TWO * Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday,
September 16, 1998
The Official Newspaper
o f the City o f Heppner and the County of Morrow
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Opposes health district action
To the Editor:
I am writing this letter as
member of the Morrow County
Health District Board and as a
citizen. My opinion does not
necessarily represent that of the
entire Board. I am writing to let
the public know what occurred
during executive session at the
district
board
meeting
September 14, 1998.
The board was presented by
the administration with several
options to handle the current
financial situation of the district
generally, and of Pioneer
Memorial Hospital specifically.
From my perspective all the
options presented would result in
the closure of Pioneer Memorial
Hospital and Nursing Home,
which I am adamantly against. I
believe other options may be
available which are going
unexplored by the current
administration. I also believe
that no drastic action should be
taken until there is a full public
disclosure of the options and all
reasonable suggestions of the
board and the public are
explored.
The administration and the
board have not taken time to
explain to the Morrow County
community the problem and the
options being considered. The
administration and the board
have
not
prepared
the
community for what might
happen
nor
taken
into
consideration the health care
needs of the community.
I have lost faith in the ability of
administration so far removed
from the people it serves to
make
adequate
recommendations regarding the
care of the people it is supposed
to be serving. Pioneer Memorial
Hospital represents decades of
self sacrifice and community
effort to meet a need the
community has recognized has
to be met.
The administration seems to be
writing its own agenda and
justifications. No action should
be taken until the board takes all
these issues to the public and
collects both public input and
input of community leaders.
The board should seek advice
from outside the administration
and know that its decision is the
best that can be made under the
circumstances. We have not
reached the point where we need
to make the drastic decisions
proposed at the September 14
meeting.
The district does not have
substantial debt to serve. That
Adventist
West
hired
a
bankruptcy lawyer to assail the
board in an illegal executive
session with only their preferred
options deeply offends me.
(s) Meg Murray
lone
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"W here Friends M eet"
The lone Booster Club met
Thursday, September 10, at
Beecher’s Cafe. New head girls'
basketball coach Chris Davis
was introduced. He reported
new red uniforms have been
ordered for the girls.
Athletic director Dean
Robinson noted a change in the
high school volleyball schedule.
The Wheeler game will be
Thursday, October 8, instead of
October 9 as stated on the
schedule.
He explained the
league is working hard to avoid
students traveling long distances
for matches on school nights.
Some teams will therefore have
more than one league match on
Saturdays.
Robinson also
reported he is checking on the
middle school getting new
track uniforms this year.
Robinson and Betty Gray will
find volunteers to make steps
and a railing for the football
bleachers.
The club voted to provide
concessions for the home
games that high school
classes haven't taken. Those
games will be September 18
(Prescott football), September
22 and 24 (Heppner and Helix
volleyball), and October 24
(Echo
and
Wheeler
volleyball). Debbie Morgan
is concessions chairperson.
A Booster Club Community
Night will be held Thursday,
September
22,
at
approximately 6:30 p.m.
H a m b u rg e rs ,
buns
condiments, dinnerware, and
drinks will be provided by the
club.
The community is
asked to bnng a salad or
dessert. Kerry Reitmann is in
charge of publicity.
The December 11 and 12
basketball tournament in lone
was discussed. The teams
invited
are
Klickitat,
Enterprise, and Spray. The
club will be in charge of
concessions. Debbie Morgan
will seek needed housing for
the visitors. Jen McElligott is
in charge of finding a name
for the tournament.
John Reitmann stressed the
importance of publicizing the
upcoming Morrow County
Unified Recreation District
advisory vote on November 3.
Duane Neiffer is part of a
group forming a political
action committee. The club
voted to donate $300 to that
group.
Combining the Cardinal
Club with the booster club
and electing new officers are
on the agenda for the October 8
meeting.
Oregon Tourism Committee to meet
The Oregonian Tourism Com
mission will meet Thursday, Sept.
17, at 9:30 a.m. at the Pendleton
City Council chambers, 500 S. W.
Dorion. Commission chair Gerry
Frank will preside over the meet
ing. The public meeting will be
preceded by a work session at 8:30
a.m.
The commission will review the
preliminary results o f two re
search projects recently con
ducted by Longwoods Interna
tional. The first is a study of the
commission’s advertising program
and its influence on travel to Or
egon. The second is a comprehen
sive study of visitor characteris
tics and preferences. The agenda
also includes reports on the
commission’s quality service ini
tiative, a sustainable tourism de
velopm ent
program ,
the
Governor’s Task Force on Cul
tural Development and the Or
egon Passenger Rail Program.
For more information, contact
Sharyl LaFleur at 503-986-000.
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Musicians audition for youth orchestra
Around 30 musicians from
Morrow and Umatilla counties,
ranging in age from eight to adult,
auditioned Sept. 8 for the oppor
tunity to play in the newly formed
Preparatory/Youth Orchestra of
Oregon East Symphony (OES).
The goal of this organization is to
offer young and less experienced
players the opportunity to perform
in an orchestral ensemble. Con
ductor and music director R. Lee
Friese said he was pleased with
the auditions.
Rehearsals will be held at
Armand Lanve Middle School in
Hermiston from 6:30-8 p.m. ev
ery Tuesday, beginning Sept. 22.
The ensemble’s inaugural concert
is planned for Sunday, Dec. 6.
Area musicians interested in
joining the orchestra are invited to
contact the OES office at 276-
0320. An additional evening of
auditions is planned for Thursday,
Sept. 17 at 6 p.m. at Armand
Lanve Middle School. For those
unable to schedule an audition on
Thursday, an audition may be set
at a later date. The orchestra is
still in need of violas, cellos, French
horns and bassoons. To audition,
musicians should be prepared to
play a major scale, a short piece
or excerpt of a piece and sight-
read a short selection provided by
the audition committee.
Financial support for this un
dertaking is provided part by
grants from the Meyer Memorial
Trust, The Collins Foundation and
the Rose E. Tucker Charitable
Trust. In addition, businesses and
community clubs are offering sup
port in the form of program and
concert sponsorship. The Express
Personal Services has agreed to
help sponsor the two concerts
planned this season, said an OES
news release.
Ecumenical worship service planned
Saints' Episcopal.
The congregations extend
an invitation to anyone
interested in joining them on
Sept. 20. Holy Communion
will be celebrated, all are
welcomed at the Lord's Table,
said Pastor Metz.
An ecumenical worship
service at Vaiby Lutheran
will be held in October.
Further details will be
announced at a later date.
The Rev. Dick Metz will
preside at an ecumenical
worship service Sunday,
September 20, at All Saints'
Episcopal Church in Heppner.
Worship service will begin
at 10 a.m. A potluck dinner
will be served following
worship service.
The service will include
Hope Lutheran, Heppner;
Vaiby Lutheran. lone: and All
OTPR winners announced
The Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
was held in Heppner August 21 -
23 with a grand total of payouts
set at $28,678.
OTPR winners are as follows:
Barrel Racing: first-Katie
McCoin, 17.22 seconds, $913;
second, Teme White, 17.23,
$794; third-Molly Swanson,,
17.32,
$675;
fourth-Dawn
Gibson, 17.44, $555; fifth-
Randy Rae Bntt, 17.60, $436;
sixth-Kelli Currin, 17.72, $317;
seventh/eighth-Bridgett
Coleman and Rayna Prowitt.
17.74, $138.
Bull Riding: first-Chad Eneas
with a score of 83, $1136;
second-Ross Coleman, 81, $852;
third-Hank Reece. 80. $568:
fourth-Vince Stanton and Robert
Bowers, 77, $142.
Team Roping: first/second-
Mike Fuller and Shain Sproul
and Jason Stewart and Bucky
Campbell, 5.0, $1010; third-
Charly Crawford and Brett
McDowell, 5.1, $577; fourth-
Trent Walls and Cody Ohl. 5.2,
$288.
Saddle Bronc Riding #829
Jericho: first-Joe Slagowski, 88,
$1152; second-Denny Hay, 85,
$864; third-Glen O’Neill, 84,
$576; fourth-Dan Mortenson and
Chance Dixon, 83, $144 each.
Steer Wrestling: first/second-
Tommy Cook and Jason Lahr,
4.1, $1439; third/fourth/fifth-
Lloyd Gilbert, Rod Lyman, and
Kurt Goulding, 4.2, $760; sixth-
Brad Gleason, Rodney Burks
and Tyler Woodland, 4.3, $90.
Calf Roping: first-Cody Ohl,
8.4, $1153; second-B'air Burk,
8.7, $954: third-Fred Whitfield,
9.0, $755: fourth-Kurt Goulding,
9.3, $556; fifth/sixth-Steve
Curnnn and Ty Hays, 9.4, $278.
Bareback Riding #844 Caribou
Trail: first-Scotty Wright, 84.
$857; second-Jed McKinlay, 83,
$643; third-Clint Corey, 82,
$428; fourth-Ross Coleman, 79,
$214.;,,.,,.
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...
Stock contractor was Big Bend
Rodeo. Judges were Doug
Brown and Keith Garber. Timers
were Ellen Pederson and Evie
King and announcer was Steve
Kenyon. Bert Davis was the
clown and barrelman and Tim
Vredenberg
and
Danny
Newman, bull fighters. Brian
Starkey was flankman and
Deward Gill and Ricky Shannon
were pickup men.
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