Community members help at Ag Work Day
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Nathan Kennedy drives a piece of equipment that helps create a path between the HHS barn and
the greenhouse.
Several community
members gathered together
on Friday, Sept. 22 to hold a
workday for the Ag program
at Heppner High School.
Volunteers worked on the
greenhouse and barn and
worked on creating a path
between the two.
Beth Dickenson, the
new VoAg teacher at HHS.
o rg an ized the p ro ject.
Dickenson hopes to get the
barn and greenhouse back
into good repair to facilitate
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p rogram s in her VoAg
classes and help with FFA Mackenzie Hughes (left) and her mom, Angie, help with painting
projects.
during the HHS Ag Work Day.
General Election
nearing
The lone Education Foundation held its annula fundraiser Saturday night. A variety of
school memorabilia and other donated items were auctioned off. Dustin Padberg, (above left)
along with Howard Mullins helped auction the items. The crowd (below) enjoyed a prime rib
dinner with shrimp and crab.
Health district phone system outdated;
progress made in clinic scheduling
M orrow C ounty
Health District CEO Victor
Vander Docs told the board
M onday night that the
district needs to update its
o u td ated phone system .
Vander Does said that the
district has received three
bids, one for $ 104.(XX), one
for $84,000 and one for
$40,000. but added that the
bids may not be for
com parable packages. He
told the board that he would
in v e stig a te fu rth er and
report back to the board.
Vander Does also
told the board that Pioneer
M emorial Clinic has had
some progress in scheduling
appointments for those who
had been placed on a waiting
list. Vander Does said that
out of 39 patients, 20 had
been
sch ed u led
for
ap p o in tm en ts and som e
others contacted did not
reschedule at that time.
In other business, the
board:
-learned that Pioneer
Memorial Hospital's alarm
system is in need o f
replacement. Vander Does
said that the system could be
rep laced
for
around
$40.000.
-learn ed
from
Vander Does that the district
is ex p lo rin g d ifferen t
m a lp ra ctice
in su ran ce
carriers. The board discussed
the $5000 credit for doctors
practicing in rural areas,
w hich has become a topic in
the news of late.
-learn ed that the
state
is
co m p ilin g
a d m in istra tiv e rules for
swing bed programs, which
co u ld p o ssib ly enable
MCHD to establish a long
term care program at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital.
“That would be fairly good
news for us,” said Vander
Does. “In the long term in
the community, it would be
a great deal,” said MCHD
C h air L arry M ills. The
swing-bed program could
pro v id e
enough
reimbursement to make a
long-term facility viable.
MCHD had to shut down its
n u rsin g hom e because
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Trim ble Guidance F ield Day
Thursday, O ctob er 5 th sta rtin g a t 10 a.m .
at D ick S n id er’s on S ocial Ridge
Factory r e p r e se n ta tiv e s w ill b e on hand
Lunch w ill be provided
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The
G eneral
Election this year will be
held on Tuesday, Nov. 7.
Those wishing to vote in this
election need to register by
Tuesday, Oct. 17. Ballots
will be mailed out on Friday,
O ct. 20. In the state of
Oregon, all voting is done by
mail.
On the national and
state levels, citizens will be
voting
for
U.S.
Representative, Governor,
State Representative. Judge
o f the O regon Suprem e
Court, Judge of the Court of
Appeals and Judge of the
Circuit Court. There are also
10 measures on the ballot.
Two
of
the
m ost
controversial measures are:
Ballot Measure 42,
p ro h ib itin g
in su ran ce
com panies from using a
c re d it score or “c red it
worthiness" in calculating
rates or premiums; and
Ballot Measure 43,
requiring 48-hour notice to
u n em an cip ated m in o r's
parent before providing an
ab o rtio n . The m easure
w ould also au th o rize
law su its and p h y sician
discipline.
Countywide,
p o sitio n s for county
com m issioner and three
director positions for the
Morrow County Soil and
Water Conservation District
will be voted on.
In the C ity o f
H eppner, voters w ill be
electing a new mayor and
three councilpersons.
In the Town o f
Lexington, voters will be
electing a mayor and four
councilpersons.
In the City of lone,
there is a contested race for
mayor, with Mark Bruno
and Betty Gray running for
the positions. Voters will
also be e lec tin g three
councilpersons. There is
also a local measure on the
ballot regarding a three-year
local option tax for general
operating expenses.
In the C ity o f
Irrig o n . v oters w ill be
electing two councilpersons.
In the C ity o f
Boardman. voters will be
electing one counci I person.
Cliff Green helps put the HHS greenhouse together.
Enrollment up for Morrow
County Schools
The Morrow County School District reported total
enrollment of 2281 on Sept. 6 of this year, up 29 compared
to Sept. 6 of last year, and total attendance of 2171. up 32
over last year.
T his y e a r's en ro llm en t figures included:
A .C .H oughton E lem en tary S ch o o l, Irrigon, (pre-
kindergarten through fourth grade)-343 students this year.
337 last year: Irrigon High School (grades seven through
12)-338 this year, 307 last year (grades seven-11); Heppner
Elementary School (grades k-six)-195 this year. 194 last
year; Heppner High School (grades seven-12)-231 this year.
233 last year; Irrigon Elementary School (grades five-
seven)-126 this year. 133 last year (grades five-six);
Riverside High School, Boardman (grades seven-12)-406
this year, 460 last year (included Irrigon seniors last year);
Sam Boardman Elementary School (grades k-three)-354
this year, 427 last year (grades k-four); Windy River
Elementary School, Boardman (grades four-six)-246 this
year 156 last year (grades five-six).
Attendance on Sept. 6 of this year was; ACH-323.
IHS-322, HES-185. HHS-221. IES-119, RHS-404. SBE-
329 and WRE-226. Attendance on Sept. 6 of last year was:
ACH-316. IHS-281. H ES-188. HHS-223, IES-128. RHS-
444. S BE-393 and WRE-148.
Morrow County Sheriff
investigates car accident
Emergency crews responded to Gale Street in
Heppner on Sept. 24. around 8 p.m., in response to a report
that a motor vehicle had struck a bridge.
The driver. Carrie Martin. 28. of Heppner. was
transported by Morrow County Ambulance to Pioneer
Memorial Hospital in Heppner. She was kept overnight
and was released Monday morning. Sept. 25. stated the
Morrow County Sheriff's Office.
The passenger. William Looney. 31. of Heppner.
refused treatment and transport at the scene.
According to the Sheriff's Office, witnesses stated
that the vehicle had last been seen north-bound on Gale
Street traveling at a high rate of speed just prior to the
accident. The investigation is ongoing.
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