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Thankful for
PMH, MCHD,
& PMTS
I am writing this letter
to let the people of Morrow
County know how lucky
they are to have the Pio-
neer Memorial Hospital,
Morrow County Health
District, and Pioneer Me-
morial Therapy Services.
I am especially thankful to
all who work in any capac-
ity in these establishments.
In May I sustained a broken
hip in my town of Spray and
was transported via air to
Kadlec Medical Center in
Richland, WA where I was
met by an orthopedic trau-
ma surgeon and 3 hours later
was in surgery. 3 days later I
requested a transfer to Pio-
neer Memorial Hospital, in
Heppner, where I was able
to be placed in the Swing
Bed Program for 3 weeks.
The care I received at the
hospital was beyond my
expectations. Everyone that
came into my room, RNs,
LPNs, CNAs, Aides, Phys-
ical & Occupational Ther-
apy, Housekeeping, and
Admittance, was not only
concerned for my comfort
and my medical & physical
needs but also helped me
keep a positive attitude.
I hope I haven’t forgot-
ten anyone. How a small
hospital can have a work-
force like they have is still
amazing to me. Did I say
the meals were great too?
Pioneer Memorial Hos-
pital, Morrow County
Health District, Pioneer
Memorial Therapy Ser-
vices – keep up the good
work. You are certainly
needed and appreciated.
T h a n k
y o u ,
Candy Humphreys
Spray, OR
Vote no on
the recall
I am writing to urge
my fellow Morrow Coun-
ty residents to vote no on
the recall election of our
county commissioners,
Roy Drago, David Sykes
and Jeff Wenholz. This
recall is a waste of time,
money, and democracy.
First of all, if you vote yes
on the recall, you should
be qualified and willing
to do a better job for Mor-
row County. Do you have
the experience, skills, and
vision to lead our county
through these challenging
times? Do you have a plan
to improve our economy,
health, and environment?
If not, then you have no
business recalling the
commissioners who do.
Second, if you vote yes on
the recall, you are willing
to have the governor ap-
point our county commis-
sioners and take away our
democratic right to vote
for those running the coun-
ty. Do you really want to
give up your voice and let
someone else decide who
represents us? Do you trust
the governor to pick some-
one who understands our
needs and values? I don’t.
Third, in the last election,
countywide, 1,285 people
voted for David Sykes and
1,313 people voted for Jeff
Wenholz. That’s more than
the almost 700 that signed
for a recall. Don’t take
away democracy from the
majority. Don’t let a vocal
minority overturn the will
of the people. Don’t let a
few disgruntled individu-
als undermine the stability
and progress of our county.
Please join me in voting
no on the recall. Let’s keep
our commissioners who
are working hard for us.
Let’s keep our democracy
that is the foundation of
our country. Let’s keep our
county moving forward.
S i n c e r e l y ,
Ken and Jan Evans, Irrigon,
Or.
Timed
Travels
I’ve never been much
of a traveler. Getting from
point A to point B has al-
ways been more of an in-
convenience to me rather
than a leisurely experi-
ence. Can we just get there
already? Beam me up,
Scotty…or at least to the
grocery store. I’ve never
understood people who
say, “Let’s go for a drive.”
My first reaction is “Why?”
My next is “Where?” Then
it’s “Wait…let me get my
knitting.”
That said, if I have
to travel, I much prefer
a back-country road to
the Audubon. Instead of
jockeying for position in 4
lanes of traffic, you get to
spend your trip counting
cows, dodging pheasants,
and playing chicken with
the deer. Since most farm-
ers don’t live within close
proximity to anything con-
venient, except maybe a gas
station and the local bar,
they get to experience a lot
of those “leisurely” road
trip hours.
Trips to the dentist or
doctor require a good bit
of planning. Let’s see, if
we get up at 5:00, feed,
eat, unload the truck, get
cleaned up, fuel up, head
out by 6:30…. Yeah…. We
can be there by 9:00.
Now that sounds like a
great plan, however, there
is one more thing that needs
to be addressed here: The
March of Machinery. This
is an event that often takes
place on country roads
during harvest and any oth-
er time of year that you’re
trying to get from one place
to another in a timely man-
ner.
Since it appears the
top speed of any partic-
ular piece of equipment
is somewhere between
12 and 15mph, this does
tend to mess up your well-
laid plans just a tad. Then
there’s the dreaded John
Deer Train, which consists
of 3 or more implements
from the same farm. Take
note: I don’t care how many
broken yellow lines you
see heading your way….
THERE IS NO PASSING
THIS TRAIN. At least one
of these guys will be driv-
ing something that has tires
bigger than your truck and
wider than your house. So
don’t even try.
There is a phone app
that’s very helpful for most
travelers. It can tell you the
quickest route, your ex-
act “arrival at destination”
time, and even the speed
at which you might like to
travel to avoid unnecessary
flashing lights in your rear-
view mirror.
I got to thinking.
Someone needs to make a
Farm Version. This handy
app could calculate your
true arrival time, taking into
consideration which par-
ticular Implement you’re
stuck behind.
Normal arrival time:
9:05 am
Following a tractor?
Destination Arrival time:
9:33 am. Combine? Arrival
time 9:48 am. John Deer
Train? Arrival time: 10:15
am. Grandpa driving his
1964 Chevy pickup loaded
with hay? Arrival time:
Sometime around noon.
A story from The Farm
Report: Confessions of a
Single Farm Lady.
By Susie Crosby from
Prineville, Or.
The CHIP is
asking for your
opinion
Your opinion is essen-
tial about what is working
and what is needed to help
you access physical, men-
tal oral/dental, and vision
healthcare and to create a
future of healthy opportu-
nities for those who live in
Morrow County!
The Community Health
Improvement Partnership
(CHIP) of Morrow County
and Eastern Oregon Co-
ordinating Care Organiza-
tion (EOCCO) are asking
community members to
help identify needs and
determine priorities of lo-
cal health programs and
services.
To complete the survey,
visit the website https://
forms.gle/TmHwF8qfN-
Rbk6wcf9 or contact an
EOCCO representative
at (541) 315-7248 if you
would like assistance. The
survey is voluntary and
anonymous—your name/
email will not be connected
to your responses. After
completing the survey, you
will be provided with a link
to enter a drawing for an
Amazon gift card!
The CHIP of Morrow
is a collaboration of the
local health care providers,
human services, and com-
munity partners improving
the health and well-being
of the people of Morrow
County since 2010.
HHA to meet
July 9 th
The next meeting of the
Heppner Housing Author-
ity for the Heppner senior
center will be Tuesday, July
9 th , at 4:00 p.m. in the St.
Patrick’s Senior Center din-
ing room. For More infor-
mation, contact KayRene
Qualls at 541-980-2836.
WCCC
Ladies
play day
results
There were 7 players
in the ladies’ gameplay at
the Willow Creek Country
Club on June 11 th . The
weather was warm. The
results are as follows; Low
Gross of the field was Tif-
fany Clement. The low Net
field was Kris Linder. The
least putts of the field was
Sharon Harrison. Flights-
Low gross was (A) Carol
Mitchell, (B) Betty Carter.
Least Putts (B) Janie Allen.
Special events includes;
Long Drive hole #2 flight
(A) Tiffany Clement, flight
(B) tie between Kris Linder
and Karen Smith-Griffith.
Remember July and August
T-Time is 8am.
GT Corrections
Caitlyn Ochsner and
Michelle Lambert to
perorm at the Morrow
County Fair not the Mor-
row County Rodoe.
12U Softball team places second Two vehicle
at Oregon D3 tournamnet
crash kills
Irrigon
women
(The Blue Mountain 10-12 team showing off their sec-
ond-place metals, L—R: Andee Lathrop, Tenley Rosenbalm,
Emily Bonner, Kodie Lentz, Callahan Baker, Harper Coiner,
Kamryn Dickenson, Ava Davis, Violet Scott, Khloe Fuentes.
Back Row Coaches: Tim Dickenson, Josh Coiner, Richard
Campbell). -Photo contributed
-Continued from PAGE ONE team, aged 10-12 years,
in Turner, OR. Catch them
in action on July 6th at 9am,
as they compete at the Cas-
cade Sports Complex Fields
in Cascade High School.
Congratulations to the girls
Additionally, the de-
termined Blue Mountain
exhibited their skills by
securing a commendable
2nd place finish in their age
bracket. Their unwavering
resilience shone through
as they successfully halted
Grant Union’s undefeated
status not once, but twice.
Heppner TSA fly to Orlando
-Continued from PAGE ONE year; the State Conference
Lizzie placed 9th in Tech-
nology Problem Solving.
With over 300,000
members around the na-
tion, TSA is a Career and
Technical Student Organi-
zation (CTSO) providing
Leadership Opportunities
and Competitive Events.
National TSA started in
1978 with Umatilla and
Morrow County schools
joining in 2006. Regional
schools include Condon,
Heppner, Boardman, Herm-
iston, Pendleton, Athena,
Milton-Freewater and Uki-
ah. There are regional com-
petitions throughout the
Morrow
County
Birthright
holding
fundraiser
Birthright of Morrow
County, which is a preg-
nancy care center here in
Heppner, recently had our
2nd Annual Baby Bottle
Fundraiser. The fundraiser
runs from Mother’s Day
to Father’s Day each year
and the local churches dis-
tribute baby bottles for
people to take home and
fill up with loose change,
dollar bills, and checks as
well, if they so desire. We
are excited to share that
we raised $1,436.22! This
money helps us to pay our
rent and utility bills each
month as well as to pro-
vide free pregnancy testing
and confidential care to
anyone in need. We also
give baby clothing, blan-
kets, diapers, and wipes
to expectant mothers who
are interested. Recipients
do not have to be in crisis
to receive these items. We
are happy to share with
anyone in the communi-
ty. If you have questions
about Birthright or would
like to help volunteer or
donate, please give us a call
at 541-676-0530. You can
also mail donations to us
at PO Box 923, Heppner,
OR 97836. We are grate-
ful for such a supportive
community.
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is in April with the National
Conference in June.
Thanks to the BMCC
Workforce training Center
for hosting the competitions
and Amazon Web Services
for providing funding for
chapters and travel this has
been an amazing oppor-
tunity for students at the
schools in this region. With
both High School and Junior
High chapters everyone is
looking forward to another
amazing year this fall, says
the two Heppner Chapters
Advisor and past State Ad-
visor Dave Fowler.
Northeast Oregon
Now- An Irrigon woman
died on Saturday, June 16
after crashing into a semi-
truck on Interstate 84. The
Oregon State Police re-
sponded to a report of a
two-vehicle accident just
before 6 p.m. on June 16 at
milepost 220 in Umatilla
County. The preliminary
investigation indicated a
westbound Dodge Ram
1500, operated by Barbara
Claudine Abercrombie, 56,
of Irrigon, struck the rear
of a Peterbilt commercial
motor vehicle and trailer
operated by Marshall Lee
Mondry, 29, of Meridian,
Idaho, as it was slowly
descending a steep grade
with its hazard lights ac-
tivated.Abercrombie was
declared dead at the scene.
Mondry was not injured.
The highway was impact-
ed for approximately four
hours during the on-scene
investigation. The OSP was
assisted by the Umatilla
Tribal Police Department,
the Umatilla Tribal Medics,
and the Oregon Department
of Transportation.
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