Bank of Eastern
Oregon joins
anti-phishing
campaign
America’s banks join forces
in coordinated, industry-wide
campaign to protect consumers
during National Cybersecurity
Awareness Month
Bank of Eastern Ore-
gon has joined the Amer-
ican Bankers Association
and banks across the nation
in launching a first-of-its-
kind, industry-wide cam-
paign to educate consumers
about the persistent threat
of phishing scams. The
FTC estimates that con-
sumers lost $1.48 billion to
phishing schemes in 2018
and the ongoing pandem-
ic has only increased the
threat. To combat phish-
ing, the #BanksNeverAsk-
That campaign uses atten-
tion-grabbing humor and
other engaging content to
empower consumers to
identify bogus bank com-
munications asking for
sensitive information like
their passwords and social
security numbers.
“This campaign is an
unprecedented effort by
the banking industry to
address a growing threat to
our customers,” said Becky
Kindle, Bank of Eastern
Oregon SVP and Chief
Banking Officer. “We’re
turning the tables on the bad
guys by giving consumers
the tools they need to spot
illegitimate bank commu-
nications.”
Bank of Eastern Or-
egon, along with banks
across the country and
ABA, are simultaneously
launching the campaign on
Oct. 1 to mark the begin-
ning of National Cyberse-
curity Awareness Month.
Throughout the month
Bank of Eastern Oregon
will share eye-catching
consumer tips on their web-
site and in bank branches,
designed to highlight com-
mon phishing schemes.
Because cybersecurity edu-
cation and fraud awareness
can often be dull and forget-
table to many consumers,
the campaign is designed
to be bright and bold. The
campaign directs consum-
ers to BanksNeverAskThat.
com for more information.
At that website, consumers
will find the #BanksNev-
erAskThat quiz, videos,
phishing red flags, tips and
FAQs. For more informa-
tion about phishing scams
and how to stop fraudsters
in their tracks, visit www.
BanksNeverAskThat.com.
Kindle adds, “If you
believe you are a victim of
phishing or have been con-
tacted to do a transaction
you are not comfortable
with please contact your
local branch and they can
help you to stop the fraud.”
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to better accommodate peo-
ple submitting information
to the paper for publica-
tion,” Sykes said in rolling
out the newly redesigned
web site.
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will find links to submit
news articles, birth an-
nouncements, engagement
announcements and more.
The site is functional and
simple in design and easy
to use from your smart
phone, where most people
now access the internet,
says Sykes. The site will
G-T launches revamped
www.heppner.net site.
also work fine from tablets
or desktop computers.
In addition to upload-
ing articles and photos,
people can submit adver-
tisements or start a new
subscription. There is also
information for contacting
the newspaper staff, and our
advertising and subscrip-
tion rates, he added.
OHV Park
accepting youth
spike elk hunting
access requests
Requests for youth to
fill their spike elk tags at the
Morrow County OHV Park
are now being accepted.
Applicants will be selected
on a first come first serve
basis with up to six youth
chosen for the November
7-15, 2020 season. Kids be-
tween the ages of 12 and 17
who are Morrow or Grant
County residents are asked
to apply for hunting access
during the second season
youth spike elk hunt at a
portion of the OHV park.
Applications should
be returned to the Morrow
County Public Works office
in Lexington by 4 p.m. on
Thursday, October 8. Prior
to the season opening, hunt-
ing permission packets will
be provided to the youth
who are selected. Contact
Kirsti Cason at 541-989-
9500 for an application or
for additional information.
The Morrow County Livestock Growers
would like to thank the following
for their support of the 2020
Morrow County 4-H/FFA Auction!
place the ventilation system
in PMH basement central
supply and sterilization
rooms. He said both of the
areas were on the deficien-
cy list during the district’s
last survey and have since
failed in the proper air ex-
changes during the annual
testing.
-the Pioneer Memo-
rial Clinic retaining wall
project is scheduled to be
completed soon.
-Rusty Estes, Dr. Dan
Hambleton and Houser
are working to stabilize
the ranks of EMS volun-
teers across the county. He
said that currently the dis-
trict does not have enough
EMTs in Heppner to do
inter-facility transfers in
some cases. The next basic
EMT class, with three Hep-
pner people signed up, is
to begin this week and end
mid-December.
-all Morrow and Uma-
tilla counties’ EMS, fire and
law enforcement now have
new 700 mhz radios, which
will enable the agencies to
communicate among each
other and also reach further.
-Dr. Betsy Anderson
has requested an addendum
to her contract, adding a
one-year extension which
would end February 2022.
-he has sent a draft
physician employment
agreement to Dr. Emily
Jack (Thompson) for her
review as she indicated she
planned to practice in Hep-
pner. She is in her second
year of residency.
The board approved a
proposal for “Patient Li-
ability Estimator” soft-
ware for three years, with a
$1,000 implementation fee
and an additional $500 per
month. They also approved
a proposal for “Price Trans-
parency” software with
$750 for implementation
and $250 per month, with a
total for both for the three-
year proposal at $28,750.
Chief Financial Officer
Nicole Mahoney presented
the following profit/loss
statement for the district
for August: $1,025,963
in gross patient revenue,
$35,210 in revenue de-
ductions, plus $185,460 in
tax revenue and $7,322 in
other operating revenue for
$1,253,954 in total operat-
ing revenue; $1,399,376 in
total operating expenses,
plus a $31,887 non-operat-
ing gain for a $113,535 loss
for the month, a $79,136
average monthly year-to-
date gain.
MCHD has released the
following information for
August: Pioneer Memorial
Hospital had five acute
admissions, two swing bed
admissions, 10 admissions
for observation, 736 total
outpatients, 64 total emer-
gency room encounters,
1,823 lab tests, 71 x-ray/ul-
trasound tests, 27 CT scans,
four MRI scans, 43 EKG
tests, four lower endoscopy
procedures, 21 respiratory
therapy procedures; Home
Health had 127 visits; Hos-
pice had two admissions
and two deaths; pharmacy
had 1,954 drug doses for
$82,783 in drug revenue.
-Pioneer Memorial
Clinic had 357 patient vis-
its in August with 10 new
patients, 15 seen by a nurse,
12 no-shows and 21 can-
cellations; Irrigon Medical
Clinic had 508 patient visits
with 18 new patients, 287
seen by a nurse and 42 no
shows; Ione Community
Clinic had 47 patient visits,
nine seen by a nurse and
zero no-shows.
-Heppner Ambulance
had 31 page-outs in Au-
gust with 19 transports
for $27,553 in revenue;
Boardman Ambulance had
40 page-outs with 18 trans-
ports for $35,933 in rev-
enue; Irrigon Ambulance
had 26 page-outs with 19
transports for $32,351 in
revenue; Ione Ambulance
had one page-out with no
transports. There were five
life flights.
Valby Lutheran Church
Valby Road
Ione Oregon. 97843
GRAND CHAMPION
MARKET SWINE
GRAND CHAMPION
MARKET LAMB
Briar Reeves
Saige Jensen
Buyer:
Elmer’s Irrigation
Buyer:
Lamb Weston
Livestock Superintendents:
Jessica Bailey
Makenzi Hughes
Alita Nelson
Kellie Nelson
Sandi O’ Brien
Bank of Eastern Oregon:
Christy Correa
Jeff Bailey
Special Thanks To:
Morrow County Fair Board
Ann Jones
Morrow County Grain
Growers
MCGG Green Feed
CHS Feeds
Evans Livestock
Monte & Becky Evans
Mitch & Tag Ashbeck
Beef Northwest Feeders
Wes Killion
Jason Schoenfelder
Dr. Dan Hanson
McGinn Trucking
Eastern Oregon Mobile
Slaughter
Mike’s Mobile Slaughter
Follet’s Smoked Meats
Beth Dickenson
Martin Vito
Julie Baker
Erin Heideman
Gage Heideman
Anna Browne
Sarah Baker
Brett Milligan
Kyle Robinson
Mark Rietmann
Eli Wickert
Matt Clark
BUYERS
Over $12,000:
Lamb Weston
Blue Line Transportation
Co Inc
JVB Dairy
Over $5,000:
Bank of Eastern Oregon
Custom Feed Services LLC
Double T Farming
Beef Northwest
GAR Aviation
Silver Creek Construction
Corey Miller Farming
Elmer’s Irrigation
Over $2,500:
Northwest Farm Credit
Services
Devin Oil Inc
Easterday Farms Dairy
Castle Rock Farming
Columbia River Dairy
Morrow County Grain
Growers
Butter Creek Cattle
Company
NW Metal Fabricators, Inc
Jeremiah McElligott
PGE Senior Center Steer
Project
Umatilla Electric Coop
Jeromey Lesperance
Miller Wheat Inc
Lakeview Heights
Community Counseling
Solutions
Proudfoot Ranches
Mid-Columbia Producers
Wilkinson Ranches LLC
Mason Rock LLC
Bailey Heavy Equipment
Over $1,000:
Rogers Toyota of Hermiston
Craig Miles Farming
Wilbur Ellis
Morrow County Livestock
Growers
Ross Machine
Cannon Chiropractic
Agri-Northwest
Western Ag Improvements
Ashbeck (Mitch & Tag)
(Lamb Resell)
GRAND CHAMPION
MARKET GOAT
Zaleta Masterson
Buyer:
Roger’s Toyota
Charlie & Marcia Anderson
Healy Ranch LLC
(Resale) Mike’s Mobile
Slaughter
Jake Jaca
K2 Aerial Application
Les Schwab Tires-Heppner
LSTC Heppner
BP Doherty Farms
Triangle Ranches
Bonni and Bob Ball
Simplot Grower Solutions
Up to $1,000:
Community Bank
Goose Ridge Winery
Mark & Shannon Miller
RDO Equipment Co
Shelco Electric Inc
Mark and Lisa Pratt
Hermiston Veterinary Clinic
Cold Springs Veterinary
Service
Krebs Sheep Company
Wheatland Insurance
(Heppner/Ione)
Brian McElligott
Mid-Columbia Title
Company
Nelmar Farming Co.
Patti Adair
EB Orem Farms
Jason and Tara Proudfoot
Maureen McElligott
J&A Orem
Blown Away Ranch
Luciani Ranch
Curtis & Kathy Cutsforth
H and D Ranch
Harrison Farms
IRZ Consulting
Joe & Donna Rietmann
Karen Pettigrew
Merlin and Claudia
Hughes Ranch
Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
Pacific Ag Solutions
Peter Szasz
Riekkola Farms
GRAND CHAMPION
MARKET BEEF
Madison Orem
Buyer:
Custom Feed Services LLC
Rock Creek Ranch
Tim & Shannon Rust
David and Jennifer Jaca
Bob and Linda Mueller
Dickenson Chiropractic
Galen Weaver
Wes & Mary Killion
Desert Sandz
Development Inc.
Grieb Farms
Rodelo Farms
Terri Landreth
Heppner Christian Church
Joshua Pattinson
Nutritional Services LLC
Stephanie Hisler
Tubit Enterprises
D & M Padberg
Greenup Enterprises
Grinning Wolf LLC
Jamie Houck
Michael Graham
Nancy Miller and Charles
Monagle
Pioneer Memorial Therapy
Services
Theresa Frazier
Shelley McCabe Physical
Therapy, LLC
2T Cattle Company
Ann Jones
Clearwater Builders Supply
Corey and Brandi
Sweeney
Old Town Designs
Patricia Daly
Sandi Richardson
Tacos Xavi
Tillamook Boardman
Windemere Real Estate
Matt and Julie Baker
Kelsie Worden
Michelle McElligott
Slater &. Darcee Mitchell
Sterner Farms
Church Services 1st & 3rd
Sundays
10:00 AM
Available for:
Weddings • Funerals
Family Events
541-422-7300
Old
Country
Church
All Are
Welcome
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