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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 9,2006 Morrow County Schools get serious about student performance The Official Newspaper of ihe City of Heppner and the County of Morrow B> Wade Smith. MCSD Assistant Superintendent Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES School Grades AYP Report Card Highlights of Accomplishments S a m B o a rd m a n E le m e n ta ry K G -4 th MET S a tis fa c to ry 9 5 % re a d in g p a s s in g rate 8 8 % m a th e m a tic s pa ssin g rate. 10% writing im p ro v e m e n t 1 0 0 % o f s tu d e n ts te s te d U S.PS 240-420 MET ’~ 5 w -6 f W in d y R ive r E le m e n ta ry S a tis fa c to ry 7 3 % re a d in g p a s s in g ra te 7 8 % m a th p a s s in g ra te 1 0 0 % of s tu d e n ts te s te d Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act ot March 1, 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Oregon. Office at 188 W Willow Street Telephone 1541) 676-9228. Fax (541) 676-9211 E- inail: editor«1 rapidserve net or dawdtu heppner net Website www heppner net Post master send address changes to the Heppner Ga/ette Tirnes, PO. Box 337. Heppner. Oregon 97830 Subscriptions: $26 in .Morrow County; $20 senior rale (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older»; $32 elsewhere; $26 student subscriptions. David S y k e s.....................................................................................................Publisher Katie Foster.......................................................................................................... Editor R iv e rs id e J r/S r H igh S ch o o l 7 " -1 2 " A C H o u g h to n E le m e n ta ry k g Im g o n E le m e n ta ry S c h o o l 5 r - 6 * NOT MET W ill b e ra te d 0 7 /0 8 2 0 % in c re a s e in read ing s c o re s 3 5 % in c re a s e in m a th s c o res. 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For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT 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 written 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 MUST 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 statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under "Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. Oil the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or C hange a Subscription • P lace a C lassified Ad • Submit a N e w s Story • V iew R eal Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes •Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Fair and Rodeo Court busy meeting more people Pennant Bearers Jessica Hamilton and Jarreid Miller, Princess Josie Miller and Queen Heather Yocom at the Morrow County Courthouse inside steps. On Wednesday, Aug. 2, the Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Court attended the County Court in Heppner to meet County Judge Terry Tallman and Commissioners Ray Grace and John Wenholz. They discussed what they have been doing in representing the county this year. After the meeting, the group went and had lunch at the city park. The court enjoyed the afternoon with a trip up to Willow Creek Terrace where they read cowboy poetry and then visited with the residents. many colors & graphics ORDER YOCIRS HERE Heppner Gazette-Times 188 West Willow 676-9228 M S 8 % L A g ro w th in H is p a n ic po pu latio n. 1 4 % m a th grow th D istrict O v e ra ll A Y P overall, 2 1 % H is p a n ic m a th grow th HS Morrow County AYPand Report Card results The recent release of the No Child Left Behind Adequate Yearly Progress Report and the Oregon State School Report Cards was cause for celeb ratio n in Morrow County. Although two schools missed meeting AYP, all schools showed significant growth in many areas w hile one school earn ed the p re stig io u s Exceptional school rating for their second time in four years. During the 2005-06 school year, the M orrow C o u n ty School D istrict B oard of D ire c to rs, administrative team and staff set lofty performance goals for all of their students. The goal read that, “Each student* Executive director shares information regarding clinic in Boardman To the Editor: T his le tte r is in response to your headline, “ Federally funded clinic refuses to make financials public” in your Aug. 2,2006 edition. This headline implies that C o lu m b ia R iv er Community Health Services has so m eth in g to hide. N othing could he further from the truth. As a private non-profit corporation our fin an cial in fo rm atio n is available in the form of a Federal 990 tax return. This information can be obtained on the internet. O ur m ission statement is, “the primary purpose of this clinic is to protect and im prove the quality of life for all people, p a rtic u la rly m ed ically underserved and vulnerable people, by providing access to high quality primary and preventative health care.” We do this by providing health, dental, prenatal and Au9USt 18 IQ i on „ ■ •f* M f, Sponsors: Ü o d c jG General Admission Adults............................ $8.00 7-12 Years...................... $5 00 Dodge 6 & Under............................FREE Morrow County Rodeo General Admission......... $6.00 6 & Under............................FREE Truck Rodeo ~ _____________ The Heppner Gazette Times will pnnt all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name of the sender along with a legible signature. We are also requesting that you provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The address and phone number will only be used for verification and will not be printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy o f statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under "Card of Thanks" ai a cost o f $ 10. Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo & §/ czM % ** Morrow County Rodeo 3 1 0 Heppner, Oregon or $15.00 at thi gate Contact Lynn Dee Ramos 676-5583 will achieve annual reading and m ath RIT g ain s prescribed by Oregon State grade level standards. Each student, a grade level or more deficient in reading a n d /o r m ath sk ills, w ill achieve RIT gains sufficient to ach iev e the stan d ard within 3 years.” It is obvious from the o u tsta n d in g perform ance and grow th shown on the two reports that the implementation of this goal played a significant role in positively impacting student performance. As has been widely discussed in recent news and media releases, both the AYP and Report Card ratings hold schools to an extrem ely rigorous set of standards. Letters to the Editor 84th CELEBRATION Tickets: Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Pre-Sold VIP Seat SI2.00 1 0 % L A g ro w th in H is p a n ic populatio n, 7 % m a th grow th overall, 1 1 % H is p a n ic m a th grow th i________________________________ _____________ ~ Several different sizes, 3 0 % re a d in g im p ro v e m e n t, 1 5 % m a th im p ro v e m e n t. 1 0 0 % o f stu d e n ts te s te d Irngon J r/S r H ig h S c h o o l All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at S 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 50c per word. Cost for Card ot 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 Magnetic Door Signs 1 7 % dro p o u t rate Les Schwab Tire Center o f Heppner Bank o f Eastern Oregon Morrow County Grain Growers Morrow County Wheat Growers Hodgen Distributing o f Pendleton Campbell Motors Heppner Family Foods Wheatland Insurance o f Heppner & lone Family & Friends of Mike Cumn Kin/ua Resources LLC JVB Dairy of lone Announcer Curt Robinson from Pendleton, OR will announce the 84'h Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo. Cody Sanford is our Rodeo Clown. Come see Cody ride a Bull Backwards! ’ B Bar D, Inc. promises their famous bucking stock __________ to challenge NW ranked cowboys._______ mental health services to all people. In our first year of operation as a non-profit clinic, we saw 325 patients who had never been to our c lin ic b e fo re . We have outreach services available that are new to our community such as a dental van and d iab etic m an ag em en t. T h ere are applications available at the clinic for anyone who feels they q u a lify for these services at a discounted rate. We w ould like to invite everyone in the county to o u r seco n d annual Community BBQ on Aug. 9, from 3-5:30 p.m. at 201 SW K inkade in B oardm an. Please join us for food, fun and a chance to see all the great th in g s that are happening here at Columbia River Com m unity Health Services. If you have any questions, please contact Mindy Binder, Executive Director. (s) Mindy Binder Executive Director Columbia River Community Health Services We P r in t C om puter Form s H ep pner G azette-Tim e* 676-922K The No Child Left Behind A ct re q u ire s that states provide their constituents w ith an, “ ...a n n u a l determ ination of whether [their] schools, districts and state have made adequate yearly progress toward the goal of having all students m eet rig o ro u s state academic standards by the 2 0 1 3 -2 0 1 4 sch o o l year. Each year, the performance of all students in the school and d is tric t, as well as subgroups of students, is m easured against annual perform ance targets. In a school, if all groups meet the statew id e acad em ic ach ie v e m en t targ ets in English/Language Arts and Mathematics and the school meets the targets for either attendance in elementary and middle schools or graduation rates for schools with grade 12, the school is designated as Meeting AYP.” Preliminary results show that in Oregon, only 28 percent of high schools and 78 percent of elementary and m iddle sch o o ls m et the rigorous AYP standards. Included is an outline of each o f the schools in Morrow C ounty, th eir AYP and R eport C ard resu lts and h ig h lig h ts of th eir accomplishments. For m ore information or for broader e x p lan a tio n s or re su lts, please contact Wade Smith, Assistant Superintendent, at 989-8202. Collection of historical artifacts dictated by carefully prescribed procedures To the Editor: I read with interest, and considerable concern, your recent article about a local gentlem an who did som e “ tre a su re h unting during the demolition of the old Heppner Gazette-Times b u ild in g ” in 2005. ( “ H ep p n er man p ieces together bits of Heppner's past,” 5/17/06). Collecting historical a rtifa c ts o f the type described in the article may have serious legal and ethical im p lic a tio n s. State and federal laws prohibit the collection of artifacts from most locations. They also req u ire that rem oval is acco m p lish ed under the guidance of a professional a rc h ae o lo g ist and in accordance with carefully prescribed procedures. Legal issues aside, collecting without careful e x cav atio n and documentation could also u n d erm in e re sea rc h ers, scholars and the general public as they try to better understand the story of a particular site. We en co u rag e Oregonians’ interest in the past and suggest that citizens contact that State Historic P rese rv atio n O ffice , a qualified archaeologist, or a local historian if they have questions about artifacts they find. (s) Dennis Griffin State Archaeologist Obituaries Dallas L. Dalzell Dallas L. Dalzell, 61, of rural Condon, died Friday, July 28,2006 at his Dry Fork home. A graveside service was held July 29 at the Dalzell Dry Fork Family C em etery. A m em orial gathering was held Aug. 2 at the Condon Elks Lodge. He was born June 15, 1945 at The Dalles to Kermit LaVem and Frances Mae Inskeep Dalzell. He a tten d ed sch o o l at lone where he graduated from high school, then attended Columbia Basin Community College in Tri-Cities, WA. He returned to the family ranch where he worked until the time of his death. On Aug. 28, 2000, he m arried E dna Mae Weilert at Fossil. He enjoyed hunting and fish in g . He w as a m em ber o f the C ath o lic Church and the Condon Elks Lodge No. 1869 where he served as a tru ste e. He served on the board o f directors of Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative. Survivors include his w ife, E dna o f C on d o n ; mother, Frances Dalzell of Condon; daughter, Rachell Ellen Hughes of Mayville; son. Edwin LaVem Dalzell of Eugene; stepson. Steven Paul Weilert of Fossil; and grandchildren. C ontributions, for those who wish, may be made to the Condon Elks Lodge, P.O. Box 123, or the donor's charity of choice. Sweeney Mortuary of Condon was in charge of arrangements. Y our H ead q u arters fo r Napa H eavy D uty T ru ck P arts AÍ M o rro w C ou n ty G ra in G row ers Lexington 989-8221 * 1-800-452-7396 For farm *quipm*nt, visit our wtb «It* at www me« not »
