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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 31,2011 - FIVE Shannon Metcalfe Girl’s State candidate Shannon Metcalfe, daughter of Heather Hibbs, was this years Girl’s State Candidate from the lone Ladies Auxiliary. She at tended this program at Wil lamette University in Salem, Oregon, June 19 through June 25. “ W hen they said that the week would shape a lifetime, they were completely right,” com mented Shannon. Girl’s State is a program for girls from all over the state designed to create a better understand ing of government and the rights and responsibilities of citizens. During this week, the attending girls partici pated in activities such as mock trials, campaigning, elections, and handling the American flag. They also had time to develop friendships that will last a lifetime. The opportunity has left Shannon wanting to go back again as a coun selor in the future. She will be speaking about her Shannon Metcalfe before the lone Fourth of July parade experiences at the lone American Legion/Ladies A uxiliary annual obser vance on Veteran’s Day, as well as helping encour age the junior girls to sign up during recruitment in February. There is also a Boy’s State program at Oregon State in Corvallis each June. Anyone who knows of any junior boys or girls who may be interested in this experience may con tact a local member of the American Legion or Ladies Auxiliary. Up to two boys and two girls can be sent each summer from each local chapter, so they must go through an application process. Bank of Eastern Oregon announces winners of fair giveaways in Morrow County (Left) Sheryl Angell stands near her camp chair & cooler while son, Carson, takes to the chair. (Above) Cara Osmin is presented with a BEO steak knife set by Customer Service Representative, Sandy Van Liew. T ric ia R o llin s , branch manager at the Bank of Eastern Oregon Heppner branch,- drew the names of three persons who won the prizes displayed at the bank’s Morrow County Fair booth. Cara Osmin won the BEO steak knife set; Sheryl A ngell won the camp chair and cooler; and Pastor Jonathan Enz won County Court holds August 17 meeting The following is provided by Commissioner Leann Rea. The Morrow County Court met on Au- gust 17 in Heppner with Judge Terry Tallman and Commissioner Leann Rea in attendance. The court reviewed and approved the account payables, payroll payables for July 6, payroll payables for August 3, payroll pay- ables for August 17, a final payroll for Fred Carlson, payroll payables monthlies for July 6 and payroll pay- ables monthlies for August 3, in the net amount o f $189,547.98. Road R e p o r t : Pothole patching has been completed on Brenner Can- yon Road, Clarks Canyon Road, H alvorsen Lane, West Main St. in lone, Ione-Gooseberry Road, and the crew is currently work- ing on Blackhorse Canyon Road. The schedule is to patch Spur Loop, Dee Cox Road, Liberty School Road, Fuller Canyon Road and then the crew will be moving north to patch roads in that area. The crew has finished hauling rock to al- kali blowouts on Strawber- ry Lane, Lindsay Road, Ba- rak-Martin Road, and Bell Canyon Loop and they are currently working on John- son Grade Road. The crew also worked on Spur Loop and Kenny Road, hauling base rock and gravel as needed to complete repairs from the flooding. They also cleaned out a cattle guard that was full of mud and cleaned out culverts as needed. Stripe Painting: Dave Pranger has finished paint striping for Umatilla County, and is currently coordinating with Gilliam and Baker Counties (Baker Co. scheduled for Sept. 6,7 the Kindle. B EO ’s branches with fair booths in Harney, Grant, Gilliam, and Wheel er counties had or will have T h e C ity o f similar drawings. Boardm an has retained Prothm an, a consulting firm, to recruit candidates for the vacant ch ie f o f police position. Prothman, the month. All members is a Seattle firm that helps are welcome to attend and local governments in the help plan future projects for Pacific N orthw est find the coming year. “Hope all qualified permanent and had a good summer,” said interim employees. They also offer a variety o f organizer Evelyn Sweek. Hamburgers will be provided. Everyone is invited to bring a dish to complement the picnic. After the barbecue, the meetings will be held on the second Tuesday of “It ’s not a line o f work for the weak at heart" w w w.beobank.com Member FDIC À Every year our local ag producers put it all on the line. They deal with the weather, market prices and more. It’s not a line of work for the weak at heart. Keeping on top of the bottom line with today’s farm operation takes a lot of work and a strong banking relationship with a bank that knows agriculture. You can bank on our experience. Bank of Eastern Oregon Heppner Branch 541 - 676-9125 ta lone Branch 541 - 422-7466 mm Hometown People Hometown Spirit I ment °* l" e county’s re- **remerd fund. Reviewed and si8ned an 1GA with InterMountain Education Service District (ESD> for serv*ces to begin at the con- clusion of demolition of the Umatllla Chemical Depot and continue for 90 days fodowing in the amount of $45,061.47. Reviewed and s’8ned an IGA with InterMountain Education Serv,ce D,strict (ESD> for serv,ces from October 1, 2011 throu8h completion demolition ot the Uma- Chemical Depot. The services will be provided pn a month-to-month basis m amount of $14,583 Per month. Reviewed and si8ncd Amendment Num- ber 10 Connect Or- eg°n HI Multimodal Trans- Pormtion Fund Program 2010 Rural Airport Fund increasing ^ gram funds ^rom $23,950 to $106,866 for work to be performed at Lexington Airport. The court conduct- ed tbe following business: Reviewed the Pooled Cash RePort; On the recom- mendation of the tax collec- Oreg Sweek the court signed a petition and the or(Ier to cancel the personal ProPerty taxes for Rapid Communications (TV cable equipment) in the Board- man and Irrig00 areas in the amount of $228.64 and $240;67- The company is no longer in business and * * assets have on,y a mini_ mid value, Reviewed miscel- Ianeous correspondences and discussed upcoming meetin8s- . Anyone who would llke t0 be P,aced on the list ^ receive county minutes may contact Karen Wo,ff a* (541)676-5620. Boardman hires consultant to find new police chief Legion and Auxiliary plan barbecue The first meeting of the new season for the American Legion and Aux iliary will be a barbecue on Friday, September 9, at the Heppner City Park begin ning at 5 p.m. and 8) about their striping needs August 16 Pranger djd some paint striping for Morrow County, painting the vellnw renterline nn Homestead Lane, Poleline Road, Frontage Lane Pat- erson’ Ferry Road> county Line Road, Depot Lane, Division Road and* Eighth street West. Misc.: The crew has cleaned out cattle guards as needed along San- ford Canyon Road, Shobe Canyon Road, and one on C iarks Canyon Road. x ^ y also finished up with removing one cattle guard on Baker Lane and one on Immigrant Lane that were no longer being used and had no fences to them. Part of the crew will be assisting ODOT with paving proj- gets ¡n tfie Monument and Spray area. Parks: Word fias been received that the County has received the grant funding to proceed wjth {fie upgrades to the RV park area at Cutsforth p ark The Oregon State Park Commission will he holding their meeting at the OHV Park the end of September. Permits: The follow ing perm its were reviewed and on the recom- mendation of Road Master, Burke O’Brien approved: Permit OlH with Century Link for the installation of a buried line in the area of Fairview Road and Cecil Road Perm it OIY with Cascade Natural Gas Corp to bury a gas line in the area 0f Usage Lane and Buch- ^ a n Lane and Permit 165 w jth Robert McLaughlin for an approach onto Paul Smith Road. Contracts: Re- viewed and signed the in- vestment management and consulting agreement with McGee Financial Strate- gies, Inc. for the manage- consulting services that include department reviews, personnel ev alu atio n s, facilitating meetings and new city start-ups. After completing in te rv ie w s w ith c ity personnel and members of the Boardman community, Prothm an developed a recruitment ad for the chief of police position and has been taking applications. They plan to close the a p p lic a tio n p erio d on September 11 and will assist the city with the interview process expected to begin the middle of October. The chief of police position has been vacant since March of this year w ith Boardm an Police D epartm ent L ieutenant Loren Dieter filling in as interim chief. LifeWay Women brings Beth Moore’s simulcast message to women around the world on Sept. 10 T housands o f women will gather on Sept. 10 from the com fort o f their own churches to hear Beth M oore’s inspiring teachings through her “Liv ing Proof Live Simulcast event. A local simulcast will be held Saturday, Sep tember 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Heppner Chris tian Church on Gale St. Doors will open at 8 a.m. Free coffee and muffins will be served in the morn ing and lunch will also be provided free of charge. “The event offers powerful messages that will challenge and encour age both veteran and first time participants to dig deeper into a more in timate relationship with God. Moore, whose books and studies, including ‘Da vid: Seeking A Heart Like His, Breaking Free and Esther: It’s Tough Being a Woman’, have been read by millions around the world, is known for her ability to apply biblical scripture to everyday life.” according to a release. “Last year, more than 100,000 w om en, r e p r e s e n t i n g 8 ,4 0 0 churches, participated in the “Living Proof L ive” simulcast event. This year’s event provides the same inspiration, though with a new, unique message, continued the release. Here’s what some church leaders had to say last year: “Our women were encouraged, built up, chal lenged and generally expe rienced a wonderful day in the Lord. All the comments we heard were positive and came from true sincerity and genuine appreciation of the event - commenting both on our planning o f the event locally and also the Simulcast content and worship.” “This event helped to re-spark a fire in our church. Our women were starving for spiritual food and we were truly feed. God planted seeds that will see benefits for years to come. God brought a revival to us. Thank you so much for making this available.” “ LifeWay Wom en ’s Events is a trusted source for biblical events and training. Each year, more than 100,000 women participate in the events held throughout the coun try. LifeWay Christian Re sources, established in 1891 in Nashville, Tenn., is one of the world’s largest pro viders of Christian products and services, including Bibles, church literature, books, music, audio and video recordings, church supplies, and Internet ser vices through LifeWay. com. The company owns and operates 154 LifeWay Christian Stores across the nation, as well as two of the largest Christian conference centers in the country. The company is a nonprofit organization that reinvests income above operating expenses in mission work and other ministries around the world. For additional information, visit www. lifeway.com.” “Beth Moore is a speaker and author of best- se I ling books and Bible studies that are read by women of all ages, races, and denominations,” continued th e r e le a s e . “ M o o re is a woman o f purpose, preparation, prayer, and passion. It’s apparent in everything she does, from teaching her weekday class at Houston’s First Baptist Church to speaking to the thousands o f women who attend her Living Proof Live conferences each year.” For m ore inform ation, visit www .lifew ay.com / livingproof. “Travis Cottrell is a contemporary Christian singer, arranger, and wor ship leader,” the release said. “He uses a blended style of worship in leading churches, student confer ences, and events such as Living Proof Live with Beth Moore. Recent musi cal projects include Jesus Saves: Live, which recently was nominated for a Dove Award, the 3:16 Worship Musical, The Lamb Has Overcome for Living Proof Live, and the live wor ship project Alive Forever. He and his wife Angela, who often ministers with him, are also songw rit- H ave a n e w s s to r y o r p iloto fo r th e G azette? e m a il edltor@ rapidserve.net i
