Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 15,2008 - THREE
Morrow County sheriff’s candidate forum
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Question 4: What
is the biggest change you
will make to the office of
sheriff if you are elected?
Larry Sample: I will
be appointing Phil Morris
as my undersheriff and 1
believe reorganization o f
the sheriff’s office is over­
due. There needs to be less
adm inistration and more
deputies on the road to be
efficient.
Question 5: Please
summarize your reasons
for running for the office
of Sheriff ands plans you
might have for the office.
Kenneth Matlack:
My work identifies who I
am not just what I do. I have
been elected and appointed
to a variety o f positions.
I have a very good police
background. I want to be
serve again because it gives
me fulfillment and a sense
that together we can make
a difference. 1 will continue
to be very active and vis­
ible in all Morrow County
communities. In addition to
what we are already doing,
1 support: a drug court, shel­
ter care for at risk youth, a
school resource officer and
an enhanced p artn ersh ip
with Umatilla CO Search
& Rescue.
Larry Sample: 1 want
to restore and regenerate to
Morrow County, a sheriff’s
department that serves ALL,
takes pride in their person­
nel, involves their commu­
nities, and m anages their
resources and office wisely
and responsibly.
Question 6: Please
briefly comment on any
other issues you feel are
important to the voters of
Morrow County.
Kenneth Matlack:
When we re-negotiated the
Morrow County Jail con­
tract, it changed everything
in M orrow County. From
having room to lodge more
p riso n ers, to the Ju stice
Court collecting more fines
than any time in the recent
past. A ccountability and
re sp o n sib ility are doing
well in M orrow C ounty.
We are expanding commu­
nity service work in several
areas o f the county. Voters
should look at measures 61
& 57 that create mandatory
penalties for property crimes
and others.
Larry Sample: Hav­
ing a volunteer search and
rescue, and increasing the
num ber o f reserve depu­
ties is extremely important.
M aking sure the deputies
have ongoing training in
gang enforcement, domestic
violence, child abuse, and
drug enforcem ent is im ­
perative. Communication
between the sheriff and all
sheriff’s department person­
nel, with each other, victims,
and communities is another
important issue. 1 will be
seeking funds for an animal/
code enforcem ent officer.
This will not be a certified
police officer position. It
will save thousands of dol­
lars not sending someone to
the 16 week academy and
he/she will not be driving
a $26,000.00, police car
which could actually put
another deputy on the road.
Lexington City Council: Meet the candidates
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Morrow County at the Lex
ington Airport, however no
council members attended.
Question 2: What
do you hope to accomplish
if you do win?
Councilor, Position
1 :
Ruth Hasket: 1 will
do the job to the best o f my
ability.
R o b ert Taylor: I
hope to correct all o f the
problems that I listed earlier
[reasons listed for running in
Question 1].
Councilor, Position
3:
John Edw ards: I
w ould hope to get m ore
people to come to the meet­
ings and get more people
interested in the town.
Charma Marquardt:
1 want to make sure the fire
departm ent stays strong.
I want to serve the people
with whatever comes up. I
have been trying to find a
way to serve and this seems
like a good way.
Councilor, Position
4:
Marcia Kemp: My
goal is to provide Lexington
with safe attractive com ­
munity for people to live
comfortably while keeping
the town fiscally sound and
prosperous. To accomplish
this goal, I would initiate
town hall meetings to seek
com m unity input and to ­
gether we would establish
common goals and priorities.
The community would then
be involved in achieving
these goals and priorities.
Several projects could help
the community, establishing
a nice park, a vital Neigh­
borhood Watch program ,
along with a beautification
program to make out town
an invited community that
people will want to live in
and visit.
Bank of Eastern Oregon announces
opening date of new Enterprise branch
Bank o f Eastern Or­
egon announces its new
Enterprise branch facility
opened for full service bank­
ing on Tuesday, October 14,
2008. The branch is tempo­
rarily located at 103 Hwy.
82, Ste. 3. in Enterprise.
Office hours are 9
a.m . to 5 p.m ., M onday
through Friday. The bank
also announced the intend­
ed construction o f a new,
permanent facility with an
expected Fall 2009 opening
date.
Jeff Bailey, P resi­
dent, commented that “Bank
o f Eastern Oregon is proud
to expand into W allow a
County. We have served ru­
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Student assessment scores to be tied
to graduation state-wide by 2012
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conferences, C ham ber o f
Commerce meetings. Site
Council meetings, freshmen
(class of 1012) parent meet­
ings, newspapers, Parent-
T eacher C lub m eetin g s.
Booster Club meetings, tele­
vision, town hall meetings,
letters to district patrons and
open houses.
Also at the m eet­
ing, Burrows explained to
the board how schools that
have increased their read­
ing and math scores from
the previous year are still
deemed by the state to have
not improved. Burrows said
that the state’s School Re­
port Card (report on each
school in the state) is linked
to improvement. However,
he added, improvement is
difficult for schools that
already have high scores.
Attendance is also a large
factor in the determination.
For example a school that
already has 95.9 percent at­
tendance, would find it dif­
ficult to improve much.
Burrow s said that
while A.C. Houghton Ele­
mentary's scores were up in
reading and math, the state
m aintained they had lost
ground; Sam Boardman Ele­
mentary was also up in read­
ing and math, but according
to the state the school stayed
the same; Windy River El­
ementary was up in reading
and math, but stayed the
same according to the state;
Heppner Elem entary was
up in reading and math, but
was determined by the state
to have gone down; likewise
Irrigon Elementary was up
in reading and math, but
went down; Heppner High
School was down in read­
ing, up in math and went
down by state standards;
Riverside High School was
up in reading, down in math
and stayed the same; Irri­
gon High School was up in
reading and math, but went
down.
B urrow s to ld the
board that the Hermiston
School District received an
“exceptional” report card
from the state with 95.2 per­
cent attendance, 90 percent
in reading and 85 percent
in math. M orrow County
School district, on the other
hand, had 95.9 percent at­
tendance, 94 percent in read­
ing and 96 percent in math,
but received only a “strong”
ranking by the state. Bur­
rows pointed out that if a
school receives four points
it is deemed “exceptional”
and improvement is worth
one point.
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Burrows said that an on all November and May
ov erhaul of the state report ballots.
card system to bring it more
-adopted a resolu­
in line w ith the federal “No tion opposing a m easure
Child Left Behind” require­ w hich w ould im plem ent
ments is in the works.
state-wide teacher’s merit
In other business, pay. “It is poorly written,”
said Burrows. "It would be
the board:
-h e a rd a re q u e s t better left to the Oregon De­
from elem entary students partment o f Education. He
to restore teaching positions also said that the measure is
at Windy River Elementary “against local control.”
and Sam Boardman Elemen­
-adopted a resolution
tary. The two schools share opposing a measure which
counselors and music and w o u ld p ro h ib it sc h o o ls
PE teachers, since and ear­ from teaching a language
lier report indicated that the other than English for more
schools’ populations have than two years. B urrow s
stayed fiat, rather than in­ said that MCSD uses the
creasing. The girls said that immersion technique and
they would be w illing to so the measure would not
do fund raising activities to apply to M orrow C ounty
help fund teaching positions. schools. However, he added,
Board C hair C raig Miles “I think it’s wrong headed.”
told the girls that the board, He added that the measure
too, hates to cut teaching w as created by “people that
positions and would also don't know' anything about
like to reinstate the teachers teaching. Why should the
full time at both schools. voters tell schools how to
But, added Kuhn, “It is very teach kids?”
hard to raise money on a
“ I ’m not sure as a
continuing basis for a staff board we should be telling
person.”
voters how to vote,” com­
-heard a report from mented Miles.
Karlie Cook requesting that
-heard the follow ­
the schools become involved ing enrollment report: ACH
in Oregon’s 150th birthday (kindergarten through grade
celebration.
four)-343; Heppner Elemen­
-approved the sec­ tary School (k -s ix )-183;
ond reading and adopted HHS (seven-12)-234; Ir­
mandatory policy on estab­ rigon Elem entary School
lishing “ Mother Friendly” (five-six)-115; Irrigon High
work places with respect to School (se v e n -1 2 )-3 2 9 ;
R iv e rsid e H igh S ch o o l
breast feeding.
-a p p o in te d B erto (seven-12)-399; SBE (k-
Hernandez, Bill Kuhn and th re e )-3 12; W RE (fo u r-
Pat McNamee to the dis­ six)-230; Morrow Education
trict's licensed bargaining C enter-72; plus an ad d i­
tional 23 for a district total
negotiations team.
-adopted a resolu­ o f 2240.
tion which opposes Ballot
-approved the fol­
Measure 59 which would lowing resignations/retire-
increase the amount of fed­ m ents: Joy H earn, W RE
eral income taxes that could ed assistant; Pam Hancock,
be deducted from an indi­ RHS ed assistant; Forest
vidual taxpayer's Oregon McKinnis, RHS head girls’
tax ab le incom e “ from a basketball coach.
-approved the fol­
limit o f about $5,500 to the
entire am ount o f federal low ing em ploym ent/pro-
taxes paid,” according to motion: Elvia Ayala, RHS
a d istrict release. “ Such departm ent secretary, re­
a dram atic reduction and placing Cheryl Costello.
-added a work ses­
instability in state revenues
would likely result in a di­ sion to the N ovem ber 10
rect reduction in revenues board meeting to discuss
for public education,” said the superintendent’s evalu­
the release. “The board o f ation process, beginning at
directors strongly opposes 5:30 p.m.
-approved the fol­
the passage o f Ballot Mea­
sure 59 and its efforts to lowing extra duty contracts:
destabilize and dramatically Alice English, Irrigon Ju-
reduce revenues available nior/S enior High School
for public services.” “ It’s DART coordinator; Sarah
a clever way o f reducing Miller, IJSHS TAG coor­
income tax by 20 percent,” dinator; Sophia Morris, Ir­
rigon Junior High assistant
said Burrows.
-adopted a resolu­ volleyball coach; D ennis
tion in support o f a consti­ Peck, Heppner Junior High
tutional amendment which assistan t football coach;
proposes the restoration of Lisa Connell, RHS assistant
the simple majority voting volleyball coach: Wendy
requirement to all May and Cannin, HHS annual advi­
November elections. Under sor; Clara Beas, SBE, Eng­
the current “double major­ lish language learner site
ity” requirement, a measure coordinator.
-received the fo l­
must not only pass, but 50
percent or more o f all reg­ lowing announcements: end
istered voters must vote in of first nine weeks, October
that election w ith the excep­ 30; next board meeting. Dis­
tion o f general elections in trict Office, November 10,
even numbered years. If the 7 p.m.; Veteran’s Day holi­
amendment passes, a simple day, November 11; Oregon
majority voting requirement School Board Association
will be restored for local fall convention, November
bond and levy m easures 13-16.
Sheriff's Report
The Morrow County Sheriff's Office reports
dling the following business:
July I5 co n t.: -BPD
w as flagged dow n by a male
subject who would like the
highway department advised
that w hen you come off 1-84
eastbound you are unable
to see traffic on Bombing
Range.
-Boardman Am bu­
lance reports that a vehicle
lost its tire on highw ay
730.
-BPD issued a cita-
tion to Lori Lynn Roth, 40,
for violation o f the speed
limit o f 85 mph in a 65 mph
speed zone.
-BPD received a re­
port from a caller who says
a male subject stole a pickup
along w ith the keys, title and
registration, as well as the
title, keys and registration
to tw o other vehicles. Three
guns were also stolen.