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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 6, 2019 Hospital to receive new boilers By April Sykes The Morrow County Health District Board ap- proved the purchase of two new boilers and hot water heaters for Pioneer Memo- rial Hospital in Heppner. CEO Bob Houser told the board that while the pur- chase of the boiler systems had already been budgeted, the price has increased since then. The board said they hoped to coordinate the installation of the boilers to allow for the least possible disruption, but installation is expected to shut down the heating system for the hos- pital for at least one week. “We need a week of really nice weather,” said Houser. “The question we need to ask is, can we do one boiler at a time.” “It would be nice if they could install one and then install the other,” he said. He planned to ask that question of Apollo Heating and Air Conditioning. Cost for materials, labor and subcontractor for two boiler systems plus freight was $131,859.50 from Apollo. Cost for replace- ment of hot water heaters to AO Smith Cyclone heaters was $34,648.84. In other business, the board: -approved the purchase of a Subaru Forester for Home Health from Harley Swain Subaru in Hermiston for $26,223. -received the following staffing information from Houser: Jamie Reed, CSW, was hired for the behav- ioral health position at the Irrigon Medical Clinic; Ronda Cox, LCSW, was offered a contract for the behavioral health position at Pioneer Memorial Clinic; David Collins, physician’s assistant, started at Irrigon Medical Clinic October 21 and is currently being cre- dentialed. -learned that the Pio- neer Memorial Hospital lab received no deficiencies at a lab inspection. Lab Director Betty Hickerson informed of the results. -learned that all the apartments at Willow Creek Valley Assisted Living were full as of October 28. The Governing Board approved annual salary increases and room rate increases for 2020. -heard from Houser of the possibility of meeting with representatives of Co- lumbia River Community Health Clinic in Boardman to discuss the possibility of sharing a dietician. -heard from Houser that MCHD is taking part in the InterMountain ESD student intern program. The Fall bazaar to be held Holly Rebekah Lodge will be hosting their sec- ond annual Fall Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lodge Hall in Lexington. Participating vendors will showcase Posh, Norwex, Roden and Field, Young Living, LuLaRoe, SubRosa soap, Paparazzi, Lipsense, Scentsy, Arbonne, hand- made arts and crafts, Thir- ty-one, Montana purses and district currently has one student intern at Pioneer Memorial Clinic, Sydney Wilson, and plans to expand the program to include Irri- gon Medical Clinic because a student from Irrigon has expressed interest in intern- ing there. -submitted a bid on land in Irrigon currently owned by CAPECO. -received the following profit and loss statement through September. The district received $1,101,150 in gross patient revenue, less $6,383 for bad debts, plus $12,820 in contractu- al and other adjustments, $165,790 in tax revenue and $32,497 in other operating revenue for $1,305,874 in total operating revenue; less $1,253,250 in total operating expenses and a $25,482 non-operating gain for a $78,106 profit for the month. -received the follow- ing clinic reports for Sep- tember: Pioneer Memorial Clinic in Heppner had 384 patient visits, 16 new pa- tients, 20 seen by a nurse and 17 no-shows; Irrigon Medical Clinic had 306 pa- tient visits, 15 new patients, 137 seen by a nurse and 40 no shows; Ione Community Clinic had 62 patient visits, with one new patient, 11 seen by a nurse and one no show. -received the following ambulance report for Sep- tember: Heppner Ambu- lance had 26 page-outs with 21 transports for $35,800 in revenue; Boardman Ambu- lance had 46 page-outs with 21 transports for $39,075 in revenue; Irrigon Ambu- lance had 37 page-outs with 16 transports for $23,338 in revenue; Ione Ambulance had no transports. -received the following Pioneer Memorial Hospital report: 10 in-patient admis- sions in September, four swing bed admissions, 10 admissions for observation, one swing bed non-skilled admission, 544 total out-pa- tients with ER, 88 emergen- cy room encounters, one death, 110 x-ray, ultrasound tests, 37 CT scans, five MRI scans, 27 EKG tests, five lower endoscopy proce- dures, two upper endoscopy procedures, 57 respiratory therapy procedures. -received notice of 104 Home Health visits, with one death and one Hospice admission -received the following pharmacy report: 2,470 drug doses for the month with $68,455 in revenue. -learned that the retire- ment party for Cyde Estes, retiring Hospice volunteer, is planned for November 14 from 1-3 p.m., with a presentation at 2 p.m. at the Home Health office, 162 N Main, Heppner. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, No- vember 25, at 6 p.m. for the provider dinner and 6:30 p.m. for the board meet- ing at Pioneer Memorial Clinic conference room in Heppner. Amelia’s handcrafts. A variety of soups will be available to choose from for a lunch of a bowl of soup, roll, cookie and cof- fee for $5. Also available for sale will be cookies and cinnamon rolls, bottled water, coffee, tea and hot chocolate. The Heppner Daycare team is $150, which breaks For additional informa- will again sponsor Mr. down to just $25 per person tion or to sign up as a ven- Bill’s Trivia, on November on a team of the allowed dor call Mary Kay Bellamy 15, beginning at 7 p.m. and suggested six members. at 541-379-3567. at the Heppner Elks. The Though individual team event is a fundraiser for the members often pay their nonprofit organization. own entry fees, sponsors Entry forms are avail- may be recruited. able at Heppner Daycare. The members of the Also available this year three top-scoring teams is the option to register at Mr. Bill’s will receive your team on the Daycare’s prizes, as well as bragging Facebook page. Though rights. However, every par- teams may enter on the ticipant will have an equal The process of buying a house can be evening of the show, early opportunity to win a door complicated and sometimes entries are strongly en- prize at some point in the frustrating, even if you’ve got the cash couraged. A table will be evening. on hand to complete the sale reserved with the team The Daycare will also immediately. name for every early entry. be raffling baskets filled Finding a good Realtor who can help Early entries will help with with all kinds of goodies. you through the process can alleviate starting the show on time Teams are asked to pick up some of the stress and make the home and help to prevent delays an entry form and return it buying process much easier. at the door. to the daycare as soon as Following aresome of the most com- The entry fee for each possible. mon steps and tips to finding and buying your new home. Getting Ready to Go Unless you have cash in the bank (or a rich relative to help you out) the first place you will want to stop is at your local bank. Most banks have a mortgage department where you will SILVERSCRIPT find knowledgeable loan specialists WELLCARE waiting to help you. Their job is to find the right home loan for you. There are CLEAR SPRINGS HEALTH different kinds of loans such as FHA, CIGNA HEALTHSPRING Conventional, USDA and VA and your ENVISION loan specialist will determine which is EXPRESS SCRIPTS best for you. Meeting with your loan specialists AARP will also include getting “prequalified” AARP WALGREENS or determining how big a loan, and MUTUAL OF OMAHA consequently how much of a house you will be able to afford. Your lender will ASURIS MEDICARE SCRIPT ask for information about your income, ENHANCED credit rating and other details to make Medicare Advantage plans: that determination. Going through this process can MODA HEALTH PPO take some time and involve bank *Please note we are NOT a provider for Humana documents, wage records and other financial information, but don’t get Enrollment ends December 7th. discouraged. Want to know when your prescriptions are ready? The fun part is soon to begin! Next time the fun part: Ask the pharmacy about text alerts. Shopping for your perfect home! MURRAY'S 2020 MEDICARE PART D PLANS David Sykes Principal Broker 188 W. Willow Heppner, OR 97836 541-980-6674 david@rapidserve.net Kimberly Carter of Ione has earned a Bachelor of Arts, Educational Studies degree from Western Gov- ernors University (WGU). The online, nonprofit uni- versity held its commence- ment ceremonies in the spring and summer of this year to celebrate the recent graduation of more than 10,000 students from across the country. WGU has recognized 5,750 undergraduate and 4,488 graduate degree re- cipients, who have com- pleted their degrees since June 24, 2019. Their areas of study include business, K-12 education, informa- tion technology and health professions, including nurs- ing. The average time to graduation for those earn- ing a bachelor’s degree was two years, three months, while the average time to degree for graduate pro- grams was one year, seven months. The average age for those who graduated is 38 years old. WGU pioneered com- petency-based education, which measures learning rather than time spent in class. Designed to meet the needs of working adults, students’ study and learn on their own schedules with individualized, one-to-one faculty support. They com- plete courses as soon as they demonstrate that they have mastered the subject matter; allowing them to move quickly through ma- terial they already know so they can allocate time for what they still need to learn. As a result, many WGU stu- dents are able to accelerate their studies, saving both time and money. COLDEST -Continued from PAGE ONE Precipitation this year has reached 12.39 inches, which is 1.31 inches above normal. The outlook for No- vember from NOAA’s Cli- mate Prediction Center calls for above normal tem- peratures and near normal precipitation. Normal highs for Heppner fall from 57.0 degrees at the start of No- vember to 45.0 degrees at the end of November. Normal lows fall from 35.0 degrees to 28.0 degrees. The 30-year normal precip- itation is 1.60 inches. This was the coldest October on record. The previous coldest was 45.8 degrees in 1949. Nominations for Hep- pner Chamber ’s Town and Country Communi- ty Awards Event will be accepted beginning Fri- day, November 15 through Friday, January 10, 2020. Nomination forms will be available for commu- nity members to submit nominations for Woman of the Year, Man of the Year, Business of the Year, Cit- izen-Educator of the Year, Lifetime Achievement and Youth Award. The nomination form must be completed and turned into the Heppner Chamber or Kuhn Law Offices no later than Friday, January 10, 2020 to be con- sidered as a recipient for the 2019 Community Awards Event. The awards event will be held Thursday, February 6, 2020 in the Gilliam Bis- bee building. Mr. Bill’s traveling trivia show returns Nominations open to Heppner for awards event Tips and information on buying your home Tip #1 Sykes Real Estate Ione resident earns degree from WGU Sign up for our auto-refill program. Shingrix Vaccine available at the pharmacy. 217 North Main St., Heppner Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 www.murraysdrug.com Marriage Licenses The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the following report of marriage licenses: October 3, 2019: - Alice Faye Stanley, 67, Irrigon, and Scott Richard Sherer, 59, Irrigon. October 15, 2019: - Tommy Joe Hines, 37, Heppner, and Lacey Colleen Jensen, 34, Heppner. October 17, 2019: - Chase Michel Townsend, 18, Irrigon, and Kaitlynn Marie Wells, 18, Irrigon. October 22, 2019: - Katelyn Michelle Siri, 27, Hep- pner, and Ian Andrew Murray, 27, Heppner. October 24, 2019: - Mary L Smith, 48, Irrigon, and David L Volquardsen, 51, Irrigon. Scholastic Book Fair coming to Ione The Scholastic Book Fair, sponsored by the Ione Topic Club, will be held in the Ione elementary school gym Nov. 6 and 7 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. All purchases benefit the children in the Ione schools. The book fair is a reading event that brings the books kids want to read right into the school. There is a selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level. For those unable to attend the book fair, the online book fair is available at www.scholastic.com/bf/ione through Nov. 15. Wheatland is hosting our annual food drive. We will be accepting donations of non-perishable food items throughout November and December. Please stop by your local Heppner and Ione offices and help us help our neighbors in need. All donations will be donated to the Neighborhood Center and distributed throughout South Morrow County. Office hours 8 – 5 Monday – Friday
