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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1986)
I ' M ) - llu HrppiNrr D a /e lle -1 mies. Hrppnrr. Oregon M n ln o d « ), lln r m lx r 17. II«I6 Health district hearing will continue in January B> l><>nnit N* hm idl Hoard mu M K n lrrprisr Twelve years ago. when Boh Mahoney’* three year oUl win wav accidently run over h> a tractor, the child wav in dire need o f lifcsasing medical treatment Miv young von had a cruvhed prlvtv. a hnikcn arm. a fractured vkull, and wav bleeding profusely A fter administering mouth to mouth resuscitation he ruvhed hiv c h ild to the h o vpital Pioneer M e m o ria l H ospital Today. Mahoney's w*n is playing havkethall Mahoney cited the Heppner facility as one of the finest fac ilities a father could have asked for Dtc long time south county rest dent shared that memory with more than one hundred people gathered at Riverside High School to hejr testimony on the formation o f separate medical districts at a December •) public hearing Mahoney asked the hearings panel. Judge elect D h jis Carlson and Morrow Counts Commissioners Irs Rauch and ( i W ‘ Jerry " Peck not to divide the county on health care issues “ The county needs to pull together on many issues, including schools and health care We need to pull together and make our lax dollars w o rk ." he said But some north end residents and those who deliver health care and emergency medical services have lost confidence in counts unity County wide las dollars are not working, they say. at least me in the Commissioner (left) Irv Rauch. Hearings officer Louis Carlson, and Commissioner Jerry Peck listened to testimony Dec 9 north end In fact, m em ories such as Mahoney's have become a grave reality in the north end with inerras cd growth and development Cheryl Ammons, representing the Boardntan ambulance, said (flat over 50 percent of the ambulance's runs involve serious trauma Ammons said the ambulance no longer wants to he controlled by county and hospital budgets “ We want to be responsible for our own health ca re." she stated Dean Mason. Columbia River I MTs. pointed out that a response team for hazardous materials, chemicals, and radiation is needed in north Morrow County “ The deft cicncy has been in cxistancc for several years and keeps grow ing." he said Mason added that capabilities for water rescue do not exist in the north end. that the ambulance is nine years old and vehicle replacement needs to be looked into "Sometimes that's the last ditch between them ipatients) and dying that nine year-old vehicle." he stressed Mason told the panel the County Court cannot stall the issues because the needs are i mined late “ If you pul if o ff you'll only compound needs." he conc luded Port Commissioner I jr r y Lindsay voiced his concerns afvHJt harsh feel ings dis tiling the n(unty and caution ed against more fragmentation Lindsay called for better u tili/a th>n of current resources instead of changing the whole system He said Morrow County would probably lose potential business and industrial clients if it ciuild (hit assure stability in the schools and in the deliscrance o f health care I .any Mills and Marita knderson. l>Hh representing Heppner agencies asked for a recess o f the hearing to allow lime for the special commit tee jpfhiintcd hv the Morrow Coun ty Court to review the situation Heppner Mayor Cara Costa es presses) support for a county wide district on hehall o f Heppner City Council Don Lp[x-nhaih. Irrigon mayor anil v He chairman of (he North 'fo r row Medical Hoard said the cam paign supporting separate medical districts was launches! because north end needs were not being met The North Morrow Medical Hoard has been working toward that end for 10 scars " I t has almost become a political football." he said F.ppenhach reiterated that under the present system the north end o f the county is unable to meet the dc mand for medical care it is faced with Irrigon receives little health care sers ices and uses l inatilla city services for emergency care while paving tascs for Morrow County health care budge«' Irngon also pays the city o f l niatilla for its sers tees Steven Rowe, o f Hoardnun. also pointed iHit the Irrigon area has re maincd virtually untouched by coun tv health dollars Ihc EMT» and the medical center need to he com mended lor the care they deliver with the resources they have I wo districts would allow each system to provide for its own needs Dr Steven Zielinski emphasized that Hoardnun is not a primary or a secondary service area o f Pioneer Mrtrk<rial Hospital and people in the north are paving tor sers ices in wHith ciHints thes don't use Dr Zielinski strongly encouraged the C«*unty Court not to succumb to pressures to prolong the bearing He also en couraged members of the appnntcd committee to spend some lime with health care personnel in the ticld " I realize you are under pressures," Zielinski said, "b u t our health care needs w ill not go away Lor some of us. justice delayed is lustice denied We do not envy your positions, but ask you to carry out your duties " With a conclusion o f testimony and a brief period tor questioning tive bearing was continued until January Further discussions are expected to resume Jjnuary h at Riverside High School Need for levy “more dire" says administration %/ The school district's need for a S th ,7 th serial lesv is even greater than expected. Assistant Supcrintcn dent Chuck Starr told the Morrow County School Hoard Monday night A January I ' election w ill decide the talc o f a supplemental serial levy Fhc district w ill cut programs total ing the less amount j t the semester break it the levy is defeated A S 5 .I4 0 .W 'o n e year operating levy was approved by county voters September lb "W e 're looking at less revenue than we expected because of tinan c i j I shortfall and a lack of interest incom e," Starr said “ The need for the less is more dire j s days go hs " Phc district's two accredited high schools i Heppner High School and Riverside High School in Boardmani he instructed to reinstate some of the programs scheduled to he cut in order to maintain accreditation. Starr said Schools do not have to he ai credited to meet state standards, he said Die hoard approved passing the propped tr.incpirt.ition budget to the budget committee lor consideration in preparing next year s budget Jim Hier. chairman o f the transpirtation committee, explained the commit tec's recommendation tor purchas mg the three buses and two pickups which had been scheduled this year and were cut from Ihc budget when the district had problems getting a levy approved The district w ill research purchase of used buses and a lease purchase arrangement belore the board is asked to make a deci sion on acquisition of buses tor next scar Hill Kuhn approached the board as a representative of the Heppner A f*fk7yH nfll Price 3/8” Variable Speed Drill; U Mens HP, 0-1200 RPM. Designed for accurate drilling. Exclusive chuck key attaches to cord. 12. Coveralls 51J Insulated Bib Insulated 38d Shirts Western Insulated q u xu tt Chamber o f Commerce with an o f fer to help promote the serial levy and w ith a request that a member o f the board work with the Chamber's committee to answer questions and inform them about the levy so that they can answer questions people w ill ask them In other business, the board appnntcd Hill Sharkey. Hoard man. and Ken Turner. Heppner. to the transpirtation committee heard that Irrigon schools w ill be required to hook up to the new Ir rigon sewer system in October or November o f next year heard that the district's insurance premium is expected to increase IS'k in the general liability area. 20-30*3 in the vehicle area, with perhaps no increase in the fidelity coverage. An expected 12.4*? in crease is expected in the premium lor the hoard's errors and omissions p 'lic s The p ilic y 's liability lim it w ill also decrease from S2 to SI m illion appnntcd Steve Wagenblast o f lexington to the Budget Committee reinstated (Van Robinson as a member o f the Heppner larxington Advisory Committee heard a suggestion from Mars Padberg. lone, that board members who vote against a motion stat>" their reasons tor voting 'no' Carolers I he Brass Carolers w ill be in con cert again Saturday. Dec 20 at I p m at the Christmas tree in downtown Heppner They w ill accept donations o f money. canned goods, and toys tor the Heppner Neighborhood Center Christmas baskets 42 Cup Electric Coffeemaker; tnetal coffee basket, safety- grounded coni with storage clip under base Keeps coffee at drink ing temperature. Toys Multi-B m H ìm i M odular Ther mometer; tlip-up. 24.99 Sale Price 5.00 Mfg. 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