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Business Speak
Entrepreneur Day:
Mark Your Calendars
By Greg Smith
lege of Business
What I hear regularly
-Keynote Speaker –
from business owners and Ian Galloway, vice presi-
entrepreneurs is that… dent and regional execu-
well…they
are
tive of the Portland
ready to get down
Branch of the Feder-
to business. Eastern
al Reserve Bank of
Oregon University
San Francisco
Small Business De-
-Opportunities
velopment Center’s
for Women and Mi-
Rep. Greg
Entrepreneur Day, Smith
norities in Business
which is scheduled
– Irene Gonzalez,
for Tuesday, April
Small Business Ad-
19, from 8-5 p.m. is a free, ministration
virtual event meant to help -Making the Numbers
do just that.
Make Sense – Understand-
There will be a vari- ing Basic Financial State-
ety of prominent speakers ments, Yvonne Robers,
addressing a full range CPA - Connected Profes-
of topics. The day is jam sional Accountants
packed. There is not an ex-
As with any endeav-
pectation that people will or, it is critical to contin-
attend every class (they ue “sharpening the saw”
certainly can) but can pick by taking advantage of
those topics they feel will opportunities to learn and
be most beneficial. Be- grow. Those wanting to
low is a list of topics and participate need to call or
speakers:
email the EOU SBDC at
-A State of Flux – 541-962-1532 or eousb-
Mark Gregory, director of dc@gmail.com. Prior to
Oregon Small Business receiving the Zoom link
Development Network
for Entrepreneur Day, indi-
-How to Start a Business viduals must register with
and Understand Cash the SBDC.
Flow – Greg Smith, direc-
Our center is located at
tor of EOU SBDC
1607 Gekeler Lane, Room
-Digital
Marketing 148 in La Grande and we
– Sarah Frink, Real Mar- offer in person or virtual
keting Solutions, Digital no-cost, confidential busi-
Agency
ness advising. We think
-Office of Small Busi- that you will benefit great-
ness Assistance – Eloisa ly from participating in
Miller, director
Entrepreneur Day and look
-Hiring, Motivating, forward to hearing from
and Retaining the Right you. Again, mark you cal-
Staff – Dr. Shari Carpen- endars for Tuesday, April
ter, marketing and busi- 19. See you there.
ness professor, EOU Col-
Good News Only
By Doris Brosnan
So many messages
of “I love you!” were de-
signed by Cupid’s Country
Rose helpers and delivered
on Monday. Six ladies had
worked for four days on
some beautiful bouquets
that were then delivered
on Valentine’s Day by vol-
unteers, even as snow fell
and wind blew part of the
day. How delightful to see
the looks of
surprise.
Good
news for
pinoch-
le players
looking for
some ac-
tion: Some players plan to
meet on second and fourth
Thursdays at 1 p.m. in the
sitting room of St. Patrick
Senior Center, and they
will welcome others. “The
more the merrier,” says
one enthusiast. Big stakes
equal bragging rights. Re-
minders, Players: bring
your own drinks, any
treats you might want, and
(for now) masks. Mark
your calendars for Febru-
ary 24.
And everyone looking
for a little more exercise
is welcome at the Ione
church on Mondays at 11
a.m. Great opportunity to
burn a few calories, shape
up one’s shape a tad, and
enjoy some camaraderie.
Today’s an import-
ant one for Ione: This af-
ternoon, the high school
boys’ basketball team is in
a district playoff game, on
their home court because
they have won all of their
games this season. Go,
Morrow County Republican
meeting scheduled
The Morrow Coun-
ty Republicans will meet
Tuesday, February 22, at
6 p.m. at the Bartholomew
Building in Heppner, Ore-
gon. Precinct Committee
Persons and anyone inter-
ested in the county Repub-
lican Party are invited to
come and join the discus-
sions.
Plans will be made
for upcoming events re-
lated to the primary and
midterm elections. There
will be several opportuni-
ties to meet the candidates
over the coming months.
The Republican Party is
open to individuals who
are interested in conserva-
tive ideals and values. The
Republican Party platform
can be found at https://ore-
gon.gop/
For more information
on the Morrow County
Republicans contact Ken
Matlack kenmatlack@cen-
turylink.net.
CBEC awards scholarships
During this unusual
time of COVID 19 Colum-
bia Basin Electric spon-
sored four $500 scholar-
ships in lieu of sending
students on the Washing-
ton D.C. tour. The scholar-
ships were awarded to one
junior in each high school
in CBEC’s service terri-
tory, Condon, Ione, Fossil
and Heppner/Lexington.
This year’s recipients
are Rylee Fowke of Fossil,
Maecie Lantis of Condon,
Madison Orem of Ione and
Paul Lindsay of Lexington.
Rylee Fowke is the
son of Jessica Maiden and
grandson of Sharlene Pine
from Fossil. Rylee is a
member of honor soci-
ety, school vice president,
class president and enjoys
football, track and music.
Rylee has volunteered with
the Spray Grange, has split
wood, and helped with the
Fossil Food Bank.
Maecie Lantis is the
daughter of Vincent and
Heather Lantis from Con-
don. Maecie is junior class
secretary, plays volley-
ball, basketball, track and
tennis. She has also vol-
unteered with the 4th of
July and fall festival set-
up, community clean-up,
home recycling, and bus
clean-up. Maecie also en-
joys art, Young Life camp-
ing trips, open class rab-
bits, Crossfit, sports and
hunting.
Madison Orem is the
daughter of Eric and Bran-
di Orem from Heppner.
Madison attends school in
Ione, is a member of FFA,
and is also student body
secretary and vice presi-
dent. She is also a member
of National Honor Society,
and has served as an am-
bassador. Madison plays
basketball, volleyball and
softball. She has also vol-
unteered with Earth Day
clean-up, Ione 4th of July,
and has helped run the
beverage cart for the Jason
Halvorsen Scholarship.
Paul Lindsay is the
son of Ashley and Dan
Lindsay from Lexington.
Paul attends Heppner High
School where he is FFA
chapter president, class
treasurer/secretary,
and
member of National Hon-
or Society. He is a mem-
ber of the band and plays
football, basketball and
golf. Paul also volunteers
with his church, Mustang
Mop-up, cleaning of the
golf course and helps com-
munity members clean up
their property.
Heppner’s Wee Bit O’ Ireland St. Patrick’s Day
Celebration is back!
After a long two years, the celebration kicks off on
March 11!
The Heppner Gazette-Times will publish our special
St. Patrick’s Day pages in the March 9th issue.
Do not miss this opportunity to reach local and
visiting customers.
The deadline to be included is Monday, March 7 at 5:00 pm.
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188 W Willow St, Heppner
Cardinals!
Congratulations,
Mus-
tangs! The gymnasium
was full with the fantas-
tic turnout of spectators
last Saturday to watch the
girls’ and the boys’ teams
win their last home basket-
ball games for this year’s
seniors. And the pep band!
Wow! Energy and talent
galore on the floor and in
the stands. Great evening
Commissioner
Lindsay appointed
to land use advisory
committee
Morrow County Com-
missioner Melissa Lindsay
has been appointed to a
state advisory committee
whose job is providing
feedback to state agen-
cies on the effects of state
land use laws and policies
on local governments and
communities.
Lindsay was appoint-
ed to the Local Officials
Advisory
Committee
(LOAC) a seven-member
volunteer group of city
and county elected offi-
cials appointed by the Or-
egon State Land Conser-
vation and Development
Commission (LCDC). The
group is tasked with ad-
vising both the LCDC and
the Department of Land
Conservation and Devel-
opment (DLCD) on its
how its land use policies
and programs affect local
governments and commu-
nities.
“I am really look-
ing forward to working
with the new members of
for all.
Beginning on Friday,
Melissa Lindsay
the
basketball-playing
LOAC,” said Kaety Ja-
Mustangs will be compet-
cobson
of the state agen-
ing in district play in Pend-
cy,
“and
thank all of them
leton. On Saturday, the
for
being
willing to help
wrestling team will be in
DLCD
work
on issues
Adrian for its district com-
important
to
Oregon
and
petitions. Good luck to all.
its
community
members.”
Florene Robinson can-
The group plan to hold
not praise Rod Wilson
their first meeting this
and Tim Adams enough
spring. The committee
for the nicely engineered
was established in 1973
ramp they designed and in-
by Senate Bill 100, the law
stalled at the Robinsons’.
that created Oregon's state-
No bumps, no gaps, only
wide planning program.
a seamless transition from
the sidewalk to the front
deck, looks great.
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In conjunction with May Day Festivities in Lexing-
1490.
ton, Holly Rebekah Lodge will host a vendor/craft sale
Here’s hoping that at their Lodge Hall on May 7 during the hours of 10 a.m.
some good news comes to to 2 p.m. on. The charge is $15 per table.
everyone reading this.
All interested people are asked to contact MaryKay
Bellamy at 541-379-3567.
Holly Rebekah
Lodge to host craft
sale
Hopeful Saints plans pancake
supper, Ash Wednesday events
This year, Lent begins
on Wednesday, March 2
. For the first time in two
years, Hopeful Saints Min-
istry will be offering the
community two opportu-
nities to observe the be-
ginning of this penitential
season. The first of those
actually takes place the
day before Lent begins: on
what is known as Shrove
Tuesday, March 1, when
the community is invited
to feast on all-you-can-
eat pancakes, ham, and
more from 5 pm to 7 pm
at the Episcopal-Lutheran
building on the corner of
Church and Gale in Hep-
pner. Proceeds from this
event support the church's
Mission and Outreach fund
for local needs, as it has for
many decades before the
pandemic interruption.
The next day, on Ash
Wednesday, Ashes-to-Go
will once again be offered
upon request to anyone
for whom that tradition is
meaningful. Look for the
sign on Main Street be-
tween 11:30 a.m. and 1:30
p.m. A communion service
with imposition of ash-
es will also be held at the
church at 6 p.m. that eve-
ning.
More
information
about these and other
church activities is avail-
able by calling the church
office at 541-676-9970.
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