TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 10,2007
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Health district approves flex-lease
plan
continued from pa^e one
Good Shepherd Hospital in
Hermiston.
-had a preliminary
discussion as to whether to
attempt another tax levy for
the district in 2008.
-heard the following
report for N ovem ber:
Pioneer Memorial Clinic had
364 patient visits with 24
new patients and 86 seen by
a nurse; Irrigon Clinic had
162 patient visits with 28
new patients, 79 seen by a
nurse and 21 no show s;
Heppner Ambulance had 22
page-outs with 17 transports
for $16,593 in revenue;
Boardman Ambulance had
26 p a g e-o u ts w ith 21
transports for $20,205 in
revenue; Irrigon Ambulance
had 18 page-outs with 11
tran sp o rts for $9,351 in
revenue; there were three
flights in the month; Pioneer
Memorial Hospital had eight
admissions, 14 admissions
for observation, 415 total
o u tp a tie n ts
w ith
72
emergency encounters, 1416
inpatient and outpatient lab
te sts, 89 in p a tie n t and
outpatient x-ray procedures,
23 CT scans, 32 EKG tests,
two treadmill procedures, 27
inpatient and ou tp atien t
re sp ira to ry
th erap y
procedures, Home Health
had 149 visits. Hospice had
four p a tie n ts w ith 126
patient visits, and pharmacy
had 1073 drug doses for
$94,498 in revenue.
-received the 2007
board m eeting calendar:
January 29, lone Community
Church; February 26, Sand
H ollow R oom . Port of
Morrow, Boardman; March
26, Home Health Office,
Pioneer Memorial Hospital,
Heppner; April 30, Morrow
C ounty School D istrict
office, Lexington, May 21,
Home Health office; June
25. Morrow County Annex,
Irrig o n ; July 30, lone
Community Church; August
27, Home H ealth office;
September 24, Sand Hollow
Room; O ctober 29, M.C.
School D istric t o ffice;
November 26, Home Health
office; Jan u ary 7, M .C.
Annex. All meetings are on
Mondays at 7 p.m.
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Justice Court
Report
Judge Charlotte Gray,
Heppner Justice Court, has
re le ase d the fo llo w in g
report:
- Wayne G. M aghee, 44,
A u m sv ille, no hunting
license, $75 fine.
- R ick D. M artin , 17,
Lexington, VBR . 80 mph in
a 55 mph zone, $244 fine.
- David Lee Bowles, 29,
Heppner, taking deer/closed
season, $429 fine and one
y ear hun tin g
license
suspension.
- Barbara Ann Gilbert, 86,
Heppner, VBR speeding 75
mph in 55 mph zone, $148
fine.
- Joyce Ann B ecket, 54,
Heppner, VBR 84 mph in 55
mph zone, $244 fine.
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Contributions can be
made to the Jobes Family,
1118 Lancaster Drive, N.E.,
Box 375, Salem, OR 97301.
Burns Mortuary of
Pendleton,
336 S.W. Dorion
Ronald Duane Jobes
A
venue,
P
en d leto n , OR
passed away on Thursday,
97801,
is
in
charge of the
January 4,
arrangements.
2 0 0 7 ,
surrounded
Lauraine
by
his
Peterson
family, at
M. Lauraine Peterson
the age of
died on Sunday, December
50 a fte r
30, 2006. She was bom to
fighting a
Gerald
and Violet Swaggart
courageous
on
April
1, 1933, in Ukiah,
battle with
OR.
te rm in a l
She is in the Pendleton
l i v e r
disease. Mr. Jobes was born Round-Up Hall of Fame as
on A pril 2, 1956, in the first woman to win the
Morrow County Clerk Bohhi Childers (left) gives newly
derby at the Round-Up. She
sworn in DA Elizabeth Ballard her certificate of Official Oath. Pendleton, OR, to Dennis was a pennant girl at the
and Helen Jobes of Pilot
Heppner Rodeo. She moved
Rock, OR.
to
Portland in 1952 where
While living in Pilot
she
soon began a successful
Rock he attended Pilot Rock
c
a
re
e r in the in su ran ce
elementary and high schools
and BMCC in Pendleton. He industry. Lauraine was a
was in b usiness and c o d ev o ted w ife, m other,
ow ner o f the Pilot Rock grandmother and friend to all
G ro cery S tore w ith his who knew her.
father, Dennis, for 23 years. She is su rv iv ed by: her
He was a m em ber o f St. husband. Norm Peterson;
H e le n ’s
P arish ,
the son, D ennis B eard sley ;
Pendleton Country Club, daughter, Denise Werfelman;
and Pendleton Elks Lodge, four g ra n d c h ild re n ; and
sisters, Christine Norden and
BPOE.
Geraldine
Burgess.
He is survived by his
A
memorial
service
Childers gives Oath of Office to incoming County Commis wife, Janet Runnion Jobes;
was
held
at
2
p.m
. on
three children, daughters,
sioner Ken Grieb. Newly elected officials took office last
Jan
u
ary
6,
at
S
cholls
A ndrea M arie Jo b es o f
Wednesday at the courthouse.
Pendleton, OR. Samantha Community Church, 24050
Jean D. Jobes of Salem, OR, SW Scholls Ferry Road,
son, Lucas Dean Jobes of Hillsboro, OR.
The fam ily has
Salem, OR; granddaughter,
that
M arisa R enae Jo b es o f re q u e ste d
P en d leto n , OR; m other, rem em brances be sent to
Helen Jobes of Pilot Rock, North West Medical Teams.
OR; b ro th er, Jim Jo b es
Sheriff's Report
(N ancy) o f K eizer, OR;
sisters, Valorie Sam pson
The Morrow County
(Sonny) of Pilot Rock, OR,
Belinda Roberts (David) of Sheriff’s Office reports han
K en n ew ick , WA, M arla dling the following business:
Retiring Morrow County Commissioner Ray (¡race with Michael of Pendleton. OR; J a n . 6: -M CSO issued a
a clock that was made by Tony Clement. The wood for the and many nieces, nephews c ita tio n to Jose M anuel
clock came from one of the 100-year-old trees that were
Garcia, 33, for going 49 mph
and extended family.
removed from the lawn of the courthouse and the number
He was preceded in in 35 mph speed zone and
pieces are pieces of the broken clock face from the courthouse.
death
by
his father, Dennis failing to wear a seatbelt
Left is County Judge Terry Tollman and right is John Wenholz
Jobes;
brother,
Dean Jobes endangering a child.
county commissioner.
and
nephew .
T rav is -MCSO issued a citation to
Justice Court monthly report
Candelario Jose Torres, 20,
Sampson.
Heppner and Irrigon o th er trials or hearin g s;
He loved g o lf, for driving while suspended
Ju stic e
C ourt
Judge $55,713.73 total am ount hunting, fishing and dancing. and driving uninsured and
Charlotte Gray has released receipted with $18,403.31 He
e sp e c ia lly
loved failin g to obey a traffic
the following report:
for the state, $37.011.42 for attending his children’s many control device.
-MCSO received a report
N o vem ber 2006: the county, and $299.00 in extra curricular activities.
181 traffic citations, four restitution.
He
w ill
be that a horse was found in
game citations, three other
remembered as a loving and H eppner that was on the
v io la tio n s,
eig h t MCGC news
devoted father and husband, loose.
misdemeanors, eight civil
The Morrow County with strong and loyal ties to -MCSO received a report
that the reporter had a civil
claims and feds, no small Gun Club held its first shoot his family and friends.
claims, one DUII, 10 pre of 2007 on Jan. 7. Following
The Rosary will be at complaint that involved his
trials, no orders to show are the results:
B urns
M ortuary
in ex-girlfriend taking his dog
cause, 10 warrants issued,
S in g les - H arvey P en d leto n on T hursday, out o f his y ard . Both
one suspension ordered one C h ild e rs, 21; K elw ayne January 11, at 7 p.m. Mass su b jec ts ad v ised it was
DUII diversion filed, 36 Haguewood, 20; and Dick w ill be at St. H e le n ’s community property for both
w arran ts re tu rn e d from G o o d h ead , 15. A nnie Catholic Church on Friday, parties from separation.
sheriff's office. 111 accounts O akleys - Jeff C utsforth, January 12, at noon, burial -MCSO received a report
to collection agency, eight winning one.
following at the Pilot Rock that a female called need
m inor (tra ffic ) h earin g s
Cemetery.
Celebration of assistance from Boardman
The next gun club
scheduled with three held, shoot will be held Sunday, Life will be at St. Helen's Ambulance. The female was
three jury trials scheduled Jan. 14 at 12 noon. The club P arish
Hall
d ire c tly crying and wanted assistance
with meds and was talking
with none held, one other w ill also hold a board afterward.
suicide.
scheduled but not held, no meeting.
-MCSO issued a citation to
Thelma Gay Roubidoux, 53,
for maintaining a dog as a
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public nuisance, driving
while suspended and failing
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-MCSO issued a citation to
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Country officials sworn in
Morrow County Grain Growers
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Obituaries
Ronald Duane
Jobes