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
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David Sykes................................................................................................Publisher
Andrea Di Salvo..............................................................................................Editor
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Orem takes helm in
Morrow County
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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
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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.
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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
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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-
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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.
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