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Heppner G azette-Tim es, Heppner, Oregon W ednesday, July 14, 1993 - FIVE Fund raisers planned to help Boardman boy with leukemia Pre-school A Boardman boy, Javier Her Dalles. The family also includes nandez, 14, has undergone more in his young life than many have had to endure over a lifetime. Javier, who is a student at Col umbia Junior High School has been striken with leukemia for the third time. Javier is undergoing treatment in order to bring the disease into remission so that he may undergo a bone marrow transplant. But the family is without medical in surance and they need money not only for the skyrocketing medical costs, and the bone marrow transplant, but for family ex penses as well. Javier's father, Chico, said that the last time Javier had leukemia medical bills amounted to over $100,000. Javier was first diagnosed with leukemia when he was just three years old. Chico says Javier's illness has taken a toll on the family mental ly, physically and financially. And now C hico, who is employed by Riekkola Farms, has suffered a serious injury to his leg and will be unable to work for m onths. J a v ie r's m other, Ramona, who is employed at the Boardman Health Care Clinic, has had to take time away from her job to take Javier, and now Chico to medical appointments at Portland, Walla Walla and The daughter Betsy, who attends Riverside High School. The Boardman community has banded together to organize fund raisers to help the Hernandez family. On Saturday, August 7, a bake sale, car wash and yard sale will be held at various places around Boardman and a ham burger cookout will be held at Sentry Market. On Sunday, August 8, there will be a horse shoe tournament and organizers have tentatively scheduled a volleyball tournament and Bingo. An auction and barbecue will be held at the marina that day. Organizer Chris Creason says that they are seeking cash dona tions as well as donations for the auction and yard sale. "They are a really nice family,” added Creason. "They are highly thought of in the community and are hard working. Javier is a member of 4-H .” Anyone wishing to donate money or other items for the auc tion and yard sale should call Diana Copenhaver, 481-5235 or 481-5211 or Trina Lankford, formerly of Heppner, 481-2026. Times of the weekend events will be announced at a later date. Oregon Trail Corrections made to fair book inspires bicyclist The Morrow County Fair vegetables and flow ers; 15-Im agination, a creative Committee announces a correc to take trip design; 16-Resourceful, anything tion in the fair premium book in registration being taken Registration for pre-school is underway for three and four year- olds for the 1993-94 school year at the Heppner Day Care. Space is limited on a first come first serve basis, so sign up as soon as possible, said a spokesperson for the H eppner Day C are pre-school. Classes for the four year-olds will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Registration fee is $10 with a monthly fee of $50. School starts on Sept. 7. Classes for the three year-olds will be held every Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Registration fee is $7.50 with a $25 monthly fee. Their first day is Sept. 8. Five full scholarships and five half scholarships are available based on need. Those interested should apply at the Day Care Center. Pre-schoolers need to bring a paint shirt, scissors and a box of tissues. For more information call Sue at the Heppner Day Care, 676-5429. iJirwEEZZ- The Oregon Trail. The path to the West. The 150-year anniver sary of that famous trail that brought so many o f our forefathers to the West, inspires many people in many ways. For Dave Cameron, a 33 year- old engineer from McMinnville, it inspired him to pick up a bicycle. " I ’ve wanted to do this for a long time. I wanted to see the trip as the emigrants might have seen it,” Cameron said while stopping in Heppner on a bicycle trip he’s making along the entire Oregon Trail route. Cameron says he had some vacation time coming from his job at Hewlett Packard, so he packed up his bike and headed for the floral department on page 57. The Artistic Arrangement Divi sion schedule should be as follows: Novice classes (limited to ex hibitors who have not won a blue ribbon in a flower show): 1- ‘Along the Trail’ on the fair theme ‘Wagons Ho to Morrow County' dried material permitted; 2- Arranger’s Choice. Amateur classes (frames and back drapes may be used) 3- ‘Along the Trail’ on the fair theme ‘Wagons Ho to Morrow County’ dried material permitted; 4- All Together, a mass design; 5- Tall and Strong, a line design; 6- Young’uns, under eight inches; 7- Green Valleys, all green; 8- Indian Friends, in warm colors; 9- Gold Rush, yellow and gold tones; 10-Dusty Days, all dried materials; 11-Prairie Moon, cres cent shape design; 12-Through the Blue M ountains, using evergreen foliages; 13-My Faith Looks Up, a religious theme; 14-Looking Toward the Harvest, using grains, fruits and/or FREE irgsôüM Heppner ADO 676-9481 N O IX C H A N O i “ Thank You For Caring” Morrow County Medical Services wishes to thank the following people for their commitment in providing quality health care to the residents of Morrow County: f if New priest to serve All Saints Follow up 4th of July meeting slated A follow-up meeting of the lone Fourth of July committee will be held this Thursday night at Beechers Restaurant, co- chairman Jim Swanson has announced. The meeting will begin at 8 p.m. and everyone is invited to attend with suggestions and thoughts about the Fourth of Ju ly celebration. Chamber Chatter By Claudia Hughes, C ham ber M anager More and more visitors are Independence, Missouri, the coming to Heppner and one of the beginning of the Oregon Trail. ‘perks' of this job is the oppor "Actually I started at Westport tunity to meet and visit with some Landing, a little northwest of In dependence,” says Cameron. of them. Yesterday it was a "That’s where boats used to pleasure to visit with Dave unload emigrants for the beginn Cameron, the cyclist following the Oregon Trail and to send him ing of the trip.” Cameron started June 17, and to the Gazette for an interview. by the time he reached Heppner While we were visiting, Marcy Monday, had traveled 1900 miles Bacon came to purchase "Voices From the Oregon Trail” tickets of a 2300 mile trip. and said she had the horseback Packing all his own gear, he riders from Independence, stays in motels when he can, and Missouri as house guests. They camps out when he has to. Head had missed the trail by one county wind is his biggest enemy along M ounting W Hh Pure H a s« road. Still other adventurers were Type 37 the way, and the toughest travel LUGS AND ACCESSORIFS EXTRA. a group at the motel experienc ing came at south pass over the ing "D a n 's Daring Drive” . Rockies at Casper, Wyoming. N O R T H W E S T 'S L A R G E S T Seems some Heppner graduates, "The highway is steep. I did a S E L E C T IO N y Sfiora]® 4,800 foot climb in one day,” he soon to return when they retire, y Wsfói JÂjafoû® bring a group of friends annually ScgGaQpmMxß said. ✓ IkBgKÎto y y 3D0Û7® Taking only back roads from the valley to experience y ZtaBMftKßJ y [ftiflross y @ ® ô g q ® o û Cameron says that overall he has eastern Oregon in all its splendor. 53®@ 0 dü ® YtawO y @*oo(k*dBDD® had a pretty good trip, encounter Not a bad idea, and for these ing many friendly people along reasons and more our motel was the way, and not having much full Monday night. Heppner Cycle Oregon VI bike trouble. “ I’ve had one flat tire is all. I put on a set of new committee met with the pre-ride tires when I left, and those will group at the city park. They will probably be worn out by the time be here for lunch Tuesday, September 14. and we hope to I’m done.” And that’s probably better luck keep them around for awhile. 5 00 ir There will be a ’’By My Hand” than most emigrants had. exhibit at the museum, tours of the dam and the opportunity to swim, plus a variety of entertain ment in the park. Please contact the chamber office or Cara Osmin if you know of people willing to entertain...fiddlers, singers, com edians, etc. We’d like to have ongoing activity for the cyclists and our community from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. The cyclists will be handed sack lunches off a reefer truck this year, giving Heppner the opportunity to assist lone, entertain, and work on creative hospitality ideas. MARJORIE KENNY, RN~ SHERIDAN TARNASKY, Cecil lamb barbecue tickets are A SCL certified, Marj has been D N S -S h e rid a n began her now available on Tuesdays and a s s o c ia te d w ith P io n e e r career as an RN at Pioneer Wednesdays at the Chamber of M em o rial H ospital/N ursing M em orial Hospital over 23 Hom e for 22 years. She is cur Com m erce office (GEODC years ago. She is ACLS cer rently the R esid ent C are building across from the Bank of tified and has served as Direc M a n a g e r for the nursing Eastern Oregon). Adult tickets . tor of Tri-County Home Health hom e. Marj finds it very satis are $10; children six and under Agency and is currently Direc fying to be part of a much needed service in the community and takes are $5; and family tickets for two tor of Nursing Services at pride in the fact that doctors, administration and staff provide the PM H . She finds her work rewarding due to the variety of health care plus children are $30. The best care possible. She and her husband William have seven children that a small rural facility must provide and especially appreciates the barbecue will be Thursday, and 10 grandchildren. caring environment in which she works. Sheridan and her husband August 19, in conjunction with Ed have two children, A.J. and Alecia, both in college. the Oregon Trail Wagon Train. "Circle the wagons". R IK K A TE W S , R N -R ikk a has Welcome to new chamber worked at Pioneer Memorial S A N D I H A N N A , R N -S a n d i Hospital since 1967 and has m em bers: Pat Sweeney of has w o rked at P io n e e r worked on and off parttime. Sweeney M ortuary, Mike M e m o ria l H o s p ita l as a * v -? 7 Rikka, ACLS certified, enjoys McGuire, postmaster. Willow Registered Nurse for 19 Vi the family atm osphere at the t years and is currently a Creek Park District and Verne hospital. She works in a varie charge nurse. She is ACLS I Bell of Bell’s Barber Shop. We ty of in-patient care. Rikka en certified. She likes working in look forward to having you ‘on joys working with her fellow a community where she can board’. staff m em bers who all take care to look out for one another. Rikka experience the wide range of patient care from traum a to caring for Thought for the week: “ My in and her husband Paul have three children, Rhondi, married and liv the community’s elderly in the nursing home. Sandi enjoys the family terest is in the future because I'm ing in Pendleton; Natalie, living in Seattle. W A. and Bill who lives type atmosphere of the hospital and nursing home. She and her hus- on the ranch. going to spend the rest of my life , band David have two children, Jason, 18 and Jon, 16. there ...Charles Kettering. clWHWftup goes. A lfre d M iller The Rev. Alfred F. Miller will join the congregations of All Saints' Episcopal Church in Heppner and St. Johns' Episcopal Church in Hermiston. He will serve both churches as their priest and pastor beginning July 15. He will be available on Thursday, Ju ly 15. Call or drop by the office in Heppner, 676-9970. Father Miller is a native of Oregon and comes to eastern Oregon after having served as a priest in the Diocese of Western New York. He received his masters of divinity degree at Yale Divinity School in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1990. Formerly, Father Miller taught school in Pilot Rock from 1983 to 1987 and was a member of the Redeemer Church in Pendleton. Father Miller is joined by his wife, Michelle and their two chilren, Andrew and Laura. Father Miller is the grandson of long time Hermiston resident and reitred teacher Mrs. Edith Cable. The Millers are eager to return to this area. ‘‘Both churches welcome Father Miller and his family as they begin a new ministry in this a r e a ," said a church spokesperson. P harm acy & Your H ealth Boardman Pharmacy & Hardware 202 1st N.W . P.O. Box 170 Boardman. Oregon 97818 481-9474 481-7351 What To Do About Dry Mouth Dry mouth or xerostoma is a problem related to an inadequate production of saliva by the salivary glands. The condition can be caused by a number of medicines and radia tion therapy, especially in the area of the head and neck. Dry mouth also can be caused by high blood pressure, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, malnutrition, and other disorders. With the loss of saliva, difficulties in eating, swallowing, or speaking may occur. Sleeping patterns may be affected. Chronic dry mouth may worsen dental caries or gum disease. Other potential problems resulting from the loss of sali va and dry mouth are constipation and bad breath. Treatment of dry mouth in volves the use of medicines that stimulate the flow of saliva or sa liva substitutes that provide m ois ture to the mouth. If the salivary glands are still working, saliva stimulant medicines such as pilo carpine or bethanechol may be prescribed. According to a recent a rtic le in Pharm acy Tim es, isoproterenol has been shown to stimulate the flow of saliva in labo ratory animals. Commercial saliva substitutes are similar to saliva in thickness, taste, and mineral content. They do not contain enzymes found in saliva. These products are available as sprays, swabs, liquids, lozenges, gums, and gels. Saliva substitutes have been found to be more effec tive than simple mouth rinses or lozenges in relieving dry mouth.
