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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 16,2005 Heppner Principal Wade Smith hired as district assistant school superintendent continued from page one -Thad Killingbeck, currently assistant principal at B oardm an Elementary and Windy River Elementary schools, both located in Boardman, as principal at Windy River, -M ark Jones, longtim e R iverside High School social studies teacher, as RHS assistant principal; and -C hris D avis, c u rre n tly Irrigon High School social studies and leadership teacher, as half time Irrigon Junior/Senior High School principal The changes will be effective July 1. Smith, who lives in H eppner w ith his wife, Marianne, who is a teacher in Boardman, and two young children, says the family “absolutely” plans to stay in Heppner He has been the Heppner schools’ principal for the past three years. Also at the meeting, the board heard from district d eputy clerk R honda Lorenz, who told them the severity o f the financial impact changes in the PERS (p u b lic e m p lo y e e s’ retirement) system will bring on the district. According to Lorenz, the district should expect around $286,000 in increased costs per year to fund the PERS beginning 2005-06 and an additional $800,000 per year beginning 06-07. She said there may be an ad d itio n al im pact, depending on the outcome of court cases Burrows said that the costs were the result of a “too generous” previous PERS board In other business, the board: -voted to change the board meeting packet from paper to electronic Starting with the next regular board meeting, board members will receive meeting notices and the board inform ational p a ck e t online via the internet. Board secretary Julie Ashbeck, who traveled to the Fern Ridge School D istrict to explore the electronic method, told the board' that the new method could save the d istric t $2,000 to $3,000 per year “conservatively” on labor, paper and mailing. She said th at last m o n th ’s board packet cost the district $396. Ashbeck also commented that the m ethod enabled members o f the Fern Ridge community to “truly feel a part” o f the board and its proceedings From now on, notice o f a board meeting will go out to board m em bers electronically. The board members may access the board packet via a special ro u te to ensure confidentiality or they, and anyone who has access to a computer and the internet, may access the packet on the district website The change will also facilitate searches for specific topics, such as action the board has taken, will enable archiving as far back as three years and will allow viewing o f the board minutes as far back as six months The change is also expected to save time for the board secretary The board agenda will be projected on a screen at board meetings rather than being available as a handout. Anyone wishing to have a hard copy o f the board packet may print it out on his co m p u ter The M orrow C ounty School D istrict w e b site is www. morrow, k 12. or. us. -adopted the option C calendar for the 2005-06 school year This option, which was selected by a majority o f district staff, calls for a pre-Labor Day start, with teachers beginning on Aug 22, students beginning on Aug. 29, two-plus weeks at C hristm as, stu d en ts ending on June 7 and teachers ending on June 9. Joel Chavez and other north- end administrators told the board that a long Christmas break is preferred because many Hispanic students and th e ir fam ilies trav el to Mexico during the Christmas break, some taking as much as a month off. By increasing the Christm as break, the district would not lose as much money due to absent students, since districts are reim bursed by the state depending on stu d en t numbers -view ed a d e m o n stratio n o f the Accelerated Reader program by a Boardman Elementary School kindergarten student and her dad, BJ Wilson, who is the Boardman Elementary principal -heard a technology report from Joe Buglione who is with the Umatilla- Morrow ESD -heard a report from English Language Learner program d ire c to r Joel C havez as to how communication between the district and the Spanish speaking community and betw een the Spanish and E nglish sp eak in g co m m u n ities has been improved. Chavez has made h im se lf av ailab le as a tra n s la to r for m eetings, cReal E s ta te By DAVID SYKES REALTOR OVER OR UNDER-SPENDING Som e people spend more than they can afford when buy ing a house Equally painful is the m ista k e o f b u yin g the cheapest possible house and then suffering through its short comings. I h a \c no intention o f stat ing how much anyone can af ford for a house This is a very personal decision There are guidelines o f monthly a\erag- es that lending institutions use for housing expenses But - like the “ h eig h t/w eig h t" charts printed on scales • these are only averages D on ’t hold back if you feel you can exceed the guidelines When you are willing and suf ficiently disciplined to econo mize on other expenses, you can get a better house than the average calls for. A good house may seem costly, but the re wards are well worth it. Invest ing in a house that’s a little more expensive gives you an excellent inflation hedge while your w hole fam ily enjoys a better place to live And often, the resale opportunity is bright er. 180 W. Baltimore #5 Heppner, OR 97836 J ifkiia & X ja n d C k REALTOR IS 541 676-9228 - Past Real Estate columns and property listings are available at www.heppner.net/heritage Campbell Road -approved 2004-05 continued from p age one p aren t co n fe ren c e s and now attend school in the Saturday m orning focus newly formed lone School c o n tra c t ad m in istrato rs banjo, fiddle, and vocals; and groups and has translated District However, he said John Sebastian, ACH; Ron Barbara Tuttle on bodhran, newsletters and other district that the district has “mostly Anthony, IJSHS/IES; Dirk djem be, and o th e r inform ation for Spanish made up” the losses to lone Dirksen, RHS; and Thad percussion instruments. -learn ed that Killingbeck, SBE/WRE speaking families He said The band evolved -ap p ro v ed non- out o f an earlier band that that around 20 Hispanic and B oardm an E lem en tary Anglo students have been School is celebrating its 25th renewal for: PERS retirees, Dan was in, which played Joyce Hesla, Karen Cooley, u n d er v a rio u s nam es, involved in calling families, anniversary this Thursday. -learned that a public Larry French and Kathleen in clu d in g The P red a to r using their language skills in all licen sed Parasites, Violet and the Spanish and English, and hearing o f the state S p in k s; leg islatu re R ules and temporary status staff, Terri Dead H usbands, The St. both Hispanic and Anglo E lection C om m ittee has Clay, Title I, HES, Melissa C ecilia Ceili B and, and, students have been involved in a p ro d u ctio n o f the been set up at H eppner C oiner, m ath/PE , HHS, every St Patrick’s Day, the musical “West Side Story.” Elementary School Friday, Forest McKinnis, alternative Upper Valley Pseudo-Irish “Communication is what it’s April 8, beginning at 4 p m., ed, and Debbie Royer, Title String Band all about,” said Chavez “It’s with a coffee hour to follow. I, SBE, and tem p o rary Jessamyn joined in the key facto r to to tal The meeting, which is open administrator Matt Combe, when she got old enough to success o f our schools.” to the public, was arranged alternative ed be allowed in the bars, and -heard the following B arbara to o k up the Chavez said that the district by the district and state will soon begin retesting all Representative Greg Smith announcements: Boardman bodhran Jon arrived on the -ap p ro v ed the C om m unity E d u catio n scene in 1994, earning a o f the district’s 701 English second readings and adopted Committee, WRE, 7 p.m place in the band by marrying as a Second L anguage jo b d escrip tio n s fo r the M arch 15; Irrig o n CEC into the family. At its peak, students -learn ed th a t the assistant superintendent and meeting, IES, 7 p.m. March the Pseudo-Irish String Band superintendent and board the facilities coordinator, 16; deadline to file for open had nine members crammed m em bers met w ith the new positions created by district positions, March 17; onto one tiny stage Shortly H ep p n er CEC m eeting, thereafter, other members o f Irrig o n C ity C ouncil to Burrows. - a c c e p t e d HES, 7 p.m. March 21 (may the band drifted away. discuss disposition o f the old Irrigon School building, resignations from: Richard be cancelled for lack o f W hittled dow n to w hich is ow ned by the Sm ith, A C. H oughton q u o ru m ); spring break the core family, the band district, but is now occupied Elementary head custodian; March 21-25; end o f third played under th e nam es by the Irrigon City Hall The D oran D eG raw , Irrigon nine weeks, March 31; board T uttle Family Band (to o aging building is considered Junior/Senior High School w ork session, Polycom plain), and Fhideag (too hard a liability and neither entity Spanish teacher; G eorgia betw een IJSH S and the to spell), before settling on wanted to claim it. Burrows VanWinkle, food service district office, 7 p.m., March the name Campbell Road in told the board th a t the director; Greg Lyons, IJSHS 31; public hearing-Rules and 1997. Irrigon City Council now track coach for the 2004-05 Election Committee, HES, 4 Campbell Road has p.m. April 8; next board performed at pubs, festivals, agrees that the city and the school year - a c c e p t e d meeting, HHS, 7 p m April Highland games, weddings, school district are partners in resignation from the Irrigon 11; Oregon School Boards and the disposition and said that p riv ate p a rtie s the Irrigon mayor has agreed C om m unity E d u catio n spring regional m eeting, th ro u g h o u t th e state o f that they will jointly pursue C o m m ittee from Kim May 2; spring election, May W ashington. T hey have 17. a structural analysis o f the Townsend, position four reco rd ed tw o C D s, “ By -accepted retirement building and costs incurred B lood or M arria g e ,” -h eard from for Linda Padberg, Heppner Weston-McEwen released in 1997, and “Bare School Pipe and Band Burrows that three out of E lem en tary Bones,” released in 2002. secretary, retiring as of Oct. four o f the roofing projects Both CDs feature cover art coming to the are completed or nearing 1, 2005. by Dan Tuttle - a p p r o v e d Parade co m p letio n , w ith the M ore inform ation exception o f the Riverside em ploym ent fo r M ike about the band can be found RHS head High School roof. Burrows B urrow s, H ep p n er will at www campbell-road.com. custodian, replacing Jerry said the d istric t is not welcome Weston-McEwen’s dissatisfied with the work B air; M ark Jo n es, RHS City Council Pipes and D rum s to the being done on the RHS roof, assistant principal, replacing G reat G reen P arade on cuts police hours but is unhappy w ith the Mike Stuart; Chris Davis, Saturday, March 19. Thirty half-time IJSHS assistant contined from p age one speed o f the project to forty members will travel principal, rep lacin g Bill -h eard from here to perform, not nearly coverage to 80 hours per B urrow s that the RHS DeBoard as far as their planned trip to -approved extension week, which would have m u ltip u rp o se room is Scotland later in the year o f 2004-05 licensed contract cost the city $147,775 per essentially completed. Rob M cIn ty re, status staff for 2005-06; year, but decided that would -learn ed from director, said the first set o f renewal o f 2004-05 licensed not be enough coverage. Burrows that architectural bagpipes arrived in Athena in In other business, the plans for the Irrigon Junior/ probationary status staff for 1959 and no one knew how council: S enior High School 2005-06, including: Jean to play them T his was -ap p ro v ed the technical building are on Collins, language arts; Petra slow ly tu rn ed into Elguezabal, Spanish; Mark vacation o f an alley between track and the d istric t is knowledge and by the early expected to go out for bids Dowdy, counselor/social 1960s there were four sets Gale and Highway 207, and granted a variance to City on the project around the stu d ies; D ieter W aite, o f pipes with a girl from each end o f th e m onth, with biology; K resim ir Waite, class studying piping. Steve Manager Gerald Breazeale, groundbreaking planned for m ath; Josh B row ning, Pyle, now retired, who has who lives in the area, to May and completion o f the language arts; and Bobby played in the H ep p n er construct a garage on the p ro je c t p o ssib ly by Rice, music, all Heppner parad e and d u ring the property High School -learned that the city September a fte rn o o n C eili, began - a p p r o v e d insurance policy will most -heard from board forming the Pipes and Drums probationary administrators; likely cover m ost o f the C hair John R enfro, who in 1968, know n as the d isp u ted in fo rm atio n Wade Smith, HJSHS/HES, Lassies. Finally in 1980 the damage to the grade school p u blished in “ The who will become a contract first m ale pipe m em ber from a backed up sewer two weeks ago. Water apparently Oregonian” listing Morrow administrator; BJ Wilson, joined SB E/W R E; Jack Johns, damaged some sheetrock County as one o f the big H ear these young district programs director; and flooring in the school losers in the state in terms of people perform during the No dollar amount was given. student population, with a and Joel C havez, ELL Cruz-In and in the parade on -endorsed efforts by three percent loss Renfro director, who will all be third Saturday from 12 noon until year adm inistrators, and the fire department to look said that the Morrow County 2 p.m. Daye Stone, HJSHS/HES for “independent” funding School District actually had We Print for c o n stru ctio n o f new “ m odest g ro w th ” and who will be a second year Business Cards buildings. attributed the data to the loss administrator. H eppner G a zette -heard th at the o f lone area students who Willow Creek G olf Course has voted to be included in CeleWetfe S f . Payf ricic s the U rban G row th Boundary The council voted O tre]a*r\4! (fH a*rc k 17 - 2 0 ) unanimously to move ahead with an intergovernmental V R r See oil the “ Greens” ! agreement with the county ^ Shamrock plants are here! to begin the p ro cess o f extending the UGB lRish gifts And Dor.> miss C A StnO ntG H T! -ag reed to move ahead with a plan to refund pARry suppdes. p(us FnJaY (TW v 18 J 7 water and sewer deposits to Fun chinas co uicar ! > > f rj i i people with a good payment ° a»f rke r7ep>p>r%er i3jlcs L lu b . history. The deposits are Purchase yo u r Cucky S t. P a tric k 's Dutton ($ 3 ) $ 130 and the city has been holding some o f the money for 3 chances to w in $100! since 1994. -learned that there are four vacancies at the St. P a tric k ’s Senior C enter. Council also voted to raise the rents by $20 per month at the center -a p p o in te d K eith We have a great select,Ion Lewis to the city budget 217 North Main • Heppner committee He will replace of Easter Candy and * 676-9158 Kay Hollomon who Easter Basket Staffers! Joyce Serving Heppner. Lexington t lone resigned aw r EASTER IS EARLY THIS YEAH SONDAY. MARCH 27th ORDER A BEAUTIFUL EASTER OENTERPIEOE OR EASTER LILIES! 'ft Mumy'i D juu ) l
