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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
G A Z E T T E -T IM E S
U.S.P.S. 240-420
Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical maner at the
Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act o f March 3, 1879. Periodical postage
paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W Willow Street. Telephone (541)676-
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David Sykes........................................................................... ..............................Publisher
Andrea Di Salvo....................................................................................................... Editor
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‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’ opening
reception Jan. 8
Work o f former Heppner pastor featured
Photographers
John
Maas and Adam Sims will
speak about their work dur
ing an opening reception
for “All Things Bright and
Beautiful” on Thursday,
Jan. 8, from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
at the Betty Feves Memo
rial Gallery in Pioneer Hall
at Blue Mountain Commu
nity College in Pendleton.
Maas, a retired Luther-
an Pastor who served in
Heppner, says he “devel
oped a keen appreciation
for the beauty of the open
spaces and the visual his
tory of the industries that
have come and gone in
Eastern Oregon, Washing
ton, and California” during
the 20 years of his career in
the area.
Sims, who also works
at the BMCC Library, is a
self-taught photographer.
“I have always been
interested in the natural
world around me,” Sims
said. “It is nice to be able
to appreciate the beauty
around me, but I believe
photography has given me
a way to interact with it.”
The show runs through
Feb. 19. The Betty Feves
Memorial Gallery is open
M onday-Thursday from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and by
appointm ent by calling
541-278-5952. BMCC is
located at 2411 N W Carden
Avenue.
The Betty Feves Me
morial Gallery at BMCC is
a non-profit exhibit.
Morrow County Cultural Coalition
announces grants
The Morrow County
Cultural C oalition, sup
ported by O regon's Cul
tural Trust Foundation, an
nounces the following grant
recipients for 2015 projects
in Morrow County schools
and com m unities: M is
soula Children’s Theater
workshop, Heppner High
School Drama Club, Irrigon
and Boardman Elementary
schools Artist in Residence,
Morrow County Historical
Society Chronicles, and
Hampstead Stage Co.
Applications for 2016
cultural-based activities in
Morrow County are now
being accepted. Projects
supported in the past have
also included quilting and
art groups, art displays, his
torical library books, cul
tural entertainment struc
tures and kid’s activities
for parks.
Grants can be awarded
up to 50 percent o f total
project cost. For complete
guidelines and application
form, contact Susan Russell
at 541 -481 -4277 or smsel@
hotmail.com.
C om m unity B an k ’s
annual charity drive, con
ducted in all o f Community
Bank’s full-service branch
locations through Dec. 17,
received a grand total of
$19,816.05 in donations
and bank matches that were
dispersed to charities assist
ing local citizens in need.
C o m m u n ity B an k
matches up to $500 per
branch at $.50 on the dollar.
The goal th is y ear
was to raise a minimum
of $1,000 at each branch
location in order to have
the maximum bank match
achieved and to provide at
least $ 1,500 for each char
ity. The goal was reached in
six of the bank’s 13 partici
pating branches: La Grande
Downtown, Elgin, Wal
lowa, Enterprise, Joseph,
and Milton-Freewater.
F o llo w in g are the
amounts the charity orga
nizations are receiving the
week o f Christm as as a
result of the Charity Drive.
Amounts are rounded
to the nearest dollar and
include funds raised in the
branch and the Community
Bank match.
Community Connec
tion Food Bank (E nter
prise & Joseph branches):
$4,634; W allow a Food
Bank (Wallowa branch):
$2,804; Elgin Food Bank
(Elgin branch): $2,752;
N eig h b o r to N eig h b o r
Ministries Food Bank (La
Grande downtown & Valley
branches): $2,149; Baker
City Food Banks (Baker
City branch): $886.50; Al-
trusa Feed the Child Pro
gram (Pendleton branch):
$346; M a rth a ’s H ouse
(Hermiston branch): $90;
Neighborhood Center Food
Bank (Heppner branch):
$484; M ilton-Freew ater
City Light and Power En
ergy Assistance Program
through the Salvation Army
(Milton-Freewater branch):
$3,824; Walla Walla’s Se
nior Center, Center at the
Park (College Place & Wal
la Walla branches): $1,846.
Since 2010 the Com-
munity Bank Charity Drive
has provided over $95,000
to charities in the region.
“ We are thankful for
what these organizations
do for our com munities
and glad to assist them with
additional support,” says
Tom Moran, Community
Bank President/CEO, “We
couldn’t do it without our
generous custom ers and
communities.”
The Clarkston branch
of Community Bank opted
to facilitate a distinct one-
day fundraising event for
the Lewis Clark Animal
Shelter, which raised over
$ 1,000 in donations at their
location.
Church challenges
locals to a healthier
experience this New Community Bank’s fundraising produces
over $20,000
Year
For anyone who has ever wanted to try a healthier
eating lifestyle, the Heppner Seventh-day Adventist
Church is hosting a free vegetarian, plant-based dinner
for families.
The dinner is Monday evening, Jan. 12, from 5:30-
8:30 p.m. in the St. Patrick’s Senior Center dining hall.
As participants enjoy the dinner, church members
will demonstrate how they can make this dinner at home.
Event planners say they will also have a few other
nuggets of health information to help people with healthier
eating choices.
Wise men still seek
Him this week at
HUMC
The wise men are wel
comed during the first Sun
day of Epiphany at Heppner
United Methodist Church
this w eek. Cara Osmin
leads the service with this
message: “The Other Wise
Man.” The choir will sing
See That Star, and liturgist
Sally Walker will read from
Isaiah, Ephesians and Mat
thew. Hymns will include
We Three Kings and What
Child is This.
A potluck will be held
in the community room fol
lowing the service.
Service begins at 10:30
a.m. All are welcome. The
Heppner United Methodist
Church is located at 175
West Church St. For more
information call 541-676-
9224 or e-mailheppnero-
regonmethodists@ gmail.
com.
Wow, that’s some
stocking!
Bunco party cancelled due to
weather
Catholic men to hold
first Friday meeting
Holly Rebekah Lodge is going to be hosting its regu
lar monthly card party on Saturday, Jan. 3, at the lodge
hall in Lexington. Play will start at 7 p.m. and the public
is encouraged to attend. The cost for an evening of cards,
fun, food and laughter is still $5.
The lodge has regretfully announced that the Bunco
party planned for Wednesday, Dec. 31, has been cancelled
due to weather.
The men of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church o f Heppner
and St. William’s Catholic Church of lone will hold their
first Friday o f the month meeting on Jan. 2 at the parish
office in Heppner. The meeting will start at 7:15 a.m. and
will be followed by First Friday Mass at 8 a.m.
Morrow SWCD to
hold annual, monthly
meetings
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Heppner Shell again continued its tradition of awarding one
local youngster with a giant Christmas stocking this year. Pic
tured is winner Faith Futterwith the stocking, Frosty, and Hep
pner Shell manager Melissa Pierson. Faith is the daughter of
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Heppner Gazette Times
The annual meeting of
the Morrow SWCD will be
held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Jan. 6, follow ed by the
regular January monthly
meeting at the Ag Service
Center-430 W Linden Way,
Heppner.
Time will be set aside at
the beginning of the meet
ing to receive comments
from the public.
The Annual Meeting
will include an annual ac
tivity report and annual
financial report. The agenda
for the SWCD m eeting
includes approval o f the
Nov. 4 meeting minutes;
treasurer’s report; CPA Re
view of Fiscal Year Ended
6/30/14, status o f funding
agreements; staff reports
and partner reports.
A board position rep
resenting the Irrigon area
is currently vacant. SWCD
staff stress that landowner
representation from all ar
eas o f Morrow County is
essential in order to con
serve, protect and develop
soil, water and other natural
resources for the economic
and environmental benefit
of the resources o f Morrow
County.
Meetings o f Morrow
SWCD are open to the
public.
Community lunch
menu
Amazing Grace Fellowship members will serve lunch
on Wednesday, Jan. 7, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center.
The meal will include clam chowder, seven-layer salad,
bread sticks and apple crisp. Milk is served at each meal.
Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject
to change.
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