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Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, September 20,2006 - THREE Yard of the Month lone volleyball opens league play By Kay Proctor Mary Ella Johnson’s home at 215 W. Baltimore has been recognized as the S eptem ber Yard o f the Month in Heppner, which is the last recognition until April 2007. The two-story house was built in 1900 and is known as the Gilliam house. Johnson had lived in a nearby apartm ent and w anted a place o f her ow n. The Gilliam house had sat empty on its overgrown, weedy lot for five years with a sadly n eg lected in te rio r and exterior. Johnson had faith in the house so she purchased it in 1995. She started in by having the roof redone and then painted the house’s exterior herself in warm earth tones. Rescreening the front porch herself, Johnson also put in Plexiglas on the windy side of the porch to protect the potted plants sca tte re d th ro u g h o u t. A charming fountain sits in one corner proving a soothing sound that can be heard inside the house, too. A split log bench provides some of the seating on the relaxing porch that is J o h n so n 's favorite part of her home. She can v isit w ith her neighbors from the porch and gaze out at the hilltops. Not too long after moving in, the water line from the meter to the house broke and Johnson dug it out herself. After clearing the overgrowth, she laid a thick sod lawn. Another project she did herself is a patio area made from cement pavers. Two gifts from her brother. Dick Johnson, take up a portion of the yard; a well b u ilt co v ered dog kennel and a D oberm an P in cer nam ed G arnet. Johnson had a fence built along the back of the lot to help define Garnet’s outdoor living space. Old fashion hollyhocks have sprung up around the fence. Growing around the dog kennel are plantings of Kenilworth ivy, which started as a gift from her botanist sister, Elaine U rban, and is Jo h n so n ’s favorite plant. The ta ll, green spruce in the front yard has provided shade for the house and a shelter for all kinds of b ird s in clu d in g a great horned ow l. The late Howard Gilliam grew up in this house and told Johnson that he has a picture o f himself as a child standing next to and about even with the sam e Spruce. U nderneath this tree, Afift•» ■:>&»-a« By Brittnee DesBouillons Mary Klla Johnson with her dog (¡arnet. Photo by Kay Proctor. Johnson heaped soil and put in easy to care for plants such as lavender, creeping phlox, blue fescue and hens and chicks. Scattered throughout the barked mounded bed are rustics such as the top half of an old milk can, antlers and pine cones. During her employment time with the US Forest Service working out in the woods, she would find interesting rocks and pack them home to place in this area. The front yard fence and gate are original as are the sidew alks. There are planters along them filled with m arigolds and moss roses. Some of the plantings in the b o rd er beds are c a le n d u la , g ay feath er, J u p ite r’s beard, mock orange, peonies, black-eyed Susan, silv er and lemon thymes, columbine, parsley and sedums. Along a side yard, old lilacs grow with a birdhouse standing among them. Screening that side yard is a tall row of roses of a coral pink color. These tough roses were in place when Johnson bought her home surviving the years of neglect. G arnet's favorite place in the yard is laying in the cool grass behind these roses in the deep shade of a sumac planted by her owner. The soil has been good to grow things in, but while digging in the yard in an old burn pit site, Johnson found a US Navy dog tag. The name printed on it is “K C Lindsay,” along with an ID number. Johnson would love to visit with anyone who knows the owner of the dog tag and would return it to him. O rig in a lly from P en d leto n , in H eppner Johnson has worked as a cook at the Senior Meal Site and baked for the Willow Creek Diner. Her current kitchen is certified by the state and she bakes cinnamon rolls and dinner rolls upon request. She is a member of the local Art Club and has been presented with the Sweepstakes Award at the Morrow County Fair for her ‘Badger’ scratchboard work and various crafts. Her home’s interior is creatively cozy. One o f her latest projects is restoring a 1920s ‘Sellers’ kitchen cabinet. For various reasons, she has put her home up for sale. While Johnson has always been interested in gardening, her inspiration is her late brother-in-law, the noted botanist Karl Urban. Urban was widely known for his work in wildflowers and native plants. His plant illustrations have been used in many publications and are still requested. He developed a plant coding system used by the USFS and The Native Plant Society o f Oregon awarded him a fellowship. He shared his knowledge by leading nature tours and teaching others. And that is w hat Jo h n so n en jo y s about gardening; it is “something you can share; it’s not costly, but rich. Who doesn’t like flowers?” And w ho d o e sn ’t like a person who creates a nice yard and home with her own hard work and tender loving care? The Heppner Yard of the Month is cosponsored by the City of Heppner, MCGG Green Feed, Heppner TV and the H eppner G arden Club. Over the Tee Cup L adies g ath ered Sept. 12 at Willow Creek C o u n try C lub for th eir weekly play. Jan Paustian took low g ro ss o f the field. Lynnea Sargent took low net of the field. Betty Christman and Betty Carlson tied for least putts of the field. In flight A, Karen Thompson took low gross. In flig h t B, Lois Hunt took low gross. In flight C, Bernice Lott took low gross and Pat Dougherty took low net. C h ristm an had a chip-in on hole #5. lone has play ed tough over the last three weeks. With Dufur, Condon , f and Sherman tournaments under their belt they’ve now learned that league play will not be easy, but is surely accomplishable. The Cardinals took on several team s at the Sherm an to u rn am en t Saturday, Sept. 16. They defeated Culver and played tough against South Wasco and Union. In the end, the Stephanie Holland goes for the block against Arlington. Photo by Donna Rietmann. Cardinals took eighth place. “ [The] g irls did good,” said Coach Brandi Orem. “I saw improvement from each of the girls.” m lone took on Heppner Thursday, Sept. 14, and played well, although Heppner took the win. lone tip p ed o ff league play on Friday, Sept. 15 against Arlington at lone. The C ard in als started o ff the m atch dom inating the first two games 25-17 and 25-14. The teams took the match to five games giving Arlington their first league win. Stephanie Holland was 14 for 14 in serves and had three blocks and four kills. Emily Rietmann was nine for 10 serving, while Kaylee Palmateer led the back row in serve receives. “Stephanie Holland had a great game. She was all over the co u rt and aggressive at the net. Tiana Camarillo came off the bench and stepped in doing a great job also,” said Orem. The Cardinals will match up against Arlington Kylee Svetich blocks a hit against Arlington. this Friday for their next Photo by Donna Rietmann. league game. Cardinals drop to Buckaroo 64-0 The lone Cardinals traveled to St. Paul last Friday evening where they ran into a bigger, faster, stro n g er team . The Buckaroos, currently ranked #2 in the state, thoroughly m anhandled the C ards, winning the game 64-0. lone was again forced to reconfigure the offense, starting the game with several key players on the sidelines due to injury. Then early in the first quarter, senior end Mark Davidson left the game with a knee injury. About midway through the second quarter, junior Kevin Fowler, the other end took a hard hit and went down with bruised ribs. St. Paul did most of their damage on the ground, racking up 362 yards of rushing on 42 carries. With an ad d itio n al 80 yards passing, the Buckaroos had 442 yards of total offense to HEPPNER ELKS 358 676-9181 "Where Friends Meet" the Cards 56 yards, lone’s running game was stymied by the strong B uckaroo defense. Leading rusher for the Cardinals was Paul Hams w ith 41 yards on three carries. On d efense, M ontana M arlatt led the team with 12 tackles (seven u n a ssisted .) He was followed by Clay Morter w ith nine tack les (four unassisted) and Paul Hams with seven (two unassisted). “Nobody wants to lose a game like that,” said Coach Dennis Stefani but he noted that it was a good learning experience for his young team. “They got to see how a really good fo o tb all team operates. T hose kids have been playing to g eth er since peewee football. It wasn't that this team was that much b ig g er but they were stronger.” “We found positives in a lot o f areas,” noted Coach Stefani. The team had ju s t one penalty to the B uckaroos 13 and “they learned a lot of techniques” from their opponent. “We also found different people to play different positions and everyone played a ton,” he said. Despite the lopsided loss. C oach Stefani was pleased that the team kept their heads up and “kept trying to figure out” a way to compete with St. Paul. “Their enthusiasm is just great,” he said. The Cardinals have another tough one on the schedule this weekend for their home opener. lone will host Wallowa this Saturday, Sept. 23, starting at 1 p.m. "Wallowa is another top five team. We'll go in with a goal of trying to improve and give them a game,” said Stefani. * I1» 142 North Main CongratuCations! Saturday. Septem ber 23 - OSE%ri • \ortheant D istrict €mo[f Tournam ent - Joshua J(fyes an d ? I Josie tProctor Northeast District VP Tim Deseve Visitation. P E R S 8 C o m m itte e p e rs o n s a re u rg e d to atten d . PER S, w e a r y o u r g re e n Ja ckets. Cocktails 5:30-6 p.m. • Dinner 6:30 p.m. 'Prime 'Rib, Steabj, Safad, Au Qratin Potatoes hy Chefs Rich Smith and "Marty Brannon - Thursday. Septem ber 28 H u n te rn ' A if/tit - Barbecue Dinner beginning at 6 p.m. Hiffe 'Rflffle: JVeatherhy 243 and many other prizes! You Are Cordially Invited to the I Ï! |l. Open House Engagment Party ! f o r Joshua a n d Josie Saturday, September 23 at 1 p.m. at Mike and Kay Proctor’s house, 61238 Hwy 207, Heppner i Vl f l 51 f ». ■t i II L a* *.*> The couple will be married October 14, 2006 in Los Cabot, Mexico ^ «,.*■ ■».** *V r« <*.#• «..*> «*.«• ’4
