Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
TVi-County All Stars participate in Babe
Ruth state tournament
District 6 Babe Ruth runners-up, Tri-County All Stars, competed in the State Tournament in 100
degree plus heat in Ontario, OR July 19-23. The team representing Heppner and Condon played
good solid baseball, but came up short losing to Astoria and Union County but defeating a solid
Baker team. Seeded fourth in the finals bracket, Tri-County gave Snake River All-Stars a run for
the victory losing 6-3. (L-R): Brett Harrison, Jared Hedman, Justin Gutierrez, Bill Jaeger, Daniel
Jeffreys, Michael Hawks, Ian Murray, Justin Reed, Willy Gentry, A.J. Irzeck and Donald
Matthews. Not Pictured: Coaches Rick Johnston, John Murray and Bob Reed and batboy, Austin
Gutierrez. Photo by Sandy Matthews.
Fair and Rodeo Court
volunteers at Heppner Library
Football camp
to be held in
lone
lone football camp
for incoming sixth graders
through high school seniors
will be held Aug. 7-11. The
camp will begin at 6 p.m.
each night. P a rticip a n ts
should come in shorts and
bring cleats if possible.
The price fo r the
camp is $20 per camper and
includes a tee shirt.
C o n tact
D ennis
Stefani,
422-7364,
or Josh
(Clockwise from bottom left): Queen Heather Yocom, Pennant
B
row
ning,
422-2530,
for
Bearer Jarreid Miller, Princes Josie Miller and Pennant Bearer
Jessica Hamilton make preparations for the Heppner Library more information.
reading program's stuffed animal wash.
On Wednesday, July
19, the Morrow County Fair
and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
Court had fun helping the
O regon T rail L ibrary in
Heppner finish the summer
reading program. The time
was spent having fun.
After preparations,
the court helped w ith a
Stuffed Animal Wash. The
kids had fun doing a relay of
washing the animals in a
bucket. The court had a fun
tim e
help in g
the
p re sch o o le rs
and
kindergarteners get to the
right bucket and wash their
animals. Then they played a
game of trying to get the
o th e r anim als o ff the
parachute the fastest.
After the games, the
court helped the kids get
th e ir prizes and shared
cupcakes with them.
4-H announces Livestock Bowl
Results
“Jeopardy-like” game.
The 4-H Livestock
Knowledge Bowl was held
at the 4-H Annex on July 18.
4-H m em bers have been
studying questions on animal
husbandry in addition to
questions specifically related
to beef, sheep, swine, dairy
and goats for the last couple
of
m onths.
At
the
com petition on Tuesday,
team s com peted against
each other on knowledge of
all these subjects through a
The first place team
w as
Team
B eefers,
consisting of Jessica Hughes
and Emily Thompson. The
second place team was Team
O regon Trail L ivestock,
c o n sistin g o f M akenna
Ramos, Stephanie Schuler
and Steven Thompson. The
third place team was Team
Columbia Junior Ranchers,
consisting of Sean Barron,
Trevor Graff, Cody Parker
and Justine Parker.
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Heppner Gazette-Times
676-9228
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Estate
B y D A V ID S Y K E S
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NEGOTIATING
When either selling or buy
ing a home, negotiating the
best possible price and terms
is an art. and it is one that of
ten times takes much training
and experience.
Usually, a third party, such
as a real estate agent, can act
as a buffer between the two
principals and work out the
differences that would be hard
to overcome by both buyer and
seller meeting face to face and
not trained in negotiating.
Also, someone not involved in
the actual transaction can take
S Y K E S
a more distant and realistic
look at the two sides and offer
solutions that a buyer or sell
er who are emotionally in
volved would not think of.
Some o f the largest and
most sophisticated corpora
tions in the country regularly
hire negotiators for important
projects because of their ex
pertise, so it's only natural that
someone buying or selling a
home, which usually repre
sents one’s largest financial
investment, would have an
agent negotiating on their be
half.
Properly listings are available
at www.sykesrealestate.net
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E-mail: david @ sykesrealestate. net
City of Irrigon
receives $5000
for new skate
park
The City of Irrigon
received a check for $5000,
from
the
S afew ay
Foundation, for the building
of Irrigon Skate Park.
The C ity w ill be
building a new skate park of
approximately 8000 square
feet. This facility will also
accommodate BMX bikes.
The skate park is part of a
larg er p ro ject that w ill
provide public restrooms, a
p ark in g
area,
paved
w alk w ay s, b en ch es and
lan d sc a p in g . The C jty
intends to break ground for
the project this fall and have
the facility in operation
before the first of the year.
Wednesday, July 26,2006 - TH R EE
A view from the hill
By Doris Brosnan
The residents and
s ta ff at W illow C reek
Terrace view as their good
fortune Dot H alv erso n 's
moving into the Terrace this
m onth. Dot has been a
familiar face to many of the
residents for several years
and they are now delighted
to call her “neighbor." One
apartment is vacant at the
T errace and in te re sted
persons can come by or call
676-0004 for information.
These neighbors are
en jo y in g m any social
occasions around their tables
and on the back patio as the
summer months bring great
weather and some amusing
excuses for getting together.
"B D ay” focused on the
letter "B,” with many of the
day’s clothes, decorations
and food beginning with that
letter (bandana and brooch,
b a llo o n s, b an an as and
b e ets? ).
“ G orgeous
Grandma Day" was also the
birthday of the Ice Cream
Cone (how many people
knew about those national
d ay s?),
so
g o rg eo u s
grandm as and friends, of
course, ate ice cream cones
while chatting. “Christmas in
July” returned on the 24lh,
with Santa again leading the
special Bingo game. Bugs
B unny also has a July
b irth d ay , w hich w ill be
observed with carrot cake
for everyone. On July 28,
som e fo rtu n ate v isito rs
might get in on the Terrace's
celeb ratio n o f “N ational
Milk Chocolate Day” (such
possibilities). And good old
"Mutt Day" is the day on
which the residents will share
tim e w ith S pot, M olly
Rhea’s loveable mutt. Spot
plans to spend the day and
some young people from the
S eventh Day A d v en tist
Church plan to bring their
dogs up for a shorter visit.
Independence Day
has been July’s most noted
celebration and the residents
and staff celeb rated this
important birthday with a
fireworks show of their own.
Thirteen of the residents,
w ith som e s ta ff and
volunteers Chris Burkenbine
and Suzanne Jepsen, had
traveled to Boardman the
evening before for Music in
the Park. B arb ersh o p -
quartet m usic and a fine
picnic were enjoyed by all
that evening, with a song just
for them as they prepared to
bus back to Heppner, so they
were content to stay home
on the 4 lh. T hey ate
w aterm elon slushies and
watched “one [heck] of a
show” on their hill.
July has also been
filled with the weekly games,
crafts, exercising, reading of
the "Gazette Times,” cards
and m atinee m ovies, but
Sunday, July 9, made room
for a special visit. Tessa, a
registered miniature horse
ow ned by Tom Shear,
d em o n strated his best
manners as the residents let
him know how intrigued
St. Patrick’s Senior Center news Fair and
Come enjoy a great Kay, Kostechke said, “We
meal on Aug. 2. The menu m ade q u ite a site. My Rodeo to hold
for the day is barbeque pork luggage and cane were
kick-off
chops, potato quarters with loaded onto the wheelchair,
cheese, mixed vegetables, Kay pulled and carried her festivities
hot rolls and fresh banana
pudding.
Lucille K ostechke
left Oct. 2, 2005 to go to
Phoenix, AZ for six months.
From there she came back to
P o rtlan d and left to go
overseas on April 11,2006.
She flew over Canada and
Greenland before landing in
F ran k fu rt,
G erm any.
Traveling w ith her daughter.
own.”
■ i
Kostechke returned
to Heppner May 13, 2006.
She is active in the center
where she has lived since
2004. She enjoys playing
Mexican Train dominoes,
bingo, sw im m ing and
walking. A flower in her hair
and flowers on her cane will
let you easily spot this
resident of the week.
Grant funds available for
Report noxious economic projects
weeds along
The Baker-Morrow have included assistance to
roadways
R egional
P a rtn e rsh ip a sandblasting company, a
With the vast spread
o f noxious weeds on the
co u n ty
road
sy stem .
M orrow C ounty Road
Department would like to
know w here p o ten tial
problems might need to be
addressed. If you wish to
report a potential problem
area, contact Dave Pranger,
M orrow C o u n ty ’s Weed
C o n tro l S u p e rv iso r at
mcweed@co.morrow.or.us
or by phone at 989-9502 or
cell phone at (541) 980-
2878.
they were.
August will continue
the summer pace on the hill
and already the residents are
lo o k in g fo rw ard to the
M usic
in
the
Park
presentation in Irrigon. The
event on Aug. 7 has a Lewis
and C lark them e and
residents plan to attend if
they find volunteers to join
them for another bus ride,
p ic n ic
and
fine
entertainm ent. Interested
persons are encouraged to
call 676-0004.
Entertaining, also,
w ill be the v isit by the
Oregon Trail Rodeo Court in
August. The reading of some
“Cowboy Poetry” will be
included in their social call.
T he re sid en ts are now
considering what they might
enter in the Morrow County
Fair, which precedes the
rodeo and will soon decide
w hether they will have a
booth at the fair. They expect
to take in Family Day at the
event, as that day’s activities
and the serving of ice cream
are always such a hit.
Ice cream has, in
fact, become a feature of
Sundays at Willow Creek
Terrace. One m ight ask,
“ W h y ?” To w hich the
residents and staff might
shrug and say, "Why not?”
A fter all, these “ Sunday
Sundaes” provide another
occasion for being social,
something the community of
neighbors on the hill views
as very important.
(BMRP), a volunteer board
overseeing regional and rural
investm ent d o llars from
State lo ttery fu n d s, is
midway through the 2005-
2007
B iennium
w ith
$146,000 rem aining o f a
$270,000 grant fund for
economic projects in Baker
and Morrow counties. The
emphasis of the funding is for
p ro je c ts that prom ote
h ealth y
co m m u n ities
through job creation and job
retention activities. Recent
awards in the two counties
S urplus Property For Sale
(Closed Bid)
The Heppner City Council at its July 10, 2006
meeting declared the following property as excess
property to be sold by bid:
Welder: Miller 40G 400 Amphere
Unit Ser. # 98010845, City of Portland #A76I8
(located in the PW yard)
Welder: Hobart Model: Titan 7000
AL/PC Spec. 7142. Ser.# 91 WS 17173
(located in the PW shop)
Car: 1997 Crown Victoria, 111,300 Miles.
VIN: 2FALP71W 3V X 137319
(located at the PW office)
Bids may be mailed to City of Heppner. P.O. Box
705 . Heppner, OR 97836 or hand delivered to
Heppner City Hall at 111 N. Main Street, Heppner.
Bids will be accepted until Friday, August 11.2006
at 5:00 P.M. Bids will be opened at the Heppner City
Council meeting at 7:00 P.M. on August 14. 2006
and the sale of each item awarded by the Council.
If you have questions or concerns please call
Dave DeMayo at 676-9618.
All property will be sold in an "as-is” condition.
play g ro u n d equipm ent
manufacturing company and
a call center in order to
expand their organizations
and create and m aintain
family-wage jobs.
Selection for funding
projects will be based on
ap p lic atio n s
that
1)
successfully demonstrate the
ab ility to co m p lete the
project outlined in the grant
application; 2) propose job
creation and/or retention
activities; and 3) leverage
outside funding sources to
maximize the impacts of the
grant funds.
The BMRP Board
will consider all qualifying
applications for private or
public projects that promote
these go als in the tw o
counties. G reater Eastern
O regon
D evelopm ent
C o rp o ratio n (G E O D C )
manages the program and
can provide assistance on the
application process. For
m ore in fo rm atio n or an
application package, please
. i v
t ; t ; ,• I
On Saturday. July
29, the Morrow County Fair
and OTPR will have their
K ick-O ff Festivities. The
Fair and Rodeo Court is
hosting their second annual
S tick -H o rse R ound-U p,
entry fees are $5 a person.
These funds will go towards
the court and their needs this
summer.
The kids can do
barrel racing, saddle bronc
and pole bending. But before
you ride those stick horses,
fuel up with a free BBQ at
the Fairgrounds starting at 5
p.m. Afterwards, relax to the
sound
of
“MuchMoreCountry” at the
Kick-Off dance at 8 p.m. No
admission is charged for the
d an ce. The band plays
country music old and new.
Make sure you come
down for the evening of
festivities to remind you of
the Morrow County Fair and
Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo held
the third week in August.
contact Karen Kendall at the
Pendleton GEODC office at
(541) 276-6745. Completed
a p p lic a tio n s m ust be
received by: GEODC. 2016
A irp o rt R oad, P.O. Box
1041. Pendleton. OR 97801,
at least three weeks prior to
a BM RP m eeting. These
m eetings are open to the
public and are typically held
on the first Monday of every
o th e r m onth. Funding
approvals will be subject to
the availability of funds from
the State.
Gl/ESS WHO IS TURNING 50?
LORRIE FOX!
(on Monday, July S lat)
Help us celebrate uhat
she calls ju st another year!
EVERYONE IS INVITED!
PLEASE COME! LOTS OF FUN!
Saturday, July 29 at 6 p.m. until ?
at the Heppner Elks Lodge
Live band “Travelin' Jones” will play.
(Please, no gifts)