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« Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, June 11,1997 - THREE Morrow County Health District holds meeting First softball game held on Kilkenny Field The M orrow County Health District Board approved a $6,734,067 budget for 1997-98 at its regular meeting at the Pioneer Memorial Home Health office in Heppner Monday night, June 2. The budget is up from a $6,248,136 budget in 1996-97. The board also approved a contract with Western Health Resources for management, computer services and Home Health services. The board's approval hinged on review o f the contract with the district's attorney. The contract remains the same as last year's, with the exception o f computer services fees, which w ill increase from $1,604 a month to $2,000 a month. Kevin Erich, the district's CEO, said that the computer services fees had not been increased for six years. Management fees w ill remain the same at $5,806 a month with annual Consumer Price Index adjustments; and Home Health Services will remain around $616 a month, based on the number o f visits. V em Burke, who had previously been before the board on behalf o f Heppner physician Dr. Bill Bitsas, brought up several issues he wished the board to clarify. Burke asked the board why the hospital doesn't do its own billing and inquired about the cost o f the services. Board members responded that he hospital does do its own billing; the contract with W H R , which ties the hospital into a "multi-million dollar computer system", provides a support staff who help with problems in payroll, general ledger, accounts payable and accounts receivable, including Medicare billing. Burke also asked i f W H R had control o f the district and the administrator. "N o it doesn't," said health district board member M eg Murray. "W e have the right to control the administrator." Burke suggested that the board's decision to hire a new doctor for the Boardman clinic was "government competing with government." The board hired Dr. Shanilka DeSoyza to staff the Boardman Clinic when negotiations between former Dr. Robert Boss and the district broke down. Dr. Boss did not accept a contract offer made by the district which was comparable to contracts o f other physicians in the district and now operates a private clinic next to the district's clinic. The district's previous contract with Dr. Boss specified a yearly subsidy o f $ 1 3 0 ,0 0 0 . Dr. Boss also kept receipts o f the clinic and paid for some clinic expenses. The district provided the clinic building free o f charge to Dr. Boss, paid taxes on the property and provided some maintenance and equipment for the clinic. Physicians in the Heppner clinic receive around $120,000 a year and additional benefits, but do not keep clinic receipts. The board also told Burke that they were in the process o f recruiting another physician to replace Dr. Bitsas, who resigned follow ing a disagreement with management over his contract. BMW motorcycle riders to rally in Heppner A rally o f the B M W motorcycle riders o f Oregon has been planned in Heppner Thursday through Sunday, June 19-22. Rally coordinator, Gary Oberg o f Heppner, says that around 400 motorcyclists are expected to arrive from nearby states o f Washington, Oregon and California, as w ell as from states as far away as Alaska and Florida. Some o f the bikers w ill begin arriving Thursday. The bikers w ill camp out at the M orrow County Fairgrounds. Friday's dinner for the group w ill be catered by the local Taekwon do club and Saturday's dinner by the Heppner Elks Club. The Elks w ill also provide breakfast all three days. 4-H w ill serve food at the snack shack and the Rodeo Committee w ill sell beer. Music w ill be provided by local entertainer Tim Cundell on I* • Friday and a group w ill perform 50s-contemporary music on Saturday. Oberg says that while the bikers w ill probably take excursions around town, the campgrounds w ill be closed to the public for liability and security reasons."The bicycles are very expensive," he added, with the median price o f a new bike around $15,000 and more expensive bikes costing up to $18,000. Oberg said that for the past eight years, the rally has been located at Redmond. But, when they lost their date at the fairgrounds in Redmond, he lobbied to have it in Heppner. He said that the riders represent a cross section o f America, with "a lot o f professionals". He added that B M W riders have included m ovie stars, large corporation executives and even a space Degree of Honor plans July picnic Members o f the Degree o f Pro tective Honor Association, fam i lies and friends are invited to meet Sunday, July 8 at 6 p.m. at the home o f Dean and Shirley Connor for a Degree o f Honor picnic. shuttle astronaut. The Oregon B M W riders club has around 140 members and nationally around 10,000 people belong. Gary him self has been riding motorcycles since he was a kid and went on his first cross country tour in 1973 at the age o f 18. He got his first B M W (Bayensche Motor Werke, Germany) in 1979. His wife. Shelly, also rides and they have attended the multi-brand rally at Sturgis, South Dakota. B M W has been making motorcycles since before W orld W ar I. There are only three B M W motorcycle dealerships in Oregon and three in Washington. Rallies are listed in the B M W magazine and sponsored by the B M W M otorcycle Riders o f Oregon. Call Oberg, 676-9161 or 676- 5449, for more information. W e P r in t Business Cards Gazette-Times 676-9228 Births C a r la Y e s e n ia L ed esm a -a daughter Carla Yesenia was bom to M a ria S e g o v ia and Jose Ledesma o f Irrigon on M ay 20, 1997 at Good Shepherd Commu nity Hospital in Hermiston. The baby weighed 6 lbs 11 oz. Julia Yesenia Santa M aria-a daughter Julia Yesenia was bom to Blanca Bustos and Jose Santa Maria o f Irrigon on May 20,1997 at G ood Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. The baby weighed 6 lbs. 1 oz. D a lle s L e e M a r tin - a son Dalles Lee was bom to Ada and Lester Martin, Jr. o f Irrigon on M ay 22, 1997 at Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermis ton. The baby weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz. E liz a b e th N ic h o le H orn -a daughter Elizabeth Nichole was bom to Dessa and Jamie Horn o f Boardman on M ay 24, 1997 at Good Shepherd Community Hos pital in Herm iston. The baby weighed 6 lbs. 12 oz. 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