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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August12,2009 Barney Lindsay elected school board chair -Continued from Page ONE reading o f the following -accepted resigna- tions/retirements for Erich Harjo, lrrigon Junior/Senior High School PE teacher; Danica Harjo, Sam Board- man Elementary School half-time first grade teacher; Jennifer Cox, Windy River Elementary School sixth- grade teacher; Dawn Mills, A.C. Houghton Elementary School half-time ed assis tant; Connie Rodriguez, Riverside High School as sistant cook/food service clerical assistant. -approved employ ment for Jessica Lehmann, 1JSHS Spanish teacher; Jason Dunten, 1JSHS PE teacher; Randal Olsen, Riv erside Junior/Senior High School PE teacher; Kristen Caldwell, RJSHS language arts teacher; Sam Corne lius, RJSHS language arts teacher. -heard a presenta tion from Cade Burnette on the Umatilla-Morrow Head Start program. -accepted a $7,000 grant from Wildhorse. -approved an atten dance variance for a student to transfer to the Hermiston School District. -ad o p te d or r e scinded miscellaneous poli cies concerning: non-dis crimination, equal employ ment opportunity, family medical leave, family leave, credit for proficiency. -accepted the first policies: rescind special education procedural safe guards; new special ed procedural safeguards; re scind special ed evaluation procedures; new special ed evaluation procedures; rescind special ed free ap propriate public education; new special ed free appro priate public education. -adopted the fol lowing: Americans with Disabilities Act; Americans with D isabilities g riev ance procedure; federal/ state family medical leave; request for family medical leave; certification health care; military family leave; OFLA/FMLA eligibility notice; designation letter; designation notice; credit for proficiency. -held an executive session concerning person nel. -heard the follow ing announcements: dis trict-wide in-service will be held on Monday, August 24, at Riverside High School; beginning in-service days will be held Tuesday, Au gust 25, through Thursday, August 27; the first day of school for students will be Monday, August 31; the Labor Day holiday will be Monday, September 7; the next board meeting will be held at Heppner High School at 7 p.m. on Mon day, September 14. Creative Care Preschool student registration to be held Creative Care Preschool in lone is registering eligible students for the 2009-10 school year. The pre school is open to children ages three to five years of age. Following public school policy, students must be three years of age before September 1, 2009 to enroll. The preschool is located at 470 E Main in lone. This year Creative Care Preschool is offering a combined three and four year old class Tuesdays, Wednes days, and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.-l 1:30 a.m. Tuition is $80 per month. Scholarships can be made available. Teachers Betty Rietmann and Janet Holland are returning. Parents should call Allison Rudolf at 422-7401 to register their child. 1 /U Y ^ Heritage Land Co. ^ 278 N. Main, Heppner ____ ____ ____ __ _____ __ We sell Residences. Ranches, and Recreation (541) 676-5049, (541) 980-3465 www.heritageland.net,www.farmseller.com wnww.eastoregonrealestate.com South Morrow County's Number One Real Estate Company 2009 Morrow County Historical Society tour ‘Ice Age Flood Power to Wind Power’ planned Sept. 26 When you are driv ing down the road to an appointment or meeting, do you see what you are looking at? Do you really see what you are looking at? What is that gravel bar doing on top of that basalt rock below Lexington> It looks live river rock and that’s exactly what it is. How did it get there and when? Did you see that giant boulder o f granite out in the middle o f the desert between Boardman and Lexington? Where did it come from? The answer will come when you hop on the Ice Age tour bus, September 26 and hear an explanation from the mem ber of the Ice Age Institute located in the Tri-Cities. Did the Columbia River overflow its banks into the John Day River? Those gigantic wind tur bines—just how big are they and how many homes will they provide electric ity? Have you ever walked around one of them? Who said the “Old West was dead”? Visit a genuine and famous work ing cow ranch. “Nothing fancy, just plain hard work,” Volleyball camp held at HHS said the manager of the Ce dar Springs Ranch. The Morrow Coun ty Historical Society invites you to participate in a “His torical Ice Age Flood Power to Wind Power” tour. You will see the remains of the Ice Age flood that engulfed this region millions of years ago. The tour will be held on Saturday, September 26, at 10 a.m. A 14-passenger bus from Heppner and a 24- passenger bus from Board- man will be provided by the Senior Services. “We will learn the history of the wonders of the ice age that most of us look at, but never see,” said a spokesperson. More information will come later, but those planning to attend are ad vised to sign up now be cause “when the limited seating is gone, it’s gone,” said the spokesperson. “It’s a chance of a lifetime, all for the cost of a box lunch and a free wine tasting hour at Wheatridge Winery in the Nook just off 1-84.” Con tact the Historical Society, Louis Carlson, P.O. Box 594, Heppner, OR, 97836, or Carol Michael, Board- man. “Stay tuned because there is more to come.” HHS registrations to be held Heppner High School new student registration will be held on August 20. Registration for exchange stu dents will be from 8 a.m. - noon and new students from 1 - 4 p.m. HHS Student Body officers will provide tours and help with lockers for students requesting assistance. Returning students may pay fees and pick up schedules from August 25-27. The HHS Sports Registration Night will be held on August 20 from 7 - 9 p.m. in the gym. All students in 6-12,h grades who will be participating in any HHS sport during the school year and their parents should at tend. Parents and students must sign participation, drug testing and insurance forms. Fall Pay to Participate Fees of $50 for 6-8lh grades and $75 for 9-12th grades will be due at this time. For more information contact Heppner High School at 676-9138. Students in grades 3-12 recently participated in a volleyball camp held at Heppner High School. -Contributed Photos A volleyball camp was recently held for 3-12 graders at Heppner High School. Coaches from the valley came to work with the players. They worked with the players on skills, passing, setting, serving and spiking. This is the third year the coaches have been coming to hold the vol leyball camp. Some of the coaches have played pro fessional volleyball and one played at Pacific Uni versity. There w ere 15 girls in 3-6 grade, nine in junior high school, and 15 in high school who participated in the camp. A ssistan ts were Pam Dowdy, Petra Payne, Dieter Waite, Wendy Can- nin, Mindy Wilson, and Nicole Kludt Ladies Play Day was held on Tuesday, Au gust 4, at the Willow Creek Country Club. Results are as follows: August 4 Low gross of the field was Pat Edmundson (36). Low net of the field was Pat Dougherty (26). Least putts of the field was Nancy Propheter (12). Flight A winners were: low gross, Virginia Grant (39; low net, Eva Kilkenny (30); and least putts, Karen Thompson (18). Jack and Jill Tournament Ladies Play Day results winners announced A Jack and Jill Tournament was held at Willow Creek Country Club on Friday night, August 7. The evening play was selec tive drive scotch ball. Winning Gross: A tie for 151 place: Les and Jan Paustian, Gary and Nancy Propheter, and John and Pat Edmundson; 4th place, Chad and Cindi Doherty; and 5th place, Dave and Corol Mitchell. Winning Net: 1st place, Ralph and Sally Walker; 2nd place, Dennis and Debbie Peck; 3rd place. Bob and Jan Mac Donald; 4th place, Earl and Peggy Fishbum; and 5th place, Ter ry and Karen Thompson. Special Events: Long Drive, John Edmundson; and KP, Pat Edmundson. Hosts for the eve ning were: Terry and Karen Thompson, Les and Jan Paustian, and Gary and Nancy Propheter. The next couples’ activity will be a family barbecue at 4 p.m. on Sunday, August 30. Flight B winners were: low gross, a tie be tween Jackie Allstot (46) and Jean Strange (46). Flight C winners were: low gross, Luvilla Sonstegard. Long putt: Corol Mitchell (8’8”). K.P.: Corol Mitch ell (2’2”). Birdies: Pat Dough erty (#4) and Virginia Grant (# 8 ). Net par: Eva Kilk enny. 0_5> O lL X O 0 1 5 (0 1 1 1 X 0 (C M lO icO Announces the Arrival of Francesco D’Alessandro, M.D., Ph.D. Dermatologist We are pleased to announce that Dr. Francesco D’Alessandro will be joining Dr. Jeffrey Stiles and Kenneth Busby, P.A., in the Dermatology Department. His office will be located at 55 West Tietan. Dr. D’Alessandro’s background includes: • Board Certified: American Board of Dermatology. • Residency: Washington Hospital Centcr/Georgctown University; Washington, D.C. • Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina; Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. D’Alessandro is a welcome addition to the Walla Walla Clinic. He comes to Walla Walla with his wife. A COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS Appointments may be made by calling 525-3720 YOU & 1 FRAMING & GALLERY Your Community. . . Your Health . . . Your Clinic A U G U S T 6 T H -S E P T E M B E R 2 N D 414 West First Avenue, Kennewick WA 99336 Monday-Friday 10 AM-5 PM & Saturday 10 AM-2 PM 55 WEST TIE I AN. WALL \ W VI LA. W A 99362 • 509-525-3720 1 i I
