Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 23,2012
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BEO staff teaches kids to save lone TV shoot a success
Cindy Kennedy, branch
operations supervisor, and
Debbie Young, teller, from
Bank o f Eastern Oregon’s
H eppner branch, gave a
savings lesson to kinder
garten through third-grade
students at H eppner E l
ementary School recently.
This is the seventh year
BEO particip ated in the
Am erican Bankers A sso
ciation Education Founda
tio n ’s Teach C hildren to
Save Program.
S h a r o n R ie tm a n n ,
branch manager, and Taran
na Patton, teller, from the
lone branch, gave the sav
ings lesson to kindergarten
through third-graders at the
lone Community School.
Bank o f EO em ploy
ees jo in e d thousands o f
bankers across the country
who traded in their balance
sheets for blackboards to
help fill the need for finan
cial education.
“Studies show that kids
aren ’t learning the skills
they need to make smart fi
nancial decisions as adults.”
said Jeff Bailey, president
and CEO. “C om m unities
and schools teach other
life skills, such as driving
a car, but we don’t spend
enough time teaching fi
nancial skills. Bankers are
in the schools this week to
help fill that gap and pre
pare future customers for
financial success.”
A significant num ber
o f schools were reached
by BEO staff in the eastern
Oregon rural communities
it serves.
The lessons taught in
cluded activities about the
co ncept o f sav in g , how
interest makes money grow,
how to budget and deter
mining needs and wants.
Bank o f Eastern Oregon’s
employees visited a total of
23 elementary schools in its
local banking communities.
A long w ith the lessons,
employees presented these
Turanna Patton, teller front the lone BEO branch, with lone
first- through second-grade students. Students are (front L-R)
Madi Orem, Fernando Rameriez, Calvin Kietmann, Haylie
Peterson, Carson Eynetich, Sunem Calvillo, Julie Teeman,
Emily Ehrm antraut, Daralynn Teeman (Middle L-R) Katelvn
Thompson, Hailey Heidentan, Anthony Villegas, Colt Parker,
Charlie Smith, LexieGurinko, Bryce Rollins, Morgan Alldritt,
Lewkus Burright, Cecilia McElligott (back L-R) Grace Ogden,
Favolia Juarez, Mazie Hill, Blake C arter and Thomas Rudolf.
Not pictured is Kayla Rodriguez. -Contributedphoto
1,100 students with a Mr.
Bendy Calculator.
S ince the A m erican
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 O r
egon offers the following
tips to help parents make
every day “Savings Day” :
-H e lp k id s open up
th e ir ow n bank savings
account and make deposits
regularly. Many banks have
c h ild re n ’s accounts that
have no fee or minimum-
balance requirements.
-M ake g o in g to the
bank fun. Som e banks
have kids’ clubs where kids
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 quar
terly statement.
-T alk to y o u r c h ild
about the family budget.
Include a d iscu ssio n on
wants and needs. Reinforce
this by budgeting for a fam
ily outing or purchase.
-While children know
that money doesn’t grow
on trees, they may think it
comes out of a wall. Show
them how an ATM machine
works and explain that to
take money out o f the bank
you must first put it in.
-Give your kids posi
tive feedback. As they get
older, give them responsi
bility over how they spend
their money.
The ABA E ducation
F o u n d a tio n ’s N a tio n a l
Teach Children to Save Day
is held every April when
thousands of bankers make
presentations to students on
the importance o f saving for
their future.
The 12th annual lone
1,000-yard TV Shoot was
held on Saturday, May 5,
at the Halvorsen Farm out
side lone. Henry Padberg,
a seventh-grader at lone
C om m unity School, was
the winner o f the 1000-yard
shoot this year. Henry re
ceived a Leupold Spotting
Scope and $100; he then
donated the $100 back to
the fund.
Also, for the third year
in a row, there was a gun
raffled at the shoot. Tickets
were only sold at the shoot;
G a rn e r S p o rtin g G oods
o f Pendleton helped make
it a success. This year the
w in n er o f the rifle was
Joe Orem. The 1000-yard
shoot is a fundraiser for
the lone 4,h o f July C el
ebration. All money raised
Æ A
Winner of the 1000-yard shoot, Henry Padberg, with Eric
Orem. -Contributedphotos
goes to fund activities for
kids during the 4lh o f July
Celebration. Sponsors o f
the shoot this year includ
ed MCGG, RDO, Garner
Sporting Goods, Mark An
derson Construction, The
Rainbow, Alison and Carey
Gunworks, Bob Hubbard.
S now -M cE lligott, B lagg
Rifles, Bill Breshears and
Crew, Joe and Frank Hal
vorsen, and Leupold and
Magnum Opus.
Local girl vies for rodeo queen
Lilly Sandford will be
trying out for Miss Oregon
H igh School Rodeo A s
so ciatio n Q ueen for the
2012-13 year June 13-16
in Prineville, OR during a
pageant held in conjunc
tion with the Oregon High
School Rodeo Association
Finals Rodeo. Lilly resides
with her parents, Sylvia and
Rick Sandford, and younger
sister, Ivy, all o f lone.
Sandford, a sophomore
at Heppner High School,
is FFA chapter vice pres
id en t and a m em ber o f
N ational H onor Society,
Future Business Leaders of
America and Oregon High
School Rodeo Association.
Sandford, a six-year 4-H
m em ber, has serv ed on
numerous committees, is a
4-H camp counselor, and is
now helping her leader as
Morrow County Health District has announced that junior leader for their sew
Pioneer Memorial Clinic in Heppner and Irrigon Medical
ing, cooking and horse 4-H
Clinic will be closed on Monday, May 28. for the Memo
rial Day.
The laboratory and radiology departments at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital will also be closed that day for non
The 65th annual Spray
emergency outpatient services.
rodeo will take place May
26-27. The 47lh annual East
ern Oregon Half-Marathon
L es S chw ab congratulates H eppner
w ill be in clu d ed in the
w eekend’s festivities on
E lementary a n d H eppner H igh S c h o o l ' s
May 26.
The rodeo will begin
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
with slack on Friday, May
25, at 11 a.m. There is no
adm ission charge for the
day and there will be con
cessions on the grounds.
S a tu rd a y is T o ugh
Enough to Wear Pink day,
with all o f the proceeds
going to St. Charles Medi
cal Center for breast cancer
research.
At 8 a.m., the popular
Eastern Oregon Half-Mar
athon, the longest running
in the state, will take place.
The race is a 13.2 m ile
run from Service Creek to
Spray.
Saturday and Sunday
m orning there w ill be a
“ Buckeroo B reakfast” at
Heppner Elementary School students of the month. Back (L-R): Johnny Resch,
the
school cafeteria from
Sydney Wilson, Alison Cecil, Angel Matthew, Madison Combe, Alex Lindsay, Ivy
early
morning to 11 a.m.
Sandford, Wyatt Steagall and Jacee Currin. Front (L-R): Reece Gorham, Jordan
The
parade will begin
Spaulding, Hunter Nichols, Brock Hisler, Ashley Geier, Jace Coe, Dillan Doyle,
Arianna Worden and Hannah Green.
at 11 a.m at the Spray Gen
eral Store; the rodeo will
begin with the grand entry
Area clinics closed
for Memorial Day
clubs. She also participates National High School Ro
deo Association Queen.
in HHS Basketball.
“ B eing M iss O regon
The girl chosen as Miss
Oregon High School Ro High School Rodeo Asso
ciation Queen is an
deo A sso ciatio n
opportunity to repre
Queen represents
sent the Western her
her high school
itage o f our state, our
rodeo team , the
high school rodeo
entire state o f Or
a th le te s and th eir
egon’s team mem
scholastics; all while
bers who compete
Lilly
promoting
collegiate
statewide, as well Sandford
scholarship
oppor
as some who will
tu
n
itie
s
for
rodeo
advance to the Na
athletes,”
says
Sandford’s
tional High School Rodeo
Finals in July. The National mother, Sylvia Sandford.
Sandford is w orking
High School Rodeo Asso
ciation Finals will be held on obtaining sponsors for
July 15 - 21 at the Sweetwa her pageant, where she will
ter Events Complex in Rock be judged in speech, per
Springs, WY. If Sandford is sonality, rodeo knowledge,
awarded the title for Miss horsem anship, m odeling,
OHSRA, she will compete appearance and personal
with queens from 40 other interview. For more infor
states, five Canadian prov mation about becoming a
inces and Australia queens sponsor, contact the Sand-
for the coveted title o f Miss fords at 541-571-5930.
Spray Rodeo this weekend
APRIL'S CHARACTER TRAIT A
AMBITION
at 1 p.m., with contestants
competing from all over the
Northwest.
A cowboy church ser
vice will be held Sunday at
9 a.m. in the rodeo grand-
stands, and the final perfor
mance of the rodeo will be
at 1 p.m.
For further inform a
tion, call 541-468-2442.
Youth works on
Eagle Scout badge
As part of his effort to obtain his Eagle Scout designation, Alex
Smith of Heppner took on the task of repainting the kitchen
at the Senior Center in Heppner. Smith, 17, is the son of Greg
and Sherri Smith of Heppner, and was working on his project
last Friday. The senior center provided the paint, and Smith
said he did a fundraiser to come up with the money to buy the
brushes and other painting material. The group helping him
paint started at 8 a.m. on Friday, and he estimated they would
finish the job that day. Back (L-R): Greg Smith, Sam Horn beck,
Alex Smith, Jesse Boyd, Wade Matthew and Taomi Matthew.
Middle (L-R): Grant Smith, Sherri Smith, Jared Lemmon,
Mark Lemmon and Phil Schuyers. Front (L-R): Genevieve
and Ryan Smith. -Photo by David Sykes
Overwhelmed with leftovers?
Paint drop-off sites in your area:
Heppner High School students of the month (L-R) Tayllor Gould, Bre
Hynes Kissler, Micha Hintz, Tommy Bredfield and Kevin Murray. Not
pictured: Makenzi Hughes.
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