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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 20, 2021 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 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 Giselle Moses.........................................................................................Advertising 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 publi- cation must be specified. Affidavits must be requested 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. Tax assistance available by appointment only AARP Foundation Tax- Aide will provide tax assis- tance by appointment only this year due to COVID-19 restrictions and safety mea- sures. Assistance is provid- ed free of charge to anyone, with a special focus on taxpayers who are 50 or older or who have low to moderate income. Appointments will be available from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at New Hope Commu- nity Church in Hermiston on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from Febru- ary 2 through April 13 and at the Port of Morrow in Boardman on Fridays Feb- ruary 5 through April 9. To request an appointment, call 541-303-3165 and leave a message with your name, phone number and best time to return your call. A sign- up sheet to request a call back to set an appointment is also available at the Hep- pner Gazette-Times office. AARP Foundation Tax- aide volunteers are unable to prepare returns with self-employment if there are employees, complicated capital gains/losses, rental income, royalty income, farm income or expenses, moving expenses, Alterna- tive Minimum Tax, Addi- tional Medicare Tax, Net Investment Tax or Foreign financial asset reporting. Tax-Aide volunteers are located nationwide and are trained and IRS-cer- tified every year to make sure they know about and understand the latest chang- es and additions to the tax code. Tax help is provided in safe environments using a variety of methods based on a number of factors, including where you are located, COVID-19 spread and volunteer availability. Kimberly George appointed to new role K i m b e r l y G e o rg e , daughter of Kit and Shir- ley George of Heppner, has been appointed to a new role at Sedgewick, the company where she has been for 20 years. Sedgwick, a leading global provider of technol- ogy-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions has appointed Kimberly George to the role of global head, product de- velopment and innovation. Kimberly will serve on the organization’s executive leadership team. George has been most recently serving as their senior healthcare advisor and leading cor- porate development and mergers and acquisition. Kimberly has filled a variety of roles at Sedgwick during her tenure and led the development and imple- mentation of many products and services which contrib- uted to Sedgwick’s growth. She helped the organization build out workforce ab- sence products for Ameri- ca’s largest employers and led Sedgwick’s managed care offerings to bring clin- ical and medical network programs in-house. Kim- berly shared her greatest joy is “working with in- surer and employer clients, Sedgwick’s private equity investors, and our wonder- ful colleagues.” When she began working at Sedgwick there was about 1,200 U.S. based colleagues and they Kindle named BEO Chief Operations Officer Kimberly George are now in 65 countries with 27,000 colleagues. “Being part of a fast paced, entrepreneurial organiza- tion keeps everyone on their toes and moving in a forward direction.” With her new role, Kimberly plans to align growth opportunities with our businesses across the globe. “Having a formal- ized way in which Sedg- wick addresses product de- velopment and innovation will improve ideation to execution and collaboration across business leaders,” George said. Kimberly will continue to co-host Out Front Ideas (outfrontideas.com) an ed- ucational series focused on critical insurance and healthcare industry issues. She is co-founder and board member of the Alliance of Women in Workers’ Com- pensation which now has over 7,000 followers and is a board member of the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute based out of Cambridge, MA. “I am pleased to an- nounce that Becky Kindle has been promoted to Ex- ecutive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer (EVP / COO) for Bank of Eastern Oregon. Becky’s promotion is part of a planned transition. Kindle follows Gary Propheter, who plans to retire later in 2021,” said Jeff Bailey, President and CEO. Kindle started her ca- reer with Bank of Eastern Oregon in 1998. She has worked in virtually all areas of operations, most recently serving as SVP and Chief Banking Officer. She is a graduate of Pacific Coast Banking School and past re- cipient of Oregon Banker’s Association’s Presidential Award, given annually to the outstanding committee chair of the trade organi- zation. “Becky has been in- strumental in the growth of our bank as we have expanded across eastern Oregon, eastern Washing- ton and western Idaho. Her knowledge, leadership and the respect she has earned from her fellow employees as well as banking industry peers is quite impressive,” concluded Bailey. “I am excited to con- tinue my work with our fabulous team of bankers. Our bankers truly appreci- ate living and working in our communities, serving Becky Kindle the banking needs of our customers and helping our communities thrive. Our bank’s culture encourages growth from within the or- ganization and I appreciate the opportunity and faith that the board places in me,” said Kindle. Becky resides in Hep- pner with her husband Jim and they have two adult children. She is active in numerous civic activities, currently serving as board chair for Morrow County School District. DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5PM Early Birds Apply By February 15 for a chance to win a $1,000 OSAC scholarship! Fowler named to dean’s list Bryan Fowler, Hep- pner, has been named to the Fall 2020 Deans’ List at Calvin University. The Deans’ List honors stu- dents who have earned a 3.5 or higher grade point average (GPA) in their fall semester classes and have maintained at least a 3.5 GPA over their university careers. Calvin’s courses are academically challenging, and this honor reflects a sig- nificant accomplishment. The accomplishment is even more notable in light of the many challenges to learning brought about by the pandemic. DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5PM
