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
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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
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