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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 13, 2016 OSU’s food preservation and safety hotline open for canning season CORVALLIS, Ore.— Oregon State University’s food preservation and safe- ty hotline has opened for the season. The toll-free hotline at 800-354-7319 runs un- til Oct. 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. When the hotline is closed, callers can leave a message. Additionally, many Extension offices offer free pressure gauge testing. Master Food Preserv- ers, who have completed 40 hours of training, answer question ranging from how to avoid botulism to how to convert grandma’s recipe for pie filling to modern standards. The hotline gets thousands of questions a Master Food Preservers are on hand to answer your questions about food preservation. -Photo by Lynn Ketchum year. “The most important part of safe and healthy food preservation is finding current, tested instructions, and following them,” said Jeanne Brandt, Extension Master Food Preserver pro- gram coordinator. “Food preservation research is an ongoing process, so there are a lot of recent changes in canning recommenda- tions and new equipment and products. Using the most current and research- based instructions will help ensure your products are safe, healthy and delicious.” Most commonly, peo- ple ask about preserving salsa, tomatoes and tuna. OSU Extension offers pub- lications on each: Salsa Recipes for Canning, Can- ning Seafood, and Can- ning Tomatoes and Tomato Products. For more information, go to http://extension.or- egonstate.edu/community/ food-preservation. OSU Extension’s Ask an Expert service also takes online questions about food pres- ervation. - FIVE BEO celebrates customers during sidewalk sale HES announces school supply list To help parents prepare for the 2016-2017 school year, Heppner Elementary School has released the fol- lowing supply list by class: Mrs. Morris (Kindergar- ten) All supplies are used on a common table; please do not label. No tablets, trap- per keepers or notebooks are needed. 1 pink pearl eraser 4 glue sticks 1 24 box Crayola crayons 1 set Crayola markers 2 dozen #2 pencils, yellow only 2 boxes Kleenex Paint Shirt (label with name) PE Shoes (Velcro and non-marking soles) Backpack Mrs. Matheny (First Grade) 1 Fiskar scissors 6 glue sticks 4 boxes of 24 Crayola crayons 2 pink pearl eraser 2 plastic pocket folders 1 box of Kleenex 3 packs 0.7mm lead pen- cils 6 ct. dry erase markers (FINE POINT & low odor) 2 composition notebooks 1 package of baby wipes BOYS - 1 Ziploc bags (gallon size) GIRLS - 1 Ziploc bags (sandwich size) Backpack PE Shoes (non-marking soles, prefer Velcro) Mrs. Stewart (Second Grade) 1 box 24 crayons 2 boxes of Kleenex 2 pink pearl erasers 1 pair of Fiskar scissors 1 box gallon sized Ziploc bags 1 box sandwich sized Ziploc bags 3 glue sticks 2 packages pencil top erasers Pencil box 1 clipboard 4 dozen #2 pencils 5 packages wide ruled paper 1 bottle of GermX Backpack PE shoes (non-marking soles) Mrs. Rosenbalm (Third Grade) 4 wide ruled composition books 1 pencil box 2016 MCDANIEL FAMILY REUNION Sunday, July 17 Hardman Community Center, Hardman OR --- N OTICE OF 3 dozen mechanical pen- cils (0.7mm lead) 2 packs 0.7mm lead 6-fine point dry erase markers 2-plastic pocket folders Pencil eraser tops 2 pink pearl erasers 1 cm/inch ruler 1 pair of Fiskar scissors 1 set colored pencil 1 set of washable markers 1 24 box crayons 2 glue sticks 2 large boxes Kleenex PE shoes (non-marking soles) Backpack Mrs. Gibbs (Fourth Grade) 1 wide lined spiral note- books (pages not perforated by the spiral) 1 Small Pencil Sharpener w/Lid 2 dozen #2 pencils (Ticonderoga is best) 2 Black fine tip felt pens Pencil eraser tops 2 pink pearl erasers 1 composition book 1 cm/inch ruler 1 pair of Fiskar scissors 1 set markers 1 24 box crayons 2 glue sticks 1 small bottle of Elmer’s glue 1 pkg ruled notebook paper 1 clear protractor PE shoes (non-marking soles) Backpack Mrs. Piper (Fifth Grade) 2 composition notebook 1 pencil box 1 plain brown clipboard 4 dozen pencils 1 pair scissors 1 12 inch ruler 1 set colored pencil 1 box Kleenex Pencil top erasers Inexpensive calculator 2 Correcting pens Clear protractor PE shoes (non-marking soles) Backpack Mrs. Coiner (Sixth Grade) 4 composition notebooks 1 plain brown clipboard 1 accordion file folder 3 pkgs. college ruled note- book paper 4 dozen pencils 1 pair scissors 4 glue sticks 1 set colored pencils 2 large box Kleenex Pencil top erasers Pencil box (optional) Inexpensive Calculator Correcting pens PE shoes (non-marking soles) Backpack BOARDMAN UTILITIES -Continued from PAGE ONE limits water rate to $24 for rate to $11.25 for the first the first 7,000 gallons used 6,000 gallons used in a in a month. The sewer rates will month and outside city increase by a $2.50 per month. This brings the rate for customers inside city limits to $27.50 per unit and out- side city limits rate to $40 per unit. The new rates took ef- fect July 1. R OAD W ORK --- OREGON HIGHWAY 206 & 74 CHIP SEAL Beginning July 11 the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) will be chip sealing two highway sections in the Heppner area along the Heppner Highway (OR 74) and along the Wasco-Heppner Highway (OR 206) in Morrow County . Crews plan to begin on OR 74 at mile post 8.44 then work south towards Heppner. This will take 2-3 weeks. Work will then move to OR 206 at mile post 54.8 and work east through Heppner. This section will take about two weeks to complete. In downtown Heppner a fog seal coating of oil will be applied over the chip rock to help seal the surface and limit loose rock in town. PARKING RESTRICTIONS: To accommodate pavement resurfacing work in Heppner (chip seal and fog seal coating) vehicles will not be allowed to park along Main Street (OR 206) in the downtown area for 1-2 days during these operations. No Parking restrictions are anticipated in early August. More info will be shared when no parking dates are identified. TRAVEL IMPACTS: Expect up to 20-minute delays, reduced speeds, loose rock on the roadway, flaggers, and pilot cars directing single lane traffic through the work zones. Min- or delays during nighttime/early morning hours for road sweeping. Please slow down and watch for construction activities in the area and plan extra travel time during this highway preservation project. REQUEST TO RANCHERS : To prevent chip rock adhesion problems due to animal waste on the roadway, ODOT is asking ranchers to keep all cattle and other livestock out of the work zones between July 4 and mid-August. Animals can be driven on appropriate open range highway sections after the chip seal has been applied. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT ODOT PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER TOM STRANDBERG AT 541-963-1330, OR EMAIL THOMAS.M.STRANDBERG@ODOT.STATE.OR.US . ODOT MAINTENANCE CREWS APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE WHILE THIS PAVEMENT PRESERVATION WORK OCCURS. Bank of Eastern Oregon employees served up barbecued hamburgers and hot dogs to a hungry crowd during the bank’s customer appreciation lunch Friday, June 24. -Photo by Megan Futter BEO reports second quarter earnings HEPPNER—BEO Bancorp and its subsidiary, Bank of Eastern Oregon, announced second-quar- ter 2016 consolidated net income of $815,000 or $0.67 per share compared to $724,000 or $0.58 per share for second quarter 2015. Year-to-date earnings were $1.597 million com- pared to $1.194 million for the first six months of 2015. To t a l a s s e t s w e r e $350.1 million, up 2.07 percent year-over-year. Net loans of $292.6 million were up 0.7 per- cent from the same period in 2015, while deposits were at $308.9 million, up 1.4 percent year-over-year. Shareholders’ equity in- creased by $1.46 million or 5.3 percent from June 2015. “We are pleased with second quarter earnings, which are up 12.5 percent year-over-year. Earnings through the first six months of the year are up 33.8 per- cent from 2015 levels. “There are primarily two factors that drive our earnings so far in 2016: the first is net interest income was up 6.1 percent and our provision for possible loan losses was down 90.8 percent,” said President and CEO Jeff Bailey. Chief Financial Officer Mark Lemmon said, “Re- turn on Average Assets for the quarter was 0.93 percent and Return on Average Eq- uity was 11.37 percent com- pared to 0.85 percent and 10.64 percent respectively year-over-year.” Lemmon concluded, “Our book value per share was $23.71 com- pared to $22.38 on June 30, 2015.” Chief Operations Of- ficer Gary Propheter said, “Our deposit base continues to be solid as interest rates stay relatively stagnant. It will be interesting to see how the global economic conditions affect interest rates over the next year or longer.” “Wheat harvest is a little early this year as the continued dry conditions and the hot spell in April appear to be translating into a below-average crop. This coupled with lower com- modity prices across the board are a bit concerning, but all part of the cyclical nature of agriculture. “As the year progresses we will keep a close eye on segments of our loan portfolio most affected and make sure that we continue to be adequately reserved for potential loan losses,” concluded Bailey. For further information on the company or to ac- cess internet banking, visit http://www.beobank.com.