SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 3,2013
A View from the Hill
Spring break in D.C.
A group of Heppner stu
dents spent their Spring
Break touring our na
tion’s Capitol and seeing
the sites in and around
Washington D.C. Heppenr
Students include: Paige
Grieb, Maddie Lindsay,
Alex Lindsay, Jake Lind
say, Claire Grieb, Kevin
Murray, Colby Currin,
Jaycee C urrin, Bryce
Fowler and Logan Grieb.
Others attending included
Ben Pihl and Sunridge
Middle School Students.
Students also visited the
Marine Corps War Me
morial.
-Contributed Photo
By Doris Brosnan
Typical of the month of
March in Heppner, it fea
tured unpredictable weath
er. Typical of the Willow
Creek Terrace, it featured a
variety of March activities.
Some residents might have
wished for more days cele
brating special foods - only
four in March, compared
to six in February - but
everyone had several other
observances to focus on.
After all, Daylight Sav
ing Time began in March,
the Spring season began in
March, one hundred years
ago Federal Income Taxes
became a reality in March,
and fifty-four years ago
Barbie the doll was bom
in March. Surely, some of
those impacted the residents
on the Hill? For instance,
the topic of taxes certainly
elicited some discussion
and grumbling.
O f course, March also
featured Heppner’s St. Pat
ric k ’s Day C elebration.
That Thursday’s play by Fr.
Gerry Condon signaled the
beginning of the events, and
four residents were able to
attend. Nine bundled up a
bit for the cool weather and
watched the Big Green Pa
rade on Saturday. Several
residents were in and out
over the weekend, as they
joined families and friends
for some great music, hu-
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mor, and foods.
This year, March 1 and
31 were closely connected
and important to the resi
dents who recognized and
participated in the solemn
World Day of Prayer and
then Easter. The Terrace
agenda for Easter week in
cluded coloring and hunting
Easter eggs and enjoying a
traditional Easter dinner.
Staff and residents had
fun during the March 3-9
week with “Celebrate Your
N am e” discussions and
activities. An opportunity
for research, and before
the week ended, at each
person’s door hung a print
out explanation o f the resi
dent’s name.
Liz Buehler was a won
derful asset to the morning
discussion group on March
5. This day commemorated
the founding of the Peace
Corps. Liz served in the
Corps and shared stories of
her experiences.
Alexander Graham Bell
patented the Telephone in
1876, and on March 7, 137
years later, the residents
o f Willow Creek Terrace
enjoyed a discussion of the
apparatus, rem em bering
especially receiving the
first ones in their homes
and sharing stories about
party lines.
Although expectations
for M arch included the
planting of the Terrace gar
den, that didn’t happen. Ed
Struthers did till the area,
so it is ready, and Man
ager Naims says, simply,
“Soon?”
Ed has also started an
ongoing volunteer service
for the Terrace residents.
He has been bringing large-
print books from the Hep
pner library, rotating them
weekly. These are a fine
gift to the readers, who ap
preciate the variety and the
large print.
March has also seen
th e se d o n a tio n s com e
through the door:
In-
Home M edical’s basket
o f St. Pat’s goodies, and
Con Agra Foods’ (Harvest
Crest) donation of cases of
frozen foods, thanks to ar
rangements made by Terry
Tallman.
But residents at the Ter
race also viewed March as
a month of loss, for Mabel
Heath passed on. Manager
Naims spoke for all when
she said, “Mabel will be
missed by us all.”
G radually, daylight
hours grow longer and the
sun shines more often, so
residents have reasons to
view April with optimism
and enthusiasm - fresh air,
visits on the front porch, a
promising garden, a hope
for good health for all.
AmeriTitle sold, Heppner
office to remain open
Health screening will be held at St.
Patrick’s Church
AmeriTitle, a leading
title and escrow agent,
has been purchased by
Futura Title & Escrow
Corporation, headquartered
in Boise. The company will
retain its employees, brand
and all ot its individual
branch offices, including
the Heppner office.
AmenTitle will become
a sister com pany with
another large title agent in
the region, Alliance Title
& Escrow, based in Boise
and also owned by Futura.
With even greater strength
Residents living in and
around Heppner can be
screened to reduce their
risk of having a stroke or
bone fracture. St Patrick’s
Catholic Church will host
Life Line Screening on
April 11. The site is located
at 525 N. Gale in Heppner.
Four key points every
person needs to know: Stroke
is the third leading cause of
death and a leading cause of
permanent disability; eighty
percent of stroke victims
had no apparent warning
signs prior to their stroke
and preventive ultrasound
¡n tbe pacjfic Northwest,
AmeriTitle and Alliance
wj|| operate more than 70
0ffices ¡n 55 counties in 5
states? including Oregon,
W a s h in g to n , I d a h o ,
Montana and Wyoming,
Alliance will also continue
do business and operate
¡ts branch offices under its
existing brand name,
“ We have had the
hest interest of AmeriTitle
customers and employees
at the heart of this process,”
Ste„ e said ‘*0 u r great
track record and strong
reputation will stay intact,
an d A m e r iT itle w ill
continue to serve our loyal
customers with the same
dedication and consistency
as always.”
A m e riT itle o ffe rs
title , escrow and 1031
facilitations. The sale o f
A m eriTitle is part o f a
strategy by its previous
owner JELD-WEN to focus
on its core manufacturing
business. The com pany
owned AmeriTitle for 28
years.
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Local residents can participate in the LifeLine Screening at
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church on April 11. Contributed Photo
screenings can help you
avoid a stroke. Screenings
are fast, n o n in v a siv e ,
painless, affordable and
convenient.
For more information
regarding the screenings or
to schedule an appointment,
call 1-800-697-9721 or
visit our website at www.
lifelinescreening.com. Pre
registration is required.
Screenings identify
potential cardiovascular
conditions such as blocked
arteries and irregular heart
rhythm, abdominal aortic
aneurysms, and hardening
of the arteries in the legs,
which is a strong predictor
o f heart disease. A bone
density screening to assess
osteoporosis risk is also
offered and is appropriate
for both men and women.
Many sites offer finger-
stick blood tests to check for
cholesterol and glucose.
Packages start at $ 159.
All five screenings take
60-90 minutes to complete.
Life Line Screening was
established in 1993, and
has sin ce becom e the
nation’s leading provider
of preventive screenings.
Spring brings mushrooms to
the Blue Mountains
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I t’s about that tim e
again when the friendly
fungi are pushing their
way up through the fresh
soil; and to greet many of
these tasty morsels will be
avid mushroom hunters,
both recreational and com
mercial.
Remembering when,
where, how, and what per
mit to take with you on
your mushroom hunting ad
venture will help you plan
your mushroom hunting
trip this year. The Umatilla,
W allow a-W hitm an, and
Malheur National Forests
have created a 2013 Mush
room Guide to help under
stand some of the rules and
regulations surrounding
mushroom picking. It is
currently available on all
three forest websites and
can also be obtained at any
of the Ranger District of
fices of the Forests.
A permit is not required
to harvest, possess, or trans
port less than one gallon in
Oregon or less than five gal
lons in Washington. These
free-use mushrooms are for
personal consumption and
cannot be sold, bartered,
or given away. A com-
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mercial mushroom permit
is required if you are 18
years or older and harvest
mushrooms to sell, or if you
plan to harvest, possess, or
transport more than one
gallon in Oregon.
Comm ercial permit
rates are: Consecutive-Day:
$2 per day, min. 10 days,
annual permit: Jan. 1 -
Dec. 31- $100. B uyer’s
permit: $600 plus admin
istrative costs. Commercial
mushroom picking is pro
hibited in wilderness areas;
therefore you cannot pos
sess more than one gallon
within Oregon wilderness
boundaries or five gallons
within Washington wilder
ness boundaries.
Mushroomers on the
U m atilla and W allowa-
Whitman National Forests
are required to display a
recreation pass in the wind
shield of their vehicle when
using a designated fee trail
head.
The Malheur National
Forest does not require a
recreation pass at this time.
Northwest Forest Passes
cost $5.00 for each day
pass or $30.00 for an an
nual pass.