FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, July 21,2010
Morrow County seeks planning commissioner
Morrow County is
looking for a volunteer to fill
the seat current District Attor­
ney Justin Nelson has vacated
on the planning commission.
N e lso n v a c a te d
his at-large seat after being
appointed interim Morrow
County District Attorney.
Planning Director
Carla McLane invites all Mor­
row County residents w ho are
Dr. Dick Temple named 2010 Mor­
row County Fair and Rodeo grand
marshal
interested in taking a more ac­
tive part in land-use planning
in the county to send a letter of
interest to the Morrow County
Court at Post Office Box 788, By Tiffanie Greenup
Heppner, Oregon 97836.
Have you have ever
watched the Morrow Coun­
ty Rodeo and wondered,
“Who is that calf roper with
and two loan production
a halter on his horse and no
offices in nine eastern Or­
Well, it is the
egon counties. Branches bridle”?
2010 Morrow County Fair
are located in A rlington,
and Rodeo Grand Marshal
lone, H eppner, C ondon,
Irrigon, Boardman, Bums, Dr. Dick Temple.
D ick w as b o rn ,
John Day, Prairie City, Fos­
raised and attended school
sil, Moro and Enterprise;
in Wallowa County. After
loan production offices are
high
school, he attended
located in Hermiston and
collage at Eastern Oregon
Ontario. Bank of Eastern
O regon also o p e ra tes a University, Oregon State
mortgage division and of­ and Colorado State where
fers b ro k erag e serv ices he earned a degree in ani­
through BEO Financial Ser­ mal science and veterinary
vices. The bank’s website medicine. Dick practiced
in Idaho, O regon, W yo­
is ww w.beobank.com.
m
ing and M ontana. He
“ The sta te m e n ts
also
went to Canada where
contained in this release
he
practiced
in Alberta and
that are not historical facts
Saskatchewan.
Dick came
are forward-looking state­
to
Morrow
County
in 1986
ments based upon manage­
and
set
up
shop
on
Hinton
ment’s current expectations
Creek
above
Heppner
be­
and beliefs concerning fu-
fore
moving
to
Lexington
turedevelopments and their
potential effect on BEO in 1988 where he practices
B ancorp. T here can be veterinary medicine today.
Dick met his wife
no assurances that future
o
f
43
years,
Karen Lovell,
d e v e lo p m en ts a ffe c tin g
at
the
Wallowa
County Ju­
BEO Bancorp will be the
nior
Rodeo,
the
only rodeo
same as those anticipated
he
ever
got
to
go
to as a
by management,” said the
kid.
Dick
and
Karen
were
release.
married
August
6,
1967,
so
“ A c tu a l r e s u lts
they
will
be
spending
their
m ay d iffe r from th o se
projected in the forward- anniversary this year at the
looking statements. These O regon Trail Pro Rodeo
forward-looking statements w ith their family. They
involve risks and uncer­ have four children, Gordon,
tainties. These risks and Brent, Laurel and Kristal,
uncertainties include, but along with eight grandchil­
are not lim ited to: com ­ dren, whom they are both
petitive pressures in the extremely proud of. Dick
banking and financial in­ and Karen came to Morrow
dustries; changes in interest County to work for their
rate environment; general friends and raise their kids
economic conditions, na­ in a good community.
Dr. T em p le has
tionally, regionally, and in
done
a
variety o f things
operating markets; changes
during
his
lifetime. He was
in regulatory environment;
a
federal
meat
inspector and
changes in business concfi- ,
taught
as
an
instructor
at the
tions and inflation; changes
North
Alberta
Institute
of
in securities markets; future
Technology.
Fie
was
a
talk
credit loss experience.”
show host on radio station
BEO Bancorp reports second quarter earnings
BEO B a n c o rp
(O TC B B :B E O B ) and its
subsidiary. Bank o f Eastern
O regon, announced 2nd
quarter 2010 consolidated
net income o f $459,000 or
$0.50 per share, compared
to $564,000 or $0.63 per
share for 2nJ quarter 2009.
Year to date earnings are
$903,000, up 21.4 percent
year over year. Total as­
sets were $251.1 million,
up 7.4 percent year over
year. Net loans o f $187.67
million were up 0.3 percent
.from the sam e period in
2009, while deposits were
at $218.1 million, up 14.4
percent year over year.
“Our second quar­
ter results track nicely with
first quarter and year to
date re su lts are stro n g .
Steady perform ance and
our grow th in assets are
gratifying as we continue
to see improvement in all
of our markets,” said presi­
dent and CEO Jeff Bailey.
“In May, we celebrated the
grand opening of our new
building in Enterprise. The
reception we have received
in W allow a C ounty has
been p henom enal. T hat
market continues to be very
supportive to our style of
banking and is, frankly,
one o f our more profitable
branches.”
ChiefFinancial Of­
ficer Mark Lemmon said.
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“ Year to date return on av­
erage assets is 0.74 percent
and return on average equity
is 12.08 percent, compared
to 0.64 percent and 10.56
percent, respectively, year
over year.” Lemmon went
on to say, “O ur low cost
source of funds is adding to
the bottom line in a favor­
able manner.”
C h ief O perations
Officer Gary Propheter, said
“Even with the ongoing low
rate environment, we con­
tinue to see strong growth
in deposits. An increase of
14.4 percent year over year
is impressive. We are very
happy with the faith that our
customers place in our staff
and our bank.”
“Our past due loans
at quarter end were minimal
and we have seen progress
in moving some of the non­
performing assets off o f our
books,” said EVP and Chief
Credit Officer E. George
Koffler. “We have seen our
typical seasonal increase
in loans, but we are also
seeing new opportunities
in our trade area,” added
Koffler.
“Continued profit­
ability and working through
the lasting effects o f the
“great recession” are keys
to our success during the
second half o f 2010. I ap­
preciate the hard work o f
our employees and the con­
tinued support o f our share­
holders and cu stom ers,”
concluded Bailey.
For further infor­
mation on the company or
to access internet banking,
please visit the website at
http://www.beobank.com.
BEO B ancorp is
the holding com pany for
Bank of Eastern Oregon,
which operates 12 branches
Dr. Dick Temple
KLWJ for a year.
He currently gives States five years before the
speeches about the creation experts figured it out.
He has also set up
o f life and has a three- part
mineral
programs
that have
seminar on marriage rela­
been
highly
profitable
for
tions. He has given these
the
ranchers.
One
ranch’s
speeches as far away as
Portland and Molalla, Or­ springtim e m edicine ex­
egon. He also has been the pense dropped from $2,000
speaker at cowboy church. to $300 the year after adopt­
When he was in the fifth ing the program, he says.
A lth o u g h D ic k
grade he became interested
doesn't
get
to rope a lot, he
in creation/evolution and
has
placed
at
the Pendleton
he is now on a first name
Round-up
13
years
in a row
basis with several o f the
in
the
wild
cow
milking.
He
top scientists in the United
was
also
the
2009
Morrow
States. He is still looking
for the first bit o f evidence County Amateur calf rop­
for evolution that will stand ing saddle winner. He was
very proud of himself when
up to scientific scrutiny.
One o f his proud­ he won third place at the
est times came as a result Mud Lake Alberta Canada
o f d isa g re ein g w ith the rodeo in the calf roping in
conclusions o f published the 1970’s. He felt he had
research on calf hood vac­ done well, considering it
cinations. He convinced a was in the mud, the calves
ranch on Butter Creek to were big and the only two
keep records on an experi­ who beat him were profes­
ment for a year. As a result sional cowboys.
The Temple family
the ranches in South Mor­
.»is
a,big
supporter of this
row County Wbfê'ûyfng the
community
and are always
branding time vaccination
willing
to
lend
a hand to
program p resen tly used
anyone
that
may
need it.
across the Western United
Four new pups appear in Imnaha wolf pack
Imnaha wolf pups
new pups this year. The
pack may have more pups
than these four. Wolf pups
are bom in mid-April and
litters average four to six
pups. Pups generally be­
come active outside their
p a c k ’s den in June. Six
The Imnaha wolf
pack has at least four new
pups this year, images cap­
tured on a motion-triggered
trail camera show. An im­
age taken July 3 marks the
first visual observation o f
adult wolves were also seen
the Imnaha pack before the
in the images captured by
pups were bom this year.
the trail camera, including
The alpha male, whose GPS
the alpha female.
collar has not been detected
Past evidence, in­ since May 31, was not seen
cluding a video taken No­ in the im ages. For more
vem ber 2009. indicate at images o f the Imnaha pack
least 10 wolves made up taken by a trail camera set
up by ODFW in an area
M o r r o w C o u n t y
R o a d C o m m it t e e M e e t in g
J u l y 2 7 ,2 0 1 0 . 1 :OOP.M. in t h e a f t e r n o o n a t t h e P o r t o f
MORROW, 2 MARINE DRIVE. BOARDMAN, OREGON
i
o f pack activity, visit the
website below (see first five
photos). Note the alpha fe­
male is not pictured in these
im ages, http://w w w .dfw,
state.or.us/new s /im ages
photo gallery/wolves in
the news/index.html
Former Heppner hand whis­
tling performer to appear on
Today Show ing off her hand whistling
It has been report­
ed to the Gazette-Times that
hand whistling performer
Sally Cohn will be on the
Today Show Thursday, July
22, at 9a.m.
A former Heppner
resident, Cohn, 75, recently
appeared on NBC’s “Amer­
ica’s Got Talent”, show ­
i
skills. Cohn progressed to
the last stage o f competition
held recently in Hollywood,
but did not win the $1 mil­
lion grand prize.
C o h n w ro te “ A
Handwhistler" in 2006. Her
videos from “ A m erica’s
Got Talent” may be viewed
at www.youtube.com.
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