FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 27, 2005
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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
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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
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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
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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
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• 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
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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.”
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