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F O U R - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, O regon W ednesday, Septem ber 2 1 ,2 0 0 5 Chamber Chatter By Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir. Som e p eople are moving on and new faces are arriving in Heppner. Jim and Cam Wishart slipped away too fast for many of us to say, “ G o o d b y e .” T hey are a c o u p le w ho have given quietly over and over to their community in many areas o v e r the y ears. From businessman to retiree, Jim was there to help in a variety of community projects and always had a friendly word to say. A nd, C am , the e p ito m e o f grace and a shining example of a store employee, could give lessons to all o f us in custom er service. She consistently greeted people with a big sm ile and a ch eerfu l comment at work and in the com m unity. W isharts, Heppner misses you. Forget the ghosts and pull those scarecrows out of the closet and grab an old p illo w case, som e newspapers and clothes and use your c re ativ e imaginations to have some fun. Register your scarecrow at the Heppner Chamber of Commerce by Oct. 1. It is hoped that all businesses will have a welcoming scarecrow throughout the month of O ctober to greet visitors. Individuals, classrooms and organizations that wish to have th e ir e n tries m ore visible in the community may ask a business for permission to display if they wish. They can be all sizes, shapes and personalities. For example, how about a “ Red Hat S carecro w ,” a V ictorian scarecrow or replicas of people in Heppner. Creators will be recognized for the “Most Welcoming,” “Most Unique,” and "The Biggest and Best.” Octoberfest/Harvest Festival is cancelled this year. The C ham b er B oard o f Directors felt that only so many events can go on in a month and this might be overload for the movers and sh ak ers. In d iv id u al businesses or restaurants may wish to hold their own sm all versio n and are en co u rag ed to do so. S upport the H eppner Booster Club auction, enjoy hunting if so inclined, attend Homecoming this weekend, eat at the Hardman Oyster Feed, shop at home, start sewing, save gas and look ahead to “Stroll Heppner and the L ight P a ra d e .” Plan now ... remember how fast those calendar pages float off like falling leaves. Chamber continues to meet every' Thursday at Jo h n ’s Place, catered by Bucknum ’s Catering. The vote is out reg ard in g a change of day, but some of us are so set in our ways that we will at least continue through 2005. On Sept. 22, W indwave will introduce th e ir b u sin ess to the membership an on Sept. 29, Representative Greg Smith will attend in person. T hou g h t fo r the Week: “A person who walks in another’s track leaves no footprints. Don’t be afraid to step in and lead; new footprints are good.” Homecoming week at HHS By Mahaley Huddleston “Tame the Tigers” is the theme for the Heppner High School homecoming week Sept. 19-23. The halls at HHS are decorated with blue and gold and jungle décor. On Monday, Sept. 19, the dress up day was extrem e sports, with the activity in the afternoon being a c lo th in g relay. T uesday dress up was h e ro ic /fa iry ta le and the activity was broom pushing. Wednesday dress up was 60s day with many different activities. Wednesday night at 7 p.m. the Powder Puff game will take place at the football field, and following that is the bonfire. Senior girls and sophomore girls are playing against the junior and freshman girls. The boys will coach and cheer. Thursday is blue and gold day. In the afternoon, each class will decorate a float and then a noise parade will proceed around town, stopping on the shamrock on Main Street end at the football field. Throughout the week each class is receiving points on how many dress up in their c lass, if they win the activities for that day and what class is the loudest for the noise parade. Prizes will be awarded to the class that has the most points. Friday n ig h t the M ustangs w ill play the Stanfield Tigers beginning at 7 p.m. Homecoming court will be crowned during the halftime ceremony. Court members are juniors Aaron A llsto tt, e sc o rtin g Regi Seitz; R.J. Farrens, escorting M ahaley H u d d lesto n ; sen io rs M ikel B ritt, escorting Brittney Herbison; Matt Kenny, escorting Katie B ritt; and Dan B asile, escorting Laurie Murray. Notice to CenturyTel Customers The Oregon Public Utility Commission designated CenturyTel as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier or ETC within its service area for universal service purposes. The goal of universal service is to provide all Oregon citizens access to essential telecommunications services. CenturyTel provides single party residential and business services for rates from $12.48 to $16.55 per month for residential customers and $20.31 to $27.25 per month for business customers. This includes access to long distance carriers, Emergency Services, Operator Services, Directory Assistance and Toll Blocking. Use of these services may result in added charges. Specific rates for your areas can be provided upon request. CenturyTel offers qualified customers Lifeline and Link-Up Service if you meet certain eligibility requirements established by the Oregon Public Utility Commission. Lifeline Service includes a monthly discount up to $13.50 for basic phone charges, as well as toll blocking at no charge and a waiver of the deposit if toll blocking is selected by qualifying customers. Link-Up Service provides a discount on installation charges and charges to move service. Individuals living on Tribal Lands w ho participate in federal assistance programs may also be entitled to additional discounts through the Enhanced Tribal Lifeline/Link-Up programs. Please call CenturyTel at 1-800-201-4099 or visit www.centurytel.com with any questions you may have or to request an application for the Lifeline/Link-Up programs. C entur YT el www.centurytel.com H fdincO * f 4 Brent’s Team begins preparations for Walk to Cure Diabetes Wedding Walton-Hand Brent’s Team members in the 2004 Walk to Cure Diabetes. Brent Eckman and his team of family and friends are getting ready for the an n u al “W alk to C ure D iabetes.” The walk this year will be held at Oaks Park, located in Portland’s historic Sellwood District. The walk will be held on Sunday, Oct. 2. Check-in is at 10 a.m., with the walk beginning at 11 a.m. After the walk, every walker gets a co m p lim en tary ride b ra c ele t for O aks Amusement Park. This is the fourth year that "Brent’s Team” will be participating in the walk. His team has raised a total o f $18,800. W ith your continued support, Brent’s dream of a world without diabetes is within reach. There are four ways you can help m ake a difference for Brent and ev ery o n e liv in g w ith d ia b etes. You can jo in “ B re n t’s T eam ” for the w ork. You can re g iste r online at www.jdrf.org. You can send a tax deductible contribution, made payable to JDRF. You can purchase raffle tickets for a quilt made by Brent's, Grandma Healy. You can purchase sneakers for $1 at Heppner schools. "B ren t’s Team ” is having a kick-off dance on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 8 p.m. to 12 midnight, at the M orrow C ounty Fairgrounds for 7,h through 9lh grades. The admission is $5 per person. They will also be sellin g Find a C ure awareness bracelets for $2 at the dance. For m ore information, contact Brent Eckman at 989-8518. St. Patrick’s Senior Center news Christian Life Center volunteers are hosts for the noon meal on Sept. 28. The menu for the day is BLTs, v eggie salad , p in eap p le chucks and birthday cake. Thirteen passengers enjoyed the Westward Ho P arade last Friday in Pendleton. The group had rin g sid e seats that were across from the round-up grounds. A fter lunch at Denny’s and a stop at Abel’s Fruit Stand, Ed Baker took the group on a tour through the poplar tree farm, along H om estead R oad and ex p lain ed som e o f th eir operation. On Saturday, Oct. 1, the senior bus will be leaving the Main Street entrance of the Senior Center at 3 p.m., to take people to the annual H ardm an C om m unity Oyster Feed. Baked salmon and ham are also on the menu with coleslaw and desserts. The price of gas has put the bus program at risk. An immediate change is a small per-person charge in addition to the usual tip for the driver. OLCC sends $181,376 to Eastern Oregon cities, counties in July Baker, Grant, Har ney, M alheur, M orrow , Umatilla, Union and Wal lowa counties and their 53 cities received $181,376 from the O regon Liquor Control Commission's July distilled spirits revenue allo cation. Here is the disburse ment for Morrow County and its cities: Morrow Co., pop. 11,750, $4,021 - Board- m an, $3,138; H eppner, $1,428; lone, $342; Irrigon, $1,800; Lexington, $261. The agency d istrib u te d $12.95 million statewide, based on a total population of 3.58 million. OLCC revenue is derived from the sale of dis tilled spirits in 242 liquor stores, taxes on malt bever ages and wine, license fees and fines for liquor law vio lations. Last month’s reve nue share was $9.1 million. 3id Annual Fund Raising Dinner to benefit the lone Education Foundation Shannon and Robert Hand Shannon Marie Wal ton and Robert James Hand of Walla Walla, WA were joined in marriage on July 30, 2005 The bride is the daughter of Paul and Sue Walton of Long Creek. She graduated from Long Creek High School in 1998. In 2002, she received her bach elor’s degree in elementary education from Lewis-Clark State College in 2004, she received a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Eastern W ashington University in Cheney, WA. She is currently employed as a second grade teacher at Berney Elementary in the Walla Walla School District. The groom is the son of Jim Hand and Kay and Jan Wessel, all of Walla Walla. He graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1997. In 2001, he received his bachelor’s degree in business marketing from the Univer Fair theme ideas being accepted It’s that time of year; the M orrow C ounty Fair Board needs some ideas for the 2006 fair theme. It will be the F air’s 93rd year in 2006. The them e should reflect both ends o f the county and also be easy for the S u p e rin te n d e n ts to decorate during Fair. If you have any ideas, send them to the Morrow County Fair, PO Box 464, H eppner, OR 97836 or call 676-9474, or Menu: Prime Rib, Crab, Shrimp, Salad, Bread, Baked Potato, Dessert. Two drinks included with meal (choose from beer, wine and soft drinks). b e tte r yet, em ail it to mcfair@co.morrow.or.us. If you have the winning theme the prize is a $25 gift certificate to be used a store of your choice. Also if you are a business and come up with the winning them, you will receive a V a page ad in the 2006 Premium Book at no cost. The Fair’s d ates are A ug. 16-20. Deadline for the theme is Nov. 30, 2005. M C SB to hold w ork session The Morrow County School District Board of Directors will meet via polycom on Thursday, Sept. 22, between the District Office in Lexington and Irrigon Elementary School in Irrigon. The work session will begin at 7 p.m. Topics for the meeting will be centered around, “Safety in the schools.” Enjoy the dinner, auction & raffle Saturday, Septem ber 24 Social hour at 6 p.m . / Dinner at 7 p.m . at the lon e Am erican Legion Hall sity of Idaho in Moscow, ID. He is currently employed at Nelson Irrigation Corpora tion in Walla Walla. The w edding was held at St. Patrick's Catho lic Church in Walla Walla and o fficiated by F ather Pat Kerst. The maid of honor was a friend of the bride, Jill G reen u p , o f E stacad a. B ridesm aids w ere Katie Walton, Jodi Johnston, Der- ri Reid and Ingrid Wilson. The Best Man was a friend of the groom, Scott Ford of Walla Walla. Groomsmen were Michael Hand, Peter Hand, Sean Reid and Mark Eberhard. Flower girls were Rylee Kollman and Lauren Roberts and the ring bearer was Evan Kollman. The re ception was held at Walla Walla Community College. The couple honey mooned in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and currently reside in Walla Walla. »• • WATERMELON SHOOT Benefit for Scholarship Saturday, Sept. 24 at 12 noon 64686 Halvorsen Lane, lone Site in all morning starting after 9 a.m. Watermelons provided! Ticket Prices: Adults - 325.00 Children 12 and under - 310.00 6 and under - free Tickets available at Bank of Eastern Oregon, lone 5 shots for $25 ($5 out of each entry goes to the winner!) Come site your gun for deer season! Bench rest and paper targets. 100 - 500 yard offhand shoot at Walchli Watermelons! Bring your guns and ammo. Come enjoy a fun evening and help support the lone School. The lone Education Foundation is a 501 (c)3 non-profit corporation l For more information, call 422-7107 f
