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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon W ednesday, August 2 ,2 0 0 6 H eppner G arden Club to meet Firefighters save homes from advancing flam es H o m estead post o ffice closed in 1965, the historic Homestead School, which was built about 1903, still stands. Taylor said she didn’t drive beyond Dennis’ home, so she doesn’t know how close the flames came to the school. Keeping track of the fire is difficult, Taylor said, because smoke continues to cast a pall o v er H ells Canyon. “It’s so smoky you 3 can’t see anything,” she said. So sm oky that Taylor moved her mother, R uth M cG inness, to La Grande until the air clears. McGinness lives next door to - Taylor. “She’s 88, and she doesn't need to be in this smoke,” Taylor said. Fire officials have recommended residents in Steve Rhea with Heppner Volunteer hire and Rescue keeps a and around Oxbow leave the careful watch on the Oxbow lire moving toward him and the area, but evacuations are not highway at the Oxbow Village Tuesday. Baker City Herald/S. John mandatory. Fire o ffic ia ls Collins co n tin u e to lim it public Reprinted from the Baker City O regon Gov. Ted access to the Oxbow area. H e ra ld . A rtic le o r ig in a lly K ulongoski invoked the Highway 86 is closed published: July 27. 2006. C onflagration Act at the betw een the W allow a By Jayson Jacoby request of the Baker County M ountain Loop Road jjacoby@bakercityherald.com Board of Commissioners, intersection, which is about Dixie Taylor lost her 1 (X) fire engines have arrived seven miles east of Halfway, electricity to the McLain to protect homes, most of and Oxbow. The paved road Creek fire, and the blaze them in the Oxbow area or along Highway 86 between betw een O xbow and busted her water pipe, too, but so far the flames have N orth Pine C reek and Brownlee Dam is closed as Oxbow. well. spared her home. About 750 people Idaho Pow er is Taylor lives along are w orking on the tw o allowing people who have the Homestead Road about two miles north of Oxbow. blazes, w hich are being whitewater rafting permits S h e ’s one o f m anaged together as the for the Snake River to drive the road that runs along the a p p ro x im ately 90 Foster Gulch Complex. The fire camp is at Idaho side of Hells Canyon hom eow ners w hose the fairgrounds in Halfway. Reservoir to Hells Canyon properties at the eastern Taylor said the lights Dam, said Brian Bombie, edge of Baker County are threatened by e ith e r the w ent out at her hom e who works at the company’s McLain Creek fire or the T uesday night. Flam es Oxbow compound. But that road is Foster Gulch fire, both of scorched several wooden w hich w ere sp ark ed by power poles that support an •closed to people who just lightning on Sunday evening. Idaho Power Company line want to get a look at the fire. “ W e’re try in g to As of this morning, that runs north from Oxbow. T aylor said this keep sightseers out, to avoid though, neither of the blazes, morning that Idaho Power conflicts with all the fire which are about nine miles apart, had burned any homes crews were replacing burned traffic,” Bombie said. poles. Idaho Pow er has or other structures. She has been staying evacuated its campgrounds For that T aylor sin ce T uesday w ith her at Copperfield, which is at c red its the h u n d red s o f firefighters who are trying to daughter, Julie Stromer, who Oxbow, and at Hells Canyon corral the flames, which have owns the Hells Canyon Bed Park, which is on the Idaho side about seven miles north spread across an estimated & Breakfast at Oxbow. T ay lo r said that of Oxbow. 26,240 acres of grass-and- without electricity, she can’t The company’s two sage country cured to tinder during the heat wave that has run her pump which siphons o th e r nearby parks — blistered Baker County since water from Hells Canyon Woodhead and McCormick Reservoir, water she uses to — remain open, Bombie last week. said. Both parks are on the Occasionally gusty irrigate her property. T aylor said she Idaho side o f B row nlee w inds and sin g le -d ig it humidity, com bined with doesn't have drinking water, Reservoir. The F o ster G ulch steep te rra in , have eith er, b ecau se flam es burned the pipe that leads fire, which started near the complicated the fire crews’ from a spring above her summit of Halfway Hill on task. H ighw ay 86 betw een “I can't say enough home. Another of Taylor's Richland and Halfway, has good th in g s about the firefighters,” Taylor said this daughters, Jeanne Dennis, burned south and east since morning. “They park these lives along the Homestead Sunday. Flames have crossed big trucks right next to your Road about two miles north the Sag R oad south o f Halfway and moved to the house and keep the fire of Taylor's home. T ay lo r said that shore of B row nlee away.” when she drove to Dennis’ Reservoir. T aylor said the The blaze is not yet McLain Creek fire is the home Wednesday night, the B row nlee biggest blaze that has burned fire was em itting “a big th re a ten in g on the Oregon side of Hells glow” on the slopes above Village, where eight Idaho Canyon near Oxbow since the site of H om estead, a Power employees and their town founded about 1900 families — about 25 people she moved there in 1960. in all — live, Bombie said. Since Tuesday, when near the Irondyke Mine. A lth o u g h the The com pany has ► ■<» •*■%!.**■*&+* not reco m m en d ed those 4V * * & #■' residents evacuate, he said. “ But e v e ry b o d y ’s % - H J e d d im T a h f e s - § well aware of what’s going * J t on," Bombie said. N eith er fire has Y M ickelle Kinley & Korey M organ -jf affected Idaho P o w e r's ^ Wedding ~ Friday, August 11 tb o p e ra tio n s at O xbow or Brow nlee dam s, Bombie said. A H eather Rill & Ad am W ight if He said Idaho Power £ Wedding ~ Saturday, September 2n d w o rk ers are striv in g , to protect wooden power poles J - Y Amellia Peck & Dustin Hag uewood A that support an electricity line that runs £ Wedding ~ Saturday, September 9tb I transmission west from Brownlee Dam. C rew s used bulldozers to carve 15-foot % ^ M w u u j ' j i M u ij ! wide fire lines around the X 217 North M ain • Happner • Phone 678-9158 • Floral 676-9426 ^ poles, and so far none of the Serving Heppner. Lexington A lone ^ poles has burned, Bombie said. W % Danny Picard, a m em ber of the H eppner G arden Club, helps by w atering at M emorial P ark and H eritage Plaza. The Heppner Garden Club will meet on Monday, Aug. 7 at 7 p.m. at St. Patrick's Senior Center. The program u ill he on making final plans for the fair. The Garden Club prepares a booth and has been winning prizes almost every year. Club members also set up and categorize flowers and plants. Hosting the meeting this month will be Danny Picard and JoAnne Burleson. The Garden Club always welcomes guests and does much to beautify the city. The person honored this month is Danny Picard. He packs a hose twice a day to Memorial Park and Heritage Plaza to w ater those areas every day. Here's another Garden Club member at work, keeping our city pretty. W orkforce grants available Training grants are available to businesses within Umatilla and Morrow counties. Funding is provided by the Employer Workforce Training Fund, established by the Governor of Oregon*to support the retention and growth of living wage jobs, a skilled workforce and competitive businesses. Grant amounts are based on the demonstrated need of the company with a one-to-one funding match required. Grant applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis between Aug. 20 and Sept. 20, 2006. All grants w ill be awarded beginning Oct. 15,2006 and projects must be completed no later than March 31,2008. Granted funds may not be used to pay employee wages or for capital purchases. Contact Tina Bishop at tbishop@capeco-works.org or (541) 278-5675 for application materials and assistance in completing necessary forms. Used book * wanted The annual Friends of the Library book and bake sale will be during the Fair this year. Books will be sold Friday and Saturday, Aug. 18 and 19 inside City Hall. People with books to donate may take them to the library, the Methodist Church or to Kuhn and Spicer by Monday, Aug. 14. The Friends will have story time for children Wednesday and Thursday afternoons again this year at the Fair. They w ill be located on the lawn behind the 4-H Snack Shack. T- - - - - - SEW WHAT f a r . \ H Y n u r S m in g !\m d s - P r o fe s s io n a l E m liro itlo rv - 245 NW Main, Suite 200, lone (541) 422-9000 H o u rs : T u e sd a y - F rid as !)-,'» Hour E s t a t e B y D A V ID S Y K E S REALTOR N E V E R A B E T T E R T IM E The old sa y in g goes: "There is no time like the present.” When making the decision to move up to a larg er or newer home, there is no better time than right now to put your home on the market. There are some wonderful op portunities to secure that home of your dreams right now at the right price. However, before you can seriously think about a new home, you have to do some thing about your present one. The best situation is to have your present home under con tract or sold. Without the first event, the second event may be a difficult reality. By having the dollar figures in hand from the sale of your present home, you can better evaluate how much cash you'll have for a down payment and how much you can actually afford to pay for the new home. Coordinating the purchase and sale of two homes in a short time frame can be tricky. A s your Realtor, I can guide you through the steps to pro duce a smooth sale as well as purchase. Property listings are available at www.sykesrealeslate.net 188 W. Willow • P.0. Box 337 • Heppner, OR 97836 (541) 676-9228 • 1-800-326-2152 Cell (541) 980-6674 • Fax (541) 676-9211 E-mail: david @ sykesrealestate. net f » Ê r iÈ Ê Ê Ê B Ê fc Molly’s Revenge to perform at Old Richmond Church Molly’s Revenge is coming to raise the rafters at the Old Richmond Church in the little town of Richmond, Oregon, on Thursday, Aug. 10 at 8 p.m. Born out o f the timeless tradition of Celtic m usic sessio n s, M o lly ’s Revenge is a band with a genuine affection for the m usic they p lay ; th e ir enthusiasm for the music carries over in all their live and recorded performances. The classic combination of solo instruments such as the Highland bagpipes, uilleann pipes, whistles, fiddle and mandolin against a backdrop o f g u ita r and b o u zo u k i accom panim ent, w ith an occasional rousing chorus song mixed in, guarantees an enjoyable and memorable listening experience. Add the visual excitement of award winning Irish step dancing to the mix and y o u ’ve got yourself a party. Equally at home in front of audiences several thousand strong or in small intimate venues, such as the O ld R ichm ond C h u rch , M o lly ’s R evenge ’ has performed at many of the top folk festivals and performing arts events in the USA and countless private concerts. Internationally, they have perform ed at prestigious ev en ts in A u stra lia and China. The band's skilled musicianship and boundless enthusiasm for its music g u a ra n tee s e n jo y ab le entertainment for people of all ages. Their arrangements of traditional Celtic jigs and reels brings these dance tunes up to date w ith a driving, hard-edged accent in a way that will leave your feet tapping, your hands clapping, and your voices shouting for more. L ast sum m er, the O ld R ichm ond C hurch hosted Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Peter Rowan and Tom May. Once again, local flat picker G w am ba w ill charm the au d ien ce w ith his ow n unique style of guitar to open the show. Refreshments will be available and the show starts at 8 p.m., on Thursday, Aug. 10. Tickets are $ 15 and can be reserved by calling (541) 934-2140. The R ichm ond Church is easy to find. Take Hwy 207 south from Service C reek , or n o rth from Mitchell to Richmond Road, at milepost six. The church is one mile east of Hwy 207 on Richmond Road in the old ghost town of Richmond. See you there. W illow Creek Baptist to host VBS W illow C reek Baptist is hosting Vacation Bible School on Aug. 7-11 from 6-8:30 p.m. at City Park. VBS is open for children in kindergarten through sixth grade. A c tiv itie s w ill include c ra fts, w ater b allo o n s, gam es and refreshments. Registration form s are a v a ila b le at M urray’s and the Gazette office. Fill out the forms and bring them with you to VBS. For m ore information, contact Deana Price at 676-5552. 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