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Harrison set to retire from BEO By A u tu m n M o rg an ll.lnlml.li.Ill... Il,I,nil Bessie W et/ell Newspaper Library University o f Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 Sharon Harrison has been in the banking busi ness for many years, but on Friday, May 30, she will retire from her position as bank manager and assistant vice president o f the Bank o f Eastern Oregon in Hep- pner. In 1964 Harrison be gan her banking career w ith First National Bank in Hep- pner. She worked there until 1969. In 1969 she decided to stay at home and raise a fam ily and work on the ranch. She raised three boys and one girl and also drove a wheat truck. In 1 9 8 6 Harrison decided she wanted to get Sharon back into the bank Harrison ing business. She went back to work at First National Bank and stepped right back into her old job. Just six months after her return, the bank changed hands and becam e First Interstate Bank. The bank later became Wells Fargo, then Klama th First Bank, and finally the Bank o f Eastern Oregon. Harrison is looking forward to her retirement. She wants to be able to spend m ore tim e w ith fam ily and friends. She is also looking forward to spending more time on her hobbies, quilting and painting. She also would like to do some traveling, depending on the price o f gasoline. "I will miss my co- w o rk ers,” said H arrison. "The people you work w ith become your family. I will also miss the customers that come in.” Harrison said that she will probably be doing some volunteer work around the community. A retirement recep tion for Sharon Harrison w ill be held in the lobby of the Heppner branch o f the Bank o f Eastern Oregon on Friday, May 30, from 1-3 p.m. The community is welcome to attend. lone senior class dedicates memorial garden mm VOL. 127 NO. 22 10 Pages Wednesday, May 28, 2008 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Graduation season arrives in Heppner Top Photo: Garden Dedication chairman, Abby Arnspiger, opens the ceremony as the senior class dedicates its class project to the school and community . Bottom Photo: Members of the senior class listen to remembrances bv Memorial Garden honorees. Contributed Photos Genevieve Smith ¡ind Hayden Hyatt look forward to life after school, at least until kindergarten begins. Heppner Preschool held their four year old graduation ceremony on Thursday, M ay 22. The s e n io r c la ss completed their senior proj ect with a ribbon cutting ceremony for their Memo rial Garden. The Memorial Garden was a group project that began this past fall in hopes of contributing to our school and community in a way that would be mean ingful. Storm y K endrick was the inspiration for this venture. Each rose is being dedicated to an individual who has passed away while teaching or attending lone schools. In the c o u rs e o f planning and creating the memorial garden, the 2008 senior class o f lone High School spent many hours developing the requirements o f inductees into the gar den, fund raising for bronze plaques and cooperating with the school board and education foundation in the preparation stages. The class began with a plan, wrote a grant and approached the education foundation for additional funds, hosted a carw ash to earn more funds, coordinated the delivery of red rock and roses and or dered the bronze markers. “ It was a trem en dous effort by my class,” said senior Abby Arnspiger, chairman o f the garden proj ect. “We really felt like we contributed to our school and our community." The garden dedica tion ceremony was attended my 90 people with the far thest traveling from Salt Lake City, UT to attend the service. The follow ing in dividuals were inducted as honorees; Mancell Townsend (1945-1963), Beth Slottee (1973-1996), Stormy Kend rick (1991 -2007), Jason Hal- vorsen (1977-1994), Diana Kincaid (1936-2001), and Amber Lynch (1982-1999). The follow ing in dividuals provided assis tance and donations: Ex- trom Nursery, Westwinds Nursery. Ryan Rudolf. Erin H eidem an, D onna R iet- mann, Joe Vandever, lone Education Foundation, lone S chool Board and lone School District. Four new members appointed to Morrow County Planning Commission The Morrow County “Mitt" Devin o f lone to fill tion. Failure to complete planning commission found the vacated positions. The and file the form subjects four people to replace those members attended their first the volunteer to a fine up to members who recently re meeting May 20. There is $5,000. Many county plan Pictured left to right are teacher Linsey Mitchell, M ikel Jaca, Kenneth Troxell, Sydney Wilson, signed rather than comply still one more position to ning commission and city Hunter Greenup, Genevieve Smith, Jackson Lehman. Hayden Hyatt and teacher M erry Bran with the recently enacted be filled. council members in Mor non. -Photos hy April Sykes ethics law from the state o f The new ethics law row County and throughout requires volunteers to fill the small communities o f Oregon. The Morrow County out quarterly forms reveal Oregon resigned rather than C ourt ap p o in ted Tucker ing the names o f spouses comply w ith w hat they said Rice o f lone, Kellye Finch and relatives, people owed was an unduly intrusive of Boardman, Justin Nelson money and other informa law. A Morrow SWCD board and quarterly Weed Advisory board meeting will be o f Lexington and Mifflin held Tuesday, Jun 3, at 12:30 p.m. at the Ag Serv ice building in Heppner. Agenda items include, minutes o f the April/May meetings, treasurer's report, written staff report, 08-09 annual work plan, access and habitat update, weed supervisor AT MCGG GREEN FEED & SEED IN HEPPNER: report, and partner agency reports. Meetings o f the Morrow SWCD are open to the public. The meeting location fjrW Y n u r Y u r d « I t « r r f p i i Supplii » m Hvn»! i C '? is accessible to persons with disabilities. A request for an interpreter for the hearing Nl ««r M aniir«* • lta g g « ‘«fl M iilr li ifj impaired or for other accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours before the meeting to Janet Greenup, 541-676-5452 ext. 109. P o l l i n i * .Soil * P l a n t i n g l o n i p o s l Weed Advisory/Morrow SWCD Board meeting to be held r Z NEWS ' AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5;00 P.M. P r a t M o s s * l . a w n / b a n l r n 4'li«‘m i« *al s M orrow Count y Crain G rowers Green F eed & S eed 242 W. Linden Way, H eppner • 676-9422 • 989-8221 (MCGG main office) t
