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It’s time to shop in Heppner 11 il il il * I • * n 1 " "11 1 « • * 11 I 11 1 1 Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library University o f Oregon Eugene. OR 97403 H ave you started collecting your "rew ards cards" yet for shopping lo cally in Heppner? It’s not too late, and the more you purchase locally, the greater chances you have o f win ning some great prizes that w ill be donated by our local merchants. Make sure you get the “rewards card" each time you make a purchase - sorry not eligible if you make a payment on your "in store Be sure to collect your rewards cards w hen you shop at partici pating Heppner vendors. -Photo by Autumn Morgan acco u n t” . H ow ever, you can charge the purchases to your account and receive the rewards cards at time of purchase. Make sure you hold the evening o f Thursday, December 18, so you and your family and friends can take in the whole commu nity event. The Parade o f Lights will kick off the eve ning event at 6 p.m. with all other activities to be held at the Elks Lodge immediately following the parade. The Elks Lodge will serve a beef stroganoff din ner - $10 adult; $6 child up to 12 years o f age. Plan on coming and eating as a fam ily and enjoying the whole evening. D raw ing names for w inners w ill start at 7:30 p.m., so make sure you get there in time to drop your rewards cards in the prize boxes prior to that time. As a point o f clarifi cation, you must be present to win the rew ards cards prizes, but you do not have to be present to win the Chamber Raffle Baskets. If you are a w inner o f one of the four baskets, the cham ber will contact you if you are not present and make ar rangements to get the basket to you. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas VOL. 127 NO. 49 8 Pages Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon NOAA issues monthly climate summary for Heppner A ccording to p re liminary data received by NOAA's National Weather Service in Pendleton, tem peratures at Heppner aver aged warmer than normal during the month o f N o vember. The average temper ature was 45.7 degrees which was 4.4 degrees above nor mal. High temperatures av eraged 54.9 degrees, which was 4.8 degrees above nor mal. The highest was 69 degrees on November 13. Low temperatures averaged 36.5 degrees, which was 4.0 degrees above normal. The lowest was 24 degrees, on the November 24. T here w ere eig h t days with the low tempera ture below 32 degrees. Precipitation totaled 0.78 inches during Novem ber, which was 1.02 inches below normal. Measurable precipitation -at least .01 inch- was received on 15 days with the heaviest, 0.22 inches reported on Novem ber 4. The outlook for De- cember from NOAA’s Cli mate Prediction Center calls for near normal tem pera tures and near normal pre cipitation. Normal highs for Heppner during December are 42.2 degrees and normal lows are 26.7 degrees. The 30 year normal precipitation is 1.35 inches. The National Weath er Service is an office o f the National Oceanic and A tm ospheric A dm inistra tion, an agency o f the U.S. Christmas lights are beginning to light up the night around Heppner. Photos by Autumn Morgan Commerce Department. Free Smoking Cessation workshops planned that are helpful and will be available to sign up those interested in the treatment that evening. Father Ger ald C ondon w ill present inform ation on hypnosis and provide an introductory session for those who wish to try it. Shelley Wight of the Morrow County Health D epartm ent will provide tips on avoiding smoking triggers and reducing stress. M urray's Drug will offer starter packs o f medication Gingerbread houses on display M o rro w C o u n ty Health District will be sponsoring two Smoking/ Tobacco C essation w ork shops during the month of December. The first will be held Thursday, December 4, the second on Thursday, December 11. Eioth will be held at Pioneer Memorial H ospital in H eppner and will begin at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Betsy Anderson o f Pioneer Memorial Clinic will discuss m edications This Gingerbread House is on display at D&LAuto Parts. It was built by Ella and Jamie Mc Cormack. To build and display your Gingerbread House call Jodi Chapa at Sweet Productions, 676-8022. -Photo hy Autumn Morgan Area pastors invited to submit Christmas messages Nominations open for Town and Country awards at a discount for those who don’t have prescription in surance coverage. Anyone interested in attending is asked to contact an RSVP message line at 676-2930 and leave their name and phone number; however, registration is not required. Those attending are asked to meet in the hospital lobby. A light snack will be provided through M orrow C o u n ty H ealth District. All area pastors are invited to submit Christmas messages to be run in the De cember 24 edition o f the Heppner Gazette-Times. Messages can be dropped off at the GT office, faxed to 676-9211, or emailed to ed ito rs rapidserve.net no later that Friday, Nominations are open for the Town and Country community awards. Completed December 19. forms are due to Chamber Office or Kuhn & Spicer by December 15. Contact the Heppner Chamber office or Barb Hayes at Kuhn & Spicer if you need a nomination form. Town & Country will be held on Thursday, January 15, starting at 6 p.m. The event will be held at the fairgrounds this year to accommodate more seating. The caterer will be "Puddin on the Ritz.” Cost for the dinner will be $20 per person. IN TER FOR YOUR V- ^ CH AN CE TO WIN A N flP fl ^ C U STO M B M X BIKE! QJ . ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Dec* 15 20008^^ Morrow County Grain Growers Lexington 989-8221 • 1-800-452-7396 For farm equipment, visit our wfb §1te at vwi meg* n*t \
