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B e a w a r e o f “ p h is h in g ” a c tiv ity 11 1 1 1 1 * 111 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 H 1 1 1 By (¡ary Propheter Bank o f Eastern Or egon has seen a rise in the number and type o f "phish ing” attacks in our local co m m u n ities, ech o in g a trend that is occurring na tionally. Phishing is the term for how criminals attempt to gather your private, person al, or account information in order to steal funds from your account, or to falsely establish credit in your name 11 111 ! I 1 1 Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library Univ ersity o f Oregon Eugene. OR 97403 VOL. 128 NO. 14 8 Pages Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Gunderson promoted to vice president T rid a Gunderson Veteran banker, Tricia Gunderson, was recently promoted from assistant vice president to vice president, according to Jeff Bailey, president o f Bank of Eastern Oregon. Gunderson has spent the past 19 years with the bank, beginning in teller row', mov ing to new accounts, and on to operations superv isor. In July 2000 she was named manager o f the Human Resources Department. “Tricia brings the utmost professionalism and leadership to our Human Resources Department. She spearheads numerous initiatives related to our salary and benefit administration. We are pleased to an nounce Tricia’s promotion,” said Bailey. Gunderson and her husband, Dave, who farms near Heppner, have two grown sons. and steal from a merchant date,” or “confirm” is almost or financial institution. I'd always a phishing attack. like to take a few minutes to And if you are not expecting help you, the pub the email or phone lic, protect your call, it is phishing, s e lf from th ese for sure. M ention frauds. phishing attem pts to someone in your The most bank the next time im portant thing y o u ’re in; y o u ’ ll to be aware o f is see you are not the to whom and for w hat reason we only one receiving give out any per Gary Propheter them. sonal information. L eg itim ate N ev er g iv e out c o m p a n ie s w ill personal information over never send you emails or the phone, by mail, or over call and ask you to provide the internet, unless you ini personal or account infor tiated the contact and know mation. If you receive that specifically w ith whom you kind o f request and you are dealing. How w ould are concerned, contact the you react if you received an company directly through a email or phone call saying trusted phone number (from something like the follow your account statement or ing? “ We suspect an unau the phone book) and verify thorized transaction on your the request is proper. account. To ensure that your Phishing attacks are account is not compromised, becoming more sophisti please click the link below cated all the time. You could and confirm your identity.” even receive a communica O r... “ During our regular tion that looks like it is from verification o f accounts, we your bank, a government couldn't verify your infor agency, or another seem mation. Please click here ingly legitimate source; it to update and verify your has the right “look and feel,” information.” but it is actually a false email I hope you said "1 or website. If you look at the wouldn't click the link and internet address bar you can would delete the em ail,” tell if the site is the same as because that is the right the one you visit normally answer. Any email or phone or if the address is different. call asking for personal or Even that is getting harder financial information using to detect as criminal tech the words “update,” “vali niques adv ance. T he b o tto m line: Never provide personal or financial information on a website accessed through an email link. Never click on an email link from a source you don’t know or trust. Always access your secure informa tion by visiting company websites directly through your browser. Never email personal or financial in formation to anyone. Use anti-virus and anti-spyware softw are, plus a firewall, and update them regularly. Rev iew credit card and bank account statements as soon as you receive them to check for unauthorized charges. Be cautious about open ing attachm ents or down loading files from emails you receive, regardless of who sent them. Area codes can be m isleading. Some emails appear to be from a legitimate business and use a phone number that looks local. Because scammers use a tech n o lo g y called Voice-over Internet Proto col, the area code does not reflect where the scammers really are. Stay a w a re , stay alert, and don't be phished! Gary Propheter is Executive Vice President and COO o f Bank o f Eastern Oregon. He can he reached at 541-676-0201 orgproph- eter@heohank. com. Quaid Street Bridge replaced NOAA issues monthly climate summary for Heppner A ccording to pre liminary data received by NOAA’s National Weather Service in Pendleton, tem peratures at Heppner aver aged colder than normal dur ing the month of March. The average tem perature was 39.3 degrees which was 4.7 degrees be low normal. High tempera tures averaged 48.4 degrees, which was 5.9 degrees be low norm al. The highest was 65 degrees on the 21st. Low temperatures averaged 30.1 degrees, which was 3.5 degrees below normal. The lowest was 16 degrees, on the 6th. There were 17 days with the low tem perature below 32 degrees. Precipitation totaled 1.85 inches during March, w hich was 0.25 in ch es above normal. Measurable precipitation -at least .01 inch- was received on 13 days w ith the heav iest, 0.30 inches reported on the 28,h. P rec ip ita tio n this year has reached 3.85 inch es, which is 0.44 inches be low normal. Since October, the water year precipitation at Heppner has been 7.47 inches, which is 1.03 inches below normal. Snowfall totaled 3.2 inches with at least one inch o f snow reported on two days. The heav iest snowfall was two inches reported on the 6,h. The greatest depth of snow on the ground was two inches on the 6th. T he o u tlo o k fo r April from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center calls for below normal temperatures and near normal precipita tion. Normal highs for Hep pner during April are 61.1 degrees and normal lows are 37.1 degrees. The 30 year City workers, with the help of Knife River Construction, remove the old bridge on Quaid Street in normal precipitation is 1.40 Heppner. The bridge w as replaced w ith a new structure. Photo by David Sykes inches. The National Weath er Serv ice is an office o f The annual Elks Easter egg hunt will be held on Saturday, April 11, at 10 a.m. the National Oceanic and Preschool and kindergarten age children will be at City Park. First through second A tm ospheric A dm inistra tion, an agency o f the U.S. grade students will be at the lower field by HES. Older students w ill be at Hager Park. The Easter bunny will be available for pictures at City Park. Commerce Department. Ione MMRF walk/run held Elks Easter egg hunt to be held Saturday lone to hold annual Easter egg hunt lone's annual Easter egg hunt will be held on Saturday, April 11, at 10 a.m. at the lone's City Park amphitheater. Children up to fourth grade may hunt for eggs and possibly meet the Easter bunny. Donations are accepted for this activity at the Bank o f Eastern Oregon, lone Branch. Free self-defense class to be held The Boardman and Willow Creek Relief Soci eties inv ite members of the community to attend a free self-defense class in Board- man on Tuesday, April 14, at 6:30 p.m. The Morrow County On Sunday, A pril 5th, the lone Speech and Debate Team sponsored a 5k walk/run to help raise money for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (M M R F ). Thirty-nine vsalkers/riinners (more than half of them students) showed up on a beautiful lone day at the same time walkers and runners were participating in an M M R F event in San Francisco. The loifc event raised S5f>K. Combined with the team's bake sale and private donations, lonians raised over $750 toward research into the treatment and cure of multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer. The Speech Team has adopted this cause because long-time supporter and sister of the team's coach Barbara M c ( arrick was recently diagnosed with the disease. Contributed Photo ALL NEWS AND ADV ERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Sheriff's office w ill be teach ing self defense techniques, as well as tips and tid-bits on keeping safe in parking lots and other vulnerable areas. Deputies recommend w earing exercise-type cloth ing to accommodate physi- cal activity. The event will take place at the EDS Cha pel in Boardman. located at 500 Wilson Road. For more informa tion contact Sherri Smith at 541-676-8719. HEEL SWEEPS $12 The Nichols heel sweep is a revolutionary design that allows both sweeping and chiseling to be done simultaneously. This combination results in breaking up the hardpan to encourage better root penetration and absorption of moisture HS-18B Morrow County Grain Growers Lexington 989-8221 » 1-800-452-7396
