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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 2, 2017 Temples celebrate 50 years this Sunday Dick and Karen Temple at their wedding 50 years ago. Dick and Karen Temple of Lexington will celebrate 50 years of marriage this Sunday, Aug. 6. Dick Temple and Karen Lovell met, appropriately, at a high school rodeo. As part of their courtship, Dick used to join Karen on fire lookout to prepare his weekly Sunday School les- sons. They were married in 1967 in a simple ceremony that fit the young couple to a T—Dick planned the wedding, his mother Rose made the cake and Karen’s mother Betty Lovell made the bride’s outfit. During their marriage, they lived throughout the West, including Colorado, Idaho, Montana and even Canada. They ended up in Lexington in 1986 and have remained in the area ever since. They have four chil- dren and eight grandchil- dren. Their son Brent is Dick and Karen Temple in Florida with his family, including four children ages 16 to 21. Their daughter Laurel is in Portland with her husband and four chil- dren, ages seven to 15, and youngest daughter Kristal is also in Portland. Those wishing to stop by for hugs and well-wish- ing are invited to an open house at the Temples’ home on Meadowbrook Rd. this Sunday, Aug. 6, from 3-5 p.m. Eleanor Cherie Punch and Patrick Struthers -Continued from PAGE ONE expansion. In addition to emergency room in addi- revenue, $58,579 in other providing additional space for current providers, the remodel would enable the district to recruit specialists to see patients on a monthly basis. Dr. Nichols said that currently if a specialist comes to the clinic now, that prevents a current pro- vider from seeing patients that day. He said the space issue is very stressful for providers. -patient rooms/bath- rooms/dietary department. The current patient rooms are outdated and do not have bathrooms in the rooms, requiring patients to use the bathrooms by the dining room or a bed pan/ commode. Houser said the rooms need to be brought up to a higher standard in order to continue to build services. In other business, the board: -received a letter of resignation from the board from Jill Parker, Boardman, who will be moving out of the district. Board members agreed that they would seek another board member from Boardman. -learned from Houser that he has been attending bi-weekly meetings of the “Solar Eclipse” committee, along with other business leaders, law enforcement, forest service, ODOT, EMS personnel and citizens con- cerning the influx of people to Morrow County, espe- cially since it will be the same weekend as the Mor- row County Fair & Rodeo in Heppner. The eclipse will be Monday, Aug. 21. Houser said that MCHD will staff two full-time EMS crews, and will have two physicians on call for the NOW HIRING DRIVERS Engagements Struthers, Punch to wed HEALTH DISTRICT It’s also too small to accom- modate the stress testing treadmill, so that service is not currently being offered, despite having a respiratory therapist to perform the service. If an addition cannot be built in the near future for the emergency depart- ment, central nurses’ station and out-patient testing, ad- ministration is considering moving the CEO, payroll, human resources and chief financial offices downstairs and renovating the cur- rent administrative offices into out-patient services to house Ultrasound, Dexa scan, stress treadmill and future mammography and respiratory therapy ser- vices. However, Houser said this would move ad- ministrative offices to the oldest part of the building and away from the general public and the general staff. -emergency room/cen- tral nurses’ station. Houser said this space is currently functional, but “highly inef- ficient” because the nurse’s station is a “considerable distance” from the emer- gency room. One solution would be to move the emer- gency room closer to the nurse’s station and make a new entrance that would be handicap accessible with a new covered ambulance entrance. However, in or- der to do this, the dietary department/cafeteria would have to be displaced. -additional space at Pioneer Memorial Clinic. A proposed remodel de- sign, at a cost of around $695,000, would be “very functional,” “affordable” and at a lower cost than the Irrigon Medical Clinic - THREE tion to extra staff. Houser said that he has learned that perhaps more than 14,000 cars a day may be traveling through Heppner the days before, during and after the eclipse. He said that accord- ing to ODOT, normal traffic is 2,500 cars a day. -heard from Houser that Dr. Gayle Johnson has been in contact with the Board of Medical Examin- ers, who indicated that she has submitted all docu- ments, and is hopeful that she will receive her license by mid-August. Houser said that if the license has not been issued by that date, Dr. Johnson plans to come into the clinic to familiar- ize herself with electronic medical records. Houser also said that the district has hired Ryan Gunderson as a full-time RN, an EMT- advanced for Irrigon and an assistant clinic manager. He reported that one additional RN is still needed. -learned from Houser that Pioneer Memorial Hos- pital received the 2016 OHPAC Most Valuable Player award for exceed- ing their target goal by 160 percent. St. Anthony’s in Pendleton was the only other hospital to receive this award. -learned from Houser about some legislative bills (including a hospital tax bill) which could result in a potential shortfall of $327 million in state funds and $1.1 billion in federal funds to the Medicaid budget and which would adversely af- fect the district. -received the follow- ing draft profit and loss statement for June from Chief Financial Officer Nicole Mahoney: the dis- trict showed $755,892 in gross patient revenue, a $229,148 credit in revenue deductions, $168,350 in tax revenue for $1,211,968 in total operating rev- enue, $881,673 in total operating expenses and a $37,129 non-operating gain for a $367,424 gain for the month and an average monthly year-to-date gain of $27,480. -received the following report for June: Pioneer Memorial Hospital had two admissions, one swing bed admission, 498 total outpatients, 78 emergency room encounters, 1,760 lab tests, 135 x-ray/ultrasound tests, 23 CT scans, 2 MRI scans, 17 EKG procedures, no treadmill, lower or upper endoscopy procedures, 15 respiratory therapy proce- dures; Heppner Ambulance had 23 page-outs with 19 transports for $34,912 in revenue; Boardman Ambu- lance had 30 page-outs with 12 transports for $19,311 in revenue; Irrigon Ambu- lance had 29 page-outs with 18 transports for $25,110 in revenue; Ione Ambulance had four page-outs with two transports for $1,385 in revenue; there were three flights; for the fiscal year Heppner had 304 page- outs with 250 transports, Boardman had 508 page- outs with 245 transports, Irrigon had 331 page-outs with 215 transports, Ione had 35 page-outs with 10 transports; there were 40 flights; Home Health had 95 patient visits; Hospice had one admission; Phar- macy had 1,889 drug doses for $41,804 in revenue; Pioneer Memorial Clinic had 347 patient visits, six new patients and 25 seen by a nurse; Irrigon Medical Clinic had 287 patient vis- its, 22 new patients, 59 seen by a nurse and 47 no-shows; Ione Community Clinic had 31 patient visits, 10 seen by a nurse and one no-show. Justice Court Report Morrow County Justice of the Peace Ann Spicer has released the following Justice Court report: -Jerry Gerrard Steidi, 52, of Pendleton, OR was found guilty of Exceeding the Maximum Weight Limit and was fined $150. -Craig Scott Price, 55, of Victor, MT was found guilty of Violating the Basic Rule 74/55 mph and was fined $160. IDA FARRA’S 100TH BIRTHDAY PARTY AT HEPPNER METHODIST CHURCH SUNDAY AUGUST 6TH 2-4 PM OPEN HOUSE Ida Turns 100 on August 4th No Gifts Please Eleanor Cherie Punch and Patrick Struthers an- nounce their engagement, with the ceremony set for Sept. 24 on “some beach on the Olympic Peninsula.” Both are longtime residents of Pendleton. Eleanor, 48, grew up in Beavercreek, OR. She currently works for the Umatilla County Histori- cal Society as the manager of the Community Thrift Store. She enjoys decorat- ing, both at her store and her home, and is a tiny house enthusiast. Patrick, 51, is an in- dependent IT consultant and works part-time for Murray’s Drug in Heppner. He also volunteers for sev- eral local organizations, and reads a lot of books. Putnam, Doherty plan Newport wedding Alicia S. Putnam and Chad M. Doherty John and Susan Wood- bury of Idaho Falls, ID and Mike and Cindi Doherty of Heppner announce the en- gagement of their children, Alicia S. Putnam and Chad M. Doherty. Alicia is a graduate of Kennewick High School in Kennewick, WA. She currently works at Wheat- land Insurance Center in Heppner. Chad is a graduate of Heppner High School and works for the City of Hep- pner. The couple will ex- change vows Aug. 11, 2017 at a ceremony in Newport, OR. DA’s Report Morrow County Dis- trict Attorney Justin Nelson has released the following report: -Joshua Mason True, 36, was convicted of Men- acing, a Class A Misde- meanor. Of the sentence of 180 days’ jail time, 160 days were suspended and the defendant sentenced to 36 months bench pro- bation. Probation condi- tions include 60 hours of community service, anger management evaluation and recommended treatment, no contact with the victim, and 20 days jail time with credit for time served. An ad- ditional count of Criminal Trespass II was dismissed. Fines and fees totaled $200. -Joshua Mason True, 36, additionally was con- victed of Failure to Ap- pear II, a Class A Misde- meanor. Execution of the sentence of 180 days jail time was suspended and the defendant sentenced to 36 months bench proba- tion. Probation conditions include 80 hours of com- munity service. Fines and fees totaled $200. MAKE A LASTING IMPRESSION Custom Bu sine Card Print ss ing Heppner G azette-Tim es 541-676-9 2 28 david@ra pidser ve.n FREE PIC K-UP & DE et LIVERY ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.