Morrow County school superintendent
announces retirement June 30
o f his accom plishm ents
and is leaving the district
in much better shape than
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University o f Oregon
when he started.
Eugene, OR 97403
He gave no spe
cific reasons for his retire
ment other than he felt it
was "just time”. He did say
that retirement would allow
for more personal and fam
ily time and added he may
consider part-time work in
education or for an educa
tion service district.
Burrows had ear
lier said that MCSD’s finan
cial outlook remains good
for the current school year,
however, as many Oregon
school districts, is expected
to face shortfalls the next
school year and perhaps
over the next several years
because of state cutbacks
due to a poor economy.
Assistant Superin
tendent Phyllis Danielson
has also announced her up
coming retirement. Daniel
son’s retirement is effective
on December 31, however
she will also complete the
school year through June
30.
Danielson was pre
viously a principal with
in the district, including
VOL. 129 NO. 45 10 Pages Wednesday, November 10, 2010 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon at H eppner Elem entary
School, prior to accepting
the assistant superintendent
position.
The school board
held a work session on
October 28 to discuss the
Brazell wins Lexington mayor with write-in campaign
options for her replacement
By David Sykes
homes in Lexington work man win lone /council and opted to open the posi
People of the ing on behalf of Brazell’s positions
tion immediately, posting
town o f Lexington had write-in effort.
In lone no one internally within the district
to wait awhile to find out
Brazell cited her had filed for two council po
who their next mayor and experience with the city sitions and both were won
one town councilor
as an asset in her with write-in votes. Floyd
were going to be, as
newly-elected po Parrott won position four
a write-in campaign
sition. “If they (the with 12 write-in votes. In
ended up determin
voters) think I can all 27 other people received
ing who won.
do a good job, then between one and seven By David Sykes
D w yla
I will try to get us write-ins for that position.
Local man Sam
Yocom and Gary
back on track. I will
lone council po Hornbeck always seems to
Kemp were on the
do my best.”
sition six was won by Fred have a lot of ideas about
ballot and received
No one’s Sherman, who garnered five many different projects, and
31 and 27 votes
name was on the write-ins to second place now one of his ideas is be
respectively. But it was ballot for council position finishers Floyd Parrott, Ed coming a reality. Hornbeck
Jean Brazell who staged a four in Lexington and Will Rollins and Betty Gray who came up w ith a plan to build
write-in campaign to end up Lemmon won that with 63 each had four votes. In all predator protection struc
winning with 53 votes. The write-in votes. The other 19 people received write-in tures for pheasant chicks,
only other person receiving people receiving votes were votes.
and therefore increase the
votes was Shirley McCarl John Edwards - 14, Charlie
Pratt wins Board- adult pheasant population
with one vote.
Sumner - 2, Jean Brazell man Council position
for hunting in the south
Brazell said there - 1, Ed Baker - 2, Marcia
In Boardman Morrow County area.
were people in town who Kemp - 1, Sue Piper - Mark Pratt won the third
With the help of
told her they were going to 1, and Shelia Miller - 2 position on the city council, the Fish and Wildlife De
write her in, and one even votes.
which no one had filed for, partment, Pettyjohn’s Farm
-See WRITE-INS/Page SIX & B uilders Supply and
went door to door to 40
Parrott and Sher
local Scout Troop 691,
Hornbeck is building three
By April Sykes
the council must be ap hiring and firing, contract plywood shelters on Wel
lone School Dis pointed and not elected, negotiations, enrollment come to Hunt properties
trict Superintendent Mark could be a group of three, and some budgeting. The in south county to protect
M ulvihill, o f the newly five or seven and is intend council will also replace the young pheasant chicks from
formed Intermountain ESD, ed to be a school-focused school’s site council.
predators. Hornbeck plans
told the lone Community group.
Mulvihill and Prin to purchase 300 pheasant
School Board, at their regu
He said that the cipal Jerry Archer told the chicks in the spring to put in
lar meeting October 26, that council will have specific board that while the major the shelters where they will
they must appoint a charter duties, one of which is to ity of the charter’s policies be protected from hawks
council to fulfill Oregon be in charge of the district’s are solid, the board needs and owls, giving the young
Department of Education budget, while the board will
-See IONE SCHOOL birds a better chance of sur-
requirements. He said that be in charge of personnel,
BOARD/Page SIX
By April Sykes
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M orrow C ounty
School District Superin
tendent Mark Burrows has
announced his retirement
effective at the end of the
current school year. Bur
rows, who has been super
intendent for the past seven
years, said that he is proud
and externally. The posi
tion will begin July 1 with
a December 1 deadline for
applications.
Also at the meeting,
the board appointed a com
mittee to study the declin
ing enrollment in Heppner
schools. “We have demo
graphics that are working
against us,” said Burrows.
He said that the district
will examine the funding
formula in terms of staffing
in Heppner schools to plan
for the future. Burrows said
that the question is, “How
can we plan for the future
so we don’t have to make
drastic cuts (to Heppner
schools).” He said that tech
nology and having teachers
double-certified may help
alleviate the problem.
Newly appointed
com m ittee members in
clude: school board mem
ber Bill Kuhn, school board
C hair B arney Lindsay,
Morrow County Commis
sioner Ken G rieb, Amy
Kollman, Community Bank
Heppner branch manager,
Heppner Chamber direc
tor Sheryll Bates, Hepp
ner High School Principal
Daye Stone and HHS math
teacher Troy Morgan.
In other business,
the board:
-granted a request
from a student for an early
graduation with approval
from Stone.
-approved a co
operative sponsorship for
-See SUPERINTENDENT
RETIRES/Page SIX
Mustangs advance to state playoffs
Write-in votes determine Lexington
mayor’s race and council positions
Senior Donald Matthews #78 makes a first down in the Mustang
game. The Mustangs will play Lost River in the first round of
state playoffs on Saturday, November 13. The game will be at
Lost River at 1 p.m. -Photo by Sandy Matthews
Local man initiates plan to
increase pheasant population
lone School Board to create new charter council
Left to right: back row-Dennis Newman, John Waite of Pet
tyjohn's Farm & Builders Supply, Steve Cherry of Oregon De
partment of Fish and Wildlife. Front row-Scouts Avan Smith,
Daichi Walters and Jerimiah Petzoldt of the Blue Mountain
Council Troop 691. and Sam Hornbeck who thought up the
project. -Photo by David Sykes
vival to reach adulthood.
“The birds will
go in at five to six weeks old
and that gives them all sum
mer to grow up,” Hornbeck
says. He also said when the
chicks get placed outdoors
at a young age they will not
have yet become domesti
cated, will fly more and are
better for hunting.
The protection
structures are low-slung
plywood structures with
fencing wire placed over
the top. The birds can get
into the structures to avoid
birds of prey. All three will
be placed on public access
Welcome to Hunt proper-
-See PHEASANT POPULA
TION/PAGE SIX
MCGG program donates money to schools Heppner High School to honor veterans
kids in that community,
The new Mor
Ripple says.
row County Grain
He said
Growers’ program
the co-op is offer
“ Fueling The Fu
ing the program in
ture” has so far re
Monument, Spray,
sulted in $700 go
F o ssil, C o n d o n ,
ing to local schools
Arlington, Irrigon,
in the first month,
Boardman, Hepp
MCGG M anager
ner, Lexington and
John Ripple told the MCGG Man- lone.
Heppner Chamber a g e r J o h n
Ripple
o f Commerce last Ripple tells said people can go
about Fueling onto the company
week.
Under the the Future.
web site, mcgg.net,
program, for each
and keep track of
fuel delivery stop in a com where the money is going,
munity, MCGG will donate and the public is welcome,
$1 to the local school to to match the co-op’s dona
help fund education for the tion if they so desire.
By David Sykes
‘The employees
o f the com pany have a
growing concern with the
shortfall of funding for edu
cation. Our new promotion
will donate money to the
schools in our communities
that the company serves.
Every MCGG fuel delivery
means more money for our
schools,” stated a flyer pro
moting the program.
“I can’t think of
a more good cause than
our schools,” school board
member Bill Kuhn told
Ripple and the Chamber.
“The district really thanks
you.”
lone American Legion and Auxiliary
to host Veteran’s Day tribute
The lone American Legion Post 95 and Auxiliary will host a Veteran’s Day
tribute on Thursday, November 11, at 10:30 a.m. at the lone School flag pole. The event
will conclude at the lone Legion Hall. A Veteran’s Day program will be presented and
refreshments will be served.
Schools closed for Veteran’s Day
Schools in the Morrow County and lone School Districts will be closed on
Thursday, November 11, in observance of Veteran’s Day. Schools will be back in ses
sion on Friday, November 12.
This year marks the
10,h anniversary of Heppner
High School’s Veterans Day
program. All veterans and
military personnel, past
and present, are invited to
attend a ceremony in their
honor at Heppner High
School’s gymnasium on
November 12 at 10:30 a.m.
Lunch for veterans and their
spouses will follow. If you
are a veteran or are pres
ently serving in the military,
and you have not received
an invitation, please call
Heppner High School at
676-9138. You do not need
an invitation to attend; all
veterans and servicemen
are welcome. The public is
also encouraged to attend
this program to honor our
local heroes.
Quaid Street may be getting upgrade
By David Sykes
Q uaid S treet in
H eppner may be in for
improvements, including
new sidewalks all the way
up to where Quaid joins
Elder Street near the grade
school.
Under a special city
allotm ent program from
the Oregon Department
of Transportation, the city
could receive funding to put
storm drains, sidewalks and
gutters on Quaid Street to
Elder. A lot of kids use the
street to walk to school and
it will be a welcomed up
grade, City Manager Dave
DeMayo told the Hepp
ner City Council Monday
night.
In other business
at the meeting it was an
nounced that the Chase
Street apartments had been
purchased by someone who
plans on doing upgrades to
the dilapidated structure.
The city had been discuss
ing buying the apartments
and turning the area into a
parking lot. “It was bought
by someone who will do
something good," DeMayo
-See UPGRADE/Page SIX