Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 1,2004 - THREE
Four Morrow County residents awarded for Ag
(L-R): Bob and Suzanne Jepsen, Merlyn Robinson and Shirley Rung
Four
M orrow
C ounty resid en ts w ere
recently inducted into the
D iam ond
P ioneer
Agricultural Achievement
R egistry at the g ro u p ’s
recognition luncheon held at
the CH2M Hill A lum ni
Center on the Oregon State
University campus.
The
D iam ond
P ioneer R egistry was
established in 1983 when the
C ollege o f A g ricu ltu re
Sciences observed its 75lh
anniversary to recognize the
significant contributions of
friends and colleagues aged
75 or over, who have served
agriculture and related areas
throughout the years.
The four M orrow
County inductees were:
Bob Jepsen, who
farmed a dryland wheat and
barley farm, totaling 2500
acres, w ith outstan d in g
yields and excellent soil
c o n serv atio n p ractices
Jepsen has served as
chairman o f the M orrow
County Extension Advisory
Committee, supervisor o f
the Heppner Soil and Water
C o n serv atio n
D istrict,
president o f the M orrow
C ounty W heat L eague,
president o f the O regon
W heat G row ers League,
chairm an o f the State
Agriculture Stabilization and
Conservation Committee,
national chairman for the
Day o f Bread and member of
the national Wheat Industry
Council Jepsen organized
sixth grade tours of Morrow
County farms for Portland
school children He was
M orrow
C ounty
Conservation Man o f the
Year in 1970 and Morrow
C ounty C ow bells state
winner o f the Father of the
Year in 1972 He has served
as mayor o f Heppner for the
past 12 years
M erlyn R obinson
grew up on a ranch in
Morrow County and at an
early age learned how to
train horses She attended
Oregon State University,
after which she and her
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husband Donald, began the
Kirk and R obinson top
quality registered polled
H ereford
ranching
operation. Robinson has
been a m em ber o f the
O regon C attlem en’s, the
Oregon Cattlewomen’s, the
Oregon Polled Hereford, the
Columbia Empire Polled
Hereford and the American
Hereford Associations She
has been a 4-H livestock and
horse leader since 1970,
chairman o f the Wranglers
and Morrow County Open
Class Horse Show, holds a
4-H horse-judging card and
has ju d g e d many fairs
th ro u g h o u t O regon and
Washington She served on
the M orrow County Fair
Board from 1979 to 1991.
Robinson wrote for the East
Oregonian newspaper, Agri-
Times Journal, the Columbia
Basin E lectric C o-O p
Ruralight magazine and has
written agricultural articles
for other publications
Shirley Rugg grew
up on the family ranch near
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Heppner and was queen of
the Morrow County Rodeo
in 1940 In 1949, she and her
husband, George, took over
a 5200 head sheep operation
from her parents; in 1970,
she changed the ranch over
to a cattle operation In
1977, Governor Bob Straub
appointed Rugg to the
Livestock Advisory Board of
the Oregon Department o f
A griculture Board o f
Forestry. In 1978, she
received the “Trail Boss”
aw ard by the Pacific
Northwest section society of
range management. She has
been an active member o f the
Morrow County Livestock
Growers, the Oregon Sheep
Growers Association, the
N ational Wool G row ers
Association, the Appaloosa
Club,
the
O regon
C attlew o m en ’s and the
O regon
C attlem en ’s
Association.
Suzanne Jepsen
grew up in Pendleton where
she was a member o f the
Pendleton Round-Up court
She attended Oregon State
University. She served as
chaperon o f the M orrow
County Rodeo Court. She
worked as a partner with her
husband, Bob, on their
wheat farm, driving truck,
unloading wheat and feeding
the harvest crew s. Her
favorite jobs were selling
seed wheat and keeping the
ranch books. She is a
member o f the H eppner
Planning Commission and
she is chairman of the board
o f a group o f H eppner
citizens who promoted, built
and operates the sixteen-
apartm ent Willow Creek
Terrace A ssisted Living
facility in Heppner. This
facility overlooks Willow
Creek Dam and Lake. The
facility
is the first
community-sponsored and
financed assisted living home
in Oregon In 2003, Bob and
Suzanne Jepsen were named
Heppner’s Man and Woman
o f the Year.
MCHD receives positive
audit report
continued from page one
granted federal funds in the the district Last month the
neighborhood o f $500,000 district saw a $24,319 gain
to start a migrant clinic in Mahoney said that MCHD
Boardman However, Glenn has an average monthly year-
says that the clinic already to-date loss of $18,287.
an ticip ates
a budget
-agreed to a cost of
shortfall The clinic would living increase to include all
serve the general populace em ployees, except for
and would not be restricted providers (doctors) who
to serving just the migrant already have a contract with
p o p u latio n . “ The brutal the district and Vander Does,
reality is that a lot o f people who has been w orking
are not very happy about without a contract. The cost
what we’re (MCHD) putting o f living increase had been
in
the
B oardm an postponed because o f the
com munity,” said Glenn district’s financial position
Board Chair Larry Mills, prior to the passage o f the
countered that many people health d istrict levy The
are also unhappy about the increase is expected to cost
amount that is given to Dr the district around $35,900
B o ss’ clinic. Mills also annually
pointed out that while the
-received a report
recent health district levy which showed the following
was defeated by voters in for the month of October:
Boardman and Irrigon, it five hospital admissions; 15
received more votes than observation admissions for
anticipated in the Boardman $15,625 in revenue; 439
area and “clearly more votes outpatients; 73 emergency
in Irrig o n .” The board room “encounters”; 1317 lab
decided to wait to make a tests; 127 x-ray procedures;
decision until the proposed 33 CT scans; 30 EKG tests,
clinic’s budget is more firm one resp irato ry therapy
and need, if any, is procedure, 336 provider
determined
visits at the P ioneer
-learned that Molly Memorial Clinic, 201 at the
Rhea, R N., current director Irrigon Clinic and 104
o f Pioneer Memorial Home hospital visits by providers
Health and Hospice, will also covering the em ergency
assume the duties of director room ($26,135 in emergency
o f nursing services at the room provider revenue); 150
hospital Former director of Home
H ealth
visits,
nursing Tammy Henderson including 88 skilled nursing
has resigned. She had earlier visits, 39 aide visits, seven
moved to the Irrigon area occupational therapy visits,
The combination of director 15 physical therapy visits and
o f nursing and Home Health one speech therapy visit; and
and H ospice d irecto r 903 drug doses provided by
positions is expected to save the pharmacy for $32,265 in
the district between $40,000 revenue); 21 ambulance runs
and $50,000, even with an for H eppner, 18 for
increase in Rhea’s salary. Boardman, and eight for
R hea’s office, which had Irrigon, with three flights.
-learned that Rusty
been located downstairs in
the clinic/physical therapy Estes, formerly maintenance
office building, has been supervisor, has been
Em ergency
relocated to the basement of appointed
the hospital building. The Services coordinator, and
former Home Health and Carl Lauritsen, formerly
Hospice office will now be EMS coordinator, will
used for m eetings and assum e the duties o f
December
m aintenance supervisor
conferences
-voted to move the Estes, an EMT, is also chief
schedule for
D ecem ber m eeting to o f the H eppner Fire
Heppner Schools Monday, Jan 3, because of Department Lauritsen is
the Christmas-New Year’s also a paramedic
-agreed to work out
The Heppner High holiday.
a
contract
with Vander Does
-heard the October
School drama club will be
presenting a pro d u ctio n financial re p o rt which w ithin the next several
entitled “Lagooned” on Dec showed a $66,946 loss for months
1 at 7 p m. and Dec. 8 at 7 Symphony and Singers to perform
p.m. Admission price is $1.
The
H eppner in Long Creek and lone
E lem entary School Site
about
The Willow Creek inform ation
Council will meet on Dec. 7
participation
in
these
groups
Sym phony and Singers
at 6:30 p m and the HES PT
(Inland
N orthw est or concert inform ation
Club will meet at 7:30 p m.
Musicians Ensembles) will should co n tact Inland
The HHS Site
present th eir first ever N orthw est M usicians at
Council will meet on Dec 8
performance in Long Creek (541) 966-6649 or at
at 6 p.m. and the Booster
on Dec 4, at 7 p.m The info@inwm org.
Club will meet at 7 p m.
same co n cert will be
The HES W inter
presented on Dec 5 in lone Heppner Schools
Program will be held at 6:30
at 4 p.m. These concerts will
to hold holiday
p.m. on Thursday, Dec 9 at
be presented w ithout
the HES gym HHS will hold
admission charge (a free will programs
its Winter Program on Dec
offering will be accepted)
The
H eppner
16 at 7 p m. in the cafeteria
The Willow Creek Elementary School will be
The Morrow County
Symphony is a 40-member p resen tin g its H oliday
School Board meeting will
full orchestra comprised of Program on Thursday, Dec
be held Dec 13 at 7 p m at
students and adults. They 9 at 6:30 p m in the HES
HES
rehearse on Tuesday gym All g rades will be
The C om m unity
evenings from 6-7:30 p m. in perform ing tra d itio n a l
E ducation
C om m ittee
H eppner An ensem ble holiday music
meeting will be held at 7 p m
comprised o f students and
The Heppner High
on Dec 20
adults working side by side School Holiday Program
The
H eppner
is a unique and exciting will be Thursday, Dec 16 at
Schools Winter Break will
en terp rise for everyone 7 p m at the high school.
begin on Dec 17, w ith
involved
The choir and the junior high
classes resuming on Jan 3
The Willow Creek and high school bands will be
Singers is a 16-member performing holiday music in
choral organization They varied styles
reh earse on Tuesday
evenings from 7:30-8:30
O rder
p m in Heppner
M a g n e t ic
B oth
o f these
organizations are excellent
D o o r S ig n s
performing groups in their
HERE
own right and they also
function as the preparatory
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