TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, June 15,2011
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
Harrison recognized for Lauritsens chosen for
beautification efforts
Yard of the Month
By Kay Proctor
Bob Harrison recently was recognized by the City
of Heppner Beautification and Parks Commission for his
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“achievements in creating an attractive environment” in
M o r r o w C o u n t y ’s H o m e - O w n e d W e e k ly N e w s p a p e r
the community.
P ublished w e e k ly by Sykes P u b lis h in g , L L C and entered as p e rio d ic a l m atter at the
Originally from Cascade Locks, Harrison moved
Post O ffic e at Heppner, O reg on under the A c t o f M a rc h 3 ,1 8 7 9 . P e rio d ic a l postage
paid at Heppner, O regon. O ffic e at 188 W W illo w Street. Telephone (3 4 1 ) 676-
to Morrow County in 1955. He and his wife, Sharon,
9228. Fax (3 4 1 ) 676-9211. E -m a il: editoriu<rapidserve net o r d a v id w ra p id s e rv e .
raised their family at the Harrison/Palmer Ranch west
net. W eb site: w w w .hepp ner.net Postm aster send address changes to the H eppner
of Lexington. Harrison researched the ranch’s history to
G azette-T im es, P.O. B o x 337, H e ppner, O re g o n 97836. S u bscriptions: $27 in
M o rro w C o u n ty ; $21 senior rate ( in M o rro w C o unty o n ly ; 62 years o r o ld e r); $33
qualify it for Century Farm status.
elsew here; $27 student subscriptions.
One of his many volunteer activities was painting
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a mural of the elaborate Palace Hotel and placing it at
the hotel’s original site where Les Schwab Tires is now
All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m.
For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost for a display ad is $5 per
located. Every year, Harrison climbs a ladder with paint
column inch Cost lor classified ad is 50< per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to
and
brush in hand for touch-up work.
100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5.75 per column inch
The tree line at the west entrance of the city was
For Public/Legal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m Dates for pub­
lication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits
aided by Harrison’s crop row straight digging. Close by,
require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be
he helped to move and erect the large windmill donated by
specified if required)
the
Frank Anderson family. In Heritage Plaza is another
For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to
meet news guidelines Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines
antique windmill that Harrison helped put in place, this
or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space
one donated by the Harrison/Palmer Ranch.
for the obituary.
Harrison serves on the board of the Farm Foun­
For Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author The Heppner
dation, which oversees the Morrow County Heritage and
GT vwll not publish unsigned letters All letters MUST include the author's address and phone
number for use by the GT office The GT reserves the right to edit letters The GT is not
Ag Museums.
responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters Any letters expressing thanks will
Although officially retired, Harrison keeps busy
be placed in the classifieds under 'Card of Thanks' at a cost of $10.
helping at the ranch and following his and Sharon’s six
grandchildren.
The Beautification Committee was created in
1999 by the Heppner City Council to educate, advise,
M a k i n l e y promote and recognize attractive environments within
K asa H aguew ood - the city limits. It combined with the Parks and Lands
Makinley Kasa Hague­ Commission in 2005.
wood was bom on April
1, 2011 to Lindsey and
Brian Haguewood
of Cheney, WA. She
weighed 8 lbs., 9 oz.
and was 20” long.
Makinley Kasa Haguewood
Grandparents
are Mary and Kel-
wayne Haguewood of Heppner, and Janell and Toby Lobe of
Odessa, WA.
G A Z E T T E -T IM E S
Birth Announcement
PLANE CRASH
KILLS THREE
-Continuedfrom PAGE
ONE family still lives in the Hep­
pner area. Her sister, Mary,
is married to 1987 NFR
saddle bronc riding average
champion Butch Knowles;
sister, Maureen, is married
to PRCA all-around hand
Shane Crossley and sister,
Joan, is married to former
PRCA steer wrestler John
T. Hays.
Sam, is a former Pendle­
ton (Ore.) Round-Up calf-
roping champion who later
served as president of the
Columbia River Circuit.
Davis, Miss Ro­
deo Oregon in 1981, also
comes from a large ex­
tended fam ily o f rodeo
competitors; many of her
Community Lunch Menu
Hope and Valby Lutheran and All Saints Episco­
pal church members will be serving lunch on Wednesday,
June 22 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meal will
include tuna salad sandwiches, com chowder, sliced to­ Bob Harrison (L) receives a Certificate of Recognition from
matoes, fruit cocktail and sliced melons. Menu is subject Joann Burleson (R) of the City of Heppner Beautification and
to change.
Parks Commission. The Gilliam-Bisbee building stands in the
Boardman Horseshoe Tournament
The Boardman Chamber of Commerce is spon­
soring a horseshoe tournament during the Boardman
Thunder 4th of July Celebration on Monday, July 4. The
horseshoe tournament will start at 1 p.m. at the Board-
man Marina Park.
Registration will begin just prior to the tour­
nament. The entry fee is $5 per person. The first- and
second-place place winners will receive ribbons and a
50% pay-back; the more entries received, the bigger the
prize.
For more information please call the chamber at
541-481-3014.
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Drink Specials!- Kona Mocha
Hot or Cold $3.25
Strawberry Lemonade $2.25
background, with gilded letters that Harrison spearheaded the
move to replace in 2010. -Contributedphoto
Free spray day at Heppner
City Park
A free spray day
will be held this Friday,
June 17 from 8 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the Heppner City
Park.
Pre-mixed contain­
ers of Speedzone herbicide
will be provided to par­
ticipants on a first-come,
first-served basis. All par­
ticipants will be required
to sign a cooperative agree­
ment, and will be entered
to win a backpack sprayer
donated by Wilbur Ellis.
Those who attend can bring
their own clean, empty
sprayer or receive gallon
containers at the event.
S p eed zo n e is a
non-restrictive herbicide
for turf and ornamentals.
Pre-mixed containers o f
Speedzone will be labeled
and a material safety data
sheet will be included with
each container.
This free spray day
is put on by the Morrow
SWCD, Morrow County,
NRCS, Wilbur Ellis, Mor­
row County Grain Growers
and the Oregon Department
of Agriculture in order to
support awareness, educa­
tion and training for weed
management programs.
The Heppner Elks Father’s Day Picnic and An­
nual Ken Turner Memorial Horseshoe Tournament will
be held this Sunday, June 19, at Cutsforth Park beginning
after noon. There will be games for the children and hot
dogs, chili, and refreshments served.
“It is a great opportunity for families and dads
to join in games with their children, visit with friends,
and partake in a fun horseshoe tournament in Ken Turner’s
honor,” said an Elks spokesperson.
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By Kay Proctor
The Heppner Garden Club has selected the home
of Carl and Pat Lauritsen at 260 E. May as Yard of the
Month for May.
The home was originally built in 1919 and has
been added onto over the years. Since purchasing the
hi me in 2005, the Lauritsens have replaced the windows
and roof and painted the exterior. They have also remod­
eled the interior, filling it with photos from their joint
hobby of photography.
The double lot borders Willow Creek, where they
have planted fruit trees and asparagus along the bank.
While removing weeds and overgrowth by the creek,
Pat discovered an older rock terrace. Wildlife along the
creek includes beavers, who have sampled some of the
new plantings.
Behind the house are raised beds for vegetables.
A picket fence encloses a garden of berries (which Pat
freezes, dries and cans) with an herb wheel and an arbor
built by Carl. The dogs, Sheena, Calli and Bo, enjoy a
large grassy pen with newly planted trees, shrubs and a
Willy’s jeep. Climbing roses wend through the jeep, and
its bed is now a planter for annuals and vegetables.
Two large trees were removed in the front yard,
allowing more light for the new perennial beds and mak­
ing room for a curved sidewalk to the front door. Rocks
collected in their travels are placed throughout. Pat and
Carl also enjoy searching for antiques and rustics, using
their finds as yard art, including their large welcome sign.
Their garden contains old work boots filled with sedum,
which originally lined the processional aisle for their
wedding at Cutsforth Park.
Soil quality has been improved by adding com­
post, sand and chicken manure, and straw is used as a
mulch to “keep the weeds down.” While working the
soil, Pat found a rusty, forged mule shoe. They try plants
that are a challenge for our climate, such as hydrangea,
magnolia and artichoke. Pat’s favorite plants are irises,
and she looks forward to trying different plant starts from
local gardens. Carl claims not to have any favorite plant,
although he might like the wood ferns and foxgloves.
Only Pat pulls the weeds, since Carl says he would pull
out good plants and leave the weeds. He has put together
an irrigation system of drip lines and sprinklers, and he
does the mowing.
Their plantings include blueberry, gooseberry,
currant, strawberries, ‘Canby’ raspberries, a honeysuckle
shrub, mock orange, ‘Miss Kim’ lilac, flowering almond,
hollyhocks, table grapes, ninebark, forsythia, poppies,
peonies, columbine, spring flowering bulbs, wooly thyme,
‘snow in summer,’ daises, candytuft, ‘rose of Sharon,’
asters, delphiniums, asters, sunrose, creeping phlox, car­
nations, lilies, bleeding hearts, hostas, coral bell, ‘snow
on the mountain,’ Jacob’s Ladder, flowering cherry tree
and Japanese maple...all providing proof of Pat’s love
of “the English garden look.” She recommends to “plant
what you love, then you will work” on it.
Originally from Seattle, Carl works as a para­
medic at Pioneer Memorial Hospital. Pat learned self-
sufficiency at an early age, growing up at an altitude of
about 5,000’ in the Coastal Range of British Columbia,
where her family homesteaded without electricity. Her
love of gardening came later when she lived along the
Fraser River. Pat moved to Heppner because of Carl and
is the manager at Windwave Communications.
Carl’s son, Stacey, lives in Heppner. His son,
Paul, is in Portland but has come back to contribute to
yard projects. Future plans are adding a fence using basalt
columns and lumber, and redoing the entrance for the
backyard. There is no doubt that it will match the charm
of the rest of the yard.
Yard of the Month recognition is co-sponsored
by the City of Heppner, MCGG-Green Feed and the Hep­
pner Garden Club.
Elks Father’s Day picnic
Sunday
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Pat and Carl Lauritsen stand in their yard on May Street,
which has been chosen as the Garden Club’s May Yard of
the Month. -Contributedphoto
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