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Kinzua here to stay Story contest starts Friday HEPPNER îmes VOL. 116 NO 44 8 Pages Wednesday, October 29,1997 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon HHS athletes named to All-Conference Heppner merchants are sponsoring a Halloween creative writing contest for youth kindergarten through high school In the writing contest, youth will enter participating businesses and locate the "scavenger" item located in the store. They will write down the items and then include all of them in a story in 250 words or less. The stories should be Halloween stones and will be judged 50 percent on creativity and interest and 50 percent on correct grammar (depending on age). The age groups are kindergarten-second grade; third- fourth; fifth-sixth, seventh-eighth and high school. Each age group will have a winner receiving a $25 gift certificate redeemable at any participating business. The grand prize winner will have his or her story published in the Gazette Times. All stories will be displayed by the businesses. Deadline for stories is Friday, Nov. 7, by 6 p.m. at the following merchants: Gazette- Times, Shoe Box, Gardner’s, Coast to Coast, Northwest Motel and Murray Drugs. Winners' names will be posted in the newspaper the following week. Haunted House, carnival on Oct. 30 Everyone is invited to experience the "warped mind" and imagination of Merry Brannon at the annual Heppner Elementary School Parents Club Haunted House and Carnival this Thursday, Oct. 30, from 6-8:30 p.m. Carnival chair Kaedene Bailey says that Brannon's haunted house is "all new" and adds that the evening will feature "some great prizes". Besides the haunted house, the carnival will have golf, basketball, goldfish, bingo and a cake walk, in addition to concessions, which include hotdogs, nachos. pie, popcorn and hot cider. Tickets are 25 cents each. The haunted house will cost four tickets and some games will take two tickets, said Bailey. The book fair will also be held that evening and all day Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 3 and 4. In the past Parents Club proceeds from the carnival have gone toward computers, books, playground equipment and other items to benefit the school. Darcy Coil is co-chair. Tami Rietmann is treasurer. BEO offers local Heppner High School Varsity Volleyball CBC Champs (left to right): front row- Jaci Hughes, Jill Barber, Brooke Boyer, Amber Peck; second row- Janelle Healy, Annie Hisler, Jayme Hansen, Linsey Ropp, Kathleen Greenup, Casey Ingraham; back row- coach Terri Gentry, assistant coach Susan Hisler, Jessica VanWinkle, Mindy Binschus, Lexi Matteson, Petra Elguezabal, assistant coach Dana Reid, stats, Maci Childers. Weston-McEwen got by both Umatilla and Wahtonka in the Saturday, October 25, tournament to earn second place in the Columbia Basin Conference. Directly following the three match tournament, the Heppner Mustangs were awarded the CBC championship trophy and the all conference teams were announced. Heppner athletes named to the all-conference team were senior Annie Hisler and junior Jill Barber, first team; senior Mindy Binschus, second team; and senior Lexi Matteson, honorable mention. CBEC annual meeting Nov. 6 The 53rd annual meeting of the Columbia Basin Electric . Cooperative, Inc., will be held at the Gilliam County Fairgrounds in Condon on Thursday, Nov. 6,. The evening will begin with registration at 5 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m. and the business meeting at 7 p.m. The business will include the election of two directors for a three-year term and one director for a one-year term and other business, including the president’s and the manager's reports. Guest speaker will be Sandra Flicker of ORECA. The evening will also feature door prizes, along with the "antics of Herb Wright”. Annla Hlalar Mindy Blnachua Laxi Matteson shopping incentive A new loan program from the Bank of Eastern Oregon will offer no fee, no interest loans for people to shop locally. The program, called "Christmas Cash", will encourage residents to shop at home for Christmas purchases, says Darrell Raver, loan officer at the bank. The program will begin in the middle of November, and will offer up to $1,000 per family in no interest loans. Borrowers will have up to 10 months to repay the loan, and the only stipulation is that the money be spent at participating merchants. There will be a minimum of $200 on the loans, and the loans will be available at all of the bank's branches. The money will be issued in the form of script checks good only at participating businesses. Local businesses who wish to participate in the program must sign up at the bank. "It is our goal to provide approximately $50,000 in Christmas cash loans," said Raver. Anyone wishing to apply for one of the no interest loans can contact the Bank of Eastern Oregon. Jam es Salyers "We are here to stay," says new Kinzua Resources General Manager James Salyers on the future of the mill in Heppner. Salyers said the mill has a future in Heppner and will be proving that by soon adding a small log mill representing an investment of between $5 and $7 million dollars. Speaking to the Heppner Chamber of Commerce last week Salyers showed a videotape of the proposed new equipment and spelled out Kmzua's plans for the future. Kinzua also owns a sawmill in Pilot Rock, and Salyers said the two mills would be set up to mill different size logs, with Heppner taking the smaller logs, and Pilot Rock, the bigger logs. He said the Heppner plant would eventually phase out its large log operation and, with the Guess the Ghoul! A Marilyn sighting? First you see Elvis at the checkout counter at the local grocery store reading "The Enquirer". Then it's an alleged Marilyn sighting at another Heppner business. But, before the observer could join in singing "Happy Birthday, Mr. President", she's gone. But this time we have proof--a G azette-T im es paparazzi snapped this pic in Heppner on Tuesday. Is it the real MM or is it silicone? Maybe it's a ghost. . . or possibly someone who works at a local business. So you think you know everybody in town? Well, here's your chance to prove your expertise and maybe win a gift certificate. Look for various Halloween characters on page three of this week's Gazette. Match up the person with the right business, deposit your entry at any participating business and you will be eligible to win a $25 gift certificate. The contest runs through Saturday, Nov. 1, and the w inner will be drawn Monday, Nov. 3. The first correct entry drawn will be the winner. The contest is only open for those 18 years and older. "Laughing Stockbroker" MCGG guest speaker for annual meeting, Nov. 3rd David Goldman David Goldman, 'The Laughing Stock Broker" will be the guest speaker at the Morrow County Grain Growers annual meeting planned for Monday, Nov. 3, at the Morrow County Fairgrounds in Heppner. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. by the Willows Grange from lone. In addition to dinner and the speaker, the evening will also include officers' reports and the election of directors. Babysitting will be provided in the fairgrounds annex building. Goldman, "blending his years of experience as a professional humorist and his work in the corporate arena. . ,shows you how to enhance your work environment with humor and cheer" and "create a healthy balance between work and humor." Goldman has a bachelor of science degree in business administration, was a stockbroker for a major wire house, has had 12 years corporate experience with "Danskin” and "The Sharper Image" and has spent nine years as stand-up comedian He has appeared on the "Oprah Winfrey Show", "Night Shift", the "Emerald City Comedy Hour" and "Chicago Tonight" and has recently been in concert with Gary Shandling. Jerry Seinfeld, Paula Poundstone and Ellen Degeneres. Goldman lists Microsoft among his clients. Jill Barbar In Shop Parts &. Labor Church bazaar slated for Saturday The United Methodist Church holiday bazaar will be held Saturday, Nov. 1, at the United Methodist Church from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The bazaar will feature crafts, baked goods and "much more”. proposed new mill, concentrate on the smaller logs. Salyers, who along with his wife Teme, a real estate agent, is moving from Portland into Dr. Wolfe's former house, has 38 years experience in the timber industry, most recently with Roseburg Lumber. An avid golfer, Salyers is a Vietnam veteran and says he plans to become more involved with the community. "I didn't move here for a two year job," he said, reemphasizing his faith in the future of Kinzua in Heppner. Both the Heppner and Pilot Rock mills require three billion board feet of timber annually to operate, have gross revenues of S46 million, and put out $4.6 million in salaries and benefits annually, Salyers said. "If I were a betting man I would bet on Kinzua having a presence in this valley for a long time to come," he said. A lunch of chicken casserole will be served from 11 a m.- 1 p.m. Cost for the lunch will be $5 for adults; $2 for children under 12; and preschool children will be admitted free. 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