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Hospital receives new tech & x-ray equipment Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library University o f Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 New technician Melissa Pedersen stands with new x-ray equipment VOL. 124 NO. 36 10 Pages Wednesday, September 7,2005 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Annual Hardman Oyster Bake to be held H a r d m a n Community Center members are anticipating serving their annual Oyster, Salmon and Ham Dinner to more than 400 hungry hunters and visitors Saturday, Oct. 1. Hardman is a ghost town with many of its old buildings still intact. The town originated in 1870 and had its first school in 1879, in an area then called D airyville. Locals in the com m unity also gave the town the handle of “Red Dog.” Another town sprang up a mile away and it was called “Yaller Dog.” The two com m unities were untied w hen D avid H ardm an applied to have a post office in 1882. The application was approved, but it came back as Hardman, Oregon. Some residents also referred to the new town as “Dog Town.” The town prospered with over 300 residents and was the main stop over for the freight and stage route from The Dalles to Canyon City. The town boasted three hotels, a post office, livery stables, grocery store and an a sso rtm en t o f saloons. The “Oyster. Salmon and Ham D in n e r” also includes crisp co leslaw , baked potato, dessert, coffee and punch for $ 14 for adults, $5 for children under 12 years and no charge for preschool children. Serving will start at 4:30 p.m. and co n tin u e to 7:30 p.m . Tickets may be purchased at the door. Proceeds from the d in n e r w ill be used to p reserv e the h isto ric H ardm an C om m unity Center. Hardman is located 20 miles south of Heppner on Highway 207. Cycle Oregon to lunch in lone lone will have a little com pany for lunch on Sunday, Sept. 11 when the C ycle O regon entourage stops by for a break. About 2000 cyclists and numerous support vehicles and crews will rest in the lone City Park before heading on to their day's destination, Condon. The park will be a festive place with Joe and Leanne Lindsay entertaining from 11 a.m . to 1 p.m . and the townspeople welcoming the visitors. All local residents are welcome to come to the park that day and visit the guests. With 10 times the normal population of lone passing through, the town and some of the surrounding roads are going to be a bit hectic. Residents should be aware that Main Street will have restricted parking on Sunday morning, starting around 9:30 a.m. The c y c lists w ill depart Boardman Sunday morning and travel via the Bombing Range Road. At the North Lex Elevator, they will then be on Hwy 207 as far as Baseline Road. They will follow Baseline Road ov er to Hwy 74 b efo re pedaling on into lone. Once the cyclists finish lunch, they will head out Gooseberry Road to C ondon. Congestion on the route will be significant. If you have plans to travel anywhere betw een B oardm an and C ondon on Sept. 11, be continued page tw o Morrow County Fair and O regon Trail Pro Rodeo Court will be held Sunday, Sept. 25. beginning at 1 p.m., at the M orrow C ounty Fairgrounds. A pplication deadline for tryouts is Friday, Sept. 23, at 11 a.m. Those interested in applying may pick up an application at their high school or call (541) 676- 9474 for information. The Morrow County Fair Office address is P.O. Box 464, Heppner, OR 97836. lone C om m unity School stu d en ts in partnership with Bank of Eastern O regon and Les Schwab Tire Company is conducting a coin drive for the L o u isian a h u rrican e victim s. C lasses will be com peting to see which grade can raise the most money. Students, faculty and com m unity m em bers are encouraged to bring coins to the school o ffice until Thursday, Sept. 15. We can make a difference. Students collecting coins Fair and Rodeo for hurricane Court tryouts set T ryo u ts fo r the victims ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. I 1 Melissa (Cutsforth) Pedersen has jo in e d the Pioneer Memorial Hospital team in the rad io lo g y d e p artm en t. P edersen g rad u ated in June from O regon In stitu te of Technology in Klamath Falls with a degree in radiology. Pedersen, a native Heppnerite, and daughter of Curtis and Kathy Cutsforth, becam e in te re sted in rad io lo g y w hen she volunteered at PMH in high school. W hile in Klamath Falls, P edersen met her husband Olaf. The couple was just recently married. Olaf will be completing his liberal arts degree at Eastern Oregon U niversity in La Grande. The couple is excited to be back in the area so as to be close to family and to enjoy the m any actives eastern Oregon has to offer. They both enjoy hunting, fishing, four-wheeling and golfing. Pedersen started at PMH in July. She performs a wide range of activities including, x-rays, cat scans; EKGs and PFTs (pulmonary function tests). Adding excitement to Pedersen's new position, PMH is o b tain in g and in stallin g new x-ray equipment. Construction for a space for the new equipm ent begins m id- September. The new x-ray m achine has com puted radiography technology. “I am very excited about Melissa being here,” commented Evelyn Carroll, the current PMH radiology manager. "Our goals are the same, we are both organized and we work well together.” Health District in black for July An e x ce p tio n a lly good month for the Morrow C ounty H ealth D istric t resulted in a $31,398 gain for the d istric t for July, according to MCHD CEO Nicole Mahoney. The profit was the first for the district several months. The' district brought in $ 3 5 3 ,9 7 9 in p atien t rev en u e, $74.483 in tax rev en u e and $14,889 in other operating revenue, less $42,525 in bad debts and contractual (Medicare and Medicaid) adjustments fora total operating revenue of $ 4 0 0 ,8 2 6 . O p eratin g expenses were $381.087. which resulted in a $19,738 g ain , added to a n o n operating gain of $11,659. In o th e r b u sin ess CEO Victor Vander Does reported that renovation of the x-ray departm ent has begun and is expected to take from two to four weeks. During the process to move from a film p ro cessin g system to a digital system, the district will use a portable x-ray m achine and a CT scanner. In other business, the board: -rec eiv ed the following report: Pioneer Memorial Clinic had 324 patient visits, with 20 of those new patients and an additional 49 patients seen by a nurse; the lrrigon Clinic had 144 patient visits with 21 of those new patients and an additional 33 seen by a nurse, however the clinic had 16 no-show s for the month; Pioneer Memorial Hospital had eight admissions, 394 outpatients, 58 emergency room encounters, 1450 lab tests, 92 x-ray procedures, 30 CT scans. 45 EKG tests, one treadmill procedure, one sig m o id p ro ced u re, ad m in istered 1473 drug doses for $ 7 0,692 in revenue; Home Health had 40 skilled nursing visits, 31 aide visits, five occupational therapy visits and 29 physical th erap y v isits for 105; H o sp ice ad m itted three p a tie n ts; H eppner Ambulance had 14 runs with 13 transported, Boardman Ambulance had 18 with 12 transported, and lrrigon had 15 with 12 transported; there was also one flight. The next m eeting has been ch an g ed from M onday, S ept. 26. to Monday, Sept. 19. lone Education Foundation to hold fundraising dinner The lone Education Foundation is holding its third annual fundraising dinner on Saturday. Sept. 24 at the lone American Legion Hall. Social hour will begin at 6 p.m., with the dinner starting at 7 p.m. There will also be an auction and raffle items. The d in n er w ill benefit the lone Education F o u n d atio n . T ickets are available at Bank of Eastern Oregon in lone. Ticket prices are $25 for adults; $10 for children 12 and under and children 6 and under are free. The lone Education Foundation is a 501 (c)3 non profit corporation. L ocal graduate su ffers injuries in Yakima accident Kelly Paullus, a graduate of Heppner High School in 2002, was involved in a wreck on Friday. Sept. 2, in Yakima. WA. He was in his company work van for H 20 spas out of Richland. WA when the driver lost control of the vehicle. The guardrail came through the engine and down the center of the vehicle, hitting Paullus' lower legs. He and two other employees in the back had been sitting on the floor due to the van not having any seats except for the front two. Paullus obtained compound fractures of both lower legs, along with a fractured left ankle and injury to his left knee. He was taken to Yakima Memorial and then flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for surgery. He underwent a second surgery Monday. Sept. 5 on the left leg. Due to the damage his left leg obtained it's not known if he'll require further surgeries on that leg or how long he'll be in Seattle. According to family, he would enjoy hearing from friends who can send cards to Harborview Medical Center. Room 519, Seattle, WA or to his mother's home, 1112 N. Buchanan St. #C. Kennewick. WA 99336. 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