Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 23,2013
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Lexington girl takes The flu: W hat it is and what to do
first in Hoop Shoot about it
division
Lexington girl Sydney
Wilson won first place in
the Girls 8-9 division of
the Northeast District Elks
Hoop Shoot, held on Jan. 19
at Sandstone Middle School
in Hermiston. Wilson was
16/25 at the district com
petition and will advance
to the State Hoop Shoot on
Feb. 9.
There were more than
579 girls who participated
in their local shoots in the
8-9 division in the district.
Sydney Stefani of lone
placed third in the 12-13
girls division and shot
12/25. Other participants
from H eppner included
Kevin and Derrick Smith,
Keegan Gibbs, and Tresslyn
McCurry.
Complete results are:
First Place Boys 8-9:
Jace Troutman o f Arling
ton, 19/25 shots plus 5/5 on
the tie breaker
First Place Girls 8-9:
Sydney Wilson of Lexing
ton, 16/25
First Place Boys 10-11:
James Helmen of Hermis
ton, 18/25
First Place Girls 10-11:
Nyah Hickman of Hermis
ton, 18/25
First Place Boys 12-13:
Kaden Webb of Umatilla,
18/25
First Place Girls 12-13:
Jada Bums of Hermiston,
14/25
Thirty-five kids from
Baker, Condon, Enterprise,
Heppner, Hermiston, Hood
River, M ilton-Freewater
and Pendleton competed
in the District Hoop Shoot,
rhere were 3,367 kids who
participated in local hoop
shoots within the district.
The first place kids will
compete in the State Hoop
Shoot on Feb. 9 at 1 p.m.
at Lesley Middle School
in Salem, OR. The state
shoot will feature district
champions from the seven
districts in Oregon. Those
winners will then advance
to the Regional competi
tion, held in Vancouver,
WA in March. The national
competition will be held in
Springfield, MO in April.
Each year, more than 2.5
million kids participate in
the program nationally.
Local photographer
wins people’s choice
Above is the photo taken by Lexington woman Kathy Tellechea
of two wild stallions having a minor dispute. The stallions are
part of what is referred to as the “Hollywood” herd in the
South Steens Herd Management Area, located in southeastern
Oregon. The photo, “A Minor Disagreement,” won the People’s
Choice Award in the Coast Weekend 2012 Photo Contest. It
received almost 2,000 votes. Winners were announced in early
January. - Photo by Kathy Tellechea
4-H leaders wanted
The Morrow County
4-H program is looking
for leaders to help advise
and meet with local club
members for various proj
ect areas.
Anyone who is skilled
in the arts, or maybe has
a green thumb, or perhaps
knows their way around the
kitchen.. .any of those skills,
along with many more, are
available to county youth as
4-H projects.
“Have a friend that you
would like to team up with
to start a club? That works
too—the more the merrier!”
says OSU Extension agent
Ashley Jones.
The 4-H program is
specifically looking for
cooking leaders in the Hep
pner area to start a new club
with interested members.
All new 4-H leaders must
submit a completed appli
cation, pass a background
check, and also attend a
new-leader training.
Prior experiences in the
project area and working
with kids in a safe environ
ment are two key elements
to help both leader and club
succeed.
Anyone who has ques
tions, needs more infor
mation, or is interested in
volunteering as a Morrow
County 4-H leader, call the
office at 541-676-9642,
stop by at 54173 Hwy. 74
in Heppner, email ashley.
jon es@ o reg o n state.ed u,
or check out the website
at http://extension.oregon-
state.edu/morrow/ and click
on “4-H youth.”
The following is provid
ed by the Morrow County
Health District.
Flu season is here.
Eastern O regon has
not been affected by the
flu as much as other parts
o f the nation; however,
it’s still important to take
action to protect yourself
from the flu and decrease
the spread of infection. The
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention and other
healthcare providers have
published some answers to
common flu questions. Take
the time to review this help
ful information and, if you
have any specific questions
or concerns, call your local
healthcare provider.
How do I know if 1 have
the flu?
You may have the flu
if you have some or all of
these symptoms:
-fever (it’s important to
note that not everyone with
flu will have a fever)
-cough
-sore throat
-runny or stuffy nose
-body aches
-headache
-chills
-fatigue
-som etim es diarrhea
and vomiting
W hat should I do if I get
sick?
Most people with the
flu have mild illness and
do not need medical care
or antiviral drugs. If you get
sick with flu symptoms, in
most cases, you should stay
home and avoid contact
with other people except to
get medical care.
If, however, you have
symptoms o f flu and are
very sick or worried about
your illness, contact your
healthcare provider (doctor,
physician’s assistant, etc.).
Certain people are at
greater risk of serious flu-
related complications (in
cluding young children,
elderly persons, pregnant
women and people with
certain long-term medical
conditions) and this is true
both for seasonal flu and
novel flu virus infections. If
you are in a high-risk group
and develop flu symptoms,
it’s best for you to contact
your doctor. Remind them
about your high risk status
for flu.
Health care providers
w ill determ ine w hether
influenza testing and pos
sible treatment are needed.
Your doctor may prescribe
antiviral drugs that can treat
the flu. These drugs work
better for treatm ent the
sooner they are started.
Do I need to go the emer
gency room if I am only a
little sick?
No. The em ergency
room should be used for
people who are very sick.
You should not go to the
emergency room if you are
only mildly ill. If you have
the em ergency w arning
signs of flu sickness, you
should go to the emergency
room. If you get sick with
flu symptoms and are at
high risk of flu complica
tions or you are concerned
about your illness, call your
healthcare provider for ad
vice. If you go to the emer
gency room and you are not
sick with the flu, you may
catch it from people who
do have it
W hat are the emergency
warning signs?
In children
-Fast breathing or trou
ble breathing
-Bluish skin color
-Not drinking enough
fluids
-Not waking up or not
interacting
Money, supplies
stolen from church
Between 8:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, Jan. 8, and 8:30
a.m. the following morning,
someone entered the parish
hall of All Saints Episcopal
Church and stole several
items, reports Pastor Katy
Anderson o f the Shared
Ministry of All Saints and
Hope Lutheran Church in
Heppner.
The person or persons
helped them selves to a
number of items, including
paper supplies and funds
that had been collected to
help provide a scholarship
for an adult or youth to
attend Ascension Camp in
Cove.
Anderson said there is
normally not money sitting
around in the church, but
there happened to be that
night; she didn’t say how
much had been taken, only
that it was not a “huge”
amount.
The b u ild in g w as
locked, as it alw ays is
when unoccupied, Ander
son said.
“ We don’t know how
they got in, whether it was
an unauthorized use o f
a key or a side door that
wasn’t closed tightly,” she
said.
A n d erso n said the
church isn’t out for retri
bution—though a police
report was filed for the
record—but they did want
to alert other members of
the neighborhood o f the
theft, and maybe have a talk
with the perpetrator.
“If it is some kid from
the n eig hborhood who
would like to have a chat,
we’d love to send them to
camp,” said Anderson.
She added that funds
from another source are
available to pay the rest of
camp tuition on behalf of
the individual who took the
money.
-Being so irritable that
the child does not want to
be held
-Flu-like symptoms im
prove but then return with
fever and worse cough
-Fever with a rash
In addition to the signs
above, get medical help right
away for any infant who has
any of these signs:
-Being unable to eat
-Has no tears when
crying
-Significantly fewer
wet diapers than normal
In adults
-Difficulty breathing or
shortness of breath
-Pain or pressure in the
chest or abdomen
-Sudden dizziness
-Confusion
-Severe or persistent
vomiting
-F lu-like sym ptom s
that improve but then re
turn with fever and worse
cough
How long should I stay
home if I’m sick?
CDC recommends that
you stay home for at least
24 hours after your fever is
gone except to get medical
care or for other things you
have to do and no one else
can do for you. (Your fever
should be gone without
the use of a fever-reducing
medicine such as Tylenol.)
You should stay home from
work, school, travel, shop
ping, social events and
public gatherings.
W hat should I do while
I ’m sick?
Stay away from others
as much as possible to keep
from making them sick.
If you must leave home,
for example to get medi
cal care, wear a facemask
if you have one, or cover
coughs and sneezes with
a tissue. Wash your hands
often to keep from spread
ing flu to others.
What is the difference be
tween a cold and the flu?
The flu and the com
mon cold are both respira
tory illnesses but they are
caused by different viruses.
Because colds and flu share
many symptoms, it can be
difficult (or even impos
sible) to tell the differ
ence between them based
on symptoms alone. Most
people who have flu symp
toms will not be tested, and
do not need to be tested,
because test results usually
do not change how a patient
is treated. Treatment, if
decided upon by the health
care provider, will usu
ally be based on severity of
symptoms and how likely
a person is to have compli
cations of flu—not on the
basis of a test result.
What are the symptoms
of the flu versus the symp
toms of a cold?
In general, the flu is
worse than the common
cold, and symptoms such as
fever, body aches, extreme
tiredness and dry cough are
more common and intense.
Colds tend to develop grad
ually, while the flu tends to
start very suddenly. Colds
are usually milder than the
flu. People with colds are
more likely to have a runny
or stuffy nose. Colds gener
ally do not result in serious
health problems, such as
pneumonia, bacterial infec
tions or hospitalizations.
The best way to pre
vent the flu is by getting a
flu vaccination. About two
weeks after vaccination,
antibodies develop that pro
tect against influenza virus
infection for the entire year.
Flu vaccines will not pro
tect against illnesses caused
by other viruses, such as the
common cold.
Heppner High news
By Jordan Jones
This upcoming week
our Heppner Mustangs have
three basketball games.
The first one is on Fri
day, Jan. 25, versus the
Union Bobcats; this game
will take place at 4 p.m.
The second game will
be on Saturday, Jan. 26,
versus the Weston-McEwen
TigerScots; this game will
take place in Weston and
will start at 6 p.m.
The last game will be
on Tuesday, Jan. 29, against
the Irrigon Knights; this
game will take place at 6
p.m.
On Friday, Feb. 1, dur
ing halftime of the varsity
games, the seniors will be
hosting the senior service
auction.
lone cheer raffles
Globetrotters tickets
The lone cheer squad
is raffling off two tickets
to see the world-famous
Harlem Globetrotters on
Saturday, Feb. 23, at 2 p.m.
at the Rose Garden in Port
land, OR.
Raffle tickets are $5
each, three for $10 or five
for $20. The girls will be
selling the tickets at lone
home games or those who
are interested in purchasing
tickets can contact Misti
Stefani at 541-422-7142.
HHS wrestlers hold
raffle
Heppner High School wrestling team is holding a
fundraising raffle for two juniper bar stools or a queen
bed frame for $5 a ticket or six for $20.
The drawing will be held on Feb. 2 at the Bank of
Eastern Oregon invitational wrestling tournament.
To purchase tickets, contact any HHS wrestler or Alita
Nelson,
541-377-7300.
The lone Library District will start their meeting on
Thursday, Jan. 24, with a work session at 1:30 p.m. The
regular meeting will convene at 2 p.m. and may be fol
lowed by an executive session to discuss the hiring of a
This week’s lunch meeting o f the Heppner Chamber library assistant (ORS 192.660(2)(a)).
of Commerce will be held on Thursday, Jan. 24, at noon in
A barbecued chicken dinner will be held Monday,
the St. Patrick’s Senior Center dining room. Bill Langley
Jan.
28, and Tuesday, Jan. 29, from 5-7 p.m. during the
of Reklaim in Boardman will be the guest speaker.
basketball
games at Heppner High School.
Cost of lunch is $10. Willow Creek Diner will cater.
The
dinner
of chicken, beans, combread, salad, drink
Lunch attendees are asked to RSVP no later than the
and
a
dessert
will
be hosted by the eighth-grade class/
morning o f the Wednesday before to accommodate
class
of
2017.
Cost
is $5; proceeds support the eighth-
KT’s Bat Out of Hell (left),
enough meals.
grade
graduation.
a senior black Mini Rex doe
Chamber lunch
meeting
lone library district
to hold work session
Eighth-graders to
hold chicken dinner
Lexington rabbit
wins big at show
Community lunch
menu
Hope and Valby Lutheran and All Saints Episcopal
church members will serve lunch on Wednesday, Jan.
30, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meal will include
navy beans and ham, coleslaw, applesauce, com bread and
cookies. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation
is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.
owned by Kathy Tellechea and
Pamela Renfro of Lexington,
won a Double Best in Show
and a Best in Specialty at the
Inland Em pire Snow flake
Shows held in Coenr d’Alene,
ID on Jan. 12. The rabbit had
some stiff com petition for
those prizes, as there were
more than 1,100 rabbits en
tered in each show. -Photo by
Kathy Tellechea
Foster care classes
scheduled in county
Foster Parent and Oregon Adoption Foundation will
offer classes Feb. 7-9 and 14-16 for those interested in
becoming foster parents for Morrow County children.
Call Boardman Children, Adults and Families at 1-800-
547-3897 ext. 224 if interested.
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