FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 24,2011
IMESD superintendent tapped for Education Investment Catching a ride
Board
Forest Capital Partners and
“Mulvihill has a
InterMountain
Education Service District
Superintendent
Dr.
Mark Mulvihill has been
selected by Governor John
Kitzhaber to serve on the
newly-created
Oregon
Education
Investment
Board.
As
IMESD
superintendent, Mulvihill
is also superintendent of
the lone Schools.
Pending
Senate
approval on Sept. 22,
Mulvihill will become one
of 12 members of the board
and the only representative
from eastern Oregon. This
board, chaired by Gov.
Kitzhaber, will serve as a
unified public education
system that begins with
early childhood services
and continues throughout
public education from
kindergarten
to
post
secondary education.
“I am honored to
be selected by Governor
Kitzhaber for this position
and to provide Eastern
Oregon and rural education
with a strong voice at a
statewide level,” Mulvihill
said. “It’s exciting to play a
role in creating a seamless
0-20 education system for
our students.”
“One
of
the
new board’s duties will
be to ensure that early
childhood services are
streamlined and connected
to public education from
kindergarten
through
grade 12 and that public
education from K-12 is
streamlined and connected
to
post-secondary
education. In addition, the
board will recommend
strategic investments in
order to ensure that the
public education budget is
integrated and is targeted
to achieve the education
outcomes established for
the state.,” said Mulvihill.
In 1987, Mulvihill
strong presence as a leader started his career in
for Education Service education as an elementary
Districts and education teacher and high school
statewide, serving in a coach in the Pendleton
variety of capacities,” School District. In 1995,
said a release. In 2009, he he became principal of
was appointed by then- Blue Mountain Junior
Govemor Ted Kulongoski High in John Day. In
and State Superintendent 1997, Mulvihill relocated
of
Public
to Hermiston
Instruction Susan
to serve as an
Castillo to serve,
elementary
respectively, on
principal
thestate’sQuality
at
Sunset
Education
Elementary. He
Commission,
later became
and Race to the
director
of
Top committee.
elementary
He is currently
cur r i c ul um/
serving as the
principal
at
p resident-elect Mark Mulvihill
Desert View
of the Oregon
Elementary in
Association of
Hermiston in
ESDs and is a member of 2007, and then advanced on
the Confederation ofSchool to assistant superintendent
Administrators Policy and of the Hermiston School
Vision Task Force. With his District in 2005 and deputy
appointment to the Oregon superintendent in 2007.
Education
Investment
Other
members
Board, Mulvihill will resign of the Oregon Education
his position on the Quality Investment Board include:
Education Commission in
•
Richard
C.
order to balance his duties “Dick” Alexander, banker
statewide and at IMESD.
and entrepreneur, board
“Mulvihill played member of the Children’s
an integral part in the Institute, and leader in the
recently successful merger Ready for School campaign
between the Umatilla- to ensure early childhood
Morrow ESD and the success
Union-Baker ESD, which
•
Julia
Brim-
created the IMESD in Edwards, i/irector for U.S.
June 2011,” continued states/global strategy for
the release. Prior to NIKE, Inc., Government
that, Mulvihill served and Public Affairs, co
as superintendent of the founder of the NIKE
Umatilla-Morrow
ESD School Innovation Fund,
since 2008.
and former co-chair of the
Mulvihill earned Portland School Board
his master of teacher
• Dr. Consuelo
education from Eastern Yvonne
Curtis,
Oregon State College in superintendent of Forest
1992, after having already Grove School District
obtained a bachelor’s of and former member of
science in elementary Oregon Quality Education
education in 1987. He Commission for eight
earned his doctorate of years
education in 2007 from
• Matthew W.
Lewis and Clark College.
Donegan, co-president of
Marriage Licenses
Community
lunch menu
Willow Creek Bap
tist Church members will be
serving lunch on Wednes
day, August 31 at St. Pat
rick’s Senior Center. The
meal will include barbecue
brisket sandwiches, potato
salad, coleslaw, spiced or
anges and flat apple pie.
Menu is subject to change.
president of the Oregon
State Board of Higher
Education
•
Dr.
Samuel
D. Henry, of Troutdale,
professor at Portland State
University, former chair of
the Oregon Commission
on Children and Families,
and member of the Oregon
Board of Education
• Nichole Maher,
executive director of the
Native American Youth
and Family Center in
Portland and co-chair of
the Communities o f Color
Coalition
• David Rives,
of Tigard, president of
the American Federation
of Teachers-Oregon and
teacher of English to
speakers of other languages
at Portland Community
College
• . Ron Saxton,
executive vice president
and chief administrative
officer of JELD-WEN Inc.,
and former chair of the
Portland School Board
•
Dr.
Mary
Spilde, president of Lane
Community
College
and co-chair o f the
Post-Secondary
Quality
Education Commission
• Kay D. Toran,
president
and
chief
executive
officer
of
Volunteers of America -
Oregon and board member
o f the Oregon Community
Foundation, University of
Portland, and Chalkboard
Project
•
Hanna
Vaandering,
elementary
school teacher and vice
president of the Oregon
Education Association
•
Governor
Kitzhaber has designated
Springfield
Schools
Superintendent
Nancy
Golden to serve as his
alternate in the role of
board chair.
The Morrow County Clerk’s Office has released
the following marriage license report.
August 9: Hector Aguilar, 35, lone, and Alma
Delia Ramos, 31, lone.
August 11: Aramando Madrigal Rodriguez,
The Morrow Coun
37, Boardman, and Gloria Mendoza Tapia, Kennewick,
ty Oregon Youth Conserva
WA.
August 12: Joshua Lee Henrichs, 36, Heppner, tion Corps crew went back
to class on July 20 for some
and Kimberly Louise Wallace, Heppner, 33.
outdoor education that will
complement the conserva
Morrow County Justice of the Peace Ann Spicer tion work the crew has been
has released the following Justice Court report:
doing since July 5
-Joshua Scott Ehm, 30, Heppner, No Operator’s
Mitch Mund with
License, $244 fine.
the Oregon Department of
Forestry spoke to the youth
crew about the importance
of forestry management and
how healthy forests pro
vide a sustainable flow of
environmental, economic,
and social benefits. He
also introduced the crew
to the different species of
trees that are present and
gave the crew tips on how
to recognize healthy trees
versus unhealthy trees.
T rav is Schul t z,
w ildlife technician with
Fish and Wildlife based
out of Heppner gave a pre
sentation on protecting and
enhancing O regon’s fish
and wildlife, their habitats,
and how to ensure that there
will be fish and wildlife for
our use and enjoyment for
now and in the future.
D ean Robi ns on
with the Heppner fire and
rescue unit spoke with the
OYCC crew about the im
portance of protective gear
in case of a fire as well as
what types of fuels and veg
etation should be avoided
in order to minimize fires.
He also spoke about the
This gobbler, catching a ride in a soldier’s backpack, looked
happy at the time, but met the inevitable end, providing
dinner for soldiers in Afghanistan last Thanksgiving.
The photo was taken by U.S. Marine Sergeant Michael
McCabe of Heppner. He is the son of John and Sonja Mc
Cabe and the grandson of Mary Jean and Ernie McCabe
and Sonny and Sharon Biddle, all of Heppner.
DA’s report
M orrow C ounty
D istrict Attorney Justin
Nelson has released the
following report.
-D ustin M athew
Phillips, 20, was convicted
of Rape in the Third De
gree, a Class C Felony,
and was sentenced to 36
m onths’ probation with
numerous probation condi
tions, $1,678 in fines, fees
and assessments. He was
also convicted of: a second
count of Rape in the Third
Degree, a Class C Felony
and was sentenced to 36
m onths’ probation with
numerous probation condi
tions and $1,208 in fines,
fees and assessments; and
Custodial Interference in
the Second Degree and was
sentenced to 24 months’
supervised probation with
numerous probation condi
tions and $1,208 in fines,
fees and assessments.
-Ryan Lee Petty
john, 30, was convicted
o f Driving Under the In
fluence o f Intoxicants, a
Class A misdemeanor and
sentenced to 180 days in jail
with 162 days suspended,
three years’ bench proba
tion with numerous proba
tion conditions, $1,428 in
fines, fees and assessments
and o n e-y ea r’s suspen
sion o f his driver’s license.
He was also convicted of
Reckless Driving, a Class
A misdemeanor, and sen
tenced to 180 days in jail,
suspended, th ree -y ear’s
bench probation with nu
merous probation condi
tions, $668 in fines, feels
and assessments, 90 days’
suspension of his driver’s
license and ordered to pay
$206 to Columbia Basin
Electric and $100 to Wind
Wave Communication.
- A n d r e w Ev a n
Burt, 32. was convicted
o f H arassm ent, a Class
B misdemeanor, and was
sentenced to 90 days in
jail, suspended, 18 months’
bench probation with nu
merous probation condi
tions, $1,048 in fines, fees
and assessments. He was
also convicted of Contempt
of Court-Punitive and was
sentenced to 90 days in jail,
suspended, 18 month’s pro
bation with numerous pro
bation conditions, $280 in
fines, fees and assessments
OYCC crew goes back to class for
outdoor ed
Justice Court Report
Because you
have shared in
their lives by your
friendship and
love we invite
you to join us in
the celebration
of Richard and Klara Kinzer's 50th Wedding
Anniversary on Tuesday, the 50th of August
at 6:00 in the evening at the heppner Elks
Lodge, heppner, Oregon.
OYCC students complete outdoor education
importance o f fire man
agement, suppression, fire
mobilization and tracking
and how support of state,
federal, and international
fire partners is critical.
Lastly, Dave Prang-
er, Weed Control manager
for Morrow County Public
Works, advised the crew
about the importance o f
keeping noxious weeds
under control, how to con
trol them, and how to iden
tify many of these types of
plants.
“The purpose of the
Oregon Youth Conservation
Corps is to establish a disad
vantaged and at-risk youth
work program in order to
perform conservation work
of public value, to protect,
conserve, rehabilitate and
improve the natural, histori
cal and cultural resources
of the state, and to utilize
such programs to increase
education, training and em
ployment opportunities for
disadvantaged and at-risk
youth for the purpose of
improving work skills, in
stilling the work ethic, and
increasing employability,”
according to a release.
Community Ac
tion Program East Central
O regon (CA PECO) has
partnered with M orrow
County Public Works in
the development of a sum
mer work crew for several
years that has worked on
such diverse projects as trail
clearing and maintenance
at the OHV park, clean up
and m aintenance o f the
fairgrounds, diversion ditch
clean-out, and campground
clean up at Cutsforth and
Anson Wright parks.
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Mike & Nicole Mahoney
Don & Jan Stroeber 541-676-58Z4
541-422-7454.
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