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• . U — SE* . x • . « •» . • » <• »• • . ■ • .. V . - / „ - ' ¿ L _ ‘ ' •. ; 1 .. * r. w t- - New administrator arrives at hospital Morrow County's Home-Owned Newspaper The H eppner imes V O L 105 NO 23 —...--- - . — ■ --- W ednesday. June 10. 1987 Heppner 25* E rn ie W ick <x. most recently ot Richland VS ashington. arrived in Heppner las» week and has assumed »he duties of Pioneer M emorial Hospital administrator He replaces M arvin Doarr who has been interim administrator at the hospital since John H cm p e ls unexplained March 2A resignation l-irst among W ic k 's priorities at Pioneer is getting a lull time phvsi i ian lor Heppner W e are talking to phvsicians to arrange for doctor coverage at the hospital after July I and until a permanent lull tinse phvsician can he found.” he said VS ith the ness counts vs k I c medical K u rd starling July I . a ness hospital administrator, and a ness phvsician coming in. he said he sees the situa lion as a positive challenge and chance to work hi the community VS ick and his w ile Catherine have three children, Sun. 7, Brian. 4 and Richard, IA months they intend to become involved with the communi iv he said He considers Bend his hometown, and his w ile grew up in ( ascude I ocks. sothev are comfor table with the si/e ol Heppner. he said they came to visit the town even K-torc his interview with the hospital K u r d and t«*und the town triendly and open which, he said, left them with a warm tccling ” 1 have a good tevling a K x it coming to Heppner. " I 'v e come here to work with the people of the c o u n ty ." he said, "a m i with that in mind, am here to stay " W ick was Kadiologv nunager at Our l ady o f Lourdes Hospital in Kichland |ust prior to coming to Heppner Before that, he was Super visor ot the C A F Scan IX-punmcnl at Si \nthonv Hospital in Pendleton lor 2' j years Fur five years he was with the M etropolitan Hospital System in Portland as a supervisor, public relations o ffic e r. and was re s p o n s ib le lo r startin g new scrv tecs During all ot this time he said, he was an independent consultant tor hospitals advising them on starting new scrv ices, formulating marketing plans, evaluating hospital equipment iriviii Contest I he A rea Agency on Aging has announced the selection ot Sandra R ill to serve as the Morrow County Senior Scrv ices S ii|v r\iso r repl.king I’fivIlls Hunter who has K v n the Morrow County Senior Services Supervisor tot three vc.iis Hunter lias received a promotion and w ill 8 P ag es Beginning this week C h a rlie 's P i//.i and \ ideo W orld in Hepp ner. in conduction w iih the Heppner ( iu/ettc I imes and Mor row Counts I radei ta w ills p o n v ir .1 In v i.i ( onlesl I he new Ime w ill follow a route that is generally closer to the highway than the old line did the contractor plans to set poles and string a majority ol the w ire with a helicopter, he said Progress on the line is subject to weather conditions, svi dales and 11 iik ' s ot planned power outages arc not known at this time Customers C o u n ty p a rk s m ay be added to state to u rist m ap By Avon M clhy t wo parks and a lake in Morrow County w ill be added to the new tourist map o f Oregon to he put out soon. City o f Heppner Planning Commission hi*pcs Names and loca lion ot Cutstorth Park on W illo w C re e k , Anson W righi Park, and the W illow Creek Dam and al Heppner w ill be sent in to the state lor inclusion in the new map I he c ity 's historic courthouse and hotel w ill also be mentioned as things to sec. with the county museum at Heppner noted as a place to visit the map is listing locations that might draw to u rists to areas throughout the state Lake Work is progressing in the hospital area with all enlatged landing (vad tot the helicopter planned A letter trom the county notified ihe Com m is sioncrs adiacent land to the present pad is owned hy John Shaw and the county is ncgoiialing lo till ihal land to ihe same height as the present pad and w ill include il in one aKvut twice as big as the present one A representative ot the helicopter set vice has Kvokcd at the area and reportedly said it would be satistac lory for landing A contract loi lands«, aping and planting the weedy areas in the vicinity is expected to K- signed soon the slated letter w ill be notified ot planned outages by m ail, as tar in advance as possi ble. he said When did Arnold "S in c e I have been having so much fun at yiuir expense. I thought I should let you in on the lun (at least I hope you w ill think it is tunny) " la s t tall when you were nice enough to come lo Heppner to help us celebrate out Centennial, you evidently stopped b\ the elementary school lor a short visit I was made « ... Lonnie R ill o School Super sport was on the playground at Heppner Elementary School the last day of school as pupils participated in field day games Second graders played "Pass the Dinosaur Egg. (basketball). ■■ 'Tv r V • y • 7 *1 #11 1 , ■ T needs and selection, setting up budgets tor new departments and new services, and training stall when nccessarv He has a bachelor ol arts • ] '" V i- '- ':'. ’ • * •* J . J * • • * ' J — degree in health technology with m in o rs m a d m in istra tio n and business trom Oregon Institute ol T e ch n o lo g y He a lso has an associate degree from O N in radiology science and has taught radiology in the Portland area /v' J ^ * V v ... •t » Home health administrator to become senior services supervisor transfer lo the Pendleton office lo assum e the d u tie s o l C a se Managcr le g a l Services Rdl w ill take over her new jx is i tion on June I ' She w ill a d as liaison between available govern me in programs and citi/ens over m \ tv and ihe handleapfvcdover IS She w ill also K- responsible for the sen an mealsitc and homemaker programs Rdl has attended Oregon State t diversity and has taken various classes ai Blue Mi Commumiv College She is bringing with hei U' veals ot experience in the Home Health held where she was res(H»nsihle loi organ/ing and directing the ongoing had (vowei restored to the Heppner area within an hour Mondav \ outage was not one ol the planned milages connected wnh construction ol the new main line I lines and dates tor those outages w ill be announced luiet bv ( olmu bia Basin p.lccfrit otlic nils . * • y g • .ir - z .: • « ' N * . • . . lunctions ol the agency She has developed cooperative relationships with health and other related organizations in the exchanging ol information and services, said a spokesperson from ihe Pendleton ot fu e She's had experience in budget and financial planning as well R ill is a longtime resident ot the area Her husband W illiam is a sheep rancher 11 icy have two g town children Dean, who is employed hy Sintplot ad N oella. a sophomore al Oregon Stale L m v e rs iiv . and three childrenul K une. Jennifer. Cory and Madora S • " 1, S S, - . ; l ' .V* V •« X i S . ■ J "S--! I •• V- f 1 . ' « * ► • V Academic * * * 4 ♦ - W « ... J ■ ‘ fitness X, *»X. 3* - - s '. ' ■ ■ At a June A awards assembly al Heppner l-lementary and lim ior High SiluH il eight students were honored tot superior academic achievement Receiving Presidential Academic Fitness Awards lor their recoids lor grades four six were Slienv Bingham. Mark C onklin Rhonda M ilk m a id . I’etei IVarson A lc o a la rn a s k y and la u r e l W'chber lita v Jum oi high winners , > s* J t'« • 1 “ ' : g. í y -ir S ' ')•» -V. - *■ ‘ \ k :y & .’V lor seventh and eighth grade records w ere Itoh K r e in and Jc a iu e Patterson • v . r -i- F r ** . I o quality a student must receive a composite score in the lop JON ot tils (x-ers on an achievement test taveiagc ot reading, language arls. and math> and must have a It • ( ' V ll grade point average Ih e awards are given lo sivtli. eighth and twelfth graders month ■ I hanks lor letting me share this with you R ill re|voris receiving a letter from the governor. " Y o u made my m o nth." he said aK uit her teller . • .r- «. • . • - .S t • v * Goldfish come awards to Heppner? given » i > * 4 9 » •* V w * ,* •J l H e p p n e r a th lete ch o se n fo r a ll- s t a r se rie s r - j r f z r tty \sh h v ( m ik liii Heppner basketball siar Wayne W ilgers wdl play in the I ast West Oregon Class A and B all star senes this weekend Ihe all star series is fm high school seniors only W ilgers who led the Mustangs to the d is iiic l tournament this past season as a senior, was picked hy coaches throughout the state to represent the 12 iix-mK-r l^ist squ.id Ihe two games W ilgers w ill play in this weekend arc al W’oodhurn High School at b to p m on I rulav w ith a class " A A Fast W est game to follow at X to p ni On Saturday the all star scries w ill shift to I am- Community College with the games to starl at the same lim es lic k c t prices tor the games are S2 tor students and S t for adults Children six and under w ill K- ad muted tree ( IM all star as a senior He was also an honorable mention all state all star as a senior As a senior W tigers averaged 20 7 points and 1 7 rcKninds per game lo lead Heppner m K>ih categories lony C u rtin , a «leer wrestler tn>m Heppner is in second place with A2 0 (mints alter one quarter ot I h i I^M 1 ( oors Chute Chit season according to the Professional Rodeo Cow boys Association (PRC A l I ast year C u rrin not only won the Morrow County C a ll Roping Sail : - • V« • s ' • ? / >-w . .. • - ' - V v . » ; -yo t .hint- 2 - N H igh I ow Prêt . Wayne Wilgers W ilgers was a tirsi team ( olum bia Basin Conference all siar Iasi season as a ju n io r when the xo X2 74 4 I Sb A4 I t At) mi 4X V V 'T « 0 .0 40 0 0 04 (ft Market Report Mustangs made the class \ state tournament and w.i\ a lust team 0 die. bui a lv i won the A ll Around ti tic at Morrow ( ourilv Sprav anil Fossil rodeos He competed al the national collegiale rodeo finals for tour years the sonol Ron am! Judy ( urrin he has lived it the fam ily ranch K-twecn Heppner amt FcK> most of his life - .r ; 74 «.A Xb 7« S n s — -V by C*y c0 M*t*vv#/ I ues W cd Lhtirs I ri Sal Null Mon - ? v ' ‘ Viv- KV¿v S;. Weather Report Heppner cowboy second after first quarter of chute out season I msì day C • . * N "D o n 't lake ibis to heart though, as it seems l onme has inherited my inability lo remember names When his brother was K irn he called him Whose his name lor aK iut a Confused ’ R ill s letter lo the governor w ill clear things up Ihe text ot the letier follows « ■ • • * W ho ’ and he again said " Arnold (io ld lish \tter three or tinir times ot repeating I finally said W ho is Arnold < .oldlish ' I onme looked al me so disgustedly and said You know who he is he's the state F’ resulcnt Poriland news stations ie|vortedly lightened their broadcasts Iasi week with a story aboul Arnold ( ioldlish in a letter Oregon Oov Neil ( ioldschmidt read during .i news conference * 0 • r aware ot this through my seven year old sou I olirne R ill, a second gi.kler ,ii Heppner I lementarv A lew days allei voui visit we were ruling in lin ear and he excitedly said Mom. I gol to see Arnold (io ld lish I said Arnold (io ld lish has received much attention hy the television news media recently and all because Heppner resident Molly R ill took the time to w rite a letter to the ( iovemor • ‘•ÿ ~sV • ^ F ir e left H e p p n e r p o w e rless Reconstruction ol the main power line from Baseline Road into Hepp ner has begun Approximate cost of the reconstruction is S I 5 m illion Replacement ot the old power line w as necessary because n has deteriorated to a point where fre quent outages occur as a result ol the lin e's condition. Colum bia Basin Manager Fred Toombs said • \ Sandra R ill Main power iine construction underway * » * * * • • • » .. . s Tins Mondav morning's (vower outage , was caused when moisture got in the v racks of ah old insulator on the mam power line between I exmglon and Heppner Because moisture conducts elec triv its the top ot the pole caught lire ( olumhia Basili I lee trie crews » . r •« -f.- . % • • « , * *•- * -S triv ia question w ill be published v\uh week in the pajx-r unit it viturs is tlx- lust correct en trv drawn von w ill win a large pizza and piuher ot |»>p tree troni < 'harlie's I ook tor vtHir entry blank in this week s paper or at Charlie s I nter at C h a r lie 's or the < ia/ette I imes i niiv deadline is Monday w eek's question VS ho was the Pl7*J Round I p princess troni Heppner It you know the an sw e r you could be a winner phok) by Joyc# L* ;■ - <* I*» CouM, O oki ( W i I iit-sday . .lime t Soft" W hite- New crop hid *2 ttf Please call lor new crop cjuotes Barley June 'XA July *X7 Aug 'XX AO Hard Red W inter f Irdinaries »2 *JA P IK Ciencru Certiftcates |()A ! cash z ; 4 v' * e* ' V * tfz 4k ■ * . m 9 4 "V v a v * s » "V. * . v 1 v * *
