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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 3,2005 - THREE Martha Doherty receives national Local bankers attend banking schools recognition Chamber Chatter By Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir. What a community. T here w a sn ’t m uch not happening this weekend. An observer would have seen people putting their heart and soul into many events as w ell as taking tim e to remember and honor Darcy Coil whom so many loved and will miss. Life. That’s what it’s all about, isn’t it. The sad and the happy; the laughter and the tension; the creating; the acceptance of new ideas and the holding on to the old; the w ork and the p lay ; and moving forward with hope, helpfulness and enthusiasm. Heppner is terrific. P eople are really similar to those who lived right here 100 years ago. Everyone is real, everyone has their quirks and everyone has heart. Sharon Harrison and D oris Brosnan spent long hours re sea rc h in g in fo rm atio n on R oberts O pera House Revue and those attending learned a bit about real people on stage in 1905 and maybe even some a d d itio n a l in fo rm atio n . Appreciation goes to all who participated or pitched in to make the fourth dinner at the cemetery a howling success w ith som e m em orable experiences. And now, A ugust has a rriv e d , w hich o u r Morrow County Queen and Princess tell us means the M orrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo is almost here. Put on those thinking caps and come up w ith b o oth s and p arade entries depicting, “Morrow County, From the River to the Mountains.” It looks like a bigger parade this year and an exciting fair and rodeo. In between the river and the mountains and the last days of summer, come to the fair and rodeo. T his T h u rsd ay at Chamber, all entities report. T h o u g h t fo r the Week: “Tell me and I forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand.” -C hinese proverb •M artha D oherty, in fo rm atio n system s m an ag er fo r M orrow C o u n ty E m ergency M anagement, received an award for superior service from the deputy assistant secretary of the Army for the elim in a tio n o f chem ical w eapons, Dale O rm ond. Doherty received this award at the N atio n al C SE PP W orkshop on June 29 in Pueblo, CO. The citation reads, “In appreciation of outstanding contributions to the C h em ical S to ck p ile Em ergency Preparedness P rogram . Your sterlin g efforts in developing and ap p ly in g A rm y hazard a ssessm en t m odels and c o m p u ter system s to enhance off-post emergency preparedness have improved th e se s to o ls and helped en su re the m axim um protection of the citizens of the Oregon community.” “The award was a surprise to Martha, but well deserved,” say Casey Beard, Doherty’s supervisor and the director of Morrow County Em ergency M anagement. “It’s highly appropriate, she earned this recognition. She has been a national leader in u tiliz in g ad vanced computing technologies to su p p o rt em ergency o p eratio n s. We are very proud o f M artha and her o u tsta n d in g serv ice to M orrow C ounty and the g re a te r U m atilla Community,” stated Beard. The plaque now hangs p ro m in en tly in Doherty’s office inside the Morrow County Emergency O p eratio n s C en ter in Heppner. Fire chief announces promotions Over the Tee Cup Ladies gathered July 26 at Willow Creek Country Club for their weekly golf game. Pat E dm undson took low gross of the field. Loa Henderson and Virginia Grant tied for low net of the field. Lynnea Sargent took had the least putts o f the field. In flig h t A, Eva Kilkenny took low gross and H enderson had the long drive. In flight B, G rant took low g ro ss, L u v illa Sonstegard took low net, Betty Christman took least putts and Sargent had the long drive. In flight C, Jackie A llsto tt took low gross, JoAnne Burleson took low net, Lorrene M ontgomery took least p u tts and Pat Dougherty took long drive. Edmundson, Christman and Sonstegard tied for Closest to the Pin (KP) on hole #4. Left to right: Andrew Johnson, Tom Wicklund, Fire Chief Rusty Estes, Jay Keithley and Hal Bergstrom. Not pictured is Steve Rhea. Heppner Fire Chief Rusty Estes has announced promotions within the fire department. Steve Rhea was promoted to assistant chief. Jay Keithley was promoted needs of all beneficial uses; to captain; Andrew Johnson flood plain and upland was promoted to lieutenant; im p ro v em en t and Hal B erg stro m , c h ie f enhancement; and reducing DHS to hold erosion, sedimentation and nutrients. Projects will also foster, adoptive be considered dealing with parent pre invasive plants and noxious weeds. Funding is provided service classes in through OWEB. Boardman I n t e r e s t e d landowners should contact a If you have an team member in their area interest in helping a child in for an application or further need, consider attending the information. The contact for Foster and Adoptive Parent Morrow County is Morrow Pre-Service Classes being SW CD at 676-5452, ext. offered at the Boardm an 109. A two-week signup for DHS Office on August 19 small grants will be held and 20, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 15-26, with funding This is a free class. Please decisions being made in« register by calling (541) 481 - September. 9482, ext. 224. Grant funds available The Umatilla-Walla Walla-Willow Creek OWEB small grant team, consisting of members of the Morrow SW CD, U m atilla County SW C D , U m atilla B asin Watershed Council, Walla Walla Watershed Council and CTUIR (Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation), has announced the availab ility o f up to $ 10,000 sm all g rants to p riv a te lan d o w n ers and others eligible for regular OWEB (Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board) grants. The g ran ts are for the p u rp o ses o f en h an cin g w atershed c o n d itio n s to improve water quality and quantity while meeting the T V j John H ays, commercial and agricultural loan officer at the Heppner Branch of Bank of Eastern Oregon, recently a tten d ed and graduated from Western School o f Agriculture Lending held in Reno, NV, July 9-12. C lasses concentrated on John Hays c re d it and marketing evaluation, tax a n aly sis, reg u lato ry overview, risk management, bankruptcy and grassroots efforts, according to BEO President and CEO George Koffler. H ays g rad u ated from O regon State University with a degree in business and a m inor in animal science. Hays and his wife, Joan, a Heppner native, and their daughter, currently live in Hermiston. Jan et D ezellem , finance officer and recently appointed assistan t vice president of Bank of Eastern O regon, atten d ed and graduated from W estern School o f In term ed iate Banking, held in Reno, NV, July 16-22. Koffler reported Dezellem attended classes on econom ics, an aly sis, interest rate and liquidity risk , a ss e t/lia b ility management, investments, loan p rep aratio n and liquidity management. D ezellem jo in e d Bank of Eastern Oregon in en g in ee r; and Tom W icklund, safety officer. T hey all receiv ed new helmets indicating their new positions. Tyler Boyer, a 2004 , Dean R obinson is graduate of Heppner High also a captain and Mike School, will be playing in the Jones a lieutenant. S h rin er’s East-West f o o tb a ll game this coming Luis Alberto Nunez Saturday, was convicted of Assault-4, A ug. 6. a C lass A m isdem eanor. This year Nunez was sentenced to 180 the game a suspended days in jail, two w ill be years bench probation, 40 telev ised hours com m unity service on Fox Sports Northwest. and payment of $1126 in Kickoff time is 12:30 p.m. in fines and fees and $400 in Baker City. Boyer started camp restitution. on Thursday. Amidst the A llen K eith training, players also toured Tompkins was convicted of Contempt of Court/Punitive, the Shriner’s Hospital and an unclassified misdemeanor. then went to La G rande, Tompkins was sentenced to with a tour o f W ildhorse 80 suspended days in jail, along the way. While in high school, one year bench probation, 10 hours com m unity service Boyer was active both in and o th er and payment of $376 in fines sp o rts extracurricular activities. He and fees. was the ju n io r class and her De« „ OT husband, Ray, who works for a subcontractor at PGE, live at Blake Ranch and have three grown sons. “T hese are challenging and intensive schools with 12-13 hours of study each day. The bank would like to acknowledge John and Janet’s dedication and perseverance it takes to attend these rig o ro u s schools and we congratulate them on th eir a cc o m p lish m e n t,” said Koffler. BEO Bancorp is a holding company for Bank of 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. Bank o f E astern O regon also o p erates a m ortgage division, loan production offices in H ermiston and O n tario , and offers brokerage services thru BEO F in an cial S erv ices. The b a n k ’s w ebsite is www.beobank.com. Boyer to play in Shrine game DA’s Report It’s An Open House! We’r e C e le b r a tin g th e 8 0 th B ir th d a y s of: E R N E ST MoCABE GEORGE G R IF F IT H R O B E R T H O SK INS DONALD PE T E R SO N JAM ES BA R NETT August 7, 2005 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. lo n e A m erican Legion H all lon e, O regon I, 2002 after spending 10 years with another com m unity bank. As finance officer for the bank, she is responsible for the bank and the holding c o m p a n y ’s financial reporting. She also supervises the accounting function for the entire bank. » representative, homecoming king, member of the honor roll and the National Honor Roll and a member of Who’s Who in Sports and W ho’s W ho A m ong A m erican High School Students. In sports, he played football all four years- two years he was chosen as first team all league and tw o years received all-state honors. He also participated in golf and track, placing second at district in the 100-meter dash this year. He was also a member of 4-H. Boyer is the son of John and Kelly Boyer of Lexington. 4-H DIY Kids By Julianne Carlson The DIY Kids 4-H Club met July 27 at the M orrow C ounty Fairgrounds Annex. They p racticed th e ir cooking dem onstrations. Shadow K endrick made a shrimp salad. Lacey T hom pson made a sandwich. Stacee H alv o rsen m ade peanut butter kiss cookies. Julianne C arlson made porcupine meatballs. Stephanie Schuler m ade ch o co la te chip cookies. After practicing their d e m o n stratio n s, club members looked at a past sew ing ju d g in g co n test. M em bers learn ed the difference between stretchy and stable knits, how to judge straight seams, identify sewing tools and judge the best material cutting. They also learned the difference betw een shank and non shank buttons and how to sew them on to fabric. The next DIY Kids meeting will be on Aug. 9 to practice for the Fashion Revue.
