Heppner group tours Burns area dairy
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Monte Carpenter (white shirt) shows Harley Sager, George Koffler Bill Broderick and others his dairy facility
near Burns
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A tour of the Sunset Valley
Dairy in Burns, called a "state-of-
the-art" facility was attended by
about 12 people from Heppner last
week.
Interest in the dairy business has
been prompted by Tillamook
Dairy's announcement that they are
establishing a dairy at the Port of
Morrow. The tour of Sunset
Valley was arranged by the
Heppner Economic Development
Committee.
VOL 118
NO 40
6 Pages
Wednesday, October 6,1999
The dairy is only several months
old and was built by Monte and
Mary Carpenter. The Carpenters
moved to the Burns area from
Silverton where they also operated
a dairy.
The Carpenters are currently
milking about 650 Holsteins at the
facility, and they hope to increase
that tp between 1200 and 1400 in
the future.
Monte Carpenter explained how
lower feed costs in the Burns area
allows him to truck the milk about
150 miles to Payette Idaho for
processing
The whole facility is
computerized with each cow
having its own necklace with a
computer device to monitor its
milk output and other information.
I he Carpenters milk twice per
day and have two shifts to handle
the milking. They are currently
using 40 milking stations and are
planning on adding 16 more.
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
New CEO implements cost saving measures
Health district hears financial report
The Morrow County Health
percent across the board increase by the end of the fiscal year,
District Board reviewed detailed
was implemented for the hospital however, the district anticipates
financial reports presented by
and
ambulance
services receiving sufficient tax monies to
district accounting supervisor
September 9. He said that the repay the loan.
Nicole Mahoney at the October 4
clinics, however, will have
-discussed with Dr. Robert
regular board
meeting in
discretion on implementing rate Boss his request to lease office
Boardman.
increases, so they do not price space from the district at their
Conversion to a new computer
Boardman clinic which is located
themselves out of the market.
system enabled the more detailed
near
Boss' clinic.
Vander Does also ordered all
reports. The district had to switch
-heard
from Vander Does that he
accounts receivable to be re­
systems when they terminated
plans
to
research the proper
billed,
including
Medicare,
their contract with Western Health
procedure
prior to disposing of
Medicaid, private and commercial
Resources for management and
surplus
property.
pay. He said that rebilling would
computer services.
-received a copy of Home Health
pick
up any billings that had been
"This certainly is a step in the
policies to review. The board
missed. In addition he said that he
right direction," said long-time
MCHD's
plans
to review the cash flow indicated that the
critic Gene Palmer, Boardman. ”1
attorney
should
review
certain
daily.
want to congratulate Nicole. I
portions of the policy.
He reported that he reduced call
The Heppner groups learns the details of the dairy business from Carpenter.
believe you've made some good
-approved a request from the
back
expenses
for
the
x-ray
steps forward."
Boardman Rural Fire Department
department by changing the
The new information presented
for two feet of MCHD property,
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schedule and is in the process of
to the board included: a profit-
providing BRFD supplies all legal
reviewing
the
laboratory
for
loss statement ending August 31,
work involved in the transfer.
expense reduction opportunities.
showing actual costs, budgeted
BRFD requested the property to
He also said that he will meet
costs and the variance for both the
save them from having to build a
with department heads and all
current period and the year to
available
employees the day after fire wall, estimated at around
date; a balance sheet; a
every regular board meeting and $7,000.
• responsibility report detailing
-received the monthly ambulance
plans to attend all individual
expenses, revenue and gain and
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report with Heppner receiving 17
department meetings for several
loss for all departments and a
runs, Boardman, 21, and Irrigon,
months.
‘ moredetailed responsibility report
23; and the monthly clinic report
He said he changed the laundry
for the Heppner and Irrigon
with 567 visits to Pioneer
and housekeeping supervisor from
clinics; aged accounts receivable
Memorial Clinic and 211 visits to
maintenance to dietary and toured
reports on Pioneer Memorial
the Irrigon Clinic, -sent a letter
the district’s facilities in the north
Hospital, Pioneer Memorial
of congratulations to Carl
end.
Clinic, the Irrigon Clinic and
Lauritsen who received the state
In other business, the board -
Home Health; and an aged vendor
distinguished service award.
approved a phased-in payment
report.
plan for WHR for previous
The health district shows a loss
management
and
computer
of $80,289 for the current period
Try-Outs for the Morrow County
services. The settlement provides
and a $134,432 loss for the year.
Fair
and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
an initial payment of $5,000 to be
The high loss for the month
Court
will be held on Sunday,
made the first week of October, a
ending August 31 includes a
October 10, starting at I p.m.
second payment of $ 10,000 to be
deduction o f $56,289 for
Everyone is invited to drop by
made the first week of November
contractual
(Medicare
and
the fairgrounds on Sunday to see
and the remainder o f around
Medicaid billings that won't be
who will
be ambassadors The dairy is currently milking about 650 mostly Holstein cows, shown here in their pens. The dairy is built
$24,000 to be paid the first week
received) and other adjustments
representing
Morrow County on a hillside to aid in waste management.
in December.
Operating revenue for the
during
2000
at
parades
and rodeos
-heard that Dr. Datta, a
The water project advisory
month of August was $317,335,
throughout
Oregon
and
physician who plans to work for
questions will indicate to the
with total operating expenses of
Washington.
the district, may not be able to
council whether voters would
$$396,097, plus an additional
Anyone wishing to be a court
start work for the district until
approve expenditure of $75.000
non-operating loss of $1,527.
chaperon is asked to contact the
mid December. Mahoney said that
Year to date total operating
for a basic water project and $45
concerning a position on the cits
fair office.
The town of Lexington
retaining
locum
tenens
revenue is $646,362, with total
for an additional water project.
council
and
two
'water
system
advisory questionnaire will be
(temporary)
physicians
is
operating expenses o f $781,254,
The basic project will revamp
questions.
mailed to voters on Wednesday,
becoming more and more
plus an additional non-operating
the
water distribution system,
The
questionnaire
asks
October 6. The questionnaires
expensive, but that costs will
gain of $459.
replacing
small pipes with larger
Lexington
voters
which
of
two
A
work
day
has
been
planned
at
were originally scheduled to go
decrease once a permanent
The district has $193,194 in
ones
and
replacing deteriorated
candidates.
Bob
Taylor
or
Glenn
Willow
Creek
Country
Club
in
physician is hired.
out October 4. but a change
cash and investments; $660,484
pipes
and
valves.
Anderson,
they
would
like
to
see
Heppner on Saturday, October 9,
necessitated a delay.
-learned that Vander Does plans
in net patient accounts receivable;
The additional expenditure of
appointed to the Lexington City
beginning at 8 a.m.
The question concerning a
to meet this week with a USDA
$183,990 in other receivables,
$45.000
will be to revamp the
Council.
Results
of
the
council
Everyone is invited to bring their
change in the town city charter
representative concerning funding
$19,043 in inventory and prepaid
cistern
at
the airport and provide
questionnaire
are
not
binding.
I
he
garden
tools,
shovels,
rakes,
etc.,
was
removed
from
the
for the proposed
Pioneer
improvements
on the wells. It
expenses for $1,140,285 in
mayor
appoints
the
replacement
to
and help out.
questionnaire. The questionnaire
Memorial Hospital expansion.
would
help
alleviate water
current assets and $1,565,778 in
the
vacant
council
scat.
Lunch will be provided.
will still include advisors issues
-approved a resolution which
long term assets. Total assets
pressure problems in homes at
would enable the district to
amount to $2.706,063.
higher elevations and will reduce
receive
a tax anticipation note
maintenance on pipes that have to
Newly-appointed CEO Victor
through the Bank of Eastern
Vander Does said that from now
be repaired.
Oregon for $350,000 at a low,
on, all expenditures will cross his
Mayor John Renfro said that
five percent interest rate. The loan
desk, with all purchase orders and
voters may approve or reject
differs from a line of credit in that
standing orders other than food
either or both of the water system
the entire amount would have to
reviewed by him. He said that all
advisory questions.
be borrowed at once. Board
capital
expenditures,
both
The water sy stem questions are
( C a n o r d e r M ixes o r s t y l e s n o t i n s t o e l t )
member Linda LaRue advised that
budgeted and non-budgeted will
advisory only and not binding, but
MCHD invest the money until it
be frozen except those related to
rather advise the council as to the
becomes necessary to use it. The
serious quality or safety issues.
voters' preference.
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money must be repaid to the bank
He told the board that a 10
.
.
Court tryouts
Lexington advisory questionnaire
to be mailed October 6
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