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r Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 3,2013 SUMMER SCHOOL -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE ject areas—and compared student perform ance to those strands to determine who might benefit from the extra sum m er class time. Weak learning strands were reinforced to prepare the students for both state testing and more difficult classroom work in the next grade. “Our hope is that it w ill jump-start them, fill in some of those gaps,” Combe said. “If we can fill some of those gaps, we will better prepare them to move to the next grade level.” The elementary school had around 30 children in grades kindergarten through six attend summer school, while around 10 attended the junior high class. Not quite as many attend at the high-school level; HHS library technician and sum mer school teacher Ginger Bowman said it is often difficult for high-school students to work summer school into their schedules with sum m er jo b s. She added, however, that she felt shorter hours contrib uted to more turnout. “I think students are more likely to show up for three hours than if they had to stay for a whole day,” said Bowman. Students in Bowman’s high-school class used an online learning system called Acellus, in which students watched lectures, much like a traditional classroom, and then an swered questions and w ere eventually tested on the subjects. With the Acellus system, several students could sit at library comput ers and watch classes on completely different sub jects, as well as complet ing individual coursework online. The only downside, said Bowman, was that the video lectures weren’t very interactive. “You can't stop, can’t ask questions,” she said. Joselyn Piper, special education and reading in tervention teacher, was in charge of the junior-high group, with Tracie Bunch, department secretary and former special ed assistant, helping. Unlike the high- school students. P iper’s group didn't work online but had more tradition al classroom tutoring in needed areas. Piper said they spent one-and-a-half A high school student watches a video class through the sum m e r school's online Acellus p r o g r a m . Photo by Andrea Di Salvo of the three hours a day on reading intervention and the rest o f the time on math support. The class also had special visiting teachers; high-school math teacher Troy Morgan spent time helping with math, and junior high social studies/ language arts teacher An drea Nelson conducted a two-day writing workshop for the students. Combe said the ele mentary-school level was more grade-specific, but functioned much like the junior-high group, with teachers working with stu dents in areas that students needed extra support or intervention as they moved from one grade to another. Six teachers and three as- sistants conducted the HES summer school, though summer schedules meant only four teachers and two assistants were usually at the school at any given time. Melissa Coiner was a key coordinator for the summer school program. Other teachers were Molly Rill, Sybil Stewart, Karen Smith-Griffith, Madison R osenbalm and Stacey Wainwright, with assistants Deb Campbell, Jessica Leh man and Loma Botefuhr. Morrow County School D istrict Superintendant Dirk Dirkson said that, while the pre- and post summer school test scores hadn't been tabulated yet, he felt the program was very important to kids all over the county. Dirkson said he knew from his ow n time as a principal how important a little extra time and effort could be to stu dents’ success. “Distict-wide, one of the most effective ways to give kids extra support is more time and instruc tion,” said Dirkson. “ It’s one of the keys, I believe, in all of the schools in Mor row County doing so very well.” High school students at home on the range Lexington student one o f 19 high schoolers to attend 2013 High Desert Youth Range Camp High school students from Oregon and Idaho, including one from Morrow County, ninth-grader Kae- lyn Lindsay of Lexington, attended the third annual High Desert Youth Range Camp (HDYRC) June 19- 22 at the Northern Great Basin Experimental Range (NGBER) 40 miles west of Bums, OR. The cam p fo c u se s on natural resources and rangelands through hands- on learning activities and has become an annual event offered to high-school age students from across the West. Campers traveled from Payette, ID, and Crook, Harney, Malheur, Morrow, Polk and Union counties in Oregon. During the four-day camp, students learned about sagebrush habitat, soils, plant identification, juniper, wildlife, rangeland monitoring and invasive species, and worked in groups to put together their own management plans for various areas at NGBER. The campers even used Global Positioning Systems (GPS) to locate items they needed for s’mores. At the conclusion of the HDYRC, multiple campers received awards based on their knowledge, leader ship, participation, presen- - FIVE Mustang players make state teams Three Mustang softball team members have been honored at the state level. For 1A/2A state softball, Daily Bennett was named first team pitcher, Micha Hint/ was named second team infield and Makenzie Correa was named honorable mention infield. A few Irrigon Knights softball players were also rec ognized at the state level: First team outfielders Sandra Vera and Kelly McLaughlin, and honorable mentions Brittnay Zuercher and Karmen Garrett. Calling the HHS class of ‘73 Anyone interested in helping to organize a Heppner High School class o f ’73 reunion is invited to meet Friday night, July 12, at 6 p.m. at the Heppner Elks Club. Morrow County Fairgrounds reopen In late May, a utility emergency forced the Mor row County Fairgrounds to be closed down in order to make repairs to the water system. Repairs and necessary upgrades have been com pleted and the fairgrounds are now reopened. Any one wishing to rent any of the facilities may contact the fair office at 541-676- 9474. Many recent events planned for the fairgrounds had to be moved or changed due to the closure, and county representatives say they appreciate the coopera tion of everyone involved. The Morrow County Fair and Rodeo will be celebrating their 100"' an niversary this year with the theme "Harvesting 100 Years of Memories at the Morrow County Fair.” Morrow County ap preciates the quick response of the contractor. Jack Rob inson and Sons, and their dedication to getting this facility back in operation and ready for the fair. Premium books are available online as well as in print. Planners say there are lots of Open Class catego ries and that "... it would be great to have entries from as many people as possible for this historic celebration.” Water park therapy pool now open C a m p e rs ami counselors from Oregon and Idaho at the top of Squaw Butte near Riley, Oregon during the High Desert Youth Range C a m p J u n e 19-22, 2013. Contributed photo tation skills and attitude during camp. In addition, 26 experts from around Oregon volun teered their time coordinat ing the camp from initial planning and organizing to attending, supervising, counseling, cooking and instructing during the five The th c ra p ) pool at Willow Creek W ater P ark is now open. days. The therapy pool at the Willow Creek Water Park in Heppner is up and running. The pool is available Monday through Friday from noon until 7 p.m. all summer. Summer prices are $4 per adult per hour for up to six people with a one hour minimum, with lower rates for children and seniors, or with a pass. Cost is $25 for six people or more or a private party. Call 541-676-5752 to reserve use of the pool. Boardman to offer gap lending for new housing Program funded through enterprise zone BOARDMAN, OR— The City o f Boardm an has started a new program to provide funding for gap lending in an effort to build more residential units within the city. The Boardman Housing De velopment Fund (BHDF), funded through enterprise zone negotiations, was ini tiated as a response to an identified.need based on work performed through the Oregon Community Solutions-Boardman Work force Housing finance com mittee. Initial funding will be $100,000, adm inistered through the Greater East ern Oregon Development C orporation (GEODC). The purpose of the fund is to provide funding for gap lending to aid in building single family residences, duplex, triplex and four- plex units in Boardman to sell or add to the rental pool for market-rate rental housing. Gap lending provides financing for the construc tion gap between the lend er’s construction loan and the total cost of the project. Maximum loan amounts w ill not exceed 40 percent of the project’s total cost, including all fees. Banner Bank and the Bank of East ern Oregon—both of which have branches in Board- man— have signed on as mm music une upm Performing live at the lone Amphitheater Thursday, July 2013 Blues Music Starts at 3:00 pm lenders for the BHDF. Ap plicants for the funds must pre-qualify with a lender to finance a construction loan to build on property in Boardman. Borrowers will be given an incentive for projects completed within 90 days of the construction loan closing; those projects completed within 90 days will have 100 percent in terest forgiveness on their BHDF loan. More details on the pro gram can be found at www. cityoffioardman.com or by contacting city manager Karen Pettigrew at 541 - 481-9252 or pettigrewk@ cityoffioardman.com. Marriage Licenses The Morrow County Clerk has issued the following marriage licenses: June 20: -David Corona Tapia, 49, of Umatilla and Margarita Carrera Hernandez, 56, of Umatilla. -Steven Carl Warnock, 37, Lexington and Jody Ruth Gumb, 39, Lexington. June 24: -Dionicio Hernandez, 21, Hermiston and Rosario Zavala, 20, Boardman. June 26: -Ceylon Doyle Grittman, 80, of Boardman and Jadine Khan Hand, 72, of Red Bluff, CA. June 27: -John Eleuterio Chairez, 29, of Irrigon and Rebecca Louise Van Fossen, 22, of Irrigon. Correction In last week’s story, “RJs opens under new owner ship,” the Gazette neglected to mention that the restaurant is now called The Bam. The Gazette-Times apologizes for the omission. Calling all Equestrian Trail Riders! 3 days of trail competition for the Silver Buckle Series Grab your horse, your children and friends and come to Whispering Pines Benefit for Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch Friday - Sunday July 5th 7th - 3 miles north of the O H V Park Hwy 207 Deadman Hill Loop Road out of Heppner OR. Free camping to all contestants, free entertainment nightly, potluck hamburger barbecue Saturday, free sit-down breakfast for those who attend Sunday morning worship service with Dr. Dick Temple. 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