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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 9, 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. Cemetery staff to remove flowers Heppner Cemetery staff will begin removing plants, flowers and deco- rations placed for Memo- rial Day on Thursday, June 10, to allow for mowing. Rules passed by the board of directors outline accept- able decoration placement and are posted in the infor- mation kiosk located at the cemetery. As a reminder, glass, ceramic and breakable containers are not allowed and will be promptly re- moved. The board also asks that vehicles stay on the asphalt as sprinklers are damaged when they are driven on. “The board and staff of the Heppner Ceme- tery work hard to keep the cemetery well maintained and ask that visitors be re- spectful of the buried and inurned and maintenance staff.” “Comments and sug- gestions are always wel- come,” said the cemetery staff news release. Call 541-676-9403 and leave a message or call 541-561- 6768. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. BEO announces promotions The Bank of Eastern Oregon has announced the recent promotions of employees at various branches around the state. Those promoted include Raymond Seastone, Cindy Bailey, Jeanniene Miller and Laura Georges. Bank of Eastern Oregon mortgage construction loan officer, Raymond Seastone, was recently promoted to assistant vice president, according to Jeff Bailey, president and CEO of Bank of Eastern Oregon. Seastone has been serving bank mortgage customers across the re- gion since July 2017. “Raymond is fabu- lous at helping customers navigate the intricacies of financing a home con- struction project. I am very pleased with his progress and the growth in that seg- ment of our business We are pleased to announce his promotion,” said Bai- ley. Raymond and his family reside in Irrigon. Bank of Eastern Ore- gon internal audit manag- er and CRA officer, Cindy Bailey, was recently pro- moted to vice president, according to Bailey. Cin- dy has been with the bank since 2018. “Cindy has a fabulous track record in banking Wallowa County custom- ers. Her attention to detail, coupled with her knowl- edge of compliance, inter- nal controls, and banking in general have added tre- mendous value to our or- ganization. We are pleased to announce her promo- tion,” said Bailey. Cindy and her husband are life- Chamber Chatter Heppner Chamber would like to recognize all of our sponsors for the upcoming Heppner Chamber's Annual Town and Country Community Awards Event which will be held on Thursday, June 17, starting at 6 p.m. with a no- host bar by Bucknum's, with dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the awards event to immediately follow. We couldn't have this event without our great sponsors. Our sponsors include: Gold Sponsors: Wheat- ridge Wind II, LLC; Rep- resentative Greg Smith; Silver Sponsor: Portland General Electric; Bronze Sponsors: Communi- ty Counseling Solutions, Les Schwab Tire Center, Northwest Farm Credit Services, Willow Creek Energy; Event Sponsors: Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative, Heppner Community Foundation and Morrow County Grain Growers. Please make sure you buy your tickets early. We have limited tickets this year. Tickets are $30 un- til the week of June 14 at which time they will be $35. They may be pur- chased at Bank of Eastern Oregon, Heppner Chamber Office, Heppner City Hall or Murray's. If you want me to hold tickets for you, just reply to this email or call the chamber office, 541-676-5536. Our next Chamber lunch meeting will be held on Thursday, July 1, and will be "all entities reports" from 12-1 p.m. in the Gilliam and Bisbee Building. Bucknum's will cater lunch. An RSVP will be required to allow for enough lunches and seat- ing. Congratulations to all of our high school gradu- ates, I know you join with the Chamber in wishing them only the best in their future education and en- deavors. long residents of Wallowa County. Bank of Eastern Ore- gon project manager, Jean- niene Miller, was recently promoted to vice president, according to Bailey. Miller has been in her latest role with the bank since 2018. “Jeanniene left our bank a number of years ago to pursue interests in western Oregon. We were thrilled when she decided to return to our bank. She plays a key role in advanc- ing our various projects and internal initiatives. Her years of experience are proving valuable as we convert various systems that ironically, she helped put in place during her previous time with Bank of Eastern Oregon. We are pleased to announce her promotion,” said Bailey. Jeanniene and her husband reside in Arlington. Bank of Eastern Or- egon ag and commercial loan officer, Laura Georg- es, was recently promoted to vice president, accord- ing to Bailey. Georges has been serving bank mort- gage customers in Harney County for the past eight years. “Laura has done a great job for us in Harney Coun- ty. Her growth as a bank- er and loan officer has been rewarding to watch. Harney County has been a good market for Bank of Eastern Oregon and Laura is a big part of our success. We are pleased to announce her promotion,” said Bailey. Laura and her family reside in rural Har- ney County. Catholic churches plan VBS The Catholic Church- es of St. Patrick and St. William are together plan- ning a Summer Vacation Bible School/camp, to help young people become STARS of the World, “… children of God without fault … Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life” (Phil 2:15). Considering other scheduled activities, the camp will be from June 14 to 17, from 1 to 4 p.m. for grades one- six. “The Catholic Church is invit- ing parents to send their kids to our June 14-17 Summer Vacation Bible School from 1 to 4 p.m. for a wonderful and fun experience of learning, to help them become ‘shin- ing Stars’ who can face the situations of life with courage and gusto,” said Father Thankachan. As usual, the camp will wind up on Thursday evening with the swim- ming that all the kids will be eager for. On all days of the camp, we will have snacks for the children. In the evening hours’ separate classes, the teenagers will have special attention for related teenage issues and how to tackle them pru- dently. There will also be two days of spiritual learning for the high school teen- agers, grades 7-12, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, June 14 and 15 with “sumptuous dinner”, and a program conduct- ed by a guest leader who is pursuing his PhD stud- ies in clinical psychology. Youth of other faiths are also invited to attend. The youth need to register their participation by Thursday (tomorrow) evening at saintpatschurch@gmail. com, or text Father Thank- achan at 541-810-4788 where questions will also be received and answered. UEC Youth Entrepreneur Contest applications due by June 17 The Umatilla Electric Company Youth Entrepre- neur Contest is open to all incoming high school students, freshmen, soph- omores, juniors, and se- niors. Applications opened on May 17 and close on June 17, 2021. “The UEC Youth En- trepreneurship Contest is an opportunity for high school students to en- Hermiston Office Boardman Office 750 W. Elm Ave. Hermiston, OR 97838 (541) 567-6414 400 N.E. Eldrige Drive Boardman, OR 97818 (541) 481-2220 www.UmatillaElectric.com hance their business and entrepreneurship experi- ence by creating a realistic and sustainable business plan,” said a UEC news release. The UEC Business Resource Center team is available for one-on-one advising appointments with applicants to assist with their business plans. The UEC Board of WWW.HEPPNER.NET Directors will judge the contest and award the top three applicants with the following prizes: 1st place - $1,000, 2nd place - $500, 3rd place - $200. Students should submit ap- plications by emailing uec- brc@gmail.com. Call the UEC Business Resource Center at 541-289-3000 for more information. Submit News, Advertising & Announcements Letters To The Editor Send Us Photos Start A New Subscription
