Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - THRElT
Marriages
Ford Scholar winners announced
Easement topic of Morrow
County Court meeting
By Doris Brosnan
Allyn C. Ford, board member of The
Bailev
Kemp-Parish
Toni Kemp of Ontario and Travis Parish of Kill Hill, Idaho,
were married on June 1, 2002, at Willow Creek Country Club in
Heppner.
Toni is the daughter o f Gary and Marcia Kemp of Lexington.
She graduated from Heppner High School and attended University of
Idaho, receiving an agricultural economics degree. She is employed
as an appraiser for Farm Credit Services in Ontario.
Parish is the son o f Terry and Penny Parish of King Hill,
Idaho. He graduated from King Hill High School and attended
University of Idaho, receiving an agricultural economics degree. He
is employed as a sales representative with Berk's Tractor in Nampa,
Idaho.
The Rev. Stuart Dick officiated the double ring ceremony.
Tina Joyce, sister of the bride, was the matron of honor and the groom’s
brother, Tyler Parish, was the best man. Others in the wedding party
included bridesmaids, Brandi Sweeney, Stefanie Skultety, and Brenda
Holtz; and groomsmen, Mike McCabe and Phillip Joyce, w ith Tanner
Britt as an usher. The wedding party was escorted to the ceremony in
golf carts by Tom Bedortha, Steve Kemp. Rick Boyce and Jimmy
Lynch.
The bride wore a princess-style, strapless dress covered in
beading throughout with intricate beadwork on the train and matching
shawl.
The reception was held at the Heppner Elks Lodge, with Kathy
Britt and Monica Thompson as hostesses. Debbie Scott made the
cake and Pudding on the Ritz catered the event. Cake servers were
Sherry Kemp and Anne Bedortha. Mariaha Parish was in charge of
the guest books; Angel Parish was in charge of the programs; and
Kimberly Finley and Kristine Bedortha were in charge of the gifts.
The couple will make their home in Ontario. They are planning
a honeymoon in New Orleans, La., this winter.
The
Ford
Fam ily
Foundation has named Meghan
Bailey o f Heppner as a “Ford
Scholar” for 2002 - 2003. Bailey,
who will major in sports medicine
at Eastern Oregon University, is
among 136 scholars selected from
Oregon and Siskiyou County in
California. Since the founding of
the Ford Scholars Program in
1994, The Ford Family Foundation
has aw arded m ore than $22
million in scholarships. Kenneth
W. Ford, founder of Roseburg
Forest Products Co., established
the Ford Scholars program to help
students who would find it difficult
or impossible to obtain college
degrees w ithout financial
assistance. This year, The Ford
Family Foundation selected more
recipients for its annual Ford
Scholar awards than ever before.
In addition to financial
need and merit qualifications. Ford
Family Foundation and Meghan
Scholars must attend or plan to
attend an accredited nonprofit,
public or private, two-year or
four-year college in their state of
residence. The renew able
scholarships cover 90 percent of
each student’s unmet financial
need for college. More than 3,700
students applied for this year’s
award, with winners representing
79 com m unities throughout
Oregon and Siskiyou County,
California.
Kenneth W. Ford built his
business, R oseburg Forest
Products, from a one-m an
operation in the 1940s to one of
the West Coast’s largest wood
products m anufacturers. He
established The Ford Family
Foundation to help a number of
worthy causes, including the Ford
Scholars program, which was one
of his personal favorites.
Engagement
Binschus - Wilson
Wheeler County announces new parks
W heeler
C ounty
announces the purchase o f Bear
H ollow Park from P ioneer
Resources. The 19-acre park is
located south of Fossil on highway
19, and is used for overnight
cam ping as well as day use
a c tiv itie s,
co n tain in g
approximately 18 camping spots.
In addition, the State of
O regon
recen tly
deeded
ownership of the 183 acre Shelton
Park facility to Wheeler County.
Shelton Park was established in
1927 through the gift o f 3.38
acres from K inzua Lum ber
Company. The rest of the 183-
acre site was purchased from
Kinzua Lumber Company in 1930.
Kinzua Lumber Company later
requested that a plaque be placed
in the wayside to honor L.D.W.
Shelton, an Oregon pioneer of
1847, who resided in the area.
Shelton had served as both a
soldier and surveyor. Early in the
park’s history, it served as a CCC
camp. The park has 36 camping
spots and five miles o f hiking
trails. Good drinking water is
available throughout the park.
Recent improvements include
extension of the existing water
system to the west end of the
park. Future plans are to upgrade
the existing pit toilet system.
The county charges $5
per night for overnight camping
in both parks. Currently, no fees
are charged for day use of either
Bear Hollow or Shelton Parks.
Both Bear Hollow and Shelton
Parks are open from mid-April
until mid-November.
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Heppner G azette-Tim es
Mindy Binschus and Steve W ilson
Delbert and Noia Binschus of Heppner announce the forth
coming marriage of their daughter, Mindy Binschus of Lexington to
Steve Wilson, also of Lexington.
The bride-elect is a 1998 graduate of Heppner High School.
She is employed at J.R. Simplot.
Steve Wilson, the son of Carmen Wilson o f Lexington and
Danny Wilson of Heppner, is a 1994 graduate of Heppner High School.
He is employed at Wrights Drywall.
The couple plans an October 19, 2002 w edding at the Chris
tian Life Center in Heppner.
At the Sept. 4 meeting of
the M orrow County Court,
planning director Tamra Mabbott,
associate planner Carla McLane,
county surveyor Ron McKinnis,
and county counsel Bill Hanlon
spoke to the Court about the
acceptance of the dedication of
easement and right-of-way from
PGE for the Tower Road
extension.
A cceptance,
Com m issioner John Wenholz
noted, will establish the road
location. McKinnis indicated on a
map the location of a 75-foot
easement on each side o f the
center line - to the south line of
city of Boardman and Port of
M orrow property - that he
required be dedicated to the
county also. He noted that
Threemile Farms would have to
sign off on the dedication. The
Court approved acceptance of the
dedication and right-of-way. The
Court also accepted plat number
2002-6, making it a public right-
of-way owned by the county.
A property ow ner
discussed with the Court the
division of the Horseshoe Bend
property. He showed a 1937
aerial photo of the property and
pointed out inaccuracies in the
map sent with the notice of the
county’s splitting the property.
Judge Terry Tallman explained
that the division of the property
was based on an easier
description for the three-way
division. A discussion ensued, and
the Court noted the need to allow
60 days after the notification for
the purchase of the three divisions
by the three adjacent landowners.
Judge Tallman reported
the objections o f the Rodeo
Committee to the school’s use of
the roping and riding contestant
parking area for student drop off
and for parking but noted that the
school’s use was a safety issue
for the children.
H anlon reported his
findings in a question of a property
owner’s request for a permit to
put a w ater line in a county
dedicated
right-of-w ay.
ORS758.010 provides a person
the right to locate utility lines in a
county easement.
Extension agent Bill
B roderick offered a positive
report on his department’s new
office space at the South Morrow
Industrial Site and said that
Morrow County Grain Growers
and the Port o f Morrow have
been identified as “cooperators of
the year.”
Public works director
Burke O 'B rien reported that
work continues on the Juniper
Canyon project, and he shared
photos of the progress. He also
reported the hope of completion
of most earth work by October.
O ’Brien said that plans include a
three-inch lift on the sub base. He
added that they had not yet
needed to blast but that the comer
at the bottom will be straightened
a great deal. The steepest grade,
said, should be no more that
six-percent when completed. All
the farm crossings will be one
hundred feet wide, identified with
the landowners ahead of time. A
letter of thanks, O ’Brien said, will
be sent to the landowners for
their cooperation.
Public
works
crewmembers continue painting
projects and are working on the
airport project. M aintenance
supervisor Les Paustain is
installing supports for the Gilliam
and Bisbee Building. Repairs to
Dee Cox Road, including one
cattle guard replacement, neared
completion.
O ’Brien reported good
attendance at C utsforth and
Anson Wright Parks on the Labor
Day w eekend and said that
campfires are still restricted. Pilot
Knob Drilling donated use of a D4
Cat to build roads at Cutsforth, for
the creation of the twelve new
sites. These sites will have water
and power but not sewer. In
response to a question from
O’Brien, Commissioner Brosnan
said that ORS 498.158 does not
allow hunting in any park, so a
local ordinance is not needed.
O’Brien also reported to
the Court that during a discussion
o f a proposed pipeline along
Sandhollow Road, he discovered
that the dedicated right-of-way
might be only 40 feet instead of
60. He will research further and
report back.
O ther actions o f the
Court include the following:
-approval o f the work
plan for USDA Wildlife Services
in Morrow County;
-approval of the order
directing the sale of a foreclosed
property in Lexington;
-approval of the order
initiating the annexation of
territory into the Heppner Rural
Fire Protection District;
-approval
of
an
agreem ent for professional
consulting services - for an
update of the indirect-cost study
- with Maximus Incorporated;
-approval of a permit for
Qwest to lay line along 8th Street
West in Irrigon;
-approval of a franchise
agreement with Cascade Natural
Gas.
WCCC ladies playday
Willow Creek Country
Club ladies had a playday,
Tuesday, Sept. 10. The results are
as follows:
-Low gross of the field:
Dana Reid
-Low net of the field:
Donna Morgan
-L east putts o f the
field: Luvilla Sonstegard
Flight B: low gross-
Betty Christman; low net-Carol
Norris.
Flight C: low gross-
Joyce Dinkins; low net-Lorene
Montgomery; least putts-Maude
Hughes.
Chip-in: Joyce Dinkins,
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