FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Nominations Bank of Eastern Oregon announces
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Heppner Branch lobby remodel
Sniokev Bear visits Heat! Start
Nmokcv Bear and ( indy Doherty from the Forest Service visited
Ihe classroom at Heppner head Start on November 6. Shown
with Smokes are: (left to right) hack row-ZaBrena Masterson,
Brian I indsav. Bill Midi itt. Joseph Sherman, Zander Fisher, Felix
Matthew, Adan Guerra; front row-Tessa Best, Hailey Wen berg,
Bridget W'izner, Johnny Kesch, Cedie Dayandante
Two performances added to
HHS drama production
Iwo new performances have been added to the
Heppner High School drama production “ Romeo and
Winifred".
Saturday's performance was cancelled because o f
the HHS football playoffs, but new performances have
been scheduled for Tuesday, November 18, and Thursday,
November 20, both at 7 p.m., in addition to the Thursday,
November 13, performance set for 7 p.m. and the Sunday,
Nov. 16, performance at 1 p.m.
The comedy, a spoof o f “ Romeo and Juliet,” will
be performed by the 19-member HHS drama department,
ranging from grades seven-12.
Tickets are on sale for $4 at Sweet Productions
and will be on sale at the door. There is seating for 100 at
each performance.
Director is Jodi Chapa.
HHS Students of the
Month announced
H e p p n e r's Tow n
and Country banquet will
be Thursday, January 15,
and it’s time to nom inate
a community member for
“Woman o f the Year”, “Man
of the Year”, “ Business ot
the Year”, “Citizen-Educator
o f the Y ear” , “ L ifetim e
Achievement” and “Youth
Award”. Nomination forms
are available at the Chamber
O ffice, Bank o f Eastern
Oregon or Kuhn & Spicer’s
office.
The forms must be
completed and turned into
the Cham ber Office or to
Kuhn & Spicer by Decem
ber 15. Anyone who would
like one sent electronically,
please contact the chamber
office and leave your email
address or email the cham
ber at heppnerehamherfu
centurvtel.net.
The theme for this
year’s event will be “Ap
preciate, Celebrate and Sup
port the C om m unity You
Live In” and will be held at
the Morrow County Fair
grounds this year to accom
modate more room for all
those attending. Catering
will be provided by “Puddin'
On The Ritz” and Michelle
Stone and the Elementary
School will be providing the
entertainment.
Early school
dismissal for
Thanksgiving
Heppner Elementary
School will be dism issed
at 12:45 p.m. on Wednes
day, November 26, for the
Thanksgiving holiday. Hep
pner High School will be
dismissed at 1 p.m. Novem
ber 26.
School will resume
on December 1 as usual.
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The Bank o f Eastern Oregon has released the floor plans for the new Heppner
Branch lobby scheduled for construction early in 2009.
“The design incorporates the curved teller line customers have found so appeal
ing in the new Boardman and redesigned Condon lobbies, and provides for improved
privacy and spaciousness on the banking floor,” said Tricia Rollins, Heppner Branch
manager. “ We are really looking forward to a fresh new look and upgrading our bank
ing center. Our team has been actively involved in the design and is excited about the
improved working area w e’ll have,” said Rollins.
Design work is being done by Sargent Architects in Hermiston and construction
has been awarded to Allstott Construction LLC.
Sock drive underway for Russian orphans
Tom and Pam Nor
ton o f Heppner are spear
heading a drive to collect
thousands o f pairs o f socks
for orphans in eastern Rus
sia through their ministry of
“Heart to Heart.” Tom has
been to Russia several times
in the past six years and has
established reliable contacts
with four different orphan
ages - including a baby or
phanage, and most recently
a handicapped orphanage
with 400 children in it.
Socks are also need
ed at a rehabilitation center-
w here abandoned or abused
children are sent temporarily
before being placed in an
orphanage. The children
range in age from infants
Annual Halloween party held at
lone Community Church
Mekayla Kindle, Maggie Collins, Gabby Sanchez, Chris Lien,
Alex Fuentez, Joe Pranger (pictured left to right) were named
October’s Heppner High School Students of the Month.
These students were nominated by their teachers for their hones
ty. “Honesty” w as the character trait for the month of October.
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The lone Community Church held their annual
Halloween party for children pre-school to sixth grade on
October 26. There were crafts, games, food, prizes, and
a parade. Lisa Rietmann was in charge and “did a great
job organizing and getting many members to participate,”
said a spokesperson.
Handicapped orphans in Russia are pictured receiving gifts.
Also pictured is Heart to Heart coordinator, Alina, center.
through age 18. Tom started
collecting socks when he
discovered that the children
are only supplied with two
pairs o f socks each year.
Last year, Heart to
Heart collected and mailed
over 700 pairs o f socks.
According to Tom, the chil
dren are so thrilled to get
som ething new and p er
sonal. This year, they hope
to collect a couple thousand
pairs o f socks or all sizes
and colors. The socks will
be boxed up and mailed to
Alina, a Russian friend o f
the Nortons. She distributes
all o f the gifts that are sent
over. Alina also uses cash
notations to go to neigh-
boring China and purchase
supplies there as well.
Earlier this year, 10
local residents visited some
o f the Heart to Heart project
orphanages w hen Pastor
Keith Price o f Heppner led
a volunteer group on a two-
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personally saw how the Nor
tons have touched the hearts
o f many o f the children, and
met Alina, his Heart to Heart
coordinator.
Socks may be left in
the “Socks for Russia” box
outside the N ortons’ home
at 860 East F airv iew in
Heppner. Their home is the
white house across from the
Bus Bam. There will also
be a sock box inside Willow
Creek Baptist Church.
C all Tom or Pam
Norton for more information
at 676-8987.
Electrical
safety poster
c o n te s t
w in n ers
announced
C o lu m b ia B a sin
Electric Co-Op announces
the w inners o f its annual
E lec tric a l S afety P o ster
contest. The competition is
open to all fourth graders in
their service territory. 2008
winners were announced at
the CBEC annual meeting
held in lone on Thursday,
November 6.
First place winners
are awarded $20 and second
place winners are awarded
$ 10. Winners are as follows:
Fossil Elementary School-
first, Brooke Dyer, second-
Justine Homer; Heppner
E lem entary S chool-first,
Tim Jaca, second, Demi
Schmidt; lone Elementary
School-first, Amanda Rea.
The
contest
g e n e r a te d 28 e n tr ie s .
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it can make our lives much
easier and more pleasant,
but if used carelessly, can
be dangerous," said a CBEC
news release.
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