SIX- Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 2, 2005
Local students hold Winter Dance Recital
On Friday, Feb 25,
25 local girls, ages 3-12,
held their Winter Dance
Recital at Heppner High
School The g irls are
tra in e d
by
E lyshia
R ennison, o w ner o f
P erfo rm in g A rts and
Humanities o f Hermiston,
who comes to Heppner on
Mondays to teach tap, jazz
and ballet
During the recital,
the girls were broken into
five different groups with
four groups performing both
Chamber Chatter
Bv Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir.
There was a robin in my yard this morning, a true
sign o f spring Rain is now falling soft upon our fields this
afternoon and it’s beginning to look “green” in the Chamber
office and around Heppner as “A Wee Bit O ’ Ireland” fast
approaches.
People are coming through the Chamber door for
parade applications, C ruz-In inform ation, bringing
donations for the first ever Luck O ’ the Irish Casino night,
getting applications for feeding large groups o f people,
checking on RV sites and the list goes on March 17-20 is
just around the corner Pick up a brochure to see some o f
the new events added
A call to the office today offered a true Irish brogue
at the other end, calling from Arlington, VA. Alan Carrick
and friends will be here for our celebration to sing around
town at various events and at Bucknum’s. He wanted to
be sure that Father Condon knew they had learned to sing
“Molly Malone,” just for him It may be difficult to beat
these guys if they choose to enter the KUMA coffee hour
brogue contest
‘Tis grateful I am for all the leprechauns in the form
o f Joann Burleson, Doris Brosnan, Tonia Adams, Sharon
Harrison and Chamber President Nancy Gochnauer, who
checked mail, answ ered requests, sent out parade
registration, w orked on publicity, took minutes and
performed a myriad o f other tasks involved with the
Chamber of Commerce while I was out for two weeks.
Chamber weekly meetings continue. All entities
report at Chamber this first Thursday, March 3 On March
10, Representative Greg Smith will hold a conference call
at noon giving the Chamber a monthly legislative update
and on March 17 a member business will again be featured
during the Chamber luncheon The Chamber Board o f
Director’s meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 23
at 11:30 a m at John’s Place.
Thought for the Week: “People often say motivation
doesn’t last; neither does bathing, that’s why both are
recommended daily.” -Z ig Ziglar
a jazz or ballet piece and a
tap piece and one group
performing only a tap piece
T he g irls will be
performing soon at Willow
C reek T errace fo r the
residents and will hold their
Spring D ance R ecital in
May.
Legion and
Auxiliary brings
Child ID to lone
students
T he
A m erican
Legion and Auxiliary, along
with the cooperation from
the lone School D istrict
believes that children are our
most treasured possessions.
With this in mind, they are
planning “ The Child ID
Program” o f lone, locally
being called the “Protecting
Our Kids” project
Consider this: There
is a flash flo o d , an
earth q u ak e; som e o th e r
natural disaster; someone
takes your child- How would
you tap into the Amber Alert
System?
T he child ID kit
in clu d es:
m edical
information, DNA samples
o f your child, fingerprints
and
o th e r
im p o rtan t
information as well as a place
for the picture o f your child
Each kit becom es
the property o f the parent or
guardian These kits are
available to the Legion for
$ 2.50 each and will be
finished by the American
Legion Auxiliary However,
if anyone wishes to help
defray the expense o f getting
all children involved, you
Seventh-Day Adventist Church hosts may donate if you wish
guest speaker
discovered the deep secrets Organizations may wish to
help also
W o rld -re n o w n e d of Bible prophecy Fie speaks
The Sheriff’s office
the
author and speaker Doug on
will
help
w ith
th e
Batchelor will be speaking at “amazing”
fin g erp rin tin g to ensure
the Heppner Seventh-Day facts o f
proper completion If you
A d v e n tist C h u rch via la s t - d a y
have any questions please
satellite on Friday, March 4 e v e n ts ...
telep
h o n e one o f the
at 7 p m. There will be no e v e n t s
following Robin M oran,
charge for the meeting or for th at are
Chair
o f the “Protecting Our
the study materials. Free happening
Kids” Project; Irene Holtz,
child c are will also be today
Auxiliary President; Eunice
Tie
provided
McElligott, Auxiliary Vice-
Batchelor, who was S ev en th -
President; or June Crowell,
living in a cave and found an D a y
A
uxiliary
S e c re tary -
old Bible, dusted it off and Adventist
Treasurer
began his journey Through Church is
The
gro u p
is
years o f in-depth study, he located at 560 N. M inor targeting the “big” school for
Street in Heppner
March 8
St. Patrick’s Senior Center news
Volunteers from the Christian Life Center are hosts
for the March 9 noon meal at St Patrick’s Senior Center
The menu for the day is chili, baked potatoes, coleslaw,
Parker House rolls, peaches and cottage cheese and
brownies
The C enter has been notified that the Mural
Committee has elected to present a print o f the museum
mural to the Senior Center The presentation will take place
on March 9 during the meal The center is encouraging an
exceptional attendance on that day to show the Center's
appreciation for the gift
Last week, members o f the Heppner High School
Honor Society filled in as hosts o f the meal They prepared
the room, served participants and helped clean up The
center appreciated their willingness to offer community
service at the gathering
l
i.
Lexington
Grange to host
community sale
Lexington G range
#726 is hosting a community
yard sale on Saturday, March
5 from 10 a m to 5 p.m.
Tables are free and
com m unity m embers are
invited to bring and sell their
belongings at the Grange
For
m ore
in fo rm atio n
c o n tac t
C larence at 989-8493 or
Robin at 422-7262
DA seeks medical rep for COUIlty
child abuse team
The Morrow County
H ealth D istric t heard a
re q u e st from M orrow
C ounty D istrict A ttorney
David C Allen for a medical
representative to serve on
the c o u n ty ’s child abuse
multidisciplinary team
A llen ask ed the
health district to allow a
provider to serve on the
team and suggested Terry
A n d erso n , a p h y sician ’s
assistant who is working at
the Irrigon clinic. Allen said
th a t the child abuse
multidisciplinary team has
been lacking the medical
piece o f the team, which is
vital He said that funds for
train in g , tra n sp o rta tio n ,
mileage and lodging for the
team member and medical
exams for the possible victim
are available through CAMI
(C h ild
A buse
Multidisciplinary
In v e stig a tio n ) w hich is
funded by the state through
crim inal fines, fees and
assessments.
Allen said that while
the team member would be
required to attend training,
m eetin g s and a p p ea r in
court, the team sees only
around 10 assessments per
year and probably only one
o r tw o o f those actually
come to trial. He said the
bulk o f incidents probably
o ccu r in the B oardm an-
Irrigon areas. He also said
th a t the team w ould
w elco m e o th e r m edical
p ro fe ssio n a ls, such as
nurses, nurse practitioners
and MDs.
The board agreed
with the request and gave
p e rm issio n fo r A llen to
contact Anderson.
Beautification
Commission
declares City
Cleanup Days
=The
C ity
of
H ep p n er’s B eautification
Commission has declared
March 1-13 as “City Cleanup
Days.”
During the annual
“ C ity C lean u p D a y s,”
residents are encouraged to
do their part in beautifying
the community. The cleanup
days are being tim ed to
happen before Heppner’s St.
P a tric k ’s C eleb ratio n to
spruce up the town before
the large influx o f visitors.
Les Schw ab Tire
C e n te r is helping the
com m unity by accepting
tires for disposal. This is
limited to Heppner residents
and four passenger or pickup
tires per family.
The
fo llo w in g
cleanup opportunities are
also available and are located
at or near the City Yard off
Riverside Street next to Jay
Coil Fabrication.
-A m etal recycle
dum pster for larger metal
objects Tires, refrigerators,
w ashers, dryers or other
ap p lia n ce s c an n o t be
accepted
-A yard debris only
d u m p ster (no household
garbage)
-A
y ear-ro u n d
recycling bin for household
metals, glass, newspapers
(no plastic).
These are limited to
City o f Heppner residents
only For further information
contact Heppner City Hall at
676-9618
M a g n e tic
D oor Signs
H ERE
H eppner G azette-T im es
676-9228
Also at the meeting,
the board
-heard the January
financial report which shows
a $47,000 loss for the month,
compared to a $14,000 loss
for December and a $25,000
average monthly loss The
loss was due in part to a
$27,000 Medicare payment
settlem ent, a physician’s
q u a rte rly
bonus
and
increased costs to hire a
substitute lab technician to
replace one out following
surgery MCHD also paid
$13,538 to Columbia River
Health Services, according
to the district’s agreement to
help with funding the new
B oardm an
clinic.
In
ad d itio n al
o p e ra tin g
revenue, the district received
a $20,775 grant to purchase
a four-wheeler for use at the
county’s new OHV park.
-heard th at the
district’s cash flow was up
$185,000 and the days in
acco u n ts receivable was
dow n to 67 days, both
improvements.
-heard that the new
director o f nursing services,
M olly R hea, w as doing
“excellently.” “A lot o f things
have been coming at her and
I think she’s really enjoying
it,” commented CEO Victor
Vander Does He said that
the switch in job descriptions
fo r R usty E stes, from
maintenance to emergency
services, and Carl Lauritsen,
from emergency services to
m ain ten an ce, w as also
working well.
-heard the following
report for January: Pioneer
Memorial Clinic-429 patient
visits with 14 o f those new
patients and an additional 38
patients seen by a nurse;
Irrigon Clinic-192 patients
with 30 o f those new patients
and 52 additional patients
seen by a nurse; ambulance
r e p o r t- 12 runs for the
Heppner ambulance, 26 for
B oardm an and 16 for
Irrigon; Pioneer Memorial
Hospital-nine admissions,
322
o u tp a tie n ts,
67
em ergency
room
encounters, 1362 lab tests,
116 x-ray procedures, 23 CT
scans, 36 EKG tests, 31
re sp ira to ry
th erap y
procedures, 104 hospital
visits by providers covering
the em ergency room for
$26,128 in revenue; 153
H om e H ealth v isits and
procedures, and 742 drug
d o ses for $ 3 7 ,7 3 6 in
revenue
-heard a report from
Vander D oes concerning
bids on x-ray equipment. He
said th a t he receiv ed a
variety o f bids on a variety
o f equipment and is in the
process o f comparing those
bids.
-discussed finding a
board m em ber from the
Irrig o n area w ith board
m em ber Ken M atlack o f
Irrigon, who has expressed
a desire to leave the board
since he has been elected
Morrow County Sheriff and
serves on a number o f other
boards.
lone Schools corrects honor roll list
The recently published honor roll list from lone
Schools for quarter two and semester one had been made
in error, including no distribution between group A (4.0-
3.5) and B (3 49-3 0) honor roll students. The corrected
list for the school is as follows:
Quarter 2:
Grade 5: (A)- Steven Holland, Zac Orem, Jordan
Peterson, Christine Raible, Makenna Ramos and Mary
Rietmann; (B)- Adam Collin, JoAnna Patton and Micah
Stillman
Grade 6: (A)- Beth Morter (4.0), Mariah Bradfield,
Tom Holland and Jake Trahan; (B)- Tim Clay, Mary Gates,
M arco Juarez, Kevin LaRue, Alex Rietmann, Tanner
Rietmann and Shelby Wiggers.
Grade 7: (A)- Alex Carlson (4.0), Sarah Stillman
(4.0) , Stefanie Archer, Mike Raible, R.J. Ramos and
Heather Wiggers; (B)- Gunner Jessen and Tyree Svetich.
Grade 8: (A)- Tiana Camarillo, Kara Clay, Matt
Coleman and Brenna Rietmann; (B)- Luke Bradfield and
Clay Morter
Grade 9: (A)- Justin Archer (4.0), Shannon Clay
(4 .0 ) , Emily Rietmann (4.0), Kip Krebs and Teonna
Vandever; (B)- Paige Armstrong, Kaylee Palmateer, Alan
Rietmann and Kylee Svetich.
Grade 10: (A)- Stephanie Holland and Kayla
LaRue; (B)- Mason Bradfield, Meghan Gaines and Megan
Tollefson
Grade 11: (A)- Tony Bolin, Jenny Griffith and Kyle
Palm ateer; (B )- Tyler Brow n, A shly G ram s, Kelly
Thompson and John Walton.
Grade 12: (A)- Nick Christman (4.0), Barbara
Holland (4 0), Kasie Peterson (4.0), Alyssa Rietmann (4.0),
Missy Baker, Arthur Ekstrom, Amanda Emery, Sara Peck
and Tyler Riverman; (B)- Austin Arballo, Taylor McElligott
and Kim Morris
Semester 1:
Grade 5: (A)- Steven Holland, Zac Orem, Jordan
Peterson, Christine Raible, Makenna Ramos and Mary
Rietmann; (B)- Adam Collin and Micah Stillman
Grade 6: (A)- Beth Morter (4 0), Mariah Bradfield,
M ary G ates, Tom H olland, Alex Rietm ann, Tanner
Rietmann and Jake Trahan; (B)- Marco Juarez, Kevin
LaRue and Shelby Wiggers
Grade 7: (A)- Alex Carlson (4 0), Sarah Stillman
(4.0) , Mike Raible and R J. Ramos; (B)- Stefanie Archer,
Matt Hams, Gunner Jessen, Tyree Svetich and Heather
Wiggers.
Grade 8: (A)- Tiana Camarillo (4 0), Kara Clay
(4.0) , Matt Coleman and Brenna Rietmann; (B)- Luke
Bradfield and Clay M orter
Grade 9: (A)- Justin Archer (4.0), Shannon Clay
(4 0) and Emily Rietmann (4 0); (B)- Kip Krebs, Kaylee
Palmateer, Alan Rietmann, Kylee Svetich and Max Trahan
Grade 10: (A)- Stephanie Holland (4 0), Kayla
LaRue and Megan Tollefson; (B)- Mason Bradfield and
Brittnee DesBouillons
Grade 11: (A)- Tony Bolin, Ashly Grams, Jenny
Griffith and Kyle Palmateer, (B)-William Bergstrom, Tyler
Brown, Kelly Thompson and John Walton
Grade 12: (A)- Nick Christman (4 0), Amanda
Emery (4 0), Barbara Holland (4 0), Tyler Riverman (4 0),
Missy Baker, Arthur Ekstrom, Taylor McElligott, Kim
Morris, Sara Peck, Kasie Peterson and Alyssa Rietmann,
(B)- Austin Arballo