Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 7,2014 - THREE
Wheeler County 4-H
to host 4-H shooting
sports training
Health district recognizes service of
dedicated employees
Most Morrow County
residents believe Morrow
County Health District has
exceptional employees. It
seems the health district
would agree.
T h re e o f th o s e
employees, Pennie Miller,
Cheryl Tallman and Trish
Maben, were honored w ith
the Service E xcellence
Award recently at the annual
MCHD Service Awards
Banquet held in Heppner.
The Service Excellence
Award is given to employees
who exemplify exceptional
service and go “ above
and beyond” the duties of
their job, Grigg explains.
Nominations come from
employees and providers
th ro u g h o u t the h ealth
district and are selected by
a special committee.
Pennie Miller oversees
purchasing of supplies and
medical equipment.
“ She starts her day
in the wee hours o f the
m orning and is alw ays
willing to fill in wherever
needed at the drop of a hat,”
one district employee said.
Not only is she in charge
of the purchasing, she also
functions as an Emergency
M e d ic a l T e c h n ic ia n -
Interm ediate, a Nursing
Assistant and a Medical
A ssistant when needed.
When she recently had a
medical procedure, she
came in at small intervals
just to keep up with things
What do you get when behind 4-H shooting sports.
you combine two passions, Curriculum /lesson plans
working with youth and are provided to help guide
shooting sports? A 4-H shooting sports clubs.
shooting sports club, o f
Wheeler County 4-H
course.
w ill host one o f these
O rganizers say 4-H State 4-H Shooting Sports
s h o o tin g sp o rts teach T ra in in g c la s s e s th e
youth firearm and life weekend o f May 16-18
skills while participating in Fossil. This training is
in a safe, positive and fun offered at various locations
environment. Disciplines throughout the state but has
o ffe re d in c lu d e rifle , never been held so close to
pistol, shotgun, archery, home.
muzzleloading and Western
Local resid en ts are
Action Shooting.
invited to take advantage of
Not just anyone can start this opportunity to become
a 4-H shooting sports club, a 4-H shooting sports club
though. Part of the training leader or add a discipline to
to become a 4-H shooting their existing club. Contact
sports volunteer includes the local OSU Extension
atten d in g a m andatory Office at 541-676-9642 for
State 4-H Shooting Sports more information.
(L-R): Pennie Miller, Cheryl Tallman and Trish Maben were honored with the Service
training,
which centers
T he d e a d lin e fo r
Excellence Award recently at the annual MCHD Service Awards Banquet held in Heppner.
on
the
philosophy
and
registering
for the training
-Contributed photo
tra in in g m e th o d o lo g y is Tuesday, May 13.
that needed to be done for closet to people in the reminding them they are
her job. Coworkers say she community, often doing overdue. When outside
always has a smile and an it on her own time and telephone calls come to the
upbeat attitude.
without pay. Her quilt group hospital between 5 p.m.
Cheryl Tallman is a makes quilts o f various and 8 p.m., and the patient
Home Health and Hospice sizes and delivers them to asks if someone just called
The W ranglers club Kollman, 2nd-Quaid Jensen,
nurse. Other health district patients and community them, the standard question held a play day April 27; 3rd-Taylor Palmateer, 4lh-
employees say she always members. She is also said to is, “Could it be Trish?” And results are as follows:
Mary Ashbeck
goes above and beyond meet all patients where they 95 percent of the time, the Stick-horse Race
7 <ft under: P '-B la in e
what is truly necessary to are in their lives without answer is “Yes.”
3 eft under: P '-K e tc h McClure. 2nd-Hallie Hisler,
take care of patients and to judgm ent, and provides
In a d d itio n to the F e n n e r n , 2 nd- A x to n J^-Holden Sifford
inspire teamwork among her them with the best possible Service Excellence winners, H e n d ric k s, 3rd-Johnny 8-11 year-olds: 15,-Blane
co-workers. One example care to improve their quality another 13 employees were Ashbeck
Mahoney, 2nd-Brock Hisler,
o f that is a com m unity of life and help them make recognized at the banquet 4 eft 5 year-olds: l s,-Quaid 3rd-Kylee M cClure, 4,h-
loan closet in Boardman; good medical decisions.
for the years of service they Jensen, 2nd-Healy Hisler, Shane Sifford
Cheryl frequently delivers
Trish Maben is a nurse have given to the Health 3rd-Brooklyn Hendricks, 12-15 year-olds: 15t-Jacee
equipment from the loan at Pioneer Memorial Clinic. District. Those include:
4th-Mary Ashbeck
C urrin, 2nd-Jaiden Mahoney,
She always seems to have
-Sandi Hanna, 40 years 6 eft 7year-olds: la-Hallee 3rd-Ashley Price, 4lh-Alexis
a smile on her face and a o f service
Hisler, 2nd- Taylor Palmateer Villegas
chuckle to go with it. She
-C arl L auritsen, 30 Barrels
Figure 8
seems to always be aware years of service
L ea d -lin e: l sl-Ire ly n n L e a d - lin e : P '- T a y lo r
of the need to track down
-Sue Thom pson, 25 kollman, 2nd-Quaid Jensen, P a lm a te e r, 2 nd-K e tc h
missing orders from outside years of service
3rd-Healy Hisler, 4,h-Mary F e n n e r n , 3 rd- A x to n
providers who order tests
-Kim Thompson, 20 Ashbeck
H en d rick s, 4,h-lre ly n n
for her patients to be done at years of service
7 eft under: P '-B lain e Kollman
Pioneer Memorial Hospital.
-Ed Berretta, MD, 20 McClure, 2nd-Hallie Hisler, 7 <ft under: 1“-B la in e
She is like a calendar when years of service
3rd-Holden Sifford
McClure, 2nd-Hallee Hisler,
her patien ts m iss th eir
-Teresa Flaiz, 15 years 8-11 year-olds: l s,-Blane 3rd-Holden Sifford,
routine tests; she can often of service
Mahoney, 2nd- Brock Hisler, 8-11 year-olds: l 5,-Brock
be found on the telephone
-Heather Asbridge, five 3rd-K ylee M cClure, 4,h- Hisler, 2nd-Blane Mahoney,
years of service
Shane Sifford
3rd-Kylee M cClure, 4,h-
-Lori Jones, five years ¡2-15year-olds: l s,-Jaiden Shane Sifford
o f service
Mahoney, 2nd-Jacee Currin, 12-15 year-olds: l s,-Jaiden
Greg Walden is fighting to put
-Russ N ichols, MD, 3rd-Ashley Price, 4th-Alexis Mahoney, 2nd-Jacee Currin,
five years o f service
Villegas
3rd-Ashley Price, 4th-Alexis
people back to work in the woods
-D ian a S harp, five Poles
Villegas
years of service
L e a d -lin e : P '-Ire ly n n
and build healthy communities by breaking
-Del Turner, five years
of service
through the gridlock and regulation to
-Shawn Cutsforth, five
years
of service
ensure the certainty of timber supply that
-Warren Rosen, five
years of service
our mills need to stay open. That’s why I’m
“ M o rro w C o u n ty By Haylie Peterson
The Bakery Bunch met at the lone Community
Health
District believes in
supporting Greg Walden.”
its employees and knows Church on April 16. Eleven members were present. Club
that it’s the people who leader Nancy Jepsen talked to the group about cooking
m ake the d iffe re n c e ,” with eggs, as it was the Easter season. We took a quiz
- Jennifer Krauss Phillippi
Grigg says. “The Employee with facts about eggs and discussed the answers.
The members, assisted by Mrs. Jepsen and Mrs. Lea
Recognition Committee—
Owner, Rough & Ready Lumber
Betty H ickerson, D elia Rodriguez, made “Dutch Babies.” Members said they had
Robinson, Tonia Adams, fun separating the egg yolks with pop bottles. As the treats
Patty A llstott and Katie cooked, Nancy explained how they had gotten their name.
When the “Dutch Babies” were done, members got
Duncan— meets regularly
to plan activities and events to put maple syrup and powdered sugar on them so they
to show appreciation and could sample them. Most of the members thought they
recognition to the many tasted a lot like French toast. They also got J^ e a t Bird
peo p le w ho m ake the Nest cookies.
Participants finished by cleaning up the cooking area
Health District a great place
before they added the recipes to their notebooks.
to work.”
Wranglers play-day
results
LIVE MUSIC
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BILLY COOK
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Bakery Bunch has
‘eggcellent’ meeting
SHINGLES SHOTS
IF YOU ARE OVER 50 A N D
YOU HAVE N O INSURANCE,
THE M ORRO W COUNTY
HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS
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the Republican
Primary.
IF YOUR PRIVATE INSURANCE DOES
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SHOT. CALL FOR INFORM ATION
MORROW COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
120 S. Main St. • P.O. Box 799
Boardman Clinic (541) 481-4200
H eppner Clinic (541 ) 676-5421
Heppner, OR 97836