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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 2,2013 MS support group to learn about music therapy The North Central Oregon Multiple Sclerosis Support Group meets every Thursday. Pictured are (clockwise front front left): Kay Lear (supportive family member), Chris Nix, Crystal Holmes, Sandi Richardson, Debbie Sumner, Merilee McDowell and Jan Moflit at a meeting in Condon. -Contributedphoto T he N o rth C e n tra l Oregon Multiple Sclerosis Support Group will meet on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 10:30 a.m. at M urray’s Drug in Condon. Cyde Estes, Volunteer C oordinator for Pioneer M em orial H ospice, w ill share what she has learned from experts on how to use music therapy for pain management. T he MS s u p p o rt group meets on the second Thursday o f every month. Those affected by MS are w elcom e to attend. The presentation is being offered as a community outreach by Pioneer Memorial Hospice. BEARD AT CHAMBER -Continuedfrom PA GE ONE capital im provem ents at college facilities throughout M o rro w a n d U m a tilla counties. The new construction projects are the Industrial P r o c e s s e s W o rk f o r c e Development and STEAM ( s c i e n c e , te c h n o lo g y , engineering, arts and math) Center, to be located near the SAGE Center in Boardman; the P re c is io n Irrig a te d A g r ic u ltu re C e n te r in Hermiston; and the Applied Animal Science Education Center in Pendleton. These new facilities will enable BMCC to work with local industry partners and add a p p ro x im a te ly 30 new d e g re e and c e r tif ic a te program s that will train students for family-wage jobs in the region. Also included in the bond would be money to replace aging and inefficient heating, cooling, plumbing and e le c tric a l sy ste m s, upgrade building insulation, install new security lighting, and complete other needed upgrades at the Pendleton campus. The m ajor expansion planned for Morrow County would be a food processing an d c o m p u te r s e rv e r training center located at Boardman. The college is currently looking for land near the new SAGE Center on which to locate. The center will teach skills for the food processing and server farm business. Server farms, which contain large com puters such as those used by A m azon, com an d o th e r o n lin e retailers and businesses, are now lo catin g at the Port o f M orrow because o f cheap power and ample land. BMCC plans to offer courses to train workers at these facilities. Also growing at the Port are the new food-processing p la n ts s u c h as L am b W e sto n ’s $211 m illio n exp an sio n o f its french fry and o th er processed p o tato p ro d u c tio n , and Tillam ook C heese’s new whey facility. With the new center, the college will then be able to offer certificates in mechatronics, a design process th at in clu d e s a combination o f mechanical e n g in e e rin g , e le c tric a l e n g in e e rin g , c o n tro l engineering and computer engineering. It would also offer certificates in food processing technologies, and in d u s try -a p p ro v e d food processing training certificates to complement th e s u rro u n d in g fo o d processing businesses at the Port of Morrow. Holly Rebekah card parties are back Holly Rebekah Lodge The cost is $5 person is s ta rtin g its m o n th ly and everyone is invited card parties back up. This to come and join the fun. Saturday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. S a n d w ic h e s, c h ip s and will be the starting time. drinks will be provided, “ W e h o p e to s e e everyone th e re ,” says a lodge spokesperson, Chamber lunch meeting T h is w e e k ’s lu n ch H ow e’s About Pizza will m eeting o f the H eppner cater. C h a m b e r lu n c h Chamber o f Commerce will be an all entities report on a tte n d e e s are a sk ed to Thursday, Oct. 3, at noon R SV Pat 541-676-5536 no in the St. Patrick’s Senior later than the Wednesday before to guarantee a lunch. Center dining room. Cost o f lunch is $10; The Heppner chamber board would also like to welcome its newest board member, Morrow County H e a lth D is tr ic t C E O / Administrator Dan Grigg. Grigg has agreed to fill the chamber director position vacated by Michael Blauer. Community lunch menu H o p e L u t h e r a n , St. Patrick’s Senior Center, each meal. Valby L utheran and All The meal will include Suggested donation is Saints E piscopal church beef stew, green salad with $3.50 per meal. M enu is volunteers will serve lunch tomatoes, French bread and subject to change, on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at cherry pie. Milk is served at R E T A IL SPACE Available for lease Great opportunity to open or expand your own business on 3,000 sq. ft., that can be easily converted to a Restaurant or brew pub-type business. For more information, call (541) 481-7678 Gary Neal - garyn9portofmorrow.com Lisa Mlttelsdorf - llsam@portofmorrow.com_________________ MtAeMB'nC DOOR left of dus tots of odors Free 0notes! The Heppner Gazette 541-676-9228 A View from the Hill By Doris Brosnau Septem ber at Willow C reek T e rra c e w as a “ tasty ” m onth. It began and ended with special days dedicated to the celebration o f foods— “ Eat an Extra D essert D ay” on the 4,h and “Coffee Day” on the 29"’ (coffee cake, mocha c a k e ) — a n d c o n ta in e d se v e ra l o th e r fo o d - recognition days, as well: “N ational A corn Squash D av ” (7 ,h); “ C h o c o la te M ilkshake D ay” ( 1 2th); “Eat a Hoagie Day” (14th); “ N ational C h eeseburger Day” (18th); “Eat an Apple D ay” (2 1 st)— ap p le pie; and “National Strawberry Cream Pie Day” (28th). These days have added to H ead C o o k C y n d i Jo h n so n ’s o p p o rtu n ities to create som e e n tic in g m e n u s a n d , n o w , th e October menus reflect her enthusiasm and creativity in the kitchen. In celebration o f the Octoberfest month, Cyndi is incorporating into her menus some German recipes that most people have difficulty trying to pronounce but will have no difficulty enjoying. On S ept. 11, C yndi w as a lso in c h a rg e o f another menu that had to be special: Barbara Struthers celebrated her 92nd birthday with a lunch that included ch icken and straw b erry shortcake. M any o f her friends chose to celebrate w ith B arbara instead o f taking in their usual outing to th e s e n io r m e a l-s ite lunch. R e sid e n ts and s ta f f want readers to remember t h a t th e y a re a lw a y s welcom e to join them in the dining room. A call to 676-0004 can reserve a spot at the table. September also marks the beginning o f the football season, a delight to many T errace re s id e n ts . N FL Sundays (and Mondays and Thursdays?) find both the general fans and the fans of particular teams following the gridiron action. Marge Burgess tries not to miss a Green Bay Packers game and is proud o f her Green Bay m e m o ra b ilia . M eg Murray’s interest in football is especially personal, since she co n tin u e s to atten d the Heppner High School g am es and su p p o rt her fifth grandson to play on a Mustang team. On Sept. 22, A lvina Padberg’s great-grandson A lek R ea inform ed and e n te rta in e d re s id e n ts and s ta ff w ith his slide show o f his recent trip to Europe. Alek traveled while participating in a school- related program. The appeal o f com ic books and com ic strip s se em s to re a c h a c ro s s borders and ages, and Sept. 25 has been d esig n ated (how does that happen?) “ C o m ic B o o k D a y ,” so r e s i d e n t s e n jo y e d remembering comics from their past and discussing new spaper com ic strips. Som e residents fall into the category o f or know individuals who read the newspaper comics before continuing with the paper. Also observed, however, w as th a t th e se n se of “hum or” reflected in the strips is often no longer truly hum orous, so some readers no longer spend time on them. A n o th e r e n jo y a b le conversation on the Hill fo c u s e d on S e p t. 2 8 ’s “ N a tio n a l H u n tin g and F is h in g D a y .” S to rie s a b o u t b o th in c l u d e d fishing enthusiast Beulah Brownfield’s entertaining tales. Residents who live on the south side o f the Terrace report that hunting s e a s o n h a v in g o p e n e d in this region is obvious simply from the increase in vehicles traveling by to w a rd th e m o u n ta in s , headlights glowing. As the calendar turned a page at the Terrace, the im p o rta n c e o f w o rk in g sm oke and fire a la rm s again became obvious, for October is designated “Fire Prevention Month.” As the cooler weather se ttle s in, co n cern over h o u s e fire s in c r e a s e s , so r e s id e n ts an d s ta ff encourage their fam ilie and frien d s to also test their alarm s for sa fe ty ’s sake. On the Hill, safety is viewed as another important ingredient in the recipe for happiness. Chamber Chatter H e p p n e r F a r m e r ’s M arket-Friday, 10a.m .- 2 p.m. at Heppner City Park: Don’t forget to stop by on Friday to check out all of the vendors at our farmer’s market, they will be there through Fri., Oct. 4. Heppner FFA Chapter’s Annual A pple/Pear Sale: Pick up an order form and send your order and check to H eppner FFA, H H S, Attn. Beth Dickenson PO Box 67. For pick up at Oct. 11 home football game, the deadline is Oct. 3; second delivery date orders are due by Nov. 7 for pick up Nov. 16 at the Harvest Festival. Questions, contact Beth at 541-676-9138x2542. B eginning A m erican Sign Language (A SL) - United Methodist Church: These classes are being offered Tuesdays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m ., are free o f ch arg e and are open to the public. Contact the Methodist Church for more information and to sign up. Wildhorse Resort and Casino events for October: M ake sure to check out the schedule o f events and activities if you are looking for something to d o ... there is a lot going on. W ednesday, Oct. 2 - Travel Oregon 101 - from 9-11 a.m . at the SA GE C enter: P a rtic ip a te in a free seminar for tourism- r e l a t e d b u s in e s s a n d organizations. This seminar will be focused on owners, executives and managers of visitor-related businesses and organizations. Learn how to use Travel Oregon to help your business or organization. Free online registration at www.cvent. co m /d /w 4 q 7 5 c. C ontact D iane at the B oardm an Cham ber office for more inform ation at 541-481- 3014. S a tu rd a y , O c t. 12, 9 a.m ., 5K W alk/Run in B o a r d m a n : D o m e s tic V iolence S e rv ic e s, Inc. presents the First Annual Domestic Violence A w a re n e s s 5K. W a l k / Run. The event starts at the M arina in Boardman with registration starting at 8 a.m. and the walk to sta rt at 9 a.m . You can sign up at www.eventbrite. c o m . Al l p r o c e e d s to benefit U m atilla/M orrow County Domestic Violence Services, Inc. If you have questions, please call 541 - 676-5665 or 541-561-3337. Saturday, October 12 - H eppner Booster Club Dinner and Auction - Elks Lodge: D inner selection o f steak , baked p o tato , h o m em ad e ro lls , salad and dessert (cost $15) will start at 6 p.m ., w ith the auction to begin at 8 p.m. There will be raffle tickets and a Penny Board, plus great items to bid on for the au ctio n . M ark y our calendars now and plan on attending and supporting a great cause. Be looking for m ore inform ation in the Heppner Gazette. Saturday, Oct. 19-5:30 p.m. - First Annual Chili Run sponsored by Heppner FFA Chapter: The Heppner FFA Chapter is organizing th eir First A nnual C hili Run. R egistration form s are available at Dickenson Chiropractic Clinic, M u r r a y ’s, W h e a t l a n d In su ra n c e and H eppner High School and will soon be available in Hermiston and lone. O cto b er 15-29 - Domestic Violence Services o f U m a tilla & M orrow County Volunteer Training: This training is for those in te rested in answ erin g calls on the 24 hour crisis line; serve as an advocate for victim s o f dom estic/ sexual violence. To reserve y o u r sp o t or g et m ore information on the training schedule, please call 541 - 276-3322. The classes will be held at the Hermiston DVS Office. Justice Court Report Morrow County Justice o f the Peace Ann Spicer has released the following Justice Court report: -Steven Carl Wamock, 38, o f Lexington was found guilty of Maintaining a Dog as a Public Nuisance and fined $160. -A 17-year-old male in Heppner was found guilty o f No Ops, Driving Outside R estrictions and D riving U ninsured; he was fined $260. -Juliann Lantis, 60, of Condon was found guilty o f Violating the Basic Rule 60/45 and Illegal U-Turn. She was fined $ 160 on each count, o f which $50 was suspended, for a total fine o f $270. DA’s Report M orrow County D istrict A ttorney Justin N elson has released the following report: -Daniel Hernandez, 49, was convicted of Interfering wi t h M aking a R e p o rt, a Class A m isdem eanor; sentence o f 180 days jail tim e was suspended and the defendant sentenced to 24 months bench probation, to i ncl ude 30 h o u rs of community service and no contact with the victim. Total fines, fees and assessments were $480. It’s time for trophies Did you bring down a bull elk? Bag a buck? Stop a gator in its tracks or wrestle in a marlin? The G azette-T im es w ants to know about it. Send in or drop by a picture o f yourself and your prize along with your name, age, size o f the animal, date o f capture, where you brought it down and any other information you think we should know. If w e’re im pressed, y o u ’ll see it right on the front page of the Gazette. C ontact us by em ail at e d i t o r @ r a p i d s e r v e . net; mail subm issions to H eppner G azette-T im es, PO Box 337, Heppner; drop off a picture or drop by to have your picture taken; visit our Facebook page; or text 541-980-6674. F
