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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 22,2014 - THREE Ebola! BEO Bancorp announces dividend for 2014 By Molly Rhea, RN As healthcare worker and Director o f Nursing at Pioneer Memorial Hos pital, right now I’m think ing a lot about Ebola— it’s in the news, in my inbox and in questions from our patients and community members. Whether it’s a flu epidemic, a laceration needing sutures, or a stroke, we see them in our clinic or emergency room first, and so I’m always thinking about how we’ll be ready. So, what worries us and what doesn’t? As isolated as Heppner seems, I will not be sur prised when we encounter our first E bola-suspect ed patient. We know that most— if not all—o f them will likely test negative for Ebola (even if you come back from Africa with a fever, it's still more likely you have the flu or ma laria). I’d be lying if I said we aren’t concerned about Ebola, mainly because it's a disease that we have never treated before, but as a long-time nurse, dealing with dangerous infections isn’t new: pneumonia, men ingitis, the flu.. .all of these kill more than Ebola. Going forward we will be even more careful with every p atien t, w hether they’re suspected of Ebola or not. We will also have a much lower threshold to wear protective equipment. Our patients, coworkers and our families all need us to have a healthy dose of con cern, and to act with caution to protect and give care. What really w orries me? The upcoming flu sea son plus panic over Ebola equals a lot of scared peo ple. Unfortunately, the early flu can present much like Ebola. That means that once flu season starts, there will be a flood of people who have the flu rushing to the Emergency Depart ment because they think they have Ebola. What can you do to keep your family safe? Flu shots. Get them. Everyone older than six months should get either the flu shot or flu mist. Wash your han d s... for 20 seconds each time. Preventing the flu in the first place will be more crucial than ever. Just as important will be remembering how unlikely Ebola exposure is and not panicking about it. What else worries me? The growing Ebola epidem ic in Africa and the tragedy there. As long as thousands o f people are infected in Africa, there will continue to be a tragic loss of lives. There will also probably continue to be people who get through the screening system and arrive in the U.S. infected. They will be a risk to those with whom they live and have close contact. What doesn’t worry me as much? Being infected with Ebola in the general public. 1 don’t expect an “outbreak” situation over here. I don’t worry about catching it at the grocery store. You may have heard that if someone infected with Ebola sneezes on you, they can infect you and you would have no idea. But guess what, Ebola doesn’t cause people to sneeze or cough. So, at this point, that scenario would be ex trem ely unlikely. Some one would literally have to throw up on you. (I’m sorry for the mental image there, but I really wanted you to understand). So please, go about your lives. Don’t lose sleep over Ebola right now. If you need to be concerned, I will let you know. Believe me— as a mom myself, I worry about every little thing, too. Ebola and its risk to the general U.S. public are just not one of those things right now. What I want you to do: -Get your flu shot (or flu mist, if indicated). -Wash your hands. I rely on soap and water as much as 1 can. If you don’t have access to them, or your hands are not visibly dirty, then you can use an alcohol-based sanitizer with 60 percent alcohol. This is especially important before you eat anything or touch your face. -Clean (or avoid) sur faces touched by many peo ple, including doorknobs, toilet handles, faucets and buffet serving utensils, all places where germs can reside. -If you are sick, stay home. -Know the symptoms of Ebola. While the chances are extremely slim, if you com e into contact with som eone who has trav eled to Africa or cared for a patient with Ebola and appears to be ill, call the authorities at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) immediately: 1-800-CDC- INFO is a great start. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available and that help Is FREE of charge. If Y O U h a v e a fam ily m e m b e r w h o su ffers fro m g a m b lin g ad d ic tio n , Y O U c a n a ls o re c e iv e F R E E tre a t m e n t e v e n if th e g a m b le r is n o t re c e iv in g tre a tm e n t. If yo u a r e a re s id e n t o f M o rro w C o u n ty a n d you w ish to ta k e a d v a n ta g e o f th e s e rv ic e s a b o v e o r d e sire m o re in fo rm atio n . P le a s e call a n y o f th e fo llo w in g n u m b e rs to s e t up a L O C A L a p p o in tm e n t o r ju s t to talk: B o b b y H a rris @ 5 4 1 - 6 7 6 - 9 9 2 5 or 5 4 1 - 2 5 6 - 0 1 7 5 Community Counseling Solutions (C C S ) @ 541-676-9161 “ I am pleased to an nounce that the Board of Directors of BEO Bancorp has voted to declare a $0.60 per share dividend for 2014. The dividend will be paid to shareholders o f record as of December 1, 2014, payable on or before December 15, 2014,” said BEO President and CEO Jeff Bailey. A ccording to Board Chairman Gary Neal, “BEO Bancorp has paid a divi dend 28 of the past 29 years. Dividends are a reflection of the financial stability and profitability of the bank. We are very happy to be able to provide this dividend to our shareholders.” “The dividend of $0.60 per share is nine percent higher than last year's divi dend o f $0.55 per share and shows a continued upward trend in dividend pay-out to our sharehold ers. It is indicative of Bank o f Eastern Oregon’s strong capital position. The board of directors and employees work hard to improve the overall strength of the bank, add value to our sharehold ers, as well as provide the brand of banking that our customers appreciate and expect from Bank of East ern Oregon. “ The announcem ent earlier this month of our pending acquisition of Bank Reale in Pasco, WA, is in dicative o f management and the board’s vision of expanding our footprint in eastern Oregon and Wash ington when good oppor tunities arise," said Bailey. He concluded by say ing. “The support o f our shareholders, com m uni ties, and employees have made it possible for us to succeed. We are pleased to be in a position to provide this dividend to our share holders.” HES school carnival Rev. Greathouse to planned for next week lead HUMC service on side over HUMC’s annual Sunday Charge Conference. A soup Derrick Smith and Cody Fletcher demonstrate the Football Toss. -Contributed photo The Heppner Elemen tary school carnival is planned for next Thursday. Oct. 30, in the HES gym. Dinner will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the cafeteria, with a full meal deal o f homemade chili, a hot dog, baked potato, drink and dessert for $5 per person or $20 per family. Games will be open from 6:00-7:30 and will include a junk food walk, sucker board, duck scoop, basketball shoot, mini golf putt, tick tack toe, Plinko, balloon darts, fish pond and Nerf ball toss. This event is a fund raiser for the HES Parent Teacher Club. It’s stacking up to be a busy week at Heppner United Methodist Church. On Sunday, Rev. Low ell Greathouse, Columbia District Superintendent, will lead the service with his message, “ H ow ’s It Going With Your Appren ticeship?” Jean Brazell leads the choir in “The Prayer” and liturgist Ellen Rollis will read from Second Timothy. Hymns will include “How Can We Name a Love,” “ Here I Am Lord,” and “God of Grace and God of Glory." Following the service, Rev. Greathouse will pre and bread luncheon and October birthday cake and ice cream will be served. Last Wednesday Game Night will be held Oct. 29. This is a community event and all are welcome to attend. Board and card games, along with Mexican Train dominoes, are just some of the games available for play. Pinochle players are needed. Refreshments are served and this event is free of charge. Families are welcome. Service begins at 10:30 a m. All are welcome. The Heppner United Methodist Church is located at 175 West Church St. HES students exceed canned food challenge 1-84 CRASH -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE the Boardman interchange near milepost 164.5 when the trailer was struck in the rear by a 2012 Ford Mus tang driven by Mitchell E. Davis, 27, from Mattawa, WA. After the initial colli sion the Ford Mustang was disabled and stopped in the right westbound lane. Davis got out o f the Mustang and helped his passenger and grandfather, Melvin J. Mitchell, 80, get out. As they were stand ing next to the car, three commercial vehicles ap proached from the rear and weren’t able to stop. One commercial truck passed on the right shoulder. A sec ond truck passed to the left while the third truck struck the Mustang and Mitchell, resulting in fatal injuries to the elderly male. After impact, the Ford Mustang spun into the sec ond commercial truck be fore coming to rest in the westbound lanes. Davis received minor injuries but remained at the scene to assist investigators. The driver of the com mercial truck that struck the Ford Mustang was trans ported to Good Shepherd Medical Center in Herrn- iston with minor injuries. He is identified as Ronald Cook, age 65, from Lin coln, NE. The Ford Explorer’s driver, Joe W. Brogdon, 63, from La Grande, was not injured. OSP troopers from the Pendleton Area Command office and Hermiston Work Site are continuing the in vestigation. Trooper John Lombardi is the lead inves tigator. Assistance at the scene was provided by Morrow County Sheriff’s Office, Boardman Police Depart m ent, M orrow C ounty District Attorney’s Office, Boardman Rural Fire Pro tection District, Morrow County A m bulance and ODOT (Oregon Dept, of Transportation). While this investiga tion was being conducted, a secondary collision oc curred in the westbound lanes near milepost 166. That collision was investi gated by Boardman Police Department and Morrow County Sheriff’s Office. The westbound lanes were re-opened about 3:30 p.m. Heppner Elementary students were challenged by the student council to bring in 500 pounds of canned food items Oct. 1-16. Not only did they meet that challenge, but they exceeded it. HES brought in a total of 65b pounds of food, which was donated to the South Morrow Neighborhood Center for local families in need. Pictured top (L-R) are: Derrick Smith, Kaden Combe and Cody F'letcher. Bottom (L-R): Madelyn Nichols, Marlee Mitchell and Trevor Nichols. -Contributedphoto Accelerated reading goes into the ‘rainforest’ Rainforest Reading is the Heppner Elementary Accelerated Reader theme for the 2014-2015 school year. Students will be climbing their way to the top of the Rainforest with fun activities. To start off the year, the school gave away three gift baskets filled with books, stickers, pencils and other fun items. This month’s winners were Marlee Mitchell, Austin Brown and Isiah Martin. -Contributedphoto r HEPPNER LES SCHWAB CONGRATULATES THE MUSTANG^ VOLLEYBALL TEAMS ON THEIR SEAS0NI G O O D LUCK AT DISTRICTS District Tourm m ent- O ctober 25th 12:00PM @ W eston-M cEw en ÍES SCHWAB (l-r): Jenny Marick, manager, Onna DeLoach, Jessica Kempken, kaelyn Lindsay, Sophie Grant, Maddie Lindsay, Paige Grieb, kelly Wilson, Morgan Correa, Dieter Waite, Rylee wagoner, Riane Dompier and Teri Gentry. Not pictured: Sydney Maben N. MAIN STREET HEPPNER
