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TW O - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 30,2011 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3,1 *79 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at I** W Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676- 922*. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or david@rapidserve. net. Web site: www.heppner.net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97*36. Subscriptions: $27 in Morrow County; S21 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $33 elsewhere; $27 student subscriptions. David Sykes................................................................................................Publisher Andrea Di Salvo..............................................................................................Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $5 per column inch Cost lor classified ad is 50 * per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5 75 per column inch. . For PublicfLegal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m Dates for pub lication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author The Heppner GT «Mil not publish unsigned letters All letters MUST include the author's address and phone number for use by the GT office The GT reserves the right to edit letters The GT Is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks win be placed in the classifieds under ‘Card of Thanks' at a cost of $10. Orem takes helm in Morrow County : rrw * % Jit New OWGL Morrow County president Eric Orem with outgo ing president Shannon Rust. Orem will take over as president after Rust steps down at the end of the year. -Contributed photo S h a n n o n R u st, Oregon W heat Growers League’s Morrow County president since 2005, has decided to step down from the position effective De cember 31. Rust is a long time member of the OWGL board, and has been recog nized many times for her dedication and hard work. She was aw arded O u t standing Committee Chair (Membership Committee) in 2005 and Outstanding County President (Morrow County) for 2009. Taking the helm in 2012 is Eric Orem of lone. He and his wife, Brandi, operate a dryland, no tili wheat and cattle ranch in the Lexington area. He has served on the M or row County Grain Growers board o f directors for six years. Both he and Brandi grew up in lone, where Brandi teaches kindergar ten. They have four chil dren, Morgan, Matt, Madi and Mason. First Friday Friends of Jesus The next session of First Friday Friends of Jesus will be held December 2 from 8 a.m. to noon at All Saints Episcopal Church on the comer of Church and Gale in Heppner. All children ages four through 12 are invited to join a morning filled with Bible stories, skits, crafts and games. Snacks and a free lunch are part of this once-a- month event, sponsored by the Shared Ministry of Hope Lutheran Church and All Saints Episcopal Church. FFA news The Heppner FFA chapter competed in the FFA Ag Sales and Service Career Development Event on Friday, November 18 at Stanfield Secondary School. Heppner’s FFA team com peted at both the beginner and advanced levels. T eam s fro m thro u g h o u t the d istrict turned out to represent their chapters at the contest. Competitors were respon sible for creating a product or service to sell during a 10-15 minute sales presen tation. They also had to take a test and participate in a role play o f a sales situa tion for customer service, prospecting, advertising or telephone sales. Advanced teams were also required to participate in a team activ ity, which was included in their final scores. H eppner’s begin ning team took first place, beating out number-two team, Hermiston, and third- place winner, Echo. The beginner team consisted of Tommy Bredfield, Paige Grieb, Kaelyn Lindsay and Caitlynn Bailey. H e p p n e r ’s ad - vanced team took second place, after H erm iston. Echo placed third. The top three advanced teams have qualified to go on to the state Ag Sales and Service Contest to be held Decem ber 10 in Dayton. . The district job in terview contest was also held November 18 in Stan field. Individuals were re quired to send their resumes and cover letters ahead o f time. They then filled out applications and were critiqued through their in terviews. Results for the job interview career develop ment event are as follows: A d v a n c e d : 1 *' -Zech Hintz, Heppner; 2nd -Daniel Christianson, Pilot Rock; 3rd -Crystal Mitchell, Pendleton. Beginner: 1"-Nick Levy, Pendleton; 2”d-Micha Hintz, Heppner; 3rd -D ela ney Paullus, Pendleton. The top three in the advanced contest qualify to compete at the sectionals contest in LaGrande in February. The sectional winners will go on to compete at the annual state convention in Hermiston. Shared Ministry Advent services During the season o f Advent, in addition to regular Sunday worship at 10 a.m., the Shared Minis try will gather on Wednes day evenings at 6 p.m. for soup, followed by a short worship service beginning at 7 p.m. The services will use the sung version o f vespers known as Holden Evening Prayer. These Advent gath erings will be held at All w . j y Saints on November 30 and December 14, and at Hope, on the comer o f Alfalfa and Cowins, on December 7. On Wednesday, December 21, caroling around the com munity will begin at 5:30 p.m., with soup and devo tions to follow at Hope. M o re in fo rm a tion about activities in the Shared Ministry is available by calling the church office at 541-676-9970. . » a lilia li ü JN OITIlWeSt Christmas concert The Inland North west Chorale and Orchestra will present their annual Christmas concerts, “Expe riencing Christmas,” on Fri day, December 9 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, December 10 at 4 p.m. The concerts will be held at Echo Community Center, 20 So. Bonanza, Echo, OR. According to a re lease by the group, the program is designed to provide a mix o f popular favorites and new music. Chorale selections include Carol o f the Bells, Carol o f the Drum, Celebration Bells, Sleigh Ride, Ya Viene La Vieja and A La Nanita Nana. The orchestra will be presenting O Holy Night, On the Bleak M idwinter and Russian Christmas Mu- sic. Com bined num bers include Candlelight Carol, White Christmas and Silent Night. There is no charge for the concert. However, donations will be gladly accepted at the door. Due to the popular ity o f the concerts, those wishing to attend are asked to phone 541-289-4696 or e-mail inwm@machmedia. net to reserve a seat at the perform ance o f choice. Those without reservations will be seated as seats are available when all reserved seats have been allotted. heppner elks 3581 Christmas 676-9181 "W here Friends M eet" 142 North Main BPOE #358 Memorial Service Thursday December 1 st to honor our departed members. DINNER 6PM MEMORIAL SERVICE 8PM "Never forgotten, Never forsaken' (Jerald Ûerjittom Von frani Vare (Jeoxcje ÿexttj Hollomon Van ÿamei fëalph Kincaid ■flrckie Padltetcj fkathe Padlïetij ÿamei Pappai ÿimmtj Proci Veane fee je t (jlenn fin iti The faults of our members we write upon the sands; Their virtues upon ^ the tablets of love and memory' H m p p n a r O a z e t1 » -T lm a t 1 8 9 W a t t W illo w toll 676-9228 to got stsrtod today1 trees available in lone T he lo n e H igh School greenhouse will be open for people to purchase fresh cut Christmas trees this week. Hours are Wednes- da and Thursday, 8 to 10 a.m. and 1:30 to 4 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Prices range from $25 to $45 and will be posted at the greenhouse 6At,l „ 0 and school office. The pro ceeds will go to assist the Ag business class trip to the Northwest Ag Show in Portland in January. Most o f the trees are expected to go this week, but the greenhouse will remain open intermit- tantly until all the trees are gone. Call the lone Com munity School at 541-422- |B^ ^ ^ o y n g u ir ie s L ^ ^ REDKEN HEALTH DISTRICT row County School District -C ontinuedfrom PAGE ONE ment that was down sig Office, Lexington; May 21, nificantly, and a $75,000 Home Health Office; June reim bursem ent from the 25, Morrow County Annex unemployment department building, Irrigon; July 30, as some factors in the rosy lone Community Church; August 27, Home Health bottom line. In other business, Office; September 24, Sand Hollow Room; October 29, the board: •learned that Blauer school district office; Nov. returned a plan of correction 26, Home Health office; to the state fire marshal out Dec. 31, Morrow County lining how the district will Annex. -received the fol correct deficiencies, but has not yet received a reply. lowing profit/loss statement He said that he received a for October: $631,241 in rough estimate o f the cost gross patient revenue and o f replacing sprinkler heads -$9,738 in total revenue de throughout Pioneer Memo ductions for $640,980 in net rial Hospital at $50,000. He patient revenue, $102,894 said he proposed to the fire in tax revenue and $7,954 in marshal that PMH replace other operating revenue for the sprinkler heads over a $751,830 in total operating two-year period, but does revenue; $645,990 in total not yet know if that will be operating expenses, a non acceptable. He added that operating gain o f $84,347 he learned that protests had for a $ 190,186 gain for the been made to the state be month (a $19,420 aver cause so many hospitals had age monthly year-to-date been critiqued harshly by gain). -approved the dis the new fire marshal, who trict’s governance policy pointed out deficiencies that with minor adjustments. had not been remarked at -heard a brief re previous evaluations. port on the Com m unity -lea rn ed B lauer Health Improvement Plan had spoken with the Irrigon and the “biggest winner” Fire Chief concerning the shared vehicle bay where challenge promotion to get the MCHD ambulance is underway in January, which currently stored. He said includes a weight-loss con the chief indicated that the test with optional weekly Irrigon Fire Department w eigh-ins, classes such would like to construct a as yoga, and other health- new building; however, related opportunities. -heard concerns it is uncertain where the ambulance would be stored from board member David in the future. The board Bums regarding diversity discussed transferring the on the board. -received the fol co u n ty ’s interest in the shared vehicle bay to the low ing report: P ioneer Irrigon Fire Department, Memorial Clinic had 420 remodeling the current Ir patient visits for the month rigon Medical Clinic and with 34 new patients, 89 possibly creating an office patients seen by a nurse for the MCHD paramedic and 13 no-shows; Irrigon in Irrigon, developing a M edical Clinic had 177 larger meeting place there, patient visits with 27 new but putting a vehicle bay patients, 67 seen by a nurse for the Irrigon ambulance and 10 no-show s; Hep- pnei Ambulance had 30 on the back burner. “We’ve always had total page-outs w ith 26 a good relationship [with transports for $41,803 in the Irrigon Fire D epart revenue, Boardman Ambu m ent],” remarked Mills. lance had 29 page-outs with B o ard m em b er L eann 13 transports for $17,332 Rea requested that a writ in revenue, Irrigon Ambu ten statem ent outlining lance had 22 page-outs with MCHD’s relationship with 16 transports for $ 18,657 in revenue, there were three the IFD be developed. -opted to cancel the life flights; Pioneer Me MCHD Board meeting in morial Hospital had four December due to schedul admissions, three swing bed ing conflicts with the holi admissions, seven admitted days. The board will receive for observation, 462 total financial reports and agreed outpatients, 83 emergency to schedule a special phone room encounters, 1,553 lab tests, 110 x-ray procedures, meeting if necessary. -approved the 2012 24 CT scans, 31 EKG tests, board meeting calendar as one treadmill procedure, six follows with all meetings colonoscopy procedures, scheduled to be held on two endoscopy procedures, M onday beginning at 7 nine respiratory therapy p.m.: Jan. 30, lone Commu procedures; Home Health nity Church; February 27, had 144 patient visits; Hos Sand Hollow Room, Port of pice had two admissions; Morrow, Boardman; March and pharmacy had 1,072 26, Home Health Office, drug doses for $53,374 in Heppner; April 30, Mor drug revenue. Tree lighting, open house Thursday The city o f Heppner will usher in the Christmas season with Christmas tree lighting and a merchants’ open house on December 1 at 5:30 p.m. on Main Street. The tree-lighting ceremony will include carolers, special activities, and hot chocolate and desserts avail able for purchase to support Heppner Elementary School. Merchants will also have special activities, and will stay open late to accommodate Christmas shoppers. af [jo n c J c lq -f—r id a i; IO am- 5 pm M ORRO W C O UNTY PARKS BOARD WILL M EET ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8TH 2011 AT 1:00 PM AT THE COLUMBIA BASIN ELECTRIC CO-O P ROOM {Evening etnei W eekend dvailciUe A T 171 W E S T LIN D EN W A Y Y "$fefanie C ertified Redken M a tter S p ecia list HEPPNER, OREGON *REDKEN *PUREOIOW PR *HOUDAP SPECIALS *LOTS OF CHRISTMAS CUTS 541 * 676*8111 O R 541 * 240*1718 c e l l A G E N D A ITE M S IN C LU D E A N N O U N C E M E N T S , E V EN TS, R E V IE W O F PARKS, G R A N TS , A N D PR O JEC TS . V THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND J*
