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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - NINE Heppner Methodist Women to hold annual Fall Bazaar and Luncheon The Heppner Meth odist Women will be holding their annual Fall Harvest Bazaar and Luncheon on Friday, November 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the basement social hall o f the Methodist Church. There will be a va riety o f hom em ade gifts, baked foods for sale along with Ida’s “Twice is Nice” table o f gently used items as well as chicken casserole lunch or just slices of home made pie, coffee or punch. The famous chicken casserole dinner w ill be held at 11 a.m. The dinner includes casserole, salad, hom em ade rolls, dessert, and beverage for $6. Pie and a beverage will only be $4. There will be raffle tickets for sale for a hand made replica o f the church, complete with stain glass windows. Tickets may be purchased at the post office on November 3 and 4 and on Friday, November 7 at the bazaar. The drawing for the church replica will be held during the Christmas Light Parade. The money raised by this event is used to support the church and its activities as well as community and mission projects. It is not to soon to start your Christmas shop ping while having a tasty lunch and v isitin g w ith friends. C om e check us out. Columbia River Community Health Services welcomes new staff member C o lu m b ia R iv e r Community Health Services is pleased to welcome to the clinic Scott Murray o f the Pacific University School o f Physician Assistant Studies. He will be with the clinic from November until next February as he works to ward his degree as a physi cian’s assistant. Murray’s hometown is Traverse City, MI, though he has called Montana home for the past 13 years. He earned his bachelors degree in English literature from the University o f Montana in Missoula and has com pleted post graduate work at Montana State University in Bozeman and now with Pacific University. He has an extensive medical back ground including working as a medical assistant at a community clinic, a smoke jumper and emergency med ical technician in Boise, Idaho and with Big Sky Ski Chamber Lunch Meeting cancelled for this week This week’s Cham ber Lunch M eeting w ill be cancelled in lieu o f Jim Hayes’ memorial service on Thursday. A ls o , C h a m b e r The Heppner High School Civics Club is raising Lunch M eetings will not money for their Washington D.C. trip this January to the be held during the weeks Presidential Inauguration. The club is selling raffle tickets o f November 6 or 13. The for a half a steer. There will be two winners. Needs and Issues meeting The tickets are $10 each or three for $20. The drawing will be Saturday, January 10. Anyone interested in buying a ticket, contact Mr. Flaherty or a Civics Club member. These members include Maggie Armato, Sarah Ballard, Curtis Harper, Matt Holland, Jordan Hatfield, Drew Johnson, Dillon Lutcher, Catherine M cElligott, This w eekend In Frank Meyer, Katie Moore, Spencer Palmer, Sherilyn Peck, land Northwest Musicians Emily Thompson, and Ashley Wolff. Chorale will be performing its opening pair o f concerts o f th eir 10th anniversary season. Under the direction o f R. Lee Friese, the cho Safe, strong, dependable rale will be singing several A long-term history of positive earnings pieces o f musical literature, Capital Strength which include as the main Rural and agricultural economic focus Working to keep local communities strong! ~ work, Frostiana, seven o f That’s Bank of Eastern Oregon. Robert Frost’s most memo rable poems set to music by composer Randall Thomp son. "W ant some o f this? Other works include W ell, do ya?" a piece by Edward Elgar called, The Snow, which Then come to Bank of Eastern Oregon. will feature guest violinists At Bank of Eastern Oregon, you can Alice Massey and Anna Un- maximize your FDIC coverage with ruh, and Sleepy Time Bach with guest bassist Anthony Marks. (Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Services) The chorale will be It's Safe! It’s Convenient! acco m p an ied by fo rm er And it keeps your funds working locally! H eppner resident M yrna HHS Civics Club selling raffle tickets for half a steer has been set for Thursday, Novem ber 6, and Corner stone Gallery & Gift Shop will be hosting the “after hours event” on Thursday, November 13, from 5-7:30 p.m. The next scheduled Cham ber meeting will be Thursday, November 20. Inland Northwest Chorale to perform opening concerts CDARS FDIC Insurance coverage up to $50,000,000!! Keeping your money safe since 1945! (Important to you ~ important to us.) Wembtr FDIC' Van Cleave. Myrna is an accomplished pianist, as you will experience first hand in the Thompson work. Inland N orthw est Chorale will be performing in Heppner on Saturday, No vember 1, at 7 p.m. at Hep pner Elem entary School, and on Sunday, November 2, at the Middle School in Weston at 4 p.m. Both con certs are free o f charge. The Morrow County U nified R ecreation D is trict will be sponsoring the concert in H eppner. The United M ethodist Women o f Heppner will be hosting a reception at the school im mediately after the concert in Heppner. Jackie Gentry and the Friends o f Weston Library will be hosting a recep tio n at the W eston concert. SWCD Board meeting to be held The Morrow SWCD Board will meet Wednesday, November 5, at 6 p.m. at the Ag Service Building in Heppner. A genda item s in clude: Oct 2008 m eeting minutes, treasurer’s report, written staff report, local work group report, OACD Free Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan Assistance Coming to Your Town an n u al c o n v e n tio n , and agency reports. A confer ence call may be necessary. Meetings of the Mor row SWCD are open to the public. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. A request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or for other accom modations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours before the meeting to Janet Greenup at 541-676-5452, ext. 109. during the month of December to help you determine the best prescription plan for your specific needs. Plan? change each year sq if? impprtent tP review vour coverage each veatl Morrow County Health District Staff will be scheduling appointments to meet with local residents in the following towns: • H eppner — D ecember 2 n d , 9 t h , 16 th & 2 9 th • B o ardm an — D ecember 11 t h 8 c 18 th • I one - D ecember 4 th & 15 th • I rrigon — D ecember 1 s t 8 c 8 th Locations and a phone number for scheduling consultations will be announced soon. His hobbies include mountain biking and skiing, making him a natural fit for eastern Oregon. When asked about his impending stay at C o lumbia River Community Health Services Murray said that his interest in rural med icine made him an effortless match for an area such ours and he was “very excited to meet, and help, the people lone School’s Scho lastic Book Fair is scheduled for Wednesday and Thurs day, November 5 and 6. It will run from 3-8 p.m. each day in the lone Elementary Gym. The com m unity is invited to visit the school to share in this celebration o f books and reading. Not only does the Book Fair help raise funds to purchase essen tial classro o m and library resources, it encour ages reading am ong our students. As students grow older, it is so important to keep books in their lives. Students who remain read ers now are more likely to be lifelong learners. Readers develop larger vocabularies, a greater knowledge o f the world, and higher academic achievement. In fact, studies indicate that being a reader is more predictive o f success than intelligence, economic background, or gender. The Book Fair pro vides a w ide v a rie ty o f books specifically selected to appeal to all school age interests. In addition, the fair w ill have bestsellers that adults will find interesting and useful. Come brow se and find books that can help your child stay connected with reading. At the fair, there w ill also be a Classroom Wish List board on display for anyone interested in helping the teachers add more books to their classroom library shelves. Classroom libraries reinforce positive learning environments and provide all students w ith greater ac cess to books. E veryone is w el- come. Red Ribbon Week celebrated at HHS This past week, Hep pner Jr./Sr. High School cel ebrated Red Ribbon Week. Red Ribbon Week was cre ated after a tragedy took place in 1985. A D rug E n fo rc e ment Administration agent, named Enrique Camaraena, was kidnapped and killed, along with his pilot, while w o rk in g u n d e rc o v e r in Mexico. The citizens o f his hometown o f Calexico, CA honored the fallen men by wearing red ribbons. These ribbons soon became a sym bol for the prevention o f the demand of illegal drugs. The U.S. Congress and Nancy Estate By DAVID SYKES REALTOR WHY ESCROW? You’ve ju st put a hefty deposit down on a house you plan to buy. Instead o f that deposit money going directly to the seller to hold, it is held in escrow by the seller’s agent. Why? Escrow is the deposit of a deed, deposit money, or other instruments with a third party for delivery upon performance of a condition. In a real es tate transaction, the broker frequently acts as the escrow agent. Escrow protects the seller - his documents will not o f Boardman”. The clinic is cu r rently offering flue shots, call to make your immuni zation appointment today. Colum bia River Com m u nity Health Services is open M onday th ro u g h Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and is alw ays accepting new patients; including those on the Oregon Health Plan and Medicare. Don’t miss the lone Book Fair Safari cFteal Morrow County Health District will be offering Free Medicare Part D consultation appointments Patrol. be used until full payment is made. It protects the buyer - his deposit funds will not be used until he obtains a clear title. Escrow also acts as a clearing house from which demands and adjustments can be made at closing. This in no way supersedes or eliminates the services of an attorney. The attorney must still handle the writing and recording o f documents as sociated with the title transfer. Escrow is a service offered by most professional agencies. Property listings are available at H ww.sykesrealestate. net 188 W. Willow • P.O. Box 337 • Heppner, OR 97836 (541) 676-9228 • Cell (541) 980-6674 Fax (541)676-9211 E-mail: david@ sykesrealestate net I Reagan proclaimed the first national Red Ribbon Week in late O ctober o f 1988. Since then, this drug preven tion aw areness campaign has been celebrated all over the country. This year, the high school had a very successful celebration of Red Ribbon Week. The students were asked trivia questions about the harmful effects of drugs and given anti-drug stick ers and other various priz es. Tuesday was “ Lei” O ff Drugs Day and the student body and staff donned their Hawaiian attire. Everyone wore red for Red Day on Thursday. This year's Red Ribbon Week was well sup ported, very educational and overall went very well. HHS to hold Veteran's program The Heppner High School Veteran's Program will be held on November 12 at 10 a.m. The public is invited to attend the program. All veterans and current service personnel are invited to the program and lunch after. Please call Heppner High School at 676-9138 to RSVP for dinner. Heppner Christian Church announces new Sunday schedule The Heppner Chris tian Church will start a new schedule this coming Sun day. Sunday School will be gin at 9:30 a.m. and church will begin at 10:45 a.m.
