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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 3,2005 B E O Bancorp profits up in second Anniversary celebration to be held for First annual Bass and Crappie McDaniels Tournament results quarter quarter. Non-accrual loans BEO B ancorp p o sted net incom e o f $ 3 3 4 ,0 0 0 in the second q u a rte r o f 2005. T his compares to net income of $310,000 last year, an 8 percent improvement. Year to date income is $583,000, a 99 percent increase over the $ 2 9 3 ,0 0 0 p osted in 2004. Earnings per share were $.76. A nnualized at $3.04, that is a 44 percent improvement over the $2.11 per share last year. Return on equity for the second quarter was 16.46 percent, a strong performance number. “We achieved a solid earnings result in the second quarter,” said President and CEO E. G eorge K offler. “ We continue on pace to have a record year of net income. The re su lts show an increasing focus on cost control and improving non in te re st incom e, both im portant com ponents of a ch iev in g a p ro fita b le return.” L oan grow th continued strong with total lo ans in creasin g from $ 7 8 ,3 8 0 ,0 0 0 to $102,614,000, a healthy 31 p ercen t in crease. “ We continue to field good loan volume and quality in most o f our branch and loan production offices,” said C hief C redit O fficer Jeff B ailey. “The m ortgage d ivision has also show n excellent increases in single family construction lending and mortgage origination a c tiv ity .” C redit q u ality remains good with past due loans static at .018 percent of total loans and net charge offs at $ 19,000 for the decreased slightly from 1.13 p ercen t to 1.09 p ercen t through the quarter. A single large n o n -a c cru a l loan continues to highlight that area. Deposits continued their increasing trends with a 10 percent increase year over year. Deposits stood at $ 1 50,975,00 0 at q u arter end. “We are offering several products tied to the rate in creases and they are proving to be popular with existing and new customers alike,” said Chief Operating O fficer and EV P L inda LaRue. Net interest margin (N1M) for the bank showed a small increase from 4.41 percent to 4.51 percent. “We are sa tisfie d w ith this increase considering the 1.25 percent increase in the prime rate d u ring that sam e period,” said Koffler. “We are looking at two or three more increases throughout the balance of the year and that always puts stress on NIM.” BEO Bancorp is a holding company for Bank of Eastern Oregon, which operates 11 branches in six eastern Oregon counties. B ranches are lo cated 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 Herm iston and O n ta rio , and o ffers brokerage services thru BEO F in an cial S erv ices. The b a n k ’s w eb site is www.beobank.com. r: I W inner Ted B rittn e r of Hermiston (middle) weighs and m easures his w inning fish, Photo by Flashy Horse Foto. Punk and Ivan McDaniel A 5 0 Ih w edding anniversary celebration for Ivan and Punk McDaniel will be held Saturday, Aug. 13 at 4 p.m. at the Grant County Fairgrounds Pavilion in John Day. The day’s activities will in clu d e lots o f food, b ev erag e s and d ancing. Music will be provided by Ruel Teague and everyone is in v ited to b rin g th e ir instruments to jam. RV space is available at the campgrounds and an RSV P is req u ested . For more inform ation and to RSVP contact Lynn at (541) 575-1245 or (541) 620- 0883. 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 of the field. In flig h t A, Eva Kilkenny took low gross and H enderson had the long drive. In flight B, Grant Participants of the l ’1 annual Bass and Crappie Tournament. 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 Montgomery took least putts and Pat Dougherty took long drive. Edmundson, Christman and Sonstegard tied for Closest to the Pin (KP) on hole #4. Apartment complex receives new owners and name roses, a photo session, a certificate and her name placed on a m arble star, which will be displayed with her picture at the future permanent dance hall for the team. St. Patrick’s Senior Center Christian Life Center volunteers will be serving the Aug. 10 noon meal at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The menu for the month has not yet been published. Check the rating on your lamps and light fixtures to make sure you are using the right kind of bulb. If the lamp bums too hot, you may have put in the wrong watt age bulb. If the wattage is too high, heat builds up and cannot escape. A flickering light bulb may simply be about to bum out, but some times it is a sign the fixture is damaged or the electrical connection is faulty. Turn off the power immediately, and check the connection to the fixture and its internal wir ing. To avoid overheating, m ake sure bulbs are screwed in securely. Never leave a lamp socket empty. It poses a hazard to children. A message brought to you in & the interest of ^ , safety by ^ ■ Columbia Basin Electric Co-Op, I n c .. your locally owned & operated electric utility. Rich and Kim Ruhl Rich and Kim Ruhl, of Eugene, purchased the Lanham Apartments on Baltimore Street in Heppner from Keith and Sharon Lewis on July 21. The apartments will be renamed Baltimore Apartments. The Ruhls have ties to Morrow County. Rich is the son of Dick Ruhl of Lexington and Kim is the daughter of Lynda Crane of Heppner. Local granddaughter travels to regional tournament Watch the W attage Savannah Daly, of Baker City, granddaughter of Charlie and Yvonne Daly of Heppner, is among the members of the Baker Junior Little League softball team heading to Tucson, AZ on Aug. 3 to com pete in the regional championship. To reach the championship, the Baker team beat out several other teams including Grants Pass, Parkrose and Murrayhill. Daly is the daughter of David and Julie Daly of Baker. PRIMARY PULMONARY HYPERTENSION (PPH or PAH) and FEN-PHEN or REDUX Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH) is a deadly lung disorder that can lead to heart failure. 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Blood Clots; ’Knee Replacements (Oxinium Genesis IIS Oxinlum Proto It, Depuy lltra High Weight Ptyethvlene) *Creslor (Rhahdomyolsls/Uver Problems) \ I ! Photo by Flashy Horse Foto. The first annual Bass and C rappie Tournam ent was held th is y ear on Saturday, July 30 during Celebrate Historic Heppner. Participants came from near and far to try their luck at w inning sev eral fish in g oriented prizes. Ted B rittn er, o f Hermiston, took home grand p rize and w as the “ Big Daddy” winner with a bass weighing in at 5 X A pounds and having a length of 15 inches, with the total weight o f 7 V a pounds. For this catch, Brittner won a Pelican paddleboat and a Shimano Casting Rod with a Plano tackle system. R ob B o tefu h r, o f Heppner, brought in second place with a catch of 3 V a p o u n d s, m easu rin g 14 inches. He took hom e a S p o rtsm a n ’s W arehouse pontoon boat, complete with oars and netting. Lee M eyer, o f Heppner, took third place with a catch of 3 pounds, m easuring 14 inches. He won an Eagle sonar fish finder. Firewood cutting now prohibited, campfire and smoking restrictions take effect Friday Shamrockette of the Year T he title of Shamrockette of the Year for 2004-2005 has been given to Jodessa Chapa. Voted by her peers on the team, Chapa was chosen by majority for h e r o v e ra ll dance/ drill skills, personality, discipline, hard work and her Jodessa Chapa in te g ra l part of the fundraising, which supports to operations of the team. C hapa was aw arded her crow n, a bouquet o f red * Skip Connor of Heppner served as one o f .th e to u rn a m e n t judges. Photo by Flashy Horse Foto. “Firewood cutting on the Umatilla National Forest is now prohibited,” said Bill A ney, F o rest Fire and Aviation Staff Officer. In a d d itio n , p u b lic-u se restrictions on campfires and smoking will go into effect Friday, July 29,2005. These re s tric tio n s are due to in c re ase d fire danger, c o n tin u e d hot and dry w eath er c o n d itio n s and concern for public safety. “Though it’s normal to see public-use restrictions implemented in late July, the conditions out on the ground are somewhat different this year,” said Aney. Late spring rain s have p ro d u ced an abundance o f tall, thick grasses that are quickly d ry in g ou t and tu rn in g brown. Also, areas such as rock scab fla ts that are normally considered natural fuel breaks have quite a bit of grass this year and would carry a fire in stead o f slow ing or sto p p in g the advancement. “With daytime temperatures reaching the high 90s and no rain in the fo re c a st, we feel these precautions are necessary,” said Aney. Restrictions prohibit the building and tending of open c a m p fire s, in clu d in g charcoal briquettes, cooking fires and wanning fires until further notice, except in fire pits at designated recreation sites, including Bull Prairie Campground in the Heppner Ranger District. Permissible so u rc es o f heat in clu d e pressurized gas stoves and space-heating devices for those rare cool nights. Smoking is only allowed within enclosed vehicles, b u ild in g s, d e v elo p e d recreatio n sites or when stopped in an area cleared of all flam m ab le m a terial. G e n e ra to r use is still permitted at this time though may be restricted as the p o te n tia l fo r w ild fire s increase. Woodcutters should call the toll-free number daily, (877) 958-9663 for up-to- date restriction information. All forest users should carry an axe, shovel and an 8- ounce or more capacity fire extinguisher when visiting the Forest. If u nsure o f w hich restrictions apply, please c o n ta c t any U m a tilla N ational Forest. Specific regulations are available online at www.fs.fed.us/r6/ uma/fireupdate.htm. Justice Court report The Justice Court for Heppner and Irrigon in the month of June had 184 cases filed and collected $34,667.29. O f the cases filed, 165 were traffic citations, 11 were misdemeanors, three were civil claims and FEDS, three were small claims and two were DUIIs. The court also had 16 pre-trials, issued 83 warrants, ordered four suspensions, received four DUII Diversions, had 60 warrants returned from the sheriff’s office and sent 33 accounts to the collection’s agency. The court also held eight minor hearings (traffic). O f the monies collected, $9790.62 was turned over to the state, $24,686.67 was turned over to the county and $200 was paid in restitution. Current transactions include: Michael Dean Lynen, 46, Colton, Violation of the Basic Rule, 71 mph in a 55 mph zone and Failure to Carry Proof of Insurance, fine $288. Edward Orloyski, Jr., 52, Portland, Driving while Suspended-violation, fine $423. I
