Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 27,2011
2011 4-H camp HEALTH
a success
DISTRICT
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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.
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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
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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.