\cting administrator on the job at Pioneer
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I h r H rp p n rr
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M a rs m D c u r r . d ir e c to r o t
desclopm cnl at St A rilh o m Hospital
in Pendleton, has been acting ad
mmistrator ot Pioneer M em orial
Hospital since last w eek’ s rcsigna
lio n ot forttK'r adm instralor John
Hcrnpel
D carr i.«incd the stall at St \n
thons Hospital in Juts N X S Part ot
his |oh as d irector o t d csclop m cn l.
he said is m arketing He has been
ins.>lved m developm ent ot the St
Amhons clinic at W eston and the St
Anthons Health ( are C enter in
Herm isti >n
He t u . ,i Masters degree in health
c.ne adm m isiiation trom lias lor
I ’n iv e rs ity . W a c o . Ie \ a s
H is
health care background is m den
Mrs c I mki in the I s Army \.l
ministration has Kisic phi!oso|ihics
he said,
w hich carry ove r in all
fields o l medicine
unes
Silence shrouds resignation
of hospital administrator
VOL 105 NO 12
Wednesday. March 25. 1987
H ospital hoard members aren’t
saving m uch fo llo w in g the surprise
resignation last fh u rvla s o l Pioneer
M e m o ria l A d m in is tr a to r Jo h n
H em pcl
Hcrnpel suhmitied his resignation
altc a i losed executive sessKin o f the
h '.ltd I hutsdav at K ' l l a m
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\n acting administrator s |..b is to
keep things going until a permanent
id m in istraloi is lound. he said Ac
ord ing to Pioneer's agreement with
St M illions hospital St Anthony
»te e n s a|plleants and nukes rcsom
mcndations to the Ptoneet hoard
I hes are active and interested in the
progression ol the hospital. I V a n
aid. hut it w ill take time tor the
lospital N u rd to review applicu
( K ills
Vine h c red it goes to ihe h osp ita l
Watt. " he continued ’ for the good
condition and quality earc w h u h the
hospital pros nies I s e ry N x Is has a
sps'c itie |oh . i i k I it thev do the
Marvin Dearr
toh.things w ill m ove along Vet
every organ ization needs w atching,
managing to keep it m oving along
" I iiu v t v able to help the hoaid
and make the transition to .1 new .id
m m istratot easier.
I V a n said
tin M arsh ' I Hcppncr residents
w ill sole on a cits aiik'n d iiH 'iil that
w ill allow icsioration o l the H cpp
rv r Hotel into a sennit iiti/ cn s center
and housing project
Ih e .imendiiK'iit will allow the s i
is to b o rro w iiK ines w h ic h v o rn h in
ed w ith a g ia n t a ln .i.ls a p p to c e .l w ill
tv used to fin a n ce the re iK is a lK in
M tmey t n m i ■. ntals ccm repas me
c ity loan
Amendment will allow
hotel restoration
H em pcl has been hospital ad
“ T h e re w ere some opposing
s icws on management of the hospital m im str.tior it Pioneer Memorial
and in discussing these matters with Hospital I r the past IX months
John, he chose to re s ig n .’ ’ said
hospital hoard chairm an M arcia
Anderson
C o n ta c te d I ’u c s d a y . B o a rd
member Pat VC right said that reasons
fo r H e m p e l’s resignation could not
he told at this tim e, hut w ould he
revealed later " W e |ust can’t sa>
.instilin g at this t im e ." he said
Boardm cm bcr Prank Pearson said
that the hoard was going to move
fo rw a rd from here and that we re
g o in g to look at it as an opportum
l> W e ’re in pretty go»kl sh.i|v
Anderson did not gise details on
the resignation but did say th.it under
Pioneer M e m o ria l’s management
agreement H em pcl actually w orks
t o r St
A n th o n y H o s p ita l in
Pendleton
■ W e w ill he lo o k in g lo r another
p e rs o n ." A n de rson said about fill
ing the adm inistrative spot " S t A n
thony w ill screen poopk and then we
(P ion eer Board I w ill look them
ove r " An interim adm inistrator has
already been named, and is on the
jo b n ow , she added iSee related
Mom and calf cast sprmqtim** shadows in their pasture alonq W illow Creek Hd
storv I
Siluri s o f Spring
Few attend last week’s town hall meetings
mgton and lone
John Hempel
A team o l M o r ro w C o u n ty
cm plovecs presented the county s
p rop osed bud get at to w n hall
meetings in H cpp ncr and lone last
week Ken I urner. chairm an o l the
W illo w C re e k Park D istrict N u r d ,
explained the d is tric t's proposed
less and Port o t M orro w coin m is
s io n
c a n d id a te s
lis te d
th e ir
qualifications
M orro w Counts s budget is "c o n
scrsatise beyond being conscr
satis,
M orro w C o u n ty Judge
lo in s C arlson said Ih e proposed
budget provides services at approx
m u te ly the same level as last year
It ’s important to remember that this
is n ’t just our budget, it ’s yo u r
budget
he said
Vote lo r it it you
want all the services the county now
provides It sou vote against the
budget cm w ill assume that you
d o n 't want those services II you
vote it d ow n this first t in v . I per
sonally guarantee it w o n ’t go hack
to you in the same fo rm a second
t u n c ." he said
‘ ’ I f we do have to cut the budget.
the judge said, " i t w ill in vo lve N>th
program s and people that are not re
quired by stale law A n d it people
decide they d o n ’t want the services,
we w ill cut them "
County Treasurer and la s C'ollcx
tor M a rg o Shcret explained that
although her o ffic e is funded hs the
county general fund, onls pan o t her
w ork benefits the county because she
must collect taxes for the schools and
special districts as w e ll as lo r the
county
C o u n ty
C le r k
B a rb a ra
B lo o d sw o rth said her o ffic e is
responsible tor recording iiK>rtgagr
lie n s and o th e r d o c u m e n ts ,
m ic ro film in g , and keeping them
sale She also is responsible lo r all
election in the counts, the Counts
C o u rt minutes and tor state health
records
Shoritt Kos D ra go said his depart
meni has the second largest budget
in the counts It iru ludes lise disji.it
chers. one c iv il deputy and six
deputies He said reported crim e in
the county increased 22 r. between
l l'H() and l ‘*K4 and is continuing to
increase
Koad Supers isot D on Ball said his
department li a s a S2 ' m illion budget
to maintain | I So m iles ot county
roads. 'SO m iles o l w tue li are pav
cd He is a '() voar veteran ot the
road department and oversees 21
em ployees H a ll o l ttie- roads arc in
tair to jioor cond ition he said
W ithout toads
he emphasized,
’ lum ber w ould stav in the h ills,
a g rictiltur.il products can’t get to
market you w ould he unable to go
to w ork and yout kids couldn I get
to sc hool
Countv Budget O llic c r I oKasne
Bow n u n reminded voters that the
ounty w ill t v asking voters tor ap
pm val o l iw o separate one sear
operating levies
Ih e V42K.477
health care levs w ill fund the N orth
M orro w M edical C lim e the Board
man a m b u la n c e , and P io n e e r
M e m oria l H ospital Ih e c o u n ts ’s
$ 2 .7 | 0 .h i I one yea r le vy w ill
balance the budget lor the rest of its
operalKmv
Ken fu rrie r explained that the
W illo w C reek Park D istrict is aks
mg tor a S24i . 'I K t lev v lor operation
and maintenance Ih e N ia rd pro
b e tw e e n Lex
poses to have the O perators Ira n i
mg Sc In nil at Boardman move the
earth at the p.uk to keep construe
tKm costs dow n fu rn e r said
We
need to pjss the levy this tim e in
order to tell the stale we have volet
su pjx.il I lien we may he eligible lor
a AON c o s i sture grant from P.uks
and Keerealion
f o r further budget inform ation
amt candidates qualifications, sec
election issues on page '
Heppner
senior chosen
I he lo llo w mg is a hue I Instois ot
tlie hotel w ritten as an arti, le m tin
M arch 24 I ns ' issue .d tlie ( i.i/ciic
I ink's Ih e hotel was enlereil m the
N ation al Register o l l l i s t o i i . i l
Places m t K to h e r. I l)s2
D v H ep j'tk r Hotel owned hs \i
me and Rita H n lm .u i o l He|'pnei
holds a lot o l Heppnet s hist.ns
w ith in its w alls lune in s .' the hotel
was nominated lo i p lacciik'iit on tlu
N ational R egister o| H is to ric a l
Places and seas entered m the
register O ctober l ‘>N2
Ih e hotel s historic significance
is n ’t li h i apji.irent to the |usscihs
I he large b uilding has N e u landing
since |n|u and the e x lc n o i hasn t
changed m uch ove r the seats
N iw c s e r. tlie history o l the hotel
I I sc 11 tells
m u d i o l H ip p n c i s
history
Altortls alter the to w n . I H e p j’net
tot tiled hotels began play mg a citai
tole m the to w n ’s econom y
In I It 7 1. a nía 1 1 and stav line was
established tvtw e e n IV n .l ion and
Ih e Dalles w hich passed through
Heppner
la te r m uch livestock
W .x .l and wheat were ship|v,l troni
the tow n D in in g tins time before
Ihe autonkitise age travelers ik e d
ed a place to stav A hotel was a
place to eat get a futile til slc-ep and
he entertained
I he ( its H otel was N u it m H cpp
net in IK77 and was d esiniseli m the
IM I' tlis s i D ie grand Palace H o ld
was built m I KOI and was destroved
by lire in |W|H along w ith lb other
businesses and ove r 'l l tesidenti.il
b uild in gs
I he cortimumts w in ke d to reN nld
the business district and t, ali/ing
Ihe urgency tm another la ic .' h o ld
N g a n plans to have one N u ll
In June o t l* m plans draw n t<s
John \
Bennes, a well know n
Portland architect, w en appioscd
tor a itkklem tust d a s s hotel He
also drew jilaiis lor tlie H ppn. i I Ik
la k lg e that same vein <
one lion
o l the b u ild in g tv g .m m N . mb. i
1‘f l ‘f hv I o u I raset ot the firm
I raver and Snisik tin s lin t .iD .<
b uilt Ihe Heppnet I Iks I .sic
W Itti a short.ivc of ni,ile i lui . lugli
(irtees. a shortage ot lu N u and
W orld War I
keep h u ild m g
Ileppner and Boardman high schools maintain accreditation
Botti H ep pner and K tve rs id e
Boardm aru high sctuxils have becn
ac c rediteli tor another vear. thè
se h o | board learned al its M arch
meeting
Xch o l Xupl Ik .y le Me C asi in told
the N u te l tti.it m addinoti lo havtng
their .icetcditatm n approved. N ilh
lio 'ls w erc com m ended hv the
N 'ihceesl \ssoc o l Xchoois and
< ollegcs
Heppner is commended tor its
urse o tte rin g strength in math.
'e tene.' pr.iclic.il arls. com puter
program g ix x l counselmg program ,
g 'xs l media program , and low stu
dent teaeher ratio The a s w ia t io n
r e . . immended thal Heppner H igh
S c I k s i I considcr purchasing equip
inerii atul matertals tur com puter
e.liic jlm n and restew necds for
c o u r s e s relaling to handicapped and
accelerateci studente
K ive rsid c H igh Schcsil is c o m
mended tor ite g is s i program in
pr.istical arte and o ttc rin g s lo r
special sliidenls. the asa ila h ility o f
sersices through schisi! and counlv
rcsourees. and the adequacy o t the
media program
f he N u r d approved changes to
the d is lr ic l’ s drcss and g ris m iin g
polle y I he N u r d did noi approvc
w carm g ot sN irts and sundrevvev
durtng Septem hcr. M ay and June
earlier proposal hs a com m ittee ol
students and parents A m ajority ot
sctssil adm inistrators recommended
against that fxirtm n o f the policy . the
s u p e rin te n d e n t said
A llo w in g
students to wear shorts (n o shorter
than itik I thighi would require scN xil
p n rx ipals " t o pertorm a policeman's
11 its * consum ing and c o n tn iv c rv ia ’
role on dress o f that type that
youngsters, being youngsters, w ill
lest to every lim it W e e an antic tpale
carious com plaints, p ro and con. il
such a policy were implemented, and
feel that we should not opx'ti the di*>r
to another area o f potential con
t m v e r v y ." M cC a slin said
Ih e N u r d approved a Septemhet
I s. h.ml starting date lo r next sear
A survey o f advisory com m ittees,
certificated stall and classified stall
also preferred beginning the com ing
year before l u N i r Day
In other business the N u t d
heard thal a colony of term ites in
the I ^$2 w in g o f A ( ’ H oughton
M c m c n ta ry S c h o o l in Ir r ig o n
hopx'talls could t v con trolled w ith
pesticide and not need a m ore ex
tensive eradication p rog ra m The
co lo n y had been discovered in
w o o le n form s left in a concrete
maintenance tunnel, the s u jv rin tc n
dent said ( fnce Ihe form s were haul
cd a w a y, spraying w o u ld be done
durtng spring vacation w h ile the
b uilding was s .k .in i
heard a report on Icxxl service
costs tron i cacti " I the cafeterias
approved a special field trip tor
the C o lu m b ia Junior H igh N vh.xil
eighth grade is c u p a tio n .il versatili
ty class
approved a special held trip lor
R ive rsid e H ig h School Spanish
s lasses
a p p ro v e d
h ir in g
K a th le e n
M et kiwan as sec retare in the distri, t
office
approved h irin g D ou g Akeson as
hus d rive r, replacing l’erre V o lt/ on
the H a rd ttu n bus run
approved the fo llo w in g cxlta dutv
contracts lo r spring sports M ik.
Stookcs Heppner Jr
H igh head
baseball coach. Steve B ro w n fie ld
Heppner H ig h assistant track c iu d i
Dase I arson C olu m n i.i ir
H igh
assistant baseball coach < ari Scese
( olum hia Jr H ig h assistant hack
.o .ic ti
Jocelyn Jones lone Jr H igh
head tra. k . o . i c h M argaret K ilk aid
lone H igh A iln x il head tennis
a iac h
hired K ris ti H agu cw ood as the
new fourth etude teacher replacing
M rs
M oore at Sam B oard tiun
I lement.irv lot the remainder o l this
s c N x il year
held an executive session to
discuss recommendations on jiroh.i
nonary teacher contracts . iik I to hear
a report on negotiations with
principals
approved recom m endations on
probet loriare teacher contracts and
D ic k A lle n s (lo n e ) p r in c ip a l
contract
Weed Supervisor awarded
M orrow Counts W eed Supervisoi
Jim Va n W inkle recently received a
com m endation fro m the I fregón
D ep t
o f A g r ic u lt u r e lo r his
discovers and cru tlisa lio n ot a
skeleton weed inteslalMin near Kiser
side H ig h S ch .xil in Boardman
fh e letter o f cnm n vnclalion sign
ed hs N oxkhis W eed C o n tro l Pro
gram Supervisor Robert I B row n
said that V a n W in k le ’s suives was
responsible lo r detecting one of the
largest infestations o l skeleton weed
in central and eastern • fregón
Ihe
infestation had real potential to
spread further and cause serious
e c o n o m ic
lo s s e s to O r e g o n
agriculture
B ro w n
said Van
W in k le was also h c lp lu l in m aking
rccom m endatm ns tor pie planning
o l ihe l*»xti M id C o lu m b ia stale
county skeleton weed era d ica n o«
p rogram , he said
Missy Eubanks
Misss I ntuiiks
IK Heppner w ill
Hie plans also included sc. al
lealures to make tli 1 nl.lc
Itre p ro o l as jiossihle
(tn Decem ber If. I*z2t* the St
P a tric k ’s H ote l opened un.lci tlie
, o t Ih .
o w n e rsh ip o t Pal I .
■s H a il as
D alles as lessee and I
lin a i n u nager
u N iu t the
A lte r m ueh u n it.•.
tlie name
name Hotel St P ain i
was co in e d
Ih e Heppnet Hot
Ih e hotel served as
a a m e e tin g
place lo r mans |. h al . o rg a n iz a tio n s
rtk it h ' c ret.it s
up until I 1» '2 A g.-'-, m
o f stale, senator and o the r v is itin g
d ignitaries have stasi d at tlie h o te l
he a member o t ( fregon's team at a
h .is k cib a ll to u rtia iiK ’nl in Scottsdale.
Arizona I wenis six slates compete
at the unmiul to o rn .u ik 'n t
1 iib.inks daughter o l Ni v i ami Pai
H .irs h iiu n «*t 1 c im a to vi, in .1 vcm oi
.11 H cppncr H ic h Siht»i»l .imi h.is
plased sai sii s haskethall w iih ihc
f ili io > Mnvc hcr Mtphornocc ve.ir
Shi* Ic.irncd •*! hcr vck’it io n ori
M .ifwli 1 ' .irnl the komrmiru(\ h.is
helpxsl r.use iikines lor ber trip lo the
fim m .iu v n t
le a m m ettiN-rs she
sani aie re com n vn d ed hs ( lass B
A A A schools
1 ubanks w ill lease Heppner A p rii
4 for th r e c d a y s o l p ra vi k c al Might
S c ln xil m 1 akc O sw e g o an«l Ihen
lease tor V o tls d a lc ( ommumtv ( ol
lege w ith ber coach and team
iik 'm N -rs She expeets to return lo
Heppner April 12
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