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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 2, 2018 Morrow County Health District approves $15.9 million budget The Morrow County Health District Board Mon- day night approved a pro- posed $15.9 million budget for fiscal year 2018-2019, up $863,819 over last year. The $15,914,174 budget in- cludes $1,897,549 in prop- erty taxes and $14,016,625 in resources excluding taxes. Proposed resources in- clude: Hospital-$8,088,468; Home Health and Hos- pice-$564,436; Boardman Ambulance-$430,757; Irri- gon Ambulance-$316,514; Ione Ambulance-$10,366; Pioneer Memorial Clinic, Heppner-$1,434,702; Irri- gon Clinic-$1,702,345; Ione Clinic-$127,802; Other Revenue-$303,035; Dona- tions and Grants-$298,000; Interest Income-$40,000; Community Service Fees- $148,200; Electronic Health Record Reimburse- ments-$17,000; 340 B Re- tail Pharmacy Net Rev- enue-$250,000; Operating Capital, Long & Short Term Loans-$285,000. Proposed expen- ditures include: Hos - pital-$8,889,165; Home Health & Hos- pice-$778,958; Boardman Ambulance-$394,115; Irri- gon Ambulance-$326,118; Ione Ambulance and Lex- ington Emergency Medical Services-$20,364; Hep- pner Clinic-$1,582,416; Irrigon Clinic-$1,396,860; Ione Community Clin- ic-$132,365; Community Benefit Grants-$50,000; Revenue Deductions and Bad Debt-$562,959; Capi- tal Purchases-$1,196,625; Capital Lease Principal Reduction-$0; Long and Short Term Debt Principal Reduction-$283,848; Total Expeditures-$15,613,794. Capital purchases for 2018-19 include: Ir- rigon Medical Clinic Re- model (remainder of proj- ect)-$400,000, paid with a loan, grants and cash; Ir- rigon Medical Clinic Park- ing lot (remainder of proj- ect)-$75,000, paid with cash on hand; Heppner Clinic/ Hospital Modernization- architect fees-$150,000, paid with cash on hand and donations; Omnicell RX dispensary-$100,00 paid with a grant; Ortho Workstation/Blood Bank- $5,100, Double Oven- $5,250, Centriq Server Replacement-$79,500, H VA C S o f t w a r e U p - grade-$6,539, Single Sign On Software-$15,416, Car- diac Monitor Interface with Centriq-$9,000 and Bladder Scanner-$12,400-all cash on hand; Ultrasound Echo Machine-$125,000, loan; Auto Load for EMS Gur- neys (six) one third of total coast-$53,420, grants, and Ambulance-$160,000-loan. In terms of long and short-term debt, the district has $283,848 in principal payments, with another $97,651 in interest pay- ments. - FIVE ~ Letters to the Editor ~ The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name of the sender along with a legible signature. We are also requesting that you provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The address and phone number will only be used for verification and will not be printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. Vote for Collins To the editor: I am writing this in support of Rob Collins for Circuit Court Judge. Rob Collins brings a myriad of experience to the citizens. He has been practicing law since 1981, practicing both civil/family and criminal law. He has a deep un- derstanding of courtroom proceedings, having served as protem judge for many years. He understands the importance of community. He serves on many com- munity boards, including The Round-Up Board of Directors and the Oregon East Symphony. Rob Collins was raised in the community of North East Oregon. He under- stands our values and what makes us great. Rob Collins will work to protect that. I ask you to vote for Rob Col- lins for Circuit Court Judge. Sincerely, Kim Cutsforth Heppner, OR Resident needs assistance To the editor: One more of Heppner’s long-time residents needs our assistance. There has been an account set up at BEO for Judy Handbury. Due to complications with knee replace- ment surgery, Judy has had to spend numerous days in the hospital causing additional medical and travel expenses. Please help her. Laurie Hire Heppner Neahring to improve Affordable Care Act To the editor: I know there is support for Democratic candidates who can connect with rural voters, because I ran two strong races for state rep- resentative in north central Oregon as a “fair frugal farmer” in 2002/6. I am happy to see a Palliative Care physician, Dr. Jenni Neahring from Bend run- ning in this year’s Demo- cratic congressional pri- mary. Dr. Neahring stopped by my farm near Culver recently and we had a good visit. She is passion- ate about expanding health care access, quality and af- fordability. The Affordable Health Care Act might not be perfect, but it has helped families in eastern Oregon as much as any part of our state. The number of Ameri- cans without health care was almost cut in half from 2010 to 2016; 48 million to 28 million. States like Or- egon that chose to expand Medicaid saw the percent of uninsured cut in half from 18 percent in 2013 to 9 percent in 2016. Despite this, Greg Walden played a leading role gutting ACA and re- placing it with “Trump- care” which will take away insurance from millions of Americans. Dr. Jenni Neahring, on the other hand, wants to help improve the Af- fordable Care Act that has improved the finances and health of so many rural Or- egonians. She has my vote in the Democratic primary. Jim Gilbertson Culver, OR Catholic men to hold first Friday meeting The men of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church of Heppner and St. William’s Catholic Church of Ione will hold their First Friday of the month meeting on Friday, May 4 at the parish office in Heppner. The meeting will start at 6:45 a.m. and will be followed by First Friday Mass at 7:30 a.m. Holly Rebekah to host last card party until fall The Holly Rebekah lodge will be hosting their last monthly card party until October on Saturday, May 5 at the Lodge in Lexington. Play will begin at 7 p.m. The cost for the evening, including snacks is only $5 per person and is open to the public. Paid for by the Committee to Elect Michael Breiling ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
