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Good News Only by Doris Brosnan
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Good to know: The Neighborhood Center is open
four days a week, Monday through Thursday, “at least
for now.” The hours are also shorter than they had been
now, 10:00 to 3:00. This is because of a shortage of
volunteers at the Center. That situation and the shortage
of space means that donations – except for food for the
pantry – are not presently accepted. (The increased need
for food donations results from the diminished deliveries
from CAPECO.) Volunteers from the Center will be guest
speakers on Tuesday, January 16, at the senior luncheon.
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stamp will increase by two cents – to 68 cents – on Janu-
ary 21. Time remains to buy “forever” stamps at today’s
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of time remains to log in reading time and complete
some activities that can earn badges and chances to win
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account to register or visit otld.org to create a Beanstack
account.” Then you can track your reading progress and
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is the message at otld.org.
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recent holidays, John Doherty, Heppner City Manager,
shaved his distinctive – handlebar? – mustache, so his
new clean-shave-look might take some getting used to.
Love was in the Ione air as 2023 stepped aside for
2024: Three couples celebrated their wedding anniver-
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been married 61 years. Their celebration of their Ione
wedding had to be especially low-key because Diane was
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dinner. Allen and Nancy Anderson celebrated their 18 th
anniversary with dinner out on December 31, reminisc-
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were married 50 years ago in Reno on December 31.
His two sisters and a brother-in-law were with them that
day, but this anniversary found the two of them enjoying
their togetherness alone and content with an exchange of
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Sharon Rietmann reports that she maintains brief
daily diaries, accumulating them for a year or two before
disposing of them. Recently the Ione Community Church
attendance record brought her attention to her past two
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that report to “a weekend service” because in 2022, the
congregation held a Christmas Eve service, which fell on
a Saturday, instead of a Sunday service.) On January 7,
2024, the Rietmanns began what could well be their third
year in a row of uninterrupted attendance at the church
they have attended since 1979.
Not a New Year’s Resolution, but the fact of an up-
coming trip east in the spring caused this writer to dust
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on this body inactive since tennis season…. Is not fair
that exercise leader on the video, Bev Harris, hasn’t aged
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do NOT agree when she says, “you have springs in your
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More chuckles from Dennis O’Donnell: “May you
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leave home without a kiss, a hug, and an ‘I love you.’
Then remove the dog hair from your mouth as you walk
to the car.”
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EMS
It looks like there’s a
chance my days in EMS
may be over soon. Makes
me sad. It’s hard enough to
make that choice when it’s
yours to make, even hard-
er when It’s being made
for you. I don’t pretend
to know all the complex-
ities of what’s transpired
between the “Powers That
Be” in Morrow County
concerning the ambulance
service, but I can sure feel
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feel very good. I’ve been in
EMS going on 14 years….
starting out as a driver and
quickly learning I wanted
to be in the back more than
behind the wheel. That
decision led to some in-
teresting rides, and some
rather rough ones. Have
those midnight page outs
and sleepless nights been
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As an EMTI in Gilliam
County, then Boardman
and Heppner for Morrow
County, I’ve come away
with some pretty awesome
memories. Listening to my
First Responder son sing
a Bing Crosby song to an
elderly patient who said it
made the trip worthwhile.
Singing Christmas Carols
in July to a terminal patient
at her sister’s request. Vis-
iting a 35-year-old patient
that you and your daughter
successfully resuscitated a
few days earlier and see-
ing the gratefulness in his
wife’s eyes. Those were
the moments I’ll never
forget. There are also some
memories that will stick
with me that sometimes I
wish wouldn’t. The look
on a man’s face when he
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all you’re doing for her now
is in vain. The knowledge
that the young boy you’ve
just handed over to Life
Flight will be told very
soon that his mom didn’t
make it. The motorcycle
rider that didn’t make the
corner but the music he
was listening to moments
before still plays on. And
there is nothing that hits you
harder than watching the
faces of your fellow EMS
crew dealing with the loss
of one of your own. Those
things change you. They’ve
changed me….and I hope
the changes remain. I never
want to lose my apprecia-
tion for “normal life”. Or
for those times when things
work, it all comes together,
people get better, and you
come back to the station
knowing you’ve made a dif-
ference. It seems like there
are so many things in this
life that have questionable
value. How many times we
wonder if what we’re doing
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But, for me, when I’m in the
back of the ambulance…..I
know that I know…..it’s
a good thing to do. I will
miss that. It’s hard to move
on from something that’s
been such a huge part of
your life, and I pray I don’t
have to. I really hope that
those decision-makers who
have the power to make or
break our local ambulance
service listen to those on the
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people we serve. Heppner
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a shame to ruin something
so good for no good reason.
By Susie Crosby
Prineville, OR
Joint meeting held
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city of Boardman council,
Morrow County Board of
Commissioners, and the
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January 10, 2024, at 6:00
p.m. Port of Morrow Riv-
erfront Center 2 Marine
Drive, Boardman. This
meeting is being conducted
with public access in-per-
son and virtually in accor-
dance with Oregon Public
Meeting Law. If remote
access to this meeting ex-
periences technical diffi-
culties or is disconnected
and there continues to be
a quorum of the council
present, the meeting will
continue. The meeting
location is accessible to
persons with disabilities.
Individuals needing spe-
cial accommodations such
as sign language, foreign
language interpreters, or
equipment for the hearing
impaired must request such
services at least 48 hours
prior to the meeting. To
make your request, please
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at 541-481-7678 or bran-
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Oregon State Univer-
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will be provided. Class con-
tent will include: (1) label
comprehension, (2) drift,
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tion math, (4) insects and
pollinators, (5) federal and
state laws, and (6) safety.
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test” and review will take
place during the last hour
of the class. Participants
who already have a license
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MC Marriage licenses
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