TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 2,2007
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Health district board
approves preliminary
architectural remodeling
plans for long term nursing
care
Support county infrastructure
To the Editor:
Due to the size and rural nature of Morrow County we have a very large county road system, comprised of both
paved and gravel roads. Keeping the road system safe and viable is very important for the economic sustainability of the
county. With the ever increasing costs of oil and fuel, it seems as though a local option levy, specifically for projects that
have been identified as in critical need or repair, is a reasonable approach to managing the problem.
The current county value is just over $1 billion dollars, which generates approximately $4.5 million dollars in
taxes to the county. Without a local option levy, the county value would have to increase by approximately $480 million
dollars, or 48% in order to generate the additional taxes needed to fund these projects.
Let’s not put off for tomorrow (and future generations) what we should and can do today. Please join us in
supporting a safe and viable road system by voting yes for the Morrow County local option levy.
Steve and Lisanne Currin
Heppner
Levy an investment in the future of Morrow County
Dear Editor:
I am writing to encourage support of the passage of the Morrow County Road Levy. The roads in Morrow
County are critical for the movement of commodities as well as getting county citizens to and from work each day.
There is not enough money in the county budget on an annual basis to do the big jobs of repaving and
reconstruction of some of our most important roads that we all travel over.
This is a large amount of money but it does projects in all comers of the county. Although it raises taxes a small
amount, because of another debt being paid off, it will be paid off in a short five year period. It also gives needed funds
to all of the communities of Morrow County for their budgets.
This levy is an investment in the future of Morrow County. Let’s pull together and support these needed
improvements.
Please vote yes on the Morrow County Road Levy.
George Koffler
Heppner
Morrow County Road Levy - exercise your right to vote
total visits w ith 20 new
other requirements, once the patients and 45 seen by a
person co m p letes the nurse; Irrigon Clinic had 195
paramedic school, he will total visits with 29 new
have to work two years for patients, 33 seen by a nurse
the district. “Growing your and 15 no-shows; Heppner
own is a great idea in a rural Ambulance had 25 page-
com m unity," said Vander outs and 23 transports for
Does. “It’s a great way to $ 22,636
in
rev en u e;
give back to the community. Boardman Ambulance had
-d isc u sse d
the 15 p ag e-o u ts and 11
district’s annual contribution transports for $11,020 in
ttp,,,))!? ^ o l u m h U n F i ^ f ,, revenue; Irrigon Ambulance
Heal.th S ervices rpj.gr,qptr/ Had 17 page-outs and 11
clinic in Boardman. Board transports for $9,821 in
Chair Larry Mills expressed revenue; there were four
a desire to talk with their flig h ts
out;
P io n eer
board before the district Memorial Hospital had 11
decides on a donation figure, admissions for acute care, six
The district currently also swing bed admissions and 16
pays for a fu ll-tim e ob serv atio n adm issio n s;
Boardman Ambulance staff. PMH had 460 total
However, Vander Does said o u tp a tie n ts
w ith
73
that he does not believe that em ergency
room
many are aw are o f the encounters, 1662 lab tests,
district’s contributions to the 137 x-ray procedures, 40 CT
Boardman area. “I ’m not scans, 36 EKG tests, 68
seeing it in the newspaper,” re sp ira to ry
th erap y
said Vander Does.
procedures; Home Health
-appointed Dr. Dale had 220 home health visits;
Alter to the medical staff.
Hospice had 98 total days;
-heard the following and the pharmacy had 2316
report for March: Pioneer drug doses for $147,101 in
Memorial Clinic had 469 drug revenue.
-Continuedfrom page one
To the Editor:
We are writing in support of the Morrow County Road Levy.
The county road system is important to all of us as it connects the county and all the communities together. The
road system provides needed economic transportation as well as recreation access. One of the most important functions
of the road system is the transportation of the children of the communities to school and their many activities.
It is important that everyone exercise their right to vote on this issue. In order for the levy to pass it must have
a 50% voter turnout, so even if you are opposed to the levy it is important that you cast your ballot.
We think passage of the road levy is extremely important and we encourage Morrow County voters to join us
in voting yes for the Morrow County Road Levy.
Larry and Betty Mills
Heppner
Pulitzer Prize winner
connected to Heppner
Debby Applegate, a
descendent of James G, and
C atherine D oherty (early
im m igrant settlers of
Heppner), granddaughter of
G ertru d e
D oherty
Applegate, and daughter of
Paul A p p leg ate, both
H ep p n er H igh School
g ra d u a tes, w as re c en tly
awarded The Pulitzer Prize
for Biography.
Applegate won the
Pulitzer for her book The
Most Fam ous A m erican.
The book is about Henry
Ward Beecher, brother of
Harriet Beecher Stowe. She
spent 20 years researching
writing about Henry Ward
B eecher
a fte r
first
d isco v e rin g him as an
undergraduate in the college
archives Amherst College.
Applegate graduated
Birth Announcements
summa
cum laude in 1989
Sierra M ary Colleen G reenup - A daughter. Sierra
from
Amherst
College and
Mary Colleen Greenup was born to Travis and Tiffanie
then
went
on
to
Yale where
Greenup on Tuesday, April 17, 2007. Sierra joins her sister
Blake, 10, and her brother Hunter, 4. at home. Grandparents
are Barry and MaryAnn Munkers. and Bill and Cindy
Greenup. Great-grandparents are Leonard Munkers. Rocky
and Nita Proctor, and Herb and Nancy Ekstrom.
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P u litz e r P riz e w in n e r Debh>
A p p leg a te
she received her Ph.D. in
1998. She received $10,000
in addition to the title of
Pulitzer Prize winner.
Applegate currently
lives in New Haven, CT and
P o rtlan d , OR w ith her
husband, management writer
Bruce Tulgan. For more
i n f o r m a t i o n
w w w .p u litzer.o rg
or
wwwJhen x Filts 11 miintrarruiea
com.
HHS students compete in
Knowledge Master Open
T h o u san d s
of
stu d en ts th ro u g h o u t the
country and in many foreign
c o u n trie s
co m p eted
Wednesday, April 25, in the
4 8 lh K n o w led g e M aster
Open academic competition.
Middle school, junior high,
and high school students
faced their computers and
200 tough questions to vie
for the top scores based on
the accuracy and speed of
their answers.
A team of 12 high
school students and 14 junior
high sch o o l stu d en ts at
H ep p n er Jr. Sr. H igh
competed. The high school
team scored 1,006 and the
ju n io r
high
team
scored. 1,125 of 2,000 points
p o ssib le . O nce again
Heppner students enjoyed
competing in the Knowledge
Master.
Students on the high
school team in clu d ed :
Brendan McElligott, Sean
Murray. Kelsey Wolf, Sarah
Fair Board
meeting to be
held
The next Fair Board
meeting will be Monday,
M ay 7, at 6 p.m . at the
fairgrounds in the fair office.
Free dumping
this weekend
Free dum ping for
county residents w ill be
allo w ed this w eekend,
Saturday and Sunday, May
5 and 6 at both north and
south end transfer stations.
B allard , G ran t Sm ith,
M aggie Armato, Sherylin
Peck, Frank Meyer, Lane
Wright, Ashley Wolff, Emily
T hom p so n , and S p en cer
Palmer. The junior high team
included: Karlie Crumbliss,
Eric Chick, Julia Meyer, Ian
Murray, Justin Smith, Zach
Yocom, Zech Hintz, Devin
Robinson, Jordan Wright,
Willy Gentry, Joe Armato,
Stephanie Schuller, Tren
Cannon, and Joanna Patton.
The
K now ledge
Master Open was designed
to stimulate enthusiasm for
learning and recognition for
academic accomplishment.
The c o n te st runs on
classro o m co m p u ters to
allow all stu d en ts the
opportunity to compete in a
large acad em ic ev en t
w ith o u t the ex p en se o f
traveling to a central site.
Results o f the contest are
tabulated into overall, state,
and e n ro llm e n t - s iz e
ra n k in g s by A cadem ic
H a llm a rk s, a C o lo rad o
publishing firm that hosts the
event. Contests results and
ex am p le q u e stio n s are
a v a ila b le
at
www.greaktauk.com.
Heppner flood
noted in national
magazine
Editor's Note: The
following information ran in
S u n d a y’s
edition
of
Am erican Profile. This
portion o f the article was
found under the Did You
Know Tidbits.
O regon - W hen a
storm-fueled flash flood hit
the community of Heppner
(pop.
1,395) w ith o u t
warning on June 14, 1903 -
killing at least 247 people -
residents Leslie Matlock and
B ruce K elley m ounted
horses to ride ahead of the
waters that were flooding
W illow C reek to w arn
re sid e n ts and ran ch ers
d o w n stream
of
the
impending disaster. The two
are cred ited w ith saving
many people and livestock.
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