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Herald and News Sunny 73/37 Page B6 FRIDAY Oct. 10, 2014 empowering the community ❘ www.heraldandnews.com — Klamath Falls, Oregon — $1 City council considers IDEA funds Members also debate budget request for downtown liaison Annie’s Mailbox........................B6 Services......................................A4 City/Region................................A2 Classified................................D3-9 Comics, crossword.......................D10 Forum.........................................A5 Law enforcement.......................A4 Lotteries.....................................B3 Sports.....................................B1-4 DAILY BRIEFING ONLINE INDEX CONTACT INFO Like our Facebook page and leave us a comment at facebook.com/HandN. Follow us on Twitter for breaking news updates: @HeraldandNews. Object Lesson: Historic poles line railroad tracks The original square telegraph poles, and the round ones that fol- lowed, have stood in Klamath Falls for about 100 years, providing modern visitors with a view of a historical curiosity. See page A2. Outdoors: Analysis of Klamath Basin clouds To weather experts, clouds’ out- lines and visual characteristics — like height above and appearance from the ground — can help inter- pret how they might relate to local weather conditions. See page C1. Vol. No. 23,748 On heraldandnews.com: For breaking news updates, go to www.heraldandnews.com W eekender Best bets for this weekend with Doug Higgs General info............. 885-4410 Circulation ............... 885-4420 Classified ................ 885-4430 Horsing around is a fun thing to do, especially if you have hors- es to do it with. To help keep the herd of 15 horses at the Klamath Animal Shelter’s Large Animal Division on Miller Island Road healthy and fed, a fundraiser, Rein in the Hay, will be offered from 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday in Butte Valley Community Center in Dorris. Cost of $40 includes dinner by Yummy’s Cowboy Cuisine. ■ The musical “Godspell” will be performed at 6:30 p.m. today and Saturday in Anthem House, 1791 Washburn Way. It will be preceded by din- ner at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $32 for adults and $28 for students, senior citizens and members of the military. ■ “A Fall Focus on Trees” will be from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Klamath Com- munity Arboretum at Oregon Institute of Technology. It will celebrate fall with garden- ing workshops, and children’s activities. Attendance is free. The workshops will be “Tree Pruning Demonstration” at 1 p.m., “Bush Pruning” at 1:45 p.m. and “Fall Color Walk in the Arbore- tum” at 2:15 p.m. Those attending will see more than 150 trees and shrubs, the fall colors on maples, pears, crabapples and other trees, a 150-foot stream, a pond and two waterfalls. Master Gardeners will be available to answer gardening questions. Ore. governor’s fiancee admits sham marriage LICENSE TO KILL Tobacco kills more people each year than alcohol, AIDS, car accidents, illegal drugs, murders and suicides combined. visit healthyklamath.org. START NOW: Quitting tobacco is the best thing you can do to immediately improve your health. You can quit, and we are ready to help. 2 Nights for $30 at Sands Regency Hotel & Casino in RENO PORTLAND (AP) — Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber’s fiancee admitted Thursday that she violated the law when she mar- ried an immigrant seeking to retain resi- dency in the United States. Cylvia Hayes said in a news conference that she believes she was paid around $5,000 for the 1997 marriage. She said she was “associating with the wrong people” while struggling to put herself through college. “It was wrong then, and it is wrong now, and I am here today to accept the conse- quences, some of which will be life-chang- ing,” Hayes said. See SHAM, page A7 By HOLLY DILLEMUTH H&N Staff Reporter Klamath Falls City Council members are mulling whether to fulfill two unbud- geted funding requests totaling more than $50,000; One aimed at embracing local entrepreneurs; the other, promoting and planning events for downtown. The requests — $30,600 for a Klam- ath Falls Downtown Association execu- tive director and $15,000 for a Klamath Inspire Development Energize Accelera- tion (IDEA) project coordinator — were met with both enthusiasm and some hesi- tancy by council members during a Mon- day work session. A Klamath IDEA coordinator would handle programs for the IDEA and act as the public “face” of the business incubator project. A downtown manager would spearhead event planning and develop relationships in the downtown community. See IDEA, page A6 School report card Rating system From the Oregon Dept. of Education Schools receive a score of Level 1 through 5 based on their students’ growth, performance and outcomes. LEVEL 1 ■ This rating represents the bot- tom 5 percent of schools. LEVEL 2 ■ Schools with this rating repre- sent the next lowest 10 percent. LEVEL 3 ■ These schools make up the next 30 percent. LEVEL 4 ■ This category represents the largest share of schools — those that fall between 44 and 90 per- cent of schools. LEVEL 5 ■ These schools represent the top 10 percent. Look inside for the ranking of each Klamath Basin school. Keno, Merrill among best in the state By SAMANTHA TIPLER H&N Staff Reporter The Oregon Department of Education listed two schools in the Klamath County School District among the best in the state. With the release of the state’s annual school report cards Thurs- day, Keno Elementary and Merrill Elementary were on the list of model schools: Schools in the top 5 percent of the state. Merrill and Keno were two of 28 schools that made the grade. All the schools on the list are high-poverty schools. James Huntsman, elementary curriculum director at the Klam- ath County School District, said both schools are in the top 10 per- cent in similar schools in the state. “Lining up the 100 schools simi- lar to them, they’re standing num- ber 90 in line or better,” he said. “We have tremendous pride in our district,” said Jeff Bullock, secondary curriculum director for the county district. “Tremendous pride in our students and teach- ers. There’s fantastic stuff hap- pening at our schools.” To be listed as a model school, Keno and Merrill were ranked Level 5 on their school report cards. That is the highest level a school can achieve in the system revamped since the waiver from No Child Left Behind in 2012. Huntsman said the two schools scored in the 90th percentile for student achievement and growth, two of the larger factors in the report card. “That’s what everybody’s look- ing for,” Huntsman said. “Merrill has the added piece of having a lot of English Language Learner students and an even more diverse student population. Both schools deal with high-poverty issues.” H&N photo by Steven Silton ABOVE: Keno Elementary was one of two schools from Klamath County to be honored as one of the top schools in the state. See REPORT, page A3 COMMUNITY SPORTS From OIT cross country to club basketball, catch up with the Basin’s best athletes, page B2. Cascade Collegiate Conference OIT gives up early lead in 2-1 loss against Southern Oregon University >> See page B1
