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Ione Youth Group holds Burnside Service Trip B e ssie A 'e t« o il U o f 0 N e*3p a p e r L lb r : Eugene, OR 4 ,'4 j 3 50 < HEPPNER imes VO L. 122 NO. 49 8 Pages Wednesday, December 3,2003 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon BEO purchase of Klamath branches concludes Dec. 12 B a n k o f E a s te r n O re g o n w ill f in a liz e th e purchase o f seven K lam ath F irst F ed eral b ran c h e s on F r id a y , D e c . 12. T h is purchase will increase B E O ’s base to include 11 branches in six eastern O regon counties. T h e a g re e m e n t to purchase the seven branches cam e in S eptem ber, th ree m onths after K lam ath began n e g o tia tio n s w ith S terlin g Financial o f Spokane for a to ta l b u y o u t. T he se v e n branches BEO is purchasing are the sam e ones they w ere looking at purchasing seven years ago w hen Wells Fargo sold out to Klamath First, said B a n k o f E a s te rn O re g o n president George Koffler. Five o f the branches are in new locations for BEO a n d tw o , C o n d o n a n d Heppner, were in competition m a r k e ts . T h e fiv e n e w branches are in B um s, John Day, Prairie City, Fossil and M oro. O ver the w eekend o f D ec. 13 and 14 the branches c o m p u te r sy stem s w ill be V i Cr • converted. A lso, all K lam ath First indicators (signs, etc.) will be replaced. W ith the purchase o f th e s e b r a n c h e s , B a n k o f Eastern O regon has doubled its financial base, grow ing to b e c o m e a $ 1 5 0 m illio n financial institution from its current $85 million size. In the purchase B E O is receiving $66 m illion in deposits and a p p r o x im a te ly 150 lo a n accounts. B E O w ill a ls o be keeping all the Klamath First employees, thus increasing its size to a p p ro x im a te ly 80 employees. All the employees, existing and new, have gone through six weeks o f extensive training in bank operations. In Heppner, BEO is in n e g o tia tio n s w ith the city about purchase o f the Klamath First building for city hall. Ifthe purchase does not go through, the building will becom e an administrative office building. In Condon, BEO will m ove to the K lam ath First building w hile rem odeling is b e in g d o n e on th e B E O building. A fter the rem odel, w h ic h is e x p e c te d to be com plete in Fall 2004, the branch will return to its original building. Inform ation packets w e re s e n t to a ll c u r r e n t K la m a th F ir s t p a tr o n s describing the products and services provided by Bank o f Eastern Oregon. Also, during the second week o f December, a ll fo rm e r K la m a th F irs t patrons will be offered free checks and ATM cards. The week o f Dec. 15- 19, B ank o f E astern O regon will be holding open houses at a ll its n e w o r c o m b in e d branches. Patrons are sure to see all the fam iliar faces they are used too as there will be a combining o f employees, said Koffler. Everyone is invited to attend the open house and learn about the m any products and services o f BEO , as well as receive hats, m ugs, piggy b a n k s, p en s, p e n c ils, and other items. Stroll Hoppner & Parade of Lights | Thursday, December 4th sS X Heppner Merchants Open Hanses ç Refreshments & Door Prizes! 4 i SO-S i SO p.m . W «2 ' Lig h t Up The Christm as Tree Children are invited to bring their ornaments! Enjoy Christmas carolers & music. Free cocoa & hot cider beside the tree will be provided by Central Red Apple. f . W reath sales by Heppner Garden Club. o ? « o 4tBO-4tOO p.m. m v J O View ing of the Christm as Trees fer the Cham ber Auction 4 .0 0 p.m . c o' o* Jg o° T H I LIGHT P A R A D I The more, the merrier! Decorate your wagon, car, boat, truck, trailer, bicycle, yourself... $100 prizes! Vote for your favorite at Central Red Apple! •Q •o / eO X of •o Frid ay, December 3th % $ •o CL V . mO n a ¿o X o* SS o° oy •*< OO H ob Th« Second Annual Designer Christmas Tree Auction OO' •o 6 :0 0 '8 :0 0 p .m . at the Shoe B o x Punch k Cookies, Live Music, No-Host Wine k Appetizers! Natalie McFlligott and Blanchet resident ( lavton Murray serve lunch at Blanchet House. Jenny Griffith, Alyssa Rietmann and Simone Reisenbauer sort clothes at Outreach Ministry . Duane Neiffer visits with Outreach client Skippy. Johnny Collin sorts food at Salvation Army. Kayla LaRue and Stephanie Holland. Adults supervising the youth were Cathy Halvorsen, John Collin. Duane Neiffer and Jeri McElligott. Submit your ideas for the 2004 fair X o • o r theme Heppner Chamber ol Commerce Invites yon to attend æ f #<> N ineteen lone Youth G roup m em bers and th eir c h a p e r o n e s tr a v e le d to Portland on Tuesday, Nov. 11 for a day o f service in the B u rn sid e area. T he youth divided into three groups, with members visiting agencies they h ad n ’t helped at on previous trips. A group w ent to the Salvation Arm y Harbor Light w h ere th ey h e lp e d in the kitchen and cleaned the food storage area. A nother group helped organize and deliver meals to senior citizen shut-ins through the Loaves and Fishes p rogram . T he th ird g ro u p h elp ed re s id e n ts C le m e n t Jones, Ken Wheeler, William K em ey and Clayton M urray serve lunch and bus tables at th e B la n c h e t H o u se so u p kitchen. Tw o o f the g ro u p s c o m b in e d f o r c e s in th e a f te r n o o n a t O u tr e a c h M inistry w here they cleaned the office and sitting room and sorted donated clothing. Many o f the youth group m em bers w ere able to visit w ith the O utreach clients w hile they w o r k e d . J u n io r K a s ie Peterson enjoyed visiting with Skippy, a young man who was abandoned by his family after becoming brain damaged in a motorcycle accident. T h e o th e r g ro u p to u r e d b o th T r a n s itio n Projects on N W G lisan and the Portland Rescue M ission o n B u r n s id e . T r a n s itio n Projects is a community service c e n te r th a t p r o v id e s in fo rm a tio n and refe rra ls, shelter for m en and w om en, fo o d b o x e s, c lo th in g and s h o w e rs, re n t a s s is ta n c e , m a ilin g a d d r e s s e s a n d identification assistance. The P o rtla n d R e sc u e M issio n offers the same basic services, but is a faith-based aid agency. T hey aid m en and w om en th ro u g h th e ir “N ew L ife ” program that stresses love o f God to help gain freedom from drugs and alcohol. G erm an e x c h an g e stu d en t S im o n e R eisenbauer was im pressed w ith the tour leaders. “ They w orked so m uch from the heart, it was amazing.” As a follow up project to the service trip the group is “ a d o p tin g ” a n O u tr e a c h M inistry client through their C h r is tm a s C o n n e c tio n program . Youth group leader C athy H alvorsen w ould also lik e to re m in d in te re s te d com m unity m em bers o f the continuous need for socks for th e p o o r o f B u r n s id e . Donations m ay be left at area churches. M aking the trip from lone were Natalie McElligott, M eghan M cC abe, Jo hnny C o llin , Paul N e iffer, Tim D o h e rty , T in a T u z a ro v a , Sim one R eisenbauer, Sara Peck, Barbara Holland, Nick Christman, Tyler Raible, Kasie Peterson, A lyssa Rietm ann, Jenny Griffith, Tyler Brown, D an L ong, Jo h n W alto n , X I It is time once again to start thinking about a fair them e for 2004. If you have any ideas please send them to the Morrow County Fair, P.O. B ox 4 6 4 , H ep p n er, OR 97836 or call 676-9474. T he th em e w ill be determined by the Fair Board at their January meeting. The individual w ith the w inning th em e w ill re c e iv e a gift certificate for $25. N ew this year, if a business com es up with the w inning them e, they will receive a V* page ad in the 2004 Premium Book. The fair dates are Aug. 18-22, 2004; it is the 91" year o f the fair. Christmas tree fundraiser to be held The lone Youth Group is once again selling Christmas trees as a fundraiser. M oney earn ed is used for service p ro jects and sch o larsh ip s. Anyone w ishing to order a tree m ay u se a n o r d e r fo rm av ailab le at the lone Post Office or call Jeri M cElligott at 422-7257. All orders must be m ade by this Saturday, Dec. 6. Trees will be delivered by Dec. II. CHICK OUT OUR 30% OFF AISLE! EVERYTHING IN THIS AISLE MUST GO! UmUetmé MticR Bonte, L a C ro m te O v tn h «««, C a u l \ i n f , Pain t m n d M U C H , M U C H MORE! Shop E a r ty For B e ll S e U c tio n ! Norrow County (train firowers Lexington 989-8221 • 1-800-452-7396 For h rm »quipmrnt vlfit our wob *1«* *t www.mrRg.Mt
