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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon MCSD Wednesday, September 10,2014 - FIVE The View from the Green •Continuedfrom PAGE ONE policy on board member year position for Position # 4 on the MCSD Budget Committee. Board member Rhonda Hamby reported that she had not yet found a candidate for Position #5. -adopted board goals for 2014-15, which concern goals for student improve ment in math, English lan guage arts, reading and writing. -received the follow ing enrollment report for September: A.C. Houghton Elementary, lrrigon-296, Sam Boardman Elemen tary, Boardman-353, Hep pner E le m e n ta ry -1 89, Irrigon Elementary-176, Windy River Elementa ry, Boardman-206, Hep pner Junior/Senior High School-168, Irrigon Junior/ Senior High School-410, Riverside Junior/Senior High School-397, Mor row Education Center-24, total-2219. -approved a revised ethics and conflicts of in terest, adding household members to be included , and specifics on accepting gifts and entertainment. -approved revised poli cy on board member ethics and nepotism, to add mem bers of the household to be included. -approved the first reading of policy on hazing, harassment, intimidation, bullying, menacing and cyberbullying. -approved the first read ing of policy on electronic devices and social media for staff. -approved the first read ing on new policy concern ing selection of instruction resources and materials. -adopted policy on aca demic achievement con cerning notifying parents on students' progress. -adopted policy on per sonal electronic devices and social media for students. -adopted revised policy on the use of restraint and seclusion. -rescinded and adopted new policy concerning sex ual harassment. -approved the follow ing employment action: Resignations-Rick Gerard, Irrigon Junior/Senior High School, Angela Schneider, Irrigon Elementary School ed assistant; Employment/ Promot ions/T ransfers- Crista Beaty, 1JSHS ed assistant, Rubi Cisneros, transfer from 1JSHS to A.C. Houghton Elemen tary, Becky Davis, transfer from 1JSHS to 1ES, Vanessa Gutierrez, Riverside Junior/ Senior High School ed as sistant, Mayra Hernandez, Windy River Elementary ed assistant, David John son, 1JSHS ed assistant, Zack King, RJSHS ed as sistant, Jeanette Meyers, ACH ed assistant, Mark Rouska, 1JSHS special education, Jessica Ski 11- ings, Heppner Elementary School assistant custodian. Thomas Gann, RJSHS lan guage arts teacher, Lucia Zavala. 1ES ed assistant; Extra Duty Contracts-Joe Armato, Heppner Junior/ Senior High School ju nior high assistant football coach. Josh Bettesworth, RJSHS junior high head football coach, Rhonda Boor, RJSHS junior high assistant volleyball coach, Jarrett Thompson, RJSHS junior high assistant foot ball coach, Mitch Thomp son, IJSHS junior high assistant football coach. Yvonne Torres, RJSHS JV girls soccer coach. -heard the following announcements: September 19-eight-hour teacher in service-professional devel opment; October 10-eight- hour teacher in-service- regional PLC; Monday, October 13-next board meeting, Windy River El ementary, 7 p.m. school year will be held in the Ag room Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. All members and parents will have the op portunity to participate. The group will also have its first CDE of the year. Soils Judging. This month’s current event consists of a fund raiser at the Elks Lodge on the 20th. On Oct. 2 the FFA State Officers will be coming to Heppner to help local chap ter members bond and teach new skills. Going through Oct. 5 and 6 is the District Leadership Camp. The bus w ill leave the Heppner Jr/Sr High School that Sunday at 6:15 p.m. As the first Heppner FFA Member of the Month. Emily Cecil, states, “It was an honor to find out that I was chosen to be Heppner’s first FFA Member of the Month. I tried to gain the qualities of leadership that a FFA member should pos sess.” FFA Monthly News By Kat Harper, FFA As sistant officer As a notice to all FFA Members and parents, the Heppner FFA now has a monthly article. This ar ticle will consist of chapter meetings and the time they are held, a list of current events happening, monthly CDEs, any other items on the agenda, and the newest addition, the Heppner FFA Member of the Month. Heppner FFA’s first chapter meeting o f the Please join us for lone Education Foundation’s 12th Annual Dinner and Auction Saturday, September 27, 2014 lone American Legion Hall Social Hour 6:00 PM / Dinner 7:00 PM Prime rib and salmon dinner Auction to follow including raffles &C grab bags Tickets available at lone branch Bank of Eastern Oregon or at the door $25 adults / $10 ages 7-12 / free under 6 Thanks to our dinner sponsors! Morrow County Grain Growers, Wheatland Insurance, ICABO , Bank o f Eastern Oregon, Mid-Columbia Producers, and Devin Oil All proceeds support grants to lone School and the endowment fund A s of September 9, 2014, the Fire Chief of the City of Heppner has lifting the burning ban * C it y o f H e p p n e r r e q u ir e s a PERMIT ON ALL OPEN BURNING Tuesday, Aug. 26, at Willow Creek Country Club, Corol Mitchell took low gross of the field dur ing the ladies play day. Low net was taken by Pat Edmundson. R esu lts for flig h t A were: Low Gross— 1. Nancy Propheter, 2. Loa Heideman Results for flight C were: Low Gross— 1. Lor- rene Montgomery, 2. Betty Bums; Low Net— 1. Con nie Jones, 2. Pat Dougherty. Chip-ins: Corol Mitch ell, # 11 and 18, and pat Dougherty, #14. In other events, in or ange ball play the team of Nancy Propheter, Shirley Martin and Betty Burns placed first, followed by the team of Corol Mitch ell, Connie Jones and Pat Dougherty. WCCC ladies held the Eddi Skow Net Champion ship Tournament Sept. 2 and 3 at the Willow Creek Country Club. The golfers enjoyed two beautiful days of competition. Special snacks were available each day, hosted by Judy Harris and Lorrene Montgomery. The tournament ended with a pizza feed and awards. Results were as follows: Eddi Skow Champion: Pat Edmundson The 27-hole tourna ment winners were: First Fight—Net: 1“, Virginia Grant; 2nd, Loa H eidem an; 3rd, C orol Mitchell. Gross: 1st, Nancy Propheter. Long Drive, KP and Long Putt: Jan Mac Donald. Second Flight—Net: l- , Lorrene Montgomery; 2nd, tie, Shirley Martin and Betty Bums. Gross: 1*, Pat Dougherty. Long Drive and Long Putt: Sue Edson. KP, Shir ley Martin. Chip-ins: Pat Dougherty, Nancy Proph eter (2). Birdies: Nancy Propheter, Loa Heideman F irst Day W inners were: Low Net of the Field, Shirley Martin. First Flight—Net: 1*, Pat Edmundson; 2nd, Loa Heideman, 3rd, Jan Mac Donald. Gross: 1”, tie, Vir ginia Grant and Nancy Propheter. Long Drive, Pat Ed mundson; KP, Jan Mac Donald; Long Putt, Virginia Grant. Second Flight—Net: 1“, Sue Edson; 2nd, Lorrene Montgomery. Gross: 1”, Betty Bums. Long Drive: Shirley Martin; KP, Sue Edson; Long Putt, Jennifer Jaca. Chip-ins: Jennifer Jaca, Shirley Martin; Birdie: Vir ginia Grant Sept. 30 is the last day of organized play for this year. A day of special play is being planned and the lady golfers will be served a hosted luncheon. A short business meeting will fol low lunch. A group picture will be taken before tee-off at 9 a.m. Ladies are asked to arrive 20 minutes ahead of tee-off. All lady golfers are welcome. Nineteen men played golf at Willow Creek Coun try Club on Sept. 7 in an all net score competition. The results were as follows: 1. Earl Fishbum - 53, 2. Bob MacDonald - 54, 3. Ted Toll - 55, 4. Charlie Ferguson - 56, 5. (tie) Dave Pranger, Ralph Walker and Tim Wright - 57, 8. (tie) John Edmundson, Roger Ehrmantraut and Stacy Wil son - 59. L east Putts: Dave Pranger - 25, KP (2nd Shot) #2/11 - Barn Munkers, KP (2nd Shot) #7/16-TedToll. T he a c tiv ity was hosted by Tom Shear And John Edmundson. Next week’s Sunday morning play will be hosted by Tom Bedortha, Dennis Peck and Dave Pranger. The following Sunday, Sept. 21, the WCCC Men’s Club will hold the annual Cross Country Tournament and election for 2015. will be re-screened within a three-week period. Screenings begin the first week of September and will continue through November. Parents who do not want their child's hearing to be screened should notify their child’s school as soon as possible. If you have any questions regarding the hearing screening pro gram, please contact your local school principal or the IMESD Audiology Depart ment at 541 -966-3147. Heppner booster club to meet Sept. 17 Sunday men’s play Steak feed, auction set fo r Oct. 4 The Heppner Junior/ ner will begin at 6:30 p.m. results Senior High School Booster and the live auction will Club will hold its regu lar monthly meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 6 p.m. in the high school li brary. New board members for the year will be elected at this meeting and will take office in November. The annual steak feed and auction is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Heppner Elks Lodge. Din- start at 7:30 p.m. This event is a major fundraiser for the club, which supports aca demic, athletic and special interest groups and clubs at the school. For more information on the auction or to pur chase a VIP table, contact Booster Club President Melissa Lindsay at 541 - 256-0366. IMESD to offer free BURNING hearing screenings to students BAN LIFTED Over The Tee Cup PEN D LETO N -The InterMountain Education Service District (IMESD) will provide free hearing screenings to public el ementary school students through November. Initial screening will take place locally Monday, Oct. 20, at 8:15 a.m. in lone and approximately 10 a.m. in Heppner. Rechecks for those schools will take place Thursday, Nov. 6, at 8:15 a.m. in lone and ap proximately 10:30 a.m. in Heppner. Hearing screenings are conducted annually by the IMESD’s Audiology De partment for public school students in Umatilla, Mor row and Union counties, and is cooperatively spon sored by 17 local school districts. Students to be screened include nearly 6,300 kindergarten, first- and third-grade students, new students to a county, The U.S. Department and parent/teacher/princi- o f Agriculture (USDA) pal referrals of students in is encouraging producers other grades. Children who who have suffered eligible fail the initial screening Livestock producers urged to enroll in disaster assistance by Oct. 1 Affordable Family Eyewear BacK to school Kids Speciali Two Complete Pair $79.00 Frames & Lenses * Same Prescription One Complete Pair $49.50 Kids Add Transitions or Anti-Reflective for $40.00 One Year Warranty Frame & Lenses www.affordablefamilyeyewear.com » disaster-related losses to act to secure assistance by Sept. 30, as congressiO- nally-mandated payment reductions will take place for producers who have not acted before that date. Livestock producers who have experienced graz ing losses since October 2011 and may be eligible for benefits but have not yet contacted their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) of fice should do so as soon as possible. The Budget Control Act passed by Congress in 2011 requires USDA to implement reductions of 7.3 percent to the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) in the new fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, 2014. However, producers seeking LFP support who have scheduled appoint ments with their local FSA office before Oct. 1, even if the appointment occurs after O ct.l, will not see reductions in the amount of disaster relief they receive.
