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Heppner Elementary, Heppner High administrators honored for excellence Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library University o f Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 By April Sykes The Morrow Coun ty School District honored administrators Matt Combe o f H eppner Elem entary School and Daye Stone of Heppner High School, for achieving excellence at their schools at the regu- 5(K HEPPNER izette ■ im es VOL. 130 NO. 25 10 Pages Wednesday, June 22,2011 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon lar meeting held June 13. Combe and Stone were each presented a plaque for their Exceptional School awards. The district also honored Pat M cNamee of Irrigon, who served 13 years on the school board, Craig Miles o f Heppner, with eight years of service on the board, Daniel Dal- toso o f Boardman, with four years on the board, and retiring administrators Su perintendent Mark Burrows and Assistant Superinten dent Phyllis Danielson. New vice principal at Riverside High School, Marie Shimer, was intro duced. The board approved and adopted a $29,587,303 budget for the 2011-12 fis cal year and imposed a per manent rate tax of $4.0342 per thousand real market value and $ 1 per thousand real market value for the local option levy. In other business, the board: -received the fol lowing enrollment report: A.C. Houghton Elemen tary, Irrigon (kindergarten through third grade)-255; H e p p n e r E le m e n ta ry S chool (K - s ix th ) - 1 89; H ep p n er H igh S chool (seventh-12lh)-205; Irrigon Elementary School (fourth- sixth)-227; Irrigon High School (seventh-12th)-305; Riverside High School, B o a rd m a n ( s e v e n th - 12th)-379; Sam Boardman Elementary (K-third)-319; Windy River Elementary (fourth-sixth )-217; Morrow Education Center-Morrow County School D istrict students-61; Morrow Edu cation Center (Um atilla School District)-24; MEC- Ione-0; total-2,181. -accepted the fol lowing resignations: Mari- bel Jimenez, Riverside High School counselor; Carolyn Rhinhart, Windy River El ementary special educa tion; Joleen Odens, RHS assistant custodian; Stuart Dick, Irrigon Junior-Senior High School assistant girls’ basketball coach; Chelsie Bonifer, Sam Boardman Elementary School educa tion assistant. -approved the fol lowing transfer: Sonia San chez, from “CDS” at Windy River Elementary and Sam Boardman Elementary to RHS school counselor. -approved employ ment for: Sarah Poff, WRE and SBE music teacher; Kristin Anderson, RHS lan guage arts teacher; Jolene Stensland, Heppner High School language arts teach er; Jessica Ramirez, Irrigon Junior-Senior High School m iddle school science and language arts teacher; Molly Blatz, IJSH science teacher; Pam Norton, Hep pner Elementary School half-time Title I teacher. -approved the fol lowing extra duty coaching contracts (Heppner only listed): Greg Grant-athlet ic director, head football coach, head golf coach; Les Payne-assistant foot ball coach; Kevin Payne- assistant football coach; Jeremy Rosenbalm-assis- tant football coach, head boys’ basketball coach; Pam Dowdy-head volley ball coach; Dieter Waite- assistant volleyball coach; Jeremy W ilson-assistant boys’ basketball coach; Mark Lemmon-head wres tling coach; Jim Kindle- -See ADMINISTRATORS HONORED/PA GE SE VEN Poison hemlock especially Blauer appointed examiner prevalent this summer for national quality award By Andrea Di Salvo M orrow C ounty residents may want to pay attention to some particu larly poisonous plants this year. Poison hem lock and water hemlock, both o f w hich can be found throughout the state, are especially prevalent this summer. OSU Extension agronomist Larry Lutcher says the unusual growth is most likely caused by the excessive rain this spring. According to Dave Pranger, Morrow County Public Works weed con trol supervisor, the hem lock seen in south Morrow County is predominately poison hemlock, which is the less toxic o f the two species. “ I h a v e n ’t seen any water hemlock,” says Pranger. “If we have it, it would be very scattered.” P oison hem lock (Conium maculatum) is a member of the parsley fam ily and is often mistaken for wild carrot or cow parsnip. It is a biennial that usually grows six to eight feet tall. It has extensive branches that are smooth, erect and solid with distinct ridges. It also has distinctive purple spots on the lower parts of Poison hemlock plants like this one have been cropping up throughout Morrow County due to heavy spring rains. -Photo by Andrea Di Salvo the stems. Poison hem lock lives in lower elevations along roadsides, ditch and stream banks, creek beds, or anywhere there is enough moisture. While it’s some times found in crops, it more commonly invades pasture areas, which can become a problem for live stock growers as it crowds out less desirable foliage. All parts o f the plant are poisonous if eaten. According to information from the OSU Extension -See HEMLOCK PREVA- LENT/PAGESIX lone gears up for the red, white and blue 2010 Grand Marshal Betty Gray waves to the crowd during last year's Red, White and Blue parade. -Contributedphoto The city of lone is getting ready for its annual 4th of July celebration with events beginning Friday, July 1. This y ear’s cele- bration kicks off the Friday before Independence Day. Events include a Bank of Eastern Oregon customer appreciation barbecue, book sale, and a Texas hold ’em and cribbage tournament. Saturday events are an all-school reunion, a production by the Missoula Children’s Theatre and a wine and beer tasting with music by Matt Howard. On Sunday, par ticipants can have break fast in Paris, browse an art show, take part in a golf tournament, attend an in terdenominational church service, or show off in the talent show. The big day starts with a fireman’s breakfast, 5K walk/run, various kids events and food vendors, Red, White and Blue parade and Cruisin’to the Blues car show, and the traditional 4th of July fireworks. One of the highlights of this year’s event will also be a fly-over by the U.S. Navy. lone’s 4th of July celebration is sponsored in part by Morrow County Unified Recreation Dis trict and Wildhorse Casino. Look for a full schedule of events in next week’s Gazette-Times. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: M O N D A Y S A T 5 :0 0 P.M . M ic h a e l B la u er, CEO o f the Morrow County Health D istrict, has been appointed by Dr. Patrick Gallagher, Director of the Commerce Depart ment’s National Institute of Standards and Technol ogy (NIST), to the 2011 Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The award, created by public law in 1987, is the highest level of national recognition for perform ance excellence that a U.S. organization can receive. Blauer moved to Heppner from Colorado in 2009 when he took over the health district position from former CEO Victor Vander Does. He was raised on a farm near Burley, ID. Blauer has degrees in Span ish and business manage ment, both from Idaho State University, and a master’s degree in health services adm inistration from the University o f Michigan. He has traveled extensively, living in the Dominican Re public, Spain, and Mexico. Blauer has worked as a legal and medical inter preter for the Idaho, Michi- MCHD CEO Michael Blauer was recently appointed to the 2011 Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. gan and Colorado court systems and hospitals, and as an administrative intern for St. Mary Mercy Hos pital in Livonia, MI. He was also an administrative resident for the Poudre Val ley Health System in Fort Collins, CO when one of its facilities, Medical Center of the Rockies, received the Malcolm Baldrige. As an examiner, Blauer is responsible for reviewing and evaluating applications submitted for the award. The board is composed of approximately 500 leading experts selected from industry, professional and trade organizations, education and health care organizations, and non profits (including govern ment). T hose s e le c te d meet the highest standards o f qualification and peer recognition. All members of the board must take part in a preparation course based on the Baldrige criteria for performance excellence and the scoring and evaluation processes for the Baldrige Award. The B a l d r i g e Award may be given an nually in each of six cat egories: m anufacturing, service, small business, education, health care and nonprofit. City to keep list of at-risk water quality residents If you have a health condition that puts you at increased risk from con taminated drinking water, the city of Heppner wants to hear from you. City Manager Dave DeMayo said, following the recent period when city wa ter was contaminated and undrinkable, it was brought up that certain people in town have health issues that would put them at increased risk over other citizens. If those people contact city hall, they will be put on a list. In the event of another water contami nation issue, they will be personally notified by the city, DeMayo said. Get your articles in for special fair edition I f you have an event or activity going on during this year’s Morrow County Fair and Rodeo, you will want to get an article into the Heppner G azette’s special Fair & Rodeo edition. The Fair & Rodeo is August 17-20, and the special edition will be pub lished August 3. The dead line for news articles and photos is July 15. People may also want to publicize their event with an adver tisement; the deadline for advertisements is July 22. Submit your ar ticles or advertisements by email to david@rapidserve. net, mail them to PO Box 337, Heppner, OR 97836 or drop them by our office at 188 W. Willow. Our fax number is 541 -676-9211. /IT M C G G G R E E N F E E D & S E E D IN H E P P N E R : SCIENCE DIET DOC FOOD |No w i r P K K [ , on all large bags 301b & 351b S ftv e $ 8 Morrow County Grain Growers Green F e ed A S e e d 2 4 2 W. L in d e n W ay, H e p p n e r • 6 7 6 -9 4 2 2 • 98 9 -6 2 2 1 (MCOO m ein office) i ir -3 m —
