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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 13,2005 - FIVE Wicklunds chosen yard of the month Wicklunds yard that won yard of the month honors and to cook an occasional old tricycles from the days pot of stew. that trikes were built without Tom and Shannon Wicklund in their yard The collectibles spill any plastic, only metal. A and Shannon stayed at Court Tom and Shannon in 1978 after p u rch asin g Street Market until it cfosed out into the yard, becoming kiddy car and red wagon mix W icklund at 135 Q uaid Court Street M arket, and in 2000. Tom is now laid off an in teg ral part o f the in with the trikes. Salvaged brick from Street have been chosen as asked the Wicklunds to help from lo g g in g w ith his lan d scap e. A huge old fashioned bathtub is full of the original high school/ the H eppner Yard o f the them with the store. The brothers-in-law, Greg and hens and chicks. A wringer middle school and fire brick Month for July, 2005. Wicklunds moved here in Jeff M aben, leaving him washing machine nestles by from Kinzua Mill is used T h e W i c k l u n d s 1979, purchasing their home more time for his volunteer began their married life in at that time. Son, Jered, was firem an and EM T calls. a chrysanthem um full of throughout the back yard as Mollala, Oregon, where they three years old then and Shannon is still working buds. An old dreg saw that patio, pathways and edging. had been high school daughter, Rebecca, began with her mother, this time at is in good shape sits under a L etters and num bers sw eethearts. S han n o n 's first grade later that school Murray Drugs. Shannon is spruce with its large blade set stamped on the old brick in a log looking like it’s ready include “Yukon" and “2 12”. parents, Ruth, and the late year at Heppner Elementary. a pharmacy technician. to start in. There is a lime Tom and Shannon Jack Maben, had moved to W hile Tom w orked at The W ick lu n d s’ spreader from Tom’s family bought two connecting lots H eppner from M ollala Kinzua Mill a few years, he house was built in 1910 and farm in M ollala. A hand from a neighbor awhile ago was a hospital for many pum p is used to hold a which back up to Hinton years, at one time owned by hanging basket in the front C reek. They have Happy i)ays Doc McMurdo. Shannon is yard while a hand discovered that they have told often by people that they arc here again! pump in the back yard has a only about 18 inches or so were bom in her house. The hitting newer water pipe and faucet of soil before home also has a hand-dug routed up through it for use. bedrock. Somehow, perhaps well underneath the kitchen A stack of aged bam due to possible underlying HeJbfu "3 that was long ago capped. board is being cut for siding springs, their lawn stays Tom began The Happy Face is back the o rig in al g arag e. A green w ithout sprinkling c o lle c tin g an tiq u es and in Teleflora's Be Happy h o n ey su ck le vine is with city water. To irrigate ru stic s in high school. Bouquet. This sunny beginning its climb up the their extensive vegetable Shannon has joined him in combination of fresh garage side. A two-seater bed, they dig tren ch es his hobby and they are still flowers in an oversized J V U ie /$6'yne6't\e board from a genuine along side the rows and place adding to their collection. mug is guaranteed to find outhouse is part a running hose at one end of the silver lining in even Antiques fill their home and /SrnviXe eeji of another project-to rebuild the trench while the other the grayest cloud. To many are used, not the outhouse for use as a end is closed off. The plant send one anywhere, call 18-22 just looked at. An old wagon roots soak up the w ater garden tool shed. or visit our shop. seat with its rocker springs directly with much less water The outer wall of 217 North Main was made into a living room usage then o v erh ead their covered deck is built Heppner seat. An original “ Home w ith cu b icles and open sp rin k lin g . T hey grow Seizing Heppner, 'A Comfort” woodstove is used Lexington & lone shelves for some of their tomatoes, lemon cucumbers, for auxiliary heat in winter graniteware collection. On corn, onions, and squash. Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 ORileflom* the lowest shelf is a row of There are rows of yellow and red raspberries. An arbor of aged wood supports some vigorous white grape vines which are Tom’s favorite plants. Some of the shrubs in Tom’s and Shannon's yard are lilacs, red flow ering hybrid Scotch broom , variegated weigela, a well- protected rhododendron, a light pink flow ering Homeowners, Contractors, Farmers, Ranchers, Business Own- hydrangea, Oregon grape, junipers and two different ers, Do-lt Yourselfers - There will be something for everyone!!! shrubs with the common Major tool & appliance retailers are offering to the public at auction name of Beauty Bush. An unknown variety of a 15" “new” tool liquidation, clearance, overstock and return merchandise. pine shrub began as a 3' gift from Tom’s folks. Two dark Hundreds of quality items are being offered. purple butterfly Cash in on the savings buy buying at wholesale auction prices!!! bushes are S h a n n o n ’s favorite plantings. T rees include a spruce, walnut and some elms on a far back comer. P e r e n n i a l s throughout the yard include hollyhocks, sweet Williams, a candy pink double poppy, tiger lillies (from Tom ’s g ran d m o th er), lavender, mums, columbine, purple c o n e f l o w e r , candytuft, asters, ju p ite r beard, salv ia, sedum s, heuchura. hardy geraniums, A partial listing: Heavy duty contractor tools, air compressors, paint sprayers, air and and astrantia. Annuals such as p etu n ias, C alifo rn ia electric nailers/staplers, air & electric grinders, buffers, hydraulic rams, porta powers, poppies, moss rose, cosmos floor jacks, engine hoists, drill presses, metal chop saws, miter saws, electric winches, and snapdragons make a pressure washers, weed eaters, hedge trimmers, 18V drills, small and medium sized air show ing here and there. conditioners and 28,500 BTU air conditioner...etc. etc.... Shannon has dahlias and gladioli planted near the and many, many more items, don’t miss out on big savings... garage foundation so they overwinter in the ground and Everything will be sold with no reserve and no buyers premium. return each year. In full yellow flower now are cacti filling three large tubs while they await a more permanent site. Tom was in the serv ice and stationed in Colorado (with Shannon) and brought the cacti back to Oregon from Another Quality Auction By TIGER AUCTIONEERING 208-503-0235 there. ^ M umuj tkuj WHOLESALE TOOL AUCTI oravjingl Saturday July, 16th Free U d Buyers\ Umatilla County Fairgrounds For Re9lste^L— 1 Hermiston, OR 11:00 A.M. Free snacks, donuts, popcorn and beverages... Come have a good time get a great deal , Air Conditioned -Thompson Hall Registration & Preview From 9:30 to 11:00 The Wicklunds work to g e th e r on th e ir yard because they like to. Tom is the lawn mower and they both pull weeds. They enjoy sitting in their double patio swing that looks over their yard as does their tomcat, Nelson. Shannon’s favorite part of their landscaping is their ‘fake bam ’. A spot along a side fence where a diseased elm tree had to come out didn’t feel right, so Tom built an entire false front of an old barn in its place. Adorning the fake front are traps, yokes, plow horseshoes, a loft ladder and other rustics that fit right in. Since their front lawn was a hassle to mow because of its small size, they took out the grass and put in riv er rock, planters and rustics to landscape. Shannon likes unusual plants and so added a type of weeping spruce and a contorted hawthome shrub on either side of the front door. M any o f th eir plantings are established and d o n ’t need e x ten siv e watering. Tom and Shannon also share their home and yard with their momma cat, Lexie, who recently had her first and last litter, hen asked if the three kittens were to go to new hom es, Shannon said “yes” , but laughed. It seems that the k itten s, like Tom and Shannon, are perfectly happy right where they are. ESD offers ed sessions The U m atilla- Morrow Education Service D istrict is c u rre n tly accepting registrations for its fifth annual Eastern Oregon Institute held at Hermiston High School the week of August 1-5. The in stitu te is offering over 50 professional developm ent sessions for education staff; teachers, administrators and classified staff. Subjects offered will be tech n o lo g y , sp ecial education, special needs, curriculum, assessment and many other topics. E astern O regon Credit and Blue Mountain Community College Credits are available. To register, go online to w w w .um esd.kl2.or.us/ staffdev/view.html?id=318. For m ore in fo rm atio n , contact N icole N okes at nicole.nokes@umesd.k 12.or.us or call (541 >966-3220. U m atilla and M orrow co u n tie s s ta ff registration fees are $20 and out-of-region staff fees are $70. Registration fees are a one-time fee and are non- refundable. Send check or money order to Umatilla- Morrow ESD- EOI; 2001 SW Nye; Pendleton, O R 97801.
