TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 29,2006
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Contract with Dr. Berretta
approved
by grants. The new pickup
...continued from page I
em ploym ent with CRUS.
Total expenses are listed at
$1,234,519.
The CRCHS balance
sheet for the year ending
Dec. 31, 2005, lists
$817,111 in total assets and
$461,208 in total liabilities
for $355,903 in total equity.
The
fin an cial
information for the clinic,
which serves the general
population, not only migrant
workers, has not yet been
audited. The MCHD Board
requested that information
p rio r to appro v in g an
additional subsidy.
“ I need to be able to
look the taxpayers in the
eye,” said MCHD Board
member Linda LaRue of the
$70,000 subsidy provided to
CRCHS by MCHD and the
M C H D ’s request for the
CRCHS financial statement.
“I didn't see anything that
would be a misuse of funds,”
she added. Som e board
members indicated concern
about subsidizing a clinic
w hich had $355,903 in
equity for 2005, its first year
of operation, and indicated
that they will revisit the issue
following the CRCHS audit,
w hich they also plan to
request.
-learn ed that the
tra in in g for the new
defibrillators, which were
donated by the district are to
be placed at county high
schools, has been completed
in Irrigon. The training will
be held soon in Boardman
and have yet to be scheduled
in Heppner and lone.
-received a request
for first aid kits for the Little
League.
-learn ed o f the
d is tric t's purchase o f an
$8900 used 1998 Chevrolet
one-ton. four-wheel drive
pickup which will be funded
will be able to pull the large
decontamination trailer, also
purchased through a grant,
located at Pioneer Memorial
Hospital in Heppner. The
current district pickup was
not powerful enough to pull
the trailer.
-learned that Pioneer
Memorial Clinic had 386
patients with 19 new patients
and 45 seen by a nurse in
February; Irrigon Clinic had
202 patients with 27 new
patients, 42 seen by a nurse
and 30 no shows; Heppner
Ambulance had 21 total runs
w ith 17 tra n sp o rts for
$15,501
in
rev en u e;
Boardman Ambulance had
24 total runs w ith 18
transports for $16,599 in
revenue; Irrigon Ambulance
had 15 total runs with seven
tran sp o rts for $5,508 in
revenue; there were two
flights; Pioneer Memorial
H ospital
had
nine
admissions, 377 outpatients,
68
em erg en cy
room
encounters, 1282 lab tests,
91 x-ray procedures, 33 CT
scans, 21 EKG tests, and five
re sp ira to ry
th erap y
procedures; Home Health
had 131 visits; Hospice had
no admissions; the pharmacy
had 1195 drug doses for
$55,984 in revenue.
Water Control
District board
to meet
A m eeting o f the
board of the Heppner Water
Control District will be held
W ednesday, A pril 5 at 7
p.m., at the Pettyjohn office
building in Heppner. Agenda
item s include FY 06/07
budget, election of officers
and review of project bids.
This is a public meeting.
Easter Portraits
a t t h e N e ig h b o r h o o d C e n te r in H e p p n e r
A p r il 7 -8 fr o m 11 a .m .-5 p .m .
by Shelly Johnson of DreamCatcher Photography
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1-8x10
4-5x7
2-5x7
2-5x7
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8-wallets
8-wallets
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$45
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Martin Charles Dudley
Obituaries
Kenneth Deane (iraves
K enneth
D eane
Graves, 39, died March 17
near Dayville. He died doing
w hat he lo v ed , flying
helicopters.
A memorial service
was held M arch 25 in
Heppner.
Graves was bom to
Bonnie
a n d
Deane
Graves on
Feb. 23,
1967 in
Heppner.
H
e
graduated
f r o» m
H eppner
H i g h
Kenny Graves
School in 1985. His love of
the woods and operating
heavy eq u ip m en t m ade
logging a natural career
choice after high school.
Early in his career, he
and his mother spent time
logging in A lask a, and
logging eventually took him
all o v er the P acific
Northwest. Ultimately, he
found that o p eratin g
chainsaws, cats, dozers and
loaders wasn't enough and
he became a helicopter pilot.
Graves then combined the
best o f both w orlds and
became a helicopter logger.
In the summer, he fought
wildfires by providing air
support with the ships he
flew. Not only was he doing
w hat he lo v ed , he was
considered one of the best at
his trade.
G rav es w ill be
remembered for putting his
heart into everything he did
and tow ards everyone he
m et. He had a d riv in g
ambition, never giving less
than the best to all he
encountered. Graves gave of
h im se lf g e n ero u sly and
passionately as witnessed by
his life focus in doing for
others. He strived to make
him self and those around
him better. His sound
character, pure heart, strong
values and enthusiasm for
life are an inspiration to
everyone. All who knew
Graves were touched by his
deep laugh, warm spirit,
com passionate heart and
beautiful soul.
Survivors include his
mother, Bonnie Paullus of
S u m p ter; fath er, D eane
Graves of Umatilla; fiancée,
Renee Kuehner of Clarkia,
ID; daughters, Kayla and
Samantha of Coeur d'Alene,
ID, and daughter, Whitney
o f K lam ath Falls; sister,
Candy Nielson and husband
Rob of Julietta, ID; brothers,
Mike and Eric G raves of
P o rtlan d ; g ran d m o th ers,
C onnie L u cille Petty o f
C anyon C ity and D oris
Graves of Heppner; aunts
and uncles, Kenneth and
Candy Gates of Lexington,
Rita Woolsey, Louie and
B etty C arlso n , all o f
Heppner, Walt and Rita Hill
of Ocean Shores, WA; and
cousins, Mike and Missy
Towers of Bums, Kevin and
M elanie
T ro x ell
of
Boardman. Bonney Jo Hill
of Heppner and Sean Engard
of Reno, NV.
M e m o r i a l
contributions can be made to
the W ildland F irefighter
F o u n d atio n in care o f
Driskill Memorial Chapel,
241 S. Canyon Blvd, John
Day, OR 97845.
M artin
C h arles
Dudley, 51, passed away
March 16, 2006 at his home
in Hood River due to natural
causes.
C e le b ra tio n
of
Life Services will be held on
Thursday, March 30,2006 at
2 p.m. at Anderson’s Tribute
Center.
He was bom March
5, 1955 in Vallejo, CA to Lile
and Phyllis (M ossbarger)
Dudley. He moved with his
family to the Hood River
V alley in 1966. He
graduated from Hood River
Valley High School and
a tten d ed U n iv e rsity o f
Oregon. After college he
becam e a jo u rn e y m a n
He m arried Patti
Jensen and they had a son,
C o n n er and a d au g h ter,
Katie.
Dudley met his wife
Kelly Franklin in July of
1993 and it was love at first
sight, the two became soul
m ates and were m arried
shortly there after.
Dudley loved to read
and learn new things, he
always had a strong desire to
help others and after more
sch o o lin g he b ecam e a
massage therapist to work
hand in hand with Kelly.
Together they both studied
the latest te c h n iq u e s in
health and fitness, which was
their love and passion. One
of his proudest achievements
•was the trophy he received
fo r the hole in one he
acquired at Hood River golf
course. He enjoyed hiking
and m ushroom h u n tin g
along with working out at
the gym.
Survivors include his
wife, Kelley; son, Connor;
daughter, K atie; m other,
P h y llis D udley o f lo n e;
b ro th ers, Jay D udley o f
Hillsboro, Lory Dudley of
H ood R iver and G eorge
Dudley of Gladstone; sisters,
Robin Moran of lone and
V ivian D udley-S m ith o f
G resham ; and num erous
nieces and nephews.
Contributions may
be m ade to the lo n e
C o m m u n ity
C hurch
Memorial Fund in memory
of Martin Dudley, Box 346,
lone, OR 97843.
Commissioner
candidates to
attend
WCVEDG
meeting
SMART distributes books
during St. Pat’s
SMART coordinator Barb Moore (right) and Darby Holtz, an
HES kindergartener, hand out books to the crowd during the
St. Patrick’s Day parade.
The L e p re c h au n s
w ere out on S atu rd ay ,
March 18 for the annual St.
Patrick’s Day parade and the
wearing o f the green was
everywhere. With close to 50
e n trie s, the stream o f
paraders seemed to go on for
miles. For the first time, the
students and volunteers of
the H ep p n er SM A RT
program took to the streets
with 600 books, ready to
hand them out to any child
and some grown-ups who
w anted one. T here were
boo k s o f all kin d s and
reading levels, from “Ask
Mr. A rm adillo” to classic
Arnold Lobel books such as
“ M ouse
S o u p .”
The
SMART kids receive two
books per month to take
home and read with their
families and they were very
e x c ite d to sh are that
opportunity with all of the
children at the parade.
T he
SM ART
program was founded in
United Way visits Neighborhood
Center
(L-R): Dale Hilding, United Way Board: DeAnne Tolle, Wal-
Mart Distribution Center; Martie McQuain, Wal-Mart DC;
EIRae Wells, volunteer/committee chair; William Gatchel, UW
Board; Debbie McIntosh, Pendleton School District; Jan Skaggs.
Neighborhood Center coordinator; Steve Strampe, Wal-Mart
DC; and Michael Lasher, Umatilla-Morrow ESD.
Each y ear board
members and donors of the
United Way of Umatilla and
M orrow C o u n tie s to u r
agencies sponsored by the
United Way before monies
are distributed. Touring the
South M orrow C ounty
Neighborhood Center this
year w ere Dale H ilding,
United Way Board; DeAnne
Tolle, Wal-Mart Distribution
The April 5 meeting
of the Willow Creek Valley
E conom ic D ev elo p m en t
Group will feature a question
and answer session with the
tw o
M orrow
C ounty
C om m issioner candidates
Ken Grieb and Loyal Bums.
The meeting will be
held at Heppner City Hall at
8 a.m. and the public is
invited to attend.
A fter the question
and
an sw er
sessio n ,
W CV ED G w ill hold its
Seth Lee O sgood,
regular monthly meeting and
29, of Irrigon, was stopped
discuss among other items
March 17 by Under sheriff
the South Morrow Industrial
Steve Myren for a traffic
Park sale.
violation. Osgood had two
outstanding warrants for his
arrest and was taken into
We P r i n t
custody. He also received
L e t t e r h e a d two traffic citations.
D eputy
Adam
lleppner
B red field and his drug
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Debbie McIntosh, Pendleton
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Strampe, Wal-Mart DC; and
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coordinator Jan Skaggs.
MCSO arrests suspect and finds
drugs and gun
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P e ts W elco m e - A ll A g e s W elcom e
1992 by the O regon
Children’s Foundation and
was d e sig n e d to give
students in kin d erg arten
through th ird grade that
extra boost o f confidence
they need to improve their
reading skills. Each week,
volunteers, members from
the community, read with
two children for one half
hour each.
H ep p n er is very
fortunate in that if for some
reason a volunteer is unable
to make it to read, Jannie
A llen allo w s her six th
graders to fill in.
The
SM A R T
program is always looking
for volunteers, so if you have
an extra hour a week, on
Tuesdays and Thursdays,
co n tac t B arb M oore,
SM A RT c o o rd in a to r, at
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Anyone can be a volunteer,
the only skill you must have
is to be able to read.
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stop. “Stevie” alerted to the
presence of drugs. A search
warrant was served on the
vehicle producing over three
ounces of methamphetamine
and a loaded handgun.
Osgood was taken to
Umatilla County Jail where
he was lodged on the
outstanding w arrants and
charges related to the drugs
located in the vehicle.
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