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« • I •. > • ä ! # ir !% . * - — i ~ L ------- Health Dist. to meet with Dr. Bitsas p r ? s I z V f r 0 Fi F r, n - ^ :. i E u Z ¿NI 0 h V 7 y o F • * «7 u* £ The Morrow County Health District Board, in a special meeting Monday night, voted to hold a special executive session this Thursday, May 8, at 7 p.m. at the Pioneer Memorial Home Health office concerning Dr. Bill Bitsas' recent resignation The board said it would invite Dr. Bitsas to speak with the board in executive session. Bitsas resigned following an undisclosed dispute. A group o f three people- Laurie Reichardt, Vem Burke and Russell Mills- presented the board with petitions containing, they say, around 300 signatures supporting Bitsas and asking the board to negotiate with him. The board said it would also invite Pioneer Memorial Hospital and Clinic staff to meet with them one at a time during the executive session. In other business, the board signed a contract with Dr. Shanilka DeSoyza to provide physician's services at the district's clinic in Boardman. The clinic was previously operated by Dr. Robert Boss, but Dr. Boss did not agree to the district's contract offer. In other business the board discussed capital purchases as follows: completion o f the Irrigon clinic-$ 150,000; Boardman clinic equipment- $45,000; architect fees- $30,000 ($26,183 paid to date); hospital and clinic phone system-$19,167; and • three items purchased within the past two months, a Hobart commercial mixer-$3,000, computer equipment^ 1,491; and a reflector light for Heppner Denta!-$ 1,341. The board passed a resolution giving permission to borrow funds for a loan or lease purchase agreement to pay for the capital items on the list. The board discussed at and selective award for her volunteerism. Liz Allen, the daughter o f Dick and Jannie Allen o f lone, was one o f only three young people in the states o f Oregon and Washington to be selected as a finalist in the J.C. Penney Golden Rule Award. Liz, a 15-year-old freshman at lone High School, was chosen because o f the project she created as a sixth grader. She collects coats and donates them to Greenhouse, which is a homeless project o f the Salvation Army, and then Greenhouse distributes the coats to homeless people. Liz' parents and brother Steve were on hand for the ceremony, which was held Wednesday, April 30, at the Marriott in Portland. Kathryn Healy, Heppner, has been recognized nationally by the American Angus Association for having a registered Angus cow included in the American Angus Association's 1997 Pathfinder Report. Only 1,662 of the more than 30,000 members of the American Angus Association are represented in this year's report, according to Richard Spader, executive vice president of the American Angus Association with headquarters in St. Joseph, Mo. The Pathfinder Program identifies superior Angus cows based upon recorded performance traits that are economically important to efficient beef production. These traits include regular calving and heavy weaning weigirls, reports John Crouch, director of performance programs for the American Angus Association. All registered Angus cows that meet " the strict Pathfinder standards are listed, along with their owners, in the Pathfinder Report that is published annually by the association. The 1997 Pathfinder Report lists 6,692 individual cows. It is published in the May issue of the Angus Journal and extra copies are available from the American Angus Association. The largest number of Pathfinder cows from a single herd this year is 67. and several hundred breeders have a single cow that qualifies for the exclusive listing. length the PMH phone system, which, say hospital officials, is no longer sufficient for the hospital's needs. PMH administrator Kevin Erich says that hospital staff now field more than 300 calls a day. The board also learned that the Boardman dental clinic now has a dental hygienist. Healy earns Angus Liz Allen receives prestigious award Assoc, recognition VOL. 116 NO. 19 8 Pages Wednesday, May 7,1997 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Volunteers work on ball fields Liz Allen An lone girl has been chosen to receive a very prestigious Secretary of State plans Heppner visit Heppner High School students (L-R) Kim Pointer, Janelle Healy, Kathleen Greenup, Jake Roy and Chris Paullus lay sod at the new baseball/softball field in Heppner. Player and parent volunteers worked on the field Friday, May 2. Daniels' retirement dinner May 31 His resume reads like a "Who’s Who" list of educational and community service. And while many residents of Umatilla and Morrow county might not recognize the organizations on the list, they would recognize the care and dedication Ron Daniels has served with through the years. As retiring President of Blue Mountain Community College, Daniels will be recognized at a dinner given in his honor on May 3 1 The BMCC Board of Directors invite area residents to attend the dinner which will begin with a social hour at 6 p.m. The dinner will be held at the Pendleton Convention Center. Cost of the dinner is $25 per person. Tickets can be secured through the Presidents Office by phoning 541/278-5951. Daniels came to Oregon from his home state of Idaho. His first position within the college district was as principal of Riverside High School and Boardman Elementary School, from 1961-67. In 1967 he moved up to the position of superintendent of the Morrow County School District, where he served until his employment at BMCC in 1974. For over two decades he has served in the lead position at the college. From the completion of the McCrae Activity Center in January of 1977 to the completion of Emigrant Hall (home of the main campus computer lab) in 1989, Daniels has moved the college into the age of technology. He has expanded district outreach with the purchases of Columbia Hall in Hermiston, in 1992, and the building which houses the Milton-Freewater Center this last fall. He has seen the college through two 10-year accreditation reviews by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges. He has expanded outreach to area businesses through the addition of the Small Business Development Center, now the Business and Industry Services Center, in 1984. His most recent state recognition includes: governor’s appointments to the Eastside Forest Practices Advisory Board, the Oregon Progress Board and the Chemical Demilitarization Citizen's Advisory Commission. At the national level Daniels was recently asked to serve on a Kellogg Foundation Community College Consortium for Rural Education. BM CC to select new president The Blue Mountain Community College Board o f Education will meet in executive session on Thursday, May 8, in the college board room to continue discussions regarding the selection o f a college president. The board will meet in regular open session following the executive session. H C C to meet The Heppner Coordinating Council will meet on Tuesday, May 13, at 7:30 a.m. in the Hepp ner Ranger District conference room. The council will review the Main Street m odernization project. The public is invited to attend. M CSD spelling Book donations contest May 15 needed for sale Book donations are needed by the Heppner Friends of the Library for an upcoming book sale in June. Call 676-9964 for further information. The annual Morrow County School District spelling contest will be held on Thursday, May 15, at Columbia Middle School at 6:30 p.m. The public is welcome to attend the contest. Gary Hunt is in charge of local arrangements at Columbia Middle School. Refreshments will be served at the end of the competition. Oregon Secretary of State Phil Keisling will hold a public break fast on Wednesday, May 14 in Heppner to share his thoughts on bills and proposals coming out of the legislative session. The no host continental breakfast will be held from 7:30-9 a.m. at the Heppner Elks Club dining room. Secretary Keisling invites all citizens to attend and had the fol lowing comments on the break fast: “My legislative agenda con sists of proposals that broaden citizen participation and increase accountability in the electoral process. Bills I’ve proposed in clude expansion of Vote-by-Mail to all primary and general elec tions, reform of the initiative pro cess, a bill to enhance the useful ness of the of the Voters’ Pam- phlet and reduce its cost and an incentive for Democratic and Republican parties to open their primary elections to Oregon’s in dependent voters. As the session progresses, it is more important than ever for citi zens to be informed about what their elected officials are doing, and for those of us in office to receive your input. Without in creased citizen awareness and support, key issues with wide popular support may be ignored. I hope this breakfast can help highlight the action, and possible inaction, of this legislature on is sues that are important to you and I as Oregonians." For more information, call Bar bara Bloodsw orth, Morrow County Clerk, at 676-9061, or Mark Rhinard in the Secretary of State’s office, 1-800-331-0509. Racing pigs to perform at fair The Morrow County Fair Committee is bringing the All Alaskan Racing Pigs to the fair this year. Five racing sessions per day will be presented at the fair August 14 -16. Four pigs will race per session. The two top pigs from each session will match off with the two top pigs from the following session for a "championship" race. The Fair Committee is seeking sponsors for the pigs at $50 per sponsorship Sponsorship is for one pig during one race. A pig will be drawn for each sponsor and identifying bibs with the sponsors' names and logs will be worn by the pigs during the race. A sponsor may sponsor more than one pig for an additional $50 per pig, with a limit of three pigs per sponsor Anyone who wishes to sponsor a pig should call the fair office, 676-9474. Jack and Jill tournament May 9 The Willow Creek Country Club golfers will have a Jack and Jill mini-tournament on Friday, May 9 at 6 p.m. The tournament will involve a nine-hole modified couples type of play with the format deter mined by the com m ittee in charge. Prizes will be awarded for low scores and special events. The charge will be $3 per couple for members and $10 per couple tor non-members. Light snacks will be provided by the committee in charge Hosts will be Duane and Robanai Disque, John and Pat Edm undson, and Gary and Martha Munkers. Friends of the Library to meet The Heppner Friends of the Library will meet on Tuesday, May 13, at 7 p.m. at the museum. Topics will include the upcoming book sale and a library user survey. Bike racers to visit lone, Heppner Between 125 and 150 bicycle racers will be in Heppner and lone this weekend to participate in the Columbia Plateau stage race. The race gets underway at lp.m. Friday with the first stage taking riders up hwy 74 to Buttercreek and then back to lone around 3:30 p.m. Saturday the riders will travel to Fossil where they will participate in racing events, and then Sunday they will be back in Heppner by way of Spray. Promoter Mark Schwyhart says the race is called a stage race because there are various stages of difficulty and distance. Schwyhart says there will be participants from five western state and British Columbia. ^^U V N D C U A K X S 7 ^ 3 ) COUNTRY FRESH ( g ^ ÎA U N D R Y DETERGENT MORROW COORTV RRRIH RROWERS __________________ L e x in g to n 9 8 9 -8 2 2 1 1 -8 0 0 -4 5 2 -7 3 9 6