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Health district discusses possible migrant health clinic in Boardman Essaie nôtaelL U oí 0 Notfspaoer Library Eugene, CR 97403 VOL. 123 NO. 13 8 Pages Wednesday, March 31,2004 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Annual TV shoot to be held » The annual 1000-yard TV shoot will be held April 14 at Frank and Joe H alvorsen’s Farm . Sign-in will be from 8:30-9:30a.m. The shoot will begin at 9:30 a.m . sharp. All participants should park in the designated area and proceed to the registration area w ith rifle (unloaded), bolt open with several bullets. T here is a $20 entry fee for each shooter w ho will receive one shot. Participants w ho want to shoot again will be allowed another shot for an additional $20. There will be no back-to-back shots. A ll m o n e y ( a f te r expenses) will go for the prizes for kids at lo n e ’s 4 th o f July Celebration. The prize for the event is $ 1 0 0 f o r h ittin g a n d breaking the TV tube. If more than one person breaks the TV tube, then a sh o o t-o ff will commence after everyone has shot. Only one person will win the $100 prize. E ach person will be given a shooting num ber and their rifle and bullets will be placed on a carpeted trailer by the safety officer for display. N o one will handle the rifles while they are one display. If a p a rticip a n t ch o o ses not to display their rifle, it should be left locked in their vehicle until they are ready to shoot. T h e re are no rifle restric tio n s. H ow ever, the whole purpose o f this shoot is to have fun shooting your elk o r deer rifle. L arge caliber r if le s (5 0 c a l) a re n o t encouraged, as they would not normally be taken hunting. Spotters will notify participants if they have hit or miss the TV tube. Food and drink will be furnished for $6 for all you can eat. Children 10 and under eat for $3.50. Food available will include hot dogs with chili or s a u e rk ra u t, b a rb e c u e d c h ic k e n , d o u g h n u ts a n d pastries and drinks. Participants are asked to not bring their dogs. They may also be clay pigeon shooting away from the rifle range so you can bring your shotgun as well. If you w ould like to help sponsor this event and get your com pany’s nam e on the reader board, a donation o f $ 1 0 0 o r m o re w o u ld be appreciated. If you h av e any q u e stio n s you can c o n ta c t T erry M ew h in n ey at 4 22- 7259. Local students participate in Bible quiz competition (L-R): Evan Unruh, Rebecca Jepsen and Kristen VanCleave participated in the Awana Bible Quiz Competition in Richland, WA. T h r e e T r u th a n d Awana handbooks for boys Training Bible Club members and girls in grades 3-6. The com peted last m onth in the contestants started out with a n n u al A w ana B ible Q uiz m u ltip le -c h o ic e q u e stio n s Competition in Richland, WA. about the Bible. T hen, the T his y e a r’s contest included more difficult speed quizzing som e 40 team s from several s e c tio n in c lu d e d re c itin g c h u r c h e s in R ic h la n d , passages o f Scripture from K e n n e w ic k , W alla W alla, m em ory, w ord perfect, and M il t o n - F r e e w a te r a n d knowing other Bible facts. Yakima, as well as tw o local Evan U nruh, a third teams sponsored by Lexington g r a d e r fro m H eppner Baptist Church. com peted as a team o f one in T h e r e w e re six the b o y s’ third and fourth different contests covering two grade competition on Book 1. He earned several points, but w ith the handicap o f being a single member he did not place in the top four. In the fifth and sixth grade girls’ division, Kristen V a n C le a v e a n d R e b e c c a Jepsen o f H eppner, claim ed first place honors out o f nine team s on Book 2. They each received a golden m edallion for their efforts and their team was awarded a plaque as well. VanCleave also went on to win one o f the highest aw ards by b e in g n a m e d B ib le Q u iz Individual Champion. A w ana B ible C lu b meets every Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. at the Lexington Baptist Church. The “Sparks’’ C lu b d iv is io n is f o r kindergarten to second grade. K ids in grades three through six are in the ‘Truth & Training” group. Various local churches help with the program. All kids in kindergarten through sixth grade are welcom e to attend. Awana will be having its year- e n d a w a rd s p ro g ra m and dessert on W ednesday, April 14. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. T he M orrow County Health D istrict, at its regular m e e tin g M o n d a y n ig h t, a p p ro v e d sen d in g a le tte r “strongly” showing support of a m ig r a n t h e a lth c lin ic proposed for Boardm an. “ It’s a good thing all th e w ay a ro u n d ,” M C H D Board m em ber Linda LaRue to ld th e G a z e tte - T im e s Tuesday. T he proposed clinic w ould serve m em bers o f the general com m unity as well as migrant and seasonal workers. The M orrow C ounty H ealth D epartm ent (public health departm ent) is serving as a lia is o n b e tw e e n th e com m unity effort to apply for a federal grant for the program and the state and federal levels o f the program. M o rro w C o u n ty H ealth D epartm ent director Sheree Sm ith also indicated her support o f the program , which, she says, could allow more low income, underserved people access to medical care. T he M orrow C ounty H ealth D istrict will have no direct co n nection w ith the program , but has indicated its su p p o rt o f the plan . (T he M o rro w C o u n ty H e a lth D is tric t o p e ra te s P io n e e r M em orial H ospital, Pioneer Memorial Clinic, Irrigon Clinic and provides hom e health, h o s p ic e a n d e m e r g e n c y services county-wide, as well a subsidy to Dr. Robert B oss’ private clinic in B oardm an.) M C H D also approved up to $ 1,500 to hire an interpreter fo r use at m ig ra n t h e a lth program meetings. O ne possibility that has surfaced is that Dr. Boss m ay be able sell his clinic building to the m igrant health program for use as their clinic building. A ccording to B oss’ supporters, Ed Glenn and John Prag, both from B oardm an a n d both m em b e rs o f the M o rro w C o u n ty H e a lth District Board, the doctor has indicated that he would like to retire. C urrently, how ever, A lb e rto M o re n o , M ig ra n t H ealth C oordinator with the O r e g o n D e p a r tm e n t o f Human Services, has indicated th a t he m a y h a v e so m e reservations w ith regard to s e le c tio n o f th e m ig ra n t program’s local committee, the C olum bia River C om m unity H ealth Services Com m ittee. T h e C R C H S C o m m itte e includes Enrique Aguilar. Gene A llen, Bill Brow n, A uralia C am p o s, S u san F re n ch , Dagoberto Hernandez, Cecilia M ontoya, Jesse Pena, Lynn Prag, O dilon R am irez and Don Russell. Glenn responded that the com m ittee included a wide sampling o f com m unity members. In other business the M o rro w C o u n ty H e a lth District Board: - le a r n e d th a t th e district had a profit o f $709 for the month of February, despite a $25,784 w rite o ff for bad debts. -approved an update o f information in the contract for physician Dr. Sam Datta, particularly for im m igration purposes. Dr. D atta's contract is up in M ay o f 2005. -learned that Pioneer M em o rial C lin ic had 398 patients in February w ith 15 new patients and an additional 41 patients seen by a nurse; Irrigon Clinic had 177 patients w ith 27 new patients and an additional 30 patients seen by a nurse; P ioneer M emorial H ospital had 10 adm issions; H eppner A m bulance had 10 runs, B oardm an A m bulance had 15, Irrigon A m bulance had 15; and the Boardm an H ealth C are C enter had 240 patients seen by Dr. Boss and 260 seen by his physician’s assistant. -learned that the state has approved the use of nurse practitioners and physician's a s s is ta n c e at th e P io n e e r Memorial Hospital emergency room. -learned o f concerns w ith regard to funding the M orrow C o u n ty S h e r if f ’s dispatch system . A pparently state-w ide funding for the system has d e creased and Gilliam and Sherman counties, that previously contracted for d ispatch services w ith the M .C. S h eriff’s O ffice, have opted to form their ow n 9-1 - 1 s y s te m . M C H D b o a rd m em bers learned that one funding option discussed was that communities may be billed for their proportionate use. - s e le c te d M ic h a e l Bell as the district’s auditor. Sheriff’s Office active in promoting bike safety Deputy John Bowles and Sheriff Verlin Denton w ith bike helmets provided to Morrow County youth The M orrow County Sheriffs Office is continuing in its e ff o r ts to p r o te c t the children of Morrow County by p ro m o tin g b ic y c le safety. Through donations to M CSO they have been able to provide children with bicycle helmets that fit p roperly and m eet safety standards. “Children can contact any M orrow C ounty deputy for a free helm et or bicycle inspection,” said Deputy John Bow les. “We can also help them register their bicycles to help in recovery if they are stolen.” Along with providing h e lm e ts fo r th e c h ild re n , M C S O p ro m o te s b ic y c le safety with a Bike Rodeo. The Red L ion stunt team from W ashington helps put on the R odeo, w hich teaches kids safe ways to have fun on their bicycles. A rodeo is held in H eppner, lone, Irrigon and Boardman. “ T h is h a s b e e n a su c c e ssfu l p r o g r a m ,” e x p la in e d S h e r if f V erlin D enton. “Lots o f businesses have donated to this project.” S h eriff D enton also explained that this project has helped children to obey the law, as all children under the age o f 16 m ust w ear a helm et while riding a bike. “It is good for the children to have positive exposure to the d e p u tie s.” remarked Sheriff Denton. In H e p p n e r, th e Rodeo will be held M ay 14 at 2 p.m. at H ager Park by the BMX track. A n o th e r p r o je c t M CSO is active in working on is the BMX track in Heppner. “ It will be a good thing if we can keep it out there,” said D eputy B ow les. M C SO is looking to redo the track and possibly have restroom s and a picnic area included at the track area. M CSO is looking for volunteers to help with this project. Anyone interested in the helm et project, the Bike R odeo o r the BM X tra c k project can contact D eputy B o w le s o r th e M o rro w C ounty S h e riff’s O ffice at 676-5317. Judge assigned to McCabe proceedings and 56 c o u n ts The H onorable John V. K e lly , W a sc o C o u n ty Circuit Court Judge, has been assigned to hear the April 8, 2004 entry of plea proceedings in S ta te v. S o n ja R ae M cC abe. The proceeding is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m . in the M orrow County Courthouse, Heppner. M cC abe, 40, of Heppner. was indicted by the M orrow C ounty G rand Jury on F eb. 20. 2 0 0 4 on tw o counts o f A ggravated Theft. 48 counts of Theft in the First Degree. 90 counts o f Theft in the Second Degree. 25 counts o f Forgery in the First Degree o f O ffic ial Misconduct. She was released from cu sto d y by U m atilla C ircuit C ourt Judge G arry R eynolds on Feb. 23, 2004 and has yet to enter a plea to th e c h a rg e s . T h e A p ril 8 proceeding is scheduled as an entry o f plea. Ducks Unlimited Banquet April 2 There will be a Ducks Unlimited Banquet on Friday, A pril 2 at the H eppner Elks Lodge. Social hour begins at 6 p.m . w ith dinner at 7 p.m . An auction and raffle will follow dinner. E veryone is welcom e to attend. LAWN and GARDEN FERTILIZER GARDEN and ¿51 FLOWERBED SEEDS Morrow County Grain Growers Lexington 989-8221 • 1-800-452-7396 For farm equipm ent. visit our w tb site at www meg* not
