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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 11,2006 LaRue retires after 33 years Ned Clark (left) shares a laugh with Linda LaKue (right) at her retirement party in Heppner. Linda K. LaKue retires after 33 years in hanking. L inda K. LaR ue re tire d at the end o f Septem ber from Bank of E astern O regon after 33 y ears o f serv ice. Two retirement parties were held for LaR ue, one in lone, where she began her career and one here in Heppner, where she has worked for the last 19 years. LaR ue began her career in banking as a teller at the Bank o f E astern Oregon in lone in 1973. Two o f her m ost m em orable, h o w ev er not so happy m em ories, tim es in lone were the two armed bank robberies in the early 1980s. LaRue was present for both of these events. LaRue came to the Heppner branch in 1992 to take over the position of teller supervisor. She then c o n tin u e d up the ranks servings as cashier, chief operations officer and retired as an ex ec u tiv e vice president of the bank. LaRue said the best thing about working for the bank has been the staff and the customers. “We have a trem endous s ta ff,” said LaRue. “From the president to the janitors, I am going to miss them all.” Another memorable moment for LaRue was the acquisition of the Klamath First branches. “ It was a huge jump [for the bank],” < expressed LaRue. Though she is re tirin g , LaR ue is still planning to stay extra busy. When she is not spending as much time as she can with her nine grandchildren and husband, Del, who retired himself 10 years ago, she is still going to be active with banking. LaR ue w ill continue serving on the BEO board of directors and she is going to teach sev eral workshops over the next few m onths for the O regon Bankers Association. LaRue will also continue serving on the Morrow County Health District Board. As for finding new hobbies and enjoying old ones, LaRue says she plans on m aking a q u ilt, scrapbooking and taking in a little golf, of course, all these will only take place when she isn’t following her grandchildren’s activities. T aking o v er the duties of LaRue will be Gary Propheter, who will handle the operations side of the job and Mark Lemmon, who will be adding L a R u e ’s accounting duties to his own. The O regon State University Extension Service re c o g n ize d sev eral outstanding cooperators and friends of Extension during a recent awards ceremony held at the annual Extension c o n fe ren c e on the OSU campus. “ T h ese aw ards ack n o w led g e the outstanding contributions of individuals and organizations throughout the state that have freely given time and re so u rce s to su p p o rt E x ten sio n S erv ice educational programs,” said H olly B erry, F am ily Community Development faculty w ith the M arion County office of the OSU Extension Service. Those honored are Rod B ach, M onm outh; Catherine Brosnan-Tepas, Silverton; Diane Silverstein, Polk County; Dottie Zajae, D exter; Bill Jep sen , H eppner; Bruce H aw ks, E u g en e; the R ietm an n family, Heppner; the Hentze Family Farm, Junction City; Ellwood Miller, Linn County and S tu art and C larice Miller, of Tillamook County. While Jepsen and the Rietmanns could not attend the ceremony, there were Wedding Kehr-Brannon still honored. Jepsen, a M orrow County wheat producer, has allow ed OSU to conduct both small-plot and large- scale Field research trials on his farm for the past several years. He is on Extension advisory committees and is a 4-H livestock leader as well. The entire Rietmann family of Heppner has been active in OSU Extension programs. Tami Rietmann has been a 4-H leader for 14 years and her husband Mark helps w ith the 4-H b eef program. Daughters Shelly and Shanna came through the 4-H program and were cam p co u n se lo rs and M orrow C ounty 4-H ambassadors. The OSU Extension S ervice is the statew ide educational outreach arm of the university, working to help O reg o n ian s find solutions to high priority econom ic, environm ental and so cial issu es. Extension delivers research- based educational programs in a g ric u ltu re , fo restry , fam ily and co m m u n ity developm ent, marine and fresh water issues and 4-H youth development. St. Patrick’s Senior Center news Things are looking pretty spooky inside the St. Patrick’s Senior Center these days. With Halloween just around the co rn er, the residents of the apartments can’t seem to rid the place of spiders and all the webs they weave. Some tenants claim they have seen a head on a silver platter, with rats and snakes funning amuck. One even claims to have seen a tarantula on the floor. “I personally have seen two.” said K athy T urner, apartment manager. “One is real and one is a want-a-be. That’s my opinion.” The real “Harry” has resided in the building for one year now. He will show up ag ain on H allo w een night, downstairs when all the kids com e trick or treatin g . He only show s himself once a year so you d o n ’t want to m iss that. H arry d o e s n ’t w ear a costume or mask. He comes just as he is. What would be the point? He is scary just the way he is. On the menu for Oct. 18 is m eat e n c h ila d a s, Spanish rice, refried beans, salsa, shredded lettuce with tomatoes, tortilla chips and marbled sheet cake. Serving this delicious meal will be volunteers from the Seventh Day A d v e n tist C hurch. Don’t fret. Harry won’t be present this day; enchiladas spook him. Jen the Hen visits HES Dana and Russ Brannon Dana Ann Kehr and W illiam “ R u ss” R ussell B rannon w ere jo in e d in marriage on July 8, 2006 in Tillamook. The b rid e, of A b erd een , WA, is the daughter of Don and Pat Kehr of Tillamook. She is a 1984 graduate of Ti 1 lamook High School. She received her bachelor's degree from Linfield School of Nursing and her m a ste r’s from University of Washington. She is currently employed as a family nurse practitioner at Family Medicine in Grays Harbor, WA. T he groom , o f H eppner, is the son o f A rleth a B rannon of Heppner. He attended Blue M ountain C om m unity College and Columbia Basin C ollege. He is currently employed as a journeyman lineman for Columbia Basin Electric. The w edding and reception took place at the T illam o o k C ounty Fairgrounds. The b rid e ’s party c o n siste d o f Lisa D ick, matron o f honor; Tammy CUSTOM BANNERS H ep pn er G azette-T im es 67 6 - 9 2 2 8 % ! / E s ta te By D A V ID S Y K E S REALTOR HOW NOT TO SET PRICE If you try to sell your home without the services of a Re altor. there's a better than even chance that you 'll set the wrong selling price. The sell ing price, by the way, is the most important factor in the whole sales process. Most owners base their price on the only facts known: original c o st, im provem ents and hoped-for-profit. Then they factor in what they think sim ilar houses are bringing. Un fortunately. the first three are irrelevant and the fourth is highly dubious. OSU Extension Association recognizes cooperators and friends The original price, im provements and hoped-for- profit have nothing to do with the right price to produce a sale. Prices o f other homes may give you some clue to the market, but you only hear the asking price. It's not realistic and it w on’t be the selling price. How then do you set a re alistic price? By consulting a local Realtor whose business it is to know how much prop erty can bring and will bring. A Realtor's knowledge of the market is invaluable. (Editor's Note: We are reprinting this picture, as the caption was unreadable due to a printing error.] (Bottom Row L-R): Michael Olshove, Wyatt Steagall, Joseph Jones, Patrick Burch and Charles Cason; (Second Row L-R): Alex Victorio, Makenzi Hughes holding Jen the Golden Hen, Kassidee Cimmivotti and Daniela Sanchez; and (Top Row L-R): Mary Haguewood, Pablo Lopez, Mary Ann Elguezahal, Zane Riddle, Casey Gray and Mary Flaherty. L e t ’ s ( L ^ le b r a t e ! L ^ e lm e r & J u d y £> u s c h L e ’ s ^ O th VVe d d |ng A n n iv e r s a r y W h e n : S u n d a y , O c t- 2 2 W h e re : J“ 1 e p p n c r E J h s ~]~¡me: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Property listings are available at www.sykesrealestate.net [ )in n e r G a lc e 188 W. Willow • P.0. Box 337 • Heppner, OR 97836 (541) 676-9228 • 1-800-326-2152 Cell (541 ) 980-6674 • Fax (541 ) 676-9211 E-mail: david@sykesrealestate.ne1 Punch N o - M o s t £>ar P le .ifle - N o ( j 'f L s T ^ o n Y o u r [ resence! I S « Mini concert to be held at lone Community School A C ard in al M ini C o n cert w ill be held Monday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m., at the lone C om m unity School cafeteria. The event will feature the sixth through 12,h grade music class and the Cardinal Chorus, with the Elite Strings Trio. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend and enjoy the music talent of the lone students. Martin, Suzi M ercier and Jessica Martin, bridesmaids; and Katelin Mercier, junior bridesmaid. The groom ’s party consisted of Brian Price, best man; Terry Gray, M arty Brannon and Drew Brannon (groom's son), groomsmen; and Jaco b K ehr, ju n io r groomsman. Ushers were David K ehr and Ethan M artin. Flower girls were Rachael Dick and Markita Martin. Ring Bearers were Michael M ercier, Jaden Dick and Carson Dick. The bride’s bouquet was assembled in the back of the a isle. T w en ty -th ree special frien d s who represented different stages in the bride’s life presented her with roses in a variety of co lo rs that w ere tied together in satin by Merry Brannon. T he co u p le h o n eym ooned in M aui, Hawaii. The co u p le continues to maintain two residences, one in Aberdeen, WA and on in Heppner. Grant workshop scheduled in Heppner Blue M ountain C om m unity C ollege has sch ed u led a o n e-d ay workshop entitled, Getting a Grant, for Monday, Oct. 23, at the M orrow C ounty Extension Office in Heppner. The class will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participants should bring their own lunch. The cost of the workshop is $20 and pre-registration is required. T h is o n e-d ay sem in ar w ill in tro d u ce participants to the basics of getting a grant and then what to do once a grant has been received. Topics covered include: -D em ystifying the grant seeking process; -Identifying funding sources; -F ram ing the project; -E lem en ts o f a proposal; -W hat to do once you get a grant. Susan Plass, Blue M ountain C om m unity College’s Director of Grants, will present the workshop. Plass has o v er 20 years experience in the field of grants and proposals. Pre-registration is required and may be done by contacting Anne M orter, BM CC C o o rd in a to r for South Morrow County, at 422-7040.
