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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 15,2010 Green fam ily reunion held at M.C. Fairgrounds Nearly 80 descen dants of Stephen Alex and Mattie Bryant Green gath ered at the Morrow County Fairgrounds on August 28 for a family reunion. Alex and Mattie Green lived in Morrow County and Heppner after 1907 until he died in 1949 and she, in 1972. Alex and Mattie raised their six chil dren, Mildred, Cornett, Herman, Joe, Ruth and Louise, in Heppner. They farmed and operated re tail stores in Heppner, and were always active in the Heppner United Methodist Church. Alex and Mattie are buried in Heppner Ma sonic Cemetery. Ruth Green Mc- Caleb of Gresham, the only one of their children still living, was not able to join the Green-Bryant clan re union, but Howard Bry- Winchester snags final Yard of the Month Award Pictured are members of the Green family that attended the family reunion. -Contributed Photo ant of Heppner, Mattie’s nephew, was there. M ost attendees were from Oregon and Washington, but Mildred’s granddaughter, Shelli Scifers, came from Ger many, and Joe’s son, Dave, and his family came from Florida. G reg G reen o f Bothell, WA, (Cornett’s grandson), delivered a lively program about the history of the Green and Bryant families, and Shelli Scifers distributed written genealogical charts and stretched a detailed family tree along one wall in the Annex. ClifTGreen of Hep pner (Herman's son) was the host and master of cer emonies for the reunion. Joann Green Byrd (Joe’s daughter) helped organize the gathering. Boardman Rural Fire Protection District pursues $11 million bond I f p a sse d , the Boardman Rural Fire Pro tection District General Ob ligation Bond would pay for a new fire station, pay off the current debt obligation, and replace the old ladder truck. Boardman voters will have the opportunity to weigh in on the $ 11 million bond on the Nov. 2, 2010, ballot. According to the Chief of the Fire Protection District, Marc Rogelstad, one reason the District’s Board of Directors decided to pursue this bond is for the potential opportunity to work w ith an EMT/Fire Science program that has an internship component. In this type of program, 15 students work and live at a fire station with a “sleeper” program, covering a shift providing emergency fire and EMS calls when not at tending classes. If the BRF- PD had this program, these interns would aid staffing levels at the District. Board- man area residents could then potentially receive quicker responses seven days a week, 365 days a year without having to pay for additional staff. “Four of our fire men that we currently em ploy are paid for by a federal grant, w hich runs out in two years,” said BRFD Board Chairman Don Russell. “If the bond passed, and we had the intern program, this would be a way to keep our level of service high.” Another reason the District’s Board opted to ask voters to pass a bond Wind power workshop planned for October Northwest Sustain able Energy for Economic Development will present a workshop for rural land- owners, public officials and community members interested in learning more about wind energy devel opment. The workshop will take place on October 5 and 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and will include an introduction to modem wind technology, the vari ous scales of wind develop- ment, and state incentives and policies affecting wind energy projects. Day one o f the workshop will also include information on installing a small wind system for on-site use and working with commercial develop ers. Day two of the work shop will be devoted to community-scale wind de velopment with morning speakers and an afternoon field trip to a community wind project. The workshop is open to the public with a registration fee of $35 for each day of $60 for both days. A light lunch will be provided on day one. For additional informa tion and to register go to www.nwseed.org or contact info@nwseed.org, 1-866- 759-*SEED. Registration will close on October 1. Round-Up Bump! Enjoy A Special 1.00% Rate Bump To Celebrate 100 Years Of The Pendleton Round-Up! 2.53% APY* 3 - 5 YR Terms f * Annual Percentage Yield Rate quoted is fixed and current as of September 1st, 2010 Minimum balance to open CD ^and earn interest is $500 A penalty may be imposed for early withdrawal Rates available at the Umatilla and Morrow County Branches only Offer expires after September 30th, 2010 Heppner ^ ^ Member FDIC 127 N Main St 541-676-5745 Pendleton 157 S Main St 541-278-9000 Pendleton-Southgate 1220 Southgate 541-278-9515 Hermiston 109 SE 2nd St 541-567-0303 is the fact that there is no room to expand to provide for this type of program in the current facility. Built in 1973, the station was remodeled in 1998 to house an expanding fleet and ad ditional classroom space. Since the station was origi nally built, Sam Boardman Elementary and Windy River Elementary have been constructed across the street. A new station would include updated training facilities that would be utilized by the BRFPD and other local emergency ser vice agencies, if the bond is approved by voters. The new building would be a “one stop” point of contact for emergency services. If approved and participants in the ’’sleeper” program train for paramed ic certification. Morrow County Health District’s Boardman staff and am bulances would be housed in the new station. North county office space for the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office also is proposed. The Port of Morrow has donated land on the corner of Olson Lane and Columbia Avenue for the purpose of building a new fire and training station. The only stipulation is that if the BRFPD ever vacates the land, the property would be returned to the Port of Morrow. The 30-year bond woud be for the construc tion of the building, not the purchase of the land. The relocation of the main station of the Dis trict would allow equal access to routes south of Interstate 84 and direct access to a proposed third viaduct across the inter state. District volunteers would have fewer traffic restrictions responding to the new location. Money from the bond for a new ladder truck would replace the 36-year- old truck currently used by the District. Though not many, there are buildings requiring the District to maintain a ladder truck. The cost of a new ladder truck is approximately $1 million, which is out of reach of cur rent funding resources. The District has said it would also look into the possibil ity of purchasing a used ladder truck if the bond is approved. Pictured is Erna Winchester with long-time family dogs Nicky, Cally and Bundy. -Photo by Kav Proctor By Kay Proctor Heppner Garden C lub’s last Yard of the Month recognition for 2010 goes to Ema Winchester at 515 N. Jones Street. O riginally, the home of Frank Gilliam sat on this rocky slope and sur vived the great 1903 flood. Years later the house was torn down and the lot sat empty with only the origi nal cement stairs remaining until Ema bought it from the Healy family. After lev eling for her new house was completed, Ema hired Jim Healy to stack large land scape blocks five high in front and five high in back almost the full width of the lot and backfilled with the original alkaline soil. This is Ema’s second year living on Jones Street. The daughter of long-time Heppner resi dents, the late Ernie and Lois Winchester, Ema says she had a great time grow ing up here. She lived in town where her mother op erated a beauty shop in the family home at the comers of Church and Main Streets. Her family had acreage and later a home by Hinton Creek where she could keep horses, and a cabin on Ditch Creek where she could spend days riding. The cabin was known as the “Wheel Inn” because of the 100-plus wagon and buggy wheels displayed around it. The cabin is gone now, but some of those wheels now decorate Ema’s yard. Other family me mentos used in landscaping include a coal bucket, a Fresno and a cast iron pot. A hand pump and a tricycle made of horseshoes by a friend sit among the front flowerbeds. A charming western painting by her mom hangs by the back porch. While digging in the yard, Erna has found square nails, marbles, part of a Mason jar, buttons and lumps of coal. An unknown vari ety of sedum that is Ema’s favorite plant spreads by a corner of the driveway and was brought from her Hinton Creek home. She found a sad snapdragon and some sorry looking zinnias at a “save my life” plant sale and turned them into healthy and blooming plants. Also found in her yard are huge, volunteer marigolds from seeds she planted her first year, bas kets and flower boxes of annuals, delphiniums (her mother’s favorite), cosmos, forsythia, lilacs, junipers, arborvitae and a vegetable garden of Swiss chard, to matoes, squash and volun teer pumpkins. An original gate from the Gilliam house is propped up for green beans to climb. Erna mows the lawn about every four days and she uses Scott’s winter fertilizer and 16-16-16. She highly recommends using Miracle-Gro potting soil and a water-soluble fertil izer regularly during the growing season. When working for 25 years at Columbia Ba sin Electric Co-op, Erna read meters in five coun ties. During this time, she raised, trained and showed Paint horses and is tick led to recall her APAH champion mare, “Rosarena Jones” named after Mrs. Floyd Jones, a neighbor and friend. Since Erna’s ac tivities became limited by arthritis, she enjoys hav ing “enough yard to keep busy.” Instead of looking after acreage and horses now, she can sit on the front porch (her favorite place) and look at the view down Church Street, which in cludes the two-story house where she grew up. When not flying the US flag from the porch, an Oregon State University banner shows where Ema’s loyalties are from her college days in Corvallis. Enjoying the porch and yard with her are Nicky, Cally and Bundy, long-time family dogs. Erna says she caught the gardening bug from her mother, but really only had time for it since moving back to town. She finds it “kind of reward ing” especially because she “likes looking at it, too”. So do many others. Yard of the Month honors are sponsored by Green Feed Store/MCGG, the Heppner Gazette-Times and the Heppner Garden Club. 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