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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 23,2013 Freshman conferences help students navigate high school Topic Club packs in education for preschoolers The lone Topic Club used p ro cee d s from a N orthw est Farm C redit Rural Community Services g ran t to a sse m b le 20 reading backpacks for the preschoolers at Creative Care Preschool recently. Each backpack contains several story books along w ith a craft, color book and a basics skills activity pack. The preschoolers will check out a brightly colored backpack to take home and enjoy with their family, and hopefully continue to learn numbers, letters and colors in the process. When a child returns a backpack, the Topic Club members will replenish the consumable supplies and ready it for the next child. L-R: Parent Li.sanneCurrin, Heppner High School language arts teacher Jeannie Collins, HHS Ag teacher Beth Dickenson, parent Steve Currin and student Kolby Currin go over details of high school requirements at a recent freshman conference. Photo by April Sykes By A pril Sykes A new program at H eppner High School, shepherded by HHS Head Teacher Greg Grant, should make navigating the high school years a little less c h a lle n g in g fo r HHS freshmen and their parents. Every HHS freshman and his or her parents met with teachers after school on Oct. 17 to review course offerings, scheduling, new graduation requirements, the more rigorous honors program requirem ents, the new Common Core sta n d a rd s, dual cred it o p p o r tu n itie s — w h ich means that students can earn dual college credits while still in high school through the Eastern Promise program—and to begin to map out the student’s path for high school and beyond. The session included information on post-high school opportunities for the students and parents, not only for students on the path to college, but also for students interested in trade and vocational school options or the military. Heppner High School P rin cip al M att Com be c re d its G ra n t, in his capacity as head teacher, for being the driving force in im p le m e n tin g and facilitating the program. “He (Grant) has done a really fantastic job in stepping in to provide students an opportunity to assess where they are and where they need to be,” said Combe. C o m b e s a id th a t G rant not only helped plan the program but has “essentially become the guidance counselor” at the school. Combe added that if teachers had to step in as counselors and advisors, the school would not be able to provide as many class offerings as they do. M any o f th o s e advising and counseling opportunities were lost w h en th e c o u n s e lo r p o sitio n s w ere cut by the d istrict because o f budgetary constraints. “1 thought it went really well,” said Combe of the counseling session. “ It provided an opportunity fo r c o m m u n ic a tio n . W henever you get the student, the parents, and the school together, the communication is so much better.” C om be ad d ed th a t parent feedback had been very positive. F re sh m a n p a re n t Lisanne Currin (pictured above) says that the session was extremely helpful. “It was a really good experience,” she said. “As a first-tim e high school parent, 1 was very grateful for the opportunity. It was a great idea.” lone library celebrates 80 years Topic Club President Susan Crum with members Virginia Martinez, Becky Doherty and Kristy Crowell. Not pictured: Jeanette Logan and Anne Morter. -Contributedphoto BEO Bancorp reports third quarter earnings BEO Bancorp and its subsidiary, Bank of Eastern Oregon, announced a third quarter 2013 consolidated net income of $851,000, or $0.78 per share, compared to $778,000, or $0.80 per share for third quarter 2012. Year-to-date earnings were $1,986,000, down 0.9 percent year-over-year. Total assets were $295 m illion, up 9.7 percent year-over-year. Net loans o f $242.6 m illion were up 12.8 percent from the same period in 2012, while deposits were at $261.4 m illion, up 9.7 percent year-over-year. “We are very pleased w ith the th ird -q u a rte r earnings. It is one o f the best quarters from a net income perspective that Bank of Eastern Oregon has ever had. Year-to-date numbers are in line with last year and core profitability rem ains strong. During the quarter we saw our typical bump in seasonal borrowing, which added to total interest income capitalized bank in eastern and helped utilize excess Oregon.” liquidity,” said President and Chief Operations CEO Jeff Bailey. “Harvest O fficer Gary Propheter results in most of said, “The increase our trade area were in loans m atches disappointing when up well with our continued robust com pared to the last few years, but growth in deposits. we d o n ’t expect T hese dynami cs p ro b lem s in the are a tribute to our loan portfolio based focus on excellent upon a less-than- Jeff-Bailey customer service.” average harvest.” “During fourth C h i e f F i n a n c i a l quarter we will open our O fficer M ark Lem m on new loan production office said, “Return on Average in Lakeview , OR. This Assets for the quarter was strategic move is a logical 1.17 percent and Return progression relativ e to on Average Equity is 15.18 our Harney and Malheur percent, compared to 1.14 Count y l ocations. We percent and 16.01 percent, look forward to enhancing respectively, year-over- existing relationships in the area and introducing our year.” L e m m o n we n t on brand o f banking to new to say, “We continue to customers in Lake County,” be impressed with year- said Bailey. over-year growth in loans. For further information A nother positive trend on the company or to access is shareholders’ equity, internet banking, please which has increased by visit the website at http:// 19.4 percent year-over- www.beobank.com. year. We remain the highest DA’s Report M o r r o w C o u n ty D istrict Attorney Justin Nelson has released the following report: -R obert Scott Hall, 51, was convicted of one The lone Public Library celebrated its 80'" anniversary with an open house last Wednesday. A count each of Possession of display of the history of the library throughout the 80 years was featured at the event. (L-R) Methamphetamine, a Class Betty Rietmann, Susan Crum, and Kristy and Gene Crowell chat and partake of some of the C felony, and DU1I, a Class refreshments served at the open house. - Photo by April Sykes A misdemeanor. For count one, the defendant’s driver’s license was suspended for six m onths and he was sentenced to 18 months su p e rv ise d p ro b a tio n , subject to 90 sanction units FAT T MF.NI I ìyiviirrcLij’s B i s t r o and 30 jail units, and to include substance abuse evaluation, mental health evaluation and five sanction units to be used for 80 hours of community service. For count two, sentence of 180 jail time was suspended and the defendant sentenced to two years bench probation, to in c lu d e 80 h o u rs com m unity service and attendance at a victim ’s impact panel. 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