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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 27,2011 2011 4-H camp HEALTH a success DISTRICT -Continuedfrom PAGE time in which the district ONE collects on accounts has For the fourth year in a row, all the 4-H campers and counselors at the tri-county 4-H camp made it to the top of the hike, an accomplishment of which everyone was proud. - Contributed photo The 2011 “Under the Sea” 4-H camp was a great success, according to camp coordinators. The cam p had a large turnout this year, with 76 campers, 27 counsel ors, 4 adult staff, 3 camp cooks and 2 nurses hailing from Gilliam, Morrow and Wheeler counties. Even a full dining hall and the oc casional sprinkles of rain never hampered the spirits of the campers. The camp offered plenty of hands-on classes this year, including fish ing, dissecting fish, bugs in the water, water around the world and, of course, crafts. The weather this year was especially cool, with a nice layer o f frost discovered the last morning of camp. Only three fish were caught this year, but the fishing derby was the weekend prior, so staff and camper hopes are high for future years. For the fourth year in a row, all campers and counselors made it to the top of the hike. “This is a huge ac- complishment and we could not be prouder of all those that make the trek,” said one camp representative. Next year’s camp theme was voted on by the cam pers; the theme will be Disney/Pixar. All in all, there were no major problems reported, and ev eryone went home tired and happy. The 2012 tri-county 4-H camp dates are June 26 - 29. For more informa tion on how to participate in 4-H or attend 4-H camp, contact the Morrow County Extension Office at 541 - 676-9642. R iley G orham does som e leather craft during one of the classes at this year’s 4-H camp. - Contributed photo Commission on Transportation to meet set amount of state money to care for their Medicaid patients, regardless of how little or how much care each patient required. The pro gram would cover all spec- trums of health care, from medical to mental health to eye and dental care. Blauer said that they were assured that the managed care plan would not apply to rural hospitals if the concept did not pencil out for them. He added that the plan would probably work better for urban settings, rather than rural areas. Mahoney said that in this plan, a hub would most likely receive payments, then dole out the payments to health care facilities. She said that the “whole point of the plan is to reduce costs.” -learned from Blau er that City o f Irrigon Ad ministrator Jerry Breazeale has indicated interest in the Community Health Im provement Plan with regard to funding assistance for providing walking trails in Irrigon, which would meet the CHIP criteria o f im proving community health. Blauer, who is on the CHIP committee, said that the volunteer group is continu ing to make progress. -received a report on the C olum bia River Community Health Ser vices clinic construction. McCormack Construction, Pendleton, was awarded the contract for the $4,723,795 project. Groundbreaking took place on April 25 and the estimated completion date is April 2012. Lavem Gertlar with CRCHS was in attendance at the meet ing and reported that they are now in the process of pouring concrete for the clinic project. -heard from M a honey that the amount of been dramatically reduced. She praised the business office for their hard work in reducing the days from a high of 69.5 in January to 65.3 in February, 57.5 in March, 56.4 in April, 60.5 in May and 63.0 in June. -received the fol lowing report: Pioneer Me morial Hospital had two admissions in June, two swing bed admissions, nine admitted for observation, 478 total outpatients, 67 total emergency room en counters, 1,737 lab tests, 129 x-ray procedures, 26 CT scans, 27 EKG tests, one treadmill procedure, six colonoscopy procedures, one endoscopy procedure, 102 respiratory therapy pro cedures; Heppner Ambu lance had 17 page-outs with 15 transports for $ 19,082 in revenue; Boardman Ambu lance had 28 page-outs with 17 transports for $19,401 in revenue; Irrigon Ambu lance had 29 page-outs with 22 transports for $23,082 in revenue; Home Health had 103 patient visits; Hospice had four admissions; Pio neer Memorial Clinic had 449 patient visits with 36 new patients, 39 seen by a nurse and 11 no-shows; Irrigon Medical Clinic had 174 patient visits, 38 new patients, 53 seen by a nurse and six no-shows. The district showed a $49,237 gain for the month with $665,192 in gross patient revenue, less $12,344 in bad debts and $112,329 in contractual and other adjustments, for a net patient revenue o f $540,518. The district took in $94,733 in taxes and $6,814 in other operating revenue. The district had $621,327 in total operating expenses and a $28,498 in a non-operating gain. The general public is invited to attend. Time has been set aside for public comments regarding project proposals and other transportation- The 19th annual south Morrow County football related topics. To schedule camp will be held August 8 through August 11 at the time on the agenda at future Heppner High School. NEACT meetings, contact All students grades five through 12 are wel Lisa Hill at 541-963-3179. come. Camps will be held every afternoon. The camp for grades five through eight will be from 3:30 to 5:30 “Now we are offering Mobile p.m.; the camp for ninth through 12th grades will take place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Banking from your cellphone" The cost is $25. Every participant will also re ceive a hat. The N o rth East A rea C o m m issio n on Transportation (NEACT) will hold its next meeting on August 4 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Oregon De partment of Transportation (ODOT) Region 5 head quarters, located at 3012 Island Avenue, La Grande. Annual football camp scheduled www.beobank.com If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available and that help Is FREE of charge. If Y O U h a v e a fam ily m e m b e r w h o su ffers from g a m b lin g ad d ic tio n , Y O U ca n als o re c e iv e F R E E tre a t m e n t e v e n if th e g a m b le r is not re c e iv in g tre a tm e n t. If y o u a re a re s id e n t o f M o rro w C o u n ty an d yo u w ish to ta k e a d v a n ta g e o f th e s e rv ic e s a b o v e or d e s ire m o re in fo rm atio n , P le a s e call a n y o f th e fo llo w in g n u m b e rs to s e t up a L O C A L a p p o in tm e n t or ju s t to talk: B o b b y H a rris @ 5 4 1 - 6 7 6 - 9 9 2 5 or 5 4 1 -2 5 6 -0 1 7 5 Community Counseling Solutions (C C S ) @ 541-676-9161 O R 1 -8 7 7 -6 9 5 -4 6 4 8 ( 1 - 8 8 8 - M Y L IM IT ) W edding Tables New technology is providing some very convenient banking services. Now we are B rad A dam s & K a t e ly n B r i z e n d i n e Saturday, July 30th offering Mobile Banking from your cellphone. You can view account balances, transfer phone. That’s banking on the go. We strive A l l i s o n H a lv o r s e n & A n d re w T e tr ic k to provide you with the best of both worlds: Saturday, July 30th funds or make payments using your cell Cutting edge technology with a first name friendly hometown personal touch. That’s hometown banking in the 21st Century. Bank of Eastern Oregon Member FDIC lone Branch 541 - 422-7466 Hometown People Hometown Spirit - Drink Specials! — ------ Strawberry YoSbake $3.SO Chocolate truffle wxocba $3.SO M umuj ' j D aiuj INC 117 North Main • Happnar • Phona « 7 I I 1 J I • Floral I 7 I W I Serving Happnar. Lexington S lone - FIVE Disaster assistance available for small businesses Sm all, non-farm b u sin esses in M orrow C ounty and four other Oregon counties are now eligible to apply for low interest disaster loans from the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA). “These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by unseasonably warm weath er followed by frosts and freezing temperatures in Umatilla County that oc curred February 24 through February 26, 2 0 l l , ” an nounced Alfred E. Judd, Director of SBA’s Disaster Field Operations Center- West. W hile U m atilla County is the primary af fected area, loans are also being offered to Morrow, Grant, Union and Wallowa counties, as well as Benton, Columbia and Walla Walla counties in Washington. “ SBA eligibility covers both the economic impacts on businesses de pendent on farmers and ranchers that have suffered agricultural production losses caused by the disas ter and businesses directly impacted by the disaster,” Judd said. Sm all, non-farm businesses, small agricul tural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aqua culture and most private, non-profit organizations of any size may qualify for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) o f up to $2 million to help meet financial obligations and operating expenses which could have been met had the disaster not occurred. “ E lig ib ility for these loans is based on the financial impact of the disaster only and not on any actual property dam age. These loans have an interest rate of 4% for busi nesses and 3% for private, non-profit organizations, a maximum term o f 30 years, and are available to small businesses and most private, non profits without the financial ability to offset the adverse impact without hardship,” Judd said. By law, SBA makes EIDLs available when the U. S. Secretary o f A gri culture designates an agri cultural disaster. Secretary Tom Vilsack declared this disaster at the request of O regon G overnor John Kitzhaber. Businesses primar ily engaged in farming or ranching are not eligible for SBA disaster assistance. A gricultural enterprises should contact the Farm Services Agency (FSA) about the U. S. Department o f A griculture (USDA) assistance made available by the Secretary’s declara tion. Applicants may ap ply online using the Elec tronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s website at https://disasterloan.sba. gov/ela. Disaster loan in formation and application forms are also available from SBA’s customer ser vice center at 800-659- 2955, emailing disaster- customerservice@sba.gov, or visiting SBA’s web site at www.sba.gov/services/ disasterassistance. Hearing impaired individuals may call 800-877-8339. The deadline to ap ply for these loans is March 20 , 2012 . For more informa tion, visit SBA’s website at www.sba.gov. Hope to hold yard sale, ice cream social A yard sale will be held at Hope Lutheran Church on the comer o f Alfalfa and Cowins in Heppner on Sat urday, August 6 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The sale is to raise funds for painting of the church. Di Salvo’s Italian Ice Cream will be available for purchase between ll a.m. and 2 p.m. Marriage Licenses The Morrow County Clerk has issued the follow ing marriage licenses: July 19: -Jose Juan Sanchez-Paz, 40, of Irrigon and Amanda Ann McBride, 30, of Irrigon. July 21: -Abel Muniz Navarrete, 24, of Irrigon and Mireya Salas, 19, of Irrigon. July 22: -Irwin Parcero-Perez, 23, of Boardman and Nayeli Calvillo, 17, of Boardman. Sheriff’s Report The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office reports handling the following business: M ay 23 (cont.): deputy. -BPD was advised -MCSO received report that BPD arrested Lino that someone caught a ten- C ovarrubia Covarrubia, foot snake in a parking lot. 32, on an Irrigon Justice Snake was caught; they will Court warrant for Failure let it go down the road. -BPD received a to Pay Fine/Driving While Suspended. He was lodged report of a truck trying to at Umatilla County Jail with catch on fire. The caller ad vised that the back tires of $412 bail in full. May 24: -Caller the semi were on fire and it advised MCSO that he was pulled over at the Three found two black (wild) kit Mile Canyon exit. May 25: -Morrow tens and would like them transported to pet rescue. County Sheriff’s Office, He will leave his trap at Boardman Police Depart- the sheriff’s office for the -Continued on PAGE SEVEN The Heppner )r/Sr high school wrestling team is collecting batteries for an ongoing team fundraiser. Auto, tractor. RV. and four wheeler batteries will be accepted. Please bring your batteries to the South end Transfer station free of charge located at 57185 Hwy 74, Lexington, OR. For further information or if you need batteries picked up, call Mark Lemmon at (541)215-9248.
