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Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library
University o f Oregon
Eugene. OR 97403
By David Sykes
The Secure Resi
dential Treatment Facil
ity which recently broke
ground in Heppner should
be in operation by January
or February o f 2010, the
Heppner Chamber of Com
merce was told last week.
Developer Rod Es
tes of Eastern Oregon Hu
man Serv ices Consortium,
and K im berly Lindsay,
Artist’s sketch of the new residential treatment facility.
Mental Health Director for
Comm unity Counseling
Solutions, were guests of
the chamber and gave an
update on the eight-bed
mental health facility going
in near Lakeview Heights in
Heppner.
Estes said he is in
the process of getting the
contractor in and set up and
also installing the sewer and
water facilities. Estes also
said he was pleased with
the site overlooking Willow
Creek Lake as it offered a
good view of the lake.
He said the facility
would include 136 sq. ft.
bedrooms with a 70 sq. ft.
closet for all the residents
and also common area,
kitchen, dining area and
fenced recreation yard.
There will be video cam
eras throughout and the
outside of the building will
be enhanced with dormers,
sky-lights and appropri
ate siding and roofing to
“minimize the institutional
appearance.”
Estes also said that
ages of the residents could
be anywhere from 18 to 65
years old, and this will be
a transition residence with
people stay ing 18-24 moths
before mov ing on to a less
secure facility.
Lindsay said they
w ill also be offering equine
therapy and that horses w ill
be on the property for the
residents. She said this w ill
be the first facility in the
state to try horse therapy,
and she feels it will be effec
tive in that the residents not
only bond w ith the horses,
but are given responsibility
for caring for them which
helps build selfesteem and
responsibility.
She said the gen
eral number of employ ees
will be 15-20 w ith 9-11
being residential associates
requiring a high school de
gree along with a criminal
background check. Lindsay
said she plans to start hiring
four to six weeks before the
facility opens.
Pickup crashes into side of Senior Center
On Sunday, May 24, a 1994
S i e r r a p i c k u p d r iv e n by
George Duflour, 66, of Uma
tilla c ra sh e d into the side
of the St. P a tr ic k 's Senior
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NO. 21
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Wednesday, May 27,2009
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Center in Heppner. Heppner
EMS responded to the scene
where the driver was found
unconscious in the vehicle.
The pickup continued to run
in gear after hitting the build
ing, leaving two large mounds
of burned off tire tread in the
street before a local youth re
portedly ran up and shut off
the vehicle. DuHour was trans
ported to Pioneer Memorial
Hospital and was later down
to St. Charles Medical Center
in Bend. Damages were mi
nor and included a smashed
concrete window sill outside,
Left Photo: Members of the Heppner/lone joint tennis team participated in state tournament a buckled window sill inside,
action this past weekend. Pictured left to right are Susan Kendrick (assistant coach), RJ Ramos, and destroyed a wood and
V'anesa Godolleova, Arthur Lima. Brenna Rietmann. and Maureen McElligott (head coach). concrete bench outside of the
Godolleova placed fourth in districts, and Rietmann. Ramos and Lima all placed third in newly remodeled building. No
districts to advance to the state tournament. Right Photo: A rthur Lima serves the ball during other injuries were reported
besides D uflour's were re
a district tournament match. Contributed Photo
ported. Photos by David Sykes
and Autumn Morgan
Tennis team members participate in state tournament
Bank of Eastern Oregon employees participate
in national Teach Children to Save Day
T ric ia R o llin s ,
branch manager; Danielle
L o o slie, new acco u n ts
representative; and Becky
Kindle, branch administra
tor from Bank of Eastern
Oregon’s Heppner Branch,
gave a savings lesson to
K^"* grade students at Hep
pner Elementary School as
part of the American Bank
ers Association Education
Foundation’s Teach Chil
dren to Save Program.
Sharon Rietmann,
branch manager, and Lena
McElligott, teller, from the
lone Branch, gave the sav
ings lesson to K-3rd grad
ers at the lone Elementary
School.
Bank o f Eastern
Oregon employ ees joined
thousands of bankers across
the country who traded
in their balance sheets for
blackboards to help fill the
need for financial educa
tion.
“Studies show that
kids aren ’t learning the
skills they need to make
smart financial decisions
as adults,” said Jeff Bailey,
president and CEO. “Com
munities and schools teach
other life skills, such as
driving a car, but we don’t
spend enough time teaching
financial skills. Bankers are
in the schools this week to
help fill that gap and pre
pare future customers for
financial success.”
The presentation
included activities about
the concept of saving, how
interest makes money grow,
how to budget and deter
mining needs and wants.
Bank o f Eastern Oregon
em ployees also handed
out calculators to approxi
mately 1,530 kindergarten
through fourth grade stu
dents in its local banking
communities.
Since the American
Bankers Association Educa
tion Foundation's National
Teach Children to save Day
began in 1997, thousands of
bankers have taught money
skills to more than one mil
lion students.
Bank o f Eastern
Oregon offers the following
tips to help parents make
every day “Savings Day”:
-H elp kids open
up their own bank savings
account and make deposits
regularly. Many banks have
children’s accounts that
have no fee or minimum-
balance requirements.
-Make going to the
bank fun. Some banks have
kids' clubs where members
get newsletters or receive
balloons when they make
a deposit. Kids love to get
mail, so encourage them to
keep an eye out for their
quarterly statement.
-Talk to your child
about the family budget. In
clude a discussion on wants
and needs. Reinforce this
by budgeting for a family
outing or purchase.
-W hile children
know that money doesn’t
grow on trees, they may
think it comes out o f a
wall. Show them how an
ATM machine works and
explain that to take money
out of the bank you must
first put it in.
-G ive your kids
positive feedback. As they
get older, give them respon
sibility over how they spend
their money.
The ABA Educa
tion Foundation, a nonprofit
subsidiary of the American
Bankers A ssociation, is
committed to developing
and providing education
programs that lead to fi
nancial literacy. The ABA
Education Foundation’s
National Teach Children
to Save Day is held every
April when thousands of
bankers make presenta
tions to students on the
importance of saving for
their future.
Heppner/lone graduations fast approaching
lone Community
School will hold its gradu
ation ceremony on Friday,
June 5, at 7 p.m. Heppner
High School will hold its
graduation ceremony on
Saturday, June 6. at 2 p.m.
Baccalaureate ser-
vices for Heppner High
School seniors w ill be held
on Wednesday, June 3, at 7
p.m. at St. Patrick’s Catho-
lie Church. Services for
lone Community School
seniors will be held at 7
p.m. on Monday June 1. at
Valby Lutheran,
Farewell barbecue to be held for lone exchange students
A community barbecue will be held at lone City Park on Saturday, June 13,
beginning at I p.m. This barbecue will be a farewell for the lone Community School
foreign exchange students.
Hamburgers and hotdogs will be provided but those attending are asked to
bring a salad or dessert.
Celebrate Heppner - something for everyone
The H ep p n er
C ham ber is w orking to
make sure there is some
thing for everyone at this
year’s Celebrate Heppner
event on Friday, June 12.
Some of the events
include: a giant strawberry
shortcake will be available
courtesy of Sweet Produc
tions Ice Cream Parlour and
Diner; Murray Drugs will
have shaved ice; The Stable
of Youth will be sponsor
ing a “Mystery Sundae”
competition where custom
ers purchase a sundae for
$1 and if they can guess
blindfolded what flavors
are in the sundae, it’s free;
Howe’s About Pizza will
be providing free cookies; a
Children's Carnival will be
held for children 18 years of
age at The Stable of Youth
beginning at 11:30 a.m.; a
dunk tank; and a hot dog
eating contest.
Special guest Joann
Byrd, author of “Calam
ity: The Heppner Flood of
1903,” will talk about her
book from 1-2 p.m. at the
library. Local artists' handi
work and crafts will be on
display at City Hall to just
look at, or purchase.
Local m useum s
will be open throughout
the day. Bingo will be held
at the Senior Center dining
room from 2-5 p.m. for 25
cents per card.
A small dog race
will be held beginning at 2
p.m. at the City Park. Any
dog weighing less than 25
pounds is eligible.
Entries for the Des
sert A uction need to be
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read: “The ultimate fishing
lake abuts this campground
in the Blue M ountains.
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ponderosas, cast a line from
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taken to the Senior Center
dining room from 1-2 p.m.
for judging. Prizes will be
awarded to the top three in
adult and junior categories.
The auction will benefit
the Chamber and will be
held during the youth talent
show on Friday evening.
The Bank of East
ern Oregon w ill once again
be hosting a customer ap
preciation barbeque. This
year the meal will include
hotdogs with all the fixings,
chips and choice of water
or pop and will begin at 5
p.m.
On Saturday, plan
on attending the dinner
play, “Rails, Riches and
Rejection” w ith many com
munity members involved,
starting at 7 p.m.
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