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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 24, 2016 Rep. Smith appointed to governor’s Small Business Advisory Cabinet S A L E M — O r e g o n cabinet and the only mem- Governor Kate Brown has ber from Eastern Oregon. announced the ap- “Over the last pointment of State two decades I have Representative Greg witnessed irst-hand Smith (R-Heppner) Governor Brown’s to the Small Busi- commitment to ness Advisory Cabi- small business, net. The cabinet is in both word and charged with de- deed,” said Smith. veloping recom- State Rep. “I am honored to be mendations on how Greg Smith a voice for Eastern state government Oregon small busi- can support small business ness owners, and I look owners and emerging entre- forward to working with preneurs and advance state- cabinet members and the wide economic growth. governor.” Rep. Smith is one of nine Professionally, Smith individuals appointed to the has more than 20 years of small business development experience, serving hun- dreds of business owners each year. Smith also has an extensive background in both commercial and in- dustrial business inancing. The Small Business Advisory Cabinet will de- liver recommendations on three priorities by Oct. 1, 2016: (1) How state govern- ment can further the support and promotion of small business owners and pro- spective entrepreneurs, (2) how state government can increase access to capital, and (3) how state govern- A View from the Hill By Doris Brosnan Familiar faces cross the welcome mat at Wil- low Creek Terrace every week with those of the resi- dents and staff—the several volunteers who keep ac- tivities varied and enjoy- able throughout the week. The community views as especially special these individuals who donate their time and talents to bring to the Terrace Bingo, other games, crafts, piano music, crossword-puzzle challenges, the reading of the Gazette-Times, and transportation to the senior meal-site lunch gatherings. They are appreciated, as are the friends and neighbors who offer a variety of dona- tions throughout the year. Three new faces have accepted the “Welcome” as sincere and decided to move in this month. On Feb. 1, Caroline Hall, a long-time citizen of the area, moved from the St. Patrick’s Se- nior Apartments. On Feb. 4, Mary Ramey moved from Pendleton to be nearer fam- ily members. And on Feb. 8, Millie Hanna, a friend of Caroline’s and a long-time resident of Heppner, moved from the senior apartments, also. After seven years, Marjorie Burgess moved from the Terrace last month, so one apartment remains available for a new resident. The three new residents are welcome additions to life on the Hill. Just one example is their adding to the numbers participating in daily morning exercises. Numbers have increased so greatly that the activity has moved from the smaller sun room to the living room. Obviously, staying it is a priority at the Terrace. Being it will be impor- tant to the residents who agree with Punxsutawney Phil—spring will be early this year. These residents are eyeing the flowerbed areas and are eager to get some plants into the ground. The sun room was the gathering spot for Super Bowl Sunday, where the action on the screen was absorbing, the noshes on the table were tasty, and the anticipation of winning combinations on the board ran high. Two residents and two staff members were the day’s winners. The party with the Hep- pner preschool students was too large for the sun room when 13 youngsters came to exchange handmade Val- entines and refreshments with 11 residents on Feb. 9. The residents had also put together “goody bags” for their visitors, who en- tertained with some songs at the party. On Valentine’s Day, the residents enjoyed their “candlelight” dinner of bacon-wrapped chicken and side dishes, and no one seemed to mind that the cantankerous candles refused to light. Sue Baker orchestrates this annual event that the entire staff contribute to in the kitchen and/or in the dining room. The sun is shining fre- quently lately, so the sun room gets daily use, but it will again be too small for another activity on the 23 rd , which is Aviation Day and the day when residents will be encouraged to build and - SEVEN Friends of the library honors volunteers ment can streamline regula- tions to help small business owners and prospective entrepreneurs navigate the myriad of laws and policies of state government. Rep. Smith also current- ly serves as Co Vice-Chair, Joint Ways and Means Committee; Co-Chair, Joint Ways and Means Subcom- mittee on General Govern- ment; and on the Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee on Capital Construction, Legislative Administra- Bill Kuhn of Friends of the Heppner Library awards Ed tion Committee and House Struthers of Heppner with Volunteer of the Year. Not pictured Republican Caucus Budget is award co-recipient Marie Struthers. -Contributed photo The Friends of the “altering” books. Chair. Heppner Library awarded Currently, there is an volunteers of the year Ed adult “coloring between and Marie Struthers at the the lines” workshop every annual Love Your Library Tuesday evening from 6 ly paper airplanes. Possi- evening held Thursday, to 8 p.m. here in Heppner. bly, engineering plans are Feb. 18. The library has provided already being formulated The keynote speaker all the supplies for this by some competitive resi- was Kathy Street, the new workshop. Coming soon to dents. The rowdy action in Oregon Trail Library Dis- the Heppner branch will be the halls that day will be trict Director. She talked the addition of a teen night invigorating. about her circuitous journey twice a month. Fueling the residents that brought her to the new Street also indicated who participate in the daily job of OTLD director while that computers will be used activities or choose to main- introducing attendees to her to improve library services, tain a quieter routine in their family through a slide show. such as not needing to bring apartments are the three She then went on to talk a library card to check out daily meals served by the about the new activities that items. staff. Tasty as the meals she has been slowly intro- Street inished by say- are, the lunches on days ducing to each of the district ing, “I would like to hear celebrating special foods libraries, the changes in from the library patrons offer a little something ex- the library web page, the with any ideas they have tra for added conversation addition of a library Face- for activities or workshops, and palate pleasure: Baked book page, and ideas for as well.” Alaska Day on the first, future activities that people Refreshments were Carrot Cake Day on the are requesting—including provided as people visited third, Chocolate Mint Day more computer and internet with Street after her pre- on the 19 th . Of course, Chili classes as well as activities sentation. Day on the 25 th will feature like having workshops on homemade chili. This month’s calendar also features that extra day that comes along every four years, the 29 th . Since it cre- ates “Leap Year,” the Com- munity on the Hill views that as a good reason to hold a hopping party. Watch for an update on that plan next month. Good snow conditions greet Nordic ski club Ione library plans free classes IONE—The Ione Pub- lic Library will be hosting an iPad class in February and a SAGE Catalog/Li- braries2Go class in March. Both classes are free to the public; however, space is limited. Call the library at 541-561-9828 to sign up. The iPad class, free to Flagging class scheduled in Boardman A Flagging Certifica- tion class has been sched- uled for Friday, March 6, at Blue Mountain Community College in Boardman. The class will begin at 9 a.m. and inish at 2 p.m. Cost of the class is $119, payable to BMCC. Students will prepare to be laggers for work zone traffic control and learn the basics of lagging and trafic control. Successful completion of the class will result in receiving a State of Oregon Department of Transportation Credential for Flaggers. Certiication is good in Idaho, Oregon and Washington for three years. Students will also learn to ind employers who use laggers regularly. Cost includes text and certiication card. Pre-regis- tration is required. Register online at www.bluecc.edu or in person at any BMCC location. BMCC Boardman is located at 300 NE Front Street in Boardman. Call 541-481-2099 or 541-422- 7040 for more information. the public, will be held this Thursday, Feb. 25 from 6-7:30 p.m. This class is for anyone with an iPad look- ing to better understand the device and for those curious if an iPad is right for them. Taught by Ione native Heidi Nelson, the class will cover the basics of using the iPad, such as hand gestures and switching quickly be- tween apps. Participants are invited to bring their own questions and things they want to learn, and those will also be covered. Participants will leave with a list of app sugges- tions and a quick reference guide for using their devic- es. Participants also should bring their own iPads; the library has two available to borrow, irst come, irst- served. On Tuesday, March 1, from 6-7:30 p.m., there will be a class on how to access the SAGE Catalog and Libraries2Go sites. Participants should bring their own devices for ac- cessing the Internet, such as a Kindle, iPad, or other tablet or a laptop, as well as a current library card. This class will cover how to search the online catalog and place a hold for books from other libraries, and how to renew books from home. Additionally, class members will learn how to access the Libaries- 2Go website to borrow electronic books that can be read from their personal electronic devices. Space is limited for both classes; call the library at 541-561-9828 to sign up. Only four skiers were able to make it on the Arbuckle ski club’s trip on Saturday, Feb. 20, but those who went found beautiful weather and good snow conditions. There was about 1-1/2 inches of new snow on top of the remaining base, which they said made for very nice skiing. The group skied out the Forest Service 25 road and then on out the 2516 road before returning to Highway 207 at their start point. Pictured are (L-R) Luanne Brownield, Dan VanLiew and Kristy Crowell. -Contributed photo Loop committee to meet The Loop Morrow County Transportation committee meeting will be March 1 at 2:30 p.m. in the upstairs con- ference room at the Bartholomew Building in Heppner. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HEPPNER MUSTANGS GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM ON A FINE SEASON Heppner High School Girls' Varsity Back (left to right): Rylee Kollman, Kaelyn Lindsay, Morgan Correa, Riane Dompier, Jessica Kempken, Josey Evans, Madison Combe. Front row (L-R): Kacie Gray, Jacee, Currin, Caitlyn Scrivner, Jaiden Mahoney, Claire Grieb, Em- ily Cecil and Meranda Lemmon. 124 N. MAIN STREET HEPPNER OR 97836 541- 676- 9481
