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Heppner's doctors now
agree that the community
needs an additional physician.
According to the minutes of
a Joint Conference Committee
meeting last week of the
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
Board and the hospital's
medical staff, "It was the
opinion of the physicians
present and the board that
there is a need for another
physician."
Attending the meeting were
Dr. Wallace Wolff, Dr. Joe
Gifford, Dr. L.D. Tibbies and
Dr. H.S. Huber, hospital board
members Alice Bartlett, Ed
Dick, John Maas and Fred
Martin, and administrator
Bob Byrnes.
Concurrence on the need for
an additional doctor followed
a lengthy discussion on the
Warm spell shortens
Kinzua Corp. layoffs
A weeklong layoff of 28
employees at Kinzua Corp
oration's Heppner mill oper
ation is expected to end at the '
start, of the coming week.
The 28 workers were laid off
last Monday, following a
month of unseasonably cold
weather which froze peeling
blocks, resulting in a lack of
sufficient woo'd to ruiraH three
shifts at full strength.
But this week's warm spell
apparently thawed the timber
enough to allow the mill to
resume operations at full
bore.
Affected in the layoff were
workers in the plywood plant's
graveyard shift, and one lathe
operation on the swing shift..
The shutdown had been ex
pected to last at least two
weeks.
Laid-off graveyard shift
workers are being summoned
back to their jobs on Sunday
night, with the swing shift
VOL. 97, NO. 6
Heppner physician Wallace Wolff is placed aboard an Emanuel Hospital "Life Flight" helicopter
ambulance, after suffering a heart attack while making rounds at Pioneer Memorial Hospital on
Thursday. Jen Springer of Dr. Wolff's Heppner office reported Wednesday that she had spoken
with the ailing physician by telephone, reporting that he "sounded cheerfull" and was "doing real
well." Dr. Wolff, one of only two physicians in Morrow County, is expected to spend at least the
end of this week in Portland's Good Samaritan Hospital, Room 410.
physicians acknowledge
additional doctor
mulled for $201,000 grant
subject, according to the
minutes.
Following the meeting,
Byrnes said that an "excellent
rapport" existed between the
physicians and board mem
bers attending the session.
The Joint Conference Commit
tee was established to coordi
nate planning and policy at the
hospital between the facility's
medical administrative staffs.
Also discussed at the session
were plans for implementing
an anticipated $201,000 federal
grant earmarked for new
X-ray equipment and for
building an addition to the
rear of the hospital for a new
emergency room, doctors of
fice and waiting room.
The Joint Conference Com
mittee also talked about
improvements and new equip
lathe operation scheduled to
be back on line again on
Monday.
Town Hall'
meeting set for
Heppner
A "town hall" meeting for
Heppner residents will be held
Monday, Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m.
in the Courthouse.
The meeting is being spon
sored by the City of Heppner
in cooperation with the Insti
tute of Cultural Affairs, a
private, not-for-profit group.
It is hoped that a large
segment of Heppner's popu
lation will turn out for the
informal meeting so the City
can obtain information about
what the public feels are
problem areas and good points
within the town.
Morrow
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ment needed in the hospital's
surgery, obstetrics and emer
gency departments, and dis
cussed the problem of pro
viding anesthesia for surgery,
in light of the fact that there is
currently no anesthesiologist
mi
Hospital public meeting
scheduled for Tuesday
The Pioneer Memorial Hos
pital Board of Trustees has
scheduled a public meeting to
explain and seek comment on
the Northwest Medical Foun
dation study recently com
pleted concerning the hos
pital. The meeting will be held in
the Heppner High School
cafetorium at 7:30 p.m. Tues
day, Feb. 13.
Benefit slated for
victim Rosemary
A rotation-donation benefit
dance for the Rosemary Cox
family, victims of a house fire
last week, will be held by area
taverns and lounges this
Saturday.
Mrs. Cox, who recently
suffered a broken leg, and her
daughter were staying with
family in Lexington when the
fire occured. Her son, Larry,
age 18, was at home and
escaped from the blazing
house with only the clothes he
wore.
The house, located on Green
Street, and all the family
personal belongings were de
stroyed in the 4 a.m. inferno,
and minor damage from heat
was reported to have occured
to adjoining houses.
The Heppner
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or nurse anesthetist on the
hospital staff.
The mediodl staff and the
hospital boaarfare "aggres
sively pursuffig" locating an
other doctor in Heppner,
Byrnes said.
Northwest Medical Foun
dation's report outlines oper
ations, staffing, administra
tion and physical plant data
and makes some general rec
commendations. The PMH
board and administration are
now seeking public comment
on the report to plan for the
hospital's future.
The public is encouraged to
attend.
The Heppner Volunteer Fire
Department responded to the
early morning blaze and were
hampered by icy streets, zero
temperatures and live power
lines in their effort to control
the blaze. The house was
totally engulfed in flames
when Cox was awakened by
smoke, and flames were
shooting 50-70 feet in the air
when firemen arrived on the
scene.
Mrs. Cox wears a size 32
waist in mens pants, size 12
ladies clothes and size 10
shoes; Larry wears a 38 waist
pants, extra large shirts and
size 13 shoes; and Robin, age
11, has been supplied with
sufficient clothing, according
to friends of the family.
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Award-Winning Weekly Newspaper
udden thaw
waters
A two-month accumulation
of snow and ice dissolved into
1 a torrent of floodwater Tues
day, as temperatures climbed
to the mid-40s, triggering
: some of the most severe
flooding in history to several
areas of Morrow County.
Hardest hit by the high
v water was lone, where runoff
peaked shortly after sunset
Tuesday, leaving nearly the
entire portion of the commun
ity on the Willow Creek side of
Main Street submerged under
. a debris-filled coating of
muddy water.
' High water climbed nearly
three feet up the sides of lone
High School and entered the
building, leaving mud and
debris in every classroom and
spoiling a large quantity of
food stored in the cafeteria
Morrow School Board, BMCC posts
are up for grabs on April 3
V" Two positions on the Mor
row County School Board and
one slot on Blue Mountain
Community College's Board of
Directors will be up for grabs
during the April 3 school
budget election.
Morrow County School
Board posts that will be open
are for Zone III in lone,
currently held by Harold
Snider, and Zone IV, Lexing
ton, currently held by Irv
Rauch. Persons interested in
running for the two positions
must file petitions of candi
dacy with the Morrow County
Clerk by Feb. 26. The petitions
may be obtained at the Mor
row County Schools district
office in Lexington, or by
asking at the local school
buildings.
Also up for election will be
six positions on the school
board's advisory committee.
Those posts becoming open
will be Heppner positions 4
and 6, currently held by Dean
Wright and Jerry Dougherty ;
lone positions 2 and 3,
currently held by Sandra
Murray and Harold Holtz, and
Boardman positions 3 and 4,
currently held by Barbara
Hug and Burrell Cooley.
Candidates for the advisory
posts must go through the
same filing process as candi
dates for the school board
positions.
fire
Cox
The donation-rotation dance
is set to kick off at the V & G
Tavern in Lexington between
the hours of 9-10 p.m. Sat
urday, Feb. 10. From there the
group will travel to the Wagon
Wheel Lounge in Heppner,
from 10:30 to 11:30; onto Cal's
Lounge between the hours of
12-1 a.m.; and finishing at
Bucknum's Tavern between
1-2 a.m.
Dewayne and the Plainsmen
will provfde live music for
dancing at each of the
establishments.
Chuck Marquardt of Buck
num's Tavern said cash dona
tions are urgently needed,
however, donations of cloth
ing, food and household items
are also needed.
ME
THURSDAY, FEB. 8, 1979
to Morrow County
area. The basement of the
grade school was filled with
flood water, as was the school
complex's swimming pool and
athletic field.
An army of volunteers from
the lone community was busy
Wednesday pumping out
flooded areas, shoveling mud
from classrooms and repair
ing damaged equipment.
The flooding forced the
cancellation of classes at both
schools. At what time the
buildings will reopen for
students remains a question
mark, as does Ione's weekend
sports schedule.
Community spirit was very
much in evidence throughout
the town as lone neighbors
helped each other remove
flood debris from lawns, start
flooded cars, pump out base
The BMCC board of direct
ors position up for election on
April 3 is an at-large post,
currently held by John Han
sell of Hermiston. The position
is a four-year term, which
begins on July 1. The only
requirements for the post are
Teacher re
The Morrow County School
Board Advisory Committee
will meet Tuesday to consider
the re-hiring of probationary
certificated personnel (teach
ers and specialists) at Hep-,
pner Elementary and Hep
pner High School.
The meeting will be held in
the library at Heppner Ele
mentary. ,
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ments and clean up flooded
rooms.
Preliminary reports indi
cated that no one was left
homeless by the flooding,
although property damage
was significant in the lower
lying areas, particularly to
mobile homes within a block's
distance from Willow Creek.
When floodwaters were at
their peak around 9 p.m.
Tuesday, a number of streets
were impassible, and several
parked cars were filled nearly
to the roof with the murky
runoff. There were no reports
of injury. Many small sheds
and outbuildings washed
away.
i Phone service was tempor
arily interrupted in several
parts of town during the flood
period, but electricity and city
that the candidate be at least
18 years of age and . esideni
of either Morrow or Umatilla
county.
Deadline for filing for the
BMCC post is 5 p.m. on Feb.
27.
Persons interested in run
- hiring to he
A total of 26 probationary
personnel at the two schools
are expected to receive action
on whether or not they will be
rehired. New teachers and
specialists in Morrow County
undergo a three-year pro
bationary period.
Advisory Committee mem
bers are Chairman Jim Wis
hart, Frank Pearson, Sharon
An early morning blaze last Friday totally destroyed a house
on Green Street in Heppner occupied by the Rosemary Cox
family. No one was injured in the fire, however, the family
lost all of their personal belongings.
cents
flood
water service continued to
function. Near the high school,
the bridge across Willow
Creek leading to the Goose
berry area was impassible,
causing a lengthy detour for
farmers of that section of the
county.
The Willow Creek valley
was submerged from canyon
wall to canyon wall near the
confluence with Rea Creek. A
number of haystacks and
farm buildings were damaged
by water near this area, and
silt, debris and ice chunks
littered pastures and hay
fields along the valley from
Heppner to Cecil.
Probably the highest dollar
loss from the flooding was
done to county roads and
bridges. Washouts, slides and
Cont. on pag 3
ning for the position are urged
to contact BMCC President
Ron Daniels for petitions and
assistance. Petitions require
25 signatures or payment of a
$10 filing fee.
Hansell has indicated
that
he intends to file-
discussed
Harrison, Dean Wright, Gail
Hughes, Jerry Dougherty and
Steve Peck.
Tuesday's meeting will be
held in executive session. The
Advisory Committee is
charged with making recom
mendations on personnel and
other matters to the Morrow
County School Board.