T W O - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, November 10,2010
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
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Health district announces
Veterans’ Day closures
Morrow County Health District has announced
that Pioneer Memorial Clinic in Heppner and Irrigon
Medical Clinic will be closed on Thursday, November
11, for the Veterans’ Day holiday.
Laboratory and radiology departments at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital will also be closed Thursday for non-
emergent outpatient services.
Mr. Bill’s Trivia returns
for HDC fundraiser
The Heppner Daycare and Preschool is bringing
Mr. Bill’s Trivia back for another great, fun fundraiser on
Saturday, November 20, at 7 p.m. at the Elks Club.
Team can consist o f six players and the table cost
is $150 ($25 per player).
This fundraiser will help Heppner Daycare and
Preschool cover some costs that would be impossible
to cover on their own. The HDC board relies heavily
on state funding which was recently cut and, o f course,
fundraisers.
Annual carnival to be held at HES
Community Bank conducting _________ Obituaries
Change for Charity Drive
Paul Richard Simms Jr.
Beginning Novem funds for the N eighbor
ber 1st, and co n tin u in g
until December 20th, 2010,
Community Bank is con
ducting The C hange for
Charity Drive in all o f their
areas. The program is an
effort to collect funds from
the community, to be used
in that same community.
Community Bank matches
.50 on every dollar (up to
$5,000). Each branch man
ager has selected a charity
to raise funds for that will
directly benefit the citizens
in the area.
In a d d itio n , this
year, the two regions o f the
bank are in competition to
raise the most money for
their charities. Community
Bank will donate an extra
$1,000 to the charities in
the region where the most
donations are collected.
The W estern R egion in
cludes branches in Herm-
iston, Heppner, Pendleton,
M ilton-Freew ater, Walla
Walla, and Clarkston. The
Eastern Region encompass
es branches in La Grande,
Baker City, Union, Elgin,
Wallowa, Enterprise, and
Joseph. The to tal funds
collected will be calculated
after December 20, when
the winning region will be
determined.
Charities to benefit
in the Western Region, by
branch are as follows: Hep
pner branch is collecting
hood C enter; H erm iston
branches are collecting for
Good Samaritan Ministries;
Pendleton branches for Pio
neer Relief Nursery; Milton
Freewater for the City Light
and Power Assistance Pro
gram; Walla Walla branch
is collecting funds for the
United Way of Walla Walla;
and the Clarkston branch
will provide holiday gifts
for nursing home residents
in their area that do not have
local families.
In the Eastern Re
gion: La Grande branches
are collecting for the Fri
day Back Pack Program
(food for kids in need for
the weekend); Baker City
is collecting for all of the
food banks in the Baker
City area; Union branch
is collecting for their local
food bank; Elgin branch,
for Elgin Food Bank and
Community Connections;
W allowa branch collects
for the Wallowa Food Bank;
E n te rp ris e a n d J o se p h
branches are collecting for
the Joseph/Enterprise Food
Bank at Community Con
nections.
All branches will
have donation jars avail
able th rough D ecem ber
20. Coins and bills are ac
cepted. For more informa
tion about the Change for
Charity Drive, contact your
local branch manager.
P a u l R i c h a r d Moose & Elk Lodges. He
Simm s Jr. died Tuesday, enjoyed truck driving, hunt
November 2, 2010
ing, fishing, pan
at Regency Herm
ning for gold, and
iston Health & Re
he loved NASCAR,
habilitation Center
the NHRA and mo-
in Hermiston at the
tocross racing.
age o f 50. A memo
He is sur
rial service was held
vived by: his wife
on Sunday, Novem
o f 18 years, Patty
ber 7, 2010 at 3 p.m. Paul Richard Sim m s o f Board-
at Family Worship Simms Jr.
man; sister, Belin
C enter in Irrigon.
da Sim m s o f A u
Disposition was by crema burn, CA; mother-in-law,
tion.
Pauline Lucille Dalton o f
Paul was bom No Boardman; and two neph
vem ber 8, 1959 in S ac ews, Kenneth and Richard
ram ento, CA to parents, Simms.
Paul Richard and Ruth Ann
He was preceded in
(Whited) Simms Sr. He was death by his parents, Paul
raised in F o resth ill, CA and Ruth Simms Sr.
and m oved to Boardman
M em orial contri
in 1978. He worked as a butions m ay be m ade to
truck driver doing long haul Bums Mortuary o f Herm
transport for many years. iston, Box 289, Hermiston,
On Septem ber 19, 1992 OR 97838 to help w ith
he m arried P atricia Ann expenses.
(D alton) M iller in Reno,
T he c o n d o le n c e
NV. They w ere m arried book can be signed online
for 18 years and together at bumsmortuary hermiston.
for 26 years. Paul was a com.
member of the Irrigon Fam
Bums Mortuary of
ily W orship C enter and Hermiston is in charge o f
a form er m em ber o f the the arrangements.
HHS students celebrate
Red Ribbon Week
Men of St. Patricks’ & St. William’s
to hold fall dinner meeting
The men o f St. Pat
ric k ’s and St. W illiam ’s
Catholic Church will hold
th eir annual fall d inner
meeting on Tuesday, No
vember 16.
A memorial Mass
for the deceased men o f
the parishes’ will begin at 6
p.m. at St. Patrick’s Catho
lic Church in Heppner. Din
ner will follow the Mass in
the parish hall. After dinner,
a meeting will be held to
plan activities for the com
ing year. There will also be
a video presentation and
entertainment provided.
Anyone with ques
tions or suggestions can
contact Fr. Gerry at 541 -
676-9462 or Dan Van Schoi-
ack at 541-676-9971.
Heppner Elementary School and Parent Teacher
Club will be hosting the annual carnival on Thursday,
November 18, in the HES gym.
The carnival games will be open from 6:00-7:30
land dinner will be served beginning at 5:30 p.m. All you
can.eat hot dogs, baked potatoes, chili, drink and desert
vtill cost $5 per person with ala carte items available for
$2 which includes drink and dessert. The games will
The next Morrow County Fair Board meeting will
include the junk food walk, bingo, plinko, fish pond, Wii
be held on November 21 at 5 p.m. at the fairgrounds.
games, raffle prizes and so much more.
Fair board meeting announced
NOAA issues monthly climate summary for Heppner
Last week at Heppner High School was Red Ribbon Week. This
year’s theme for the week was, “Take a step towards being drug
and alcohol free.” To represent the theme, the whole student
body printed giant foot prints going around the perimeter of
the school in bright red paint on October 26. Overall the week
was a great success and was concluded on Thursday with all of
the students wearing red. -Photo by Autumn Morgan
Neighborhood Center only accepting
food, financial donations until Jan. 1
The Neighborhood Center o f South Morrow County will not be accepting
clothing or household items through January 1. They will, however, be accepting food
donations and financial assistance to help those in need during the holiday season.
The N eighborhood Center will be distributing Christm as food and gift
boxes.
MCHD offers free Medicare Part D help
According to pre
liminary data received by
NOAA’s National Weather
Service in Pendleton, tem
peratures in Heppner aver
aged slightly warmer than
normal during the month
o f October.
The average tem
perature was 52.3 degrees
which was 1.0 degree above
normal. High temperatures
a v e ra g e d 63.7 d e g re e s,
which was 0.5 degrees be
low norm al. The highest
was 82 degrees on the 2nd.
Low temperatures averaged
41.0 degrees, which was 2.5
degrees above normal. The
lowest was 32 degrees, on
the 17*.
P re c ip ita tio n to
taled 1.28 inches during
October, which was 0.16
inches above normal. Mea
surable precip itatio n -at
least .01 inch- was received
on 12 days with the heavi
est, 0.32 inches reported on
the 24*.
T he o u tlo o k for
Novem ber from NOAA’s
Climate Prediction Center
calls for near normal tem
peratures and above nor
mal precipitation. Normal
highs for Heppner fall from
53.5 degrees at the start of
November to 47.3 degrees
at the end o f Novem ber.
Normal lows fall from 34.0
degrees to 30.9 degrees.
The 30 year normal precipi
tation is 1.77 inches.
The Na tio nal
Weather Service is an office
of the National Oceanic and
Atm ospheric A dm inistra
tion, an agency of the U.S.
Commerce Department.
The Morrow Coun
ty Health District will once
again offer free Medicare
Part D prescription drug
plan consultations through
out the county during No
vember and December.
A D istrict rep re
sentative will be available
in Heppner on November
16, 22, and 23 and on De
cember 1, 2, 7, 9, 15, 16,
• Investment Management
• Retirement Plan “Rollovers”
• Retirement Planning
• IRA’s
• Tax Advantaged Investments
• Bonds, Stocks , Mutual Funds
• Investment Consulting and Guidance
• Investments for Retirement Income
Children from the
H eppner, Lexington and
lone areas will be perform
ing the children’s classic
A lice in W onderland on
Friday, November 12,2010,
Tickets for “Christm as Is” are now available
at United M ethodist Church and County Shears. The
Christmas community musical program will be held Sun
day, December 5, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and on Monday,
December 6, at 7 p.m.
Ticket prices are $5 for children and $10 for
adults.
Refreshments will be served after the program
A portion o f the proceeds will go support music
education in Heppner.
If you or someone you know has a gambling problem,
help is available and that help Is FREE of charge.
Securities and Investment Advisory Services offered through Multi-Financial
Securities Corp. Member FINRA/SIPC. Blue Mountain Investment
Management LLC is not affiliated with Multi-Financial Securities Corp.
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g a m b lin g a d d ictio n , Y O U c a n a ls o re c e iv e F R E E treat
m e n t e v e n if the g a m b le r is n ot re c e iv in g treatm ent.
If y o u a re a re sid e n t o f M o r r o w C o u n t y a n d y o u w is h
to ta k e a d v a n t a g e o f the s e r v ic e s a b o v e or d e s ir e m o re
inform ation, P le a s e call a n y o f the fo llo w in g n u m b e r s
to s e t u p a L O C A L a p p o in tm e n t o r ju st to talk:
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Com m unity C o u n se lin g Solutions ( C C S ) @ 541-676-9161
51353 Sunflower Flat Road, Heppner, OR 97836 ritaNan@inultifin.coni
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For an Appointment Call: 541-676 -522 6
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be given w hen ap p o in t
ments are made.
To m ake an a p
pointment for a consulta
tion, call 541-676-9133 or
1-800-737-4113. P lease
bring a list o f medications,
the dosage and how often
taken, or the m edication
b o ttle s, to the a p p o in t
ment.
Alice in Wonderland performance to be held Friday
“Christmas Is” tickets on sale
Rita Van Schoiack
Financial Advisor
20, 21, 28, and 30, in lone
on November 18 and on De
cember 14, and in Irrigon
on November 17. A Decem
ber date will be added for
Irrigon if needed.
Consultations will
take place at Pioneer M e
morial Hospital in Heppner
and at the lone Community
Church in lone. The meet
ing location for Irrigon will
at 7:00 p.m. in the Heppner
High School cafeteria.
This Missoula Chil
dren’s Theatre production is
sponsored by the Morrow
County Unified Recreation
District with support from
Heppner Friends o f the Li
brary and is performed free
to the public.
Parade of Lights
scheduled for Dec. 16
Heppner’s 14* annual Parade o f Lights will be
held Thursday, December 16, at 5:30 p.m. The event is
sponsored by Columbia Basin Electric Co-op.
Prizes will be awarded for Best Community Float,
.Best Commercial Float, Best Individual Float, and Best
School Float. Entry forms are available at the Heppner
Chamber o f Commerce.