Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 12, 2021 -- FIVE
Wranglers report results for
final playday of the year
The Wranglers Riding
Club reported the following
results for their final play-
day held May 10:
Stick-Horse Race:3 &
Under, 1st) Oakley Berg-
strom. 4 & 5 Yr. Olds,
1st) Maren Knowles, 2nd)
Hayes Pottala, 3rd) Grady
Mullins. 6- & 7-Year-olds,
1st) Leo Ashbeck, 2nd)
Kathryn Knowles, 3rd)
Grady Henderson, 4th)
Jaylee Schlaich.
Barrels: Lead-line,
1st) Price Hines 31.246,
2nd) Randi Wise 37.094,
3rd) Oakley Bergstrom
40.131, 4th) Ella Mullins
60.789. PeeWee Wranglers
7 & Under, 1st) Jaylee
Schlaich 22.092, 2nd)
Devyn Pottala 22.534, 3rd)
Kathryn Knowles 26.688,
4th) Pearl Miller 29.378. Lil
Wranglers 8 – 11 Yr. Olds,
Wranglers club members participated in the final playday of the year last Sunday. -Photos by 1st) Rowdie Jo Broeckel
Susan Hisler.
18.133, 2nd) Beau Broeck-
el 22.218, 3rd) Brooklyn
John Kilkenny believes we need county wide equitable
Hendricks 22.463, 4th)
distribution of County CREZ money.
Here are the distribution amounts for the last five years.
1. Rick Stokoe's Boardman police department $623,000
2. Morrow County Sheriff Department $0
3. Morrow County District Attorney $0.
VOTE
JOHN KILKENNY
PORT OF MORROW
COMMISSIONER
Paige Miller 26.855, Junior
Wranglers 12 – 15-Year-
olds, 1st) Hallee Hisler
16.937, 2nd) Zaleta Mas-
terson 17.165, 3rd) Quaid
Jensen 20.457, 4th) Saige
Jensen 21.936. 16+, 1st)
Tristin Bales 20.476.
Poles: Lead-line, 1st)
Price Hines 47.709, 2nd)
Randi Wise 59.008, 3rd)
Oakley Bergstrom 59.650,
4th) Ella Mullins 71.332.
PeeWee Wranglers 7 &
Under, 1st) Devyn Pot-
tala 29.156, 2nd) Jaylee
Schlaich 31.546, 3rd) Pearl
Miller 39.260, 4th) Kath-
ryn Knowles 41.564. Lil
Wranglers 8–11-Year-olds,
1st) Rowdie Jo Broeckel
25.566,
2nd) Beau Broeck-
el 27.668, 3rd) Brooklyn
Hendricks 29.197, 4th)
Paige Miller 30.410. Junior
Wranglers 12–15-Year-
olds, 1st) Zaleta Masterson
22.817, 2nd) Hallee Hisler
23.171, 3rd) Quaid Jensen
28.649, 4th) Claire Lindsay
35.743. 16+, 1st) Tristin
Bales 28.851.
Goat un-tying: Lead-
Line, 1st) Price Hines
9.167, 2nd) Ella Mullins
9.551, 3rd) Randi Wise
13.141, 4th) Emma Mullins
14.781. Pee Wee Wran-
glers 7 & Under, 1st) Pearl
Miller 6.195, 2nd) Jaylee
Schlaich 7.409, 3rd) Kath-
ryn Knowles 7.820, 4th)
Grady Henderson 8.842.
G o a t Ty i n g : L i l
Wranglers 8–11-year-olds,
1st) Rowdie Jo Broeckel
10.137, 2nd) Mary Ashbeck
38.902, 3rd) Morgan Milli-
gan 43.637, 4th) Brooklyn
Hendricks 43.749. Junior
Wranglers 12–15-year-olds,
1st) Saige Jensen 23.397,
2nd) Zaleta Masterson
25.813, 3rd) Quaid Jensen
31.909, 4th) Claire Lindsay
25.813. 16+, 1st) Tristin
Bales 22.159.
April weather near normal
According to prelim-
inary data received by
NOAA’s National Weather
Service in Pendleton, tem-
peratures at Heppner aver-
aged near normal during the
month of April.
The average tempera-
ture was 49.0 degrees which
was 0.1 degrees below nor-
mal. High temperatures av-
eraged 63.0 degrees, which
was 2.1 degrees above nor-
mal. The highest was 81
degrees on the 30 th . Low
temperatures averaged 34.9
degrees, which was 2.3
degrees below normal. The
lowest was 23 degrees, on
the 14 th . There were 10 days
with the low temperature
below 32 degrees.
Precipitation totaled
0.27 inches during April,
which was 1.24 inches be-
low normal. Measurable
precipitation, at least .01
inch, was received on four
days with the heaviest, 0.09
inches reported on the 8 th .
Precipitation this year
has reached 3.20 inches,
which is 2.42 inches below
normal. Since October, the
water year precipitation
at Heppner has been 6.68
inches, which is 3.00 inches
below normal.
The outlook for May
from NOAA’s Climate Pre-
diction Center calls for near
normal temperatures and
near normal precipitation.
Normal highs for Heppner
rise from 64.0 degrees at the
start of May to 73.0 degrees
at the end of May. Normal
lows rise from 40.0 degrees
to 47.0 degrees. The 30-
year normal precipitation
is 1.66 inches.
An Update for the Residents of Morrow County
We, as the Board of Directors of Morrow County Health District, wish to emphasize
that every decision made as a governing board is with the understanding that our
primary duty is to work diligently to safeguard the continued delivery of quality
healthcare for every resident of our county. Though change can be perceived as
an adverse event, we at Morrow County Health District are resilient, and we view
change as an opportunity to make us stronger, better, and the place where the
communities we serve can always rely on for their health and wellness needs.
With this in mind, the Board of Directors of Morrow County Health District has
made a change to the executive leadership team overseeing operations of Pioneer
Memorial Hospital, the county’s primary care clinics, and EMS, as well as our Home
Health and Hospices services. Effective May 7, 2021, Mr. Ryan Fowler is no longer
employed by the District, and we have replaced him with Mr. Victor VanderDoes.
For some, Victor’s name may be familiar as he served as CEO for MCHD for over a
decade before retiring in 2009. We are grateful that Victor has agreed to return to
Heppner to serve as Interim CEO during our search for a permanent replacement
for our outstanding organization.
The Board wishes to thank the MCHD executive team, including Dr. Dan Hambleton,
Chief Medical Officer, Nicole Mahoney, Chief Financial Officer, Kathleen Greenup,
Chief Nursing Officer, Kris Jones, Chief Operating Officer, and Patti Allstott, Human
Resources Director, for their continued service and leadership. Together, they will
work with Victor to ensure MCHD continues to uphold the pillars of our Promise
of Excellence, pursue the objectives of Healthier Morrow County, and keep the
organization moving in the right and best direction.
During this National Hospital Week 2021, please join us in thanking every caregiver
working at MCHD. They continue to do and be their best because of you.
We sincerely appreciate the opportunity to provide the residents of Morrow County
with excellent care and service and strive to be your first choice today and always.
Sincerely,
Morrow County Health District Board of Directors
John Murray, Chairman
Carri Grieb
Aaron Palmquist
Marie Shimer
Working Together to be a Healthier Community Today and
There is nothing
wrong with change,
if it is in the right
direction.”
- Winston Churchill
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