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Bond financing plan calls for graduated mill increases
Written by Don Ratzlaff Wednesday, 09 May 2007 04:19
Unified School District 410 board president Rod Koons (standing, left) and member Dale Klassen lead discussion Monday at the first informational meeting about the upcoming bond election. About 20 patrons attended the session about the $6.625 million proposal. Koons and Klassen reviewed aspects of the proposed facility changes and fielded questions from the audience. Projected costs, mill-levy increases, ongoing maintenance and the proposed partnership between the public...
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Evasive AMPI fire causes limited damage
Written by Don Ratzlaff Wednesday, 02 May 2007 09:02
Mike Duerksen follows fellow firefighter Murray Koop up the ladder and onto the roof of the former AMPI building Wednesday morning in what turned out to be a challenge to find the source of a fire within. Smoke was wafting from the small black area in the far upper left of the photo. It took firefighters from Hillsboro and Marion nearly two hours to find the room of origin. On the ground are Dave Lancaster (left) and Todd Helmer. Don Ratzlaff / Free Press. Click image to enlarge. Inspectors from the state fire marshall’s office have yet to determine the cause of a fire Wednesday at the former AMPI building that caused more frustration than actual damage.<p>“The investigation is still ongoing,” said Hillsboro...
Passion drives recycling effort on TC campus
Written by Don Ratzlaff Wednesday, 02 May 2007 08:56
Tabor College juniors Shelby Miller (left) and Liz Finch try to stay on top of their work as directors of the student-initiated recycling program on campus. “It’s more work than we thought it would be,” Miller says. Don Ratzlaff / Free Press. Click image to enlarge The official observance was last month, but a pair of environmentally conscious Tabor College students believe every day should be Earth Day—especially for people who call themselves Christians.
“It’s something I really feel strongly about, that the Lord left this earth in our hands to take care of and gave us that responsibility—and we’ve really screwed it up,” said Liz Finch, a junior from Houston, Texas.
“I don’t...
District plans a new use for an old building
Written by Don Ratzlaff Wednesday, 02 May 2007 08:42
This site concept shows where USD 410 would locate its work in the former AMPI building. Click image to enlarge. Accommodating other proposed facility changes and saving taxpayer money are the key reasons the USD 410 Board of Education is looking to an old building as the new location for its central office and transportation and maintenance services, officials say.The district plans to relocate its central office from the elementary school campus and the transportation and maintenance services from the high school campus at the city-owned Hillsboro Business Development Complex.
The project will take about one-third of the expansive facility that is more commonly known as the former AMPI building, located at Ash and...
Mohn to step down as 410 superintendent
Written by Don Ratzlaff Wednesday, 02 May 2007 08:32
Gordon Mohn Gordon Mohn announced last week that he will be stepping down as superintendent of Unified School District 410 at the conclusion of the contract year, June 30.
Mohn, 57, will be filing for retirement through the state’s KPERS program, but has accepted a full-time job for the coming school year as director of the special-education program for USD 418-McPherson.
The board received Mohn’s announcement at a special meeting Tuesday, April 24.
“In most people’s mind, retiring means no longer working, but I’ll continue to work just like I always have,” Mohn said.
The job with McPherson piqued his interest, he said, because of the nature of the work, plus his interest in pursuing a different career...
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