TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 27, 2003
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Health District
has agreed to pay ISD
$56,603 for replacement of
windows.
-discussed the issue of
funds for furnishings for the
elementary school, which has
not been resolved between
ISD and M CSD , and
approved a reso lu tio n
petitioning MCSD to establish
line item expenditure accounts
as follows: Elementary/middle
school fumishings-$ 113,000;
Window allotment-$56,603
(alread y
reso lv ed );
Contingency-7-3/4 percent of
balance (estim ated at
$73,000); and funding for the
following change orders-
modification o f playground,
sink and counter in art room,
cabinet doors for new
classrooms, modification of
cabbies, modification of septic
system for a total of $51,412,
which leaves $21,588 for
w indow s, added to the
$56,603.
-set a work session
for Sept. 15, from 5-7 p.m.
prior to the next meeting.
-released a student
living in the lone district to
attend school in the Arlington
School District.
-recommended hiring
Sarah Carlson as a temporary
part-time science teacher for
the 2003-04 school year.
-approved a request
for a student living in the
MCSD to attend school in the
ISD, pending release from
MCSD.
-approved the ISD
Board 2003-04 m eeting
calendar as follows: Sept. 15,
Oct. 20, Nov. 17, Dec. 15,
Jan. 19, Feb. 16, March 15,
April 19, May 17 and June 21
at 7:30 p.m.
-learned that Willow
Creek Terrace Assisted Living
now has nine residents and
Pioneer Memorial Nursing
Home has 12 residents.
-d ecid ed not to
change the board meeting time
and sites.
HOLLOMON'S
(Formerly Shoe Box)
RED W ING BOOTS
still in stock
T A LK -N -TO P S
custom t-sh irts
A N T IQ U E S
by consignment
JERRY'S BARBER SHOP
by appointment
133 N. Main. Heppner
676-5241
continuedfrom page one
-received the July
financial report which showed
a $25,866 loss, compared to
a $32,164 loss for July of
2002 .
-received monthly
clinic statistics which show that
two p h y sician s and one
physician’s assistant saw 378
patients at Pioneer Memorial
Clinic in Heppner in July, with
18 new p atien ts and an
additional 59 patients seen by
a nurse. At the Irrigon Clinic,
one p h y sician and tw o
physician’s assistants saw 170
patients, with 12 new patients
and an additional 25 patients
seen by a nurse.
-received a report
from Dr. Robert Boss, who
operates a clinic in Boardman,
indicating that Dr. Boss saw
259 p a tien ts and his
physician’s assistant saw an
additional 292. Dr. B oss’
practice is subsidized by
MCHD.
-indicated that they want to
schedule one of their monthly
meetings with accountant Mike
Bell to discuss budgetary,
taxing and other financial
issues, such as scenarios for
continuation or elimination of
certain district programs.
Vander Does earlier said that
the district will have to float a
successful tax levy or be
forced to close som e
programs now offered. Some
“worst case scenario” options
V ander Does m entioned
earlier were to close the clinics
in Heppner and Irrigon, the
nursing home in Heppner and
cease funding the Boardman
C linic. The hospital and
em ergency room w ould
remain, even if drastic cuts
w ere m ade, said Vander
Does. At Monday night’s
m eeting, board m embers
offered differing outlooks on
the issue, w ith som e
emphasizing the importance of
emergency services and others
emphasizing the importance of
community clinics. Board
member John Prag suggested
that perhaps two districts
w ould b etter serv e the
d ifferin g needs o f the
communities. Ed Glenn earlier
suggested that the city o f
Boardman opt out of MCHD,
Vander Does reiterated the
financial im p o rtan ce o f
retaining the Critical Access
Hospital designation.
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Heppner receives recognition for
appearance
To the Editor:
R ecen tly
the
com m unity o f H eppner
received a nice recognition
award from Stop Oregon
Litter and Vandalism (SOLV)
for maintaining and continuing
to maintain our town in a
good-looking condition.
The
“ E n d uring
Community Builder” award is
a credit to a lot of local citizens
and organizations which do
their part to keep Heppner
neat, orderly and litter free.
The award is given in part
because we not only do a
good job making the town
look good, but also, because
we keep it looking good over
time.
O f course, this result
takes effort. But with everyone
doing a little bit, a big job gets
done.
One of the elements in
m ain tain in g the good
community appearance is the
O regon D epartm ent o f
Transportation’s Adopt-a-
Highway program for periodic
volunteer highway litter pick
up. The Heppner Chamber of
Commerce does the state
highway through town. The
entries to town are done by
the
M orrow
C ounty
Employees Association, the
Heppner Elementary School
Staff and the Bank of Eastern
Oregon Employees.
Presently, the entry to
town from the south does not
have a group that does litter
pick up for that segment. One
is needed.
If you belong to an
organization that would be
willing to take on the litter pick
up on Highway 207 south of
town, please contact Jim King
at the Heppner Department of
Transportation Maintenance
Section Office, 676-5165, to
indicate your interest and
obtain information.
We appreciate the
effort put forth to keep our
town looking good.
(s) John Edmundson
Coordinator for the Heppner
Chamber of Commerce
Litter Pick Up Project
Water Commission
pipes was proposed for a cost
of approximately $3,767,900.
Council member Tom
Wolff, who proposed the
scaled down project and is a
m em ber o f the U tilities
C om m ission, had earlier
thought the city could only
afford a $1.7 to $2 million
project. “We can’t do all the
plumbing in the city, but we
have to do what we can
afford,” Wolff said.
R ecen tly en acted
w ater rate in creases in
Heppner will raise about
$ 143,000 in additional income
per year. Wolff proposed that
the city only spend on the
project the amount o f money
continued from page one
that could be paid back with
the new revenue.
City manager Jerry
Breazeale had been unsure
earlier if the city could still get
1 percent financing for the
sm aller p ro ject, but last
Thursday said he felt the low-
incom e loan w ould be
available. He said he would
bring figures to next month’s
council meeting showing how
the $3.7 million project could
be financed w ithout any
increases in water fees.
The Commission will
bring it recommendations to
the city council at September’s
meeting.
AWANA clubs start on Sept. 3
With the startup of the
school year we also have the
resuming o f T&T (3-6) and
Sparks (K-2) clubs. These
clubs are for students in
kindergarten through the sixth
grade. AWANA meets at
L exington B ap tist on
Wednesday nights from 6:30-
8 p.m.
AWANA is an
acronym stan d in g for
Approved Workmen Are Not
Ashamed whose goal is to
reach boys and girls with the
gospel o f Christ and to train
them to serve Him. Each club
night is divided into three
segm ents: gam e tim e,
handbook time, and council
time. Most club nights revolve
around a central theme where
club members are rewarded
for bringing or wearing a
particular item reflecting that
theme. Each night a member’s
accumulative point total is
added to his designated team
to arrive at the winning team
for that night.
A spokesm an for
AWANA
said ,
“ O ur
attendance usually is in the high
Customer Appreciation Barbecue
MAKE US SMILE,
sponsored by Bank of Eastern Oregon
to Honor new lone School District #2
HAPPY
Tuesday, Sept. 2 from 5-7 p.m.
at lone Oty Park
B ank o f
E a s te r n
O r e g o n
Member FDIC
Equal Housing Lender
Helen Proudfoot
Helen Proudfoot, 77,
o f Hermiston, died Thursday,
A ug. 21, 2003 at G ood
Shepherd Medical Center in
Hermiston.
She was born at
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on Feb.
2 1 ,1926toJ.G and Lillie Van
N ess. She en jo y ed her
childhood on the lake, where
she went swimming often with
her sister, Beverly, and where
her father was employed as a
captain o f the mail boat. Her
family later moved to The
Dalles, where her father was
a tugboat captain on the
Columbia. She graduated from
high school in The Dalles and
w as
em ployed
by
Montgomery Ward. Prior to
her marriage, she was also
employed by W ashington
Motor Coach in Spokane.
She m arried John
Proudfoot of Wasco, on Sept.
14,1946 and then began her
life as a farm wife on a wheat
ranch in lone. A daughter,
Pamela, was bom in 1949;
followed by a son, Paul, in
1951. In addition to being a
homemaker, she assisted her
husband in the daily operations
o f the farm, cooked for many
harvest crews and later did the
bookkeeping.
In lone, she was a
charter member o f the lone
Topic Club and supported the
library. She had a love o f
books and learning which she
instilled in her children. She
was a member of Eastern Star
for over 50 years.
Proudfoot enjoyed
traveling to the Oregon coast,
across Canada and the U. S.
to the Great Lakes area and
to Central and South America
with her husband. She visited
the Hawaiian Islands with her
fapiily, toured the East Coast
with ner daughter and Texas
with her son.
In 1982, she and her
husband moved to Hermiston
where they developed many
new friendships and later
retired. She became an active
m em ber in St. J o h n ’s
Episcopal Church and the
Hermiston Chapter o f PEO.
She spent many hours with her
grandchildren and was very
devoted to her husband,
children and grandchildren.
Survivors include her
husband, John, of Hermiston,
daughter, Pamela Brown of
Downers Grove, IL, son, Paul
Proudfoot, o f lone, sister,
Beverly Barker of Salem, and
grandchildren Jason Proudfoot
and Megan Proudfoot-Adams
o f lone. She was preceded in
death by her parents.
Disposition was by
cremation and a private family
gathering will be held at a later
date. Those who wish may
make contributions to the
Hermiston Chapter o f PEO
can do so in care o f Bums
Mortuary, Hermiston.
40s with a leader to students
ratio o f one leader to three or
four members. We have been
privileged over the years to
have leaders representing
three to five different churches
o f the area helping with
AWANA clubs. It has been
successful because o f the
dedicated leaders we have
who are committed to helping
each clubber be there and do
their best.”
P aren ts
are
encouraged to bring their
children, stay, and watch the
club in action if they would like
to. Transportation to and from
AWANA club is the parents’
responsibility.
Lim ited
transportation space may be
available with another parent
or club leader.
Mildred Mae
Call Pastor Glenn at
989-8555 if you have further Conner
questions. The door is usually
M ildred
M ae
open at the church on Bergstrom Conner, 94, o f
Wednesday just after 6 p.m. Heppner, died Friday, Aug. 22,
2003, at Pioneer Memorial
W e Print Business
Nursing Home in Heppner.
Cards
A graveside service
H eppner G a z e tte -T im e was held Aug. 27 at Heppner
Masonic Cemetery.
C onnor w as born
HAPPY MRTHPAYI HAPPY MKTHVAY] HAPPY MFTHVAY]
Sept. 22,1908, at Mutt River
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on
Obituaries
near Independence to John
and Lula Brickell Hanna. She
atten d ed
sch o o ls
at
Independence and, in 1923,
moved with her family to
Heppner w here she graduated
from Heppner High School.
On June 15, 1930,
she married Carl V. Bergstrom
at Heppner. Mr. Bergstrom
died in 1958.
On Sept. 28, 1961,
she married Albert R. Connor,
at S tev en so n , WA. Mr.
Conner died in 1995.
She was a clerk at the
Red and W hite G rocery,
Thomson Brothers Grocery,
and Court Street Market, all
in Heppner.
C onnor w as a
member o f the Degree o f
Honor, the Order o f Eastern
Star, and the United Methodist
Church.
She enjoyed fishing,
knitting and crocheting,
cro ssw o rd p u zzles, tree
planting and gardening.
Survivors include,
sons, Elwayne Bergstrom (and
w ife, C aro l) and Bob
Bergstrom, and sister, Jean
Bennett, all of Heppner; seven
grandchildren, 17 g reat­
grandchildren and two great-
great-grandchildren. Besides
her husbands, Carl Bergstrom
and Albert Connor, she was
preceded in death by her
parents, by brothers, Wilfred
Hanna and John Hanna, and
sister, Genevieve Corbin.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
Pioneer Memorial Hospice or
Pioneer Memorial Nursing
Home, P.O. Box 9, Heppner,
OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of
H eppner is in charge o f
arrangements.
Mervin O.
Hussey
Mervin O. Hussey,
89, ofUmatilla, died Thursday,
Aug. 21,2003, at his home.
A military graveside
service was held Aug. 27, at
Sunset Hills Cem etery in
Umatilla.
H ussey w as born
April 15, 1914, at Munden,
KS, to John Harrison and
Nancy Ada Randall Hussey.
In the 1930s, he
married Bertha Mae Barge at
Jerome, ID.
Hussey was a military
career man serving with the
U.S. Army during World War
II and the Korean Conflict.
A fter m ilitary service he
became a farmer. He trained
horses and loved being a
cowboy.
Survivors include his
children, Jack and Delores
Hussey o f Irrigon, Patrick
Hussey ofUmatilla, Buck and
Brenda Hussey o f Cascade
L ocks, M arge and Ron _
Johnson o f Yakim a, and
Shirley and Bruce Miller o f
Yakima; many grandchildren
and great-grandchildren;
brothers, Ben H ussey o f
Urinton, NV, Allen “Pete”
Hussey of Denver, and Merril
Hussey of Evergreen, CO; and
many nieces and nephews. He
was preceded in death by his
wife, Bertha Mae in 1987, by
a daughter, Gin McNeil, by his
parents and by brothers, Bill
and Carl.
Bums Mortuary o f
Hermiston is in charge o f
arrangements.
BRIAM
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BIRTHDAYl
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