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Department.
In the Matter o f the Estate of
LaVeme Stephen Donovan,
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that
C. Thomas Davis has been
appointed as the personal
representative o f the above
estate. All persons having
claims against the estate are
required to present them to
the undersigned personal
representative in care o f
the undersigned attorney
at: 12220 SW First Street,
Beaverton, Oregon, 97005
w ithin four m onths after
the date o f first publication
o f this n otice, as stated
below, or such claims may
be barred. A ll p erso n s
w h o s e r ig h ts m ay be
affected by the proceedings
in this estate may obtain
additional information from
the records o f the Court, the
personal representative or
the attorney for the personal
representative.
Dated and first published
August 18, 2010.
C. THOMAS DAVIS
Personal Representative
12220 SW First Street
Beaverton, OR 97005
C. THOMAS DAVIS
A tto rn e y fo r P e rs o n a l
Representative
12220 SW First Street
Beaverton, OR 97005
Published: August 18, 25
and September 1, 2010
Affidavit
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice o f District Measure
Election
Boardman Rural Fire
Protection District
Morrow County, Oregon
N O T IC E IS H E R E B Y
GIVEN that on Tuesday,
N o v e m b e r 2, 2 0 1 0 ,
an election w ill be held
w ithin the boundaries o f
the Boardman Rural Fire
Protection District, Morrow
C o u n ty , O re g o n . T he
election shall be conducted
by mail pursuant to ORS
254.465. The follow ing
question will be submitted
to the qu alified D istrict
voters:
CAPTION:
B o a rd m a n R u ra l F ire
P ro te c tio n D is tric t
General Obligation Bond
Authorization
QUESTION:
Shall the D istric t issue
general obligation bonds
in an amount not exceeding
$11,000,000.00 for a new
E m e rg e n c y S e rv ic e s
S ta tio n ? I f th e b o n d s
are ap p ro v ed , they w ill
be p a y a b le from ta x e s
on p roperty or p roperty
o w n e rsh ip th a t are not
su b je c t to the lim its o f
S e c tio n 11 a n d l i b ,
Article XI o f the Oregon
Constitution.
SUMMARY:
This m easure authorizes
th e D i s t r i c t to is s u e
general obligation bonds
to c o n s tru c t and e q u ip
facilities to position the
District to respond to the
dem ands o f its grow ing
community. The projects
proposed are:
•
C o n s tru c t and
equip a new fire station
and tra in in g fac ility on
land donated by the Port o f
Morrow. This station will
include housing for 24-hour
firefighter staff, emergency
medical technician (EMT)
staff, and students enrolled
in the Educational Sleeper
P r o g r a m w h o w o u ld
supplem ent volunteers to
reduce response times and
increase staffing resources
available.
•
R eplace old and
o u td a te d a p p a ra tu s and
equipment.
•
R e f i n a n c e
o u ts ta n d in g c a p ita l
obligations.
•
Pay bond issuance
costs.
The bonds would mature
in 31 years or less from the
date o f issuance and may
be issued in more than one
series.
Notice is hereby given that
a ballot title for a measure
re fe rre d by the D istrict
has been filed w ith the
Elections Office o f Morrow
County, Oregon on August
27, 2010. The ballot title
caption is: Boardman Rural
Fire P ro te c tio n D istrict
General Obligation Bond
Authorization. An elector
m ay file a p e titio n for
review o f this ballot title
in th e M o rro w C o u n ty
Circuit Court no later than
5:00 p.m ., Septem ber 8,
2010 (7 business days after
filing o f this notice with the
Elections Officer).
Bobbi Childers
Morrow County Clerk
Published: Septem ber 1,
2010
Affidavit
Mustang Foot
ball Schedule
Sept. 3 - at Gold Beach
High School, 7 p.m.
Sept. 10 - Culver at home,
7 p.m.
Sept. 17-U m atilla at home,
7 p.m.
Sept. 24 - at Enterprise, 7
p.m.
Oct. 1 - Elgin at home, 7
p.m.
O ct. 8 - at S tan field , 7
p.m.
O ct. 22 - Pilot Rock at
home, 7 p.m.
Oct. 29 - Weston McEwen
at home, 7 p.m.
Nov. 5 - at Irrigon, 7 p.m.
Cardinal Foot
ball Schedule
Sept. 3 - at Dufur, 4 p.m.
Sept. 10 - Joseph at home,
7 p.m.
Sept. 17 - Touchet at home,
7 p.m.
Sept. 24 - Sherman at home,
7 p.m.
Oct. 1 - Dufur at home, 7
p.m.
Oct. 7 - Condon-W heeler
at home, 7 p.m.
Oct. 22 - at Arlington, 7
p.m.
*'
• »
Nov. 5 - at Echo, 7 p.m. J
JV Mustang
Football Schedule
Sept. 13 - at Irrigon, 5
p.m.
Sept. 20 - at Weston M cE
wen, 5 p.m.
Oct. 4 - Mac Hi at home,
5 p.m.
Oct. 11 - Umatilla at home,
5 p.m.
Oct. 18 - at Stanfield, 5
p.m.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 -S E V E N
IONE SCHOOL DISTRICT
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ment.
In other business,
the board:
-received a report
on cap ital im provem ent
projects.
-learn ed that the
football goal posts, which
were installed by Del LaR-
ue around 32 years ago,
must be replaced.
-learned from Ar
cher that the swings at the
school must not be used as
per insurance requirements.
Several options to deal with
the issue were discussed.
He also reported that a pole
needs to be removed or as
phalt cut back and more fill
is required in some areas.
-heard from Mulvi-
hill that he would send the
ground maintenance audit
to board m em bers e le c
tronically. He said that the
district has not yet filled the
maintenance position.
-learned from Mul-
vihill that a letter from the
governor indicated that,
despite a $118 billion fed
eral package to aid Oregon
schools, large shortfalls are
still expected and districts
are advised to be conserva
tive. Mulvihill said that, un
like some districts that will
have to reduce staff, this
was not the case in the ISD.
“lone is extrem ely well-
positioned,” he said. How
ever, he added “ We will
not be able to do business
as we have done business.”
He attributed financial dif
ficulties to “huge PERS”
commitments, state unem
ploym ent rates at around
10 percent, a recession and
a flattening o f growth. It
was noted that by 2013 two
thirds o f people in Oregon
will not have children in
school. “ I think you are
well-positioned for what’s
coming,” concluded Mulvi
hill, “but it’s going to be a
whirlwind around you.”
added. “It’s hard to alarm
every door.”
S h e s a id th a t
people who are bedfast or
chair-fast or people who
are recuperating from an
event, such as a stroke or
broken bone, are the best
fits for the facility’s long
term program. She said that
combative people are also
not always a good fit. She
also noted that a person
cannot just move into the
facility when they like, but
rather must be approved by
the state.
It was noted that
the advent o f assisted liv
ing facilities has changed
the population o f nursing
hom es. Locally the pro
gression is often first to the
senior center, then, if more
assistance is needed, to the
assisted living facility and
then, when necessary, to
long-term nursing care. She
added that Pioneer Memo
rial Hospital also provides
Hospice Care.
Currently the long
term facility has five long
term residents.
-heard a comment
from Rhea about how the
way that people communi
cate has changed to faxes
and emails. She pointed out
that the district should keep
abreast o f cu rren t com
munication methods. Mills
inquired if the d istric t’s
website was current.
-passed a resolu
tion approving a $360,000
loan over five years at zero
percent interest for the pur
chase and installation o f
a CT scanner at Pioneer
M em orial H ospital. The
board committed funds for
the payment of 20 percent
or up to $90,000 of the costs
o f the project.
-heard the follow-
ing July financial report
from C hief Financial Of
ficer Nicole Mahoney: the
district had $584,500 in
gross patient revenue with
$69,818 in revenue d e
ductions for $514,681 in
net patient revenue and
$617,625 in total operating
revenue; $662,019 in total
operating expenses and a
$11,510 non-operating gain
for a $32,883 loss for the
month.
-heard the follow
ing report: Pioneer M e
morial Hospital had five
admissions, one swing bed
admission, one death, 18
admitted for observation;
the swing nursing facility
had one admission; PMH
had 476 total outpatients,
76 em ergency room en
counters, 1730 lab tests,
100 x-ray procedures, 28
CT scans, 21 EKG tests, one
treadm ill procedure, five
colonoscopy procedures,
one endoscopy procedure,
six respiratory therapy pro
cedures; Home Health had
86 nursing visits; Hospice
had two adm issions and
two deaths; pharmacy had
884 drug doses for $75,753
in drug revenue; Pioneer
Memorial Clinic had 411
patient visits with 29 new
patients, 41 seen by a nurse
and 15 no-shows; Irrigon
M edical C linic had 158
patient visits with 21 new
patients, 30 seen by a nurse
and six no-shows; Heppner
A m bulance had 16 total
page-outs with 15 trans
ports for $22,313 in reve
nue; Boardman Ambulance
had 31 total page-outs with
17 transports for $ 19,779 in
revenue; Irrigon Ambulance
had 27 total page-outs with
11 transports for $11,943
in revenue; there were two
flights.
HEALTH DISTRICT
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im p ro v e p a tie n t
privacy at the clinic.
Remodeling o f the
Heppner clinic’s rest room
and lab area has already
been completed.
In other business at
the meeting, the board:
-learn ed that the
district’s auditor, Mike Bell
and Company, has sold out
to another, larger firm, but
the new firm will continue
to provide auditing services
for the district.
-learn ed th at Dr.
Nichols and Dr. Betsy An
derson w ill “ro ta te med
students” at the Heppner
facility. The first three stu
dents will shadow the phy
sicians for a m onth each
and the fourth will be with
the Heppner physicians for
three months.
-learn ed that the
closure o f Heppner TV will
affect Pioneer M em orial
Hospital, which subscribed
to the cable service. Blauer
told the board that he is
getting quotes for satellite
TV from D irect TV and
Dish TV.
- l e a r n e d fro m
board member LeAnn Rea
that she and B lauer met
with Columbia River Com
m unity H ealth S erv ices
rep resen tativ es w ith the
hopes o f working togeth
er. “ W e’re on the sam e
team,” commented Blauer.
“ We both w ant the best
for the county.” Rea said
that CRCH S rep resen ta
tives said they had not yet
received the $100,000 that
M orrow C ounty H ealth
District pledged to them.
The M CH D B oard c o n
firmed that $100,000 has
been set aside, how ever
it was earmarked to assist
CRCHS in obtaining a new
lone students get to
work during new year
Top Photo: Seventh graders Jenna Taylor, Rachel Holland, and
Ann Rietmann check their sniffers in a food science lab in Erin
Heideman's land science class at lone Schools. Samples were
prepared for students to identify in relation to the start of the
unit. Bottom Photo: Sophomore biology students, Tim F.mmel
and Jordan Snyder, work at identifying cheek cells in a cell lab
for E.rin Heideman's science class. -ContributedPhotos
clinic building. “The money
is set aside for them,” the
board confirmed.
Rea remarked that
there is a m isconception
by some in Boardman that
the health district does not
provide any services for
the Boardman area. “ We do
something for Boardman,”
said Rea, citing EMT and
am bulance serv ices and
Home Health and Hospice
nursing care that the district
provides to the Boardman
area. The district also pro
vides EMT and ambulance
services and Home Health
and Hospice for the Irrigon
area and south M orrow
County.
Rea said that during
their meeting she comment
ed to the CRCHS board that
the M CHD m eetings are
open to the public, but they
reminded her that CRCHS
meetings are not.
-heard from Molly
Rhea, director o f nursing
services, concerning cri
te ria used to d eterm in e
which patients are admit
ted to long-term care at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
and which are not. Board
m em bers said th at they
had received com plaints
that some people were not
accepted into the facility
and voiced concerns that
the long-term care facility,
which was remodeled at a
“sizeable” cost to the dis
trict, is not at capacity.
“It comes down to
safety,” said Rhea. “People
who are confused and mo
bile are not a good fit.”
“ It’s frightening to have
people who are m obile,”
she said. “There are a lot
o f exits (at Pioneer Memo
rial Hospital).” “A patient
this summer got down to
the Nazarene Church,” she
Credit improvement, identity protection, and money
management programs offered at Heppner Library
Interested in pro
tecting yourself from iden
tity theft, improving your
credit, or in just learning
how to manage your money
better? If so, three one-hour
consumer programs in Sep
tember at the Oregon Trail
Library District’s Heppner
Branch Library may pro
vide some assistance.
The programs are
launched under the “LEO
S aves” initiativ e by L i
braries of Eastern Oregon.
LEO Saves is a two-year
project for public libraries
in U m atilla and M orrow
counties to help encourage
individuals to learn more
about saving, investing and
sound financial m anage
ment. Each program will
be held from 6 :3 0 -7 :3 0
p.m. and will be held in the
branch library located at
444 N Main St.
All program s are
free and open to anyone
interested in improving or
learning more about man
aging financial resources.
Attendees can attend one
or all o f the programs; ad
vance registration is not
required.
The programs are
provided by the Consumer
Credit Counseling Service
(CCCS) o f the Tri-Cities.
Established in 1969, CCCS
helps individuals with debt
management, credit aware
n ess and im p ro v e m e n t,
home ownership and other
educational programs
On T u esd ay ,
Septem ber 7, “ Financial
M an ag em en t 101” will
be offered. This one hour
program is focused on de
veloping greater financial
self-su fficien cy through
the use o f budgets and is
targeted from beginning
budgeters through experi
enced money managers.
“Know Your Cred
it” will be held on Tuesday,
September 14. It is a known
statistic that 76% o f all
credit reports have errors
on them . This one hour
program explains how to
obtain a free credit report
and provides know ledge
necessary to understand
exactly what your creditor
sees when looking at your
report. The credit scoring
module will be explained
as well as ideas for increas
ing o n e’s credit score or
rebuilding a solid credit
history for one’s future.
“Identity Theft: It
Can Happen to You” is set
for Tuesday, S eptem ber
28. This program focuses
on ever-increasing iden
tity theft and how consum
ers can protect themselves
from fraudulent use of their
credit or savings.
LEO Saves is fund
ed through at grant to Li
braries o f Eastern Oregon
(LEO) from the Financial
Industry R egulatory A u
thority (FINRA) Education
Foundation and the Ameri
can Library A ssociation
(ALA)’s “Smart Investing
@ Your Library” project.
LEO Saves is a pi
lot for rural areas under
the national program with
consumer information and
classes to be offered this
year and next in the two
eastern Oregon counties.
FINRA is the largest non
g o v ern m en tal reg u la to r
o f securities firms doing
business in the U.S. The
FI NRA Investor E duca
tion Foundation supports
innovative research and
educational projects that
give underserved A m eri
cans the knowledge, skills
and tools necessary for fi
nancial success throughout
life. To date, the FINRA
Foundation has approved
$14.7 million in grants and
an additional $10.2 million
in direct investor education
programming. For details
about grant programs and
other FINRA Foundation
initiatives, visit www.finra-
foundation.org. Established
in 1876, the American Li
brary A ssociation is the
oldest and largest library
association in the world. Its
mission is “to provide lead
ership for the development,
promotion, and im prove
ment o f library and infor
m ation services and the
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