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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1986)
TW ELV E-TW Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Hrdiwvl««, May 21, IW * Wedding gown show benefit«) library 0 University women honor volunteers Many times the real behind the «.cries movers and shakers in our community are invisible We know the work gets done, but we often don't know who does it The Heppner lone branch of the American Association of Universi ty Women has uncovered v>me of these silent laborers and on May 5 honored them in a spec ial "Salute to Volunteers" ceremony AAUW selected 10 outstanding volunteers from over 40 well deserv ed individuals nominated Those 10 Jane Rawlins. Don Bristow , Bet ty Tanner. F.leanor (Jonty, Theta Low e, Peggy Fishburn. Irene Anhom, Bill C os. Helen Crawford and Mariha King received a cer tificate of appreciation and a flower Betty Rictm ann received a posthumous award on behalf of her mother in law Vera Rictmann Jane Rawlins, Heppner. is a charter member o f the Heppner (iarden Club and is currently presi dent She has been a promoter of many flower shows and is assistant direc tor of the Blue Mountain district o f the Oregon Federation o f (iarden (Tubs She has been active on the Morrow County Fair Committee As an AAUW member Rawlins heads the group's sponsorship of a theater tour of Ashland She has also directed community theater plays She is president o f the Senior Center Board o f Directors which is plann ing to build a senior citizens center She is also very active in the Hope and Valby Lutheran Churches and has been a leader in the Hope Lutheran's women’s group Don Bristow, lone, has served on the United Church o f Christ hoard o f trustees, the board of deacons, the worship committee, the by laws revision committee and the church council. He has served as assistant moderator and moderator, taking responsibility for leading church council, executive committee and congregational meetings He is a member o f the church choir, serves as liturgist in worship and has represented the lone U C C at con ference. Bristow visits regularly at the Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home and also serves on the Ncighhorhixxl Center's advisory hoard •Betts Tanner is active in the Rehckah laxlge and is president of the Degree of Honor for the second year She is Secretary of the Blue Mountain Economic Development Council and is receptionist treasurer at the Senior Mealsite She puts in many hours at the Heppner Neighborhood Center and is also a member o f the Heppner Garden Club ■Eleanor (Jonty, Heppner. is a charter member o f the Soroptimist Club and the Heppner Garden club She also works at least one day eac h week at the Heppner Neighborhood Center and has been very active at St Patrick’s Church in Heppner She served four years as president of the IVgree of Honor and for several years has been a volunteer assistant for the special education classes at local schools Theta lam e, Heppner. has serv ed as president of the Heppner Garden (Tubs for several years She is a life member o f the Oregon Slate Federation of Garden Clubs She is active in her church. All Saints Fpiscop.il Church in Heppner Lowe has, for many years, worked regularly at Ihe Heppner NnghhorhixxJ Center, has led 4 H groups, as a member of All Saints has directed preparation of the Soroptimist Club's Senior Girl lun cheon. for local high school seniors and their mothers, has served as superintendent of canned foods at the Morrow County Fair, and has given free lessons in quilt nuking In 1984 she was selected Woman of the Year by the Heppner Morrow Chamber o f Commerce Peggy Fishburn. Heppner. has donated her time to serv ice activities at the United Methodist Church in Heppner She has taught adult education classes and has been in voiced in youth projects at local schools She has participated in I it tie I eaguc. has been storyteller at the Heppner Library's pre school story hour and has been a 4 H leader Irene Anhom. Heppner. has been volunteering at the Heppner I ihrary . Ihe NeighhorhiMHl Center and Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home for many years During the last two years Anhorn has volunteered 2-3 times a week at the nursing home playing piano, leading singing and helping the residents participate in church services She also plays Bingo with the nursing home o c cupants. providing prizes every Tuesday She has often brought her pets to the Heppner Library 's story hour as well as to the nursing home Every Halloween she nukes a special visit to story hour dressed as a witch and she is also a story hour storyteller Anhorn also regularly volunteers for Extension. 4 H. and the Morrow Counts Fair Bill Cox. Heppner, has been in solved as a volunteer for the Senior Center Mealsite He has headed the transportation committee, the nutri lion committee, the hoard of direc tors and has put in many hours on projects for the seniors He is a former mayor o f Heppner and is on the Heppner City Planning Commission Justine Weatherford, Heppner, has been the sec retary and president o f the Soroptimist International of Heppner. Ihe United Methodist Women, the Bookworms and the Heppner Garden Club She was also secretary of the lixal AAUW when it was Tirst organized, a board member and secretary for three years o f the Heppner Morrow Chamber o f Commerce Weather ford was a charter member of the Morrow County Historical Scxiety. on the society's “ Chronicles" com mitlec for five years, and wrote a section on the History o f Heppner for the scxiety’s 1983 publication "T h e History o f Morrow County . " She has helped deliver the Morrow County Senior Citizens meals on wheels and has helped with food sales and other activities She has served as conference delegate tor the United Methodist for 16 years, at tending annual conferences each June and has been a member o f many church com m ittees and boards, most recently the pastor parish committee and the ad nunistrative hoard of which she is secretary She has helped with the Morrow County Fair's flower department six years and has ex hihited for 18 years She has also been a supporter of the Morrow Cixintv Museum, and has worked at changing the Chamber of Com Fri. & Sat., May 23 & 24 r Host C h in k Marqudrdt Restaurant & Lounge Mom Shwei H w r* If a patient meets criteria they will be admitted to the hospital and Medicare will pay the hospital If a patient does not meet criteria, three cases exist al another route of medical treatment is used, i e . Nur sing home care, outpatient care or home health care, for example bl if weather, lack of family or other ex tenuating circumstances exists, given the doctor'» opinion, the patient may be hospitalized and given a "le tte r of denial " This letter informs the patient that Medicard will not pay for his illness or injury This makes the patient or patient's family responsi ble for the payments on the bill However, the patient may question or appeal the denial, c) The patient, upon denial, recognizes that he may not need hospitalizaiton. refuse other care mechanisms, i e .. home health, and therefore becomes responsible for the bill in full Pioneer Memorial Hospital does not believe that pervxis should be denied medical care, says Hempel, but rather that cost effective care benefits the patient, the hospital and the tax payers. T h e patient wishes to be in the hospital but has no justifiable medical reason to be there This system allows the taxpayers to "get o ff the hook " -This system stops hospitals from denying medical care without just cause and reasons Medical care at Pioneer Memorial Hospital is high quality, cost conscious care If any grixips, for example Senior Citizens, wish a more detailed ex planation. Hempel say he wtxild be glad to explain personally Contact John Hempel at 676-9133 "P io n e er Memorial Hospital wishes to continue providing High (Quality. Cost Conscious Care In answering questions about how this system works, we can better serve 20% O ff ★ Alternators ★ Starters N ix Low ary - Walt and Charlene Nix of lexington announce the engagement of their daughter. Lisa Ann of Pendleton to Todd Mathew laiwary. also of Pendleton Lowary is the son of Gary and Dorothy Lowary of Pendleton The bride elect graduated from Heppner High Schrxil She is employed at Gerards Jewelers in Pendleton Low ary graduated from Pendleton High School and Blue Mountain Com munity College He is employed at J A B Automotive The oxiple plan to he married June 14 at 7 p m at the United Methodist Church in Pendleton Play it Safe Rules Chief Rathbun's Heppner Police Department Safe Rules for Children. 1 l>ock up. coming and going from home 2 Walk with a friend to and from school 3 Don't play on dead end streets, alleys or where it's lonely and dark 4 Don't open your door to strangers 5 Don't go anywhere with strangers 6 Never take candy. food or pills fmm a stranger or an older child you don't know our cldcrlly population." the ad Patients must meet minimum ministrator concluded criteria for Medicare to reimburse Discharge from the hospital is the hospital for their care A patient determined by a patient's medical who thinks he is being asked to leave needs only, not by Medicare the hospital too soon has the right to payments, says Pioneer Memorial ‘ appeal the written discharge notice Hospital Administrator John Hempel from his dixtor to the Peer Review about a recent message from the Organization If the patient loses the Department of Health jnd Human appeal, he or his tamily is responsi Services blc for thè hospital cosi Me cvd Me-, yUrCa A (zxjtvr.t tiz R cjhìxu 0(3 Ufjmi p us / m C/ Q 1 ti/ mOUi lQt 0(3 fflztJl doui/tfji TttMO ito to S taiti/^ ^ t n /k io fà so* 0(3 M*- ami M*s. f y m f y ^ Je.tiekiofó on Satuide^ ti/ tkirjtfy foowti ofo May A/mz tz/jt kuitduzii and ri*/fu su at tuo o'ciocJe m ti/ LufUzJUn C iu k c i Toite. OltQo* C iJim Ji y . im * . /¿im B ivi c V. ix . sii Fixe - - - ■ i 1^ - K*:> mm/r hcAJtr. feel* K** >V • V. . \» • M is. i «».II ★ Master Cylinders :z r jr r . ★ Clutch Parts ★ Water Pumps ★ Wiper Motors r-.rs 40m tfYi • ★ Power Brake Boosters 676 SIC H EPPN ER AUTO PARTS Lexington Lumber Y ard PS.«r989 8SB6 I exingli r . O u t » T "" T T ifrT ffliT 2 « 7 If a stranger bothers you in the playground or on the street and no police officer is near, go into the closest place, a Block Home, or a business and ask someone to call the police. 8 If you're alone at home and a stranger calls, don't let them know you’re alone 9 learn how to telephone the police ■ and remember it 10 If you feel "fu nny" about so meone touching you. say " N o " and tell a grownup you can trust Medical needs determine Medicare payments REMANUFACTURED PARTS ★ Carburetors ★ Generators NEYV TOUCH Western Rand 0 m erce't community bulletin board for the past three years Martha King. Heppner. spent many years as a volunteer at the Neighhorhotxl Center and. through the center, helped with craft projects at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home She was a member of the Mealsite Committee, and the Neighborhood Center Board of Directors She has alvi volunteered kitchen work for the Mealsite She attended the United Methodist Church and has put in many hours as a volunteer at the Heppner I ibrary She serv ed two years as president of the Degree of Honor laxlgc. has been an officer of the legion and a member for many years She has also been a member o f the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Helen Crawford, lone, has been active for many years as deaconess for the lone United Church of Christ, this year serving as chair woman of the deaconesses She has been a representative of the church at the conference level She is in solved in the Willows (Jrange and with the Good Neighbor Club, which prepares dinners for bereav ed families She also serves on the election board and participates in many senior citizens' activities •Vera Rictmann, lone, was a charter member o f the lone American legion Post no 95 Aux diary and was active in it for 38 years She organized the North lone Improvement (Tub in 1930 by in siting seven other neighborhood women to her home The club then became the lone Topic Club, which organized the lone City Library in 193.3 The Topx (Tub is still involv ed in maintaining the library She worked 56 years in the topic dub. and. at her death, was the only re maining charter member During the years her three children were in sc hool she served on the lone School Board She helped start the lone PTA and. during her presidency of that group, started the first hot lunch program in the scfaxils She organiz ed an auction to finance the hot lunch program She was a member of the lone United Church of Christ and served as a deaconnevs for 11 years She was also a member of the Rebekahs and the Willows (¡range She was avid gardener and furnish ed flower bouquets for many church and community activities During the years she organized hundreds of dinners showers and parties and showed concern for the sick and the bereaved by gifts of flowers and home cooking -Also honored at the May 5 ceremony were Mr and Mrs Bob Shuman, who were designated "special people" for many long hours of repairing, painting and organizing toys for Christmas baskets sent out each year by the Neighborhood Center The Shumans have also spent much of their lime helping with Ihe Neighborhood Center Cheese giveaways By Eva Hamiett The Topx Club luncheon, held May 10 to benefit the lone Library. was well attended Guests were serv ed champagne followed by a delightful luncheon Katherine Lind strom. president of the Topic Club welcomed the people and was also the announcer, introducing each dress, its owner, dates of mamage. description of the gown, and the name of the person modeling the dress The first dress shown belong ed to Etta Huston and the year was 1909 For 1919, Edna Yarnell and Fannie G riffith's dresses were shown, for 1928. Frances Mitchell. 1934. Wilma Howton. 1935, Mrs EcFlhmney. 1936. Eleanor (Jonty. 1942. June O ’Connor, 1948. Helen Hcideman and F.va Hamiett. 1949. Martha Peterson. 1950. Betty Carlson. 1951. Beverly Wilson. Lorene Griffith, and June Crowell, 1953, Betty Rietmann. 1957, Sarah Carlson. I960, lairrame l add 1961. Charlene Whitney. 1^62. Diana Hams. 1973, Kristine Lind ncr. 1974. Mamie Anderson, 1976, Knslv Crow ell; 1977. Debbie Morgan. 1983. Sharon Crowell, and 1985, Carla Morter Two young girls modeled flower girls dresses. Erin Crowell for Karen Kandle's wedding in 1958. and Cvnda Stevens modeled a miniature bride's outfit worn by Sharlene Hamiett A rends at the wedding of JoAnn and Denny Swanson in 1959 Seven people could wear their own dresses and the rest were modeled by Vickie Wagenblast. Kelly Christman. Lin da Morter, Loa Stevens, Any Wagenblast. Rotxli Tews. Karen Kandle. Katie D oherty, Kim Thompson, [.aura Broderick. Sylvia I add. Narxy Morter. Jill Nelson and Michelle Miles The r«x»m was decorated with spring flowers and in the back of the hall tables with wedding pictures and news items Also a dress rack displayed wedding dresses too fragile to wear Engagements M ’ e r' * * • - ' DL" UU
