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Volume 6, Issue 11 " a paper for the people" November 1999 Board Makes Revisions to Drug Testing Policv U Afterinitiallyinstituting a drug testing policy for seniors only, the Eastern School Board has expanded the policy to include grades 7- 12. The tests will be random and unannounced. Only students involved in extra- curricular activities are subject to testing. This change in the policy came about & er conversations with the Parent Advislary Committee, a group of parents who have been working on ways to keep drugs out of the schools. They had conducted a survey of parents of students of Eastern Schools. The survey indicated 80% wanting drug In addition to including more students in the testing pool, the Board made a change in the notification process. The results of the initial test ( umducted by , an independent laboratory) will be sent to the parents only. If the test is positive, the testing company will schedule a mandatoy retest in 30 days. If the retest is positive, both the school and the parents will be notified of the results. Ethe retest is negative, only the parents will be notified This reporting sequence is intended to allow the testing in grades 7- 12. U J parents an opportunity to talk to their child and the situation. If efforts by the parents and the student are unsuccessw and the problem continues, then the school will invoke a prescribed penalty, suspension from extra-curricular activities until a " follow up" test is negative. Superintendent Lindan Hill stated, " Parents in this community have done a wonderlid job. This gives the parents the opportunity to be involved at the first indication of a drug problem with their chdd." The revised policy will become effective November 1. The complete policy may be seen at the school corporation office, 221 W. Main Street, Greentown. School Board president, Denny Maple, expressed appreciation to the group of parents for their work on the matter. He stated that the school can only go so far in solving problems and urged parents to go to civic leaders in the town and county and see if something can be done about the community drug problem. He said, * I I f there is a student problem, there is an adult problem". Greentown Election Day November 2 Elections for Greentown Town Council and Clerlc/ Treasurer will be held on November 2. Voting will take place in the City Building fiom 6: OO a. m. to 6: OO p. m. All registered voters who reside within the town limits are eligible to vote. Halloween Hours Set Greentown Marshal Jeff Bennett has set the official hours for " halloweening" as Saturday, October 30 fiom 5 to 7 VYJ p. m. A light at the door indicates that little costumed visitors are welcome. Town Approves Erection of Sign The Greentown Town Council approved a request fiom council member Don Flook for construction of a bign at the west edge of town, near the entrance to the boat launch. The sign is a project of Greentown Main Street Association. It is to be constructed of brick and stone and will have the word " Greentown" and a depiction of the Greentown Glass dolphin on it. Flook presented a bid of $ 6,100.00 for the excavating and building up of area to be used for the sign fiom Lester Miller Excavating; a bid from Star Building Supply for the masonry, brick & stone of $ 5,762.58; and a bid for labor fiom Dwight Schaaf of $ 1,535.00. No Greentown property tax dollars will be ysed on the project. At least part of the funding will come fkom the EDIT tax. Final funding will be announced later. Extension Given on Demolition Order The Greentown Town Council held a meeting on October 12 concerning the two buildings owned by Joan Beheler which were to be demolished by that date, but which are still standing. Bill Bagby, who has been hired by the town as inspector, reported that Mrs. Fkheler was given instructions after the July 13 hearing to have the building at 319 West Main Street tom down as soon as a garage was built at her present residence to store certain belongings which are in the Main Street property. A foundation for the garage is partially in. Council member Bob Armstrong asked Mrs. Beheler if she had contracted the houses to be demolishedmd she responded yes - as soon as her garage is finished. She said she had contracted suggestion was made by Mr. Bagby that she could move the belongings to the with Banner's Excavatipg. A barn behind the Main Street property so the house could be torn down. Asked what her time frame was, Mrs. Beheler responded that she didn't know since the contractar wqs the one going to help her move her belongings before tearing the house down and she didn't know what his schedule was. The Council voted that the belongings at the Main Street property be moved by November 15 and that the house be tom down as soon as possible, contingent on Banner's schedule, and that the property at 129 West Grant Street be town down within 10 days & er the demolition of the Main Street house. Repeated attempts by the Grapevine to contact Mr. Banner and inquire about his schedule were unsuccessful. Council member Bob Armstrong says, " The houses WILL come down, either by Mrs. Beheler's efforts or by the Town's". The Greentown Public Library hosted " Lance Brown's Tribute to will Rogers" on Saturday, October 16. Mr. Brown combines history, storytelling, singing, and rope spinning in his presentation. He moves in and out of character, becoming Will Rogers and then talking to the audience in the present tense. An unexpected addion to the program was joint spinning with sixth grader, Eric Ahan. Eric had received a spinning lesson the day before from his grandfather, Fred Jenkins. Eric then spent time working on his technique. He and his sister, Abby, tooktheir ropes to the program. Mr. Brown roped both with the quip, " I can catch four calves with one rope." He then asked Eric to join him in the above trick, with one spinner and rope inside another spinning rope. Photo by R. Jenkins
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Title | The Greentown Grapevine – 1999-11, 06:11 |
Subject | newspapers |
Subject, Local | Greentown, Howard County (Ind.) |
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Date Original | 1999-11 |
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Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Board Making Revisions to Drug testing Policy; Extension Given On Demolition Order; Greentown Election Day Nov. 2; Town Approves Erection of Sign |
Language | en |
Contributors | Kokomo-Howard County Public Library; Greentown Historical Society |
Source | Original newspaper: The Greentown Grapevine, November 1999, Volume 06, Issue 11 |
Relation | Howard County Newspapers |
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Title | The Greentown Grapevine – 1999-11, 06:11 - Page 1 |
Relation | Howard County Newspapers |
Transcript | Volume 6, Issue 11 " a paper for the people" November 1999 Board Makes Revisions to Drug Testing Policv U Afterinitiallyinstituting a drug testing policy for seniors only, the Eastern School Board has expanded the policy to include grades 7- 12. The tests will be random and unannounced. Only students involved in extra- curricular activities are subject to testing. This change in the policy came about & er conversations with the Parent Advislary Committee, a group of parents who have been working on ways to keep drugs out of the schools. They had conducted a survey of parents of students of Eastern Schools. The survey indicated 80% wanting drug In addition to including more students in the testing pool, the Board made a change in the notification process. The results of the initial test ( umducted by , an independent laboratory) will be sent to the parents only. If the test is positive, the testing company will schedule a mandatoy retest in 30 days. If the retest is positive, both the school and the parents will be notified of the results. Ethe retest is negative, only the parents will be notified This reporting sequence is intended to allow the testing in grades 7- 12. U J parents an opportunity to talk to their child and the situation. If efforts by the parents and the student are unsuccessw and the problem continues, then the school will invoke a prescribed penalty, suspension from extra-curricular activities until a " follow up" test is negative. Superintendent Lindan Hill stated, " Parents in this community have done a wonderlid job. This gives the parents the opportunity to be involved at the first indication of a drug problem with their chdd." The revised policy will become effective November 1. The complete policy may be seen at the school corporation office, 221 W. Main Street, Greentown. School Board president, Denny Maple, expressed appreciation to the group of parents for their work on the matter. He stated that the school can only go so far in solving problems and urged parents to go to civic leaders in the town and county and see if something can be done about the community drug problem. He said, * I I f there is a student problem, there is an adult problem". Greentown Election Day November 2 Elections for Greentown Town Council and Clerlc/ Treasurer will be held on November 2. Voting will take place in the City Building fiom 6: OO a. m. to 6: OO p. m. All registered voters who reside within the town limits are eligible to vote. Halloween Hours Set Greentown Marshal Jeff Bennett has set the official hours for " halloweening" as Saturday, October 30 fiom 5 to 7 VYJ p. m. A light at the door indicates that little costumed visitors are welcome. Town Approves Erection of Sign The Greentown Town Council approved a request fiom council member Don Flook for construction of a bign at the west edge of town, near the entrance to the boat launch. The sign is a project of Greentown Main Street Association. It is to be constructed of brick and stone and will have the word " Greentown" and a depiction of the Greentown Glass dolphin on it. Flook presented a bid of $ 6,100.00 for the excavating and building up of area to be used for the sign fiom Lester Miller Excavating; a bid from Star Building Supply for the masonry, brick & stone of $ 5,762.58; and a bid for labor fiom Dwight Schaaf of $ 1,535.00. No Greentown property tax dollars will be ysed on the project. At least part of the funding will come fkom the EDIT tax. Final funding will be announced later. Extension Given on Demolition Order The Greentown Town Council held a meeting on October 12 concerning the two buildings owned by Joan Beheler which were to be demolished by that date, but which are still standing. Bill Bagby, who has been hired by the town as inspector, reported that Mrs. Fkheler was given instructions after the July 13 hearing to have the building at 319 West Main Street tom down as soon as a garage was built at her present residence to store certain belongings which are in the Main Street property. A foundation for the garage is partially in. Council member Bob Armstrong asked Mrs. Beheler if she had contracted the houses to be demolishedmd she responded yes - as soon as her garage is finished. She said she had contracted suggestion was made by Mr. Bagby that she could move the belongings to the with Banner's Excavatipg. A barn behind the Main Street property so the house could be torn down. Asked what her time frame was, Mrs. Beheler responded that she didn't know since the contractar wqs the one going to help her move her belongings before tearing the house down and she didn't know what his schedule was. The Council voted that the belongings at the Main Street property be moved by November 15 and that the house be tom down as soon as possible, contingent on Banner's schedule, and that the property at 129 West Grant Street be town down within 10 days & er the demolition of the Main Street house. Repeated attempts by the Grapevine to contact Mr. Banner and inquire about his schedule were unsuccessful. Council member Bob Armstrong says, " The houses WILL come down, either by Mrs. Beheler's efforts or by the Town's". The Greentown Public Library hosted " Lance Brown's Tribute to will Rogers" on Saturday, October 16. Mr. Brown combines history, storytelling, singing, and rope spinning in his presentation. He moves in and out of character, becoming Will Rogers and then talking to the audience in the present tense. An unexpected addion to the program was joint spinning with sixth grader, Eric Ahan. Eric had received a spinning lesson the day before from his grandfather, Fred Jenkins. Eric then spent time working on his technique. He and his sister, Abby, tooktheir ropes to the program. Mr. Brown roped both with the quip, " I can catch four calves with one rope." He then asked Eric to join him in the above trick, with one spinner and rope inside another spinning rope. Photo by R. Jenkins |