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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
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