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November colder, dryer
than normal
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VOL. 132
NO . 47
8 Pages
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Special activities
planned Thursday
in Heppner
The Heppner Chamber
o f Com m erce wants to
rem in d e v ery o n e that
T h u rsd ay is a festiv e
day in Heppner, with the
m erchants’ open house,
customer appreciation day
and a variety of evening
activities planned.
Check out the nativities
on loan and on display in
the windows of the former
Quilter's Round-Up shop
for the first annual Heppner
Crèche Festival. Make sure
to join other community
members at the tree by the
post office at 5:30 p.m.
and watch as the Heppner
Day Care and H eppner
Elementary students hang
their homemade ornaments
on the tree, and sing along
with the carolers. Take
pictures with Santa, who
will be set up at Heppner
According
to
preliminary data received
by N O A A ’s N a tio n a l
W e a th e r S e r v ic e in
Pendleton, temperatures at
Heppner averaged colder
than normal during the
month of November.
The
average
te m p e ra tu re w as 38.9
degrees, which was 2.3
degrees below normal. High
temperatures averaged 48
degrees, which was 2.8
degrees below normal. The
highest was 64 degrees on
the 2nd. Low temperatures
averaged 29.8 degrees,
w hich was 1.9 degrees
below normal. The lowest
was 13 degrees, on the 21
There were 13 days
with the low temperature
below 32 degrees.
Precipitation totaled
0 .9 7 in c h e s d u r in g
N ovem ber, w hich was
0.63 inches below normal.
Measurable precipitation
o f at least .01 inch was
received on nine days with
the heaviest. 0.23 inches,
reported on the 8th.
The h ig h e s t w ind
gust was 49 mph, which
occurred on the 2nd.
T h e o u t l o o k fo r
December from NOAA’s
Climate Prediction Center
calls for near- to below-
normal temperatures and
near-normal precipitation.
Normal highs for Heppner
fall from 44 degrees at
the start of December to
41 degrees at the end of
December. Normal lows
fall from 28 degrees to
25 degrees. The 30-year
normal precipitation is 1.32
inches.
T h e N W S is an
office o f the N ational
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, an agency
o f the U.S. Com m erce
Department.
It’s beginning to look like Christmas
Family foods from 6-7
p.m. and take some time
to shop at the downtown
merchants who will be open
until 7 p.m. for everyone’s
shopping pleasure.
Finally, remember to
collect those rewards cards
for shopping locally.
Other local offerings
are
A&M’s Kitchen: Kids
stop by at 4 p.m. and frost
and decorate a sugar cookie
(must be accompanied by
an adult).
B a n k o f E a s te r n
Oregon: Enter a drawing for
a small decorated Christmas
tree, plus refreshments from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
C o m m u n ity B ank:
R efresh m e n ts w ill be
Snow added to the holiday atmosphere in South Morrow County this week, even bringing about a surprise visit from Santa,
served.
who donned his work clothes and stopped by to help with some winter chores in front of St. Patrick's Senior Center in Heppner
HEPPNER EVENTS Tuesday. The snow also brought some not-so-merry events, with more than one traffic accident on the slippery roads. -Photo
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Heppner grad earns highly And the nominees are...
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Well, who the nominees
are is up to the people of
Heppner.
Heppner’s Town and
C o u n try C o m m u n ity
Awards will be held on
Thursday, Jan. 16, and
it’s time to nom inate a
community m ember for
“Woman of the Year," “Man
o f the Year,” “ Business
o f the Year,” “ C itizen-
E ducator o f the Year,”
“Lifetime Achievement”
and “Youth Award.”
Nomination forms are
available at the Heppner
chamber office, Bank of
Eastern Oregon, Kuhn &
Spicer, Community Bank
and the post office, starting
Monday, Dec. 9.
The forms need to be
completed and turned in to
Kuhn Law Offices no later
than Friday, Dec. 20.
To get a form sent
electronically, contact the
chamber office at 676-5536
and leave an email address,
or email the chamber at
heppnerchamber@
centurytel.net.
The them e for this
year w ill be “ H eppner
Magic, it’s the People.”
The event is sponsored by
Ambre Energy's Morrow
Pacific Project and Portland
General Electric. It will be
held at the Morrow County
Fairgrounds, starting at 6
p.m., with a no-host social
hour.
C a te r in g w ill be
provided by Pudding on
the Ritz.
T ow n & C o u n try
meal tickets are $20 and
can be purchased starting
Friday, Jan. 3, at Heppner
chamber. Bank of Eastern
Oregon, Murray’s Drug and
Community Bank.
Cover Oregon announces
enrollments
Bulk of enrollments through OHP
Durham, Ore.—Cover
Oregon announced Monday
that it has enrolled 3,470
U.S. Army Sgt. Kory Paullus (upper left) w as one of only 41 medics out of a class of 154 who O re g o n ia n s in h ea lth
passed the Army’s Expert Field Medical Badge recently. -Contributedphoto
insurance to date and is
Sgt. K ory P aullus, after peacetime award in the m a k in g th e EFM B a moving forward quickly to
2005 H eppner graduate Army Medical Department; d is tin c tiv e m ark in a
and a medic with the 101 while the Combat Medical soldier’s records.
T he E F MB a lso
Airborne at Fort Campbell, Badge is the “portrait of
KY recently earned his courage” in wartime, the gives m ultinational and
EFMB, or Expert Field Expert Field Medical Badge U.S. serv ice m em bers
Medical Badge. He was is considered the “portrait the opportunity to train
one of 41 medics out of a of excellence” in the U.S. together and to “gain a
class o f 154 who passed Army all of the time.
g re a te r u n d e rsta n d in g
The test is a rigorous o f their ab ilities w hile
the EFMB.
T h e E F M B t e s t evaluation of mental and building more competent
is known as the utmost physical skills, and earning and confident soldiers.”
The Heppner Gazette-
challenge to the professional the badge requires a great
Kory is m arried to T im es w ill p u b lish a
competence and physical amount of ability and focus. Sarah Price and has a new Christmas edition on Dec.
Passing rates for the son named Weston. Kory 18.
endurance o f the soldier
medic.
badge range from five to has done tours in both Iraq
A re a p a s to r s are
It is the most sought- 25 percent of candidates. and Afghanistan.
invited to submit Christmas
messages to be published
in the Dec. 18 edition. The
ensure that all completed
applications received by
Dec. 4 will be processed in
time for coverage to start by
Jan. 1,2014.
Of today’s announced
enrollments of 3.470, 219
O regonians enrolled in
a private plan and 3,251
enrolled in Oregon Health
COVER OREGON EN-
ROLLMENT/PAGE FIVE
Area pastors invited to submit
Christmas messages
Businesses, individuals also invited to send in
Christmas greetings
The Heppner Gazette-Times wants to see p ic
tures o f you r trophy animals from this hunting,
season. Stop by to have you r picture taken,
drop o ff photos, mail them to PO Box 337 in
Heppner, email them to editor@ rapidserve.
net or text cell phone photos to 541-980-66 74.
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greeting in the Dec. 18
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