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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 30, 2004 MC Health Distric to seek tax levy The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow continued from page one Heppner G A Z E T T E -T I M E S U.S.P.S. 240-420 M orrow C o u n ty ’s H om e-O w ned W eekly N ew spaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3. 187*). Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Ore gon. Office at 147 W. Willow Street Telephone (5 4 1 ) 676-9228. Fax (5 4 1 ) 676- 9211. E-mail gt#heppner net or gtC<Crapidserve.net. Web site: www heppner net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times. P.O. Box 337, Heppner. Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $24 in Morrow County; $ 1 8 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $30 elsewhere. David Sykes .................................................................................................. Publisher Katie W all.......................................................................................................... Editor News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $4.75 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 50c per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $7 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5.35 per column inch. For PubiioLegal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for publi cation must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after iast date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or C hange a Subscription • Place a C lassified Ad • Subm it a N ew s Story • View Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Engagement McElligott-Sarfino . .111.0 l r |..V I t ' l l I ' ' ' * j > i / 1 B l« g « M c E lll^ u a M I> ^ k S . ^ 'p \ (i * J ' [ j n; t ’I ,, p a tie n ts ex ceed ed the amount reimbursed. They also sold a clinic building in B oardm an and are attempting to create a swing- bed program, which would provide som e long-term patient care with a better reimbursement rate to help bo o st the bottom line. C lin ics in H ep p n er and Irrigon have qualified for rural health clinic status and Pioneer Memorial Hospital has received the “critical care access h o s p ita l” designation, both of which in crease th eir M edicare reimbursement rates. “We have done about everything we can to reduce expenses and increase reimbursement rates,” said Vander Does Last year a $300,000 gift to the district from an estate virtually erased the d e fic it, but such g ifts, especially ones so large, are an u n reliab le source o f income. Also at the meeting, the board decided to forgo a three-percent cost-of-living increase for employees for the time being, hopefully only until the levy passes. The increases would have cost the district more than $78,000 a year. A cost-of- liv in g in crease for Dr. Robert Boss will go ahead as per his contract, as will cost-of-living increases for other contracted employees. The board approved a re so lu tio n ad o p tin g a $6,615,774 budget for fiscal year 2004-05 and imposed taxes of $.6050 per $ 1,000 o f assessed valuation for operations. That am ount includes a $50,000 ending fund balance. The general fund includes $2,739,218 for p erso n n el serv ices, $1^456,251 for materials and serv ice s, $7 3 4 ,6 3 4 for revenue deductions and bad d eb t, $ 1 ,1 9 9 ,7 6 2 for contingencies, $280,000 for c ap ital p u rch ases and $155,909 for capital lease and lo n g -term loan reduction for a fund total of $6,565,774. O f the to tal $6 million-plus budget amount, only around $600,000 of that is received from taxes. Together with tbeir parents, L. J. and the late Maryan McElligott of lone and Greg and Joan Sarfino of Bethesda, MD, Bridget McElligott and Derek William Sarfino wish to announce their engagement. The bride-elect graduated from lone High School in 1995 and graduated from Regis University in 1999 with a bachelor of arts degree in Communication Art. She graduated from the University of Colorado with a bachelor of science degree in Nursing in 2003. She will graduate in May 2005 from the University of Colorado with a doctorate degree in Nursing. She is employed at the VA Medical Center in Denver, CO, as a surgical intensive care nurse. Derek Sarfino graduated from Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda in 1996. He graduated from Regis University with a bachelor of science degree in Business Administration in 2000. He is now obtaining an Elementary Education degree from Metropolitan State College of Denver. He will obtain his m aster’s degree from the University of Colorado in 2005. The Friends of the The couple will be married in Evergreen, CO, on H ep p n er L ib rary have July 30, 2004 and will reside in Denver, CO. received several memorials on behalf of Marsha Sweek. Misty Creek in Heppner Memorials received so far The bluegrass band Valley service C lub and are from Erin Clem, Roger M isty Creek plays in the funded by the M orrow L eonnig and D ennis Park, July 1, from 6:30-8:30 County Unified Recreation O ’Donnell, Heppner High p.m. Join others for this free D istrict. Bring chairs or School Class of 1967; Gail M usic in the Park event blankets and be prepared for Burkenbine; Coos Country sponsored by the Willow an engaging and rewarding Assessor’s Office; Carolyn time. Willey; Bob and Joy Krein; Kuhn and Spicer; Jim and Barbara Hayes; and Steve and Lisanne Currin. The m oneys received (over $400 thus far) will be used to purchase mystery books, M arsha’s favorite genre. As books are purchased, the Friends will submit articles describing the books. Each book will have a bookplate denoting it as part of the Marsha Sweek permanent collection. D pap J g £aniunr The H eppner Friends are preparing for In other business the board: -discussed replacing an aging x-ray m achine which is over 25 years old and is beginning to have som e p ro b lem s. M CHD CEO Victor Vander Does told the board that two used machines from hospitals that recen tly c lo sed may be a v ailab le . O ne was approximately $10,000 and an o th er was around $25,000. Complex moving, retrofitting and installation of the machine could cost the district another $25,000, according to Vander Does. A new x-ray machine could be in the $200,000-$300,000 range, he said. The board authorized Vander Does to buy a used machine for no more than $30,000. -received the May fin an cial rep o rt w hich showed a $30,558 loss. -learn ed o f an increase in the number of days acco u n ts are in acco u n ts re c eiv a b le , because of an error on the part of Blue Cross. The error has been corrected. -rec eiv ed the following statistics for May: Pioneer M em orial Clinic had 363 patients with 12 new patients and 43 patients seen by a nurse; Irrigon Clinic had 184 patients with 25 new patients and 62 seen by a n urse; P io n eer Memorial had 17 inpatients for a total of 60 patient days, 428 o u tp a tie n ts and performed 1085 lab tests, 127 x-ray procedures, 26 C- T scans and 29 EKG tests; Dr. R obert Boss and his physician’s assistant saw 381 p a tie n ts; H eppner A m bulance had 11 runs; Boardman Ambulance had 23 runs and Irrigon Clinic has eight runs. -rec eiv ed a le tte r from Dr. R obert Boss indicating that in the event C o lu m b ia R iver Community Health Services opens a federally-funded migrant clinic in Boardman, he will close his privately operated Boardman Health Care Center and “consider the m utual o b lig a tio n s between me (Dr. Boss) and the d istric t im m ediately satisfied.” Friends of library receive Marsha Sweek memorials ENGAGEMENT OPEN NOUEE fol Btijqét MôBUi/jott and £atunday, Juif 3id itû Â Îù ig à t 7 7 4 , B n'nÿ a éotCtfe oft wirte fa n GET YOUR CUSTOM BANNERS HERE Heppner Gazette-Time* 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 HAPPY 80th BIRTHDAY p .t t t . oit L J McrEtligôtt i lioMP.i f/ tg lu A / c u f their annual fundraiser, the Book and Bake Sale, which will take place July 31 in front of the Heppner Branch from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The purpose of the Friends group is to su p p o rt the library and supply those extras that make the library a stro n g e r part o f the com m unity. A nyone w ishing to donate books should deliver them to the Heppner Methodist Church or the K uhn and S picer offices by July 16. If you would like to donate baked goods, please contact Sally Walker at 676-9112 or drop them off at the library before 10 a.m. July 31. ROLAND BERGSTROM! lo n a ttcw fyw edf/ From Your Four Girls Letten to the Editor Editor's note: le t t e r s t o the Editor must be signed. The Gazette-Times will not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone num ber on all letters lor use by the G-T office. The G - T reserves the right to edit. The G-T is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. (Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks" at a cost of $7.) HHS baseball team, a great representation of Heppner To the Editor: For the past four seaso n s I ’ve had the privilege of being associated w ith the H ep p n er H igh School baseball program. As you all know, HHS baseball has traveled into the state playoff’s series the past few years w ith teams. The enthusiasms and excitement it has generated on the field of play and in our com m unity has been awesome. But this didn’t just happen- or did it just come about this past year. The teams have been blessed with som e great talent, which came together Morrow County to receive monies from PILT Program S ecretary o f the In te rio r G ale A. N orton announced that Oregon will receive $6,245,153 under the P aym ent In L ieu of Taxes Act to com pensate county governments whose jurisdictions contain tax- ex em p t F ed eral lands. Morrow County will receive $39,924 for 149,960 total acres. “T hese im p o rtan t dollars help states offset the loss o f tax rev en u es to counties that contain federal lands,” Norton said. “This m oney h elp s pay for essential services such, as firefig h tin g , search-and- rescue operations and a host of other badly needed on- the-ground services.” The Bureau of Land Management in Oregon and W ashington has responsibility for 16 million acres o f public lands and about 23 million acres of sub-surface federal mineral estate in the two states. The BLM is an agency of the U .S. D ep artm en t o f the Interior. BLM’s multiple-use m ission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock g ra z in g , m ineral developm ent and energy p ro d u c tio n , and by co n se rv in g n atu ral, historical, cultural and other re so u rce s on the public lands. Over the Ike Cup T h irte en ladies gathered in hot weather at Willow Creek Country Club for their weekly Over the Tee Cup play. Shari Stahl took low gross of the field. Low net of the field went to Corol M itch ell and L u v illa Sonstegard. Lois Hunt and Bernice Lott tied for least putts of the field. In flight A, Stahl had the long drive. In flight B, Lynnea S argent took low gross; Juanita Martin took low net; Lorrene Montgomery took least putts; and Sonstegard took long drive. In flight C, Jackie A llsto tt took low gross; Donna Crawford took low net; Dorris Graves took least putts; and Joyce Dinkins and Allstott had the long drive. at the right time and at the right place. The right place has been under the coaching of head coach Rick Johnston and his staff of Rick Paullus, Jim K indle and John McCabe. These guys have dedicated their time, energy, resources, talent and heart into nurturing the young men of HHS into a winning program on the field and off the field that should make us all proud. I was fortunate to have traveled with the team to Gaston this year and the remarks made by outsiders on how well mannered the young m en co n d u cted themselves and what a joy it was to be around them was great to hear. H ep p n er alw ays fields a team to be reckoned with- they challenge their o p p o n en ts w ith great b aseb all sk ills and sportsmanship like conduct. T h ese a ttrib u te s are imbedded in our team by a co ach in g s ta ff w ho are com m itted to developing young men into responsible * citizens. My cap is o ff to . th ese co ach es and administrators of Heppner H igh S chool fo r th e ir commitment to the baseball program. (s) Dick Sargent Heppner Obituaries Arthur Norman Doubledee A rth u r N orm an D o u b led ee, 84, of B oardm an, died Sunday, June 20, 2004, at his home. A p riv ate fam ily memorial service will be held later. Doubledee was bom . Aug. 29,1919, at Henryetta, O K , to W ill “ B ill” and Winnie Plaster Doubledee. He grew up and attended schools in Henryetta where he spent a lot of his time with his grandfather, John Plaster, working on his farm. In 1940, he married Frances Lanora Dunlap at Independence, MO. He served with the military during World War II then went to work for the U .S. G overnm ent in the Weather Bureau Division, retiring from the Weather Service in 1967. The D o u b led ees m oved to B oardm an in August 1968. Doubledee worked fo r vario u s co m p an ies, in clu d in g D unn and McClannahan, for several years. H is h o b b ies included leather tool work, g ard en in g , la n d sc a p in g , cab in etfy , fish in g , horseshoes and golfing. He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Doubledee in August 1986. Survivors include his children. Norman Keith D oubledee o f R edm ond, Susan G odshall o f Walla W alla, D avid A rth u r D oubledee in New York State, Donna Kay Murray of H erm iston and Jan Leah Shoem ake o f B oardm an; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Bums Mortuary of Hermiston is in charge of arrangements.
