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