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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 21,2012 Community Bank collects Change for Charity MC SCHOOL DISTRICT -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE Bigham , Irrigon Junior Change drive benefits local charities Beginning Nov. 5 and continuing until Dec. 14, Community Bank is con ducting The Change for Charity Drive in all of their areas. The program is an ef fort to collect funds from the community, to be used in that same community. Community Bank matches 50 cents on every dollar up to $5,000. In the previous two years of the program, more than $27,400 has been given to area chari ties. Each branch manager has selected a charity for which to raise funds to directly benefit the citizens in the area. In addition, there is a competition between two regions of the bank 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. Region 1 includes branches in Wal lowa, Union, and Baker counties. Region 2 is Uma tilla, Morrow, Walla Walla and Asotin counties. The total funds collected will be calculated after Dec. 14, when the winning region will be determined. The Heppner branch is collecting funds for the Neighborhood Center. In 2011, the Heppner Com munity Bank raised $487 to the Neighborhood Center. This total included part of the $1,000 extra donation from Community Bank, as Region 2 was the winner by a very close margin. All branches will have donation ja rs available through Dec. 14. Coins and bills are accepted. If you have questions about the Change for Charity Drive, contact local Branch Man ager Nikki Worden. Heppner merchants offer Customer Appreciation Day Local businesses give customers the opportu nity to ‘Shop ‘til you drop ' On Thursday, Nov. 29, local merchants will be having special customer appreciation activities and offering extended hours to kick off the Christmas holiday season. The m erch an ts are planning activities to thank residents for shopping lo cal. Here are some of the specials being planned, just for locals: Bank o f Eastern Or egon will be having a draw ing for a small, decorated Christmas tree and serving refreshments from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Community Bank will also put out some great refreshments for those who stop in to do banking or just say hi. Heppner Family Foods will offer free Starbuck’s coffee for their customers all day. Murray’s will be hav ing hourly door prizes, the wish-list treasure hunt will start (with the winner be ing announced during the Dec. 20 Christmas event), cookies and punch will be available throughout the day and, from 5-7 p.m., there will be a mini wine tasting. Stop by the Quilter’s Round-Up and grab some refreshments, participate in the “Make and Take,” where there will be stations set up for shoppers to make some fast crafts and take them home at a minimal cost— from $2-$5— and check out the sale going on all day from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sweet Productions will be holding a gingerbread house workshop from 5:30- 7 p.m., all ages welcome, reservations would be ap preciated by Wed., Nov. 28 (large kit is $15 and small is $5). The Victorian Rose will be serving Christmas cook ies all day and will have plenty o f merchandise for browsing. S hoppers may also want to make sure they are at the tree outside the post office right after the Parade of Lights (about 6 p.m.) so they can watch the Hepp ner Day Care and Heppner Elementary School chil dren hang their homemade Support sought on coal project The Oregon D epart ment o f Environm ental Quality (DEQ) will hold a public meeting regarding the Ambre Morrow Pacific Coal project on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 6 p.m. in the Port o f Morrow River Front Conference Room, 2 Ma rine Drive, Boardman. County residents are asked to mark this date The lone Library District will hold their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Nov. 29, at 2 p.m. at the lone Public Library, 385 W. Second Street in lone. The public is invited to attend. HOSPICE ANNIVERSARY -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE a school event. 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S taff m em bers also make visits to schools in Morrow County, Condon and Arlington, talking to teachers and councilors about what hospice does. Hospice members have also visited psychology classes at Heppner High School to discuss their work. “We try and stay in volved in the community,” explains Disque, in part by participating in the school fair, offering a library of books people may borrow for education, and support about difficult end o f life issues. Disque says the best part o f her job is helping people through a tough time. “ We are allow ed to be in a ’place where few people get to go, to be with a family when a member is dying, and it is a privilege to be there. “ P e o p le say , ‘ We c o u ld n ’t do it w ith o u t you,’ and we say, ‘Yes, yes you could. We just made it easier.’ It’s a very tough journey,” she says. costs for funding the Pub lic Employees Retirement System. He said that he antici pates increases in education costs o f over $1,000 per student, with PERS costs amounting to around $500 o f that amount and salaries comprising around $300. K itz h a b e r w arn ed school boards not to an ticipate lower class sizes or additional days added to the school year. In other business, the board: -approved the follow ing em ploym ent action: resignations/retirem ents for Jannie Allen, retiring from her elementary teach ing position at Heppner Elementary School, George Shimer, alternative educa tion teacher at M orrow Education Center, Brian High School head football coach, Jeremy LaFramboi- se, Riverside High School assistant boys’ basketball coach, Kyle N apiontek, RHS head football coach and Dave Boor, Riverside Junior High School head football coach; employ- ment/promotions for Kim Marlow-Homer, RHS spe cial ed assistant, Joselyn Piper, increase from Hepp ner High School half time to full time special education teacher; transfers for Javier Garcia, from Heppner High School ed assistant to Ir rigon Junior Senior High School ed assistant, replac ing Raylena Cimmiyotti; extra duty contracts for Lori Frank to replace Laetitia Schreier as A C. Houghton Elementary School DART coordinator, Linda Pedro, IJSH drama advisor, Kate- lyn Page, Heppner Junior High School head g irls’ basketball coach. -viewed a school pre sentation by Mrs. Johnson, Sam Boardman Elemen tary. -approved early gradu ation for an Irrigon Junior Senior High School student with the class of 2013. -a d o p te d p ro p o sed 2013 Oregon School Board Association legislative poli cies and priorities. -received administra tors’ reports. -received the follow ing enrollm ent data as o f November: ACH-277 students; SBE-346; HES- 172; Irrigon Elementary School-203; Windy River E lem en tary -2 10; HHS- 172; IJSH-362; RHS-392; other-49; total-2183. Three Irrigon residents arrested for theft Three Irrigon re s i dents—Jesse A. Salisbury, 25; Jared J. Salisbury, 26; and A ngelique L. Ket- tlew ell, 19— have been arrested on theft charges following the recovery of stolen items in their pos session. Last Friday, Nov. 16, Morrow County Sheriff’s Office received a Crime Stopper Bulletin from Ken newick Police Department with a picture of a suspect who had stolen a TV and home security video system from Costco in Kennewick, WA. Morrow County Sher iffs Office later in the day received a tip from a citizen regarding the theft from Costco, telling them the person in the Crime Stopper Bulletin was Jesse Salisbury from Irrigon, OR. Morrow County deputies responded to the Irrigon area, where they had received another tip that the stolen items were being loaded into a vehicle. Morrow County depu ties performed a traffic stop on Jared Salisbury and were able to recover a stolen 55” TV and home security video system, both stolen from Costco. Deputies also recovered a ProTech box that had been stolen form Ranch & Home in Kenne wick but had not yet been reported. All property has been recovered and turned over to Kennewick Police Department. After further investiga tion, Jesse Salisbury, Jared Salisbury and Kettlewell, all from Irrigon, were ar rested on charges of Theft I for having possession of the stolen property and tamper ing with physical evidence. Jesse Salisbury was also charged with possession of lost or mislaid property, which stems from a stolen check that was found in his possession. The check had been stolen from one of the vehicles involved in a recent rash of unlawful entries to motor vehicles in Irrigon. All three suspects were lodged at Umatilla County Jail. Full charges are as fol lows: Jesse Allen Salisbury, 25, was arrested for Theft I, Tamper with Physical Evidence, and Theft of Lost or Mislaid Property II with bail of $19,500 and lodged at UCJ with court date to be determined. Jared Jack Salisbury, 26, was arrested for Theft I and Tamper with Physi cal Evidence with bail of $13,500 and lodged at UCJ with court date to be deter mined. Angelique Kettlewell, 19, was arrested for Theft I and Tamper with Physi cal Evidence with bail of $ 13,500 and lodged at UCJ w ith court date to be deter mined. Anyone with informa tion concerning any unlaw ful entries of vehicles in the Irrigon area or other crime information, contact the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office at 541-676-5317. Christmas tree permits now available P e n d l e t o n , OR — Umatilla National Forest Christmas trees permits are now on sale at all forest of fices and at local businesses around the forest, including Heppner Shell in Heppner. Permits are valid on Federal Forest Service lands only and do not authorize tree cutting on private, state or other federally managed lands. Permits can be pur chased for $5 each and are limited to one per house hold. Christmas tree per mits and forest maps are available during regular of fice hours, Monday through Friday, at the Supervisor’s Office in Pendleton, OR, and at the four Ranger Dis trict offices in Ukiah and Heppner, OR; and Walla Walla and Pomeroy, WA. Regulations for cutting C hristm as Trees on the Umatilla National Forest are as follows: - Validate the permit by completely removing month, date and year; se curely attach it to the tree trunk between the limbs. - Make sure the permit is visible during transporta tion. - Cut your tree at least 50 feet aw ay from the road. - Clean up any trim mings or limbs and leave stumps no higher than 10 inches. It is illegal to “top” a tree. - Cut o ff any green limbs left on the stump (can be used for greens). • Maximum height of tree to be cut is 14 feet tall. - Do not cut on private land, in wilderness areas, designated campgrounds, active timber sales or exist ing tree plantations. - Do not cut trees with in 200 feet of Bluewood or Spout Springs Ski Areas, summer home sites, Toll- gate Work Center, or Forest Service Guard Stations. - Christmas tree cutting in the Tollgate Area on the Walla Walla Ranger District can be challenging after Dec. 1, when most forest roads close for the winter. After Dec. 1, snowmobil- ing or snowshoeing will be your only access onto most roads off Hwy. 204. - Christmas tree cutting on the Pomeroy Ranger District is prohibited on Park and Cook Ridges, and in the Lick Creek area, including Sheep Creek, Cabin, Capehom and Mud Springs ridges. You may encounter road closures in the School Fire area during logging operations. Please abide by these closures. New cellular store celebrates grand opening Local Chamber of Commerce members and U.S. Cellular staff were on hand to commemorate the grand opening of the new U.S. Cellular store, Devin Mobile, at the Devin Oil bulk plant on Riverside Street in Heppner Nov. 16. Pictured (L-R) are: Ed Rollins, Heppner chamber member and Bank of Eastern Oregon Senior VP-Credit Administrator; Sheryll Bates, Heppner chamber executive director; Shannon Denton, U.S. Cellular regional manager based in Pendleton; Amber Fritz, U.S. Cellular sales representative, Heppner; Chris Carter, U.S. Cellular agent sales and development manager based in the Tri-Cities; Lisa Patton, U.S. Cellular sales representative, Heppner; and Jeff Bailey, Heppner chamber director and Bank of Eastern Oregon CEO. -Photo by April Sykes
