SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 2,2011
ST. PAT’S GRAND MARSHAL
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ONE
Thanksgiving and Christ
mas. In 1940 Jim sold his
sheep, lambs and wool crop
to a man who never paid.
Jim and Kate were fortunate
they had their land paid for.
Though they lost money,
they were able to hold on
to their property.
As a child, Charlie
started working the harvest
on his family’s ranch. When
he was 12, the U.S. entered
into World War II. Men in
the area left to go to war
which gave Charlie an op
portunity at other jobs and
he started riding horses on
weekends for a neighbor at
$5 a day. When rationing
began during the war, the
family traded their meat
ration cards, because they
had enough meat, for sugar
and coffee.
When Charlie grad
uated from high school in
1948, instead of moving to
work on McNary Dam for
$25 a day, he stayed home
to work on the family ranch.
He continued to work at
$5 a day on his brother-in-
law’s wheat ranch.
Working with hors
es on the ranch, Charlie
developed a love for rodeo.
During this time, he met his
future wife, Yvonne Jarrard.
He participated in bareback
riding, calf roping, and wild
cow milking. In 1959 he
began helping to organize
local rodeo events.
Yvonne was raised
in La Grande. She had
transferred from Eastern
Oregon College to nursing
school at St. Anthony Hos
pital in Pendleton. Yvonne
met Charlie at St. Antho
ny’s when he was there for
leg surgery.
Charlie m arried
Yvonne in Pendleton in
September 1953. They
worked on the ranch and
had six children: Jeanne,
Patty, David, Tim, Mary,
and JoLynn. They are cur
rently blessed with several
grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
In 1964, Charlie
and Yvonne purchased butte
property from Jasper Myers.
In 1978 they sold the ranch
on Little Butter Creek and
built a house on the butte
property which is located
approximately five miles
south of the ranch they sold.
They continued to run their
cattle for a number of years.
Charlie had a pasture rental
business, renting out pas
tures in the states of Oregon
and Washington. He man
aged the pastures for sev
eral large cattle operations.
The Dalys have sold their
cattle and currently lease
their property to a yearling
operation that runs cattle
SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION
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Other items cov
ered by Smith at the meet
ing were the proposal to
consolidate the circuit
courts which could require
people to travel to Pend
leton for trials, filings and
other court business.
Morrow County
District Attorney Justin
Nelson addressed the Hepp
ner Chamber of Commerce
last week about the pro
posed consolidation of the
courts. The Chamber voted
to send a letter in opposition
to the consolidation. Smith
said he did not think the
proposal was going to go
anywhere.
Smith said he also
did not see any legislation
for new taxes this session,
or a change in Oregon’s
popular kicker law, which
returns money to tax payers
when there is overpayment
of taxes.
E A S T E R N P R O M ISE
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ONE dual credit, dual enrollment
master’s degrees in sub and online learning. With
ject content. He said that dual credit, approved high
the students taking these school teachers would teach
classes would then be able college courses during the
to enter college having school day with credit de
already obtained some col termined through “out
lege credits. He also said come based assessments”
that students who do not (tests) similar to advanced
participate in the program placement courses. With
would still graduate, but not dual enrollment, college
instructors would provide
with college credits.
“ We’re going to instruction for college and
conduct the business of high school students, with
post-secondary education courses offered at high
differently in Eastern Or schools and college cam
egon,” said an “Eastern puses. With online learning,
Promise” draft proposal. courses would be archived
“ We’re going to break through “Illuminate Live”
down barriers for kids by and available for students
implementing innovative to access at any time.
strategies to overcome the
The proposal comes
challenges of education in in the wake of a new admin
a rural setting. The consoli istration in Oregon govern
dation of resources and im ment (Governor Kitzhaber)
proved efficiencies enables that is taking education in a
us to promise parents and different direction. Another
students a different level of big factor is also the down
accountability in education. turn in state finances. With
That’s our promise.”
less state money to divvy
According to the up, competition for those
draft proposal, “The East dollars is becoming fierce.
Mulvihill told the
ern Promise seeks to:
-increase the num lone Board that Governor
ber of students from Eastern Kitzhaber’s administration
Oregon who are prepared is emphasizing pre-kinder
for and attend college di garten education, planning
rectly from high school;
a shift to a zero to 20 years
-increase the num education system alignment
ber of students who obtain and is recommending zero
Top Photo: Pictured is Charlie’s family (L-R) Jim, Charlie,
Kathlene, Patricia, Mary, and Kate. Middle Photo: Charlie's the Oregon Transfer and/or funding for ESDs.
According to state
the Associate’s of Art Or
mother Kate. Bottom Photo: Charlie's father Jim. -Contrib
uted Photos
egon Transfer degrees;
representative Greg Smith,
-increase the num who spoke at a meet and
April through July.
while his maternal side ber of BMCC and TVCC • greet in Heppner on Sat
In 2002 Charlie and farmed and raised sheep.
students who earn degrees urday, one suggestion ru
Yvonne were able to travel
Charlie and Yvonne or certificates and remain mored at the state level is
to Ireland to visit Char are members of St. Patrick’s in the region;
consolidation of Wheeler,
lie’s parent's hometowns. Catholic Church Parish
-increase the num Gilliam, Morrow and Um
Like his parents, Charlie’s in Heppner and Charlie is ber of BMCC and TVCC atilla school districts to
Irish ancestors were also also an “ole timer" member students who successfully save state education mon
involved with agriculture. of the Heppner Elks #358 transfer to EOU or other ies. There is also pressure
Along with agriculture, his lodge. Charlie has also four-year institutions; and to consolidate or elimi
paternal side of the fam worked with the Wran
-increase the num nate ESDs. “I get alarmed
ily traded pigs and horses gler Riding Club, Morrow ber of EOU students who because we get so many
County Fair Committee, graduate with a bachelor’s services from ESD,” com
4-H and rodeo committee. or advanced degree and live mented 1SD Board Chair
In 1999 he was the grand in the region.”
Joe McElligott.
marshal for the Oregon
According to the
A “state issues”
Trail Pro Rodeo and Mor proposal, students could note from Mulvihill said that
row County Fair.
achieve the Oregon Transfer ESD reform bills, mergers,
or Associate’s of Art Oregon reduced funding, account
ability changes and opt-out
Little League tryouts to be held
options are mainly due to
H eppner L ittle for Majors must participate serious problems with the
League tryouts will be held in two tryouts. Children Willamette ESD and the
March 8-10 from 4-5:30 trying out for Minors must Union Baker ESD (Union
p.m. Boys’ tryouts will be participate in one tryout.
Baker ESD is merging with
held at the majors’ field.
All children must the Umatilla-Morrow ESD
Girls' tryouts will be held be registered by March 7 to form the Intermountain
at Kilkenny softball field. or they will not be able to ESD) and a $3.6 billion
Majors tryouts will be held participate. Also, there will deficit.
March 8 and 9. Minors not be tryouts for t-ball.
Mulvihill said he
tryouts will be held March
For more informa had planned to meet with
9 and 10.
tion contact Corey Sweeney legislators in Salem on Feb.
Children trying out at 541-256-0355.
24, has scheduled a meet
ing with The Oregonian
newspaper
editorial board
lohn Haya
on
March
7
and
has planned
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R edistricting of
legislative districts is also
on the table now that the
census has been completed
and Smith says there is
nothing more polarizing
among politicians than
changing districts. “They
will literally count each and
every voter to try and gain
an edge for their party,”
he said of Democrats and
Republicans. Smith said
the thinks Greg Walden’s
US Congressional district
might be redistricted in an
attempt by Democrats to di
lute his voting base. Smith
said with the Republicans
in control of the US House,
Walden is quite powerful,
and Democrats will try
and include more of the
urban areas of Oregon in
his district which will make
it harder for him to get
elected. Walden is the only
Republican representative
from Oregon.
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-approved the 2011-
12 licensed staff renewal: a
one-year contract for a
2011-112 second year li
censed probationary teacher
Jordan Bemrose; a one-year
contract for 2011-12 for a
third-year licensed proba
tionary teacher Gail Pratt;
and a two-year contract
extension for 2012-13 and
2013-14 for teachers Bar
bara Collin, Dale Holland
II, Jim Raible, Ryan Rudolf,
Lea Mathieu, Brandi Orem,
Erin Hansell-Heideman,
Karen Holland, Linda Ne-
iffer, Steve Schaber, and
Stefanie Spivey.
-received the fol
lowing financial update
as of Jan. 31: the district
collected $112,369 in basic
school support and $1,287
in property taxes; the dis
trict collected $40,000 for
a science grant, a $500
contribution from the local
Grange Hall for operation
of the pool, a $500 donation
from Inland Chemical for
a School Reach Grant and
$3,356 in Tier II grants for
a field trip and Accelerated
Reader.
-received a “clean”
district audit from Chris
Cockburn with Fife and
Cockbum.
-received a report
from IMESD concerning
state issues as follows:
the econorriic forecast is
stable; the governor’s edu
cation vision emphasizes
pre-kindergarten, an age
zero-20 system alignment,
puts the investment board
over other boards, estimates
school funding as $5.56 bil
lion with 52 percent in the
first year of the biennium
and 48 percent in the sec
ond, proposes zero percent
funding for ESDs and legal
issues with property tax;
ESD reform bills mergers
with reduced funding, ac
countability changes and
an opt-out largely because
of the Willamette ESD and
Union Baker ESD problems
and a $3.6 billion deficit.
-accepted the res
ignation of Dale Holland II
from his football assistant
coaching position.
-learned that the
charter school summit has
been scheduled for March
8 .
-learned that the
next board meeting will be
held on March 29.
Methodist Church
to hold Imposition
of Ashes service
On W ednesday,
March 9, Heppner United
Methodist Church will be
observing the beginning of
Lent with an Imposition of
Ashes service at 11:30 a.m.
All are welcome to attend.
Anyone unable to come to
the service, the imposition
of ashes will be offered
through the noon until 1
p.m.
Ash Wednesday is
the first day of the Christian
season of Lent, a time of
self-denial, penance, and of
preparation prior to Easter
morning. Lent is observed
during the 40 days prior to
Easter, not counting Sun
days. On Ash Wednesday,
the ashes made from burn
ing the palms of last year’s
celebration of Palm Sunday,
are used to place the sign of
the cross on the foreheads
of celebrants. The sign of
the cross in ashes is a re
minder that Lent is a time of
penance and self-denial.
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