FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Grifith honored at historical
society spring meeting
Morrow County His-
torical Society members
met March 13 at the Ir-
rigon Baptist Church. A
highlight of the 2016 spring
quarterly meeting was the
presenting of an honorary
membership award to Ione
veteran George Grifith by
past county judge Louis
Carlson.
Griffith was awarded
a plaque designating him
as an honorary member of
the Morrow County His-
torical Society. Grifith has
spent his life dedicated to
the preservation of Mor-
row County history. The
Morrow County Historical
Society honored Grifith for
his service to his country
as well as for his active in-
volvement in his local Mor-
row County communities
of Cecil, Morgan and Ione.
Griffith served his
country as a Marine during
World War II. For those in
attendance at the ceremony,
Grifith shared his candid
experience of the battle
fought on Iwo Jima. He
witnessed the raising of the
irst American lag on Mt.
Suribachi by his fellow Ma-
rines of the East Company
2 nd Battalion, 28 th on Feb.
23, 1945.
This historic moment
was captured in photo-
graph by Joe Rosenthal,
and Grifith attested to its
perfect likeness, as he was
able to see the monument
in Washington D.C. as a
participant in the Honor
Flight program.
In other business, April
15 is the date of a tour to the
Columbia Gorge Discov-
ery Center and Museum.
SHEEP DOG TRIALS
-Continued from PAGE ONE dedication and coordination also were included in the
event on Sunday, the mood
was solemn. Everyone was
concerned for Mohney. No
one knew what the future
of the sheep trials event in
Heppner would be.
Past coordinators
stepped up to take charge
of the organization for this
year, and members of the
St. Patrick’s Committee
said they felt it important
to take time during the
event this year to recognize
Mohney for her love, past
of the Heppner Sheep Dogs
Trials. For that reason, a
plaque was presented in
memory of Mohney to her
mother, Meredith Huwe.
The sheep dog participants
and coordinators also pre-
sented Huwe with a plaque
in what observers said was a
“very emotional moment.”
Alita Nelson’s 4-H
group, The Barnyarders,
have been working the
event by releasing the sheep
for the past 14 years. They
presentation of the recog-
nition plaque to Mohney’s
mother, Meredith Huwe.
“It is this type of com-
mitment, dedication and
love for the event that keeps
it going,” says Heppner
Chamber of Commerce
executive director Sheryll
Bates. “Heppner is always
a popular place to hold the
trials, and it is part of our
whole community Wee
Bit O’ Ireland St. Patrick’s
Celebration.”
Louis Carlson of Heppner presents a plaque to Ione veteran
George Grifith at the last meeting of the Morrow County
Historical Society. -Contributed photo
The tour group will leave
Heppner at 7:30 a.m. For
information about the tour,
contact Dave DeMayo at
ddemayo@centurytel.net.
On June 25, society mem-
bers will travel to French-
town, west of Walla Walla,
WA. Following the general
gathering of Frenchtown
Society members, Sam
Pambrun will lead a special
tour for Morrow County
Historical Members and
friends. Details of the tour
will be discussed at the June
5 historical society meeting.
Shannon Hill, Editor
of 2016 Morrow County
Chronicles, is asking for
submission of historical
articles to be printed in the
2016 edition. For speciics,
contact Shannon Hill at tim-
buctoo768@yahoo.com.
Stuart Dick, histori-
cal society member and
author, will give a special
talk on his latest book at
the Irrigon Public Library
on April 26. The talk will
begin at 7 p.m., and is also
an opportunity to explore
the new Irrigon library.
The purpose of the
Morrow County Historical
Society is to gather, pre-
serve and make available
museum, library and other
historical material relating
to the history of Morrow
County. Morrow County
residents and all interested
public are invited to attend
Morrow County Historical
Society activities. Atten-
dance at meetings is free.
Those purchasing an annual
membership for $5 receive
advance notice of all ac-
tivities and priority reserva-
tions for the tours. The 2016
Morrow County Historical
Society annual meeting is
currently scheduled for Oct.
2. The meeting location has
not been determined at this
point.
For more information,
contact historical society
president David R. DeMayo
at P.O. Box 705, Heppner,
OR 97836, ddemayo@
centurytel.net or 541-676-
8017.
Welly Toss winners
This year’s sheep handlers group with Meredith Huwe. -Contributed photo
St. Paddy’s Cruz-In winners
announced
Fifty cars attended the
15 th annual St. Paddy’s
Cruz-In held on March 19
in Heppner. Car enthusiasts
brought entries from Herm-
iston, The Dalles, Walla
Walla, Fossil, Summer-
ville, Washougal, Lexing-
ton, Pendleton, Ione, Pas-
co, Mosier, Estacada, Da-
mascus, La Grande, Hood
River, Condon, Umatilla,
Klamath Falls, Wapato,
Newport, Arlington and, of
course, Heppner.
The award winners of
the 15 th annual St. Paddy’s
Cruz-In were the following:
Best Of Show: Bill Stark
from Hermiston, OR,
in a 1947 Ford Coupe.
Mustang’s Choice: Robert
Schilling of Pendleton,
OR, in a 1968 Mustang.
Leprechaun’s Choice:
Sam Bilyeu from The
Dalles, OR, with a 1936
Pontiac.
Best Street Rod: Bill Stark
from Hermiston in a
1947 Ford Coupe.
Best Convertible: Fred
and Laura Clark from
Umatilla, OR, driving
a 1966 Ford Galaxy
convertible.
Participant’s Choice: Mike
and Debbie Lemons of
Hermiston in a 1933
one-ton International
truck.
Best 1910s & 1920s Car or
Pick-Up: Robert Har-
rison from Lexington
in a 1919 Model T Ford
Roadster.
Best 1930s & 1940s Car or
Pickup: Mike and Deb-
bie Lemons of Hermis-
ton with the 1933 one-
ton International truck.
Best 1950s & 1960s Pick-
up: John and Barb Kai-
ser of The Dalles in a
1962 Chevrolet pickup.
Best 1970 & Newer Pickup:
Lloyd Burns of Ione
with a 1981 Chevrolet
Pickup C-1O.
Best 1950s & 1960s Car:
Kevin Rafferty from
Klamath Falls, OR, in
a 1961 Pontiac Ventura.
Best 1970s & 1980s Car:
Shane Miles of Hep-
pner in a 1981 Z28.
Best 1990s - 2004 Car:
Lawrence Harrison
from Boardman, driv-
ing a 1997 Ford Mus-
tang.
Best 2005 & Newer Car:
Eric Coyce from Hep-
pner in a 2015 Chal-
lenge Super Bee.
Best Foreign Car or Pickup:
Chris Roop from Pend-
leton, OR, in a 1972
MG MGB.
Best Paint: Jim Taft of
Umatilla in a 1968 Ca-
maro.
Best Engine: Larry and
Debbie Renard from
The Dalles with a Ford
four-door deluxe street
rod.
Best Fat Fender: Bob Kirk-
sey from Arlington,
OR, in a 1936 Chev-
rolet three-window
coupe.
Best Muscle Car: Bob Ka-
merrer of Condon, OR,
with a 1970 Chevell
SS.
Boardman City Council approves
rate increase, appoints committee
members Committee. This is a irst He will inish a three-year
This year’s Welly Toss team honors again went to The Extinguishers, with a total throw of
296.2. Team players were Rocky Turner, Jon Ellis, Jeromy Wilson and Brian Spivey. First
place prize was a sandwich or large nacho donated by Rolling Thunder Barbecue. -Contrib-
uted photo
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During its March 1
meeting, the Boardman
City Council approved res-
olutions for an increase in
the city’s water and sewer
rates. The city’s garbage
rates will remain the same.
The rate increase is due to
future improvements to the
city’s water and sewer sys-
tem. This is the irst water
and sewer rate increase
since 2008.
The water rates relect
an increase only in the base
rate. Overage rates will
remain the same. All water
base rates will increase
by $1.50. This brings the
residential water rate to
$16.50 for the first 7000
gallons used in a month, the
Commercial and Hydrant
Meter base rates to $20.50
for the irst 8000 gallons
used in a month, the School
Water rate to $11.25 for the
irst 6000 gallons used in
a month and Outside City
Limits water rate to $24 for
the irst 7000 gallons used
in a month.
The sewer rates will
increase by a $2.50 per
month. This brings the rate
for customers inside city
limits to $27.50 per unit and
the outside city limits rate to
$40 per unit. The new rates
will take effect July 1.
Also at their March
1 meeting, councilors ap-
pointed Bill Ellis and Kym-
berli Erevia to ill vacancies
on the Boardman Budget
appointment for both El-
lis and Erevia to a City of
Boardman board. Both will
serve a three-year term end-
ing December 31, 2018.
The budget committee
is comprised of the Board-
man City Council and seven
members of the commu-
nity appointed by the city
council. The committee
holds meetings each April
or May to review and make
recommendations to the
city council for the city and
Urban Renewal Districts’
budgets.
The next meeting of the
Boardman Budget Commit-
tee will be on Tuesday, May
10, at 7 p.m. at Boardman
City Hall.
Finally, at the meeting,
Boardman City Councilors
appointed Zack Barresse to
ill a vacancy on the Board-
man Planning Commission.
term ending December 31,
2017. This is his irst ap-
pointment to the Boardman
Planning Commission.
The Planning Com-
mission is comprised of
seven members appointed
by the city council and is a
permanent advisory body
to the council on matters
related to planning and
development. The commis-
sion holds monthly public
meetings to consider land
use and zoning matters pre-
sented by staff, such as plan
amendments, zone changes,
conditional use permits,
variances and tentative sub-
division projects. Meetings
are the third Wednesday of
each month at 7 p.m. at city
hall. Currently the Plan-
ning Commission has one
vacancy. Interested parties
should contact Boardman
City Hall at 541-481-9252.
St. Patrick’s wrap-up
meeting April 6
The St. Patrick’s Com-
mittee will be having a
wrap-up meeting April 6 at
6 p.m. at Heppner City Hall
to review the events and
activities of this year’s Wee
Bit O’ Ireland celebration
and start the planning for
next year.
Community members
are invited to attend and
share their ideas on how to
make the event better, as
well as get involved in the
future planning of this big
community event.
Pizza and beverage will
be served. To accommodate
enough food and seating,
please RSVP no later than
Tuesday, April 5, to the
Heppner Chamber at 541-
676-5536 or heppnercham-
ber@centurytel.net.