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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - THREE Open house to be held for Annual Gem and Mineral Hanson, Sweeney Show to be held families wishing to host announce engagement The 22nd annual Gem tors. There will be dealers foreign exchange students and Mineral Show will be for jew elry, gems, m iner held May 17-18 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday at the Hermiston C onfer ence C enter. This event will be hosted by the Ha- trockhound Gem and Min eral Society o f Hermiston. Admission is$2 for adults and ag es 15 and u n d er free may get in for free. There will be exhibits and displays by local co llec als, rocks, books and more. Demonstrations will be held for rock tum bling, Cabo- chan m aking and sphere making. A silent auction for adults and kids will be held all day, both days. A kid's c o rn er w ill be av ailab le with fun games and prizes. Hourly door prizes will be awarded. T his even w ill be handicap accessible. Kilkenny earns engineering degree An open house will be held at the Willow Creek Diner on Tuesday, May 20, at 7 p.m. for families interested in becoming host families for foreign exchange students. Come and meet the team o f dedicated host parents for a question and answer time. A team o f area representatives will be on hand to answer questions. You will also be able to meet foreign exchange students from the Heppner and lone communities and will be able to ask questions. If you cannot make it to the open house and would like more information about the foreign exchange program contact Kathy Marick at 541 -965-1713 or Teresa VanDoorn at 541-377-2162. Columbia Basin announces capital credit redemption The Directors o f Co lumbia Basin Electric Co- Op are pleased to announce the retirement o f $350,000 in capital credit patronage. The consumer-ow ned coop erative will redeem all o f the 1978 outstanding patronage o f $91,000 and 36% o f the 2007 patronage at $259,000 for the total o f $350,000. “The Board is re quired to redeem the oldest outstanding year, but they also wanted to reward our current members” a spokes person said. C apital C redit pa tronage is the margin, or “profit” a cooperative retains to use as working capital. It represents the equity o f the members in the co-op. As the utility grows and pros- pers, it is able to return the equity to its members. In this redemption, those members who have active accounts and a return o f less than $20 will see the value applied to their account. Those mem bers whose value exceeds $20 will receive an actual check. By u tiliz in g con- sum er/m em ber equity to provide working capital, the cooperative is able to keep electrical rates among the lowest in the nation. Since 1949, CBEC has retired more than $3,059,786 in capital credits. The refunds are tangible evidence o f CBEC member’s ownership in the cooperative. It’s the cooperative way. Boardman approves water/ sewer rate increase During Tuesday’s meeting, the Boardman City Council approved resolutions for an increase in the city’s water and sewer rates. The rate change is due to the in creased cost o f providing water and sewer services. The water rate has not increased since 2005 and sewer rates were last increased in 1999. The residential water base rates will increase by $2.45 however, customers will receive an additional 2,000 gallons o f water before overage charges apply. The sewer rate will increase by a flat rate o f $4.50 per month. Commercial customers and customers outside the city limits utility rates will also increase. The new rates will take effect July 1, 2008. In other City business, City staff was directed to draft a procedure for the disposal o f the City-owned real property located on Front Street NE. The next meeting will be Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 7 p.m. at Boardman City Hall. C o n o r K ilk e n n y rugby while at Gonzaga and plans to continue received a degree playing in Califor in civil engineer nia. His younger ing from Gonzaga brother, Rory, is a University on May junior at Gonzaga 11. His emphasis and is also major was in structural ing in civil engi engineering. neering. K ilk e n n y Kilkenny is plans to move to Conor Kilkenny southern C alifor the son o f John and nia to pursue his career in Diane Kilkenny. engineering. He also played lone Community Church replacing annual auction After many years o f holding an annual auction, lone Community Church has decided to instead hold a fundraising campaign for the Perpetual Auction Replace ment Fund. The fundraising campaign is called “Open Doors and Open Hearts.” The campaign will be ongoing for the next six months. The auction was started 45 years ago in an effort to raise money to help maintain a permanent minister in the church. On Sunday, June 1, at 10 a.m. at the lone Community Church the congregation will be celebrating and relating fond memories o f auctions past. Everyone is welcomed to attend and share their memories. DA’s Report Morrow County District Attorney Elizabeth Bal lard has released the following report: -Kenneth Wayne Twidwell, 45, was convicted of assault in the fourth degree, a class A misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 170 days suspended, two years bench probation, complete 40 hours o f commu nity service, other numerous conditions and pay $ 1,413 in fines, fees, and assessments. -Kenneth Wayne Tw ¡dwell, 40, was convicted of harassment, a class B misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 90 days suspended, one year bench probation, complete 20 hours o f community service, other numerous conditions, and pay $588 in fines, fees and as sessments. -Antonio Hemandez-Duran, 35, was convicted of contempt o f court, an unclassified misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 68 days suspended, one year bench probation, other numerous conditions, and pay $413 in fines, fees and assessments. -Joshua Lee Kent, 20, w as convicted o f contempt o f court was sentenced to 30 days in jail with 30 days suspended, one year bench probation, complete 10 hours o f community service, other numerous conditions, and pay $383 in fines, fees and assessments. Kent was also convicted o f theft in the third degree, a class C misde meanor, and was sentenced to 30 days in jail with 30 days suspended, one year bench probation, complete 10 hours o f community service, other numerous conditions and pay $393 in fines, fees and assessments. -Victor Landeros Jr., 20, was convicted of criminal mischief in the second degree, a class A misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail w ith 180 days suspended, two years bench probation, complete 40 hours of commu nity service, other numerous conditions, and pay $8,382 in fines, fees and assessments. Divorces The Morrow County Circuit Court at the M.C. Courthouse in Heppner has released the following report: -May 8: Jeffrey Keith Key and Lydia Kay Key. Cameron Sweeney and Stefanie Hanson Keith and Angie Hanson of Heppner and Pat and Trisha Sweeney o f Heppner announce the engagement of their children, Stefanie Joelle Hanson and Cameron Ryan Sweeney, both o f Heppner. Sefanie is a 2004 graduate of Heppner High School. She is currently employed as a cosmetologist and nail tech in Heppner. Cameron is a 1998 graduate o f Heppner High School. He attended Linn-Benton Community College in Albany. He is currently employed with Ruggs Ranch Hunting Preserve in Heppner. The wedding will take place August 30, 2008 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Heppner. A view from the hill By Doris Brosnan Visitors o f Willow Creek Terrace may enjoy a stroll o f the grounds. And meandering about the facil ity offers a clear view o f why the Heppner Beautifi cation Committee has just honored the Terrace for its “creative outdoor environ ment.” Residents and staff appreciate this recognition o f their planning and work as they strive to enhance th eir landscape for their pleasure and that o f their guests. Soon to be added to their landscape are the plants that residents started from seed, both flowers and pumpkins, for they are now large enough to be trans planted outside. At focal points with in the Terrace, residents and guests may still view poems recently shared by students o f H eppner E l ementary School. That event was followed later in April by another literary event, the Terrace’s hosting of a public discussion o f the “Joy Luck Club,” the novel offered by the National Endowm ent for the Arts as a “big read” event throughout the USA. Beautification does not end with the landscape and the décor at the Terrace. A few o f the ladies enjoyed having their nails done by Diana Ball and Pat Edmund- son last month, and they and others look forward to the tw o’s return this month. REPUBLICANS! WRITE-IN LEANN REA for MORROW COUNTY COMMISSIONER * Represents ALL of Morrow County ★ ★ Develop Family-Wage Jobs ★ ★ Keep Morrow County Livable ★ This ad paid for by the Committee to Fleet l.eann Rea Morrow County Commissioner This month got off to a lively start, with the Cinco de Mayo celebration. The day’s menu included Mexi can food and margaritas. A special lunch was served to celebrate Mothers Day, and the next day featured build-your-own hot fudge sundaes because it w as... Nutty Fudge Day! On Friday, the 16th, both residents and staff may be wearing purple to show Support for Peace. Forever optim istic, they all hope for warm weather on that day, also, for they plan to be decked out in purple on their deck for a pizza party and planting o f some flow ers. Since the 17lh is Armed Forces Day, some local vet erans have been invited to a special coffee hour. During that time o f visiting, prayer and silence will be offered in thanksgiving for all who have served and/or are serv ing our country. O f course the many military men and women who gave their lives in battle will be remembered during the Memorial Day observ ance on the 26th. Anyone wanting to listen to some good jazz could amble up to the Hill on the 24,h. International Jazz Day must certainly be recognized by these “ up beat” people who are always looking for a reason to cel ebrate. F av o rite c e le b ra tions continue to include the birthdays o f the Terrace neighbors. Last month, Mary Goheen (the 1st), Elmer Me- ligan (the 5th), and Juanita Martin (20th) shared their latest birthdays w ith friends and neighbors. This month, everyone has to wait until the 24,h for special birthday treats. That is when Irene Swanson w ill celebrate w ith her favorite dessert. Sadly, one o f the T errace's favorite people will no longer be joining the staff and residents for special moments. Twelve residents attended the Cel ebration of Life for Donna Schonbachler last month. This beloved nurse is re membered fondly, and her laughter and tender care w ill be missed. Everyone views having had Donna in his or her life a true blessing.
