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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
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Heppner, OR 97836
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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.
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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.