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Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library
University o f Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403
The city council has
appointed Brian Harmon as
the new public works
director for the city of
Heppner. He replaces Bruce
Nelson who resigned last
month to take a position with
the city of Veneta.
Harmon, 31, has
worked for the city six years.
His wife’s
name is
Becky and
they have
three
children.
H arm on
said he
would like
to let the
public
know that Brian Harmon
“my door
is always open."
The council made
the appointment at its Oct.
9 meeting. Harmon will be
probationary public works
director for one year, at
which time the council will
make a decision whether to
make it permanent.
In other business, the
council approved a request
from Curt and Sandi Day and
Chandra and Nate Arbogast
for perm ission to keep
animals on land within the
city limits. The Days asked
that they be able to keep “at
various times horses, mules,
llamas, cows, sheep and pigs
on the property.” The Days
have four acres available.
The Arbogasts asked they be
able to keep up to 10 laying
hens in a 35-foot by 70-foot
fenced orchard located on
two acres. Both land parcels
are located in the vicinity of
360 Skyline Drive/ Cowins
Street. The two families are
neighbors and would share
the acreage.
The council voted in
favor of a permit for up to
five livestock, specifically
two large animals and three
sm aller ones on the
combined four-acre parcel,
as well as the laying hens in
the fenced area.
In other business at
the Oct. 9 m eeting, the
council voted to raise rent at
the St. Patrick's Center by
$20 per month effective Jan.
1,2007. The rent was raised
because operating expenses
are increasing and the city is
making efforts to create a
larger reserv e and lower debt
so that additional increase,
other than the cost of living,
in the future will not be
necessary.
relocating his family from the
Portland area. He and his
wife have six children.
Propheter
is
replacing Linda LaRue, who
recently concluded a 33-year
hanking
c a r e e r
i
with Bank
of Eastern
O regon .
Lemmon
was hired
as a result
of the
things from both of them,”
said Koffler.
BEO Bancorp is the
holding company for Bank
of Eastern Oregon, which
operates 11 branches in six
eastern Oregon counties.
Branches
a r e
located in
Arlington,
lone,
Heppner,
C ondon,
lr r ig o n ,
Boardman.
Burns,
John Day,
P r a i r i e Gary Propheter
City, Fossil and Moro. Bank
of Eastern Oregon also
operates a mortgage
division, has loan production
offices in Hermiston and
Ontario and offers brokerage
services through BEO
Financial Services. The
hank's
w ebsite
is
www.beobank.com.
New Bank executive
officers
join
BEO
world. We expect great
of Eastern
VOL. 125
NO. 43
10 Pages
Wednesday, October 25,2006
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Little cheerleaders entertain at football game
“Little” Cheerleaders provided the halftime entertainment for the Heppner vs. YVeston-
McEwen game on Friday, Oct. 20.
Photo by Sandy Matthews.
lone Community School hosts book fair
This year lone
Community
School's
Scholastic Book Fair will he
held Wednesday and
Thursday, Nov. 1 and 2,
from 2-8 p.m. in the lone
Elementary Gym. The theme
of the book fair is “Reading
Rain Forest." There will be
many, many books, games
and other fun items available.
The book fair will
offer specially priced books
and educational products,
including new releases,
award-winning titles,
children's
classics,
interactive software, adult
books and current bestsellers
from more than 150
publishers.
During the event,
parents are invited to help
build classroom libraries by
purchasing books and
donating them to their child's
class through the Classroom
Wish List program. Families
are encouraged to stop by
before, during and after
school conferences.
This year's fair
promises to be bigger and
better than ever and as
always it is a great way to
get some of your holiday
shopping done. Everyone is
welcome.
Domestic Violence March
to travel through
Boardman and Heppner County
A domestic violence Heppner marchers at 5:30
march will begin in
Boardman and travel to
Heppner on Wednesday,
Oct. 25. The march will start
at 4:30 p.m., in Boardman
and marchers will travel by
vehicle to Heppner, where
they will meet up with
p.m.. at the Oregon Trail
Library- Heppner branch.
The marchers will then travel
by foot to the Morrow
County Courthouse.
A ceremony with
guest speakers will be held
at the courthouse for
domestic violence victims.
Heppner to hold final litter pickup
The final 2006 Oregon Department of
Transportation Adopt-a-Highway litter pick up on the state
highways in Heppner will conclude on Thursday. Oct. 26.
Chamber of Commerce volunteers will “pick” the route
through town from 5-6 p.m.
SOLV litter bags are being provided for the pickup.
Everyone's assistance in helping to keep Heppner
looking good is appreciated.
Oregon recently hired Gary
Propheter as executive vice
president and chief operating
officer and Mark Lemmon as
executive vice president and
chief financial officer,
according to President and
CEO, E. George Koffler.
Propheter, a banking
veteran of 30 years, started
his career at Wells Fargo
Bank and most recently was
director of operations at
Premier West Bank in
Medford. Propheter, his
w ife, and three children have
relocated to Heppner and are
enjoying the small town
atmosphere.
Lemmon, a CPA
who started his career in
public accounting with
Deloitte Touche, comes to
the bank from the Portland
area where he most recently
worked for Lilly Miller as a
controller and operations
manager. Lemmon is a native
of Eastern Oregon, being
raised in Stanfield. He is
Five Morrow County ballot drop-off
locations available
74, Lexington. OR 97839,
The general election
will be held Nov. 7. Ballots
were mailed out Friday, Oct.
20 to Morrow County
voters. If you have not
received your ballot, you
need to contact the Morrow
County Clerk's Office at
676-5604.
Below you will find
the drop site locations and
the available days and hours
the sites w ill be open for you
to drop o ff your voted
ballots. Your have the choice
of mailing your ballot or
returning it to any designated
drop site in the state. All
ballots must be received by
8 p.m. on Election Day. Nov.
7. Postmarks do not count.
New Boardman City
Hall, 2(H) City Center Circle.
Boardman, OR 97818,
Monday-Friday, Oct. 23-
Nov. 6. 8 a.m.-5 p.m.,
elections results
to be posted on Daylight
Internet
savings time
Results for the Nov.
7 election will be posted on
the Internet, County Clerk
Bobbi Childers has
announced.
The results will be
available at the Morrow
County website: www.
morrowcountyoregon.com,
beginning Wednesday
morning, Nov. 8.
The returns will be
unofficial and will only be the
Morrow County vote.
Initially there will be no
write-in results.
ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE:
MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
bank’s
expansion Mark Lemmon
in the past
three years, growing from
$78,000,000
to
$ 185,000.000 in total assets.
“We are extremely
pleased to have attracted
people who have the
background and job
experiences of Propheter
and Lemmon. Gary brings to
us a wealth of best practices
from top performing banks
and Mark is a proven
commodity in the business
ends Sunday
Falls days are
approaching as Daylight
Savings Times ends on
Sunday, Oct. 29. Clocks
should be set back one hour
by 2 a.m., Sunday morning.
Tuesday, Nov. 7, Election
Day, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
lrrigon Annex, 205
NE 3rd St., lrrigon, OR
97844, M onday-Friday,
Oct. 23-Nov. 6, 8 a.m.-5
p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 7,
Election Day, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Bank of Eastern
Oregon, 280 West Main St.,
lone, OR 97843, Monday-
Friday, Oct. 23-Nov. 6. 9
a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday, Nov.
7. Election Day, 9 a.m.-8
p.m.
Morrow County
Road Office. 365 West Hwy
Monday-Friday, Oct. 23-
Nov. 6, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.,
Tuesday, Nov. 7, Election
Day, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Morrow County
Courthouse, 100 S. Court
St., Room. 102, Heppner,
OR 97836, Monday-Friday,
Oct. 23-Nov. 6, 8 a.m.-5
p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 7,
Election Day, 7 a.m.-8 p.m.
If you have any
questions you can contact
the clerk's office at 676-
5604 in Heppner. 922-4103
in lrrigon. or 481-2112 in
Boardman.
DAR sponsors free
genealogy
workshop
The Blue Mountain Chapter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution (DAR) is sponsoring a free
genealogy workshop on Nov. 2 in Echo and Nov. 3 in
Hermiston. The Echo workshop w ill be held at the Echo
Library from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Hermiston workshop
will be held at the Hermiston Latter Day Saints Family
History Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Computers with
special genealogy software will be available. Attendees are
encouraged to bring sack lunches; drinks will be supplied.
The workshop w ill be led by Shirley O'Neil, state
legislator. O'Neil has worked in the DAR Library in
Washington D.C., w hich is the largest genealogy library in
the United States.
The DAR is a group of women who trace a
bloodline to someone who fought in the American
Revolution or gave public service.
Everyone is welcome to attend this workshop.
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