Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 6,2005 - THREE
School district receives nearly $500 thousand more
than anticipated from state school fund
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social studies teacher;
Amanda Jamison, ACH
reading specialist; Brenda
Kittelson, ACH first grade
teacher; Karl Hoffman, RHS
science teacher; Benjamin
Bonser, RHS ESOL teacher;
Nicole Guthas, IJSH health
teacher and Irrigon Junior
High School assistant
volleyball coach.
-approved
a
resolution to amend the
approved budget as follows:
♦General
fund
resourses: $800,000 increase
in beginning fund balance;
♦General
fund
expenditures: $43,200
increase for instruction;
$71,800 for support
services; $500,000 for new
construction; $85,000 for
transfers; $100,000 for
contingencies.
Fund 100 total
resources and expenditures
will be amended to
$20,635,310.
♦Fund
250
equipment/operations fund
resources and expenditures:
$85,000 transfer in for new
construction.
Fund 250 total
resources and expenditures
will be amended to
$935,000.
♦Fund
260
technology services fund
resources and expenditures
will be amended to $29,000
in
donations
and
expenditures.
Fund 260 total
resources and expenditures
will be amended to
$320,500.
♦Fund 301 debt
service 2 resources and
expenditures will be
amended to $37,568 in
current taxes and long-term
debt.
Fund 301 total
resources and expenditures
will be amended to
$2,126,833.
-adopted
a
resolution adopting the
$29,408,617 budget for
2005-06.
-adopted
a
resolution appropriating the
budget
as
follows:
$20,635,310 total general
fund; $4,686,206 total
special revenue/grants;
$3,721,483 total debt
service; $365,618 total
PERS (retirem ent fund)
debt.
A Potentially
Deadly
Combination
-adopted
a
resolution imposing taxes at
a rate of $4.0342 per $ 1,000
assessed value for operations
and in the amount of
$3,466,962 for bonds.
-approved
the
following extra duty
contracts (south Morrow
County):
♦ H e p p n e r
Elementary: Jannie Allen-
talented
and
gifted
coordinator; Karen Smith-
Griffith-DART; Cara Osmin-
computer trainer; Bobby
Rice-half-time band, half
time music; Mary Ann
Elguezabal-ELL
coordinator;
♦Heppner Junior
High: Rick Paullus-head
football coach; Pam Dowdy-
head volleyball; Melissa
Coiner-assistant volleyball,
head g irls’ basketball,
assistant track; Keith Price-
assistant girls’ basketball;
Susan Hisler-head track;
vacant-assistant football,
head boys’ basketball,
assistant boys’ basketball.
♦Heppner High
School: Darlene Marquardt-
annual; Kresimir Waite-
TAG; Dave Fowler-
computer trainer; Bob Rice-
half-time choir, haf-time pep
band; John Flaherty- DART;
Virginia Grant-rally advisor;
Greg Grant-athletic director,
head football, head golf; Les
Payne-assistant football;
Shane Matheny-assistant
football; Terri Gentry-head
volleyball; Deiter Waite-
assistant volleyball; Forrest
M cKinnis-head
boys’
basketball; Ken Grieb-
assistant boys’ basketball;
Tim Van Cleave-assistant
boys’ basketball; Mark
Dowdy-head
g irls’
basketball; Chris Rauch-
assistant girls’ basketball;
Rick Johnston- head
baseball; Rick Paullus-
assistant baseball; Jason
Palmer, assistant track;
.Petra Elguezabal-head
softball; vacant-assistant
volleyball, head track.
-approved
a
resolution authorizing the
county to invest district
funds.
-accepted various
maintenance items as
surplus.
-approved renewal
of attendance variance for a
student to attend Sam
Boardman Elementary
School for the 2005-06
school year from Umatilla.
-approved
the
following board calendar:
%
August 15-7 p.m., A.C.
Houghton Elementary;
August 25-work session;
September 12-Heppner
High School; September 22-
work session; October 10-
Riverside High School;
October 27-work session;
November 14-district office
(no additional meeting-
Thanksgiving) ; December
12-Irrigon Elementary (no
additional
meeting-
Christmas); January 9-
Heppner
Elementary;
January 26-work session;
February 13-Sam Boardman
Elementary; February 23-
work session; March 13-
district office; March 23-
work session; April 10-
Irrigon High School; April
27-work session; May 8-
Windy River Elementary;
Mary 25- work session; June
12-district office; June 22-
work session.
-approved the first
reading of the social studies
textbook adoption.
-held an executive
session to evaluate the job
performance
of
superintendent
Mark
Burrows.
-approved annual
organizational details.
Shelley Rietmann
named to dean’s
list
Shelley Rietmann of
Heppner has been named to
the dean’s list at Pacific
University. 171 students
earned dean’s list honors for
the spring semester.
To make the dean’s
list, students must complete
at least 12 graded hours and
earn an academic grade point
average of 3.7 or higher.
“Pacific University in
Forest Grove, is one of the
W est’s oldest chartered
higher
education
institutions,” according to a
news release. “Pacific
annually ranks as one of
America’s Best Colleges by
U.S. News & World Report
and is ranked as one of the
best tuition values in the
West. With an enrollment of
more than 2,400 students,
Pacific University provides
an excellent academic
experience linking theory to
practice in education,” said
the release.
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A T T E N T IO N A L L Y O U T H
Walden to accept Chamber Chatter
intern resumes
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One day last week four of us experienced Sage
U.S. Congressman
Greg Walden (R-OR) has
announced that he is
accepting resumes from
college and graduate
students interested in an
internship in his Washington,
D.C., office this fall. Interns
are an integral part of
Walden’s D.C. team as they
help
with
office
management, constituent
services and various
projects, said Walden.
“Serving as a
congressional intern is and
exciting and educational
opportunity for those
interested in learning more
about the Congress and the
inner workings of an office
in the U.S. House of
R epresentatives,” said
Walden. “Washington, D.C.,
is a tremendous place to gain
experience
in
the
government, learn about our
nation’s history, and live
among some of the most
significant monuments and
museums in the United
States.”
“I would definitely
recommend this experience
to anyone interested in
learning more about the
federal government and
living in Washington, D.C.,
for a little while,” said Greg
Cobb, a Hermiston resident
currently interning in
Walden’s office. “This is a
terrific city and working on
the Hill gives you a crash
course in how Congress
works. I’m constantly
amazed by the variety of
issues Members face and the
schedules they maintain.”
Those interested in
applying for an internship
should fax or email their
resume with a cover letter,
as well as any questions they
might have, to Nathan Rea
in
W alden’s
office
(Nathan.rea@mail.house.gov;
fax:
202-225-5774).
Applicants should be in
college or graduate school,
or recent graduates of either,
and willing to spend
approximately three months
working in the office.
Opportunities
occur
throughout the year and the
office can be flexible
regarding start and end
dates.
Please direct
questions about the program
to Nathan at (202) 225-
6730.
Congressman
Walden represents the
Second Congressional
District of Oregon, which
includes 20 counties in
southern, central and eastern
Oregon. He is a deputy whip
in the House Leadership
Structure and a member of
the House Committee on
Energy and Commerce as
well as the Committee on
Resources.
Free
vegetarian
meal
planned
C o m p le te d 7 - 1 2
tiring your parents fo r an end of the year
barber ue bash uith the youth from
the "Jericho" project!
Food and Fun for All!
Water balloons will bo ready
* to launc h!
Thursday, July 7th, 7 p.m. at the Fairgrounds
W illow Creek Community loulh Group
For more information, rail Keith at 6”6-.»6,76
(N o y o u th g r o u p th is n e p k ...
ta k p thin u o p k o ff to ren t u p y o u r u r u s ! )
Everyone is invited
to a free vegetarian meal
with “international flavor” at
the Heppner Seventh-Day
Adventist Church, 560
Minor Street, on Sunday,
July 10, beginning at 1:30
p.m.
Individuals and
families are welcome to
sample vegetarian cuisine,
both Vegan (no animal
products) and Lacto-Ovo
Vegetarian (includes milk
products and eggs). Recipes
will be available. There is no
charge to participate.
Canyon River Company’s hospitality as we rafted the
Deschutes River. Bobbie Krein had donated the trip for
the St. Patrick’s auction. If you haven't had this experience,
then give it a try. You will enjoy beautiful scenery, class IV
rapids, floating along quietly, wildlife, and an awesome
lunch resembling a three-course dinner. It is said that no
other company serves such a meal. The experience was
great fun. Businesses, treat your employees to this
experience. Parents, take your family. Make some memories
and wear your life jacket, (not an option).
It was interesting to see what rafting has done for
Maupin. They have found their niche catering to rafters.
Photographers were stationed above every rapid to catch
the action, so one could take home proof of their wild ride.
Pictures were posted at various businesses to purchase, or
they could be ordered over the internet. It’s a lesson in
changing and “going with the flow” to enhance the
economy.
We enjoyed the road less traveled, and thus had the
opportunity to visit other small communities. It didn’t take
long to decide if they were tuned in to visitors. A grocery
store in one town did not appear to be open with various
and sundry items stacked, piled, and dropped in the window.
The counter was in front of the window with the
proprietor’s back to it, so he probably hadn’t had time to
think about how it appeared to visitors. Bet they’d have
more customers if they perked up their windows.
Shaniko was like stepping back in time.. The
community has turned it into a delightful, brightly painted,
collection of small shops with antique stores and the hotel.
There were a number of visitors there but, sadly, the one
restaurant was closed so they didn't stay long. People tend
to move on if their original intention was to stop for food
and none is available.
Fossil was booming. Seems it was senior center
day. We enjoyed some delicious wraps for lunch at a local
restaurant and headed for Heppner and home. Bottom line,
rural communities have a lot of trial and error and lots of
stamina. There’s nothing like exploring and learning from
them .
Thought for the week: “Accept that some days you
are the pigeon and some days you are the statue.”
ODFW seeks hunter
representative for board
Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife officials
have announced an available
position for a hunter
representative on the state’s
Access and Habitat Board.
The Access and
Habitat Program was
created by the 1993 Oregon
Legislature
to form
partnerships with private
landowners to improve
wildlife habitat and increase
hunting access on private
lands by awarding grants for
projects that accomplish
these goals.
, The Access and
Habitat Board is made up of
seven citizen volunteers -
three
landowner
representatives, three hunter
representatives and one
public-at-large
representative - who review
and recommend wildlife
habitat improvement and
hunter access projects for
funding to the Oregon Fish
and Wildlife Commission.
The program is funded by a
$2 surcharge included in
hunting license fees.
Board members,
who are appointed to four-
year terms by the Oregon
Fish
and
Wildlife
Commission, meet three or
four times each year in
various
communities
throughout the state to
review project funding
applications, hear public
testimony and act as liaisons
between the program and the
public.
Those with an
interest and experience in
hunting, forestry, farming,
ranching andTor wildlife
conservation are encouraged
to apply. The application
deadline is Oct. 1.
To request an
application and instructions
for applying, contact Access
and Habitat Program
coordinator Nick Myatt,
(503)
947-6087.
Applications also may be
downloaded from the
ODFW Web site at
www.dfw.state.or.us/AH/
get_involved.asp.
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