EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 30, 2014
2014 EO Walk MS a success
MUSEUM CELEBRATES
FARRA
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Seventy-four people turned out for this year’s EO Walk MS, which organizers hailed as a
success. Photo bv Sand)'Matthews
Seventy walkers and
four runners turned out last
weekend for the 16,h annual
Eastern Oregon Walk MS.
Despite what seemed to
be a lower-than-normal
turnout, walk committee
co-chair Merilee McDowell
reported that the event has
raised a record amount of
$10.919.60 so far. with
money continuing to come
in.
The event was also
attended by Lisa Roth,
Walk MS Oregon chapter
president, and her mother,
Polly. Roth, who has MS
(Multiple Sclerosis) herself,
spoke to the group about
her diagnosis. She told the
walkers there were only
four medications available
to treat MS when she was
diagnosed; now there are
13. Roth told the walkers
she was proud of this “small
community” for working so
hard for so many years to
raise funds and awareness
for MS, and added that she
felt efforts like theirs were
the reason for the medical
advances in the field of MS
treatment.
Along with the 5K and
10K walks, participants
were also able to compete
in a 5K run this year. Run
winners were: first-Michael
M endoza, H erm iston
S tarbucks em ployee;
second-Teresa Crawford,
Heppner; third-Stephanie
Schuler, Heppner; and
fourth-Arlynda Gates, lone.
Also on hand at the
event was staff from the
Herm iston Starbucks,
complete with coffee for
participants.
Event organizers also
made sure the walkers and
runners were well-fed with
sandwiches and fruit. The
Portland Walk MS chapter
attended and brought with
them apples, oranges and
15 loaves of Dave's Killer
Bread. Sandwich meat was
donated by Heppner Family
Foods. Other food and
condiments were donated
by members of the Heppner
United Methodist Church,
Valby Lutheran, and the
Shared Ministry of All
Saints Episcopal and 1 lope
Lutheran churches. Nancy
Gochnauer headed up the
sandwich crew.
Local sponsors for
the walk this year were
Community Bank. Bank
of EO. MCGG. Devin Oil.
Heppner Family Foods,
Bucknums, All Saints
E piscopal and Hope
Lutheran. Event organizers
say they were pleased with
the turnout and enthusiasm
of this year's event.
“Without the support of
our committee, volunteers,
those who donated and all
the participants of the walk,
we could not have this
special event.” commented
McDowell. "It was a good
year.”
Student composers receive
honors
G reen, who was a
teenager back in 1960,
recalls that the museum
got off to a rocky start.
In the beginning, it was
only one small room.
Since few people believed
a museum could actually
survive in a small town
like Heppner, many local
people were hesitant to
gift their family heirlooms
to the venture. A few days
before the opening, Green
says, they still weren’t sure
they would have what they
needed.
Thanks to the work—
and p e rsu a sio n — o f
volunteers like Farra, the
museum launched with
multiple items on loan from
local families. Over the
years, some of those loans
were recalled by family
O thers, like F arra ’s,
remained and slowly built
the Heritage Museum into
the piece of history that
stands today.
"A lot of that beginning
stuff was yours,” Green
tells Farra. "and we’ve had
it for 50 years.”
Farra herself says she’s
forgotten how much she’s
given—she recalls several
times when she has seen an
exhibit she admired, only
to turn over the donor card
and realize it was one of her
own items.
The museum has had
some struggles over the
years. For instance. Farm
Foundation board member
and volunteer Cherrie
Clark says the museum
has a shortage of vintage
clothing due to a leaking
in 2009. However, the
setbacks haven’t kept it
from growing into a haven
for county history. The
museum is packed with a
variety of historical items,
which Clark says they try to
keep out where people can
see them rather than tucked
away in back rooms.
The Farm Foundation
plans to add to Farra’s
legacy in the future by
adding a harness and shoe
repair shop under Farra’s
name to the nearby Ag
museum. Foundation board
members include Green,
Clark, Bob Harrison. Butch
Laughlin, Archie Ball
and Peggy Fishburn. The
museum operates Tuesday
through Saturday during the
summer; it will open for the
season May 1.
Hazardous waste event sees
record collection
On Friday, April 25,
the Morrow County Road
Department in Lexington
was the site of a free
county-wide collection of
hazardous waste. In order
to keep toxic waste out of
landfills, the county spent
three hours and $10,000
taking waste from local
residents so it could be
disposed of properly rather
than going into local
landfills.
Friday morning, the
county collected: 250
pounds of propane, 300
pounds of aerosols, 1200
pounds of flammable toxic
liquids like malathion and
diazinon, 2500 pounds of
paint. 900 pounds of toxic
solids, 150 of dry batteries
containing potassium
hydroxide, one pound of
non-PCB ballasts, 1600
pounds offlammable liquids
like gasoline and petroleum
County residents were able to bring their household hazardous
wastes to the Morrow County Road Department in Lexington
for free last Friday so they could be disposed of properly. The
county gathered a record amount of waste for the county in
the event. -Photo by David Svkes
distillates, and 125 pounds
of other environmentally
hazardous substances like
mercury.
That's a total of 7,026
pounds of hazardous
materials, compared to
6,751 pounds in 2011 when
this event was last held.
Some of the oils will
be shipped to Utah and
processed in an incinerator.
O ther w aste w ill be
recycled.
restrictions in place before
cutting. Call the appropriate
Forest’s Firewood Hotline
to check if firewood cutting
is allowed, restricted to
specific hours of the day, or
prohibited.
For more information
contact the Supervisor’s
Office at(541)278-3716or
Heppner Ranger District at
541-676-9187
Firewood season will
end November 30, 2014
on the Umatilla National
Forest.
Firewood cutters prepare to head
for P en d the
woods
le to n , OR — and see if there are any on firewood cutting, please
Sam Grigg will play his
original piece, “Castle Tower,"
at the state recital on May 17. Nicole Propheter and Rylee Bray were chosen to play their
compositions at the state recital in May. Contributed photo
-Contributed photo
Ten local students
entered their original
c o m p o sitio n s in the
Oregon Music Teacher’s
A s s o c ia tio n an n u al
Composition Celebration.
Each student was
required to write a song and
notate it on the computer by
themselves; students then
performed their songs at a
SherifTs
January 27: -MCSO
arrested Steven Royal
Nettles, 53, on a charge
for DUII/Felony and on
a C lackam as County
w arrant for Failure to
Appear. Subject was also
cited for Driving While
Suspended Violation and
Open Container; lodged at
Umatilla County Jail.
-MCSO received report
of a motor vehicle accident
on Hwy. 207 between
Baseline and Cutsforth
corner, an overturned
vehicle that looked like
it had a light on inside.
Unknown if there were
injuries.
-MCSO arrested Daniel
Roy Walchli, 39, on a
Morrow County warrant
for Theft I/Possession of
Methamphetamine and on a
Benton County warrant for
Failure to Appear/Traffic
Stolen Property I, to be
lodged at Umatilla County
Jail with $500 bail in full.
January 28: -A woman
in Heppner reported that
while they were gone the
day before, the manager
let the plumber in to work
on their apartment while
they were not there. Caller
recital held in Hermiston on
Saturday, April 19.
L o c a l s tu d e n ts
participating were Seth
and Sam Grigg, Rylee and
Mckenna Bray, Hannah
Palmer, Genevieve Smith.
Nicole Propheter, Emma
Rietmann. Roen Waite and
Eli Petzoldt.
Three students were
chosen to play their songs
at the state recital to be
held in Portland on May
17. Sam Grigg will perform
“Castle Tower,” Rylee Bray,
“Star Gazing,” and Nicole
Propheter, “Sonatina.”
R eceiving honorable
m ention were Emma
Rietmann and Genevieve
Smith.
Personal-use firewood
permits for the Umatilla
National Forest will go
on sale Thursday, May 1,
according to Kevin Martin.
Forest Supervisor. Permits
are available at all Umatilla
National Forest Offices and
at Heppner Shell locally.
Firew ood perm its
can be purchased for $5
per cord with a minimum
purchase of four cords for
$20. The maximum limit
for personal-use firewood
on the Umatilla National
Forest is 12 cords per
household per year.
V endors w ill sell
firewood permits in four-
cord packets. An additional
vendor fee, up to $2, will be
charged for each four-cord.
$20 firewood permit you
purchase at a local vendor.
M ost vendors are
open early m ornings,
late evenings and on the
weekends. An additional
fee is not charged if you
purchase a permit at a
Forest Service Office.
Beginning this season
firewood cutters will be
required to keep a record of
the date, time, and quantity
of firew ood rem oved
from the National Forest
System Lands. Additional
information can be found
in the Firewood Guide that
accompanies each permit.
As we move into
the hot, dry sum m er
months, firewood cutting
restrictions will be updated
and posted on a recorded
message at 1 -877-958-
9663. Restrictions will
be announced by 6 p.m.
on the day prior to the
restriction(s) going into
effect. Weekend restrictions
will be announced by 6 p.m.
on Friday. It is the public’s
responsibility to check
~ Report New Scout troop formed
Boy Scout Troop 645 was established last weekend with
their first meeting. The troop was hosted by John and Kerry
Rietmann and made bird houses. The bird houses will he for
sale to help purchase uniforms. Pictured with Kerry and John
are (L-R) Finn Simpson, Corey Rice, Liam Heideman, Mason
Orem and Martin Medina. The troop is led by den mother
Sarah Simpson. -Photo by Erin Heideman
wanted to know what she Mora Gomez, 40, for
could do about it.
violating the Basic Rule
-MCSO cited Ernesto 77/55.
ODFW to hold public
meeting
in
Heppner
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
(ODFW) invites interested parties to attend a public
meeting on Wednesday, May 7, from 6-9 p.m. at the
Heppner ODFW office, located in the old Kinzua Mill
office at 54173 Hwy. 74, Heppner.
Topics for discussion will include proposed tag
numbers for the 2014 big game seasons as well as
proposed new hunts for 2015.
LEVY
ON THE LINE
-Continuedfrom PAGE ONE ambulances in Boardman
a new am bulance for
Irrigon, which allowed for
an ambulance upgrade in
lone; updating the heating
and cooling system in the
hospital patient areas; and
and Irrigon staffed with
full-tim e param edics,
resulting faster and more
reliable response times to
patients.
Heppner day care plans
preschool
registration
Heppner DayCare, Inc. will hold preschool registration
for three- and four-year-olds on Wednesday, May 14, from
5 to 6:30 p.m. Parents and guardians are asked to bring
immunization records. Questions, please call 541-676-
5429.
Oh,
the
drama...
As a reminder, two dramatic events are planned lo
cally in the coming weeks:
-The Heppner Jr/Sr High School Drama Department
will present the musical “Newsies” May 7, 9 and 10,
starting at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Ad
mission is by donation.
-Auditions will be held for the Missoula Children's
Theatre (MCT) production of Treasure Island on Mon
day, May 5, in the lone High School cafeteria from 3:45
to 5:45 p.m. The performance with be Saturday, May 10,
in the lone High School gymnasium at 7 p.m. For more
information, call Lisa Rietmann at 541-422-7181.