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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 20, 2012 Whooping cough situation in northwest TEACHER RETIRES -Continuedfrom PACE ONE came up. rancher Kelwayne Hague- wood, whom she had met in college. “I’ve lived here ever since,” she said. Her marriage to Hague- wood a year later—and the subsequent birth ofchildren Brian, Tony and Carrie— didn’t end her teaching career. Hague wood taught fourth grade at HES for more than 20 years, but also taught Title 1 and every homeroom grade except sixth. She also substitute taught through the junior high level during maternity leaves. Her busy schedule, complete with graduation of daughter, Carrie, this June, has left Haguewood little free time over the years. “I don’t have time for hobbies...but 1 will now,” she said when the subject She likes to read, play go lf and travel, as well as having an appreciation for art. When it came to retirement plans, she was concise. “The three R s,” she said; “reading, relaxing and recreating, in no particular order.” She added that she also plans on spending time with friends and family, par ticularly her children, one grandchild and 90-year-old mother. Finally, she expects to help her husband with their properties near Hepp ner and lone, as well as pos sible substitute teaching. Looking back over her 33-year teaching career, Haguewood found it dif ficult to pinpoint one thing she will miss most. “(I’ll miss) everything about the school,” she said. “We’re a family here.” Article provided by the Morrow County Health Department Outbreaks o f Pertus sis (commonly known as whooping cough) are oc curring in Washington and in Oregon. Most Oregon cases are on the west side of the state; there are currently no cases of the disease in Morrow County. “We know people are hearing about and are per haps concerned about per tussis,” says Shelley Wight, C om m unicable Disease Coordinator for the Morrow County Health Department. “The health department is monitoring the situation in partnership with the Acute and Communicable Disease program o f the Oregon Health Authority and our local medical providers. We want to be ready to identify cases and take the necessary actions to reduce the spread of the disease should we begin to get pertussis cases in the county.” Whooping cough is a respiratory disease caused by bacteria that live in the nose, mouth and throat of infected individuals. It often causes serious problems in babies, but is usually milder in older children and adults. While pertussis can occur at any age, infants and young children are at the high est risk of life-threatening consequences. Almost half of the 525 infants diagnosed with pertussis in Oregon since 2000 have had to be hospitalized. The first symptoms— runny nose, sneezing, mild fever and cough—usually appear five to 21 days af ter a person is infected. After one or two weeks, the cough gets worse and starts to occur in strong coughing fits. In young children, these coughing fits are followed by a whooping sound as they try to catch their breath. The strong coughing may cause people to vomit or turn blue from a lack of air. It may be hard for babies to eat, drink or breathe. The disease can last six weeks or longer. There are things people can do to protect them selves and their families from whooping cough; -Get yourself and your family vaccinated. See your medical provider or call the Morrow County Health De partment to check on your immunization status. -All children should have the complete DTaP vaccination series. -At age 11-12, children need a booster shot in order to extend their protection. -All adults over age 19 who have not received a booster shot should get one. While an adult with pertussis may not become very sick, they can infect a vulnerable infant. -P r e g n a n t w o m en should be vaccinated after their 20th week. Use good health man ners, as pertussis is highly contagious and spreads easily by coughing and sneezing: -Cover your sneeze or cough with a tissue or your sleeve— not your hands. Touching a tissue or shar ing a cup can also spread the disease. -If you are sick, stay home and avoid being near infants. -If sick or caring for someone sick, wash your hands often to avoid spread ing germs. -See your medical pro vider if you have a severe cough or a cough lasting more than two weeks. Your doctor can diagnose the disease based on symptoms and laboratory tests. “Pertussis is a danger ous disease, especially for infants and young children who are not yet fully im munized,” says Health Di rector Sheree Smith. “Even if you are fully immunized, there is no guarantee you won’t get the disease.” To stay inform ed or get more information, visit http ://1 .usa.gov/P ertus- sisOregon or the Centers for Disease Control at http:// www.cdc.gov/features/per- tussis/. Poker & cribbage tournament planned Area churches plan Local teen named OHSRA queen VBS programs The lone Red, White and Blues annual Texas Hold ’Em Poker and Crib bage tournament will be held Friday, June 29, at the lone Legion Hall. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. The evening will begin with a mighty tasty meal o f smoked pulled pork, hand-made coleslaw, slow- cooked baked beans, and hand-prepared chili Verde. “The pulled pork is slowly cooked on Traeger barbecues using a unique blend of spices and season ings, insuring an inviting aroma and an amazing sa vory taste,” comments an event spokesperson. “The coleslaw, baked beans and chili Verde are all hand- prepared and are derived from family recipes.” The meal will be com pleted with a variety o f freshly baked cookies. The entire meal will be served for donation. Poker and cribbage sign-ups will begin at 7 p.m. with play to begin at 7:30. Poker buy-in will be $40, with no late buy-in opportunities, and will pay the top four players. Crib bage buy-in is $20 and will pay the top two players. Sign-up time has been set back a little this year to accommodate the Friday schedule. Newly opened Route 74 will provide the no-host bar. “The poker tournament is a great way to help raise funds for worthwhile proj ects and makes for a great evening spent with friends,” says a tournament coordi nator. “Playing cribbage is a fun and relaxing way to spend the evening and to help donate to the 4"’ of July activities.” Proceeds raised will help fund the lone Red, White and Blues celebra tion. St. Patrick's Catholic Church will hold vacation Bible School June 25-28 from 9 a.m. to noon at the St. Patrick's parish hall. Contact 541-676-9462 for more information. Several other area churches have banded together to hold VBS for children ages four through 12 on the Hope Lutheran parsonage lawn. That VBS will be held Mon day, June 25, through Friday, June 29; it will begin each evening with a free supper at 6 p.m. and will conclude at 8:30 p.m. A kick-off barbecue will be held on Sunday, June 24, at 6 p.m. so parents and students can meet the staff, pre-register children and enjoy a free meal for the whole family. Call 541-676-9970 for more information. Elks offers college scholarships Heppner Elks BPOE #358 will once again this year offer scholarships to students in honor of the late Clarence Buchanan. The current scholarship is for any second- through fourth-year college stu dents, trade school students or graduate school students who are either members themselves or have a parent/ grandparent or step-parent/ step-grandparent who are members-in-good-standing o f the Heppner lodge. The application will be avail able via email. Anyone who needs a copy of the applica tion can email scholarship chairman Tim Dickenson at dickensonchiro@centu- rytel.net, stop by his office or call 541-676-8990. Ap plications are due June 30. L illian S andford, a opportunity for meeting junior at H eppner High new people, making life School, earned the title of long friends while compet Miss Oregon High School ing in a week -ong pageant Rodeo Association Queen that has the young ladies last w eekend at busy from dawn the Oregon High to dusk each and School Rodeo Fi every day,” says nals in Prineville. Sandford’s mother, S he c o m p e te d Sylvia Sandford. in a p p e a ra n c e , S a n d fo rd is speech, modeling, Lillian fundraising for her interviews, horse Sandford outfits and travel manship and a writ expenses to Wyo ten test on National High ming. Anyone who would School Rodeo knowledge. like to contribute to her Sandford has earned reign can contact her at a position on the Oregon 541-571-5930. high school rodeo team and Sandford resides in will be traveling with her lone with her parents, Rick teammates to Rock Springs, and Sylvia Sandford, and WY July 13-21 to compete sister Ivy. She is an ac at the 64"’ annual National tive member and officer High School Finals Rodeo of Heppner FFA, National (NHSFR) in the Queen Honor Society and FBLA, competition. as well as Morrow County The NHSFR will host 4-H ambassador and junior state and provincial queens 4-H leader. She plans on a representing their high busy summer of travel and schools, as well as rodeo representing Oregon high queens from Australia. school rodeo “to her fullest “This will be a great ability.” Stillman chosen for all-star game HES May students of No chamber the month meeting this week Micah Stillman from around the o f Lexington has state by Oregon been chosen to play 8-Man coaches. in the Oregon 8-Man The 8-M an A ll-S tar Football All-Star game will G am e. S tillm an , be held on Satur the son o f Susie day, June 23, in Micah and Berl Stillman Stillman the C om m unity o f Lexington, is a Stadium on the recent graduate o f Eastern O regon lone High School. He was University Campus. Kick nom inated to play with off is at 1 p.m. other outstanding athletes Chamber members are reminded that there will not be a chamber lunch meeting Thursday, June 21. The guest speaker at the June 28 meeting will be a representative from Advantage Dental, who will talk about their busi ness in Heppner. lone library district to meet Retirement potluck planned Heppner Elementary School May Students of the Month. The lone Library District will hold their monthly Back (L-R): Naleah Stone, Keegan Gibbs, Coby Dougherty, A community potluck honoring Barb Collin upon her Nicole Propheter, Cara Arbogast, Kael Osmin, Tarin Troxell meeting on Thursday, June 28, at 2 p.m. at the lone Public retirement will be held June 26 from 6-8 p.m. in the lone and Morgan Burch. Front (L-R): Alexis Cutsforth, Derrick Library, 385 W. Main Street in lone. Agenda topics include the 2012-13 budget hearing, High School cafeteria. Families with last names A-M are Smith, Bridget Wizner, Blane Mahoney, Amelia Baker, Kegan asked to bring a main dish; last names N-Z, bring a salad. Steagall, McKenna Bray, David Cribbs, Irelynn Kollman and bills to pay and planning for the new fiscal year. The Landon Waddell. The character trait for May was confidence. public is invited to attend. The entire community is invited. -Contributed photo Heppner Les Schwab Congratulates Heppner Elementary's 4th Quarter Honor Card Recipients and 2011-2012 Perfect Attendance Students! 4th Quarter Honor Card Recipients Eli Petzoldt JaceC o e Tyson Vawser Dillan Doyle Johnny Resch Kaden Combe Anthony Rankin Logan Angeli Keegin Chitty Jazmin Baker Cam ryn Scrivner Kednall Dowdy Zander Fisher G race Smith Morgan Cutsforth Suzanneah Logan W addell Cody Fletcher Irelynn Kollman Cason Zandra Masterson Alison Cecil Hailey W enberg Hannah Green Katie W ilson ZaBrena Masterson Landon Mitchell Drew Coe Daem on W orden Felix Matthew Teagan Ram sey Casey Fletcher Kellen Grant Mark Adam s Chance McCormack Jolene Serrano Ananna W orden Jonathon W addell Gavin Hanna Harley Anderson Haytey Akers C edie Dayandante Rytee Bray Hunter Greenup Bill AUdntt Kassidy Henrichs Roy Collins Kami Holtz Brock H isler Alexis Cutsforth TyB oor Evan Kollman Jackson Lehman Brett Jewett G racey D elo ach McKenna Bray Sage Ferguson Mason Lehman Brian Lindsay David Cribbs A b b * M a nek Blane Mahoney G aige Futter Shayfyn D elo ach Tresslyn McCurry G rad e Orem Hayden Hyatt Sebastian G arcia M ikel Jaca Nicole Myers- Aubriana Rodriguez Reece Gorham Mooney Joseph Sherm an M ariae Mitchell Chace Jones Hannah Palm er Madelyn Nichols Jett Stew art Jake Lentz Serenity Rodriguez Nicole Propheter Paul Lindsay Noah Stone G enevieve Smith Dylan Rill Ireland Martin Am elia Baker Kylie Boor Kenneth Troxell Cheyenne Shaw Trevor Nichols Sadie Orem Madison Palm er Jordan Spaulding Jorden Sweeney Aim ee Turrell Cam i VanArsdale Madison Combe Izabella Garcia Jared G eier Kacie Gray Claire G reb Diana Healy B ailee Heard Derek Howard Cason Mitchell Hunter Nichols O livia Schmidt Caitlyn Scrivner Nichole Shaw Naleah Stone Tarin Troxell Jacob W allace Ethan Akers Morgan Burch Morgan Correa Keegan Gibbs Dakota Howard A lex Lindsay Gibson McCurry Hayden Qualls Ivy Sandford Reiah W aite Tiffany Akers C ara Arbogast Zach Bredfield Carson Brosnan Jacee Currin Coby Dougherty Sophie G rant Katlyn Harper Darby Holtz Jaiden Mahoney Kaitlyn Martin Shayna Osmin Justice Petzoldt Trent Smith W yatt Steagall Leo W aite 2011-2012 School Year Perfect Attendance Students! Back row (L-R ) Gavin Hanna. Jorden Sweeney. Jackson Lehman, Casey Fletcher, Antonio Matthew, Ethan Akers, Payton Lehman, Alison C edi. Cheyenne Shaw, Austin Moses, Sa- bashtian Futter Middle row: Tyson Vawser, Angel Matthew, Alexis Cutsforth. Gaige Futter. Kaden Combe. ZaBrena Masterson. Kendall Dowdy, Chance McCormack, Cedie Dayan dante, Kassidy Henrichs. Hayley Akers. Jake Lentz Front row: Claire Grieb, Caittyn Scrivner, Madison Combe. Nichole Shaw, Jacee Currin. Tiffany Akers Chace Jones. Adan Guerra Heppner Les Schwab donated gift certificates to further reward Heppner Elementary’s perfect attendance students! 124_ North Main Street^ • Heppner OR 97836 • 54/- 676-9481 t
