TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 26, 2003
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o f the City o f Heppner and the County of Morrow
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Heppner High School Academic Letter
W ade A. S m ith, P rin c ip a l H e p p n e r Schools
The collaboration and hard work among parents, faculty, and
administration in the Heppner High School Site Council has produced
a new Heppner High School Academic Letter Policy. I ant proud
to announce that students in grades nine through tw elve now have
the chance to earn an academ ic letter and recognition for their hard
w ork scholastically. 1 feel that it is important that w e recognize our
students w ho not only excel scholastically, but do so while enrolled in
a rigorous academ ic schedule. In drafting this academ ic policy the
site council researched w hat other schools w ere doing in our area
and across the state. W ith the help o f teacher and parent input,
rigorous criteria were spelled out. We will be awarding the first-ever
academ ic letters this spring to students who qualify. The guidelines
for academ ic letter recognition are as follows:
To earn an academ ic letter at Heppner High School, students
(grades 9-12) must earn a minimum, non-weighted high school GPA
o f 3.5 on a year-to-year basis. First and second sem ester grades will
be averaged every academ ic school year to determ ine eligibility. For
exam ple, a student m ay earn an averaged 3.4 GPA for the first tw o
sem esters o f their freshman year and not receive an academ ic letter.
However, the same student may receive a letter if the average o f their
tw o sem ester grades o f their sophom ore year is 3.5 or above.
T he student m ust be a full-tim e student enrolled in seven
credited classes. Five o f these seven classes m ust consist o f core
classes as noted: High School/College credit M ath class; High School/
College credit English class; High School/College credit Social Studies
class; High School/College credit Science class; High School/College
credit Technology class; High School/College credit Foreign Language
class; High School/C ollege credit B usiness Education class; H igh
School/College credit web-based/video-based core class falling under
the above curriculum; or High School Fine Arts class ift M usic or Art
(dual enrollm ent counts, as one core class).
For every consecutive year that the student fulfills the GPA
and class enrollment requirements they will earn continued recognition
w ith bar and pin m edallions. If, at any tim e, an academ ic letter
recipient’s averaged GPA falls below the 3.5 requirement, they forfeit
the right to earn their pin/bar m edallion for that school year.
The principal has the ability to wave certain requirements on
a c ase-to-case basis due to m edical hardships o r other qualifying
circumstances.
Food H andler’s Class to be offered in
March
service facilities in Oregon. This
A Food H andler’s Class
will be offered by Blue Mountain
C o m m u n ity C o lleg e and the
S ta te H e a lth D iv is io n o n
W ed n esd ay , M arch 12 from
6:3 0 -9 :3 0 p.m ., at the H eppner
H igh School cafeteria. A nyone
planning to handle food at the St.
P a t r i c k ’s c e le b r a t io n
is
encouraged to attend the class.
A Food H a n d le r’s card
is r e q u ir e d by th e S ta te o f
O regon for all em ployees w ho
handle or prepare food in food
includes dishwasher, waiters, staff
and
b u s in e s s
p e rso n s.
Additionally, the card is also now
required o f all day care workers.
T he cost of-the class is
a $ 10 licensing fee, payable to
the State Health Department after
successful com p letio n o f the
written test. Registration will be
done at the class.
For further information,
contact A nne M orter, B M C C
S o u th
M o rr o w
C o u n ty
coordinator, at 422-7040.
D A 's Report
C h risto p h er D ew ayne
S c h n e id e r p le d g u i lt y to
P o s s e s s io n o f a C o n tr o lle d
Substance-M ethamphetamine, a
C lass-C felony. Schneider w as
sentenced to 18 m onths form al
p ro b a tio n , 80 h o u rs o f
community service, completion o f
a drug treatm ent package w ith
Morrow County Behavior Health
and $914 in fines.
F r a n k D . B a tta g lia
a d m itte d to v io la ti o n o f
probation. B attaglia’s probation
w as revoked and reinstated on
the same terms and conditions as
previously imposed.
H ank
E.
W e tz e l
a d m itte d to v io la ti o n o f
probation. Wetzel was sentenced
to 30 suspended days in jail with
the conditions that he pay a $ 100
fine, m ake w eekly contact with
M o rr o w C o u n ty S u p p o r t
Enforcem ent O fficer regarding
em ploym ent state and com ply
with all previously imposed terms
and conditions o f probation.
R o d n e y B ry c e V irgil
admitted to violation o f probation
a lle g a tio n s fo r D e liv e ry and
P o s s e s s io n o f a C o n tro lle d
Substance. Virgil’s probation was
revoked and reinstated and he
w as sentenced to 30 days in jail
a n d a o n e - y e a r p r o b a tio n
extension as o f the date o f the
current order.
M ichael S. M oore pled
guilty to U nauthorized U se o f a
M otor Vehicle, a Class-C felony.
M o o re w as se n te n c e d to 18
m onths form al p ro bation, 80
hours o f com m unity service and
paym ent o f $664 in fines.
R obert Jam es H arvey
admitted to violation o f probation
allegation for Burglary 1 and Theft
I. H a r v e y ’s p r o b a tio n s w as
revoked and reinstated and he
w as sentenced to 20 days in jail.
L a c e y S h e rri J a c o b s
pled guilty to P ossession o f a
C o n t r o ll e d
S u b s ta n c e -
M etham phetam ine, a C lass-C
felony. Jacobs w as sentenced to
18 m onths formal probation, 40
hours o f co m m u n ity service,
com pletion o f a drug treatm ent
package w ith M orrow C ounty
Behavioral H ealth and paym ent
o f $664 in fines.
Marriage Licenses
Feb. 14: H erm enegildo
S an ch ez, 22, B o a rd m a n and
Lorena R odriguez, 18, Irrigon;
James Keith Ellis, 35, Irrigon and
Laurie Lynn G rieve, 37, Irrigon.
Feb. 18: R afael Jo se
Flores, 26, H erm iston and Neli
M ariana Davila, 21, Irrigon.
Feb. 21: D av id G reg
Durfey, 33, Irrigon and Kathleen
A nn H aves, 30, Irrigon; D avid
Allen Richardson, 35, Irrigon and
Elizabeth G uerrero, 38, Irrigon.
We Print
Business Cards
Heppner G a zette -T im es
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Auction Committee wl*he* to thank our 2002 feonor*.
<4 S t Patrick**
anfc Invite* everyone to fwpporttM* ijear’* auction
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Arlington: Steve and Mary Anderson • Boardm an: Boardman Pharmacy • C arson City, NV: Range
Magazine • Ceres, CA: Jay Casey • Condon: Hotel Condon-Condon Times-Journal-Murray’s Condon
Pharmacy-Country Cafe-Country Flowers-Sweeney Mortuary-Condon Chamber o f Commerce • H eppner:
Green Feed and Seed-Murray’s Drug Store-Columbia Basin-Klamath First Federal-Bank of Eastern Oregon-Hair
Expressions-Country Shears-Hair I Am- Judy’s Therapeutic Massage-Mary Kay Cosmetics- Sweeney Mortuary-
Shoe Box-Peterson’s Jewelry-Les Schwab-Central Red Apple-Pony Express-O-Heppner Hardware-Pettyjohn’s
Building Supply-Brannon’s Auto Repair-Shamrock Lanes A Pot of Gold Cafe-Wheatland/Van Matter and Kahl-
Lott’s Electric-Heppner Video-NW Motel-Heppner High School-Wood on Wood-Heppner Day Care-Heppner
Gazette-Artisan Village-Willow Creek Clinic-Gardner’s Men’s Wear-Rolen Eye Health and Vision-GD’s Linger
L.onger-Harper’s Holsters-Rebecca Cannon-Maryann Elguezabal-Leann Wright-Rhonda Helfrecht-Phil and Kathy
Carlson-Ken and Jean Ann Tumer-Devin Oil/Chevron-Drake Ranch-John Gochnauer-Lindsay Ranch Feedlot-
Wilkinson’s Ranch-Ruggs Ranch-Pioneer Memorial Hospital-Doris Brosnan-Wayne and Judy Davis-Luanne Hurl-
Nancy Snider-Sue Thompson-Pat Gentry-Rick Drake-Joe Lindsay "Somebody Else"-Pauline Matheny-Heppner
Garden Club-Kuhn and Sptcer-John and Pat Edmundson-RA W Drive-In-Cork Norene-Bob and Suzanne Jepsen-
Wlnme Flynn-Gene Heliker-Bob and Aloha Despain-Claudia Hughes-Huddleston Paper • Hermiston: Sherrell
Chevrolet-Wilcox Furniture-NW Farm Supply-Hermiston Drug-W almart-Hale’s Restaurant-United Rentals-
Hermiston Herald-Hermiston New Holland-60 Minute Photo-Hermiston Chamber of Commerce-Gems and Friends-
IJ Gems-EI Cazador-Village Antiques and Gifts-Lai Mananita s-Dority Auto-Roemark’s-Papa Murphy’s-Oxford
Suites-Subway-Dairy Queen-Main Street Bakery-PGG-Oregon Trail Vet Clinic-Eastern Oregon Mobile Slaughter-
Walmart Distribution Center-WSI • Hood River: Mt. Hood Railroad-Timberline Ski Lodge • Kennewick:
Sundance Grill • Lexington: Lexington Polaris-MCGG-RJ’s SteakHouse-Temple’s Veterinary Clinic •
Pendleton: Pendleton Ford Lincoln Mercury-Red Lion Hotel-Raphael’s-Wild Horse Casino and Resort-A Gathering
Place-Blue Hawk Beads-Pendleton Athletic-Fraziers-Pendleton Round Up-Zollman-Hodgen Distributing-Blue
Mt. Sports-The Face and Body Shop-Working Girls Hotel-Pendleton Underground-Zimmerman’s-Zigman’s
Flowers-Como’s Italian Cafe-Huckleberry Junction-Rainbow Cafe-Scrapbook Station-PGG-Oxford Suites-
Practically Magical-Calico Country-RMS Sound-Gordon’s Electrical-Country Sunshine Hallmark-Emporium-
Sunshine Gourmet-Peddler’s Place-Clough’s on Main-Once Upon a Time-Blue Horizon Arts and Crafts-Wind
Song Gallery-The Bread Board-Woman to Woman-Armchair Books-The Cookie Tree-Western Auto-Pepsi Cola
Bottling Co.-Pendleton Chamber of Commerce-Pendleton Athletic-Bob and Mary O'Rourke • Lincoln City:
Mo's-Chinook Winds Casino-Shilo Inn • Portland: Portland Winter Hawks
Our etneere Appreciation to dwM businesses a n* tn*M*UAl*
to a II the volunteer* An* buyer* who hclpc* moke the Auction a imccch .
Your generosity ensure* the contiHMAtlon of Heppner'* S t Patrick’#
CelebrAlton An* furto* m any worthwhile con nn wnfftj prefect*.
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For information on making donations or helping with the 2001 auction, please contact:
Kay Fowler - 676-9109 - P.O. Box 694, Heppner • Ann Murray - 676-91SO - P.O. Box 427, Heppner
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Justice Court
Report
The Justice Court office at
the courthouse in Heppner reports
handling the following business:
K ristie Jo leen Taylor,
28, Heppner, Offensive Littering-
violation, fine $111.
D ennis C. Lindner, 56,
P en d leto n , V B R 78/5 5 , fine
$177.
B renda K. W orden, 41,
H eppner, D U II, fine $ 1 2 9 8 ,2 4
month probation and 80 hours o f
community service.
M ichael Travis Alldritt,
25, Lexington, DUII, fine $ 1798,
24 m onths p ro b atio n and 80
hours o f com m unity service.
M ichael J. H am m ons,
30, H eppner, V B R 78/55, fine
$177.
D. L ea M a th ie u , 4 5 ,
lone, V B R 72/55, fine $87.
Jam es E. R oy, 44,
Heppner, VB R 74/55, fine $87.
Daniel Duane Doyle, 39,
H e p p n e r , V B R 6 3 /4 5 a n d
D riv in g w h ile S u s p e n d e d -
violation, fine $468.
Shanon M arie O liver,
40, H eppner, E ndangering the
W elfare o f a M in o r-to b acco ,
fine $157.
Geoffrey B. LaPeire, 45,
Heppner, VBR 88/55, fine $207.
Curtis Allen Graham, 37,
Richland, WA, V B R 73/45, fine
$132.
C heryle A. R ietm ann,
44, lone, V B R 82/55, fine $132.
Ronna Rae Hayden, 36,
Low ell, V B R 74/55, fine $111.
M ichael D uane Kindle,
54, H eppner, V B R 83/55, fine
$147.
D onald W ayne Taylor,
39, Pendleton, V B R 71/55 and
D riving w hile Suspended, fine
$318.
M ic h a e l M o o re , 2 0 ,
Irrigon, Forgery I, fine $281,40
hours o f com m unity service and
24 m onths probation.
Harley Brandon Young,
19, H eppner, V B R 82/55, fine
$127.
M a tth e w S. H o w a rd ,
36, H eppner, V B R 75/55, fine
$77.
H a r ry C . N a s h , 5 7 ,
H eppner, V B R 53/35, fine $77.
John W alton D im a, 40,
H eppner, O perating a Vehicle
w ithout Required Lighting (tail
lights), fine $79.
Sam uel H al E dw ards,
56, Boardman, V B R 73/55, fine
$77.
M isty Raye Bennett, 29,
Heppner, VBR 72/55, fine $ 111.
BEO sponsors Ag/
Bus scholarships
T he B ank o f E astern is
again sponsoring agriculture/
b u s in e s s s c h o la r s h i p s f o r
graduating seniors at H eppner,
l o n e , A r lin g to n , C o n d o n ,
R iverside, Spray and W heeler
County high schools. This marks
the eighth y ear the bank has
sponsored the $500 scholarships
to Morrow, Gilliam and W heeler
C ounty students. This year, the
aw ards total $3,000.
Applicants m ust plan to
e n r o ll in c o lle g e in e ith e r
agriculture or business. Selection
w ill be based on scholarship,
leadership and citizenship.
A p p lic a tio n s c a n be
p ic k e d u p fro m s c h o o l
c o u n se lo rs. T he d e a d lin e to
subm it applications is M ay 2.
UC C a ttle m a n ’s
A sso c, sets up
reward fund
An account has been set
up to provide resources to fund
a reward for information leading
to the arrest and conviction o f the
person or persons involved in the
s h o o tin g o f n in e c o w s la st
Tuesday or W ednesday in the
Herm iston area.
T h e fu n d h a s b e e n
e s ta b lis h e d in th e n a m e o f
U m atilla C ounty C a ttle m a n ’s
A s s o c ia tio n R e w a rd F u n d .
D onations can be m ade at the
H erm iston branch o f C olum bia
River Bank.
Letters to the Editor
Editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Gazette-Times w ill not publish
unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone number on all letters for use by
theG-T office. TheG-T reserves the right to edit. TheG -Tisnot responsible for accuracy o f
statements made in letters. (Any letters expressing thanks w ill be placed in the classifieds
under "C a rd o f Thanks’ at a cost o f $7.)
Missed Heppner’s pep band at Pilot Rock
To the Editor:
Wow. H ep p n e r had a
“pep” band at the Umatilla game.
T hey played, they cheered and
had an exotic male dancer. It was.
great fun.
H ow com e no band at
the Pilot Rock gam e?
(s) M ary Jean M cC abe
Heppner
We need the district’s best interests at heart
To the Editor:
I, as th e d ir e c to r o f
n u rsin g s e rv ic e s at P io n e e r
M emorial Hospital and Nursing
Home would like to make several
points very clear.
First, I believe that as
m e m b e rs o f th e b o a rd o f
directors for the M orrow County
Health District you should have
the “d istric t’s” best interests at
h e a r t.
A p p a r e n tly ,
as
demonstrated by an article in the
Feb. 7,2003 edition o f the North
M orrow Tim es, n ot all board
m em bers are o f this opinion.
The dem ise o f M easure
2 8 a m o n th
ago w as
disheartening. The article written
for the N o. M orrow Tim es the
follow ing w eek w as, to say the
least, heart breaking. T his w as
the ultimate betrayal.
T h e H e a lth D is tr ic t
B oard has supported m y sta ff
and m yself to the fullest. W hen I
lobbied the board for an increase
in nursing staff wages, you were
there w ithout reservation. How
then, can a m em ber o f the board
so d e lib e ra te ly sa b o ta g e the
Health District?
Second, I feel the need
to s e t th e r e c o r d s tr a ig h t
reg a rd in g serv ices pro v id ed ,
n u r s in g c a r e a n d s ta f f in g
information, since the reporter for
th e N o . M o rro w T im e s so
e g re g io u sly and m alic io u sly
n e g le c te d to v e r if y th is
information.
The hospital does indeed
“set broken bones.” In f a c t,ff a
fracture can be reduced without
s u rg e r y ,
our
p r o v id e r s
accomplish this quite well.
T he rep o rter needs to
define for this long time RN what
“traditional hospital services”
m ay be. There is no difference in
the “n ursing care for patients
r e c o v e r in g fro m in ju r y o r
d ise a se ” pro v id ed at P ioneer
M em orial Hospital than there is
at St. Charles M edical C enter or
L egacy E m anuel in Portland.
A c tu a lly , th e re a re s e v e ra l
differences, at PM H you will see
your physician on a regular basis,
you w ill know his nam e and he
will know yours (and probably
those o f your fam ily) and the
nursing staff will not refer to you
by y o u r ro o m n u m b e r or
diagnosis.
O f course our hospital
and nursing hom e are seen as a
single entity, this is also true for
the other eight hospital/nursing
home combinations in the special
districts.
L e t’s m ake it clear that
Dr. B oss receives an exorbitant
amount o f money from the Health
D istrict. F o r this, the H ealth
D is tr ic t h o p e fu lly re c e iv e s
political good will and blue sky.
There is one board m em ber who
is attem pting to jeopardize both.
It should also be noted that at the
last contract renew al w ith Dr.
Boss, this sam e board m em ber
w as the only dissenting vote,
holding out for m ore m oney for
the good doctor.
I feel the need to m ake
this point very clear. T here are
state and federal reg u latio n s
requiring minimum staffing for the
hospital and nursing home. These
r e q u ir e m e n ts r e f e r to th e
administrator, director o f nursing
and nursing staff, and these levels
are m et o r exceeded w ithout
exception. U nderstand, clinics
have no staffing requirem ents.
T h e re are N O n u rsin g s ta f f
shared betw een the ho sp ital/
nursing home staff and the clinic.
In 1998, o u r n u rsin g
home voluntarily reduced our bed
capacity from 32 to 20; (w e are
still licensed for 32 beds should
w e ever be able to recapture the
space). This was based as m uch'
on staffing as it w as on census.
Since that tim e, our census has
N E V E R b e e n b e lo w 14'
residents and was frequently 19;'
O u r bed c a p ac ity w as again'
recen tly red u ced to 19, w ith
b o a rd • a p p r o v a l,
to
accom m odate a private room
request. O u r current census is
15, t h a t ’s an 80 p e r c e n t'
occupancy rate.
Last year, more than 250.
patients were admitted to Pioneer
M emorial Hospital for “nursing,
care while recovering from injury
o r d ise a s e ” . We also se rv e d ,
p a tie n ts rec e iv in g outpatient,
dressing changes, injections, IV .
therapies and education.
O u r em erg en cy room,-
treated m ore than 750 patients...
T h is in clu d e d p a tie n ts from ,
Boardm an, Irrigon, Lexington, ,
lone, Seattle, V ancouver, BC,.;
M issoula, MT, Sheridan, WY,.
Condon and Fossil; ranging in age-
from several w eeks to 93 years
o ld . P r e s e n tin g c o m p la in ts;,
ranged from simple car aches and.
sore throats to fractures, bum s,,
strokes, heart attacks, trau m as
a n d re s p ira to ry a n d c a rd ia c
a r r e s ts . P io n e e r M e m o ria l'
Hospital has the potential to see
the sam e type o f ER patients as
seen at Emanuel.
Now, let me m ake a few
points that can easily be verified
not only th ro u g h th e H e a lth
D istrict, but through state and
federal agencies as well:
On
1 2 /2 8 /0 2 , t h e .
hospital received a three-year fu ll;
status Level IV traum a hospital
designation by the Department o f •
H u m a n S e r v ic e s , H e a l t h '
Services. Stating “We com m end ■
hospitals such as yours for youf
continued participation in th e '
trau m a sy stem th ro u g h your
verified capability to m eet the
standards required.”
In 2001 and 2002, the
nursing home was deficiency free'
in the nursing department.
T h e C r itic a l A ccess^’
Survey conducted in the spring ‘
o f 2002, also found the facility
deficiency free.
We, as em ployees o f the*,
Health District often jo k e about \
needing to improvise, adapt and ‘
overcome in providing health care,
in a rural setting. This is usually ift'
reference to not having state of.
the art equipment or supplies, but
apparently w e have to overcom e.
an ill directed board m em ber as
well.
P lease note, that I am a
m em ber o f the administration ot[
th e M o rro w C o u n ty H e a lth
District I regularly encourage my
staff to support the Health District
and to be loyal to our patients,
residents and administration. Thi? ’
is difficult to do when the article
w ritte n by a b o a rd m e m b e r,
q u e s tio n s th e h o n e s ty a n d ,
integrity o f not only his peers on.,
the board, and the administration^,
b u t a l s o t h a t o f all o f t h e ,
em ployees o f the district and
myself. Before you start making
innuendoes and insinuations, take
a look in your ow n back yard,
you are not qualified medically or
fiscally to play in ours.
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(s) Tam my H enderson.
PM H Director o f Nursing
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