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Section SANDY OREGON THURSDAY JULY 2 1981 The Sandy Post Hood land area sets activities for July 4 The Htxxlland area w ill be brimming with activities this year on the Fourth of July The Mt Hood Lions will open up the day's slate with an All You Can Eat breakfast It will be held July 4 and 5 at the Lions ( lub building in Wemme w ith a menu featuring eggs, bacon, pan cakes, sausage, juice and coffee Ad vance tickets are $2.75, the price is $3 at the door The breakfast will be from 7 a m to noon each day The Hoodland Women's Club w ill hold its annual Rummage Sale July 4 5 at the club building on Salmon River Road Hours are 9 a m to 4 p m each day A July Ely fun run is scheduled for 1 p m July 4 Starting at the Welches School baseball diamond, the course w ill cover five miles The run, which costs $6 50 in advance or $7 50 the day of the race, is sponsored by the Hoodland Eire Department Runners will receive a T-shirt The Hoodland Chamber of Commerce w ill sponsor an Arts and Crafts show next to the Women's Club It will be held from 2 to 9 p m July 4 Pottery and weaving demonstrations as well as special exhibits are planned The chamber will have T-shirts for sale and a concession stand w ill be open The chamber w ill also host a Beer Garden from 2 p m to midnight near the Hoodland Park tennis courts The Bo Cody Band will play from 6 p m to midnight. An Old-Eashioned Fourth of July Potluck Dinner is being sponsored by Welches Community School Admission is free and the public is invited Persons should bring their own dishes, utensils and their favorite dish The chamber w ill hold a fireworks display near the Hoodland Women's Club near dusk Salmon River Road w ill be closed from 6 to 10 30 p m for the event; shuttle buses w ill be available from Hoodland Plaza A Ski Down will be held at Timberline Lodge near dusk The event features skiers with colorful flares and smoke devices on the slopes of Mt Hood People Home & Garden Features A rea News Hospice to cope with needs of dying hv I OKI ( \ | . l INTER There is a common denominator all people share They die The difference lies in how the dy mg. their family and friends cope with the inevitable process A new organization called Mount II imh I Hospice hopes to take the fear, the pain and the isolation out of d\ mg especially for people with a terminal illness SjH*arheaded by Macy Brader and Pa, Spradlmg both of Sandy. Mount Hood Hospice is an example of a growing number of hospices across the country Hospices provide health care for terminally ill people and support for their families Emphasis is placed on controlling pain and the side el fects that can accompany the dying process The service also helps the family cope with grief The hospice organizers also have arranged to use the facilities of Gresham Community Hospital and Rest Harbor Extended Care Center m Gresham if their patients n«*ed medical or nursing care And il the dying wish to stay in their homes, hospice workers will help The service area for the hospice will be from Government Camp to 182nd Avenue and from the Colum bia River to the Clackamas River The Mount Hood Hospice will begin taking the terminally ill as clients m January The two women have been working for a year to smooth out the details of the pro gram They firs, me, with Drs Robert Lee and Clare Kosnek. Ixith of San dy The doctors now are members of the hospice's Ilm e in tx T board of directors which is made up of lay people, funeral directors and church leaders Kosnek w ill serve as medical director tor the hospice “ The dying need around the-clock contact with family and friends We will assign volunteers to our client, the dying patient That volunteer will he ready at all times to help with any needs of the dying,” says Spradlmg Those neetls mean anything from medication to alleviate the pain of a terminal disease, to simply listening Die lainbow poster ili Mount lloori llospiie's office reflects thè suiiny a ,Illu d e Brader. along with l ’at Spradling, has founded thè hospice. to the fears of the dying person For years, they say, the medical profession has given up on the dying, leaving them in a hospital with rigid visiting rules and little commutuca , ion about facing death Dr the terminally ill may be told there is no hope and is sen, home to await the inevitable in isolation Spradling says the hospice’s goal is no, to cure their clients They know tha, is impossible Instead. they wish to help heal the “ emo tional scars that can com»* w ith dy ing The women have set up an office in the Hoodland Center in Sandy They will otter a course for volunte»*r counselors this fall through Mt Hood Community College The program works like this When a dying patient contacts the hospice, he will be assigned a volunteer hospice worker It he has no physician, he will be referred to one of the hospice doctors II hi* is in a hospital and chooses to go home, medical care will lx* arranged so he can For patients who stay in the hospital, Gresham Community Hospital administrator John Grot ting says rules may be ben, to ac comimwlate the dying “ The hospital has to he a Idle more flexible with tin* hospice pa tient, Grottmg says “ I, they wan, to bring things from home to make the rotmi a little more comfortable or if they wan, to have family members m during other than visiting hours, then we can allow for th«*se kinds ot things.” Other terminally ill people wh» need around the clock care can lie taken to Res, Harlxir Extended Caie Center during the day Ils day »are, says Greg Demp sey. administrator of Res, Harbor It the tamily wants to keep their loved one at home bu, the working p»*tson can't be there all the tune, then we can lake the patient during the day and the family can pick him up a, tin* end ot the day.” Die center will also provide care ,K*ople who wish to stay 30 »lays or less usually to give tamily members a "tim e ou, ” The hospice organizers have also enlisted the help ot Patricia and Ber, Sparling ot Ihxxlview Pharmacy The Sparlings will serve as con suitants to other pharmacists who need information about mo»l»*rn pain controlling drugs Both Brader and Spradlmg have been working w ith no pay on the pro j»*c, They h«>pe that through grants and donations the hospice w ill sup port t)o, h them selves and a secretary as the only paid positions "The hospice service will lx* free,” Brader says "Our basic goal is to assist the tamily and patient to help them in. ike the d<*cisions they wan, to make We re no, there to tell them how to do it We're there to suggest and tell them their options that maybe they hadn't thought of ” 'The two women have licgun to ex plain their program through a movie presentation The program is available to any group Tins presentation is an example of the community support for the hospice program, the women say The projector and film was donated by Kathleen Eldridge and Adolf Hertrich of Sandy Ren, for the hospice office has lx*en waived for a year by Jot* and Pearl Cejka "Our community shares the prin ciple and conviction that it is the deathright of each individual to be comforted, supported and cherished during the final life experience,” Spradling says Hoodland happenings Fireworks display, Lions’ breakfast highlight calendar Thursday, July 2 Welches Junior American baseball team will travel to Reynolds, the Senior team will host Lynch at Welches field Friday, July 3 Welches Senior Ponytail softball team will host Far West Federal Saturday, July 4 Mt H»xxl Lions Club Chuckwagon w ill h»»st an All You-Can Ea, breakfast ttxlay and tomorrow from 7 a m to noon at the club building on Highway 26 in Wemme Advance tickets are $2 75; prices will be $3 at the door The Htxxlland Women's Club annual Rummage Sale will be held today and tomorrow from 9 a m to 4 p m at the Htxxlland Women’s Club Baked goods prepared by club members will be available inside the building Proceeds go to various community needs 1 he July Fly Run, a five-mile fun run, will be held at 1 p m at Welches School Sponsored by the Hoodland Fire Department, the run w ill have a registration fee of $6 50 in advance or $7 50 the day of the race Price includes a T-shirt. Proceeds w ill be used for special rescue equipment for the department For more information, call 622 3256 The Ihxxlland Chamber of Commerce will sponsor an Arts and Crafts Show from 2 to 9 p m next to the Hoodland Women s ( lub There will be pottery and weaving demonstrations and special exhibits by the Wy'East Ar tisans Guild The Welches Community School w ill have a special information booth at the show, which will also feature a silversmith The Hoodland Chamber of Commerce w ill have T shirts for sale and will operate food concessions, serve hot dogs, popcorn and beverages The Htxxlland Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a Beer Garden from 2 p m to midnight at the Htxxlland Park ten nis courts Music will be provided from 6 p m to midnight by the Bo Cody band Welches Community School will spon sor an Old Fashioned Fourth of July Potluck Dinner beginning at 5 p m at Htxxlland Park Bring your own plate and utensils and your favorite prepared dish. Games w ill follow the potluck The public is invited and admission is free. A fireworks display, sponsored by the Hoodland Chamber of Commerce, will begin at dusk near the Htxxlland Women's Club Special shuttle buses will run from the Htxxlland Plaza Shop ping Center to the viewing area Salmon River Rood will be closed from 6 to 10 30 p m Sunday. July 5 The Htxxlland Women's Club will hold its annual Rummage Sale and Bake Sale from 9 a m t o t p m Monday, July 6 Welches Junior American baseball team w ill host Sandy at Welches field. Aerobic Dance class w ill be held from 7 to 8 30 p m at Welches School A $1 fee w ill be charged Tuesday. July 7 The Htxxlland Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly board meeting at 11:30 a m at the Red Lion Inn at Bowman’s Welches Community School will spon sor Recreational Volleyball from 6 to 8 p m throughout the summer at Wildwtxxl Park The public is invited Call 622 3397 for information or to register Welches Midget American baseball team will travel to Lynch; the Midge, team will play at Sandy, anti the Senior team will host Corbet, Wednesday, July 8 Welches Community School Tiny Tots group will meet from to a m to noon Call Louise Hoyt. 622 3752, for informa tion and meeting location Welches Senior baseball team will host Mountain Trailer Aerobic Dance ( lass w ill be held from 7 to 8:30 p m a, Welches School The M, Htxxl Lions Club will hold a general meeting a, the club building in Wemme a, 8 p m The Lions Indies Auxilliary will meet at 8 p m in the rear of the building Thursday, July 9 Welches Junior Pigtails will host Orient at Welches field, the Junior American baseball team w ill travel to Rockwood, and the Senior team will host Rix'kwixxl II. To place an event in Hoodland Hap penings, c a ll Daw n M o rriso n at 622-3538. Hoodland women set annual rummage sale The annual Hoodland Women's Club Rummage Sale w ill be held this Satur day and Sunday. July 4 5, at the club building on Salmon River Road A variety of clothing and baked g»xxls will be on sale from 9 a m to 4 p m at the building Proceeds from the sale w ill go toward various community service projects sponsored by the club throughout the Htxxlland area Htxxlland Women's Club members have been sorting and arranging various items for the sale during the past several weeks. Items were donated by many individuals and groups in the area Construction begins on new convention center tables and tables of donated items will be on sale J m I s I 1 ai >k. u u . u . in is «-.» al Ihe Hoodland Women s < lub annual rummi Ground-breaking ceremonies were held recently for a new restaurant, lounge and convention center at Rippl ing River recently. Rippling River is being developed by the American Guaranty Financial Cor poration The first floor of the new facility will have 13,500 square feet The second floor, with 12,000 square feet, will feature banquet facilities for 800 to 1.000 people, dining room facilities for 125 people and a lounge which will seat 130 The deck w ill be on the pool side of the building and w ill contain l.ooo square fee, The new facility will be managed by Thunderbird Red Lion Motor Inns The facility will cost approximately $4 million and should be completed by June 1, 1982 Sheldon. Eggelstein. Red dick Associates of Portland are ar chitect« of the plan Participating in the ground breaking ceremonies were American Guaranty president James R Anderson. Red Lion Inn at Bowman's general manager Steve Taylor and Carl Bright, who helped American Guaranty develop Ripphrg River The facility w ill hopefully allow Red Lion to attract national conventions It is designed so that the west wall may later be removed for expansion
