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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 27, 2005 ... continued from page 3 The District has made great strid e s in obtaining and tra in in g sp ecialized personnel and programs for our ELL students While 1 w as on the B oard, the district adopted a District w ide ELL program with m easu rab le g o als and guidelines, something the District did not previously have. We have a lot more ground to cover with our ELL students and 1 will keep the District moving forward “ G ettin g our com m unities to w ork to g e th e r B alancing the needs and desires o f the various M orrow C ounty communities often involve the m ost em otionally d ifficu lt d ecisio n s the M orrow C ounty School Board must make As a long tim e M orrow C ounty resid en t w ho has been associated with the school district during my entire 28 years here, I understand the dynam ics of in te r community politics. While I don’t always have an answer to bettering cooperation between the communities, I will continue to work with determination to foster close w o rk in g re la tio n sh ip s between the communities of M orrow C ounty for the benefit o f our students.” Q uestion 4) “ The funding of PERS retirement. PERS retirement funding is ex p ected to increase between 5 and 10 percent over the next 2 to 4 years Each percent increase costs our district approximately $100,000. This funding is set by the state government and is not within the District’s c o n tro l. F unding this increase without decreasing District programs will be a great challenge “ Inadequate State Funding. Keeping pace with educational needs and state and federal mandates when state and federal funding continues to be inadequate will co n tin u e to stre ss District programs “ Advancing Technology Insuring that the District keeps pace with advancing technology and applies technology to the best advantage o f our students will be a continuing challenge. Our District with its fiber optic cable system is well positioned to keep pace with the challenge “Meeting the needs o f o u r ELL S tudents. M o rro w C o u n ty will continue to have a high p e rc e n ta g e o f H ispanic students The District will have to continue to develop staff and curriculum to meet $ the future needs o f this student population ” Montes de Oca, 49, and his wife Celia came to Morrow County in 1995 and they and their two children currently live in Irrigon He received his G ED and attended Stanislaus State in Turlock, CA and Modesto Junior College in California He also served fo r five m onths in the US Navy b e fo re being m edically discharged M ontes de Oca is employed by the City o f Boardman as a community lia iso n /m o b ile hom e installation inspector He has served as the Latin Commission chairman for eight years and the Cinco de Mayo chairman for three years. He has also been on the school site committee for two years and been a youth group advisor for two years. Q uestio n 1) Unanswered Q u estio n 2) “ To learn the responsibilities of a school board member.” Q uestio n 3) “Diversity understanding getting along and working to g e th e r as a diverse community.” Q u estio n 4) Unanswered M o rro w C o u n ty School District- Position 6 R unning for this position is Barney Lindsay and Patricia Furgerson L in d sa y , 34, was born and raised in Morrow County. He and his wife, Kimberly, and their three children live in Lexington He graduated from Heppner High School. He received his associate’s degree in general studies from Blue Mountain C om m unity C o lleg e in Pendleton and a bachelor of science degree in agricultural e d u catio n from the U n iv ersity o f Idaho in Moscow, ID He is c u rre n tly employed as a farmer on the L indsay Ranch and has worked as a teacher for the M orrow C ounty School District and the Hermiston School District. Lindsay is a member o f St P a tric k ’s C atholic Church and has served as lector and parish council member He is also a member and former chairman o f the Holy Name Society He is also an Elks m em ber, K nights o f C olum bus member and a member o f the University o f Idaho Alumni Association. He has served on the Heppner High School A g ricu ltu re E d u catio n A dvisory Board M ember and served as a Hermiston High School assistan t r ^ The perfect sentiment § ^ $£ is a custom made pendant or ring Jt 9 . f o r M other’s <Day! , J * \ 9 t fo o tb all co ach and a Heppner Junior High School assistant track coach L indsay’s political experience includes being a c u rren t m em ber o f the M orrow C o u n ty School B oard and the M orrow C o u n ty Soil and W ater Conservation District Board He has also served as a past member and board secretary for Morrow County Grain Growers. Question 1) “I have been a student, a teacher, a coach and a board member for the M o rro w C ounty School District I have a div erse b a ck g ro u n d in education and I understand the issues facing our schools in Morrow County.” Q u estio n 2) “Funding public education. A stable funding source for public education is critical to ensuring success for our students. “My first priority is ensuring quality education is offered to all our students. Students in every community should have equal access to course o fferin g s and sch ed u lin g The m ajor project which I would like to see accomplished is restoring program s th at w ere elim in ated , and adding co u rse offering th ro u g h distance education.” Q u estio n 3) “Funding: Trying to plan for the educational needs o f our stu d en ts w ith lim ited financial resources “District Unity: The co m m u n ities w ithin the MCSD are each distinctly different, each community must have a positive reason to rem ain ap art o f the district ” Q u estio n 4) “ G row th The M CSD continues to see significant annual g ro w th in our elem en tary stu d en t population. If this growth continues at the current pace additional facilities will have to be built within the next five to seven years. “Funding: Trying to maintain a stable fund source for public education will be an important issue in every legislative session for years to come “ D i s t a n c e Education: The MCSD has m ade a com m itm ent to provide tech n o lo g y that allows our students access to course opportunities not provided within the district “Legislative Mandates: The MCSD must comply with all state and federal mandates As the list continues to grow, it will require the MCSD to work closely with our legislators ” F u rg erso n , 61, came to Morrow County in 1992. She has three grown children She graduated from Rogue River High School and graduated from Eastern Oregon University with a bachelor o f science degree in history with an endorsement in secondary education F u rg erso n is currently em ployed with M orrow C ounty School District and retires in June 2005. She is a member o f th e Irrig o n P lanning Commission She has been a teacher for 13 years and the parent o f three children She has worked for and belonged to PTO for 18 years She has also participated as a den mother and created many co stu m es for stage productions Question 1) “I have many years o f experience w orking with and within school district.” Q uestion 2) “ The greatest challenge will be getting the most schooling possible for all students with the money available.” Q u estio n 3) “ M oney; m eeting state stan d ard s; how to test students without losing so much student/teacher time; a realistic idea o f teach er improvement; student-to- te a c h e r ra tio ; building m ain ten an ce; and technology, advancement and application ” Question 4) “CIM; academ ic and vocational issues; curriculum; teacher improvement; population; money; and educating all students.” P o rt o f M o rro w - Position 1 R unning fo r this position are Chris Rauch, James Hollandsworth and Don Russell Rauch, 47, was bom in Morrow County. He and his wife, Cathy, and their two children live in Lexington He graduated from Heppner High School and studied geo lo g y and h isto ry at Eastern Oregon University and University of Oregon. For the past 17 years, Rauch has been a partner o f Starvation Farms. He is a member o f Hope Lutheran Church and served on the council for the past 10 years, three of which he served as treasurer and three as president. He is also a current Heppner girls JV basketball coach R a u c h ’s p o litical experience includes three y ears w ith the O regon S h o rth o rn A sso ciatio n , serving as past president. He was elected to the Morrow C ounty Soil and W ater Conservation District board, serving 12 years, 10 years as chairman. He served five years on the O regon T echnical A d v iso ry Committee, representing the O regon A sso ciatio n o f Conservation District. For the past six years he has been serving on the Northwest ST EE P (S o lu tio n s to environm ental problem s) review board The board oversees $550,000 in money that is dedicated to research g ra n ts and p ro je c ts for conservation farming He V O TE PO R T OF M ORROW C O M M IS S IO N E R P O S IT IO N # 2 JOE TAYLOR This Mother ’.v Day, design a memorable J jl pendant or ring that symbolizes those who %. are most important to her - her family. ^ The pendant & ring can hold one to five stones. ^ * ** . Peterson s Jewelers/ 676-9200 • Morrow County Resident for 30+ years • Graduate of Heppner High School • U.S. Air Force - Honorable Discharge • Married - Two Children • President Boardman Kiwanis • Occupation: Farmer • Director: Morrow Soil & Water Conservation District • Director: Columbia-Blue Mt. Resource Conservation and Development Council • Morrow County Republican Committee Paid for by Committee to Elect Joe Taylor i has served for six years on the Oregon Wheat Growers League Board- five years as chair o f the Research and Production committee and served three years on the Resource and Conservation D istric t re p re se n tin g Morrow County SWCD Q u estio n 1) “Hopefully they think I’m the most qualified and would do a good jo b o f representing them If they don’t I hope they vote for a candidate that they think is better.” Q uestion 2) “Just sitting down and listening and finding out what has been going on and what is in the works.” Q u estio n 3) “ Spending the tax payers’ money wisely to get the right kind o f jobs that fit best into this county One may have to kiss a few frogs along the way to find the right one We as the Port need to do the best we can at weeding these out ahead o f time so we don’t waste our time and tax payers’ money. We need to find businesses that fit into our area for all M orrow County so we have the right kind o f growth- not growth for growth’s sake. Part of the job is to protect the lifestyle we have here.” Q u estio n 4) “Environmental issues such as the endangered species act are always ones to be on top o f and watching. “Changes o f county, state and fed eral law s co n cern in g taxes, tra n sp o rta tio n , safety regulations and local zoning changes are all things that need to be monitored. The Port will need to be ready to jump at any opportunity that may arise from one o f these Or, be ready to fend off a negative situation that could o ccu r” H ollandsw orth, 60, and his wife Margaret came to Morrow County in 1996 and have th re e grow n ch ild ren . The H ollandsw orths currently live in B oardm an. He graduated from high school in Lowell and received his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Oregon Tech in Klamath Falls. Hollandsworth has also served as a 1st Lieutenant in the US Army. He served as an OCS artillery instructor at Fort Sill in Oklahoma He is currently self- em ployed in p ro p e rty management as the owner of D esert S prings E sta te s M obile H om e Park in Boardman He is a member o f Good Shepherd Lutheran Church He is a member o f the Kiwanis Club Board and is a past president He is an ex-board m em ber o f the B oardm an C ham ber o f Commerce He has served with the North Morrow Trail Committee and for two years was chairman o f SOLV He has also served on the Boardman City Council for the last four years and is the current council president Hollandsworth has years o f experience in heavy construction engineering and experience in supervision and management as a small business owner He also has eight years o f experience in property management. Q u estio n 1) “ D iverse ed u ca tio n and career experience, plus a strong reco rd of com m itm ent to serve Morrow County ” Question 2) “How I will re a d ju st my busy schedule to meet this new challenge .” Q u estio n 3) “ E x p an sio n o f m aterial handling systems for barges, tru c k s and trains. P o rt property m anagem ent o f uses, be it leases, sale or other.” Question 4) “Site o f new business operations in M orrow County, i.e race track, bottle plant and other possibilities ” R u sse ll, 47, was raised in M orrow County and he and his wife, Susan, currently live in Boardman. They have tw o gro w n children He graduated from Riverside High School in Boardman and graduated from O regon S tate University with a bachelor of science degree in business administration- accounting, w ith a m inor in g eneral studies He has worked as a staff accountant for Bigej Scott and Nichol CPA’s. He was president o f Russell Oil Company from 1982-2001 and is the current manager o f Russell Family, LLC. Russell is a member o f Our Lady o f Guadalupe Catholic Church. He has served as a director for the B oardm an C ham ber o f Commerce and served on the B oard o f D ire c to rs fo r O regon P etro leu m Marketers Association. He was on the com m ittee to build an all weather track at Riverside High School. He is currently serving as a board mem ber Colum bia River Community H ealth Services and has served on the board o f directors for the M orrow , W h eeler and G illiam co u n ties m ental health district. He is also the p resen t chairm an o f the B o ardm an R ural Fire Protection District. He has also served as a planning commission for M orrow C ounty and is a current member o f the Port of M o rro w b udget committee. Question 1) “I have a stro n g bu sin ess and financial background, that is more rounded than either o f my o p p o n en ts. A P o rt Commissioner is basically a business consultant to the staff and the rest o f the commissioners.” Question 2) “To be brought up to speed on all o f the information that is done in executive session.” Q uestion 3) “ The last tw o years have been hard financially hard on the Port This trend needs to be reversed, and their financial position strengthened. The second issue is to continue to en co u rag e econom ic grow th in all o f M orrow County. The P ort has w orked clo sely w ith all o f th e com m unities in M orrow C ounty and needs to continue to do so.” Question 4) “This is ...continued on page 5 Tyitu f the DCnsl? K )e east h e lp ,! Come in a browse our large selection o f Wedding Invitations, ' Announcements and Accessories by Regency* H eppner Gazette-Tim es 678-9228 188 West Willow, Heppner
