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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 19,2009 H andburys receive August Yard o f the M onth award K> Kay Proctor A neat and tidy yard has earned Buck and Judy Mandbury with son. Dean, recognition from the Heppner Garden Club as Yard o f the Month for August. Moving from Cen tral Oregon, the Handburys arrived in Heppner 35 years ago. Judy has been an active Avon representative for those same 35 years. Buck w orked at P e tty jo h n ’s Building Supply, then Kin- zua Mill from which he retired. Dean, a 1993 HHS graduate, lives in Pendleton and works at Wal-Mart. Since purchasing the 1886 home from Bob Murray, the Handburys re placed all w indows, put on a new roof and painted the exterior a soothing green. A project done this past June involved tak ing out the old, browning lawn in the front yard and reseeding it with a spe cialized mix for this area purchased from Green Feed & Seed. Covering the seed with peat moss and making sure it stayed moist resulted in new sprouts in three to four days. The turf is well established now and stays a deep green even in 100+ degree weather. Father and son share mowing respon sibilities. On one side of the front sidewalk, Dean car ried out ideas that Judy had and added his own along the way. Rock mulch in pat- A ugust Yard of the M onth recipients are Buck and Ju d y H andbury and th eir son. Dean. -Contributed Photo terns offset a bear fountain and a horseshoe shaped planter overflowing with portulaca. Dean also used a mulch made of shredded rubber tires and painted red. “Purple Fountain” and “Variegated B. Oat” grasses are flourishing in the warm rock. Statuary, petrified wood and found rocks are used throughout. Buck reconfigured nearby fencing to create a graveled driveway in their side yard where an Elm tree had to be removed. No weeds are found there or elsew here thanks to Buck’s attention. In the back yard, a peach tree is heavy limbed with ripening fruit that Judy will freeze later. A covered back porch has an eating area equipped with fountain stools from the old snack shack at Lehman Hot Springs. After replacing the hom e’s wood heat with propane, the woodpile site was changed to a sitting area where a double swing glider is surrounded by Southwest decor and a col lection o f barbed wired cacti. The cozy fire pit is fueled by propane and sits on the gravel mulch. The backyard lawn was reseeded a few years ago with the same special ized seed mix. When dig ging a waterline. Dean dis covered their soil is fairly shallow reaching hardpan quickly. Buck waters regu larly with city water using a long line of sprinkler nozzles he rigged together that is easy to move. Judy e sp ecially enjoys the many peren nial starts she has received from friends. There are plantings of asters, core opsis, daylilies, cranesbill, salvia, lupine, and heu- chera in the beds lining the yard. In addition to lilac, there is a forsythia shrub that Buck prunes into a globe shape. An attractive multi-trunked shrub, pos sibly a variegated elder berry, produces a dark red berry popular with birds. None of the fam ily claims to be avid gar deners. However, Buck states “if you are going to (have a yard), then keep it up.” That advice is put into action at the neat and tidy yard on Quaid Street. Yard of the Month recognition is co-sponsored by the City o f Heppner, MCGG-Green Feed, Wind- wave-Heppner TV and the Heppner Garden Club. Morrow County Court weekly meeting held The Morrow Coun ty Court met on August 12 in Irrigon with Commis sioner Grieb and Commis sioner Rea in attendance. Following is a summary of the meeting provided by Leann Rea. The court approved the minutes of August 5, 2009. The court reviewed and approved accounts pay able, retirement taxes and rodeo payment for a total of $535,428.98. The court also reviewed the pooled cash report. The court held a public hearing for an appeal of a planning commission decision for a land partition located a few miles west of Boardman and east of Tower Road. After listening to all of the information and reviewing the reports, the court upheld the planning commission decision to al low the partition. The August 5 road report follows: Road Can yon - Have installed a six foot culvert and a concrete water crossing as well as six smaller culverts. Currently the crew is working on laying gravel. Upper Rhea Creek - Some shoulder rock is being placed where shoulder work was done earlier; Cutsforth Park - Restrooms were installed Monday. Still need to put in the concrete sidewalks. One of the two new cab ins in place. These cabins will be available for use in the near future. Reserva tions can be made through the Road Department in Lexington. Intersection Projects - The county has receiving funding for five intersection projects. This funding came through Sen ate Bill 2001. These are projects that have been ready to go for a while, but have been waiting for fund ing. This is good news for the county as well as ODOT since these are all intersec tions onto state highways from county roads. There will be two intersections on Rhea Creek Road, one on Porky Pine Road, one on Gooseberry Road and one on Clarks Canyon Road. The departm ent is also working on GPS inventory for all county roads and structures. This will allow the County to better track its road system assets. Health Department and North Morrow Vector Control Report: Reviewed aerial photos of the Irrigon and Boardman areas and then heard a report regard ing the increasing dangers for West Nile Virus in the Boardman and Irrigon ar eas. Reviewed and signed an order making a county wide “Medical Emergency Declaration” to allow for a more aggressive treatment of the mosquito problem. All citizens in the entire county need to education themselves o f the symp toms of West Nile Virus and seek immediate medi cal attention if they suspect they may have contacted the disease. Since this dis ease can be transported by infected birds, please be on the lookout for any dead birds and contact the North Morrow Vector Control if you find one, so the cause of death can be investigated. While the primary problem is in north county, that does not mean the disease will not appear in south county, so please be alert. The court conduct ed the following business: Reviewed a notice from the Planning Department regarding a land action on property adjacent to the OHV Park; Reviewed notice o f the upcom ing meeting for the Boardman to Hemingway transm is sion line m eeting to be held at the Port of Morrow in Boardman on August 20 at 4 p.m.; Reviewed and signed a number of contracts, contract amend m ents and Intergovern mental Agreements for the Commission on Children & Families; Signed an or der to allow the county to enter into specific contracts for personal service; Re viewed a list of road repairs from Oregon Department of Transportation; Reviewed other miscellaneous corre spondences and upcoming meeting notices. O L3>O H ilO 0 0 0 1 1 1 (0 ] (CHjfli^3<0 Announces the Arrival of Francesco D’Alessandro, M.D., Ph.D. Dermatologist Wc are pleased to announce that Dr. Francesco D’Alessandro will be joining Dr. Jeffrey Stiles and Kenneth Busby, P.A., in the Dermatology Department. His office will be located at 55 West Tictan. Dr. D'Alessandro’s background includes: • Board Certified: American Board of Dermatology. • Residency: Washington Hospital Center/Georgetown University; Washington, D.C. • Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina; Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. D’Alessandro is a welcome addition to the Walla Walla Clinic. He comes to Walla Walla with his wife. Appointments may be made by calling 525-3720 Your Community. . . Your Health . . . Your Clinic 55 WEST TIETAN, WALLA WALLA, W A 99362 • 509-525-3720 ~ Letters to the Editor ~ The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name of the sender along w ith a legible signature. We are also requesting that you provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The address and phone number will only be used for verification and will not be printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card o f Thanks” at a cost o f $10. Observations from a foreign exchange host parent Heppner is my hometown and I’m so very happy to be back among people that are independent, proud and concerned about their neighbors. I was very fortunate to have the privilege of hosting Henrik Giske, an exchange student from Norway last year and that experience prompts this letter. Over the course of the year, several “things” occurred that gave me pause for thought. I want to share those, not as criticism, rather as observations. 1. Kids should be informed, edu cated regarding the importance of sports in the schools and communities by both the schools and their host families. In their countries, sports are not part of the school system. 2. Guns. Most of the kids are from countries where gun ownership is restricted and are actually afraid when they see guns in the “open” as they are here. 3. Inability to drive. Consideration should be given, in my opinion, to allow the kids to drive. There are people who would host kids that don’t have the time or means to drive them to activities. I appreciate concerns about safety and the increased risk of liability for the compa nies placing the kids. However, the risk may be outweighed by the benefit. 4. Giving the kids a forum to talk about their countries. I was disappointed the kids weren’t invited by community organizations to talk about their homes. Yes, there were “lots” of kids, maybe they could present in groups. 5. Field trips. Again, host families can and should take responsibility for educating the kids about the local and regional economy, culture, etc. However, I do suggest that the school should take an “organizational” role in asking ranchers/farmer to host the kids for an afternoon, visit a lumber mill, take a trip to the Woolen Mills, etc. I want to be clear that my personal experience with Henrik and the other kids that I met could not have been better. I could ramble on for pages about how much I learned and how much just plain fun and energy the kids brought to my home. Mr. Stone told me several times how much the kids bring to the community. I’m suggesting that we can do more to give the kids the opportunity to see a part of the United States history and a way of life that they won’t see on TV, internet or movies. Shirlee Sweigart Heppner lone Community Church VBS held lone Community Church hosted Vacation Bible School at their church August 10-13. There was a turnout of 24 children who learned about the Bi ble t hrough games, story VBS students a t lone C om m unity C h u rch telling, crafts, last week. -Contributed Photo m usic and hands-on exploration. The week ended with a program that the children put on for family members involving music, a slide show and a hot dog dinner. The children and their parents raised $ 186 toward Heifer International, an organization that strives to end world hunger by providing a means for people to earn their own money through agricultural resources. Volunteers for VBS were Yvonne Morter, Betty Rietmann, Janna Vanden Brink, Nancy Ostheller, Betty Gray, Shadow Kendrick Theresa Dumler, Jason Reid, and Jason Thompson. Free sport physicals to be offered at lone Community School Free sport physicals will be offered on August 20, at 5 p.m. at lone Community School. Students in grades 6-12 that plan on participat ing in athletics need to have a physical every other year. Forms are available at the school office or you can log onto the OSAA website, http://www.osaa.org/forms/ PhysicalExamination-June2005.pdf, and print them. Students receiving physicals have to have a com pleted physical form with a parent signature. Ladies Play Day results Ladies Play Day was held on Tuesday, August 11, at the Willow Creek Country Club. Results are as follows: August 11 Low gross of the field was Betty Christman. Low net of the field was Pat Dougherty. Least putts of the field was Suzanne Jepsen. Flight A winners were: low gross, Karen Thomp son; low net, Jan Paustian; long drive. Karen Thompson; and K.P., Karen Thompson. Flight B winners were: low gross, Lynnea Sar gent; K.P., Lynnea Sargent. Flight C winners were: low gross, Burul DeBoer; low net, Luvilla Sonstegard; long drive, Bev Steagall; and K.P., Suzanne Jepsen.
