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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Artifactory this weekend Wednesday, October 31,2012 HEALTH DISTRICT -Continuedfrom PACE ONE Blauer that the hospital has Irrigon Clinic remodel is and 10 no-shows; Heppner The annual Artifactory and craft fair will be held this Saturday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at St. Pat rick’s Senior Center on the comer of Main and Willow in Heppner. Admission is free to the public. Aside from a variety of vendors, the senior center will have cinnamon rolls, hot dogs, Polish dogs, stew, French bread, drinks and more. Proceeds from table rental and food sales go to St. Patrick's Senior Center to keep the doors open and the space available for community events. Call 541-676-5826 for more information. Holly Rebekah to host card party Holly Rebekah Lodge will host its November card party on Saturday, Nov. 3, at the lodge hall in Lexington. Play will start at 7 p.m. The cost is $5 per person. Snacks will be served throughout the evening. 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PÙ6 PGG also provides gas heater and stove installations. Vending, v e n d in g , plumbing p iu n iD in j & propane equipment. cct># 64523 Visit us online at WWW.PGGCOUNTRY.COM increased its swing bed and long-term-care patient census. Blauer commended Rhea for her work in in creasing patient loyalty. Blauer said that Willow Creek Assisted Living is also full or nearly full. -heard from board member David Bums con cerning the large number o f medical-related jobs nationwide that will be lost following the proposed cut in Medicare. Hie mon ies formerly used to fund Medicare will soon be used to fund Obamacare. Burns also said that, ac cording to information he had received, 80 percent of the people in Oregon live within 20 miles of the Willamette River, which dramatically affects voting trends throughout the state and results in issues impor tant to people in rural areas taking a back seat. -learned from Blauer that the timeline for the progressing favorably. -learned from Ma honey that the district lost $2,275 for the month of September, with $567,931 in gross patient revenue, down from $701,064 in August; with $14,515 in bad debts; a $109,305 de duction for Medicare/Med- icaid contractual and other adjustments: $99,405 in tax revenue; $130,350 in other operating revenue for $$673,866 in total operating revenue; $686,587 in total operating expenses; and $10,445 in non-operating revenue for the $2,275 loss. The district still maintains a $49,546 average monthly gain. -received the follow ing report: Pioneer Memorial Clinic had 366 patient visits in September with 35 new patients, 23 seen by a nurse and 12 no-shows; Irrigon Medical Clinic had 177 patient visits with 21 new patients, 48 seen by a nurse Ambulance had 18 total page-outs with 17 trans ports for $20,743 in reve nue; Boardman Ambulance had 18 total page-outs with six transports for $8,555 in revenue; Irrigon Ambu lance had 20 total page outs with 11 transports for $18,466 in revenue; there was one life flight; Pioneer Memorial Hospital had one admission, three swing bed admissions, seven admitted for observation, 399 total outpatient visits, including the emergency room, 71 emergency room encoun ters, 1,344 lab tests, 82 x-ray procedures, 24 CT scans, nine EKG tests, four treadmill procedures, six colonoscopy procedures, two endoscopy procedures, 19 respiratory therapy pro cedures; Home Health had 108 nursing visits; Hospice had one admission; and pharmacy had 679 drug doses for $98,075 in drug revenue. lone invites area resi dents to visit its scholastic book fair and experience what coordinators call “A celebration of reading that provides families the op portunity to get involved in a universal mission: encouraging kids to read every day so they can lead better lives.” The book fair will be held Wednesday and Thurs day, Nov. 7-8, from 3-8 p.m. in the lone Elementary School gym. The scholastic book fair theme— All-Star Book Fair: Every Reader Is a Star!— is part of an exciting reading event that brings to school a selection of fun, engag ing and affordable books kids want to read. There are many books and fun things for all ages. “It’s a great time to buy for your friends and family this holiday season,” says one event coordinator. “Ev eryone is welcome.” Are residents are in vited to join Mary Lennox, Colin Craven. Archibald Craven, the Bugs that Rock and a host of others i> a musical wonderland this Friday, Nov. 2. at 3 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 3, at 2 p.m. when the Missoula Chil dren’s Theatre and local students present an original musical adaptation of The Secret Garden. The Secret Garden will be presented in the Heppner liigh School Cafetorium. Admission is free. The M issoula Chil dren’s Theatre residency in Heppner is brought to you by the Friends of the Hep pner Library with support from Morrow County Uni fied Recreational District. Book fair in lone Children’s theater to perform First Friday Friends HHS to hold parent of Jesus this week conferences This is PGG Country! DEPENDABLE AND FRIENDLY SERVICE Pioneer Memorial Hospital has used the district’s new telestroke machine at least four times. “It has worked slick,” said Rhea. With the machine, lo cal care providers can im mediately access medical experts for assistance in assessing stroke victims. Rhea also said another new piece o f equipment, the “glidescope,” has also been “a huge life saver.” “We’ve already used the glidescope many times and it’s just amazing,” she said. The glidescope allows for much easier intubation (insertion of a tube into a person’s trachea, into the lungs to assist breathing) of patients. -learned from Rhea that the district is ordering a new, easier to use ventilator with financial help from the Hospital Foundation. -heard from CEO Mike 0 Heppner High School will be holding parent-teacher conferences on Friday, Nov. 2, from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., and Tuesday, Nov. 6, from 4-8 p.m. Parents are invited to stop by to pick up report cards and visit with teachers in classrooms during these times. The next session of First Friday Friends of Jesus w ill be held this Friday, Nov. 2, at All Saints Episcopal Church from 8 a.m. to noon. Children ages four through 12 are invited to attend a morning jam-packed with Bible stories, songs, crafts, games and a free lunch. Newcomers are always welcome. (Good Luck in the Playoffs Lady State Playoff Game - Cardinals!) lone v. Imbler @ Imbler High School 6 :00 PM Wednesday, October-â-L Back row-Coach Dawn Eynetich, Jaqueline Juarez. Jessie Flynn. Lacey Thompson, Rachel Holland, Jenna Taylor. Emily Holland, Coach I Martin Front row-F.mily Rea, Shadow Kendrick, Stacee Halvorsen, lauren Garrett, Alisha Taylor, Brianna Snyder, Ann Rietmann BPOE #358 Elks Lodge Bank of Eastern Oregon Boardman Foods, Inc. Columbia Basin Electric Coopera tive, Inc. Community Bank Dances With Mules Dean's Pendleton Athletic Company Devin Oil Company, Inc. Dobyns Pest Control Family Dentistry Gar Aviation, Inc. Gentry Homes Construction Heppner Family Foods Les Schwab Tire Center Mark Anderson Construction Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Morrow County Grain Growers Morrow County Recreation District Murray's Drug and Country Rose Peterson’s Jewelers Pettyjohn’s Builder and Supply Sand Hollow Ag Supply Seitz Aviation Sherrell Chevrolet Stable of Youth Wheatland Insurance Center, Inc. Willow Creek Energy Wright Chevrolet Allen and Nancy Anderson Jerry and Linda Archer Arietta Arnspiger John and Linda Bristow . Loyal and Betty Burns Louis and Betty Carlson Grade and Cameron Crum June M. Crowell Darrell and Paula Emmel Family Earl and Rhonda Garrett Tom & Arlynda Gates Dick and Rosie Graham Betty Gray Ron and Karen Haguewood Joe and Linda Halvorsen Family Deacon and Erin Heideman Family Helen M. Heideman Loren and Della Heideman Dale and Karen Holland Family Bob Hubbard Bill and Nancy Jepsen Family Jim and Gina Jepsen J.L. Kincaid Ranch Skye and Penny Krebs Family Del and Linda LaRue Joe and Jeri McElligott Virgil and Debbie Morgan Perry and Kathy Morter Ralph and Anne Morter Family Howard and Dianne Mullins Duane and Linda Neiffer I Eric and Brandi Orem Family Marvin and Tanna Padberg Joel and Lea Mathieu Peterson Family Rick and Anita Peterson Jason and Tara Proudfoot Family Dave and Debbie Radie Bink and Lynn Dee Ramos Family Keith and Judy Rea Betty Rietmann Bill Rietmann Gregg and Shelly Rietmann Family John and Kerry Rietmann Family Bruce and Linda Rigby Dean and Florene Robinson Ryan and Allison Rudolf Family Dick and Nancy Snider Brian and Lorie Sullivan Jim and Monica Swanson Steve and Vicki Wagenblast Sherron Woodside I
