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
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M ORROW COUN TY
HEALTH DISTRICT
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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.