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THREE - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 12, 2018 Chamber announcements and upcoming events Student population up from last year By April Sykes Morrow County School Superintendent Dirk Dirk- sen, at the district’s regu- lar meeting Monday night at Heppner Elementary School, told the board the student population is up 29 students from a year ago and up 39 from the district’s conservative projected bud- get. As of this September, the district reported 2319 students. The board received the following enrollment report for September: A.C. Houghton Elemen- tary, Irrigon, kindergarten through third grade, had 255 students; Sam Board- man Elementary, grades k-three-340; Heppner Ele- mentary, grades K-six-183; Irrigon Elementary School, grades four-six-221; Windy River Elementary, Board- man, grades four-six-287; Heppner Junior/Senior High School, grades sev- en-12-169; Irrigon Jr./Sr. High School, grades sev- en-12-369; Riverside Jr./ Sr. High School, Board- man, grades seven-12-437; Morrow Education Cen- ter, grades one-12-58; to- tal-2,319. Dirksen also updated the board on improvements to district facilities with “some noticeable and some, not so.” He said Heppner Elementary’s exterior light- ing was increased for safety purposes; Boardman’s Riv- erside High School’s roof was repaired; the Morrow Education Center’s basket- ball area and green space received a facelift; A.C. Houghton Elementary in Irrigon received a remodel of its health room and new playground; the parking and bus loading areas at Sam Boardman Elementary in Boardman were painted and adjusted for improved traffic flow; the entrance area at Windy River Ele- mentary, Boardman, was upgraded; outside speakers were installed for foot- ball games at Irrigon High School and a power winch was installed for basketball backboards; and Irrigon Elementary’s new modular building, used mainly for robotics, is up and running. Dirksen said many of the district’s electron- ic devices are now on a one-to-one basis with the student population, with the district having 2,600 Chrome Books, up from 2,319 previously, 628 iDe- vices, which is over a one- to-one ratio, 15 3D printers, 20 3D welders and 34 active panels. He said the district also has seven computers, which are not really even needed anymore because of the electronic devices. In other business, the board: -learned from Dirksen that a meeting to start the bond process, planned to be up for a vote in 2021, will be held Wednesday, September 19, at 7 p.m. at Windy River Elementary School in Boardman. -heard a presentation from Heppner Elementa- ry Principal Dieter Waite concerning an intervention specialist which provides extra teacher support for kindergarten through sixth grade students in reading and kindergarten through fourth grade students in math. -approved a travel re- quest from four FFA stu- dents from Riverside to attend a convention in In- dianapolis. -heard from Dirksen there are 27 online stu- dents this year, compared to 40 last year, 22 blended students who are both in school and online and an online teacher has been hired. -learned from Dirksen the school bus situation is well in hand with Board- man school bus drivers down by only one driver and Heppner drivers down by three, both covered by substitute drivers. He added that drivers are in the pipe- line for training. -received the following enrollment report: Resigna- tions/non-renewals-Bran- don Conrad, RJSHS tem- porary seventh-grade lan- guage arts teacher; Lidia Velazquez, SBE ed assis- tant; Employment/promo- tions/transfers-Mary Ellen Blessing, IJSHS assistant custodian, Viviana Col- in-Torres, WRE temporary fifth-grade teacher, Alejan- dra Covarrubia, SBE ed assistant; Michelle Hagen, IJSHS ed assistant, Chris- topher Hardcastle, ACH assistant custodian, Darcee Mitchell, HES ed assistant, Ashlee Muller, IES ed as- sistant, Jacki Paullus, HES ed assistant, Kalinn Prouty, IJSHS ed assistant, Jon Schade, RJSHS temporary junior high language arts teacher; Stefanie Sweeney, HES behavior technician; extra duty contracts-Ben Millard, IJSHS assistant football coach, Sean Shim- er, RJSHS head baseball coach. -adopted the following rescinded, new or revised policies as follows: un- manned aircraft systems (drones), staff ethics, sexual harassment, domestic vio- lence, harassment, sexual assault or stalking leave, students with disabilities, special education evalua- tion procedures, special ed- ucation, expanded options, graduation requirements, sexual harassment, admis- sion of resident students, reporting requirements re- garding sexual conduct with students, public solic- itation in district facilities, commercial advertising, school visitation guidelines for law enforcement and juvenile authorities, rela- tions with law enforcement agencies. -adopted the following new, revised or rescinded administrative rules as fol- lows: staff ethics, sexual ha- rassment complaint proce- dure, request for domestic violence, harassment sexual assault or stalking leave, special education proce- dural safeguards, special education, expanded op- tions program notification, sexual harassment com- plaint procedure, Depart- ment of Human Services law enforcement protocol for investigation of abuse of a child. -approved a renewal agreement with Sodexo America. -approved a Washing- ton State University prin- cipal/superintendent intern- ship agreement. -heard reports on re- straint and seclusion from the director of education services; administration reports, and InterMountain ESD “talking points.” -approved a resolution accepting $500 in unantic- ipated revenue from Mor- row County Grain Growers for the Irrigon Jr./Sr. High School ASB football pro- gram; and $10,000 from the Wildhorse Foundation for the Riverside High School miscellaneous grant fund. -received the following notices: board work ses- sion, September 19, 7 p.m., WRE, concerning a “facil- ities vision” by the DLR Group; Oregon School Board Association fall re- gional meeting, October 16, Pendleton; OSBA an- nual convention, November 8-11, Portland; next board meeting October 8, RHS. Wednesday, Sept. 12 at 6:30 p.m., Crafty Nights at the Library to be held at the Heppner Library. Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 5:15 p.m., HatchLab com- munity meeting. HatchLab will be in Heppner to meet with local small business owners and community people interested in starting a business. HatchLab Baker is a Center for Entrepre- neurship, a place that pro- vides programs, resources, tools and expertise for en- trepreneurs starting or run- ning a business. This meet- ing is to determine if there is enough interest in starting a Hatch Heppner, which would be an exceptional opportunity for economic development. Contact Kim at 541-980-3465 for more information. Saturday, Sept. 22 from 12-4 p.m., Suicide Aware- ness barbecue and entertain- ment event at the Heppner Fit Park. Hot dogs with all the fixings will be served, along with Tillamook ice cream provided by Morrow County Veterans Services. Music will be provided by The Jagerbums. Saturday, Oct. 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Annu- al Morrow County Har- vest Festival at the SAGE Center in Boardman. Do you make a unique artisan product? Grow delicious produce? Are you located in or near Morrow County? If you think your products are what we’re looking for, then we invite you to apply to become a vendor at the event. The vendor applica- tion can be completed on- line at: www.tinyurl.com/ SAGE-2018HarvestFesti- val. For more information, please contact the SAGE Center at 541-481-7243. Please note we are not ac- cepting direct sales vendors at this event. Saturday, Oct. 13 at 6 p.m.at the Heppner Elks Lodge, Heppner High School Booster Club’s an- nual steak dinner and auc- tion. More information to follow. Saturday, Oct. 20, 4 th Annual Oktoberfest Auc- tion and Dinner. This event is a benefit for The Woolery Project and will be held Quilt show to be held in Boardman Oct. 12 and 13 Boardman’s 14 th Annu- al Quilt show will be held Oct. 12 and 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Boardman Senior Center, 100 Tatone Street. Kathy Morgan is the featured local quilter this year. Two quilts will be raf- fled off Oct. 13 at approx- imately 3:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the Harvest Festival on Oct. 6 at the SAGE Center, as well as at the door on both days of the quilt show. Tickets are $1 each of $5 for a yard of tickets, which equals 18 tickets. Winners need not be present. All quilters may enter a quilt, including youth up to age 14. Quilts may be a heritage family quilt or a quilt made by the exhibitor. Contact Lila Killingbeck at 541-571-2576 prior to Oct. 1 for registration forms and Golf Tournament September 15th, 2018 at Willow Creek Golf Course in Heppner, OR Registration 7:45 a.m. Shot Gun Start 9:00 a.m. Cost- $40.00 per golfer To register call Marvin 541-256-0109 or the Elks Lodge 541-676-9181 Two quilts will be raffled on Oct. 13 at the Boardman quilt show. -Contributed photos. information. Prizes will be awarded for people’s choice and youth. Vendors will also be onsite during the show. Hearing set for new Annual children’s rodeo scheduled in solar facility 10-megawatt solar array planned Pendleton on Lindsay property By David Sykes The Morrow County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Tues- day, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. at the Port of Morrow Riverfront Center in Boardman on a proposed new solar power facility. The commission will be deciding whether to authorize construction of the new electrical gener- ating facility on Larry and Corrine Lindsay’s property north of Lexington on Juni- per Canyon Road between Baseline and Strawberry Lane. Solar Star Oregon I, LLC with headquarters in San Jose, CA is the appli- cant for the permit which would allow installation of the 10-megawatt Pho- tovoltaic Array. For a size perspective, the average Oregon residential cus- tomer uses around 10,800 kilowatt-hours of electricity a year. State rules specify that a solar farm under 100 acres can be handled by planning on the local county level. Over that acreage would need to go before the Ore- gon Energy Facility Siting Council. The Planning Com- mission hearing is the first of two, with the County Commission also holding a hearing at a later date. Children from eastern Oregon will fill the Round- Up arena on Thursday, Sept. 13 for the InterMountain Education Service District’s (IMESD) annual children’s rodeo. This annual event, celebrating 34 years, pro- vides children with special needs, ages five through 10 years, the opportunity to be cowboys and cowgirls in- side the famous Round-Up arena. About 40 children from around the region are expected to be rodeo con- testants this year. Students MONDAY 5:00 PM HATCHLAB PRESENTATION September 18th at 5:00 PM at Heppner City Hall Learn about this non-profit organization, and how they are helping new businesses and entrepreneurs The Howard & Beth Bryant Foundation Phone: 541-676-9411 • from school districts in Baker, Morrow, Umatilla and Union counties are eligible to participate. The children’s rodeo is sponsored by the Pendle- ton Round-Up Association and the IMESD. For more information about the chil- dren’s rodeo, contact Karen Parker, director, at 541-966- 3177 or by emailing karen. parker@imesd.k12.or.us. Spectators are welcome at the children’s rodeo and admission is free. DEADLINE FOR ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISING Please join in Willow Creek Valley Economic Group, The Heppner Chamber and The Howard and Beth Bryant Foundation for the 21st Annual N.E. District in the big tent on the Port of Arlington peninsula. A prime rib dinner prepared by Paradise Rose Chuck- wagon Catering will be served. There will be dinner music by One Hum and Wheeler County Ramblers, a huge silent and live auc- tion (with 2 Henry Tribute Edition rifles). Dance music will be provided by Coun- tryfied. Tickets are $35 each and may be purchased at MCGG-Wasco, Thrifty Food Center-Arlington, Condon Chamber, Murrays Drug-Condon and Dinty’s Market-Biggs Junction. More information is avail- able on the Woolery Project Facebook page at www. facebook.com/thewool- eryprojectinc or via email to info@thewoolerypro- jectinc.org. Saturday, Nov. 17 at 5 p.m. at the Riverfront Center, Port of Morrow, Boardman, First Annual Morrow County FFA Din- ner/Auction to benefit the Heppner/Irrigon/Ione, Riv- erside Chapters. There will be a live and silent auction along with a meal. www.HBBfoundation.org P.O. Box 12, Heppner, OR 97836 • Cell: 541-980-3465 • kimc@.HBBfoundation.org TROPHY CORNER The Heppner Ga- zette-Times wants to see pictures of your trophy animals from this hunting season. Stop by to have your picture taken, drop off photos, mail them to PO Box 337 in Heppner, email them to editor@rap- idserve.net or text cell phone photos to 541-980- 6674.
