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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.
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WEDDING^ TABLES
Adam Paul Doherty &
Molly Sue Turrell
Reception April 26, 2 0 1 4
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217 North Mam S i , Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426
Serving Morrow, Wheeler & Gilliam counties Since 1959
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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.
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