Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 15,2013
DEBATE CONTINUES
-ContinueJfrom PAGE ONE opinion, and I am willing
and some in favor. After
months o f debate, letters
to the editor and several
meetings, the council voted
at its April 8 meeting to end
the debate and remove the
pedestals. The council ac
tion did not deter DeMayo,
however, who came back
with the ballot request.
“This is a citizen ’s
initiative,” DeMayo told
the Gazette Tuesday. “My
intent is this is going to be
a citizen’s decision, let the
citizens decide.” He said he
needed 92 signatures to put
the measure on the Novem
ber ballot.
DeMayo said he has
been receiving enthusias
tic support for his efforts
around the community and
he has “more or less been
guaranteed” to get the nec
essary 92 signatures to get
the proposal on the ballot.
C ity M anager Kim
Cutsforth said Tuesday,
however, that the initiative
does not meet the require
ments for a ballot initiative
and she was denying De-
Mayo’s request.
“It does not meet the
requirements,” Cutsforth
told the Gazette. The coun
cil had discussed the ballot
m easure M onday night
and also held an executive
session over it; however,
the council took no official
action.
At the meeting, and
later, Cutsforth said the
initiative would have cost
the city at least $3,000 plus
attorney’s fees. However,
that was not the reason for
denial.
“It just does not meet
the standards,” she said.
When told of the de
nial, DeMayo was upset
and said, “I challenge that
to get my own lawyer if
necessary (to fight the de
cision).” Earlier DeMayo
said he was willing to put
up $5,000 toward having
an Indian statue placed in
the park.
Cutsforth said a letter
would most likely go out
Tuesday to DeMayo laying
out the denial.
In other business, the
council:
-Approved a request by
the city public works crew
to begin working four 10-
hour days instead of five
eight-hour. Public Works
Director Chad Doherty said
he wanted to start this right
away and run until daylight
savings went off. Doherty
said the shift in hours would
mesh better with the con
struction crews in town
w orking on the streets,
which work four-tens, with
whom the city crew works
closely.
The city council agreed
to give it a try and to make
sure it did not result in
more overtim e hours. A
man would still be avail
able on Fridays to work a
half day for water tum-offs
and ons.
“The city pays the same
amount and is getting the
same work done, just easier
on the crew,” Mayor Joe
Perry said.
-Agreed to a $20,000
line of credit with the Bank
of Eastern Oregon to pay for
repairs and maintenance of
the city’s street sweeper.
“We currently have a
loan through US Bank for
the sweeper, and this loan
can only be paid sem i
annual,” Cutsforth told the
council. “The city intends
to pay this note off in Oc
tober with proceeds from
SCHOOL TRANSFER CONCERNS
a loan from the Bank o f
Eastern Oregon. At that
time we will also pay the
credit line in full. This will
allow us to extend the life
of our sweeper by six to 10
years, improve its operation
and keep our current terms
for payment the same,” she
said. She told the council
the program is beneficial
and will not affect the city
budget.
-Heard from the city
manager, in other public
works expenditures, that
public works has found a
mower to replace the old
city lawn mower. The cost
will be $ 13,500 and city can
pay for on a zero interest
payment policy. She said
the new mower will actually
save the city money, as it is
not planning on hiring sum
mer help, in part because of
the increased efficiency of
the new mower.
-A p p ro v e d a new
contract with the Morrow
County Sheriff’s Depart
ment for police services.
The contract will cost the
city $165,654, an increase
o f $7,071 over last year.
The increase was mainly
over salary increases.
-V oted fo r an o th er
three-year agreement with
the city’s auditor, Barnett
& Moro.
-Heard a report on the
St. Patrick’s Day Senior
Apartments. Judy Buschke
said there were two vacan
cies.
-H eard from M ayor
Perry that he has been warn
ing people about doing J
turns in town and that they
are illegal. Perry said he has
approached drivers and so
far they have been very nice
about it, acknowledging
they did not know it was an
illegal turn in town.
South Morrow scholarship
trust announces recipients
The South M orrow
County Scholarship Trust
is pleased to announce
the recipients of the 2013
scholarships in the amount
of $ 1,000 each. They are
Julianne Carlson, Maggie
Collins, Bryce Fowler, Kyle
Harrison, Austin Gutierrez
and Garrett Robinson. The
six students were selected
out of 13 applicants on the
basis of academic achieve
ment, chosen field of study,
financial need, school par
ticipation, degree of effort
the student has made in
seeking sources for college,
and personal characteristics
for success and school citi
zenship.
Julianne C arlson is
the daughter of Sarah and
Cl i nton
Carlson of
lone. She
is consider
ing attend-
in g T h e
Fashion
Institute of Julianne
Design and Carlson
M erchan
dising and University of
the Arts London: London
College o f Fashion. Juli
anne has completed sum
mer courses at Cornish
College of the Arts, Seattle,
WA, taking oil painting
and fashion design. She is
active in 4-H, competing
for clothing construction
at the Oregon State Fair
and National Make it With
Wool, and winning champi
on placement at these. She
is on the honor roll, a Big
Sky Scholar Athlete, and
a member of the National
Honor Society, serving as
treasurer for the last three
years. Her activities include
Speech and Debate, Nation
al Forensic League, Varsity
Tennis, International Club,
and she served as a class of
ficer for four years. Julianne
has participated in many
community activities.
Maggie Collins of Hep
pner is the daughter of Jean
and Tim Collins. She is
- FIVE
considering University of tion, FBLA, FFA, Outdoor
Idaho, Oregon State Uni Club, Band and Pep Band,
versity and Pacific Univer Ford Institute Leadership
sity, among
Training and has earned
o th e rs, to
varsity letters in basket
re c e iv e a
ball, football track and
b ach elo r’s
field. Bryce has won many
d eg ree in
awards, including Gold
biology
Presidential Award, All-
a n d th e n
State honorable mention
apply to a Maggie
offensive lineman, Hugh
veterinarian Collins
O ’Brian Youth Leadership,
school. She
Mathematics Student of the
is currently in a work study Year and Biology Student
program with local veteri of the Year.
narian Dr. Temple. Maggie
Kyle Harrison, the son
has prepared herself for of Kirsten and Travis Har
this goal by taking all up rison of Lexington, attends
per division science, math Heppner High School. He
and college preparatory has been accepted into Or
classes that Heppner High egon State University. He
School offers. Maggie is intends to attain a degree
a member of FFA, FBLA, in kinesiology. He will
National Honor Society,
_________ concentrate
Pep Band, Varsity volley
on exercise
ball, Varsity basketball and
science
Varsity softball. She won
and obtain
the sportsmanship award
a minor in
this year and is senior class
health stud
president. Maggie was the
ies. He has
Morrow County Fair and Kyle
p re p a re d
Rodeo Queen in 2012. Harrison
for this by
She is active in commu
taking ad
nity events, working on vanced placement and col
Mustang Mop-up, Senior lege courses. Kyle is active
Citizen Bingo, as a DARE in FFA, serving as Heppner
volunteer, youth Relay for FFA Chapter Vice Presi
Life, and Town and Country dent, Reporter, and Secre
Music Entertainer for two tary and has attended the
years. She is a Blue Mt. FFA Leadership retreat for
Fiddlers member and is ac three years. He is a member
tive in 4-H.
of National Honor Society,
Bryce Fowler, the son serving as Historian. Kyle
of Kay and Dave Fowler, at has varsity letters in golf
tends Hep-
and basketball, and served
pner High
as team captain for both
School. He
golf and basketball. He has
plans on at
served on the Associated
Student Body Government
tending Pa
cific U ni
and is a volunteer with local
versity or
youth basketball programs.
University
Kyle is an active volunteer
o f Oregon. Bryce Fowler in his community, working
on Mustang Mop-up, par
Bryce plans
on focusing on mathemat ticipating and organizing a
ics. He has worked outside Red Cross Blood Drive, and
of class with a former math active in his church. He is
ematics professor. He has a recipient of the Character
earned college credits in al Trait Student of the Month,
gebra and trigonometry. He Academic Letter, Honor
is a member of the National Roll, and President’s Award
Honor Society, 4-H, Tech for Educational Achieve
nology Student Associa- ment, Lead America Na-
i
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-Continuedfrom PAGE ONE es in reduced price lunches
questions and comments
during the meeting, as per
board meeting regulations,
but invited the parents to
speak to board members
and Superintendent Dirk
Dirksen about their con
cerns following the meet
ing. Dirksen had been a
teacher and principal at
RHS for many years prior
to being named MCSD
superintendent.
Killingbeck is a former
principal at Windy River
Elementary, Boardman, and
assistant principal at Sam
Boardman Elementary and
A.C. Houghton Elementary,
Irrigon.
Dirksen, adm inistra
tors and board members
concurred that the trans
fer situation has changed
greatly since the formation
of charter schools, which
allows students to attend
any high school they wish.
Students now have the abil
ity to attend schools outside
their districts.
Following the meeting,
board member Berto Her
nandez, Boardman, spoke
with the parents in atten
dance who were represent
ed by Lomas. He told the
Gazette that he explained
to the families that the dis
trict’s main emphasis is
academics. He also said that
he believed that the major
ity of students transferring
out were not generally from
Hispanic families. He said
further he did not believe
there were any safety or
security concerns.
Dirksen said that he
plans to meet with the par
ents individually to discuss
their concerns in the near
future.
Data on the number of
students who have trans
ferred out and reasons for
the transfers was unavail
able.
During the meeting,
Windy River Elementary
English Language Learner
teacher Theresa Proctor-
Reece presented a program
on the successful English
as a Second Language/ELL
program at WRE.
Also at the meeting,
the board voted to increase
the district’s lunch prices
by 10 cents for 2013-14,
as mandated by the federal
government. Elementary
school lunches will increase
from $2.15 to $2.25; junior/
senior lunch prices will in
crease from $2.40 to $2.50;
and milk prices will go up
15 cents from 25 cents to
40 cents.
There will be no chang
tional High School Leader
ship Conference Nominee,
and United States Achieve
ment Academy National
Language Arts Award.
Austin Gutierrez from
Heppner is the son of Debra
and Craig Gutierrez. He at
tends Heppner High School.
Austin plans on attending
either University of Idaho
or Oregon State University.
He would like to transform
his passion for golf into a
career in the golf industry.
He plans on completing the
professional golf manage
ment certification program,
which is a four and one half
y e a r p ro-
gram inte
grated with
a business
curriculum.
Austin has
jo b - s h a d
owed pro
f e s s io n a l Austin
g o lf m an Gutierrez
agement
personnel at world-class
golf courses. He has taken
honors and college lev
el courses in chemistry,
writing, communications
and math. He is a member
o f National Honor Soci
ety, Student Government,
FBLA, and Varsity golf for
four years. Technology Stu
dents of America, Heppner
Booster Club, Community
Events volunteer and is ac-
at 40 cents, adult lunch
prices at $3 and breakfast
prices, which are $1 for ele
mentary students, $1.25 for
junior/senior high school
students, and reduced price
breakfasts at 30 cents.
District business man
ager Andy Fletcher stressed
that the federal “Healthy
Hunger-Free Food Act re
quires the district to increase
elem entary and ju n io r/
senior high school lunch
prices to meet federal eq
uity pricing requirements”
to “offset the continuing
increases in the cost o f
food.” The state is currently
paying the reduced break
fast cost, according to the
district.
Additionally, the board
d iscu ssed the grow ing
number o f classes that the
district offers at the three
MCSD high schools that
allow students to receive
high school credits while
simultaneously earning col
lege credits at Blue Moun
tain Community College,
Eastern Oregon University
and Treasure Valley Com
m unity College through
the Eastern Promise plan.
E astern Prom ise is the
brainchild of InterMountain
ESD superintendent Mark
Mulvihill.
In other business, the
board:
-ap p ro v ed reh irin g
the following classified/
confidential personnel for
2013-14 (South Morrow
County listed only): Hep
pner Elementary School-
Loma Botefuhr, Rita Britt
and Janet Wilson, special ed
assistants. Deb Campbell,
library tech/food service
clerical, Kathy Cutsforth,
assistant custodian, Becky
Evans and Robin Jones, ed
assistants, Jessica Lehman,
special ed assistant/assistant
custodian, Patty Rill, head
cook, Kim Carlson, assis
tant cook. Brandy Sweeney,
secretary; Heppner High
School-Ginger Bowman,
library tech, Tracie Bunch,
department secretary, Kathi
Dickenson, Jessica Lentz,
special ed assistants, Mike
Doherty, head custodian,
Kelly Fox, lead mainte
nance-south, Lori McCabe,
FS assistant/assistant cook,
Joan McDaniel, retiring
head cook, Teresa Parret,
assistant custodian, Darcy
Robinson, secretary; Con
fidential Personnel-Autumn
M organ, fiscal services
specialist/accounts pay
able, Rose Dirksen, stu
dent services technician,
tive in his church. His many
awards include Academic
Achievement Letter, Honor
Roll, P resident’s Award
for Outstanding Academic
Achievement, and Heppner
High School Student of the
month.
G arrett Robinson o f
Heppner is the son o f Darcy
and Kyle Robinson. He has
attended H eppner High
School. Garrett is consider
ing Oregon State Univer
sity. He plans on earning
his Bachelor o f Agriculture
Sciences Degree at Oregon
State University to further
his career in agriculture and
broaden his knowledge of
the industry, and educate
others and advocate for the
importance o f agriculture
in our world. Garrett is ac
tive in his community, vol
unteering for FFA commu
nity service, Tupper camp
counselor, Tri-County 4-H
camp counselor, 4-H am
bassador, Morrow County
Fair Livestock Sale runner,
and is active in his church.
He is a member of Outdoor
Club, American Q uarter
Horse Association, Oregon
High School Rodeo, In-
Linda Kenny, fiscal ser
vices specialist/payroll, Jan
Huddleston, maintenance
coordinator/administrative
assistant.
-accepted a $ 100 dona
tion from Ken Matlack to
be used for Irrigon High
School girls’ softball.
-adopted a revision to
policy-qualities and duties
of the superintendent.
-adopted a revision
to policy for a “M other
Friendly Workplace.”
-d e s ig n a te d b o ard
member representation at
graduations as follow s:
H eppner H igh School-
Bill Kuhn; Riverside High
School-Thad Killingbeck;
Irrigon High School-Bar
ney Lindsay. Morrow Edu
cation Center graduates will
return to their communities
to walk in graduation cer
emonies.
-received the follow
ing May enrollment report:
A.C. Houghton Elemen-
tary-270; Sam Boardman
Elementary-340; Heppner
E lem entary-180; Irrigon
Elem entary-201; Windy
R iver E lem entary-200;
H eppner Ju n io r/S en io r
High-171; Irrigon Junior/
Senior High-357; Riverside
High-383; MCSD other-45;
total-2147.
-accepted the follow
ing employment action:
resignations/retirements-
Bonnie M oore, retiring
from SBE assistant cook
position, Joan McDaniel,
retiring from HHS head
cook position, Jacque John
son, retiring from SBE
principal position, Nancie
Mathews, resigning from
HHS assistant volleyball
and head track coach po
sition; em ployment/pro-
motions-Nichole Goforth,
IJSH ed assistant, replacing
Javier Garcia; extra duty
contracts-Angie Tipton, IJH
assistant track coach, Dave
Boor, RHS 2013-14 head
football coach.
-held an executive ses
sion concerning personnel.
-heard the following
announcements: Last senior
day-Thursday, May 23; Me
morial Day holiday-Mon-
day, May 27; Irrigon High
School graduation-Friday,
May 31,7 p.m.; Riverside
High School graduation-
Saturday, June 1, 10 a.m.;
H eppner H igh S chool
graduation-Saturday, June
1, 2 p.m.; last student day-
Friday, June 7; last teacher
days-Monday and Tuesday,
June 10 and 11; next board
meeting-Monday, June 10,
district office, 7 p.m.
termountain High School
Rodeo Club, Knowledge
Master, FFA, HHS ASB of
ficer, Class Officer, member
o f the band
and pep
band, Hep
pner High
School
Honor Roll,
A cadem ic
L etter for
Garrett
four years,
Robinson
and Silver
P r e s id e n
tial award, to name a few.
The Board o f Directors
of the Scholarship Trust
includes Bill Rietm ann,
president; Ginger Bowman,
vice-president; Del LaRue,
treasurer; Sharon Harrison,
secretary; Missy Cutsforth,
Martha Munkers and Carri
Grieb. The South Morrow
County Scholarship Trust
was established several
years ago with the mission
to grow funds to provide
scholarships to graduating
seniors from Heppner and
lone high schools and to
eventually take the place of
the Troedson Scholarship
fund, which will be discon
tinued in the year 2023.
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lone library district to meet
The lone Library District will hold its regular monthly
meeting on Tuesday, May 21, at 3:30 p.m. at the lone
Public Library, 385 W 2nd Street in lone. The public is
welcome to attend.
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