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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 22, 2015 PENDLETON UNDERGROUND AWANA holds awards night, right there in the moment. Pendleton’s Underground Comes to Life tour treat visitors to lively scenes like this bar fight during the two-hour tour. –Contributed photo -Continued from PAGE ONE drunk in a bar to playing a in it and they gave me a role hanging out and be- ing a drunk guy in a bar,” Sykes recalls. “Then the sheepherder couldn’t make it one year. He has some lines. They asked if I could do it, they gave me a script, and I ran away with it.” That was about five years ago. Sykes says he has played the sheepherder ever since, first in the non- speaking role of the drunk sheepherder in the Sham- erock Room and then in his speaking role as the same sheepherder seeking a bath in Hop Sing’s Chinese Laundry. “I go from playing a drunk in a Chinese bath,” Sykes says with a laugh. Sykes says the best part is how involved the tourists become in the productions. With visitors from as far away as Holland and Ger- many, he says it’s amazing how quickly people forget that they are watching a group of actors. “You really lose your- self for a second; they get caught up in the moment. We make it so realistic… everyone’s dressed out to the T, the bar piano is play- ing, the can-can girls are dancing, and it seems so real. They get this look on their face and they’re just You’ll have an old lady want to grab you and take you out for a dance,” he says. “They’re just having a ball.” Though the tour, which runs for one day, involves acting out the scenes 20 times for hundreds of visi- tors, Sykes says he never gets nervous or bored. “It’s more excited than nervous. We get to impro- vise but we have our basic story that we tell,” he says. “I look forward to it every year. You get to be someone you’re not. You get to hang out with a bunch of friends and have a really good time.” The once-a-year event has run since the late 1990s and features more than 75 live actors playing the parts of card players, dancers, musicians, Chinese work- ers, merchants, and even local madam Stella and her working girls as they would have appeared 100 years ago. Tickets for the May 16 event are limited and reservations are required; cost is $50 per person. The live production is for adults only. Call 541-276-0730 for more information. BEO reports first quarter earnings Heppner—BEO Ban- corp and its subsidiary, Bank of Eastern Oregon, announced first quarter 2015 consolidated net in- come of $470,000 or $0.39 per share, compared to $560,000 or $0.51 per share for first quarter 2014. Total assets were $339.8 million, up 11.3 percent year over year. Net loans of $273.6 million were up 15.8 per- cent from the same period in 2014, while deposits were at $302.1 million up 11.3 percent year over year. “The double digit growth in deposit, loans and total assets came as a result of the Bank Reale acquisition which closed on February 28, 2015. Profit- ability for the quarter was impacted by non-recurring expenses associated with the acquisition,” said Presi- dent and CEO Jeff Bailey. Chief Financial Officer Mark Lemmon said, “Net interest income after pro- vision for loan losses is up 2.4 percent from last year. Return on Average Assets is 0.56 percent compared to 0.74 percent last year; with Return on Average Equity at 7.24 percent versus 9.65 percent in 2014.” Lemmon went on to say, “Even though returns for the quarter were im- pacted by acquisition costs as well as the seasonality of the loan portfolio, steady profits over the past year have added to shareholders’ equity, which is up 15.04 percent from last year.” “As an agricultural based bank, we often see seasonal swings in our loan portfolio. These were evident over the past few months, but we are now seeing our typical increase in lending as spring arrives. Overall our ag portfolio has performed quite well, but we realize that ag is a cyclical type of business,” concluded Bailey. For further information on the company or to access internet banking, please visit our website at http:// www.beobank.com. PUBLIC NOTICE *Use for supplemental budget proposing an increase in a fund of 10% or more. A public hearing on a proposed supplemental budget for Ione School District #2, Morrow County, State of Oregon, for the fiscal year July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015 will be held at the Ione Schol District. The Hearing will take place on the 28th day of April, 2015 at 4:30 PM. The purpose of the hearing is to discuss the supplemental budget with interested persons. A copy of the supplemental budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after Summary of Supplemental Budget Publish Only Those Funds Being Modified 1 State Sources 2 Fund: Resource $ Total Resources $ Special Revenue Fund Amount 1 Local Revenue Fund: Resource Requirement 2,024,283 $ $ Total Resources $ Capital Projects Fund Amount 1 Local Revenue Total Resources Amount 1 Instruction 2 Support Services 3,404,183 $ Total Requirements Requirement 410,269 - 286,000 - $ 372,000 1,641,492 1,271,691 - 3,404,183 $ Total Requirements Requirement $ $ Ty Boor with his Alpha Me- dallion. Not pictured: Au- brey Smith with her Sparky Plaque. –Contributed photo AWANA will start up again next September. Welcome Amount 1 Support Services 661,674 place to Tucker Epperson of Ione; third place was Ame- lia Manning of Heppner. Trophies were also awarded to the best and most creatively designed cars. Taking first place was Elaina Ehrmantraut of Lex- ington with her banana car. Second was Grace Smith of Heppner with her log car, and third place was leader Jessie Smith of Lexington with her vine-covered car. A highlight of the night was the chance to see a real race car when Russell Seewald brought over his BMW car for the kids to see. is now practicing full time at our Pioneer Memorial Clinic. General Fund Amount Above: Creative car design trophy winners (L-R): Elaina Eh- rmantraut, 1 st ; Grace Smith, 2 nd ; and Jessie Smith, 3 rd . Below: Commander Dale Bates with AWANA Grand Prix race car winners (L-R): Amelia Manning, 3 rd ; Tucker Epperson, 2 nd ; and Moira Di Salvo, 1 st . –Contributed photo Dan Hambleton, MD April 23, 2015 at the Ione School District Office between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Resource The local AWANA Bible Club concluded its club year with a combined awards ceremony and Grand Prix car races. AWANA is an acro- nym that stands for Ap- proved Workmen Are Not Ashamed – correctly han- dling the word of truth (2 Timothy 2:15). A typical club night includes games, songs and the memoriza- tion of Bible verses in the lesson. Preschool age Cubbie members in attendance who received special recognition were Frank Di Salvo, Had- lie and Mikalie Duncan, and Jude Smith. In the Sparks group for kindergarten through sec- ond grade, Book 1 Awards went to Carter Epperson and Hannah Smith. The Book 2 Award went to Makiyah Christian. The Sparky Plaque— for completing all three books and memorizing 150 Bible verses—went to Au- brey Smith. Sparks Attendance Awards were given to Cart- er Epperson, Tucker Ep- person and Hadley Wright. In the Truth & Training Club (grades three through six), Ty Boor earned the Awana Alpha Medallion for memorizing all 44 verses from the Roots of Faith lessons. Amber Manning and Ireland Martin were also recognized for outstanding effort. Attendance awards went to Ty Boor, Miracle Holsinger and Ireland Mar- tin. There were 41 mem- bers who each raced a 5five-ounce derby car in the Grand Prix races. The first place trophy for the fastest car of the night went to Moira Di Salvo of Lexington; second Morrow County Health District is pleased to announce that Notice of Supplemental Budget Hearing Fund: Grand Prix races $ 120,974 - $ 661,674 Dr. Hambleton is serving the clinic on a full-time basis and specializes in family medicine. His practice includes pediatric care, well child visits, women’s health, geriatric care, and all primary care needs of the family. Amount 1 Facilities Acquisition Total Requirements He is accepting new patients and looking forward to serving our community. $ 372,000 $ 372,000 To make an appointment, call (541) 676-5504. Comments *Authorizes increase in Instruction and Support appropriations in the General Fund due to increase in State revenue. General Fund increased $100,000. * Authorizes expenditures in Special Revenue Fund Support Services appropriation for increased costs supported by additional local contributions. Special Revenue Fund increased by $10,000. *Authorizes expenditures in Capital Projects Funds for Facilities appropriation to support building improvements and to reflect additional local revenue for grant related projects. Capital Project Fund increased from $250,000 to $372,000. Published: April 22, 2015 Affidavit Serving you at our Pioneer Memorial Clinic | 130 Thompson St, Heppner www.morrowcountyhealthdistrict.org PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the ____Town of Lexington_____________, __Morrow________, State of Oregon, (District Name) (County) on the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016, will be held at Town Hall (Location) ¡ am x pm _425 F St. Lexington OR__________. The meeting will take place on _May 5, 2015__ at __6:30___________ (Address) (Time) (Date) The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. An additional, separate meeting of the Budget Committee will be held to take public comment. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee. The meeting for public comment will be on: Date: _May 13, 2015___ Time: ___6:30_______ ¡ am x pm Location: 425 F Street. _____________________________ A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after __May 4, 2015_ at _Town Hall___________________ (Date) _425 F St. Lexington OR __________, between the hours of _8:00______ (Location) Published: April 22 and 29, 2015 Affidavit (Time) (Location) x am ¡ pm and __4:00________ (Time) ¡ am x pm Published: April 22 and 29, 2015 Affidavit ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE! Call Megan at The Heppner Gazette-Times to get started today 541-676-9228!
