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FOUR - Heppner Galette-Times,
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Heppner,
Oregon Wednesday, March 13, 1996
Bank of Eastern Oregon opens new mortgage office PMH hires new
director of nurses
The Official Newspaper of the
City of Heppner and the
County of Morrow
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
U S P S. 240-420
Morrow Counts ’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
Piililttheil »t*ekl> ami entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Hepp­
ner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879 Second class postage paid at Hepp­
ner, Oregon. Office at 147 West Willow Street. Telephone (503) 676-9228.
Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337,
Heppner. Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $18 in Morrow, Wheeler, Gilliam and
Grant Counties; $25 elsewhere.
April Hilton-Sykes
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..........................................................News Editor
Stephanie Jensen
Typesetting, Layout, Distribution
Monique Devin
........... Advertising layout & Graphics
Penni Keersemaker
..................................................................................... Printer
David Sykes, Publisher
Letters to the Editor
Hats off to Heppner students
the decorations, flags, banners,
To the Editor:
ornaments.
As the flags and banners
Not everywhere we have liv­
again go up for the St. Patrick's
ed
can boast a code of sports­
Day celebration, 1 remember
manship
that still supports
that I have intended for some
silence
at
sporting
events when
time to
letter. .
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a
player
is
injured
or when a
Last yeaijcffew' fo the days
single
player
must
stand at a
preceding the big spring week­
free
throw
line
to
shoot un­
end in Heppner, I was not pre­
assisted
by
teammates.
pared for what happened to the
Not everywhere is Heppner.
multiple decorations and signs
Why
such a positive difference?
that lend such a festive air as
I
suspect
these real scenes in
the weekend nears: they were
Heppner
are
evidence that old
still in place when the weekend
and
young
citizens
are proud
finally came.
individuals,
that
parents
are
Last Christmas, we had our
parenting,
students
are
peer-
first opportunity to participate
in the Community Christmas educating. Heppner is a posi­
Tree decorating and 1 was so tive in our life. Living where
surprised by what happened to people take responsibility for
the decorations in the weeks their actions and care about
following: they were still beau­ their community and one
tifying the gorgeous tree when another is truly a refreshing
the holidays had passed and experience.
My hat is especially off to the
the tree was to come down.
students
in Heppner because
These two scenes would not
they are demonstrating such
be real everywhere we have liv­
pride, care and responsibility at
ed. Some communities cannot
young ages.
enjoy such experiences because
(s) Doris Brosnan
vandals woukLteks or destroy
Heppner
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Still keep in touch
To the Editor:
Congratulations to coach
Dana Heideman and to the
lone Cardinals for winning the
State 1A basketball champion-
ships the past week at Baker.
We follow the records of the
Morrow' County teams thanks
to the coverage of the Gazette-
Times. As my Heppner-born
wife, Dorotha, and I lived the
first 21 years of our lives in
Heppner, we scan the news­
paper for the names of children
and grandchildren of our form­
er Morrow County friends.
When I saw the great writeup
in today's Sunday Oregonian,
I immediately asked the ques­
tion, "What is the relationship
between Melissa McElligott and
Eunice McElligott?" Eunice
grew up with Dorotha and me
at Heppner and graduated in
the HHS class of 1943.
As we will be in Heppner for
Not ashamed
To the Editor:
We feel very fortunate to live
under the protection of Hepp-
ner's Volunteer Fire Depart­
ment. We have witnessed the
quick response time and dedi­
cation of these men and feel
that they deserve unqualified
gratitude and respect. They are
volunteer, not paid, firefighters
with other jobs and respon­
sibilities, volunteers who put
their health and lives on the
line for our welfare.
When the siren sounded,the
night the green house near the
drive-in burned and when we
saw how high the flames were
shooting into the sky, our
hearts sank. We were afraid
that we were witnessing the
loss of another large section of
Main Street, including two ser­
vice stations and the drive-in.
Instead, we saw not only their
rapid response, but their pro­
fessional handling of potential*
ly widespread devastation and
the dedication that had them at
the scene for hours after the fire
had been contained, making
sure that the fire was truly out.
No, we are not ashamed of
the annual St. Patrick's Day
celebration, we will find out
then the answers to my ques-
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to
Ann" H,sler' a
perhaps of the Paul Hislers we
knew as ranching neighbors in
our early Heppner lives.
Melissa, come to to Corvallis
and let us introduce you to our
wonderful new coach for wo­
men's basketball, Judy Spoel-
stra. Too bad you didn't get
down for one of her games. As
of now, her Beavers are rated
14th in the nation. The Barratts
never miss one of her home
games and will be in Eugene
next week with about 500
Beavers as we take on the
Ducks. We whipped them by
two points at an earlier game
played in Corvallis before about
6,000 fans.
Cordially,
(s) Jim and Dorotha Barratt
Corvallis
our volunteer fire department.
We are proud of them and very
grateful for the job they do and
the peace o '
'•d they give us.
Sincerely,
(s) Valery Campbell
(s) Dave Campbell
By April Hilton-Sykes
The Bank of Eastern Oregon
(BEO) has opened a new office
' for its mortgage department.
The bank established the mort­
gage department in January of
1995 and this month moved to
a more spacious office at 274
North Main Street in Heppner,
across the street from its Hepp­
ner branch.
"W e're growing," said Mike
Armato, mortgage loan man­
ager. "We've hired a third staff
member to try and keep up
with the demand and we ex­
pect to continue to grow." Ar­
mato added that the new office
will offer clients more space,
more privacy and a quieter at­
mosphere than the bustling
main office.
Armato, who has been in the
banking business for 18 years,
says that BEO is now able to of­
fer FNMA (Fannie Maes) and
FHLMC (Freddie Macs), which
are federally chartered, which
means the programs were
authorized and created by Con­
gress to make housing more af­
fordable. "W e're now able to
offer the same rates you get in
Portland in Heppner, lone, Arl­
ington and Condon, and with
the same terms," said Armato.
Armato said that offering
these programs could save
"trem en d o u s am ounts of
money" for homebuyers, pro­
viding better interest rates and
better terms, which make hous­
ing a lot more affordable. For
example, he said, interest on a
10 year bank loan could be
around 9.75 percent. However,
with the secondary market, the
interest rate could be as low as
7.375 percent. Instead of the 20
percent down required, Ar­
mato said that it could be possi­
ble to buy a home with as little
Births
Treston Gregory Maben- a
son Treston Gregory was born
to Donna and Jason Maben of
Heppner on February 7, 19% at
St. Anthony Hospital in Pen­
dleton. The baby weighed 6 lbs,
8 oz.
He joins brothers, Caleb and
Casey, both 7, at home. His
grandparents are Ray and Bet­
ty O'Neal and Greg and Trish
Maben, all Heppner; and Don
and Mary Blaser, Molalla.
Great-grandparents are Ray­
mond .inri Thelma O'Neal,
Baker t .t\ lack and Ruth
Maben, Heppner; Marilyn and
Dwayne Fillis, Omak, WA; and
Emery and Diana Gorbett,
Molalla.
Rodolfo Zavala*a son
Rodolfo was born to Zulema
and Ambrosio Zavala of Board-
man on February 23, 1996 at
Good Shepherd Community
Hospital in Hermiston. The
baby weighed 8 lbs. 5 oz.
Ted Edward DuBry IH-a son
Ted Edward was born to
Amanda Rytting of Irrigon on
February 23, 1996 at Good
Shepherd Community Hospital
in Hermiston. The baby weigh­
ed 7 lbs. 2 oz.
Tom and Shannon clDicklund,
Kathleen Cbinen, heppner,
andTeruo Cbinen Sr.. Spokane,
mould like to request the pleasure of
your company at a buffet reception
celebrating the marriage of
Rebecca cKimberfey TJicklund
and
Teruo Cbinen ffr.
Saturday, the tmenty third ofTdarch
Tineteen hundred and ninety six
One O'Clock p.m.
Tdorrom County Tair Qrounds
Tteppner, Oregon
Teresa Altman-Lang
By April Hilton-Sykes
Paula Morris (right), Mike Armato and Patti Allstott
as five percent down. He said
that the bank also offers
remodeling and construction
loans. "This enables the com­
munity to upgrade their hous­
ing stock," he added.
A low income housing pro­
gram and home owner educa­
tion (for people who previous­
ly would not qualify for a loan)
are also available.
"There is a big demand for
housing here," said Armato,
who came to Heppner in Jan.
of 1995 when he began work­
ing for BEO. "Last year at least
47 homes were sold in Hepp­
ner. Heppner is growing and
it's a wonderful place to live."
Armato said the bank is doing
everything possible to foster
the proposed subdivision on
Cemetery Hill.
Armato said that after a trip
to Heppner, he fell in the love
with the area. "This is the kind
of place where we want to raise
our kids." Armato and his
wife, Kim, have two children,
Maggie, four, and Joe, two.
Kim, who was born in Hepp­
ner, is the daughter of Sharon
Lewis of Heppner and Kenny
Cutsforth, Hermiston.
Patti Allstott, who has been
with the bank for 12 years, is
marketing coordinator in the
new office. Allstott and her
husband, Dave, both Heppner
natives, have two children.
Paula Morris, who is new to the
community, is secretary/assis­
tant loan processer. Her hus­
band is a new deputy sheriff.
Baker named lone Fireman of the Year
Joseph Baker (left) and Jim Boor
By April Hilton-Sykes
fire
He's still in high school, but
he's old enough to be a fire-
m an-a darn good one at that.
Joseph Baker of lone receiv­
ed the 1995 Fireman of the Year
award from the lone Rural Fire
Protection District (RFPD). lone
chief Jim Boor, who pre
sented Baker with a plaque,
said that Baker "took the extra
step", adding that Baker at­
tended all of the district's
meetings, missed only one fire
and completed extra training.
Baker said that he likes the
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COFFEE
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10 AM.
Live from the Heppner Elks
Sat. March 16
Teresa Altman-Lang has
been hired as the director of
nursing services at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital in Heppner,
effective March 4.
Altman-Lang, most recently
of Palouse, WA, which is near
Pullman, replaces Sheridan
Tamasky who has resigned to
attend school to become a
physician's assistant.
Altman-Lang is originally
from the rural Gig Harbor area,
near Tacoma, WA. She attend­
ed elementary school in Bre­
merton, WA, high school in
Kansas and college in Tennesee
and San Francisco. She receiv­
ed her associate of science
degree in nursing in 1978 and
her bachelor of science degree
in nursing in 1993 at California
State University at Dominquez
Hills. She has practiced in the
San Francisco area, Pennsyl­
vania and the greater Seattle
- y
area.
In addition to nursing,
Altman-Lang is interested in ar­
chitecture, many aspects of
which can be transferred to
nursing, she says. She also en­
joys gardening, animals, art ap­
preciation, reading and cook­
ing.
Altman-Lang says she is in
the process of looking for a
home in the area. Her hus­
band, Juergen Lang, a physi­
cian, earlier indicated to the
Morrow County Health District
that he is interested in
negotiatingjra contract with tip
districted Establish a practidE.
action of firefighting. "It's a big
rush,'” he said. He plans to go
into the Navy and continue
with firefighting. "M aybe
someday I'll be chief," he
laughed.
"W e appreciate the fact that
the schools let the people out
to fight fires," added Boor.
Boor said that the lone RFPD
has several other high school
members, Jacob Taylor, Corey
Baker, Len Rietmann and Rob
Crum. Boor encourages people
to join the group. "There's
always room for m ore," he
said.
Baker is the son of Bob and
Robin Baker of lone.