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The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday April 19, 1979 THREE Board members say long-range plan must be developed first PMH The question of whether or not to hire a medical manage ment firm will not likely be answered for some time, following action taken by Pioneer Memorial Hospital's board of trustees Tuesday night. In a unanimous vote, the board agreed to enter into a contract with the Oregon Association of Hospitals'- Dir ector of Management Sys tems, R.D. Ellingson, to draft a long-range plan for the hospital. Government regula tions require that hospitals be in the process of completing such a plan by June. Hospital board member Dan Sweeney, who previously had pushed for a speedy resolution of the management firm question, stated Tuesday that "we need to go through the planning process in order to make an intelligent decision on the management prop osals. We've got to know where we're going, first." Under the terms of the contract, Pioneer Memorial, a member of the Oregon Assoc iation of Hospitals, would pay Ellingson $500 per month for a maximum of six months to complete the planning pro cess. The hospital board indicated that it would ar range for Ellingson to come to Anglers can expect good fishing opener A big day in the year for many Oregon anglers breaks on Saturday, April 21, with the opening of the general trout season. Betting on opening day weather is a good way to lose money, but it seems the conditions are more often cold and miserable than not. Nevertheless, many waters will offer good angling in spite of conditions and a good percentage of Oregon's 800,000 or so anglers are likely to turn out. It should be kept in mind that not all waters open in April. Coastal rivers, for instance, won't open until May 26 to protect outmigrating salmon and steelhead. Most streams in the northeastern corner of the state as well as a few other waters in Oregon also do not open until May. There are major changes in regulations for the lower 100 miles of the Deschutes River, and other smaller changes elsewhere, so anglers would be wise to pick up a copy of the 1979 Angling Synopsis. They are available free from sport ing goods stores and other outlets where angling licenses are sold. (Don't forget your angling license, by the way). A year ago, due to a mild winter and light snow pack, anglers found unusually good water (if not weather) condi tions early in the season. This year they will be more like normal. Some rivers will be high, murky and cold from melting snow runoff. Some lakes and campgrounds will be inaccessible during the early part of the season due to snow cover. Because of cold water temperatures and ice cover on ponds at Fall River and m fifit KcjA( fir tl u ? a-iu ... field Office Agricultural Part Time Farm Rural Housing board Heppner in the near future to outline what his planning effort would entail in a public meeting. In other development, the board discussed a bill recently introduced in the Oregon House of Representatives by Rep. Bill Bellamy, which would require hospital board members to be elected, rather than appointed by the county court. Under the terms of Bel lamy's proposal House Bill 3037 one board member would be elected from the county's north end, one from the south end, and the remaining three would be elected on an at-large basis. Board members voieed no objections to the concept of having an elected, rather than appointed board. But there was criticism expressed over a number of points, including that the bill does not address itself to handling the transi tion between replacing ap pointed members with elected ones, or resolve age-old prob lems stemming from a lack of clear delineation over who controls the hospital the county or the hospital board. A committee from the hospital board will draft an official response to the bill, with plans to meet with Wizard Falls trout hatcheries, many fish have shown less than normal growth and will be below legal size by April 21. Because of this, some waters in eastern Oregon that are normally stocked before the opening will not be planted, and others may receive fewer fish than usual. With warmer weather and heavy feeding, however, hatchery fish are now growing rapidly and the picture may change for the better before opening day. The following is a summary of prospects for the opening weekend compiled from the reports of 22 field biologists whose districts cover the fishing waters of the state. An attempt has been made here to accurately summarize con ditions, but it should be recognized that weather will have a strong influence on fishing prospects and access in the days leading up to the opening. Most northeast Oregon streams remain closed to angling until May 26. Exceptions to this are Wil low Creek and Rhea Creek which open April 21. Ponds which are open year around but which will be planted with catchable sized trout prior to April 21 include Cutsforth, Tatone, McNary and Hat Rock ponds. Access to all of these should be okay by the general season opener on the 21st. Most lakes and ponds in the John Day Basin should pro vide good angling although some may receive smaller allocations of stocked trout than in past years due to slower than normal growth in central Oregon hatcheries during cold weather. Access to Bull Prairie -'PILOT UMATILLA MORROW delays Bellamy when he appears in Heppner on April 27 to attend an Oregon Wheal League meeting. Bellamy told the Gazette Times that he has no personal opinion on whether the bill should be approved. He said it was drafted at the request of Save Our Hospital leader Mer! Cantin. Bellamy stated that he was seeking public opinion on the bill, adding that "I'll do whatever the people want me to do. I want to know their feelings. If they don't want it, then it will stay right here in committee and never come out." The District 55 representa tive said he would like public response to be "within the next couple of weeks." Responses from the public should be directed to the county court, or to Bellamy's office in Salem, the freshman representative said. Hospital Administrator Bob Byrnes told the board that he was investigating the possibil ity of entering an agreement with one of the Portland area hospitals with a medical education program, to allow physicians working on resi dency requirements to spend six week rotations at Pioneer Memorial. The move would Reservoir will probably be blocked by snow and camp grounds will also probably be snowed under. The same is likely going to be true of Magone and Olive lakes. Strawberry Lake was com pletely iced over in early April and not likely to open by April 21. Access ia a'so questionable to Canyon Meadows Reser voir. Waters for which stock ing is planned before April 21 are Row Creek Reservoir, Wineland Lake, Bates Pond and Carpenter Pond. Wallowa Lake will receive a sizeable plant of pan-sized rainbow trout prior to opening weekend. Because of cold weather, angling for kokanee is likely to be slow during the early weeks of the season. Boats and motors are avail able for rent at the lake. Kinney Lake will receive 4,000 legal-sized rainbows for the opening and should also have a good population of carryover trout from last year. Victor Pond, Hatchery Pond and Wallowa Pond will each be stocked for opening week end. The Snake River below Hells Canyon Dam has been providing good angling in recent weeks for large rain bow trout. Streams in Burnt River, Powder River and Pine Creek drainages open April 21, but will probably be high, murky and cold. Fishing is likely to be poor until water conditions improve later in the season. Among ponds for which rainbow stocking is planned are North Powder No. 1 and 2, Roulet, Haines No. 1, Vogel Pond and Highway 203 Pond. Morgan Lake should be good for rainbows 8 to 12 inches. Main Office ROCK Hermiston Open Every Wednesday 567-7176 Heppner Open Every 2nd & 4th Tuesday 676-9912 Main Office Pendleton 1 S.W. Nye (West of Red Lion Inn) 276-7361 ?TOM f management proposal decision provide the hospital with back-up physicians, give ex perience to the doctors work ing on the residency program, and could serve to attract resident physicians to locate in Heppner upon completion of their program. An agreement with a group Super Saver FRANCO-AMERICAN Sooahetti f ' WESSON Salad oqd Ull ( 64-oz 1 I rjRMGi ; I 1 BUR.HIJ"11'" 1 PRICES EFFECTIVE THURSDAY THRU SATURDAY, APRIL 19-20-21 Grocery 676-9614 Meats 676-9288 of physicians at St. Anthony's Hospital in Pendleton for providing doctors to fill in for Heppner's lone practicing physician, Dr. Joseph Gifford, is working well, Byrnes re ported. Dr. Joan Pagel, who was in Heppner last weekend to allow Dr. Gifford a weekend BIG 26V2-OZ. CAN, LIBBY LIBBY LIBBY Tomato Juice 24-oz. Super Saver NUCOA OLEO Margarine Tropicana Orange Juice MARKET off, generated enough income to the hospital to pay her fee, Byrnes said. The financial situation for the hospital itself was not as close to break-even proposi tion, Byrnes reported. Figures for March showed that the average daily occupancy was PORK End Roasts 23 lb. NABISCO Cookies FigNewtom Waffle Creams Nutter Butter i in w NALLEY Genuine Dili Pickles 59 46-oz. Fresh Strawberries Cup To Our Customers: We at Central Market ARE concerned about high food costs and want to do something to keep costs dowaK We have found a partial solution to thisin addition to our weekend specials. EXTRA SAVINGS when you see For short periods offer us promotional allowances. Our supplier, working for us, has offered a new BUDGET SAVER PLAN. Under this plan, companies will offer promotional allowances which will be deducted from the regular price. We, in turn, will deduct an extra amount from that price to give you a low, special BUDGET SAVER PRICE. Shop the GREEN BUDGET SAVER TAGS at Central Market and 29 per cent, resulting in a net loss of $2,637. In February, the hospital showed a profit for the first time in a number of months, when the occupancy averaged 47 per cent. Feb ruary statistics showed that the hospital without taking into consideration tax funds- " i mm LOIN YOUR CHOICE r tig of time, some companies i -n jf took in $738 more than expenses. Sandy Murray, president of the Pioneer Memorial Hospi tal Auxiliary, reported that her group plans to hold a tea and open house at the hospital during National Hospital Week from May 6-12. COUNTRY STYLE Spareribs JL.L ib. NALLEY Mayonnaise 48-oz. 053 ZEE NICE ' N SOFT Bathroom Tissue 4-Roll Pack Lettuce
