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• . ... .* fc i * ** ! v • - ' + *• v* ” V e> - . • •* • . I Woman battles cancer, sky high treatment costs BESSIE U OF WE T Z E L L ORE newspaper EUGENE OR LIB 97403 The Heppner Morrow County’s Home-Owned Newspaper a zette VOL 107 NO. 50 W ednesday, December 13, IW ) lines lleppner 25* * 1‘uge By Merlyn Robinson Diagnosed this past May as a v k tim of leukemia. Carol Ann Rae. Hermiston. hopes to find a compati hie hone marrow donor But she will need S i85 thousand dollars for medical expenses invoiced in a traumatic and lengthy hospital con finement for a hone marrow transplant Leukemia, a cancer that destroys blood cells, has been unbeatable in the past Victims have had no recourse hut to wait for the inevitable to happen But since 1986. doctors have successfully completed hone marrow transplants that have given these type of patients a chance to fight for their lives and win Alter native methods previously using ivnly radiation and chemotherapy, merely alley tated the disease To dale, over 18 thousand bone m.i row transplants have been sue ce- dully performed And the sue cess rate for being cured has tncreas ed trom less than 15 percent for he mg cured without a transplant to 45-80 percent with a transplant "I don't really hasc a choice Ami I'm determined to heat this thing.-’ Rea said lake others, she said. " I nescr thought this would happen to me We've always been a healthy family I've never been hospitaliz ed except for the births of our two daughters." fortunately Rea was diagnosed in the early stage of leukemia thnnigh a blood test while she routinely stmcht medical help for an arthritic condition of her knees However she has been told that the disease cmild progress to the acute stage at any time Since then, there have been trips to a specialist ami a visit to the Ered Hutchinson Cancer Research l hc Heppner Elementary School Parents Club has scheduled Satur day. Feb 17, as the dale for the school carnival, says club president Joyce Hughes Anyone who wtiuld like to help with the carnival should contact Jovcc or Carol Williams fhe nest meeting will he Wed., Jan 10 at 7 p m at the elementary w tool Anyone interested in conti nuing the nuh slxxild attend Hughes is resigning as president ami Karla W ate Hand will he stepping down as treasurer The Heppner Junior High and High School winter concert leatur ing and the hand ami singing groups from grades 5-12 w ill he held 7 ues day, Dec Id at 7 V) p m at the music Tuesday, Dec 12 Wind and cold temperatures made for a cool open air concert Heppner High School gym The hand is under the direction of Boh Isted and the choirs are lead by Kitty Brcdemeicr The Elementary School concert Rill elected OSCA president Wtllium Rill. Heppner, was elected president of the Oregon Sheep Growers Association at their Businesses open Sunday Heppner businesses will he open again this Sunday from 12 to 4 p m for C h ristm as shopping c o n v e n ie n c e Craft and hake sale tables will he set up in some of the stores downtown this Sunday MCGG plans open house The Morrow C ounty G rain Growers will hold a Christmas open house this Friday. Dec 15 Hot ■T » -”r * tr 1 ) . *’ • x • « cidar and cookies, baked by the cooking and delight 4 H club will he available Everyone is welcome r • ♦ > • t for grades K 4 is planned for Thurs day, Dec 21 at 1 p m at the Hepp tier Elementary School multipurpose room under the direction of Kitty Brcdemeicr self inflicted wound reload site is approximately M> miles south of Heppner on Highway 207 in Morrow County Adams was employed bv E & rCurtcr Logging, Inc . Baker Wallace said there were no signs ol foul play and (he matter is being treated as a suicide A Baker man died Dec 4 at the Kin/ua icload site in what is belies ed to he a suicide, according to Mor row Courts District Attorney Jeff Wallace Rick Leon Adams 38. ol Baker died between 6 and 7 a m ol an ap parent self inflicted wound The Bank honored b\ Livestock Growers -V.7 II *•«, , ' *•* o • * 1 b. - • Around 45 children attended lu tu h with Santa held Sunday, Dec H* by tJ»e Heppner Chamber of Commerce E-vcry year the chamber entertains area children with a visit from San ta. a lunch of hot dogs ami a movie so that the children's parents may spend the afternoon shopping in downtown Heppner Chairman for this year's lunch was David Sykes He was assisted by l oKuvne Bowman, Joyce Hughe's and April Sykes Santa's helper was Bruce Bergstrom lhc lunch was held at the Heppner Elks Club >**: ; Fair and Rodeo Court help Santa 94th annual convention held Satur day, Dec 2 at Pendleton Rill succeeds John Isenhart. Myr tic Point Elks Lodge Erulay, Dec 29 starting at 5:30 p m Introduction of the teams will he at h p m Tacos and homemade desserts will he available in the cafeteria at the high school all day Saturday with proceeds going tgo benefit Carol Ann Rea Tournament organizer Stuart Dick says team captains must return rosters to him by Dec 20 in order to get the programs printed Dick also said more over 40 non graduates arc needed for slow break teams Anyone who is not a graduate of Heppner high school and over 40 and a resident of Morrow County should contact Harley Sager Center in Seattle where transplants are performed And along with the anxiety. it was a disappointment to learn t)ut family members arc not able to provide a hone marrow donor match. A beautician. Rea continues to work full time, with no visahle evidence except for tiring easily. that would give clues as to what has gone aw ry . Rea. the daughter ot Kenneth ami txila Palmer, was horn ami raised on her parent's larm between le x ington and lone She graduated front lorn* High School after growing up and doing "the normal things.'' she said School, 4 H, dances ami sports were apart of that lifestyle She at tended beauty college in Pendleton ami has worked as a hair stvlisi tor 27 years In 1963 she married Dallas Rea ami they have lived in the Hermiston area for 17 years Their two daughters arc Dyan Kc.i Hermiston amlJancll Hasenhank, Adams Ami the Reas have one grandchild " I'v e always been a private per Children enjoy lunch with Santa First Interstate Bank Manager Harley Sager (left) accepts a plaque from Livestock Growers president Ned Clark in ap preciation for 25 years of service Hie Heppner Brunch ot the First Interstate Bank was honored Dec 8 at the Morrow Co livestock Growers annual meeting For 25 years the hank has clerked at the Morrow Co I air 4 II and TEA livestock sale, which is spon sored he ihe Livestock Growers Ihe l.ivcstock Cìrowcrs showed iheir apprcctutlon Fnday night by presen tmg thè hank a plaque "W c started ilcrking in l‘>64," -viiii Tirsi Interstate Bank Manager Harlcy Sager "W’c do all thè cali ulations it takes all ol our staff " Wright wins $1000 lottery ticket Alumni proceeds benefit local youth Money raised fn>m the Heppner Alumni basketball tournament has been used for many benefits to young people in the community Last year over $1600 was distributed for youth sports, in eluding $500 to Colt Basketball for uniforms, $500 to the little league, $250 for Babe Ruth baseball jnd $350 towards youth soccer In all $2300 was raised during Iasi years tournament This year's alumni tournament gets underway lice 29, 30 and 31, with the championship game set for Sunday night at 7 00 p.m Other activities during the touma inert weekend inc lude a dinner at the / Carol Ann Rea /.a <• Carnival date Man dies from apparent set Feb. 17 Schools concerts Dec. 19, 21 Heppner Junior High School band members, lead by director Bob Isted, serenade Hepp ner downtown shoppers with Christmas 1 son And we both have hern self suf ficient. so it's not easy to accept help," Rea said However Rea and her husband, a true k driver, are both sell employed and have no health in surance But they have determined ly proceeded wuh an unrelated hone marrow donor search through the National Marrow Donor Program. Prepaym ent of $ 1 ,100 wa* necessary to start this search, hut. according to the statistics, total donor search c o s t s can average about $10 thousand dollars And too, t»nce a donor is located, average marrow procurement costs average about $16 thousand And patients arc asked to pay all costs prior to a transplant Die National Marrow lionor Pro gram has about 50 thousand available donors, hut statistics show that the chance of finding an unrelated donor match is about I in 20 thousand And so the goal of the program is to have about 100 thou sand available donors, as tJve center says it is important to have the tissue typings of av many potential donors on file as possible to increase the chances that a match w ill he found Oregon is now initialing a hone marrow typing program in conjunc tion vc uh the Red Cross blood dtaw mgs Preliminary typing can he olv tamed which classifies people accor ding to the markers on the surface of their white blood cells friends and relatives of the Reas have initiated fund raising to help with Carol Ann's medical expenses IXmations should he sent to the Trinity Lutheran Church, 485 W. l-ocust Avenue. Hermiston Instruc lions as to the spcciticxl purpose of a tax deductible donation should he written seperately • • A J . - * V * • . . . ' « •• * • •• • % , J* c . - : * » * . > : • •A; * - • * l’ut W righi ot Lexington is thè winner ot a $1.(88» scratch ott lot tery ticket W right sues she had the ticket lor awhile, bui |u>i scratched it off on I k‘c 7 She say s she has sent a registered letter to the state to claim her earnings " I hope I ect ii before * ’ Market Report • t r- , ** , - *r „ M o«' by Cimrt members say they ap prestale the support ol everyone who has purchased tickets or donated to their garage sale 1 lies. Weils Ihurs. Tri. SMt Sim. Mon m f .- .n ty GPowrtKt liiesd.iv. Dec. 12 Weather Report t J .„a fe P»vAt> Joyc« » C g h o x Princess Stacie Henry, Queen Judy Jepsen, Princesses Dana Flanagan and Tricia Coe Santa's helpers (Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Court members) were discovered delivering cradles and dolls to the Neighborhood Center this last week The girls will he selling homemade candies and baked pro ducts at Gardner's Men's Wear on Sunday Dec 17, from I 4 p m A drawing for a Bias k Hills (»old ring will he held at that time Anyone who would like to purchase tickets, should call Stacie Henry . Board man. 481-6188. liana Flanagan. Ir ngon.922 5363. TriciaCoe, Hepp ner 676 9851 or Judv Jepsen. lone 422-7180 < hristmas Wright said She said she plans to use the winnings lor a trip to Reno or W'lnncmuci a over Ihe New Year’s holiday S o il W h i t e *4.63 *4 64 »4.65 *4.66 *4.67 1 In . 5 - II Utah 1 DM h 1 i 38 .0 54 32 .0 54 .03 56 34 .0 35 59 46 .0 28 0 41 21 .0 43 21 Bariev L f r i < * u l f u i * n l H i t * \VK KNOW h ARMINO!! •Equipi ont 1 ¡nam ing •< >pei ilii 1 • f stilli' fin,tn< ing • ( om(x*titiv(’ R.itr S i a l i * o l* O i ' ( >f > ( » n O F astern Oreo on •f ïi’ur Imtrprnilrni Hi > m < <h*nrJ think •r- **■ Member F D IC
