Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 12, 2003 - FIVE
Pettyjohn’s under new ownership
Irrigon seeks award nominations
I r r ig o n w ill be
h o n o r in g h a rd w o r k in g
members o f the community at
a comm unity awards banquet
on the evening o f Dec. 6.
Irrigon residents are
e n c o u ra g e d to n o m in a te
deserving people for: “ M an or
W o m an o f th e Y e a r,”
“ V o lu n te e r o f th e Y e a r,”
“ Educator o f the Year,” and
‘ ‘Outstanding Young Adult.”
Larry and Kerry Pettyjohn, former owners, with new owners John
and Shelley Wight.
A fter 14 years as manager, John W ight and his wife,
Shelley decided to purchase Pettyjohn’s Farm and Building
Supply from Larry and Kerry Pettyjohn and Steve and Deanne
Pettyjohn, co-ow ners since 1989.
Wight was hired in 1989 after original owners, Howard
and Jo Pettyjohn decided they didn’t want to spend as m uch
time in the store as needed. From there Wight became familiar
with the store and familiar with the public.
The business will rem ain a farm and building supply
store and will m aintain its regular business hours. H ours are
M onday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, 8
a.m . to 4 p.m . If you need help w ith your farm o r building
needs contact P ettyjohn’s at 676-9157.
Nomination forms can
be picked up at Irrigon City
Hall, Bank o f Eastern Oregon
in Irrigon, K e g le r’s M arket,
H u w e’s and Irrigon M arket.
Completed nomination forms
can be subm itted to the Bank
o f Eastern O regon or to the
C ham ber at P.O. B ox 678,
Irrigon, OR 97844.
For
a d d itio n a l
in fo rm a tio n , co n tact Patti
Burres at 922-2888.
4-H to honor students at
Achievement Night
A chievem ent N ight
for the 2002-2003 4-H year
will be held on Sunday, Nov.
16, at 4 p.m . at the H eppner
Elementary School cafeteria.
D inner w ill be served and
guests are asked to bring a
d e s s e r t. A w a rd s to be
presented are, R ecord B ook
A w a rd s, C o u n ty M e d a ls,
M em ber
and
L eader
R e c o g n itio n , G o ld C lu b
A w ards and L eader o f the
Year.
T h ere w ill also be
door prizes being given away
throughout the evening. All 4-
H mem bers and their families
are invited and encouraged to
attend this fun-filled evening.
For questions, please call the
M orrow C ounty Extension
office at 676-9642.
SA IF C orp o ratio n ’s
ninth annual agricultural safety
sem in ar series for O regon
em p lo y ers w ill be held in
Pendleton on Tuesday, Nov.
18, a n d in H e rm is to n on
Thursday, Dec. 4.
T he free fo u r-h o u r
seminar is designed primarily
f o r o w n e r s , o p e r a to r s ,
supervisors and forem en, but
a n y o n e w o r k in g in th e
a g r i c u lt u r a l in d u s tr y is
w elco m e to a tte n d . S m all
e m p lo y e rs a tte n d in g th e
s e m in a r w ill m e e t th e
instructional requirem ent for
House Bill 3019 that exempts
s m a ll
a g r i c u lt u r a l
establishm ents from random
O SH A inspections. SAIF has
also received tw o hours o f
p e s tic id e r e - c e rtif ic a tio n
c re d its fro m th e O re g o n
Department o f Agriculture for
these sessions.
SA IF is p leased to
have Kirk Lloyd, president o f
Risk Management Resources,
Inc., jo in SA IF s ta ff once
again this year to talk about the
most common types o f tractor
and spray equipment hazards.
As an independent consultant
w ith d e e p e x p e rie n c e in
agriculture, Lloyd specializes
in th e u n iq u e n e e d s a n d
challenges o f the agricultural
business community.
SA IF Loss C ontrol
C onsultant and seven-year
veteran w ith the agricultural
safety seminars Christy Witzke
w ill co v er tech n iq u es that
successful Oregon businesses
u se to re d u c e w o rk p la c e
injuries through hiring, training,
accountability, communication
and retention practices.
Topics include: Injury
trends on Oregon agricultural
o p e r a tio n s ; T r a c to r a n d
Spraying Equipm ent Safety
and C om pliance: Learn how
to stay in com pliance w ith
O S H A tr a c to r a n d s p ra y
equipm ent regulations and
keep your employees safe and
injury free; and The Search for
E x c e lle n c e : R e v ie w b e st
p ra c tic e s from last y e a r ’s
session and discuss additional
te c h n iq u e s
to
re d u c e
w o r k p la c e in ju r ie s a n d
increase productivity.
Pendleton sign-in is at
9 a.m ., and the sem inar runs
from 9:30 a.m . until 2 p.m.
Lunch is provided. Hermiston
sign-in is at 12:30 p.m ., and
the sem inar runs from 1 p.m.
until 5 p.m.
Early registration is
required, as seating is limited.
P articipants w ill receive a
registration confirmation letter
w ith the address and facility
location approxim ately one
week prior to the seminar. For
more information, contact the
SA IF G roups D ivision at 1
( 8 0 0 ) 2 8 5 - 8 5 2 5 o r v is it
S A I F ’s W eb
s ite
at
www.saif.com.
First Christian Church to Agricultural safety
hold special program
workshops scheduled
O ne in H eart
from Lewistown, MT, Jeannie
First Christian Church
P u g m ire fro m P rin e v ille ,
will be holding a special drama
E lizab eth T ru eb lo o d from
and music ensemble performed
Tacom a, WA and C hris W ey
by O ne in Heart, from Boise
from Oregon City.
Bible College, Sunday, Nov.
The groups inspiring
16 at 11 a.m.
and e n te rta in in g p ro g ram ,
One in Heart consists
a n s w e r in g th e q u e s tio n
o f m em bers Delci Ferdinand
“ W h at’s so am azing about
G o d ’s g ra c e ? ” co n sists o f
contem porary and traditional
C h ristian m usic, aud ien ce
participation, drama and multi-
media selections.
T heir purpose is to
m inister to those w ho attend
and to share a m essage o f
good news. The group travels
t h r o u g h o u t th e P a c if ic
N orthw est representing the
Bible College at youth rallies,
conventions, area churches,
at
C h r is tia n s c h o o ls a n d
wv9Vf,heppner,net retirement homes.
The public is invited to
attend. For more information,
call the church at 676-9209.
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For Sale
Online
Entrepreneurial
workshop to be
held
A second entrepreneurial
w o rk sh o p w ill be h e ld in
H eppner on N ovem ber 20.
A ccording to the W illow
C reek Valley Econom ic D e
velopm ent G roup w hich is
sponsoring the w orkshop at
tendees “will be introduced to
a business w orld o f opportu
nity and learn o f tools avail
able to the novice who desires
to step into that world. Infor
mation will come from profes
sional resource staff, from fi
nancial agencies, from local
entrepreneurs w ho took thier
first steps into the buinsess
world not long ago. Available
business sites in the Valley and
potential businesses-for-sale
through the Internet will be dis
cussed, and a list o f local re
sources will be shared.”
The w orkshop will be held
at 6p.m. in the Senior C enter
dining room.
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O ur first B izTip com es from Salem . On Oct. 30,
G overnor Kulongoski announced the G overnor’s Em ployer
W orkforce Training Fund. N ot only is there m ore m oney
available for employee training ($6 million statewide), it’s also
easy to apply for a grant under the new program . YQur local
W orkforce Response Team will review proposals and award
grants. The turn-around tim e from proposal to a “yes/no”
decision is 30 days - maximum.
H ere’s our BizTip on the new program - Projects that
score high on creating or keeping high-w age jobs, projects
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230.
Our next BizTip is about “Lean Manufacturing.” Many
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big manufacturers. Actually, it’s been around since the early
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O ne com pany in Eastern O regon increased pay for their
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business ownership and management, from
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The Northwest Power
and C on serv atio n C ouncil
(N W P C C )
( f o r m e r ly
N orthw est Pow er Planning
C o u n c il- N W P P C )
w as
created in 1980 by C ongress
to ensure the states o f Idaho,
M o n ta n a , O re g o n a n d
Washington a voice in how the
region plans for its energy
needs, while at the same time
m itigating the effects o f the
hydropow er system on fish
and w ildlife in the Colum bia
River Basin. The Bonneville
Power Administration spends
millions o f dollars annually on
p r o je c ts a n d r e s e a rc h to
implement the fish and wildlife
program.
C u r r e n tly ,
th e
N W PC C is em phasizing the
development o f local subbasin
plans to guide project funding.
W hen our plan is com pleted
in M ay 2004, it will becom e
the source for specific actions
and projects recommended by
the C ouncil for Bonneville
A n g ie C o u n ti & B r ia n K n o w les
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Umatilla-Willow Subbasin Plan to be
discussed
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in the BITS training consortium o f Oregon
community colleges, the Oregon Small Business Development
Center Network, and the Eastern Oregon Regional Alliance.
Hill enjoys sailing, m ountain biking, and skiing
throughout the region. He and his w ife Blanche have two
daughters, Stephanie and Margaret.
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implementation. The Umatilla-
W illow Subbasin Plan is one
o f 62 p la n s o f th is ty p e
currently under developm ent
in the Columbia River Basin.
M orrow C ounty and
the W illow Creek W atershed
a re r e p r e s e n te d b y th e
M o rro w S o il a n d W a te r
Conservation District and the
W est E xten sio n Irrig atio n
District on the Umatilla-Willow
Core Partnership. The Core
P a r tn e r s h ip , th e
f ir s t
e x p e c ta tio n o f s u b b a s in
planning, is local stakeholders,
fish and w ildlife m anagers,
tribes, governm ent agencies
and citizens w orking at the
local level to develop a plan
that addressed the needs o f the
s u b b a s in . T h e s e c o n d
expectation is broad public
in v o lv e m e n t, a c r i t ic a l
com ponent to developing the
plan.
The three m ain parts
o f th e su b b a sin p lan a re:
Inventory, Assessment and the
M anagem ent Plan. T he Core
P a r tn e r s h ip h a s h ir e d a
P ro g ra m M a n a g e r a n d
Technical W riter to assist in
gathering inform ation for the
inventory and assessm ent and
to write the plan.
A public m eeting will
be held W ednesday, Nov. 12,
from 6:30-8 p.m. at Pendleton
City Hall Council Chambers to
report on the activ ities and
p ro g re s s o f o u r p la n n in g
p r o c e s s . P le a s e p la n to
p a rtic ip a te , y o u r in p u t is
im portant to the process.