Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, November 23,2011
“Shop ‘til you drop”on
Chamber Chatter
Customer Appreciation Day
B o ard m an
The 3rd annual free
Community Thanksgiving
On Thursday, De
Sweet Productions Community Bank will offer Dinner will be held Thurs
cember 1, local merchants will hold a gingerbread a door prize and announce day, November 24 at the
will have special customer house workshop from 4-7 the winner o f their float Boardman Senior Center.
appreciation activities and p.m. The cost is $5 for a contest at 6 p.m.
Praise service is at 1:30
The highlight o f p.m. and dinner is served
offer extended hours to kick children’s kit and $15 for
off the Christmas holiday an adult kit; participants the day will be the decorat between 2 and 4 p.m. This
season.
are asked to sign up before ing of the tree outside the event is sponsored by area
post office; residents are en churches. If you are inter
Some o f the spe Thanksgiving.
cials being planned in
The Stable of Youth couraged to get there before ested in volunteering for the
clude:
will be serving free pepper 5:30 p.m. to watch the Hep- event or making a donation,
M urray’s will be mint hot chocolate and will pner Day Care and Heppner contact the chamber.
having hourly door prizes. be staying open for dinner. Elementary School chil
The annual Board-
The wish-list treasure hunt Tacos will be the meal se dren hang their homemade man Christmas Tree lighting
will start—with the winner lection.
Christmas ornaments.
will be held on Wednesday,
being announced during the
“Plan on staying December 7 at the Board-
The Victorian Rose
December 15 Christmas will be serving Christmas downtown to eat, shop all man Senior Center. The tree
event—and there will be cookies all day and will of our local merchants and lighting begins at 6 p.m.
a mini wine tasting from have plenty of merchandise enjoy the sounds and sights followed by a program and,
5-7 p.m.
of Christmas,” says a cham of course, a visit from Santa
for browsing.
Sally Anne’s will
Shoppers can also ber representative, “and Claus. Call the chamber at
be serving refreshments enjoy cookies and punch don’t forget to ask for your 541-481-3014.
while offering 20% off all while doing their banking rewards card with every
The annual Tilli-
items (except large post at the Bank of Eastern Or purchase.”
cum Club bazaar will be
ers).
egon and C ommunity Bank.
held Friday, December 9
starting at 10 a.m. at the
Bank o f Eastern Oregon
and Banner Bank. Don’t
miss this opportunity to
purchase some delicious
The FSA will soon age maps. Producers will computers at home and at baked goods and beautiful
be moving into the digital need to pick maps up at the work, many people have handmade items. »
The Kiwanis Club
age in an effort to help the county office or receive personal electronic devices
of
Boardman
will sponsor
agency’s bottom line.
them electronically.
and carry their businesses in
Breakfast
with
Santa on
“ We are looking the palms of their hands,”
Oregon Executive
Saturday,
Decem
ber 17
Director of USDA’s Farm at every aspect as to how Voigt said.
at
the
Boardman
Senior
S ervice A gency (FSA ) we conduct business, and
FSA is asking for
Center
from
9-10:30
a.m.
Lynn E. Voigt recently we are reducing expenses owner and operator support
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$3
per
person
includes
pan
stated the Farm Service wherever possible without and assistance during the
Agency is moving toward negatively affecting our transition to digital com cake and sausage breakfast,
crafts for kids, carriage
electronic communication ability to provide services munication.
rides and opportunities for
as the delivery mechanism to producers,” Voigt said.
“Our FSA county
photos
with Santa.
Consequently, FSA office staffs stand ready to
for informing farmers of
Don’t forget to fill
is making an effort to col assist farmers in their op
FSA programs.
out
and
return
your Board-
“The USDA Farm lect e-mail addresses o f erations and to answer any
man
Chamber
survey
before
Service Agency is doing farm owners and operators. questions they might have,”
December
9.
They
were
its part to reduce the fed Like other agricultural busi Voigt said.
emailed
yesterday
and
will
eral deficit and is making nesses today, FSA will use
FSA encourages
be
mailed
in
the
newsletter.
changes that will affect our e-mail notification to pro producers to enroll at no
direct communications with vide pertinent information cost to receive their county We would love to hear your
farm owners and opera such as deadlines, remind FSA newsletter and other ideas and suggestions.
The United Way
ers and newsletters.
tors,” Voigt said.
bulletins via e-mail and
Campaign
is in full swing
“E-mail addresses electronic text message.
In an effort to re
and
the
pledge
forms are
duce operating costs, FSA are considered personally Call the FSA state office
beginning
to
come
back in.
is reducing postage ex identifiable inform ation at 503-692-3688 or visit
We
are
currently
at 14%
penses as much as possible. (P11) and are confiden w w w .fsa.usda.gov/or to
o
f
our
goal
o
f
$400,000.
FSA will no longer mail tial at FSA. In addition to sign up now.
United Way o f Umatilla
newsletters or farm acre
and Morrow Counties is
currently recruiting busi
nesses that are not currently
participating in the United
Way campaign. Contact
Kricket at 541-276-2661
for more information.
The Boardman Se
nior Center will have the
monthly community break
fast on Saturday, December
3 from 7:30-10:30 a.m. at
the senior center. Breakfast
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For more information, call
Susan Russell at 541-481-
4277 or email smsel@hot-
mail.com
V o lu n te e rs are
needed for tax preparation
for the upcoming tax sea
son. Contact Leann Rea at
541-481-5922.
T he D e c e m b e r
chamber lunch will be held
on Wednesday, December
21 at noon at the Port of
Morrow. We will be dis
cussing financial planning
options for year end.
The Tillicum Club
will be selling carnations
and roses for Valentine’s
Day. All proceeds go to
scholarships, the Easter Egg
Hunt and other Tillicum
Club projects. Flower sales
will begin December 1 and
continue until January 27.
All orders must be paid
for when placed. To order,
email tillicumclub@live.
com or call Shelby Pearcy
at 541-771-0103.
H ep pn er
Community
Thanksgiving Dinner will
be hosted by Elohim Cov
enant Church, starting at
1 p.m. November 24. The
dinner will be held at All
Saints Episcopal Church
and is free of charge. For
more inform ation, call
Catherine at 541-626-3262
or the church office at 541-
676-5471.
Don’t forget to get
your Heppner Christmas
“ Rewards C ards” when
shopping locally. Nov. 14
- Dec. 15, Heppner Cham
ber will be promoting the
community to “shop lo
cally,” and customers will
be given the appropriate
“rewards cards” ($10, $20,
$50) for the value of their
purchased with participat
ing merchants. The Hep
pner Christmas event is
scheduled for Thursday,
December 15 at the Mor
row County Fairgrounds,
immediately following the
Parade o f Lights at 5:30
p.m.
From now through
December 15, Community
Bank will match 50 cents on
every dollar collected (up
to $5,000 bank-wide). The
donations made at the Hep
pner branch will support
the Heppner Neighborhood
Center. Plus, Community
Bank will donate an extra
$1000 to charities in the
region where the most do
nations are collected. Make
sure you stop in and make
a donation to support our
local community.
Community Bank
Float Design Contest is
open to anyone; the float
will be featured in the De
cember 15 Parade of Lights
in downtown Heppner. To
enter, draw a picture of your
float idea with a paragraph
describing it, keeping in
mind that there are just four
people putting it together
and that the cost of supplies
should not exceed $200.
Turn your entry into the
Heppner branch of Com
munity Bank by November
30 before 5:30 p.m. The
winner will be announced
at their open house on De
cember 1, at 5:30 pm. The
winner will get their name
on the float and $100
December 1: Mer
chants Holiday Open House
with extended hours. Plan
on coming to town and
starting your Christm as
shopping; the local mer
chants will be ready to
serve you and will remain
open for extended hours to
accommodate that. There
will be special activities go
ing on, and don’t forget to
come and watch the tree by
the post office come to life
with lights and homemade
ornaments from Heppner
Day Care and Heppner El
ementary School Students
at 5:30 p.m.; there will be
hot chocolate and cookies/
dessert to purchase to sup
port HES; carolers will be
singing Christmas carols.
D e c e m b e r 4:
“Christm as Is” com mu
nity concert at the United
Methodist Church - perfor
mances at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Tickets are now available
- $10 adults/$5 children
12 and under. Contact the
United Methodist Church
at 676-9224 for more in
formation.
Don’t forget to call
and order tickets in support
of the Heppner Day Care on
Monday, December 12 with
guest Bill Walton. The cost
is $25 each and includes
dinner and admission to
the speakers and auction
events. Tickets are available
by calling 541-676-9226.
Medicare “D ”
Workshops: Novem ber
29th and December 5th:
These workshops will be
held from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at
Pioneer Memorial Hospi
tal. Call 541-676-9133 or
1 -800-737-4113 to schedule
an appointment. When you
come for your appointment
you will need to bring your
Medicare card and your list
of prescription drugs with
dosages and frequency, or
you may bring your medi
cations.
D e c e m b e r 13:
HES/HHS Christmas Pro
gram - starts at 6 p.m. at
HES Gymnasium.
As we celebrate
Thanksgiving this week, let
us take a few minutes and be
thankful for our blessings...
it helps us put our lives back
into perspective! On behalf
of the Heppner Chamber
we hope each and every
one of you will be blessed
with family, friends, plenty
of food and laughter (and
safe travels).
Permits required for open
burn
Residents are re
minded that open bum per
mits are required for any
open burning in the city
of Heppner. Open burning
includes bum barrels and
outdoor fire pits.
Permits, which cost
$5, can be obtained from
Heppner City Hall. They
are valid for one year, but
burning must be restricted
to the authorized bum sea
son as determined by the
fire chief.
Anyone planning
an open bum should call the
Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office at 676-5317 prior to
each bum.
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