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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 8, 1995 McMillan wins lamb Myrtle McMillin, Lexington, was the winner of a market lamb cut and that was recently raffled by People for the Pool, Inc. First Interstate hosts 'Buckle-Up' week j You’ll find the perfect valentine in a heartbeat r^ 4 fs . —r Tray Valentines for kids Russell Strover candies, Jelly Bellies Valentine Party Supplies Valentine's ^ je Day ‘lues., ‘J eb. 14 HWIM’A Dm 21 7 North Main at Heppner a t at We would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank St. Williams Catholic Church o fjo n e and Family Bargain Center of Hermiston fo r 125 coats fo r needy persons this winter. The Church supplied the money and Family Bargain made it possible to get these beautiful coats by giving a nice discount. This is the second year the St. Williams Church and Family Bargain Center have made this possible. Thank you for your generosity. Georgia Rathbun (I) receives a car seat from Florene Robinson at First Interstate Bank. The car seats were donated First Interstate Bank is hosting a variety of transporta tion safety activities the week of Feb. 6 through 10. Buckle-Up week will be hosted in 61 bran ches throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Mon tana in conjunction with state departments of transportation. Heppner branch will par ticipate in children's car seat give-a-ways; buckle-up impor tance video, visits from Vince and Larry the Crash Dummies, free car seat safety inspections and free refreshments. The bank began its aware ness progam when a teller in the Hailey Idaho branch notic ed a number of parents coming through the drive-up window with children in their arms. Her efforts to develop buckle-up week to raise awareness about the need for child-safey seats won her an award from the Network of Employers for Traf fic Safety (NETS) in 1994 Besides Heppner other bran ches in Oregon participating in clude Condon, Fossil, Her miston, Pendleton, Pilot Rock, Baker City, Bums, Enterprise, John Day, LaGrande, Nyssa, Ontario, Prairie City and Union. Sincerely, Laura J. Burnside-McElligott, admin., R.N., Morrow County Health Dept. Player of W eek Feb. 6 -11 M u s ta n g s F illie s Toni Kemp Trent Hughes Players of the week are sponsored by Mustang/Fillie 21 Kindergarten, first and second graders were treated to the Crash Test Dummies (back) Tuesday at the Heppner Elementary grade school. The Crash Test Dummies were at the school promoting ‘Buckle Up’ week for First Interstate Bank. Pictured in the middle is police chief Doug Rathbun. Coast to Coast Les Schwab First Interstate Bank Ployhar Insurance Murray Drugs Bank of Eastern Oregon Miller & Son Welding Roger Britt Pumping & Green Feed & Seed Dump Truck Van Marter & Kahl Cals BP Service Insurance Devin Oil Co. Court Street Market D & L Repair Kinzua Resources R & W Drive In MCGG Pettyjohn Building Supply Heppner Auto Parts Kate's Pizza Heppner Gazette-Times Come Worship With Us at W illo w C re e k B a p tis t C h u rc h Sundays at 3 p.m. Meeting in the 7th Day Adventist Church 560 North Minor .C.G .G . CUSTOM ER APPRECIATIO N DAY Saturday, February 11 8 a.m. - 12 noon FACTORY REPRESENTATIVES From these Companies will be present DOOR PRIZES Calkins - Implements Case/IH - Implements CcnCX - Livestock Equipment & Chemical Century Welding Ciba - Chemical Danner Boots HyQual - Livestock Equipment Jensen-Byrd - Hardware Monsanto - Chemical New Zealand - Fencing SantOZ - Chemical * Director Chairs ‘ Jackets & Vests ‘ Belt Buckles ‘ Boot Dryer ‘ Gas - Trimmer ‘ Dremel Tool Kit ‘ Toys ‘ Oil changes for Car/Lt. Truck ‘ & More ScOttSCO - Small Engines Stark & N orris - Engine Terra Int. - Chemical Repair 1 800 452 7396 LEXINGTON. OREGON 97839 INC PO Box 367 A rodeo meeting was held in Spray recently to decide whether or not to have a rodeo this year due to the retirement of rodeo stock contractor John Rattray of Rattray Rodeos. Rat tray has been the stock contrac tor for the Spray Rodeo for 13 years. A decision was made to have the rodeo May 27 and 28. Craig “ Bo" Pinz P9 rodeo company from Parma, Idaho, was hired as the stock contractor. Ken Wright earns national honor Kenneth C. Wright, Oregon electric cooperative director, was honored by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association during the associa- tio n 's annual Region IX meeting held in Portland last fall. Wright was first elected to the board of directors of Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc., in 1974 and served as secretary- treasurer from 1981-85. He was a member of the ways and means committee of the Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association from 1979-81. Wright, the Oregon state representative on the NRECA board of directors, received the board's regional award for outstanding achievements in the Rural Electrification Pro gram. Wright has served as the Oregon director since 1983 and plans to step down at the end os his current term in February. He has been chairman of the board's retirement, safety, and insurance committee. A rancher, grower and truck ing businessman, Wright at tended Blue Mountain Com munity College and Oregon State University in Corvallis. Active in the Masons and the BPOE Elks Lodge, he is also a member of the Oregon Cat tlemen, Sheep Growers and Hay Growers associations. Wright received his award, as well as an award from the Oregon Rural Electric Cooper ative Association, respectively, at the annual meetings of the two groups held last September and December. Great Decisions discussion begins People interested in interna tional events and foreign policy issues can learn more by par ticipating in Great Decisions, which is scheduled to begin in Heppner. The first meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. at “ Twice Upon a Time", the bookstore located on Willow Street near city hall. Great Decisions is sponsored nationally by the Foreign Policy Association, a nonpartisan, nonprofit, independent or ganization devoted to world af fairs education for the general public. Participants in the program educate themselves with a briefing book before weekly meetings to discuss and debate one of eight foreign policy topics. The briefing book, available for $11, prepares par ticipants with background and current data, policy options for the U .S ., recommended readings, discussion questions, photos and maps and opinion ballots so that participants may vote for their preferred foreign policy option Topic for the first week was "Russia and Its Neighbors: U.S. Policy Choices. Other topics planned this year in clude: "Nuclear Proliferation: Can it be capped?"; "United Nations at 50: Reaching out or overreaching?"; Middle East: Lasting steps to peace?"; Global Finance: Trade and Capital in Flux"; "China. Taiwan, Hong Kong: Greater Chinese challenge”; "Immigr.i tion: An end to open doors", and Democratization: Defining U.S. goals". For more information, con tact Doris Brosnan at the bookstore. rvv f & ? Special Interest Groups - .y l & j to first 300 Ladies ■ ", ■ 3 Ü Surprise your special someone on Valentine’s Day with a gift of Black Hills Gold Jewelry Free Knife Sharpening '■ £ l> Rodeo Court Recreation District Campfire Girls Class Rooms For kids Carnations Morrow County C rain Grow ers Phone 9898221 Pancake Breakfast Spray rodeo set 4 Member Jeweler« ol America. Inc / Peterson’s ______ Heppner
