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E IG H T - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 10, 2012 A View from the Hill By Doris Brosnan There is a time and place for everything, ac cording to an almost age less adage, and Barbara Struthers has decided that now is the time and Willow Creek Terrace is the place. Just 19 days after her 91s* birthday, Barbara moved from the St. Patrick Senior Center Apartments to the Terrace. Since Oct. I, she has been settling into her new apartment, visiting with many familiar neigh bors, and trying to adjust to letting someone else cook and clean for her. Barbara is missed at the Senior Cen ter, where she was the first resident to move in almost 24 years ago, but her new neighbors view her arrival as a fine contribution to their community. Barbara brought with her an idea to share. On Oct. 11 and 18, she will show the other residents how to cre ate some spookily fun treats for the “Ghosts and Gob lins” who will come to the Terrace’s annual Halloween party for preschoolers. The residents and staff will welcome these scary little people on the 30,h with pumpkins, tasty treats and activities, and welcome Trick-or-Treaters brave enough to enter on the 31s1 from 4 to 8 P.M. This year’s pumpkins for the youngsters will not be from the Terrace’s gar den, which did not yield as much food for the resi dents and friends this year. Though production, in gen eral, may have been normal, the main beneficiaries were the deer that come daily to munch through the garden, flowers and grass. One resi dent reports seeing six or seven four-legged foragers every day, and they seem confident enough to amble away only when a person walks to within approxi mately five feet of them. T his situ a tio n w ill change, reports Manager Naims, when the Willow Creek Terrace Staff wins the current “Biggest Win ner" contest. Seven of the Terrace employees have formed the “Garden Girls” team of weight-losing com petitors who have their eyes on the prize. Confident that they can and will be victo rious, they already know what the prize money will be used for: a deer-proofing fence around the garden. W hile w atching for signs o f progress in the staff's weight-loss efforts, the residents will be busy with their daily routines and with the special events that will mark sometimes strange and unusual and sometimes serious obser vations on the calendar. Frowns might greet visitors on Oct. 15, if residents and staff take National Grouch Day seriously. One might be able to guess what one discussion topic and at least one menu entry will be on Oct. 24, National Bologna Day. Among some of the favorite special days will be those that celebrate desserts, but "Make a Dif ference Day” on Oct. 27 is an example of the days that will stimulate serious thoughts and conversa tions. Conversations about birthdays will be prevalent for part of the day on Oct. 26. Mabel Heath will cele- brate another birthday with her neighbors and friends, this one her 91s'. Mabel reports that she feels almost great and would feel great if this reporter would “take” her chronic back pain. When the Old Time Fiddlers come to visit and perform later this month, Mabel and her neighbors will have some great en tertainment to take minds off aches and pains, at least temporarily. The Fiddlers are always welcome on the Hill, and this visit will cul minate with some freshly- baked apple pie for the mu sicians and the residents. The apples for the pies, some applesauce, and baked apples have come from gardens of some generous donors. Recently, Gene Orwick, Jim Jepsen, A1 and Donna Osmin, Ed and Marie Struthers, Rod and Meg Murray, and the Odd Fellows have shared food and garden harvests with the Terrace. Harriet Hall’s family has brought some flowers, and Marion and Sharon Biddle have pro vided some supplies. Friends like these, en tertaining activities, diverse menus, relaxing moments in the sunshine, caring personnel—these all con tribute to the positive view residents seem to have of life on the Hill. They miss Virginia Wilkinson, who moved out last month, leav ing an empty spot in life on the Hill, but wish her well at her new location. An empty apartment at the Terrace now awaits a new resident, so life on the Hill may soon take another new turn. Chamber Chatter Boardman Boardman Quilt Show: The eighth annual quilt show will be held Oct. 12- 13 at the Port of Morrow Riverfront Center. Hours are 10 a. m .- 4 p.m. Admis sion is $3. Lunch is avail able for purchase. Chamber Board Elec tions: The Board of Direc tors will have two positions open for terms serving from January 2013 through De cember 2015. If you are interested and would like more information, let the chamber know. The elec tion will be in November. Candidate Forum: Be fore you cast your ballot, at tend the candidates' forum on Monday, Oct. 22 from 7-9 p.m. at the Port of Mor row. Candidates for Board- man City Council, mayor and Morrow County Com missioner have been invited to attend. The evening will begin with opening remarks from all the candidates and a short question and answer period. The candidates will then be available for one- on-one questions. Halloween: The Ki- wanis Club of Boardman is looking for volunteers for the Community Halloween Party. Anyone interested contact Michelle Erickson at 541-314-2127 or at mi- chelle.erickson@conagra- foods.com. A Very Poplar Run on the Boardman Tree Farm: A Very Poplar Run is a fund raiser for Hermiston Agape House. Saturday, Nov. 17. Registration 7 - 8:45 a m. One-mile kids race, 9 a.m.; 5K and 10K, 9:30 a.m. (walkers welcome in all events. For more informa tion, go to http://w w w . averypoplarrun.com. H arvest Fundraiser: Help support the Kiwanis Club of Boardman and feed your family with local crops donated by your local busi nesses. Customer Pick-up at the Senior Center, Nov. 10 from 9 - 1 1 a.m. Twenty pounds potatoes (donated by ConAgra), 20 pounds onions (donated by Board- man Foods), 1.5 pounds of dehydrated onions (donated by Cascade Specialties), all just $10 each. Shipping available for just $20 more. Contact any Kiwanis mem ber or get an application form from the Boardman Chamber office. Morrow County Fair: Court tryouts are Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. Ap plication deadline is Oct. 26. Pick up an applications at the Fair Office or call 541-676-9474. Heppner United Way of Uma tilla and Morrow Counties: United Way’s K ick-O ff Campaign is now under way. Win your choice of a 2012 Honda Metro scooter; a red and blue tribal pattern Pendleton blanket; week end getaway for up to six people for December 21 -22 at Seaside Worldmark; $25 BURNING f t LIFTED A s of October 5, 2012, the Fire Chief of the City of Heppner has lifting the burning ban I, Visa Gift Card, with the proceeds to benefit United Way of Umatilla and Mor row Counties. Drawing will be Dec. 1; need not be pres ent to win. There will be a maximum 2,000 tickets to be sold, so call the United Way office at 541-276-2661 and purchase some tickets, or they can also be pur chased at Columbia Bank, Banner Bank in Hermiston; Sterling Bank and White Elephant on Main in Pend leton. Eastern Oregon Word Round-up - October 26-27, 2012, 9 a.m -10 p.m.: You will find writing and pub lishing workshops, authors’ readings, book art, book fair, trade show. Sponsored by Libraries o f Eastern Oregon, Oregon Cultural Trust, W ildhorse Foun dation, Wildhorse Resort and Merlo Foundation. For more information, email eowordroundup@ gm ail. com. Saturday, November 3: Artifactory Craft Fair, sponsored by the St. Patrick Senior Center, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 3 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Contact the senior center at 541-676- 9030 to reserve a table/ space. S u n d a y , D e c . 2: “Christm as Is” com mu nity program held at the M ethodist Church with two performances, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets will be Caitlynn Bailey’s breads: Making some dough m m ■ • Young teens don’t often think about getting a job, let alone starting a business. But Caitlynn Bailey, now 14 and a freshman at Hepp ner High School, is not your run-of-the-mill teenager. She had been working for her older brother, Jor dan, in his lawn mowing business and decided she wanted to do something different. When she dis covered her options for employment were limited as a teen, Bailey decided to start her own business. Jeannie Collins, Bai ley’s Language Arts teach er, baked yeast bread to sell at the local farmer’s market. During the summer of 2011, when Bailey was an eighth grader, Jeannie invited her student to bake and sell items with her. Taking ad vantage of the opportunity, Bailey not only baked cook ies and other treats, but also made a couple of loaves of quick bread. She said she only made about $50 the first week, but people loved her bread and she received requests for more. Listening to what her customers had to say led to an important conversation. Bailey said, “We made a pact. Mrs. Collins was making yeast bread, but she encouraged me to make more loaves of quick bread. Yeast bread is dough, but quick bread is a batter.” By making quick bread, she could offer her custom ers a wide variety of choic es, increase her sales and profit, but not negatively impact her teacher’s sales. Following this conversation and making changes to her plan, Bailey’s business sky rocketed. Wfr+le m any te en s spend Summers sleeping in and relaxing, Bailey began a rigorous sched ule—one that lasted every week throughout the entire summer. “I purchased my ingre dients on Sunday. On Mon day, Tuesday and Wednes day, I got up early and spent the whole day baking quick bread.” As the w eeks p ro gressed, she stopped mak ing cookies altogether. She was solely committed to quick bread and that first summer she sold a little less than 300 loaves. Jeannie was unable to participate in the farmer’s market this summer, so Bailey began making and selling yeast bread, too. “Because I wanted it to be really fresh, I baked the yeast breads all day on Thursday. Friday m orn ing, 1 would go to farmer’s market. The market started sold; more information at a later date. Morrow County Fair: Morrow County Fair has two openings for fair board members; the 2013 theme contest will end on Oct. 31. Court tryouts are Nov. 4 at 1: p.m. at the fairgrounds. Application deadline is Oct. 26. Pick up an application at the Fair Office or call 541- 676-9474. DA’s Report M orrow C ounty D istrict A ttorney Justin Nelson has released the following report: -Saul Salas, 24, was convicted of one count of Assault in the Fourth De gree, a Class A misdemean or; sentence of 180 days jail time was suspended and the defendant given two months bench probation, to include no contact with the victim, 80 hours com munity service and anger management evaluation. Total fines, fees and assess ments were $530. -Juan R odriguez Pacheco, 41, was convicted of Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, a Class C felony, and sentenced to 18 months supervised pro bation subject to 90 sanction units and 30 jail units. Pro bation conditions included substance abuse evaluation and recommended treat ment, successful comple tion of social reeducation/ life skill training, and five custody units converted to 80 hours com m unity service. Fines, fees and as sessments totaled $970. j ■ Part of Caitlynn Bailey’s bread business was a stand at the local farmer’s market during the summer, where the teen (L) did booming business with her quick breads. -Contributedphoto at 10 a.m., and 1 was com pletely sold out in an hour and a half.” Bailey’s parents helped get her business started by purchasing the ingredients at first. In just a few weeks, she was able to begin re imbursing them. Now she pays for them on her own. Her business is generating a profit and she has great de mand for her product. She goes through 100 pounds of flour a week. “That’s a lot o f flour and it gets expensive,” Bai ley shared. C a itly n n B a ile y ’s Breads is much more than a summer activity and mon ey-making business. It’s also her Supervised Agri culture Experience (SAE) for FFA. Her FFA advisor is Beth Dickenson. Joining FFA as an eighth grader, Bailey learned the agricul tural program is made up o f classroom experience, FFA, and an SAE. She chose Entrepreneurship. Competition is part of her project and, this year, the Beginning Team took first place at a competition held in Stanfield. Bailey partici pated in the salesmanship portion of the competition. She said, “1 baked my bread, put it in a basket, made it look really attrac tive, and ‘sold’ it to my pretend custom er—ju st like I do every week at farmer’s market. It’s hard work baking bread and, at one point, I told my Mom I was so tired...but I just kept baking bread. When someone comes to me at farmer’s market and is so excited about my product and wants m ore...it’s all worth it. I love it.” W hat’s been the big gest challenge with her business? “Saying ‘no.’ I don’t like disappointing people,” Bailey said. “It’s reward ing to see my customers so happy.” But Bailey is done bak ing bread for now—until next summer, that is. She’s a busy young lady with responsibilities at school, sports, FFA and, of course, to her family. “My whole family is my role model,” she said. “My Mom and Dad work so hard—so do my broth ers. They’re so important to me.” Gary N eal, G eneral Manager for the Port o f Morrow, said, “I’m proud o f Caitlynn Bailey’s ac complishments, and she is exactly the type of entre preneur we need in Morrow County.” “It is so beneficial to have the Small Business Development Center locat ed on the campus of East ern Oregon University so we can help entrepreneurs like M iss Bailey lever age resources they need to grow their business. I con gratulate her and wish her continued success with her business and educational endeavors,” said Eastern Oregon University Presi dent Bob Davies. Greg Smith, Director of the Eastern Oregon Small B usiness D evelopm ent Center and State Repre sentative from M orrow County said, “I cannot tell you how impressed I am with this young lady. It is rare to find all of the traits necessary for a successful entrepreneur in someone this young. It’s one thing to have an idea, talent or passion for something, but it takes a strong work ethic and determination to bring success. FFA is an impor tant program for our youth and I will continue to do everything I can to support it. These young people are our future—and with kids like Caitlynn, our future looks very bright.” Anyone interested in learning more about Cait lynn Bailey’s Breads can visit her Facebook page. For more information about the Supervised A gricul tural Experience, go to https://www.ffa.org/About/ W hoW eAre/SAE/Pages/ default.aspx. Wheat growers plan annual meeting The Annual Member ship Meeting of the Oregon Wheat Growers League has been set for Monday, Nov. 12, from 2:30-4 p.m. at the Coeur d ’Alene Resort in Coeur d’Alene, ID in con junction with the Tri-State Grain Growers Conven tion. R eg istratio n to the conference is not a pre requisite for attending the annual meeting. The business meeting agenda will include the election of officers, intro duction of the 2013 board of directors, review of 2011/12 fiscal year audit report, acceptance o f committee priorities for 2013, and the traditional presentation of the Winn-McRae Gavel to the incoming president. Members of the asso ciation in good standing are welcome and encouraged to attend. Wheat producers wishing to actively par ticipate in the annual meet ing who are not currently members of the association are welcome to contact the OWGL office in advance of Oct. 31 to remit member ship dues prior to the annual meeting. Questions can be directed to the OWGL staff at 541-276-7330. The OWGL Nominat ing Committee is accepting nominations for candidates for the secretary/treasurer position. To qualify, can didates must be members in good standing o f the association and must be wheat producers. Interested producers should contact Craig Reeder at 541-376- 5055. Nominations will re main open until Nov. 1. Any producer wishing to submit his/her name should be present at the annual meeting.
