TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 3, 2020
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A View from the Green
WCCC men to
begin season
The Willow Creek
Country Club Men’s Club
will hold their first Sunday
play on June 7 at 8 a.m.,
hosted by the men’s club
board. The committees will
not be providing coffee,
snacks, etc. as the club-
house will have limited
access.
Players will be encour-
aged to walk or ride sepa-
rately in carts and practice
social distancing. All par-
ticipants will be required to
sign a liability waiver.
Wednesday night play
will begin on June 17. The
schedule will be posted the
week before for signups.
Contact a member of the
men’s club board for addi-
tional information.
Hunter education
class scheduled
The traditional hunter
education class will be held
June 16, 18, 23 and 25 from
6 to 9 p.m. at the Lexington
Gun Club. Live fire day will
be June 20 from 8 a.m. to
noon. Instructors are Jim
and Darlene Marquardt.
To register, students
may call Jim at 541-696-
4845 or enroll online on the
ODFW website at https://
odfw.huntfishoregon.com/
login. Students who have
taken an online class may
call Jim and arrange to join
the live fire day.
The fee is $10 per stu-
dent, payable to ODFW and
the class size is limited to 20
students. Social distancing
and required precautionary
measures will be in place
during the class.
Hospice to host
butterfly release
Pioneer Memorial
Hospice and Community
Counseling Solutions will
host the 2020 virtual but-
terfly release on June 19
at 1 p.m. Pre-purchased
butterflies and packets will
be available for pickup June
18 at the Hospice office,
162 Main St. in Heppner.
Butterflies and packets may
be reserved by stopping by,
calling the Hospice office at
541-676-2946 or emailing
Jackie Alleman, Hospice
Volunteer Coordinator, Jac-
quelinea@mocohd.org.
There’s an old sto-
ry told by several Native
American Indian tribes that
says, “Catch a butterfly and
tell it your secret wishes,
and because a butterfly
makes no sound, your se-
cret is secure. Let it go and
it will fly your thoughts to
your loved ones in heaven.”
“It’s never easy to lose
someone that you love and
participating in this virtual
release of butterflies may
help you manage some of
the grief you feel and help
share those feeling with
other family members,”
reports Carmelo DiSalvo,
Bereavement Coordinator
at Pioneer Memorial Hos-
pice. “The butterfly release
may also give families a
chance to talk to their chil-
dren about grief, whether it
is a family member or pet
who has died.”
Participants will re-
ceive an individually
wrapped live butterfly for
release and a packet that
includes “Here in the Gar-
den.” a beautiful and tender
children’s picture book
from award winning au-
thor and illustrator Briony
Stewart. Its pictures tell the
story a child reminiscing
about his special friend
in the garden where they
had shared many activities
through the seasons. “I love
how the special friend can
be anyone the child has
lost; parent, grandparent,
playmate or pet,” said Mol-
ly Rhea, Hospice Director.
“This book is adaptable for
any family to talk about
their belief system.” Also
included in the packet is
a grief guide with strate-
gies to promote healthy
discussions and coloring
pages. Children can also
read along with Ms. Cherry
Webber at www.morrow-
countyhealthdistrict.org.
“Our fundraisers bring
in money for specialized
equipment or specific fam-
ily needs that might not be
available with conventional
funding. We recently pur-
chased a device to allow
a patient to safely transfer
from walker to car so he
can continue to take rides
with his family. Our hospice
program is not about giving
up, but if medical treatment
cannot bring a cure, then
comfort and quality of life
become the priorities,” con-
tinues Rhea.
A $30 memorial packet
includes: one pre-packaged
live butterfly; the hard-
bound picture book, Here
in the Garden; a grief guide;
coloring pages; Ms. Web-
ber’s online reading and
live stream to the virtual
release of butterflies by the
staff at Pioneer Memorial
Hospice. Additional butter-
flies may be added to your
order for $5 each.
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“It’s not just what we do.
It’s who we will
continue to be.”
HealthyMC.org
RE
Opening Healthcare Safely.
We certainly have been through some challenging times together over these last few months. Though
the State of Oregon is progressing in its reopening plans, we understand that the novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) continues to be a national public health crisis.
HealthyMC.org
As your trusted community health providers, we want you to know that we’ve never left
you, and we’re
eager to welcome you back for the care you count on and trust.
At Morrow County Health District, we want you to know all the ways we are working to keep you and our
cherished staff safe as you resume visits with your doctor and allied health professionals, and return for
outpatient tests and exams.
Public health officials and government agencies keep us informed as we expand the opening of our
clinics and outpatient services offered at Pioneer Memorial Hospital. Together, we are working to ensure
our health facilities reopen safely, protecting patients and health care workers in all areas of operations.
Here are some of the ways MCHD is helping you return to health care safely.
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All employees have more than adequate personal protective equipment (PPE)
Enhanced sanitation procedures occur before and after patient interactions
All patients and employees are screened prior to entering the clinics or hospital
Appointments are required to safely prepare for your arrival
Physical (also known as social) distancing is required at all locations
Telehealth appointments are available (phone or video)
Everyone plays a vital role in keeping Morrow County safe. Please protect yourself and others by
washing your hands often, avoid gatherings of more than ten people, wear a mask or face-covering
when at least six-feet of physical distancing from others is not possible. Finally, if you feel ill with a fever,
cough, or shortness of breath, call your clinic location before visiting our clinics.
For more information about our locations and services, visit healthymc.org, and to stay current on state
COVID-19 reopening guidelines, visit: https://govstatus.egov.com/or-covid-19.
Read About How We are Working Together to be a
Healthier Community Today and
A view from the hill
By Doris Brosnan
The Community at
Willow Creek Terrace has
received no information
from the State of Oregon
about phases in reopening
after this Covid-19 lock-
down. So, residents and
staff continue practicing
self-reliance and definitely
appreciate having one an-
other to share this unusual,
historical time. Routines are
helpful and the staff works
to ensure that they are filled
with activities.
Administrator Nairns
shouts “Hats off” when
she reports on the phe-
nomenal job that the staff
is doing in their efforts to
keep everyone safe while
maintaining an air of nor-
malcy. Certain protocols
are mandated – wash hands,
monitor temperatures as
employees report for work,
and clean, clean, clean,
especially high-touch ar-
eas. They also wear masks
when in contact with food
preparation and service,
and they follow a “if your
mouth is moving, cover
it” rule. But the Terrace
staff members also change
clothes when they come to
work and leave their work
clothes to be washed when
they leave. They can also
shower before leaving and
they are doing a fantastic
job of limiting activities
and interactions in public,
always with the safety of
residents in mind.
Filling the shoes of
the volunteers who lead
activities at the Terrace
is another effort the staff
have taken on, and they
add their shout-outs for
those volunteers, as they
work to keep those activ-
ities going. Sunday night
baking has become a reg-
ular activity because they
are making prizes for the
Monday Bingo game, but
they miss Shirley George’s
leading that game and her
incomparable baked prizes.
On Tuesdays, they keep
the Uno card games going,
but they miss the great
job the Smith family does.
And they look forward to
the return of Bill Ewing
and Sandra Johnson to the
crossword puzzle board
because they have not been
successful in replacing their
skills. They have had great-
er success with the Wii
Bowling they have intro-
duced to residents.
The residents have
welcomed three new staff
members to these efforts:
Jordan Jones, Jozie Long
and Trevor Antonucci. Ev-
eryone is saddened by the
move-away of Ernie and
Mary Jean McCabe, who
are greatly missed, but new
resident Rita Dezoete, who
moved in on May 25, is
well-acquainted with sever-
al of her new neighbors and
will surely add some zest to
morning discussions and
visits in the dining room.
Rita moved in on the
day of the third annual High
Tea at the Terrace. Resi-
dents dressed up for this
event that features several
tea services, several differ-
ent teas, and the traditional
cucumber sandwiches, as
well as other savory treats.
When visitors again
pass through the front door,
they will be impressed with
the quilt that now hangs on
the wall. Each resident’s
block contains a bird he
or she colored, all blocks
were sewed together, and
some taff and residents then
tied the quilt for a finished
product. On their doors,
they also have on display
wooden decorations with a
western theme. These they
painted and planned to enter
in the Morrow County Fair.
One highlight of life on
the hill this month will be
the “Rocking on the Lon-
gest Day,” on the 20 th , of
course. More information
about this fundraiser for the
Alzheimer’s Association
will be available as the
date nears, in the Heppner
Gazette Times and on the
Willow Creek Terrace Face-
book page.
Possibly, Donna Berg-
strom’s birthday celebration
on July 8 will be the next
special event after that. She
and her neighbors will share
the luncheon menu of her
choice. But she will also be
able to enjoy contact with
her family via one of the
available on-line commu-
nication applications and at
her window.
Maybe two new res-
idents will have moved
into the Terrace in time to
join that celebration. Two
apartments are available,
and a call to 541-676-0004
can offer information about
them. The community on
the hill view both, birthdays
and new neighbors, with
enthusiasm.
Orem awarded
Wheat Foundation
scholarship
Matthew Orem was re-
cently awarded one of nine
$1,000 scholarships by the
Oregon Wheat Foundation.
Qualifying high school
seniors represented eight
counties or regions and
were judged on communi-
ty involvement, academic
achievement and submittal
of an essay on a wheat in-
dustry topic.
Orem graduated from
Heppner Junior/Senior
High School and plans to
study Crop and Livestock
Production at Blue Moun-
tain Community College.
He is the son of Eric and
Brandi Orem of EB Orem
Farms. Matt was team
co-captain in basketball and
football and held leadership
roles in FFA. He volunteers
for many school and com-
munity activities and works
on the family farm.
The Oregon Wheat
Foundation annually
awards up to twelve schol-
arships for high school
seniors. Scholarship awards
Matthew Orem
may be made to a quali-
fying student from each
of the participating coun-
ties, which include Baker/
Union, Gilliam, Klamath,
Malheur, Morrow, Sher-
man, Umatilla, Wallowa
and Wasco. In addition,
awards may be made in the
Willamette Valley counties
and in the Central Oregon
counties.
The Oregon Wheat
Foundation 2020/21 schol-
arship application period
opens October 1, 2020.
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