FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Cycling tour showcases rural
Oregon
A group of bicyclists poses on the Heppner shamrock during a stop in the town. The group
from Bicycle Rides Northwest rolled through town last week during the group’s “Rolling
Through Time” tour, a “historic ride through Oregon” that took place Aug. 9-16. The ride
included stretches of the Blue Mountain Scenic Bikeway and the Old West Scenic Bikeway and
wound through towns like Hardman, Heppner, John Day, Kimberly, Mt. Vernon, Prairie City,
Spray, Service Creek and llkiah. Heppner was also an overnight stop for the group. Photo
by David Sykes
Community Bank awards
nearly $12,000 for good grades
The fourth year of Com-
munity Bank’s Earn While
You Learn Program has set
an all-time high in awards
to student-customers for
their academic success.
For the 2014 award period,
531 students in the East
ern Oregon and Southeast
Washington area cashed in
on their good grades when
Community Bank awarded
students a total of $ 11.939.
The Earn While You
Learn Program is an annual
reward of $ I per top grade,
up to $50 annually per stu
dent, with payments given
for the whole school year in
June and July.
The program was de
signed to encourage stu
dents in their academic
success by awarding them
for good grades.
During the months of
June and July, all Com
munity Bank branches ac
cepted end-of-the-year re
port cards from students in
Colt football
practice next week
Colt football practice for grades five through eight
will begin next Monday, Aug. 25, at the football field at
the Morrow County Fairgrounds.
Practice will run from 5-6:30 p.m. but players are
asked to meet at the football field around 4:30 p.m. to
change.
Questions, contact Adam Doherty at 541-429-0497.
Chamber Chatter
Don't forget to check
out the Wildhorse Resort
website for all the August
activities.
Finley’s Fresh Produce
- Space Age location from
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. - seven
days a week: Next time you
are heading to Hermiston,
stop at the melon and veg
gie stand.
Friday, August 22 -
Saturday, August 23 from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Til
lamook Cheese Days at
the SAGE Center: Enjoy
a delicious lunch featuring
Tillamook Cheese; your
choice of handmade pep-
peroni, Hawaiian or cheese
pizzas with salad, cookie
and drink for $5 per per
son (SAGE Center admis
sion included). Tillamook
cheese products, including
Tillamook Squeaky Cheese
A DAY OF
MIRACLES
grades one through 12. For
every top grade (A-, A. A+
for middle and high school,
and S+, E, etc. for grade
school) that appeared on
the report card. Community
Bank deposited $1 into their
Community Bank Youth
Savings Account.
Since the bank's pro
gram began in 2011 par
ticipation has steadily in
creased, with an overall
total of academic awards
now at $33,982.
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER
-Continuedfrom PACE ONE the center’s goal to provide
“ We need all the do
nations we can get,” she
says, adding that the sale
of donated goods not only
helps keep the lights on at
the center, but also pro
vides money for food pan
try items. Patton pointed
out that the Neighborhood
Center provides meat in its
food boxes when possible,
a service not provided by
most food pantries.
She says the center
needs donations not only
of money and food but also
of gently used items rang
ing from jewelry to clothing
to toys to furniture. While
donated items have always
been displayed for sale in
the center’s front room.
Patton says they have
been working to make the
displays look better and
more organized, to better
appeal to people who might
come in and shop.
Joyce Kay Holloman
donated a few clothing
racks, she says, w hich
helped the center improve
the store’s layout. Patton
says the new layout is part
of an overall effort to make
the center more welcoming.
For those who might
be afraid that the Neigh
borhood Center is turn
ing into a thrift store, she
points out that their prices
are lower than most thrift
stores, more in tune with
the needs of low-income
residents, while still aiding
Hermiston Tea Party
welcomes author of
‘Enemies Within' books
Monday, Aug. 25, at 7
p.m., the greater Hermiston
area Tea Party will wel
come guest speaker Trevor
Loudon, author of the 2011
book, “Barack Obama and
the Enemies Within.”
Loudon's latest book
is “The Enemies Within:
Communists, Socialists and
Progressives in the U.S.
Congress.”
The presentation will
take place at the Stafford
Hansell Building, 915 SE
Columbia Dr., Hermiston.
Questions, contact Rob
Lovett at 541-571-7033.
curds, will also be available
during the event.
Sunday, A ugust 24,
from 5-7 p.m. - Heppner’s
“ Music In the Park” at
lower field along Willow
Creek with entertainment
from Dakota Brown and
Luke Basile: Bring your
lawn chairs for an eve
ning of great entertainment
sponsored by the Morrow
County Unified Recreation
District and facilitated by
the Shared M inistry o f
Hope Lutheran Church
and All Saints Episcopal
church. You can bring your
picnic meal or food will
be available for purchase
in support o f the Shared
Ministry’s efforts to raise
funds for a well-drilling trip
to Haiti in 2015.
Magnetic
Door Signs!
Christian Life Center
*Lotj of Sizes*
535 W Morgan St
Heppner, OR 97836
* Lots of Colors*
Join us for “A Day of M iracles
Sunday, A u g u st 24, 2014
il
9:30 AM Pastor David Jenkins -
Healing Prom ises in the Bible
10:30 AM Amy Hawk -
Her am azing testim ony of healing
6:00 PM Tim Van Cleave -
Former Pastor of Christian Life Center and current
Pastor of Bethel Church in Pendleton -
Ministering in word and prayer
God is a God of Healing and Restoration for the
Spirit, Soul, Body, Emotions, and Relationships.
Com e join your faith with ours for a great day!
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aid to local citizens through
the food pantry and other
services.
“We’re a work in prog
ress. We're always looking
to better to center,” Patton
says. “I'm really proud of
what we’ve accomplished.”
To accom plish even
more, she says, the center
continues to look for volun
teers. Patton stresses that all
ages and backgrounds, as
well as those with disabili
ties and physical limita
tions, are welcome, as there
are plenty of jobs that need
to be done.
She says it is also nice
to have volunteers who can
relate to all the different
people the centers serves,
which ranges from seniors
to young mothers to chil
dren with a little pocket
money.
“ I had a 13-year-old
girl come in and want to
volunteer, and I thought
that was aw esom e,” she
says. “This is a fun place to
volunteer. It’s nice to have a
variety (ofpeople). It makes
this place better.”
She adds that they have
even had some volunteers
who were out of work and
used the experience to learn
job skills and build resumes.
Typical volunteer duties in
clude greeting customers;
sorting, cleaning and pric
ing donated merchandise;
and light dusting and clean
ing of the work area.
Music in the Park
finale this week
Dakota Brown and Luke Basile will be featured at the sum
mer’s last Music in the Park in Heppner this Sunday. -Con
tributed photo
The final concert in this
year's Heppner Music in
the Park program will be
held this Sunday, Aug. 24,
from 5 to 7 p.m. at Heppner
Elementary School’s lower
field.
Singer/songwriter Da
kota Brown will be joined
by guitarist Luke Basile
for an evening of pop and
soul music in this great
new venue alongside Wil
low Creek. The field can
be accessed from the grade
school parking lot or across
Hope Lutheran, Valby Lutheran and All Saints Epis
copal church members will serve lunch on Wednesday,
Aug. 27. at St. Patrick’s Senior Center.
The meal will include chicken with broccoli; rice
pilaf; orange glazed beets; sliced tomatoes; hot rolls; and
raspberry parfait.
Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is
$3.50 per meal.
Menu is subject to change.
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Amy Hawk & Family
Tim Van Cleava
Summit S p r i n g s V illo g a
the walking bridge from
Main Street.
This concert series has
been sponsored by the Mor
row County Unified Recre
ation District and facilitated
by the Shared Ministry of
Hope L utheran Church
and All Saints Episcopal
Church.
Food will be available
for purchase by donation to
help fund the Shared Min
istry’s next well-building
mission trip to Haiti in the
fall of 2015.
Community lunch
menu
Summit Springs yiCCage
L .\
Patton says the center
wants to reach out to ev
eryone w ho needs help, not
only to those who are clas
sified as “low income” but
also to people who simply
need a little help getting
through a rough patch.
“ People who are re
ally down on their luck can
come here and get help,”
she says. “I want people
to know the resources are
here to help them when it’s
needed.”
Finally, the Neighbor
hood Center is again raf
fling off a bike...actually,
the same bike it has already
raffled.
The bicycle was origi
nally donated earlier this
year by Lexington boy
Cody Fletcher. Dwyla Yo-
com, also o f Lexington,
won that raffle but decided
to re-donate the bike for
another go-around. Tickets
are $1 each or six for $5;
the drawing will take place
Friday, Aug. 29.
“We wanted to hold the
raffle while the kids could
still ride the bike,” explains
Patton.
With everything going
on at the Neighborhood
Center, Patton says she is
thrilled about the changes
that have been made and
their plans for the future.
“I’m excited about it,”
she says. “I’m proud of the
volunteers, the board mem
bers. I’m proud o f what
we're doing.”
Call Cindy or Sara:
541-384-2101
Email: he8scindy70@gmail.com
Chamber
lunch
meeting
The next lunch meeting
of the Heppner Chamber of
Commerce will be Thurs
day, Aug. 21, at noon in
Heppner City Hall confer
ence room.
Gary Neal with the Port
of Morrow will be the guest
speaker.
Cost o f lunch is $10;
A&M’s will cater. Chamber
lunch attendees are asked to
RSVP at 541-676-5536 no
later than the Wednesday
before to guarantee a lunch.