Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - FIVE
Energy assistance funds
still available
If you have not yet
applied with CAPECO for
help with your heating bill,
there is still time The Energy
A ssistance
P rogram
(LIEAP) provides a one-time
payment that is generally
issued to the eligible
household’s fuel supplier to
help offset the high cost o f
heating their home These
funds are av ailab le for
re sid e n ts in U m atilla,
M orrow , G illiam and
Wheeler counties.
Weight loss
support group to
begin
A
su p p o rtiv e
challenge group is beginning
on Jan 2, 2005 to help you
keep your N ew Y ear’s
resolution- to lose weight
All ages are w elcom e to
p a rtic ip a te. F or m ore
information please call 676-
8161.
To
d eterm in e
eligibility, applicants must
provide documentation o f all
household income for 30
days
p rio r
to
th eir
appointment The income
g u id e lin e s have been
established at 60 percent o f
median income Therefore,
one person, living alone, can
have an annual gross income
o f $18,802 A household o f
four can earn up to $36,157
annually
If you feel you might
qualify and you have not
applied for energy assistance
since Oct. 1, 2004, please
call one o f the following
numbers: H erm iston area
residents call 564-5665;
P e n d le to n and M ilto n -
Freewater area residents call
276-1926, ext. 126 (ext. 151
for Spanish); all others in
Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam
and Wheeler counties call
(800) 752-1139, ext. 150
(ext. 151 for Spanish) to
request an application.
Estate
By DAVID SYKES
m REALTOR
CH ECK LOAN CHANCES FIRST
A t our o ffic e , w e are
Buying a home has never
been an easy task and it's not familiar with the banks in our
getting any easier We see area and can recommend a loan
w ou ld -b e buyers w ho have o fficer to visit with. If you
searched for months to find a bring your financial numbers
"dream home” only to find out along (a s s e ts, debts, gross
they could not qualify for a incom e, expenses, etc.), the
loan officer can give you an
loan for that price house
Ironically, it’s a heartache estimate o f how much the bank
most buyers can avoid simply will lend you. Then you’ll have
by doing a bit o f arithmetic and something solid to work with
talking with their Realtor or and can look for a home that
Lender BEFORE they start fits your budget.
hunting for a new home If you
know how much the bank w ill
lend you PRIOR to your house
180 W. Baltimore #5
hunting, you w on't waste time
1
Heppner, OR 97836
looking for a house you may
He ¿toge JÇandCe.
not be able to afford
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Ten Star All
Star basketball
camp taking
applications
A p p lic atio n s are
now being evaluated for the
Ten Star All Star summer
basketball camp The camp
is by invitation only Boys
and girls ages 10-19 are
eligible to apply.
P ast p a rtic ip a n ts
include: Michael Jordan, Tim
Duncan, Vince Carter, Jerry
Stackhouse, Grant Hill and
Antawn Jamison
P lay ers from 50
s ta te s and 17 foreign
countries attended the 2004
camp
College basketball
scholarships are possible for
played selected to the All-
American team.
Cam p
lo c atio n s
include: Thousand Oaks,
CA; Prescott, AZ; Belmont,
CA;
S terlin g ,
CO;
B rid g ep o rt, CT; B abson
P ark , FL; A tla n ta , GA,
Carlinville, IL; Macomb, IL;
Greencastle, IN; Atchison,
KS;
B altim o re,
MD;
Ypsilanti, MI; Hickory, NC;
Schenectady, NY; Bluffton,
OH; D o y lesto w n , PA;
Lebanon, TN; Commerce,
TX ; B lack sb u rg , VA;
Lyndonville, VT; and Beloit,
WI
For a free brochure,
call (704) 373-0873 anytime
Carolers ride through lone
Joe and Dwyla Yocom with a buggy carrying 11 people during the caroling festivities in lone.
(L-R): Singing on horseback, Jenny Griffith, Amber Patton, John Walton and Ginger Patton.
On
T hursday,
Dec.
23,
approximately 40 people on horseback or
in buggies traveled through the streets o f
lone singing Christmas carols There was
one wagon, five buggies and 14 horses in
the parade Those who participated hope
to make it an annual event
Power
Brian Cole selected as Executive Director for OEDA
The
O regon c o o rd in a te p ro fessio n al
wheelchairs
O fficer for the O regon
E conom ic D evelopm ent development and training
E conom ic D evelopm ent
available through A sso ciatio n (O E D A ), a
opportunities for economic D epartm ent from 1994-
statew id e o rg a n iz atio n developers throughout the
Three Wishes
1998 when he was elected
The Three W ishes
Inc.
P ro g ram
m akes
available to senior citizens
and th e
p erm an en tly
disabled, p ow er electric
wheelchairs at no cost to the
recipient, if they qualify
The
pow er
wheelchairs are provided to
those who cannot walk and
cannot self-propel a manual
wheelchair in their home and
who m eet the additional
guidelines o f the program
No deposit is required. •
For
m ore
information contact Three
Wishes Inc., at (800) 839-
5715.
DA’s report
Socim o Vera was
convicted o f Carry/Use o f a
Dangerous Weapon, a Class
C felony Vera was sentenced
to three years supervised
probation, 90 days in jail, 80
hours community service
and payment o f $916 in fines
and fees.
Ricardo Reyes was
convicted o f A ttem pt B/
Felony Theft by Extortion, a
Class C felony reduced to a
Class A misdemeanor Reyes
w as sentenced to 180
suspended days in jail, two
years bench probation, 40
hours o f community service
and payment o f $624 in fines
and fees.
coordinating the O regon
B u sin ess D evelopm ent
M arketing Campaign, has
selected Brian Cole o f Orbis
G roup o f B aker City as
Executive Director o f the
organization
O ED A
was
established as the Oregon
Jobs Coalition in the early
1990’s
to
w ork
in
partnership with the Oregon
Economic and Community
Development Department to
raise the profile o f Oregon
as a competitive location for
expanding and relocating
businesses The name was
later changed to the Oregon
E conom ic D evelopm ent
Association
The membership of
OEDA is comprised o f local
eco n o m ic d ev elo p m en t
organizations, cities and
counties, as well as Oregon
businesses and utilities that
desire to improve Oregon’s
quality o f life through the
development o f family wage
jobs
Cole will staff the
organization, coordinate the
p riv a te
a s s o c ia tio n ’s
re sp o n sib ilitie s fo r the
sta te w id e
busin ess
recruitment campaign and
WCLL to meet
Willow Creek Little
League will be holding a
meeting on Jan 11, 2005 at
6:30 p m., at the Big Timber
Cafe in Fossil
W e P r in t
E n v e lo p e s
H ep p n er
G azette-T im es
676-9228
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“ 1 am very excited
about this opportunity to
reconnect to O re g o n ’s
econom ic d evelopm ent
community,” said Cole “The
efforts o f OEDA are critical
given the need for business
expansion throughout the
state.”
C ole
holds
a
bachelor's degree in business
administration from Oregon
S tate U niversity and a
m aster
of
b usiness
a d m in istra tio n
from
Willamette University
Cole was hired as
B aker City and B aker
C o u n ty ’s first econom ic
developm ent d ire c to r in
1987 and served in that
capacity for over six years
Cole then served as
a Regional Developm ent
C hairm an o f the B aker
C ounty
B oard
of
Commissioners.
In his capacity as
C o u n ty
C om m ission
Chairman, Cole remained
engaged in the c o u n ty ’s
econom ic d ev elo p m en t
e ffo rts and m aintained
stro n g relatio n s with
econom ic
d ev elo p ers
throughout the state
C ole estab lish ed
Orbis Group in January o f
2003 to “help businesses,
o rg an izatio n s,
and
communities to succeed.”
Cole will conduct
the business activities o f
OEDA from his Baker City
office where he continues to
serve E astern O regon
businesses and non-profit
organizations with grant
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Rick Warren's T h e Purpose Driven
Life".
Everyone is welcome!
Starting January 11th
For more information, contact
Keith Price, 676-5552 or
Dick Sargent, 676-9621
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