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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 17, 2018 -- TWO The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper SEARCH OLD COPIES OF THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES ON-LINE: http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676- 9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or david@rapidserve. net. Web site: www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $31 in Morrow County; $25 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $37 elsewhere; $31 student subscriptions. David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $5.25 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50¢ per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $6.05 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for pub- lication must be specified. Affidavits must be required at the time of submission. Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author’s address and phone number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. Temple/Bossen to hold wedding reception Kristal and Rick Bossen. -Contributed photo. Kristal Temple, daughter of Dick and Karen Temple, wed Rick Bossen in Portland on June 23. A reception honoring Mr. and Mrs. Bossen is scheduled for Oct. 27 at 1:30 p.m. at the Heppner Christian Church. The only gift required is the gift of your presence. Everyone is invited to attend. Chamber to host candidates’ forum A local candidates’ fo- rum will take place at the next Chamber lunch meet- ing, to be held Thursday, Oct. 18 in the Heppner City Hall conference room. Candidates for mayor of Heppner and council posi- tion five will be part of the forum, moderated by Bill Kuhn. Representative Greg Smith will also be present to discuss Measures 103 and 104 as well as other legislative issues. Lunch will be served at 11:45 and the legislative update and candidates’ forum will be- gin at noon. Market Fresh Foods will be catering the lunch of meat lasagna, green salad, garlic bread and cookies for $10 per person. RSVPs are required to accommodate food and seating. Call the Chamber at 541-676-5536 or send email to heppner- chamber@centurytel.net for additional information. The meeting is open to the public. Boardman has new website The City of Boardman has a new website where citizens can find informa- tion regarding water outag- es, job openings, impound- ed dogs, public hearing notices, cleanup months and more. The city website can be located at www. cityofboardman.com. Residents may also subscribe to the Boardman VOTE C ody H igH MAYOR ELECT ME YOUR VOICE AT CITY HALL codyhigh@hotmail.com. Paid For by Cody High A View from the Green Senior golfers play in tournament Willow Creek senior golf club members com- peted in the Columbia-Blue Senior Association tourna- ment at the Milton-Freewa- ter golf course on Oct. 8. Results for the Willow Creek members are: -Columbia division (handicap 14 and below) third place in gross went to Barry Munkers with a score of 70. Duane Disque took first in net with a score of 59 and Jerry Gentry placed sixth with a score of 62. -Blue division (hand- icap 15-17) third place in gross went to John Ed- mundson with 77. -Senior division (hand- icap 18 and above) fourth place gross went to Dave Creswick with his score of 78. Gene Orwick was third in net with a 58 and Al Scott was fourth with a score of 59. The annual meeting for CBGSA will be held at the China Creek Golf Course in Arlington on Nov. 5 The meeting agenda will include evaluating the 2018 season, planning for 2019 and election of 2019 officers. Community lunch menu All Saints/Hope/Valby volunteers will serve lunch on Wednesday, October 24 at St. Patrick’s Senior Cen- ter. Lunch will be herb roasted chicken, potato medley, zucchini and squash, apple sauce, French bread and triple chocolate pudding for dessert. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. BEO Bancorp reports third quarter earnings BEO Bancorp (OTCB- B:BEOB) and its subsidi- ary, Bank of Eastern Ore- gon, announced third quar- ter 2018 consolidated net income of $1,196,000 or $1.01 per share compared to $817,000 or $0.69 per share for third quarter 2017. Year to date earnings were $2,825,000, up 19.8 percent year over year. Total assets were down 0.6 percent year over year at $401.5 million. Net loans of $323.8 million were down 1.0 percent from the same period in 2017, while deposits were at $355.8 million, also down 1.0 percent year over year. “Third quarter net in- come is up 37.0 percent from last year and year to date profits are up 19.8 percent from 2017. The tax law changes account for part of the increased profitability, but pre-tax income is up 1.2 percent year over year. Provision for possible loan losses for third quarter was zero compared to $300,000 in 2017, with YTD provision at $850,000 vs. $500,000 last year,” said President and CEO Jeff Bailey. Chief Financial Officer Mark Lemmon said, “Our shareholder equity is up 8.1 percent year over year, while our book value per share is up 8.7 percent. Bulletin newsletter and/or the Amber Alert notices by clicking on Community, then Subscribe to News- letters. Return on Average Assets for the quarter was 1.19 per- cent and Return on Average Equity was 14.12 percent compared to 0.82 percent and 10.34 percent respec- tively year over year.” Chief Operations Of- ficer Gary Propheter said, “The Federal Reserve con- tinues to inch up interest rates, but the effect on de- posits has been minimal. The volatility in the stock market appears to have had little impact on overall deposits.” “It was an interesting summer. Harvest results were mixed, mostly fa- vorable, depending on the region. Commodity prices were also a mixed bag. Wheat prices have been locked in a range, but cattle prices and hay have shown some strength over last year. We are heading into renewal season with a little more optimism than in the past few years and we have seen good rains across the region this past week. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the devastating wildfires that affected some of our counties this summer. The damage was immense, but the resiliency of the communities impacted by the fires is what makes liv- ing and working in eastern Oregon and Washington so rewarding. Hats off to the professional firefighters, volunteers and neighbors that worked and sacrificed to protect all,” concluded Bailey. MURRAYS 2019 MEDICARE PART D PLANS SILVERSCRIPT EXPRESS SCRIPTS WELLCARE AARP (Symphonix - now transitioning to AARP) CIGNA AETNA (First Health plans - transitioning to Aetna) MUTUAL OF OMAHA MODA HEALTH HMO *Please note we are NOT a provider for Humana ~ Letters to the Editor ~ The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name of the sender along with a legible signature. We are also requesting that you provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The address and phone number will only be used for verification and will not be printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. Support Kindle for mayor To the editor: I am writing this letter in support of Jim Kindle for Heppner City mayor. I think that Jim will be a great representative of the values of our city. I have been involved with Jim’s dedicated work for others in many ways for many years. Jim is involved in many community activ- ities. He has served as a volunteer coach, announcer and shows up to help with any school-oriented project. Jim gets things done. Jim has been a volun- teer fireman for the city for many years. He served in several different leadership capacities in our communi- ty. Jim is involved with res- idents of all ages, assisting the youth and the elderly. Jim has a background in law enforcement. He has relationships with most, if not all, of our local gov- ernments and community leaders. He cares about the City of Heppner and is a splen- did example of how a com- munity-minded person can make a difference. Greg Grant Heppner Kindle for mayor To the editor: I am writing this letter in support of Jim Kindle for Heppner City may- or. Jim is a lifelong resi- dent of Heppner. He cares for the community, is an active volunteer for the fire department and can be found at nearly all of the fund-raising events work- ing and showing support for a cause. Jim is interested in and supports the youth of our city, including being the other voice of Mustang basketball. He is well respected by the people that he is involved with, so much so that he was honored with Heppner’s Man of the Year. Jim will offer assis- tance where it is needed and can heed advice when it is given. To be a leader in Hep- pner, you need to be able to work with others, listen to ideas and support many different groups. This job is not a single focus, single agenda task. No big project has ever been completed here without support from several different entities. We are not an island and cannot afford to act like one. Heppner needs a leader that can work well with others and wants to see Heppner thrive. Jim Kindle is that person. Vote Jim Kindle for Heppner City mayor. Sincerely, John Murray Heppner Planning commis- sion holds hearings The Morrow County Planning Commission met in Boardman at the Port of Morrow Riverfront Cen- ter on Sept. 25 for three planned public hearings. Two actions are being con- tinued to Dec. 4, when the planning commission is back in Boardman. The only action considered was a Transportation System Plan Amendment to adopt the Lexington Airport Mas- ter Plan to become a part of the Morrow County Trans- portation System Plan. The planning commission for- warded the action to the board of commissioners with a recommendation to adopt. The board of com- missioners will consider the Lexington Airport Master Plan at a public hearing on Oct. 24. The next Morrow County Planning Commis- sion public hearing will be held on Oct. 30 in Heppner at the Bartholomew Build- ing. There are three public hearings scheduled for this meeting: Von and Posey Studer have applied for a conditional use permit that would allow a home occupation just west of Ir- rigon; Donna Rietmann and Anita Pranger have applied for a land partition that would create two parcels for farm purposes and the third action is to consider the Heppner Transportation System Plan, co-adopting the plan to be applicable in the Heppner urban growth boundary. During the month of September the Morrow County Planning Depart- ment staff issued four zon- ing permits allowing the construction of grain bins, an office building and a carport. Wo r k i n g c o o p e r a - tively with the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office, the Morrow County Plan- ning Department is mak- ing continued progress on code enforcement issues. Throughout the summer months there were at least two dozen open code en- forcement cases opened, with the planning depart- ment receiving compliance on over half of these cases. The Morrow County Planning Department web- site at https://www.co.mor- row.or.us/planning is avail- able for information on the planning commission, code enforcement, transportation and much more. Valby Lutheran Church Valby Road Ione Oregon. 97843 Church Services 1st & 3rd Sundays Available for: Weddings ♦ Funerals Family Events 217 North Main St., Heppner Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 www.murraysdrug.com Old Country Church All are Welcome
