Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Past comes alive at Frenchtown visit
Members and friends
of the Morrow County His-
torical Society were invited
to join in the annual St.
Jean Baptiste Day celebra-
tion hosted by the private,
nonprofit Frenchtown His-
toric Foundation of the
Walla Walla Valley this past
weekend.
This commemoration
is held at a historic park
consisting of Frenchtown
cemetery and the Métis
constructed cabin that once
belonged to “the Prince,”
younger brother of Cayuse
headman Umtippe.
The cabin is thought
to be the oldest building
in Washington State. The
Frenchtown site is com-
prised of 27 acres, interpre-
tive panels, hiking trails, a
picnic shelter, the restored
cabin and a cemetery.
Also of historical note
is that this is in a portion of
the site of the 1855 Battle
of Walla Walla.
This year, Sam Pam-
brun, a descendent of the
commandant of Fort Nez
Percés, led a tour of the
Hudson’s Bay Company
Farm that had been estab-
lished in 1821, about 20
miles up the Walla Walla
Sam Pambrun stands beside a marker indicating the location
for the HBC Farm. -Contributed photo
River from the original
North West Company Fort
Nez Percés at modern-day
Wallula, WA. This farm
provided food for the Fort
and horses for two annual
“brigades” that traveled
to and from HBC trading
establishments on the up-
per Columbia and Snake
Rivers and Northern British
Columbia.
The present owner of
the land where the farm
was sited, Tom Williams of
Williams Farms, answered
questions and explained
the ideal geography of the
area and the easy access to
a year-round water supply
for the crops and animals.
He also discussed prob-
able methods of irrigating
and farm life there and
commerce with the local
natives.
Following the tour, a
lunch was provided at the
picnic shelter at the French-
town site.
Music, games, stories
of that early historic time, a
display of Fur Trade items
used and traded, and a dem-
onstration of the tools the
French Canadians used to
build the cabin and other
buildings, transported the
participants back to the
time of the “Voyagers” and
Métis, who came to this
“Oregon Country” for the
purpose of establishing the
fur trade.
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Local doe wins Best
in Show
KT’S Highway to Hell black otter senior Mini Rex doe owned
by Kathy Tellechea and Pam Renfro of Lexington won Best
in Show at both Oregon and Washington state conventions
held in recent weeks. She competed against more than 3,000
rabbits between the two conventions, and this is the first time
the same Mini Rex has won at both state conventions. This doe
also won Best Colored Fur at Nationals held in Reno, NV this
spring. She was retired from the show team after winning 12
grand champion legs. She was bred to our grand champion
black otter buck KT’S Fire and Brimstone. -Contributed photo
Music in the Park
July 10
The next concert in District, and facilitated
Heppner’s Music in the by the Shared Ministry of
Park series will be held Hope Lutheran Church
this Sunday, July 10, from and All Saints Episcopal.
5 to 7 p.m. at Heppner City Food will be available for
Park. This month, entertain- purchase to help fund the
Standing near the site of the dam built for irrigating the HBC
ment will be provided by Shared Ministry’s efforts
Farm. -Contributed photo
a bluegrass duo known as to provide clean water to
Slipshod, with Matt Snook thirsty people around the
on dobro and banjo and world.
Steve Blanchard on guitar
In the event of rain, the
and mandolin.
concert will be moved to
Heppner ’s summer the All Saints Parish Hall
Music in the Park series is at the corner of Church and
funded through the Morrow Gale (one block from the
County Unified Recreation city park).
questions like:
-How can she help?
-What are your experi-
All women who have
ences in obtaining services served are invited to come
where you are?
to a listening session to
-What are the problems share their thoughts. Any-
you have had with filing one who cannot attend the
a claim, recently or in the listening session but who
The next lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of
past?
would like to share their
Commerce
will be an all entities report on Thursday, July
-What is the one thing story, call 971-720-9116
7,
at
noon
in
Heppner City Hall conference room.
you would do to improve or e-mail elizabeth.esta-
Cost
of
lunch
is $10; Mustang Diner will cater. Cham-
services, if you could?
brooks@state.or.us.
ber lunch attendees are asked to RSVP at 541-676-5536
no later than the Tuesday before to guarantee a lunch.
Female veterans given a chance to make
their voices heard
Two listening sessions planned for Morrow County
Elizabeth Estabrooks,
the Women Veterans Co-
ordinator from Oregon
Department of Veterans
Affairs, will be visiting
Morrow County in July and
will be holding listening
sessions for women who
have served in the military.
Listening sessions will
take place Tuesday, July
26, from 2:30-4 p.m. at the
Bartholomew Building in
Heppner and Wednesday,
July 27, from 3-4:30 p.m.
at the Port of Morrow Riv-
erfront Center, Boardman.
Estabrooks is interested
in hearing from women
veterans and finding out
the “good, the bad and the
ugly” of their experiences
with the VA. She says she
is looking for answers to
Chamber lunch
meeting
City of Irrigon plans Watermelon Festival DA’s Report
The City of Irrigon will
hold its annual Watermel-
on Festival on Saturday,
July 30. Several events are
planned throughout the day
beginning with breakfast at
6:30 a.m.
Funds raised through
this community event go
to benefit various areas
across the community of
Irrigon, including scholar-
ships, Cooley Sports Com-
plex, the senior center, food
baskets program, flags for
events, and more.
This year an array of
donated items will be raf-
fled; buy 50/50 raffle tickets
at many of the local busi-
nesses or on festival day.
Events and opportuni-
ties taking place at the Ir-
rigon Marina Park include
breakfast beginning at 6:30
a.m., a hearty breakfast
served for a nominal price.
The annual parade kicks
off at 10 a.m. and runs
down NE Main Avenue. At
11 a.m. is the opening cer-
emony at the Irrigon Marina
Park band stand. The day
will include on-going raffle
items throughout the day, as
well as an array of games,
contests, vendors (local
and out-of-town). Multiple
food vendors, besides the
hometown food shack, will
be available.
For more information,
contact Renee Couchman
at 541-922-1560 or Aaron
Palmquist, city manager, at
manager@ci.irrigon.or.us.
Sunday, August 14, 5-7
p.m., Heppner’s Music in
the Park concert in Heppner
City Park: The entertain-
ment for this event will be
Jezebel’s Mother, a new
configuration of seasoned
guitar and vocal musicians
Janis Carper and Carolyn
Lochert. Bring your lawn
chairs for an evening of
great entertainment spon-
sored by the Morrow Coun-
ty Unified Recreation Dis-
trict and facilitated by the
Shared Ministry of Hope
Lutheran Church and All
Saints Episcopal Church.
Food will be available for
purchase, to raise money
for the Shared Ministry’s
continuing efforts to pro-
vide clean water to needy
communities around the
world. Rain location for
concert will be the Heppner
Elementary School gym.
August 17-21, 2016
Morrow County Fair and
Rodeo: Mark your cal-
endars now for Morrow
County Fair. The theme for
this year is “Country Scenes
and Children’s Dreams.”
There will be a parade at 10
a.m. on Saturday and lots of
activities to take part in or
just watch and lots of en-
tertainment. There will be
the annual Murray’s Wine
and Micro-Brew Tasting
and FFA Basket Auction
on Thursday, August 18,
with a dinner available to
purchase.
Sunday, Sept. 11, 5-7
p.m., Heppner’s Music in
the Park concert in Heppner
City Park: The entertain-
ment for this event will
be in recognition of the
15 th Anniversary of 9/11 –
The Tailgators with Sharon
Porter, Matt Cooper and
friends. Rain location for
concert will be the Heppner
Elementary School Gym.
Saturday, Sept. 17, and
Sunday, September 18, the
Heppner chamber will be
coordinating the fifth an-
nual ride of our local Blue
Mountain Century Scenic
Bikeway; the ride is limited
to 50 riders.
Saturday, October 1,
9 a.m. 5 p.m., Morrow
County Harvest Festival at
the SAGE Center: Come
and check out the vendors
that will be set up on the
mezzanine and all that their
homemade, home grown
selections. Plan on making
a day of it; there will be
food vendors and outside
activities, plus you can go
through the SAGE center
exhibits for free throughout
the day. If you are looking
at participating as a vendor,
the application deadline is
Friday, Aug. 26. Contact the
Chamber for an application
form at 541-676-5536 or
email at heppnerchamber@
centurytel.net. Application
forms will also be dropped
off at the post office.
Chamber Chatter
Sunday, July 10, 5-7
p.m., Heppner’s Music in
the Park concert in Heppner
City Park: The entertain-
ment for this event will
be Slipshod’s Matt Snook
and Steve Blanchard with
bluegrass tunes. Bring your
lawn chairs for an eve-
ning of great entertainment
sponsored by the Morrow
County Unified Recreation
District and facilitated by
the Shared Ministry of
Hope Lutheran Church
and All Saints Episcopal
Church. Food will be avail-
able for purchase to raise
money for the Shared Min-
istry’s continuing efforts
to provide clean water to
needy communities around
the world. Rain location for
concert will be All Saints
Parish Hall.
Friday, July 29, 8:30
a.m., eighth annual United
Way of Umatilla and Mor-
row Counties Charity Golf
Tournament to be held at
Wildhorse Resort and Ca-
sino’s Championship Golf
Course: For the past eight
years, the United Way of
Umatilla and Morrow coun-
ties has hosted this char-
ity golf tournament to help
raise funds for our local
area United Way partner
agencies. Remember, all
money donated to your lo-
cal United Way stays in our
area. Call the United Way
office at 276-2661 to secure
your sponsorship, register
a team or donate items for
our raffle.
Saturday, July 30, 6-8
p.m. fourth annual “Bowl-
A-Thon” at Desert Lanes
in Hermiston, sponsored
by Domestic Violence Ser-
vices: Register your team
today; the cost is $30 per
bowler or $120 for a team
of four; includes three lines
of bowling and shoes. This
event is fun for all ages and
there will be great prizes.
All proceeds will go toward
providing shelter, meals
and supportive services to
victims of domestic and
sexual violence in Umatilla
and Morrow counties.
Saturday, July 30, 6:30
a.m. – 1 p.m., City of Ir-
rigon’s annual Watermelon
Festival: Bring the whole
family for great fun and
enjoyment on the bank of
the beautiful Columbia Riv-
er. For more information,
contact Renee Couchman
at 541-922-1560 or Aaron
Palmquist, city manager at
manager@ci-irrigon.or.us.
Tentatively – August
3-4, ODOT to be chip seal-
ing downtown Main Street
in Heppner: More informa-
tion will be available soon.
The dates are tentative, as
this is part of the project
they will be working on this
summer and will depend
on how the schedule ends
up. ODOT will continue
to communicate a status
update.
Morrow County Dis-
trict Attorney Justin Nelson
has released the following
report:
-Travis Lane Thomas,
44, was convicted of Kid-
napping I – Constituting
Domestic Violence, a Class
A Felony, and Sentenced
to 90 months prison time
with credit for time served,
to run concurrent with the
following count. The de-
fendant also was sentenced
to three years post-prison
supervision. In addition,
Thomas was convicted of
Assault II – Constituting
Domestic Violence, a Class
B Felony, a sentenced to 70
months prison time with
credit for time served, to
run concurrent with the
previous count. The defen-
dant also was sentenced
to three years post-prison
supervision. Additional
counts of kidnapping, as-
sault, strangulation and
menacing were dismissed.
-Shawn Michael Chan-
dler was found guilty of
probation violation. Proba-
tion was revoked and the
sentenced of six months
prison time, with credit for
time served, was imposed,
with 12 months post-prison
supervision, sentence to
run concurrent to the sen-
tence on the following case.
Fines, fees and assessments
totaled $25.
-Shawn Michael Chan-
dler was found guilty of
an additional instance of
probation violation. Proba-
tion was revoked and the
sentenced of six months
prison time, with credit for
time served, was imposed,
with 12 months post-prison
supervision, sentence to
run concurrent to the sen-
tence on the previous case.
Fines, fees and assessments
totaled $25.
-Patrick Hardie, 49,
was convicted of Criminal
Trespass II, a Class C Mis-
demeanor, and sentenced to
21 days jail time with credit
for time served. An addi-
tional account of Criminal
Trespass was dismissed.
Fines, fees and assessments
totaled $100.
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