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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 10,2014 - THREE Cooking matters to nutrition students Fourteen members o f the com m unity recently joined Jenny Chavez, Or egon State University Ex tension Service Nutrition Program Coordinator, for six weeks o f nutrition and healthy cooking classes in Heppner. The Cooking M atters program w as sponsored by the Community Health Improvement Partnership (CHIP) o f Morrow County, which promotes education and strategies to improve the health and well-being o f people who live, work and play in Morrow County. * Lessons for substitut ing healthier ingredients and recipe options, reading food labels and understand ing the nutrition content of food kept the participants engaged and desiring more information each week. Public invited to HHS basketball Blue and Gold Madness ’ ‘ Participants in the recent Cooking Matters program took turns preparing budget-friendly and healthy meals each week, in addition to lessons about the nutritional value of fruits and vegetables. Pictured (L-R) are participants Francis Dion and Claudia Springer. -Contributedphoto O ne p articip an t was astonished, “ .. .that a plastic model o f fat could depict ju st how m uch an extra five pounds looks and feels when the body is carrying it!” A n o th e r in d ic a te d , “Making a healthier choice isn’t always a harder choice, it just means making your self aware o f what and how much you are eating.” For tips on healthier eating, visit the websites http://www.choosemyplate. gov or healthfinder.gov and search for the Heart Healthy Foods Shopping list. The HHS varsity basketball teams invite Mustang fans to show their support at the upcoming Blue and Gold Madness event Thursday night. -Contributedphoto T he H e p p n e r H igh ment will take place from Portland Trailblazers team School boys and girls bas 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m . and autographed banner up for ketball programs w ill pres will include raffle items, auction. ent Blue and Gold Madness scrimmaging, player skill Admission is $2. Mus at HHS this Thursday, Dec. c o m p e titio n , p riz e s fo r tang fans are invited to 11 . the audience. Coach Mike come show their support Doors open at 5:30 p.m. K rzyzew ski autographed for the HHS b ask etb all housing A uthority C hair A ctivities and entertain- shirt up for auction and programs. man Judy Buschske that there were currently four vacancies at the St. Pat rick ’s Senior Housing in -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE • After such a long stint the Heppner Fire Depart Heppner. advised us that only about w orking w ith the South ment, where he has volun The council also heard three percent o f us would M orrow com m unity, and teered for nearly 25 years. a report from Public Works get jobs in our field," said especially its farmers, Rhea Rhea also will go into his D ire c to r C had D oherty Rhea. “Looking back, that says he has mixed feelings 15,h year as a wildland fire that there had been some pretty much held true.” about retirement. fighter during next year’s vandalism at the city park Looking for more se “It’s gonna be a relief fire season. R etirem ent restroom. He said the van cure job opportunities, Rhea not to have to deal with the from his day jo b doesn’t dals broke a toilet paper returned home without a paperw ork and ev dispenser, vandalized the degree and went to work erything. The work pap er tro w el d isp en ser, on the Grieb farm, where load is s ta rtin g to Why Buy Crop! stole all the toilet paper and he stayed for two years. drag me down," ad .. UR GROWING plugged the toilets. Doherty He next went to Hermiston mits Rhea, who says CROPS HEPRE3ENT á speculated that it was kids and worked tor a year toi the paperwork in the your G R E A T S S tp ASSET! f M who had done the damage. Sandpiper Land Co. Dur insurance business • * ing that time he was also is intensive, with de ic u rjf maintaining a long-distance taile d d o c u m e n ta hu wYj.if . vue V you* relationship with another tion, as well as paper ¿nó Heppner graduate, Molly b a c k u p s re q u ire d ■ iw** * *.<■; unti vnHunrii; ucfti/Jwjl Pierce, while she was in the even in this digital T■>*«•) crops, nursing program at Good age. " I ’m not gonna |AN MARTER Commission for 24 years; Samaritan in Portland. m iss the stress o f The couple was married ÍAHL many of those years she has I nsurance served as the Commission in 1977, and they divided the w o rk lo ad , but Chairm an. Her new term their time between Portland 1 am going to miss begins Jan. 1, 2015 and and Morrow County until the people who have Steve Rhea has served area farmers Molly graduated in 1979. been my insured and for nearly 30 years, as this ad from ends on Dec. 31, 2017. They spent their w inters my friends for the 1990 testifies. Currently the planning living in an apartment in last 29, 30 y e a rs. com m ission has two va northw est Portland, with T hat’s the hard part,” he have any effect on those cancies. Interested parties pursuits; Rhea will continue Steve w orking for J. A. adds. must be adult residents o f Freem an and Son w hile Rhea says he has sev to serve as a firefighter “as the City o f Boardman and be w illing to com m it to she attended school, and eral plans for retirement, long as my health holds the monthly meetings. For returned to work on the starting with a lot o f chores up,” he says. While Rhea’s last work more information, contact Grieb farm during the sum to finish up around their Boardman City Hall at 541 - mer. After her graduation, home o f nearly 30 years. day isn ’t until Dec. 30, Steve took a job running Yard work also tops the Wheatland Insurance will 481-9252. Larry L indsay’s hay op list, but Rhea says he hopes hold an open house in his eration for a year. In 1980, to pursue some hobbies as honor next Thursday, Dec. Rhea’s father retired from well, such as hunting and 18, from 2 to 5:30 p.m. m anaging G ary G rie b ’s fishing. M eanw hile, as Rhea farm , and G rieb offered “ Hopefully I’ll get to tries to tie up loose ends among others. Selections by the job to Rhea. It was dur do that m ore during the in what he says is one o f the orchestra will include In ing that time that their two week, and not on the week the most hectic insurance the Bleak M idw inter and children, Macy and Trevor, end like I’ve been forced to months o f the year, his big do till now,” he says. “I’m gest sentiment seems to be were bom. Auld Lang Syne. just looking forward to be gratitude. In September of 1986, M allet Players from Rhea left the Grieb farm ing able to do the things I “This jo b ’s been very H e rm is to n W est P a rk want to do.” and took a job as an insur good to me and so has School will introduce the ance agent with Turner, He also says that he the com m unity. I ’d like program under the direction Van Matter and Bryant. He and Molly hope to spend to th an k e v e ry b o d y for o f Sarah Millbum. stayed with the insurance time traveling, which they the business and support," company through its tran both enjoy. he says. “ I’m starting to sition to Van M arter and M any also associate insure third gen eratio n s Kahl Insurance and then Rhea with his passion for on some o f these people I W heatland Insurance in firefighting. He is currently started with. That speaks to reduce hospitalizations November o f 2000. the Assistant Fire Chief for volumes.” and emergency room visits. Also in error was the statem ent that $193,503 in c o n tra c tu a l was to be paid back to Medicaid. Ac cording to M CHD C h ief The third week of Ad Brazell, will sing People, er in the community room Financial O fficer N icole vent begins with the second Look E ast. H ym ns will for refreshm ents and fel Mahoney, MCHD has con presentation o f Chrismons include Take Time to Be lowship. tracts with insurance com at Heppner United Method Holy; Oh God, Our Help Service begins at 10:30 panies to pay them less ist Church on Sunday. At in Ages Past; Hark the Her a.m. All are welcome. The than 100 percent percent o f Heppner UMC, the Chris ald Angels Sing; and Ev Heppner United Methodist what MCHD bills them for mons in use were created ery l ime 1 Feel the Spirit. Church is located at 175 patient care. The $193,503 many years ago by Peggy Scripture from Isaiah, John West Church St. For more was what MCHD will not and Earl Fishbum and Deb and Psalms will be read by information call 541-676- receive from insurance pay liturgist Kathie McGowan. 9224 or e-mail heppnero- bie Koffler. ments and was the amount The HUMC choir, un Following the service, regonm ethodists@ gm ail. written o ff as contractual der the direction o f Jean every one is invited to gath- com. adjustments by the district. CITY WATER TO GO UP -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE crease by $1.50. No reason was given for that particular breakdown, but the council decided not to follow the I recommendation of the util- ' ity commission, and instead just do a flat $2 water and $2 sewer increase. ; In o th e r a c tio n th e council approved increased fees for installation o f new water service in Heppner. It will now cost $800 to hook up a one-inch water service, up from $300. In other business the council approved a request from David Piper o f 580 Main St. to keep 15 chick- ens and up to four cows on his property. Heard from City Man ager Kim Cutsforth that she is working with the M or row County Grain Grow ers on property they are prepared to donate to the city for a new fire hall on Riverside Street. Cutsforth said MCGG was prepared to donate land betw een Riverside and the highway near Devin Oil for use for the new fire hall, but there would be (unnamed) condi tions on the donation. The council heard a report from the Heppner RHEATO RETIRE í Baker reappointed to Boardman planning commission D uring th eir Dec. 2 council m eeting. Board- man City Councilors reap pointed Glaya Baker to the Boardman Planning Com m ission. She is currently serving as the chairman o f the planning commission until her term expires on Dec. 31 o f this year. * T he p la n n in g c o m m ission is com prised o f seven members appointed by the city council and is a perm anent advisory body to the council on matters related to p lan n in g and development. The commis sion holds monthly public meetings to consider land use and zo n in g m atters presented by staff, such as plan amendments, zone changes and amendments, conditional use perm its, variances and tentative sub division projects. Meetings are the third W ednesday o f each month at 7 p.m. at Boardman City Hall. B a k e r has b een on the B oardm an Planning V AVVI . ) i « " • ¡ r it * "O W f MAIN M t t f f t « * # { * t t t * Inland Northwest Musicians announce Echo concerts - The Inland Northwest Chorale and Orchestra un der the direction o f R. Lee Friese will present both o f their annual “Christmas in Echo” concerts on Friday, Dec. 12, at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. at Echo Community Center, 20 So. Bonanza, Echo, OR. This is a change from past years. The local mer chants in Echo are partici pating in this celebration. Several business and res taurants will remain open during the evening, there will be carolers on the street béfore and in between the edneerts, and decorations will be lighted for the eve ning. There will be a recep tion between the concerts in the ballroom at Sno Road Winery, 210 W Main St., two short blocks from the cqmmunity center. • There is no charge for the concert. However, do nations will be gladly ac cepted at the door. Season Sustaining M em berships are also available for $50. O rganizers say these concerts are popular, so it ismecessary to phone 541- 289-4696ore-mail inwm@ machmedia.net to reserve a seat at the performance of choice. Please leave your nim e and number o f seats requested. Those without reservations will be seated as" seats are available when all reserved seats have been allotted. The program includes many favorite Christm as selections and introduces listeners to some new music o f the season. The chorale will sing Ding Dong Mer rily on High and A ngels’ C arol by John R utterm Correction S e v e r a l p o in ts in the news article entitled “Health district sets goals" in the Dec. 3 issue o f the H eppner G azette-T im es were incorrect. The district did not ap prove hiring new paramed ics for the north end of the county. R a th e r, M C H D a p proved applying for a grant th rough a M oda H ealth pilot program, which would allow the three north-end existing paramedics to do home visits to help patients m anage th eir healthcare needs. The program goal is More Chrisma will be placed on HUMC tree Sunday Community lunch menu United Methodist Church members will serve lunch on Wednesday, Dec. 17, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meal will include oven fried chicken, citrus sweet potatoes, apple spinach salad, cranberry sauce, bread sticks and peach cobbler. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. get your business online . Call the Heppner Gazette Today! We can help with web site set-up, design and maintenance. ( 541 ) 67 6-92 28 david@rapidserve.net f \ 1
