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I I SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 23,2014 Rehab close to home too intensive. Eventually, Norton was taken by Life Flight to O regon Health Science University Hospital (O H SU ) in Portland for surgery. When an OHSU care m anager suggested that N o rto n stay in a rehab facility in the Portland area until after her tw o-w eek follo w -u p ap p o in tm en t, Norton exclaimed, “Nope, Nope, Nope! Get me back to Heppner; they have a sw ing bed program , and that’s where 1 want to be.” With that determination, on April 10 Norton returned to P io n e e r M e m o ria l Hospital for rehabilitation as a swing bed patient. “ T his is B ev ’s third stay in Pioneer Memorial’s swing bed program,” said d a u g h t e r - i n - l a w Pam N orton. “ The first tim e was for her heart, then after Bev Norton walks with Pioneer Memorial Hospital physical a knee replacement, and, of therapist Shelley McCabe, DPT. Norton is a patient in the course, now.” hospital's swing bed program. -Contributedphoto Thankfully for Norton Bev Norton has had an hernia was now completely eventful three weeks. above her diaphragm with Early S u n d a y her stomach literally in her m orning, M arch 23, she chest. came to Pioneer Memorial She w as s ta b iliz e d H o s p ita l’s E m e rg e n c y a n d tr a n s p o r te d by a T h irty -tw o W illo w Department with prolonged M orrow C ounty H ealth Creek Country Club golfers v o m itin g a n d s e v e r e D is tr ic t a m b u la n c e to p a rticip a te d in the first e p ig a s tric p a in . U pon K adlec M edical C enter Columbia-Blue x-ray, Dr. Betsy Anderson in R ichland, WA, where Senior Golf Association noted that her previously d o c to rs d e te rm in e d the Tournament held at the Par diagnosed sliding hiatal surgery she needed was 71 The D alles C ou n try and many other patients, one o f the services offered by Pioneer Memorial Hospital is the “swing bed” program. The federal governm ent initiated this program to allow rural hospitals to use their beds for either acute care or as a rehabilitation unit. Patients are admitted to the swing bed program when they no longer need acute care but m ay still re q u ire sk ille d n u rsin g and/or rehabilitative care. Conditions that may require an extended stay include when a person is recovering from a major surgery or joint replacement, slow healing w ounds, continuation o f IV antibiotic therapy, or if a person needs daily physical therapy. For q u e stio n s about Pi oneer Memorial H o s p i t a l ’s s w in g bed program, contact Director o f Nursing Molly Rhea at 541-676-2947. Columbia-Blue results for The Dalles W hite C hocolate R aspberrv M ocha $4.25 S trawberrv and C reme I talian S oda $3.00 WEDDING^ TABLES Adam Paul Doherty & Molly Sue Turrell Reception April 26, 2 0 1 4 - 217 North Mam S i , Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 Serving Morrow, Wheeler & Gilliam counties Since 1959 I Club on April 14. They enjoyed beautiful weather and good playing conditions. The results for the Willow Creek players were as follows: C olum bia D ivisio n (Handicap 0 to 16) Gross: 6. Duane Disque - 85,9. Tom Bedortha - 86. Net: 9. D ennis Peck -7 2 . Blue D i v i s i o n (Handicap ¡7 to 24) Gross: 1. Kelly Fox - 83, 4. Jim Swanson - 89, 6. John Edmundson - 90, 7. Denis L ien- 9 1 ,9 . Dave Gunderson - 93. Net: 3. Dave P ra n g er- 69, 7. Bob Jepsen - 72. Senior Division (Handicap 25 and over) Gross: 5. Dave Mitchell -9 7 ,9 . Ralph W a lk e r-102. Net: 1. Bill Morris - 65, 2. John Kilkenny - 66,6. A1 Scott - 71. The next Colum bia- Bl ue Se n i o r G o l f A ssociation T ournam ent w ill be h eld at W illow C reek C ountry C lub on May 12 with tee times at 7 a.m., 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. The Willow Creek L adies A sso ciatio n w ill be p ro v id in g b re a k fa st sa n d w ic h e s ($ 4 ) and a lunch o f soup, bread and pie ($6). Local youth attend 4-H ‘speakeasy’ (L-R): Emily Taylor, Skylar Wightman, Ky lee McClure, Rileigh McClure, Ashley Price and Corban Price participate in a speaking game by introducing themselves and the puppets on their hands to the rest of the group. -Contributedphoto On M arch 24, m ore than 35 youth attended the 4-H “Speakeasy” workshop to learn and practice public speaking skills. T his w o rk sh o p w as taught by Gilliam County 4 -H E x te n s io n A g e n t Cindy Osterlund, who has been teaching this subject matter for multiple years. The event was hosted by the M orrow County 4-H Program and the Boardman C om m unity 4-H Club at Sam Boardman Elementary School. Participants played speaking gam es, learned how to prepare and give a presentation, learned the d iffe re n t uses o f visual aids, made posters, used fu n le a r n in g k its fo r demonstrations and had a fun day with friends. For more information on this event and other opportunities w ithin the 4-H program, contact the Morrow County 4-H office at 541-67 6 -9 6 4 2 , www. e x te n s io n .o r e g o n s ta te . ed u /m o rro w or A shley. Jo n e s@ o re g o n sta te.e d u . Follow them on Facebook at “ M orrow County 4-H O regon” for updates and current happenings. Justice Court Report Morrow County Justice o f the Peace Ann Spicer has released the following Justice Court report: -Jay A. C oil, 53, o f Heppner received a Diversion on a charge o f Maintain Dog as a Public Nuisance, The $260 presumptive fine will be waived if the d e fe n d a n t can keep the dog in question quiet for one year. . I
