Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Over the Tee Cup
Charitable giving directory to be PNW undercutter project
created for Heppner
applications available
The
H ep p n er
Community Strategic Plan
includes a strategy, which
states:
“ E sta b lish
a
community foundation to
assist in funding small
c o m m u n ity -o rie n te d
development projects.”
John E dm undson
has agreed to carry forward
the work on establishing a
H ep p n er
C o m m u n ity
Fo u n d atio n . This work
includes id e n tify in g all
community entities, which
make charitable donations
for worthy purposes and
compiling the information
for these entities as to their
le ad e rsh ip ,
co n tact
information, procedures for
making requests and the
types o f p u rposes they
support.
This information will
be assem b led into a
D irecto ry o f H ep p n er
Charitable Giving, which will
be m ain tain ed at the
H e p p n er branch o f the
O regon Trail L ibrary
District. It will be available
for any in d iv id u al or
o rg a n iz atio n , w hich is
seeking donations to support
their particular project.
A further purpose of
the H ep p n er C h arita b le
Giving Directory is to enable
an analysis o f whether a
general-purpose community
foundation is actually needed
to provide assistance for
projects that are not covered
by existing organizations.
Should
it
be
determined that a Heppner
Community Foundation is
clearly needed, then the
further work of establishing
by-laws, 501 (c)3 status, and
fundraising to endow the
foundation will follow.
Edmundson will be
c o n tactin g c o m m u n ity
en titie s, w hich support
community projects during
October and November to
obtain their information.
Please call Edmundson at
676-5177, if you have any
questions.
Anniversary
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J u d y a n d D e lm e r B u s c h k e on th e ir w e d d in g day.
D elm er and Judy
Buschke are celebrating their
50lh wedding anniversary at
‘ the Heppner Elks Lodge on
Sunday Oct. 22 at 2 p.m.
F rien d s and fam ily are
invited to attend a buffet
dinner, with a no host bar
and enjoy cake and punch.
The Buschkes were
married Oct. 27, 1956 at the
M eth o d ist C hurch in
Heppner. They have raised
three sons, Kyle, Michael
and Scott. They have six
g ra n d c h ild re n and four
great-grandchildren.
Delmer retired after
42 years o f work from
Kinzua C orporation and
Judy worked 38 years for the
Department of Agriculture.
Electric Co-Op announces photo
contest
entered in both classes if
C o lu m b ia Basin
E lectric C o-O p is again
pleased to announce they
will be holding their annual
Photo Contest this fall. The
Cooperative is looking for
entries from which to select
quality prints to be enlarged
and put on p erm anent
display.
Entries will be
received at both the Condon
and Heppner offices now
through Friday, Oct. 27,
closing at 5 p.m. Entries
must be photographs, either
standard or digital, color or
black-and-white, and taken
with-in the CBEC service
territory,
with
some
indication or reference to
e lec tricity or e lectrical
infrastructure. This required
element may be very minor,
however. A panel appointed
by C B E C will perform
in d ep en d en t ju d g in g of
entries. Judge’s decisions
will be final. There will be
two entry classes: entries of
people/animals and entries of
landscapes/genera! interest.
The same photo may be
p ractical,
in n o v ativ e
solutions to manage our
natural resources,” Gretchen
Borck,
Project
Administrator said. “When
cost sharing is matched by
USDA and the grower, this
grant
p rovides
the
o p p o rtu n ity to support
technical research that could
improve the quality of our air
and water, while conserving
our land.”
This p ro ject is a
regional effort across two
states, W ashington and
Oregon. Its goal is to engage
50 growers, through a cost
share
p ro g ram ,
to
demonstrate and encourage
the a d o p tio n o f the
u n d e rc u tter m ethod of
summer fallow farming.
This grant targets
growers in the dryland areas,
12 inches or less annual
rainfall, engaged in winter-
w heat
su m m er-fallo w
operations in the following
fo u rteen
co u n ties:
Washington state- Adams,
Benton, Douglas, Franklin,
Grant, Klickitat, Lincoln,
Walla Walla, Yakima, and in
O regon state- G illiam ,
Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla,
and Wasco.
A view from the hill
a
m
Washington
A sso c ia tio n o f W heat
Growers is the receiptant of
a NRCS C o n se rv a tio n
Innovative Grant (CIG) for
a three y ear p ro ject to
“Demonstrate and Advance
the Undercutter Method for
Winter Wheat - Summer
Fallow Farming in the Inland
Pacific
N o rth w e s t”
d esig n a te d as the PNW
Undercutter Project. The
G rant will a d d ress the
natural resources concerns
of soil erosion reduction,
overall soil quality, soil
p ro d u c tiv ity ;
and
atm o sp h eric reso u rces
(Agricultural emissions of
p artic u la tes).
Project
duration will be from the
summer of 2006 through the
summer of 2009, and will
include a cost share to the
farmer, adm inistered by
WAWG. Applications and
criteria are now available at
the Washington Association
of Wheat Growers website
www.wawg.org or by calling
(800) 598-6890 #11.
“This
project
e x em p lifies coo p erativ e
conservation and continued
grow er partnership with
U SD A ’s
to
prom ote
desired, but a copy for each
class will be required.
Preferred photo size is 8x10,
but sm aller e n trie s are
allowed.
There
will
be
awarded a first, second and
third place finish for each
class, with prizes granted
being $50 for each first
place, $35 for each second
place, and $ 15 for each third
place award. Entrants will
agree to allow Columbia
Basin Electric Co-Op to
en larg e,
fram e
and
permanently display winning
e n tries at C .B .E .C .’s
d iscretio n ,
with
no
compensation or value paid.
Appropriate recognition will
be noted o f entrant. All
entrants must be members/
c o n su m ers o f C olum bia
Basin Electric Cooperative,
Inc. No single entrant may
subm it more than four
entries in any one class.
A nyone w ishing
additional information or
details may call Tom Wolff
of CBEC's Heppner office at
676-9146.
The slant of the sun
has begun to change with the
change in our seasons and
the pace at the Willow Creek
Terrace has begun to change
a wee bit as residents enjoy
the fantastically warm days
and chilly mornings.
In all seasons, the
resid en ts ap preciate the
weekly offerings of Bingo,
crafts, cards, reading of the
“ G azette T im e s ” and
exercise sessions. They have
now added to that list some
comedy and nature videos.
Laughter is, after all, “good
for what ails y o u ” and
residents never cease to
appreciate and learn from the
natural world. And Sally
Walker has started a library-
book exchange and Suzanne
Jepsen is offering a similar
exchange of books-on-tape.
A lm ost all of the
Terrace residents enjoyed
the fair-and-rodeo parade
and an ev en in g at the
M orrow C ounty Fair in
August. But now, thoughts
turn elsewhere and all of
them enjoyed the “football
hoagie supper” on Sept. 7,
the day that the NFL season
began.
An
esp ecially
m ean in g fu l
w eek
in
Wednesday, October 4,2006 - FIVE
September, the ,h through
the 16
was N ational
Assisted Living Week, and
the residents celebrated with
a
tu rk e y -a n d -a ll-th e -
trimmings dinner. The linen
tablecloths and the fresh-
flower centerpieces added to
the am bience o f the
occasion.
On Sept. 24, more
than 70 people attended the
Volunteer Barbecue hosted
by the Terrace. The annual
event is the Terrace board of
directors and residents’ way
of saying “Thank you for all
that you do to make each day
that much more enjoyable.”
M em bers of the board
cooked the burgers and
dogs, prepared and served
side dishes and enjoyed with
the residents the opportunity
to socialize with the big
crowd of giving people.
Residents and staff
have been so pleased to have
Delores Wilson's husband
move into Willow Creek
Terrace. Bud joined his wife,
who had moved in ju st
weeks before, on Aug. 26.
So they have become the
first couple to live at the
Terrace and the community
on the hill view that as a
momentous situation.
Registration deadline
approaching for
Girls in Science day camp
Northeast Oregon Area Health Education Center
(Northeast Oregon AHEC) and Eastern Oregon University
faculty are putting on “Girls in Science” for girls between
sixth and eighth grade. The event is designed to create a
mystery, which girls will solve using science-based evidence.
It will be held at Badgley Hall on Eastern Oregon
University’s campus on Oct. 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The registration fee is $5 and the deadline for the event is
Friday, Oct. 6.
Sponsors include Eastern Oregon University, ETIC,
Impact 100, Northeast Oregon AHEC, Soroptimist
International of La Grande and The American Chemical
Society. Richland Chapter.
For more information or to receive an application,
contact Northeast Oregon AHEC at (541) 962-3422.
N ortheast O regon AHEC is a nonprofit
organization, which uses education to bring health care
professionals to northeast Oregon.
The Willow Creek
Ladies held their final fall
play day o f the year on
Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006.
Twenty-three ladies came
out to participate in a “fun
day” golf activity, followed
by a h o sted M exican
luncheon and business
meeting.
New o fficers for
2007 were elected and are as
follows: President- Janice
Paustian; Vice-president-
Lorrene
M ontgom ery;
S e c re ta ry -T re a su re r-
Virginia G rant; Board
Members- Beverly Steagall,
Pat D ougherty and Pat
Edmundson.
Awards for the year
were given out to Loa
Henderson, Club Champion
and Betty Christman, Eddi
Skow C ham pion. The
Eclectic Most Improved
Award went to Pat
Dougherty, with Virginia
Grant, second, and Beverly
Steagall, third. Virginia
Grant had the most birdies
(five) for the year. There was
a six-way tie for the most
chip-ins, with Eva Kilkenny,
Bernice Lott, Jackie Allstott.
Pat Edm undson, Betty
C hristm an
and
Loa
H enderson, sharing the
award.
L o r r e n e
M ontgom ery and Betty
Christman were in charge of
the play of the day. Each
p la y er was a llo w ed to
choose two clu b s and a
pu tter for the n in e -h o le
round, with each g ro u p
competing in a team event.
Several “skill” competitions
were found at various holes
during the round.
In flight A, Jan
Paustian took low gross and
Karen Thompson took low
net.
In flight B, Luvilla
Sonstegard took low gross
and Bernice Lott took low
net.
In flight C, Peggy
Fishbum took low gross and
Pat Daugherty and Joanne
Barbee tied for low net.
Chip-ins were taken
by Beverly Steagall on hole
#1, Pat Edmundson on hole
#5, Paustian on holes #7 and
9, Karen Bishop on hole #5
and Peggy Fishbum on hole
# 8 .
Birdies were made
by Lott on hole #1 and
Bishop on hole #5.
Those w ishing to
continue playing in October
are encouraged to meet on
Tuesday at 9 a.m., for an
informal round of golf.
The first day o f
organized play in 2007 will
be on Tuesday, April 3. Tee-
off will be at 9 a.m.
St. Patrick’s Senior Center news
St.
P a tric k ’s
apartments welcomed back
Billy Lacey on Aug. 5 this
year. C om ing back to
Heppner from Hermiston,
she had been a resident here
three years prior.
Born and raised in
Condon, she met Walter
Lacey and they married in
1951. He and Billy raised six
children, five girls and one
day, two of the girls, Kathy
Cutsforth and April Wilson,
also reside in Heppner. Two
are in Redm ond, one in
H erm iston and one in
M ontana. She has 17
grandchildren and 17 great
grandchildren. Before she
left to live in Hermiston,
Billy served on the Housing
B oard for St. P a t’s
ap artm en ts. She feels
fortunate to be living in the
same apartm ent she left
approximately a year ago.
When their children were
little, she and her husband
were active in baseball and
basketball, which Walter
played and later coached.
Welcome back Billy.
V olunteers from
Christian Life Center will be
serving the noon meal at the
Senior Center on Oct. 11.
The menu for the day
includes chicken pot pie,
with vegetables, mixed green
salad, biscuits and bread
pudding.
4-H to offer Fun Fridays for
have the opportunity to do
area children
crafts, including ceramics,
Kids in grades
kindergarten through fourth
grade have the opportunity
to participate in 4-H Fun
Fridays on the M orrow
C ounty F airg ro u n d s in
Heppner. The first fun Friday
will be held Oct. 13 from 8
a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Kids will
drawing, painting, making
puppets, games, cooking and
hearing stories.
Fun Fridays will be
held three Fridays a month,
working around the school
holiday calendar, with a
schedule being handed out at
the first meeting.
Nominations being accepted for
outstanding citizens
As the season
changes and the leaves turn
color, thoughts of the
H eppner C h am b er of
Commerce turn to the area's
o u tstan d in g citizens. In
anticipation of the Jan. 13,
2007 banquet, the Chamber
is
now
accepting
nominations of deserving
individuals who give of
them selves beyond the
ordinary.
Each year, the
Chamber sponsors the event
at which outstanding citizens
in our co m m u n itie s are
reco g n ized
for
their
contributions that enhance
the quality o f life in the
W illow C reek Valley.
Prestigious awards will be
given to individuals selected
as leaders in the following
categories: Young Adult
(high school fresh m an
through age 21), Business,
Forestry, A g ric u ltu ra l,
E d u c a tio n a l, City, and
Unsung Hero.
A form available at
the Chamber Office, located
at H e p p n er City H all,
co n tain s g u id e lin e s for
nominations, with helpful
suggestions. Often times,
worthy persons go about
their work quietly and the
information on the form
might bring to one’s mind
such individuals who would
make
w o n d e rfu l
nominations for the 2007
Outstanding Citizens.
Cham ber D irector
Terry B aker e n co u rag e s
readers to turn thoughts to
our remarkable citizens and
pick up the n o m in a tio n
guidelines today.
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