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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 3, 1999 Pesticide training, recertification set The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Letters to the Editor Core Program video, 8 a.m.- Editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Cazette-Times w ill not Pesticide training and noon. Extension office, Heppner. are Call Kathryn Kettel, Morrow publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone number on all recertification credits letters for use by the G -T office. The G-T reserves the right to edit. available at the following times : County Extension Office, 676- Heppner Thursday, Feb. 4-Morrow 9642. County Wheat seminar, lone A Y2K seminar, focusing on Grange Hall, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., potential problems and solutions six pesticide recertification for small business owners, U S P S. 240-420 with? In Heppner we see groups credits pending. For more including farmers, will be held To the Editor: of kids wandering along the information, call Kathryn Kettel on Thursday, Feb. 11, from 1:30- streets. Of course, they like to Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper In a four-day school week, at the Morrow County Extension 5 p.m. at the Hermiston be with their friends which they Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon office, 676-9642. Community Center. Call the what do children do on Friday under the Act of March 3 , 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 147 would be in school. But seeing Wednesday, Feb. 17-Review W W illow Street T elephone (541) 676-9228 Fax (541) 676-9211 E-mail: Hermiston Chamber of and what affect does it have on them and remembering the gt@rapidserve.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. for private applicator exam- Commerce at 541-567-6165 for the community? adage "Idleness is the devil's Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836 Subscriptions $18 in Morrow, Wheeler, Gilliam and At first, two Heppner churches calculations workshop, 9-11 a.m., more information. workshop" causes some of us to Grant counties; $25 elsewhere worked hard to offer a "Friday HAREC, Hermiston, no credits. David Sykes................................................................................................................Publisher wonder if there could be a School." Teachers included Dr. Limited to 60 participants; pre April Hilton-Sykes......................................................................................................... Editor connection with rising youth 4-H News Jeanne Berretta who led the reg istra tio n guarantees vandalism: Lunchroom, beauty music. Incidentally, both Drs. admission, otherwise first-come, shop vandalized, windows shot Dynamic Doggies Berretta left the community first-serve. By William Wehrli, Reporter out, etcetera. If there is, even Thursday, Feb. 18-Review for Members of the Dynamic largely because a good education for a few kids, the result is the All Saints' Episcopal Church for their children was important private applicator exam-general Doggies 4-H dog club will be at 9 a.m. community's having to form a has changed the time for its ’ On February 14, each review, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., out and about these next couple to them. Their pleas for smaller "neighborhood watch". The congregation will worship at its HAREC, Hermiston, four credits. of weeks asking you to buy classes for the first grade, Sunday morning worship service doors of our churches are now inclusion of music in the Limited to 60 participants; pre "Valentine's for your Canine." Worship will now begin at 11 own church. locked for the first time ever. curriculum and return to the reg istra tio n guarantees On February 21, All Saints', The proceeds from this fund a.m. Recently we find another five-day week were disregarded All Saints' Episcopal Church, Hope and Valby will worship admission, otherwise first-come, raiser will go towards the cost of Friday activity: hiring teachers Hope Lutheran Church and together at Hope Lutheran first-serve. Exam begins at 1:30 three dog shows the members by both administration and to work with students with board. Valby Lutheran Church are Church beginning at 11 a.m. with p.m. plan to attend over the course of markedly below state average Losing those doctors has sig Tuesday, Feb. 23-Pesticide the next several months as well- entering into a "shared ministry" Pastor Dick Metz presiding. scores in basic skills. Doesn't nificantly damaged health care February 28, each congregation Core Program, 8 a.m.-noon, as an annual get together after and will worship together on the this segregate and tell them in this area. Pendleton Extension Office, four first and third Sundays of each will worship at its own church. fair. Members will be making "You are the slow ones?" This What other things do kids do The churches will also share in credits. Call Mary Corp, 1-800- homemade doggy bones dipped month. damages self-concept, so on Fridays? Has any study been On February 7, All Saints' and Ash Wednesday services, Lenten 871-1313, for more information. in white chocolate and selling important to a happy life. To made of that? Those between Wednesday, March 3-Pesticide them for $2 a bag. The bags will Hope will worship together at All evening serv ices and Holy Week some who know they are not training in Spanish, 8:30-11:30 be hand delivered by or before grades six and 12 can go part of Saints' beginning at 11 am. services. keeping up, so don't like school the day to ball practice, but what More information and a full a.m., HAREC, Hermiston, three Valentines Day. Reward your Pastor Dick Metz will preside work, it may seem like of those who don't go out for credits. over Holy Communion. Valby schedule will appear later. special pooch with a special treat punishment. Thursday, March 4-Pesticide will worship at its home church and help your local 4-H club out sports? If one parent is home, We submit that whoever came that can mean more time at the same time. up with this plan could together. One board member For more information you can themselves profit from liked it because his daughter call William Wehrli, club instruction and growth in critical could take a ballet lesson. reporter, at 422-7343 or Jessica Lay away a season pass for the summer: family $125, individual $60 (Low down, low monthly payments) thinking skills. If both parents are at work, do Wainwright, club president, at the children watch TV? play Everyone who wants to return ♦ Tentative schedule: Monday-Friday 1-5 and 7-9; Saturday-Sunday, 1-5 NO BREAKS. Opening June 5 th 676-9082 or any Dynamic to the five-day week should video or computer games? Doggie member. Starting March 30th, we will be offering 4 week/12 session therapy pool exercise classes for $35 write or call our board members. Hobbies? Study (not likely)?... Also to note, the club is just (s) Jane Rawlins or whatever they can come up Please call to register for classes. Various times are available. Heppner ■ getting started so if you're in the Therapy pool open for 1/2 hour sessions Tuesday and Thursday, 5-8 p.m., Saturday 7-10 a.m., 4-H grade or above and want to teach Rover some new tricks, or by private rental for $l2.50/hour. Great for birthday parties! call the OSU extension office for information on the next meeting To the Editor: Starting Thursday, Feb. 4, preschool aqua classes 10-10:30. $25/10 weeks know who I was and had never or show up at the In late August 1998, Dr. spoken to me. She then Picttsc contact Widow Creek Waterpark for more information, 676-5752. Leave a message! fairgrounds,.February 8, at 6 Robert Markovitch presented a informed me that the to learn more. proposal for comprehensive Markovitch proposal had been medical coverage in North rejected outright by the board Morrow County to the Morrow "several months ago". In County Medical District and addition, she informed me that I Administrator Susan Brock. was not welcome at the medical district strategic planning The plan included 24-hour-a - day, seven-day-a-week coverage meeting on February 12 and that by two physicians - one board unless I had a proposal for certified in internal medicine, obstetrical care for the north the other in family practice. The end, the board was not Saturday, February l&th ~ 8 a.m. to Noon physicians would have provided interested in speaking to itie at Í I i care at both the Boardman and all. Irrigon medical clinics and also Somewhat shocked, 1 provided weekend coverage at immediately contacted Meg the Pioneer Memorial Hospital Murray, who assured me that in Heppner as needed. Hospital Sheila Dahlman had not said coverage for North Morrow what she (Sheila) had just told County residents would have me, but that Sheila was probably- been provided by these same upset with me because I had two physicians at a hospital in spoken out against the "Cat Umatilla County. Scanner". Now I challenge, In addition, associated anyone to tell me when I have agreements, communicated spoken out at any of the public confidentially to several MCMD meetings in the last year. I've board members, would have been so quiet at these meetings added clinics for pediatrics, that friends are wondering if I obstetrics/gynecology, am comatose or merely orthopedics and physical therapy catatonic. My crime, apparently, at the Boardman and/or Irrigon was telling a board member that facilities. A chiropractic she could get free, helpful and physician, already providing current information on the costs services to several businesses at of owning, operating and the Port of Morrow, had also maintaining Cat Scanners from a agreed to provide weekly clinic person who a) lives in Morrow County, b) runs and directs a hours in Boardman. radiology department and c) has When Susan Brock had direct experience with the difficulty locating Dr. installation, operation and Markovitch's proposal, George maintenance of Cat Scanners. Koffler of the Bank of Eastern Unfortunately, such knowledge Oregon, was instrumental in would not have come directly bringing the proposal to the from Sheila Dahlman, which is attention of the MCMD Board the source of the conflict. members. I was assured by So I would like to take this Susan Brock, Meg Murray and opportunity to apologize to Cara Osmin that the MCMD Sheila Dahlman for Board wanted to discuss the recommending that anyone seek Markovitch proposal just as soon an opinion other than hers. 1 as the "hospital crisis" was only hope she will take the resolved. In November, I earliest opportunity to tell us all contacted Administrator Sheila what to think and believe so Dahlman, who assured me that such conflicts can be avoided in she and the MCMD Board the future, especially since none wanted to "enter into of us are apparently capable of negotiations" on the Markovitch independent thought. I'm sure proposal as soon as the condition this will greatly aid our efforts to of the district had stabilized. To work together to meet Morrow this date, no member of the County's health care needs. MCMD Board or administration (s) Steven R. Zielinski, M.D., has made any attempt to contact J.D., A.B.I.M. Dr. Markovitch. Speaking Hermiston personally, I would think it is very difficult to recruit physicians if you make no effort to talk to them, especially when awarded at 2 p.m. they-contact you directly. Having lived in Morrow County, I understand the warmth and friendliness of the residents, but, unfortunately, people outside of The Milton-Freewater Chamber Morrow County may not realize of Commerce Candidates Forum how truly enlightened y’all are. On January 25, I contacted will be held Thursday, Feb. 11, at Administrator Sheila Dahlman 7 p.m. at the Milton-Freewater to request information on the Community Building. The forum will include financial impact of the Kinzua Mill closure on Pioneer candidates for Blue Mountain CENEX Memorial Hospital and the Community College at-large L A N D O'LAKES Heppner Clinic. 1 was treated positions and Umatilla-Morrow Service District with great hostility. Ms. Education Dahlman claimed she didn't positions. G A Z E TT E -TIM E S What happens on Fridays? 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