FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 27,1999
Assisted living board plans telephone survey
(L-R) Don Bristow, Sherron Woodside, Renee Devin, Suzanne Jepsen, Gail Hughes, Doris Brosnan,
Diana Ball, Michael Smith, project director, and Diane Shiner both consultants with Mahlum
architects firm. Not pictured are Jeri Sly and Luella Taylor.
The Willow Creek Valley
Assisted Living board of
directors has selected three
consulting firms from a group of
six for interviews. The three
firms presented the board with a
feasibility study and master plan.
The Mahlum Architects firm
from Portland was selected to be
the consultants for the assisted
living facility.
Assisting the board with the
interviews were Judge Louis
Carlson, Larry Mills, George
Koffler and Lisa Mittelsdorf.
Starting February 4, a
telephone survey will be
conducted in the Willow Creek
Valley to determine if there is a
need for an assisted living
facility and, if so, how many
units would be needed.
The board encourages
everyone to assist them with this
telephone survey. Following is
a sample of the questions that
will be asked.
-Are you over 69 or disabled?
-Are you helping to care for
someone over 69 or disabled? (If
you answer "yes" to either of
these questions the survey will
continue.)
-What is your zip code?
- Do you currently reside in a
retirement facility?
-What is the name of the
retirement facility?
-Do you live alone or with
others?
-Who do you live with (spouse,
parent, child, sibling, friend or
other)?
-Within the past 18 months
have you considered moving to
an assisted living facility? (An
assisted living facility offers
room, board, and personal care
services such as assistance with
bathing, dressing, and taking
medication).
-Have you visited any assisted
living facilities in the last 18
months?
-Which assisted living facility
did you visit?
-Do you expect that you will
consider moving to an assisted
living facility in the next couple
of years?
-Do you have any of the
following: 1. moderate to severe
vision and/or hearing problems
2. diabetes 3. high blood
pressure 4. kidney or bladder
problems 5. emphysema/asthma
6. after-effects of a stroke or
injury 7. arthritis 8. moderate to
severe
memory
loss
9.
Alzheimer's disease or other
related dementia 10. impairment
from hip fracture. Other.
-Do you use any of the
following: 1. wheelchair 2. cane
or walker 3. hospital bed 4.
oxygen 5. insulin injections
6.ostomy or colostomy 7. grab
bars for bathing, toileting. Other.
-For at least the duration of the
past three months, have you
experienced difficulty with any
of the following: 1. walking
without assistance 2. bathing 3.
performing/completing
household chores 4. getting
where you need or want to go
(i.e. by car, bus, etc.) 5. taking
medication 6. dressing 7.
preparing meals 8. personal
grooming 9. telephone use 10
shopping 11. handling finances.
-Do you receive any help or
support from any of the
following community services?
1. home health 2. housekeeping
3. transpprtation 4. home
delivered meals 5. personal care
6. live-in-attendant 7. equipment
or supplies 8. mental health
services 9. adult day care.
-If you are currently living in
St. Patrick's Senior center, do
you believe you will soon be
moving into an assisted living
facility because you need help
with your daily living activity?
-If you are living in an assisted
living facility in another area
would you choose to move to
Heppner?
-Which of the following
services or amenities would you
like to have in an assisted living
facility? 1. beauty and barber
shop 2. craft area and game
room 3. outdoor garden 4.
laundry facility 5. chapel 6. pets
allowed in allocated areas 7.
family visiting room 8. Other.
-If you were living in an
assisted living facility how much
a month would you expect it to
cost?
-Do you currently own your
own home or rent?
-What do you think the market
value of your home is today?
-Do you have other assets that
you could draw on to provide
additional funds for living
expenses if you need it?
-What type of health insurance
do you have? 1. Oregon Health
insurance. 2. Medicaid 3.
Medicare. 4. Other.
-Do you have insurance that
provides nursing home and
assisted living facility care?
What is your hbusehold's
approximate annual income?
-What are your approximate
current monthly living expenses
for rent or mortgage, food,
utilities, taxes, automobile, etc.?
-If assisted living services
were developed in the Willow
Creek Valley, would you
consider moving to our facility?
"This is a research project only
and does not involve any sales,"
continued the survey. "You will
remain anonymous and may, of
course, choose not to answer any
questions. We would like to
include your opinion.
The
results of this survey will
determine if we proceed with
construction of this facility."
The consulting firm also
completed a site analysis on four
proposed locations. The criteria
for each site was evaluated and a
decision matrix was used to
achieve a final score.
The
Willow Heights site ranked first
place with the highest score.
This site is located west of the
cemetery and south of the Larry
Mills home. This property is
owned by the Port of Morrow.
The site was selected because
of the following reasons: It has a
beautiful view of the town and
the Willow Creek Lake; the site
topography has a fairly level
area keeping down the cost of
construction; it is in the city
limits and has access to sewer
and water; there is abundant
property for future expansion;
and it will have convenient
access of Willow Creek Road.
The Willow Creek Valley
hoard has received its non-profit
tax status 501(cX3) and any
contributions are tax déductible.
Anyone who has questions or
would like more information,
may call any member of the
board: Don Bristow, 422-7407;
Gail Hughes, 676-9782; Sherron
Woodside, 989-8166; Doris
Brosnan, 676-5382; Luella
Taylor, 989-8508; Suzanne
Jepsen, 676-9850; Diana Ball,
676-5306; Rene' Devin, 676-
5398; Jeri Sly, 676-9151; or
Sally Walker, 676-9112.
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Seat belt cam paign encom passes Heppner
Across the nation, Buckle Up
America has begun building
grassroots coalitions to increase
the seat belt use rate up to 90 per
cent and reduce child fatalities by
25 percent by the year 2005-sav-
tng the nation $8.8 billion, and pre
venting more than 5,500 deaths
annually. Buckle Up Heppner has
joined this movement in an effort
to protect children and save lives
and money.
“Everyone pays the higher
health care and insurance costs
that result from unbuckled driv
ers and passengers involved in
crashes,” said Merle Cowett, as
sistant chief of police for Buckle
Up Heppner. “On average, hos
pital care costs for an unbelted
driver are 50 percent higher than
those for a driver who was wear
ing a seat belt. Taxpayers gener
ally pay 85 percent of those costs,
not the individuals involved.”
Businesses are not immune to
the problem. Unbelted drivers also
drive up their costs. Crashes in
crease costs for health and dis
ability insurance and increase
worker’s compensation expenses
for employers. On and off-the-job
traffic crashes cost American
businesses an estimated $55 mil
lion per year.
Seat belts have proven to be
effective, estimated to save close
to 9,500 lives per year. But
progress to increase seat belt use
has slowed. In 1996, more than
60 percent of the occupants killed
were unrestrained. And most of
the child deaths in 1995 could have
been averted had the children
been properly restrained in a child
safety belt.
Tragically, many of those who
die will be children because auto
mobile crashes are the leading
cause of death to children. Yet, in
America, fewer children are prop
erly buckled than adults.
“Crashes are particularly hard
on unbuckled children,” said
Cowett. “In a 30 mile per hour
crash, a child riding unrestrained
is hit with a force equivalent to
falling from a third story window.”
Sadly, adults who don’t buckle
up are sending children a deadly
message that it is all right not to
use a seat belt. Research shows
that when a driver is unbuckled,
70 percent of the time children in
that vehicle will not be buckled
either.
“Chances are someone you
know will be involved in a car
crash this year. If they are unbuck
led, they are 50 percent more likely
to be injured or killed,” said
Cowett. “Buckle Up Heppner re
alizes it is time we raise aware
ness about the life and cost-sav
ing value of seat belts. We must
begin by recognizing that wearing
a seat belt is the most effective
way to save lives and reduce in
juries on Oregon’s roadways. We
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just have too much to lose not to
educate our people."
A seat belt blitz, including Ore
gon, Washington, and British Co
lumbia in Canada, will be held
Feb. 12-21. The blitz will include
a crackdown by police in the
Heppner area.
Across the nation, Buckle Up
America is made up of broad,
community-based partnerships
that include health groups, safety
advocates, legislators and other
elected officials, law enforcement,
business and concerned citizens.
HES site council meets
The H eppner Elem entary
School Site Council met Jan. 4.
The members include: parents
Kathy Britt, Kelly Boyer, Lome
Fox, Cindi Doherty and Robanai
Disque; teachers Kay Chinen,
Jannie Allen, Karen Clough and
Sharon Morris; site council mem
ber Kathy Cutsforth and principal
Bill Karwacki. Newly elected of
ficers are president Jannie Allen,
secretary Jean Strange and pub
licity Kelly Boyer.
The council discussed the fifth
and sixth grade basketball read
ing program. The students will
record their reading time for the
month of January. An evening will
be scheduled at the end of the
month for students to come to
school and enjoy an evening built
around reading.
The site council was given a
lesson in juggling by Jean Strange,
Heppner Elementary P.E. teacher.
Juggling is taught when it not ap
propriate to go outside for class
and the gym is closed. It teaches
the students hand-eye coordina
tion.
The policy for bad weather was
also discussed. A phone tree is put
into effect as soon as the decision
has been made to close school.
The radio stations to listen to are
KUMA, KTIX and KOHO. Bus
drivers call all students who ride
on their bus.
The next site council meeting
will be Monday, Feb. 1 in the
Heppner Elementary School staff
room.
OSU lists honor students
Oregon State University has
revised its list of names for the
fall term honor roll. To be on the
honor roll, students must have a
3.5 or better grade point average
and carry at least 12 graded
hours of course work.
Local students who are on the
James
L.
Rounsefell
"Jim"
Graveside services for James L.
"Jim" Rounsefell, Boring, were
held Wednesday January 27,
1999 at Willamette National
Cemetery. Mr. Rounsefell, 70,
died at home on January 25,
1999.
Mr. Rounsefell was bom
August 9, 1928, in Corvallis to
Harry Nugent and Ruth M.
(Lingle) Rounsefell.
He served in the United States
Army from September of 1946,
during the occupation of Japan,
until his honorable discharge in
January of 1948. He married
Nancy Ferguson Zinter m 1966.
He had a variety of jobs during
his working career, including
with the Scoopmobile from
1965-1970; as maintenance
engineer at Holladay Park
Hospital from 1970-75; and
from 1973 until the present he
worked on the family Christmas
tree farm. He also derived a lot
of satisfaction from his more
than 10 years of service with the
Boring
Volunteer
Fire
Department and the eight years
he spent on the Boring VFD
Board of Directors.
Survivors include his wife of
32 years, Nancy; sons Jack
Rounsefell of Gresham, Jeffrey
Rounsefell o f Long Beach,
WA., Eugene Zinter of Boring,
David Zinter of Hermiston;
daughters, Carolyn Hart of
Mesa, AZ, and Cathryn May of
Federal Way, WA; and brother
Robert Rounsefell of Boring.
The family suggests memorial
contributions be made to the
Deaf School in Salem.
Bateman Carroll Funeral
Chapel, Gresham, was in charge
of arrangements.
honor roll include: Brian
Koffler, sophomore, college of
pharmacy;
and
Phillip
Spicerkuhn, sophomore, college
of science, both Heppner; and
Lara Fritz, freshman, University
Exploratory
Study,
4.,
Boardman.
Obituaries
Raymond Keith Drake,
Jr.
Raymond Keith Drake, Jr., of
Portland, a former Heppner and 1
lone resident, died January 20,
1999. He was 83 years old.
A memorial service was held
on Monday, January 25, 1999,
at the College United Methodist
Church in Philomath. Interment
will be in Twin Oaks Memorial
Gardens Cemetery in Albany.
Mr. Drake was bom November
5, 1915, in lone and was raised
in Heppner. In 1935, he attended .
Oregon Agricultural College and
was a machinist and welder in
Salem for a few years.
He lived near Heppner and in
California before returning to
Corvallis in 1943, where he was
a logger, machinist and owned a
log truck repair company in
Philomath until 1952. He
worked in various capacities for
Pacific Power for 28 years until
his retirement in 1980. He
moved to Portland in 1994.
In 1939, he married Norma M.
Parmenter; she died in 1995.
He was a member of the
Corvallis First United Methodist t
Church.
Survivors include his daughters,
Nancy Earp of Gladstone and
Marah Jo Murphy of Beaverton;
sons, R. Keith III of Vancouver,
Washington, and Kenneth of
Salt Lake City, Utah; brother,
Claude of Athol, Idaho; sister,
Claudine Warren, Heppner; nine
grandchildren and six great
grandchildren.
The
family
suggests
remembrances to Hopewell
House, 6171 S.W. Capital
Highway, Portland, OR 97201.
Arrangements were by
McHenry Funeral Home in
Corvallis.
Gregory Floyd "Greg"
Jones
Memorial services for Gregory
Floyd "Greg" Jones will be held
Saturday, January 30, at 2 p.m.
at the First Christian Church in
Heppner.
Mr. Jones, 50, Heppner, died
Monday, January 25, 1999, at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
Heppner.
The son of Floyd and Lorena
Wilson Jones, he was bom
November
22,
1948,
at
Roseburg. He grew up in
Heppner and attended local
schools.
He was a lifelong resident of
the Heppner area, mostly
working as a ranch on the
family's Hinton Creek ranch.
He was an active member of
the First Christian Church.
Mr. Jones enjoyed deer and elk
hunting.
Survivors include his parents,
Floyd and Lorena Jones,
Heppner; and a sister, Marcia
Sticka, Hillsboro.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the First Christian
Church Memorial Fund, P.O.
Box 158, Heppner, OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner
is in charge of arrangements.