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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 26,2013 - SEVEN
IONE GRAND MARSHALS
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ministrator, and also did a
brief stint as home econom
ics teacher in lone in 1978.
She then worked in their
insurance company for a
while before taking a job
with a local dental clinic.
She was employed with
the Morrow County Health
District when the district
bought the dental clinic in
1993; she worked as office
manager there before trans
ferring to Pioneer Memorial
Clinic. Since then, she has
worked at PMC and Irrigon
Medical Clinic, first as of
fice manager and medical
coder, and then as medical
coder. She retired from the
district on April 4 of this
year.
The Swansons have
also been active in the com
munity over the years. They
were awarded the conserva
tion farm award for Morrow
County in 1984, and he was
selected Heppner Chamber
of Commerce Man of the
Year in 2004.
“That really took me by
surprise,” said Jim.
Monica says her ac
tivities were mostly on the
quiet side.
“We’re involved in a
lot o f things in lone and
Morrow County, but my
things were more around
home,” she said. She added
that she was active as a 4-H
leader, and was involved in
the interior design during
the remodel of the lone
High School gym and St.
William’s Catholic Church,
which she enjoyed.
“ 1 sort o f ‘led the
charge,”’ she said.
The couple also hosted
several exchange students
throughout the years, and
Jim was involved in various
organizations.
“Jim is on or has been
on every committee any
where,” quipped Monica.
For Jim, one o f his
proudest accomplishments
came as one of the found
ing members of one par
ticular board, the Morrow
County Unified Recreation
District.
“It’s been so rewarding
to see how well that has
done to provide (sports op
portunities),” he said. “That
w as back w hen sports were
one of the things that were
going to be cut because
of funding. We were able
to create that (district) to
maintain sports for kids in
Morrow County schools.”
Sports are dear to Jim’s
heart; he was a long-time
coach in Morrow County,
enjoying the opportunity
to coach many different
sports. He retired this year
from coaching boys’junior
varsity basketball for lone
High School. He still sub
stitute teaches in Heppner
and lone.
As Monica follows Jim
into retirement, they now
have to figure out a new
routine of hobbies and free
time plans. Monica says
time with the grandkids is
first on her list, followed by
sew ing and yard work. The
couple also loves to travel,
and hopes to continue their
habit of seeing new places.
Jim likes to play golf, and
both expect to spend time in
Corvallis, rooting on their
OSU teams.
Despite all their com
munity involvement, the
couple says they were
surprised to be chosen as
grand marshals for the 2013
Fourth of July parade.
“ We were really sur
prised,” Jim said. “There
are so many deserving
people.”
“ I thought, ‘M aybe
they ran out o f people,”’
joked Monica, adding that
she first thought it was a
joke. “I thought someone
was pulling a fast one on
us. When we realized it
was sincere, we were quite
honored.”
Betty Gray of the lone
Fourth of July committee
says those who made the
decision saw it differently.
“The reasons Jim and
Monica Swanson was se
lected to be grand marshals
for our 2013 Fourth of July
parade are numerous,” said
Gray. “They have been a
pillar of our community for
many years. They support
and contribute to the com
munity of lone whether it is
the school, ICABO, educa
tion foundation, students or
St. William’s church. It will
be a pleasure to honor them
during our lone Fourth of
July celebration.”
The Swansons said they
are simply happy to have
had a community like lone
in which to raise a family.
“We’re so grateful for
the wonderful small com
munity; we’re lucky to be in
this place to raise a family.
We’ve had a lot of exchange
students live with us and
they feel the same way. That
tells you something, too,
when you have kids from all
over the world (see that),”
Jim said, adding that they
always enjoyed the Fourth
of July celebration.
“ It’s been fun to see
it grow into a really cool
event. We’re very honored
to be selected.”
The 2013 Red, White
and Blues Fourth of July pa
rade will take place Thurs
day, July 4, at 1 p.m.
Boardman will thunder on July 4
Boardman’s Fourth of
July celebration, Boardman
Thunder, will be held on
Thursday, July 4, this year.
The day begins with a
Fun Run and Walk for those
interested in starting the day
with a little exercise and
fun. Have a great breakfast
at the Pavilion at the Ma
rina Park and support the
local scout troop. They are
serving an all-you-can-eat
pancake breakfast (with all
the trimmings) for a sug
gested donation of $4 for
kids and $6 for adults from
7-10 a.m.
Line-up for the parade
begins at 10 a.m., and it
is not too late to enter a
business in the parade. The
parade begins at 11 a.m.
Beginning at 1 p.m.
there will be kids' games, a
horseshoe tournament and
bingo, all happening at the
Boardman Marina Park on
the Columbia River. Sev
eral vendors will be avail
able to grab lunch and find
some items to remember
the day.
At 3:30 p.m., specta
tors can enjoy the talent
show and, if they are lucky
enough to have a talent, be
one of the performers. Cash
prizes are offered for the
winners. Sheila Corpus is
the host of the talent show;
she usually sings a song for
the crowd.
At 5 p.m. Jason Ropp
and the Dragon Theater
Puppets will present a pup
pet show, “The Pirate and
His Pet.” The performers
will be dressed as princess
characters and will have
craft activities, as well as
face painting and animal
balloons. This is their first
time in Boardman.
At 7 p.m., Tony Mad
rigal will perform at the
Pavilion while the city gets
ready for the fireworks
show that begins at dusk
(usually around 10 p.m.).
The fireworks are funded by
the Morrow County Unified
Recreation District.
Anyone wanting more
in fo rm atio n ab o u t the
Boardman Thunder Fourth
of July Celebration, spon
sored by the Boardman
Cham ber o f Comm erce
community and business
members, call 541-481-
3014.
June Yard of the Month
announced for Heppner
By Kay Proctor
Mike and Christy Cor
rea’s cheerful yellow house
on the Heppner/Condon
Highway, with lots of roses
blooming out front, has
received Yard of the Month
honors for June.
Christy is a Heppner
native whose parents, Don
and Jan Stroeber, received
Yard of the Month recog
nition in 2005. The family
tradition continues with
daughters Makenzie and
Morgan, who both say they
like to help in the yard.
Mike moved to Hep
pner from Pendleton during
his school years. He and
Christy began dating as
high school seniors during
the St. Patrick’s celebration,
and later married and at
tended college in Bend. Re
turning to Heppner, Christy
began work at the Bank of
Eastern Oregon in 1992.
Mike has worked for the
US Forest Service and Bob
Mahoney, and has been
with Morrow County Grain
Growers for 17 years now.
The couple purchased
their home in 1993 from the
estate of long-time residents
Herman and Mary Bletell.
When remodeling in
side, they discovered the
stud-less walls covered
with bam board. The house
began as a one room cabin
in 1912 and the house was
built around it. The Cor
rea’s added a bay window,
moved the kitchen, added
a backyard patio and re
finished the basement with
help from skilled friends.
Two huge, dying lo
cust trees were cut down
between the house and
highway, opening up their
view from the front porch.
A chain-link fence was still
in good shape after a row
of overgrown, giant arbor-
vitae was cut away from it.
Two mature walnut trees
produce a good crop and
provide shade.
Flower beds have been
added in every nook and
cranny, and Christy has
filled them with a mix of
annuals, perennials and
shrubs. Found objects,
planters and birdhouses
made by family members
are scattered throughout.
The girls’ favorite plant is
an oriental tiger lily. Christy
admits to being a “plant
freak,” and can’t choose
just one favorite.
A few years ago, the
Correas purchased the prop
Top: Mike and Christy C orrea’s cheerful yellow house on
the Ilcppncr/Condon Highway was chosen Heppner Yard of
the Month for June. Bottom: Christy Correa (center) with
daughters Makenzie and Morgan and the family dogs. Photos
by Kay Proctor
erty next to them from the
Tom Hughes family. The
old farmhouse was cleared
off and Mike has been im
proving the pasture since,
taking out many dying trees
with help from friends.
Christy's retired 4-H/rodeo
horse, Sadie, enjoys the
larger area to graze. The
girls keep 4-H/FFA market
pigs nearby. Camo and Co
coa, the family dogs, keep
watch over everything.
Another pet is a minia
ture rabbit. Buddy. Because
the house is painted yellow
with a green roof. Uni
versity o f Oregon colors,
Buddy's hutch was painted
orange and black, Oregon
State University colors, to
make things fair. Jeff Orr
was painting contractor for
the hutch project.
S hobe C reek runs
through the back of their
property and owls live in
the tall cottonwoods along
it. Other wildlife observed
are toads, snakes, a raccoon
and foxes. A black pheasant
rooster was seen for several
years. Deer leave Christy’s
roses alone, but love the
crabapples growing in their
side yard.
A raised bed full o f
strawberries was a recently
com pleted, and Christy
would love to have a water
fountain feature someday.
She says Mike is “patient"
with her ideas and proj
ects.
The family keeps busy
with their daughters’ sports,
FFA and 4-H activities but,
when at home, their favorite
place is the covered patio
between the house and
shop. From there, they can
see who drives by heading
to the mountains or to town,
so be sure to wave at this
hard-working family when
you go by.
Yard of the Month rec
ognition is co-sponsored
by MCGG-Green Feed, the
City of Heppner and the
Heppner Volunteers.
-MCSO received report
from an Irrigon man that his
ex-wife moved out and took
his tools with her, moved
into another place and then
was arrested and was in
jail. The caller said that the
male who also lives with the
ex-wife was having a yard
sale and selling the tools.
The caller requested phone
contact.
-MCSO received report
of four kids smoking mari
juana at the Irrigon Skate
Park. The caller said they
were sitting in the grass
next to the road, all of them
were juveniles, wearing
baggy clothes, one with a
striped shirt and another
with shaggy blonde hair.
-MCSO cited Rosalio
Rojas Cruz, 37, for Driv
ing Uninsured and Failure
to Register Vehicle. The
subject was also arrested for
Driving While Suspended-
Misdemeanor and lodged at
Umatilla County Jail with
$6,000 bail. He also re
ceived a verbal warning for
Failure to Maintain Lane.
•MCSO» Boardm an
Fire Department, Irrigon
Fire Department received
report of a field fire west
of the Boardman Fire Hall,
north of Wilson.
-MCSO advised a fe
male to leave the Willow
Creek Reservoir in Heppner
because it was after dark.
-MCSO received report
of a trespass at Double T
Farms in Boardman.
-lone Emergency Ser
vices received request for
assistance from a subject
who needed help getting
into his chair. It was a non
injury.
-Heppner Ambulance
received request for an
ambulance for an 83-year-
old male in Heppner who
hadn't been feeling well
and felt like he was about
to pass out. The ambulance
responded.
May 21: Morrow Coun
ty Sheriffs Office, Heppner
Ambulance, Heppner Fire
Department responded to
a request for an ambulance
for a 51-year-old man who
was breathing, but uncon
scious. He was transported
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
by ambulance.
-MCSO received report
of child or elder neglect.
No further information was
available.
Sheriff's Report
May 18: The Morrow
County S heriff’s Office
received report o f a 25-
year-old female with a lot
of stomach pain. She was
transported to Good Shep
herd Medical Center in
Hermiston.
-MCSO received report
of a large red horse out next
to the highway on Hwy.
207, Heppner.
-MCSO received report
that Hermiston Police De
partment arrested Joseph
Arthur Manning, 27, on
a Morrow County Circuit
Court warrant for Parole Vi-
olation/Assault IV. He was
lodged at Umatilla County
Jail with $10,000 bail.
-M CSO , B oardm an
Fire Department, Board-
man Ambulance responded
to a report of a two-vehicle
accident with injuries and
telephone lines down at
Homestead Lane/Pole Line
Rd., Boardman. Irrigon
Ambulance and Station 7
stood down before respond
ing.
-MCSO received report
of a large group of motor
cycles headed into Mor
row County from Umatilla.
Umatilla Police Department
called back to advise that
the subjects were going
the wrong way. They were
given directions and turned
around.
-MCSO received re
quest for a deputy from an
Irrigon man who wanted to
know how to get a restrain
ing order against people
who were harassing him.
-MCSO received report
from a Boardman man of an
ongoing issue of loud music
at a neighbor’s place.
-MCSO received report
of a two vehicle accident on
1-84 Boardman. MCSO was
unavailable and the call was
transferred to Oregon State
Police.
-MCSO received re
port from a woman that
her $3,000 bed frame was
stolen from a storage unit
in Irrigon. She advised that
she had seen the frame at a
second hand shop in Herm
iston. It was determined
that the incident occurred
in Umatilla County and
the caller was advised to
contact Umatilla County
Dispatch.
-MCSO received report
o f a white and tan male
Jack Russell dog missing in
Heppner. The caller said the
dog was last seen near Hwy.
207 and Basey Canyon
Rd. headed toward Clarks
Canyon.
-MCSO arrested Mario
Garcilazo, 18, on a Morrow
County Circuit Court war
rant for Rape III and Sexual
Abuse II. He was lodged at
Umatilla County Jail with
$75,000 bail.
-MCSO received re
quest for a deputy for fam
ily problems at an Irrigon
residence. The caller said a
male had been drinking and
the family was upset about
it and he did not want the
situation to escalate.
-lone Emergency Ser
vices received report from
Life Alert of an 82-year-old
male who had fallen and
was unable to get up. The
ambulance stood down be
fore going en route.
M ay 19: M orrow
County S heriff’s Office
cited Fabian Olvera, 19,
for Violation of the Speed
Limit, 72 mph in a 45 mph
zone and Failure to Carry
Proof of Insurance.
-MCSO responded to
a report of three subjects
yelling and making noise
in Irrigon.
-MCSO received report
of a nine-month to year-old
hound dog found at a Hep
pner residence.
-MCSO received report
from a Boardman man that
he and several others were
having a dispute w ith neigh
bors over noise. A deputy
responded and spoke with
both parties, advising them
of their options.
-MCSO received re
quest for deputy contact
concerning felons and fire
arms.
-MCSO received re
quest for information con
cerning a lien on a storage
unit.
-MCSO received report
of a black cow out near the
road in front of the caller’s
house in Boardman.
-MCSO received a re
quest for deputy contact
from an Irrigon man about
some things his wife is
doing that are possibly
fraudulent. He requested
that the deputy stop by his
house as his phone was not
working.
-MCSO received report
of cars going past the “Do
Not Enter" sign at Barratt
and Pioneer in Heppner
and speeding in the area.
The caller requested extra
patrol.
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