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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 12, 2020 Mountain Glen Apartments Units Now Available Two and Three Bedroom Apartments For Rent Rent Based On Income Modern Appliances • Laundry Facilities Located behind Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner For waiting list and application, call 676-9232 TDD #1-800-545-1833 for hearing impaired This Institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider PUBLIC NOTICE FOR RENT NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING ST. Patrick’s Senior Apartments In Accordance with ORS 221.410, 221.420,221.655 and 650.020 or 650.015, and ORS 757.005, 759.005 The City of lone hereby provide public notice that they will hold a meeting for an Ordinance Granting to Woden for a non-exclu- sive right and franchise for Twenty years, within City Limits on February 18, 2020 at 6pm. At lone City Hall Located 385 W. 2nd Street lone Or 97843. Questions regard- ing this Public Notice or meeting should be directed to Janette Eldrige. Published February 12, 2020 190 N. Main St. Heppner, OR 97836 Now accepting applica- tions for federally fund- ed housing. 1 bedroom units $525, utilities included. Onsite Laun- dry, off street parking. Income restrictions apply. Project phone # 541-676-5380 TTY: 1-800-735-2900 “Equal Housing Opportunity” DA’s Report Morrow County Dis- trict Attorney Justin Nelson has released the following report: - Christopher Michael Swope, 41, was convicted of: Count 1: failure to per- form duties of driver to in- jured persons, felony Class C, committed on or about 09/08/2019. Conviction is based upon a guilty plea on 02/06/2020. Defendant is sentenced to supervised probation for a period of 36 months, which includes several conditions of probation. Defendant is confined to jail for 10 days. Defendant may not receive credit for time served. De- fendant is ordered to submit blood or buccal sample and thumbprint pursuant to ORS 137.076. Count 2: failure to per- form duties of driver to in- jured persons, felony Class C, committed on or about 09/08/2019. Conviction is based upon a guilty plea on 02/06/2020. The court finds substantial and compelling reason for a downward dispositional departure, as stated on the record. This departure is pursuant to the following aggravating or mitigating factor(s): stipu- lation of parties. Defendant is sentenced to supervised probation for a period of 36 months, which includes several con- ditions of probation. Defen- dant may not receive credit for time served. Count 3: failure to per- form duties of driver to in- jured persons, felony Class C, committed on or about 09/08/2019. Conviction is based upon a guilty plea on 02/06/2020. The court finds substantial and compelling reason for a downward dispositional departure, as stated on the record. This departure is pursuant to the following aggravating or mitigating factor(s): stipu- lation of parties. Defendant is sentenced to supervised probation for a period of 36 months, which includes several con- ditions of probation. Defen- dant may not receive credit for time served. Count 4: failure to per- form duties of driver to in- jured persons, felony Class C, committed on or about 09/08/2019. Conviction is based upon a guilty plea on 02/06/2020. The court finds substantial and compelling reason for a downward dispositional departure, as stated on the record. This departure is pursuant to the following aggravating or mitigating factor(s): stipu- lation of parties. Defendant is sentenced to supervised probation for a period of 36 months, which includes several con- ditions of probation. Defen- dant may not receive credit for time served. Count 5: failure to per- form duties of driver to in- jured persons, felony Class C, committed on or about 09/08/2019. Conviction is based upon a guilty plea on 02/06/2020. The court finds substantial and compelling reason for a downward dispositional departure, as stated on the record. This departure is pursuant to the following aggravating or mitigating factor(s): stipu- lation of parties. Defendant is sentenced to supervised probation for a period of 36 months, which includes several con- ditions of probation. Defen- dant may not receive credit for time served. Count 6: assault in the fourth degree, misdemean- or Class A, committed on or about 09/08/2019. Con- viction based upon a guilty plea on 02/06/2020. Count 6 is discharged. Count 7: assault in the fourth degree, misdemean- or Class A, committed on or about 09/08/2019. Con- viction based upon a guilty plea on 02/06/2020. Count 7 is discharged. Counts disposed with no conviction: Count 8, as- sault in the fourth degree is dismissed; Count 9, assault in the fourth degree is dis- missed; Count 10, assault in the fourth degree is dis- missed; Count 11, reckless driving is dismissed; Count 12, reckless endangering another person is dis- missed; Count 13, reckless endangering another person is dismissed; Count 14, reckless endangering an- other person is dismissed; Count 15, reckless endan- gering another person is dismissed; Count 16, reck- less endangering another person is dismissed; Count 17, reckless endangering another person is dismissed. New Baby in Your Family? Engagement? Wedding? We want to share your life events! Stop in the Heppner Gazette office or email us with details and photos. All birth, engagement and wedding announcements are always free! 188 W Willow Street, Heppner, OR editor@rapidserve.net MCSD outlines plan to spend add’l $2M Morrow County School Superintendent Dirk Dirk- sen and Marie Shimer, director of educational services, outlined a plan Monday night at a regu- lar meeting at Irrigon Ju- nior/Senior High School to spend over $2 million in ad- ditional funds coming into the district next year. The monies, generated from a state-wide business tax, will benefit every school district in Oregon. The plan, named the Student Success Act, was designed to increase academic success for low performers. In the Morrow County School District, $390,000 is designated for “Wrap- Around Services/Safety”; $900,000 for “Well Round- ed Education”; $345,000 for “Class Size Reduction”; and $507,000 for Instruc- tional Time; for a total of $2,142,000. Dirksen told the board the district had to spend all the monies or lose them. The funds have been gen- erally designated to pay for counselors, English Language Learner, PE and other teachers, educational assistants and tutors. Dirksen said with the additional monies, the dis- trict will be able to add four additional days to the school year for educational activities, one Friday per quarter, including busing and additional supplies. He told the board that the district is also antici- pating an additional million dollars for the Morrow County School District and Ione School District generated from wind tower projects. However he added that “electricity has to be moving” before the funds will be released. Dirksen also touched on the improvement of graduation rates of district high schools. “Our grad rates are fine... great... bet- ter than great,” he said, with an 89.83 four-year graduation rate for Irrigon Jr./Sr. High School and a 94 percent four-year completer rate; a 97.3 rate for Heppner High School; and a 96.3 rate for Riverside High School, with a 98.15 four- year completer rate. He said that the state average was 80 percent and last year’s Morrow County district rate was 82 percent. The board also received calendar options for next year, each with 150 student days, winter break Dec. 18- Jan. 3, spring break March 22-26, school on Fridays when there is a Monday holiday, and four holidays, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day and Presi- dent’s Day: -a pre-Labor Day Start with students’ first day Au- gust 31 and last day, June 10, with 150 mandatory stu- dent days and four optional “fun Fridays” or, -a post Labor Day start with students’ first day Sep- tember 8 and last day June 17, with 150 student days and four optional “fun Fri- days.” The district then turns the options over to staff who traditionally make the decision. In other business, the board: -received the annual fi- nancial report from Dickey and Tremper, LLP, for the year ending June 30. -received the school en- rollment report for February as follows: A.C. Houghton Elementary, Irrigon-227; Sam Boardman Elementa- ry, Boardman-348; Heppner Elementary-181; Irrigon Elementary-212; Windy River Elementary, Board- man-264; Heppner Jr./Sr. High School-142; Irrigon Jr./Sr. High School-361; Riverside Jr./Sr. High School, Boardman-466; Morrow Education Center, Irrigon-55; Total-2,256. Dirksen said that Board- man schools increased by 31 over February last year from 1,047 to 1,078; Hep- pner lost 19 students from 342 in 2019 to 323 in 2020; Irrigon lost 49 from 849 to 800; MEC gained 5 from 50 to 55; the district lost 32 students from 2,288 to 2,256. -adopted a budget cal- endar as follows: Febru- ary10-approve budget cal- endar; March 13-budgets due from superintendents, buildings and departments; April 15, publish first no- tice of budget committee meeting on website; May 1, publish second notice; May 12-budget commit- tee meeting, elect officers, present budget message and document, with citizen input and review of budget Recent snowfall has turned into significant rain- fall, which means many rivers on the Umatilla Na- tional Forest are nearing their bank levels and at risk of flooding. Forest officials advise the public to use caution when trav- eling on or to the Forest, as roads and trails could be impacted by washouts or obstructions (such as rocks or boulders). The Umatilla National Forest’s most im- mediate areas of concern include the Grande Ronde, Umatilla and Walla Walla Rivers on the Walla Walla Ranger District and the North Fork John Day Riv- er on the North Fork John Day Ranger District. The National Weather Service forecasted for continued concentrations of rainfall through Friday, Feb. 7. Umatilla National For- est officials urge forest visitors to plan ahead and contact their local ranger district prior to starting their trip. Most forest roads are still not accessible due to mud, snow or snow drifts. In addition, traveling on thawing, saturated, and muddy roads can result in resource damage and serious safety concerns, especially if visitors are unprepared. Forest con- ditions are dynamic this time of year and likely to document; May 18, final budget committee meeting if needed; May 29, publi- cation of notice of budget hearing, budget summary, and funds; June 8, budget hearing, 7 p.m., adopt bud- get, make appropriations, levy tax. -approved the fol- lowing board calendar: July-no meeting; August 12, District Office, HES; September 9-RJSHS; Oc- tober 14-SBE; November 12 (Tuesday)-ACH; De- cember 9-WRE; January 13 work session-IES; Feb- ruary 10-IJSHS; March 9-HJSHS; April 13-IES; May 12 (moved from May 11)-HES; June 8 (moved from June 15)-MEC. -approved the follow- ing employment action: Resignations/Non-renew- als-Ken Bailey HJSHS ju- nior high head wrestling coach; Kat Holcombe, business manager, 2-12- 20; Jlyn Keefer, SBE ed assistant; Sarah Wagoner, ABC Room custodian; Re- tirements-Ginger Bowman, HJSHS library tech, PERS retiree, end of 2019-20 school year; Employment/ Promotions/Transfers: Tanya Akers, WRE half- time assistant cook; Kelsie Arsenault, IES counselor 2020-21; Katie Burton, SBE counselor 2020-21; Loren Cole, IES ed assis- tant; Lindsey Hodges, HES head cook; Sarah Kerns, WRE ELD teacher 2020- 21; Denis Lien, Heppner as- sistant custodian/bus driver; Mayme Jill Miller, HES/ HJSHS Student Success coach/counselor; Jordan Mittelsdorf, RJSHS Span- ish teacher 2020-21; Ex- tra duty contracts-Charles “Miles” Binger, HJSHS junior high head wrestling coach, Rebecca Harris, RJSHS junior high assis- tant girls’ basketball coach; Tiffany Locey, IJSHS ju- nior high athletic direc- tor; Makayla Mangione, RJSHS junior high assis- tant track coach, Stephanni McAninch, HJSHS junior high assistant track coach; Ken Thompson, IJSHS junior high head wrestling coach, Fredy Vera, IJSHS head baseball coach. -approved the first reading of rescinded, new or revised policies on: re- porting of suspected child abuse, minutes of board meetings, workplace ha- rassment, drug and alcohol testing-transportation per- sonnel, rescinding; drug and alcohol testing and record query-transportation personnel, personal elec- tronic devices and social media-staff; cyberbully- ing, rescind, reporting of suspected sexual conduct with students, compulsory attendance, admission of resident students, cyberbul- lying, rescind, expulsion, medications, reporting of suspected abuse of a child, rescind, reporting of sus- pected abuse of a child, reporting requirements re- garding sexual conduct with students, rescind, re- porting requirements for suspected sexual conduct with students, public com- plaints. -adopted rescinded, new or revised policies on board member standards of conduct, executive ses- sions, student transporta- tion services, equal em- ployment opportunity, use of restraint and seclusion. -approved a resolution concerning the InterMoun- tain ESD local service plan. -approved a resolution accepting and appropriat- ing unanticipated revenue as follows: RJSHS-$9,950 from Oregon State Uni- versity, $9,356 from the Riverside FFA Advisory Committee, $25,000 from the Boardman community Development Association; IJSHS-$5,000 from Lamb Weston; HJSHS-$4,000 from Lamb Weston. -viewed presentations from the Irrigon Jr./Sr. High School FFA program. -viewed a drumline performance from IJSHS. -denied a contract leave of absence from David Boor. -received school board recognition and gifts. -received the follow- ing announcements: bond advisory workshop #4-Feb- ruary 12, SBE; make up snow day-Friday, Feb. 14, no school-President’s Day holiday-Monday, February 17; bond committee new school construction visi- tations-February 28; clas- sified appreciation week- March 2-6; next board meeting-Monday, March 9, HJSHS. Recent rainfall creates flooding concerns on the Umatilla National Forest change throughout the day and week. Forest Service staff will be patrolling and reporting any road obstruc- tions, road washouts, or downed trees. The public is encouraged to monitor the Umatilla National Forest Facebook page and website for updates on flooding. As a reminder, many places in the Blue Moun- tains have limited or no cell phone coverage. Forest visitors should always be prepared to spend the night in the forest with warm clothing, food and plenty of water. Before heading out, always let someone know where you are going and when you expect to return. Photo of standing water on road near Gibbon, Oregon, taken Feb. 6, 2020.
