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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 17,2011 Ground breaking ceremony set for covered picnic shelter at Morrow County Fairgrounds The Ford Leadership team is holding a ground breaking ceremony for the new covered picnic shelter on Thursday, August 18, at 5 p.m. by the 4-H Snack Shack Area at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. The Ford Leadership program required selecting a project which would benefit all of Morrow County and members working together to communicate, raise money and complete the project, which is anticipated to incorporate a celebration at the 2012 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo. The picnic shelter will be 30’x40’ and will be in the grassy area by the 4-H Snack Shack Area at the fairgrounds B E O starts August 29. School supplies or financial donations may be dropped off at the school or people may contact Mary Proctor to undergo second bone marrow transplant Heppner native Roy Proctor, 23, is currently undergoing preparations for his second bone marrow transplant. Proctor was diagnosed with Fanconi Anemia (FA) in 2000 and followed by Pioneer Memorial Clinic and Doembecher Children’s Hospital (DCH) in Portland. In 2007, he was referred to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City where he had his first bone marrow transplant in a clinical trial with unmatched (eight out of 10) marrow from an unrelated donor. This was considered a success with 100 percent engrafment. However, a little over a year ago, his own FA damaged cells began to return and he is once again pre-leukemic. Wanting to stay closer to friends and family, he asked the DCH team to perform his second transplant. After undergoing chemotherapy and irradiation, Proctor will receive a double cord stem cell transplant on August 18. Stem cells from newborns’ donated umbilical cords are harvested, frozen and listed on a marrow registry. After a world wide search, two were chosen for Roy since there are not enough stem cells from a single cord for an adult sized person. The donors are not related to each other or to Roy and are unmatched (four out of six). Risks are significant Roy Proctor due to the presence of four different people’s'cells for Proctor’s immune system to deal with. Proctor will be an inpatient for about a month, but will need to live close by the hospital after discharge. In 2007, he was required to be near MSKCC for six months and was able to do so because of generous fund raising and donations by the community. Out of pocket medical and living expenses inPortlandwillnot be as demanding as NYC, but for those who wish to help, a medical savings account has been set up at Bank of Eastern Oregon, accessible at all branches. For those who would like to contact Roy, addresses are DCH, Floor 10 South, Room (lucky) 13, 700 SW Campus Drive, Portland, 97239 or inc are of Mike and Kay Proctor, 61238 Highway 207, Heppner. More information about FA can be found at www, fanconi.org. a p r o n s u p to h e lp 4 - H ’e r s Everyone is invited to join in and help celebrate this project. People are also invited to check out the table at the fair. Donation containers will be available Left to right: Anna Conklin, Joe Perry, Gary Propheter, Teresa Bedortha, Becky Kindle, for contributions. Cara Bailey, Shelli Britt, Julie Baker, Janet Dezellem and Dawna Dougherty. (Missing from the team photo: Mark Lemmon, Russell Seewald and Laurie Barrow.) School supply drive underway at Heppner Elementary Heppner Elemen tary School is accepting donations for school sup plies. Lists may be picked up at the school. School sn a ck sh a ck crew Bank of Eastern Oregon’s employees “aproned-up” to assist Ann Elguezabal for pick the 4-H’ers during fair up, 541-676-5774. “Kids time. This is the fourth need school supplies all year BEO employees year long,” said Elgueza bal. volunteered Thursday of fair to work the counter and flip pancakes or burgers to allow 4-H parents time to watch their 4-H’ers during demonstrations and showing animals. The bankers teamed up for a long-day’s work, taking shifts to keep the customers well fed. C o u n t y c o u r t h o ld s J u ly 2 7 m e e tin g The following is provided by Commissioner Leann Rea. The Morrow County Court met on July 27, 2011 in Heppner with Judge Terry Tallman and Commissioners Ken Grieb and Leann Rea in attendance. The court reviewed and approved the account payables and the 2nd quarter Hour & SUTA taxes in the net amount of $193,149.13. Health Dept. Report: Director Sheree Smith provided the court with information and statistics regarding services that had been provided the last few months. The Court reviewed and signed contract #136242 between the county and the State of Oregon on behalf of the Dept, of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority. Community Health Improvement Partnership: Morrow Co. Health District CEO Michael Blauer, Morrow Co. Health Dept. Director Sheree Smith, Community Solutions Director Kimberly Lindsay, Columbia River Community Health Services CEO Mindy Binder and Commission on Children and Families Director Kim Camine meet with the Court to explain how they were all working together to improve the health of Morrow County residents. Contracts: The court reviewed and approved the following contracts related to activities at the Morrow County Fair: Entertainment contracts: Even Plane in the amount of $400 and Old Time Fiddlers in the amount of $200. Personal and Professional Service Agreements: Judges: Peggy Zierlein for 4-H/ FFA Small Animals, Joyce Hughes for 4-H Expressive Arts & Photography, Karen Zacharias for Open Class Arts & Crafts, Shirley Cheney for Open Class Flowers and Open Class Fruits & Vegetables. Exhibit Space: Display for the Ford Leadership Project, Blue Mountain Community College exhibit, Morrow Soil & Water Conservation District, Morrow County Health Dept., Jewels by Jilly Powell, Community Health Improvement Partnership, and the Port of Morrow. A concession agreement with the United Methodist Church/Sweet Productions also was approved. The court conducted the following business: Approved the expenditures to network the computers in the courthouse to the copier. Reviewed and approved an IGA extension until June 30, 2012, to house juvenile detainees at the Northern Oregon Corrections (NORCOR) at the rate of $ 115 per day. Irrigon City Manager Gerald Breazeale presented a request for the city of Irrigon to assume work on the Heritage Trail. It was decided that a memorandum of understanding would need to be developed to outline the projects that the county would consider. The court reviewed and approved a personal services contract between the county and Elmer M. Dickens, Attorney at Law to provide legal assistance for foreclosure proceedings. Reviewed and approved permit #OIW between the county and Qwest for the installation of an underground telephone line in the area of Pleasant View Road and Hwy. 730 in the Irrigon area. The court discussed information received regarding a reduction in the Strategic Investment Program (SIP) payments from the Willow Creek Energy, LLC. The reduction in payments was created when the Oregon Dept, of Revenue reduced the valuation of the project. R e v i e w e d miscellaneous, correspondences and discussed upcoming meetings. Anyone who would like to be placed on the list to receive county minutes may contact Karen Wolff at (541)676-5620. Over the Tee Cup 15th ANNUAL BEER & WINE TASTING Eight ladies turned out on August 9 for a day of beautiful playing weather at Willow Creek Country Club. Low gross of the field was a tie between Eva Kilkenny and Pat Dougherty; low net was Jackie Allston, and least putts went to Lorrene Montgomery. For flight A, Karen Thompson had low gross. Eva Kilkenny had long drive and KP. On flight B, Pat Dougherty had long drive and KP. In flight C, Laura Rogers had low gross, Luvilla Sonstegard had low net and Jackie Allston had the long drive. Karen Thompson had the longest putt of the day. T h u r s d a y , A u g u s t 18 th 6 : 0 0 p . m . - 1 0 : 0 0 p . m . Morrow County Fairgrounds 4th Annual Community Health Fair Saturday, August 20, 2011 IO a.m. - 2 p.m. McKenzie Park in Hermiston BRING THIS AD TO THE FAIR FOR A PRIZE. School-required shots will be available at no cost for children who are uninsured or on the Oregon Health Plan (Two months to IS years of age). Please bring your child’s immunization records. Join us for healthy living tips, food, refreshments, games, music, prizes and fun for all! C B r in g l a w n c h a ir s - l S o m e sea tin g available ^ J m PROUD TO ANNOUNCE O f f ic e p u b & G r il l C l o s e d F or annual vacation S unday , A ugust 21,2 pm - F riday A ugust 26. OUR ENTERTAINMENT S ee you S aturday ! 6:00-6:30 J o e L in d sa y 6:30-8:30 T iller ' s F olly 8:30-10:00 E v e n P l a n e Morrow County Public Works 366 W H w y 74. 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