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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - THREE Hauntings! Ghost hunters program Columbia River Community Health Services planning build new facility On Septem ber 17, j - ^ the new clinic. Anyone can offered at Heppner Library 2008, Columbia River Com purchase these bricks and Eerie bumps in the night? Unexplained noises or moved objects in your home or place? Just in time for Halloween, Northwest Paranormal Investigations (NWPI) may have the ex planation. A special program on ghost hunting through the use of latest technologies and historical research will be offered at the Heppner Branch Library on Tuesday, October 14. The program w ill begin at 7 p.m. and will be led by team members o f the paranorm al investigation organization. They will share sto ries o f experiences they’ve had in the Northwest and in Eastern Oregon in search ing and allegedly in finding ghosts. “Our primary goal is ghost hunting with a scien tific edge. We take offense to the Hollywood version of being referred to as ghost- busters,” said Robert Cham berlain, founder of the Port land-based NW PI, which was launched in 1998. “ In our investiga tions we take hundreds of photos and video footage, analyzing each and every one, som etim es spending hours doing this. We have team m em bers who also specialize in electronic voice phenomena. They have com puter programs which filter out outside noises so they can focus in on the sound of the spirit. “We do not cleanse, use Ouija boards, or perform exorcisms. We simply enjoy the hunt for the spirits.” The program is free and open to persons of all ages. It will consist o f a slide show, photos, record ings o f paranormal phenom ena through electronic voice equipment, and a question and answer period for any one interested in learning more about ghosts, spirits or hauntings. Four team members from NWPI who have been trained in paranormal in vestigations will be on hand to present the program and discuss the area o f exper tise for each o f them, to be followed by a question and answer period. NWPI has been the national recipient o f a ghost hunting award. Primary equipment used by NWPI members in their in vestigations include digital cameras, 35 mm cameras, video cameras, tape record ers, and laptops as well as specialized equipment for specific situations. The program is part of the regional “A Sense of Place” series o f programs in the arts, sciences and hum anities sponsored by Libraries o f Eastern Oregon (LEO) and funded by the Institute o f M useum and Library Services (IMLS). IMLS is the nation’s premier supporter o f museums and libraries as valued cultural institutions in the U.S. “This program about haunted places is part o f L E O ’s overall p ro g ram ming theme o f place,” said Marsha Richmond, director o f the Oregon Trail Library D istrict. “ We th o u g h t it would be fun to offer the program ju st in time for Halloween.” For further informa tion, please contact Rich mond at 541-481-3365, or LEO executive director Lyn Craig at 541-763-2355. Kricket Nicholson to speak at Chamber Lunch Meeting Kricket N icholson from United Way will be the speaker for this w eek’s Chamber Lunch Meeting on Thursday, October 9. Nich olson will give an update on how this year’s campaign is doing and will give those o f who would like to make a donation an opportunity to do so. Please RSVP your attendance by this after noon. The lunch m eeting will begin at noon at John’s Place and the cost is $9. C offee H our with Congressman Greg Walden will be held next Wednesday, October 15, from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at City Hall. There will be discussion on the rais ing o f the water level, get a legislative update and an opportunity will be given to ask questions. Bill Langley from Reklaim will be the guest speaker for the Cham ber Lunch Meeting next Thurs day, October 16, and will share information about the company. IMAC to hold annual meeting The Irrigon Multicultural Art Center annual meet ing and potluck dinner will be held on November 16 at the Irrigon Senior Center. Dinner will be from 5-7 p.m. and the meeting and election o f officers will be held at 7 p.m. Come and learn about the efforts to preserve local history, the old school building and develop a program of use for the building. m u n ity H ealth S erv ices became the ow ner o f 4.1 acres o f land located on 201 Willow Fork Drive in Boardman. This property is just one block south o f the current clinic location. The plan for this property is to build a new modem facility to service the ever grow ing population o f Morrow County. C o lu m b ia R iv e r C om m u n ity H ealth Ser vices was established as a non-profit organization on January 22, 2004, and first began seeing patients in January 2005, with seven em ployees on staff. The clinic now employs 22 full tim e providers, staff and administrative personnel. The non-profit or ganization is run by a board o f directors consisting o f 10 individuals from the area. The board m em bers are: Lynn Prag, Ed Glenn, Jesse Pena, Kathy Simonis, Karen P ettigrew , D iane W olfe, LaVem Gertler, Dagoberto Columbia River Community Health Services employees stand by a sign that marks the site for their new facility. -Contributed Photo Hernandez, Abel Lopez and Cecilia Montoya. In 2005, 1,575 pa tients considered the clinic their medical home. This number increased by 50% to 2,363 in 2007. With these types o f increases the cur rent facility is no longer large enough to sufficiently serve their patients. With the assistance o f Public Affairs Research Consultants (PARC), Co Electric co-op announces upcoming photo contest C o lu m b ia B a sin E lectric C o-O p is again pleased to announce they will be holding their an nual Photography Contest his fall. The Cooperative is looking for entries from which to select quality prints to be enlarged and put on permanent display. Entries will be re ceived at both the Condon and Heppner offices now th ro u g h W ednesday the 26,h o f October, closing at 5 p.m. Entries must be pho tographs, either standard or digital, color or black-and- w hite, and taken w ith-in the C.B.E.C. service terri tory, with some indication or reference to electricity or electrical infrastructure. This required element may be very minor, however. A panel appointed by C.B.E.C. will perform independent judging o f en tries. Judge’s decisions will be final. There will be two entry classes: en tries o f people / animals and entries o f landscapes/ general inter est. The same photo may be entered in both classes if desired, but a copy for each class will be required. 8 x 10 photos are preferred, but smaller entries are allowed. There will be award ed a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finish for each class, with prizes granted being $50 for each first place, $35 for each second place, and $15 for each third place award. Entrants will agree to allow Colum bia Basin Electric Co-Op to enlarge, fram e, and p erm an en tly display winning entries at C.B.E.C.’s discretion, with no compensation or value paid. Appropriate recogni tion will be noted o f en trant. All entrants must be m em bers / consum ers o f C olum bia Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc. No single entrant may submit more than four entries in any one class. Anyone wishing ad ditional information or de tails may call Tom Wolff of C.B.E.C.’s Heppner office at 676-9146. lumbia River Community Health Serv ices has devel oped a Capital Campaign Plan for the new facility. The timeline for the plan is to complete fundraising by September 2009, and then begin w ith the b u ild in g project. As one o f its initial fundraisers, the clinic is sell ing personalized 8” x 8” en graved bricks that will cover the floor o f the entry way in have them engraved with their name, their entire fam ily’s names, or in memory of an individual or family. The cost o f an engraved brick is $ 100 and can be purchased at the clinic. Columbia River Community Health Services appreciates the support of the community and looks forward to keeping everyone up to date on their project’s development. C o lu m b ia R iv e r C om m unity H ealth S er vices is always accepting new patients and welcomes M edicare, M edicaid, O r egon Health Plan and other low income clients as well as those w ith insurance. No patient is turned away for lack o f ability to pay. I f y o u h a v e any questions about the new building or fundraising ef forts, please contact Mindy Binder, Executive Director at C olum bia River C om munity Health Services at 541-481-7212. Birth Announcement I -m. DeLaney Michelle Stefani DeLaney Michelle Stefani - Dennis and Misti Stefani announce the birth o f their daughter, DeLaney Michelle Stefani, on Monday, September 1,2008, at St. Anthony Hospital. At birth she weighed eight pounds, two ounc es. Mr. B ill’s Trivia Night returns to Heppner Mr. Bill's Trivia Night will return to Heppner on Saturday, October 25, at 7 p.m. at the Heppner Elks Lodge. Dinner will be available prior to 7 p.m. A no-host bar will be open and Merry is available to serve drinks to your table. Teams will be made up o f six people. The cost to enter is $120 per team. Sign up sheets are available at Heppner Daycare and Preschool, or call Cari Scrivner at 676-8001. Treat yourself to an evening of fun and help support the Heppner Daycare and Preschool. Blood drive to be held for Community Coffee Hour to be American Red Cross held for Congressman Greg The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive at St. Patrick's Senior Center in Heppner on Tuesday, October Walden’s visit to Heppner 14, from 1-6 p.m. The Heppner Cham ber of Commerce will spon sor a coffee hour on Wednes day, October 15, from 8:30- 10:30 a.m. at City Hall for Chamber members and the Heppner community. C o m e v is it w ith Free community breakfast to be held at Methodist Church Congressman Greg Walden. Get brought up to date on the raising o f the water level, Heppner United Methodist Church w ill hold a free followed by a congressio nal update with questions community breakfast on Sunday, October 12, from 8-10 and answers. Coffee will be a.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. provided. M.C. Health Department schedule Vote Larry Sample Morrow County Sheriff The monthly schedule for the Morrow County Health Department Offices is as follows: Thursday, Oct. 9: Heppner clinic, 8:30 a.m.-noon. 1-4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13: Boardman clinic, 8:30 a.m.- 12:30. 1-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14: Boardman clinic, 8:30 a.m.- 12:30, 1-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16: Heppner clinic, 8:30 a.m.-noon, 1-4:30 p.m. HEPPNER ELKS 358 676-9181 INTEGRITY Will protect and serve 142 N orth Main LADIES' NIGHT DINNER Thursday, Oct. 9th 6o*tiet4uxde (¿u<zy*ux. ALL of Morrow County EQUALLY p v U tc Professionalism not False Promises Foundation not Political Favors Paid for by the C om m ittee to Elect Larry S am ple for Sheriff "W h e re F r ie n d s M e e t” d e tia d < u td e U d d e rt Chefs: Marcia and Erin Anderson
