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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 11,2012 lone track team continues to MCSD APPROVES AMBRE gain ground By Paula Emmel T he lo n e H igh School track team partici pated in the McKenzie In vitational in Blue River, OR on April 6. This was lone’s second meet of the season, since last week’s meet was canceled due to the weather in Pendleton. The team then stayed overnight and attended the Pepsi Invita tional Collegiate Meet at the University of Oregon in Eugene the next day. It was an ex cel lent trip for the lone team, which gained eight personal records (PRs) and two new benchmarks. Two o f the team’s seniors, Luke Em mel and Jeremy Coleman, also participated in the exhibition 2K steeplechase. Emmel placed third with time of 8:13 (hand time); both athletes said they had a lot of fun. Team PRs w ere achieved by Emily Hol land, javelin and 200M; D om inika Senkerikova, shot put; Justin Estabrook, 100M; Bailey Haguewood, 100M and long jump; Kaid Peck, long jump and discus; and Luke Emmel, javelin. Team benchmarks were made by Emily Hol land in discus and Steven Holland in shot put. Complete individ ual and team results from the McKenzie meet are as follows: M en’s results 100 Meter 8th, Evan Rietmann, 12.25a 14th, Justin Estabrook, 12.82a 18th, Bailey H ague- wood, 13.17a 200 Meter 8 ,h, L u k e E m m el, 25.45a 4x100 Re lav Top: Luke Emmel hands off to Justin Estabrook during the anchor leg of the 4x100 relay, lone placed third. Bottom: Makenna Kamos (K) wins her heat of the I00M. - Photo by Paula Emmel 3rd, Evan Rietmann, Bailey Haguewood, Luke Emmel and Justin Esta brook, 48.87a Shot Put - 12 lb. 17th, Steven Holland, 33-00.00 22nd, Jeremy Coleman, 29-05.00 3 4 '\ Kaid Peck, 12- 10.00 Discus 1.6 kg. 13th, Jeremy Coleman, 92-05 15lh, Trent Cannon, 86- 04 29th, Kaid Peck. 43-03 Javelin 800 g. 4,h, Luke Emmel. 131- 09 5lh, Bailey Haguewood. 125-01 High Jump 10lh, Justin Estabrook. 4-08.00 Long Jump - - 5th, Evan Rietm ann, 18-11.25 2 0 '\ Bailey H ague wood, 16-09.00 3 1 “ , K a id P e c k , 9-04.00 Women’s results 100 Meter 4th, Makenna Ramos, 14.10a 200 Meter 5lh, Makenna Ramos, 29.81a 15th, Emily Holland, 32.86a Shot Put 4 kg. 10th, Dominika Senker ikova, 24-06.00 Discus - 1 kg. 9th, Emily Holland, 68- 03 Javelin 600 g. 2nd, Em ily H olland, 90-06 5,h, Dominika Senker ikova, 82-09 - - 4-H horse clinic held Several M orrow County 4-H horse mem bers and leaders attended the Ranch Horse Clinic held at the Morrow County Fairgrounds in Heppner recently. Candi Bothum, D eschutes County 4-H specialist, was the guest speaker and trainer for the day. Members learned how to ear tag cattle, vac cinate properly, brand and tie proper knots for ranch ing. A special session with cattle and roping instruction from local rancher Kyle Robinson, his son Garrett Robinson and fellow roper Tate Gentry ended the day before a potluck lunch. Rain didn’t keep the mem bers and their families from having a great day learning Ivy Sandford (center) gets roping instruction from Tate Gentry, Garrett Robinson and Kyle Robinson. - Contributed photo and having fun. Several more 4-H horse clinics are sched uled for Morrow County. The next one is April 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Morrow County Fair grounds. The topic will be equitation. Call the OSU Ex tension Office at 676-9642 with any questions. Local students on OSU winter honor roll S e v e n M o rro w T hom pson, H ep Hendricks, Board- County students were listed pner, sophomore in man, junior in pre on the Oregon State Uni biology. mechanical engi versity scholastic honor K e ls i T. neering. roll for the winter term, the Putman, Lexington, A lejandra university announced this freshman in agricul Mendoza, Board- week. tural b u si man, freshman in Kelsi ness m an- Putman Each Mor mathematics. row County student agement. I va n A . made the honor roll Estrada, Irrigon, with a GPA o f 3.5 Juana Gay sophomore in exercise and or better. Students ta n , B o ard m an , sport science. freshman in general on the honor roll Emily Sheslly Zam ora- included: science. Thompson Martinez of Irrigon, a soph E m ily J. A aron M. omore in pre-business. Book your cruise this month on my website, CruisesbyCassandra.com -Continued from PAGE ONE the board: Mendoza on Common Core -learned from As professional development businessman, not a state representative, said that sistan t S u p erin ten d en t status and future plans. -d is c u s s e d c u r the project is in the public George Mendoza that the comment stage and urged district health teachers have rently offered after-school people to write to the Corps opted to use the current programs for students who of Engineers in support of health textbooks as those have gotten off track and the project. He said that the books already comply with behind in their school work. project is being opposed by the new “sexual health” The programs are currently Sierra Club, among other standards, and the book voluntary; however, if the adoption team members programs were made man groups. He said that the recommended purchasing datory, then the district project, which represents a new social studies books for would have to offer busing $110-$ 115 million invest grades four-six, junior high for those students. Dirksen ment on b eh alf o f Am- and high school. He said pointed out the importance bre Energy, would add 25 that the district will “look of keeping younger students family-wage jobs in the to reduce the book purchase in the fourth, fifth and sixth neighborhood of $50-$90 and look to have buildings grades on track. “We can’t wait un thousand per year. In addi share” books. That would tion to the monies dedicated mean that books would be til they reach their junior to the school, the facil shared within each school or senior years,” he said, ity would generate around grade level and high school adding that was why there S750 thousand per year and ju n io r high school were so few of the students in property taxes for the books would be shared in having such difficulties that late in their high school county and around $900 Irrigon and Boardman. -received a report careers. thousand in tippage fees -received reports to the Port of Morrow. He on the Common Core Pro said that Ambre Energy is fessional Development sta from Windy River Elemen tary teachers. not asking to be included tus from Mendoza. -accepted the first -accepted the fol in an enterprise zone, which would reduce or eliminate reading of a change in the lowing employment action their taxes for a period of compulsory attendance reg report: retirem ent-M ary time, nor are they asking ulation which would elimi Haguewood, Heppner El nate fines for parents who ementary teacher; retire/ for any tax breaks. Smith emphasized are not sending their chil rehire Gail Homing, A.C. that the project would not dren (ages seven through H o u g h to n E lem en tary affect the environment ad 18 who have not completed teacher to retire August 1, versely in any way, as the the 12th grade) to school. 2012, and then teach the coal would be shipped to According to the previous 2012-13 school year; extra the Port of Morrow from policy, parents could have duty resignations-Sonia Wyoming and M ontana been fined up to $150 for Sanchez, Riverside High in covered rail cars, with failure to send a student School assistant volley a special coating that sup to school and maintain his ball coach, assistant girls’ presses dust, and is unload regular attendance, a Class basketball coach; employ- ed in covered facilities and C violation, and up to $600 ment/transfers/promotions- then sent down the Colum for failing to supervise a Jessica Lehman, full-time bia in covered barges to be child, a Class A violation. Heppner Elem entary ed shipped to energy-starved Included was a district tru- assistant to half-time HES countries in the Far East. ancy/attendance flow chart ed assistant and half-time He said the sheds will be lo which details procedures assistant custodian; Stacey cated on industrial property in the event that a child Wainwright from Windy with concrete foundations. has irregular attendance River Elementary language He stressed that the project (eight half-day unexcused developm ent teacher to would result in zero air absences or four full-day HES temporary teacher; emissions and zero ground- unexcused absences during Sybil Steward, recalled into a four-week period). WRE language develop water contamination. -accepted the first ment position, replacing “There will be no burning o f coal” in the reading o f a policy on W ainwright; extra duty school entrance in kinder contracts-Scott Dean, RHS Northwest, he said. “You can be anti garten and first grade. Ac head football coach for coal,” he added, comment cording to the policy a child 2012-13; Janelle Ellis, as ing that the project is about whose fifth birthday falls sistant softball coach for the moving of a product. on or before September 1 2011-12. -received the fol “The question is who’s go may enter kindergarten and the opening o f the same lowing attendance report: ing to gain?” Smith said he has year; any child whose sixth A.C. Houghton Elemen- already received support for birthday falls on or before tary-274; Heppner Elemen the project from the Mor September 1 may enter the ta ry -187; Heppner High row County Court, Umatilla first grade at the opening of School-186; Irrigon El- County Board of County the same year. If the parents ementary-220; Irrigon High Comm issioners, the cit or guardians move into the School-331; Riverside High ies of Heppner, Boardman district from another state or School-401; Sam Boardman and Lexington, the Irrigon area where their child was Elem entary-306; Windy Planning Commission, and enrolled in kindergarten or River E lem entary-200; chambers of commerce in first grade, the child may be Morrow Education Center/ Heppner, Boardman and enrolled in kindergarten or Morrow County School first grade if the child has District students-40; MEC/ Hermiston. The school board been in regular attendance Umatilla School District students-13; total-2158. voted to give their support in the former district. The policy further -accepted and ap to the project. states that if parents or propriated a $3,965 dona Also at the meet guardians enroll their un tion for support services ing, the board approved a derage child in a private from The Jam es F. and five-cent increase in lunch prices for 2012-13. Busi or parochial school for a Marion L. Miller Founda ness manager Andy Fletcher short period of time to avoid tion. -heard the follow told the board that the lunch MCSD policy, the child program is “barely break will not be permitted to ing announcements: Com ing even” and said that the transfer into MCSD during pact w ork session with county superintendents district is required to raise that year. S u p e rin te n d e n t and the Education Service the prices by federal law. He said that the “Healthy, Dirk Dirksen told the board District-April 18; school Hunger-Free Kids Act of that he favored some leni stakeholder meeting, April 2010 requires school food ency in the event that a child 25, 5 p.m., district office; authorities participating in is evaluated by a screener, board work session to align the National School Lunch which will be worked into board goals and compact to district budget, May 1, Program to. provide the the subsequent policy. -learned that, due 6 p.m., district office; first same level of support for lunches served to students to unanticipated expendi budget meeting. May 7, 7 who are not eligible for free tures, some capital projects p.m., district office; board or reduced price lunches will have to be postponed. meeting (potential to pres (i.e. paid lunches) as they Fletcher said that some of ent final compact), May are for lunches served to those projects may be rolled 14, Irrigon High School, students eligible for free into capital outlay in future 7 p.m.; achievement com budgets. pact for board approval, lunches.” -heard a report from June 11. The price for el ementary school lunches will go fixmi $2.10 to $2.15; middle school and high school from $2.35 to $2.40. Practice for the Heppner Babe Ruth league will Adult lunches will remain start April 23. Anyone who would like to play in the league the same at $3. needs to sign up by April 22. If interested in playing Bab In other business, Ruth, contact Jim Kindle at 541-379-3755. Babe Ruth sign-ups and I'll throw in a $25 ship board credit to spend as you wish! 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