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VOL. 191 NO. I THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 14. 1983
Court receives petition requesting hospital
By MARY ANN C ERUI.IX)
On Wednesday, February
16, Joan Hughes of Heppner
presented a petition contain
ing 3fi7 signatures to Morrow
County Court.
The petition indicated a de
sire to have Dr. Joseph Gil
ford remain In the community
instead of moving his practice
to Prairie City on April 1.
According to the petition, if
the hwpital loses Dr. Gifford,
the county will lose money.
When people leave town for
medical attention they will
also go to shop. The petition
went on to charge that some
changes should be made with
the Pioneer Memorial Hospi
tal board and administration.
Hughes explained that the
367 signatures were collected
from six stores over a weekend.
P.M.H. Foundation directors
elect officers at annual meeting
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
Foundation general member
ship held an annual meeting
on Tuesday, Jan. 25, reported
a foundation spokesperson.
Gene Pierce of Heppner was
elected to a three-year term as
a director on the board, re
placing Cathy Peck of Lexing
ton, who moved from the area.
Also, a report from the Audit
Committee was accepted.
The foundation is a free
standing non-profit, tax ex
empt organization dedicated
to long term support of health
care and education in our area
and is duly incorporated under
statutes of the State of Oregon,
the spokesperson explained.
The foundation was formed in
1981.
Its purpose is to provide an
organization charged with the
responsibility of supporting
continuing health services
provided by the Pioneer
Memorial Hospital and to
promote health related educa
tion. The Foundation will not
be subject to annual hospital
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She questioned why the hos
pital board was appointed and
not elected.
Judge Don McElligott ex
plained that the hospital has
been governed by an ordi
nance. According to the ordi
nance, the board is appointed
by the county court and the
board hires the administrator.
The court accepted the peti
Four file for Port of
Morrow Commission
As of Tuesday, Feb. 22, four
men had filed for two four
year positions on the Port of
Morrow Commission, report
ed the Morrow County clerk's
office.
Those who have filed in
clude Dan Kramer, a retired
budget restrictions, thereby
providing a way for friends of
the hospital to make a tax free
gift or bequest to the com
munity. No money generated
by the foundation will ever be
used for general operating
expenses. Requests for grants
will be considered by the
foundations' board of direc
tors, he added.
Concern was expressed at
the meeting that the member
ship, which now totals 39, is
inadequate for broad com
munity representation.
Due to lack of a quorum, the
meeting was continued to
February, when the following
directors were elected to of
fice for 1983 : President Larry
Mills, Vice-President Gene
Pierce and Treasurer Jim
Bier, all of Heppner. Other
board members are Treasurer
Betty Brown, Heppner, Buz
Clough, Arlington; Don Peter
son, lone; and Glenn Ward.
The bylaws require that the
hospital administrator serve
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tion and handed it over to the
county clerk's office.
In other business the court:
learned that a security
door for the sheriff's depart
ment is expectetd to be instal
led in a week.
accepted a bid from the
state for a 1983 Dodge ton 4
tugboat captain from Irrigon;
Iroy Gardner, a Heppner
businessman; Irry Lindsay,
a Morrow County farmer; and
Jody Tatone, a Boardman
restauranteur.
Gardner and Lindsay are
both incumbents.
as nonvoting serretary.
Ward was elected to the
board to fill the vacancy cre
ated by Mike Chacon's resig
nation. Chacon moved to
Portland several months ago.
A grant application from
the Hospital Auxiliary for $268
to help pay the cost of a $768
music system for the Pioneer
Memorial Nursing Home was
approved.
A special board meeting
will be called at a later date to
consider a grant to the hospi
tal for physician recruiting
expenses as the amount in
volved was not known at this
meeting time, the spokesper
son
The spokesperson also re
ported that Larry Mills of
Morrow County Grain Grow
ers, Lexington, had donated
spaceat M.C.G.G.'s Customer
Appreciation Day Saturday,
Feb. 12, for a booth to solicit
Foundation memberships.
The hospital auxiliary signed
up 24 new members that day.
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A KO(N T.V. cameraman ond crew were on hand to film
(he closing of the pipe. They a bo interviewed member of
the community and Mayor Cliff Green about the dam. The
show, 'Northwest Illustrated', is to air Sunday, March 6, ot
6:30 p.m., on channel 6.
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x 4 pickup at $8,780.05 for the
sheriff's department.
accepted a resignation
from Caryle Hoffman of Irri
gon from the Pioneer Memor
ial Hospital board.
discussed various possi
ble computer systems for the
Heppner man elected to
Fed. Land Bank board
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Tad Miller
Edwin "Tad" Miller of Hep
pner was elected to a three
year term on the Federal
Land Bank Association of
Pendleton's Board of Direc
tors at the association's An
nual Stockholders Meeting in
Pendleton on February 16.
8-page supplement accompanies
this week's Gazette-Times
The "1982 Morrow County Soil and Water Conservation
District Annual Report," an eight-page supplement, accom
panies this week's Gazette-Times.
The district's annual meeting will be held Tuesday, March
1, 7:30 p.m., at the Lexington Grange Hall. Featured speaker
will be Paul Rasmussen, soil scientist with the Agricultural
Research Service in Pendleton. A slide program on
fertilization requirements and placement of fertilizer on
conventional, annual and no-till cropping systems will be
shown.
Elks Annual
biggest ever'
Last Saturday, February 19,
the Heppner Elks held their
8(th Annual.
According to Rick Smith,
club manager, approximately
500 people attended including
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county with Greg Sweek,
county assessor.
discussed landscaping the
grounds around the new Pub
lic Works Dept. and Road
Shop in Lexington with Don
Briggs. department director.
Also elected to three-year
terms were Donald Hawkins
of Pendleton and Robert La
zinka of Pilot Rock, announ
ced Robin Fletcher, manager.
Board President Richard Wil
kinson of Heppner chaired the
meeting.
Robert Hattrup, district di
rector of the 12th Farm Credit
District reported on the condi
tions of the bank and the
accomplishments of the past
year, said Fletcher.
Fletcher gave the year end
report and Royal Raymond
gave a report of the director's
activities for the year.
Stockholders and their
guests were entertained by
Jim Bosley of KATU Channel
2 TV. who is the weatherman
and meteorologist and co-host
of "AM Northwest."
'one of the
22 dignataiies lioin around
the state. Seventeen new
members were initiated.
"It (the Annual) was a lot
bigger than last year," said
Smith, ". . One of the biggest
Annuals ever."
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Weather
by the City of
Heppner will be the place to
be this St. Patrick's Day
Heppner will be the place to
be this St. Patrick's Day,
Thursday, March 17. Festivi
ties are being planned
throughout the day and will
offer something for everyone,
Irish or not.
The day's events will start
off with a slide show of Ireland
by Matt Doherty at the Hep
pner Elks Lodge from 9:30 to
10 a.m.
KUMA radio station of
Pendleton will be broadcast
ing live from the Elks Lodge,
and plans are underway for a
telephone conversation with
Co. Court receives Oregon's
birthday cake from O.W.G.L.
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Shanny Miller (center) and Martha Peterson of the OWGl Morrow
Committee presents a 'Truly Oregon Cake' to Judge Don McElligott and Commissioners Warren
McCoy (far right) and Irv Rauch (far left).
By MARY ANN CERULLO
To commemorate Oregon's
124th birthday, February 14,
Shanny Miller and Martha
Peterson of the Morrow Coun
ty Consumer Programs
Committee of the Oregon
Wheat Growers League, pre
sented the "Truly Oregon
Cake" to Morrow County
Court Wednesday, February
16.
"On behalf of the Oregon
Wheat Growers, we would like
to wish Oregon happy birth
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patrons from a pub in Ireland.
From 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. a
coffee and brunch will be held
at the Elks for $4.50 per
person.
From 2 to 4 p.m. everyone is
invited to Farley Motor Co. for
a 35th anniversary celebration
with coffee and cake. From 4
to 5 p.m. champagne punch
will be served at Farley's.
From 5 to 7 p.m. the annual
Irish Stew Dinner will be
served at St. Patricks Catholic
Church Parish Hall.
Several Heppner merchants
day with a "Truly Oregon
Cake," said Peterson.
The "Truly Oregon Cake"
was so named because it was
made from Oregon's cake
flour. It also uses maraschino
cherries and walnuts which
are two other major agricul
tural crops in Oregon. The
cake recipe used by the Wheat
'Growers for the donated
birthday cake is the official
1983 OWGL Cake Baking Con
test that will be held through
out Oregon this fall at local
county fairs. Full details of the
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will be giving away script with
purchases good for a cup of
coffee at participating busi
nesses that day.
KUMA plans to sponsor a
contest and will announce the
winners during the broadcast.
Heppner fifth, sixth, and
seventh and eighth grade
bands, as well as Ione's band
are scheduled to play
throughout the day.
Other plans are being made
for this special day and details
will be announced as they
become available.
County Consumer Programs
contest may be obtained from
the Morrow County extension
office, stated Betty Carlson,
chairperson of the OWGL
Consumer Programs Com
mittee. After the cake was sampled
by courthouse employees, the
remainder was donated to the
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
Nursing Home.
For cake recipe
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