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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Moores receive July Yard of the Month recognition By Kay Proctor T erry and Jean Moore’s home at 215 Rock Street has been chosen as July’s Yard of the Month by the Heppner Garden Club. T h e M o o r e ’s moved to Heppner about fours years ago from north ern Michigan. There they had 35 acres of woods and about five acres of garden to care for. The Moore’s have three children and retired to .Oregon to be closer to family although they still keep busy running a plastic business. The large letter ‘G ’ on the home identifies the original owners, the Gil liam’s, but Terry and Jean have been busy since mov ing in enhancing and adding to the landscape including 20 new rose bushes. One of their first projects was to move a storage shed further up their hillside and turn a hard packed, graveled parking area into a lush, full flower bed. T erry and Jean w ork together although Terry says fie just “digs the holes.” Jean credits Terry for their thick, green lawn being dandelion-free. Jai me, the family’s Yorkshire dog, makes sure to meet and Terry and Jean Moore -Photo by Kay Proctor greet all visitors. Their private back yard looks out and over the landscaping to Cross Hill. Terry’s favorite outdoor spot is “back on the swing” on the patio they remod eled. Here Jean has man aged to keep pots of pansies thriving throughout the hot weather. Hanging baskets o f annuals and a healthy looking tomato plant enjoy the patio, also. Thoughtful plan ning by Jean has resulted in color showing from early spring (crocus and daffodils) to late fall (‘Burning Bush’ and sedum). She makes good use o f traditional plants such as lilacs, irises, phlox, snapdragons, daisies and mum s, but learned from her grandmother to try the more challenging and unique. This includes wisteria, rhododendrons, hydrangea, pieris, flowering almond, an Ironwood tree, a white flowering dogwood tree, astilbe, hybrid mallow and gayfeather. Both Terry and Jean credit grandpar ents inspiring their life long love of gardening. Jean’s favorite part of the yard is the hybrid lupines next to a shady sycamore by the front curb. Nearby is one of four bird- baths and one of five bird feeders. Besides the regular feathered visitors of finches, junco, robin, doves, spar row, red-winged blackbird and quail, the Moore’s have also seen black-hoaded grosbeak, flickers, Rufous towhee, Western tanager, ce dar waxwing, Say’s phoebe and Lazuli bunting. Feeders are hung out for humming birds, too. They do miss seeing the bluebirds they attracted in Michigan with mealy worms. Other plantings in- clude quince, potentilla, crimson barberry, Cistena plum, viburnum, clema tis vine, spirea, creeping thyme, hardy geranium, delphinium, hollyhock, di- anthus, perennial verbena, coreopsis, juniper, honey suckle vine, Spiderwort, bee balm, hosta, rudbeckia, forsythia, cosmos, can dytuft and nasturtium. Yard art and signs, some crafted by Jean, are scattered throughout the landscaping. The couple share weed pulling duties. Future plans in clude adding wrought iron work on their inviting front porch although one can’t help thinking that the M oore’s yard looks like they are working in it more then sitting on that porch looking at it. Yard of the Month, recognition is co-sponsored by the City of Heppner, MCGG-Green Feed, Wind- wave/Heppner TV and the Heppner Garden Club. Wednesday, August 4,2010 - FIVE OSAA 3A Basketball State Championships to move locations The OSAA 3A Boys and Girlj Basketball State Championships are moving to the southern Oregon coast. Marshfield and North Bend high schools will host the tournaments beginning in March 2011 following a vote of the OSAA Executive Board. The decision, nine to one in favor of the move, a two-year commitment, marks a return of championship basketball to Coos Bay as Marshfield previously was the site the OSAA A-2 boys’ tournament from 1959 through 1970. Willamette University in Salem has been the only basketball site for the 3A classification, created in the OSAA’s expansion from four to a six-class system prior to the 2006-07 school year. Assistant executive director Cindy Simmons, who directs basketball for the OSAA, praised Willamette University and its athletic staff for a successful four-year run of tournaments. “They’ve really taken care of us and have been incredible to work with, but the schools are excited about Coos Bay and getting that small town feel,” she said, cit ing a recent survey of 3 A superintendents which resulted in 28 of 42 supporting the change in venues. OSAA executive board member and Marshfield principal Greg Mulkey, who abstained from voting, eased concerns of additional travel for competing schools with the Coos Bay and North Bend communities’ plans for discounted lodging, pre-sold tickets and the area’s overall enthusiasm to host the event. Rather than the one-facility/four-day format of other OSAA tournaments, the 3A quarterfinals through finals will be held over three days at two facilities. The 2011 OSAA / U.S. Bank / Les Schwab Tires 3A Basketball State Championships are scheduled for Thursday through Saturday, March 3-5. Library summer reading program comes to an end Morrow County Court weekly meeting held The Morrow Coun ty Court met on July 28 in Heppner with Judge Tail- man and Commissioner Rea in attendance. Following is a summary of the meeting provided by Leann Rea. The court reviewed and approved the minutes from the July 21 meeting. The court reviewed and approved account pay ables and the second quarter SUTA Taxes in the net total amount of $69,886.79. Telephone System Re placement Cheri Rhinehart, director of I.T. and Cindy Criswell, telecom analyst provided the court with information regarding the replacement of the county’s telecommunications sys tem. The current system is two to three years past its scheduled replacement date. The current system has aged to a point where replacement parts are very difficult to locate. The cur rent offer allows the county to lease the system for five years at zero percent inter est and then purchase the system for $1 at the end of the five year lease. The court will discuss the offer and make a final decision in the next week or two. Planning C a rla M cL an e, planning director, provid ed the court with the first reading of “An Ordinance Amending the Comprehen sive Plan to Include a Goal 5 Significant Aggregate Resource Site and Amend the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Maps to Apply the Significant Resource Overlay Zone” for an ag gregate site located on Wil low Farms. Budget Resolution The court reviewed and approved a resolution for additional resources (grants) and corresponding appropriations of $210,000 to the CSEPP Fund for materials and services and $18,429 to the sh eriff’s department for capital out lay. The court conduct ed the following business: Job Descriptions R e v ie w e d an d changed the job titles from tandem axle operator to maintenance specialist and heavy equipment operator to senior maintenance spe cialist. These changes were made to more accurately reflect the existing job re quirements. Contracts Several contracts regarding fair activities were review ed and ap proved. The court reviewed and signed the 2010 Fund Exchange Agreement be tween the State of Oregon and Morrow County. This agreement allows the state to exchange federal dollars they receive, may be paid to the county at the rate of $94 for every $ 100 received from the federal govern ment. These funds may be used on various county roads. New Hire The court held a teleconference call with Justin Nelson, district at torney, regarding offering the assistant district at torney position to an indi vidual who graduated from Boardman’s Riverside High School. The court and Mr. Nelson discussed the start ing wage that would be offered. A formal announce will be made, when or if the applicant accepts the position. Credit Card The court reviewed and approved a request to have a credit card issued to Dan Robbins, Morrow County Community Cor rections Supervisor, with a limit of $1,500. AED Purchases The court learned that according to state safe ty standards there must be an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) in all county facilities where 25 people may congregate on 3 regular basis. This regu lation results in the county 'needing to purchase four teen new AED units. The Safety Committee will fund this purchase with $13,735 from their fund and the re maining $4,500 will come from the county court’s Dis cretionary Fund. A purchase pre-authorization for this acquisition was signed. Various correspon dences and upcoming meet ing notices were reviewed and discussed. If you would like to be placed on the list to receive county minutes, please contact Karen Wolff a t (541)676-5620. The Heppner branch of the Oregon Trail Library District recently held their awards ceremony to mark the end of the summer program. Heppner Friends of the Library provided the prizes including t-shirts, ice cream certificates and Friday movies. T-shirts were given to children that read four hours or more. The top readers were Sydney Qualls (1185 min.), Hayden Qualb (1050 min.), Joseph Sherman (810 min.), and Sophie Qualls (765 min.). Briah Harmon from the City of Heppner, Katie Day from the Forest Service, and Steve Rhea from the Fire Department gave presentations for the program. Pictured are participants in this summer's read ing program: Sydney Qualls, Hayden Qualls, Casey Fletcher, Cody Fletcher, Reiah Waite, Leo Waite, Roen Waite, Jordon Rollis, Sabashtian Futter, Gaige Futter, and Faith Futter. -Photo by Megan Futter Basketball and volleyball camps held Columbia River Community Health Services to hold annual free community barbecue In continued recognition of Community Health Center Week, Columbia River Community Health Ser vices will be hosting their 6th annual free community barbecue. It will be held at the clinic building on August 12 from 2-5 p.m. There will be free food, entertainment, games for the kids and door prizes. The second week of August each year is dedi cated to recognizing the service and contributions of community, migrant, homeless and public housing health centers in providing access to affordable, high quality, cost-effective health care to medically vulnerable and un derserved people in the U.S. This year’s commemoration is special because 2010 also marks the 45th anniversary of the creation of the Health Centers Program. “Celebrating America’s Health Centers: Turning the Vision into Reality” is the theme for National Health Center Week 2010. This theme highlights the 45 year record of Health Centers in providing affordable, high quality, cost-effective health care to all people, regard less of ability to pay. National Health Center Week 2010 also provides an opportunity to focus on the progress we have made towards fulfilling the goal of our “Access for All America” plan to provide a health care home to 30 million patients by 2015. Each year Health Center Week also sets aside three days to focus on special populations who are often left outside of the mainstream health care system. In 2010 we will observe Tuesday, August 10,has Health Care in Public Housing Day, followed by Health Care for the Homeless Day observed on Wednesday, August 11th, and Farmworker Health Day recognized on Thursday, August 12lh. 'la i lone football camp to be held Rita Van Schoiack Financial Advisor • Investment Management • Retirement Plan “Rollovers” • Retirement Planning. • IRA’s • Tax Advantaged Investments • Bonds, Stocks , Mutual Funds • Investment Consulting and Guidance • Investments for Retirement Income For an Appointment Call: 541-676 -522 6 Toll Free: 1 -8 6 6 -3 2 5 -5 3 2 6 Securities and Investment Advisory Services offered through Multi-Financial Securities Corp Member FINRA/SIPC. Blue Mountain Investment Management LLC is not affiliated with Multi-Financial Securities Corp. 51353 Sunflower Flat Road, Heppner, OR 97836 ritatvan@fnultifin.corn The lone football camp will be held August 16-18 for incom ing 6th through 12th graders. The camp will run from 6:30- 8:30 p.m. The cost is $25 per person. Participants will Basketball and volleyball camps were recently receive a t-shirt. held in Heppner. For more informa The basketball had 38 boys and girls grades 3-7lh tion contact Dennis Stefanie grade. The camp was instructed by Mark Dowdy, Keith at 541-422-7142. Price, Jeremy Rosenbalm, and Erin Price. The volleyball camp had professional beach vol leyball player and Lakeridge High School Head coach Wendy Stammer and Pacific University head coach Lena Chan as instructors. Helping them out were Heppner Jr. High and high school coaches Madison Rosenbalm, Min dy Wilson, Petra Payne, Pam Dowdy, Nicole Kludt and Dieter Waite. The camp had over 20 students enrolled. HHS volleyball players had their camp after the younger students. The camps were Tuesday July 27 through Thursday July 29 at the high school gym. Particpants received t-shirts for their atten dance. John’s Place & The Video Store w ill he closed August 5th C om e see us a t th e f a t r l ( \
