TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 30, 2008
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Boardman declares
surplus real estate for sale
The Boardman City
Council voted unanimously
to declare approxim ately
150 acres o f city-ow ned
property as surplus. The
city received two proposals
from prospective developers
for purchase of the property,
which prom pted the city
to consider selling. R ep
resentatives from L ove’s
Trav el Stops/Country Stores
and Pacific Northwest Mo
tor Sports were both in at
tendance Tuesday night to
speak on the issue.
Not all in attendance
felt the property should be
sold. Former City Councilor
Jay Robinson opposes the
sale o f the property. He said
the property was purchased
by the city for future devel
opment. He said the city has
no more room to develop to
the north and this property
w as for expanding the water/
wastewater system should
the com m unity grow. He
suggested the council lease
the property rath er than
sell. Boardman Senior Citi
zens representative, LaVem
Gertlar was concerned the
proposed travel stop would
cause fewer travelers to stop
at the Boardman rest areas,
which is the major source of
income for the seniors, who
receive donations for the
free coffee program. Carol
Michael also remembered
the property was purchased
for expansion.
After an executive
session, the council opted
to declare 150 acres o f the
almost 460 acre tax lot as
surplus. The property is lo
cated south o f 1-84 and east
of Tower Road. The council
invites prospective buyers to
present their purchase offers
at the August 19 City Coun
cil meeting. All purchase of
fers will need to be reviewed
by the city’s legal council
and submitted no later than
5 p.m. on Thursday, August
14. City Manager Karen Pet
tigrew is assisting prospec
tive buyers for submittal of
their offers.
In other city news,
C ouncilor Jim H ollands-
worth was appointed Coun
cil President Pro Tern, re
placing Pam Docken, who
recently resigned from the
council. The city will adver
tise for the council vacancy
and hopes to appoint a new
councilor at the August 5
meeting.
Potluck lunch to be held
for Judge Wallace
Morrow County school administrators
to receive incentive pay checks
M o rro w C o u n ty
School District will issue
performance pay checks to
building administrators this
m onth. Perform ance pay
was approved by the MCSD
Board o f Directors in De
cember 2006, after hearing
a reco m m en d atio n from
a sub-committee o f board
members and adm inistra
tors. The committee worked
with Dr. Marc Wallace, a
Chicago based compensa
tion specialist. Implementa
tion was delayed until the
2007/2008 school year be
cause ofm id year changes to
the state student assessment
system in 2006/2007.
The program rec
ognizes and rewards con
tinuous im provem ent on
key school indicators. These
indicators include district
and school academic per
form ance as well as the
successful implementation
o f school board goals.
T he d is tr ic t and
school academ ic p e rfo r
m ance are m easu red by
student achievement gains
in read in g , w ritin g , and
mathematics as well as at
tendance. Results by school
varied but overall district
results showed: The percent
age o f students achieving or
exceeding grade level gain
in reading in 2007/2008
in c re a se d by 14% o v er
2006/2007. The comparable
gain in student achievement
in mathematics over the pre
vious year exceeded 18%.
The percentage o f students
passing the state writing test
in 2007/2008 increased by
10 % over the 2006/2007
school year.
Each adm inistrator
was also evaluated on a port
folio presented to the super
intendent, assistant superin
tendent, and board members
demonstrating their success
in executing board goals.
Achievement o f each iden
tified goal was m easured
against a pre-determ ined
standard and valued at 0
to 125% accomplishment.
An administrator achieving
100% overall accomplish
ment on goals received an
incentive equal to 5% o f
their annual salary. Admin
istrators that achieved 50%
or less on goals received no
payment. Pay outs ranged
from approximately $2800
to $4800.
Morrow County Su
perintendent, Mark Burrows
stated, “We are not asking
anything o f administrators
that is not already an expec
tation. We are asking them
to do an exceptional job for
our students. We want to
recognize and celebrate that
exceptional jo b .” M CSD
b u ild in g a d m in is tra to rs ’
salary is determined by the
market value o f their posi
tion com pared to schools
and districts o f similar size Harley and Bertha Sager on their wedding day.
in the region. They do not
receive an annual cost o f
living allowance.
School Board Direc
tor, Bill Kuhn, commenting
on their willingness to ac
cept the challenge of pay for
accomplishment in lieu of
an annual cost o f living ad
justment told the administra
tors, “I want to thank you for
your leap o f faith and help
ing us build a better school
district.” Burrows also in
dicated that perform ance
pay w as a school based
program ; “Our principals
are the guinea pigs. We hope
that other employee groups
may be interested in this
kind o f compensation.”
Get involved with M.C. Fair
We go to the Morrow' County Fair to look at the
flowers, watch the 4-H members compete, and check out
the livestock. But there is no doubt that fair is always more
fun if we are part o f the event.
There is still time to participate. The fair opens
to the public on August 13, but exhibits are accepted on
Monday, August 11. Turn through your Morrow County
Fair Premium Book right now and look at all the oppor
tunities to be part o f the fun.
Be an exhibitor at the 2008 M orrow County
Fair. It’s easier than you think.
Community barbecue to be held
Willow Creek Baptist Church will host a com
munity barbecue on Saturday, August 2, from 4-7 p.m. in
City Park. There will be games and fun.
lone Foundation to hold
annual fund raiser
The lone Education Foundation will be holding its
surprise potluck lunch will be held for Judge
fifth annual dinner and auction on Saturday, September 27
Jeff Wallace on Thursday, July 31, at noon in the Morrow
County circuit courtroom. Everyone is invited to attend at the Legion Hall in lone.
There will be a board o f directors meeting starting
and bring your favorite dish.
at 5 p.m. w ith a prime rib dinner to follow.
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Blue Basin hike offered
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument will of
fer a ranger conducted hikes into the Blue Basin fossil beds.
This two hour hike will feature the geological landscape
and fossil history o f the basin.
The tour will begin at 10 on Saturday, August 2.
The hikes will begin at the Blue Basin trailhead, located
three miles north o f the Sheep Rock Unit visitor center.
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Harley and Bertha Sager today.
Harley and Bertha Sager will celebrate their 50th
w'edding anniversary on Saturday, August 2, at First Chris
tian Church in Hermiston from 2-5 p.m.
The couple was married on September 27, 1958 at
the First Baptist Church in Ontario.
Harley Sager was a banker for 42 years and a
controller for agri-business for nine years. He was a past
president o f Jaycees in Heppner; past president o f Flep-
pner Chamber o f Commerce; past member o f Rotary Club;
past board member o f Morrow County School Advisory
Board; past vice president of Bank o f Eastern Oregon;
church treasurer; church pianist; and church Sunday School
teacher. His hobbies include classic cars, sports (in his
younger years), music, and church.
Bertha Hughey Sager was a homemaker and had
a janitorial business for nine years. She held various po
sitions o f Christian Women’s Club, including chairman;
Sunday School teacher; 4-H Club leader; and Garden Club.
Her hobbies include sew ing, cooking, canning, gardening,
church, and her children and grandchildren.
The couple currently lives in Hermiston. For the
past 46 years, the couple has lived in the Heppner and
Hermiston areas. Both are members o f the Grace Baptist
Church in Hermiston.
The couples’ children are Kelly and Laura Sager
o f Rwanda, Africa, Kirk and Joni Sager o f Grants Pass,
Cheri and Dave Ross of LaHabra, CA, and Kim and Mike
Griffin o f Stanfield. They have 16 grandchildren.
Boardman’s second
annual car show a success
Over 100 spectators
turned out for the Desert
Rats Classic Car Club's sec-
ond annual Boardman Car
Show on Saturday, July 19,
at the Boardman City Park.
The show ran from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with trophy
awards given in seven cat-
egories.
Winner o f the Best
o f Show trophy w ent to
Les Madden with his 1936
4 -d o o r sedan. The B est
O rig in al trophy w ent to
Allen Givins for his 1966
Malibu two-door hard top.
The Best P roject trophy
went to Everett Akers with
his 1934 Chevy Pick-up.
The Best Custom trophy
went to Les Madden’s 1936
four-door sedan. The Best
Classic trophy went to Chip
Pruit with his 1957 Chevy
two-door. The Best Muscle
trophy went to David Turk’s
1962 Ford Galaxie 500. And
the Best Hot Rod trophy
went to Karl Smith with his
1933 Ford three-w indow
coupe.
O rg an izers o f the
event plan to start right
away planning next year’s
car show. For more informa-
tion, contact George Price at
481-3217.
M.C. Fair to be smoke free
The Morrow County Fair is going smoke free this
year. The Morrow County Fair Board made the decision to
go smoke free to prevent any future problems that might
arise from smoking around food, animals or hay.
The only area that will be designated for smoking is
the parking lot. The Rodeo will not be smoke free event.