TEN - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Irrigon City Council A View from the Hill Health district looks
to the future
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ty of documentation for
why it was approved or
denied?” ask Irrigon Coun-
cilor Heather Bishop.
“If it’s going to rec-
ommended for a denial or
questioned, then it would
come through and we
would consult with law
enforcement to say, ‘Is
there stuff that’s out there?’
That would come back to
council,” replied Palmquist.
The city council also
approved a resolution up-
dating the wage table for
city employees. The table
increased city wages by 6.3
percent, which is consistent
with the Northwest Region-
al Consumer Price Index.
(NW-CPI).
In his report, Morrow
County Undersheriff Brian
Snyder addressed the shots
fired and attempted kid-
napping at the Irrigon Shell
Station May 1. He said
that the MCSO officers did
an outstanding job on the
case, but he also wanted to
highlight important citizen
involvement.
“There were some
witnesses, civilians, that
caught part of it on video
and then actually assist-
ed the female victim,” he
said. “I think its important
that we acknowledge them
because they did an out-
standing job of assisting
one of our victims, one of
our citizens.”
Snyder said law en-
forcement continued the
investigation all week.
“They worked on it
very hard, and by Friday
evening they had the sus-
pect located, interviewed
and lodged in the Umatilla
County Jail on multiple
charges,” he added.
The lead detectives
were Deputy Zach Kilgo-
re and Detective Dalton
Garcia.
In other business, Ir-
rigon Mayor Michelle
Patton mentioned that
the council had discussed
forming an ad hoc com-
mittee for economic de-
velopment, and she would
like to appoint individuals
to that committee.
“I am learning on it,
and I think it will be a great
thing,” she said.
The council also re-
viewed business needing
to be covered at future
meetings, including the
HB 2017 Hwy. 730 side-
walk project bid being
prepared, food pod infor-
mation, joint management
agreement with Morrow
County, boards and com-
missions (Irrigon Code),
ongoing work on develop-
ment code, and the public
contracting and purchas-
ing policy.
The next regular meet-
ing of the Irrigon City
Council will be June 20
at 6 p.m.
Bredfield receives
honorable mention
at McPherson
Zachary Bredfield of
Heppner has received ac-
ademic honorable mention
for the 2023 spring term
at McPherson College in
Kansas.
Students must be en-
rolled full-time and earn a
grade point average of 3.25
to 3.54 to receive honorable
mention.
Bredfield, the son of
Robin Canaday of Heppner
and Adam Bredfield, gradu-
ated from the college May
20 with a bachelor’s degree
in automotive restoration.
Heppner soccer
gears up for fall
with soccer camps
Season sign-ups June 13-14
A soccer camp for kids
kindergarten to sixth grade
will be held on June 9-10
from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
at Hager Park in Heppner.
A second soccer camp is
planned for Aug. 18-19
from 8-10 a.m. The fee is
$5 per person, which will be
used to purchase equipment
for the upcoming season.
The Heppner soccer
team is a member of the
American Youth Soccer
Organization (AYSO). The
team will be holding in-per-
son sign-ups June 13-14
from 4-6 p.m. at 127 N
Main, Heppner. Cost is $80
per person.
Team practices will
start in the first week of
September, with days and
times to be determined.
Games will be held every
Saturday in September and
October at Butte Park in
Hermiston.
WCCC Sunday men’s play
Sixteen participated
in men’s play on Sunday,
June 4, at Willow Creek
Country Club. Results are
as follows:
KP #4-13, Kelly Fox,
10’11”.
KP 2 nd shot #6-15, Tom
Shear, 4’4”.
Least putts, Curt Day,
30.
Gross—1 st , Dennis
Peck, 68; 2 nd , Kelly Fox,
70; and 3rd, Tim Wright
and Rick Johnston, 71.
Net—1 st , Roger Eh-
rmantraut, 56; 2 nd , John
Edmundson, 57; 3 rd , Tom
Shear, 61.
There will be no play
next Sunday, as the woman
are holding their Jo Petty-
john Memorial Tourney.
The course will be closed
Saturday and Sunday.
On Sunday, June 18,
will be the Ryder Cup com-
petition. There is a signup
sheet on the window at the
clubhouse.
The Wednesday night
second half play will start
on July 5. Please get signed
up in the clubhouse.
Corpus earns President’s List
recognition at Utah Tech
Aramis Corpus of
Boardman earned Presi-
dent’s List recognition for
the spring 2023 semester
at Utah Tech University,
the school announced last
week. Corpus was a 2018
graduate of Riverside High
School.
Inclusion on the Pres-
ident’s List indicates stu-
dents’ strong commitment
to their academic pursuits,
as they must achieve a
semester GPA of 3.9 or
higher to receive the honor.
Students are also required
to complete a minimum of
15 credits.
By Doris Brosnan
An uncommon cele-
bration at Willow Creek
Terrace last Sunday was
the first special occasion for
June: Resident Bob Stevens
and his wife, Judy, were
“low-keyed” about their
62 nd wedding anniversary,
but the community under-
stood the significance of
the occasion. The couple
received many “congratula-
tions,” and the two enjoyed
lunch at a nicely presented
table-for-two in the sun-
room.
The Terrace has hired
an activities director, so
a larger mix of weekly
activities might now be
expected. Bingo continues,
at 2 p.m. on Mondays. The
Book Club is back, meeting
at 2 p.m. on Tuesdays and
Thursdays. Each Friday
will feature an activity/
game; the variety will be
determined by the popular-
ity among the residents. Of
course, morning exercises
and discussions continue.
Now that summer
weather has returned, some
residents are enjoying their
gathering for afternoon
conversations in the shade
of the entry. Stimulating,
entertaining, informative.
And some of the residents
are pleased that the weather
now allows them to work
in the dirt! The planters
and flowerbeds are looking
good.
Some residents and
staff are hoping for a ride
to Music in the Park on
the 11 th . Brass Fire will be
returning!
Fathers’ Day, on June
18, will be especially en-
joyable for some of the
residents. Six men now call
the Terrace “home,” and
four of those men are called
“Dad,” so they can expect
guests to visit, join them for
lunch, or take them out to
celebrate the day. The men
at the Terrace are going to
be responsible for deciding
what will be served for
lunch on that day.
New staff members
recently joining these ac-
tivities are Makayla Sil-
va and Heather Turnmire.
Employment opportunities
still exist, so interested
persons are encouraged to
call 541-676-0004 or visit
the Terrace.
Summer safety fair
planned in Boardman
The Neal Early Learn-
ing Center in Boardman is
hosting a summer safety
fair on June 15 at 5:30 p.m.
The event is open to
the public and aims to ed-
ucate families on summer
safety. Attendees will learn
about water safety, sun
safety, boat safety, car seat
safety, fireworks safety,
mosquito safety and bike
safety from community
superheroes.
Free car seats, bike hel-
mets and life jackets will be
available. Services include
free car seat and helmet
checks, library summer
Kids golf
free at
WCCC
this year
Willow Creek Country
Club has announced that
kids high school age and
under can golf for free in
2023.
Children’s golf equip-
ment will be available for
use. Kid tees will be set
up on Thursdays, and an
attendant will be available
from noon to 7 p.m. at the
clubhouse. An instructional
clinic and kids’ tournament
will be held on July 6, 7
and 8.
Children under the age
of 12 must have an adult
accompany them.
The course is reserved
on Wednesday evenings
and Tuesday and Sunday
mornings for men’s and
women’s club play, as well
as for scheduled events.
Kids’ golf is sponsored
by the Morrow Country
Unified Recreation District.
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program sign-ups, fire de-
partment fireworks safety,
vector control mosquito
awareness, Morrow County
marine safety, and demon-
strations from the Board-
man Police Department,
Scotts Cycle and Morrow
County Health Cocoon
Nurse.
The free safety equip-
ment is provided by Blue
Mountain Early Learning
Hub.
A light dinner of hot
dogs, chips and drinks will
be provided.
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ready has $363,378 set
aside for a new ambulance
hall in Irrigon. The am-
bulance service there is
currently co-located with
the Irrigon Rural Fire Pro-
tection District. MCHD and
IRFPD are exploring op-
tions to partner together and
remain co-located in a new
building on the existing lot.
They also have to explore
more funding options for
this long-term objective.
First aid training
Another health district
goal is to offer CPR and first
aid training throughout the
community in partnership
with other local entities.
According to the strategic
plan, “CPR saves lives, but
skills can fade over time,
so it is important for the
community to have ready
access to CPR training.” To
that end, MCHD plans to
increase the number of staff
trained to teach CPR and
first aid in order to make the
training, including low-cost
and free training, available
to more people.
Also included in the
health district’s strategic
plan are service excellence,
enhanced community part-
nerships and financial sus-
tainability.
Speaking of financial
sustainability…
Also at the meeting,
the MCHD Board of Direc-
tors approved the proposed
2023-2024 budget. The
$26,357,830 in anticipated
resources and requirements.
Highlights of the bud-
get include the planned
completion of 24/7 staffed
ambulance services in
Boardman, Irrigon and
Heppner along with the
addition of six full-time
EMS staff to be located in
Heppner. The budget also
reflects the completion of
the building renovation to
house Boardman Immedi-
ate Care and the purchase of
real estate for a Boardman
adult care home.
Budgeted gross patient
revenues are up eight per-
cent, or $1.4 million, over
last year. At the same time,
total budgeted operating
expenses are up nearly 12
percent over current totals,
including salaries and ben-
efits. According to the bud-
get report, both increases
can largely be attributed to
the opening of Boardman
Immediate Care.
Budgeted grant
amounts also increased
due to capital projects that
are reliant on those grants.
Two new loans totaling
$755,000 are planned for
the Boardman properties.
Forecasted property
tax revenue shows an in-
crease of 16 percent, or
$3,578,486, due to in-
creased property values.
The board of directors
will hold a budget hearing
June 13 at 6 p.m. at Pioneer
Memorial Clinic.
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