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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 25,2005 - FIVE May Yard of the Month Bett\ ami Larry Mills. Photo by Kay Proctor By Kay Proctor D ed icatio n is a recurring theme in Larry and Betty Mill’s lives They are dedicated to their family and friends, to community, to th e ir many v o lu n te e r activities and to their home at 725 S. Chase Street That dedication is what earned them recognition as Heppner Yard o f the Month for May. The M ills m oved from Eastern Washington in 1969 with their son, Mike, and their daughter, Dianne, because o f Larry’s job as manager of Morrow County Grain Growers They first lived in a home on Pioneer Street and worked in the yard th e re by building terraces to gentle the hillside In 1979, a local physician w ho w as relocating sold the Mills the barely lived in, p a rtly - finished home on Chase Street that was built on rocky hillside with shallow soil. The land had been farmed and still had two grain com bines in the backyard In the yard, Larry dug up a Fresno (a horse drawn earth scraper), which is now used as a planter filled with perennial carnations. The Mills had the back part o f their sloped lot scraped (with modern machinery) moving the dirt and rocks tow ard s and around the property front Sagebrush w as rem oved and 125 junipers were planted in the front o f the home taking care o f a slope problem The w hite fence th a t Bet,ty always dreamed o f having in front o f her home stands out against the juniper’s year round greenery. A dditions to the house include a balcony with a table grapevine growing to w a rd s it and a large w ooden deck in the backyard A lattice trellis screens the woodpile and supports vining clematises Their backyard lush lawn is bordered with rock terraced flowerbeds, which grow a white bleeding heart, delphiniums, peonies and o verw intering gladiolas Yard o rnam ents are set throughout the beds and include little w oodland animals, old locust stumps and several gnom es who have the same twinkle in their eyes as Larry At their drivew ay entrance is a water fountain surrounded by red rock and colorful plantings Larry hooked up the end o f the dripJine to use as the water source and the fountain runs when the drip line is on, needing no e lec trica l hookup A long w ith the beautiful view o f Willow Creek Valley comes wind that makes establishing a yard ch allen g in g They remember a time the wind blew the g arb ag e can halfway down Chase Street to the old Catholic Church/ Legion Hall To establish a windbreak and save their garbage cans, Larry and Betty planted scores o f blue and green spruce tre e s These now full and towering tre e s w ere planted as seedlings as the ground was to o rocky to dig deep planting holes On the south side of their property are a row of fruit trees and a row o f deciduous trees including a horse chestnut tree started from seed from L a rry ’s folk’s tree in Odessa, WA There is also a birch, Chinese elm, sunburst locust and maple A vegetable bed in this area is planted with tom ato es, peas, acorn squash, lettuce and beans Originally, the Mills planned to have low maintenance landscaping B ut L a rry ’s farm ing influence and Betty’s artistic desire for unique plants expanded those plans Some o f the flowering shrubs are O regon grape, flow ering almond, potentillaS, spireas, snow balls, h y d ran g ea, northern magnolia and an outstanding hybrid yellow blooming scotch B etty ’s fa v o rite plan ts are the azaleas and rhododendrons o f which she has several varieties. There are also flowering trees such as Paul S carlett H aw thorne, flowering cherry, redbud, flo w erin g plum , pink flowering dogwood, a pink flowered crabapple and a red leafed crabapple Betty has purposely chosen plantings with staggered bloom times to keep their yard full o f color as long as possible Larry did add drip line irrig atio n for the plantings and underground sprinklers on a timer for the lawn more out o f necessity for keeping things alive in the rocky soil He says that he is the “weeder” and Betty is the “planner.” They have visitors throughout the summer who come in their driveway just to look at the row o f mixed roses that runs more than the full length o f their house The roses are L a rry ’s favorite as much for the fragrance as for the color Other visitors are deer that decimated the arborvitae and their neighbor’s friendly llamas and Jacob’s sheep that gaze longingly over the fence at all the greenery Any visitor gazing over the fence at the Mills would be impressed at the dedication that Betty and Larry have shown in creating their hilltop yard The Heppner Yard o f the Month recognition is co-sponsored by Green Feed and Seed, the H eppner Garden Club, the City o f Heppner and Heppner TV M a g n e tic D o o r S ig n s H eppner fia z e tte -T lm e s May 17 special election results announced Follow ing are the results o f the May 17 special election as o f 11 p m., May 17 The resu lts are still unofficial, as they have not been certified by the Morrow County Clerk The results have been broken down by precinct, with Precinct 1- B oardm an, Precinct 2- Irrigon, Precinct 3- Lexington, Precinct 4- lone and Precinct 5- Heppner/ Hardman Boardman: Umatilla-Morrow ESD Zone 6 (at large): Rodney Parker- 115; Jack Matlock- 146; and Write-In 1. Umatilla-Morrow ESD Zone 7 (at large): Kathy Neal- 321 and Write- Ins- 3. Morrow County School District Position 2: Nancy Vander Does- 180; John R enfro- 133; and Write-Ins- 3. MCSD Position 3: William J Kuhn- 136 and Martin Montes de Oca- 216. MCSD Position 6: Barney Lindsay- 111 and Patricia Furgerson- 216. MCSD Position 7: Berto Hernandez- 288 and Write-Ins- 3. B o a r d m a n C om m u nity Education C om m ittee Position 1: Dean M ason- 307 and Write-Ins- 1. B oardm an CEC Position 4: K elly L. Doherty- 217 and Write-Ins 4. B oardm an CEC Position 6: Sylvia Barrera- 279. Boardman Rural Fire District (at large) (elect 3): Randy Yates- 276, Don Russell- 273 and Rick Sandlin- 241 B o a r d m a n C em etery D istrict (at large) (elect 2): David Pedro- 189, Blair Purcell- 265 and William Sharkey- 148 B oardm an Park and Recreation District (at large) (elect 2): K aren P ettig rew - 303, Kathy Moore 222 and Write-Ins 6. O regon Trail Library District Position 1: Sally Walker- 261 and Write-Ins 1 OTLD Position 2: I Blaine Ganvoa- 279 and Write-Ins 1. OTLD Position 3: Debra S tratton- 247 and Write-Ins 2. OTLD Position 4: B arbara H uw e- 250 and Write-Ins 5. OTLD Position 5: A nnetta Spicer- 254 and Write-Ins 3. Morrow C ounty Health District Position 1: John Gochnauer- 227 and Write-Ins 5. MCHD Position 2: Margie Hollandsworth- 249, John Murray- 99 and Write- In I. MCHD Position 3: Leann Rea- 279 Port of Morrow Position 1: Jim Hollandsworth- 121, Chris Rauch 48, Don Russell- 209 and Write-Ins 1 Port of Morrow Position 2: Nancy Vander Does- 48, Joe Taylor- 234 and Daniel Creamer- 89 Port o f Morrow Position 3: Jerry Healy- 139, Michael Dipo- 227 and Write-Ins 2 Morrow County U nified Recreation D istrict Zone 2: Terry Tallman- 173. Irrigon: Umatilla-Morrow ESD Zone 6 (at large): Rodney Parker- 137, Jack Matlock- 153 and Write-Ins 1 . Umatilla-Morrow ESD Zone 7 (at large): Kathy Neal- 277 and Write- Ins 2. M orrow C ounty School District Position 2: Nancy Vander Does- 147, John Renfro- 177 and Write- Ins 1 MCSD Position 3: William Kuhn- 232, Martin M ontes de Oca- 100 and Write-Ins 1 MCSD Position 6: B arney L indsay- 186, Patricia Furgerson- 138 and Write-Ins 1. MCSD Position 7: Berto Hernandez- 263 and Write-Ins 2. I r r i g o n C om m u nity E ducation C o m m ittee Position 1: Judy Brown- 307 and Write- Ins 3. Irrigon CEC Position 3: Scott Ross- 271 and Write-Ins 1 Irrigon CEC Position 5: Glena Hoffman- 258 and Write-Ins 3. Irrigon CEC Position 6: Beth Wheeler- 274. Irrigon Rural Fire Protection D istrict Position 3: Mark Calbick- 289 and Write-Ins 9. Irrigon RFPD Position 4: William Cooley- 307 and Write-Ins 4 I r r i g o n C o m m u n ity Park/ R ecreation D istrict Position 1: Burrel Cooley- 313 and Write-Ins 11. Irrigon CPRD Position 4: M elodee A Tovey- 289 and Write-Ins 5. Irrigon CPR D Position 5: Albert Partlow- 299 and Write-Ins 4 O regon Trail Library District Position 4 i Sally Walker- 265 and Write-Ins 2. OTLD Position 2: I Blaine Ganvoa- 270 and Write-Ins 2. OTLD Position 3: Debra S tratton- 279 and Write-Ins 5. OTLD Position 4: B arbara Huwe- 279 and Write-Ins 10. OTLD Position 5: A nnetta Spicer- 275 and Write-Ins 6. M orrow County Health District Position I: John Gochnauer- 260. MCHD Position 2: Margie Hollandsworth 159 and John Murray- 146. MCHD Position 3: Leann Rea- 287 and Write- Ins 2. Port o f Morrow Position 1: Jim Hollandsworth- 81, Chris Rauch 70, Don Russell- 185 and Write-Ins 1. Port o f Morrow Position 2: Nancy Vander Does- 55, Joe Taylor 114 and Daniel Creamer- 176. Port o f M orrow Position 3: Jerry Healy- 217 and Michael Dipo- 100. M orrow County U nified Recreation District Zone I : Bob Byrd- 145 Lexington: Umatilla-Morrow ESD Zone 6 (at large): Rodney Parker- 30, Jack Matlock 46 and Write-Ins 2 Umatilla-Morrow ESD Zone 7 (at large): Kathy Neal- 84 and Write- Ins 3. M orrow County School District Position 2: Nancy Vander Does- 56 and John Renfro- 70 MCSD Position 3: W illiam K uhn- 107 and Martin Montes de Oca- 21 MCSD Position 6: Barney Lindsay- 123 and Patricia Furgerson- 9 MCSD Position 7: Berto Hernandez- 72 and Write-Ins 1 H eppn er Rural Fire District 4-years (at large) (elect 3): Lyle Peck- 9, Brian Thompson- 5 and Mike Mahoney- 4 Heppner RFD 2- years (at large): Donald Bennett- 6. lone L exington C em etery D istrict (at large): Edward Baker- 94 Willow Creek Park District (at large) (elect 2): A rchie Padberg- 94 and Write-Ins 13. M orrow C ounty Health District Position 1: John Gochnauer- 104 and Write-Ins 1. MCHD Position 2: Margie Hollandsworth- 15, John M urray- 118 and Write-Ins 1 MCHD Position 3: Leann Rea- 105 and Write- Ins 2. Port o f Morrow Position 1: Jim H ollandsw orth- 5, Chris Rauch- 86 and Don Russell- 36 Port o f Morrow Position 2: Nancy Vander Does- 18, Joe Taylor 73 and Daniel Creamer- 36. Port o f Morrow Position 3: Jerry H ealy-112 and Michael Dipo- 17 lone: Umatilla-Morrow ESD Zone 6 (at large): Rodney Parker- 46, Jack Matlock- 93 and Write-Ins 6. Umatilla-Morrow ESD Zone 7 (at large): Kathy Neal- 177. lone School District Position 3: John Rietmann- 150 and Write- Ins 18 ISD Position 4: Anne M o rter- 179 and Write-Ins 8 ISD Position 5: Joel Peterson-194 and Write-Ins 2 . lo n e Rural Fire District (at large) (elect 3): Billy Rietmann- 182, Wayne Rietmann- 169 and Write- Ins 57. lone Lexington C em etery D istrict (at large): Edward Baker- 184 and Write-Ins 2. Willow Creek Park District (at large) (elect 2): Archie Padberg- 168 and Write-Ins 42. Morrow County Health District Position 1: John Gochnauer- 170 and Write-Ins 3. MCHD Positiqn 2: Margie Hollandsworth- 69 and John Murray- 136 MCHD Position 3: Leann Rea- 188 Port o f Morrow Position 1: Jim Hollandsworth- 22, Chris Rauch 83, Don Russell- 103 and Write-Ins 2. Port o f Morrow Position 2: Nancy Vander Does- 35, Joe Taylor- 119, Daniel C ream er- 49 and Write-Ins 1 Port o f Morrow Position 3: Jerry Healy- 183 and Michael Dipo- 22 H e p p n e r / Hardman: Umatilla-Morrow ESD Zone 6 (at large): Rodney Parker- 135, Jack Matlock- 200 and Write-Ins MCSD Position 7: Berto Hernandez- 318 and Write-Ins 4 H eppn er Rural Fire District 4-years (at large) (elect 3): Lyle Peck- 93, Brian Thompson- 92 and Mike Mahoney- 83. Heppner RFD 2- years (at large): Donald Bennett- 100 and Write-Ins 1 Heppner Cemetery District 4-years (at large) (elect 2): Albert Riney- 276, Kit George- 414 and Write- Ins 2. Heppner Cemetery District 2-years (at large): T hom as W olff- 422 and Write-Ins 3 lone L exington C em etery D istrict (at large): Edward Baker- 5 H eppn er W ater Control District (at large) (elect 2): Donald Bennett- 258, Robert Laughlin- 292 and Write-Ins 1 Willow Creek Park District (at large) (elect 2): Archie Padberg- 416 and Write-Ins 33. O regon Trail Library District Position I: Sally Walker- 425 and Write-Ins 4 OTLD Position 2: I Blaine Ganvoa- 309 and Write-Ins 1 OTLD Position 3: Debra Stratton- 312. OTLD Position 4: B arbara Huwe- 327 and Write-Ins 1 OTLD Position 5: A nnetta Spicer- 400 and Write-Ins 4 M orrow County Health District Position 2: Margie Hollandsworth- 72 and John Murray- 473 MCHD Position 3: Leann Rea- 430 Port of Morrow Position 1: Jim Hollandsworth- 43, Chris R auch- 306 and Don Russell- 173. Port o f Morrow Position 2: Nancy Vander Does- 159, Joe Taylor- 276 and Daniel Creamer- 85. Port o f Morrow Position 3: Jerry Healy- 487 and Michael Dipo- 63. Marriage Licenses May 10: John E lev te rio C hairez, 21, H erm isto n and Am anda Dawn Jones, 20, Hermiston; Jason Scott Virgil, 23, Hermiston and Conni Lee Maret, 19, Hermiston May 19: Joseph A Bourrie, 22, Phoenix, AZ and Heidi M Turrell, 23, Phoenix, AZ May 23: Benjamin Aaron McElligott, 24, lone and Lena Marie Gossett, 22, Pendleton Births Savannah SkiLynn M edrano-PVuitt- a d au g h ter. Savannah SkiLynn, was born May 8, 2005, at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston to Brittany Pruitt and Juan Medrano o f Boardman Paul A nthony Backman, Jr.- a son, Paul Anthony, was born May 16, 2005 at St Mary Medical C enter in Walla Walla to 1 . Cindy and Paul Backman of Umatilla-Morrow Irrigon ESD Zone 6 (at large): Kathy Neal- 364 and Write- Thursday evening Ins 5 playday results Morrow C ounty L adies g ath ered School District Position 2: Thursday, May 19 at Willow Nancy Vander Does- 277, C reek C ounty Club for John Renfro- 248 and Write- evening play Ins 4 C indi D o u g h erty MCSD Position 3: took low gross for flight A W illiam K uhn- 442 and and Deborah Kendrick took Martin Montes de Oca- 89 low net K andy Boyd MCSD Position 6: brought in low gross for B arney L indsay- 485, Patricia Furgerson- 58 and flight B In flight C, Peggy Fishbum took low gross and Write-Ins 1 Deona Hodges and Andrea Mortimer tied for low net »
