FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 13, 1995
The Official Newspaper of the
City of Heppner and the
County of Morrow
Heppner
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Letters to the Editor
Dr. Boss deserves apology
To the Editor:
This is in response to Cheryl
Rietmann's letter in the Gazette
of Aug. 30, 1995. I believe she
has some of her facts wrong.
Dr. Boss has never contested
the audit of the Clinic's books.
His personal income is not the
business of Cheryl's or anyone
else.
Yes, he has built up the
business here. As a person
fluent in Spanish, he is a very
welcome person to our
Hispanic population. As do the
Berrettas, he refers his patients
to specialists whenever and
wherever needed.
We know the doctors in
Heppner, all three receive an
excellent salary plus a new
clinic, with everything furnish
ed. Not so with Dr. Boss. From
the funds provided him he
pays the salaries of his nurses,
his office help, one physician's
assistant and if he has a day off,
a substitute doctor. He pays his
own utilities and has purchas
ed some of his own state-of-
the-art equipment. As for the x-
ray machine, it was purchased
by P.G.E. and the citizens of
Boardman.
As for tax dollars, we have
supported
the
doctors,
hospital, nursing home,
nurses, ambulance, Pioneer
Memorial staff, Mr. Erich's
salary, ect. for years and will
continue to do so. I'm sure that
we could find what we would
consider some uncessary items
should we examine the audit of
Pioneer Hospital.
We resent the fact that Cheryl
has questioned the integrity of
Dr. Boss. I think a public
apology is very much needed.
It is people like Cheryl that
helps fuel the feelings that ex
ist in the county.
As a citizen of Boardman and
Morrow County taxpayer, I re
sent the im plications in
Cheryl's letter about Dr. Boss
and the Boardman Clinic. We
are fortunate to have a doctor
of his abilities that likes and
wants to be here. It is not easy
to find someone that wants to
live in these out-of-the-way
places instead of the larger
cities.
As a patient of Dr. Boss as
well as a taxpayer, let me say
I hope the medical board is not
as biased as Cheryl.
Following is a copy of the
material asked for by Kevin
Erich and the Morrow County
Medical District:
Boardman Health Care Clin
ic, statement of income and ex
penses, Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1994;
revenue:
clinic
income
$308,232; patient refunds 8,408;
gross income 299,824 Expenses:
utilities 3,960; advertising and
promotional 1,816; telephone
5,407; malpractice insurance
1,720; liability insurance 8,204;
employee benefits 11,800; legal
and accounting 1,781; office
supplies and postage 12,333;
donations $50; dues and
publications 4,867; laboratory
fees 4,558; medical supplies
23,406; miscellaneous 5,343;
outside physicians 29,025; out
side services 5,727; professional
fees $197; bank charges $505;
seminars and education 4,521;
security expense 200; conven-
tion/travel/entertainment 2,867;
business gifts 550; rent 2,876;
repair and maintenance 5,802;
taxes and licenses 37,260;
salaries and wages 143,282;
supplies 738; interest expense
2,992; pension plan/SEPP
2,284. Total expenses 324,071;
net gain/loss 24,247.
The above was submitted to
Barnett and Moro P.C., CPA,
in April 1995, by Virginia L.
Vincent, Ltc, licensed tax con
sultant, on behalf of Dr. Robert
Boss.
Sincerely,
(S) Jeanne West
Boardman
Give kids same opportunities
To the Editor:
I am a seventh grader at Col
umbia Middle School and I
have waited a long time to play
sports. The only reason I don't
mind going to school is to play
sports. If there were no sports,
I wouldn't want to go to school.
My brother is a senior in high
school and he has been playing
sports since seventh grade and
I want the same opportunities
he had. That's why I'm asking
people to vote yes on the
Recreation District.
(s) Casey Huxoll
Irrigon
Marriage Licenses
The Morrow County Clerk's
office at the courthouse in
Heppner reports issuing the
following marriage license dur
ing the past week:
Sept. 12: Raul H. Ramos, 21,
lone; and
Jennifer C. Martinez, 18,
lone.
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Don't vote down kids' dreams
doesn't always solve the pro
To the Editor:
You can please all of the peo blem. For one thing, those in a
ple some of the time and some position of authority still may
of the people all of the time, but not understand just what it is
you can't please all of the peo that the voters are upset about.
ple all of the time. With a Another problem with this type
school district that stretches as of expression is that it
far as ours and with the diver sometimes ends up hurting the
sity in our population, there wrong people.
There have been some tough
will never be a time when the
decisions made by the school decisions made by our school
district, school board and ad board in the past couple of
ministration will please every years. Naturally not everyone
has agreed with all of those
one.
There are a couple of ways decisions. We now have an
that voters can deal with deci issue before us that has caus
sions they don't agree with. ed some disagreement in our
One way of doing this is by go community. The issue I'm
ing to the school board and ad speaking about involves the
visory board meetings and Morrow County Unified Rec
voicing those disagreements. reation District. Some people
Sometimes, by attending these are not happy with the way the
meetings, a person can express county and/or school board
an opinion and convince those have handled it. At this time,
in authority to change an ex however, it is the only way that
isting policy. Sometimes, that the extra curricular activities so
same person may have a many of us have taken for
chance to hear a decision ex granted can be saved. I ask
plained in a way they had you, as a responsible member
never thought of before and of our community, that if you
understand the reasoning are not happy with some of the
behind it. Unfortunately, there decisions that have been made,
are gong to be times when both please do not take it out on our
parties still disagree. That is students by voting no on this
why we have a democratic important issue. If there are
system in operation. We place things that you feel could be
in office or position those we handled differently, attend the
feel will best serve the interest meetings, voice your opinion,
or even run for a position on
of our students.
Another way voters can deal the board, but please, don't
with their disagreements is by take it out on our kids by voting
a negative vote at the polls. down their dreams.
(s) Ellen Slover
This is a way to express oneself
Irrigon
in a democratic society, but it
Chamber Chatter
Obituaries
By Claudia Hughes, Chamber Manager
Change, by chance or by
choice? New businesses are
starting in Heppner and many
are changing. Let's give them
a welcome and encourage their
success. Heppner will miss the
Riehls and the Lowes, yet we
wish them well in their choice
to make a change.
Many changes seem to be o c-,
curring lately and everyone has
the opportunity to give input to
these projects right from the
start if they speak up and at
tend meetings.
Examples of projects that
belong to everyone are the
Ag/History Musuem and the
Main Street Renovation. Public
meetings will be held to get
creative juices flowing. This
week, the second meeting for
Main Street design was held
with many more to follow.
Now is the time to share ideas
with the businesses and city
about the light posts, side
walks, planting of trees, etc. If
you've had your fill of meet
ings, then stop by the office for
"a chat''.
Also of importance to Hepp
ner is the Ag/History Charette
the week of September 18 to 22.
Mark your calendars and stick
your head in the former
GEODC/Chamber office dur
ing those days to look at ideas
and give input. It's an exciting
project to be a part of. Speak up
now to be a part of history in
the making. Chamber will be
holding their Sept. 19 meeting
at that location to be a part of
the Charette. Lunch will be
served on the spot.
Thought for the week: "A s
soon as the second person ap
peared on earth, the rights of
the first were cut in half. Now
divide your rights by the total
population, and that explains
everything."
Florence M. Holt
Florence M. Holt, 74, of
Heppner, died Sunday, Sept.
3, 1995, at Hill House Assisted
Living facility in Heppner.
Graveside memorial service
was held Friday, Sept. 8,1995^
at the Heppner Masonic Cem
etery.
Mrs. Holt was bom March
10, 1921, at Portland to John
and Gladys Hall Coulter, She
attended schools in the Port
land area and graduated from
Springfield High School.
She married Millard T. Holt
on May 14,1940 at Vancouver,
Washington.
,
She had been employed as a
nurses' aide.
Mrs. Holt moved to Heppner
in 1972.
She was a member of the
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
and the VFW Auxiliary.
Survivors include sons, Jack
of Pendleton, Bud of LaPine
and Chuck of Heppner; daugh
ter Jan Turpin of Pendleton;
sister, Pat Hunt and brothers,
Bob Coulter and Harold
Coulter, all of LaPine; 13 grand
children and 20 great-grand
children. Her husband died in
1993; a brother, John Coulter,
also died earlier.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Pioneer Memorial
Home Health Care, P.O. Box 9,
Heppner, 97836 or Air Life of
Oregon, 2500 N.E. Neff Road,
Bend, Oregon 97701.
Sweeney Mortuary of Hepp
ner was in charge of
arrangements.
Mary E. Harris
Graveside service for Mary
Harris was held Tuesday, Sept
12, 1995 at the Heppner
Masonic Cemetery.
Mary E. Harris, 83, of Hepp
ner, died Saturday, Sept. 9,
1995, at Pioneer Memorial Nur
sing Home.
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Mrs. Harris was bom Feb. 8,
1912 at Montpelier, Idaho, to
Ira and Molly Clifford Hays.
She grew up at Pocatello, Idaho
and attended school there.
She had been a resident of
Nevada, Sumpter and The
Dalles before coming to Hepp
ner in 1942.
On Jan. 9, 1947, she married
Max Harris, at Blackfoot Idaho.
Mrs. Harris enjoyed fishing,
her dogs and making ceramics.
Survivors include her hus
band, Max, at the home;
daughter Donna Orwick of
Lexington; stepsons, Roger
Harris of Imkom, Idaho and
Robert Harris of Kennewick,
Washington; sister Ruby Petty
of Pocatello; brother Ira Hays of
Chubbuck, Idaho, nine grand
children and 10 great-grand
children. A brother, Clifford
Hays, preceded her in death.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Pioneer
Memorial Hospital Foundation,
P.O. Box 515, Heppner, 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of Hepp
ner was in charge of arrange
ments.
Mildred G. Stamm
Mildred G. Stamm, 76, of Ir
rigon, died Friday, Sept. 8,
1995, at her home.
At her request, no services
were held. Disposition was by
cremation.
Mrs. Stamm was born Sept.
24, 1918, at Springfield, Mass.,
to James and Irene Stevens Col
eman. She grew up at Spring-
field and she married Charles
Stamm on Sept. 28, 1939, at
Springfield, where they con
tinued to live until 1949, when
they moved to California. They
moved to Irrigon in 1988.
Mrs. Stamm enjoyed fishing,
reading, crocheting and
knitting.
Survivors include sons, Gary
of Umatilla and James of
Willamina; daughter Faith
Irene Ball of Garibaldi, 11
grandchildren and numerous
great-grandchildren. Her hus
band, Charles, died in 1989.
Burns Mortuary of Hermis-
ton was in charge of arrange
ments.
Martha J. Anderson
The funeral for Martha J.
Anderson was Wednesday
afternoon, Sept. 13,1995, at the
Arlington Church of the Naz-
arene. Concluding service and
burial was at the Arlington
Cemetery.
Mrs. Anderson, 86, of Arl
ington, died Friday, Sept. 8,
1995, at Summit Springs Retire
ment Village in Condon.
She was born Jan. 25, 1909,
at Jamestown, N.D., to Walter
and Selma Marquardt Hart-
field. They moved to Oregon in
1912 and she was raised at
Mayville, where she attended
school, graduating in 1926 from
Arlington High School. She at
tended the Oregon College of
Education at Monmouth, then
taught school at several loca
tions in Gilliam County.
On April 25, 1941, she mar
ried Floyd Anderson at
Goldendale, Wash. They began
farming near Arlington in the
mid 1940s.
Mrs. Anderson was a mem
ber of Neighbors of Woodcraft,
Eastern Star, the grange and
the Gilliam County Historical
Society.
Survivors include sons, Allen
of Arlington and Alva of
Sisters; brother Harold Hart-
field of Wickenberg, Ariz.; and
three grandchildren. Her hus
band, Floyd, and a brother,
Elwood Hartfield, preceded her
in death.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Summit Springs
Retirement Village, P.O. Box
769, Condon, 97823.
Sweeney Mortuary, Condon,
was in charge of arrangements.
Charles H. Starks
Graveside service for Charles
H. Starks will be 1 p.m. Thurs
day, Sept. 14 at the Heppner
Masonic Cemetery.
Mr. Starks, 78, of Heppner,
died Sunday, Sept. 10, 1995 at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
Heppner.
Fie was bom June 15, 1917 at
Camas, WA. to Henry and
Alma Asher Starks. He grew
up at Camas and attended
schools there, graduating from
Camas High School.
He served as a pilot with the
U.S. Air Force during World
War II.
He married Gene W. Wilson
July 1,1946, at Vancouver, WA.
They moved to Heppner in
1962.
Mr. Starks was employed at
Heppner Auto Parts and own
ed and operated the Nor
thwestern Motel.
He enjoyed playing golf and
was a member of Willow Creek
Country Club and BPOE 358.
Survivors include his
daughter Susan Johnston of
Heppner; a sister, Fae Miller of
Camas; four grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren; and
special friend Betty Pfeiffer. His
wife, Gene, died in 1980 and a
daughter, Linda Ripple died in
January 1995.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Pioneer
Memorial Hospital Foundation,
PO Box 515, Heppner, 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary, Hepp
ner, was in charge of
arrangements.
Justice Court
Report
The Justice Court office at the
courthouse annex building in
Heppner reports handling the
folowing business during the
past week:
Shari Lynn Stahl, 29,
Lexington-Exceeding the Max
imum Speed Limit, 68 mph in
a 55 mph zone, $107 fine;
Michael Eugene Lairmore,
41, Welches-Exceeding the
Maximum Speed Limit, 71
mph in a 55 mph zone, $67
fine.
Births
Gracyn Jo elle M artin-a
daughter Gracyn Joelle was
born to Heather and Will Mar
tin of Heppner on September
8, 1995 at St. Anthony Hospital
in Pendleton. The baby weigh
ed 7 lbs. She joins a sister,
Kassy, four and brother, Wade,
one, at home.
Grandparents are Carl and
Geri Martin, Heppner; Wendy
Henley, Anaheim, CA. and
Bob Richardson, Lake Tahoe,
CA.
$ 1,000
REWARD
for the arrest and convic
tion of the person or per
sons responsible for taking
wire, steel posts and stock
panels from the Roach
Ranch.
Contact Roy Drago, County Sheriff
Morrow County 676-5317