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.
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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
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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.
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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.