TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 7, 1992
Candidates forum draws good turnout Health Department schedules flu clinics
The Morrow County Health
Department has scheduled the
following influenza vaccine
clinics:
Wednesday, Oct. 14 and 28 at
the Heppner Senior Center, 11
a.m. to noon;
Thursday, Oct 15, Heppner
Health office, 8:30 a.m. to 7
p.m.;
Tuesday, Oct. 20 Boardman
City Hall 1:30 to 7 p.m.;
Wednesday, Oct. 21, lone ci
ty hall 4 to 7 p.m.;
Tuesday, Oct. 27, County of
ficebuilding, Irrigon, 1 to 7 p.m.
Flu shots are $5 each.
According to information
released by the health depart
ment, those needing influenza
vaccine include persons at
elevated risk of the flu. Those 65
years of age or older; residents
of nursing homes and other
chronic-care facilities; adults and
children with chronic chest or
Ken Turner (I) visits with State Senate District 28 candidate Wes Cooley
The candidates forum, held
Tuesday night, drew an audience
of over 60 people and featured
iocal and district candidates.
Attending were Senate District
28 candidates Wes Cooley and his
opponent Wayne Fawbush; can
didates for Morrow County Judge
Louis Carlson and Ann Spicer;
county commissioner candidates
Don McElligott and Ed Glenn;
district judge candidates Jeff
Wallace and Peter Fels; and
District 59 State Representative
candidates Steve Uffleman and
Michael Payne.
Brok Tucker spoke on behalf of
candidate for secretary of state
Randy Miller. Moderator was
Dick Temple.
The forum was sponsored t>y
the Heppner Cham ber o f
Commerce.
Reno Night proceeds help
benefit HHS sports programs Baptism
kids who go to the district planned
The Heppner High School
playoffs.
They are also working
Booster Club is hoping for a big
on
buying
a camcorder for the at AH Saints
turnout for their annual Reno
high
school.
Night Oct. 17 beginning at 7 p.m.
Reno Night is the club’s main
fund raiser. Auction items include
OSU-Stanford football tickets for
OSU’s Oct 24 homecoming
game; an autographed Alabama
shirt; and autographed Reba
McEntire videotape; Tri-City
American hockey game tickets;
Tri-City Chinook basketball
tickets; original paintings and
$100 worth of gas.
Reno Night organizer Susan
Johnston says that there will be
in addition to gambling, a lot of
items available at the country
Store, a ballon dart throw game
for prizes, and a '/i beef raffle.
at the Heppner Elks.
This year, the club is helping
fund the lighting system for the
Heppner High School football
field, located at the Morrow
County Fairgrounds. The lights
and a new scoreboard will be in
stalled in time for the HHS
homecoming game on Oct. 23.
The Booster Club also presents
four $200 scholarships every
year; has bought flags for the
dance team and pom poms for the
cheerleaders; puts on the
homecoming breakfast; bought
volleyball trophies and nets; and
helps out by packing lunches for
Health focus group to meet
Members of the "Focus On
Health" group will meet Oct. 20
at 10:30 a.m. at the st. Patrick's
Senior Center to finalize plans for
an upcoming nutritious low fat.
high fiber potluck luncheon. The
luncheon is complete with
recipes, helpful hints and infor
mation on home health.
Molly Rhea, director of Home
Health, will speak at the potluck
which will be held on Tuesday .
Oct. 27 at noon at the senior
center. Recipes at the luncheon
may be purchased with each 10
cent donation. The money will be
used to help purchase medical
supplies.
Persons interested in par
ticipating. cooking and sampling
may pick up copies of suggested
recipes at the senior center or
from one of the group members
after Oct. 20.
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The Rev Bruce Spencer will
celebrate Holy Communion on
Sunday. Oct. 11 at 10:30 a.m. at
All Saints Episcopal Church.
The sacrament of baptism will
be adm inistered by Father
Spencer for Kellee Ruth Suzanne
Jones, infant daughter of Michael
and Robin Jones.
Fair committee
plans meeting
A meeting of all Morrow
County Fair open class
superintendents has been schedul
ed for Monday . Oct. 12 at 1 p.m.
at the fair annex building.
The fair committee is again
asking for your help is selecting
the Fair Theme for 1993.
Send suggestions to the Mor
row County Fair office in Hepp
ner by Oct. 23.
Lutheran churches
schedule services
Sunday, Oct. 10 pastor Stan
Hoobing will preach on the theme
‘Prayer and Politics” based on
the reading of I Timothy 2; 1-8.
Service at the Valby Lutheran
church will begin at 9 a.m. with
the adult Bible class meeting at
8:15 a.m. Saturday school will be
Oct. 10 from 10-11:30 a.m.
There will be singing, Bible
stories and arts and crafts.
Hope Lutheran church will
begin worship service at 11 a.m.
Parents of youth in seventh
through twelfth grade will meet
after church to discuss plans for
reformation of the youth group.
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heart diseases, including children
with asthma, and adults with em
physema and chronicobstructive
pulmonary disease; adults and
children treated for chronic-
diseases during the past year, as
an inpatient or outpatient and
children and teenagers (six
months to 18 years of age) who
are on long-term aspirin
treatment.
Persons at elevated risk of
transmitting influenza to high-risk
persons are also advised to obtain
a flu vaccination: health care per
sonnel in inpatient or outpatient
facilities; employees of health
care facilities for elderly; pro
viders o f home care; and
household members.
Persons at elevated risk of
pneumococcal infections are ad
vised to also get pneumococcal
vaccine: persons 65 years of age
or older; patients lacking a spleen
or with diseases affecting the
Red Ribbon w eek O ct. 24-N ov. 1
The celebration of National
Red Ribbon Week, for a drug-
free America will be October 24
to November 1. "Drug Free and
Proud” is the theme of this year’s
event. On Wednesday. Oct. 28,
those wearing the official "Drug
Free and Proud" red ribbon w ill
be served free coffee at
designated places in the Heppner
area. Heppner youth will parade
down Main Street around noon
on Oct. 28. demonstrating their
support for a drug free society.
"Heppner Oregon Together
group is concerned not only in
reduction of the amount of illegal
substances used by children and
adul.'s, but also is concerned
about use of alcohol among our
young,” said Oregon Together
convenor Stan Hoobing. A
survey on binge drinking, five or
more drinks at a single time,
noted that among youths who
drink, 43 percent of college
students, 35 percent of high
school seniors and 26 percent of
drinking eighth graders were
binge drinking. In 1989 beer
marketers spent over $808
million, wine and wine cooler
marketers spent over $115
million advertising their products
and over $820 million was spent
on TV advertising alone, said
Hoobing.
HHS Outdoor Club plans bottle drive
Members of the Heppner High
School Outdoor Club will hold a
can and bottle drive Wednesday,
October 14 from 7-9 p.m. to raise
money for activities. Anyone
wishing to donate should leave
their refundable cans and bottles
on the porch between 7 and 9
p.m. if you will not be home.
Please label them ‘Outdoor
Club’.
The Outdoor Club has been ac
tive since the mid 1970’s and
averages around 45 members.
The group provides its students
with alternatives to other possi
ble teenage activities other than
drugs or alcohol.
Recently the club went on an
overnight camping trip to An
thony Lakes. Other types of ac
tivities conducted by the
organization include swimming,
rafting and various ski trips.
The club needs community
support to continue to offer affor
dable outings for students who
may not have access to such
privileges otherwise. Currently
the annual membership fee is $7.
For more information or to
make a donation call the high
school 676-9138.
spleen, such as sickle cell disease;
persons with chronic illnesses af
fecting the heart, liver or kidneys;
patients with other chronic con
ditions such as diabetes or im
paired resistance to infections, in
cluding pneumonia, emphysema
and
ch ron ic
ob stru ctive
pulmonary disease.
Vaccines can be given at the
same time (at a different site)
without any increase in side ef
fects or reduction in protection
against infection.
Influenza vaccine may be ob
tained through your physician,
hospital or clinic or your local
health department. Pneumococcal
vaccine may be obtained through
your physician.
At the present time Medicare
reimbursement is only available
for pneumococcal vaccine while
Medicaid reimbursement is
available for both influenza and
pneumococcal vaccine.
Aside from the inconvenience
due to sickness and disrupted dai
ly activities, these infections con
tribute to a striking increase in
hospitalizations and deaths each
year.
Deaths from pneumonia and in
fluenza comprise the sixth leading
cause of death among all Orego
nians and the fifth leading cause
of death among residents 50 years
of age and older.
From 1979 through 1989, ap
proximately 8,000 Oregonians
died due to the effects of
pneumonia and influenza. The
average number of deaths each
year during this interval was 727
varied from a low of 608 in 1979
to a high of 924 in 1989. There
has been a steady increase in
deaths during this interval in spite
o f im m unization activities
directed largely against influenza
Influenza vaccine components
are changed each year to max
imize protection against prevalent
viruses and since the duration of
protection is usually less than six
to eight months, this vaccine
should be obtained on an annual
basis.
Pneumococcal vaccine is usual
ly administered only once, but
revaccinations may be indicated
for certain high-risk individuals.
Pneumococcal vaccine may be
given at any time should you fall
into a high-risk group.
Influenza vaccine should be ob
tained each year before the flu
season. Vaccinations during Oc
tober and early November should
provide maximum protection
against influenza in Oregon.
The Morrow County Medical Board and the staff of
Pioneer Memorial Hospital, Nursing Home and Clinic
thank the following individuals and businesses for their
support through donations for the fiscal year ending June
30 , 1992 .
Individuals:
F. Jeanne Adair
Archie & Gladys Alderman
Raymond F. & Harriet Batty
Drs. Jeanne & Edward Berretta
Ruth Bibby
Herman Blettell
Anita Boyer
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Bryant
Forrest & Gail Burkenbine
Allen Burkenbine
Ambrose Chapin
W. Howard & Ruth Cleveland
Elise R. Cox
Helen Currin
Douglas L. & Karen Dubuque
Pauletta D. Ewalt
Margaret E. Frank
Alma Green
Claude & Anna Graham
Ola Mae Groshens
William & Kathryn Healy
Arnie & Rita Hedman
Virden & Rose Heliums
May D. Hinton
W .E. & Pauline Hughes
Bruce Keene
Tim Lovgren
Roxie Lovgren
Hazel Mahoney
Rena Marquardt
Roy & Juanita Martin
Gordon O'Brien
Darrell & Alvina Padberg
Bud & Mary Ann Peck
Phyllis M. Piper
Franklin D. & Doris Silkey
Harold & Joyce Snider
Irene M. Swanson
Regina Swanson
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Turner
Alice Vance
Dick & Virginia Wilkinson
Businesses:
Bank o f Eastern Oregon
Degree o f Honor Protective Assn. Lodge No. 29
EMT Morrow County Ambulance
Gar Aviation
Hughes Fire Equipment, Inc.
Morrison, Fife & Jenson
Peterson's Jewelers
United Way o f Morrow County
THANK YOU FOR
SUPPORT!