Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 10, 2001 - SEVEN
Something about Harry
Volunteers work to restore Heppner Cemetery
(Editor's note: The following article about a local resident, her cat and
a kind-hearted hunter appeared in the Journal Register in Boston,
Massachusetts, September 27, 2001)
By Rudy Wilk
Hunters are often portrayed as bloodthirsty redneck-types that
have very little sensitivity, people who are in the sport for the kill.
This misconception o f sportsmen is an ugly portrayal of a group of
which I am a part. Furthermore, I believe the opposite is true. Most
hunters that I have been privileged to be around are quite the opposite.
Most 1 have known, are strong of character, show a deep love
of family and are extremely sensitive to our environment. Their love
of life and of all God's creatures is whole and complete, even though
this statement seems contradictory in nature. One must look at the
whole picture of the sport o f hunting to realize all its attributes.
This week, I would like to write about a man who possesses all
the attributes that any good man has, and one who is also proud to
be known as a hunter. Below will be a story of Harry Lemay and his
hunt for elk in Oregon. A story with a twist that made me smile. One
I hope you also will enjoy.
Harry Lemay is a hunter extraordinaire who has harvested a good
share of trophy animals. A small, charismatic individual whose love
of family is only equalled by his love of hunting. A good man who
I am honored to call my friend. Harry partakes in all forms o f hunting.
His love of the sport is so deep that even when he lost his sight in
his dominant eye, he learned to change from shooting right-handed
to left. Not an easy task! Just try using a fork with the opposite hand
and multiplying it times a hundred. This testament speaks o f Harry.
Harry's hunt for elk, like most hunts, begins well before opening
day. In mid-July, Harry, and his incredibly understanding and wonderful
wife Nellie, went to Oregon on a zacation/scouting trip. Nellie would
visit relatives and Harry would see his son Eric, meet up with fellow
hunting buddy, Dave Ward, from Oregon, and then scout the vast
Umatilla National Forest.
Umatilla National Forest is set on an extremely large tract of land
that has a mixture of hardwoods, arid canyons and mountains that
reach over three thousand feet. Within her borders there is a collection
of wildlife that most wilderness men only dream of. Huge mountain
lions, bear, deer and elk co-exist in a picturesque setting. It is the same
place from which Harry has harvested three elk and a brown bear in
four o f the last five years.
Furthermore, Umatilla National Forest will be the setting where
Harry's incredible adventure will come full circle.
After visiting with family, Harry and Dave went to Umatilla National
Forest to do some scouting and hang some free stands. During this
scouting time an incredible thing happened that would rival any script
from a Walt Disney movie.
On July 20,2001, the hunting duo had just arrived at the woods
and got into Dave's vehicle. They were in an area in the national forest
approximately 30 miles from a small town named Heppner and 20
miles from Ukiah. Both are extremely small towns no bigger than
the town of Three Rivers. They had just begun to drive when Dave
told Harry he had to find an area of road that would enable him to
make a phone call home. After a distance, Dave was able to get a signal
for his cell phone.
Harry seized the chance to stretch his legs and answer nature's
call. Boy, did he. Having gone off to the side of the road, Harry thought
he heard something rustling in the bushes. Then a second later, Harry
heard a "meow." Not believing his ears, he made half-hearted cat calls
with his tongue and lips. This time the meow was followed by a tiger.
Not a ferocious one but a tiger kitten less than a year old! Here, in
the true middle of nowhere, Harry found a seemingly abandoned cat.
In possession of a heart as big as the forest they w ere in, Harry
had to find a home for the wayward kitten. Harry's next trick would
be to convince his buddy Dave he had to find a home for the cat. After
Harry was told by Dave that he didn't want to find any surprises in
his tent, it was decided they would drive the cat the 20 mile trip to
Ukiah. Once there, they would stop at the first convenience store and
drop the kitten off.
This is where the story becomes more remarkable.
At a store called "Granny's," this heart-warming tale grows to
the spectacular. Dave pulled into the small store and Harry jumped
out of the truck with the orphaned cat. While Dave stayed inside the
vehicle, Harry went into the store. Harry had the kitten on one arm
and one leg inside the threshold. He hadjust finished asking the proprietor
if she would take the kitten when he heard a scream. "Harry!" Not
knowing anyone in the area, Harry began looking around to find the
source o f the scream, then saw a pretty girl across the street and looked
now to see who she was yelling to. Then, without stopping, the girl
in her twenties continued towards Harry. She was still yelling, "Harry!"
when she finally wrapped her arms around Harry Lemay's neck and
planted a kiss on his cheek.
Harry was flabbergasted and Dave was shell-shocked! Then the
pretty lady grabbed the kitten and hollered, "Harry! Where have you
b e e n a s she stared lovingly at the cat, she and the young family named
"Harry."
You can imagine his surprise when Harry Ixmay introduced himself.
A short time later, it was discovered that Diane and Dale Munkers
had been camping out at the national forest a week earlier. During
that time Diane fell ill and the cat escaped when Diane had to pull
the car over. They had been searching for "Harry" for the week and
finally had to give up. Then, magically, Harry found "Harry." A fairy
tale ending that in a time where everyone needs to smile.
How did that cat survive in the remote wilderness for a week?
How Dave's cell phone got a signal in that very spot? Then an incredible
man named Harry found "Harry," a kitten. Well, an oddsmaker from
Vegas would have had it at over a million to one!
Roughly one month later, Harry returned to the place where the
fond memory of when Harry met "Harry" began. This time he was
hunting with son Eric and buddy Dave, along with Donny Ward, Frank
Farlow, Ted Bums and Fletch Dotson. The coniradene and good-natured
ribbing and the hearty laughs concerning the miracle cat, "Harry,"
will to them be legendary.
During the time they were there, each hunter secretly felt that Harry's
good deed would be repaid. On Thursday, August 30 at 7:15 a m.
Harry the hunter once again proved his salt. He bow harvested a mature
cow elk, the only one in the group to connect on an elk.
In his heart and in mine, I knew the good deed had been rewarded.
So, get out there, remember all good will be rewarded. God does
have a master plan for all his creatures. One never knows when a chance
meeting at home or in the field can make a difference. This time a
man, who also happens to be a hunter, showed many of you what most
hunters epitomize.
So have fun, relax and be safe.
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for a benefit to support the American Red Cross
Disaster Relief Fund. A portion of the sales will go
to the relief fund. We are grateful for the generosity
of our employees and guests for making this possible.
Cemetery volunteers Dale Conklin. Bob Jepsen. W ilbur Jackson and Al Riney.
A group of local men are
working to beautify the Heppner
Masonic Cemetery.
The men, headed up by
Al Riney, and including Bill
Gentry, Bob Jepsen, Dale
Conklin, Wilbur Jackson and
Albert Wright, have been
working since May of this year to
straighten the tombstones that are
leaning or that have fallen over.
Their goal was to restore the
tombstones before the 100-year
remembrance o f the Heppner
Flood which will be held on June
14, 2003.
To date, the group has
restored 135 tombstones with an
estimated 300 more to repair.
The group initially received
instruction from the Wylie
Monument Works.
The Morrow County
Histoncal Society has donated
$500 toward the project for the
cost of the sign and the
C EM ET ER Y RENOVATION
____IN PROGRESS___
W O R K D O N E BY CO M M UNITY VOLUNTEERS
COM PLETION OF ALL PHASES, JUNE 14. 2003
HEPPNER FLOOD CENTENNIAL
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: AL RINEY
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Cemetery renovation sign
materials-sand and gravel. Al
Riney and Bill Gentry also
donated the use of their front-end
loaders. An unidentified man
walking through the cemetery’
gave the volunteers a $100 bill
for restoring a relative's grave
marker.
Anyone wishing to help
with the project may call Riney
at 676-5680. Additional tractors
and front-end loaders could also
be used.
Local woman receives technology honor
Boardman
Community Pride
Make new friends, help create
a community soccer field, earn
community service hours and a
chance to win up to $500 for your
organization.
The fourth annual Boardman
Community Pride Day and
Community Challenge Awards will
be held Saturday, October 20.
Boardman non-profit organizations
are encouraged to participate in this
year's project.
Volunteers will meet at 8 a.m.
at the large field in front of Oregon
Potato, Inc., on East Columbia
Avenue. Participants will be
developing a new regulation-sized
soccer field for the community and
plant vegetation around the area.
Participants are asked to bring along
gloves, shovels and rakes for this
project. It is estimated that the project
could be finished by 12 p.m.
Cash awards will be given to the
organization that works the most
total hours. First place will receive
$500, second place, $125, and third
place will receive $75.
For more information, call Debi
Watson, Boardman Community
Development Association, at 481 -
2220 .
Domestic violence
Day to be held
Umatilla and Morrow
counties' Domestic Violence
Services plans their annual
march to "End the Violence" this
Thursday, October 11.
In
Boardman,
participants will meet at 6 p.m. at
Services to Children
and
Families, 103 S.W. Kinkade Rd.,
for a march to city hall for a 7
p.m. candlelight ceremony.
In Pendleton events start
at 6:30 p.m. with a march from
the train depot to the courthouse
and a 7 p.m. candlelight
ceremony at the courthouse clock
tower.
In Hermiston participants
will meet at 6 p.m. at city hall for
a march to the community center
for a 7 p.m. candlelight
ceremony.
A march will also be
held
at
Milton-Freewater
beginning at 5:30 p.m.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Meeting Notice:
The HeppnerLexington Advisory
Committee will hold a spiecial
meeting, Wednesday, October 17,
2001 at 7:00 P.M. at Heppner
Elementary School library. The
purpose of this meeting is to explore
the possibilities of placing the new
structure in the same location as the
old high school building (elementary
school campus); using some o f the
components of the existing facade
in the new structure. Public input
and comment is being sought.
Published: October 10, 2001
PUBLIC NOTICE
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Orwick Firth, seated far left
Lynda Orwick Firth, Heppner
High School Class of 1973, recently
received the 2001 Technology
Excellence Award, recognizing her
"outstanding leadership in innovative
technology programs", from the
National Association of Secondary
School Principals, HighWired,
AOL@School. and The Journal.
Only 16 aw ards of this kind w ere
given out in the United States.
Firth integrated technology into
the curriculum through the Isaac
Newton I echnology program, the
first magnet program in the
Springfield Public Schools.
Firth is the daughter of Gene and
Donna Orwick of Lexington.
lone to celebrate homecoming Friday
lone High School will
celebrate homecoming festivities
this Friday, October 12.
The homecoming game
vs. Echo will get underway at
7:30 p.m. with the dance planned
from 10 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Members of the lone
homecoming court include:
freshman princess Katie Hams
and her escort Tyler Raible;
sophomore princess Brittany Day
and her escort Billy Ross; junior
princess Jamie VandenBrink and
her escort Brian Gutierrez; senior
princesses Amellia Peck, Salli
McElligott and Rhonda Wilhelm
and their respective escorts,
Derek Campbell, Adam Neiffer
and Adam McCabe.
Students have planned
activities each day in preparation
for the event. Monday was
"Inside-Out Day"; Tuesday was
"Rainbow Day"; Wednesday was
"Patriotic Day; and Thursday
was "Red, White and Black
Day".
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public notice to lone area voters.
A drop box will be available at the
Bank of Eastern Oregon lone branch
until election day Oct. 30,2001 at
4 p.m. After 4p.m. please use
Lexington Public Works drop site
or Morrow County Clerks office
Heppner. Ballots will be mailed
October 12, 2001 to all Morrow
County Voters.
Published: October 10, 2001
PUBLIC NOTICE
lone High School students (left to right) Til 1 ullis. ( aitlin Orem,
Tracy Griffith and Diana McElligott celehrate "Inside-Out Day
Monday as a part of homecoming activities at the school this week.
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BUSINESS CAROS
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Beecher's Restaurant A Lounge
350 Highway 74 • lone • 422-7038
The City of Heppner City Council
will hold a work session on October
18th at 8:00 AM to discuss the City
of Heppner Water System Study.
This is a public meeting where the
public may attend and listen to
discussion on the study. The meeting
will be held at Heppner City Hall,
188 W. Willow, Heppner, Oregon
Gerald W. Breazeale
City Manager
Published: October 10, 2001
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R M R M T V O L D T I >1R F ID D L E R S at 7p.m .
Music and Meal:
Adults $8 • Seniors & Students $7 • Ages 6-12 $2.50 • 6 4 under free
Meal Only: Adults 12 and older $5 • Ages 6-12 $2 50 • 6 6 under free
Music Only: Adults $4 • Seniors and Students $3
NOTICE OF DEFAULT
AND ELECTION TO SELL
Reference is made to that certain
Trust Deed made by William Rill,
also known as William Dean Rill,
as Grantor, to Morrow County
bstract & Title Co., Inc., as Trustee
favor of Daniel M. Stingl. Trustee
r U/D/T as Beneficiary dated June
¿4. 1998. recorded June 24, 1998,
in Book "M" Page 1998-54600 of
the Mortgage Records of Morrow
County Oregon covering the
following described real property
situated in said County and State
The real property described in
Exhibit 1 attached hereto and
incorporated herein.
SUBJECT
TO
AND
EXCEPTING:
Those exceptions and tax Notes
set forth in Exhibit 2 attached hereto
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