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I Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 23,2014 HEALTH DISTRICT -Continuedfrom PACE ONE Services, and to Hermiston- area doctors. Grigg reported that the installation of the electronic financial systems and clinic systems are now complete; however, he added there is still a lot of work to do in “fine tuning the systems and working out the bugs and issues as they arise.” G rigg also reported on changes to the union c o n t r a c t , in c lu d in g : ex p an d ed use o f sick leave for family member physicals, dental visits; a one-percent increase, from four to five percent, for the district’s retirement contribution; and increased amounts paid by the district for employee medical and dental insurance. In other business, the board: -discussed changes to the CEO evaluation form and procedures and set the CEO evaluation for the August meeting. -learned from Grigg that the card lock security system has been installed at Pioneer Memorial Hospital and is in the process of being installed at the two clinics. He said that only public entrances will be unlocked during b u sin ess hours and non-public entrances are locked, accessed by employees through a badge swipe. -determined that the annual fall board retreat will be held an afternoon and evening in O ctober in H e p p n e r an d th e next m orning, possibly at the SAGE C enter in B oardm an. G rigg said M ichelle Rathm an and M ary S h e e h a n w ith Impact Communications will facilitate the retreat, addressing the themes of board evaluation, strategy and the future direction, provider strategy, policy, cu ltu re tran sfo rm a tio n and o u t- m ig r a tio n : moving from activity to engagement. Funding for Impact Communications is through a grant from the Oregon Office o f Rural Health. -learned that the district will hold an ice cream social July 29 at 12:30 p.m. for the signing of the MCHD Promise of Excellence; and an employee recognition summer barbecue on Aug. 7 at Hager Park. -h e a rd a re p o rt from G rigg concerning the Oregon A ssociation o f Hospitals and Health Systems annual meeting he attended in Sunriver. Topics o f discussion included: community benefit policy package, hospital quality transparency, hospital price transparency and hospital sustainable growth. -approved authorizing Daniel Grigg, Molly Rhea. Nicole Mahoney and John Murray as check signers. -learned that the district lost $112,407 in May, with $669,424 in gross patient revenue, with $156,633 in contractual and other adjustments, less $2,402 in provision for bad debts, received $127,629 in tax revenue, $18,645 in other o p e ra tin g rev en u e for $661,466 in total operating revenue, with $780,210 in total operating expenses, and a $5,336 non-operating net gain. -received the following report for May: Pioneer Memorial Hospital had five admissions, three swing bed admissions, five admitted for observation, one swing nursing facility admission, 355 to ta l o u tp a tie n ts , 83 e m e r g e n c y ro o m encounters, 1,288 lab tests, 81 x-ray procedures, 21 CT scans, eight EKG tests, one treadmill procedure, seven colonoscopy procedures, two endoscopy procedures, 29 resp irato ry therapy procedures; Home Health had 118 p atien t v isits; Hospice had one admission. Pharmacy had 1,637 drug d o ses fo r $26,381 in drug revenue; H eppner Ambulance had 33 page outs with 25 transports for $31,147 in revenue, B o ard m an A m b u lan ce had 28 page-outs with 16 transports for $20,868 in revenue, Irrigon Ambulance had 18 page-outs with 12 transports for $9,843 in revenue; Pioneer Memorial Clinic had 414 patient visits with 11 new patients, 42 seen by a nurse and 16 no-shows; Irrigon Medical Clinic had 226 patient visits with 28 new patients, 59 seen by a nurse and 11 no- shows. Correction A misstatement was made regarding the donation of the rocks for Heppner’s Talking Rocks in last week’s article, “City considers public smoking ban.” Osmin Ranch, owned by A1 and Donna Osmin, are donating boulders from the Osmin Quarry for the Talking Rocks project, in addition to Pam and Mark Wunderlich. During the months of July and August. PGG Energy will install your new above ground propane tank at no co st, plus your f r s t years tank rental w il be free R efer A Custom er Program Y O U c T M r a ib C J c re U tc tn f u MCJCi ac u m l *ar new reads»««# customer yay refer la PGG Energy 8 4 Y e a r s of S e r v ic e an d s t ill o ffe n n g c o m p e titiv e p n c o s to W a s h in g t o n a n d O re g o n r e s d e n t s PÙÙ C A L L F O « D C T A A .8 1 8 0 0 4 2 2 7611 tM W w .p g o co un try.co m * C crrib m t do 014«/ I s - FIVE The View from the Green WCCC announces 2014 Ladies Championship results A small but hardy group braved nearly 100-degree temperatures last Friday and Saturday for the Willow Creek Country Club Ladies Championship. The WCCC Board hosted a light lunch for players and families after the event. Nancy Propheter carded a pair o f 73s to win the gross score championship with a 146, followed by M issy Cutsforth with a 160. On the net side, Jodi Ferguson won with a 117 after recording a personal best on Saturday’s play. Virginia Grant finished second net with a 120. W in n e rs a re now 2014 Ladies Championship participants (L-R) Ivy Zimmerman. Kristen Bowles, Lorrene Montgomery, Missy Cutsforth, Jodi Ferguson, Nancy Propheter and Virginia Grant. Contributed photo eligible for the 2014 OGA Championships to be held in May 2015 in Woodbum. Over the Tee Cup July 15 was a hot and sunny day when 15 ladies showed up to play go lf at Willow Creek Country Club. Nancy Propheter took low gross of the field, while Lorrene Montgomery took low net and Judy Harris had least putts. For flight A, Karen Thompson had low gross. Thompson also had a chip- in on #14. For flight B, Sarah Rucker had low gross and Jan Paustian had low net. For flight C, Betty Bums had first low gross and Pat Dougherty second low gross; Jackie Allstott had first low net and Sharon Harris had second low net; and Bev Steagall had least putts. NEOJGA announces Wine Valley winners The North East Oregon Junior G olf Association (NEOJGA) has announced the results for the recent tournament at Wine Valley Golf Club on Monday, July 14. Results are as follows: Pee Wee B oys— 1. H unter Greenup, 59; 2. Cody Adams, 78; 3. Kaden Combe, 83. Pee Wee G irls — 1. Sasha Keown, 67; 2. Sage F erg u so n , 75; 3. Lily Volger, 76. June 26 were: 1st Nancy Intermediate Boys— 1. P ro p h e te r, 2 nd A ndrea Jared Geier, 87; 2. Cruz Mortimore. Gallegos, 97; 3. Braden Low net results for Bell, 99. July 17 were: Is' Nancy P ro p h eter, 2 nd K risten Bowles. The next T hursday evening play is July 24 with a 5:30 p.m. tee time. W CCC Thursday night ladies results The Thursday Night Ladies play is for beginner to expert-level players who want to play in a relaxed g o lf environm ent while enjoying the company of other lady golfers. Several evenings o f play have been held this summer. Low net results for Columbia-Blue tournament at Beacon Rock Sunday m en’s play results for July 13 T w e n ty -n in e m en played golf in the regular Sunday morning men’s play on July 13. Results were as follows: Gross: 1. Greg Grant - 60, 2. Tomas Elguezabal - 64,3. Tom Bedortha - 67. N et: 1. (tie) K elly Fox, Roger Mortimore and Ralph Walker-5 5 . L ea st P u tts: D ave Mitchell. Intermediate Girls— 1. Haley Greb, 77; 2. Sophie G ran t, 90; 3. T rin ity McCarthy, 106. B o y s— 1. B ray d en P u lv er, 74; 2. R eilly Hegarty, 79; 3. Nathan Som. 80. Girls— 1. Shelby Greb, 73; 2. Anna Seymour, 96; 3. Emily Rea, 102. Junior Boys— 1. Zac Adams, 77; 2. Karl Wellens, 87; 3. Rylee Gassin. 93. The NEOJGA season w ill w rap up w ith a tournam ent planned for Tuesday, Aug 5, at 10 a.m. at Wildhorse Resort. Special Events - KPs: Steve M arlatt and Rod Wilson. The activity was hosted by Rick Britt and Roger Mortimore. R e g u la r S u n d ay morning men’s play will resume on July 27 with Duane Disque, Barry M unkers and G ene Orwick in charge. Twenty-three Willow Creek senior golfers played at the par-72 Beacon Rock G o lf C ourse at N orth Bonneville, WA on July 14. WCCC results were as follows: Col umbi a Division (Handicap 15 and below) Net: 8. Dave Allstott -7 2 . Blue Division (Handicap l ót o 23) G ro ss : 2. Jo h n Edmundson - 83, 5. Tom Shear - 88, 6. Kelly Fox - 89, 8. Denis Lien - 90. Net: 8. Rick Johnston -7 3 . Senior Division (Handicap 24 and above) Gross: 2. Rod Wilson - 93,3. Larry Runyon - 94,6. Gene Orwick - 98, 7. Mike Doherty - 99. Net: 5. A1 Scott - 70. The next Columbia- Bl ue S e n i o r Go l f Tournament will be at the M ilton-F reew ater G olf Course on Aug. 11. Tee times will be 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Lunch will be available at the golf course restaurant for a nominal charge. Health and healing school planned at local church A health and healing school is planned August 6 -1 0 at th e H ep p n er Seventh-day A dventist church. The five-day intensive learning event will feature five different presenters, including Joyce Brown, Gary Fletcher, Roberta Healey, Judy Kjaer and Rick Lee. All presenters are from the Pacific Northwest, and several are local. Topics include education from the garden, hydrotherapy, massage, herbs and how to use them in the kitchen, healing your body naturally, diets versus lifestyles, and the Bible and the laws of health. To register or with any questions about the school, or to receive a flyer with all the classes and details, call Roberta I lealey at 541 - 310-7783. KUS IK THE BOOKIES SATURDAY, JUIY 2G. BEHIND BU CK N U M S TAVERN, HEPPNE® GATES TO OPEN AT 2 P.M $S COVER CHARGE - ALL AGES M E S & A R T IS T S - JA M ES HUNNICUT. ANGIE AND THE CAR WSTCKS.' S U IT US SCHWAB I SPONSORED BY HEPPNER LES SCHWAB COOK, SAINT CHRISTOPHER. 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