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. Total fines,
fees and assessments were
$1,350.
-Jessica Dawn Samson,
33, was convicted of one
count o f Possession of
M etham phetam ine and
sentenced to two years
bench probation. Probation
c o n d i tio n s in c lu d e d
80 hours o f community
service and substance abuse
evaluation, with possible
driver’s license suspension
in case o f p ro b a tio n
violation. Fines, fees and
assessments totaled $ 1,070.
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