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Ione clinic open for business HEPPNER G T 50¢ azette imes VOL. 134 NO. 38 8 Pages Wednesday, October 7, 2015 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Dry, warm conditions expected to continue While it may not have seemed like it, the national Weather Service in Pend- leton reports that Septem- ber temperatures averaged slightly colder than normal in the Heppner area. How- ever, the outlook for this month still calls for above- normal temperatures. Rain- fall remains below normal. The average tempera- ture for September was 60.7 degrees which was 0.9 degrees below normal. High temperatures aver- aged 74.5 degrees, which was 2.1 degrees below nor- mal. The highest was 91 degrees on the 12 th . Low temperatures averaged 46.9 degrees, which was 0.3 degrees above normal. The lowest was 37 degrees, on the 27 th . On one day, the temper- ature exceeded 90 degrees. Precipitation totaled 0.16 inches during Septem- ber, which was 0.40 inches below normal. Measurable precipitation of at least .01 inch was received on two days with the heaviest, 0.15 inches, reported on the fifth. Precipitation this year has reached 4.89 inches, which is 5.05 inches below normal. Since October, the water-year precipitation at Heppner has been 8.93 inches, which is 5.07 inches below normal. The highest wind gust in September was 35 mph, which occurred on the 13 th . The outlook for Octo- ber from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center calls for above-normal temperatures and near-normal precipita- tion. Normal highs for Hep- pner fall from 71 degrees at the start of October to 58 degrees at the end of October. Normal lows fall from 42 degrees to 35 de- grees. The 30-year normal precipitation is 1.14 inches. The Ione Community Clinic is now open for busi- ness and recently had its grand opening. The clinic is a collaboration between the Ione School District, Morrow County Health De- partment, Morrow County Health District, Community Counseling Solutions and Advantage Dental, all of who will be offering ser- vices through the clinic. The health district part of the clinic will be open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will offer fam- ily medicine, health as- sessments, physicals, well- child/well-baby checks, urgent care, immunizations, lab services and dental screenings. Referrals and other services are available per patient need. The clinic is now accepting new pa- tients and people can make The Ione Community Clinic is now open for business on 3 rd Street across from the Ione school. The clinic will provide services that range from psychiatric counseling to immuniza- tions. –Contributed photo appointments by calling 541-422-7128. Walk-ins are welcome. The Morrow County Health Department will be there every Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will offer immunizations, (Top L-R) Clinic coordinator Cydney McElligott, Community Counseling Solutions manager Stephanie Hisler and medical assistant Shelly Rietmann stand in one of the clinic’s exam rooms. Above: Vicky Kent, NP, and Karma Evell, medical assistant. –Photos by David Sykes health screening assess- ment, client-specific health education, and referrals and other resources services as needed. Community Counsel- ing Solutions will offer in- dividual, group and family therapy, problem gambling counseling, alcohol and drug treatment, 24/7 cri- sis intervention services, psychiatric consultation, medication management, residential and acute psy- chiatric services and devel- opmental disabilities case management. To make an appointment, call 541-422- 7128 or 541-676-9161. Advantage Dental will also be offering services through the Ione Clinic including dental screenings, risk assessments, fluoride varnish treatments, oral hygiene instructions, nu- tritional counseling, case management and tooth- brush kits. At this time these ser- vices will be offered only to Ione school students and pregnant women. Advan- tage dental will be at the clinic on the first Wednes- day of each month from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and walk-ins are welcome. Those wish- ing to use the services may call the clinic or Advantage Dental at 888-468-0022. Valby Cemetery handed over to cemetery Ballots go out next week for Nov. 3 election district Valby Lu- complicated theran Church process to members have divide the turned over cemetery management from the of the rural church— Valby Cem- complicated etery to the enough that Ione Lexing- they had to ton Cemetery consult with District, dis- an attorney. trict members Carlson said announced this they first week. had to hire Accord- the Mor- ing to Valby row County member Bet- Surveyor to ty Carlson, survey the who has been five acres spearheading and divide the transfer it so part re- with husband (L-R) Valby Lutheran Church members Louis and Betty Carlson with Ione Lexington Cem- mained with Louis Carlson, etery District representatives Maureen McElligott, Marilyn Childers and Ed Baker. The the cemetery the decision church turned over the cemetery’s deed to the district at the district’s September meeting. and part with came because –Contributed photo the church. of a declining would deal with the per- when Andrew Petterson They also population in the Valby petual care and keeping offered to donate five acres had to go to the road depart- area, which led to concerns the cemetery up,” added of land for a church and the ment to discuss easements, over perpetual care of the ILCD Chairperson Mau- planning of an adjoining as well as going before the historical cemetery. reen McElligott. cemetery. A vote was taken county planning commis- “There are not the peo- Carlson said that all to accept the land dona- sion to see if the five acres ple in the area that there the farms in the Valby area tion and to incorporate as could be separated. And, of used to be, so the people already pay into the district “Swedish Lutheran Valby course, there was the pro- who took care of the cem- but, until now, church mem- Congregation.” Church cess of getting permission etery are few and far be- bers had chosen to maintain members had been main- from all the families who tween,” Carlson said. “So the cemetery themselves. taining the cemetery ever have relatives buried in the it was the decision of the The Valby cemetery since. Valby members even cemetery. church to turn the cemetery has a close connection with built an information kiosk “That in itself was a over to the district.” Valby Lutheran Church. for the cemetery more than project,” Carlson said. “They knew that the The church and cemetery a decade ago and have The process was com- Ione Lexington district had date back to a gathering of worked to keep it updated. pleted in September, when cemeteries out in that area, Lutheran immigrants on With roots running that -See VALBY CEMETERY/ PAGE TWO near Valby, and knew we April 19, 1886. That was deep, it turned out to be a The Heppner Gazette-Times wants to see pic- tures of your trophy animals from this hunting season. Stop by to have your picture taken, drop off photos, mail them to PO Box 337 in Heppner, email them to editor@rapidserve. net or text cell phone photos to 541-980-6674. Ballots go out Wednes- day, Oct. 14, for the Nov. 3 general election. The last day for voters to register for the election is Oct. 13. All ballots are due by 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, and must be received, not simply postmarked, on that day. For voter convenience, 24-hour drop boxes will be available in Heppner and Lexington. Locations are as follows: Heppner: Courthouse parking lot (24 hours) or the Morrow County Clerk’s Office, Room 102 inside the courthouse. Open 8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m., M-F and Election Day (Nov. 3) from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Lexington: 365 West Hwy 74 (Public Works Parking lot). Turn off Hwy. 74 onto Tom Street and left into the public works park- ing lot. Open 24 hours. Sen. Hansell files for reelection Salem, OR – Last week, Sen. Bill Hansell (R-Athena) filed papers with the Oregon Secretary of State for his reelection campaign. “It has been my honor and privilege to serve the great people of our area, I am very excited at the pros- pect of continuing to repre- sent the citizens of District 29,” Hansell said. “We were able to get a lot ac- complished during my first term as senator and I am anxious to continue fighting for rural Oregonians, small businesses, and the farmers and ranchers that make our region of the state great.” Among Hansell’s first- term accomplishments are a water funding package for the Umatilla Basin, protec- tion of Milton-Freewater from a forced annexation, a land transfer to the city of Pendleton, new incentives to bring medical personnel to rural Oregon, the right to rodeo, and a wolf plan, to name a few. Senate District 29 be- gins at the Hells Canyon and stretches to Highway 197 in Wasco County. 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