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ë^ «S £ r* » U tr. ary n o r! °R ea°n 97403 An evening with Bill Walton By David Sykes A p a c k ed h ouse greeted basketball legend Bill Walton Monday night, as the big redhead came to town to help with a fund raiser for the Heppner Day Care. As locals enjoyed a beef tri-tip dinner served HEPPNER ette VOL. 130 NO. 47 8 Pages Wednesday, December 14, 2011 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Greenup celebrates 30 years with MSWCD On D ecem ber 6, the board and staff o f Mor row Soil and Water Conser vation District (MSWCD), N atural R esources C on servation Service (NRCS) employees, Janet and Greg Greenup, and their families c e le b ra te d and honored Janet G reenup’s 30 years o f dedicated service to the MSWCD. Janet was hired as a half-time clerk for the dis trict in 1980. She assisted the manager in setting up the bookkeeping system and organizing the opera tions o f the district office. She w as p ro m o te d to a half-time office manager in 1985; in 1994, she became a full-time district manager. G re e n u p has w o rk e d su c c e ssfu lly to get conservation o ff the tegic plan; she has worked ground in the county. She with many programs such worked with the board to as OWEB, BPA, CRP, CSP, identify local con EQIP, CCRP, WHIP s e rv a tio n n e e d s , and additional soil set co rresponding and water conser goals and develop v a tio n p ro g ra m s plans to reach those from other partner goals. Greenup also ships and agencies. has been instrumen She is know n as tal in d e v e lo p in g Janet the “Puncture Vine strong relationship Greenup Queen” in her fight b e tw e en M orrow to eradicate noxious County residents, the dis weeds in Morrow County. trict and NRCS. “On m any o c c a Greenup provided sions you will find Janet assistance, technical guid volu n teerin g or heading ance and support for USDA up events to help the mem program s such as EQIP, bers o f the com m unity” CRP and CSP. Her capa says Morrow SWCD Office ble leadership assists the Manager Merilee McDow John Day/Umatilla Basin in ell. “She is a vital part of Kimberly George, successfully meeting their the MSWCD and Morrow Heppner native and Sedg planning goals while imple County.” wick senior vice president menting the JDU Basin stra o f managed care practice and c lie n t serv ices, has been selected by Business Insurance as one of its 2011 Women to Watch. George was honored by Business the recent kills as a “signifi ed the ranch twice over two Insurance at its December cant” change in the pack’s days. The cattle involved 6 leadership workshop and behavior. Previously the had recently been gathered awards luncheon in New pack killed mostly smaller and placed into a holding York City. G e o r g e is th e calves, but now it has shift pasture near the main ranch daughter o f Kit and Shirley ed to larger-sized yearling house, as they were sched George o f Heppner, who and adult cows. The timing uled to be hauled on Mon say they are “very proud is also new, as depreda day. On Sunday morning, o f her accom plishments.” tion by this pack has not the landowner discovered been previously confirmed that the cattle had been run She began her career as a during the period October through the fence and the certified nursing assistant through December. yearling heifer was found at Pioneer Memorial Hos “The latest incident dead a half mile away. The pital, w here she gained reaffirms that the pack is in cattle were returned to the experience in long-term a pattern o f chronic dep pasture, only to be scattered care, general medicine and redation, which we expect again by M onday m orn em ergency room o p e ra to continue,” said Morgan. ing. GPS radio-collar data tions. She went on to earn “While we believe the ap shows that the alpha male a degree in nursing from propriate response is lethal o f the Imnaha w olf pack the Mt. Hood School o f removal o f these problem was present at the site o f the Nursing. Through her work wolves under the chronic depredation and was also as a neuro-traum a nurse, depredation rule, that op in the area when the cows George realized her desire tion is off the table due to were scattered the next day. to improve the quality and timely care o f patients by litigation.” -See COW KILLED BY WOLVES/PAGE FIVE implementing better health The wolves target- care delivery models. “Kimberly George is certainly deserving of this national honor and recogni- Fundraiser to be held for Lexington man A raffle will be held to help offset medical ex penses for Garrett Wilhelm, a Lexington man recently diagnosed with brain can cer. Raffle items have been donated by several local Top: Posting up. Missy Lindsay (R) and Carri Grieb (L) show just how tall the 6 foot, II inch Bill Walton is. Bottom: Micha Hintz has basketball legend Bill Walton sign her Heppner Mus tang shirt at the day care fundraising dinner Monday night at the Elks Lodge in Heppner. -Photos by David Sykes With a slide show o f pictures from his life and career, Walton told stories o f his basketball days and later career as a television basketball analyst and com mentator, his love o f bike rid in g and o f the m any injuries he has had over his active life. P re v io u s to the fundraiser at the Elks, Wal ton went to Heppner High School and spoke to the student body. An auction was also held after his Elks presentation, with the pro ceeds also going to the day care. All in all, it was an e n te rta in in g and fun evening with a basketball legend, and all for a good cause. Heppner native recognized among 2011 women to watch Another cow killed by the Imnaha wolf pack ODFW confirmed that another cow was killed by wolves from the Imnaha pack over the weekend. The yearling heifer was found dead on private land in Wal lowa County. This brings the to tal num ber o f confirm ed livestock losses by Imnaha pack w olves to 19 since spring 2010. It is the fifth confirmed livestock loss to wolves since an October 5 court-ordered stay ended ODFW plans to kill two w olves from the Imnaha pack in an attempt to stop further livestock losses. While the pack is c o n tin u in g a p a tte rn o f chronic livestock depreda tion begun in spring 2010, ODFW w o lf coordinator Russ Morgan characterizes up at the Elks Lodge, the former UCLA and Blazer basketball great entertained the crowd with a streaming rendition o f his life and his interesting experiences in and out o f basketball. Prior to the main program, Walton spent time signing shirts, jackets, hats and other memorabilia and visiting w ith all com ers. The fundraising event was arranged by local man Pat Sw eeney and hom etow n guy Pat K ilkenny. K ilk enny, a retired insurance ex ecutive and past University o f Oregon athletic director, is a neighbor o f Walton in San Diego. Having graduated from high school in 1970, W alton’s roots are in the 60s and 70s, so much o f his program referenced his life during those times. He won two high s c h o o l c h a m p io n s h ip s (1 9 6 9 a n d 1 9 7 0 ), tw o NCAA crow ns at UCLA (1972 and 1973) and two NBA titles (with the 1977 Portland Trail Blazers and 1986 Boston Celtics). Many o f his stories and memories were about those days in basketball. He especially liked talking about his re lationship with legendary UCLA coach John Wood en. “ I gave that man fits,” Walton said Monday night, sporting a huge grin as he related his youthful exuberance with the deter mined older coach. A lso a dedicated Grateful Dead fan (an ad m itted “ D eadhead” who traveled to many o f the leg endary 60s and 70s band’s concerts) Walton would of ten say “riding that train,” in reference to a line from the Dead’s song, Casey Jones, during his near stream-of- consciousness presentation Monday. tion,” said David A. North, me from 20-plus years ago president and CEO o f Sedg and it was, ‘Focus on the wick. “Her background as a custom er and everything nurse, combined with more else will fall in p lace,” ’ than 20 years experience said George. “And I must in the risk m anagem ent say that thro u g h o u t my and insurance industry, entire career, focusing on has enabled her to make the custom er is what has invaluable contributions mattered most.” T h ro u g h at S ed g w ick and o u t h e r c a re e r, reshape our view G eorge has been o f leading managed a le a d e r in th e care practices.” advancem ent of B a s e d in women. She was a C h ic a g o , G eorge founding m em ber oversees the team that sets best prac K i m b e r l y o f Women in Work ers' Compensation, tices for more than George which evolved into 1,0 0 0 S e d g w ic k P ro fe s s io n a ls in nurses and managed care experts who have re W orkers’ Com pensation. sponsibility for the clinical K im b erly is a freq u en t consultation, care manage guest speaker at sororities, ment and medical networks nursing schools and pro that service the injured grams for nurses, where she workers o f Sedgwick's cli addresses young women ents. She also spearheaded about future career oppor a medical provider bench tunities. “ K im b e r ly h a s marking program that has been implemented across m ade a p o sitiv e im pact S e d g w ic k ’s p ro g ra m s , on countless lives,” said improving quality, timely Don F. Sloan. Sedgwick executive vice president of care. George said a big managed care. “She under contributor to her success stands the technical aspects o f this business, but it is is focus on the client. -See WOMAN TO WATL 7/ “ T h e r e ’s s o m e PAGE SIX thing that a manager told G-T closed for Christmas businesses. Tickets cost $1 be held New Year’s Day; each or six for $5, and can winners will be notified by The Gazette-Times will be closed Monday. December 26 for the Christmas be purchased by contacting phone. All proceeds will holiday. The news and ad deadline for the December 28 edition will be Friday, December Shari Ober at 541 -377-2243 be deposited into a medical 23 at five O ’clock. Normal business hours will resume Tuesday, December 27. or Ivy Zimmerman at 907- fund established for Wil 978-2726. helm at the Bank o f Eastern The draw ing will Oregon. 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