Community Pride
volunteers find pipe
bomb on side of road
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By Patty Nance
Volunteers got a little
more than they bargained
for in Boardman on Satur
day during the town’s Com
munity Pride Day.
According to Board-
man Police C hief Rick
Stokoe, volunteers were
picking up litter and debris
along Oregon Trail Drive
when they discovered a
suspicious device about five
feet off the road. The device
turned out to be a pipe bomb
filled with gunpowder and
nails, Stokoe said. Had it
detonated, Stokoe said, it
would likely have caused
injury.
While Oregon Train
Drive is not very populated.
Stokoe said there is a lot of
vehicle traffic as well as
foot traffic.
“This device was de
signed to kill someone,”
he said. “It was made from
powder and nails and some
one had to have a little bit of
experience to make it.”
Stokoe said volunteers
called police when the de
vice was found. The Oregon
State Police. Morrow Coun
ty SherifFs Department and
Morrow County A m bu
lance service all provided
assistance to the Boardman
department.
The Boardman Police
Department will remain the
lead agency in the investi
gation.
Currently, there are no
suspects and the incident is
still under investigation.
Stokoe said anyone
who observes suspicious
articles or subjects should
call 911.
lone hires special education
director as new principal
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The
lone
School
District has hired Sarah
Crane-Simpson
of
Pendleton as its new
principal, beginning July
1. Crane-Simpson will
replace Jerry Archer who
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
will retire June 30 after
three years in lone.
Crane-Simpson
is currently a special
education zone director
for the InterMountain
Education Service District,
overseeing
special
education
services
in
for the day.
Greg G rant at H eppner the Morrow County and
For questions or more High School, 541-676- Umatilla regions. She
information please contact 9138.
started at the IMESD in
2009 as a special education
coordinator.
“After
a
lengthy
process, Sarah clearly
emerged as the top
candidate,”
said
lone
Superintendent Dr. Mark
Mulvihill, who is also
the superintendent of the
Mustang Mop Up Day
scheduled for May 22
Heppner High School
will hold the annual Mus
tang Mop Up on May 22.
Heppner High School stu
dents and staff will vol
unteer for service projects
throughout the community.
Community and civic proj
ects will be the focus of
this day.
Mustang Mop Up first
began in 2007. Some of the
projects included cleaning
and painting at the daycare
center in Heppner, sending
work crew to fairgrounds,
Students from grades HHS students and staff have been volunteering to help
7-12 and the entire staff, with service projects in and around Heppner since 2007
File Photo
about 175 in all, volunteer .
she said.
Crane-Simpson
has
a bachelor’s of education
degree in special education
and a master’s in curriculum
and instruction from the
University of Idaho. She
is currently working on
her doctorate degree in
educational leadership at
Lewis and Clark College.
Crane-Simpson said she’s
looking forward to her new
role in lone.
“I can’t wait to start
this next adventure as an
lone Cardinal.” said Crane-
Simpson. “It has been a
wonderful opportunity to
work with the IMESD.
I'm happy our relationship
will continue while I’m
in lone.” Crane-Simpson
will move to lone with her
daughter, who will be a 4th
grader next year, and son.
who will be a first grade
student.
Sarah Crane-Simpson
IMESD. “It’s obvious
Sarah has the passion,
skills and commitment
to serve as our principal.
We're excited to have her
start in lone.”
lone School Board
Chairman Anne Morter
said she is thrilled with
the selection. “We had
two good final candidates
and we were impressed
with her enthusiasm and
knowledge of curriculum,”
Pavers will be busy in
Heppner this next week
Paving will begin in
Heppner on Thursday and
Friday. All of Water Street
should be finished by Fri
day afternoon. Residents on
Water Street and all drivers
should expect Water Street
to be closed to any traf
fic during this time. This
should be the last inconve
nience before all residents
can enjoy the new sidewalks
and streets. Barratt Boule
vard will rem ain under
construction. The contrac
tor expects to begin Phase
II early next week. This
will close the Eastern end
of Barratt Blvd. Construc
tion of the Bridge known as
Lover’s Lane is underway,
footings are being poured.
The Sperry Street bridge
removal project will not
begin until August but the
City is working toward get
ting the Sidewalk/Beautifi-
cation projects out for bid
and started before the end
of June.
New discus ring in place
Through generous donations from many supporters, the Heppner Track and Field
Complex has a new discus ring. All the concrete was donated by Miller and Sons, Labor
was done by Vince and Don Alleman, and help from Mike.Dougherty and Fowler fam
ily. The track team is grateful for the service and generous donations to help better the
complex. - Contributed photo
New CEO will join Morrow County Health District May 15
By April Sykes
The Morrow County
Health District Board has
selected Daniel Grigg, from
the Salem area, as the new
CEO for the district.
Grigg, currently the
director of the Center for
Patient Safety and Clini
cal Effectiveness at Salem
Hospital, accepted the of
fer on Monday, said board
Chair Larry Mills. Mills
said that G rigg said he
plans to take over the helm
o f the district on May 15
and will move his family
to Heppner sometime in
June after school is out in
Salem. Grigg and his wife
have seven children, with
five still at home.
Employment terms in
clude a $120,000 per year
salary with three weeks paid
vacation and up to $3,500 in
moving expenses. Accord
ing to Mills, Grigg and his
family plan to move into the
four-bedroom house owned
by the district, at least for
the time being. The house
is currently occupied by
interim CEO Victor Vander
Does, who did much to out any operating, capital,
renovate the house himself long and short term loans
during his stint as CEO. for that fiscal year.
Vander Does was CEO
Proposed resources in
p rio r to M i
clude: Hospital-
chael Blauer.
$5,730,728; Home
who recently
Health and Hos-
re s ig n e d to
p ic e-$ 5 6 2 ,3 7 3 ;
take a position
Boardman Ambu-
in Seaside.
lance-$283,022;
Irrig o n A m bu-
Vander
Does reported
lance-$224,363;
on p la n n e d
Pioneer Memorial
repairs to the Daniel Grigg
Clinic in Hepp-
house, includ
ner-$ 1,004,270;
ing painting,
Irrig o n C lin ic-
insulation, plastering and $433,999; Other Revenue-
sealing and re-cementing $155,900; Donations and
the chimney. Vander Does G rants-$4I,000; Interest
said it has been problematic Income-$47,000; Capital
trying to find a plasterer.
Leases-$200,000; Operat
At the meeting Chief ing, Capital, Long & Short
Financial Officer Nicole Term Loans-0; Commu
M ahoney presented the nity Service Fees-$74,460;
proposed budget for fiscal Electronic Health Record
year 2013-14 which antici Reimbursements-$319,552;
pates $10,358,738 in total Property Taxes (including
resources and $10,475,758 a local option tax levy, if
in total expenditures, leav applicable >-$1,282,071.
ing a negative $117,020, Proposed total resources ex
which will be made up from cepting taxes are estimated
at $9,076,667. With taxes
cash on hand.
Mahoney said that the proposed resources are es
district does not plan to take timated at $10,358,738.
I
P ro p o sed e x p e n d i
tures include: Hospital-
$5,692,217; Flome Health
and H ospice-$639,020;
B oardm an A m bulance-
$303,542; Irrigon Ambu-
lance-$183,587; Pioneer
Memorial Clinic, Heppner-
$1,054,528; Irrigon Clin-
ic-$365,762; Emergency
M edical Services (L ex
ington and Ione)-$16,937;
Boardman Clinic Dona
tions and Community Ben
efit Grants-$50,000; Rev
enue Deductions and Bad
Debt-$ 1,301,401; Capital
Purchases-$607,340; Capi
tal Lease Principal Re-
duction-$80,000; Long &
Short Term Debt Principal
Reduction-$ 181,424; Total
Expeditures-$ 10.475,758;
Net D ecrease in Cash-
($117,020).
Heppner Ambulance
resources and expenditures
are included in the hospital
budget.
Mahoney said that the
budget includes a five per
cent increase to service
rates for all departments,
effective July 1.
She added that she
left a $50,000 community
benefit grant to Columbia
River Community Health
Services in Boardman in the
budget, however it had not
yet been applied for.
Mahoney presented the
board a draft of large capital
purchases and projects that
have been requested for the
fiscal years 2015-19. The
wish list for 2015 includes:
a cardiac monitor system
for PMH for $148,000; a
backup colonoscope for
PMH for $35,000; a car re
placement for Home Health
and H ospice-$25,000; a
PMH HVAC system to
complete remaining zones
-$162,550; Pioneer Me
morial C linic, Heppner,
building siding, windows
and paint-$29.000; hospi
tal window replacement-
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