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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
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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.
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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.
Sheep show planned for June 13-15
A Jacob sheep show w ill be
held at the M orrow County
Fairgrounds
Friday
through
Sunday, June 13-15.
Friday's activities w ill include
judging o f a fibre arts show, card
grading and the Jacob Board
meeting to be held from 7-9 p.m.
Saturday, the Jacob Sheep
show will get underway at 9 a.m.
The show w ill feature sheep
judging, a wool show' and a fibre
arts show, all from Jacob wool. A
noon luncheon at $5 each w ill be
catered by A ll Saints Episcopal.
A Basque barbecue by Mario's
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