TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 12,2005
Obituaries
The O fficial Newspaper
o f the C ity o f Heppner and the County o f Morrow
Sylvia E.
Crenshaw
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Chamber Chatter
By Claudia Hughes, Exec.
Director
“Head for the hills
of Heppner.” That seems to
be the cu rren t travel
m o tiv atio n as traffic
co n tin u es to com e this
direction in a steady stream.
I often wonder, is it really
about the hunt? We are
Oregon’s hunt country, but
le t’s think about w hat
visitors are hunting. Don’t
you believe that, rather than
the deer, or in addition to the
deer, they are “hunting clear
blue skies, crisp air, photo
o p p o rtu n itie s,
hiking
a d v en tu re, starry skies,
travel on a variety of two-
wheel and four-wheel modes
o f tra n sp o rta tio n , an
opportunity to rough it, as
w ell as sm all tow n
ambiance?
For m any years
some of us have been a part
of Eastern Oregon Visitor
A sso c ia tio n ,
w hich
encompasses nine to eleven
counties. Dedication to this
p a rtn e rsh ip and driv in g
hundreds o f m iles to
meetings over the years has
resu lted in both putting
Morrow County on the map
in a number of positive ways
and opening up som e
e x ce lle n t
m arketing
opportunities. During the
past couple o f years we
becam e a region w ithin
EOVA and began to focus
m ore on p ro je c ts w ith
Umatilla County. One such
successful endeavor has
been The Bite of Oregon.
The tw o co u n tie s have
decided to move on as a new
region ...Oregon’s Rugged
Country. Other adjourning
counties will be welcome to
jo in as we prom ote the
unique q u a litie s o f this
rugged country.
Rugged you might
wonder. For sure. This area
has rugged ranchers and
farm ers, rugged business
people, rugged hills and
tra ils, a rugged history,
rugged scen ic byw ays,
rugged su rv iv al sk ills,
rugged rimrock, and rugged
ideas for the future. The
going is not always smooth
and easy, which makes it all
the more exciting to be here.
It takes rugged individuals to
visit and stay. We value
wide-open rugged spaces.
Soon the M orrow
County Tourism Committee
m eetin g s w ill be re
activated. Persons interested
in m ark etin g M orrow
County in Oregon’s Rugged
Country are invited to share
their ideas for improving the
econom y o f our area by
growing tourism in Heppner
and co u n ty w id e. I t’s
exciting, it’s fun, and we
invite you to the table. If
your business stands to grow
from visitors, then we want
to hear from you. Growing
business is what Chamber is
in business to do.
T hought for the
week: “I have just as much
right to be wrong as I do to
be right!” (But, we’d all like
to be right.)
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Following are people who petitioned for
the recall of Jean Brazell,
Lexington Council Position #4:
Kathy Tellechea
Clarence Haynes
Janice Clark
Darwin Nicklas
John Renfro
Grace Baker
Elaine Miller
Edward Baker
Robert Reaney
Morris McCarl
Pamela Renfro
Jennifer Peck
Gary Kemp
Kelly Boyer
Clarence Buchanan
Dwyla Yocom
Kay Alldritt
E.O. Williams
Lori McCabe
David Williams
Joe Yocom
Marcia Kemp
George Seiler
Myrna Sieler
Dorothy O’dell
John Edwards
Dorothy Edwards
Gary Lent
Luella Taylor
A d p a i d f o r b y B e tty C h ristm a n
M rs.
S y lv ia
Crenshaw, 88, of Hermiston,
Oregon, formerly of Scio,
died Thursday, October 6,
2005, at Hermiston.
Funeral service was
held Monday, October 10, at
F ish er Funeral Hom e in
Albany. Burial was at the
Franklin Butte Cemetery in
Scio.
She was bom March
18, 1917, at C o rv a llis,
O regon, the d au g h ter o f
Frank and Eunice Shimanek
Bartu. She was raised and
attended school at Scio.
On August 4, 1935,
she married C.W. Crenshaw
at Scio. The couple lived at
Lebanon and West Fir before
settling at Scio where they
lived for over 50 years. She
enjoyed working on their
fam ily farm. The couple
m oved to H erm isto n in
2001 .
M rs.
C ren sh aw
enjoyed music, genealogy,
and spending time with her
family.
Survivors include
her husband, C.W. Crenshaw
of H erm iston; son Larry
Crenshaw and his wife Ruth
of Scio; daughters Kathy
Morgan of Scio, and Sue
Proudfoot and husband Paul
o f lo n e, g ra n d c h ild re n ,
Bruce C renshaw , M arcy
Crenshaw, Deanna Classen,
Steve Buell, Laurie Wiebel,
Jason Proudfoot, M egan
P ro u d fo o t-A d am s, and
several great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her parents and a
sister Audrey.
M e m o r i a l
contributions for those who
wish may be made to the
Scio Historical Society.
Sweeney Mortuary
o f H ep p n er and F ish er
Funeral Home of Albany are
in charge of arrangements.
Garry Tkillis
G ary
T u llis,
Hermiston, died on October
5, 2005, at the G ood
Shepherd Medical Center in
Hermiston, Oregon at the
age of 85 years.
Mr. Tullis was bom
on November 18, 1919, in
Pendleton, Oregon. He was
a longtime farmer in lone,
O regon until recen tly
moving to Hermiston.
He dearly loved
farming and spending time
with his family, especially his
grandchildren: Ryon, Til and
Cydney Tullis.
He is survived by his
wife, Birdine Tullis; sons,
Tim and M ark T u llis;
b ro th ers, Tom and John
Tullis; and sister, Charlotte
Roberts.
A p riv ate fam ily
service will be held.
Burns Mortuary of
H erm iston is in care o f
arrangements.
M ag n etic
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Heppner Gazette-Times
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Teachers strees value of FFA for youth
Condon FFA teacher
Erin Heideman, along with
FFA
te ach ers
from
H erm iston High School,
made a presentation to the
M orrow C ounty School
B oard at th e ir reg u lar
meeting at Riverside High
School M onday night,
stressing the value of the
FFA program for youth. The
MCSD is investigating the
possibility of a program at
H eppner High School. A
pro g ram is alread y in
existence at the new Irrigon
High School.
Heidem an and the
other teachers said that the
FFA program incorporates
math, computer skills, public
speaking, public relations,
marketing, advertising and
numerous other skills that
are a necessity in today’s
world. They stressed that the
program is no longer limited
to raising animals to market,
but is nearly unlimited in its
focus. They also emphasized
that the pro g ram gives
students the skills that create
self-confidence and lead to
success in college and in the
work place. Another benefit,
they said, is the large number
of scholarships available for
FFA students.
Schools must have a
vo-ag program in place to be
able to implement a FFA
program.
The board also heard
a presentation from assistant
superintendent Wade Smith
w ho rep o rted on DART
(D istric t
A ssessm ent
R esource Team) training
pertaining to the statewide
testing. Smith emphasized
that M orrow
C ounty
‘Teachers are not teaching to
tests, but rather teaching to
standards.” He outlined a
plan to “get a buy-in for
kids” by creating a testing
e n v iro n m en t w hich is
amenable to improving the
student’s scores.
English Language
Learner director Joel Chavez
d iscu ssed
in creasin g
H isp an ic
c h ild re n ’s
participation in organized
athletic activities. He said
th at
the
d istric t
is
encouraging children to get
a co m p etitiv e edge at a
young edge, to increase
participation and success in
those a c tiv itie s in later
school years. He said that a
growing number of Hispanic
children are participating in
athletic programs.
Sm ith
and
S u p e rin ten d e n t
M ark
Burrows reported that the
district could expect good
school report cards, which
will be released by the state
soon. T hey said that
Heppner Elementary School
received a strong rating,
H eppner H igh School,
satisfactory, A.C. Houghton
E lem en tary in Irrig o n ,
strong, and Sam Boardman
Elementary School, strong.
Riverside High School and
Windy River Elementary in
Boardman, and Irrigon High
School
and
Irrigon
Elem entary were exempt
from the rating because they
were either new schools or
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had undergone a transition.
The administration stressed
that once a school achieves
a high rating, “it’s tough to
maintain improvement.”
B urrow s
also
outlined a new format for the
district’s financial report,
which, he says, should be
easier to read.
In other business, the
board:
-R ev ised
the
d is tr ic t’s
po licy
on
re c o g n itio n o f relig io u s
beliefs and customs. They
eliminated the phrase, “The
several holidays throughout
the y ear w hich have a
religious and secular basis
should be observed in the
p u b lic sc h o o ls.” A lso
eliminated, concerning the
use o f religious sym bols
permitted as teaching aids
and tem porary in nature,
were the phrases, “such as a
cross, Menorah, crescent,
S tar o f D avid, crèch e,
symbols of Native American
religions or other symbols,”
and ‘These holidays include
Christmas, Easter, Passover,
H anukkah
and
T h an k sg iv in g .” B urrow s
said that the district didn’t
w ant to ex clu d e o th e r
re lig io n s and re lig io u s
symbols. He said the district
needed to update the policy,
adding, “We are clearly
behind.”
-C h an g ed
the
district’s policy on home-
sch o o led
stu d en ts.
Previously the policy had
been, “The Board reaffirms
its prerogative not to accept
hom e in stru ctio n course
credit tow ard graduation
requirements.” The policy
was changed to read, “The
B oard
reaffirm s
its
prerogative to evaluate for
credit and grade marking
before accepting hom e
instruction course credit
to w ard
g rad u atio n
requirements.” Also added
was a section concerning
applicable fees for home-
sch o o led
stu d en ts
concerning participation in
interscholastic activities.
-E lim in a te d
the
phrase “because of erratic
attendance or behavioral
problems” with respect to
the d is tric t’s altern ativ e
e d u catio n
p rogram .
Burrows said the district
didn’t want to label students
w ho atten d a lte rn ativ e
school fo r a v ariety o f
reasons.
-Changed the policy
for students with disabilities
concerning eligibility with
respect to age. Instead of
“Students ages kindergarten
through 21”, the new policy
w ill read, “ Students age
k in d e rg a rte n
th ro u g h
students who have not had
their 22nd birthday on or
before the first day of school
for students.”
-Concerning senior
trips/post graduation parties
elim in a te d the p h rase,
“While fund raising and the
“parties” themselves will be
separate from the school and
not co n sid ered a school
sp o n so red activ ity , the
school will help facilitate and
co m m u n icate
th e ir
organization.” The policy
already says, “The district
does not prom ote or
sanction senior trips. Any
stu d e n t-p a re n t
group
proposing such a trip will be
advised that both the fund
raising and the trip itself will
be separate from the school
and will not be considered as
a school activity. The district
su p p o rts the p ractice o f
student-parent organization
o f alcohol/drug free post-
g rad u atio n p a rtie s for
seniors.”
W ith the revision,
g ro u p s seeking to use
classrooms or other school
facilities to plan senior trips
or for fund raising for those
trips must apply for a facility
use permit, just as any other
group. However, principals
said they would probably go
ahead and allow information
concerning those trips or
fund raising activities to
continue to be distributed at
the school.
-U p d ated
and
revised policy concerning
CIM standards, alternative
in stru c tio n
p ro g ram s,
curriculum supervision and
curriculum development.
-Rescinded current
policy co n cern in g early
return to work and adopted
a new policy.
-A d o p ted p olicy
co n cern in g the sale and
ren tal o f eq u ip m en t to
students.
-Approved a request
for a sabbatical for half-time
teacher Lea Mathieu.
-Heard a W ellness
Policy Report from Linda
K enny and ap p ro v ed a
recommendation to appoint
a W ellness P o licy Task
Force.
- A c c e p t e d
re sig n atio n from Judy
Daniels, Irrigon Junior High
School head track coach.
- A p p r o v e d
em ploym ent for: Theresa
R ushing, H ep p n er High
School assistant cook; Sarah
A nne K en d rick , A .C.
Houghton Elementary part-
time ed assistant; Lance
Eads, an addition two hours
at Heppner Elementary for
art instruction on temporary
contract to be paid for by
Heppner Adopt-A-Teacher.
-Approved a transfer
for V irginia G arcia from
Irrigon Elementary School
E n g lish as a S econd
Language Ed assistant to
Windy R iver Elem entary
ESL Ed assistant, replacing
Beck Sanchez.
-A p p ro v ed ex tra
duty contracts for: Kevin
Gilbertson, Riverside High
School a ssista n t b o y s ’
b a sk e tb a ll co ach ; Jim
Doherty, RHS head girls’
basketball coach; K athie
Goad, fall and spring drama
advisor; Rick Drake, fall and
spring drama advisor; Carol
Johnson, RHS assistant girls’
b a sk e tb a ll co ach ; and
Marianne Smith, Heppner
H igh School head track
coach.
-A p p ro v ed
a
resolution concerning the
election of Oregon School
Board Association officers
and directors.
- A p p r o v e d
attendance variances for
several students.
-A ppointed Candy
Green and Archie Padberg to
H ep p n er
C om m unity
E d u catio n
C o m m ittee
positions.
-Held two executive
sessio n s
c o n cern in g
personnel.
-Heard the following
announcem ents: Heppner
CEC meeting, October 17,
HHS, 7 p.m .; B oardm an
CEC meeting, October 18,
SBE, 7 p.m.; Irrigon CEC
meeting, October 19, ACH,
7 p.m.; OSBA fall regional
m eeting. Blue M ountain
C om m unity
C o lleg e,
October 26, 6 p.m.; Board
w ork sessio n , Polycom ,
district office and Irrigon
Elementary, October 27, 7
p.m. (this meeting is open to
the public); End of first nine
w eeks,
O cto b er
27;
V eteran ’s Day holiday,
November 11; OSBA annual
convention, November 11-
13, Portland Marriott; next
board meeting, November
14, district office, 7 p.m.
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