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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday. April 1, 1992 - FIVE
Two students receive awards
St. Patrick’s
Senior Center
Bulletin Board
Health Care Council makes
recommendations to board
The Senior Focus group met Tuesday, March 24. Kevin Erich,
the new Pioneer Memorial Hospital administrator was present to
answer questions from the group. Pam Sagely, Community En-
courager was also there to chart the health care priorities of the group.
She was assisted by chairpersons Grace Drake and Stan Hoobing.
There were 139 present for the senior dinner March 25 with four
meals taken out. Members of the Episcopal Church served. The meal
ticket was won by Ada Werner. Shirley Haugan won the door prize,
Ida Lynn received the birthday gift, and Jean Hughs took home the
guest prize.
Following the dinner the AAA met, with representatives from
Grant, Wheeler, Gilliam, Morrow and Umatilla counties present.
The menu for dinner April 8 is chicken-rice casserole, green beans,
apple raisin salad. Whole wheat rolls and pudding. Members of the
Christian Church will serve.
The Heppner Intergenerational Theater Group held a party in the
dining room at the Center Sunday afternoon, March 29.
Extension Service newsletters were folded by Senior Center of
fice staff and tenants of the apartments Monday morning, March 30.
Dates to remember; Mondays-quilting, 1-4 p.m.; Knitting 7-9 p.m.;
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10-10:30 a.m.-Exercise; Friday Bible study
10:30 a.m.; Saturdays bus to Hermiston for dance 6:30 p.m. if enough
seniors wish to go.
Exchange student speaks at Topic Club
Juho Ali-Raatikainen, a native
of Vantaa, Finland, was the guest
speaker at the lone Topic Club on
March 25.
Juho has been staying with
Loren and Della Heideman while
attending lone High School. He
came through the ASSE, an in
ternational student exchange pro
gram. Each student is responsi
ble for the cost of his trip. Kathy
Halvorsen
is
the
area
representative.
Juho said that Finland is a land
of many islands and lakes. It has
been an independent nation since
1917 and is highly developed
with its own TV, videos and radio
stations. In the winter there is ski
ing, ski jumps, downhill and
cross country activities. In the
summer everyone spends most of
their leisure time outdoors sailing
and fishing on the lakes.
Finland’s school system requires
nine years of primary education
with an examination after that to
determine whether a student
should prepare for university or
go to a vocational school.
Jean Nelson and Christy
Crowell were hostesses at the
lone United Church for club
members and guests from the
Bookworms of Heppner. Those
attending from Heppner were
Marian Brosnan, Helen Currin,
Bethel Heinrichs, Marge Gard
ner, Kathryn Hoskins, Florence
Green, Sylvia McDaniel and
Mary Goheen.
At the business meeting plans
were firmed up for the bake sale
at the lone City Hall April 17 as
a benefit for the lone Public
Library. Plans were also made to
prepare and serve for the recep
tion and family dinner for Roy
and Katherine Lindstrom’s 50th
wedding anniversary on April 4.
A large sum was received as a
memorial for Frances Carlson
who was a longtime member of
the group. This memorial fund is
being placed in a special account
at the lone branch of the Bank of
Eastgem Oregon and will be us
ed for the benefit of the city
library.
Birdine Tullis was welcomed
as a new member. Birdine is a
former member who now has the
time for more community ac
tivities since she retired from the
M orrow County Extension
Service.
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Mary Elizabeth Connor and Richard Allen McConnell, both of
Heppner announce their engagement.
Mary is the daugher of Nelson and Lois Connor of Heppner. She
is a 1990 graduate of Heppner High School and is employed as a
security guard for ABM.
Richard is the son of Vivian and Charles McConnell of Heppner.
He is a 1983 graduate of Elgin High School and is employed at
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A May 23 wedding date has been set at the First Christian Church
in Heppner with a reception to follow at the Catholic Church parish
hall.
Local students make OSU honor roll
Steven Amtt, a senior in liberal
arts and Mark Fishburn a senior
in engineering both received a 3.5
or better during the winter term
at Oregon State University.
OSU recently announced the
scholastic honor roll for the
winter term. A total of 307
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students earned straight-A (4.).
Another 1,448 earned a B-plus
(3.5) or better to make the listing.
To be on the honor roll students
must carry at least 12 graded
hours of course work.
Both Amtt and Fishburn are
from Heppner.
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HHS Counselor Morse Smith (r) presents awards to Laurel
Webber-Gray and Kim Johnston.
Kim Johnston and Laurel
Webber-Gray received awards
recently at Heppner High School.
Johnston, a senior, has been
selected by Heppner High School
math and science faculty
members to attend the 1992
“ Women in Science, Math and
Technology” lecture and ban
quet. The workshop will be April
10 and 11 at the Benson Hotel in
Portland. This program is spon
sored by the Umatilla Saturday
Academy and the Oregon
Graduate Institute of Science and
Technology.
The featured speaker will be
NASA astronaut Major Susan
Helms, USAF, who is schedul
ed for a space shuttle flight in late
1992. Major Helms has degrees
in aeronautical engineering and
aeronautics/astronautics.
Webber-Gray, a junior, receiv
ed the Xerox Award in
Humanities/Social Sciences spon
sored by Xerox Corporation.
Xerox Award winners are
selected on the basis of scholar
ship in the humanities and social
sciences. This award is designed
to recognize and reward the
academic achievem ents of
outstanding students and to em
phasize the importance of a broad
educational background in
preparing students for future
careers.
Breidenbach places at bowling
tourney in Reno
Heppner Bowler John Breiden
bach earned 33rd place and $900
at the Miller High Life national
bowling tournament held in Reno
March 21-22.
Breidenbach, who has been
bowling for three years said that
“ lots of practice” earned his way
to the men’s championships.
Breidenbach said that he bowled
an average of 172 in 12 games at
Reno.
To advance to iFie hafibnal
finals, Breidenbach won the state
tournament at Heppner. In the
state finals he bowled an average
of 179 in six games and won $200
and an all-expense paid trip to
Reno for the nationals.
Breidenbach’s partner at Reno
was Annette DeClue from
Astoria. She finished 18th in the
women's division. In the team
Council members voted to pass
three recommendations to the
Morrow County Medical Board
at the meeting of the Morrow
County Health Care Council held
March 19 in Irrigon.
The first recommendation was
the hiring of a facilitator for the
H ispanic com m unity. The
facilitator’s primary function
should be to assist the Hispanic
community in accessing health
care services. The second recom
mendation concerned the forma
tion of a health distict(s). It was
recommended that based on the
performance of the Morrow
County Medical Board and the
County Court, and uncertainties
associated with Measure 5, that
no district(s) be formed at this
time. The final recommendation
concerned Rural Health Clinic
certification and recruitment of
mid-level providers. RHC status
is currently being pursued for
both clinics in Morrow County.
The council is recommending a
community-based recruitment
assistance committee participa
tion in the Area Health Education
Center’s (AHEC) program for
nurse practicioners, and com
munity scholarships and loan
repayments for local persons
wishing to pursue or advance
careers in the health field. The
committee felt that these should
enhance the possibilities for suc
cessful recruitment and retention
of health care providers.
Dr. Jeanne Berretta and Kevin
Erich, PMH Administrator, were
on hand to discuss new directions
for providing services at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital and Nursing
Home. For the nursing home,
upgrading the certification from
intermediate to skilled would
allow for greater retention of
residents and medicare certifica
tion. As the demand for higher
levels of care in nursing homes
continue, this is an important
step. Participation in the
Medicare swing-bed program
would permit the number of beds
available in the hospital and nur
sing home to fluctuate between
the two as needed.
As the council begins to make
assessments from the communi
ty regarding the level of services
to be provided at the hospital,
both Dr. Jeanne Berretta and
Kevin Erich stated the importance
of retaining hospital licensure.
Dr. Berretta stated that once a
hospital’s license is lost, it is ex
tremely difficult to regain this
status. Retaining and attracting
doctors to the area would also be
very difficult without a local
hospital. Erich stated that grant
funding is scarce to long-term
care facilitaties, yet rural
hospitals have many opportunities
to obtain grants. A fourth area of
concern was the potential loss of
reimbursement eligibility through
Medicare and Medicaid under
some other structure for pro
viding essential health care
services.
Reasons in favor of consider
ing some alternatives include the
possibility of having some of the
ER coverage provided by a physi
cian’s assistant or nurse practi
tioner, with a physician available
within a specified amount of time.
This would provide much need
ed relief for our present physi
cians. Community input on the
acceptability of this option would
need to be determined. Another
reason for examining new
possibilities for the delivery of
health services is that grant fun
ding is available to rural hospitals
in transition. This funding allows
facilities to develop the services
that will permit them to remain
strong and to continue offering
the services required by the com
munities they serve.
With approxim ately two
months remaining in the com
munity decision making project
the council will begin research on
two final issues. The first will ad
dress physician retention and
recruitment concerns. Second,
the council will work to deter
mine the scope of services deem
ed essential for Morrow County
health care system.
The next council meeting will
be April 16 in Heppner at 7 p.m.
at Columbia Basin. The public is
invited to attend. For more infor
m ation call Pam Sagely
676-9122.
John Breidenbach
event Breidenbach and DeClue
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Depression may need medical attention
People who are seriously
depressed need medical help,
says Carol Bennett. Oregon State
University Extension agent in
Morrow County. They can’t
“just snap out of it” or “just stop
being depressed if they really
wanted to .”
Feelings of hopelessness and
low energy, which are symptoms
of depression, often keep people
from seeking help. The first im
portant step is to rule out a
treatable medical problem and
medication side effects as causes
of the depression. Begin by en
couraging or assisting the person
to get a medical evaluation. A
good friend may be able to get the
person to seek medical evaluation
when a family member cannot.
You may ses signs of depres
sion, yet the person firmly denies
it, becomes angry or resists help.
There are no easy answers for
dealing with a resistant person;
however, it may be easier if you
talk about specific physical
changes you have noticed, such
as weight loss or gain, fatigue or
sleep problems.
The physical spects of depres
sion are often more acceptable
than the mental aspects. If the
person acknowledges being
depressed, try explaining that
depression is a medical condition,
often caused by an illness,
medications, or biochemical
changes in the body, and that it
is treatable.
It’s particulary important to
communicate caring. Don’t make
the person feel that he or she is
to blame for being ill. Avoid
moralizing and giving pep talks.
Telling depressed people to
“ cheer up,” or “ pull yourself
together," or similar comments
will only make them feel worse.
Pep talks tell people their feelings
are wrong or not important.
While severe depression re
quires medical attention, mild
forms may not require profes
sional treatment. Vicki Schmall,
OSU Extension gerontology
specialist, suggests actions you
can take that can often help lift
mild depression:
Structure activity. Mild depres
sion ends to respond to structure
and physical activity. Exercises
involving
large
muscle
movements are particulary
helpful. Exercise produces
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chemical and psychological
changes that can enhance a per
son’s mood and give a feeling of
accomplishment.
Reminisce about positive past
experiences This can increase a
sense of accomplishment and self-
worth. Ask direct questions about
the past. Old photos, scrapbooks,
and other objects from the past
can help stimulate discussion.
Avoid reinforcing negative
thought patterns. Ask the person
for evidence for and against
negative thoughts. Often the per
son will be surprised that there is
little basis in reality for the
negative self-evaluation.
Provide socializing ex
periences. Friends can be good
medicine, especially those will
ing to listen to the person’s feel
ings and who are upbeat and
positive.
Find an activity or task the per
son can do well. Depressed peo
ple tend to feel like failures. It’s
important for them to experience
success. Try to find activities that
reinforce pleasant events and
build a sense of self-worth and
adequacy. Setting small, at
tainable goals with immediate
results can help people feel a
measure of success.
Give the person control. En
courage as much control and
decision-making as the person
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can handle, but don’t overwhelm
them with decisions. Taking
away control unnecessarily needs
to reinforce a depressed person’s
feelings of inadequacy.
Remember, you may need to
accept that no matter how much
you might want to, you cannot
undo the changes in the older per
son’s life that contribute to the
person’s depression. You need to
be realistic about what you can
do. The causes of depression are
complex and professional help
may be needed.
It you are interested in more in
formation about depression in
later life, contact the Morrow
County Extension office,
676-9642 and ask for the publica
tion “ Depression in Later Life,”
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