FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Chamber Chatter
By Claudia Hughes, Executive Director
Summer is a great time to meet new people This
week found visitors from California, Montana and southern
Oregon in the Chamber office One of the friendly, energetic
couples was looking for a small town for their home and
wanted real estate information They liked the size, the look
o f it, and the idea that they could become involved in
Heppner We hope they decide to stay.
Mark my words, Heppner is going to grow. It’s all
about attitude and sharing the positives We just need to
encourage friends and family to move here and we need to
spend our dollars here as often as possible Shopping out
o f town when we don’t have to is giving another community
dollars for their schools, im provem ents, econom ic
development, etc. When we spend money in other areas,
those businesses are able to donate more to their children,
events, and community projects and it’s our money they’re
using If Heppner is our home, and home is where our heart
is, then we want to keep our hearts (and dollars) in the
right place
The Chamber received an animated e-mail last week
showing two seagulls with only one beak flapping away
The puzzle was “Which one is the female?” O f course, a
male sent it Ladies, can you think o f a comeback?
An e-mail from Kelly Sager arrived this week It’s
always good to hear o f the Sager family’s new experiences
in Africa They have just adopted Grayse Kellie, bringing
their tribe’s total to eight He relates that they have been in
Kigali four hundred plus days with one thousand, ninety-
five to go Some o f their experiences have included a bout
with malaria for three o f the children, humorous misuse of
the language, being chased by an elephant, and learning to
cope with the drivers Rather than taking flowers to
someone in the hospital, one would t&ke food and water to
the patient The Sagers would love to hear from Heppner
Kelly’s parents, Harley Sager (longtime Chamber
member) and his wife Bertha will share their recent visit to
Africa during the June 30 Chamber meeting at noon at
John’s Place Attendees will have a greater appreciation of
America and home after they experience the Sager trip.
Thought for the week “If a man does his best, what
else is there? “ - Gen Geo Patton
W heat Foundation awards
scholarship
The Oregon Wheat
Foundation awarded a $500
sch o la rsh ip to Shanna
Rietmann, daughter o f Mark
and Tami R ietm ann o f
Heppner A 2005 graduate of
H eppner High S chool,
Rietmann intends to study
biology at Pacific University
and pursue a career in the
medical field. She was a
m em ber
of
4-H ,
In te rn a tio n a l C lub, and
played three varsity sports.
The Oregon Wheat
F o u n d atio n
sp o n so rs
scholarships to high school
seniors whose parents are
m em bers o f the O regon
Wheat Growers League or
w hose p a re n ts OW GL
m em bers
em ploy.
Scholarship applicants are
asked to submit an essay
about the wheat industry in
addition to their scholastic
and a ctiv ity resum es.
Scholarship applications for
high
school
sen io rs
graduating in 2006 will be
available online this fall at
www.orgl org.
PATRIOT A U TO GLASS
Cars • Trucks • Motor Homes
Farm Machinery • Heavy Equipment
F U L L Y M O B ILE S ER V IC E
We will beat any of our competitors’
prices in the Heppner area.
We also support local events & activities.
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2005 Road
Projects map
now available
Want to know where
and w hen you may
encounter orange cones and
work zones as you travel
around the state this
su m m er9 The O regon
D ep artm en t
of
T ra n sp o rta tio n
is
d istrib u tin g the summer
2005 Road Projects map so
m otorists can plan ahead
and be prepared
With 110 projects
listed on the map, this is one
o f the busiest construction
seasons in recent history.
The increase is fueled in part
by
the
O regon
Transportation Investment
Act.
The
O regon
Legislature passed a series
o f funding packages that
raise $ 2 .9 6 billion for
highw ay
and
b rid g e
construction work over the
next several years. OTIA
funding is contributing to 23
projects scheduled for this
construction season
More road projects
also means y o u ’re m ore
likely to encounter a work
zone When driving through
a w ork zone, please
remember to slow down, be
alert for changes to traffic
patterns, and be aware o f
workers and equipment.
The c o n stru ctio n
map is a helpful guide for
general information about
construction activity. For
current road conditions,
including c o n stru c tio n
activity, motorists can log on
to www TripCheck com or
call 511.
The summer 2005
R oad P ro jects map is
available at several locations
around the state, including
offices o f Driver and Motor
V ehicle S ervices, tru ck
stops, welcome centers and
ODOT offices
St. Patrick’s
Senior Center
news
The Seventh-D ay
Adventist Church volunteers
are hosts for the Wednesday,
June 22 noon meal at St.
Patrick’s Senior Center The
menu o f the day is Sloppy
Joes on a bun, cornbread,
ap p lesa u ce , celery and
carrots, and cookie.
The sen io r bus
travels to Ukiah on Friday,
June 17 The departure time
is 10:15 a m from the main
street entrance o f the senior
center. Ed B aker, Tom
Wilson and Grace Drake will
attend the regular quarterly
m eeting o f the advisory
co m m ittee for the Area
A gency on Aging. Each
quarter the group convenes
at one o f the senior centers
o f th e region The bus
schedule allows for time for
members to eat lunch at the
host center
Anyone who would
like to eat at Ukiah’s new
center is welcome to ride the
bus It will return after the
AAA meeting, about 2 p m
Non-members will have a
time to socialize or to see the
sites o f the town, or attend
the meeting, if they wish
Water project ‘on budget and on schedule1
Soil from water project is being dumped at Hager park to be used for new lawn to be
planted there.
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M anager Jerry Breazeale
said the water loss should go
down even more once the
city water system upgrade is
completed
Approves water and sewer
for fairgrounds
The council discussed
hooking up the fairgrounds
planned new 4-H dormitory
to city w ater and sewer
There was discussion on the
practice o f providing water
and sewer outside the city
limits. “ I think we should
allow the fair to hook up
sew er
and
w a te r,”
co u n cilm em b er G eo rg e
Koffier said Koffler said the
fair is a good community
resource and the city has in
the past provided the service.
“ I feel they are kind o f
grandfathered in,” he said
Bicycle rodeo well attended
The city is p re sen tly
providing the services to the
fairgrounds.
Some members o f the
council were concerned that
others outside the city limits
would demand w ater and
sewer, however, the council
voted unanimously to allow
the fairgrounds hookups.
The fairboard has received
g ran ts and d o n atio n s to
construct a new dormitory
building.
M orrow C ounty
Sheriff’s Deputies handed
out over 600 bicycle helmets
at bike rodeos held in lone,
H eppner, B oardm an and
Irrigon th ro u g h o u t the
month o f May.
The helm ets were
funded by the M orrow
County Sheriff’s Office and
other donations.
The Ride and Glide
bicycle stunt team was on
hand to perform and put on
a stunt show emphasizing
bicycle safety
“This was the best
Deputy John Bowles w ith lone bicycle w inner
turnout in the four years that
the
M orrow
C ounty
Sheriff’s Office has put on
the e v e n t,” com m ented
M orrow County Sheriff’s
D eputy John B ow les,
coordinator o f the event.
B ow les said the bicycle
safety program has given
away 10 bicycles to children
throughout Morrow County
this year
Bowles was assisted
by Deputy Kristen Pickles,
Deputy Adam B redfield,
Deputy Colleen Neubert and
Deputy Doug Foster The
program is backed by the Fish Johnson of the Ride and Glide bicycle team performs a
M.C. Sheriff’s Office and stunt at the Morrow Countv hicvcle rodeo
Sheriff Ken Matlack
For helmets or other
bicycle safety information,
call B ow les at the M.C.
Sheriff’s Office.
Births
Natalie Jean Martin-
a daughter, Natalie Jean, was
born to Sandra and Doug
Martin, Rufus, May 9, 2005,
at The Dalles. She weighed
7 lbs, 8 oz and measured 20-
l/2 inches long She joins a
brother, Treve, five, at home
G ra n d p aren ts are
Kenny and Jean Ann Turner,
H eppner, and Tom and
Connie Martin, The Dalles
G re a t-g ra n d p a re n ts are
Irene Swanson, Heppner,
and
B arbara
M artin, Deputies Adam Bredfield and John Bow les w ith Heppner bicycle
winners
Portland
TOWN OF LEXINGTON
YARD SALE
The Lexington Annual Yard Sale
is scheduled to be held on
Saturday, July 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Any community member
can have a yard sale on this day.
You are responsible for your own signage
so people can find you.
People from all over are welcome to drive
around Lexington and find that special
something you have been looking for!
Annual Elks Father's Day picnic
Sunday
Games and fun for
This Sunday, June
19, the Heppner Elks Lodge
will again be hosting the
annual Father’s Day Picnic
at Anson Wright Park for all
current Elk members and
their families The festivities
will begin at II a m with hot
dogs
and
b ev erag es
provided by the Elks Salads
and desserts are pot-luck
all ages will be held,
inch r ng coins in the straw,
egg tjss, football accuracy
competition, softball and the
annual horseshoe pitching
m atch are all on the
schedule
Members are invited
to “Pack-up the kids and
head to the m ountains -
enjoy a day with the family
and have some outdoor fun,”
said and Elks spokesperson