FOl'R -The Hfppnrr GaieUe-Timet, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, December 1. IS3
T.C.H.H.A. offers health care alternative
During the month of Octo
ber. President Reagan signed
into law the joint Senate and
House resolution creating Na
tional Home Care Week, re
port Sheridan Tarnnyky, ad
ministrator and supervising
R.N. of Tri-County Home
Health Agency, Heppner.
"Resolutions of this nature
often go unnoticed and un
heeded by a large majority of
persons in our nation because
they do not understand its
purpose." Tarnasky stated.
The primary purpose of this
resolution is to set aside the
week of November 27 through
December 3 to pay tribute to
the dedicated individuals
throughout the country whose
efforts allow some four to five
million elderly, infirm or dis
abled individuals to receive
the health services and social
services they need, in the
comforting surroundings of
their own home. This resolu
tion also gives people an op
portunity to hear more about
the organizations that provide
these services to them in their
specific communities.
One such organization is the
Tri-County Home Health
Agency. This small non-profit
organization provides the
services of part-time inter
mittent skilled nursing and
physical therapy to the pri
marily homebound person.
It started as a tiny seed
planted by a small group of
very dedicated people who
could visualize what the future
needs of a small remote part
of Eastern Oregon were going
to be. This group of people
worked hard tending the seed
they had sown. Their seed did
not grow as some do, but
rather progressed upward
slowly. Sometimes it faltered
and almost lost ground, but
with continued nurturing and
care it began growing faster
and steadier. Now, this small
tree has become an essential
part of our landscape. A part
more and more people are
looking for, something vital to
their independent existence.
Hopefully, this tree will begin
branching and each branch
will become stronger and
stronger and someday will be
able to stand alone and with
out outside protection, Tar
nasky explained.
Home care provides the
services that make it possible
to manage multiple medical
problems at home, w here the
patient, in most cases, would
most like to be. "Whether it is
caring for a young child with a
congenital heart problem, a
young woman with a fractured
leg. an elderly person with
diabetes or a person with a
terminal illness, the agency's
purpose is to give the best
quality care available," she
said.
The following comments
about Tri-County Home
Health Agency were submit
ted by patients, or a family
member of a patient, who has
received care from the local
home health agency staff:
"The help we have receive
from this agency has been
Inexperienced EHS
girls team shows
potential
Bv ASHLEY COVKLIN
With one junior, one sopho
more and six freshmen, the
lone girls basketball team
starts the season Friday. Dec.
2. traveling to Spray for a 6
p.m. game.
The Cardinals are inexpe
rienced this year with six
freshmen: Sandi Wright, Pat
ty McElligott, Candi Rudisill,
Deena Hams, Mary Ann Alva-
rado and Kim McCabe. A
sophomore. Mchelle Beeson
and junior Paula Anderson
complete the squad.
Coach Jocelyn Jones is star
ting with the basics and is
pleased, so far, with the re
sults. "We are fairly well
rounded size wise and have a
lot vf undeveloped poten
tial. If we can learn from our
mistakes as we play and eli
minate them, we will have a
successful season." Jones also
stated. "We will be working
Grange officers
installed
By DELPHA JONES
An impressive installation
of Pomona and subordinate
grange officers was held Sun
day at the Lexington Grange
Hall. Morton Wolverton,
Eastern Oregon deputy, and
his team, did the installing.
A poiiuck dinner was held
following the installation.
There were members present
from Willows, Mikkalo,
Greenfield. Rufus and Lexing
ton granges.
Those assisting were Freda
Wolverton. chaplain; Lady
Assistant Steward, Charlene
Papineau: Assistant Steward,
Nathan Thorpe; Marshall, Dot
Halvorsen; Musician, Mar
garet Thorpe; and vocalist,
Jan Du Puis.
toward using everyone on the
floor offensively and playing
aggressively on defense."
ILUNCHMEHDlU
Heppner High School
Thursday. Dec. 1 - potatoes
and hamburger gravy, rolls,
salad, fruit and milk or salad
bar.
Friday, Dec. 2 - soup and
sandwiches.
Heppner Elementary School
Thursday, Dec. 1 - spaghet
ti, cheese sticks, fruit, French
bread, milk and salad bar.
Friday. Dec. 2 - potatoes and
gravy, cole slaw, fruit, milk
and salad bar.
Monday, Dec. 5 - tacos.
cheese and lettuce, corn, des
sert and milk.
Tuesday, Dec. 6 - turkey and
noodles, mixed vegetables,
bread and butter, apple, milk
and salad bar.
Wednesday, Dec. 7 - soup,
sandwich, salad, fruit and
milk.
lone Schools
Thursday, Dec. 1 - beef and
noodles, buttered peas, cin
namon rolls, fruit and milk.
Friday, Dec. 2 - vegetable
beef soup, egg salad sand
wiches, peanut butter sand
wiches, dessert and milk.
Monday, Dec. S - ravioli,
green beans, vegetable sticks,
dessert and milk.
Tuesday, Dec. 6 - wiener
wraps, cheese sticks, sauer
kraut, buttered vegetables,
fruit and milk.
Wednesday, Dec. 7 - stew,
hot rolls, pineapple and cot
tage cheese salad and milk.
The staff of the Heppner branch
of First Interstate Bank of Oregon,
N.A. cordially invites you to an
Open House
Friday, Dec. 9
1 to 5 p.m.
in honor of
Mary Eleanor Gilman
Mary has been with the Heppner
branch for over 40 years. We'd like
you to join us on her last day,.
wishing her well in retirement.
First
appreciated. Without this help
it would be most difficult if
not impossible to take care of
my wife at home." stated Ed
Dick. Heppner.
"I would like to commend
the Tri-County H H A. for the
good therapy work that was
done for me last spring, espe
cially that done by Sheridan
Tarnasky. I had to have an
artificial hip joint removed
and these people in their per
sistance taught me to walk in
spite of no joint." commented
Orville Cutsforth. Heppner.
And from Jack Loyd. also of
Heppner. "I would like to take
this opportunity to thank the
T.CH H A. for the superb at
tention and care they have
shown me both mentally and
physically.
"In cases of emergencies,
and they can't fill my appoint
ment, either Sandy, Robanai
or Sheridan calls to tell me
they will have to delay the
time but will b' t my home
later that day.
"This small group is a bles
sing to our communities. I'm
sure all their patients would
truthfully agree with me."
"With home care becoming
an increasing force in the
I'nited States, we feel that the
counties of Morrow, Gilliam
and Wheeler are in on the
ground floor we already
have a home health agency.
An agency that is striving to
make more services available
and to continue to help cover
the health care needs of our
community." Tarnasky con-cluted.
Kinzua Corp. employee
receives gold watch
1, , jj
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Paul Heinrichs received gold watch from Kinzua
Personnel Manager LaVerne Van Marter after his retire
ment from the corporation October 14.
Heinrichs, 64, worked for 10 and one half years at Kinzua
as a mechanic.
MANY THANKS
To Everyone for thfc Benefit Games
Especially the Basketball Teams,
Dave Allstott & Mike Rowcll for
organizing the games, the Former
& Present Cheerleaders, the HHS
Band, Dance Team, Ron McDonald
as MC, Concession Workers & the
Generous Donations from the
Merchants. A Very Special
Thank You to Sharon Harrison &
Helen Riehl & their families for
spearheading it all.
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