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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
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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.
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