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
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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
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