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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 4,2012 - FIVE -learned from Blauer that “because of the recent health care reform measure, hospitals are now required to conduct a community health needs assessment.” Blauer said that “Our as sessment was done in con junction with the Commu nity Health Improvement Partnership’s effort and the results of our work in this area were reviewed.” “The board approved our plan to address some of the issues identified in the assessm ent and they emphasized how much they appreciate all that our orga nization and our staff mem bers have done to support our communities,” he said. -learned that the district lost $6,211 for the month of May with $604.206 in gross patient revenue, less $10,583 in bad debts and a larger-than-normal deduc tion for contractual and other adjustments (Medic aid and Medicare) in the amount o f $84,310, and received $102,894 in tax revenues and $11,733 in other operating revenue for $623,733 in total operating revenue. The district had $638,631 in total operat ing expenses and $8,686 in non-operating gains. The district still shows a $10,992 average monthly year-to-date gain. -received the following report: Pioneer Memorial Clinic had 405 patient vis its with 17 new patients, 27 seen by a nurse and 11 no-shows; Irrigon Medi cal Clinic had 179 patient visits, 27 new patients, 47 seen by a nurse and nine no shows; Pioneer M e morial Hospital had two admissions, five swing bed admissions, 10 admitted for observation, 478 total outpatients, 71 total emer gency room encounters, 1573 lab tests, 122 x-ray procedures, 20 CT scans, 22 EKG tests, one treadmill procedure, five colonoscopy procedures, two endoscopy procedures, 54 resp ira tory therapy procedures; Home Health had 104 pa tient visits; Hospice had three admissions; pharmacy had 1,172 drug doses for $77,049 in drug revenue; Heppner Ambulance had 21 total page-outs with 17 transports for $21,816 in revenue, Boardman Am bulance had 36 total page outs with 18 transports for $23,070 in revenue, and Irrigon A m bulance had 22 total page-outs with 14 transports for $16,486 in revenue; there were two flights. According to prelimi nary data received by NO- AA’s N ational W eather Service in Pendleton, OR, temperatures in Heppner averaged colder than nor mal during the month of June. The average temper ature was 59.5 degrees, which was 3.3 degrees be low normal. High tempera tures averaged 71.8 degrees, which was 4.8 degrees be low normal. The highest was 85 degrees on the 22"J. Low temperatures averaged 47.1 degrees, which was 1.8 degrees below normal. The lowest was 33 degrees, on the lO"1. Precipitation totaled 2.49 inches during June, w hich was 1.11 inches above normal. Measurable precipitation of at least .01 inch was received on 12 days, with the heaviest, 0.80 inches, reported on the fifth. Precipitation this year has reached 10.39 inches, which is 1.73 inches above normal. Since October, the water year precipitation at Heppner has been 12.19 inches, which is 0.53 inches below normal. MUMI •Continuedfrom PAGE ONE I • TT * -M IRRIGON CLINIC NOAA issues monthly climate summary for Heppner ■1 • - * ■ ■ «w ------ —•%» The outlook for July from NOAA’s C lim ate Prediction C enter calls for near- to above-normal temperatures and near- to below-normal precipitation. Normal highs for Heppner during July are 85.7 degrees and normal lows are 53.9 • t "I r « I 'p . 'A . m n < <>. • - %- degrees. The 30-year nor- mal precipitation is 0.33 inches, The National Weather Service is an office of the National Oceanic and At- mospheric Administration, an agency of the U.S. Com- merce Department. RACKSPACE Bank of EO, employees donate to AGREEMENT Relay for Life -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE Public meetings planned on Heppner Wind project Bank of Eastern Oregon's Morrow County branches were among the American Cancer Society's sponsors for the Relay for Life held at the Morrow County Fairgrounds on June 30 and July 1. From holding branch fundraisers to volunteering for hours at the actual event, BEO employees (L-K) Laurie Barrow, Becky Sparks, Sharon Rietmann, Tricia Rollins, Two public meetings are scheduled for the proposed Arlynda Gates, Anna Wedding and Shelli Britt (not pictured) 3 10-turbine Heppner Wind Farm. One is to be held on July were instrumental in pulling off the event, held for the first 10 at 6 p.m. at the Stanfield Elementary School and the time in Heppner. Bank of EO and its employees say they “look forward to making this an annual event and encourage other will be on July 11,6 p.m. at Heppner City Hall. State officials will be on hand to answer questions members of the community to join in the fight for this w orthy cause.” -Contributedphoto about the project. amount it pays to the local utility for its use of kilowatt hours of electricity at the Facility. This fee will be annually calculated based on electricity usage through June of the particular year. According to the agree ment, Rackspace will also participate (pay into) all newly issued bonded indebt edness in Morrow County. Payment for new bonds will only be for voter-approved new bonds and not for refi nancing bond issues. In order to receive the property tax exemptions, Rackspace agreed to sev eral employment and in vestments conditions. In the agreement, Rackspace must hire at least 35 full-time employees at the facility, and their annual average pay must be equal to or greater than 150 percent of Morrow County’s annual wages. The company also agreed to spend at least $25 million on constructing the data facility. Although the exact na ture of the business that will be conducted at the new facility was not spelled out in the agreement. Rack- space is mainly known for providing website hosting, e-commerce hosting, cloud computing and other corpo rate database services. According to the online information source Wiki pedia, Rackspace is an IT hosting company based in Texas, with offices in Aus tralia, the United Kingdom. The Netherlands and Hong Kong and with data centers operating in Texas, Illinois, Virginia, the United King dom and Hong Kong. Its clients include 40 percent of the members of the Fortune 100. In 2011, the company was named as one of the top 100 places to work by Fortune Magazine. Pizza time By Aaron Smythe On June 11, the seven members of the lone Com munity 4-H foods group met at the lone Community Church. Each member made a pizza for their family din ner. Types of crust were thin, herb, pan crust and whole wheat. Members could choose from several meats, lots o f vegetables and two types of cheese for toppings. Most popular were Canadian bacon and pineapple, three meat and garlic chicken. The club’s next meeting will by July 7; club members will go over fair registrations and learn about strawber ries. No fireworks on Nat’l Forest lands Fireworks and forests don’t mix, the U.S. Forest Service reminds everyone. Whether planning to spend the holiday camping at a favorite cam pground or enjoying one o f several back-country trails or sce nic drives, one message remains consistent: leave fireworks at home. Forest regulations pro hibit possessing, discharg ing or using any kind of fireworks, including spar klers and smoke bombs, on National Forest lands. Regulations are enforced, and a violation is punish able as a misdemeanor by fine or imprisonment, or both. Violators will be fined and, if found responsible for starting a forest fire, can be held liable for costly fire- suppression expenses. Forest visitors are also reminded to be careful when smoking or building camp fires in the forest. Please ensure that all campfires are extinguished and cold to the touch before leaving them. E ffe c tiv e July 5, 2 0 12, th e F ire C h ie f o f th e C ity o f H e p p n e r is im p o s in g a • Investment Management • Retirement Plan “ Rollovers” • Retirement Planning • IRA’s • Tax Advantaged Investments • Bonds, Stocks, Mutual Funds • Investment Consulting and Guidance • Investments for Retirement Income C L O S E D S E A S O N fo r o p en b u rn in g based on lo ca l fir e sa fe ty co n ce rn s. This burning ban is for the City of Heppner. A r e m in d e r th a t o p en b u rn in g also in clu d e s a “ b u rn b a r re l." For an Appointment Call: 541-676 -522 6 Toll Free: 1 -8 6 6 -3 2 5 -5 3 2 6 The closed season will remain in effect until further notice this fall as per ORS 478.960. The Pettyjohn Building, 430 W. 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