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POUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 11, 2002 Hair Expressions now at new location Rep. Smith discusses LEO plans at library open house (L-R): Kelly Boyer, LeAnn Wright and Kay Fowler at their new shop (L-R) Carpenter, Bob DeSpain talks with Rep. Creg Smith at the tleppner Library open house Bob D eSpain, hired to do the carpentry w ork for the O regon Trail Library D istrict H e p p n e r b ra n c h w a s in attendance at the open house, Tuesday, Dec. 3, along w ith Representative Greg Sm ith (R- H eppner), a w ho w orked w ith Sen. Ted Ferrioli in getting money from the state legislature. The open house was an o p p o rtu n ity for c o m m u n ity m e m b e rs to se e th e n e w im p ro v e m e n ts m ad e to th e library from money awarded by the Oregon State Legislature and the Libraries o f Eastern Oregon. The m oney was used to create a new check-in counter, inside book drop and display case; purchase new lighting, desks, c h a ir s a n d tw o a d d itio n a l computers; along with upgrading the w iring to support the new computers. Along with the money from the O SL and LEO , the H eppner branch also received two computers and a laser printer from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. All the new com puters are specially designed for library use, and include a wide array o f program s for patron use. One o f the four new computers operates in the Spanish language and includes a special keyboard with extra characters for the Spanish language. The com puters also cam e w ith fla t-sc re e n LED m onitors to provide optim al viewing. During the evening. Rep. S m ith e x p re s s e d th a t he is "hoping to do more for libraries in the next session.” He also ta lk e d ab o u t the last y e a r ’s regular session, and how when he saw an opportunity to help Oregon libraries he “jum ped all over it.” Rep. Sm ith, along with the LEO, believe that the rural lib ra ry are the " h u b o f the community.” The LEO promotes o f a concept o f “ Lighting Up the Libraries,” w hich they see as a project o f connecting community m em bers, through the library, w ith e-governm ent and other aspects o f the "21Sl century life.” A bout 15 o th e r members of the community made it to the open house, to see the new changes and express their thoughts and ideas about current and luture improvements. A » 2jL Chamber sponsors holiday light awards The Heppner C ham ber o f C om m erce invites you to decorate your house, business and street for a chance to win a prize. First and second prizes will be given in two categories to decorated homes. First prize for outdoor lights will be $50 and second prize is $30. For indoor lig h ts (can be seen th ro u g h w indow ), a $30 first prize and $ 2 0 s e c o n d p r iz e w ill be awarded. The business with the - i most festive lighting display will receive a $20 prize. Heppner Holiday Lane, th e s tr e e t w ith th e “ m o st spectacular” light decorations, will also be announced. Remember to have your lights turned on Friday, Dec. 20, for judging. W inners will be an nounced in the C hristm as w eek edition o f the H eppner Gazette-Times. Kay Fowler, ow ner o f Hair Expressions, has re-opened her once hom e-ran business in a new shop dedicated to hair and body. The shop is located at 305 Linden Way, up from Greenfeed and across from M iller’s Car W ash. A n o p e n h o u s e is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m . Door prizes will be awards, with a spa package as the grand prize. H a ir E x p r e s s io n s is opened M onday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m . Joining F ow ler, is K elly B o y e r and LeAnn Wright, who formerly had C ut Loose. H air E xpressions o ffe rs m e n ’s, w o m e n ’s and c h ild r e n ’s c u ts , c o lo rs an d permanents, along with, tanning, facials, w axing, m anicures and pedicures. Holiday gift certificates are also available and can be given as Christmas gifts to use any time. Fowler and her husband, D ave, rem olded a house they had been using as a rental so that she could m ove the shop out o f h er h o m e and e x p a n d . T he building offers three cutting stations, two shampoo areas, two nails stations and one tanning bed in a private room. There is also a private room w ith a recline chair for facials and w axing. The facial room also has a steam er and a hot towel cabinet. In the future, F o w le r w o u ld a ls o lik e to expand the facial area to include a m ake-up line. Fowler, who has lived in H eppner since 1989, graduated from beauty school in Albany in 1982. S he h a s b e e n in th e business for 20 years, and for the p a s t 11 y e a rs h a s ru n h e r business out o f her home. Fowler c a m e to H e p p n e r w ith h er husband Dave, when he received a teaching position at H eppner H igh School. He is currently teaching technology. Fowler also has tw o children, 7-year-old Bryce and 3-year-old Bryan. B oyer, o f L ex in g to n w e n t to b e a u ty s c h o o l in Pendleton and worked in Eugene and Spokane for about five years, before taking a break to raise a family. B o y er’s husband, John w o rk s w ith G ar A viation in Lexington. She and her husband have tw o children, a daughter, Brooke, 21, w ho is a senior at Boise State University, studying to be a nurse practitioner; and a son, Tyler, 15, a sophom ore at Heppner High School. Currently, Boyer is not doing wom en’s hair cuts, but is active with the facials, w axes, pedi- and m ani-cures, and m en’s and boy’s haircuts. “1 am having fun com ing back,” commented Boyer. W right, w ho studied in Portland, has been cutting hair for also 19 years. She previously had Cut Loose but has decided to join F o w le r a n d B o y e r at H a ir E xpressions. W right and her husband Tim have two children. Claire Grieb becomes new member of the angus association T he A m erican A ngus A ssociation is the largest beef registry association in the world, with m ore than 36,000 active adult and junior members. C la ir e G r ie b of L e x in g to n is a n e w ju n io r m em ber o f the Am erican Angus A s s o c ia tio n , r e p o r ts J o h n Crouch, executive vice president o f the national organization with h e a d q u a rte rs in St. Jo se p h , Missouri. Junior m em bers o f the association are eligible to register cattle in the A m erican A ngus A s s o c ia tio n , p a rtic ip a te in p ro g ra m s c o n d u c te d by the N a tio n a l J u n io r A ngus A ssociation and take part in association-sponsored show s and other national and regional events. WE P R IN T C O M PU T E R FORM S leppzer Gazette- Times 67 6-9228 Christmas You’ll Make One More Angel Sing We will be o p e n S u n d a y , D e c e m b e r 1 5 t b E n j o y c o ffe e , p u n c k , c o o k i e s a n d C h r i s t m a s s h o p p i n g . Peterson's Heppner Jewelers/ *76-9200 Cardinal Booster Club votes to purchase uniforms Museum discovery uncovers Northwest legend lone C ardinal Booster Club met Monday, Dec. 2 at the s c h o o l c a f e te r ia . F o u rte e n members were present. Progress is being made toward building the new trophy case. Dean Robinson will go to the lone A dvisory Board for approval to m ove the drinking fountain that is in the way o f the project. Harold Rietmann is drawing up the plans. C a m e ro n a n d C a y le Krebs sanded and painted the gym door. Monica Swanson will be contacted to help place the acad em ic signs in the gym . D e n n is S te fa n i is m a k in g p ro g re s s g e ttin g a s to ra g e c o n ta in e r fo r th e s p o rts equipment. W heatland Insurance, Morrow County Grain Growers, and the Bank o f Eastern Oregon will sponsor a hospitality room with club support during the lone B asketball B onanza. D ebbie M o rg a n is in c h a rg e o f concessions for the weekend. The club will be selling raffle tickets at home games for a quilt m ade a n d d o n a te d by K ate (McElligott) Garman. D uane N e iffe r’s shop class will repair the com m unity board on M ain Street. N eiffer thanked the club tor the donation to the science program at lone Middle and High School. Athank you note was also received from the girls’ volleyball team for the m oney given to them for state expenses. The club voted to pay for the extra large and extra small uniforms purchased for the boys’ varsity, and to pay a p lay e r’s insurance coverage. Businesses donating to the lone track w ere sent thank you notes. All businesses that have contributed to lone Schools will be honored at hom e ball g a m e s th is w in te r. It w a s suggested the students present the businesses with certificates o f appreciation. The next m eeting o f the Cardinal B ooster C lub will be M onday, Jan. 6 at the high school library. W hen a June cloudburst unleashed a wall o f w ater and debris that alm ost destroyed H e p p n e r in 1903, a tale o f heroism seemed to rise from the rubble the flood left behind. That story involved tw o men, Bruce Kelley and Leslie Matlock, who saddled their horses and raced the flood waters down the Willow C re e k V a lle y to w a rn th e ranchers and tow nspeople who stood in its path. It was an event that made nationwide news and alm ost im m ediately took the shape o f a legend. N ow three different versions o f that story, recently discovered in the files o f the M orrow County M useum in Heppner, have been published as the book “A Wild Night Ride” by Bear Creek Press o f Wallowa as part o f its N orthw est C lassics Series. “The collection shows different perspectives o f the story as it evolved through time,” says publisher Mark Highberger, “and all three versions involve Mr. Matlock as the author in one way or another.” R anging from a 1903 newspaper article carry carrying M a tlo c k ’s b y lin e to a 1953 handw ritten m anuscript, these versions m ove from a fanciful account o f the m en ’s ride to a more subdued-and factual-telling o f their deed. “The original story featured an entertaining blend o f fact and fiction,” Highberger says, “a legend that’s often repeated as history.” In spite o f this, he says, nothing can detract from the c o u ra g e d is p la y e d on th a t sum m er evening in 1903, when tw o m en galloped their horses downstream, racing a flood down the valley and finding themselves o n a w ild n ig h t r id e in to Northwest history. “A W ild N ight Ride” is available for $5.95 at bookstores throughout the region. ODOT cautions motorist to be aware of black ice By Mahaley Huddleston, reporter D u rin g th e w in te r m onths, Oregon m otorists deal with snow, wind, blowing snow, fog, and red u c e d v isib ility . Another hazardous situation that travelers need to be aw are o f is b lack ice. B lack ice on the roadways can be difficult to see. M otorists are advised to pay attention to a change in color or a change in the reflectivity o f the pavem ent surface. If the road surface is wet and all o f sudden it looks dry; it could be black ice. Also if m otorists com e across a sparkling road surface, it could be either frost or black ice. “ The best way to deal with black ice is to anticipate w here you have a likelihood o f encountering it, such as on shady curves and bridges then slow down and to drive accordingly,” s a id D an K n o ll, P u b lic Information Representative for O D O T Region 4. Knoll also recommends that motorists should slow down on dry pavement before entering what could be a slippery area. If it’s too late to properly slow dow n, do not m ake any sudden c h a n g e s o r m a n e u v e rs an d g rad u a lly use the brakes. If m otorists find them selves on black ice and losing control, steer into the direction o f the skid. Do not use cruise control if there is even a rem ote possibility o f encountering black ice, frost, or snow. O D O T ’s a d v ic e to m o to rists d u rin g the w in ter m onths is to be aw are o f the conditions, take extra tim e to reach d estin atio n s and drive accordingly. 4-H News Picture This 4-H Club Picture This is a new Photography Club lead by Sandy Matthews and Kim Armato. The club held their first meeting at the 4-H Annex on Wednesday, Nov. 13. M em bers started o ff by talking about fair and w h a t’s expected at fair. They also got a black card w ith a cut out square in the m iddle o f it. It’s called a Field o f View. Sandy M atthews had one when she was young in her first photography class and it helped her a lot on how to take pictures, she said. M embers learned about different kinds o f film and how important lighting is when taking a picture. O ne im p o rta n t th in g S a n d y M a tth e w s a n d K im A rm ato w an ted m em bers to know is to think before taking a picture. The club motto is, “Bring your cam era.” There are great picture opportunities everyday; p e o p le ju s t n e e d to h a v e a camera with them almost always to take them . Since m ost o f the members are just starting out with photography, they are going to use a box cam era for the first month. Officers were nominated fo r th e c lu b . P ic tu re T h is President is Whitney Matthews. The secretary is Megan Orr. The treasurer is A shley Wolff. The clu b w ill also have ro tating reporters. C om m unity service is one goal members want to do this year as a club, such as take Santa pictures at Murray Drugs. Members finished off the evening with cookies and punch. “ It was a great first meeting and w e ’re o ff to a picture perfect start,” said a club member.
