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TEN - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 27,2011 PUBLIC NOTICE Notice o f Budget Committee Meeting City o f Irrigon A public m eeting o f the Budget Com m ittee o f the C ity o f Irrigon, M orrow County, State o f Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011 through J une 30,2012, will be held at Irrigon City Hall, 500 NE Main, Irrigon, Oregon. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 6:00 pm. The p u rp o se o f the m eeting is to receive the budget m essage and to receiv e public comment from the public on the budget and state revenue sharing. If necessary, a subsequent meeting will be held on at Wednesday, May 11, 2011 the same place and time. C o p ies o f the p ro p o sed budget may be obtained on May 6,2011 in person from City Hall, 500 NE Main Ave b etw een the h o u rs o f 8:00 am and 5:00 pm. Persons may mail requests for copies of the budget to PO Box 428, Irrigon, OR 97844 or request by email to irrigon@ oregontrail.net. This is a public m eeting where deliberation o f the B udget C o m m ittee w ill take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Com m ittee. Persons who would like to attend and need assistance are urged to call (541)922-3047, or TTY relay at (800)735-2900 in advance of the meeting. Gerald W. Breazeale City Manager Publish: April 27, 2011 & May 4,2011 Affidavit HEALTH DISTRICT South Morrow scholarships trust BUDGET announces recipients -heard that the Irri -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE gon ambulance is currently cardiology clinics on the rotation to be re in H eppner, is currently placed by a new model. The w o rk in g p a rt- tim e fo r old Irrigon ambulance will OHSU. Blauer said, how become Heppner’s backup ever, that OHSU officials vehicle; Heppner’s vehicle communicated that possible will go to lone; and lone’s cardiology clinics would will go to surplus. -agreed to purchase most likely be through their a $100 brick for Columbia clinic in The Dalles, and River Community Health may not necessarily involve Services’ clinic construc Dr. Hanlon. -learned from Blau tion. -learned from Rhea er that around 60 people that the long term care turned out for the Rolling program at Pioneer Memo Hills Run fund raiser April rial Hospital has reached 23. its max and now has eight -discussed a pro residents, which leaves only posed Irrigon C linic up four beds for the hospital. grade and learned that board Blauer and the board voiced member David Bums vis appreciation to Rhea for her ited the clinic and inquired efforts in increasing the oc as to what the clinic’s em cupancy. ployees want if the clinic is -learned that Rhea remodeled. has also been a c tiv e in “ We have money outreach to the M orrow budgeted,” said Board Chair County school children on Larry Mills. “ We want to the use o f helmets and seat have the community o f Ir belts to reduce traum atic rigon engaged. We’d like to injuries. come as close as possible to -received the fol what the community would lowing report for March: like to see.” Pioneer Memorial Hospital Blauer voiced con had 10 adm issions, tw o cern o f the Irrigon C lin swing bed admissions, 16 ic being busy enough to admitted for observation, support a clinic remodel. M ahoney cautioned that four admitted to the swing if USDA funding for the nursing facility, 557 total remodel is sought, USDA outpatients, 74 total emer may want to see detail that gency encounters, 2113 lab shows community support tests, 132 x-ray procedures, o f the clinic, esp ecially 30 CT scans, 32 EKG tests, since the new Boardman tw o colonoscopy p ro ce Clinic construction is ex dures, 43 respiratory ther pected to be completed in apy and three colon/endos- a year. The cities o f Board- copy procedures; Pioneer man and Irrigon are around Memorial Clinic had 542 patient visits with 44 new 10 miles apart. -learn ed that the patients, 63 seen by a nurse group, “Friends H elping and eight no shows; Irrigon Friends,” donated $3,300 had 206 patient visits with toward purchase o f a Glide- 35 new patients, 42 seen by nurse and 10 no shows; PUBLIC NOTICE scope, which will facilitate a Home Health had 117 pa intubation, w hich is the IN THE CIRCUIT tient visits; H ospice had COURT OF THE STATE placement of flexible tubing two admissions; Pharmacy in the windpipe to m ain OF OREGON had 1254 drug doses for FOR THE COUNTY OF tain an open airway. Molly $73,421 in drug revenue; Rhea, director o f nursing MORROW services at Pioneer Memo Heppner A m bulance had Probate Department 18 total page-outs with 14 In the Matter of the Estate of: rial Hospital, said that the transports for $19,872 in KATHRYN GERTRUDE pro ced u re is som etim es revenue; Boardman Ambu difficult for even seasoned HOSKINS, Deceased. lance had 21 page-outs with medical personnel, but the No. 11PR008 11 transports for $12,133 G lidescope will m ake it NOTICE TO in revenue; Irrigon Ambu INTERESTED PERSONS easier. The donation re lance had 19 page-outs with N o tic e is g iv e n t h a t sulted from proceeds from 15 transports for $ 15,039 in th e u n d e r s i g n e d h a s a fu n d -ra isin g run/w alk revenue; there were three been ap p ointed and has over St. Patrick’s weekend flights. qualified as the personal in Heppner. representative o f the estate. All persons having claims a g a in s t th e e s ta te a re required to present it, with proper voucher, within four months after the date o f first publication of this notice, as stated below, to the personal representative at the offices o f Kuhn & Spicer, 267 N. Main Street. P.O. Box 428, Heppner, Oregon 9783$, or they may be barred. All persons whose rights m ay be a ffe c te d by the proceedings in this estate m ay o b ta in a d d itio n a l in f o r m a tio n fro m th e records o f the court, the The Easter Bunny found some friends Saturday at the annual personal representative or Heppner Elks Easter Egg Hunt at the city park. Left to right the attorney for the personal are: Carson Angell, 4; Ali Lovgren, 15; Clara Angell, 4, all of Heppner, and Delaynee Angell, 3, of Athena. -Photo by David representative. DATED and first published Sykes April 27, 2011. M a lc o lm F. H o s k in s , Boardm an approves zone change Personal Representative for new medical clinic 53542 Highway 74 Heppner, OR 97836 T h e B o a rd m a n decision. Published: April 27, May 4 city co u n cil adopted an In other city busi and 11,2011 ordinance approving a zone n ess, the council heard Affidavit change to accommodate the an annual update on tour construction o f Columbia ism from the Boardm an River Com m unity Health C ham ber o f C om m erce, Services new clinic. The approved an increase PUBLIC NOTICE property the new clinic will they in the city’s contract with Notice is hereby given that be located on was dual- the Boardman Park & Rec a p u b lic h ea rin g o f the zoned, a portion in Multi- reation District for m ain Town o f Lexington Town Family Sub-District and a tenance o f the city’s park C ouncil w ill be held at portion in the Commercial areas, and they approved an 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday May District along Willowfork easement to Umatilla Elec 17, 2011 in the Lexington Drive. It was the recom tric to run overhead power Town Hall 425 F Street. mendation of the Boardman lines near the city wastewa Purpose o f the hearing is Planning C om m ission to ter treatment facility. to hear public com m ent change 1.08 acres to com The next meeting about the proposed increase mercial, which amends the o f the Boardman city coun in Lexington's base water City o f Boardman Zoning cil will be Tuesday, May rate. and C om prehensive Plan 3 at Boardman City Hall; Published: A pril 27 and Maps. There will be a 21- the meeting will begin at May 5,2011 day appeal period on this 7 p.m. Easter Bunny visits Heppner The S outh M or row County Scholarship Trust is pleased to announce the recipients o f the 2011 scholarships in the amount o f $1,000 each. They are Brett H arrison, Bethany Morter, Ian Murray, Tan ner Rietm ann and Devin Robinson. The five students were selected out o f 13 ap plicants on the basis o f aca demic achievement, chosen field o f study, financial need, school participation, degree o f effort the student has made in seeking sources for college, and personal characteristics for success and school citizenship. Brett H arrison is the son of Kirsten and Tra vis Harrison. He attends Heppner High School; his interest is in the field o f A g ricu ltu re E conom ics. Brett has been accepted at Oregon State U niversity and Washington State Uni versity. After four years, he would like to enter into a law program, with empha sis on agriculture. Brett is active in school with varsity letters in baseball, is a member o f the National Honor Society and is student body publicity director. Brett has also been active in 4-H, winning beef awards and serving as club president. He is very active in FFA, serving as chapter president and attending the national FFA convention, state convention, and FFA leadership camps, as well as the Washington Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. Brett has p artici pated in many community activities, serving on Cycle Oregon and MS Walk, and volunteering at the Willqyv Creek assisted living facil ity, Friends o f the Library, Mustang Mop Up and Mor row C ounty A griculture Museum. He is a member of the ecumenical youth group and active in his church. Brett was Heppner Cham ber o f Commerce Student o f the Year and has received awards for excellence in American history, honors language arts, geom etry, and many other awards. Bethany Morter of lone is the d a u g h te r o f Anne and Ralph M orter. She is considering Pacific University, Seattle Univer sity or Macalester College to earn a degree that will allow her to enter medical school. Bethany plans on becoming an endocrinolo gist and hopes to do a job shadow in the medical field this summer. She is a member o f National Honor Society and has served as National Hon or Society secretary. She has been involved in drama and band as well. She is a three-sport participant and lettered in volleyball, track and basketball. B ethany has received awards for ad vanced Spanish, language arts, and mathematics and is a Big Sky Scholar Ath lete. She won the Elks most valuable student fem ale scholarship. She has a t tended the national youth leaders conference in Wash ington D.C. Bethany is very active in her church and community events, volun teering for the youth track meet, Red Cross, clothes drive cleanup day, and el ementary week reader. Ian Murray of Hep pner is the son o f Ann and John Murray. He attends Heppner High School. He has been accepted at Pacific University in Forest Grove and Oregon State Univer sity. Ian plans to pursue a degree in pharm acy or medicine. He has lettered in varsity football, b ask et ball and baseball. Ian is a member o f National Honor Society, has been on the knowledge master team for four years, and served as vice president for student governm ent and National Honor Society. He is ac tive in 4-H and St. Patrick’s youth group. Ian earned the Presidential Award for Academic Excellence, aca demic letter, outstanding student pre-calculus, and was nom inated to attend the national youth leader ship forum on m edicine. He is a state finalist for the Wendy’s High School Heism an Scholar/A thlete Award. Tanner Rietmann, the son o f Gregg and Cher- yle Rietmann, attends lone High School. He is con sidering attending Pacific University in Forest Grove, or Eastern University. He plans on m ajoring in the field o f businesses. Tanner is a National Honor Society member, Big Sky Scholar Athlete, class officer and was a member o f the Spanish club. He let tered four years in football, basketball and track. Tanner is a Wendy’s High School H eism an School w inner and state finalist. He is ac tive in youth group and his church. Tanner volunteered for the JDRF Walk, youth track meet, MCGG clean up, lone youth group E lf Auction and the prom com mittee. D evin R ob in so n a tte n d s H e p p n e r H ig h School. He is the son o f Darcy and Kyle Robinson. Devin would like to attend Montana State University in Bozeman, MT or Califor nia Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo, CA. He plans on working for a BA in agriculture science and engineering. Devin is a member o f National Honor Society, serving as secretary this year. He is very active in FFA, earning an O regon State Star award and com pleting his FFA supervised ag education project. He attended FFA leadership retreat, National FFA con vention and FFA state con ventions. Devin is active in Oregon high school rodeo, varsity football and varsity basketball. He is active in 4-H, and Cinch N ational High School All Star Rodeo Team-academic and arena. D evin received the gold presidential award, m ath and LA student of the year and U.S. history student of the year, as well as many other awards for FFA. He has been an ac tive volunteer in the com m unity v olunteering for the canned food drive, HHS track meet worker, Mustang M op up, MS w alk, FFA firewood cutting and Wil low Creek assisted living volunteer. Devin is active in his church and is a member o f the ecum enical youth group. The board o f d i rectors o f the scholarship trust include Bill Rietmann, president; Ginger Bowman, vice-president; Del LaRue, treasurer; Sharon Harrison, secretary; Missy Cutsforth; Martha Munkers and Carri Grieb. The South Morrow County Scholarship Trust w as e sta b lish e d several years ago with the mission to grow funds to provide scholarships to graduating seniors from Heppner and lone high schools and to eventually take the place o f the Troedson scholarship fund, which will be discon tinued in the year 2023. Chamber Chatter Boardman ets are $40 for Hermiston C in co de M ayo, Chamber members and $50 S a tu rd a y , M ay 7 from for non-members. Cost in 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the cludes breakfast and lunch. B oardm an Marina* Park. Tickets are available at the Festivities include tourna Hermiston Chamber, 541 - ments, vendors, music and 567-6151. entertainment including the Heppner U.S. Navy Band at 2 p.m., A 1,000 yard TV a kids’ carnival, raffle and shoot will be held Saturday, dancing and fun for the April 30. R egistration is entire family. from 8:30-9:30 a.m.; cost A farm er’s market is $20 per person. Lunch is coming to Boardman this will be $8 for adults, $4 for summer. It will be Mondays kids 10 and under. C on at the Boardm an M arina tact Brandi Orem for more Park just prior to Music in information. Proceeds go the Park. An organizational tow ards children’s prizes meeting will be held April for the lone 4th of July Cel 18 at 5 p.m. at the Board- ebration. man Marina Park. Call the V alby L u th e ra n chamber for more informa Church’s 125th anniversary tion or see the website at celebration will be held w w w .boardm anfarm ers- at the church on Sunday, market.com. May 1. A delicious Swedish T h e H e r m is to n smorgasbord will be served Chamber is sponsoring the from 1-2:30 p.m. For ques Voices o f Change C hick- tions, call Lea Mathieu at fil-A L ea d erc a st on Fri 422-7215. day, May 6 at the Hermiston The Mustang Mop Conference Center. Tick Event will be Thursday, M ay 19. C o n ta c t D aye Stone or call HHS at 676- 9138 to get your projects on the list. Saturday, May 21, a Fishing Derby for Mor row County will be held at Cutsforth Park from 8:30- 11 a.m. This event is for children up to 14 years o f age. For more information, call Betty Gray at 541-989- 8214. Celebrate Heppner w ill kick o ff on Friday, June 10 with the merchant sidewalk sale, a lunch bar becue by BEO, Team Welly Toss Competition and other activities. The community play for this year, “The Star T h eatre in Film and on Stage,” is written by Doris Brosnan and Sharon Har rison. The play will have two performances: Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. Tickets will be $10 per person. Marriage Licenses The Morrow Coun ty Clerk has issued the fol lowing marriage licenses: A p ril 15: C o d y James Rolan, 25, Heppner and Alyssa Anna Garber, 22, Heppner. A pril 21: D avid and C ristal Sanchez Vil Lee Johnson, 59, Umatilla lagomes, 19, Boardman. and M arta Kvam m e, 53, Um atilla; Jorge Saavedra Cervantes, 26, Boardman
