Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 28, 2015
HES students have Colt Character
Heppner girls add
voices to Tri-County
choir
Heppner Elementary School announced its September Colt Character recipients at its assembly on Oct. 14. The recipients
were (top L-R) Kelasyn Leicht, Caden George, Chace Jones, Hannah Green, Brooklynn Wilson, Cody Fletcher, Derrick Smith,
Paul Lindsay, (bottom L-R) Sydney Little, Issac Yun, Elizabeth Finch, Caleb George, Sophie Rodriguez, Claire Lindsay, Healy
Hisler, Tripp Stewart, Jace Wilson and Havin Gray. The character theme for the month was Positive Action, which included
concepts such as self-concept, valuable, happiness, unique and success. –Contributed photo
HEALTH DISTRICT
-Continued from PAGE ONE that the Ione Community
the neighbors of the dis-
trict-owned house has been
obtained and filed with the
county so that the sewer
problems at the house can
be resolved. The house has
been used as a residence for
district CEOs in the past.
Mahoney said that “Bids
are being solicited to re-
route the existing sewer line
to a more direct city tie-in
to solve the current problem
of the system backing up
regularly.”
Also at the meeting
the board approved a sale
agreement for the purchase
of the county annex build-
ing from Morrow County
for $80,000. The board
authorized Houser to sign
the agreement.
Mahoney said that the
building will be rented to
Rocky Mountain Physi-
cal Therapy for use as the
physical therapy facility.
Physical therapy was previ-
ously housed in the Pioneer
Memorial Clinic. Board
member Leann Rea ex-
cused herself from the vote
on the purchase, since she
is also a Morrow County
Commissioner.
In other business, the
board:
-learned from Mahoney
Clinic had their “Medicare
Rural Health Clinic inspec-
tion early this month and
only had one correction
that needed to be made that
involved providing training
to staff about a lab test and
stocking some lab sup-
plies.” Mahoney said that
the clinic had the correction
remedied before the district
even received the report. In-
spection results are sent in
to the Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services for
final approval.
She said that the Ione
Clinic underwent the
School-Based Health Cen-
ter inspection and has re-
ceived its certification. She
said the clinic had only
a few comments for im-
provement and two waivers
needed for the public health
department and Commu-
nity Counseling Solutions,
which are also providing
services at the clinic.
-learned from Mahoney
that the district’s Discount-
ed Services Program will be
certificated for another two
years. She said that the dis-
trict is required to comply,
as the hospital is obligated
to participate in the charity
program in perpetuity under
the Hill Burton program.
Neighborhood
Center plans canned
food drive
-heard from Mahoney
that Willow Creek Valley
Assisted Living has added
five new members to their
board: Betty Gray, Judy
Healy, Tim Dickenson,
Nancy Snider and Mark
Miller. She said that un-
der the MCHD contract
with the WCVALC Board,
MCHD provides manage-
ment and fiscal services
for their board and Willow
Creek Terrace, the assisted
living facility.
-received the following
profit and loss statement
for September: the district
received $620,768 in gross
patient revenue, less $8,023
in provision for bad debts,
$67,948 in contractual and
other adjustments, plus
$118,146 in tax revenue
and $64,275 in other oper-
ating revenue for a total of
$727,218; $828,858 in total
operating expenses, plus a
$7,256 non-operating gain
for a loss of $94,384 for the
month, a $5,979 average
monthly year-to-date loss.
-received the following
report: Pioneer Memorial
Clinic had 396 patient visits
for the month, with 10 new
patients, 18 seen by a nurse
and 22 no-shows; Irrigon
Medical Clinic had 258
- FIVE
Three Heppner High girls attended the Tri-County Choir
Festival last Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Ione. The choir sang five
numbers, in which Olivia Schmidt of Heppner sang a solo.
Pictured are Heppner participants Reiah Waite, Cara Arbogast
and Olivia Schmidt. –Contributed photo
Music students to go
to state recital
patient visits for the month,
with 34 new patients, 37
seen by a nurse and 13 no-
shows; Ione Community
Clinic had six patient visits
for the month, with three
new patients, two seen by
a nurse and zero no-shows;
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
had two admissions, four
admitted for observation,
one admitted for hospital
respite, 419 out-patients,
72 emergency room en-
counters, 1,389 lab tests,
97 x-ray procedures, eight
CT scans, 10 EKG tests,
one treadmill procedure,
three lower endoscopy pro-
cedures, five upper endos-
copy procedures; Heppner
Ambulance had 15 page-
outs with 13 transports
for $22,477 in revenue;
Boardman Ambulance had
30 page-outs with 13 trans-
ports for $19,348 in rev-
enue; Irrigon Ambulance
had 30 page-outs with 17
transports for $24,913 in
revenue; Ione Ambulance
had three page-outs with
two transports for $2,567
in revenue; there were two
flights; Home Health had 73
patient visits; Hospice had
two admissions; Pharmacy
had 442 drug doses for
$50,085 in drug revenue.
Accelerated readers
have oceans of fun
The Neighborhood Center will hold a canned food
drive Monday, Nov. 2. Residents are asked to have food
donations on their porches with the porch lights on by
5:30 p.m.
Local high school kids will pick up donations and
deliver them to the center.
The Neighborhood Center is open 9:30 a.m. – 5:30
p.m. and is located at 441 N Main Street, Heppner. For
more information, call 541-676-5024.
THE L ANDING
RESTAUR ANT
Will be Closing for the Season
November 16
we will be back next year
Closed Tuesday for Supply Run
Friday
$9.95
Hamburger Steak
Prime rib
Every Saturday night
$24.95
(Reservations Required/Limited supply)
ONLY 3 SATURDAYS LEFT
NOVEMBER 14
LAST DAY TO GET PRIME RIB
Saturday & Sunday
Morning
Breakfast Buffet Only
Pictured L-R: Anthony Rankin, Makiyah Christian and Aire-
ana Warner were Heppner Elementary’s AR (Accelerated
Reader) prize winners for September. Each month, students
read an ocean-themed book and, if they pass the AR test on Top: Olivia Schmidt and Nicole Propheter. Middle: Hannah
the book, they are entered into the prize drawing. –Contributed and Madison Palmer. Above: Roen Waite and Eli Petzoldt.
photo
-Contributed photos
Kermon and Sharon Kennedy
50th Wedding Anniversary
Ione Community Church
495 E. Main Street Ione
Potluck
November 1 12:30 pm,
directly following the
church service
$8.95
Open 8am-11am
Closed Sunday 11am-12pm for cleaning
Senior Sunday Dinner
$6.95
Hot Prime Rib Sandwhich
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The Oregon Music
Teachers Association held
its annual Ensemble Festi-
val on Saturday in Herm-
iston.
Playing piano duets
were local students Rylee
and Madison Palmer, Eli
Petzoldt and Roen Waite,
Cameron Proudfoot and
Emma Rietmann, Madison
and Hannah Palmer, Emma
Rietmann and MaLinda
Morter, Genevieve Smith
and Hannah Palmer, and
Nicole Propheter and Olivia
Schmidt.
Picked to play in the
state recital on Nov. 21 in
Monmouth were Hannah
and Madison Palmer, play-
ing “Audios Muchachos,”
and Olivia Schmidt and
Nicole Propheter, playing
“Play it in Peoria.”
Chosen for Honorable
Mention were Roen Waite
and Eli Petzoldt, playing
“Imperial March.”
O r d er B an n ers H e r e !
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