Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - THREE
Chamber Chatter !
City awarded $4 million loan for water upgrade project
The city o f Heppner has been
awarded a $4 million low interest
loan and a $250,000 grant to
upgrade the city’s water system,
the city council was inform ed
M onday night. The loan and
grant are part o f a $6 m illion
project to upgrade the c ity ’s
water system.
The loan is at one percent
interest and would be paid back
o v er a 30 year tim e period.
M oney to pay back the loan
w ould be raised by an increase
in city w ater rates. At present a
typical $ 17.20 per month water
bill for 7,500 gallons o f w ater
w o u ld be raise d to $35 per
month. The increase is part o f the
requirement to get the loan, says
H eppner city m anager Jerry
Breazeale
Breazeale said the loan, along
with an additional $2 m illion
needed for the total $6 m illion
p r o je c t w o u ld fu n d th e
replacem ent o f old, inadequate,
undersized and leaking water
m ains throughout the city. It
w ould also pay for a new water
storage tank and three more city
wells.
“ We are planning on m eeting
with com m unity groups in the
Community gift tree at Red Apple
Marlene Currin with Christmas Community Gift Tree at Red Apple.
The combined ministries
o f H o p e L u th e ra n , V alby
Lutheran and All Saints Episcopal
churches decided to join with the
Heppner Neighborhood Center
to create a Community Gift Tree.
Red Apple M arket in Heppner
provided space for the set up o f
the tree.
T h e N e ig h b o rh o o d
Center provided the 14 boys and
girls and tw o seniors, w ith the
possibility o f more names.
C om m unity m em bers
are free to take the “stars” o ff the
tree, which include the gender,
age, and sizes and gift ideas, to
purchase and wrap a gift for that
person. Gifts should be returned
with the “star” to Jan Skaggs at
the N eighborhood Center, who
will distribute the gifts.
Gift packages need to be
delivered to the N eighborhood
C enter by W ednesday, Dec. 18
at 5p.m.
Murray Drugs joins with MC Foster
Care to provide gifts
future to explain the project,”
Breazeale said.
Skate park
In other business the council
heard from Randy Rayburn and
public w o rk s d irector C raig
C an h am w ho have been
researching the possibility o f a
new skate b o ard park to be
constructed at the old swimming
pool site in Heppner.
Rayburn and Canham traveled
to several area communities and
Obituaries
John Leonard
Hanna
John Leonard Hanna,
86, o f H erm iston, form erly o f
H eppner, died Friday, Dec. 6,
2 0 0 2 , at G o o d S h e p h e rd
Medical Center in Hermiston.
A graveside service was
held Sunday, Dec. 8, at Heppner
Masonic Cemetery.
Hanna was bom Jan. 30,
1916 at M onm outh to John and
L u lu H a n n a . H e m o v e d to
Heppner with his family when he
was nine years old and attended
Heppner schools.
On M ay 12, 1945, he
married Mildred Hajenga.
Hanna loved being with
his fam ily and attending all his
k id s’ sporting events. He also
a tte n d e d a b a sk e tb a ll g am e
coach by his grandson, Jason
Hanna, ju st three w eeks ago.
He was a great hunter
and loved to go to the mountains.
He also enjoyed traveling.
Hanna was employed at
Kinzua Mill for a number o f years
and also farmed the family ranch
on Hinton Creek near Heppner.
H a n n a a n d h is w ife
m o v e d to H e r m is to n in
Septem ber 2000.
Survivors include his
wife, Mildred ofHermiston; sons,
D avid and L eonard, both o f
Heppner; daughters, Nancy Hunt
o f Dufur, and Judy Stachnke o f
The D alles; sisters, M ildred
C onnor and Jean Bennett, both
o f H eppner; grandsons, Jason
H anna and Jon H anna, both o f
H e p p n e r, a n d o n e g r e a t-
grandson.
Memorial contributions
m ay be m a d e to P io n e e r
M emorial N ursing Hom e, P.O.
Box 9, Heppner, OR 97836.
S w eeny M o rtu ary o f
H e p p n e r is in c h a rg e o f
arrangements.
OWC to hold meeting
(L-R) Shannon YVicklund and Kelly Jo Keithlcy, organizers of the Christmas
W ish List tree, with tree and presents all ready brought in.
K elly Jo Keithley and
Shannon W icklund helped to
organize the Christmas Wish List
tree at M urray D rugs. They
received 30 names from Morrow
County Foster Care, for children
ranging in age from two months
to 17 years.
People wishing to join in
th e g ift g iv in g can sto p by
M urray’s and choose a wish list
tag, or a single item o ff a wish
list. Once the gift is purchased,
presents should be wrapped and
returned to M urray’s by Dec. 16,
with the wish list tag num ber on
the present.
M orrow County Foster
Care will supply gifts for those
wish lists not filled by community
members.
IGLER
4 JEANS
T h e O re g o n W h e a t
Com m ission will hold a special
meeting on M onday, Dec. 16 in
the Riverfront Center located at
2 M arine Drive, Boardman, at 1
p.m. The m eeting will include
commission business concerning
statute modernization.
C om m ission m eetings
are open to the p u b lic , and
anyone wishing to participate is
encouraged to do so. Persons
w ishing to participate in the
conference call should contact
the commission office in advance
on the m eeting to obtain to the
appropriate information.
The meeting is accessible
to persons with disabilities. A
request for an interpreter for the
hearing impaired should be made
at least 48 hours in advance o f
the m eeting to the com m ission
office at (503)229-6665 or TTY
(503) 986-4762.
looked at skate parks there. They
show ed a video ofH erm isto n ,
A thena, M ilton-Freew ater and
Walla Walla parks.
Rayburn said he is planning on
holding several public meetings
to talk about the project and
a n s w e r p u b lic q u e s tio n s .
Breazeale said the way the skate
park is constructed could help
lim it any increased liability
insurance costs to the city.
New city sewer line policy
The city council also passed
a new city sewer policy that will
have the city take care o f lateral
sewer lines on city property and
right o f w ays from the mainline
to a hom e or business ow ners
property line. In the past property
owners were responsible for the
entire lateral line, or line that run
from the main to their hom es or
businesses. “ We want to better
serve the public,” Breazeale said
about the change in policy.
Tree Auction and Christmas at
the Courthouse held
Attendees at “Christmas
A t T h e C o u r th o u s e ” w e re
g r e e te d at th e d o o r by
em ployees and mem bers o f the
C e n te n n ia l c o m m itte e w ho
shared history, pointed them
toward the array o f cookies and
handed out programs listing the
variety o f trees to be auctioned
at the end o f the evening. Guests
strolled about choosing the tree
for the People’s C hoice award
and selecting their favorite to bid
on during the Heppner Chamber
o f Com m erce first tree auction.
Following the music prov ided by
the W illow Creek Sym phony
Strings, attendees moved to the
C ourtroom for the auction o f
trees. Ken Grieb, with assistance
from Chris Rauch, did auctioneer
honors.
The
W h e a tla n d
Insurance silver snowflake winter
w onderland tree by Kim Bach
w as purchased by Jerry and
M a rc ia B reazeale. D an and
Doris Brosnan were high bidders
on the gold, green and m aroon
V ic to rian tree d e c o ra te d by
S h a ro n H a rriso n and T rish
Sweeney. A nother tum -of-the-
century tree highlighted w ith tiny
Victorian gowttS vvasdesigrted by *
Babette Wall and sponsored by
the B ank o f Eastern O regon.
Logan G rieb and mom Carrie
purchased this tree.
B eaded
f ru it,
cranberries, pasta and red apples
graced the tree sponsored by
C entral Red Apple M arket and
decorated by Kim Houw eling.
N ancy Snider was high bidder.
B u c k n u m ’s/John G och n au er
claim ed the green and white bit
o ’ Ireland tree, sponsored by The
C ountry Rose and created by
Pam Worden and Tarina Foster.
M o rro w
C o u n ty
C ourthouse sponsored a fiber
optic Victorian tree, decked out
w ith g la s s a n d p o r c e la in
ornaments, including children’s
g ifts and stockings beneath.
M arlene Gray, bidder by proxy,
w as the recipient o f the tree by
Men’s breakfast
planned
T he C h ristia n M e n ’s
B reakfast will be held at the
H e p p n e r C h u rc h o f th e
N azarene, located at 545 NE
Pioneer Dr., on Sunday, Dec. 15,
at 8 a.m. All men are invited for
breakfast and fellowship.
We P r in t C o m p u te r Form s
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“O ’ Glory,” sponsored by Morrow
C o u n ty G r a in C r o w e r s an d
decorated by Bonni Ball. Lisanne
Currin and Judy Eckman was the
largest tree.
P e o p le ’s C h o ic e “ W h e a t and
Tumbleweed” tree created by Nancy
Gochnauer, Suzanne Jepsen and Pat
Edmundson.
Andrea Denton. Artisan Village
donated a liv e tree w ith all natural
decorations including baskets
and wreaths by Bonnie Wenberg.
Merlin Hughes was high bidder.
“O ’ G lory,” sponsored
by M o rro w C o u n ty G ra in
C ro w e rs a n d d e c o ra te d by
Bonni Ball, Lisanne Currin and
Judy Eckm an was the largest
tree. It w as graced with red,
w hite and blue ornam ents and
Santa clim bing up a ladder to
reach the top. The tree will belong
to Lisanne Currin, high telephone
bidder.
T he P e o p le ’s C hoice
Aw ard went to the John's Other
Place tree. N ancy G ochnauer,
S u z a n n e J e p s e n a n d P at
Edmundson created this work o f
art from w heat and tumbleweeds.
Jerry Breazeale took this favorite
home.
Proceeds o f $670 will go
to w a rd o n g o in g C h a m b e r
p r o je c ts su c h as w r e a th s ,
banners, baskets and Tow n and
Country aw ards.______
By Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir.
W h e re is th e s u n ? |
Where is the snow? This icy fog
has got to go! The down side is |
that it has a tendency to zap |
people’s energy; the up side is the ;
opportunity to get your shopping
done right here in Heppner. It’s j
a short distance hom e w here J
presents can be wrapped early, ■
baking can be done, cards written
and C h ristm as p re p a ra tio n s j
completed w ithout the chaos o f »
fog, bad roads and too m any j
people! How about som e gun j
raffle tickets for stockings o f avid j
hunters? Slippers from The Shoe ;
Box; clothes from G ardner’s; >
classes or fabric from A rtisan j
Gallery; gift certificates for dining j
out; jew elry from Peterson’s; !
H e p p n e r H a rd w a re fo r the ;
hom e-front needs; and check |
th o se lists at M u rra y ’s and J
Country Rose w ith som ething
for ev eryone, or Morrow County
Grain Growers? If we d on't use
it, we lose it. Have a relaxed
hometown holiday season!
Small tow ns keep us in
focus and give us a quality o f life
not found elsew here, but we all
need to come together to surv ive
Oregon's economic crunch. That
is th e r e a s o n th e r e is an
opportunity during each Tuesday
m eeting to address com m unity
and legislativ e concerns. Schools
are at the forefront ju st now,
because educating our children
and grandchildren is crucial to our
future and the future o f our
elderly. Your Chamber will do its
best to keep people inform ed
and facilitate positiv e change.
Next week will be Third
Tuesday with the focus being on
b u s in e s s e s . M e rc h a n ts are
especially encouraged to attend.
P ro g ra m s g e a re d to w a rd
custom er service, em ployees,
etc. w ill be the focus w ith
planning put in place for the
mystery shopper program.
N o m inations are due
T uesday, D ec. 17 fo r Mfrn,
W oman. Business, Youth, and
Educator o f the Year awards,
w h ic h are p rese n ted by the
Chamber at the annual T owti and
Country Banquet on Jan. 16.
If you d id n 't have the
opportunity to see the beautiful
trees donated to the tree auction
at the courthouse, some will be
th e r e th ro u g h th is w e e k .1
Victorian, Irish, tum blew eed,
patriotic, exquisite and all natural
g raced the ro o m s as p eo p le
m ingled over refreshm ents and
voted for their favorite during
“Christmas At The Courthouse”
this past Saturday evening. The
Morrow County Courthouse has
provided a year o f celebration o f
their 100th anniv ersary and the
C h a m b e r a p p r e c ia te d th e
opportunity to be a part o f the
activities.
A round o f applause for
all who lit up trees, hung wreaths,
m ade Stroll H eppner and the
L ig h t p a ra d e , p ic tu re s w ith
Santa, music and Christm as At
T he C o u rth o u se possible. It
takes an abundance o f tim e for
these events to happen. It's about
volunteers and the gift o f time; it's
about energy, even in the fog! It’s
about community.
Enjoy the Adv ent season
a n d th e s p irit o f g i vi ng o f
yourselves for others.
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of Business
We're in the business of
taking care of business.
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