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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 27, 2004 - THREE WVSC to hold raffle Quilt made by Judie Laughlin. Willow Valley Service Club will raffle a quilt on Dec. 2 during the Light Parade The quilt was made and donated by Judie Laughlin The quilt is being displayed at Artisan Village in Heppner Ticket prices are $1 each or six for $5. Tickets will be available at Artisan Village. Inland Northwest Musicians to perform in Boardman Inland N orthw est M usicians presents their second set o f concerts for the 2004/2005 season in Pilot Rock on Saturday, Nov 6 at 7 p.m. at the Pilot Rock Elementary School, 200 M cGowan Dr., Pilot Rock and in Boardman on Sunday, Nov. 7 at 4 p.m. at HLL to hold meeting « •,. ' i * • > * •. * * H eppner L ittle League will hold a meeting on Nov. 8 at 7 p.m at the Neighborhood Center. All members should attend the Port o f M orrow , 2 Marine D r, Boardman Following are a few pieces that the Chorale will perform: You Are The New Day by John David; Deep River arranged by Mark Hayes; Keep Your Lamps arranged by Andre Thomas; and L am bscapes, Four Historical Settings of Mary and Her Lamb by Eric Lane Barnes IjiUfW .NOTtlWAV Chorale a regional chorus and is under the direction of R Lee Friese o f Athena OR All Inland N o rth w est Musicians concerts are free to the public. A Wee Bit O’ Morrow County Health District By Claudia Hughes and Cara Osmin continued from page ! reso u rces to assist the in August and 30 in July; 27 proposed clinic in obtaining EKG tests were performed, staffin g M igrant clinic compared to 21 in August; p ro g ram s for Fossil, 13 resp irato ry therapy Prineville and White City, all procedures were performed, in O regon, w ere also compared to 44 in August approved. and 12 in July; P ioneer -heard from Vander Memorial Clinic had 390 D oes co n cern in g provider visits, compared to informational meetings on 394 in August and 403 in the d is tric t’s levy and July; Irrigon Clinic had 201 financial situation Vander visits, compared to 336 in Does said that he felt he had August and 204 in July; made good inroads in all hospital visits for providers co m m unities ex cep t covering the em ergency Boardman He also said that room num bered 121, he had not heard o f any com pared to 96 in both organized opposition to the A ugust and July, which levy. He also received a brought in $27,902, report that there were almost com pared to $24,075 in 400 more registered voters August and $26,681 in July; in the county than in the Home H ealth, including prev io u s electio n The skilled nursing visits, aide informational meetings also visits, medical social worker included voter registration visits, occupational therapy, -learned that MCHD physical therapy and speech will receive an additional therapy, visits numbered $33,570 in taxes, because of 136, compared to 219 in an increase in county tax A ugust and 275 in revenues. This translates to Septem ber; adm inistered an additional $3,730 per 810 drug doses for $39,301, m onth The c o u n ty ’s compared to 907-$27,161 in estim ated v alu atio n has August and 592-$26,592 in increased from $970 million July. to over $1 billion -heard that Dr. -heard the following R obert B oss had 173 rep o rt for Septem ber: patients and his physician’s Pioneer Memorial Hospital assistan t had 297 for had 13 adm issions in September Septem ber, com pared to -received notice that seven in August and 12 in a p h y sic ia n ’s assistan t July; 1208 lab tests were attempting to obtain Oregon perform ed, com pared to licensing to work at MCHD 1012 in August and 1280 in has run into some minor July; 145 x-ray procedures problem s. The problem s were performed, compared p ertain to a jay w alk in g coming Nov. 5 to 110 in August and 98 in charge over 20 years ago, in July; 27 CT scans w ere famous chicken casserole, performed, compared to 32 addition to a new employee at the office that handles PA pie and drinks. The price will licensing stay the same: $5 for adults and $3 for children. Chamber Chatter The Methodist ladies are the hosts. The monies By Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir. Looks like winter is on its way. How did that happen will be used in a variety of so fast? Now that the scarecrows are about to go into ways from mission projects storage, it’s as good a time as any to start thinking about to needed upkeep The ladies the holidays, celebrating all we have to be thankful for with pay for most o f the upkeep and re n o v a tio n s in the Christmas just around the corner. The Chamber is again holding the annual Christmas parsonage tree auction. It will be held after the Light Parade in the new City Hall. The proceeds will be shared with the Hospice program and everyone will be welcome to attend. Those people or businesses contributing trees should plan to have them on display by Monday, Nov. 22. Sign-up forms will be distributed soon Committee chairpersons apologize for this early date but felt people would like more time to view the trees before the actual auction when buyers take possession on Thursday, Dec. 2. Photographers heads up The Eastern Oregon Visitor Association is redoing its annual visitor guide. The theme revolves around scrapbooking, “Eastern Oregon Memories Make S’M ore.” Heppner businesses are participating with listings to help make it possible to have at least half a page All o f Morrow County is invited to participate Needed are quality 35mm or 300dpi or larger photos o f people having fun in this area, such as roasting marshmallows, playing in the snow, camping, fishing, riding ATM, bikes, etc If a photo is chosen for the guide, the submitting photographer will be paid by Northwest Travel Please bring photos to the Chamber office with your name and address on the back by no later than Monday, Nov. 1 They will be returned There’s lots to do in Heppner from sports to Shenanigan’s concert, volunteering in a myriad o f ways, building a trivia team, planning events, decorating something for the Light Parade, checking out a good library book, inviting friends in, doing good deeds, doing your life’s work well, spending time with your family, leisurely shopping, getting ready for the holidays, or just taking time to be and remembering that the real wonders o f the world are touch, taste, smell, seeing, believing, loving, laughing, caring and freedom Wishing “spooks” o f all ages a safe and sane Halloween Sure 'n beghorrah it’s leprechauns in October The St Patrick’s Committee is meeting, the 2005 brochure is almost ready to go to press as soon as entertainment is finalized Irish groups are being screened for the Saturday evening entertainment If there are businesses who wish to have the large ad in the annual brochure, there is one space available New ideas for entertainment or events? Now is the time to let the committee know The search is on for an Irish family or Grand “Leprechaun” to honor in 2005 Get in touch with Shanny Farley Miller at 989-8541 with suggestions Now would ye be Irish? Change is taking place with a new event, “Luck O ’ The Irish Casino Night” replacing the Friday night auction The event is being chaired by Sharon Harrison and Diana Ball, who will soon be recruiting volunteers to deal, decorate, solicit, etc. Give them a call if you’d like to pitch in. An additional chairperson or organization is needed to oversee a variety o f races. People have been asking for the return of the O ’Shanty race, Bed races, Bartenders Race and Irish ski race. ’Twould be a day at the races, so to speak The Irish family flags are being retired Some have literally disintegrated New ones are going to be made and once the fabric has been selected there will be a few evenings for “painting on the green ” Once the new ones are complete, the old ones will be returned to the families, at least. Appreciative we are of the people behind the scenes, in addition to the above mentioned, who help make the decisions and chair the events: Doris Brosnan, Judie Laughlin, Joe Lindsay, Cliff Green, Dick and Lynnea Sargent, Molly Rhea, Marti Mitchell, Jo Burleson, Ed Baker, Rene Devin, Jerry and JoyceKay Hollomon, Gary and Doris Jones, Mary Flamilton, Brian Thompson, Mike Duffy and the community at-large To get you in the Irish spirit, one and all are encouraged to join the Shenanigans on Thursday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. at the Heppner Elementary School gym as they share their music and trip to Ireland with Heppner and others. Just come and enjoy, we’re told It’s their gift to the community for supporting them in their travels and it’s the community’s chance to sit back and enjoy. Christmas Bazaar The annual Methodist Church Bazaar will be held in the basement o f the church on Friday, Nov. 5 from 9 a m to 1 p.m. There will be baked goods, crafts and a quilt to be raffled The drawing will be held during the Light Parade Lunch will be served from 11 a m. to 1 p.m. The luncheon will feature their 0 V O T E YES Morrow County Health District Levy A YES V o te m e a n s c o n tin u e d s u p p o r t fo r th e H o sp ita l, Clinic, E m e rg e n c y R oom , A m b u la n c e , 1st R e sp o n d e rs, a n d H o m e H e a lth & H ospice Support your Health Care services. vole YES lo r Continued Health Care! Paid for by Vote Yes for Continued Health Care Committee lone downs Echo By Marie Key The Lady Cardinals downed the Lady Cougars in three games, 25-19, 25-13 and 25-17, at Echo on Tuesday, Oct 19 Jenny Griffith led the team with 15 points, one ace, 14 passes, one dump, one kill and one block Ashly Grams followed with 12 points, three aces, two passes, one dump and 30 set assists Abby Key added eight points, one ace, two passes, one dump and 22 set assists Sara Peck had six points, three aces, 22 passes, three dumps, three kills and one block S tephanie H olland b ro u g h t in five points, three aces, one kill and one block A lyssa Rietmann contributed four points, one ace, one dump, one block and one set assist. Barbara Holland added four kills, nine passes and two blocks and Amber Patton added three dumps, five passes, one kill and tw o blocks
