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Ione School District returns Title I funds I I , I . , I . , . 1 . 1 . . I I I . . . . .1 1 .1 . . .11 Bessie W et/ell Newspaper Library University o f Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 VOL. 127 NO. 17 10 Pages Wednesday, April 23, 2008 By April Sykes The lo n e S ch o o l Board, at the recommenda tion o f Superintendent Bryn Browning, voted Monday night to return over $3,000 in Title I funds. Browning told the board that the cost o f com pleting extensive paperwork required to qualify for the funds w ould exceed the amount received. She said that if the amount had been greater, completion o f the forms would be more cost- Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Grand marshal announced for 2008 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo By Sue Gibbs This year’s Morrow C ounty F air and R odeo grand marshal is a familiar face to E astern O regon. With his powerful team of Belgium horses. Sugar and Spice, he has hauled court royalty, city p o litician s, grand m arshals and even the elders for the Umatilla Indian Reservation in his au thentic horse drawn wagon. Joe Yocom is known for his willingness to help support and generally be an active part o f special events all over Eastern Oregon. Yocom m oved to M orrow C ounty in 1939 where he was raised for a short time by his grandpar ents. Later, he moved back to Sherman County where he was raised on a cattle ranch and graduated from W asco High School. He continued his education at Oregon Technical Institute in K lam ath Falls. W hile there, he met Hilda Stanley. “She was my best friend,” Yocom remembers. In Feb ruary of 1953 he was drafted into the army but returned home in November o f that year to marry Hilda. He was a paratrooper in the 82nd Air borne, based in North Caro lina. Returning home after his discharge, Joe worked for Morrow County Grain Growers for 33 years and raised his four children with Hilda. Debbie, Millie, Jack and Marie were all active in Wranglers, 4-H and rodeo. All four children and nine grandchildren still reside in Eastern Oregon today. Yocom has always enjoyed a challenge and pushing the limits. He can't say “no” to anyone or any thing. Starting around 1960, he enjoyed cow riding, pony ex p ress, w ild horse and chariot races. “My son Jack has my fancy buckle, but 1 still have one from the horse race I won in 1970,” Joe grinned. As time went sign greeting him in Cecil. on, Yocom went from com Sugar and Spice have now peting to volunteering. He traveled more than 7,000 spent nine years on the ro miles for Yocom. Today, he deo board and took part in is involved in the Pendleton everything from Round-Up and Hap the grounds keep py Canyon wagon ing, to race direc train. He has been tor and chairman. the w agon m aster He was also on eight times during the fair board for its 27 years. three years and a Yocom met part o f installing Joe Yocom D w yla R ey n o ld s the new pipeline about seven years and the development o f the ago and was hooked on her W ilkinson Arena. Yocom after their first wagon ride feels that the rodeo is vital together. “The harness broke to our community and it is o ff the horse and wagon an excellent attraction and jack k n ifed ,” rem em bered has huge potential for Hep Yocom. “ I told her to jump pner. “ I take my hat off to for it. That didn’t bother her the rodeo board,” Yocom much so I knew I liked this commented. gal." Time has taken its Friends are true here toll on Yocom. He lost Hilda in Morrow County and that in 1992, but he can still be means something. He de seen each year at the “Pa lights in his nine grandkids rade o f Lights” in Herm- and one great-grandchild. iston. In 1993, when Jerry Yocom and D w yla raise Schubert (wagon master) paint horses and “Sugar and asked Yocom to participate Spice" are still a fixture in in a 1,000 mile wagon train, his pasture just on the edge he couldn't say no. Yocom, of Lexington. Yocom can’t his children, and his friends imagine a better place than refurbished an 1864 John Morrow County to live and D eer w agon. S u g ar and be a part of. He is very proud Spice mad the trip from to have been selected the W yoming to Oregon. He Morrow County Fair and was proud o f this and en R odeo’s G rand M arshall joyed the “Welcome Home” for 2008. Gazette-Times to run senior page The Heppner Gazette-Times will once again be running a "Congratulations Seniors" page on May 21. Anyone wishing to extend their good wishes to graduating Heppner and lone students by adding their name can call 676-9228, fax to 676-9211, or send an email to davidi« rapidsv~ve.net or stephfftrapidserve. net by Monday, May 19. The cost is $10. Heppner High School graduation will be May 3 1 at 2 p.m. lone High School graduation will be May 30 at 7 p.m. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. effective. “ It’s a trem en dous amount o f work for $3,600," said B row ning. “ When it was $11,000, it was worth it." She said that the district spend around 100 hours on Title 1 paperwork for 2007-08. She added that projections indicate a 15-percent reduction in Title 1 funding next year. The funding formula is based on the poverty census, she said. Brow ning recom m ended that the district annually evaluate whether to accept the Title 1 funds. Also at the meeting the board approved the first reading of the lone School District directory informa tion policy. According to the policy, “Directory informa tion means those items of personally identifiable in formation contained in a stu dent education record which is not generally considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if released.” Direc tory information w hich may be released to the public “through appropriate proce dures" include: the student’s name, address, telephone listing, electronic address, photograph, date and place of birth, major field of study, participation in officially recognized sports and ac tivities, weight and height o f athletic team members, dates of attendance, degrees or aw ards received and most recent previous school or program attended. Directory information will be released only with adm inistrative direction. Information con sidered detrimental to the student will not be released and inform ation will not be released over the phone except in health and safety emergencies. A cco rd in g to the policy, the district will give annual public notice of in formation which may be re leased to parents o f students and students who are over 18 or emancipated. Parents or students w ho are o f age w ho wish to exclude directory informa tion or who wish to exclude information to military re cruiters or higher learning institutions must submit no tice in writing 15 days prior to the notice publication. In other business, the board: -approved the sec ond reading and adopted a policy concerning parental involvement and interscho lastic activities program. The policy lays out the phi losophy, program structure and emphasis, administra tion, athletic program sched ules, training, alcohol/drug/ tobacco violations, specific code for athletics alcohol/ drug violations, specific code for tobacco violations, recommended extra duty as signments, specific assign ments and responsibilities, guidelines for non-licensed coaches and club advisors the housing policy for ath letics, clubs and organiza tions. -approved the first reading o f required policies concerning the rights o f hom eless students. These policies spell out require ments regarding the home less student's assignment to school, enrollment, records, enrollm ent disputes, ser vices that must be offered, coordination o f the provi sion o f services w ith social service agencies and the district liaison's duties. -heard the follow ing financial update: the district received $116,268 in basic school support in March, with $284,161 re maining for distribution and the March estimate increas ing $59,818 from November due to higher average daily attendance (w eighted on several criteria); the district is watching student trans portation payments closely as the account is expected to be over budget by the end of the year. The district as a whole will remain under budget, however. -re c e iv e d a letter in appreciation o f Becky Wagenblast, which included the hope that an additional position be funded. -discussed the pos sible addition o f another teacher and agreed to dis cuss that issue and related budget issues at a work ses sion planned for Tuesday, April 29, at 6 p.m. -Continued on p a g e Two Commissioner candidates ask for Republican support By Autumn Morgan This May two candi dates are running for Com missioner Position 1 on the D em ocratic tick et, John W enholz, the incum bent, and Leann Rea. Both can didates have been asking Republican voters to also vote for them by writing in their names since no candi date has filed to run on the Republican ticket. I f C a n d id a te B wins the Democratic side and Candidate A wins the Republican write-in side, both candidates will face o ff ag ain in N o v em b er with Candidate A running, still as a Democrat, but as the Republican nominee. If Candidate A/B w ins both the D em ocratic side and the R epublican w rite-in, Candidate A/B will then be running unopposed in the general election. R e p u b lic a n s can w rite in any person they w ish to vote for, as long as that person meets the criteria of that office. To be eligible for write-in status the person must be a resident for one year prior to the election and must be 18 years old. Commissioner Position 1 is a four year term. Candidate’s forum to be held during chamber luncheon A county commissioner candidate’s forum will be held this Thursday, April 24, during the chamber lunch meeting. Bill Kuhn will be moderating the forum. Heppner MS Walk success continues On Saturday 60 walkers ignored the snow warnings and walked a 5k and 10k walk for one reason and one reason only, “For a World Free o f MS". The sky was blue and the wind was brisk as everyone shared this common goal. At the end o f their walk they w ere greeted with a smile and a free breakfast put on by All Saint's Episcopal and Hope Lutheran shared ministry. A couple o f walkers who were there for the first time said, “ We had such a great time, w e're coming back next year." The MS Walk is put on every year by the Oregon Chapter-National MS Society at many sites throughout Oregon. On Saturday the Heppner site celebrated 10 years by rais ing $5,500 and funds are still coming in. “ It's because o f people in this com munity and the outlying communities that the walk is such a success,” said one o f the Co-Chairs. If you would still like to donate it's not too late. Just call 1-800-344-4867 or go online at v v ww. w a 1 kMSoregon.com. AT IMCGG GREEN FEED & SEED IN HEPPNER: Q e i yousi ifGAxt, neaJU/, jjV i U tnutte/i! ROTOTILLER & LAWN THATCHERS RENTALS AVAILABLE NOW •Lite M orrow County Grain G rowers Green F eed & S eed 242 W Lin d e n Way, H ep p n er • 676-9422 • 989-8221 (MCGG main office)
