Heppner
Birthright holds
celebrates anniversary dinner
Christmas
Heppner will be celebrating
Christmas Thursday, Dec.
15, starting at 6 p.m. at
the Morrow County Fair-
grounds. Admission is free,
and community members
are invited to visit Santa and
Mrs. Claus, enjoy a cup of
cocoa, and bring the kids
for some free games.
Shopping vouchers will
be available from local
businesses starting Mon-
day, Nov. 21, and can be
used to enter drawings at
the event. The Neighbor-
hood Center will be doing
a raffle, and the Heppner
Elementary Parent-Teacher
Club will be putting on a
bake sale to raise funds.
To volunteer or with
questions, contact Shelby
Matthews at the Heppner
Chamber of Commerce,
541-676-5536 or heppner-
chamber@gmail.com.
Neighborhood
Center gets
ready for the
holidays
The Neighborhood
Center of South Morrow
County is gearing up for
the holidays with several
opportunities to give or
receive.
The Neighborhood
Center will receive appli-
cations for its Giving Tree
until this Friday, Nov. 18.
The tree will go on display
at Heppner Market Fresh on
Tuesday, Nov. 22.
The center will par-
ticipate in the Pink Friday
event this Friday from 3-7
p.m. The Neighborhood
Center will hold a special
Pink Friday bag sale; the
first bag is $15 and addi-
tional bags will be $5. All
other store merchandise
will be 50 percent off. Pro-
ceeds go to the food pantry.
The center also reports
that the November canned
food drive brought in 1,066
pounds and a $20 cash do-
nation. Thirty-four Heppner
High School students vol-
unteered their time to gather
donations in Heppner and
Lexington.
Birthright volunteers Julia Finch, Mary Kay Maley,
Marge Rolen, Janet Greenup, Dr. Robert Rolen, Lau-
rie Wood,Debbie Smith, Sandra Johnson and Blas
Elguezabal. –Contributed photo
Birthright of Morrow of Birthright and offered a
County served 43 dinners vision for the future growth
Sunday evening at St. Pat- of this ministry.
Birthright will host a
rick’s parish hall. Those
who attended represented “Mom Connection” eve-
a variety of citizens from ning on the third Thursday
around the Heppner area. of each month, 5:30-6:30
Jerry Conklin gave an in- p.m.. This coming Thurs-
formative and motivational day, Nov. 17, they welcome
talk explaining the need pregnant girls and women
for a community outreach and new mothers to this
such as Birthright. He listed support program.
Throughout the month
countrywide statistics that
“cry out for a response from of December, Birthright
encourages all in the com-
caring Americans.”
Stuart Dick served as munity to take notice of
moderator, encouraging mothers with young babies
volunteer helpers and finan- and gift them with a Christ-
cial support for Birthright mas gift of diapers, a much
as well as prayer support. needed commodity. Birth-
The theme at the speak- right has diapers, blankets
er-dinner was ‘thankful- and clothing for any who
ness’ to Birthright helpers visit the office on Mondays
and donors who made it 10 a.m.to 3 p.m., Thursday
possible for Birthright to evenings 5-7 p.m., and Sat-
fulfill their first two years of urdays 1-3 p.m. Diapers can
service. Julia Finch, coordi- be brought to the office as
nator of volunteers, gifted gifts, also.
Call Birthright at 541-
12 volunteers with a thanks-
giving gift, and Dick led 676-0530 if you are inter-
a prayer for all volunteers ested in volunteering or
for their continued work helping in any way, or if
into 2023. Dick shared his you are in need of anything.
commitment to the work
Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative
Utility Pole Testing Underway
Columbia Basin Electric Co-op will be starting their
annual utility pole checking and treatment work for
2022 beginning the week of November 7th. CBEC
will be checking poles out of the Ruggs substation
areas. This will include: Rhea Creek, Ione
Gooseberry, Hardman, Toll Rock, Tupper and
surrounding areas. National Wood Treating Company
has been contracted to perform this work for CBEC.
The pole checking will be conducted with a pick-up
and ATV and all NWT vehicles will be marked with
CBEC signage. The annual pole checking process is
necessary to stay in compliance with
Oregon Public Utility Commission and
National Electric Safety Code regulations.
CBEC thanks you in advance for your cooperation.
Where there’s a will…
there’s a murder
Come Celebrate
Greg and Janet Greenup are
celebrating half a century together.
Stop by the Elk’s between 6:30 and
9 p.m. on Friday, November 25th.
Wishing each of you a
Rylee Palmer, Madison Palmer, Jacob Finch, Daemon
Worden and Paul Lindsay enact the final scene of
Where There’s a Will, There’s a Murder at Heppner
High School Nov. 10. The play proved popular, with
a packed house the night of the final performance.
-Photo by Andrea Di Salvo
Heppner lights at
Heritage Park
Join the Heppner
Chamber of Commerce
in welcoming the holiday
season Thursday, Dec. 1,
at 6 p.m. with the turning
on of the Christmas lights
at Heritage Park.
Come see Santa and
Mrs. Claus, enjoy a cup
of hot cocoa and get in the
holiday spirit. The evening
will feature a musical per-
Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 16 , 2022 -- SEVEN
formance by the Heppner
High School choir, Sage
Garden Preschool and Hep-
pner Daycare at 6:30 p.m.
with the turning on of the
Christmas lights at 7 p.m.
Any questions, con-
tact the Heppner Chamber
of Commerce at heppner-
chamber@gmail.com, Ali-
cia Doherty at 509-851-
8875 or Shelby Matthews
at 541-377-0058.
W onderful S eason of
T hanksgiving!
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