Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 13, 2018
A View From facility,
The
Hill
By Doris Brosnan
does have continu- Chamber announcements and events
One of the younger res-
idents at Willow Creek Ter-
race celebrated his birthday
with neighbors and family
on the 7 th , and on Fathers’
Day, Ron Peck will be cel-
ebrated again, joining Roice
Fulleton as one of the two
resident dads honored that
day. The men have already
planned the menu: stuffed
pork chops, creamed corn
and blackberry mousse.
Yesterday, Phillip Pa-
checo, who works at the
local library, came to the
Terrace to read with par-
ticipants what he hopes will
be the first of many short
stories they will share. His
choice was Jim Baker’s
Blue Jay Yarn by Mark
Twain. Interest in the pro-
posed Willow Creek Ter-
race short story club will
bring Phillip back to the
Hill each Tuesday with
a new story to enjoy and
discuss.
Tomorrow is Flag Day,
so in the living room in
a place of honor will be
Bud Batty’s American flag,
donated to the Terrace by
his family. It will serve
as a way to honor Bud’s
memory and as a reminder
of all who have served and
do serve our country, as
military and as civilians.
The Terrace welcomes
individuals who want to
serve as volunteers with any
of the Terrace’s various ac-
tivities. By calling George
Nairns (541-676-0004),
one can discuss the many
options, one of which right
now is a spot for someone
to help with Wednesday’s
reading and discussion of
the Gazette Times. Op-
portunities next week will
include those related to the
Rock Off of the Longest
Day to help with signing up
participants, selling of raffle
tickets and serving lunch.
Nairns says to give her a
call, and she will find you
spot, for help will be needed
from 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Half-hour time slots on
June 21 are available for
volunteer Rockers of all
ages and may be selected
by calling 541-676-0004 or
by stopping by the Terrace.
Monetary donations from
the Rockers and their spon-
sors will go to the Alzheim-
er’s Association, to be used
in its fight against dementia,
which affects millions of in-
dividuals every year. Forms
are available at the Terrace
for Rockers who wish to get
donations from others.
Many readers may not
be aware that Willow Creek
Terrace, although not des-
ignated as a memory care
ing education and training
for staff in this area because
memory challenges are
often part of aging. During
the Rock Off, the staff will
offer an educational pre-
sentation for the public at
10 a.m. and 1 and 6 p.m.,
which will include useful
information for caregivers
and family members.
Rockers are assured of
sustenance from the kitchen
after they have rocked, and
every participant will have
a chance to win a door prize
at one of the hourly draw-
ings that will begin at 6 a.m.
Donations of items for these
prizes are gratefully ac-
cepted and Nairns is hoping
for a variety appropriate for
all ages. Raffle tickets will
also be available, with the
prize drawing at the end of
the rocking day.
Although the Rock Off
is the main attraction on
the Hill this month, the
calendar is full of other,
familiar activities and the
month will end with a week
of a favorite activity of the
staff and residents. Begin-
ning on Monday, the 25 th ,
in celebration of the senses,
one of-the five senses will
be explored each day, with
an activity that uses the
sense and a discussion of
that sense.
Apartments remain
available at the Terrace,
and administrator Nairns is
eager to discuss its ameni-
ties with anyone who calls
541-676-0004 or comes for
a visit. This small facility
offers a homelike environ-
ment for residents who
choose to join its commu-
nity so they can continue
to enjoy nearby friends and
family and independence,
while receiving assistance
with some daily-living
needs.
The Terrace is Medic-
aid approved and licensed
to offer levels of service
from the minimum of some
reminders to a full assist
with healthcare. Benefits
that go beyond these include
housekeeping, laundry and
meal services; the calm-
ing, accessible landscape
enjoyed by walkers and
relaxers; the physical, emo-
tional, and mental stimula-
tion of daily activities and
the companionship found
within the community.
Even individuals who wish
to use the respite apartment
for short periods of time
can find the break totally
worthwhile. And these are
the reasons that the Willow
Creek Terrace residents and
staff view their situation as
such a good thing.
Grange to hold bazaar
A Father’s Day bazaar
will be held at the Lexing-
ton Grange on Saturday,
June 16 from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. Admission is free.
Many vendors with a
large variety of items will
be available. Raffle items
will be donated by each
vendor and raffle tickets
sold for $1 each or 15 for
$10. You need not be pres-
ent to win. All money raised
goes to the grange to help
fund community activities.
Vendors are still being
accepted. Contact Hayley
Olson at 503-407-1687 for
information or just show
up at 9 a.m. on the 16 th .
Handmade and direct sales
vendors are welcome. The
booth fee is $10 plus a do-
nation of a raffle item.
Ione Music in the Park
Saturday, June 24th
6-8pm Music by
Brady Goss
Pianist & Song Writer
Morrow County Cul-
tural Coalition, funded by
Oregon’s Cultural Trust
Foundation is now accept-
ing proposals for the 2019
grant period now through
August 1. Categories for
qualifying groups or proj-
ects are literary, historical
preservation, visual and
performing arts, or hu-
manities and cultural or-
ganizations. Complete
guidelines and grant appli-
cation for 2019 projects can
be obtained by contacting
grant administrator, Gayle
Gutierrez at 541-676-5630
or via email ggutierrez@
co.morrow.or.us. Proposals
must meet criteria noted on
the application and include
a timeline with the project
to be completed no later
than Oct. 15, 2019. Grants
can be awarded up to 50
percent of total project cost.
Every Tuesday in June
(June 5, 12, 19 and 26) from
12-1 p.m., webinars will be
offered on Dementia and
Alzheimer’s by Willow
Creek Terrace. These webi-
nars are open to anyone to
attend, bring your lunch or
have lunch with us. Lunch
with us cost $5 and you
must RSVP on Monday
before. There is no cost for
the webinar.
June 2 to Aug. 25 from
1-4 p.m. the Neighbor-
hood Center will be open
on Saturdays. Donations
are accepted and the thrift
store will be open to shop-
pers. No food boxes will
be distributed on Saturday.
For questions contact 541-
676-5024.
Friday, June 8 through
Friday, July 6 applications
will be accepted for the
business enhancement grant
provided by Willow Creek
Valley Economic Develop-
ment Group (WCVEDG).
Businesses must be a local
business operating in any of
the south Morrow County
communities. Funds are
designed for outside/ex-
terior improvements only
and the requestor must
provide at least 50 percent
of the funding. Completed
grant applications must
be emailed, mailed, hand
delivered or faxed to the
Chamber office no later
than Friday, July 6 to be
eligible for consideration.
Willow Creek water
park is now open. Regular
hours are 1 to 8 p.m., Mon-
day through Saturday and 1
to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Daily
admission is $4 for adults,
$3 for students and $2 for
children. A family pass is
$140 and a single pass is
$75. Swim lessons for lev-
els one through six begin
July 9 and July 30 and run
for two weeks.
Thursday, June 14 at
6:30 p.m., Murray’s Coun-
try Rose Wine and Design.
Contact Merry to sign up at
541-676-9426 and the cost
is $30 per person.
Thursday, June 14 at
6 p.m., Drop in Teen Time
game night at the Hep-
pner Library. All teens are
welcome for fun, snacks,
games and prizes. Spon-
sored by the Oregon Trail
Library District.
June 14 through 16,
Three-day Father’s Day
grilling event at Heppner
Market Fresh Foods. Steak,
live lobsters and other sea-
food, St. Louis ribs, Cattle-
land beef patties and Sug-
ardale jumbo hot dogs are
al;l available.
Friday, June 15 from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m., Heppner’s
Annual Sidewalk Sale.
There will be some local
craft vendors set up along
with some local businesses.
Friday, June 15 from
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bank
of Eastern Oregon’s annual
community BBQ.
Saturday, June 16 from
10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Relay
for Hope – Relay for Life
event for Umatilla and Mor-
row County will be held at
Roy Raley Park at 1205 SW
Court Street in Pendleton.
For additional informa-
tion, please contact Carol
Preston, event lead at 541-
379-6294 or relaypendle-
ton@yahoo.com. Online
registration is available at
RelayForLife.org/umatil-
lacountyor.
M o n d a y, J u n e 1 8
through Wednesday, June
21 from 6-8 p.m., multi-
church Vacation Bible
School at Hope Lutheran
Church. Monday evening
will begin with a BBQ at 5
p.m. The other nights begin
with a light supper at 5:30
p.m.
Thursday, June 21,
Rocking the Longest
Day will be held at Wil-
low Creek Terrace. This
event is being held to raise
awareness and support for
advancing research on de-
mentia and Alzheimer’s.
The Longest Day is all
about love, love for those
affected by dementia &
Alzheimer’s. A free con-
tinental breakfast will be
served from 5:30 – 10 a.m.,
free BBQ lunch from 11:30
a.m. – 1 p.m. Cupcakes
will be provided by Sweet
Delights and Community
Bank will provide cookies
and snacks. Free Dementia/
Alzheimer’s awareness and
support education will be
available at 10 a.m., 1 p.m.
and 6 p.m. contact Willow
Creek Terrace for additional
information.
Friday, June 22 from 9
to 11:30 a.m., Immigration
Legal Services in Collabo-
ration with Domestic Vio-
lence Services, Inc. pres-
ents Using Immigration
Laws to help survivors of
domestic violence and child
victimization. This meeting
will be held at the Port of
Morrow Riverfront Room
in Boardman. RSVP to
Griselda Cuevas or Manuel
Gutierrez at 541-567-0424.
Thursday, June 28 at
6 p.m., Drop in Teen Time
glow party at the Hep-
pner Library. All teens are
welcome for fun, snacks,
games and prizes. Spon-
sored by the Oregon Trail
Library District.
Sunday, July 8 from
5 to 7 p.m., Music in the
park at the Heppner city
park, featuring Lindy Grav-
elle. Additional information
available soon. This concert
is facilitated by Hopeful
Saints Ministry. As a fund-
raiser, a tent will be set up
to serve pulled pork sand-
wiches, coleslaw, cookie
and drink for a donation.
The music for this event is
being funded by Morrow
County Unified Recreation
District. Bring your own
chairs.
M o n d a y, J u l y 2 3
through Friday, July 27
from 6 to 8 p.m., Vacation
Bible School at the Heppner
Christian Church. There
will be a BBQ dinner pro-
vided on Friday. Additional
information soon.
Sunday, Aug. 12 from
5 to 7 p.m., Music in the
park at the Heppner city
park, featuring Wasteland
Kings. Additional informa-
tion available soon. This
concert is facilitated by
Hopeful Saints Ministry.
As a fundraiser, a tent will
be set up to serve pulled
pork sandwiches, coleslaw,
cookie and drink for a do-
nation. The music for this
event is being funded by
Morrow County Unified
Recreation District. Bring
your own chairs.
Council continues talks on new park rules
By David Sykes
The Heppner City
Council Monday contin-
ued its discussion about
implementing new laws
governing behavior in the
city parks. The new ordi-
nance governs everything
from language to alcohol to
spitting on the grass.
The new ordinance
was prompted by increased
behavior problems with
people using the park, and
will give the city the right
to both fine and ban people
for three months from being
in the city parks.
The council did not
adopt the new ordinance
but did spend some time
discussing various parts of
the rules. One in particular
was the use of alcohol,
with some councilmembers
wondering if an outright
banning was appropriate.
The prohibition of signs in
the parks without the spe-
cific permission from the
city council was also dis-
cussed and it was wondered
if the sign ban would apply
to birthday or other parties.
Other sections of the
new ordinance covered
fires, dogs, vehicles, sanita-
tion (no person shall blow,
spread or place any nasal
or other bodily discharge),
soliciting, public nuisance
(no abusive, threatening,
boisterous, vile, obscene
or indecent language or
gestures) and permitting
of activities. Work still
continues on the ordinance
and it was not adopted at
Monday’s meeting.
In other business, min-
utes showed at a special
May 21 meeting the council
approved a three percent
Eastern Oregon
Healthy Living Alliance
(EOHLA) has launched
a new project to increase
colon cancer screenings
in Morrow, Sherman, and
Gilliam counties. Annual
screenings with a Fecal Im-
munochemical Test (FIT)
kit, which is a screening kit
that can be done at home
that checks for blood in the
stool, are recommended
annually for adults aged
50-75.
Free screening kits will
be provided at various loca-
tions in each participating
county. Anyone can pick
up a kit, complete the kit
in the privacy of their own
home and return the kit at
designated locations. Com-
pleted kits returned with the
provided survey card will
be entered into a drawing
for a $50 Visa gift card,
where six will be given
away in each of Sherman
and Gilliam counties and
cost of living wage increase
for city employees.
At the May 14 meeting
the council held an execu-
tive session and then voted
to let stand the score on
an annual evaluation by
City Manager Edie Ball
on Public Works Director
Chad Doherty. Doherty had
filed a grievance about the
evaluation he was given by
the city manager. The coun-
cil released the following
statement about their deci-
sion: “After review of the
issue at hand, the council
had decided that the score
on the annual evaluation
will stand as is. We see no
need to change the score.
It is a subjective evalua-
tion and each city manager
will have a different set of
standards. We don’t see the
score as cause for alarm
or a sign of a drop in per-
formance, but rather as an
opportunity to work on the
areas addressed if needed
and move forward in per-
sonal growth,” the council
said. The actual evaluation
was not made public.
In other business, the
council opened bids on
some surplus equipment
it had put out for bid. A
backhoe was sold for $600,
a 1994 Ford F250 pickup
with a snow plow went for
$1,100 and misc. tools and
other items were also sold.
In other business, the
council voted to appoint
the following people to the
Heppner Housing Author-
ity board: Judi Hall, Kathie
McGowan, Kathi Dicken-
son, JoyceKay Hollomon,
Jack Meligan, Phillip Pa-
checo and Teresa Hughes.
Colon cancer screenings offered
12 given away in Morrow
County. Free screening kits
are provided in the follow-
ing locations in Morrow
County:
-Boardman: Columbia
River Health Services
-Heppner: Pioneer Me-
morial Clinic
-Ione: Ione Community
Clinic
-Irrigon: Irrigon Medi-
cal Clinic
According to the Or-
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“Colorectal cancer is pre-
ventable. Routine screening
can reduce deaths through
the early diagnosis and
removal of precancerous
polyps. Screening saves
lives, but only if people
get tested.” One in three
(36 percent) Oregonians
ages 50-75 are not being
screened as recommended.
On this theme, the project
slogan is: Got polyps? Get
a screening kit and put your
worries behind you!
“EOHLA is committed
to delivering strategies that
improve community health
throughout the entire re-
gion,” stated Andrea Fletch-
er, EOHLA co-founder and
board member representing
Morrow County. “With
the shifting emphasis in
the healthcare system to-
ward prevention practices
to help keep people healthy,
screenings, such as colon
cancer screenings, can pre-
vent many serious illnesses
before they occur.”