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Gerald V. Brown, president and
chief executive officer of
Klamath First Bancorp Inc.
iKFBH and its subsidiary,
Klamath First Federal Savings
and Loan Association
has
announced that the association
has completed its purchase of 25
former First Interstate Bank-
Oregon branches from Wells
Fargo Bank, including the
Heppner branch.
The transaction was previously
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
disclosed on March 7.
"We are very pleased to be able
to bring our brand of traditional
hometown banking to these
communities located throughout
Oregon," Brown stated. "We
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commission-standing their tum and our commitment to become
in line, so to speak. He says that their family financial center,"
the commission looks more he added.
favorably on a project if the
The acquired branches are
community contributes toward located in the following Oregon
the cost of the project. The towns: Heppner. Brookings,
amount of traffic is also figured Bums,
Carlton,
Condon,
in the quotient.
Coquille, Enterprise, Fossil,
Schuft said that his region has Garibaldi,
Gold
Beach,
earmarked $1 million every two Hermiston, John Day, Lakeview,
years for small town road Merrill, Monroe, Moro, Nyssa,
transportation projects such as Oakridge, Pilot Rock, Port
Heppner's, which is now Orford, Prairie City, Riddle,
underway. He said that a project Scio, Union and Yamhill.
The acquisition of these offices
is scheduled for Bums next year
and projects have already been will have a significant impact on
the business of the association.
completed in Union and Cove.
Founded in 1934, the association
previously operated seven full-
folk tales program service offices and one loan
production office in southern and
central Oregon. As a result of
affiliate
of the National this transaction, the association
Endowment for the Humanities. now operates 33 offices in 22
From Astoria to Vale, regional counties throughout the state of
folklore reveals much about Oregon.
Deposits as a result of the
Oregon history, offering a
acquisition
increased from
chronicle of cooperation, strife,
tradition and ethnic pride. $418.2 million to $659.0 million.
"Oregon Trails, Oregon Tales" Customer accounts grew from
provides a kaleidoscopic view of 40,000 to 82,1000.
Product lines in lending have
Oregon's diverse cultural legacy,
says museum director Marsha been expanded to include a full
Sweek. Included are compelling range of consumer and small
and often humorous anecdotes business loans. Deposit product
from many traditions, including offerings have also increased and
Nez Perce, Basque, Hispanic, now include four new consumer
Chinese,
English,
African checking accounts, four new
business checking accounts, a
American and more.
Nash, a professor of linguistics business sweep account and an
and folklore at Southern Oregon
State College in Ashland, has Henderson
collected legends and lyrics from
people from every comer of our m em orial service
state.
A short memorial service for
For further information about Dorothy Henderson will be held
the program, call the museum at
676-5524, from 1-5 p.m., Sunday, July 27 at 2 p.m. in the
St. Patrick Senior Center dining
Tuesday through Saturday.
room. Family and friends are in
vited to attend.
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NO. 30
VOL. 116
6 Pages
Wednesday, July 23,1997
O D O T Region 5 director stops in Heppner
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potholes,
more safety concerns and more
delays, as goods are shipped to
port and equipment and other
goods are shipped to rural areas.
"We're doing the best job we
can," said Schuft. But, he adds,
there simply is not enough
money to undertake projects
such as Franklin Grade near
Heppner. "In the current funding
scenario, nothing is going to
happen. We'll just be able to
barely take care of the
freeways," he said.
Schuft said that need is a
critical issue in whether a
project is approved by ODOT.
But, he added, communities
Museum to sponsor
Oregon Department of
Transportation Region 5 director
Tom Schuft traveled to Heppner
Tuesday to speak with members
of the Heppner Chamber of
Commerce and observe the
Main Street Renovation Project,
funded by ODOT.
Schuft, whose region covers
Morrow, Umatilla, Union,
Grant, Wallowa, Baker, Harney
and Malheur counties, told the
group that passage of a state
transportation package is crucial
to the state's transportation
system. Two packages have
been passed in the house, but
defeated in the senate. Schuft
says that the governor, however,
has indicated that he will call a
special session of the legislature
if "leadership gives him a
signal" that a package will pass.
Morrow County Judge Louis
Carlson suggested "writing a
letter to each naysayer in the
senate, saying that if you
change your vote, it would
virtually save the economy in
eastern Oregon."
The first package called for an
increase of three cents a year
for three years with an access
fee and increased DMV fees.
The second asked for an
increase of two cents a year for
three years. Both were passed in
the house and defeated in the
senate.
Schuft said that contrary to
popular opinion, tax monies
flow from west to east. The
population of Eastern Oregon
does not pay for projects in
western Oregon; on the contrary,
it is the other way around, said
Schuft.
Schuft said that if a
transportation package is not
passed, there is concern that the
larger areas in the valley will
pass their own transportation
bills, funding projects such as
light rail, and then eastern
Oregon, with a smaller
population and thus, less money
to spend on projects, will be left
to fend for itself.
Schuft said that less money
means a smaller likelihood that
transportation projects will be
able to be undertaken. This he
"Oregon Trails, Oregon Tales,"
a
lively presentation of
storytelling and song, will be
presented by Tom Nash on
Friday, August 1 , at 7 p.m. at the
Morrow County Museum. The
public in invited and admission is
free.
The program is sponsored by
the Morrow County Museum and
is made possible by the Oregon
Council for the Humanities, an
Fair tab deadline
Friday, July 25
The deadline for
advertisements and articles to
appear in the Morrow County
Fair and Oregon Trail Pro rodeo
special edition published by the
Gazette-Times will be Friday,
July 25. The special edition will
appear in the August 6 edition of
the newspaper.
Water park
opening delayed
The opening date for the
Willow Creek Water Park in
Heppner has been pushed back to
next week, according to Willow
Creek Park District Board
member Skip Matthews.
Matthews said that the water
park is awaiting state inspectors.
The swimming pool could open
as early as July 28 if everything
goes as planned.
Paving could
start next
week
If all goes well paving on the
west side of Main Street in
Heppner could be done next
week, the contractor said
Monday.
Installation of curbing for the
downtown renovation project
could
begin this week, a
spokesman
for
Weaver
Construction said.
The cement portion of the
sidewalk project has already been
completed on one side of main
street, with just the bnck area left
to be done.
An area between the cement
sidewalk and the street will have
bricks in which tree planters and
street lights will be placed.
Blue Mountain Asphalt from
Hermiston is doing the paving
work on Main Street. The
parking area behind Yaw's,
Bucknum's and Kate's Pizza is to
be paved this weekend or next.
W hitm an aw ards
academ ic honors
indexed money market account.
ATM locations owned by the
association will increase from
seven to a statewide network of
22 machines.
A 24-hour,
automated account information
system has been installed,
enabling customers to obtain
basic information and conduct
routine transactions around the
clock.
"With these changes, the
association expects to continue
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its emphasis on customer service
through its hands-on banking
style which Klamath First
Federal Savings and Loan
Association
has
exhibited
throughout its 62-year history of
service to southern and central
Oregon," said a Klamath 1st
Bancorp news release. "This is
one area that will not change
with
our new
statewide
presence."
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Sports physicals set July 29, 30
All lone and Heppner
sophomores and seventh graders
interested in participating in
athletics during the 1997-98
school year must have a physical
examination. Pioneer Memorial
Clinic will administer free
examinations July 29 and 30.
Boys will have their exam
Tuesday and girls on Wednesday.
Times are from 6-8 p.m. both
days.
In addition to sophomores and
seventh graders, new students to
the schools and anyone else who
may participate in a sport for the
first time also need to have
physicals.
Those involved in the South
Morrow
Football
Camp
scheduled for August 4-8 should
have a completed physical
examination and students need a
physical before being allowed to
begin practice for a sport season.
Community booth reservations needed
Reservations for community
booth space must be registered
with the Morrow County Fair
secretary by August 1. Because
of the limited number of
community booth display spaces
available, participants are urged
to enter as soon as possible.
Additional booth space may be
provided, if needed.
"Volunteers are the heart of our
Morrow County communities,"
said Jane Rawlins, fair booth
superintendent. "This is an
opportunity to tell others about
various organizations largely run
by volunteers. The displays
should tell the story of the work
of an organization or a
community."
Booth categories have been
updated. Premiums of $15 for
first place; $10 for second place
and $5 for third will be awarded
in the following divisions:
church organizations, community
service and civic organizations,
agriculture organizations, hobby
and cultural organizations and
youth organizations.
Scoring is based on the
effectiveness of the booth in
giving
people
a
better
understanding of an organization
and its contribution to society.
Judging is also based on a center
of interest, balance, unity,
simplicity and the effective use
of color.
All booths must be in place
within the fair building by 8 p.m.
on August 11.
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national Christian organization
whose focus is with children jun
ior high to high school age.
For more information, or any
one interested but who will not be
able to attend the meeting may
call Shannon Rust, 376-8202.
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Campus Life group in Heppner
this fall is invited to attend an in
formational meeting on Sunday,
July 27, at 4:30 p.m. at the Mor
row County Fairgrounds, Hepp
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Pool plaques still available
Plaques with donors names on
them are still available for those
who wish to donate to the
swimming pool, Kay Proctor of
People for The Pool has
Whitman College in Walla
Walla has announced its honor
roll students for the 1997 spring
semester. To receive the Aca
demic Distinction recognition,
students must earn a grade point
Willow Creek Country Club
average of 3.5 or higher and com
will
have a family barbecue on
plete a minimum of 12 graded
Sunday,
July 27, at 4 p.m.
credits. Students from the local
Each
family
will bring their
area receiving the recognition in
own
meat
to
the
barbecue.
Those
clude Laurel Webber-Gray of
whose
last
name
begins
with
an
Lexington, English major gradu
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announced.
The pool fund is still about
$18.000 short and anyone
wishing to make a donation may
contact her at Green Feed and
Seed in Heppner.
WCC to hold barbecue
“A” through “K” are asked to
bring dessert, and “L” through
“Z”, salad.
Hosts will be Gary and Barbara
Watkins, Greg and Enka Grant,
Dave and Patti Allstott, and Earl
and Peggy Fishbum.
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KEY SADDLE KING WORK JEANS
100% Cotton Heavyweight Denim
Sale prices good
SALE $13.95 through
August 2nd
MORROW COUNTY GRAIN GROWERS
41744
Reg: $15.95
Lexington 989-8221 1 -800-452-7396
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