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
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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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