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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
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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
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Refreshments & Door Prizes!
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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.
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Punch
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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.
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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 ,
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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.
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