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.
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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
^
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safety by
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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.
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(PPH or PAH) and FEN-PHEN or REDUX
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(PPH) is a deadly lung disorder that
can lead to heart failure. It is also
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as
Pulmonary
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The company which manufactured
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lions of dollars to people who devel
oped PPH or PAH after taking Fen-
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symptoms do not appear for years after
taking the drug. You may still have a
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you ingested the diet drugs.
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with PPH or PAH and took Fen-Phen (Pondimin)
or Redux, you may be entitled to a substantial
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for you. Please contact immediately:
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Carey & Danis, LLC
8235 Forsyth Blvd., Ste. 1100
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1 - 800 - 721-2519
Or contact us on the Internet at
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• Tracleer (Bosentan)
• Flolan
• Eproprostnol
• Remodulin
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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
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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.
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