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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 6,2012 Index available for Morrow County chronicles By Doris Brosnan For anyone searching for inform ation about a Morrow County family, a specific member of such a family, a historical event or the name of a particular area location, the Morrow Coun ty Chronicles can prove to be a valuable resource. Names included in the 28 issues of the Chronicles have now been listed in a com prehensive index, available at the Morrow County Museum, the Or egon Trail libraries and, soon, the county’s and li braries’ websites. Complete sets o f the Chronicles can be accessed for research at the museum and the libraries, wfiere personnel can, if required, assist with use of the in dex. All but the first two issues (which may soon be reprinted) of the Chronicles can be purchased at the museum. The Chronicles articles are products of many writ ers, oftentimes relatives of featured persons, or some times researchers inter ested in particular topics. Some articles are personal accounts. Consequently, index users should keep in mind a few facts: -Names o f persons, places and events are listed in the index as they appear in the Chronicles. -Some names have been spelled in more than one way by multiple writers— i.e. Laurence, Lawrence; Paiute, Piute; M atteson Butte, Madison Butte—or contain typing errors, so if a search of one spelling does not gamer results, attempt ing other possible spellings might work. -A person will be listed by last name first; a married woman may be listed with her maiden name and mar ried name(s); thus, some listings will contain names in different sequences— i.e. Adkins, Emma (Mrs. Co lumbus Rhea); Rhea, Emma Adkins - Mrs. Columbus. -Some people have been included in the Chronicles articles under complete first names, nicknames, and/ or initials— i.e. William, William Pickett, Will, Bill, W.P.—and are listed in the index in these ways. -Sometimes, a family name is a listing without a Get acquainted with Heppner’s senior center first name or is listed with a “Mr.” or “Mrs.” For each entry, the index lists the volume number(s), publication year(s), and page number(s) in which the name can be found. O f course, the index is in tended to be complete and accurate, but errors and omissions might have oc curred during compilation, so users are encouraged to contact the museum, 541- 676-5524, the lib raries’ personnel or Doris Brosnan, 541-676-5382, with correc tions or additions. The Morrow County Historical Society also en courages readers to be come contributors to the Chronicles. Many topics, including families, have yet to be included in the annual historical collection. Persons, places and events gain perm anence in the local heritage and provide valuable information for future generations when reported in print. Everyone with topic suggestions or willing to write an article can inform Betty or Louis Carlson, Andrea Nelson, or Don or Donna Eppenbach. Residents should consider local air ambulance options 1 . M ORROW COUN TY HEALTH DISTRICT ( ■ ( ( l l r n c t t» H ( « l l k u r r Article provided by the Morrow County Health District. Due to Morrow Coun ty ’s location, air am bu lance services often play an important role in the care of emergency patients. Recently, Airlink, one of the air ambulance provid ers that services our area, announced an important change to their member ship program. O f particular note is the fact that Air- link’s membership program ceased offering reciprocity as o f June 1, 2012. This reciprocity has been a great benefit for our area, as it has allowed membership in Airlink to cover the costs of using another agency’s service. Now that Airlink will no longer participate in the reciprocity offered by other providers in our area, an Airlink member who is transported by another air transport service will be responsible for any out standing costs. Life Flight and Northwest MedStar, the other medical air transport providers that service Mor row County, are continuing to offer reciprocity between their two organizations. In o rd er to en su re coverage for all of the air transport companies in our area, Airlink members can consider purchasing ad ditional coverage through another company. Airlink members may also consider not renewing their Airlink membership and transition ing to a membership with a different air ambulance pro vider. Life Flight is expand ing its services in northeast Oregon and provides air transportation throughout northern Oregon. N orth west Medstar’s services are based in Washington, and Airlink is based in central Oregon. Morrow County residents should base their coverage decision on their personal needs and prefer ences; however, it is worth noting that, at this point, Life Flight has the most comprehensive coverage in our service area. It is also important to note that health insurance plans, and government cov erage such as Medicare, will often pay a portion of the costs for necessary medical air transport; how ever, any costs not covered by insurance or an air am bulance membership are typically the responsibility of the patient. Individuals should be familiar with the air transport coverage pro vided by their health insur ance when considering their air ambulance membership needs. If you have a prefer ence regarding the air trans port provider you would like to use during a medical emergency, please let the physician and medical staff know at that time. The Mor row County Health District staff will make every effort possible to meet your re quest, although our ability to do so will depend on the availability of your air ambulance provider. Local man gets hole in one Heppner man John Edmundson got a hole in one on May 31 at Willow Creek Country Club; he accomplished the feat on hole #4. This is Edmundson’s eighth hole in one on his home course. Livestock growers board to meet The Morrow County Livestock Growers board of directors will meet on Wednesday, June 13, at 7 p.m. at the OSU Extension office. The main items for discussion are the buyer’s lunch, fair updates and fairground improve ment options. Call 541-676-9642 with questions. J oin H eppner L es S chwab - THREE By Doris Brosnan The welcome mat is out at one of Heppner’s most- used facilities, and visitors will im mediately notice the sprucing up recently accomplished in the dining room. The project began with a call from the “Mustang M op-Up” group, asking if the St. Patrick’s Senior Center needed help with anything on May 17, Hep pner High School’s day of assisting community mem bers with odds and ends of jobs. The added woman pow er offered by Petra Payne, Tessa and Tayllor Gould, Natalie Rauch and Hanna Lovgren presented the perfect opportunity to paint the walls, which had not been repainted since the 1988 development o f the Heppner Senior Citizens Center, a.k.a. St. Pat's. After the school helpers had to leave, work contin ued, as Judy Buschke (who donated the paint), Kathy Turner, Nancy Goshnauer, Mona Patterson and Joyce Kay Hollomon finished up the green walls and started on the white trim. On June 2, Buschke guessed, the job might be completed. It will include repair o f the north wall, which suf fers from moisture dam age, with dri-lock covered with headboard donated by Hollomon. To fully appreciate the difference this effort has made in the dining room, one must see the combina tion of the wall color with the uncommon tile colors changed during the 2008 repair-remodel project. It has, for certain, accom plished senior center board chair Buschke’s purpose: “To liven it up!” Opportunities to visit the room are many each week. The c e n te r’s dining room is the weekly site for the Wednesday lunch sponsored by CAPECO (Community Action Pro gram East-Central Oregon). The meal, cooked by John and Nancy Gochnauer and served by volunteers from the local churches, is open to the public. For indi viduals 60 years of age and older, the suggested dona tion for the meal is $3.50. For diners under 60, the price is $6. Serving begins at 11:30. The room is used on Tuesday afternoons for the Bingo sessions sponsored by the senior center. The public is invited to play, for 25 cents per card, beginning at 2 p.m. On Thursdays, the Hep pner Chamber of Commerce holds its lunch meetings in the room. These meetings offer attendees information about the large variety of ac tivities and businesses that in The St. Patrick's Senior C enter dining room is the site of many lo cal events, including cham ber of commerce meetings, the weekly Wednesday CAPECO lunch and this fast-paced game of Tuesday bingo. -Photo by Andrea Di Salvo affect the area’s economy. To reserve a spot for the $9 lunch prepared on a rotating basis by one of the local eat eries, an individual needs to contact the chamber office, 676-5536, at least one day in advance. Other uses of the cen ter’s dining room include blood drives—one of which was held on June 4— birth day parties, funeral dinners, some St. Pat’s Weekend events and reunions. Soon, for instance, a car club will be driving to Heppner and using the center for its main meeting. To reserve the din ing room, call the office, 676-9030. Additional use is made of the center’s front lounge, and it, too, can be reserved by calling the office. Pres ently, the lounge hosts a group who play Bridge on Tuesday afternoons, Crib- bage players on Thursday afternoons, and a dominoes group on Fridays. Also, the Garden Club meets in the lounge, as does the Lions Club. The ce n te r’s office, which also features a small library, is open Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. until noon and from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. It is staffed by volunteers who sometimes wear more than one hat. They might help with in quiries by providing phone numbers for government and private agencies that provide various services, or by directing someone to programs for seniors and individuals with special needs. They schedule rides to appointments for people who call for rides on the Special Transportation bus, a government-sponsored service available to every one, although senior citi zens do have priority. They answer questions about the center and the apartments. The senior center board is responsible for these “ dow nstairs” areas and activities in the historical hotel building. The Hep pner Housing Authority is responsible for the main taining and renting of the nineteen apartments in the building. Presently, all apart ments are occupied. As the development and later remodeling of the building required borrowed money and grant money, certain com pliance restrictions dictate some policies. The Housing Authority must maintain thirteen o f the apartments for individuals of low-to-moderate income. Six of the apartments are rented at “m arket rate” with no income restric tions. Three apartments are handicap-accessible. The in-house manager, Kathy Turner, reports that individuals are “certainly welcome to ask that their names be added to a wait ing list” for the apartments. Turner's number is 676- 5380. An easy drop-in spot on Main Street, St. Patrick’s Senior Center is a great location for these many social activities and a great place for anyone wanting to pause and relax. Visitors are welcome. Chamber lunch meeting The next meeting o f the Heppner Chamber of Com merce will be held Thursday, June 7, at noon in the St. Patrick’s Senior Center dining room in Heppner. The meeting will be an all entities report. Cost of lunch is $9; Sweet Productions will cater. Participants are asked to RSVP for chamber lunch meetings no later than the Wednesday before. Farmers market begins June 22 Willow Creek Farmer's Market will start Friday, June 22. Farmer’s market hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the City Park. The market will run through Friday, October 5.
