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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - THREE Sager family to present Free homework help at the Oregon Trail Library District Rwanda experiences on Nov. 9 Children and teen agers in Boardman, Heppner and Irrigon never have to be stumped by a tough home w ork a ssig n m e n t again. Students from K indergar ten to I2lh grade, those in introductory-level college courses, and adult learners can simply visit the Oregon Trail Library District or the lib rary ’s Web site to get on-demand, free help from qualified tutors. The O regon Trail Library District now offers Live Homework Help®, an online tutoring service from Tutor.com™ that connects students to expert tutors (at no charge) in math, science, social studies, and English via the Internet. Spanish speaking tutors are available to help students in math and science. Free help in core subjects This free service al lows students to connect to an expert tutor either from the O regon Trail Library District or from their home PC or Mac with a library card, every day, 2 p.m.-9 p.m. and receive homework help from a live tutor via the Internet. L iv e H o m e w o rk Help is easy to use. Children and teens simply go to the li brary’s web site, click on the Live Homework Help link and then enter their grade level and the subject they need help in. In just a few minutes, students are con nected to a tutor in an Online Classroom for one-to-one help in math (elementary, al gebra, geometry, trigonom etry and calculus), science (elementary, earth science, biology, chemistry, physics), social studies (A m erican history, world history, po litical science), and English (spelling, grammar, essay writing, book reports). Oregon Trail Library Director Marsha Richmond says, “ We are so excited to be able to offer this ser vice. We believe that Live Homework Help will have a significant positive impact on the success o f our young people.” Learn from expert tutors in an online classroom Students and tutors can review specific home work questions, as well as subject-specific concepts using features such as con trolled chat, an interactive w hite board and shared Web browsing in the O n line Classroom. Tutors can type math equations using a special math tool, share educational web sites and much more for a rewarding learning experience. All tu tors are certified teachers, co lleg e p ro fesso rs, p ro fessional tutors, graduate, or under graduate school students from across the country. Tutor.com has more than 1,800 tutors available to work with kids when they need help most. Every tutor is certified by Tutor.com and has completed a third party background check. For more inform a tion, or to try the service visit your local library or the Oregon Trail Library D istrict w ebsite at www. oregontrail.plinkit.org. Radcliffe family from New Guinea to speak at Church of the Nazarene Pictured are Jim and Kathy RadclifTe with their children Priscilla, Josiah and Lydia. -Contributedphoto The Heppner Church o f the Nazarene will be host ing the Radcliffe family on Tuesday, November 11. The R adcliffe fam ily w ill be speaking about their work as missionaries in Papua, New Guinea at 6:30 p.m. The church will be providing a potluck dinner from 5-6 p.m. The Radc- liffes also plan to hold a special children’s program for the children that attend. This event is open to ev eryone. Senior Center Menu Back Row (L-R) are Nyssa, Darby, Brick, Tegan, and Kooper. Front Row (L-R) are Laura, Kelly, and Grayse. -Contributed Photo K e lly and L au ra Sager, form er Lexington residents, will be in Hep pner on Sunday morning, November 9, at 10:45 a.m. at W illow C reek B aptist Church to tell about their experiences as missionaries in the African country o f Rwanda. The Sagers, and their six children, ranging in age from 4 to 12 years old, have been living in Kigali, the capital city o f Rwanda for the past four years. They are in the United States for six REALTOR BEFORE YOU STRAIGHTEN LINE It is not unusual for property lines to have all kinds of crazy zig-zags in them. If you happen to be a “neat freak,” would it be worth your while to take the zig-zags out and replace them with straight lines? Before you make this move, there are a number of factors to consider. Is there real gain to be realized from straightening the line? Have you lost any portion of the enjoyment of your property because of the zig-zags? Before you spend any mon- ey, check the zoning of adjoin ing parcels to ensure that the straightening is a legal option. There may be a valid reason why the line was placed that way when the land was origi nally subdivided. If zoning does not automatically permit the straightening, you’ll have to weigh the cost and time ef fectiveness of appealing to one or more town boards to ask for a hardship variance. Add to this surveying fees and attorney’s fees. Maybe it’s better to live with the zig. Property listings mre available at www.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 Expect?” and Darcy Vial, Morrow County FSA CED w ill provide a Farm Bill im plementation update. Wheat industry updates w ill also be provided. All producers and their spouses are welcome and encouraged to attend this inform ative meeting. Please RSVP to M alheur C ounty Extension office 541 -881-1417 no later than Monday, November 10. Heppner High School to hold parent teacher conferences MCED meeting to be held for Tip- page Fee Award recommendations A m e e t in g h a s been s c h e d u le d for the Morrow County Economic Development Committee to develop its recommendation for Tippage Fee Awards based on the 2008 Needs and Issues Inventory. The m eeting w ill be held on T h u rsd ay , N o v em b er 6, 2 0 0 8 , at 10 a.m . at the Morrow County Fairgrounds in Heppner. The public is welcome to attend. T h is y e a r , 79 a p p lic a tio n s have been su b m itte d re q u e s tin g a total of $ 1,692,656. This is more than three times the $500,000 that is available f o r th e s e c o m m u n ity enhancement projects. The C ounty C ourt will make the final award decisions based on the co m m ittee recommendations. Each project sponsor will have the opportunity to very b riefly address the group prior to com m ittee deliberations. Due to the high number o f applications, each applicant will be limited to no more than one minute to d iscu ss each p ro ject. Members of the committee have been supplied with copies o f the applications, so this tim e 'is best used to provide supplem entary information. Members of the Eco nomic Development Com mittee are Jerry Breazeale representing Irrigon, Betty G ray rep re se n tin g lone, George Koffier representing Heppner, Karen Pettigrew re p re se n tin g B oardm an, John Renfro representing Lexington and Nancy Snid er serv in g at-larg e. The Morrow County Court are non-voting members o f the committee. Greater Eastern Or egon Development Corpora tion (GEODC) is facilitating this process for M orrow County. Additional informa tion is available by calling Sondra Lino, GEODC, at 541 -575-2786 or via e-mail at slino@oregonvos.net. Heppner Christian Church to hold annual Harvest Festival Heppner Christian Church will be having their an nual Harvest Festival on Sunday night, November 9, at 6 p.m. There will be a dinner and program featuring special guest speaker Kelly Sager, a former Lexington native and a current missionary in Africa. This event is free to the public. BEO FINANCIAL SERVICES IRA’s * Life Insurance * Long Term Care * Pension Rollovers * Retirement Planning * Long Term Financial Needs * H Russ Murfitl Financial Advisor Securities related products and services made available through B E O Financial Services are offered by Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., an independent registered broker-dealer, member F IN R A , SIP<\ not affiliated with Bank of Eastern Oregon, its affiliates, divisions, or subsidiaries. Advisory services offered through Pearson Financial O ronp. a registered investment advisor. • • • • • Not a Deposit of Bank of Fasten* Oregon. Not F D IC Insured. Not Insured by any Federal Government Agency. Not Guaranteed by Bank of Eastern Oregon. M ay G o Dow n in Value. Home Office: 279 N. Main St., Heppner. O R 97106 * 541 - 676-9127 em ail: rm u rfitt a n n a la a .io m For an appointment in your area, call Rank of F.aatrrn Oregon I Morrow County Justice Court Judge Charlotte Gray has released the following report: -Sean B. Peck, 43, Hermiston, violation o f the basic rule by going 75 mph in a 55 mph zone, $214 fine. -Patricia E. Fleming, 41, Pendleton, violation of the basic rule by going 62 mph in a 45 mph zone, $113 fine. -Gary Lee Foster, 59, Veneta, unlaw ful take o f a cougar, no 2008 cougar tag, $224 fine. -Lester Leroy Moser, 62, Junction City, hunt cougar w ithout 2008 cougar tag, $224 fine. -Alisha J. Serrano, 20, Lexington, v iolation o f the basic rule by going 75 mph in a 55 mph zone, $113 fine. -Sandra K. Day, 42, Heppner, violation of the basic- rule by going 74 mph in a 55 mph zone, $113 fine. -Mikel A. Holmes, 26, Portland, driving while suspended violation, driv ing uninsured, $673 fine. months and will return to Rwanda in April. The family will be sharing their story and pictures o f Africa and Kelly will talk about taking risks in life. E veryone is w e l come to attend the service. Refreshments will be served afterwards. Willow Creek Bap tist is located just off Water Street in Heppner at 560 N. Heppner High School will be holding parent teach Minor Street. For more in formation call Pastor Keith er conferences on: Thursday, November 6, from 4—8 p.m., no appointments necessary; Friday, November 7, from Price at 676- 5552. 7:30—11 a.m., by appointment; and Tuesday, November 12, from 4 -8 p.m., no appointments necessary'. Parents are inv ited to enjoy refreshments, pick up report cards and visit with teachers. Marriages By DAVID SYKES The Morrow County Wheat Growers will hold their annual fall meeting at the Morrow County Fair g ro u n d s in H ep p n er on Thursday, November 13, be ginning at 5 p.m. Dinner will be provided by the Morrow County Wheat Growers. Dan L ong, o f Ag Research Service will pres ent on “The Potential for C apturing C arbon in the Soil - What can Growers Justice Court Willow Creek Baptist Church members will be serving lunch on Wednesday, November 12. The menu Morrow County Clerk Bobbi Childers has released will include chicken fettuccini, mixed vegetables, fruit the following report o f marriage licenses issued: juice, hot bread, and baked apples. -October 27: Dennis Lee Boggs, 60, Boardman, and Vilma Araya Boggs, 60, Boardman. Estate Morrow County Wheat Growers meeting set for November 13 Artifactory Craft Fair to be held in November The Artifactory Craft Fair will be held on No vember 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Heppner Senior Center. Tables will be reserved on a first paid, first served basis. A table along the wall is $22 and a table in the center is $20. The deadline to register is November 7. “The Sagebrush Story” Program at library tells of travel on mule-back Im agine trav elin g in Morrow County at three miles per hour - on mule- back! That’s just what Jody Foss of Kimberley has done, along with thousands o f other miles in the American West. A special program about F o ss’s ad v en tu res along the way - including at Heppner - will be held at the Heppner Public Library on Monday, November 10, at 7 p.m. The program is free and all interested persons are encouraged to attend. Foss will present a lively program about the many fas cinating people and places she and her mule covered along the way. S in ce 1976, Foss has traveled the west with her mules and has covered over 6,000 miles o f back ro ad s and tra ils. Seeing the country the slow way, at three miles an hour, she been treated to the stories o f the people she meets, to the open vistas and high moun tains and to true Western hospitality. Foss has collect ed these stories o f the trail in two books, Mules Across the Great Wide Open and In the Company o f Mules. Her second book is about her 600 mile solo trip with her two mules, Mavis and Sarah Jane. Starting in northern Idaho, they rode through Washington and Oregon to the coast at Newport. Her multi-media presentation, “The Sagebrush Story" is a delight to audiences o f all ages. With three mules she traveled down to Virginia City, Nevada from Bend. In her show' she features the old timers who shared their memories with her in rural towns, including those in eastern Oregon. Complete with mule songs in a lively soundtrack and beautiful photographs o f the landscape and those who helped her along her way, this program is not to be missed. 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