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Mustangs defeat Rangers for title y B F. S 3 1 E * S T - E L l CF ORF ; Z 'fl S : A « ■ • R 1 * ° t. TJ J J O .< n - 1 • * '* ° Number one district champs with their trophy R.N. puts the ‘home’ in Home Health Photo by Joyce Hughes que attributes the increase to m ore services becom ing available, a greater awareness of the Home Health program and a greater willingness on the part of doctors to use the services. Now working in the Heppner, lone and Lexington area. Disque earlier provided Home Health services in Boardman, Irrigon, Spray, Fossil, Condon and Arl ington. Currently there is also .» Home Health nurse who provides care for Boardman, Irrigon and Arlington patients, and another who provides care in the Fossil, Spray and Condon areas. Disque has worked under four Home Health directors, Sheridan Tarnasky, who is now director of nurses at PMH, Blanche Collins, Sandy Rill and the current direc tor Molly Rhea. "Robanai is always willing to go to the outly ing areas and see patients even ings and weekends. She’s really good with the technical aspects of Home Health care," said Rhea. Disque feels that it is a part of her job to educate people about Home Health care. " I ’m amaz ed about how many people still don’t know what’s available. We want to educate people that all these things are available and that they do have options in health care.” she said. Disque says that while a doctor’s orders are re quired for Home Health, people may call the hospital 676-9133. for an evaluation. Disque. who grew up in the area between Heppner and Pilot Rock, graduated from Heppner High School. She and her hus band Duane, live in Lexington with their children, Kylee, six and Taylor. 22 months. Robanai Disque gives Ida Coleman her insulin shot. After graduation she worked at Robanai Disque helps put the St. Anthony’s and at Home •‘home" in the Pioneer Memorial Health for around five months. At Home Health Program. St. Anthony's she worked in the "I like the idea of working with medical, surgical and coronary people one on one. It’s not just care units and in alcohol the patient you're working with, rehabilitation. She also provided it’s the whole family," she skilled nursing care. She then added. worked part time at PMH and at Disque says that Home Health Home Health. She started work can make the difference between ing full time with Home Health a patient staying at home or go around 21h. years ago. “ I’ve done ing to a hospital or nursing home. She says that with hospital stays just about every kind of nursing there is,” says Disque. generally shorter than they were Disque says the work load at several years ago. Home Health Home Health has drastically in assists a person’s convalescence creased over the last 10 years. at home. ‘‘People get better faster When she first started she averag at home," she says. ed around four to five visits to Disque helps patients with Home Health patients a week. dressing changes and wound care, instructs them how to take Now she averages around 20 to their medication and how to help 25 a week. Total visits have in manage their diseases, such as creased from around 50 a month diabetes and bladder and lung in 1986 to an average of 450 a problems. She also instructs in month now . In addition to shorter hospital stays, which have in catheter training. creased Home Health visits, Dis Disque. who just completed hospice training, also provides nursing care for terminally ill pa First Interstate donates to United Way tients. The Vange John Memorial Hospice contracts with Home Health for the skilled nursing care. "I like working with cancer patients,” she says. " I ’ve sat and cried with lots of patients. If I’ve helped them die with dignity then I feel that I’ve accomplished what I’ve se out to do. I always like to let them know that they are in control." Disque. who has been with the Pioneer Memorial Home Health program for the last 10 years, started her career in 1976 as an aide at PMH. She also worked at PMH as a respiratory and scrub nurses aide In 1979 she began working at St. Anthony Hospital Jackie Allstott. manager of the First Interstate Bank in Hepp in Pendleton as an aide. While ner presents a $500 check to Sheridan Tarnasky (left), working at PMH and at St. An representing United Way of Morrow County. thony’s she also attended school. The money was donated by the bank employees, who had Disque graduated from Blue 100 percent participation and the bank itself. Mountain Community College Tarnasky. a member of the United Way board said that all with an associate's degree in nur the money donated in Morrow County will stay in the county sing in 1980 for local programs. By Jeremy Maddern The Heppner Mustangs are the District 7-2A champions for the first time in school history, after they thrashed the Dufur Rangers, 14-2 Monday afternoon, May 24 at the Bob White field in Pendleton. The Rangers had beaten the Mustangs 11-1 earlier in the season but faced a much different team than before. Jered Wicklund got the start on the mound as he dueled with Dufur’s University of Hawaii- bound Brandon Jones. Jones pit ched a one hitter against the Mustangs in their first meeting. The Rangers looked as they would take control early in the game as they had the bases load ed with no outs in the top of the first inning. Wicklund pitched out of a jam but not before one run crossed the plate for a Dufur 1-0 lead. Brandon Jones looked to be dominate again as the Mustangs went three up three down. Wicklund struggled again as the Rangers got another run in the top of the second inning but fail ed to break the game open. The Mustangs exploded in the bottom of the second to a 7-2 lead, with three consecutive singles by Rick Koffler, Trent Hughes and Jason Hanna. Hanna scored two runs on his base hit followed by a suicide squeeze by Jim Tellechea while Jones walked Steve Wilson. Scott Coe drove the ball into the right- center field gap for a 2-RBI single. Wicklund then sat the Rangers down in the top of the third and saw his team mates build a huge lead. Brandon Jones was the vic tim of the Heppner bats as the Mustangs extended their lead to 12-2 and saw Jones leave the game after 2 lA innings of work. The Mustangs were helped by a number of people as five Mustangs managed to cross home plate in the bottom of the third in ning. Wicklund was mowing down the Rangers left and right as the Mustangs were smelling the championship. Heppner went for the kill as they scored four more runs while the Ranger pit cher managed to bring in two Mustangs after a wild pitch. Han na produced a 2-RBI double and Photo by Joyce Hughes Tellechea an RBI single in the ral ly. The Mustangs ended the bot tom of the fourth w ith a 14-2 lead and because of the 10-run mercy rule ended the game after the Rangers failed to score in the top of the fifth. Hanna led the Mustang effort as he went two for two with a double, walk and four RBI’s. Jered Wicklund pitched five inn ings and allowed only one earn ed run. The Mustangs were ranked third in the state before the game and now have moved up in the polls to number one. Next up for the Mustangs is the Elgin Huskies in the first round of the state Class 2A playoff run Friday, at 4:30 p.m. in Board- man. If the Mustangs win that game they will play the winner of the Knappa-Santiam Christian game on Monday. May 31 at one of their sites. I>ufur 110 0 0 - 2 4 4 Heppner 071 6 X — 14 9 I Brandon June*. Fullenwider (2) and Br>on Jones; W icklund and Sumner. W — W icklund (9-2). I.— Brandon Jones (7-1). HR — lo n e . Gerald Pierson retires from Bank of EO Gerald Pierson Gerald Pierson has done "everything" in the banking business. From a start in a teller’s position, which included book keeping and washing windows. Pierson ended his banking career as bank president at the Bank of Eastern Oregon in Heppner. Pierson started his banking career at the Foster County State Bank in his home tow n of Carr ington, North Dakota in 1959. "I had to do it all,” commented Pierson. "It was a great career start for me. The person who hired me had faith in me." After 3 l/i years there he mov ed to start a new bank at West Fargo, North Dakota. He brought the bank there up from its roots and turned it around. The bank became successful within three years. "M y greatest thrill is tur ning that bank around and mak ing it a success,” said Pierson. Pierson was named president of that bank in the early 70s. After around 14 years at West Fargo, Pierson moved to Mvrtle Point to take a position with the bank there. After only a year at Myrtle Point, he got the oppor tunity to come to Heppner in April of 1982. " I f someone asked me what 1 liked best about the job. I'd have to say the people." said Pierson. “ I've been blessed with the best caliber of people working for me.” Registrations being taken for summer recreation program Rev. Drake has confirmed that the program will include a trip to The Dalles, which will feature a tour of the dam. the railroad and the Wonderworks, a hands-on museum. Another highlight of the sum mer program will be a Native American encampment at the ci ty park. It’s not uxi late to register for the summer recreation program for area kids. Registration w ill be open until June I . The program, for children who have completed grades one through six. will be held from Ju- ly 6 - 30. Hours are 9 a m. to I p.m. including a nutritious lunch that will be provided. R egistration forms are available at the Neighborhood Center. Children do not need to attend the program full time, but parents should notify the Neighborhood Center ahead of time for plann ing purposes. The summer recreation pro gram was started last year hv the Rev. Grace Drake to help fill a void created when the Heppner swimming pool was shut down “ I’ve also enjoyed being able to help people solve their pro blems.” he added. "W e're real ly going to miss the Heppner community. It has so much to of fer for the population size, the hospital, doctors, golf course, the great school system." Pierson says he will also miss following the local high school sports. Pierson says that he has to ad mit that his most memorable oc casion was when the lone branch of the bank was robbed—tw ice- by the same person. Pierson, who will turn 65 May 31. has three sisters, one of whom lives in Redmond, one in California and one in North Dakota. His father. Algot. who emigrated to the U.S. in 1917 from Sweden when he was 16 never saw his parents again, said Pierson. Pierson served in the Korean war as a first sergeant. Prior to his banking career Pierson drove Wholesome bread truck for 10 years in North Dakota. Pierson and his wife Harriet have moved to Mesa Arizona where they have bought a home. "Banking has been very good to us." added Pierson. "It's going to be very difficult to be a bank president one day and not one the next We have mixed emotions, but we're ready for the next step." They plan to travel with their fifth wheel this summer and visit family and friends. First on the top of their list are visits to their children and grandchildren They have five children. Mari. Newport; Harriet Ann. Spokane. WA ; Keith. Detroit. Michigan; Paul. Fargo. ND. and Joel Min neapolis, MN and 15 grandchildren. After September the Piersons will be at home at 7755 E. Laguna Azul. #136, Mesa. AZ. Single Family REAL ESTATE LOANS
