Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, July 4,2012
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-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.
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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
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degrees. The 30-year nor-
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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
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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."
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The closed season will remain in effect
until further notice this fall as per ORS 478.960.
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