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TWO-Tto H ep pn er (•■fette T im e « Heppner. O regon. H f d n r s d i ) , F e b r u a r y ^ Ever wonder what happens lo accident victims aUeewfonyrsiay ih the hospital, afler (he local fund raisers, after they go home lo recuperate and put their lives back together’’ The Gazelle Times was lucky enough to talk with Debbie Sharp recently She was the victim of an accident December 13, 1383 which left her severely injured and totaled her 1974 Monle Carlo She was in the hospital until April. 1984 with her neck broken in Iwo or ★★★★★★★★★ Guess W ho's 5 0 !! H a p p y B ir t h d a y , M o m , H . B . sfl P o rk ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ three places, her back broken in three places and numerous cuts and bruises The first three and s half months, she was in a coma When she first came out. the didn t recog m zr her husband, parents, or child ren She did recognize them, how ever, before »he was released from the hospital At the lime of her release, she had a shunt in her brain, three pins in her back, and worq a neck brace She had difficulty doing most things She used a wheel chair in (he hospital, but refused lo have one at home In fact, ber doctor bad told her (hat she would never be able lo walk again "laxiking back." she says. " I think he just said that to make me more determined lo do it " Her doctor also recommended a nursing home for the first few weeks out of the hospital which she refused and physical therapy which she didn I want The first two months, her mother helped every day with the necessary things to keep the la-xmgion woman and her family going After that. f)ebbie cooked and ( leaned bouse herself " I didn’t do much, but I'm stubborn and I did what I had to do. I even road a horse two or three times " Debbie, now 39, and her husband Mickey who works al Kinzua. have three children Danny. 12. Domla. 10 and Joshua. 4 They were all very patient with me. she says, and have become more self reliant "They don't depend on me for much.” Cooking was difficlut at first, she continues, because she had lo cover one eye to see what she was trying to do Her husband did a lot of the cooking for awhile until she learned to cope with the double vision which tasted about six months She couldn't write at first and says she still "writes funny." but worst of all was that she loves lo read and couldn't manage that at all for awhile She did see an eye doctor who prescribed magnifying glasses "which didn t help, it cleared up on its own Now. I ran read as long as I want " Though her vision is good most of the time, she says "If I ’m lying on the couch watching T V . sometimes my vision still blurs, if my head is lurned jusl right " In April, 1985. about a year after her release from the hospital, she went hack to work al the Wagon Wheel in Heppner Her doctor had told her she would never be able lo work again. Ibal she woutdn I re member bow to mix drinks or to work a rash register Not only did she remember how to mix the drinks, but also who drank what "Some people I met just before the accident. I didn't remember and some I didn't remember but knew what they drank.' she says with a positive smile Scholarship winners Mediation Lexington woman recovers from accident One of the pin* in her back conflicted with a nerve, »o the had no feeling in her right leg which made walking difficult Last tk-to ber. the pin* were removed and now I walk better, »he *ay* She * not able to drive a car yet. »he confe**es. and " I can t run and my dancing isn't what it used to be Her doctor, however, »ay* the* doing well and is »m ated at her improvement and that she is able to do all of the things she ran do The worst thing through it all. she tays is that before the shunt could be placed in her head, part or her hair was shaved She admits to having worn a wig for awhile, but now her own curls casually surround her face Another thing that is upsets her is the six months beginning just before the accident which she doesn t re member It s beginning to come back in bits, though. ‘*1 went to I^tirande about six months ago and remembered being there before but didn t recall why I was there, or who I was with." It's hard to imagine that someone as personable as llebbie could be afraid of people, but she confesses that for a long time she was just that because "they knew what I went through and I thought they would laugh because I'm not 'right' yet " Still, sometimes, she feels that people are nice because they know what she went through, but just reminds herself that can't be so because "they were nice before " When business tapered off at the w.igon Wheel she felt It was her fault, even when she was reassured that business was just slow, she still felt that people were not coming in. just because she was working "Now, I'm coming out of my depres sion.' she ways as she opens a Mt Dew for a customer at the Sage brush Saloon and chats with him for a moment It's been a long hard trip back, she admits but her "brown eyes and bull headed I’apineau determina lion" have helped her progress so far She realizes, too. that God has been good to her. but turned down a request to tell her story to a Church congregation, because T can't tell anyone else how to act ” Although not a formal Church member, she says. " I believe, and I know He has helped me a lot " The accident has changed her thinking somewhat, she says He fore, she would sometimes put off doing things she wanted to do "I'm not going to pul anything off any more If I want to do it . I will do it " current level of benefits for the remainder of this school year and following that a committee of three persons from the board and three from the teachers association would choose the insurance carrier Effec lively, this puts us in "no man's- la n d ." says Liles because the board needs to be sure the insurance carrier seleclrd offers competitive rates This "committee route, is just not a good way to do business Speaking for the teachers. Hill Jacobson of the Oregon Education Association, says insurance is defm ately one of the main concerns for the teachers The factfinder s re port. he continues, does not solve the problem, but merely drlays it There is no way that we can accept the contract without the insurance matter settled " In general, Jacobson says, the teachers rejected the report because they felt it was "very one sided and gave to the board even more than what they had asked for We could not look at any of the issues and say we got what w r were asking for Issues which Jacobson listed as being given to the board are early retirement and maintenance of stan dards Teachers had asked for an Atiyrh proclaims H om em akers Week Okie Rice Dick Rice has returned as man ager of the Wagon Wheel Cafe and liounge in Heppner He has owned the business since 1977, but has leased it during a portion of that time Kice also owns and manages the tavern in l>exington with par tner Sue Hayes They have recently changed the Tavern's name to the Runchgrass Saloon You can be more than a friend to your dog when you feed CENEX dog food. 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Outdoor (Tub and the Catholic Youth Group I W»iei is aoSJtonf assign F«w Same Stop in now and get a Free CFNHX Traveling Coffee Mug Customer Appreciation D a y VI Wilgers, Heppner. discussed local clubs, and Ruth Townsend. l,a Grande, told of area meetings Ruth Townsend then told of eligibility standards, and LaKrance Grubbs. Pendleton, explained the classifies tion principle Clista Venard. Hep pner. talked on "Dollars and Cents” before the final sector of the pro gram, the question and answer period The meeting ended with all members joining in the Soroptimist Pledge Thirteen came from La Grande, five from Pasco Kennewick, four form Wallowa County iEnterprise! and four from Pendleton to Join the 10 Boardman women and the 17 from Heppner at this organizational meeting Dona Retd Bulova gives you a choice of four quartz watches as lovely as the one you love Each with diamond-accented dial, goldtone case and matching bracelet through Feb. 15 Stop b y our booth at 350 M ain Stree t n>or»e Fifty three women met at the Dodge City Inn where various offi cers and members explained facts about the Soroptimist organization and conducted a question and ans wer period A second meeting is scheduled for Wednesday evening. Keb 1» The largest delegation attending and the group most directly responsible for encouraging the formation of a club at Boardman was made up of 17 officers and members from Heppner The days program began with a welcome by Barbara Rloodworth. Heppner* president All Sorop timists present introduced them selves and gave their classifications The ten guests from Boardman also told their names, business class tfications. and titles (lis ts Venard. Heppner. reviewed the history of the Soroptimist organ M.C.C.G. 989-8221 m All Filters CEN EX Cat Food 24 oz. 45‘ $2 « 5 Lb. Oregon Governor Vic Atiyeh has proclaimed the week of February »-15 "Oregon Extension Homemak ers Week" in Oregon in recognition of the 50th Anniversary of Extension Homemakers groups acroas the na Uon. Extension Homemakers of Oregon strive to promote a belter way of life for all through extending adult education in cooperation with the Extension Service of Oregon State University ization. and Avis DeRuyter, Pasco Kennewick, told of the structure of this international organization, its federation, regions and districts Venetta Stappler and Winifred Colby, both of Pasco-Kennewick. told of various international and federation programs, and Barbara ('rough. La Grande, added infor mation about the Soroptimist Foun dation and its programs H y Ju stin e W eatherford Ì 24 oz. Keith Kemson. son of Mr and Mrs Don Kemson. Heppner is the boys division third place winner He has been accepted at Eastern Oregon State College where he will major in education and music His high school activities include member ship in National Honor Society, 4 0 grade point average, senior class president, active in student govern men), jazz. pep. and concert band, currently student director of the band, has played football, golf, and Local Soroptimists help form new charter Women who are members of five groups of Soroptimists International came to Boardman on Saturday, Feb I. lo Join 10 enthusiasts there in the initial planning meeting aimed toward chartering a club in that com mu CEN EX Regular Dog Keith Ken uon Rice s daughter. Kelly Jo Keithley assists Rice with many of the responsibilities in the Wagon Wheel Cafe Rice says that he is pleased with the crew which they have put together at the Wheel and he hopes to have banquet facilities available in the near future He also hopes to reopen a Second Hand store in the spring which he bought in April, 1985 when he returned to Heppner after working in other areas for a few year I Easy to feed either dry or with water, milk or gravy additional incentive for early retire men! and the Board considered the current program of continuing to pay the employee's insurance bene fits from age 58 through 65 as adequate incentive for early retire ment The district agreed to a narrower "maintenance of stan dards" clause, but refused to accept broad, general language The teach era argued that the current language has existed for 10 years without mayor difficulty, so there was no reason for a change The factfinder concurred with ’hr dis’ rlri ’hat ’ he current language is vague and am higuous. and a "breading ground for grievances." and recommended his own language which is the type more commonly used in Oregon school contracts Jacobson considers the factfind er s position on "fair share," a "strange settlement " Concerning the "just cause for dismissal issue, he says the report at least offers a compromise from which to work, but is still not satisfactory from the teachers viewpoint All of the issues continue to be important for the teachers, but the factfinder s report, he says, will be a point from which to work at the meeting Monday night Rice returns to Wagon Wheel Be More Than A Friend To Your Dog 1» completely balanced nutritionally from p.l from p i W ? o M U Peterson' J | * > J s Htygns V Jewi Jewelers / ♦ 7 M Î0 0 117 S IT 'S SUL 01 M WATCH TA M AQAJN.
