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Funniest, biggest and most welcoming scarecrow winners announced Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library University o f Oregon Eugene. OR 97403 Haro and Jacob Moore HEPPNER John & Pat Edmundson imes VOL. 125 NO. 44 10 Pages Wednesday, November 1,2006 Willow Creek Terrace S e v e n t e e n scarecrow s were entered into this year’s contest and Victorian Rose Morrow County. Heppner, Oregon BEO celebrates ‘Viva La Banking’ U.S. Post Office seven won prizes. T his year's prize was $ 10 each in “Heppner Money.” “This year was really tough. Every sin g le scarecrow was good in it’s own right, so it took some d iscu ssio n and tough decisions to come up with the winners,” said Chamber Director Terry Baker. W inners in clu d e: Commercial- Victorian Rose as fu n n iest, W h eatlan d In su ran ce as m ost welcoming and the U.S. Post O ffice as b ig g est; Heppner Day Care Residential- Willow Creek Terrace A ssisted Living as biggest. Barb and Jacob Moore as most welcoming and John E dm undson as funniest; and School- Heppner Day Care. Other Heppner scarecrows The staff at Bank of Eastern Oregon celebrated Halloween with a theme of “Viva La Banking." Staff members dressed up in Las Vegas fashion with groups of tourists, gamblers, cocktail waitresses, game dealers, cards and a bus driver. Health district discusses staffing, phone system, cardiac monitor M orrow C ounty Health District CEO Victor Vander Does told the board at th e ir regular m eeting Monday night in lone that a nurse practitioner interested in a jo b w ith M CHD is planning to visit the district. Vander Does said that the nurse practitioner, who is currently living in Florida, has had extensive emergency room experience, primarily in Alaska, and is accustomed to rural areas. The nurse p ra c titio n e r indicated that he would visit between Christmas and New Year’s. Vander Does also to ld the board that information he had gleaned from attending a meeting of a rural re c ru itin g organization indicated a severe doctor shortage in years to come, especially in rural areas. In other business, the board: -learn ed from Vander Does that the district has received additional bids for the telephone system that was sch ed u led to be replaced. He said the most recent bids were less than the previous bid, but were not equal. He said he would report back to the board with a recommendation. -heard a report from Vander Does concerning purchase of a new cardiac monitor. Two com panies have presented bids-Space Labs and GE. He told that board that Space Labs’ bid was around $10,000 more than GE’s because additional equipment would have to be purchased, while GE's bid, at around $30,000. would not req u ire ad d itio n al equipment to interface with the d is tric t’s cu rren t equipm ent. Vander Does said he would poll the board if the district is required to purchase the equipm ent prior to the next meeting. M olly R hea, d ire c to r o f nursing. Home Health and Hospice, said that replacing the aging cardiac monitor as soon as p o ssib le is im perative. Vander Does said the monitor is 15 years old. -received a call from a new board member of the C o lu m b ia R iver H ealth Services in Boardman who said he would be interested in atten d in g a M CHD meeting. -learned from Chief Financial O fficer Nicole Mahoney that the district ended September with an $8,218 profit and an average $34,006 monthly year-to- date loss. -rec eiv ed the fo llo w in g rep o rt: the Heppner Ambulance had 26 total runs for Septem ber w ith 21 tra n sp o rts for $22,131 in rev en u e; Boardman Ambulance had 24 total runs w ith 14 transports for $13,614 in revenue; Irrigon Ambulance had 18 runs w ith nine tran sp o rts for $7,742 in revenue; there were five flights; Pioneer Memorial Clinic had 350 patient visits with 25 new patients and 43 patients seen by a nurse; Irrigon C linic had 177 patients visits with 27 new patients, 36 patients seen by a nurse and 24 no shows; continued /nige 2 ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. HHS drama department prepares for Grease performances The Heppner High School Drama Department is currently preparing for th e ir upcom ing performances of “Grease” (school v ersio n ), book, Hunk of Eastern ( Iregon music and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The performances will be held at the HHS cafeteria on Nov. 2 .4 ,5 ,7 and 9. Tickets are $3 each and can be purchased by calling 676- 8161 or from the Victorian Rose G ift Shoppe in Heppner. Tickets are not sold at the door due to limited seating availability. The cast consists of 23 students from Heppner High School. The production is choreographed and directed by Jodi Chapa. llrppniT Family A t th e MCGG GREEN Murray’s Drug Kuhn Si Spirrr S TO R E in H e p p n e r NEW SELECTIO N OF CO AST C U TLER Y Knives, Knives, and more Knives! NOW 20% OFF M orrow ( ’.minty Grain (»rowers Green Feed & Seed 242 W. Linden Way, Heppner • 676-9422 • 989-8221 (MCGG main office)
