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VOL. 111 NO. 38 8 Pages Wednesday, September 30, 1992 Morrow County Heppner, Oregon
Corporation formed to sell BEO stock
G.H. Pierson, president of the
Bank of Eastern Oregon, recent
ly announced the formation of
BEO Securities, Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Bank of
Eastern
O regon.
“ BEO
Securities, Inc., was formed to
buy, sell and make a market for
Bank of Eastern Oregon bank
stock,” explained Pierson. Presi
dent of the new corporation is E.
George Koffler, executive vice
president of the Bank of Eastern
Oregon. Linda LaRue, cashier of
the bank, i-s the secretary-
treasurer of the new corporation.
“ Bank of Eastern Oregon bank
stock has always been a good in
vestment,” noted Pierson, “ but
there has been no ready market
for its sale. The board of direc
tors of the banks, encouraged by
the stockholders, has formed this
new corporation to allow
stockholders to sell their shares
and to allow local people who
would like to invest in the bank
a method to do that also.”
The Bank of Eastern Oregon,
with blanches in Heppner. lone.
and Arlington, has assets of over
$32 million and does business in
Morrow, Gilliam, Wheeler,
Grant and Umatilla counties. It is
primarily an agricultural bank but
also offers real estate loans, con
sumer loans, credit cards and is
a full service commercial bank,
Pierson explained.
Anyone interested in buying
bank stock may contact Koffler,
LaRue or Pierson at the Heppner
branch of the bank. The new cor
poration will be open for business
as of October L Pierson said.
Molly Day receives creative arts award
The Morrow County Medical
fund ended the 1991-92 fiscal
year June 30 with a $686,821 loss
before county property taxes,
donations and interest, Gerald
Moro of the accounting firm
Barnett, Dennis and Moro, told
the medical board Monday
evening.
Moro cautioned the board,
“ This can’t continue very long or
you’re in trouble.”
County property taxes receiv
ed for that period amounted to
$448,789; donations were
$4,940; and interest was
$26,410, for a loss of $206,682.
The previous year’s loss before
county property taxes was
$347,958. After an input of
$419,040 in county property
taxes,*$15,458 in donations and
$33,141 in interest the 1990-91
fund showed a budget surplus of
$119,681.
Russ Demianew, assistant ad
ministrator, said, however, that
revenues are up around $380,000
this year compared to the same
period last year. Administrator
Kevin Erich concurred, saying
“ Every department is up. The
clinic’s up and Home Health is
skyrocketing.” Physical therapy,
a new service, is also increasing
revenue, he said.
Demianew outlined a plan for
collecting past due accounts,
from Medicare and Medicaid, as
well as private individuals.
Erich also reported that the
Local police departments form
Nominees asked
new drug task force
The Morrow and Umatilla County Sheriffs office. The new for ASC ballot
County Sheriffs offices, Her- task force will streamline opera
miston and Pendleton Police tions and information sharing,
departments and the Oregon State and will increase the efficiency of
Police have formed a new coordinating investigations.
regional drug enforcement task
According to a press release
force.
from the M orrow County
The new task force called the Sheriff s office, “ The drug pro
Blue Mountain Enforcement Nar blem knows no jurisdictional
cotics Team, or BENT, will be • boundaries.
M orrow and
comprised of seven investigators Umatilla Counties both share the
and one supervisor from the five same problems with regards to
agencies involved. BENT will ad narcotics traffickers and influx of
dress the narcotics enforcement drugs into the region.”
problem in Umatilla-Morrow
The Blue Mountain Narcotics
counties.
Team will result in no added
A cooperative effort has existed bureaucracy or expenses for any
for years between the agencies, agency, they said. It is the result
involving the Umatilla County of the efforts of all the agency
Narcotics Team, Hermiston
heads in trying to work more ef
Police Department and Morrow
ficiently and effectively in the
face of scarce resources.
Red Ribbon week Oct. 24-No. 1
“ Something big is coming to
Heppner,” says Stan Hoobing,
convenor for the Oregon
Together Group. A parade, a
poster making contest, free cof
fee, bright ribbons, and lots of
people proclaiming, “ Drug Free
and Proud” , are some of the
highlights of National Red Rib
bon Week Oct. 24 through Nov.
. The purpose of National Red
1
Ribbon Week, now in its fifth
Molly Day was honored with
a special award from the Morrow
County Creative Arts and Crafts
Association at their meeting on
A candidates and issues forum
Sept. 28.
will
be held at the Heppner High
Day, who won the most points
School
cafetorium on Tuesday,
from the open class adult art
Oct.
6,
beginning at 7 p.m.
department at the 1992 Morrow
Candidates who have accepted
County Fair, was presented a
silver bowl with an engraved the invitation to attend the forum
m edallion from P eterson’s include Wes Cooley and Wayne
Fawbush, state senator 28th
Jewelers.
Day has been interested in art district candidates; Steve Uf-
from an early age, starting out by fleman and Michael Payne, can
drawing with pencil and pen and didates for state representative
ink and then charcoal. A later in 59th district; Louis Carlson and
terest in oils grew into a real love Ann Spicer. Morrow County
for painting. The last few years judge candidates; Ed Glenn and
Day has been experimenting with Don McElligott, candidates for
water color and acrylic and en Morrow County Commissioner;
joys all aspects of art.
year and celebrated international
ly, is to mobilize all segments of
a community into a united and
visible force dedicated to the
eradication of drug use.
Governor Barbara Roberts,
showing her strong support for
drug prevention and recognizing
the need for society to develop an
attitude of intolerance toward
drug use, is the honorary
chairperson of the 1992 National
Red Ribbon Week in Oregon.
Candidates forum October 6
Mary Ella Moyer (I) presents award to Molly Day
Peter Fels and Jeff Wallace, can
didates for Umatilla-Morrow
District Court judge; and a
representative for David Chen,
candidate for state treasurer.
Representatives may also be pre
sent to discuss Measure 4, which
could ban triple trailers, and
Measures 5 and 6. which would
immediately close Trojan nuclear
power plant.
Moderator for the forum,
which is sponsored by the Hepp
ner Chamber of Commerce is Dr.
Dick Temple. Refreshments will
be served.
Pool committee plans meeting
Senior years
Extension study group to
conference set survey kids about TV habits
The Gilliam County OSU Ex
tension Service and the Gilliam
County Senior Services will hold
the 1992 Challenge of the Senior
Years Mini-conference and Fair,
Thursday, Oct. 8 at the Gilliam
County fairgrounds in Condon.
The event begins with registra
tion at 9:30 a.m. and ends at 3
p.m. Four guest speakers will
speak
on
“ The
Senior
Challenge” , “ Recycling: A
Challenge ior All Ages", and
“ Stamping Out Consumer Fraud
in the Senior Years” .
In addition, there will be
several informational booths for
participants to browse through
and receive additional informa
tion about aging and senior issues
such as medical care, living
facilities, social security and
medicare. “ The day is directed
toward senior issues, but all ages
are invited and encouraged to at
tend." says Shirley McDonald.
Gilliam County Senior Services
coordinator.
“ We have some dynamic
speakers and a great day plann
ed.” added Glenda Madden.
Gilliam County Extension agent
Admission price is $3 including
lunch, a doorprize ticket, snacks
and free information
Morrow County Extension children watch; if they think the
Homemakers will survey children programs are for children or
about their television viewing adults; and if the programs are
habits during the month of Oc new or a repeat. With a base
tober. Members will interview understanding of children’s
children between the ages of television viewing habits the next
step is to provide education/train-
seven and 13.
The information will be used to ing on how to be good consumers
encourage television networks to of TV and how to teach parents
offer more new educational and and children to view television
non-violent entertainment pro critically.
grams for children. The survey is
If you want your child to be a
part of a nationwide survey by the part of this survey, call Morrow
parent organization. National C ounty’s project chairman,
Association for Family and Com Isabelle Jones, 922-4034, or
munity Education (NAFCE). Carol
M ichael-B ennett,
NAFCE is the new name for the 676-9642.
National Extension Homemakers
The 80 members of Morrow
Council. NAFCE represents peo County Extension Homemakers
ple who participate in extension meet monthly throughout Mor
study groups throughout the row County as a part of an infor
United States.
mal adult-education program
Each of NAFCE's 360.000 sponsored by the Oregon State
members is asked to interview at University Extension Service. To
least one child. The survey is keep up to date on all phases of
phase two of a five part “ What today's living, they study such
about the Children?” children subjects as nutrition, community
and television project.
affairs arid family relationships.
The survey of 30 questions will The
“ What
About the
take approximately 45 minutes to Children?” Children and Televi
complete. The questionnaire sion Project fits with their mis
covers such questions as which sion “ to strengthen individuals
channels and which programs the and families.”
medical fund has received
$50,000 in donations, including
one $25,000 gift, during the past
year.
In other business the board:
* learned that Home Health is
now providing home health care
to residents of Haven House in
Fossil. Home Health visits will
increase from around 200 to
around 300 visits per month, he
said;
* learned that a satellite has
been installed which will allow
the hospital to receive educational
programs beginning in October;
* learned of a change in the
employees’ insurance provider
which reduces the cost of a family
plan from around $860 a month
to around $400 a month.
A ‘People for the Pool’
meeting will be held at the Hepp
ner Neighborhood Center on Oct.
6 at 11 a.m. to plan the October
11 pool Calcutta and spaghetti
feed.
Anyone interested is invited to
attend. For more information call
676-9252 or 676-9795.
National
Flu vaccine to arrive soon
The Morrow County Health
Department received word that
they will not receive flu vaccine
for approximately two more
weeks.
When the vaccine does arrive,
evening clinics, in addition to
regular clinics will be held in each
community, according to Laura
McElligott. public health nurse.
Week
PMH Auxiliary Boosters to meet,
to meet
plan Reno night
A Pioneer Memorial Hospital
Auxiliary meeting has been
scheduled for Thursday. Oct. I
at 7 p.m. at the St. Patrick's
Senior Center.
A baked food sale will be held
on Friday. Oct. 2 at 10 a.m. at
Miller's Mini Mart.
“ Farmers are asked to
nominate candidates of their
choice by November 2 to be on
the ASC county committee
ballot,” says R.H. Matthews,
CED.
The ASCS County committee
election will be conducted from
November 27 to December 7 by
mail ballot.
ASC committees are responsi
ble for managing federal farm
programs on the local level. To
meet the needs of individual pro
ducers, ASC committee members
must be concerned and responsi
ble individuals, said Matthews.
Morrow County farmers have the
opportunity to nominate people
they feel would best serve the
farm community. Farmers will be
receiving petition forms by mail
and will be submitting them to the
county ASCS office.
A few basic considerations
should be kept in mind when cir
culating petitions. Matthews con
tinued. In order to be valid, peti
tions must be limited to one
nominee each, must include writ
ten certification that the nominee
is willing to serve if elected, must
be signed by at least three eligi
ble farm voters in the ASC com
munity. and must be received in
the county ASCS office by the
November 2 deadline.
Farmers may circulate or sign
nominating petitions for as many
candidates as they choose.
Anyone wishing to nominate a
farmer for the ASC committee
election may contact the county
ASCS office for details, including
eligibility requirements for office
holders.
Farmers should petition for and
elect those individuals they feel
would do a good job as a member
of the ASC committee, Matthews
said. The election of concerned
farmers to positions on ASC
committees is essential in the ad
ministration of farm programs, he
added.
“ The county ASCS office
welcomes all valid petitions,”
said Matthews. The opportunity
to nominate, vote, and to be
elected to office is guaranteed to
all farmers regardless of race,
color, religion, sex, age, marital
status, handicap, or national
origin.
A Booster Club meeting will be
held Wed.. Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. at
Kate's Pizza.
The agenda includes planning
for Reno Night. Anyone in
terested in helping is encourag
ed to attend.
October 4-10, 1992
National 4-H week is coming
up Oct. 4-10. During this time the
Extension office expresses their
appreciation to present volunteers
and leaders, welcomes new
volunteers and leaders and begins
recruitment in the fourth and fifth
grades.
For more information about
4-H contact Bill Broderick at the
Extension office. 676-9642.
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