Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday August 6, 2008 - THREE
A View from the Hill
By Doris Brosnan
Residents and stafY
o f Willow Creek Terrace
view their time with Nina
H a rsh m an and J u a n ita
M artin as pluses in their
liv e s. T h e se n e ig h b o rs
were enjoyable presences
who are greatly missed on
the Hill. The com m unity
m e m b e rs h av e o ffe re d
a fond farew ell to these
women and condolences to
their families.
T h e fa m ilie s o f
several residents, as well as
friends, continue to grace
the Terrace with produce
from their gardens - most
recently D orothy G reen,
Jim and Kathy Martin, Lyle
and Virginia Peck, Sheri
Stahl and Wendy Appleton.
Such a treat to have fresh
vegetables and fruits on the
menus. The fresh flowers
donated by Jan Stroeber
have given the Terrace an
added cheeriness and lovely
fragrance. A1 and Donna
O sm in have added some
Bingo prizes for the weekly
gam es, as w ell as som e
saltwater taffy for several
sweet-tooths.
The Heppner High
School Class o f 1964 kindly
financed the purchase o f
furniture for the gazebo.
Now, on warm days, one
can find residents and guests
sitting there, enjoying quiet
conversation and the sights
and sounds o f birds. The
gazebo is also the perfect
spot for in sp e c tin g the
pumpkin patch.
R e s i d e n t s a ls o
inspect and care for the
tomatoes they plan to enter
into the M orrow C ounty
Fair. Might the whispering
o f “ rip en , rip e n , rip e n ”
occasionally be heard at the
tomato bed?
A nd re s id e n ts
co n tin u e w ork on o th er
projects for the fair. They
h o p e th a t o th e r a re a
residents w ill jo in them
w ith th e ir ow n, various
projects to help make the
fair an especially interesting
one. Many residents plan to
attend at least one day, if not
several.
Recently, residents
attended the Music-in-the-
Park concert in Boardman.
M anager G eorge N airns
tre a te d to the p ic n ic o f
vendors’ delightful fare at
this July 28 event.
W ithout trav elin g
to China, Terrace residents
a n d s t a f f w ill e n jo y
Olympic Games that begin
on A ugust 8. T hese w ill
include the official world
games broadcast on TV, o f
course. But also exciting for
participants and spectators
will be the Terrace Olympics.
Beginning with a putting
contest and Chinese dinner on
the 8th, these Olympics will
continue with a competition
each week and end with an
awards ceremony, complete
with m edals. D etails are
av ailab le by c allin g the
Terrace office.
These will be more
causes for celebration on
the Hill, where “celebrate”
continues to be a collective
state o f m ind. C an one
imagine how this community
c e le b r a te d th e re c e n t
National Ice Cream Cone
Day, National Lasagna Day,
National Cowboy Day, and
National Cheesecake Day?
(Who keeps track o f these
surprising dates?)
Maybe Lori White
has something to do with
finding special celebrations.
Lori has been on staff since
October 31, 2005. On her
first day, she proved her great
sense ofhumor and adventure
when she willingly donned
the costume handed her for
Halloween. She was a potted
sunflower. Lori began part-
time work at the Terrace but
now works full-time on the
day shift. She has gained the
confidence o f the residents
and fellow staff members
with her dedication to being
a first-rate caregiver. She
demonstrates her creativity
as she leads the morning
exercises, giving both bodies
and minds good workouts.
W illow Creek
T e rrac e re s id e n ts view
Lori and their other staff
members as truly valuable,
precious additions to their
daily lives.
Pendleton Air Show this weekend
The annual Pendleton Air Show will be held this
Sunday, August 10 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Pendleton
Airport.
The show will feature aerobatic shows and on the
ground displays o f aircraft. Thirteen different countries
will be represented at the show. Have a chance to look
over the planes, some o f them military, and enjoy flybys
and aerobatic stunts. Spectators are urged to bring a chair
and enjoy the show.
Local student named to EOU dean’s list
Judd Lemmon o f Heppner has been named to the
dean’s list at Eastern Oregon University at LaGrande.
To qualify for the dean’s list, students must achieve
and maintain a grade point average o f 3.5 or higher while
completing a minimum o f 12 hours o f graded coursework
for the duration o f the term.
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Judge Wallace called to duty
in Iraq
A special going away gathering was held for Judge Jeff Wallace
of the Sixth Judicial District Umatilla and Morrow Counties last
Thursday at the courthouse in Heppner. Wallace is a member
of the Army Reserves and has been called up to serve a tour of
duty in Iraq. After special training Wallace will be stationed at
camp Anaconda. Above is Sheriff Ken Matlack (left) talking to
Judge Wallace at the send off. Wallace is a former District At
torney for Morrow County and presently resides with his wife
Ronda and familv in Hermiston. Photo b\ David Sykes
Heppner Elks to host beer garden
The Heppner Elks BPOE #358 will be hosting an
outdoor beer garden and live entertainment on August 15
and 16 during fair and rodeo weekend.
Music will be Friday 4-12 p.m. and Saturday 6
p.m. to 2 a.m. in the parking lot behind the lodge. Live
music will be provided both nights by the band “Travelin’
Jones” who hail from Unity and have played at various
Elks functions throughout the year, including St. Patrick’s
Day. According to Leading Knight Kelly Fox, “they're a
little bit country and a little more rock and roll.”
Josh Coiner, exalted ruler stated that, "many mem
bers and officers have suggested such an event in the past,
but this year’s officers decided to give it a shot. It w ill take
a big effort by a lot o f people, during a busy weekend, but
hopefully it will be a success and turn out to be something
people will look forward to in years to come.”
The event will be open to the public with a $5 cover
charge for non-elk members. The inside lounge will be
open to members only for those wishing to enjoy a quieter
place to socialize.
Any members wishing to lend a hand that weekend
should contact Tim Dickenson at 676-8990 or dickenson-
chiro@centurytel.net to schedule a shift.
USDA says no early CRP
withdrawals without penalties
After
much
anticipation. Secretary o f
A g ric u ltu re Ed S c h a fe r
a n n o u n c e d this week
th a t U S D A will not
a l l o w l a n d o w n e r s to
wi t h d r a w a crea g e from
the Conservation Reserve
Program (CRP) without
paying contractual
penalties.
In m a k i n g h i s
a n n o u n c e me n t , S c h a fe r
cited a long list o f factors
playing into the decision,
from a com crop on track
to be the second largest on
record and recent easing in
commodity prices to the fact
that total CRP acreage is set
to decline regardless o f any
policy changes.
In the 2008 Farm
Bill, Congress lowered the
cap on the total number of
CRP acres from 39.2 million
acres to 32 million, though
there are cu rren tly 34.7
million acres enrolled in the
program.
Contracts on about
1.1 million CRP acres are
scheduled to expire on Sept.
30, with contracts on another
3.8 million acres expiring
M u r r a y ’s
12th Annual Beer
and Wine Tasting
T hursday, Aug. 14 th fro m 6 -9 :3 0 p .m .
a t th e M o rro w C o u n ty F airg ro u n d s
Jet Teas for the Kids • Bring Lawnchairs! (some seating available)
Dinner provided by I3ucknum e Catering
Entertainment by Joe Lindsay from 6 • 7 p.m.
plus Urban Octopi and Big News from 7 9 p.m.
Sept. 30,2009, and contracts
on 4.4 million acres expiring
on Sept. 30, 2010.
A d d i t i o n a l 1 y ,
Schafer said that the number
o f acres w ithdraw n with
penalties this spring was
more than 50 percent higher
than last year. Livestock
producers also have access
to a temporary haying and
grazing program announced
in M ay, t h o u g h it was
r ecent l y modi f i ed by a
Seattle court ruling.
L i v e s to c k and
bakers’ groups and others
h a v e b e en c a l l i n g for
penalty-free early-outs
from CRP since the early
in the year as an effort to
boost production and ease
commodity prices.
Though commodity
prices are higher than they
have historically been, cash
prices are down 25 percent
for com and 14 percent for
soybeans from record highs
last month, and wheat prices
are down more than a third
since peaks early in the
year.
N A W G
has
been vocally opposed to
CRP earl y-out s without
contractual penalties, but
supports timely emergency
haying and grazing on CRP
land.
Household hazardous waste collection
event scheduled for .Morrow Countv
V
R esidents o f Mor-
row County may dispose
o f a wide variety o f their
household hazardous waste
items free of charge at a col
lection event scheduled for
Saturday, September 20,h, at
The Morrow County Road
Department parking lot on
365 W. Hwy 74 in Lexing
ton from 10-2 and again
on Sunday, September 21st,
at North End Transfer Sta
tion, 69900 Frontage Ln. in
Boardman from 10-2.
Morrow County is
holding the event in con
junction with the Oregon
Department of Environmen
tal Q uality (DEQ). DEQ
funds the event through
landfill disposal fees.
Common items to
be collected include aero
sol cans, antifreeze, engine
cleaners, fluorescent tubes,
herbicides, household bat
teries, m ercury products,
m otor oil, p ain ts, p e sti
cides, solvents, thermom
eters, weed killers and wood
preservatives. These items
should be kept in their origi
nal containers if possible.
Persons should not bring
waste items such as explo
sives or products that con
tain radioactive waste, such
as smoke detectors.
All collected m a
terials will be handled by
a state h azardous w aste
contractor. The materials
will be screened for usable
products such as latex paint,
and will be made available
to local residents for reuse.
Remaining materials will
Bedortha-Alleman wedding held
Perry and Anne Alleman
Anne Bedortha o f lone and Perry Alleman o f Pasco, WA,
were married Saturday, July 19, in a garden ceremony at
the bride's home in lone. Officiating was Judge Charlotte
Gray.
Bridesmaids were the couple's daughters, Kristine Cle
ments, Kimberly Finley, Katelyn Alleman and Kacee
Stewart. Flower girls were granddaughters, Lisa Finley,
Emma Finley and Adrianne Stewart. Ring bearers were
grandsons, Ryan Stewart and Kellen Clements.
A dinner and dance were held follow ing the ceremony at
the lone Legion Hall.
The couple will be at home in lone.
The bride is the daughter o f the late Jack and Bertie
Anne Marston. She is a graduate o f Culver High School
and Central Oregon Community College in Bend. She is
employed as a corporal at the Morrow County Sheriff's
Office in Heppner.
Alleman is the son of Vince Alleman o f lone and Margarete
Alleman o f Hermiston. He graduated from high school in
Seattle, WA. He is employed as a corrections officer at
Two Rivers DOC in Hermiston.
Justice Court
Morrow County
Judge Charlotte Gray has
released the following re
port:
-V ester Wayne
H am s-D riving under the
BUCKNUM S OLD-FASHIONED BARBECUE
will be held at the
M.C. Fairgrounds
in conjuction with
Murray’s Wine Tasting
on Aug. 14 from 6:30
p.m. until we run out
of food! There will
be mouth-watering
brisket, chicken, lamb
kabobs, and ribs with
all the fixin’s! Come
down and have a
finger-linking good time!
Bucknum's Catering -- Heppner
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be taken to a permitted haz-
ardous waste facility. After
final processing, these ma
terials will be sent to reuse,
recycling, energy recovery
and incineration facilities.
More than 60 percent o f
the collected materials are
burned for energy recovery
or recycled. Most of the re
maining materials are either
incinerated or placed in the
hazardous waste landfill in
Arlington.
A cco rd in g to n a
tional estimates, each home
contains three to eight gal
lons o f hazardous materials.
Each year the average U.S.
family throw s out 15 pounds
o f these toxic products. In
addition, family members
are at risk around this haz
ardous waste. When m is
handled or disposed o f im
properly, these products can
cause lung irritation, bums,
blindness, even death. Chil
dren and pets are extremely
vulnerable. D isposing o f
toxic substances in yards or
landfills can leach into soil,
polluting groundwater and
streams, harming wildlife
and contaminating drinking
water.
For more informa
tion about the event, con
tact: Morrow County Public
W orks, (541) 989-9500;
DEQ Bruce Lumper, (541)
298-7255 ext. 40; or visit
DEQ's web site at www.deq.
state.or.us and turn to the
household hazardous waste
web page at www.deq..state,
or.us/w m c/solw aste.hhw .
htm.
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influence o f intoxicants,
SI 805 fine. 180 days in jail
with S500 and 178 days
in jail suspended with two
years' probation and com
pletion o f alcohol education
program by February 15,
2009.
DA’s Report
Morrow County
District Attorney Elizabeth
Ballard has released the fol
lowing report:
-Alejandro Avila-
Vera, 24, was convicted of
possession of methamphet-
amine, a Class C felony,
and was sentenced to 18
months' supervised proba
tion, ordered to be subject
to numerous conditions and
pay $528 in fines, fees and
assessm ents. His d riv er's
license was suspended for
six months.
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