Wallowa County Chieftain
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PLAN
to express our appreciation
for your involvement in the
stewardship of your nation-
al forests. We are committed
to using the information you
have provided to shape the
revised forest plans. Over the
coming months, we will strive
to keep the lines of communi-
cation open through the shar-
ing of information via email,
mail, phone and the Internet.
Please refer to www.fs.usda.
gov/goto/BlueMountains-
PlanRevision for the most
up-to-date information, and
if you have any questions,
please email bluemtnplanre-
vision@fs.fed.us.
Steven K. Beverlin is
forest supervisor for the
Malheur National Forest.
Genevieve Masters is forest
supervisor for the Umatilla
National Forest. Thomas
Montoya is forest supervisor
for the Wallowa-Whitman
National Forest.
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We also will continue to
address questions and con-
cerns from all of you who
continue to be interested in
the Blue Mountains forest
plans. When the ¿nal EIS,
three revised forest plans and
three draft records of decision
are ready, these documents
will be available for public
review for 60 days during the
objection period. Individuals
and entities who submitted
substantive formal comments
during the opportunities for
public comment may ¿le an
objection if they do not feel
their issues were satisfactorily
addressed. Once the objection
process is ¿nished, the region-
al forester will sign each for-
est’s Record of Decision.
In closing, we would like
HEARTS
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Shirts and jackets, dishes and
toys, Christmas presents and the
coolest retro duds in the county
that grace the fashion conscious
ladies who show up on Mon-
days and Tuesdays to shop. And
visit. Shopping at the Soropti-
mist Thrift Shop is a community
experience, and probably the
most democratic one you’ll ¿nd
in the county. It might be a little
heavy on the female side, but
age and socio-economic status
are across the board.
Did I mention that an av-
erage of 200 people come
through the doors each day?
That it takes eight or 10 hus-
tling women to run the shop,
but an army of others who
sort cards and clothes, skeins
of yarn, jeans, collectibles and
LETTERS
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The alternative suggested
to abortion is adoption. But
a discussion by the Panel on
Infant Lives doesn’t go down
that road. How about tak-
ing the unwanted child and
leaving it on the doorstep of
Congressman/Senator [Who-
ever] and let him/her love the
infant life with all the care in
his heart?
Patrick Dunroven
Troy
To our customers
We received a letter from the
Wallowa County Commission-
ers on March 21 informing us
that the fees to dump garbage
at $n )lat Land¿ll will be in-
creased April 1 and again July 1.
These increases represent a 38
percent hike in dump fees. The
county’s Musti¿cation for this
substantial increase is to bal-
ance the operating budget and to
jewelry. And this small orga-
nization, this crew that now
numbers 36, annually gives
away over $50,000 in scholar-
ships, donations to community
organizations like the Josephy
Center, and to international
projects aimed at educating
women in Afghanistan and
Nepal and El Salvador.
When the noise on TV is
too nasty, when you get fed
up with political bombast and
promises, overwhelmed with
instagrams and apps, turn ev-
erything off, grab your kids or
grandkids, go to the Wallowa
Homeland and see what time
and love can make of logs
and timbers. If it’s Monday or
Tuesday, stop for a shop at the
Soroptimist Thrift Shop. And
smile back at those big-hearted
ladies.
Columnist Rich Wand-
schneider lives in Joseph.
bring the Wallowa County land-
¿ll into line with surrounding
land¿lls. This rate increase will
affect all users of the land¿ll.
Rahn’s Sanitary Service is
a family-owned small business
operated by your friends and
neighbors since the 1950s. We
have maintained our prices at
an affordable level for many
years. Our last county-wide rate
increase to our customers was
in 2011 — a 10 percent hike on
average.
However, we cannot sus-
tain a 38 percent increase in our
costs without passing that on to
you, our customers. We regret
this, and we particularly regret
the lack of notice that we were
able to supply. Our stance is to
hold with our current rates un-
til we can complete an in-depth
assessment of the rate increases
from the county. We value each
and every one of our customers
and ask that you give us your
understanding and patience.
Mike and Mona Rahn
Brian and Amanda Rahn
Enterprise
News
Wallowa Memorial adds
occupational therapist
Wallowa County Chieftain
When Angela Mart walks
out to meet you, you instant-
ly get the feeling that every-
thing is going to be all right.
It’s something in her smile,
her con¿dence and the fact
that you can tell right off the
bat that she’s a small town
girl and proud of it. She’s one
of “us.”
Mart is the new occupa-
tional therapist at Wallowa
Memorial Hospital.
She works with the other
physical therapists, but oc-
cupational therapy is a little
different.
A physical therapist fo-
cuses on increasing mobility
and reducing pain after sur-
gery or injury, an occupa-
tional therapist focuses on
helping patients improve the
way they function in all their
environments: home, work,
school, community.
That might include do-
ing an evaluation of a stroke
patient’s home to help make
daily tasks easier and safer,
or providing guidance and
education for caregivers of
older patients experiencing
cognitive and physical de-
clines.
Mart graduated from Pa-
ci¿c 8niversity in )orest
Grove in 2006 and then spent
six years at St. Charles Med-
ical Center in Bend, then
moved to a skilled nursing fa-
cility for the past three years.
At 45 she’s experienced,
mature and knows what she
wants out of life.
“After almost 10 years in
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March 30, 2016
Bend, I was
ready for a
change and a
smaller com-
munity,” Mart
said. “I started
doing some
research on
Mart
small towns
with hospitals
and Wallowa Memorial came
up. I had visited the area be-
fore and knew it was beyond
amazing.”
Noticing the hospital had
a physical therapy depart-
ment but no occupational
therapy program, Mart took a
chance and decided to email
the human resources depart-
ment to see if they had plans
to implement one someday.
The response was “yes” and
Mart moved just after Christ-
mas, bringing her dog Kotter
with her.
Her ¿rst day on the job
was Jan. 4.
Wallowa County has
turned out to be exactly the
right place for the life Mart
(and Kotter) wanted to live.
They spend a lot of their free
time outdoors. Mart is an en-
durance mountain bike racer,
a mountain bike rider, a hik-
er, runner and camper.
“I love to explore new
places,” Mart said. “And
Wallowa County people ... I
volunteered at dinner for the
sled dog races and saw what
a cool community it was. I
have loved every minute I’ve
been here, and I am excited
to have the opportunity to
bring occupational therapy
services to Wallowa Coun-
ty. I am grateful I get to do
this in such a welcoming and
friendly community.”
The services Mart offers
include:
• Evaluation of home en-
vironment for older adults to
enhance safety and reduce
the risk of falls
• Education for caregiv-
ers to help them better assist
loved ones in daily activities
• Help and education for
those with multiple sclerosis,
Guillan-Barre, Parkinson’s
Disease or other neurological
issues
• Strategies for improving
attention and memory to en-
hance cognitive function
• Education and strategies
for increasing movement and
activity to improve function
and mobility
Like physical therapy,
patients need a referral from
their primary physician to
schedule an appointment.
The frequency and duration
of visits are determined at
that time.
Coverage for occupational
therapy is similar to physical
therapy, and most insurances
allow for it.
Public Meetings
Monday, April 4
• Wallowa County Com-
missioners: 9 a.m. at Thorn-
ton Room at the courthouse.
http://tinyurl.com/jo8bcya
• Enterprise School Board:
7 p.m. in the Home-Ec room
at the high school.
Tuesday, April 5
• Enterprise Planning
Commission: 7 p.m. at City
Hall.
Wednesday, April 6
• Lostine City Council,
7:30 p.m. at City Hall.
Thursday, April 7
• Joseph City Council: 7
p.m. at City Library, City Hall
or Community Center. www.
josephoregon.org
Monday, April 18
• Wallowa County Com-
missioners: 9 a.m. at Thorn-
ton Room at the courthouse.
http://tinyurl.com/jo8bcya
Tuesday, April 19
• Wallowa City Council, 7
p.m. at council room in City
Hall.
Monday, April 25
• Wallowa Lake Rural Fire
Protection District: 7 p.m.
Fourth Monday at Wallowa
Lake Fire Station. http://wal-
lowalake¿re.com
Monday, May 9
• Joseph School Board,
5:30 p.m. at the school library.
www.joseph.k12.or.us
• Wallowa School Board, 7
p.m. at the high school library.
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Jospeh Charter School
where he serves as the Greenhand Sentinel,
and is the Freshman Class Treasure. TJ
works diligently at school and maintains a
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lete. The staff and Administration would
like to congratulate TJ on being JCS's Stu-
dent-of-the-Week and let him know that
students like him makes our school better.
The Student of the Week is chosen for
academic achievement and community
involvement. Students are selected
by the administrators of
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WHETHER YOU KNOW IT OR NOT,
YOU’RE THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR TEEN
WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES.
Remind your teen that you love and care about
them, and have confidence in their ability to
make good decisions.
Prom Perfect is a project coordinated by the
Wallowa County Prevention Coalition,
Baker County Prevention Coalition,
the Union County Safe Communities Coalition
and the Joseph Charter High School Community Health Class.
For more information contact
Wallowa County Safe Communities Coalition 541-426-9411
Union County Safe Communities Coalition 541-963-1068
Baker County Prevention Coalition 541-523-8364
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