Ione School District returns Title I funds
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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.
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