Disque named director of Home Health and Hospice
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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.
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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.
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