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Wednesday, November 3,2004 FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, f Chamber C hatter B\ Claudia Hughes, E\ec. I>ir. Veteran’s Dav Chamber u ill not be meeting on Nov 11, to allow everyone to attend the ceremony at Heritage Plaza and the reception at John's Place How lucky we are, how fortunate we've been that so many, many men and women were w illing to tight for our freedom over the years. And isn't it odd that thousands who get the day off are not veterans, in fact, a number o f veterans have to work on Veteran’s Day Go figure If you have veterans as your employees, please consider giving them the day Both Heppner High School and Heppner will be holding special ceremonies for them on Wednesday and Thursday Choose to attend; you won't be sorry Welcome home our National Guard troops, on leave from training One thing available to our young men and women in the armed services today is email It makes the world a little smaller, brings them closer In the years to come, it will be interesting to see what may be a huge separation between the email users and the non-email users Some o f us will be left behind, some o f us will be in the forefront and others will be questioning its value or not able to function without it Ready or not, it's reality Please heed some basic email warnings: 1) Ignore unwanted spam email (don't reply even to unsubscribe). 2) Don’t reply to email requesting personal information. 3) Watch out for spoofed mail ’Spoofing” refers to duplicating a legitimate email to trick you into downloading a virus (When in doubt, contact the company by phone ) 4) If you purchase anything from spam mail, you risk getting on more junk email lists 5) Never contribute to a charity by spam mail 6) Think twice before opening attachments, even if you know the sender. ( If you are in doubt, run up- to-date antivirus software ) 7) Don't forward chain email messages They may be a hoax or a virus delivery system and you lose control over who sees your email address Bottom line, make sure you have updated virus protection on both your business and home computer These tips were provided by IDO’s Web Zone Thought for the Week “You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late” St. Patrick’s Senior Center news Volunteers from the United Methodist Church will serve the Wednesday, Nov 10 noon meal at St Patrick’s Senior Center. The menu scheduled is as follows country style pork ribs, baked beans, coleslaw, peaches, corn bread and cherry cheesecake The Heppner Senior Citizens Center is a non-profit organization, which means that our reason for existing is primarily focused on “being here’’ for the senior citizens’ use and health The needs of senior members o f South Morrow County are given primary focus in its activities: bus trips, transportation for medical purposes, classes focused on senior needs, etc; the board of directors realizes the theweftftemg of senior^ , factthat , 11L . , . > cannot . . happen . . . without .. , the tcvtal well bemg.nt the: whole^opuUtion.'at the’same tnne-The use otfthe facilittes is‘extended to the' Whole community, when possible To maintain a standard of stewardship tor the future, the Heppner Senior Citizens Endowment Fund, overseen by a special committee, has been established This fund will receive memorial contributions and special gifts; the funds will be invested and only capital gains will be available for use These gifts are tax-deductible Annual reports of the committee are made at the Annual Meeting scheduled for January The board welcomes this type o f financial support from the people of Morrow County and the local area Giving time to serve one or two terms on the board of directors is an important way to support the center and to be part o f keeping it accountable to its own constituents, and all citizens’ best interests Doing so is a way to become part o f the structure that keeps a community strong, confident and viable- a part o f awareness of the value o f our life together in all its aspects BEO announces addition o f two new board members The Bank o f Eastern O regon is IS pleased to announce the addition o f Robert M (Bob) Armstrong a n d B r a d le y B Anderson to the Board o f Directors of the Bank and B E O B ancorp, its holding company, Bradley Anderson effectiv e Nov. 1, 2004 Armstrong is a long time Grant County resident. He graduated from Grant Union High School in John Day. In 1981, he graduated from S outhern O regon University with a degree in Business Administration and in 1984 received an associates’ degree in Biblical Studies from Nazarene Bible C ollege A rm strong is a Certified Public Accountant and a licensed municipal au d ito r for the state o f Oregon He is a member of the American Institute o f Certified Public Accountants and the Oregon Society of C ertifie d Public Accountants Armstrong is one o f two shareholders o f Oster Professional Group, CPAs, with offices in John Day and Burns. The firm focuses on individual and small-business tax issues, m unicipal auditing and full-service b o o k k eep in g for small b u sin esses and municipalities. In addition to his pro fessio n al duties,, Aftnstromilis active in his and lo c fc u rc h / •-r ffroUgh the years, Armstrong has served on a variety o f local boards and committees Currently, he is a co -c o o rd in a to r of D estin atio n U kraine, a missionary effort through the Church o f the Nazarene Armstrong has two children, B rad, a Civil Engineer in West Linn, and Jessica, a junior at Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA He lives in John Day with his wife of27 years, Lauri Anderson is a native o f Gilliam County He was raised on the family ranch in Blalock Canyon outside Garden Club meeting rescheduled The Heppner Garden Club will meet Monday, Nov. 8 at 7 p m at St Patrick’s Senior Center The club’s program will be on teaching how to make the wreaths for the Greens’ Workshop Daisy Collins, Chuck Bailey and Peggy Connor will be the demonstrators This will bring a consistency on the length of the branches to be cut as well as how to combine different foliage to make the wreaths as attractive as they can be The public is invited to attend A S re l i Y o u p p i n g I D I N G Y O U N E E D W E IG H T ! 80 LBS. BAG O F SAND A rlington He graduated from Arlington High School in 1*382 a n d a tte n d e d Oregon S t a t e University, where he was active in student government and Alpha Gamma R h o Fraternity Robert Anderson Armstrong graduated with a degree in Business A dm inistration/ Finance in 1986 A nderson w orked for Farm Credit Services out o f college as an Agricultural Loan Officer from 1986- 1991 He had a diversified Ag portfolio in the Yakima, Walla Walla and Oregon City offices Anderson returned to the family ranch in 1991 He is involved in the family business called Triangle Ranches, a wheat and cow/ calf operation. He has been a Port o f A rlin g to n Commissioner since 1997 and was Port o f Arlington President from 1999-2001 He is an active member of the Oregon Wheat Growers League, currently serving as State Vice President and will serve as President o f the OWGL in 2005. “ The B oard o f D irectors has added tw o quality individuals to the Board as we continue to diversify our Board with resp ect to geography, education and background,” said President and CEO G eorge K offler “We are excited about having; Bob and Brad“ help The B^ITd make decisions that' th a t'w will ill continue to move the bank forw ard in term s o f profitability and growth ” BEO Bancorp is a holding company for Bank o f Eastern Oregon, which operates 11 branches in six eastern Oregon counties. B ranches are located in Arlington, lone, Heppner, Condon, Irrigon, Boardman, Burns, John Day, Prairie City, Fossil and Moro The Bank o f Eastern Oregon also operates a mortgage division and offers b ro k erag e services thru BEO Financial S erv ices Its w ebsite is wAvwbeobank.com ASSE needs volunteers Did you know that th ere are now over 98 mi l l i on A m ericans who volunteer their time and talen ts to n o n -profit organization? C atch the spirit o f volunteerism by joining ASSE International Student Exchange programs as an area representative ASSE is a high school exchange organization looking for volunteers in this area to p ro m o te and assist in ad m in isterin g o u r w ell- resp ected program By in te rv ie w in g fam ilies interested in hosting and acting as a counselor for exchange stu d en ts from Europe, Asia, Australia and many other locations, you will meet some o f the most interesting and wonderful p eo p le in y o u r life In addition, ASSE will provide training, m aterials and a reimbursement for your time and expenses (a minimum of $450 per student). If you are energetic, positive and love interacting w ith people o f all ages, please call Kristine Olsen at 1 (800) 733-2773 or (360) 571-9194 Mustangs shut out Culver 21-0 By Rick Paullus For the second week in a row , the H eppner Mustangs threw a shutout, this time at Culver by a score o f 21 -0 on Friday, Oct 29 in Columbia Basin Conference play The Mustangs, 5-0 in the CBC and 5 and 3 overall, will be at home on Friday, Nov. 5 against second place Sherman County with the winner taking first place and a bye in the first round of the state play-offs The Bulldogs took the opening k ick o ff and unable to get a first down, punted the ball to the M ustangs who took over deep in their own territory The Mustangs moved the ball down the field using a 16-yard run from Jode Coil and a 29-yard gain on a pass from Matthew VanCleave to Seitz, but gave the ball up on downs inside the Bulldog five-yard line. The defense held the Bulldogs, forcing another punt w ith the M ustangs getting the ball in good field position at midfield. Tyler Boyer ran tw ice for nine yards, VanCleave picked up the first down with a four- yard run. Matt Kenny ran three times for 13 yards to set up a 23-yard touchdown pass from VanCleave to Seitz The kick was no good, but the M ustangs led 6-0 after one quarter The B ulldogs put to g e th e r a drive getting inside the Mustangs’ five, but the defense rose up to the occasion forcing a field goal try that was no good The M ustangs couldn’t move the ball and were forced to punt and back came the Bulldogs driving inside the Mustangs’ fifteen before the defense held and they took over on downs and ran out the clock with their 6-0 lead intact. A aron D elveaux took the second half kickoff 62 yards to the Bulldog 19- yard line and gave the M ustangs g re a t field position Kenny went for six, then B oyer to o k over running for times for 13 yards, the last one for one yard, for the touchdow n VanCleave then hit Coil in the end zone for the two- point conversion and made it 14-0 The B ulldogs completed a long pass on their next possession getting inside the Mustang five, but it was ended when Casey Maben picked off a pass in the end zone giving the Mustangs the ball at their 20- yard line The Mustangs then put together a drive as Boyer ran five times for 20 yards, Kenny ran twice for 16 yards and VanCleave hit Seitz for a 32-yard gain, but they ended up giving the ball up on downs The Bulldogs were forced to punt and the Mustangs went back to work as Kenny ran four times for 28 yards, Boyer twice for 10 yards, Kenny three times for 21 yards, VanCleave went for four and Kenny took it in the end zone from the five. Matt McCabe kicked the extra point to make it 21-0 early in the fourth quarter FOR $ 8 STUDS NOW LEGAL (Nov. 1 ST) LES SCHWAB TIRE CENTER 124 North Main, Heppner 676-9481 The B ulldogs had their next drive ended by a Kory Paullus interception, but the Mustangs returned the favor by throwing an interception themselves. The Bulldogs drove inside the Mustangs’ ten, but the Mustangs held on downs and were able to run out the clock and take the win. Kenny led the Mustangs with 125 yards on 20 carries with Boyer adding 84 yards on 23 carries. Seitz caught four passes for 109 yards. The defense was led by Boyer with 22 defensive points with Paullus adding 19 points, Rory Kilkenny adding 17, Kenny adding 16, S eitz, Peter G eer and Delveaux adding 13 each, Coil adding 11 and Maben adding 10 Heppner 6 0 8 7-21 Culver 0 0 0 0-0 First Quarter: Heppner- Brandon S eitz 23-yard pass from Matthew VanCleave (kick failed) 1 ;05 Third Quarter: H eppner- Tyler Boyer one-yard run (Jode Coil pass from VanCleave) 9:21 Fourth Quarter: H eppner- Matt Kenny five-yard run (Matt McCabe kick) 10:12 Individual Statistics: Rushing: Heppner- Kenny 20-125, Boyer 23-84, Coil 5-11 and VanCleave 6- (-22), Culver- Brian Stills 23-85, Miguel Baltazar 11- 47, Kyle Blood 5-18 and Adam Kinley2-12. Passing: Heppner- VanCleave 3-9-1 84 yards and Coil 1-2-1 25 yards; Culver- Blood 9-27-2 140 -yards--------- ' R e c e i v i n g : H eppner- S eitz 4 -1 0 9 ; Culver- Jared Roen 2-91, Í Kinley 3-20, Josh O’Gorman 1-27, Stills 2-4 and Baltazar M-7). DA’s report Kelly Lee Ramberg w as con victed of J H arassm ent, a C lass-B misdemeanor. Ramberg was sentenced to 90 suspended days in jail, two years bench probation, 40 hours com m unity serv ice, completion o f the Batterer’s Intervention Program and payment o f $ 1076 in fines and fees. M elvin G eovan G on zalez-C ard ona was 1 con victed o f R ap e-1, a Class-A felony, Sodomy-1, a Class-A felony and Sexual Abuse-1, a Class B felony. Gonzalez-Cardona received concurrent sen ten ces measuring to 100 months in jail, probation term o f 20 years minus time actually served and must register as a sex offender. Edward Joseph Pergande was convicted o f H arassm ent P h ysical, a Class-B misdemeanor and C rim inal T resp ass-2, a C lass-C m isdem eanor. Pergande was sentenced to 180 suspended days in jail, one year bench probation, 20 hour community service and payment o f $1002 in fines } and fees I HEPPNER ELKS 358 676-9181 "H h rrr h'rienés M e tt” 142 North Main ~ THURSDAY, NOVEM BER 4th - LADIES* NIGHT! Sliced Turkey B re ast, Stuffing, and all the Trimmings startin g a t 6 p.m. Visitation by Carl Lino, Americanism Chairm an BINGO IS BACK ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS, at 7 pm. i
