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I Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Junior cheerleaders score monster hit ADMIN BUILDING’S RISING COSTS -Continued from PACE ONE building. In addition to pub lic health the new facility will house the county court offices, accounting (which is currently located in the Annex building near to the health clin ic), v e te ra n ’s services and the juvenile department. Tallman said the new building will also free up space for the circuit court. “The jury room barely holds 12 people,” Tallman explained. “There is now no place when intro»' evidence or wi* He s ..e current fa cility die ot lend itself well for the courts. In contacting all the judges who use the historic courthouse for tri als, he found none of them wanted to leave. Asked if the $4.1 mil lion figure might change when the actual bids come in, Scott said he felt good the building costs “should not come in over that.” He said no one knows what the costs will be until bids are actually opened but his firm has looked at similar build ings around the area and the actual costs are similar to the square-footage esti mate made on the Morrow County project. Just as planned with the smaller estimate at the beginning o f the project, Tallm an says the county plans to use SIP (Strategic Investment Program) mon ey from windmill projects in the county to pay for the new building. He said there are an estimated 217 wind towers located in the county, for which county governm ent will receive $10,500 each for the next 15 years. The co u n ty had r e ceived preliminary financ ing for the project through a local bank; however, Tail- man said he will be seeking a d d itio n a l fu nding now that the project cost has increased. 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The clinic, sponsored by Heppner High School cheerleaders, was held on Oct. 27, 28 and 29. («iris ranging from three-year-old preschoolers to fourth grade learned cheers and a dance. They then performed in full Hal loween costumes to “ Monster Mash” during the halftime of the football game on Halloween night. Participants were (front row) Hailey McDaniel, Brooklyn Hendericks, Sophie Grant, Cloe Rodriguez, Addie C’oe, Ashli Paullus, McKenzie Maben, Lily Nichols, Faith Jones, (back row) Cara Arbogast, Brook Wilson, Keelie Narins, Sage Jensen, Kmily Cecil, Faith Futter, KC Anderson. Meranda Lemmon, Sophie Rodriguez and Macy Gibbs. -Contributedphoto Wednesday, November 12,2014 H eppner E lem entary School and H eppner Ju- nior/Senior High School were the only schools in the Morrow County School District to receive a score of four in the Oregon schools report card. Morrow Coun ty School District Super in te n d e n t D irk D irk sen announced at the regular school board meeting Mon day night at Irrigon Junior/ Senior High School. HES and HJSHS also received a four in last year’s report card. A .C. H oughton E le m entary School, Irrigon; Irrigon Junior Senior High School; Riverside Junior/ Senior High School, Board- man; Sam Boardman El em entary School, Board- m an; and W indy R iv er Elementary School, Board- man, all received scores of three. Windy River received a score o f four last year, while the others received threes. Irrig o n E le m e n ta ry School received a score of two both this year and last. lo n e C o m m u n ity School, w hich is not in the MCSD, also received a four. Schools are rated from one to five, based on weight ed percentages, in academic a c h ie v e m e n t, a cad em ic g ro w th a n d “ s u b g ro u p growth.” The top score of five goes to schools achiev ing averaged percentages of 87 or above; level four— 70 to 86.9 percent; level three— 47 to 69.9 percent; level two— 26.5-46.9 per cent; and level one— less than 26.5 percent. Dirksen announced that Beth O'Hanlon, w ith the In- terMountain ESD, is taking over the fiscal operations o f the district, following the resignation o f Andy Fletcher. Fletcher left the district to accept a job with Columbia Basin Electric in Heppner, but is still provid ing some services to the district. Dirksen said that the job search to find another business manager has been suspended for the time be ing. Also during the meet ing, the b o ard h e a rd a presentation concerning a new class at Irrigon High School, w hich provides hands-on-leaming opportu nities for students in com puter science, including setting up a secure network, assembling computers and installing operating sys tems, among other comput er-related skills. In other business, the board: -learned from Dirksen that the d istrict’s e n ro ll ment Figures are holding steady with enrollment up around 90 students “across the board.” Enrollment as o f November is as follows: A.C. H oughton Elem en- tary-292; Sam Boardman Elementary-356; Heppner E le m e n ta ry -186; Irrigon E lem entary-174; W indy R iv er E le m e n ta r y -2 0 1 ; H e p p n e r J r ./S r . H ig h School-162; Irrigon Jr./Sr. High School-403; Riverside Jr./Sr. High School-397; Morrow Education Center, Irrigon-30; total-2,201. -approved the follow ing em ploym ent action: resignations-V ern G um - bert, 1JSHS ju n io r high b o y s' b a sk etb a ll, D avid Johnson, 1JSHS ed assis tant; retirem ents-B arbara Harrison, ACH first-grade teacher, as o f January 1, 2015; employment/promo- tions/transfers-Jennah Mit- telsdorf, SBE ed assistant; extra duty contracts-Shayne Arndt, RJSH head softball coach, A1 Phillips, 1JS11S junior high head boys' bas ketball coach, David Salas, IJSHS .IV boys’ basketball coach, Eric Solis, IJSHS junior high assistant boys’ basketball coach. Dieter Waite. HJSHS junior high wrestling coach. -a p p ro v e d th e firs t reading o f the follow ing rescinded, new or revised policies on integrated pest management, student trans portation services, district nutrition and food services, electronic communications sy ste m , lo ca l w e lln e s s program, non-prescription medication and prescription medication. -tabled a resolution to amend the Oregon School Boards Constitution to al low appointment o f OSBA Board and Legislative Pol icy C om m ittee m em bers from a contiguous region if certain conditions are met. -adopted a resolution to amend the OSBA Constitu- tion to modify the process for the adoption o f OSBA legislative policies. -adopted a resolution to adopt the 2015 OSBA legislative priorities and policies as recom mended by the Legislative Policy Committee. -received the following announcements: Veteran’s Day holiday, Tuesday, Nov. 11 ; OSBA 68lh annual con ference, Portland, Nov. 13- lb; Thanksgiving holiday, Nov. 26-28; next board meeting, HJSHS, Dec. 8. County health district and public health prepared for Ebola Editor s note: The fo l low ing inform ation was provided jointly by the Mor row County Health District and Morrow County Public Health. Morrow County health professionals say this is a unique time, with flu sea son beginning and other diseases in circulation in our country that all start with flu-like symptoms. For instance: -Enteroviruses are ac tually common but usually cause no or mild symptoms in most people. This year Enterovirus D68 has led to severe respiratory ill ness prim arily in young people with asthma. This virus is more common in the sum m er and fall and is expected to decrease as winter begins. -Regular influenza (flu) has begun in Oregon but currently the disease level is minimal. Flu activity is expected to increase with the peak of the flu season usually occurring in Janu ary and som etim es later. They say the best way to prevent the flu is to get an annual flu shot. -Ebola is a severe viral illness that has spread to the U.S., but health profes sionals say your risk is low. People leaving West Africa are being screened. Anyone arriving in the U.S. from the impacted African countries must enter at one o f five airports, w here they are also being screened. These persons’ names and desti nations are being collected and given to state and local health departments. Health departments are monitoring these people for 21 days. There are six persons be ing monitored in western Oregon, but so far none in eastern Oregon. If one o f these people becomes ill, they will be isolated and their close contacts will be identified and monitored. Morrow County Health D epartm ent and Pioneer Memorial Hospital, which is part o f Morrow County Health D istrict, say they are c lo se ly m o n ito rin g the local, state and n a tional recom m endations for treating anyone who may be exposed to Ebola. Pioneer Memorial Hospital recently held a table-top exercise to identify Ebola signs and symptoms, along with appropriate precau tions. Follow-up training has occurred with all o f the medical providers and nursing staff. Protective equipment is being secured, and policies and practices are being implemented to ensure anyone suspected of coming in contact with the disease is treated according to the most current guide lines and that caregivers and other patients are safe and protected. That said, the health district and public health departm ent say there are things you can do to protect yourself and your family members during this time o f year with colds, flu and other viruses in circulation: -You and your family members should get a flu shot. Call your doctor or public the health depart ment to arrange this. -Wash your hands fre quently, or use hand sanitiz er if soap and water aren’t available. -C o v er y o u r cough. Enterovirus D68, flu and colds are spread through the respiratory system. -If you are ill, stay home until you are symptom-free and no longer taking fever- reducing medications. -C le a n c o m m o n ly - touched or used items in your household, e.g., door knobs, TV remotes, refrig erator handle, sink faucets, telephones, toilet handles and computers. -Do not share cups or eating utensils, especially ifyou have ill family m em bers. -C all y o u r d o c to r if you or a fam ily m em ber has been ill and are having difficulty breathing. -Stay informed. While there is no preventive vac cine for Enterovirus or Eb ola, you can make informed decisions about how to take care o f yourself and where/ where not to travel. Ebola vaccine is currently being tested and may be available soon. Get orders in for FBLA’s homemade pie sale Orders for the Heppner FBLA (Future Business Lead ers o f America) pies are due Nov. 18 for delivery Nov. 25-27. Pies available are: apple, pecan, cherry, pumpkin, berry, peach and Oreo; cost is $15. To order, contact Mrs. Collins at 541-676-9138. Get Your Yearly Mammogram! jcedimaainq^ m Thursday, November 20th 8:30am - 4:00pm Pioneer Memorial Clinic 130 N. Thompson Street Heppner, OR 97836 MORROW COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT ( i t e l l e n c e In H e « l t h c « r e Mammograms provided by: assuredimaging women’s wellness As the nation's leading mobile mammography provider, we employ dedicated breast imaging radiologists, technologists and medical assistants that partner together to bring you the early » ..»^ detection W V * tè / s saves a v e s liv e lives. »? A > professional, personalized care you deserve! The H e p p n er G a zette Times (541) 676- 9228 Cali to schedule your appointment: or stop by the office at 188 W W illow , H e p p n er to d a y! 541.676.2948 *Mir ‘' I T ' it’s that simple. I
