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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 14, 2018 - SEVEN GILLIAM BISBEE Boardman housing project could add 150 new students -Continued from PAGE ONE sioner Don Russell. “This takes a negative asset from the county.” He said finding another tenant when Com- munity Counseling leaves is unlikely, and that “the CCS lease doesn’t cover the costs. I like this idea a lot,” he added. Heppner Mayor Cody High, who was in attendance at the meeting, also praised the idea. “I am very much in favor of this idea as opposed to a parking lot or a run-down building,” he said. Cutsforth estimated the project would be com- pleted in 2019. In other business at the meeting the commission voted to award bids for public works lubricants to Hattenhauer Energy from The Dalles, and aviation, diesel and unleaded fuel to Devin Oil. The com- mission also awarded a bid on work at the Lexington Airport to Pioneer Asphalt for $199,156. It will be for an apron construction and reconfiguration project. The project will be paid for with grants to the county. Russell asked if the sheriff’s depart- ment could shift next year from premium unleaded to regular unleaded. The move would the save the county about 10 cents a gallon, or $6,000, on the 60,000 gal- lons the department uses each year. The commission voted unanimously to continue hiring Dean Robinson as the county fire consultant. Robinson received high marks from Parks Supervi- sor Greg Close who said he does a good job keeping equipment in operating condition, reducing fuels through prescribed burns and working closely with local agencies to complete fire related tasks on the county’s woodland proper- ties. Heppner woman arrested after two car crash A Heppner woman, Kristi Marie Worden, 36, was arrested for DUII- Alcohol, Reckless Driving and nine counts of Reckless Endangerment following a two-vehicle rollover ac- cident on Highway 74, about milepost 37, outside of Lexington, according to a report from the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office. According to MCSO, Worden was driving a Ford Explorer with four juveniles in the car, when it collided with a Ford pickup driven by a male subject, with an adult female and two minor children passengers in the pickup. MCSO said that five persons were transported to Pioneer Memorial Hos- pital in Heppner. MCSO, Heppner Fire Department, Heppner Ambulance, Ione Ambulance and ODOT responded to the crash. Worden was lodged at Umatilla County Jail with $55,000 bail. Chess Mates in 18th season Pictured top row (L-R): Maya Payne, Claire Lindsay, Jour- ney Cavan. Middle row (L-R): Isiah Martin, Owen Guerra, Nicholas Wenberg, Jaime Cavan. Bottom row (L-R): Isabel Payne, Joe McMasters By April Sykes Morrow County School Superintendent Dirk Dirk- sen told the Morrow County School District Board, at their regular meeting at Irrigon Jr./Sr. High School Monday night, that devel- opers have broken ground for a 150-unit housing proj- ect in Boardman. “This is very exciting,” said Dirksen, who added that there is also “talk of a hundred new homes also going in.” He estimated that with 150 new homes, there could be as many as 150 new children attend- ing schools in Boardman. “I hope we don’t have 150 kindergarteners,” he joked. He said that a teacher will be added at Windy River El- ementary and Sam Board- man Elementary, both in Boardman, a secondary teacher will be added for the district’s online program and a half-time Spanish teacher will be added to the Riverside High School, Boardman, staff. Dirksen also touched on the 77 percent gradua- tion rate in Morrow County Schools, which, he said, is still above the state average. Dirksen reported that 41 students did not receive a regular or modified diplo- ma. “Too many,” he said, adding however that three of those had received a GED, 14 had re-enrolled in school, three had enrolled in another school. He noted that eight of the 21 remain- ing students had moved out of state, which, he said, is difficult or impossible to track. The board also dis- cussed two school calendar options for the 2018-2019 school year. Option #1, with 150 student days, has a pre-La- bor Day start, with students beginning Monday, August 27, and ending Wednes- day, June 5. Semester 1 ends January 17. Christmas break would be December 19 to January 1. Spring break would be March 25- 29. Option #2, also with 150 student days, has a post-Labor Day start, with students beginning Tues- day, September 4, and end- ing Wednesday, June 12. Chess Mates began its 18 th season in November, with students from kinder- garten to sixth grade. This year the local club joined the Chess for Success pro- Get Your Finances In Shape! You Don’t Have To Do All The Heavy Lifting! Our Win-Win CD now has even more prize money to help your savings grow.* Open with as little as $25! Monthly Drawings for $200 Annual Drawing for $2,500! Heppner 127 N Main St 541-676-5745 *We can not help your muscles grow, that’s all you. Restrictions apply, ask us for details at your local branch or visit us online. www.communitybanknet.com Member FDIC Semester 1 ends January 31. Christmas break would also be December 19 to January 1 and spring break would also be March 25-29. In both options, school will be held on Fridays when Monday is a holiday. The district is considering building in two make-up days during semester one and three make-up days during semester two, in the event of inclement weather. The issue will be de- cided by a vote of school employees, rather than tak- ing input from parents or students. In other business, the board: -discussed a bond mea- sure workshop in Salem attended by MCSD Board members and administra- tion, the “ballots and bonds conference,” especially important in regard to a proposed MCSD bond mea- sure in 2021. The district has been working with the DLR Group in the planning process to prepare for the measure. -approved a resolution to accept no non-resident students for the school year. -approved a resolution accepting and appropriating unanticipated revenues as follows: $1,600 from the Morrow County Cultural Coalition to The Heppner Jr./Sr. High School Art and Culture Club; and $500 each from Kenneth Mat- lack, Irrigon, to the Irrigon Jr./Sr. High School girls’ and boys’ basketball teams. -received the following financial report: The district received $6,478,743 in tax- es in November, $129,751 in December and $29,483 in January, with project- ed tax revenues as fol- lows: February-$238,673, March-$281,318, April-$24,462, May- $10,289 and June-$321,457, for a total of $7,514,176. Total anticipated rev- enue for the 2017-18 school year is $23,981,565, with a beginning fund balance of $3,350,672, for total re- sources of $27,332,237. Of expenditures, $12,086,924 is estimated for salaries, with another $7,216,147 estimated for benefits. Total expenditures are projected at $25,037,899 for the year. gram, which is a non-profit organization serving Or- egon and Washington. This organization helps the club with registration fees for tournaments and t-shirts. Chess for Success is cel- ebrating its 25 th anniversary this year. Chess Mates meets twice a week after school to -received the follow- ing enrollment report for February: A.C. Houghton Elementary, Irrigon, kin- dergarten through grade three-279; Sam Board- man Elementary, Board- man, kindergarten through grade three-348; Heppner Elementary, kindergarten through grade six-168; Irri- gon Elementary, grades four through six-214; Windy River Elementary, Board- man, grades four through six-249; Heppner Junior/ Senior High School-grades seven through 12-172; Ir- rigon Jr./Sr. High School, grades seven through 12- 356; Riverside Jr./Sr. High School, Boardman, grades seven through 12-409; Morrow Education Cen- ter-79; total-2,274. -approved the follow- ing employment action: resignations/non-renewals- Brooke Anderson, RSJSHS assistant high school soft- ball coach; Patricia Brown- WRE head cook, Felicia Desirey-SBE ed assistant, Maria Madrigal-SBE ed assistant, Theresa Proctor- Reece, RJSHS teacher, June 8, 2018, Emily Rob- erts-IJSHS ed assistant, February 15; employment/ promotions/transfers for Kyle Aurdahl, WRE prin- cipal 2018-19, Keli Bither, WRE ed assistant, Susan Booher, RJSHS Spanish teacher, Heather Braun, SBE ed assistant, Myrtle Conlon, WRE head cook, Clair Costello, RJSHS PE teacher, 2018-19, Andrea Hamby, ACH Title I teach- er, 2018-19, Patricia King, RJSHS special education teacher, 2018-19, Emily Roberts, IJSHS ed assis- tant, Mike Royer, IJSHS/ HJSHS counselor, 2018-19, G’Ann Thomas, RJSHS language arts teacher 2018- 19, Lidia Velazquez, SBE ed assistant, special educa- tion; extra duty contracts- Tiffany Locey, IJSHS ju- nor high assistant girls’ basketball coach, Richard Moore, RJSHS assistant high school track coach and Al Phillips, IJSHS head junior high school girls’ basketball coach. -approved the first reading of rescinded, new or revised policies on hu- man sexuality, rescinded learn how to become better chess players. They begin each meeting with a snack (donated by anonymous grandparents) and then they have a chess lesson. Not only do the students learn how to play chess, but they also learn chess etiquette, patience, strategies and many other life skills. Ac- and replaced, and public complaints. -adopted rescinded, new or revised policies on public comment at board meetings, communicable diseases, admission of resi- dent students, student safety and public records. -adopted new, revised or rescinded administra- tive rules on discrimina- tion complaint procedures, discrimination complaint forms, administrative stan- dards, special education, expanded options program notification, communicable disease, public records, community use of school buildings and facilities and use of school facilities ap- plication. -received the director of education services re- port, administration reports, senior dates, the Irrigon schools’ brochure and In- terMountain ESD “talking points.” IMESD Superin- tendent Mark Mulvihill was on hand to review IMESD’s partnership with MCSD. The board approved a reso- lution accepting the IMESD local service plan. -reviewed the audit RFP timeline. -approved the OSAA cooperative sponsorship for golf with Heppner and Arlington. -approved early gradu- ation requests from two students. -approved travel re- quests from Jeff Searles, Tri-County Eastern Oregon Band for a trip planned for March 2019, and from Dave Fowler, Heppner TSA Chapter. -heard a report from Irrigon FFA students who attended the 2017 National FFA convention. -approved a resolution in support of public educa- tion. -heard a proclamation recognizing and thanking the school board for their service. -heard the following announcements: no school on Monday, February 19, for the President’s Day holi- day; classified employees’ appreciation week March 5-9; next regular board meeting, Monday, March 12, Heppner Jr./Sr. High School. cording to a spokesperson, the students love playing chess and are very proud of how much they have learned this year. Chess Mates is always looking for more volun- teers. If interested, the club meets every Monday and Wednesday until Mar. 16.
