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
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