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r HeppnerGazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 12,2013 -FIVE Bank of EO employees teach local children to save Brianna Peterson, teller, and Debbie Young, loan ser vicing clerk, from Bank of Eastern Oregon’s Heppner branch, gave a savings les son to kindergarten through third-grade students at Hep pner Elementary School. This is the eighth year BEO participated in the Ameri can Bankers Association Education Foundation’s Teach Children to Save Program. S h aro n R ie tm a n n , branch manager, and Taran na Patton, customer service representative, from the lone branch, gave the sav ings lesson to kindergarten through third graders at the lone Community School. Bank of Eastern Ore gon employees joined thou sands of bankers across the country who traded in their balance sheets for black boards to help fill the need for financial education. “Studies show that kids aren’t learning the skills they need to make smart fi nancial decisions as adults,” said Jeff Bailey, president and CEO. “Communities and schools teach other life skills, but we don’t spend enough time teaching finan cial skills. Bankers were in the schools during April to help fill that gap and pre pare future customers for financial success.” A significant number of schools were reached by the staff of Bank of East ern Oregon in the Eastern Oregon rural communities it serves. “We use our previously announced partnership with Everfi Financial Literacy program to further enhance the financial education of the youth in our area,” added Bailey. The lessons taught in cluded activities about the concept o f saving, how interest makes money grow, how to budget, and deter mining needs and wants. Bank of Eastern Oregon’s employees visited a total of 19 elementary schools in its local banking communi ties. Along with the lessons, employ ees presented these 1,400 students with a BEO mini flashlight. Since the A m erican Bankers Association Educa tion Foundation’s National Teach Children to Save Day began in 1997, thousands of bankers have taught money skills to more than one mil lion students. Bank o f Eastern Or egon offers the following tips to help parents make every day “Savings Day”: -H elp kids open up their own bank savings account and make deposits regularly. Many banks have children’s accounts that have no fee or minimum- balance requirements. -M ake going to the bank fun; some banks have kids’ clubs where members get newsletters or receive balloons when they make a deposit. -Kids love to get mail, so encourage them to keep an eye out for their quar terly statement. -Talk to your child about the family budget. Include a discussion on wants and needs. Reinforce this by budgeting for a fam ily outing or purchase. -While children know that money doesn’t grow on trees, they may think it comes out of a wall. Show them how an ATM machine works and explain that to take money out of the bank you must first put it in. -Give your kids posi tive feedback. As they get older, give them responsi- bility over how they spend their money. The ABA Education F o u n d a tio n ’s N atio n al Teach Children to Save Day is held every April, when thousands of bankers make presentations to students on the importance of saving for their future. track coach, assistant vol leyball coach. -Heppner Junior High School-Chad Doherty, as sistant football coach; Mike Ehrsam, assistant boys’ basketball coach, Katelyn Page, head girls’ basket ball coach, Larry Palmer, head wrestling coach, as sistant track coach; Jesse Rodriquez, assistant vol leyball coach; John Qualls, head track coach; Anna Wedding, assistant girls’ basketball coach; Mindy Wilson, head volleyball coach; vacant-head football coach, head boys’ basket ball coach. -approved the follow ing extra-duty non-coach ing positions (H eppner schools listed only): Hep- pner Elementary-Melissa Coiner, head teacher, Mary Ann Elguezabal, English Language Learner site co ordinator; vacant-DART, TAG coordinator; Heppner High School-Rick Drake, band; Greg Grant, head teacher; Virginia Grant, half-tim e rally advisor; John Flaherty, DART, TAG; Jeremy Rosenbalm, annual; Jolene Stensland, drama (one play only). -designated annual or ganizational details. -approved resolutions as follows: to authorize the county treasurer to invest district funds; to declare miscellaneous surplus prop erty for items under $500; to accept $5,000 in unan ticipated revenue from the Wildhorse Foundation to Irrigon Elementary; and for a committed fund balance. -approved the follow ing 2013-14 school board calendar: July-no m eet ing; August 12-D istrict Office, Heppner Elemen tary School; Septem ber 9-Windy River Elementary, Boardman; October 14-Ir rigon High School; Nov. 12 (Tuesday)-Heppner High School; December 9-Sam B oardm an E lem entary; January 13-Morrow Educa tion Center, Irrigon; Febru ary 10-lrrigon Elementary; March 10-Heppner High School; April 14-Riverside High School, Boardman; May 12-A.C. Houghton Elementary, Irrigon; June 9-District Office-HES. lone BEO branch tellerTaranna Patton with first- and second- grade students from lone Community School during Teach Children to Save Day. -Contributedphoto MCSDADOPTS BUDGET -Continued front PAGE ONE candidates for the Irrigon Elementary and Riverside High School principal po sitions. Superintendant Dirk Dirkson also introduced newly-hired Morrow Coun ty Health District CEO Dan Grigg, who was in atten dance at the meeting. Also at the meeting, the board adopted and appro priated funds for a budget of more than $30 million for the 2013-14 school year. -g en eral fund: a p p ro p ria tio n s in c lu d ed $12,445,358 for instruc tion, $7,651,138 for sup port services, $1,013,767 for transfers, $750,000 for contingency and $250,000 for the unappropriated end ing fund balance for a total of $21,860,263. -special revenue funds: appropriations included $2,144,860 for instruction, $ 1,008,589 for support ser vices; $ 1,003,630 for enter prise and community for a total of $4,157,079. -debt service: appropri ations included $2,421,885 in debt services; $300,000 for transfers; $686,250 for unappropriated ending fund balance for a total of $2,721,885. -capital outlay: $445,000 for facility us age. -total appropriations, all funds; $29,184,227. -total unappropriated amounts: $936,250. -total adopted budget: $30,120,477. The permanent tax rate is $4.0342 per thousand of assessed value and $1 per thousand for the local op tion tax. The board also ratified contracts with the Morrow County Education Asso ciation, the Oregon School Employees Association and confidential employees. Superintendent Dirk Dirksen said that each of the contracts included a three- percent raise. Contracts with the MC'EA and OSEA also included a $60 increase for those employees’ insur ance cap. The contract with the MCE A budget is through June 30, 2017; the contract with OSEA is through June 30, 2018. In other business the board: -approved the 2013-14 substitute teacher pay rate at $170.76 per day. -approved an agreement with the Morrow County Recreation District. -approved the follow ing em ploym ent action: resignations/retirem ents for Carletta Hughes, Windy River Elementary assis tant cook; Brian Bigham, A.C. Houghton Elemen- tary/Irrigon Elementary PE teacher; Robert Elizondo, R iverside High School principal; Michelle Raible, Sam Boardman Elementary kindergarten teacher; Karen Sm ith-Griffith, Heppner Elementary teacher; Dawn Dyer, SBE department sec retary; Jack M cElligott, Irrigon Junior/Senior High; employment promotions/ transfers for Matthew Matz, transferred from 1ES to SBE as elementary princi pal; Pat King, teacher for 2013-14/PERS retiree; Tris- ton Holecheck, RHS math teacher; Trevor Pike, RHS language arts teacher. -approved the follow ing 2013-14 extra duty contracts (Heppner schools listed only): -Heppner High School- Janelle Ellis, assistant soft- ball coach; Greg Grant, athletic director, head foot ball coach, head golf coach; Virginia Grant, half-time cheerleading coach; Ken Grieb, assistant boys’ bas ketball coach; Jim Kindle, assistant b o y s’ baseball coach; Mark Lemmon, head wrestling coach; Melissa Lindsay, assistant girls’ bas ketball coach; Troy Morgan, head baseball coach; Kevin Payne, assistant football coach; Les Payne, assistant football coach; Katelyn Page, assistant track coach; Petra Payne, head softball coach; Jeremy Rosenbalm, assistant football coach, head b o y s ’ b a sk e tb a ll coach; Dieter Waite, head volleyball coach; Jeromy Wilson, head g irls’ bas ketball coach; vacant-head Sign commemorates Heppner Flood This Friday, June 14, is the Celebrate Heppner event. It also marks the 110th anniversary o f the event that nearly demol ished the town...the 1903 Heppner Flood. The flood itself has passed out of living memory and now lives only in leg end. One way the memory of the devastation is kept alive for future generations is through the sign placed at the pull-out by Heppner’s Heritage Plaza. The sig n ’s personal history began several years ago when local residents, John Edmundson and the late Marcia Sweek, were members o f the Morrow County Tourism Commit tee. When they found out from the Oregon Travel Information Council that grant funds were avail able to rehabilitate existing Oregon History “Beaver” signs, or to support instal- lation of new signs, Sweek and Edmundson agreed that Heppner’s most significant historical event was the 1903 flood. Sweek, who was also the Morrow County Mu seum Director at that time, assembled the information and pictures that were put on the proposed new sign and secured the financial resources that resulted in the successful completion o f the project. After in stallation, Edmundon did maintenance on the sign, tightening the bolts and ap plying fresh coats of paint as needed. Ten years ago, with the commemoration of the 100-year anniversary of the Heppner Flood, Edmund son arranged with Bob DeSpain to add lettered boards to the bottom of the sign, which directed people to the Masonic Cemetery and the monument there. Marriage Licenses The Morrow County Clerk has issued the follow ing marriage licenses: June 6: -Larrie Brent Duff, 37, of Boardman and Kocus Gina Spurgeon, 33, of Boardman. Heppner man John Edmundson freshens up the sign com memorating the 1903 Heppner Flood prior to the 1I0"1 an niversary of the historic event. - Contributedphoto which lists the names of the project by construction of flood victims. The City of a permanent concrete base Heppner also supported the for the sign. 4-H members learn cake decorating SIDEWALK HALE June 1 4 th 9 am - ? FREE snow cones 10 am -3 pm TRY OUR I REMEMBER US FOR DUTCH FATHERS CHO CO LATE DAY YO CREAM June - TODAY!!!! : 16th DRINK SPECIALS C aramel & P raline L atte $ 3 .5 0 R a s p b e r r y P e a c h I t a u a n S o d a $ 3 .7 5 M im m Dm 217 North Man St, Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • FloraTB76-9426 ^Serving Morrow, Wheeler & Gilliam counties Since 1959J Pioneer Memorial Hospital's Nursing Facility has openings for Long Term Care residents. O ur friendly staff provides excellent care w ith low patient to staff ratios. Hospital services onsite and readily available. 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