Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Excuses to ignore heart pain
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M O R R O W CO UNTY
HEALTH DISTRICT
Excellence in H e a lth c a r e
Editor s note: the
following article was sub­
mitted by Michael Blauer o f
the Morrow County Health
District.
A person often has
warning signs o f heart dis­
ease— chest pain or short­
ness o f b re a th — b e fo re
having a heart attack. Un­
fortunately, many people
find reasons to ignore these
im portant sym ptom s. “ 1
w ouldn’t w ant to bother
my doctor,” or, “The pain
always goes away,” many
people say.
People know that
chest pain is a warning sign
for heart disease. Yet, heart
pain m ay not feel quite
like the pain o f a toothache
or stubbed toe. It is often
difficult for a person to de­
scribe. It may be a tightness
or pressure in the chest, an
uncomfortable shortness of
breath or a feeling of doom.
So some people ignore it
because it is not a typical
pain.
A n o th e r re a s o n
m any people talk them ­
selves out of seeing a doctor
is because the pain goes
away if they take it easy— a
little rest and everything ap­
pears to be back to normal.
Often the pain comes on
most easily in the morning,
but is gone the rest of the
day even though a person
is more active. This gives
a person a false sense of
security.
Some people feel
heart pain in the neck, stom­
ach, shoulders or arms. It
may act like indigestion. A
person cannot worry about
the heart every time he gets
a little pain in the stomach,
neck or arm s, but if the
pain occurs with exertion,
after meals, or is different
from usual, it should not
be ignored. Even if it’s not
the heart, it may deserve
m ed ical e v a lu a tio n and
treatment.
No one w ants to
have heart disease or to
take the tests that may give
the bad news that he has
angina, but with early treat­
ment much can be done to
decrease the symptoms and
protect against having a
dangerous heart attack.
Do not ignore these
important warning sym p­
toms— whether it is pain,
pressure, tightness, or a
shortness of breath. It could
be your heart. ©
T he M C H D has
partnered w ith M id-C o­
lumbia Medical Center in
The Dalles and OHSU to
provide cardiology services
at Pioneer Memorial Clinic
in Heppner. A cardiologist
will be on-site once a month
to diagnose and treat heart
conditions such as chest
pain, heart failure and high
blood pressure. To schedule
an appointment or to request
additional information, call
541-506-6530.
98% A ngels will
perform at the Irrigon Ma­
rina Park at 7 p.m. on July
11. The program , part o f
M usic in the Parks, will
also honor veterans. The
d u o ’s re p e rto ire ranges
from 1930s standards and
Big Band music to hits of
the 50s through the 90s and
popular country tunes.
98% Angels, oth­
erw ise know n as M arie
Rose and Renate Meakins,
first met and began singing
together in 1998 in the Blue
Jazz Choir Ensemble while
attending Blue M ountain
C o m m u n ity C o lle g e in
Pendleton. Since then, the
duo has performed in shows
around the area, including
the Irrigon W aterm elon
Festival, Music in the Parks,
U m atilla L anding Days,
H erm iston Variety Show
Professional story­
teller Christopher Leebrick
brought stories to life for a
rapt audience this past Fri­
day at the Heppner Public
Library. Leebrick kicked
his “Travelin’ Tales” pro­
gram into high gear with a
rousing tale from Dr. Seuss
and immediately captured
the attention o f an audience
that ranged from toddlers to
grandmothers.
The perform ance
marked Leebrick’s 17th east­
ern Oregon performance in
12 days. Leebrick said he
has enjoyed his time in east­
ern O regon, and showed
off some o f the mementos
of his trip to the children in
the audience. One o f those
m em entos w as a “ story
stick,” which he offered to
audience members to “zap”
him with story ideas.
T he a w a rd -w in ­
ning theater artist has been
spinning tales since he was
only 13 years old. Since
1975, he has perform ed
Rose and Renate M eakins
will perform at Music in the
Parks in Irrigon on July 11.
-Contributed photo
and the Amboy Territorial
Days in Amboy, WA. The
girls also volunteer their
tim e singing in local as­
sisted living homes.
Morrow County students lone 4-H clothing club
receive U of I scholarships meeting
Nine M orrow County seniors have received
scholarships from the University of Idaho in Moscow. The
graduates are a few o f more than 5,400 students who been
awarded nearly $30 million in scholarship support from
the University of Idaho for the 2011 -12 academic year.
Local scholarship recipients include Bryan Pat­
rick Holland and Joseph Lee Pranger of Heppner; Justin
Lee Archer and Stefanie Rae Archer of lone; Andrew
Aaron Wilson, Joel Orozco, Molly Beth Creason and
Natasha Lynn Van Fossen o f Irrigon; and Brett Ryan
Harrison o f Lexington.
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Sydney Stefani with one of the polar fleece blanket they tied.
-Contributed photo
By A m anda Rea
The lone clothing club met on June 22. This
week they learned how to tie blankets. The students made
blankets as their community service project. The blankets
will be sent to places were they are needed.
The next meeting will take place Thursday, July
7 at 7 p.m. at the lone Community Church. They will
work on completing their registration for fair and their
record books.
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Award-winning storyteller Christopher Leebrick entertained
a small but engrossed audience at the Heppner library last
Friday. - Photo by Andrea Di Salvo
from coast to coast at fes­
tivals, theaters, conference
halls, schools libraries and
churches. His repertoire
includes folk tales from
around the world, narrative
poetry, original stories and
“whoppers.”
All three o f Lee­
brick’s CDs— two o f which
Community pulls
together for VBS
Shelli Britt and Cyde Estes help a group of students dur­
ing craft time at the “Big Jungle Adventure” vacation Bible
School last week. -Photo by April Sykes
Last week’s vaca­
tion Bible school in Hep­
pner w a sn ’t ju st a VBS
program; it was a symbol
o f community and sharing
across denominations.
“Big Jungle Ad­
venture - A Faith Journey
with Jesus” ran on the eve­
nings o f June 27 through
30 at the All Saints Episco­
pal and United Methodist
churches on the comer of
Church and Gale streets.
It may have ended as a big
ju n g le adventure, but it
started as a small seed in
the minds of a handful of
women.
Three women and
Pastor Katy Anderson of the
Heppner Shared Ministry
saw the need for a VBS to
continue the outreach they
had started with the First
Fridays during the school
year, but they were afraid
they didn’t have the money
or volunteers needed to pull
it off. An announcement at
the ecumenical ladies-salad
supper led to the Method­
ist and Nazarene churches
stepping forward to help.
With four churches
involved, Hope Lutheran
member Neva DeMayo says
they still weren’t sure they
had enough resources.
“ A h a n d fu l o f
women met and began to
pray,” she said.
Help began pour­
ing in. H eppner Fam ily
Foods and several o f its
vendors donated much of
the food that was served
during the evening meals at
the VBS. A minor miracle
occurred when Shared Min­
istry members discovered a
bank account that had been
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lying dorm ant for years.
It didn’t have much, but
it was a start. Donations
from throughout the com­
munity provided the rest of
the funds needed.
The final need for
more volunteers was an­
swered when the Arlington
Nazarene Church called the
Heppner Nazarene Church
and asked if their youth
group could help the Hep­
pner church in any way.
Nazarene Church members
in H eppner im m ediately
saw an opportunity to as­
sist the ecum enical VBS
that was forming. Soon, the
youth group from Arlington
added their energy to the
project.
“ T he A rlin g to n
youth group was fabulous,”
said DeMayo. “They helped
with crafts and games. They
did skits that tied in with
the Bible study but were
hilarious. The kids loved
them.”
The vacation Bi­
ble school, which offered
Bible stories, music, crafts,
gam es and supper to 4-
through 12-year-olds, had
an average attendance o f
23 children per night. It
was successful in far more
than numbers, though. Ac­
co rding to p a rtic ip a n ts,
it made an impact on the
community.
The impact could
be seen through one con­
versation in particular on
Thursday night. Volunteer
George Naim s asked one
boy if he was coming back
next year.
“O f course,” he re­
plied. “Isn’t everybody?”
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have won national Story­
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When he isn’t on
the road, Leebrick enjoys
sp ending tim e w ith his
wife, son and daughter at
the hom e in West Linn,
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Renowned storyteller spins
tales at Heppner library
Llama rendezvous held, 98% Angels at Music in
llama remains missing the Parks
The B ack-
country Llam a A s­
sociation held their
annual Pacific North­
w est rendezvous at
Cutsforth Park July 1
through July 3.
P a rtic ip a n ts
came from as far as
c e n tra l C a lifo rn ia
to learn more about
packing and driving
with llamas. A variety
of hands-on activities
and instruction culmi­ Llama mama Shihaisha remains
nated in a beginners’ missing in the mountains after
pack trip with their the llama rendesvous at Cutsforth
own or “borrow ed” Park over the weekend. -Contrib­
uted photo
llamas.
Unfortunate­
ly, for the first time in the Willow Creek Road across
history o f the annual ren­ from Cutsforth Park and has
dezvous, a llama was lost yet to be found.
Anyone spotting a
in the w oods. T hursday
afternoon, June 30, a female roaming llama is asked to
llama got away from her contact the event organizer
handler on the east side of at 509-430-2198.
Wednesday July 6,2011
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Bob and Judy Stevens
Saturday, July 16, 2011 • 1:00 prn - 4:00 prn
Hardman Community center • Hardman, Oregon
Music, dancing, food, potluck salads
No gifts please • RSVP 541-676-5383
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