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TW O - H ep pn er G azette-T im es, H ep pn er, O reg on W e d ne sda y, J u ly 13, 1994 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Medical board meets Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U S P S 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published »e*kl> and entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at tlepp- ner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Second class postage paid at Hepp ner, Oregon. Office at 147 West Willow Street, telephone (503) 676-9228. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times. P.O. Bo\ 337, Heppner. Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: 116 in Morrow, Wheeler, Gilliam and Grant Counties; $23 elsewhere. Joyce H u g h es............................................................Office Manager, Typesetting April Hilton-Sykes................................................................................News iuiitor Monique D e sin ...............................................................................................Bindery Penni K eersem aker.........................................................................................Printer Jean Ann T u rn e r.....................................................................................Distribution David and April Hilton-Sykes, Publisher Kenneth Green Marriage Licenses recuperating The Clerk's office at the cour thouse in Heppner reports issu ing the following marriage licenses during the past week: July 1: Jay Louis Sullivan. 33. Irrigon; and Kelly Sue Olmstead. 27. Irrigon. July 7: Mark Leonard Bouder. 23, Heppner; and Loraine Marie Greene, 17, Irrigon. Harry and Selma Green are home from a month and a half at the VA Hospital in Portland w here Harry was with his brother Kenneth Green. Kenneth under went surgery and is in rehabilita tion at Vancouver. Friends who would like to write to him may send letters or cards to V A M C /V ancouver Divi- sion/CRU, 160IE. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver, WA 98663 Christmas in July Craft and Bake Sale Saturday, July 16, 10 a.m. Heppner Elks Club Tables still available $10 ea 676-9108 Hot Dogs, Baked Potatoes Snacks available Heppner Elks 358 676-9181 142 N. Main ‘M ere Friends Meet" with a master’s degree. The Morrow County Medical Erich reported that the medical Board agreed to a three percent services’ cash situation “ has raise for non-union employees at significantly improved” over a their monthly board meeting held year ago but said that revenue Monday, July 11, in lone. “ dropped in May substantially.’’ Negotiations are underway with "I think we’ll finish the year quite union employees. well compared to other years,” The board discussed the results said Erich. He said that he had of a survey concerning an assisted received notification from the living facility in Boardman. Ac state that fees at Pioneer cording to Erich, 1015 surveys Memorial Hospital could be rais were mailed to Boardman ed. Pioneer Memorial Clinic fees households, with 159 returned. were adjusted last year, he said. The largest group o f the Erich said that both of the responses indicated that if an assisted living facility was con county’s dental clinics “ seem to structed, one-bedroom apart be doing fine,” with June figures ments with private baths and kit indicating that the Heppner Den tal Clinic had 173 patient visits chenettes were preferred. and the Boardman clinic 154. Respondents also indicated that Erich said that they have adver arrangements offering linen/laun- tised for a dental hygienist. A dry services and outdoor recrea hygienist now comes in around tion areas were important. every six weeks for three days The board also discussed the from Dr. Sharkey’s dental office availability of property near ex in Hermiston. isting doctor and dental offices and the school in Boardman in connection with an assisted living facility. Erich said he would look Thready Bears Sewing into the possibility. Claire Anderson, Reporter The board took no action on a The Thready Bears 4-H sewing drug free work place policy, which had been approved by the club met on July II to start sew employees’ union, the American ing their fair project. Members Federation of State, County learned about pre-w ashing Municipal Employees (AFSC material before starting their pro ME). The board directed Erich to ject. The meeting was held at the discuss with the union the inclu extension office. Some members sion of random testing into the went to the McCalls fashion policy. According to Erich, the show. At fair members are going to model their projects that they union opposed random testing. Erich reported that Pioneer sewed and will model in “ My Memorial Hospital is still ag Favorite Outfit’’. The Martingales gressively pursuing the hiring of an additional physician or a Salli McEUigott, Reporter The Martingales 4-H Horse physician’s assistant. The former physician’s assistant for Pioneer Club held a meeting June 8 at Memorial Hospital and Clinic, the home of Laurie Childers. Marc Goodboy, resigned to ac They discussed selling mini cept a job elsewhere. Erich sug elephant ears on the Fourth of gested the possibility of sponsor July. They also discussed a ing an individual in a two-year play day June 19. They plann physician’s assistant program ed to attend the pre-fair June which will get underway in Sept, 18. After their meeting they of next year. The person should watched two films and then already have training or an adjourned. associate degree in the medical field, such as a registered nurse, because the program will enable the person to obtain a bachelor’s degree. Morrow County Public Health Local students have been director Laura McEUigott told the board that a nurse practicioner’s honored by colleges for the 1994 program is already in operation spring semester. To be included at LaGrande, however the future in such honors students must earn of the program is uncertain. Can a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and complete a minimum didates for this program must have a bachelor’s degree in nur of 12 credits passing all credits at tempted. A pass grade does not sing and will end the program count. Local firemen respond to blaze Four local volunteer firemen have responded to a huge wheat fire in Grass Valley. Around 7,000 acres of wheat fields and Bureau of Land Management rangeland were still burning out of control Tuesday. Firemen Hal Bergstrom, Rus ty Estes, Bob Naims and Tom Wicklund responded to a “ call for mutual aid" from the State Fire Marshal. The men took a pumper and a brush vehicle with them. Allen Burkenbine of the Heppner Volunteer Fire Depart ment said that Heppner responds to fire emergencies in the Con don area and vice-versa. Grass Valley is around an hour from Condon and south of The Dalles. Virginia “ George” Naims, wife of Bob Naims, said that her Bridal Tables Rachel Norton and Brian Roth 4-H News Colleges list honor students husband called her Sunday night and said that the men were “ hot, tired and hungry. She said that evacuation had been started for the town of Grass Valley because fire was threatening the town, but they were able to keep the fire from the town and residents did not have to evacuate. A Boy Scout troop had set up tents and cots for the firefighters and another group was providing meals. Burkenbine said that two other men from Heppner may go to Grass Valley to provide relief for the men who are now there. George Naims said that she was out of town Sunday and had not been notified by Heppner Fire Department that her husband had left for Grass Valley. Wedding July 30 Cindi Hudson and Bob Roberts Wedding August 13 Donna O'Neal and Jason Maben Shower July 23 • Wedding August 27 ^ Mut/uuji D/uig • 217 North Main Heppner GoasttoGoast Swamp Cooler Fans & Accessories University of Idaho J.J. Shaw of Heppner was named to the Dean’s List at the University of Idaho. Shaw is ma joring in engineering. Eastern Washington University Ronald Doherty and Thomas Huston III both Heppner have qualified for the Dean’s Honor List at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, WA. i Cenex Battery Whitman College Laurel Webber-Gray has earn ed academic distinction for the 1994 spring semester at Whitman College in Walla Walla. WA. 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