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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
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. 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