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F O U R - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 4,2013 Mustang volleyball starts 2013 season Gibbs wins Gar with a kick Aviation buckle The H eppner High School Mustang volleyball team started their season with strong showings at the Umatilla Jamboree and at the Grant Union Invitational tournament. The Mustangs are defending CBC District Champions and finished fifth at the state volleyball championships last year. The v a rs ity team m em bers this year are seniors Micha Hinz, Ryan D o u g h e rty , M e k a y la Kindle, Kyla Dyer and Nicole Kempken. Junior team members are Kelly Wilson, Maddie Lindsay and Paige Grieb. S o p h o m o re J e s s ic a Kempken rounds out the roster. C o a c h e s fo r th e Mustangs are Dieter Waite and Molly Rhea. A t th e U m a t ill a Jamboree held on Friday, Aug. 30, the M ustangs finished the day with a 3-1 record. They got off to a quick start in their first game and never looked back as they defeated the Stanfield Tigers 25-10. In the second game a g a in st th e R iv e rsid e Pirates the team struggled early and was down 22-16. They then showed lots of heart and desire and rallied back to take a 25-23 win. T h e ir n e x t g am e was against the Weston- McEwen TigerScots. The M u stan g s p lay ed w ell o v erall, and the score was tied 18-18 before the TigerScots pulled out the win 25-19. The final game of the day was with the host team, the Umatilla Vikings. In an exciting game where the lead was never by more than two points, the M u stan g s’ serving and power game led them to a 26-24 victory. Overall, it was a great first day of volleyball to start the new season for the Mustangs. The M ustangs next made the long road trip to John Day for the GU Invitational. It was an early start on Saturday morning fo r the team but they responded well and had another great day. In pool play the team beat Dayville/ Monument by scores o f 25-20 and 25-19. Strong serving and passing led the Mustangs to that victory. The next match was with Crane. Strong serving, good passing and big spikes for kills led the Mustangs to win both games by scores of 25- 14 and 25-22.' T he la s t gam e in pool play was with 3A pow erhouse, the Nyssa Bulldogs. Both games were very close and could have gone either way, but the Mustangs fell bye scores of 26- 24 and 25-22. The team moved into bracket play as the second seed frorti their pool of teams. The tournam ents q u arte rfin al m atch for Heppner was with Powder Valley. A fast start and stro n g o verall play in both games allowed the Mustangs to win 25-22 and 25-12. In the tournam ents s e m ifin a l m a tch , the M ustangs had to play the hosting Grant Union Prospectors. The long trip, long day and heat in the gym appeared to slow the team down some and they lost a hard-fought match to GU 25-15 and 25-17. The te am ’s next match was with Nyssa for third/ fourth place. They played the Bulldogs tough again but lost by scores of 25-19 and 25-18. The Mustangs finished fourth out of the 12 teams that were at the tournament. The Mustangs will host a tournament this Saturday, Sept. 7, starting at 9 a.m. in the Heppner High School gymnasium. IMESD to offer free hearing screenings to students through November PENDLETON— The InterMountain Education Service District (IMESD) will provide free hearing s c re e n in g s to p u b lic elementary school students through November. H earing screenings will take place in lone and Heppner on Thursday, Sept. 12. Rechecks for Heppner and lone will take place Thursday, Oct. 3. H earing screenings are conducted annually by the IM ESD’s Audiology D epartm ent for public s c h o o l s t u d e n t s in U m atilla, M orrow and U nion counties, and is cooperatively sponsored by local school districts. Students to be screened in c lu d e n e a rly 4 ,0 0 0 kindergarten, first- and third-grade students, new students to a county, and parent/teacher/principal referrals of students in other grades. Children who fail SWEEK RETIRES -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE like to spend time with his in Brothers, OR, or to return brother, who also is in the to take a job as an appraiser process of retiring. “ H opefully we will for Morrow County. “Working in the middle have some joint trips in the of nowhere didn’t sound too future.” exciting,” he says, “at least, On the top o f his not at the time.” list, he says, is a trip to So, Sweek took the Washington D.C., as well job as appraiser. Two years as to G etty sb u rg , PA, later, when Morrow County Williamsburg, VA and some Assessor Everett Harshman of the other historical sites retired mid-term in 1979, near D.C. “So much history, so Sweek was appointed to replace him. He has held close,” he says. the position ever since. He He admits to being a says he doesn’t believe he is bit of a history buff, though the longest-serving assessor World War II is more his in Oregon—he says retired area of interest. So, he plans assessor Gordon Dunn of to visit the World War II Wheeler County probably Memorial in D.C.; he says deserves that honor—but he he would also like to visit is the longest tenured of the the Vietnam M em orial, currently sitting assessors in since his b ro th er is a the state. Vietnam vet. “I’m the last of the ‘class Sweek’s last day was o f ‘70’ assessors,” Tuesday, Sept. 3. He he says. “You never says he went to the think you’re going top of the courthouse to end up in that to take a last look category when you a ro u n d — th o u g h start. I never would minus the familiar have thought I’d be clock tower—with here this long.” county tre a su re r Greg Sweek Sw eek’s plans Gayle Gutierrez and for re tire m e n t include county clerk Bobbi Childers travelling. His wife, Marsha, tagging along to share and passed away in 2004 after record the moment. 25 years of marriage, but his Because, says Sweek, travels will likely include that’s what he’ll miss...the trips to visit their children, people who have become a Ian and Talia, in Boise, as second family to him over well as and Sweek’s five- the past several decades, year-old grandson. Other especially his coworkers in than that, he says he would the assessor’s office. the initial screening will be re-screened within a three- week period. S c r e e n in g s b e g a n e a rlie r th is w eek and w ill c o n tin u e th ro u g h November. Parents who do not want their child’s hearing to be screened should notify their child’s school as soon as possible. If you have any questions regarding the h earin g screen in g program, please contact Kelly Boyer (left) poses with Sue Gibbs of Heppner, winner of the Morrow County Rodeo senior barrels buckle sponsored by John and Kelly Boyer/Gar Aviation. Gibbs won the buckle with a time of 17.91 seconds. Photo by April Sykes Boardman quilt group to raffle quilt The Boardman Quilt Group is raffling off its most recent project. R affle tic k e ts w ill be available at the 2013 Boardman Quilt Show at the Port of Morrow, Oct. 11 - 12 . T ic k e ts c a n a ls o be purchased at various B oardm an ev en ts and locations in September and O ctober; contact Kathy M organ, m idnite_kat@ hotmail.com, for details. T he 2013 q u ilt is composed of floral scenes enhanced by blue and your local school principal or the IMESD Audiology Department at 541-966- 3140. Other Morrow County sch o o ls w ill c o n d u c t screenings as follow s: AC Houghton and Irrigon Elementary, Wednesday, Sept. 11, with rechecks Wednesday, Oct. 2; Sam Boardman and Windy River -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE Elementary, Wednesday, that she may be interested Oct. 16, with rechecks in serving in that capacity. Also at the meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 5. G rigg show ed a video presentation concerning im p ro v e m e n t o f th e quality of hospital care by Dr. Donald Berwick. Dr. Berwick advocates for “no needless deaths, no needless pain, no helplessness, no unwanted waiting and no waste.” Dr. Berwick, who is currently running for governor of Massachusetts, is the former administrator o f Centers for Medicare and M edicaid services, appointed by President Obama, a Harvard professor and a pediatrician. Board member Leann Rea remarked about the great quality o f care she had received at Pioneer M e m o ria l H o s p i ta l . Board Chair Larry Mills agreed, commenting that p e rs o n a liz e d care “ is a big asset for us.” Dr. Ken Wenberg, who was in attendance at the meeting, also com m ented on the Ghosts of courthouse past: Gayle Gutierrez, Greg Sweek and Bobbi Childers take a moment to appreciate the view from quality of care. “ I think we have a the courthouse windows on Sweek’s last day as assessor. really good hospital,” said -Contributed photo Grigg, who indicated that “When you have a long roll. That’s a very nerve- he wants to bring more term office,” he says, “You wracking time,” he says. quality data information to have an office family, aside “I’ve made it through 34 the board meetings in the years without any serious future. “That said, I think from your real family.” Long-term is right; errors— and I know that we could be better.” his replacem ent, M ike will continue—but when “I agree we’re doing Gorham, is the “newbie” of you’re dealing with people well,” he added, “but we the bunch, having worked and their money, it can don’t have a lot of data to in the office only 11 years. become a personal issue.” prove it.” Though Sweek’s last Of course, Sweek says In other business, the there are some things he day was Tuesday, he says he board: plans to return Wednesday won’t miss. -heard reports from “I’m not going to miss to watch Gorham be sworn G r ig g on p r o v i d e r the preparation of the tax in, “to complete that cycle.” recruitment; the Eastern gold sashing. The quilt w as p ieced by K athy Hyder, K athryn Sparks and Marge Shankle, and custom-quilted by Danelle Pettyjohn. Tickets are one for $1 or $5 per “yard.” The group suggests using return address labels to speed up filling out the tickets. The winning ticket will be drawn at the close of the quilt show on October 12. The winner need not be present to win. Raffle proceeds will benefit the Boardman Quilt Group. HEALTH DISTRICT HIRES NEW DOCTOR ¥ Oregon Coordinated Care Association meeting, which he attended; the hospital’s recertification with the Hill-Burton uncompensated services regulations; the state o f the h o s p ita l’s kitchen’s rusted drainage pipes, which have been replaced; an upcom ing assessment of the reliability and security of the district’s information systems; and the fall board re tre a t, planned for T hursday, October 17, at All Saints' E p is c o p a l C h u rc h in Heppner from 2-9 p.m. -received the following profit/loss statement for July: the district received $659,131 in gross patient revenue, less $13,357 for bad debts and a positive $25,355 in contractual and other adjustm ents, $ 106,839 in tax revenue and $14,337 in other operating revenue for $792,306 in total operating revenue; $757,036 in total operating expenses; and $13,799 in a non-operating gain for a $49,070 profit for the month. -received the following report: Pioneer Memorial Clinic had 379 patients for the month with 12 new patients, 37 seen by a nurse and six no-shows; Irrigon M edical Clinic had 201 patients for the month with 31 new patients, 47 seen by a nurse and 11 no-shows; Heppner Ambulance had 20 total page-outs with 17 transports for $28,376 in revenue; B oardm an Ambulance had 34 page outs with 22 transports for $30,454 in revenue; Irrigon Ambulance had 21 page outs with eight transports for $9,284 in revenue; Pioneer Memorial Hospital had five admissions, four swing bed admissions, 12 admitted for observation, 455 to ta l o u tp a tie n ts , 57 e m e r g e n c y r o o m encounters, 1,737 lab tests, 98 x-ray procedures, 14 CT scans, 17 EKG tests, one treadmill procedure, three colonoscopy procedures, one endoscopy procedure and 39 respiratory therapy pro ced u res; Home H ealth had 67 p atien t visits; Hospice had three admissions; and Pharmacy had 1,720 drug doses for $90,036 in drug revenue. 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