FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 25,2008
“I’m only a CNA
By Molly Rhea
In the 30 years 1 have
w orked in nursing many
times I have heard a nurses’
aide say dismissively “I am
only a CNA” . Hearing this
has always made me cringe,
for the work that certified
nursing assistants (CNAs)
do is not low ly or petty, and
I w ould hope the people
that utter these words are
not asham ed o f their job.
Granted, the work isn’t al
ways pretty and it’s not the
most glamorous occupation
in the eyes o f the world,
but to the people they care
for every day, the job is an
admirable and much appre
ciated one.
T he fo llo w in g is
w hat 1 w ould like those
CNAs to hear and realize:
You are the one in many
people’s lives who provides
them with their basic hu
man needs. Sim ple tasks
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o f personal care most o f us
take for granted - washing,
dressing, bathing, eating -
some people are unable to
perform for themselves and
they depend on you. You are
the one who goes to great
lengths to maintain their pri
vacy and dignity while help
ing them do things that only
a few years ago they were
doing on their own. You are
the one they may rage at,
venting frustration, anger,
confusion and fear. You are
the one who performs care,
even though doing so may
put you in the position o f be
ing physically and verbally
abused at the hands o f those
you are caring for.
You are the one of
fering hugs and smiles in
a dark and lonely world,
where many times, the staff
becom es the only fam ily
a patient has. You become
their source o f love, accep-
tance and friendship. You
are the one who tries to quell
loneliness and depression
in the people you care for,
sometimes resorting to sing
ing, sometimes just acting
silly to coax a smile. You
are the one who lets them
know that som eone still
cares about them.
You are the one who
listens when no one else
seems interested. You listen
as your patients repeat sto
ries from their past over and
over again, and offer words
o f amazement or encourage
ment over their accomplish
ments and memories. You
are the one who validates
them as a person, who en
sures they know they still
have great worth as a human
being, even though they may
be physically or mentally ill
and their lives have changed,
you try to offer hope where
it is needed.
Bank of Eastern Oregon employees partici
pate in national teach children to save day
As part o f the Amer-
ican Bankers A ssociation
E d u catio n F o u n d a tio n ’s
Teach C h ild re n to Save
Program, Bank o f Eastern
Oregon teamed with our lo
cal schools and thousands
o f bankers across the coun
try to teach the concept of
saving, how interest makes
money grow, how to bud
get, and how to determine
needs and wants. The bank
provided bright red piggy
banks to 1,572 students in
grades kindergarten through
third throughout our local
banking communities.
S h aro n H a rriso n ,
B ranch M anager, T ricia
Rollins, Branch Operations
Officer, and Cindy Kennedy,
New A ccounts R epresen
tativ e, H eppner B ranch,
teamed up to give a savings
lesson to 107 Heppner El
ementary School students,
grades K-3.
Gina Jepsen, teller,
and Josie M iller, student
teller, lone B ranch, pre-
sented the savings lesson to
50 lone Elementary School
students, grades K-3.
“Studies show kids
aren’t learning the skills they
need to make smart financial
decisions as adults,” said E.
George Koffler, President
and CEO. “C om m unities
and schoo ls teach oth er
life skills, such as driving
a car, but we d on’t spend
enough time teaching finan
cial skills. Bankers went to
local schools to help prepare
our future custom ers for
financial success.”
Bank o f Eastern Or
egon offers the following
tips to help parents make
every day “Savings Day” :
-Help kids open up
their own bank savings ac
count and make deposits
regularly. BEO has c h il
d re n ’s acco u n ts w ith no
fee or m inim um -balance
requirements.
-K id s love to get
John Lee Hooker, Jr. to headline
Cruisin to the Blues in lone
The annual lone 4th o f July Cruisin to the Blues will
be held at the lone park. The band Baseline with Dustin
Padberg, Wayne Seitz, and Matt Greenup will open at 4
p.m.
Bands will include JR Sims & Texas Special. The
headliner will be John Lee Hooker, Jr., the 2005 Grammy
nominee and 2005 Blues Award winner.
On July 3, the band Taste will appear at 6:30
p.m.
A talent show will also be held on July 4 at 2 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to sign up.
Heritage Land Co.
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278 N. Main, Heppner
We sell Residences. Ranches, and Recreation
mail so encourage them to
keep an eye out for their
quarterly statement.
-Make going to the
bank fun! Bring your child
with you to the bank and
help them deposit a dollar
or more into their account.
T h e y ’ll be am azed how
quickly their savings can
build and learn a great les
son for the future.
-Talk to your child
about the family budget. In
clude a discussion on wants
and needs. Reinforce this
by budgeting for a family
outing or purchase.
-W h ile c h ild r e n
know that money doesn’t
grow on trees, they may
think it comes out o f a wall.
Show them how an ATM
machine works and explain
that to take money out o f
the bank you must first put
it in.
-Give your kids pos
itive feedback. As they get
older, give them responsi
bility over how they spend
their money.
Bank o f Eastern Or
eg o n su p p o rts the ABA
Education Foundation, a
non-profit subsidiary o f the
American Bankers Associa
tion committed to develop
ing and providing educa
tion program s leading to
financial literacy. The ABA
E d u catio n F o u n d a tio n ’s
National Teach Children to
Save Day is held during the
spring when thousands o f
bankers make presentations
to students on the impor
tance o f saving for their
future.
(541) 676-5049, (541) 980-3465
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You are the one who
comforts and holds the hand
o f your patient as they slow
ly slip away. You are the one
who has been there by their
side, when no one else was,
so they were not alone when
they left this world. You are
the one who offered a prayer
and words o f peace, while
gently stroking their head
and reassuring them it was
“Okay to let go.”
P lease, hold your
head high and realize, there
is no greater calling than
to provide compassion and
love to those in need. The
next tim e you find your
selves in the position o f
being tempted to utter those
words, “I’m only a CNA,”
stop and realize you are
so much more to so many
people. You have the oppor
tunity every day to impact
people’s lives in a positive
and much needed way.
P eople may think
since becoming a CNA does
not require years o f educa
tion it is a job that just any
one could do. Nothing could
be further from the truth.
It takes a special person to
do the w ork o f a nursing
assistant. These jo b s can
be physically challenging,
mentally taxing, and emo
tionally wrenching, CNAs
get to practice patience and
compassion on a daily ba
sis, nursing assistants have
chosen a profession that
demands caring.
June 12-18 was Cer
tified N ursing A ssistants
(CNA) Week. Pioneer Me
morial didn’t do too much,
a little posting on the bul
letin board, a small gift and
some words o f appreciation
were expressed. Not nearly
enough. To me this special
group o f caregivers w ill
never be “Just CNAs.” They
are the some of the most im
portant medical profession
als I will ever work with.
M arriages
M o rro w C o u n ty
Clerk Bobbi Childers has
released the following re
port o f m arriage licenses
issued:
-J u n e 17: K a le b
Duane Kraft, 23, Gilman,
IL and Ellen Danielle, 21,
Gilman, IL.
-June 20: M ichael
Benjamin Camp, 31, Board-
m an and D e an n a Lynn
Goodeve, 42, Boardman.
Senior Center Menu
U nited M eth o d ist
C hurch m em bers w ill be
serving lunch on Wednes
day, July 2. The menu will
include mac & cheese with
ham, green beans, French
bread, and tapioca with pine
apple, subject to change.
A view from the hill
By Doris Brosnan
Even with the return o f summer weather that
beckons residents outside, the Willow Creek Terrace
community continues to enjoy the several weekly rou
tine and inside activities with devoted visitors, volun
teers, and staff. Residents can count on Eve Ironhawk
and Shirley George o f the Nazarene Church for bingo
and crafts on M ondays; Joe Burleson and Shirley
Rugg for Tuesday pinochle; Suzanne Jepsen, Melissa
Monaco, Betty Carlson, or Sharon Woodside for the
reading o f the “Gazette-Times” on Wednesdays; and
MaryAnn Elguezabal and Janet Greenup o f the catholic
church for games or crafts on Fridays. Exercises get
the blood circulating every weekday morning, inside
or outside on the patio; anyone can catch a matinee
movie on Saturday afternoons; and Sally Walker and
Suzanne are efficient with their ongoing library-book
and audio-book exchanges. Also on Tuesdays, several
residents catch a ride, usually with Tom Wilson at the
wheel o f the senior transportation bus, to the St. Patrick
Senior Center for an afternoon o f bingo.
Add to these activities the surprises and the ex
tras, and the Terrace always ends up with a very busy
month o f events. In May, alone, residents and staff
enjoyed a Cinco de Mayo fiesta, a special M other’s
Day, more pampering with manicures by Diana Ball,
a Wear-Purple-for-Peace Day, Pizza Party Day, Armed
Forces Day, and Memorial Day. Bud and Harriet Batty
“sprung for the pizza,” reports manager George Naims,
shortly after a trip with family to Wild Horse Casino.
Bud won some extra money so thought he could splurge
for pizza. Some local veterans came up for a coffee hour
and visiting on Armed Forces Day, and many residents
went out with family on Memorial Day.
So far this month, some residents traveled to the
city park for Celebrate Heppner’s afternoon o f events,
the men enjoyed some special attention on Father’s Day,
and everyone was invited to enjoy a picnic on the patio
for International Picnic Day on the 18. Everyone was
aware o f Garfield’s birthday on the 19, mainly because
staff and residents shared some giggles watching and
reading Garfield cartoons.
This week, the National Celebration o f the
Senses Week, daily activities are offering everyone op
portunities to explore our five senses. Come sun or not,
everyone on the Hill is invited to wear shades on the 27
because it is Sunglasses Day. Play in the pool will be
included that afternoon if the sun is shining.
The Terrace will acknowledge the 69th anniver
sary o f “Gone with the Wind” on June 30 by viewing
the movie.
July is sure to bring more routine and extra
activities to Willow Creek Terrace, beginning with
fireworks on Independence Day. As in the past, several
residents and staff plan to attend some o f the Music-in-
the-Park series in Boardman and Irrigon, picnicking at
the river while enjoying the music. And no one knows
what other events will quickly fill up the July calendar
on the Hill.
Summer time, summer time, sum, sum, summer
time! Any time can be a busy time, but at the Terrace,
summer time seems to be an especially full season. And
most residents view these days with appreciation.
Talent show to be held during
Boardman 4th of July celebration
A talent show will be held at 3:30 p.m. at the
Boardman Marina Park during the Boardman Thunder 4th
o f July Celebration. Now is the time to start rehearsing
your favorite song, or tuning up you instrument, learning
a new dance routine, or what ever your talent is. There will
be no lip syncing this year.
Cash prizes will be awarded for three lucky par
ticipants.
Sign-ups will be held at the stage just prior to the
contest or you can call the chamber to sign up ahead o f
time or for more information at 481-3014. Sheila Corpus
is once again heading up the talent show.
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BEO declares
quarterly cash
dividend
BEO Bancorp, par
ent com pany o f Bank o f
Eastern Oregon, announced
that its board o f directors
declared a quarterly cash
dividend o f $0.15 per share
payable on or before July
15,2008, to shareholders o f
record as o f June 30, 2008.
This is the 23rd year
in a row the company has
paid cash dividends. The
board will continue to re
view its dividend policy.
Cash dividends, when and
if declared, will typically be
paid in April, July, October,
and January. The board will
continue to review a wide
range of indicators including
operating results, retained
earnings, capital, and gen
eral market conditions in
making decisions on future
dividends.
For fu rth er in fo r
mation on the company or
to access internet banking,
visit BEO’s website at http://
www.beobank.com.