— ------------ ------------------ Heppner Gazette-Times Heppner, Oregon Wednesday
PM H &
Clinic welcome two new providers
Dr. Lytle says that he enjoys
There is a new face at the
the
people in the Heppner area
Pioneer Memorial Clinic in
"They've
been really nice and
Meppner and a familiar face that
kind
to
me,” he said. "I'm
has returned in a new capacity.
thankful
for
this opportunity."
The clinic and Pioneer
Memorial Hospital welcome two
new medical providers. Dr
Gregory Lytle and Sheridan
Tamasky, a former nurse at the
hospital and clinic, who is now a
physician's assistant.
y
Sheridan Tamasky, P.A.
Dr. Gregory Lytle
Dr. Lytle, 48, is originally from
Woodbum. He attended college
at
Chemeketa
Community
College and at Willamette
University where he received a
bachelor of science degree in
mathematics in 1979. He
received a doctor of osteopathy
degree in 1983 at Pomona, CA.
He completed his internship
in Oklahoma and did his
residency in family practice. He
had joined the Public Health
Scholarship Program and spent
four years helping under-served
areas-two years on an Indian
reservation in North Dakota and
two years at Fort Hall in
Pocatello.
After repaying his obligation to
the scholarship program, he
learned about an opening at the
Umatilla Indian reservation. He
accepted
a position at the
Yellowhawk Clinic there, where
he practiced from 1991 until
being hired by Morrow County
Health District in October. As a
result of his employment at the
Yellowh&wk Clinic, Dr. Lytle
says he has gained a lot of
experience in diabetic treatment.
Dr. Lytle and his wife, Lori,
live in Pendleton with their two
daughters. Heather. 17, a senior
at Pendleton High School, and
Megan, 12, a sixth-grader at
Sunndge Middle School, both of
whom are active in dance. Lori,
who is active with volunteer
work, is also president of her
daughter's high school dance
team's parent club. Another
important member of their family
is Oreo, their year-old cat.
In addition to enjoying family-
oriented activities. Dr. Lytle
plays the drums, well enough to
have played with a rock and roll
band for four years in the 1970s,
prior to returning to school. He
still keeps in touch with his band
mates from Canby, Gladstone
and Newberg.
A devoted Elvis fan. Dr. Lytle
says he and his wife just returned
from a vacation to Graceland in
Memphis for celebration of the
Elvis' 65th birthday January 8
Highlights of the trip included
tours of Elvis' studios and
meditation garden, in addition to
an Elvis concert, courtesy of
modem technology and the big
screen.
It must be destiny that Sheridan
Tamasky return to practice as a
physician's assistant in Heppner.
After all, she is a third generation
Heppnente—she grew up in
Heppner,
graduating
from
Heppner High School and
returned to live here after school
and marriage, due to what could
only be called kismet.
After graduating from HHS.
she enrolled at the Emanuel
Hospital School of Nursing in
Portland, graduating in 1970. She
met her husband, Ed, while
attending school. After he
finished school he began looking
for a job. Unbeknownst to
Sheridan,
he
saw
an
advertisement for a job at Kinzua
and spoke to a fellow' there
named Milo Prindle, whom his
wife knew very well. Ed and
Sheridan didn’t realize that the
job offer was in Heppner until he
told her the phone number,
which, of course, started with
676.
The couple moved to Heppner
where he worked for 20 years at
the mill until it was purchased by
Pioneer Resources..
Sheridan follows a family
tradition in pursuing a career at
Pionéef Mémorial Clinic and
Hospital. Her mother,
llene
Lau^filin. Worked at the hospital
when Sheridan was very young
and then again in various
capacities when Sheridan was in
the sixth grade. When Sheridan
was in her junior year of nurse's
training, llene was hired as
administrator of the hospital.
"It (the hospital) is kind of like
my home away from home." said
Sheridan. "It's been part of my
whole entire life."
In addition to regular nursing
duties, Sheridan started the home
health program at PMH. then
called Tri-County Home Health,
and was instrumental in getting
the Rural Health Initiative there.
She was director of the home
health program for seven years
and filled in at the hospital now
and then. She quit for a time to
be with her children, A.J. and
Alecia, but, like her mother,
eventually started working more
and more. She began working for
Dr. Wallace Wolff in his private
practice after he came out of
retirement
to
serve
the
community, which was once
again faced with a physician
shortage.
In 1990, Sheridan became
director of nursing at PMH, but
resigned in 1996 to return to
school to get physician's assistant
training. For a while she worked
tull-time in addition to attending
school to earn prerequisites for
her PA training.
Tamasky says that watching
"providers come and go” from
the Heppner community played a
big role in her decision to
become a PA. "1 thought this
would be something for the
community." She adds that she
was encouraged by former
Heppner physicians, Drs. Ed and
Jeanne Berretta. Also, sadly, her
mother had just passed away.
"Everything happened around
that time like it was meant to
happen," she says.
She enrolled in the Oregon
Health Sciences University PA
program, what she now calls
"probably the hardest thing I've
done and probably the most
humbling."
Sheridan,
who
discovered herself the oldest one
in her class, survived "two years
of the most grueling work",
balancing school, work, family,
clinic rotations and travel all over
the state.
After graduation from the PA
program, she was immediately
hired at the newly-built Imgon
Medical Clinic, also part of the
Morrow County Health District,
and has been there since
December 1998.
As a PA, Sheridan is a mid
level provider and can do much
of what a doctor does, including
seeing patients and making
assessments, ordering tests,
including x-rays, and prescribing
courses of treatment, including
most medications. Although she
cannot prescribe "schedule II"
medications, she works with a
physician and, through the
physician, can obtain those
needed
medications for her
patients. "I like knowing I have
physician supervision," said
Sheridan. "It provides me with a
little more security and provides
my patients with security."
Her supervising physicians will
be Dr. Lytle and, on occasion Dr.
Ed Berretta.
Sheridan will be working at the
Heppner Clinic by the end of
February or mid March! She will
replace Wendy Haack, nurse
practitioner, who has resigned to
attend medical school.
A beloved provider at the
Irrigon Medical Clinic. Sheridan
will also continue to work there
at least one day a week.
Beginning
genealogy class
rescheduled
Beginning Genealogy, a Blue
Mountain Community Class, has
been rescheduled due to a
conflict with Heppner's district
basketball tournament.
The class will now be held on
Thursday, Feb. 24 from 2-5 p.m.
at the Morrow County Museum
This class is designed for
beginners who want to know
where to start on their
genealogical
research
but
experienced genealogists are also
welcome.
For more information or if you
wish to see this class offered in
the evening, contact Anne
Morter, BMCC coordinator at
422-7040.
May I Please Hear From You?
Included in this edition of the newspaper
is a recap of the accomplishments of the
1999 legislative session.
Also included is a brief survey. Will you
please take a few moments to share
your thoughts with me? I’m interested in
your opinions and any ideas you have
for the next legislative session.
— Sffl.
Chamber Chatter
February 16 2000 - THREE
By Cliudi« Hugh««, Chambtr Manager
People new to Heppner.
returning to Heppner or moving
into town will soon be welcomed
by the Heppner Community
Greeters.
fhis new ly organized group of
volunteers is sponsored by the
Heppner Chamber
Baskets
containing
items
and
informational packets from area
businesses and the Chamber w ill
be put together and distributed by
this great new group under the
chairmanship of Jerri Sly. They
are energized and ready to go.
Kick-off will be in March. Praise
for these new volunteers.
Are you concerned about our
schools, our buildings our
educational system? Attend the
board, advisory, and facility
meetings. Join in the Chamber
meeting discussions. Listen to all
the facts presented and let your
educated voice be heard.
We were warned about
Measure 5, compression, etc., but
now reality has hit. Anger solves
nothing, but communication and
ideas for solutions help It isn't
just Morrow County feeling the
financial crisis for our schools;
it's also impacting many small
and some large communities all
over Oregon. There are no easy
answers.
All the moisture and snow
means a green spring and green
rolling hills for St. Patrick's
weekend March 17 -19. Now
would ye be of Irish descent?
The St. Patrick's Committee is
determined to squelch the rumor
that "there aren't many Irish out
there anymore". (Must have been
a Swede saying that!) You Irish,
see the related article and send in
your response to the committee
right away. Are ye still around or
aren't ye?
Want to know' more about the
Chamber? Come visit, Tuesday
noon, upstairs at Kate's. Dues for
2000 are due now and new
members are welcome. New and
renewing members will be listed
on the Chamber website. Like it
or not, the high tech world has
arrived.
Thought for the Week
"Education should be the process
of helping everyone to discover
his/her
uniqueness."
Leo
Buscaglia
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