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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 31,2005 - FIVE Stroebers selected August yard of month by Kay Proetor Don and Jan Stroeber St. Josephine and one of many Stroeber flower beds Granddaughter Morgan Correa Don and Jan Stroeber at 960 Fairview have been chosen as the Heppner Yard of the Month for August. Many know this location as The C ountry Shears, Jan's beauty shop that is part of their residence. Jan grew up in Spray, attended beauty college in Bend and moved to Heppner in 1963 to work in Jeannie Dobb’s shop. After marrying Don, making a move to a home in 1975 with a beauty shop already in place made sense especially with active daughters; Shelley, Cindy and Christy. The beauty shop was part of the original home built by Hank Stotts. In the early 1960's Don’s family moved from Elgin to Heppner where his dad was head electrician at Kinzua Mills. Don logged in the woods until he was injured and then farm ed awhile for Eldon Padberg and K enny T urner. He retired from Morrow County Grain Growers in 2000 after 28 years of employment. He keeps busy now w ith ATVing and hunting. He also works for Brian Thompson during haying season. L ike so m any H eppner houses built on hillsides, the Stroebers' yard has e x ten siv e te rra c in g , some done by them, some done by other owners. The front terrace is m ade of stacked stone and was filled w ith overgrow n ju n ip e r when Don and Jan moved in. which they removed. These terraces are now filled with pink S im p licity ro ses, spireas, hardy ivy. Basket of Gold, cotoneaster and an exceptionally lush rock daphne. When Jan’s clients climb the front steps, they are met with a “fair view’’ of a brick planter full of colorful annuals and a green lawn w ith a flow ering island. Upon leaving, the clients, now themselves “fairer of v ie w ” a fte r J a n ’s h a ird re ssin g sk ills, can “•view” to th e ir left the M orrow C ounty “ F a ir” grounds. Jan, her daughters and her grandchildren, one boy and four girls, have actively participated at the fair in 4-H and with open- class exhibits. Many of Jan’s c lie n ts are g a rd e n ers them selves and shop talk often turns to that. Jan has been given advice, garden g ifts, plan t starts and friendship from the “girls in the shop” including a glass gazing ball from Jane R aw lins. O ne g ift she particularly remembers is from Jean Nelson, formerly of Lexington. Jean often said that Jan needed a red, clim bing rose and a few years after Jean moved to an assisted living home in Mt. Angel, Oregon, she had a red climber delivered for Jan to plant. F our m aple trees anchor the yard that were there when Jan and Don bought the home, but the ‘"Real E state B y D A V ID S Y K E S REALTOR TAX FREE GIFT FOR DOWN PAYMENT An often overlooked source for the dollars to make a down payment on a new home is tax- free gifts from wealthy rela tives. Let’s say a young couple’s parents (grandparents, etc.) have built up a sizable estate during their lifetime and upon their deaths fully intend to leave a substantial inheritance to the couple. With careful planning, the parents or grand parents could give the couple part of the money now and. at the same time, possibly reduce overall estate taxes that may Past Real Estate columns and properly listings are available at www.heppner.net/heritage be due when they die. Under current law, any in dividual can give a gift equal to $ 11.000 every year without paying any gift taxes. A mar ried couple together can claim an annual gift tax exclusion totaling $22,000 a year. Any attorney, financial planner or related professional who spe cializes in estate planning and taxes can provide details about how to set up a gifting pro gram that can benefit the bene factors as well as the recipi ents. 180 W. Baltimore IS Heppner, OR 97836 He \itagi> Q uid Co. REALTOR 9 541 - 676-9228 Stroebers have added to what was lawn only before. Don’s favorite place at home is the large covered patio which looks out at Jan’s favorite place; a large planted area, backed with w hite la ttic e , and showcasing a doubled tiered half-whiskey barrel fountain with water flowing from an old hand pump. Around its bricked path are various plantings, including an aspen tree, delphiniums, bee balm, sea th rift, w o o d ru ff, d ia n th u s, p h lo x , yellow yarrow , d a h lia s, w hite wisteria and sweet alyssum. An old metal wheel standing upright was a gift from Gene and Faye Pierce. There are other rustic yard decorations incuding a large cast iron pot from O lam ae G ro sh en s which is now full of pansies and coreopsis. Higher up on the property, Jan planted a long row o f b rig h t sunflow ers that edge the fo rm er horse p astu re. Enjoying all the finches that the sunflowers attract, Jan also keeps a hummingbird feeder by the patio. In the old horse pasture is a fenced area for the Stroebers’ vegetable garden where peppers and tomatoes grow. The horses contributed naturally to the soil enrichment there and throughout the yard. So did the pet rabbits and the pig (who later had piglets) that w as won at a fair pig scramble. Between the patio and sunflowers is a private dirt road that leads to Don’s shop and a covered carport. Planted along and around this road are rh u b arb , lark sp u r, sn ap d rag o n s, purple coneflower, asters, miniature irises, obedient plants, raspberries, cosmos, lam bs ear, h y sso p s, candytuft, lilac, Virginia creeper, burning bushes and h o lly h o ck s. A large log planter on the hillside is full of bright annual flowers. By the road are fru it trees, apples which Jan makes pie filling out of, pears and peaches which she cans. A rough looking white Fir tree, pruned by a goat kept by their daughters for rodeo practice, is lovingly called “the goat tree”. Don is the family’s law n m ow er w hile Jan spends hours tending and grooming the plants, which seems a natural activity for a hairdresser. Along the property line wood fence. Jan has edged the flow er beds with bricks and keeps the p lan tin g s there well m ulched. T hese include h o stas, b arberry, hardy geranium, mugho pine, lilac, yew and decorative rocks from various outings. Part of the yard contains a m em ory c o rn e r w here decorations have a special meaning, including a sapling basket made by Jan’s father, Frank C ecil. M any b ird h o u ses and p lan ters throughout the yard were made by her mother, Melba. A statue of St. Francis has a special spot there as it was First owned by Don’s mother, Rosem ary Buschke, who loved to g ard en . St. Josephine is also present in the yard; that is the name given to Don’s two-year-old energetic Airedale Terrier. D o n ’s fa v o rite flowers are roses in general while sunflowers are Jan’s. She recommends attending the Heppner Garden Club’s plant exchange every April for good starts and good advice. While standing in their front yard one August ev en in g d e sc rib in g the watering system he plans to put in someday, Don spotted several deer on the rocky h illsid e acro ss the road making their way to water and grazing. Looking to the east of the deer was a peaceful scene of the lower Hinton Creek Valley with green fields, golden hills and open blue skies. This brought to mind “maybe that is where the s tr e e t’s nam e o f “ F airview ” cam e from ” . Maybe... probably. But the yard full of flowers at 960 Fairview has contributed to that descriptive name, too. The Heppner Yard of the Month recognition is co sp o n so red by H eppner Garden Club, Green Feed and Seed. Heppner TV and the City of Heppner. We print Gift Heppner Gazette-Times 676-9228 H o st an E xch an ge Student Today! Make a lifelong friend from abroad. 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He was already in custody on other charges. fo r d riv in g w ith o u t an -M C SO arrested o p e ra to r’s licen se. Jo se Jeanette Lynn Brantley, 22, M arcelo Huchin, 21, was fo r p ro v id in g false cited for providing a vehicle in fo rm atio n to a police to an unlicensed driver. -B oardm an Police officer. She was also arrested received report of an audible for driving while suspended. business alarm in Boardman. She was released to appear. -B oardm an Police -M C SO receiv ed report that the Hermiston cited Mario Garcia Garcia, Police Department arrested 31, for disobeying a traffic D erek Stokes, 25, on an control device and driving Irrigon Justice Court report w ith o u t an o p e ra to r’s for failure to appear/driving license. -B oardm an Police while suspended. received report of a nude August 25: MCSO subject/public indecency in arrested C haunesy Lynn Boardman. The incident is A llan, 34, on a U m atilla C ounty S h e riff’s O ffice under investigation. -B oardm an Police warrant for parole violation/ received report of a small possession of a controlled bush fire at 1-84 milepost substance II. He was lodged 156. MCSO was advised. It at Umatilla County Jail. -M C SO received was a controlled bum. - H e p p n e r re p o rt o f a stalk in g Ambulance received report complaint. of a possible stroke victim at -MCSO received a a residence in Heppner. The request for Heppner City workers to check to see if a resident was Fine. A ugust 26; MCSO Heppner resident’s water cited Eldon Dean Slape, 52, heater broke because of all for driving 77 in a 55 mph the water line construction. zone. -M C SO receiv ed -Clackamas County report of a subject getting S h e riff’s O ffice arrested water allover the fence and Roxanna L. Brown, 55, on into the complainant’s yard an Irrigon Justice C ourt in Boardman. -M C SO arrested warrant for failure to pay E m ily C h ick , 20, on a fin e /d riv in g u n d er the H eppner Ju stic e C ourt influence of intoxicants. -M C SO receiv ed warrant for failure to pay report of an attempt to steal Fme/minor in possession. She was released on her own gas from a site in Boardman. -M C SO receiv ed recognizance. report of a subject stranded -M C SO receiv ed at Divide Wells Campground report of an 87-year-old in near Heppner and a request Heppner who had fallen and for a welfare check. Subject hit her head. -M C SO receiv ed was Fine and returning home. -M C SO receiv ed report that Pilot Rock Police report of two male juveniles a rre sted M atthew suspected of stealing at an Townsend, 20, on a Morrow Irrigon store. Subject said it C ounty C irc u it C ourt w arran t fo r p ro b a tio n was an ongoing problem. -M C SO receiv ed violation/unauthorized use report of a suspicious person of a motor vehicle. He was w an d erin g around in a lodged at Umatilla County pasture in Boardman. Jail. -M C SO receiv ed -M CSO cited Leo report of male subject bitten Edward Porto for failure to by a dog in lone. y ield to an em ergency vehicle. Fair and Rodeo Court tryouts set Tryouts for the Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Court will be held Sunday, September 25, beginning at 1 p.m. at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. Application deadline for tryouts is Friday, September 23, at 11 a.m. Those interested in applying may pick up an application at their high school or call 541-676-9474 for information. The Morrow County Fair Office address is P.O. Box 464, Heppner, OR 97836. Marriage Licenses The fo llo w in g marriage licenses have been issued from the Morrow County C lerk’s Office in Heppner: A ugust 24: Jered Lee Wicklund, 29, Heppner. and G iselle Lee Schoonover, 31, Heppner. August 30: Mark S teven C reed en , 45, Irrigon. and Debra Jane Herman, 50. Irrigon. G-T deadline changed for Labor Day The H ep p n er Gazette-Times will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 5. Due to the closure, the deadline for news articles and advertisements will be Friday, Sept. 2 at 5 p.m. The G azette will reopen with normal hours on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Have a safe and happy Labor Day weekend! Boardman private graduates from basic training Army Pvt. Nathan T. Hancock has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical Fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading. Field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic First aid. foot marches, and Field training exercises. The private is the son of Bill and Pam Hancock of Willowfork Drive, Boardman. and a 1997 graduate of Riverside High School. i
