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Disque named director of Home Health and Hospice '||■ llllllll,|||MIII|jl| lll|| R o b an ai D isq u e Bessie Wetzell Newspaper l.ibrurv ’ University of Oregon Eugene. OR 97403 was recently nam ed the new director for Morrow C ou n ty H ealth D istric t Home Health and Hospice in Heppner. R aised in H ep p ner. Disque attended Blue Mountain Community Col lege w here she received associate o f arts degrees in nursing, human resources, and liberal arts. In 1976 Disque be the organization. In addition gan working as a nurse’s to her duties she will also aide. She has also co n tinue to work w orked as a respira as a nurse for Wil tory therapist aide low Creek Terrace. and a surgical aide. “ I’m excited for a From 1979-1983 new c h a lle n g e ," Disque w orked at said Disque. “I ’m St. Anthony’s Hos excited to learn and pital in Pendleton. be responsible for Robanai In 1983 she Disque the other side of it began w orking at (Home Health and Pioneer Memorial Hospi Hospice). tal and has been there ever D isq u e and her since. She began as a nurse husband, Duane, have two w ith H om e H ealth and children. Kylee is currently Hospice and in September finishing her student teach o f 1983 was hired to fill in ing through the U niver as a nurse in the hospital. sity o f Idaho. Taylor is a Disque has now been w ork student at Blue Mountain ing with Home Health and Community College taking Hospice for 26'/2 years. prerequisites for physical As the new director therapy. for Home Health and Hos When she has spare pice, Disque is responsible tim e, D isque has m any for all management areas of hobbies to keep her busy. She enjoys playing golf, photography, gardening, traveling, and many crafts, including sewing, knitting, painting and watercolors. She is a.n a\ id reader w ho tea c h e s y outh g ro u p at Hope Lutheran AH Saints’ Episcopal. She also enjoys cam p in g , tra v e lin g and watching mov ies with her family. Disque w ill be tak ing over for M olly Rhea who resigned from the po sition after five years. Rhea retained her position as director o f nursing serv ices with the Morrow County Health District. “ I lo v e H o m e H ealth and H o sp ice so much,” said Disque, "that I just thought ‘why not?’ when they asked (me to be the new director).” Parade of Lights winners announced VOL. 128 NO. 49 8 Pages Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Local Tea Party group formed ‘Enough is Enough ’plans informational and other activities By David Sykes A local Tea Party group prom oting, among other things, government fiscal responsibility and free enterprise, was recently formed to oppose “runaway government spending and our law m akers’ apparent disregard o f our C onsti tu tio n ,” a new s rele ase from the Willow Creek Tea Party P atriots says. The group’s motto is “ Enough is Enough”. The group is ex ploring different activities, including ways to inform the public about issues before the state and the country, including the ef fects o f “cap and trade” legislation and the national health care bill. T he g ro u p has held several meetings and established an email ad dress, post office box and Celebrate Heppner Christmas Event to be held The Chamber Raf fle Baskets are currently on display in the window at Heppner TV. Raffle tickets are available for sale at one for $1 and six for $5 and can be purchased at Community Bank, Heppner Chamber and Heppner TV through Thursday, Decem ber 17. The winner of each basket will be drawn dur ing the Celebrate Heppner Christmas Event at the Elks Lodge on December 17. The Elks will be serving lasagna, green salad and garlic bread. The cost for dinner will be $9 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. Those who purchase a dinner will be given a $10 Rewards Card for each meal, up to $50 for a family. Rewards cards can be entered for draw ings for prizes from 7:30-9:30 p.m. upstairs in the Elks Lodge. A penny raffle board will also be available. Santa will be avail able to take pictures ($5 per picture) from 6-7:30 p.m. Musical entertainment will by provided by exchange stu d e n t V iktoria Bosch from 6:15-7:15 p.m. The draw ing for prizes will begin at 7:30 p.m. internet blog for people who want more inform a tion. The email address the public may use to contact the group is wcteaparty@ gmail.com. The address for those who want to contact the group by regular mail is: Willow Creek Tea Party, PO Box 114, Heppner, OR 97836. A blog where com ments came be made and people can sign up to be kept abreast o f current ac tivities can be accessed at: http://w illow creekpatriots. blogspot.com The news release said the group is “a non partisan group of concerned citizens opposed to run away government spending and our lawmakers’ appar ent disregard of the United States C onstitution.” The group believes in “freedom o f opportunity, fiscal re sponsibility, frfee enterprise and limited government.” The mission state ment says “We the people remain firmly com m itted to the founding principles of these United States as set forth in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. “We believe that all are created equal and are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights and have the right to own the fruits o f their in dividual labors, unfettered by the self-serving heavy hand o f a pow er hungry government.” The local Tea Party group takes som e o f its ideas from other Tea Par ty movements around the country, which have held meetings, demonstrations and put up web sites to question the current activi ties and political direction o f the country. Visitor for the holidays The 13th annual Parade of Lights w as held on Thursday, December 3. The winners, sponsored by Columbia Basin Electric Co-op, are: Grinch o f Christmas (Best Individual Float): Bank of Eastern Oregon (Best Commercial Float); Heppner/Hermiston Seventh Day Adventist C h u rch es-“Journey to Bethlehem” (Best Community Float); and Heppner Junior High (Best School Float). H e p p n e r m a n a r r e s te d fo r a t t e m p t e d m u r d e r The Morrow Coun- On M onday, D e ty Sheriff’s Office cem ber 7, the de arrested Russ John partm ent received H ickerson, 52, o f a report of a distur H e p p n e r fo r A t bance at a residence tempted Aggravated in Lexington. Murder, Attempted A ccording Assault I, and Men to the sheriff’s de acing. H ickerson partment, deputies was lodged at the Russ John responded and an U m a tilla C ounty Hickerson in v e s tig a tio n re Jail with a total bail vealed that Michael of $106,000. Stahl of Lexington had been attacked by a suspect who had throw n gasoline on him and threatened to light it. The sheriff's office reported that the suspect had also threatened to kill the victim* with a handgun. A scuffle ensued and Stahl was able to prevent the gun from being fired and called 911 for assistance and deputies responded to the scene. Health services unite to improve access to care and health status L eadership from the Columbia River Com munity Health Services of B oardm an, the M orrow County Health District and the Morrow County Health Department has convened to develop an integrated health care netw ork - a first of its type in Morrow County health history. A rural health care network brings together a diverse group o f indepen dent health care providers, employers, or community organizations to address problem s that cannot be solved by any single entity working alone. The strength and success o f the effort depends strongly on the participation o f partners to include schools, local business, mental health care providers, oral health care providers, pharmacies, faith communities, law enforce ment, senior, veteran and children’s services. The m em bers o f the Morrow County Com m unity Health Im prove ment Partnership (CHIP) are key providers o f the health care delivery system in the areas o f public health, primary and acute care, be havioral health and human serv ices. A common desire to improve the health status o f the community and qual ity of life for individuals is shared am ong the health care providers and their partners. The initial goal of the Community Health Im provem ent Partnership is to conduct a com m unity health needs assessment. Health status indicators and health service utilization data will be collected and analyzed in addition to in formation collected through a community input process. This collaborative effort serves to encourage a more healthful community built by working collectively to solve problems and plan for action with local support and participation. The part nership is pursuing funding to support the Community Health Improvement Part nership because, as well as improved health, the ben efits for the county will be both social and economic. Pending develop ments and opportunities for citizen participation w ill be reported. Roy Collins Medical Fund set up at BEO This great horned owl lives in a tree next to Linda Bristow 's home on Lila Road in lone. Bristow took this photo on Sun day, December 6. For the past few days, Bristow has walked toward the tree, moving a little closer each day. to let the owl get comfortable with her presence. Contributed Photo A medical fund has been set up at Bank of Eastern Oregon to help the Collins family pay for their son, Roy's, medical bills. Roy, a first grader at Heppner Elementary School, was hospitalized for pneu monia. He was transferred Monday from Kadlec Medical Center in Richland. WA to Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland. Anyone wishing to contribute to the fund can do so at Bank o f Eastern Or egon, or send the donation to: The Roy Collins Medical Fund c o BEO. P. O. Box 39, Heppner, OR 97836. GREEN FEED & SEED IN FFA Greenhand initiation rescheduled The fourth annual Heppner FFA Greenhand ini tiation has been rescheduled for Wednesday, December 16, at 6:30 p.m. in the HHS cafeteria. Refreshments will be served following the ceremony. The community is invited to attend. H int Montana Silver Jewelry & Gifts 25% OFF 4 M o • b L n t a n a s i 1 vv . rsm r n is 4 4 4 4 4 4 4& A A A A A A A ------ — Christm as All Wrangler 13 MWZ Cowboy Cut jeans $19.99 Trees N ow In! All other Wrangler Apparel 13% Off M orrow County Grain Growers Green Feed S eed 2 4 2 W. 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