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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 20, 1993 - FIVE Fire Chief lifts burning ban with new conditions Heppner Fire Chief Forrest Burkenbine declared open burn ing is allowed by permit only for the city of Heppner effective Oct. 18. Permits may be obtained at Pharmacy & Your Health Boardman Pharmacy & Hardware 202 1st. N. W. P.O. Box 170 Boardman, Oregon 97818 481-9474 481-7351 Medicine Transfer Through Breast Milk Researchers have found that many medicines have the potential to be transferred from a nursing mother to her infant. Whether or not the transferred drug could cause harm to the breast-fed in fant is not always known. The ability of a drug to be passed to an infant from its mother during breast-feeding is based on several factors. One of the most important factors is the size of the drug mol ecule. Drugs that have very small molecules tend to pass easier, as do drugs that are not attached to proteins or those that are highly soluble in fat. Guidelines for determining the risk of prescribing certain drugs to nursing mothers are included in a recent issue of Drug Topics. Pre scribes should first consider the safety of the drug in a full-term infant. If the mother needs the medicine and the risk appears to be minimal, prescribers should consider prescribing medicines that are short-acting. Sustained- release forms may expose the child to prolonged levels of the drug. And mothers should take medi cines at times that allow the least drug exposure to the infant. As a rule, the best time for mothers to take medicines is im mediately after breast feedings. Parents should be alert for unusual signs or symptoms such as a change in feeding or sleeping pat terns, fussiness, or rash. Heppner City Hall, 188 West Willow St., between the hours of 9 a.m . and 12 noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Permits will be issued for a five day period for a fee o f $1. However, the fire chief may override permits and declare any day a “ no burning day’’. It is the responsibility o f a permit holder to make sure burning is allowed on a given day before starting to burn. To verify burning condi tions, permit holders may call the city’s Burning Information line at 676-5534. At the August council meeting the City Council adopted a new open burning ordinance. The new ordinance prohibits the burning of n o x io u s m a te ria l, p ro te c ts residents from nuisances arising from open b u rn in g and establishes a new burning permit process. The new ordinance prohibits burning of various materials in cluding wet garbage, plastics, wire insulation, auto parts, asphalt, petroleum products, rub ber, animal remains, animal or vegetable matter resulting from food handling, or any other material which normally emits Morrow Co. Red Ribbon week Oct. 31 dense smoke or nauseous odors. The ordinance also prohibits open burning that creates an odor or smoke nuisance that interferes with the welfare o f others. City police are empowered to order nuisance creating fires e x tinguished and to issue citations for violations. Although a permit is not re quired for a common burn bar rel, conditions of the new or dinance will apply to this type o f open burning. Stop by Heppner City Hall to obtain a copy of O pen B urning O rd in an ce #497-93. Students participate in bookmark contest IE Winners of TrailBlazer Bookmark contest front l-r: Brittni Padberg, Jenni Patton, Kimmy Mar vin, Brandon Young. Back l-r: Leah Denton, Levi Geer, Beth Baker, Heidi Turrell. Fifth and sixth graders at Heppner Middle School par ticipated in a bookmark contest to encourage reading during the A SPECIAL THANKS ■to all those who made last week’s |homecoming so successful. Trail Blazer Reading Program. The program is sponsored by the Blazers AVIA and Bank of America and will continue until October 29. W inners are: first-Heidi Tur- rell, who won a Jordan planner; second-Brittni Padberg, trapper keeper basketball game; third- Levi Geer, poster; fourth-Leah Denton, five subject notebook; Vets office closed fifth-Brandon Young, box of Cheetos: sixth-Beth Baker, Hallo ween learn to draw book; seventh-Jenni Patton, basketball notebook; eighth-Kimmy Mar vin, basketball notebook. The classes held a bake sale and book sale to raise money for the c o n te st p riz e s. The bookmarks are on display at the Bank o f Eastern Oregon in Heppner. C om m unities, schools and organizations all over Oregon are preparing for the 1993 National Red Ribbon Week to be held in south Morrow County the week of October 31 through November 6. “ This motivating drug and alcohol prevention activity allows individuals an opportunity to take a visible stand against drug and alcohol use by wearing a red rib bon or red arm band,” said the Rev. Stan Hoobing, Oregon Together convenor. Everyone is invited to join arms with schools, churches, ser vice organizations, businesses, law en fo rc e m e n t a g e n cie s, Oregon Together and other groups to unite people toward a healthy life for our youth, said Hoobing. Activities planned for the Red Ribbon celebration include the following: Thursday, Oct. 28: children at Heppner Elem entary kinder garten through sixth grade will be treated to a special assembly on smoking prevention entitled, “ All in a Knight's W ork” . Tuesday, Nov. 2: The Hepp ner Junior High seventh and eighth graders will have a special assembly on abstinence, entitled “ Sexual Lies” . Parents will be invited to attend. Wednesday, Nov. 3: free cof fee will be served at local restaurants to anyone wearing a red ribbon, complim ents o f Oregon Together. At 12:45 p.m. there will be a parade through town by students in kindergarten through eighth grade plus a few high school students and adults. A rally at the middle school will conclude the day’s events. The Heppner Elementary and Middle School will be decorated for the event. “ We urge you to get behind the activities of Red Ribbon W eek,” continued Hoobing. “ Help our co m m u n ity , n e ig h b o r by neighbor, ribbon by ribbon, day by day, so we can present a unified, visible commitment to prevent use o f drugs and alcohol among our youth. Your support is important.” County fair committee begins planning for next year The Morrow County Fair com mittee met Oct. 11 to start plan ning for next year’s fair. The committee would like to remind the public to send theme ideas to the fair office. Box 464. Heppner, by Nov. 5. The committee’s main concern this year is losing the state rac ing fiinds to help finance the fair. Fund-raising ideas are being discussed. Fair committee meetings are hdld at 6:30 p.m. the second Monday of the every month at the fairgrounds. The committee in vites more people to join them and encourages anyone with sug gestions for a better fair to let them know. The appreciation dinner will be Sunday, Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. at the fairgrounds. Basketball alumni to sponsor clinic The Heppner Basketball Alum ni has announced plans to spon sor a youth basketball clinic November 26 and 27 at the Hepp ner High School. The Heppner coaching staff will direct the clinic with assistance from high school athletes and alumni. The clinic is free. The clinic will be held Friday, Nov. 26 from 4 to 7 p.m . for sixth, seventh and eighth grade boys and girls. Saturday morning will be a shooting clinic from 8 to 11 a.m. for boys and girls in the fourth and fifth grades. The final session for sixth, seventh and eighth graders will be Saturday from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Registration will be organized through Dave Gunderson at Heppner Junior High School. The Veterans Service office will be closed Thursday, October 21 because o f a v e te ra n ’s conference. ASB Council Bank of Eastern Oregon LOGO CONTEST *500 to the winning entry Deadline 5 p.m. December 1, 1993 Send or deliver entries to: E. George Koffler Bank of Eastern Oregon P.O. Box 39 Heppner, Oregon 97836 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. We are looking for a logo that: Is easily distinguishable Easy to read May be traditional (ie. wheat/cattle) May be a 21st century design May be abstract Logo must be able to be trademarked and ownership transferred to Bank of Eastern Oregon 7. The Bank reserves the right to reject all entries Homecoming activities were highlighted Friday evening during halftime of the foot ball game against Pilot Rock. The court was introduced and presented by their fathers, rain and all. Left to right junior princess Jenny Krein, senior princess Jodi Johnston, Queen Sara Greenup, senior princess Holly Eckman and junior princess Char Coe. Back row: their fathers, Bob Krein, Paul Sumner, Greg Greenup, Dave Eckman and Tim Coe. Crown bearers were Jode Coil and Meghan Bailey. “Thank You For caring' Morrow County Medical Services wishes to thank the following Pioneer Memorial Hospital business office staff for their commit ment in providing quality health care services to the residents of Morrow County: Entries need not be camera ready but should be in color and can be actual size or enlarged. nA £4K OF —___ __ D Arlington JC astern Oreqon • Heppner • lone )'(>nr Home Owned. Independent Rank MEMBER F.DI.C. •' My cal Osmin, Account Representative Caro! Hoobing, Account Representative Diana Grant, Account Representative Cam e Connor, Receptionist/ Admitting Cleri«