FO U R - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 22,2009
Pioneer Memorial Home Health and Hospice to host
16,h annual Living with Grief“ teleconference
Each year the Hos
pice Foundation o f America
(HFA) presents a nationally
recognized distance learning
program, live via satellite
and w ebcast. This y e a r’s
Living with G rief broadcast
is focusing on “ Diversity
and End-of-Life Care”.
For more than a de
cade, this annual educational
program has been instru
mental in educating health
care professionals and fami
lies on issues affecting end-
of-life care. The program
provides an opportunity for
a w ide variety of profession
als and laypersons to share
and exchange ideas.
This year HFA's 16th
Annual National Bereave
ment T eleconference fo
cuses on “ D iversity and
E n d -o f-L ife C a re .” The
teleconference will examine
how' diversity influences
end-of-life decision making
and the impact that culture
has at the time of death and
during bereavement. One of
the goals of the teleconfer
ence is to increase sensitiv
ity by helping professionals
acknowledge how their ow n
cultural v alues and assump
tions influence the delivery
o f care. The program will
also discuss the challenges
that may occur when cul
ture co n sid e ra tio n s may
cause ethical concerns or
moral distress. Moderated
by Frank Sesno, Professor
o f Media and Public Affairs
at The George Washington
University and Special Cor
respondent with CNN, the
program will be broadcast
Wednesday, April 29, from
10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The panel o f noted
authorities includes: Sami
ra K. Beckwith, President
and CEO o f Hope Health-
Care Services; Sandy Chen
Stokes, Executive Director,
Chinese American Coalition
for C om passionate Care;
Kenneth J. Doka, Professor
o f G e ro n to lo g y , G ra d u
ate School o f the College
o f New Rochelle; Wanda
H. Jen k in s, M anager o f
B ereavem ent Services at
VITAS Innovative H o s
4 th an n u al Youth T rack and
Field Day to be held in lo n e
pice Care; Richard Payne,
Director, Institute on Care
at the End o f Life, Duke
U niversity; Paul R o sen
blatt, Professor, C ollege
o f E d u catio n & H um an
D evelopm ent, U niversity
o f Minnesota; and Carlos
Sandoval-C ros, Rev., St.
Simon's Episcopal Church,
and p sy ch iatrist, p rivate
practice. This panel o f ethi-
eists, educators and hospice
experts will examine how
diversity influences end-
of-life decision making and
the impact that culture may
have at the time o f death and
during bereavement.
“The Hospice Foun
dation's telecasts are always
enlightening and promote
good discussion with all in
attendance,” states Molly
Rhea, director o f Pioneer
Memorial Home Health and
Hospice. “We have attended
most o f the annual viewings
and have always come away
with good in fo rm atio n .”
Rhea went on to encourage
any and all interested to
contact the agency office for
more details, and if possible,
plan to attend.
Each year this award
winning, televised broad
cast is seen in more than
2,000 communities across
North Am erica, reaching
an estimated live audience
o f 150,000 people. The
teleconference is produced
by Hospice Foundation of
A m erica, a not-for-profit
organization, which acts as
an advocate for the hospice
concept o f care through
ongoing programs o f pro
fessional education, public
inform ation and research
on issues relating to illness,
loss, g rie f and b e re av e
ment.
Heppner's Seventh
Day Adventist Church, lo
cated at 560 N. Minor Street,
has invited the agency to
utilize their satellite view
ing system. The broadcast
will be on Wednesday, April
29 from 10:30 am-1:30pm.
Refreshments will be pro
vided. For more informa
tion, please contact Kathy
Skinner at 541-676-2946.
Golf team still swinging
The lone High School National Honor Society and
the lone track team will hold its 4th annual Youth Track
and Field Day on Sunday/April 26.
Events will begin at 1 p.m. (rain or shine) on the
lone Community School football Held.
Children ages 0-5 years old and students K-3 will
compete in the 25, 50 and 100 meter dash, tennis ball
throw, one lap run, the safety javelin and standing broad
jump. Children in grades 4-5 will compete in the 50 meter
dash, 100 meter dash, the tennis ball throw, one lap run,
the safety javelin, and standing broad jump.
Admission is free, but donations are welcome. All
proceeds will benefit the Creative Care Preschool.
For more information please contact Ryan or Al
lison Rudolf at
(541) 422-7401 or rrudolffu ione.kl2.or.us.
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Mustang Varsity Baseball Schedule
F o llo w in g is the
Heppner High School var
sity baseball schedule for
the 2009 season:
-Apr. 25: BYE
-Apr. 29: Irrigon,
4:30 p.m.
-M ay 2: at P ilo t
Rock, 11 a.m.
-May 5: at Weston
McEwen, 4:30 p.m.
-May 9: Stanfield,
11 a.m.
-M ay 12: C ro ss-
Over (#3 vs. #2)
Heppner Mustang Taylor Disque gets ready to line up for a putt
-M ay 16: D istrict during the golf meet held at the Wildhorse. -Photo by Sandy Mat
thews
Tournament in The Dalles
Sheep R ock auto tour offered
GAHDEN SPACE AVAUA81E!
Newly relocated Community Garden
Near jrctn home at hi?h ichool
7b sign up call John Murray
158 dav
$10
A YEAR
An in-depth look at the
Mobile Dental Clinic
We’ve all seen the
sparkling clean, white, RV
like, M obile Dental Van
parked on the edge o f the
parking lot o f C olum bia
River Com m unity Health
Services, every now and
then. You have probably
thought to yourself, whose
is that? How' does it work?
What services do they of
fer? Who pays for it all? In
one question, who’s behind
it all?
The Mobile Dental
Clinic is operated by Medi
cal Teams International, a
non-denom inational, hon-
profit organization based
out o f Portland. There are
currently 10 mobile dental
clinics throughout Oregon
ahd Washington who utilize
v o lu n teer dental p ro fes
sionals to treat patients.
Currently the unit based in
W alla W alla, WA covers
all o f Eastern Oregon and
Eastern Washington. Every
one who qualifies is treated
regardless o f ability to pay.
Currently, there are
over 500 people in the local
area who receive services
from this dental van, where
100 clinics were held in
2008. D uring that tim e,
1,233 patients were seen
free o f charge, w ith an es
timated value o f those ser
vices at over $505,000 and
volunteers offered 1,100
hours of their time. It costs
about $1,000 to fund each
m obile dental clinic, per
day, and the average clinic
provides $6,000 worth o f
services.
The driving force
behind all o f the volunteer
hours and services, for 2008,
was Dr. Ted Flaiz. Over his
nine years, with M edical
Teams International, he has
offered 2,000 hours and $ 1.5
million worth o f services,
to over 4,000 patients in
the local area. However,
as many can tell you. Dr
Flaiz’s spirit o f service is a
long standing commitment.
He served in two wars, has
performed dentistry in over
25 countries, and currently
volunteers one w eek per
month with the dental van.
All o f this, while being a
husband, father o f three,
and building a thriving local
practice.
H o w ev er, due to
increased demand and de
creased donations to Medi
cal Teams International, the
future o f the dental van is
in jeopardy. While dental
vans in larger cities have the
aid o f local dollars, the van
based out o f Walla Walla is
funded exclusively out of
the Medical Teams Interna
tional general fund which
is shrinking at an alarming
rate. O f the 100 clinics held
in the local area, 59 o f them
had no -funding at all, and
only 41 had at least partial
funding o f $300 or more. If
you would.like to donate, to
help keep the mobile dental
clinics coming to Boardman,
contact Mindy at Columbia
River Com m unity Health
Services at (541)481 -7212,
Monday through Friday, be
tween 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
In addition to host
ing the mobile dental clinic,
Columbia River Community
Health Services accepts Or
egon Health Plan, Medicare,
most insurance plans, and
offers a sliding scale fee
program. The clinic is open
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon
day through Friday. Some
o f the services they offer
in clu d e: c o m p reh en siv e
exams, DOT physicals, oc
cupational services, school
sports physicals, chronic
illness managem ent, well
child exams, as well as adult
and childhood immuniza
tions.
F o r m o re in f o r
mation on services, o r to
schedule an appointm ent
call 541/481-7212. For in
form ation on the c lin ic’s
fundraising efforts, to build
a new clinic facility, con
tact Mindy Binder, also at
541/481-7212.
Gutierrez honored for
work with Little League
A John Day Fossil Beds National Monument park
ranger will lead a fossil beds auto tour on Saturday, May
2. This two-hour tour will travel along some o f the back
roads o f the national monument and feature the geologic
landscape and fossil history o f the area.
The tour will begin at 2 p.m. at the Sheep Rock
Unit's Thomas Condon visitor center, located near Day-
ville. Participants will need to bring their own vehicle, and
good tires are recommended.
Reservations are not needed for this free tour.
For more information contact the monument at
541-987-2333.
Mr. Bill’s Traveling Trivia returns
to Heppner this weekend
Mr. Bill will be ar
riving in Heppner for an
other night o f great fun and
laughter at the Elks Lodge
at-7 p.m. on April 25.
The no-host bar will
be open and dinner is also
available prior to 7 p.m.
The cost for each
team is $120 w ith each
team consisting o f up to six
members. Sign-up sheets
are available at the Heppner
Daycare and Preschool or
call Cari Scrivner at 541 -
676-8001.
Checks can be made
payable to Heppner Daycare
and Preschool. You do not
have to be a m em ber o f
the Heppner Elks Lodge to
play.
Mustang JV Baseball Schedule
F o llo w in g is the
-Apr. 24: at Um a
Heppner High School JV tilla, 2 p.m.
baseball schedule for the
-Apr. 27: Pilot Rock,
2009 season:
4:30 p.m.
-Apr. 23: at Stan
Mustang Track
field, 5 p.m.
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The Heppner Township Little League dedicated this season to
Craig Gutierrez for his hard work and dedication to the Little
League. Gutierrez was the backbone behind the completion of
snack shacks at every field in Heppner. He also coached Little
League for several years, helped to get the irrigation system in at
the George Waterland Field and umpires when there is a need.
-Photo by Sandy Matthews
F o llo w in g is the
Heppner High School track
team schedule for the 2009
season:
A pril 24: R iv e r’s
Edge meet at Umatilla (3/4
p.m.)*
April 25: Kiwanis
A farmer’s market meeting will be held on Thurs
Invitational at Hermiston day, June 23 at 5 p.m. at city hall. Important insurance
(10/11 a.m.)
issues will be discussed at this meeting.
Farmer’s market
meeting to be held
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