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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 27,2006 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Jane McRoberts Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act ot March V 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Oregon Office at 188 W Willow Street Telephone ( M l )676-9228. Fa* (5 4 1 1 676-9211. B- mail: editor<« rapidserve netordavidt? heppner net Web site: www.heppner net. Post master send address changes to the Heppner (ia/ette-Times, P.O. B os 337. Heppner. Oregon 97836 Subscriptions: $26 in Morrow County; $20 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $32 elsewhere; $26 student subscriptions. Das id S y k e s ..........................................................................................................Publisher Katie Foster................................................................................................................ Bditor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday a! 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $4.90 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 50c per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5.50 per column inch. For Pubiic/kegal Notices: public, legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Oates for publi cation must be specified. Affidavits must be required at the time of submission. Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). 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Health district in revenue; PMC had 33 patient visits in August with 20 new patients and four seen by a nurse; Irrigon Clinic had 236 patient visits with 36 new patients, 44 seen by a nurse and 34 no shows; Pioneer Memorial H ospital had three ad m issions, 728 total o u tp a tie n ts w ith 61. em ergency room encounters, 1271 lab tests, 81 x-ray procedures, 27 CT scans, 28 EKG tests, 28 re sp ira to ry therapy procedures and one Sigmoid procedure and $23,485 in revenue for h o sp ital encounters; swing bed had one admission; Home Health had 184 visits; Hospice had four patients; and pharmacy administered 507 drug doses for $48,805 in revenue. continued from page one expenses were greater than reimbursements. -approved a $5 an hour increase for Dr. Ken Wenberg’s emergency room services. -learn ed that the district had a $39,720 loss for August. Chief Financial Officer Nicole Mahoney said that the September financial report is expected to be better. -heard the following report: Heppner Ambulance had 11 total runs with eight tra n sp o rts for $5854 in rev en u e; B oardm an Ambulance had 28 total runs w ith 16 tra n sp o rts for $16,059 in revenue; Irrigon Ambulance had 14 total runs w ith 10 transports for $8637 Obituaries Jane McRoberts, 68, form ally o f Heppner and Irrigon, died Sept. 18,2006 at her home in Flermiston. A memorial service was held Sept. 23, 2006 at St. Patrick Senior Center in Heppner. She was bom June 2, 1938 at L aG rande, the daughter of Les and Virginia Peal Sannar. She was raised and a tten d ed school at Joseph, where she graduated from high school in 1956. On Oct. 28. 1955, she m arried Jim Estes at Joseph. The couple later divorced. She lived at Milton- Freewater before moving to Heppner in 1969. That same y e ar she m arried D ick McRoberts in Nevada. The couple later divorced. For over fifteen y ears she o p erated the Stitch-n-Pox Ceramic Shop in Irrigon. She has been a resident of Hermiston for the past year and a half. McRoberts had been a member of the Eastern Star and for many years was active in the 4-H program. One of her favorite hobbies was doing leatherwork. S urvivors include so n s, R usty E stes o f Heppner and Buck Estes of Hermiston; daughters, Rita B ergstrom o f H eppner, Virginia “George” Naims also of Heppner and Robyn C urtis of West Richland, WA; sister, Barbara Ann Sannar of Irrigon; and six grandchildren and two step- grandchildren. Her parents preceded her in death. M e m o r i a l contributions, for those who wish, may be made to the M orrow C ounty 4-H Program , P.O. Box 397, Heppner, OR 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. OSU honors lone student for academic prowess By Stephen Swanson An O regon State University senior from lone has earned a Department of Agricultural and Resource E conom ics LeR oy Breithaupt Award. The honor recognizes Cameron Krebs’ o u tstan d in g academ ic performance and community service. The aw ard was established in memory of OSU P ro fesso r LeR oy Breithaupt. While at OSU, Krebs has served as noble ruler and philanthropy chair for Alpha G am m a Rho, a national a g ric u ltu ra l and natural resources fraternity. He has also been a m em ber of OSU’s Young Cattlemen's Association and has been vice-president for public re la tio n s and ex ecu tiv e secretary of O S U ’s Interfraternity Council, as well as served as an OSU C ollege o f A g ricu ltu ral Sciences senator. Krebs, son of Clint and Maureen Krebs of lone, It s The Tic Tac Man’s Birthday Again! HAPPY ELLIS! C li W to attend a * w Over the Tee Cup Ladies gathered Sept. 19 at Willow Creek Country Club for ladies' play. Corol Mitchell took low gross of the field. Luvilla Sonstegard took low net of the field. Betty Carlson took least putts of the field. In flight A, Jan Paustian took low gross and long drive and Pat Edmundson took low net. Paustian also had a chip-in on hole #18. In flight B, Lynnea Sargent took low net. In flight C, Lorrene Montgomery took low gross, Pat Dougherty took low net and Bcv Steagall took least putts. Carlson was closest to the pin (second shot). Marriage Licenses 8: Joel Henry Vanden Brink. 24, lone and ARE INVITED Christan Sept. Danyel Kennedy, 30, Heppner. Retirement Open House for LINDA LARUE She is retiring after 33 years at Bank of Eastern Oregon Be sure to drop by for cake and punch Monday, Oct. 2 - lone Branch Tuesday, O c t 3 Heppner Branch 2 : 0 0 - 4 : 0 0 p.m. - Mitchell E. “Mike” Town, 59, died Sept. 21, 2006, at his hom e in Boardman. A graveside service was held Sept. 25 at R iverview C em etery in Boardman. Town was bom Aug. 27, 1947, in Seattle, WA to Warren L. and Katherine Hicks Town. He was raised and atten d ed school in Northern Idaho. He w orked in logging for several years before moving to Boardman in 1976 where he has lived since. He w orked for Taggras Famis, hauling hay, then in farming for Ed Shook and John Wenholz. He later worked for Harold Baker at Baker Hay. He bought a truck with a flat bed in 1996 and started long-hauling. He continued to do that until 2005, when he bought a car hauler so he could stay closer to home. Town m arried Lynnea Kennedy on Nov. 22, 2004, in Dallas, TX. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, cutting firewood, m ushroom h u n tin g , m ech an ical w ork, fabricating, barbecues and time with his grandchildren. He was a mem ber of the Eagles and the Umatilla Sage Riders. Survivors include his wife; sons, Paul Town of Irrigon, M ickey Town of Boardman, Tom Town of Hermiston and Steven Town o f W h itew rig h t, TX; daughters, Angela Wells of La Grande, Katie Sargent of Boardman, Sarah McClintic o f D allas, TX, and Xina B urnbull o f Irving, TX; b ro th ers, D an Town of Boardman and Dale Town of Montana; sister, Lois Town o f C a lifo rn ia ; and 25 grandchildren. His parents preceded him in death. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to St. Mary's Cancer Center, P.O. Box 1477, Walla Walla, WA, 98362. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in charge of arrangements. A * * > *' /> %• YOU is an OSU a g ric u ltu ra l business management major. His o u tstan d in g academ ic work has also earned Krebs recognition as an OSU Clara H. Waldo and E.A. Cummings Outstanding S tu d en t. The aw ard is presented on the basis of academic skills and superior ext r a c ur r i c ul a r achievements. Clara Waldo was the first woman regent of the Board of Regents in 1905 and E.A. Cummings was a local businessm an whose widow established a perpetual endowment in his honor in 1948. Krebs has also been honored with OSU’s Rachel and H arold H ollands Scholarship, established by Harold Hollands, an OSU professor of agricultural and reso u rce eco n o m ics, in memory of Rachel Hollands and university’s Walter J. and F lo ren ce J. Jae g e r Undergraduate Scholarship. Mitchell E. “Mike” Town Sept. 20: Chester Allyn Bennett. Jr., 74, Hermiston and Sheila Kay Bums, 60, Hermiston. Sept. 24: Steven Thomas Fuller, 31, Camp LeJeune, NC and Tonya Louise Jacobs, 33, Hermiston. S ep t. 25: R onald Joshua M ilton R ice. 20, Boardman and Tammy Lynn Booth. 21, Boardman. German students get taste of America in Heppner German exchange students Tim Hauer and Julia Ronnacker. Tim Hauer, 17, of R o sto ck , G erm any (ap p ro x im ately 200,000 people) and Julia Ronnacker, 16, o f W itten, G erm any (ap p ro x im ately 100,000 p eo p le) are th is y e a r ’s ex ch an g e stu d en ts at H ep p n er H igh School. Hauer is staying with the C h ris and K athy R auch fam ily of Lexington and Ronnacker is staying with the Jerry and Terri Gentry family of Heppner. This is Hauer's first time in the United States. He said he had heard it was “very cool” and wanted to see what the “ A m erican Dream” was all about. Hauer has four friends that are studying abroad in the U.S. this year, and one is on the coast here in Oregon. R o n n ack er spent three weeks in Florida with her father when she was five years old and said she told her dad she "had to come back to the United States.” Ronnacker has eight friends studying aboard, in New Zealand, Australia, France and one here in the U.S. in Arizona. Both students are the oldest of three children in their families. Hauer, whose father, Chris, is a farmer and mother, Catherine, works in gas works, has a 16-year-old brother, Andre, and 12-year- old sister, N atalie. Ronnacker, whose father, U li, is a law y er and stepmother, Inke, is an artist, has two sisters, Elena, 12 and Leonie, 8. H auer, w ho has played soccer for 10 years, is taking advantage of the o p p o rtu n ity o f sch o o l- sanctioned sports and is participating in football, basketball and track. Ronnacker said she was not much into sports, but enjoys music. She will be participating in the school performance of “Grease” as a singer and dancer. Both stu d en ts agreed that school here was “ way e a s ie r” than in Germany. They liked the fact that at HHS, school in only four days a week. Also, in G erm any th ere are 13 grades. Ronnacker was also surprised with the actual size of the school building. She said that at home her school is 20 or more stories high, while here there are only two stories. A t th e H C G G GREEN FEED STDRE in H e p p n e r ALL DANNER BOOTS 20% OFF M orrow County Grain G row ers Green Feed & Seed 2 4 2 W. Linden Way, Heppner • 6 7 6 -9 4 2 2 • 9 8 9 -82 2 1 (MCGG main offic«) • w -T “ r - ,* * f The c lo se -k n it community of Heppner has also been a change for the stu d en ts. Both w ere su rp rised how everyone seems to know each other and Ronnacker thought it was neat that you “ see people you've seen before,” w hile w alking dow n the street from day to day. “ E v ery o n e is in terested in y o u ,” said Ronnacker. She also said she was glad that there have not been any prejudices here. “They d o n 't say, y o u 're G erm an, like H itler, or something.” Even th ough America is known as the land of freedom, both Hauer and Ronnacker commented on how th ere is a lot less freedom here for young people than in Germany. Ronnacker said she noticed here stu d en ts spend the “whole” day in school and then have sports practices, homework, etc., to take up their time during the week and then w eekends are fam ily tim e. B ack in Germany, Ronnacker said that kids party a lot and that she is only home about one day a week or so and is allowed to come and go as she pleases. Hauer agreed that that was pretty typical behavior for young people in Germany. They are also having to adjust to the fact that while you can drive here at 16, you c a n 't sm oke or drink. In Germany, young people are n 't allow ed to drive until 18, however, they can smoke and drink at age 16. “ I think kids in Germany grow up earlier,” said Ronnacker. “Parents don't take that much care of their children [in Germany]; they aren't watching your every step.” Food here has also been an a d ju stm en t for Hauer and Ronnacker. They both said they miss fresh fruit. Their impressions were that in America when you shop at the grocery store you have to search for food that is good for you, while in Germany, you have to search for candy bars, and foods that aren't so good for you. R o n n ack er said that in Germany she lives on Red Bull and Nutella. Overall, both Hauer and Ronnacker seem to be enjoying their A m erican experience and are enjoying Heppner. C U ST O M BANNERS Heppner Gazette-Times 676-9228
