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PMH Nursing Home gets a larger patio Bessie Wetzeli U of 0 Newspaper L i b r a r y Eugene, OR 9/4J3 (L-R): Rusty Estes, PMH maintenance supen isor. Ryan Miller, and Mike Doherty. PMH maintenance Ryan Miller and crew, o f M iller & Sons, in H eppner, poured cem ent to enlarge the P io n e e r M em o rial H o sp ita l Nursing Home patio, Nov. 21. A c c o rd in g to R u sty E s te s , P M H m a in te n a n c e superv isor. M iller donated 100 percent o f the concrete and his w orkers tim e to e n la rg e the patio. “This is a m ajor asset to the residents,” said Estes, w ho added that the residents spend a lot o f tim e on the patio in the sum m er months. The residents picnic outside every Wednesday and until now w ere very limited because o f the small space and difficulty nav igating w alker and wheelchairs on the grass. P la n s a ls o in c lu d e installing a sitting bench around the tree in the patio area. Directors’ positions filled at CBEC’s annual meeting — VOL. 121 NO. 48 8 Pages Wednesday, November 27,2002 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Heppner streets see upgrade with new Heppner sees two main street garbage cans businesses close (L-R): Craig Canhani, city maintenance supervisor and Randy Sample, city crew The C ity o f Heppner has a c q u ire d 10 c e m e n t re fu s e containers that w ill grace M ain Street. Craig Canhani, Heppner city m aintenance supervisor, o b ta in e d s e v e n o f th e s e containers free from the City o f P ortland. It w as c h eap er for Portland to give the containers aw ay rather than refurbish the dam aged ones. T he C ity o f H eppner cleaned up the containers, and in some cases cut off the rims if the receptacles were damaged. A ccording to Canham , the City o f H eppner purchases th re e c o n ta in e r s at a p ric e cheaper than the City could have re p la c e d p la s tic c o n ta in e rs currently in use. The cost for the 10 cem ent containers is $ 1000 less than w hat rep la cin g 10 brown plastics ones would have been. It w ould have been $135 for the base and $ 130 for the lid to replace the plastic containers. The C ity also had custom lids m ade for the new cem ent c o n ta in e rs . T he lids h av e a sham rock cut out on them and are painted “John Deere Green," a bright kelly green. The cost for these new custom lids was $90 each. C an h am 's connections w ith the City o f Portland made it p o s s ib le to g e t th e c e m e n t containers; his father w orks for the city. The Shoe B ox, as well as Fabrics Etc, tw o m ain street businesses in Heppner, are in the process o f closing down. T h e S hoe B ox, once know n as G o n ty ’s, w ould have celebrated its 100,h anniversary in 2 0 0 4 . H o w e v e r, d u e to minimum purchase requirements im posed by m ost suppliers and the fact that custom ers are not com ing in like they used to, the stores are going to closed. “ P e o p le j u s t a r e n ’t shopping here anym ore," said JoyceK ay H ollom an, ow ner o f the Shoe B ox. “ T h e r e ’s not enough local business." Holloman explained that w hen she cam e to H eppner 40 years ago, the tow n was about the sam e size in population and had m o re b u s in e s s , y et the business w as thriving. H o llo m a n a n d h e r husband bought the Shoe Box alm ost 27 years ago from the G onty family. In the tim e since then, they have acquired the two separate building, known as the Shoe Box and F abric's Etc, as w e ll as a d d in g m an y o th e r ventures into the buildings. With the closing o f the Shoe Box and Fabrics Etc., they are planning on m oving Je rry 's B arber Shop, Willow C reek Realty, Talk-N- Tops t-shirts, and antiques into the Fabric's Etc. building. O n c e th e m o v e is com plete, the door that now allow s entry betw een the tw o buildings will be sealed and the Shoe Box building will be sold. Join in on the Heppner Christmas Pool Calcutta tree lighting and light parade T he H eppner A nnual 2002 Christmas tree lighting w ill be Dec. 5, betw een 4:30-5:30 p.m . T h e tre e is lo c a te d in Heppner next to the Post Office and The Shoe Box. There w ill be free cocoa and hot cider. Christmas carolers, a w reath sale by the H eppner G arden C lub, tree decorating and o f course, Santa. Sandra Matthews w ill be available to take your pictures w ith Santa in his antique sleigh. A lso, rem e m b e r to bring an ornam ent to hang on the tree. At 6 p.m. the lights w ill go o ut for th e six th a n n u al H eppner Light Parade. All are w e lc o m e to e n te r the L ight Parade. Entries w ill be judged and prizes o f $50, $ 100, $ 150, and $200 will be aw arded. The p a ra d e is s p o n s o r e d by: C o lu m b ia B a s in , M o rro w Country Grain Grow ers, Bank o f Eastern Oregon. Klamath First, M urray's, Jo h n 's O ther Place and W heatland Insurance. benefit for Strouse Friends and fam ily o f C elita Strouse are organizing a pool Calcutta benefit to be held o n S a tu rd a y , D e c . 7 at B ucknum 's Tav ern in Heppner. An auction w ill begin at 11 a.m. If you don't play pool, come bid on your fav orite team. S ig n -u p s h e e ts a re av ailable at Bucknum 's. w ith 32 team s being accepted. Cost is $10 per team . For m ore inform ation, call 676-9048. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Columbia Basin Electric C o -O p h e ld its 5 8 th a n n u a l dinner and meeting, Nov. 14, in Fossil at the W heeler County Fairgrounds. The Fossil United M e th o d is t C h u rc h w o m e n p ro v id e d dinner, and F ossil school children added red and blue streamers and paper eagles decorations to add a patriotic tint to the evening. A t th e d in n e r , 197 people were served, an excellent turnout according to com pany officials. A t th e m e e tin g , B ill Jaeger, president o f the co-op, from Condon, spoke on the new wind generation in the Columbia Basin Electric Service Territory. T he c o -o p is n o w o ffe rin g patrons the option o f buying into “ green p o w er" p ro d u ced by alternative forms o f generation. J a e g e r a ls o sa id th a t so m e c o n tro v e rs y still c o n tin u e s betw een the pros and cons o f w ind power. General m anager Jerry Healy spoke on the future o f e le c tr ic a l r a te s , a n d how w holesale rate increases being im posed and proposed by the Bonnev ille Pow er Administration (B.P.A.) will affect those rates. The co-op has not had a rate increase since 1993. Healy also reported that the reliability' o f the co-op's system has im proved, dropping from an average 4.5 outage hours a year from 1997- 2001, to only 1.6 hours in 2002. The board o f d irecto r's will be faced w ith decisions on how to implement the rate increase once the current rate contract with the BPA expired in 2006. Leadership Training to be offered M o rro w C o u n ty w ill once again offer a leadership training program based on the successful Morrow County 2001 program. Through this program. M orrow C o u n ty ’s current and future leaders w ill receive free, hands-on training in the areas o f E f fe c tiv e C o m m u n ic a tio n , Facilitation Skills, Thinking and Acting Strategically, Sustainably B ased P la n n in g and I m p le m e n ta tio n , V o lu n te e r Recruitment and Retention, and Fundraising and Grant Writing. Each session is three hours long and offered on six Thursday ev enings beginning Jan. 9 th ro u g h A pril 3 in se le c t com m unities w ithin M orrow County. Enrollment is free, but is lim ited to 30 participants from M orrow C ounty w ith a mix o f r e s id e n ts fro m th e fiv e com m unities. If m ore than 30 enroll, organizers will select participants that w ill allow for m a x im u m c o m m u n ity netw orking. Those accepted to the program w ill be notified no later than Friday, Jan. 3. The Morrow Leadership program “builds the capacity o f community residents w ho already m ak e a d iff e re n c e in th e ir communities and have the desire to strengthen and build on their current work to achieve greater im p a c t. It a ls o p r o v id e s a foundation o f skills for emerging leaders, prov iding them w ith tools and increased self-confidence in their ability to make a difference.” stated’a press release. G rants w ere obtained fro m th e B a k e r/M o rro w Partnership and the Ford Family Foundation to fund the program and Rural Development Initiatives o f Pendleton will conduct the training. To s ig n up fo r th e program or for more information, c o n ta c t J a c k ie M c C a u le y , coordinator, at Boardm an City Hall, 481-8252. Willow Creek Symphony and Singers to perform T h e W illow C re e k Sym phony and Singers will be performing a holiday concert on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 6 p.m. at the Catholic Parish Hall in Heppner. TTie concert is free to the public. F o llo w in g th e c o n c e rt, the audience and performers will be encouraged to attend “Christmas at the C ourthouse” Jerry Gentry was elected o v er Ray G race in the only contested director's race, while Dexter M iles was re-elected as a director, and Todd Lindsay was elected to replace retiring Harold Rietmann. A lso announced at the meeting were the w inners o f the annual Electrical Safety Poster C ontest. The w inning posters w ere on display at the dinner. E ntertainm ent for the evening was provided by nine- year-old Willy Gentry. He play ed the National Anthem on his v iolin and perform ed the skit, “ You Know Y ou're a C ow boy I f ...” which included cowboy tricks, jo k es and fiddle m usic. D oor p r iz e s w e re a ls o a w a rd e d th roughout the evening; and everyone in attendance w ent hom e with a grab bag full o f goodies, w hich included light bulbs, rules, hot pads, pencils and pens. Courthouse commemorative pins available The C o u r th o u s e C ommemorative C ommittee and the M orrow C ounty H istorical Society have joined together to create a com m em orative pin for the Heppner Courthouse. Each pin is about one in c h in diameter and featured in col or . P ro c ee d s from the sale o f th e p in w ill go to the M orrow County Historical Society. To h e lp w ith th e m anufacturing cost o f the pin. Morrow County Tippage, Bank o f E astern O reg o n , and the H is to r ic a l S o c ie ty m a d e d o n a tio n s , w ith p e n d in g donations from the H eppner C h am b er o f C om m erce and Morrow County Museum. Each pin w ill be S3 and can currently be bought from G ayle G utierrez, at the county t r e a s u r e 's o f fic e at th e C ourthouse. “These pins w ould make great stocking stufters." said John Edm undson, a m em ber o f the historical society . WE WILL BE CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving! Start Your Early Christmas Shopping HERE on Friday and Saturday (open on Saturday until noon) Morrow County Grain Growers Lexington 9 8 9 -8 2 2 1 • 1 -8 0 0 -4 5 2 -7 3 9 6 w» mu «»■<> w» «»— n«n»«
