bedroom, 1 bath home in
H eppner w ith propane
heat, new cabinets in the
kitchen and built-in air Big
38’x28’ metal shop/garage
in back
$72,500
3 bedroom, 1 bath mobile home
Take this one “as is” and
get a good deal! 1967 3
bedroom, 1 bath mobile
home in Heppner 30’x22’
g arag e, tw o ad d itio n s
make for a roomy single
wide
$39,000
5 bedroom, 3 bath home
5 bedroom, 3 bath home
with view o f city 2857 sq
ft makes this a great home
for kids! Yard, garage, hot
tub
$ 110,000
The Heppner Little
League is holding a fund
raiser baseball clinic on
March 12 from 9 a m -12
p m and 1-4 p m , with
lunch provided The clinic is
open to children ages 8-12
Cost is $ 10 and sign-ups will
be held the day o f the clinic.
For
more
information, contact 676-
9821
3 bedroom, 2 bath home
3 bedroom, 2 bath home
with hardwood floors and
a fenced yard
$82,000
CALL
DW 1D S \h l S
HEPPNER ELKS 358
676-9181
"» here Friends Meet"
142 North Main
* FARM EQUIPMENT SALES, PARTS AND SERVICE
Thursday, March 3rd
* ATV SALES, PARTS AND SERVICE
NmM.Vilm. \grnl
* FERTILIZER AND FARM CHEMICAL SERVICE
• FARM SUPPLIES AND LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT
* DIESEL AND GAS SALES
P O L A R IS
1 -5 4 1 -4 8 1 -0 9 9 2
to
* PROPANE SALES AND SERVICE
Old Timers, PERs and Ladies Night
Barbecued Chicken Dinner starts at 6 p.m.
Yearly Pin Awards Ceremony starts at 8 p.m.
I
J
* W ireless Internet Service
www.mcgg.nel
SUPPORTING YOUR COMMUNITY
AND PROVIDING:
cW
'T communkxniom ^
\a m
I hi si
P R O P E R T IE S
(541) 676-9228 days
(541) 676-9959 evenings
1 -8 0 0 -3 2 6 -2 1 3 2
www.heppner.net
ü—
H e, itageKcuidCc.
R E A LTO R
H
1 SOW. Baltimore #5
Heppner. OR 97836
www. heppner. net
676-5049
I