Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
MCSD
Wednesday, September 10,2014
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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-rescinded and adopted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
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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.