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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 21,1998 First Christian plans stock shares Historical Society holds meeting Klamath offers common Bancorp, Inc., shareholders will Harvest Festival Klamath First Bancorp, Inc., By Daipha Jones Morrow County Historical So ciety meeting was held recently at the Lexington Grange Hall. After the turkey dinner, a busi ness meeting was held. Harold Peck was voted in by the direc tors as an honorary member. New directors elected were Diane Kincaid and Fran Barnett of lone. The next board meeting will be held in the north end of the county. The county court members present were introduced and thanked for their courtesies over the past year and those running for office were introduced. A report was heard on the trip last year to the coast and a visit to see Keiko. Memberships were available for both local and state. A report on the wagon trail was heard and plans for the planned celebration of the Lewis and Clark trail in 2003 was discussed. Reports were heard on the museum and on the unmarked grave sites. The committee for this project is Louis Carlson and Jean Nelson. Recognized as the oldest mem ber present was Mrs. T.E. Mes senger. Traveling farthest were Don Campbell at 190 miles and field service representative Rick Read from Portland at 210 miles. Century Farm awards, both state and local, were presented to Tony and Martha Doherty , and the Oscar Peterson Farm. The program was presented by Joy Christianson, who had an in teresting program and diaries from one-room schoolhouse teachers. She also entertained with mouth harp musical selections and told stories of early cowgirls and life in a log cabin and dugouts. Sage, her dog. was introduced. student ambassadors, who assist with new student recruitment, signed up for the option and helped at La Grande’s "Shelter from the Storm", which assists victims of domestic violence. Those who volunteered included Tina Chinen of Heppner and Jaime Ford of Irrigon. Students helped "Shelter From the Storm" move to new offices- cleaning, organizing and moving fumiture-and also helped a needy client with yard work. campaign team, initial fears of a heart attack or a neck injury were not substantiated. Mollahan, who is undergoing tests at OHSU, is reported to be doing well and his prognosis good. Kemp said Tuesday that Mollahan is expected to be back in Morrow County shortly and is planning to continue his campaign. Ione youth group plans food drive The Ione Youth Group will go door to door in Ione Halloween night to collect nonperishable food items for the Neighborhood Center. The collected food will be used by the Neighborhood Center to make Thanksgiving food baskets for the needy of South Morrow County. All youth group members and » » » Ì Kids participate in safety program Navy Seaman Don H. Huffman, son of Donald and LuAnn Huffman of Boardman, recently graduated from the Basic Enlisted Submarine Course at the Naval Submarine School in Groton, Conn. During the five-week course, Huffman learned the basic theory, construction, and operation of nuclear-powered submarines. Huffman also learned shipboard organization, damage control and submarine safety and escape procedures. Huffman participated in hands- on training with reality simulators, practicing fire fighting and flood control on board a submarine. Huffman also learned about a submarine's basic hydraulic, water and air systems and practiced escaping from a simulated sinking submarine. With nearly 50 percent of the Navy's ships and submarines deployed at any given time, Huffman will spend roughly a quarter of his first enlistment at sea. • q The 1997 graduate of Riverside High School joined the Navy in May 1998. middle school students who can help are asked to meet at St. William's Catholic Church at 5 p.m. People living out of town, or anyone who will not be home that evening but would like to donate, may leave their food items at Jannie Alien's house. Call Jeri McElligott at 422- 7257 for more information. Christmas gifts for the veterans are due to Helen Crawford, November 22. New rubber tips for all the tables and chairs at the Legion Hall have been purchased. "Anne and Tom Bedortha and crew did a beautiful job of refinishmg the floor at the hall," said an Auxiliary spokesperson. Rings™” J South Dakot^ ~ZOTFL iWt *WW> JlppT b ■ lf»<— October 84th - Saturday Retirement Party for Fred Toombs. October Slat - Saturday HALLOWEEN PARTY. Snacks, Music-Full Tilt Audio from 9 p.m.-12 a.m. Prizes for best costumesl — 4Mb Iw, 1 ¿Til Homeschoolers at fire hall During the last few weeks, approximately 100 elementary school children from Heppner in grades one through five have participated in a series of safety presentations known as Kids Aware/Beware. Members of the Heppner Police Participants receive free dictionaries and treats. The programs have been sponsored in part by Oregon Together and Morrow County Commission on Children and Families. Department. Heppner Fire Department and the Oregon Trail Library District have presented the programs. Thursday, October 15, 38 home schoolers had their turn inside the Heppner Fire Station. What does Bank of Eastern Oregon’s NEW Senior Checking offer? □ No monthly service charges □ No minimum balance requirements □ Unlimited check writing □ Free stock checks and traveler’s checks □ Free bank and personal money orders □ Free ATM card □ Free Debit card 0 ALL OF THE ABOVE i (FOR 55 YEARS AND OLDER) ank of Eastern Oregon ASK US HOW •.» .» “Around the Corner, Not Around the State” • Member FDIC Butch Laughlin Larry Mills George Koffler Molly Rhea Dennis Stefani Les Payne Kim Gutierrez Rick Paulius Stef Jensen Guilt fipert WRONG 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 0 □ 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 0 □ 8 6 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 11 3 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 □ 0 11 3 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ (®)14 0 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 0 □ 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 13 1 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 □ 0 10 4 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 11 3 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ 12 2 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ 12 2 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ 10 4 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ 12 2 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 9 5 RIGHT WRONG 33 17 38 12 35 15 z (5\39 30 20 35 15 ¿J\39 35 15 32 18 37 13 32 18 KMUS NCK-Mi sdM: Mndt (Mi @ turn HeMm (Ml @ femw LAST WEEK'S RIGHT 142 North Maia 676-9228 Greg Grant Seattle @ San Diego Minnesota @ Detroit Pittsburgh @ Kansas City Stanford vs Arizona St. Florida State vs Georgia Tech Texas Tech vs Texas A & M Missouri vs Nebraska Colorado vs Kansas Montana State vs Cal State-Northridge BINGO IS BACK! Wednesday** at 7:50p.m. HEPPNER ELKS 358 Gazette-Times Chris Sykes @ Denver Black Hills Gold* 1 Mr ...... * * V - -..... Business Cards Each week through football season, the below football “experts” will test their gridiron knowledge by picking winners of gam es in both the pros and college. New England @ Miami San Francisco @ St. Louis Jacksonville ach ring, repre provide y A ;* We Print G-T FOOTBALL PICKS CONTEST Bold-Pro Italics-College Your W jh Bible College. An offering will be held to raise money to fund special projects around the church. Heppner First Christian Church will hold its annual Harvest Festival on Sunday, October 25, at 6:30 p.m. The community is invited to come and share in the fellowship of the evening. Besides a potluckr dinner, the program will include special music and a guest speaker, Dr. Charles Crane, the President of Boise L Trevor Austin Myers-a son Trevor Austin was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Myers of Sugar Creek, MO., on October 16,1998, at Independence, MO. He joins two sisters, Alliesha, 5, and Sa rah, 3, at home. Maternal grandparents are Max and Betty Breeding of Gresham; fraternal grandparents are Charles and Nancy Myers of Independence, MO. Great-grand mothers are Lydia Wilson of Hermiston and Vera Myers of In dependence, MO. PICK THE WINNER! VD Uv <7«-91Sl z* Births Legion Auxiliary holds meeting The Ione American Legion Auxiliary met October 6 at Beecher's Restaurant. Final plans were made for the traveling food sale on October 30 beginning at 11 a.m. The Auxiliary ladies will sell lunch on election day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. Local cellist to perform In the Service John Mollahan in good condition after undetermined illness Candidate for Morrow County Judge, John Mollahan was transported to Pioneer Memorial Hospital and then airlifted to Oregon Health Sciences University Monday night following an undetermined illness. According to Marcia Kemp, a member of Mollahan's be given the opportunity to sell part or all of their shares to the Corporation at d price of not less than $15.50 per share and not more than $19.50 per share. The offer to purchase shares will commence on October 23 and will expire at 5 p.m. Eastern Time, on November 19 unless extended by Klamath First Bancorp, Inc. Three cellists from the Oregon East Symphony, Jane Bane from Enterprise, Kristina Winter from La Grande and Laura McElligott from Heppner, will present a recital on Sunday, October 25, at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 241 S.E. Second in Pendleton. The accompanist for the performance will be Barbara Nelson of Pendleton. Admission to the recital is free. EOU students volunteer in community Fifteen Eastern Oregon University (EOU) students donated a day's labor to a local community support service during orientation week exercises-instead of bicycling, hiking or attending a geology field trip. The opportunity to do community volunteer work was offered to incoming EOU students as an optional activity for Monday, Sept. 21. Twelve new students and three EOU has announced that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 1,983,353 shares of its common stock, which represents approximately 20 percent of its outstanding shares as of June 30. The repurchase will be made through a "Modified Dutch Auction Tender." Under this procedure, Klamath First TOTAL SCORE ^39 ®11 S'il (35) Mr. Really Bighead-TOP SCORE! 1 bragging rights cy h jerry Hedy Mr. Bighead-Top Score for the Week! Good ¡ob Larry “Nr. Btghead" Nills-perfect score!