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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 1,2006 lone School District continued from page 1 sell through the school or Collier’s Market; -over 30 volunteers have been trained for the SMART program; -B row ning is working with the ESD to create a staff em ergency handbook under a grant in conjunction with the ESD. The grant is also paying for the d is tric t’s h a lf of the defibrillator and will cover use of the defibrillator, first aid and CPR; -beginning with the 2006-07 school year the d is tric t w ill o ffer the “ E xp an d ed O ptions Program (Senate Bill 300) concerning college class offerings; -an estimate for state school funding indicated that lo n e ’s e stim ate was “relatively flat in comparison to the c u rre n t y e ar.” B row ning said she has c o n ta c te d the O regon D epartm ent of Education and requested them to revisit the school’s calculation; -a survey will be sent to parents asking them in March or April how well the school district is doing. In other business, the board: -adopted the second reading o f the policy for selection o f students for honor roll and honorable m ention. High school students must be enrolled in at lest four core units of credit and middle school students must be enrolled full time. Students receiving a grade of less than ‘C ’ or re c e iv in g a g rad e o f incomplete or “no grade’ will not be eligible for honor roll o r h o n o rab le m en tio n . Students must have a grade point average greater than 3.49 and no more than one grade of “C ’ for honor roll; students must have a grade point average greater than 2.99 and less than 3.5 and no grade less than ‘C ’ for honorable mention. -approved the 2006- 07 b udget c a le n d a r as follows: March 15-teacher/ staff budget requests due to superintendent; March 20- publish first notice of budget committee meeting; April 3- publish second notice; April 10-budget co m m ittee m eeting, p resentation of budget m essage and document, 7 p.m.; May 25- final meeting target date for budget approval by budget committee; June 5-publish notice of budget hearing and budget summary; June 12- budget h earin g , 6 p.m ., followed by regular board m eeting and budget adoption, appropriations and levy tax. -approved hiring of a half-time reading aide for the remainder of the school year. -approved moving the charter review until the next meeting. -ap p ro v ed a reso lu tio n accepting the ESD service plan -approved various policies. -learned that the next m eeting will be held on Monday, March 20. Group works to bring mega motorplex to Morrow County continued from page 1 h ig h lig h ts o f G a rd n e r’s N A SC A R career are his 1983 N ASCAR W inston Cup C ham pion win with Bobby Allison as his driver, his 43 NASCAR Cup Series wins (still among the top-15 in all-time Cup Series wins for car owners) and his 1982 Daytona 500 win. P art of the Boardman proposal hinges on how M orrow C ounty v o ters resp o n d to a Speedway Activity District Excise Tax measure on the M ay 18 b allo t. M orrow C ounty C o m m issio n ers ap p ro v ed p u ttin g the measure on the ballot at their Feb. 22 m eeting. The p ro p o sed eig h t p ercen t excise tax will be charged on ticket sales and specific retail goods and services sold only w ith in the Speedw ay Activity District. Of the eight percent, 7.5 percent will be used by O regon International Speedway to pay for road and utility improvements and .5 percent will go to Morrow County to o ffse t co sts of administering the tax. A pproval o f the ex cise tax w ill provide M orrow C ounty Commissioners the option to enact a motor vehicle fuel tax and lodging tax only w ith in the S peedw ay District. Those funds would be used by OIS to repay the public purpose bonds. “The excise tax will only be charged on ticket sales and retail goods and serv ices sold w ithin the Speedway Activity District,” said Tallman. “The county will use its share of the excise tax to adm inister the tax. OIS will use funds from the tax to pay for roads and utility improvements for the speedway.” “The tax will sunset in 30 years and it can not be changed in any way without approval from M orrow county voters,” he added. OIS is in the process o f secu rin g race date co m m itm en ts from motorsport organizations to bring major events to the speedway in 2008. “OIS is committed to working with the Port of M orrow and M orrow County com m issioners to make this project a reality,” said Steve B rucker, OIS Senior Vice President of Operations. “This speedway will create economic growth for Morrow County and for Oregon.” The e stim ated statewide economic impact could be more than $140 million per year, according to O IS p ro je c tio n s. The construction of the project’s phase one will support an estim ated 1,200 jobs and $175 million in wages. An estim ated 250 perm anent jobs will be created by the c o m p le tio n of the speedway’s first phase. G o v e rn o r Ted K u lo n g o sk i, S en ato r G ordon S m ith , US Representative Greg Walden and Oregon Representative Greg Smith have all sent letters o f support for the project to Port of Morrow Commissioners. “As the governor of Oregon, I have emphasized economic development and the creation of new jobs as one of my top priorities,” wrote Kulongoski. “I want to encourage you in your efforts to locate a m ajor motorsports speedway and family recreation destination in Boardman. A project of this magnitude will be of great benefit not only to your region, but also to the entire State of Oregon.” Women of Hope donate to Helping Hearts program Tillamook County Creamery Association offers scholarship to local students Jan MacDonald (left), with Columbia Basin Electric Co-op, receives a $100 check from Pauline Matheny (center) and Joan Basile (right), of the Women of Hope group for CBEC’s Helping Hearts Program. The Women of Hope group from Hope Lutheran in Heppner held a bake sale and donated $100 o f the proceeds to Columbia Basin Electric C o-O p’s Helping H earts p rogram . The program helps families in need pay delinquent bills to keep their electricity on. Helping Hearts was started four years ago and is funded by donations and m atching funds from the CBEC Board of Directors. The board will match up to $2000. Persons in need can co n tac t one o f tw o re p re se n ta tiv e s, one H e p p n er-b ase d and one C ondon-based, and have their situations assessed and if granted, at least a portion of the delinquent bill will be c o v ered to keep the electricity on. This year, 34 families requested assistance and each family received help, said Jan M acDonald with CBEC. She also said that funds d o n a ted to the program are tax deductible. One-time gifts may be made to the fund, or there is an option of giving a monthly donation with your electric bill. For m ore information on donating to the p ro g ram , or for assistance, you can contact Columbia Basin Electric at 676-9146. Nazarene Church to host guest speaker Rev. Paul Barber of Tillamook will be speaking at this year’s Church of the N azaren e O regon Zone Crusade. The crusade will com e to H ep p n er on Saturday, M arch 11 at 7 p.m., hosted by Rev. Duane Jones. Meetings will also be held: Friday, March 10 in Pilot Rock at 7 p.m.; Sunday, March 12 in Arlington at 10:30 a.m .; and Sunday, March 12 in Pendleton at 6 p.m. The public is invited to attend. The evening will also include a time of praise, w orship and inspirational music. T he N o rth w est D istric t C hurch o f the N azaren e en co m p a sse s Washington State east of the Cascade M ountain range, Idaho north of the Salmon River and Sherman, Gilliam, M orrow and U m atilla counties in Oregon. There are 71 Nazarene Churches in the district that are divided into 11 zones. For m ore inform ation, contact Rev. Duane Joes at 676-5529. Tillam ook C ounty C ream ery A ssociation is o ffe rin g one $2000 sc h o la rsh ip to local g ra d u a tin g high school seniors. TCCA encourages all students that are eligible, to apply for the scholarship. Students applying for TCCA’s excellence in le a d e rsh ip sc h o la rsh ip should be a 2006 graduating senior from Heppner High S ch o o l, lo n e School or R iv e rsid e H igh School. Students need to be accepted to atte n d an a cc re d ite d c o lle g e , u n iv e rsity or technical school for a degree program on a full-time basis. All students must have a GPA o f 3.0 or above. P rev io u s w inners o f the TCCA scholarship program may not reapply. “Our youth and the communities where TCCA is located are very important to us,” said Jim M cM ullen, TCCA president and CEO. “We feel that it is important to encourage our youth to strive for a college education and be a lead er in th eir c o m m u n ity .” The scholarship will be awarded b ased on le ad e rsh ip , c o m m u n ity and sch o o l involvement, and scholastic achievement. Scholarship applications and directions are available at the three M orrow C ounty high schools or by calling the Columbia River Processing, Inc. main office at (541) 481 - 3770. S tu d en ts can also contact C hristie Lincoln, T C C A p u b lic re la tio n s manager, at (503) 815-1358. All application components m ust be retu rn ed to the scholarship committee by April 3, 2006. T he T illam o o k C o u n ty C ream ery A ssociation, form ed as a farmer-owned cooperative in 1909, has earn ed a rep u tatio n as one o f the nation’s premier brands of ch eese. T illam o o k is a n a tio n a l m a rk e ter o f naturally aged cheddar and a variety of other cheeses, butter, and an extensive line of premium ice cream, sour cream and yogurt. TCCA is most famously known for its in te rn a tio n a lly a w a rd winning Tillamook cheddar cheese. Births M arie, was born Feb. 8, 2006 at G ood S h ep h erd M ed ical C en ter in Hermiston to Kandi and Ty Hall of Boardman. Axel Abuid G onzalez- a son, A xel Abuid, was born Feb. 17, 2006 at G ood S h epherd M ed ical C en ter in Hermiston to Josefina and Victor Gonzalez. Megan René Joyce- a daughter, Megan René, was born Feb. 22, 2006 at Holy Rosary Medical Center in Ontario to Philip and Tina Jo y ce o f O n tario . She weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces and was 19 inches. Megan jo in s sister, Julianna and b ro th er, K ellen. H er grandparents are Gary and Marcia Kemp of Lexington and Kitsie Joyce and the late Peter Joyce of Ontario. Zandra Raylee M asterson- a d au g h ter, Zandra Raylee, was born Feb. 3, 2 006, at St. A n th o n y ’s H o sp ital in Pendleton, to Betty Jo and Michael Masterson of lone. Aerianna Destanie Decker- a d au g h ter, A erian n a D estan ie, was born Feb. 4, 2006 at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston to Ashley Ellis and R yan D eck er o f Boardman. Sally Lynn Deike- a daughter, Sally Lynn, was born Feb. 8, 2006, at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston to Sherry Deike and E ddie P ergande o f Irrigon. Nevaeh M arie Hall- a daughter, Nevaeh lone Board of Education extends superintendent contract ABOUT THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES NEWSPAPER News articles The lone Board of Education announced this week that it has awarded S u p e rin ten d e n t Bryn B row ning a tw o -y ear c o n tra ct ex ten sio n . The action took place following the annual e v alu a tio n p ro cess for the superintendent, which was com pleted at the board's regular February meeting. Board President Joe M cElligott said the board was pleased to be able to extend the contract through 2009. In com pleting the ev alu a tio n of the superintendent, the board stated that Browning has p ro v id ed ex ce lle n t leadership for the district since taking over in July of 2004. They feel that she has e sta b lish e d a p o sitiv e working relationship with the board, the school staff, students, parents and the community. The board further co m m en d ed the su p e rin te n d e n t fo r the d istric t’s sound financial p o sitio n and the management of the district resources. Browning was also acknowledged for being directly involved in the daily instructional program for students including both a high level of visibility in classrooms and for helping lead instructional changes. Board members also indicated that they feel she c ares d eep ly about the success of all lone students. Hermiston man dies of injuries in Boardman industrial accident Henry O. Ploeg, 63, of Hermiston suffered fatal injuries on Feb. 23 in an industrial accident at Logan International in Boardman, said B oardm an P olice D ep artm en t C h ie f John Zeiler. Ploeg was employed by Logan International when the accident occurred. He was working on a machine when a piece of his clothing became caught and he was pulled into the machine and was crushed. He was given CPR by the B oardm an Police D epartm ent and a medic from the Boardman ambulance crew. Ploeg was tra n sp o rte d to G ood Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston where he later died from his injuries. The Heppner Gazette welcomes news articles that are of inter est to the communities of lone, Lexington, Heppner and the sur rounding area. 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