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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 27, 2003 Bank hires new lender, promotes branch manager The Bank of Eastern Oregon hired Jill Peck as a Commercial Loan Officer for its Boardman and Irrigon b ranches, acco rd in g to President G e o rg e K o f f le r . P e c k com es to the Bank of E a s te rn O re g o n a f t e r successful stin ts at U n i t e d Jill Peck States National Bank, Columbia River Bank and Bank o f the West. Peck is an Eastern Oregon native and graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in Agricultural Econom ics. She and her husband, Dean, who teaches at Riverside High School in Boardman, will be relocating to north Morrow County. t In a related development, Julie Gisi has been named Branch Manager of the Bank o f E a s te rn Oregon in Boardman. G isi has been with the bank since its entry into V n o r t h M o rro w Julie Gisi County in 1998. She worked previously at Inland Empire Bank and is enro lled in the O regon Bankers Association’s Bank Operations School. Gisi and her husband, Paul, who works at Two Rivers Correctional Institution, live in Boardman with their children, Stefanie and Kenny. The Bank o f Eastern Oregon is a full serv ice $83 million com m ercial bank headquartered in Heppner, with six branches in Morrow and Gilliam Counties. Open class winners at the 2003 Morrow County Fair The 2003 Morrow County Fair was held Aug. 13- lb in Heppner. Fair contests were available in both 4-H and open class categories. Following is the open class winners. Animals- Best Mini Rex sponsored by KT’s Bunny Bam: Anna Unruh; Most Unique sponsored by Barbara VanArsdale: Garrett Gibbs; Most Attentive sponsored by Barbara VanArsdale: Sam antha Oregon Best Contest- Baum gardner; and Youngest Bob's Best Home Baked Bread: sponsored by Barbara Amy Jepsen; Watermelon Seed VanArsdale: Macy Gibbs. Spitting: ages 7 and under- Beef-Champion Heifer Nathaniel Roberts at 10 feet 2 Calf: M akenzi Hughes, and inches, ages 8 to 15- Paul Hams at Champion Female: Paige Grieb. 16 feet 6 inches, Women’s- Megan Swine- Champion Gilt: McCabe at 19 feet 1 inches, and Colette Cason. Mbit's- Ron BotifriEln,#t,21Jlfeet 7: ’ ! Sheep- Cham pion: Ml 1 i inchesfll.il r .tioui ill it* o bldrnu|D.J * j i ■ .... ,... Colette Cason. .AH 1 '->J Sweepstakes Winners- > w J i i Sm all Animals- Flowers: Pam Worden; Crafts: Champion Chicken: Garrett Lynn Pardue; Canning: Amy Gibbs. Jepsen; Food: Kylee Disque; Art: Betty Mills; Photography: Kristi Worden; Needlework: Lynne Uitto; Clothing: Bobbi Peck; Quilts: Marlene Currin; Kids 3- 6: Paige Grieb; Superkids 7-9: Garrett Gibbs; Junior 10-13: Shannon Clay; and Booths: Fair Each year CSU and OTPR Court. Transport, Inc. located in People’s Choice Art: Arlington, awards one $500 Landscape and Scenery by Janice scholarship to the child of a Paustian. driver em ployed by the V iew er’s C hoice Company. The winner of the Photography: Little Wet Dog by 2003 CSU D river Kristi Worden. S cho larsh ip is D iana Anne’s Favorite: Winter McElligott. Charm by Deepa Data. McElligott is a 2003 Morrow County graduate o f lone High Creative Arts Award-Art: Molly School, and the daughter of Day, and Crafts: Ginger Keithley. Charity and Paul McElligott Flow ers- Best oflone. Horticulture: Pam Renfro, and M ost Blue R ibbons: Kathy Tellechea and Pam Renfro. Diana McElligott receives scholarship Intoxicants still factor into 25 percent of fatal crashes in Morrow County The statistics should be sobering enough. Since 1998, each year more than 22,000 drivers in Oregon are arrested while Driving Under the Influence o f Intoxicants (DU1I), which includes both alcohol and other drugs. Furthermore, over the past five years DU II remains a contributing factor in more than 40 percent o f all the state’s fatal crashes. In Morrow County though, there is a small bit of good news. According to 2002 statistics just released from the Transportation Safety D ivision o f the O regon Department ofTransportation- (T SD /O D O T ), M orrow County’s five-year average of alcohol and drug-related fatalities stands at only 25 percent of all fatal car crashes in Morrow County. While the numbers are encouraging- below the average for most O regon co u n ties- TSD / ODOT urges Morrow County to remain proactive in their pursuit o f an even lower amount of incidents. “Over the past five years, m ore than 1,100 Oregonians have needlessly died in alcohol and drug- related car crashes,” said Gretchen McKenzie, TSD/ ODOT statewide Impaired Driving Program Manager. “And DU1I offenses always increase during holidays. In surveys, people o f legal drinking age report that they usually drink more at holiday gatherings as compared to other times of the year. As we approach Labor Day, followed by the winter holidays, we want to remind people to be even more vigilant about not drinking and driving- and not allowing friends who are under the influence to drive.” Nationwide studies show that 77 percent o f American adults believe they have enough information about drinking and driving and how alcohol affects their individual blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels. However, 72 percent of adults do not know the BAC limit for driving in their own state, erroneously responding with .33 percent- four times the .08 BAC level for drunk driving in Oregon. M cK enzie added, “People tend to think that they are in better shape to drive than they really are. In fact, 83 percent of adults are unaware that whether they drink beer, wine or distilled spirits, the effect on their BAC level is going to be the same. M oreover, co n tro lled substances- or even medicines taken as prescribed- can have a considerable negative impact on driving ability. Combine drugs with alcohol, even in small amounts, and the effects can be particularly dangerous.” As Oregonians hit the road for the final holiday of the summer, representatives of TSD/ODOT encourage the public to keep in mind the top three tactics- in addition to simply not driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol- that help reduce the potential for DU1I offenses: 1) D esignate a driver. According to studies, designated drivers- people who have not consum ed alcoh o l or dru g s- save thousands o f lives and spare thousands more from suffering injury due to intoxicated driving. Annually more than 70 m illio n p eople serve as designated drivers or are driven home by one. 2) Take the c a r keys. Prevent a person from driving under the influence by having them hand over the keys well before they become impaired. If the person is already impaired, make every effort possible to take away their keys and secure an a lte rn ate m ode of transportation for them. 3) R eport drivers you suspect may be under the influence. If you see a driver weaving, driving with the w indow s dow n in cold weather, passing dangerously, straddling the center line, making wide turns, driving too slowly or tailgating, the driver may be ill or intoxicated and shouldn’t be on the road. Report the car, along with its description and location, to the police or sheriff or call 800- 24-D R U N K (8 0 0 -2 4 3 - 7865)- keep this number in your car or programmed on your wireless phone. For more information about DUII in Oregon and T S D /O D O T ’s cam paign urging drivers to “ Drive Sober,” contact Gretchen M cK enzie, T SD /O D O T statewide Impaired Driving Program Manager at (503) 986-4183. And for more information about DUII, visit w w w .o d o t.s ta te .o r .u s / t r a n s a f e t y / Impaired_Driving.htm. HHS announces September schedule School will begin on Sept. 2 at 7:57 a.m ., for Heppner Junior/Senior High students. The Morrow County School Board meeting will be held on Monday, Sept. 8, at 7:30 p.m., at A.C. Houghton. A Site Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m., in the HHS Library. School pictures will be on M onday, Sept. 15. H om ecom ing w ill be on Friday, Sept. 26. Also watch for the many volleyball and football games through out the month. Art workshop scheduled POCKET WATCH SW ISS MADE WATER RESISTANT STAINLESS STEEL CASE b j CoUbri 505 JEANS m $39’5 Relaxed Fit Jeans (« a rti n e r ’« M e n ’« W e a r (541)676-9218 193 N. Main Street • lleppner M orrow C ounty Creative Arts and Crafts is sponsoring a tw o-day art workshop with artist Sandra Haynes, Saturday, Sept. 6 and Sunday, Sept. 7. The workshop will be held from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. both days, at the 4-H annex at the Heppner Fairgrounds. Haynes has shown her work throughout the W estern S tates. The registration fee is $80 prepaid plus pencils. Drawing material will be provided. For more information and registration, call Judie Laughlin at 676-9781. i Fall agenda for MC Creative Arts and Crafts The Morrow County Creative Arts and Crafts will be holding their meeting Aug. 28, at 1 p.m., at GD’s banquet room. A print o f this year’s Robert Walton Workshop w ill be available to see and a supply list will be provided. The workshop is scheduled for Oct. 24-26 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m . C ost for the workshop is $ 100, payable by Sept. 26. For more information contact Betty Mills, 676-5546 or Bebe Munkers, 676-9677. The workshop painting is of a mountain scene with elk. Sandra Haynes will be doing two workshops. One will be a two-day workshop on Sept. 6 and 7, using colored and regular pencils. She will show the class how to layer colored pencils to give d iffe re n t shades. Judy Laughlin can be contacted about the workshop at 676- 9781. The cost is $80 payable in advance of the class. The second workshop will be held Nov. 15 and 16, and will be on Scratch Board Art. Haynes also uses watercolor in this class, which is something new for everyone to try. The class must be paid for by Oct. 12. All classes are limited in size to 10 or 12 people. There is still some space available for the Fall Trip scheduled to leave on Oct. 10 to the O regon G ard en s, Lincoln City, Bandon and Sisters. For more information on this trip contact Betty Mills, 676-5546. Death Notice William Rowell William Rowell, 76, of lone, died Sunday, Aug. 24, at Jonathan M. Wainwright M em orial V eterans A d m in istra tio n M edical C en ter in W alla W alla. Arrangements are pending at S w eeney M o rtu ary in Heppner. Methodist church to hold kids program The H eppner Methodist Church will be hosting a “Kids Kontinental B re a k fa st” and Sunday sch o o l, on Sept. 7. The breakfast will begin at 9 a.m., with Sunday school following. 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