EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 15,2014
lone pulls out stops
for Homecoming
lone students and staff pulled out all the stops celebrating
Homecoming last week. Top: Ann Kietmann and Morgan Orem
dressed as minions on twin day during homecoming week in
lone. Bottom: Ashley Medina and Hannah Padberg prepare
for powder puff football during lone homecoming last week.
-Contributed photos
Pioneer Memorial
Talking rocks begin to
Hospital Foundation: find their voices
making a difference
By Molly Rhea, RN
Colon cancer is the
third most commonly di
agnosed cancer and the
second leading cause of
cancer death in men and
women combined in the
United States. On average,
the lifetime risk of develop
ing colon cancer is about
one in 20 (5 percent).
Colon cancer screening
saves lives by helping your
doctor find polyps or cancer
before you even have symp
toms. This early detection
may prevent polyps from
becoming cancer and could
jumpstart treatment earlier,
when it is most effective.
Though it is usually recom
mended to schedule your
first colonoscopy at age 50,
there are other factors that
create a higher risk and help
determine who should be
screened and when. Some
of these include sedentary
lifestyle, personal and fam
ily history of colon polyps
and colon cancer, diabetes.
obesity, smoking and heavy
drinking.
Dr. Russ Nichols has
been performing colonos
copies at Pioneer Memo
rial Hospital since 2008;
he and his team average 64
“scopes” a year. Colonos
copy is an outpatient pro
cedure during which your
large bowel (colon and rec
tum) is examined from the
inside. Colonoscopies are
used to screen for colorectal
cancer, as well as evaluate
symptoms like abdominal
pain, rectal bleeding, or
changes in bowel habits.
As a way o f contrib
uting to the health of our
county’s residents, the Pio
neer Memorial Hospital
Foundation has provided
funds for the purchase of an
additional video-scope for
this life-saving test.
To schedule a colo
noscopy at Pioneer Memo
rial Hospital, simply call
Pioneer Memorial Clinic at
541-676-5504.
Ione FFA has ‘banner day’ at district camp
lone FFA earned its first-ever ban
ner at the District FFA Leadership
Camp this past weekend. Rituals
are the official opening and closing
ceremonies in which students are
responsible for memorizing a num
ber of parts and being able to syn
chronize their standing and sitting
during gavel calls. The officer team
comprised of eight students grades
nine through 12 participated in the
advanced contest and performed
in front of state FFA officers, who
then scored their performance. Ten
schools participated in the event.
Pictured (L-R) are lone FFA mem
bers Babali Peterson (Parliamentar
ian), Miranda Taylor (Sentinel), Em
ily Taylor (Historian), a district FFA
officer, Brianna Snyder (Secretary),
Morgan Orem (Reporter), Daniel
Holtz (President), Joe Doherty (Vice
President) and Sam Gilbert (Trea
surer). -Photo by Erin Heideman
Former Heppner Mayor Les Paustian, Heppner City Councilor
JoAnn Burleson, Heppner City Manager Kim Cutsforth and
City of Heppner employee Charles Ferguson prepare to place
the plaque on the “ Irish" Talking Rock on Heppner’s Main
Street last Thursday. Several plaques were placed last week,
but Cutsforth says they have four more they hope to place this
week, as well as a few still in development. The plaques will
finish phase one of the Talking Rocks project, which will include
rocks detailing the history of the dam, the courthouse, Native
Americans, Irish and Swedish settlers, Pioneer Memorial
Hospital, flood survivors and more. The project will continue
with a walking tour route—all on good sidewalks—and map,
as well as QR codes visitors can scan with their smart phones.
-Photo by David Sykes
lone library board
to meet
The lone Library District Board o f Directors
will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, Oct. 23,
beginning at 3:30 p.m. at the lone Public Library, 385
W. 2nd Street, lone. The public is welcome to attend.
Chamber lunch to host
candidates’ forum
The next lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of
Commerce will be a candidates’ forum on Thursday, Oct.
16 in the Heppner City Hall conference room. Lunch will
be served starting at 11:45 a m., with the forum starting
shortly after noon to allow' enough time for questions
and responses.
Cost of lunch is $10; Cornerstone Gallery will cater.
Chamber lunch attendees are asked to RS VP at 541 -676-
5536 no later than the Wednesday before to guarantee a
lunch.
Deadline for news and
advertising:
Monday at 5 p.m.
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