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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 20, 1994 - THREE M aster G ardeners receive train in g ? Life Flight Network unveils new helicopter Lady of Guadalupe picture to be displayed A photographic replica of “ Our Lady of Guadalupe” will be on display Saturday, April 23, at the Boardman Marina Park from 4 to 6 p.m. and at Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathlolic Church in Boardman from 6 to 9 p.m. St. M ary’s Church in Pendleton will display the image on April 24 for a noon Mass celebrated by the Rev. Robert Van Sickler. Group prayer, a children’s service and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will be held at scheduled tim es throughout the afternoon. Clos ing ceremonies will be held at 6 p.m. with a silent veneration following. A ccording to a church spokesperson, “ Our Lady of Guadalupe” appeared in Mexico as the pregnant Virgin Mary to an Indian named Juan Diego on Dec. 9, 10, and 12, 1531. According to the spokesperson, Mary left an image of herself on Juan Diego’s cactus fiber cloak. The cloak still exits at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. Religious books and other materials will be available throughout the scheduled festivities. A free-will offering will be taken and snacks will be available in Pendleton. Everyone is invited to view the 4x6 replica. Life Flight crew members l-r: Pat Kahl, pilot; Kevin Erich, PMH administrator; Shawn Robison, respiratory therapist; Trish Tiffany, flight RN; Mike Moffit, pilot, Steve Datena, MD., Paula Derr, consortium liaison for Life Flight. Life Flight Network, a consor tium of Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center, Oregon Health Sciences University and Sisters of Providence Health System, unveiled a new Bell 230 helicopter recently. Life Flight Network brought the $4.3 million helicopter to Heppner, Monday April 18. The new Bell 230 aircraft flies using both instrument flight rules (IFR) and visual flight rules (VFR). Life Flight pilots plan and fly the aircraft’s course using in struments, computers and radar. Use of IFR allows Life Flight to fly in adverse weather conditions, such as fog, heavy rain and some snow conditions. “ The new aircraft travels at a cruise speed of 155 mph, com pared to the top cruise speed of 135 mph for Life Flight’s BK117 and BO 105,’’ says David Long, Life Flight Network consortium administrator. “ For some pa tients. that will make a big dif ference,” notes Paula Derr, con sortium liaison from Sisters of Providence Health System. Life Flight says that a trip to Heppner from Portland takes approximate ly 50 minutes. After a trip to Heppner, the helicopter will refuel in Pendleton or The Dalles. “ This new aircraft will help us reach critically ill or injured pa tients and transport them to specialized medical centers faster. For example, transporting a pa tient from Heppner to Portland via a helicopter rather than the current fixed wing aircraft, will Pharm acy & Y o u r H e alth Boardman Pharmacy & Hardware 202 1st. N. W. P.O. Box 170 Boardman, Oregon 97818 481-9474 481-7351 High Blood Pressure Medicine Has Two Other Valuable Uses Recently, medical research ers discovered that the commonly used high blood pressure medi cine captopril (Capoten) pro duces beneficial effects when used in persons with two other chronic health problems. Congestive heart failure: About four million persons in the United States have congestive heart fail ure, a condition in which the heart does not pump blood efficiently. In the past, the primary medi cines used for congestive heart failure were diuretics and dig- oxin, a medicine that improves the strength of the beating heart. Several studies conducted in the last 5 to 7 years indicate that captopril is beneficial in lower ing the overall death rate of pa tients with heart failure. Diabetic nephropathy: A gov ernmental agency panel has rec ommended approval of captopril to retard kidney function loss seen in many persons with dia betes. The drug relaxes blood vessels located in the kidney, lowering blood pressure and pre venting kidney damage. While captopril is the only drug in its therapeutic class currently rec ommended for this use, similar medicines used for high blood pressure control are thought to have the same effect. Because of these findings, the use of capto pril in diabetes is predicted to increase. save as much as two hours of travel time, thus we can save more lives.” The consortium an ticipates flying 1,000 to 1,200 helicopter transports and 150 airplane transports a year within O regon and southw est Washington. “ The new helicopter will be fully equipped as flying critical care and coronary care unit, and it will accommodate two patients the same as Life Flight’s current helicopters,” says Trish Tiffany, chief flight nurse. “ A major dif ference is that patients will be loaded through a side door, rather than through a “ clam shell” door at the back of the helicopter. The loading will take place in full view of the pilot and away from Obituary _ _ Dallas M. McDaniel Graveside services for Dallas M. McDaniel were held Satur day, April 16 at Lonerock Cemetery. Mr. McDaniel, 80, o f Hepp ner, died Tuesday, April 12, 1994 at his home on Upper Rhea Creek. He was bom June 27, 1913, at Hardman to Kinard and Ima Allen McDaniel. He grew up at Burton Valley, Hardman and Lonerock. He was employed by the state highway department for 22 years and also raised sheep on his ranch on Upper Rhea Creek and logged part of the year. On Sept. 7, 1940, he married Zelm a Way at W eiser, Idaho. He enjoyed playing the piano. Survivors include his wife, Zelma at the home; son Melvin McDaniel of Heppner; daughters Vickie McDaniel of Heppner and Iva Lou Zinter of Forks, WA.; sister Elma Harshman of Lex ington; bro th er D elvin o f Pendleton; three grandchildren and four step-grandchildren. A sister, Ramona Marshall, died earlier. Memorial contributions may be made to Pioneer Memorial Home Health, PO Box 9, Heppner, 97836. Sweeney Mortuary, Heppner, was in charge of arrangements. the tail rotor, which is considered the most dangerous part of the helicopter.” W ith the integration of Portland’s Life Flight an Aircraft flight programs, last November, the three Portland-based health systems are responding jointly to a nationwide need to reduce duplication of services and to col laborate on quality of care. Life Right Network’s two helicopters will be rotated among the cam puses of the three health systems. The program also includes a medically-equipped twin-engine turbo-prop fixed wing aircraft based at Hillsboro Airport, pro vided by Premier Jets. Life Flight Network serves a population base of two million people within 27 counties and in two states. Creative Arts dub to meet Morrow County Creative Arts will meet Monday, April 25, at 1 p.m. at Kate’s Pizza. A member will give craft demonstrations. Anyone in terested in painting classes is in vited to attend. L um ber graders earn certificates Three lumber graders have reached a milestone in their careers. Duane Disque, Tom Gates and Tim Patton were all awarded certificates for their grading knowledge by Western Wood Products Association (WWPA). Disque was certified to grade commons and dimension, while Gates and Patton were certified to grade studs under WWPA guidelines. These graders join a group of outstanding graders who were employed by Kinzua. Along with Disque, Gates and Patton other graders who have been previously certified are: J.D. Hudson, certified for commons, dimension, shop and selects; Mike Smith, certified for com mons, dimension and shop; Don Marvin certified for commons; Mark Patton and Ray Banka, both certified for stud grades. Minors, T-ball | tryouts slated Minor and T-ball tryouts are slated for this Saturday, April 23 at the lower fields in Heppner. Tryouts will begin at 9 a.m. All children signed up should attend if possible. Teams will be selected at this time. For more information contact Tim Adams. EOSC honor roll Jill Conklin and Bobby Krein, both Heppner, were named to the dean’s list for the winter term at Eastern Oregon State College in La Grande. To qualify a student must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or better and have a minimum of 12 graded credit hours. Master Gardeners front, l-r: Sharon Hammer, Karen Peterson, Phil Emert; second row-Gail Hughes, Cathy Dowrey, Phil Nesse; third row-Corrine Miles, Elaine Vandecar, Kay Proctor, Cecil Rill; back row-Stacie Stahl, Mary Ellen Coleman, John Murray. Do you have a problem in your Rill, all Heppner; Phil Emert, garden? You might benefit by Pendleton; Karen Peterson and talking to an OSU master Sharon Hamner, Condon; and Susan Stahl, Hermiston. gardener. Most of the master gardeners A dozen area men and women recently took the M aster indicated that they are especially Gardener training sponsored by interested in fielding questions the OSU Extension Service. In from the public and in manning exchange for training they will a county fair booth. Several com now dedicate time to the com mented that they would be in munity in gardening related terested in working with children in 4-H or in the schools. projects. “ It’s important to work with a “ This is really an outstanding master gardener that lives close group,” stated Morrow-Gilliam county extension agent Phil to you,” noted Nesse. “ Garden Nesse. “ T hey’re all avid ing practices differ from one gardeners. They will be a elevation to another and from one soil type to another.” resource for the community.” Master Gardeners may be con Receiving the training were Mary Ellen Coleman and Elaine tacted by calling the Morrow or V andecar, Irrigon; Cathy Gilliam County Extension office, Dowrey, Gail Hughes, John 676-9642, 384-2271 or the Murray, Kay Proctor and Cecil gardeners directly. Wool, mohair payments made Price support payments totaling $238,281 went to 29 local growers this month for wool and mohair marketed in 1993. R.H. Matthews, county ex ecutive director of the Morrow County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, says the total included $174,941 in wool payments, and sheep pro ducers also received a payment of 16.12 per hundred weight on un shorn lambs, which amounted to an additional $63,349. Matthews says the 1993 sup port price for shorn wool was $2.04 per pound, and the national average market price was 51 cents per pound, making the pay ment rate 300 percent. For mohair, the 1993 support rate was $4,738, and the average market price was 82 cents per pound, making the payment rate 477.8 percent. Morrow County has no mohair applications in 1993. ASCS issues wool and mohair price support payments based on a percentage of each producer’s returns from sales. Wondering about an IRA rollover? Call: Kraig Cutsforth Paulson Investment Co.,Inc. 389 W. Hermiston Ave. Hermiston, OR 97838 1-800-729-5811 I offer full service financial investments with professional advice. Call me with your pension payout questions as I am a certified IRA Specialist. As a local Elks Brother and long time resident of the Heppner area, I know your long term needs and concerns. Registered Principle, member NASD / SIPC protection to $500,000 y CHEVROLET APRIL 23rd: Nikki Brisbois, Mike Robertson wedding reception, 3 p.m. Dinner Special: Broccoli cheddar soup, barbecued beef ribs, baked beans, coleslaw, garlic bread $ 6 .5 0 Fri. & Sat. 6-9 p.m. APRIL 24th: OLCC Server Permit Class Starts 9 a.m. $19.99 m Over the years some things never change at a quality dealership HONESTY-INTEGRITY-RESPONSIBILITY-SERVICE Doing business for over 45 years in the same old fashioned way APRIL 28th: Angler nite, prizes galore BINGO every Wednesday, Dining Fri.-Sat. 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