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Good News Only
By Doris Brosnan
Lookin’ good, Bank
of Eastern Oregon. They
did replace their sign on
Main Street, and the new
one provides the correct
time, the temperature, and,
additionally, the day of the
week and the date.
We didn’t have to wait
after all for the finishing
touches on the median
strips between new side-
walks and new pavement.
On Gale Street last Wednes-
day, some clay-red cement
was poured, smoothed,
segmented and stamped
with a pattern called slate.
A good start to a nice look.
The weather didn’t cooper-
ate, so the new look had to
be covered with plastic to
protect it from the cold rain
while it cured.
The Ione Library has a
new website. The address
is still ionelibrary.com, but
the site has been completely
rebuilt. It’s a work in prog-
ress and new content will
be added as time goes on.
“Come visit...” the librar-
ians shout. They are still
looking for eligible children
in the district to enroll in the
Dolly Parton Imagination
Library. Per census data,
there should be 27 children
under the age of five, and
they’re still looking for the
10 who are not registered
to receive free books. Reg-
istration forms are available
at the library and on the
website.
Take a few minutes to
jot down your good news,
add to the many minutes
of smiles that the readers
of “Good News Only” will
experience. Please, send
your good-news tidbits be-
fore Monday afternoon to
dbrosnan123@gmail.com,
or call 541-676-5382 or
541-223-1490, or stop me
on the street.
Here’s hoping that
some good news comes to
everyone reading this.
“I am pleased to an-
nounce that the Board of
Directors of BEO Bancorp
has voted to declare a $1
per share dividend for 2021.
The dividend will be paid to
shareholders of record as of
December 10, 2021, pay-
able on or before December
15, 2021,” said President
and CEO Jeff Bailey.
According to Board
Chairman Joe Gonzales,
Jr., “BEO Bancorp has paid
a dividend 35 of the past
36 years. Dividends reflect
the financial stability and
profitability of the bank. We
are very happy to be able to
provide this dividend to our
shareholders.”
“The dividend of $1 per
share compares to a $0.95
dividend paid in 2020; an
increase of 5.26 percent.
The board of directors and
employees work hard to im-
prove the overall strength
of the bank, add value to
our shareholders, as well
as provide the brand of
banking that our customers
appreciate and expect from
Bank of Eastern Oregon,”
said Bailey. He concluded
by saying, “The support of
our shareholders, commu-
nities and employees have
made it possible for us to
continue to be successful.”
Graduates awarded
scholarships
BEO Bancorp
announces dividend
for 2021
The South Morrow
County Scholarship Com-
mittee has awarded 22
scholarships to former Ione
High School and Heppner
High graduates to further
their post-secondary educa-
tion either at a trade school,
two or four year university/
college or graduate school.
The recipients will receive
$2,050 each to help with
tuition, supplies, books,
rent or other expenses.
The recipients are
Madison Combe, Jessica
Kempken, Hannah Pad-
berg, Morgan Correa, Matt
Orem, Sophie Grant, Kaden
Clark, Kellen Grant, Car-
son Brosnan, Alyse Wentz,
Jason Rea, Morgan Orem,
Jaiden Mahoney, Maddie
Lindsay, Jorden Sweeney,
Jacee Currin, Claire Grieb,
Casey Fletcher, Kolby Cur-
rin, Evan Kollman, Megan
Doherty and Cami VanArs-
dale.
Annual Giving Tree to be
available soon
By Hannah Finch
The local Neighbor-
hood Center is entering its
busy season as the holidays
grow closer. Throughout
the year, the center offers
a variety of services that
aim towards helping those
in need financially. With
Christmas just around the
corner, it’s about time for
the Giving Tree to be put
up in the Heppner grocery
store.
The Giving Tree is an
annual tradition that the
community takes part in.
It’s a Christmas tree with
tags on its branches, where
each tag is designated for an
anonymous family. Com-
munity members are able
to take the tags and pur-
chase gifts for this family,
and then take these gifts to
the Neighborhood Center.
There, the center will dis-
tribute the purchased gifts
to the families.
“It’s all anonymous,”
says Lisa Patton, Coordi-
nator of the Neighborhood
Center. “The information is
between my assistant and
I only.” Working closely
alongside Patton is Kelly
Fritz, Assistant Coordina-
tor. “We create the tags,
and include how many
kids there are, a toy that
they would like and their
clothing sizes,” Patton says.
“Sometimes people
will take the tags but not be
able to shop. They’ll give
funds to the Neighborhood
Center so that we can do the
shopping instead.”
The Giving Tree is for
children 0-18 years old.
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The parents come in and
fill out an application, and
their tag then goes up on
the tree. Applications were
due on Monday, November
22, but they will accept late
applications. Applications
can be found inside the
Neighborhood Center.
The Giving Tree will be
put up in the grocery store
on Wednesday, November
24 in the early afternoon
and will stay up until the
week before Christmas. The
Neighborhood Center will
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day shopping. It also gives
people more time if they
ordered gifts online.”
When it’s time to give
the gifts, the Neighborhood
Center will call the parent
and let them know that
their gifts are ready. The
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able to, the Neighborhood
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Media lies and
misinformation
To the editor;
The national press,
woke media, and deluded
sports icons lies and misin-
formation regarding Kyle
Rittenhouse has further
divided America and these
lies are igniting destructive
protests across America.
The woke media, press, and
Hollywood divas are the
enemy of the America Re-
public continuing to ignite
violence amidst an easily
misled and gullible public.
Here are the lies cour-
tesy of the New York Post:
1. Rittenhouse killed two
BLM protesters. All three
men were white men shot
in self-defense during vi-
olent riots. 2. Rittenhouse
crossed state lines. His fa-
ther and most of his family
lived in Kenosha, 20 miles
from his home in Antioch,
IL. He worked in Kenosha
where he volunteered to
guard a used car lot after
100 cars were torched the
night before after police
abandoned Kenosha to the
rioters. Imagine that, a 17
year American patriot will-
ing to defend a car dealer
when Kenosha police were
not, and the governor re-
fused to call in the National
Guard. 3. Rittenhouse took
an AR-15 across state lines
causing him to be accused
of “terrorist tourism.” His
rifle was kept in a safe in
Kenosha. 4. The gun was
illegal. Under Wisconsin
law Rittenhouse was en-
titled to own the AR. 5.
Rittenhouse’s mother drove
him across state lines to
the riot. His mother never
went to the riot in Keno-
sha. 6. Rittenhouse was a
“seventeen-year-old kid
just running around shoot-
ing and killing protesters”
MSNBC’S Joe Scarbor-
ough. Film footage clearly
demonstrated Rittenhouse
was defending property
and in self-defense shot
three rioters. 7. Rittenhouse
was a “white supremacist”
and “vigilante” as labeled
continuously by the woke
press and the Biden White
House. There was virtually
no evidence presented to
justify these false charges.
8. He flashed “white pow-
er signs” with the Proud
Boys. No evidence veri-
fying this false charge. 9.
Rittenhouse wore surgical
gloves to cover his crimes.
Rittenhouse wore surgical
gloves because he provid-
ed first aid to victims of
the violent protesters. 10.
Judge Bruce Schroeder is a
Trump racist biased in favor
of Republicans and Ritten-
house. Judge Schroeder is
a Democrat, appointed by
a Democratic Governor
and ran as Democrat for the
Wisconsin Senate.
Pray that Rittenhouse
files charges against all
that falsely, slanderous-
ly and heinously leveled
accusations against him
in the press and media.
Nothing less will cause
these liars, sold out sports
icons like Lebron James
and the rest of the media
sophistry operatives to be
censored and held account-
able for the woke attack on
our Republic. These woke
media outlets, elected deep
state politicians and de-
luded sports icons are the
enemy of our American
Republic. Rittenhouse’s
not guilty verdict is proof
our forefathers understood
the Second Amendment
right to keep and bear arms
would be the red line of
defense against a tyrannical
government. When the gov-
ernment fears the people
there will be liberty for all.
Stuart Dick, Irrigon
Chamber Chatter
-Rural Women’s Busi-
ness Summit free virtual
conference, December 8,
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Contact the Condon Cham-
ber of Commerce to reg-
ister.
The Heppner Cham-
ber’s Christmas schedule:
-Thursday, December
9 at 7 p.m., painting party
at the Heppner Christian
Church.
-Saturday, December
11, Artifactory Bazaar at the
Gilliam and Bisbee build-
ing, sponsored by Heppner
Daycare.
-Sunday, December 12,
5 to 7 p.m., “Searching for
Christ in Christmas” wise
man scavenger hunt spon-
sored by Hospice.
-Monday, December
13, Christmas trivia night
at Flood Town Bookstore.
-Tuesday, December
14, Merry Grinchmas party
at Flood Town Bookstore.
-Wednesday, December
15, Wine and Design event
at Murray’s Drug.
-Thursday, December
16, 6 to 9 p.m., Chamber
of Commerce hosts Cel-
ebrate Christmas event at
the fairgrounds. Included
at the event will be the Re-
wards Card raffle, all ages
coloring contest, Santa and
Mrs. Claus and the Parent
Teacher Club bake sale.
Pick up coloring pages at
the chamber office or city
hall lobby. Return to the
chamber office by Decem-
ber 13.
-Friday, December 17,
Polar Express at the Sage
Center.
-Saturday, December
18, dedication ceremony
for Thomson Square. Mex-
ican hot chocolate will be
served courtesy of Tacos
Hometown.
-Saturday, December
18, the Heppner Outreach
Council hosts the Night-
light Parade and snowball
drop.
-Heppner Chamber of
Commerce is holding a
Christmas home decorating
contest. Participants must
live inside the Heppner
city limits and names and
addresses must be sub-
mitted to the chamber by
December 13 with judging
to take place December 14.
Categories will include Vic-
torian: old fashioned, tradi-
tional and nostalgic holiday
display; Clark Griswold:
excessive use of lights and
decorations; and crazy in-
flatables: must have three or
more inflatables to qualify.
For additional informa-
tion or for anyone interested
in participating contact the
chamber at 541-676-5536
or email heppnerchamber@
gmail.com. Additional de-
tails will follow next week.