SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 14,2005
Help from above... the Karen Holland story IEF to hold annual fundraising
Reprinted from the August
2005 l'imberon, Nev* Mexico
Mountain Times
By Gwen Adams of the
Mountain Times
life!”
dinner and auction
K aren sh ared the sources ON.
Lightening strikes
secret of her success in five
words - “you have to like with a loud boom and causes
The lone Education be sold at the d o o r if past year. Tier Two grants
yourself.” She definitely is a electrical pluses to dance on
have been used to fund a
Foundation will be holding available.
What must it be like success and a delightful the steel posts and 1-beams, th e ir annual m eeting
ro
b o tics p ro g ram , to
For all who attended
to live on top of a mountain person who has saved many and at night the tower turns followed by a social hour and this event last year, there will p u rch ase 20 g rap h in g
and above the trees? Karen acres o f our forests from blue.
calcu lato rs for advanced
Stools are fitted with dinner on the evening of be the same great food. The math classes and to purchase
H olland can answ er that d e v asta tin g fire. Her
Saturday, Sept. 24 in lone. live auction will be limited to
question. She has spent 35 d e d ica tio n in sp ite o f g lass in su lato rs for feet The annual meeting will be around one hour. Plans are software and materials for
summers working and living freezing cold, sickness, and because o f the lightning held at the lone American being made to showcase the the STAR reading program,
on fire towers in Oregon and years without electricity has storms.
p ro v id es
Legion Hall at 5:30 p.m., f o u n d a t i o n ’ s w hich
From
the
Sacramento
Tower
b
e
n
efited
th
o
u
san
d
s
o
f
New
M exico.
The
read in g
followed by a 6 p.m. social accomplishments with a slide c o m p u te riz e d
S acram en to
to w e r’s people who never knew she a person can see El Paso hour and dinner at 7 p.m. show
assessments
for
elementary
and
m usical
elevation is 9,590 ft and was watching over them. lights, Dell City fireworks, The fo u n d atio n w ill be entertainment. Last year’s and middle school students.
measures 13'x 13' at the top. The solitude provides plenty Pt. B liss, W hite Sands, raffling a shotgun and spa dinner and auction was a Tier Two grants also helped
Not exactly your average of time for reading, carving, newborn fawns and endless p ack ag e, as w ell as huge success, allowing the to fund the A rtist in
painting, puzzles, music, trees.
home.
a u ctio n in g lone School foundation to fund many R esid en ce p ro g ram and
She works and lives animal watching, and hosting There is good reception from m em orabilia, oak school lone C om m unity School funds are still available for
additional needs this fall.
in this tower six days a week visitors from around the 14 TV stations using only a chairs, tables, desks, a piano programs.
with Thursdays off to do all w orld. The m ost distant “built-in” antenna.
The lone Education
The lone Education
and other items from the old
The
tower
was
surrounded
tra
v
e
led
from
R
ussia.
her shopping, catch up on
lone School building plus Foundation has approved a Foundation annual dinner
e rra n d s, m eet and have H unters seek her out for by the Danley Fire in 1962. other items such as a UO T ier O ne gran t w orth and auction is the primary
dinner with her husband. He information about wildlife The tow er was evacuated pack ag e, a w ine tastin g $ 3 0 ,0 0 0 to lo n e School income source for the Tier
is a retired school teacher, movement, most times with during the Scott Able Fire... package, grain feed beef, a D istrict for the 2005-06 One grant that helps to fund
who now works in the James no concern for their physical Karen had to be ordered out! 1984 Chevy one-ton dually school year. The grant will the music program. If you
Canyon Fire Tower. It’s a appearance or fragrance.
a chance to attend the
Grant wins Eddi flatbed pickup and many be used to fund a m usic had
A fter all, hunters a re n ’t
family affair!
w
in
te
r or sp rin g m usic
teacher. With your continued
more items.
H er caree r began usually fresh out o f the Skow Net
performances,
you will want
T he d in n e r m enu su p p o rt, the fo u n d atio n
quite by accident, when one shower, are they?
consists of prime rib, crab, plans to provide a similar to come and participate in
H er v isito rs also Championship
of the forestry supervisors
funding a truly wonderful
The W illow Creek shrimp, baked potato, bread, grant to the lone Community program.
accepted her joking about include those with four legs.
salad and dessert. The meal School each year.
working in fire towers and Held hostag e by a stair Ladies Club Champion and includes two beverages, with
The F o u n d atio n
In addition to the
Skow
Net
offered her the job for the climbing porcupine and a Eddi
appreciates
the continuing
g o lf choice of beer, wine or soft Tier One grant, the lone su p p o rt o f W h eatlan d
summer. Since this provided rather large rat in the stove C h am p io n sh ip
drinks. Dinner ticket prices Education Foundation has
an unexpected income, she pipe, she reco u n ted the tournam ent was held on are $25 for adults and $10 m ade all dues c o lle cte d Insurance, MCGG, Bank of
accepted, and 35 years later hours spent try in g to T uesday, S ept. 6 and for children ages 12 to 7. available to the school in the E astern
O regon
and
S ept.
7.
finds herself in the beautiful extricate these uninvited W ednesday,
ICABO,
as
dinner
sponsors.
Children six and under are form of Tier Two grants. For
S acram en to M ountains guests from her tower home. Originally 14 Willow Creek free. Ticket sales will be the c u rre n t school y ear
T he
B oard
of
Karen has spent 22 Country Club ladies were limited to 250 adults and through D ecem ber 2005, D ire c to rs o f the lone
w atching
ov er
the
S o u th e a stern
L incoln years working the first half signed up to participate in may be purchased in advance grants totaling $12,600 are Education Foundation hopes
National Forest. By the way, o f each sum m er on the the 36-hole tournament.
you can join them on Sept.
Pat Edmundson won at the B ank o f E astern available. These grants are 24 for a wonderful meal and
she still has the dinning room Sacramento Fire Tower and
L ad ies
C lub Oregon in lone. Tickets will available for teacher/student a fun auction in support of a
table she bought with her the second h a lf on the W CC C
learning projects. Over the
Madison Butte fire tower in C h am p io n and V irginia
first pay check.
worthy cause.
D uring her years her home state of Oregon. Grant won the Eddi Skow
liv in g in fire tow ers in Over the last nine years, Net Championship for 2005. Morrow County and Heppner Schools shine on AYP
has
w orked Additional recognition was
Oregon and New Mexico, K aren
in
the given to second low gross, By Wade A. Smith, Morrow
she raised four children who e x c lu siv e ly
m easured against annual m issed
high
school
recently shared with her their Sacramento tower, leaving Loa Henderson; second low County School District
perform ance targets. In a e x p e c ta tio n s
for
appreciation for the life in July or August, depending net, Sandi Hanna; third low Assistant Superintendent
school, if all groups meet the m a t h e m a t i c s .
experiences her profession on the monsoons. If you get gross, Eva Kilkenny; and
statew id e
acad em ic S u p e rin te n d e n t
M ark
M orrow C ounty
afforded them. Her stories an opportunity to visit with th ird low net, Jan ice
a ch ie v e m en t targ ets in Burrows and the Board of
School
D istric t
about their exploits with wild Karen before she leaves, ask Paustian.
English/Language Arts and Directors have set rigorous
a
d
m
in
istra
tio
n
and staff
A
d
d
itio
n
al
p
rizes
animals, electrical storms, her about the blue grouse,
mathematics and the school academic goals for the 2005-
and hunters came to an end how she recovered from were given for individual recently learned that all meets the targets for either 06 school year to improve
on
T uesday. q u a lify in g sch o o ls m et attendance ih elementary and
with her playing the omni­ triple by-pass surgery in the e v en ts
m iddle and high school
Henderson
took
least
putts; adequate yearly progress middle schools or graduation
cord and singing the 67 Vi foot high tower, her
p erfo rm an ce in all core
“Smokey Bear” song. What wood wizards, the tattered Paustian and Kilkenny tied (AYP) for the 2004-2005 rates for schools with grade content areas.
flags that hang from the for mystery score; Hanna school year. AC Houghton 12, the school is designated
a treat!
L ocally, H ep p n er
Her most terrifying ceiling, and by all means... took long drive; and Lynnea Elementary School, Irrigon as ‘Meeting AYP.” ’
Elementary and Heppner Jr/
m om ents w ere spent ask her to sing the “Smokey Sargent took longest putt. Elementary, Sam Boardman
As shared with the Sr High School individual
Day prizes for Wednesday Elementary, Windy River public during the Sept. 12
aw aiting w ord from her Bear” song for you.
AYP results were extremely
H ep p n er
At night the light included a tie between Grant E lem en tary ,
husband who was trapped
school b o ard m eetin g . promising as both schools
while fighting a 22,000 acre from the tower can be seen and Kilkenny for least putts; Elementary and Heppner Jr/ M orrow C o u n ty School fa r-su rp a sse d
AYP
fire. He survived without a for miles. The next time you Paustian took the mystery Sr High School all met the District administration, staff expectations. Language arts
scratch. Her husband later look up and see that light score; and Grant also took rig o ro u s F ederal AYP and students have a lot to be sco res
at
H ep p n er
began a new career on top remember Karen’s on watch. long drive and longest putt. standards set for Oregon proud of. Elementary school Elementary were 32 percent
A d d i t i o n a l schools. Riverside Jr/Sr High sco res w ere ex trem ely above state standards and 44
of a mountain and above the Thank you, Karen, for your
recognition
was given to School and the new ly
trees. Humm, that sounds dedication, concern for the
strong. As detailed during p ercen t
above
state
Closest
to
Pin
(KP) on holes formed Irrigon Jr/Sr High
safety o f those who live
familiar!
the school board meeting, 98 standards in m athem atics
Fond
m em ories under your watchful eyes, #2 and # 11 and #4 and # 13, School were both exempt p e rc en t o f all e lig ib le with a remarkable student
include the first day in her and your delightful spirit w ith 10 p la y ers being from th is y e a r’s AYP students were tested district­ passing rate of 93.7 percent.
due
to
first fire tower standing for which welcomes everyone to recognized. Five chip-ins d e sig n a tio n s
wide in language arts and A
stro n g
atte n d an c e
ex
ce
ssiv
e
p
o
p
u
latio
n
were
made
by
the
players
hours on boards held up by your mountain top home.
math, scoring 17 percent and incentive program paid off
S acram en to Fire p re sen t w ith L o rren e changes from the transfer of 32 p e rc en t re sp e c tiv e ly with an average attendance
glass bottles as insulation
Montgomery making a 63- students out of Riverside and above state standards, with
from lig h ten in g storm s, Tower Facts:
rate of 94.5 percent, nearly
yard
chip-in on hole #9. The into Irrigon. Both schools impressive attendance rates
being told that the only water Air conditioning consists of
1 percent above the 2003-04
was DOWN by the spring, 1 open door and 1 open only birdie made during the will receive AYP ratings next app ro ach in g 95 percent. rate. H eppner Jr/S r High
two days of play was made year.
and finding the instruction window.
Middle school performance School, one of only a handful
The No Child Left
manual on “ How to be a Recently it got to minus 2 by Grant.
district-wide, although not o f high sch o o ls in the
Luvilla Sonstegard Behind Act requires that as strong as the elementary
L ook o u t" in the bottom degrees outside, that equals
surrounding area to meet
p ro v id e
th eir
took
the
door prize for the states
drawer of the tower! What a 32 degrees inside with 1/2”
scores, narrow ly m issed AYP, performed extremely
start! But she adds, “what a ice on the inside windows... event and Jackie A llstott c o n stitu e n ts w ith an, state e x p e c ta tio n s in well. Student scores were
and with all available heat won the money pot drawing. “ ...annual determination of language arts but exceeded w ell above the state
R e f r e s h m e n t s , w h eth er [their] schools, the state ben ch m ark in
standards by 14.4 percent in
provided by the various districts and state have made mathematics for all students.
lan g u ag e arts and 21.2
ladies present, were served adequate yearly progress
D istrict-w ide high school p ercen t in m ath em atics.
toward the goal of having all
on both days.
re su lts, w hich in clu d ed L an g u ag e arts sco res
students meet rigorous state
stu d en t
sco res
from re v e ale d a 16 p e rc en t
M ag n e tic
academic standards by the
R iv ersid e and Irrig o n , improvement over 2003-04
2 0 1 3 -2 0 1 4 school year.
D o o r Signs
revealed a 19 percent growth scores and a remarkable 27
Each year, the performance
By DAVID SYKES
in language arts, surpassing p ercen t im p ro v em en t in
HERE
of all students in the school
the
state b en ch m ark . m ath e m atics o v e r the
REA LTO R
Heppner (iazel le-Times and d is tric t, as w ell as However, students narrowly previous year.
subgroups of students, is
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