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are outdated and do not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.
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