TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 9, 2021
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David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
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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
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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.
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