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
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d Buyers\ Umatilla County Fairgrounds
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,
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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.