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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 16,2005 The Official Newspaper o f the City o f Heppner and the County o f Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3,1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Oregon Office at 188 W Willow Street Telephone (541) 676-9228. Fax (541) 676-9211 E- mail: editor (if rapidservenet or davui<£ heppner net. Web site: www.heppner.net. Post master send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Tunes, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $25 in Morrow County; $19 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $31 elsewhere; $26 student subscriptions David S y k e s.................................................................................................... Publisher Betty M acTavish................................................................................................. Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m . Cost lor a display ad is $4.90 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50« per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $5.50 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for publi cation must be specified. Affidavits must be required at the time of submission. Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). For Obituaries; Obituaries are published in the Heppner G T at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary wntten in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters M UST include the author’s address and phone number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statem ents made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks' at a cost of $10. On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or C hange a Subscription • Place a C lassified Ad • Subm it a N ew s Story • View Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Letters to Editor Holiday clean up Letter to the Editor: With the big game hunting seasons completed and the city water system up grade finished, it is time to p rep are fo r the holiday season. There is very little litter along our highways through town. So, a small effort should get us ready for T hanksgiving, the L ight Parade, and the Christmas New Year’s celebrations. All businesses and residents on the highways through tow n are encouraged to check their highway frontages and pick up and dispose of any litter they find. The next “form al” litter pick-up will happen next spring p rio r to the annual (St. P a tric k ’s Celebration. (s) John Edmundson, Coordinator Heppner Chamber of Commerce Litter Pick Up Program 5th Quarter event planned at Heppner Elks; proceeds to fund reader board Lexington chooses lighting contest theme continued from page one grant. Doherty asked for a decision by the council by the next meeting. -approved posting bills and the town’s financial report Monday evening or Tuesday morning prior to the monthly meeting. -discussed pruning or cutting down dead and dying trees in town. The co u n cil sought m ore in fo rm atio n , since some trees were on city property and some were on private property. The issue will be rev iew ed at the next meeting. -approved spending $500 to the Barnett & Moro accounting firm to complete a “management discussion and analysis plan" in addition to the annual audit. -a p p ro v e d a proposal by the Anderson Perry engineering firm for a conservation water plan for the town. Artifactory Holiday Bazaar nears Plan to attend the h o lid ay b a za a r at the fairgrounds on Saturday, Nov. 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All types of craft and baked items will be for sale. There will be activities for the children to do while the p a re n ts look for those special C hristm as item s. Santa will be stopping by during the day to listen to Christmas wishes. T his year the Heppner Elementary School Parent Teacher Club will be responsible for the kitchen in the annex. Baked potatoes, c h ili, pie, brow nies and drinks will be on the menu. The Parent Teacher Club will use the money to finance several projects planned for the com ing year at the elementary school. Admission is $2. The m oney w ill be used for various local com m unity projects. and Melissa Coiner. Raffle tickets will be sold at the Elks. Prizes include a $675 Phoenix barbecue with non flare stainless convection, donated by Kenny Turner, a C ivil W ar re p lic a black powder pistol, and a one-day pheasant hunt for two at the Todd Lindsay ranch. Raffle tickets are $2 each and six for $10. The salm on was donated for the second year in a row by Keith Presky, a long-time hunter from the Portland area. B lue M ountain The re a d e r board C om m unity College will project received $2,500 from offer an Adult Basic Skills/ the Tippage Fund. GED preparation class each Extension closed week in Heppner, beginning Wednesday, Nov. 16. The for the holiday class will be held from 5-8 The OSU Extension p.m . at H ep p n er H igh Service will be closed on S ch o o l, Room One and Thursday, November 24 and Darlene Marquardt will be Friday, N ovem ber 25 to the in stru c to r. The observe the Thanksgiving registration fee is $20 per holiday. q u arter. A book fee is charged for some subjects. For fu rth er inform ation, contact Darlene Marquardt at 676-9138 Ext. 2528 or by em ail at dm arq u ard t@ b lu ecc.ed u . Interested students may also To all our customers: c o n ta c t A nne M orter, BMCC Coordinator at 422- We have sold our business 7040. The Elks Club will soon have a new electric re a d e r board on th e ir building on Main Street in Heppner. The 5,h Quarter, a special function to help fund the reader board, will be held at the Elks on Saturday, N ov em b er 19, a fte r the Heppner High School home playoff game. The evening will include a salmon bake and ham dinner available for $15 each, beginning at 6:30 p.m., prize draw ings and entertainment by Dan Bums 3-D P ro d u ctio n s. The com m unity is invited to attend. The $8,000 reader board project will provide up to six or seven announcements of special community events, including notices of high school sports events. T he fund ra isin g effort is headed up by Josh effective at the end of November, 2005. Thank you for all your support over the years. Please use any gift certificates by Wednesday, November 23rd. Thank you, Jamie and Honda Helfrecht Green Feed and Seed, Heppner ABS/GED preparation classes offered 4 , School district receives excellence award continued from page one and took home the prize. The board voted to match the $500 award and turn it back to those two schools. Also at the Monday meeting, the board viewed a presentation by Riverside High School teacher Mark Rouska and student Mike M artinez on the PLATO Web L earning N etw ork, which is web based, can be used throughout the district and en ab le s stu d en ts in recovering credits towards graduation. “It’s an excellent use of technology that can be accessed th ro u g h o u t the district, uniting all schools in th e ir c re d it reco v ery pro g ram s,” said Rouska. “ Students who transition from one school to another can take their PLATO work with them with a click of the mouse.” Rouska said that the program is based on up-to- date curriculum, meets state and federal standards, can be individualized and enables students to work at their own pace. Students do not fail the program, but instead must go back and complete work until it is satisfactory before they can move on to the next level. Rouska said that the program has made it possible for many students to graduate from RHS who may have otherwise dropped out. Martinez demonstrated the program and said that it has made it much easier for him to learn. In other business, the board: -a p p ro v e d the second reading and adoption of policies on traffic safety; re la tio n s w ith hom e- sch o o led stu d en ts; curriculum developm ent; cu rric u lu m su p erv isio n ; re c o g n itio n o f re lig io u s beliefs and customs; drug, alco h o l and to b acco prevention, health education; students with disabilities; establishment of alternative e d u c a tio n , d ista n ce and su p p lem en tal p ro g ram s; certificate of initial mastery (C IM ) p ro ficie n c y standards; and senior trips/ post graduation parties. -approved the first read in g o f re p o rtin g o f suspected child abuse to in clu d e the fo llo w in g additions/changes, “Child abuse by district employees will not be tolerated. As d is tric t e m p lo y ees are subject to this policy and the a c c o m p a n y i n g administrative regulation, if a d istric t em ployee is a suspected abuse, reporting requirem ents rem ain the sam e ” ; and “ S ta ff may receiv e in fo rm atio n and assistance in identification of abuse and neglect.” F u rth er po licy revisions on reporting of su sp e c ted ch ild abuse in clu d e the fo llo w in g a d d itio n s, “The d istric t em p lo y ee sh o u ld also immediately inform his/her supervisor, building principal or superintendent” ; “The district will designate the Collective Risk Management Team to receive reports of BUY TOKENS IN ADVANCE! With the cold weather here, please re member that the Wilkinson Arena is now on a token machine. So please think ahead and pre purchase the tokens at the Fair Office. Tokens are $10 each: this will cover the rental and lights for one hour. If you put two tokens in, you will get two hours; three tokens, three hours; and so on. For more information, call 676-9474 from 8 a.m. -1 2 p.m., Monday through Friday. Renee Yocom, MC Fair Secretary ........................................................ ' I ♦ c h ild ab u se by school em p lo y e es and o p erate under the procedures set forth by that team to be followed upon receipt of a c h ild ab u se rep o rt. The d istrict will post in each school building the names and contact information of the C o lle c tiv e R isk M an ag em en t Team designated to receive child abuse reports, as well as the procedures for filing a report on the Employee Protection Line. When the Collective R isk M anagem ent takes action o n ,th e report, the person who initiated the rep o rt m ust be n otified. When the district receives a report o f suspected child abuse by one o f it’s (sic) e m p lo y e es, and the Collective Risk Management Team determines that there is re a so n a b le cause to su p p o rt the re p o rts, the district shall place the school em p lo y ee on paid administrative leave until the D e p artm en t o f H um an S e rv ic e s or a law enforcement agency either: 1 ) determines that the report is unfounded or that the report will not be pursued; or 2) determ ines that the report is founded and the education provider takes the a p p ro p ria te d iscip lin ary action against the school employee. If the Department of Human Services or a law e n fo rc e m e n t agency is unable to determine whether the child abuse occurred the district may either reinstate the e m p lo y ee or take disciplinary action at the district’s discretion. “Documents, reports and records com piled by district employees pursuant to the provisions of the Child Abuse Act are confidential and are not accessible for public inspection. However, the su p e rin te n d e n t or designee, or the Collective R isk M anagem ent Team shall m ake such records a v a ila b le to any law enfo rcem en t agency, the D e p artm en t o f H um an S e rv ic e s, the T eacher S tan d ard s and P ractices Commission or a child abuse registry in any other state for the purpose of subsequent investigation of child abuse, and to any physician, at the request o f the physician, regarding any child brought to the physician or coming before the physician for e x a m in a tio n , care or treatment. However, prior to the d isc lo su re o f a d is c ip lin a ry reco rd , the principal or designee shall rem ove any p erso n ally identifiable information from the re c o rd th at w ould disclose the identity of a child, a crime victim or a school employee who is not the subject of the disciplinary record. “ F u rth er, the initiation o f a report in good faith about suspected child abuse may not adversely a ffe c t any term s or conditions of employment or the work environment of the com plainant. If a student in itia te s a rep o rt o f suspected child abuse by a district employee in good faith, the student will not be disciplined by the Board or any district employee.” -approved the first read in g on a d d itio n s to policies concerning: tobacco free environment; field trips; a lte rn a tiv e e d u ca tio n p rogram s; ev alu atio n o f a lte rn a tiv e ed u ca tio n p ro g ram s; and re fe rra l notification for alternative education programs. - a p p r o v e d appointment of Dan Young, Irrig o n , to the b u d g et committee. -ap p ro v ed the fo llo w in g re sig n a tio n s: Heather Shaner, Riverside High School and W indy River Elementary one-on- one special ed assistant; and D iana O rr, Irrig o n Elementary special ed one- on-one ed assistant. -ap p ro v ed the fo llo w in g em p lo y m en t: Alma R odriguez, Irrigon school-family liaison; Ana Rosa Mendoza, special ed o n e-o n -o n e a ssista n t, replacing Maria Gomez; and Theresa Rushing, Heppner Elementary, additional 1-1/ 2 hour ed assistant. -ap p ro v ed the following transfer: M aria Gomez, Irrigon Elementary, E n g lish as a S econd L anguage ed a ssista n t, replacing Virginia Garcia. -ap p ro v ed the fo llo w in g ex tra duty c o n tra cts: Paul K eefer, Riverside Junior High boys’ basketball coach; Marianne Smith, Heppner High School head track coach; A bel B u rn ett, Irrig o n H igh assistant boys’ basketball coach; N oe M elen d ez, Irrigon Junior High assistant boys’ basketball coach; and M ichelle Kinley, Irrigon High School assistant girls’ basketball coach. -ap p ro v ed the following budget calendar: April 3-budgets due from buildings and departments; A pril 2 6 -p u b lic a tio n o f notice of budget meeting; May 1-release o f budget information; May 3-second notice budget meeting; May 8-regular board m eeting, distribute budget document; M ay 15-first b u d g et meeting, budget message; additional meeting dates to be set by co m m ittee if needed; May 24-deadline for budget approval; May 31- publication notice of budget hearing; June 12-budget hearing, adopt budget and make appropriations; June 12-regular board meeting, July 1-beginning of 2006-07 fiscal year; July 15-deadline to certify levy to assessor. -heard the following announcements: Boardman C om m u n ity E d u catio n Committee meeting, RHS, 7 p.m., November 15; Irrigon CEC meeting, IHS, 7 p.m., N o v em b er 16; H ep p n er CEC meeting, HES, 7 p.m., November 21; Thanksgiving holiday, November 24 and 25; next board m eeting, Irrigon Elementary. 7 p.m., December 12. Justice Court John LeD oux, 52, Driving while suspended- violation, fine $423. TAYLOR'S RESTAURANT in lone Saturday, Novem ber 19th Karaoke from 9 p.m. to d osin g Blackjack table from 8 p.m . to closing The restaurant will be closed November 24-25 for Thanksgiving The lounge will open on Nov. 25 at 4 p.m.
