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
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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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