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Pendleton hospital offers to run Boardman clinic About I s people showed up at the IVtuhcr 2 ' Nonh Morrow Medical Board meeting in opposition to Si Anthony Hospitals offer io operate the North Morrow M edial Clink. Bill Alsdurf. vice president of the hospital made no formal prrwntation to the hoard hut did answer questions about the offer Alwlurt indicated St Anthony was wiling up a clinic in Hemiiston and hjd contacted the medical h«sard to see if the hoard would consider suc h an alignment in Boardman I"hc reason for the contract was two fold. Alsdurf said I) The hospital was expanding into the Her rmston area, and 2) they had heard ''rumblings'' that Dr Stcse Zielin ski might n»>t stay on after his con tract expired Alsdurf said St Anthony had come to Boardman two years ago to look user the clinic hut nothing materialized from that s isit •'Health care has changed in the last four years substantially." he said "It's m>t that we weren't interested " Alsdurf stated the hospital would like to expand its Preferred Prosidcr Organization to this area He added that I astern Oregon "is way behind compared to the valley " "W e anticipate that it (PPOl will he successful in Hcrmsiton. Board man. all of Pastern O regon" Alsdurf explained that health in surance companies gisc incentives for employees whose employer’s hase a PPO contract to visit the preferred pros ider For example, if an employee sees the preferred pro vider. the insurance company may pay SO percent of htc cost If the pa tient chooses a facility outside the PPO the company may pay only 60 percent of the cost per visit Alsdurf said the hospital found the clinic facility suitable and if Dr Zielinski did not hase plans to con tinue practicing in Boardman "we'd he sery interested in something." "There’s a .hance we might want to do something on our own." Alsdurf continued, "if we can't work something out Although we hase no immediate plans." He estimated it would cost St An thony $'00,000 dollars to build and equip a facility here it the clinic building could not he acquired Board member Steve Rowe admit ted he was somewhat skeptical of the proposal Rowe asked if local com panies did not participate in the PP<) program what affect that would have on St Anthony's commitment to the community. Alsdurt answered he felt the clinic would operate regardless of PPO participation Alsdurf said that if negotiations were successful the clinic may he able to have a resident physician or possibls two rotating doctors "My opinion is to have a resident physi clan," he added Alsdurt went on to say that the hospital could not guarantee a resi dent physician but esery effort could he made to secure one "D r /iclin ski could he a possibility," he con (inued. "hut we'd need to talk to him about it " Alsdurf staled he did not foresee any adverse effects to the proposed operation in thcevcniof two medii. jl districts We consider ourselves to he a regional hospital, hut the ar rangement has to work tor both par tics," he said Alsdurt also stated increased hospital business and referrals would puk up the extra cost it the clinic were operating at a loss Board member Marnic Anderson said she tell there were some attru«. use advantages to an agreement with St Anthony "Maybe we could allcsiatc of these problems wc se incurred as a board in the last year One member of the audience ask ed it St Anthony's physkians would have prisileges at (rood Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston Alsdurt jnswered it could be povsi hie but was not likely. The audience expressed concern souk HVK about traveling to Pendleton for hospital and physician services (especially for senior citizens) when the same vers ices might he available at a closer facility Members of the audience also ex pressed uncertainty about whether such an arrangement would he in the best interest of patients in the com munity cuirendy using the dink: and Canal Shepherd fxsr medical services Kathv Kenton. Boardman. stated she was concerned about not has ing a choice of hospitals if St Anthony tia>k over operation* here Don Fppenhwch. vice chairman of hie hoard said Wc want to make sure the clinic, no matter who operates it. remains a county opera non" The hoard look no action on the St Anthony proposal In other business Mamie Ander son proposed to the hoard that both hospital hoards in the county, the EMT’s. and other interested agen cics in the county hold a public meeting to discuss the health needs ot the county at Nth ends The tv sard indicated it would he receptive to The Governor's Task Force on the Superconducting Super Collider has selected the south Willamette Valley site near larbanon as the preferred site for a giant particle accelerator if hxated in Oregon The Task Force made the recom mendation in a letter to Gos Vic Atiy eh According to the rccommen elation, the Boardnun Hcmuston site would remain the second choice for the SSC should geophysical studies not pan out for the valley location. Die mirth Willamette site near Woodhum has been eliminated David Fiskum. deputy director for the Oregon Economic Development Department said remoteness of the area and lack of urban amenities led to the rejection of the Eastern Oregon site "I don't characterize the decision as rejection The two sites arc deemed to be acceptable The selection was a close, tough decision." he said Fiskum added that the Task Force tclt the south Willamette site "will compete better (on a national level) because it is mu as remote " An economic study conducted hy CH2M Hill for the Governor’s SSC' Task Force and the Oregon Depart ment of Economic I>cvelopment in dicated rapid growth of other areas around the country who have hosted similar high tech centers The SSC is a huge particle ac celerator that would he used by high energy physicists to study (he nature ol nutter and the origins of the universe Originally round, the shape of the SSC has hecen chang ed to ".. more of a race track shape." according to Fiskum It would he close to an oval shape 22 miles on the long side and 18 miles on the ends The U S Department of Energy has mu begun the national site sclec lion process nor have funds been ap prosed for the $4 billion dollar research center Fiskum said the Task Force expects ihc national site selection process to hegin anytime in Ihc next three to 18 months If the SSC were located in Oregon, the CH2M Hill study pro tects an increase of employment by over 10,l)U> people and resident in comes by more than SI 5 billion dollars Income tax revenues will in crease hs approximately S24 million Spinoff industries and businesses would be an .aided N hius Fiskum did say (hat if the SSC were located in (he Willamette valley site, the valley would feel “ the major impact, both positive and negative " Fiskum said though doubtful, lustem Oregon nuy tecl some "ripple eftccts" Irotn the economic impact to the state Matt Doherty , chairnun of the Eastern Oregon Task Force whkh has been rallying for the Boardnun Hermiston site tor nearly a scar said the Task Force is "disappointed in the recomcmljtion “ This is only a recomendation the Ckiscmir has m< rescinded ottkulIy to the site " IXihcrty said that it the Govcnor upholds the Task Force's recomen datkin "there's pn>hahl> nothing wc could do Wc will have to accept what (he Govenor saw ” Secretary of Agriculture Richard F. Lyng recently announced that signup for the 1 *487 feed grains, upland cotton and rice pmgratns will he held November 17 through March V) Signup for the 1*187 program began October I and will continue through March '<> Lyng also said that wheat and teed grain producers participating in the programs may request 40 percent of their estimated deficiency payments when they sign up tor the program, while upland cotton and rice pro ducers may request '() percent of their deficiency payments Also at signup, teed grain producers nuy re quest 50 percent of their estimated diversion payments "The advance payments will pro vide producers additional cash (low for spring plantings and io meet tv nude in generic commodity other financial obligations." said payments iper pound tor cotton and certificates 1 vng also said that an additional Lyng. rice, per bushel lor teed grains and common program provision which Die US DA estuiutcs deficiency wheat) as $2 10 tor wheal. $ I 21 lor be applicable to the I*487 crops com. $1 14 tor sorghum, SI 11 lor ot will upland cotton. Iced grains and nee barley. SS cents for oats. 27 I 5 cents provides that yields for I*487 for upland cotton, and 4 82 cents lor and subsequent actual crop years will not rice used to establish furin program Fifty percent of the advance deli be Morrow County will otter a 4 H ciency and diversion payments will payment yields lor the 1488 and Computer Club in Heppncr. Fxtcn tv paid in cash and the balance will subsequent crops This is the same as announced tor wheat on June W sion Agent Bill Broderick has an nounced Father Edward of the Catholic Church has volunteered to help the youth with computers He has had a lot of experience with computers. Bnxlerick sjid. and has also worked with youth a great deal " Dits is the perfect chance to team about computers." he saij f’riH (f< /s fo buy f i n ' fo r ( hr/sfm .is Baskets for needy Youth in grades six thmugh eighth who are interested in joining this Ad sponsored by Farley Motor Co club should contact the Extension Office at 676V642 meeting interevtcd panics from both ends fo the county and instructed Anderson to take steps to initiate such a meeting The hoard also reported that con tract negotiations with l>r Zielinski were progressing well and the terms of the contract are heing res iewed by county counsel As s»a>n as this year's contract is complete the hoard said it intends to pursue an extend ed contract to alles late lengthy negotiations on an annual basis Dr Zielinski said he would he open to negotiating a long-term contract County overlooked as supercollider site Shooting at the Moon I his bullet hole appeared in ihe Courthouse Clock sometime Hallowe'en ght It o not known it the shooter was aiming at Ihe moon or w a s spook I by a Hallowe'en ghost Heppncr Police said investigation of the inci nt is continuing Feed grain program signup dates told Computer club offered Radio/haek CHARGE IT IMOST STORES) T is the Season To be Saving On Electronic Gifts co m m iss io n vacancies A special committee appointed hy the Port of Morrow Commission in late September to formulate a writ ten policy for the appointment of commission vacancies, plans to pre sent the commission with its recom mcndation at the Pon s regular meeting November 12, reported William "Bill” Sharkey, chairman of the ad hoc committee Die recommendation suggests that a seven member committee he ap pointed and that a port cximmissumer serve as chairman of the committee Members of the new committee are to include representatives of the economic agencies, Chamber of Commerce, or city administration from the five cities within Morrow County . and one port tenant The chairman will solicit representatives from those areas or agenc ies In the event of a commission vacancy, the Port Commission would advertise the vacancy Ap plicants submitting written resumes would then he screened and inter viewed by the special committee Two applicants would he presented to the commission, which would make the final selection The appointed committee also recommends that the new commit C o n tin u e d P g 6 F la v •/ o r s o f th o W e e k ( )ffi*nsive 111 * Hrpptu-r (ia/t-Ur-Tiim-v Itcppnrr. 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