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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 19,2005 - THREE Ione School District receives ‘strong’ report card B ryn B row ning, superintendent of the lone School D istrict, told the board, at their Monday night regular m eeting, that the d is tric t has receiv ed a “strong” rating on its state school report card. Browning said the rating was up from a “ satisfactory” rating the previous year. B row ning also reported that the ISD has received notice that student Kristal Temple was in the top five percent o f students, based on 2004 PSAT scores. Browning said that Temple was one o f only several stu d en ts in the state o f Oregon. Also at the meeting the school’s biology class gave a pow er point presentation on their field trip. In other business, the board: -learn ed that the OMS1 planetarium will hold an assem bly for lone stu d en ts, including p re school c la sse s... The presentation was funded by the L ibraries o f Eastern Oregon. -le a rn e d of a rocketry lesson presented to students by Pat Struthers of Heppner. The presentation required an FAA clearance because o f the size o f a rocket fired and the altitude it achieved. -learn ed that the school’s publications class had received a grant for funds for p h o tography equipment and the class took the school’s sports photos. Browning said that the photo package was professional and affordable. -learned that school conferences will be held November 2-3 from 4-8 p.m. School will be dism issed early that day. -learn ed that the s c h o o l’s co lle g e prep coordinator, Allison Rudolf, has held one informational meeting and has held one- o n-one m eetin g s w ith stu d en ts and p aren ts to discu ss colleg e o p tio n s, fin a n c ial aid and scholarships. A website is being created to provide access to sch o la rsh ip updates, news and tips. She plans workshops regarding resume writing, how to get organized for scholarships and will check with students to ensure co m p lete scholarship packets. Several college visits to lone are planned throughout the year. -in se rv ic e s have been held regarding English Language Learner strategies and they will continue once a month after school. A high school course catalog has been co m p leted , a K-5 writing plan created and the school Accelerated Reader plan put into action. Eric Volger from the Umatilla- M orrow ESD trained the s ta ff on “ M astery in M o tio n ,” a database for assessment information. -the lone Education Foundation awarded a grant to the school for the research science class taught by Kevin Cam pbell to build a salt water aquarium which can be used for science classes in all grades. A field trip to the coast is included so that research science students can be trained on aquariums and marine biology. The students will then become teachers to the elementary middle school classes on the aquarium they build. Each class will get to adopt a fish to put in the tank. -tw o F rid ay s o f music lessons in guitar and piano have been held at the school by John Wambeke from Hermiston. Students range from first to l l lh graders. -the project around the reader board is complete. The h o rtic u ltu re class designed the flowers in the planter and Janet Holland planted the plants. -received a buildings and gro u n d s rep o rt concerning a sewer backup that resulted from burned- out pum ps. R oger B ritt pumped out the sewage and new pumps were installed with the assistance of Loyal Bums. -briefly discussed bids from the city of lone and Pacific Green for grounds maintenance. No decision was made. The d istric t’s contract with the city ran out the end of June. The school’s last hom e gam e w ill be October 28 and if the school needs the law n mowed again it will ask the city. -ad o p ted the d is tr ic t’s C o n tin u o u s Improvement Plan required by the Oregon Department of Education. -approved usage of the high school gym by the Inland Northwest Musicians for a concert on Saturday, April 22. - a p p r o v e d recom m endations of staff contracts for Susie Stillman for a half-tim e position; Allison Rudolf, Next Steps c o o rd in a to r; Lynn Dee R am os, m iddle school volleyball; Janet Holland, Read-n-Play coordinator. Heppner Booster Club would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for their generous donations to the 2005 Steak Feed and Auction. Without their support, this annual event would not have been such a success! Allstott Construction L.L.C Alpine Meadows Golf Course Angie Hanson Artisan Village Bank of Eastern Oregon Banner Bank Barbara Bloodsworth Barbara Hayes Barb Orwick Becky Ripple Betty Christman Bev Howe Bi-Mart Bob Despain Brian & Susan Thompson Buffalo Peaks Golf Course Campbell Motors, Inc Canyon Lakes Golf Course Carri Grieb Cascade Athletic Casey Moving Celita Strouse Central Red Apple Market Charlie and Marcia Anderson China Creek Golf Course Chuck & Sherry Matteson Collier's Market Columbia Basin Electric Coop. Columbia River Processing Cottage Flowers Country Shears Coyote Springs PGE Craig Gatzlaff - Nautilus, Inc. Crown Paper & Janitorial Supply Dale & Linda Conklin Dan Gusick Darlene Lovgren Dave, Patty. Shane & Stefan Matheny Daye & Michelle Stone Dean's Athletic Deena Reid Dennis & Babbette Wall Dennis Turner. DMD Deona Hodges Devin Oil Dick Temple. DVM Dobyns Pest Control Donna Osmin Dority Auto Sales. Inc. Dougherty Ranch Elguezahal Family Ernie & Mary Jean McCabe Francis Freel Frederickson Farms Ginger Keithley Green Feed & Seed Greg's Custom Clubs Haas Wood & Wind Things Hague wood Ranch Hair Expressions Helen Troxell Heppner Auto Parts Heppner Day Care Heppner Garden Club Heppner Gazette-Times Heppner Hardware Heppner High School Heppner High School Alumni Assoc. Hermiston Glass Hisler Family Hollomon’s Hope Lutheran & All Saints Episcopal Howe’s About Pizza Ida Farra Irv & Lynne Uitto J & G Services Jaci Hughes Jack Thompson Jan Brindle Jan McDonald Jan Stroeber & MaKenzie Correa Janet Dezellum Jannie Allen Jared Eckman Jay & Sue Gibbs Jean Healy & Mike Hryciw JeffCutsforth Jeremy & TyLynn Cimmiyotti Jill Martin Jim Hurl John & Diane Kilkenny John Edmundson John & Nancy Gochnauer John & Shelli Britt John Nickey Judy & Sandy Photography Kacdene Bailey Karen Clough Karen Smith-Griffith KayRcne & Roscoe Qualls Kevin & Petra Payne KIE Irrigation Kim Bach Kyle & Darcy Robinson Larry & Betty Mills Lee Padberg Les Schwab Tire Center Lott's Electric Louis & Betty Carlson Marcia Kemp Mark & Pam Dowdy Mark & Tami Rietmann Mark Huddleston Mark Schlichting Mary Ella Johnson Merry Brannon Mike & Kim Armato Miller & Sons Excavating Moore Excavation Morrow County Grain Growers Murray's Drug Oregon Zoo Ostler Orthodontics Panda Inn Chinese Restaurant Papa Murphy's Pat Dougherty Patriot Auto Glass Pendleton Bottling - Pepsi Peterson's Jewelers Petty john’s Builders Supply Phil & Kathy Carlson Pizza Hut Portland Trail Blazers Red Robin Rene’ Devin Rhonda Helfrecht Rick & Susan Johnston Riddell & Mark Elmblade Robert Reid Rock Thoughts Rolling Hills Hunting Preserve Ron & Maybelline Young Sandra Haynes Seitz Aviation Shelly Key Shirley George Sportsman's Warehouse Steve & Mindy Wilson Styling Arena Sunflower Junction Tobey Garrett Todd & Melissa Lindsay Tom & Bonnie Bennett Tricia Gunderson USA Subs Verda Hager Victor & Nancy VanderDoes Virginia Grant Wade & Marianne Smith Waite Family Fencing L.L.C. Wal-Mart Wheatland Insurance Widmer Brothers Brewing Company Wilcox Furniture Wildhorse Resort & Casino Willow Creek Country Club Wood on Wood Wright Chevrolet Wyna Woodford Kathy Rauch Jay Coil Damon Brosnan Mike Proctor Jason Palmer Maryann Smith Terry Gentry Pam Dowdy Keith Price Rita Bergstrom Forest McKinnis Petra Payne Melissa Coiner Ron Bowman Debbie Peck Deb & Craig Gutierrez Judy Eckman Sally Maddcm Ginger Bowman Ken Grieb Keith and Reica Hcrbison Many others also contributed to the success of the Steak Feed and Auction: Heppner Junior/Senior High School Students, Faculty, and Staff Auction Committee • Dinner Committee • Decorating Committee Ken Grieb, Auctioneer And everyone who assisted during the night of the dinner and auction Their hard work and dedication made it all possible! Thank you, everyone! Heppner Booster GCuG i SMART coordinator; Dean R o b in so n , head m iddle school track. Talented and G ifte d c o o rd in a to r and athletic director. -learn ed that the g en eral fund receiv ed $116,822 in Basic School Support and $5,121 from the county in common school money, in lieu of taxes. -learn ed that enrollment is at 162 K-12. -learn ed that the middle school is somewhat over budget, which is due to a llo c atio n o f te a c h e rs ’ salaries to the programs they are currently teaching, which is slightly different than what was budgeted. H ow ever, total salaries and benefits are under budget. • -held an executive session to discuss a student's records. -heard the following an n o u n cem en ts: O regon School Boards Association fall reg io n al m eetin g , O c to b er 26, 6:30 p.m ., BM CC S tudent U nion; OSBA annual conference, November 11-13, Portland; board m eeting, M onday, November 21. Adopt-A-Teacher funds art teacher Heppner flood writer seeks stories By Joann Byrd It turns out that the Heppner Flood and the people affected by it are even more interesting than I expected. Since I started working in April on a book about the flood and its impact, every day of research has provided at least one priceless revelation. I have learned, for instance, that the Heppner Relief Committee declined to accept a donation of $ 15,000 offered by contributors in Portland (who were already among Heppner’s most generous benefactors). The committee turned down the offer because “further assistance was not needed here.” I guess all of us have heard at least one variation on the story of the young mother who lost her own baby in the flood waters but saved another. Mary Addie Jones Ashbaugh was her name, and the full story reveals that her ability to save either infant was complicated by the fact that she was nearly blind. These pieces of history come from many, many days in the (marvelous) Morrow County Museum. Now I’m wearing out the old records in the basement of the county courthouse. Along the way, people here and elsewhere in the Northwest have been willing to tell me their stories (and their parents' and grandparents’ stories). I’ve probably done about a third of the research. If everything goes as planned. I’ll finish at least a first draft about 18 months from now. I already know that the list of people I’ll be thanking could take as many pages as the narrative itself. But my grandmother, Mattie Green (not to mention, my father, Joe Green) would tell me to keep working until I’ve got it right. Right means gathering all the stories and memories that are out there, to make the book as reliable and complete as is humanly possible. I wish I had thought of doing this 40 or 50 years ago. To create that book now, I’m depending a great deal on others’ generosity. I come today asking for more. I bet there are people here I haven't met who have experiences— or letters, pictures, scrapbooks— that would enrich this account. I’m looking for individual stories, family anecdotes and such. But I also have a long wish list that Morrow County folks may be willing and able to help with. Here's a sampling: There was a steam laundry at the confluence of Willow Creek and Balm Fork in June 1903. Several reports say the laundry extended out over the creek. Frederick and Emma Krug and their four children lived in the building, and sadly, died there. I sure wonder what kind of structure it was. Pictures, drawings or descriptions of the laundry would sure help. Because a fire destroyed the Heppner newspapers’ files a few years after the flood, the microfilm of the Gazette and Times does not include the last edition published before the flood: June 11, 1903. It’s also missing a number of issues in the months afterward. Any 1903 edition after June 6 would be enormously valuable. Many survivors were reluctant to speak of the flood. It’s not hard to imagine some reasons, but people who knew the survivors—or knew about them and their generation— could provide a more trustworthy explanation. In a perfect world, I'd ask every current and past resident two questions: What impact, if any, do you think the flood has had on Heppner through the years? What has that history of grief and fortitude done to the personality, the identity of this community? Stories handed down—even if we cannot be certain they're accurate— help explain the legacy of the flood. Since every story could get us closer to what’s likely true, I hope everyone will contribute whatever stories they inherited. (Know something I may or may not want to know? Please assume that I do.) I won’t be driving to Heppner during the winter because—even though I grew up in Pendleton— I am an ice-and-fog coward. I can do a lot of research from the west side of the Cascades. And I'll be back in Morrow County in the spring. Now or later, anyone who’s willing to share a story or memorabilia, could contact me this way: Joann Green Byrd, 2419 8th Ave. N. #302, Seattle, WA 98109; 206- 285-7104; joannbyrd@gbronline.com Or, for anyone who’d rather talk in person, I will have my notepad at the ready this Saturday (Oct. 22) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the foyer outside the Oregon Trail Library on Main Street in Heppner. The A dopt A T eacher F o u n d atio n has elected to fund Lance Eads, Heppner High School art teacher, to teach art at the elementary school for two hours every day for the rest of the year. The cost of this p ro je c t is approximately$ 11,000. Adopt a Teacher has also d o n ated $ 1 ,5 0 0 to Bill B roderick, 4H extension agent, to help fund Friday Fun with 4-H. This program is modeled after the National L ig h ts On A fter School Program . A ctiv ities w ill in clu d e p lay in g gam es, w orking on hom ew ork, eating snacks and learning about good nutrition. Each w eek ’s activities will be planned around the theme of a book. Students will meet at the Morrow County 4-H Annex from 8 a.m .-12 p.m. each Friday b eg in n in g October 14. This program is free to all children in grades 1 -4 who wish to participate. Parents are required to fill out a registration form. Call 6 7 6 -9 0 8 2 fo r m ore information. Adopt A Teacher is in the final phases o f completing the paperwork required for gaining a non profit organization status. Adopt A Teacher will be selling food at the Heppner E lem en tary C arn iv al T h u rsd ay , O cto b er 20. Everyone is invited to attend Beginning ballroom dancing planned and support the elementary stu d en ts and A dopt A Beginning ballroom lessons for $45. Discounts Teacher. dance lessons, taught by Jodi are available for couples. Chapa, will begin October D ance step s w ill 20 at the Morrow County include b eg in n in g and Fair Grounds Annex. The intermediate levels of the lessons will begin at 7 p.m. Cha-Cha. Waltz, Rumba and on Thursday and Saturday the Tango. By Lacie W agoner evenings. All ages are invited Drop ins are always The Pony B team to atten d . People may w elcom e. For m ore took a hard loss against the purchase lessons on a drop information please call 676- Mt. Vernon M ustangs on in basis for $10 per person 8161. T h u rsday , O cto b er 13. or buy the package of five Heppner lost both games, 25-21. C oach M elissa Coiner said, "The girls just didn’t come out focused. We weren’t receiving serves as JATURDAY, OCTOBER 22ND well as we have been in S TO 9 P.M. practice.” Pim i Itfefrgciriftcf ittefebte**» Although they took an early lead in both games, ^ cold Coronel Zoolito»»! the tough Mt. Vernon serv ers allo w ed the JOHN’S Mustangs to catch up and overtake the Ponies for the win. 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