TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 16,2005
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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
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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.