Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 20, 2016
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Yard of the Month June award has a neighborly feel
Deena and Larry Stumper. -Photo by Kay Proctor
By Kay Proctor
June Yard of the Month
recognition was shared
equally with neighbors Cin-
dy and Steve Shular at 555
North Jones, and Deena and
Larry Stumper next door
at 575.
The Shulars lived in
Irrigon for 20 years before
moving into their Heppner
home about one year ago.
They bought their Heppner
home about five years ago,
and worked together on it
weekends.
Their house, originally
built in 1900, withstood the
1903 Heppner Flood. The
original frame was solid
and it was a well-lived-in
home; Cindy says several
people have told her about
living in it at some time.
It stood empty for several
years before the Shulars
purchased it and remodeled
everything from top to bot-
tom, inside and out. While
working under the porch,
they did find old-fashioned
horse rigging.
In the yard, after cement
work was done, Cindy and
Steve put in new sod and
flower beds. The porch has
its original wood columns,
so the Shulars installed new
railings between them to
which they hung contain-
ers full of colorful annuals.
The side yard is home to
the family dogs, Daisy and
Missy. Future plans are for
work along the driveway.
Cindy’s favorite place
outside is on the front porch
with comfortable seating
where she can see the hill-
tops. Her favorite plants are
Sweet Williams and min-
iature dahlias. She doesn’t
coordinate her flower selec-
tions, instead using colorful
plants she likes, “whatever,
whenever, wherever,” like
Host families
sought for
exchange students
ASSE International
Student Exchange Pro-
grams (ASSE), in coopera-
tion with community high
schools, is looking for local
families to host boys and
girls between the ages of
15 and 18 from a variety of
countries, including Nor-
way, Denmark, Spain, Italy
and Japan, to name a few.
ASSE students are en-
thusiastic and excited to ex-
perience American culture
while they practice their
English. They also love
to share their own culture
and language with their
host families. Host families
welcome these students into
their family, not as a guest,
but as a family member,
giving everyone involved
a rich cultural experience.
The exchange students
have pocket money for
personal expenses and full
health, accident and liabili-
ty insurance. ASSE students
are selected based on aca-
demics and personality, and
host families can choose
their student from a wide
variety of backgrounds,
countries and personal in-
terests.
To become an ASSE
host family or to find out
how to become involved
with ASSE in your commu-
nity, call the ASSE Western
Regional Office at 1-800-
733-2773 or go to www.
host.asse.com to begin your
host family application.
Students are eager to learn
about their American host
family, so begin the process
of welcoming your new son
or daughter today.
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MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
Mother Nature. The Shu-
lars water the yard and beds
two times per day, by hand.
Steve retired from the
Army after 20 years of ser-
vice. Cindy is retired with a
history of serving four and
a half years in the Army.
Their family moved around
during that time, including
living more than six years
in Germany. Cindy always
tried to have flowers at their
living quarters.
After raising their four
children, they now have
seven grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren
scattered from Oregon
to Kentucky. Cindy and
Steve’s 39 th wedding an-
niversary is celebrated this
year.
Cindy mentions that
she loves to work in her
yard probably because her
mother always gardened
and did so up to age 86.
Steve is originally from
Sacramento and Cindy from
Odell/Parkdale area by Mt.
Hood. Before moving here,
when they traveled through
Heppner, they decided it
would be a good place to
live, and they say they love
their home here.
Deena and Larry
Stumper bought their
1950s-era home in 2011
and soon began improving,
remodeling removing, and
adding on.
A retaining wall of
large landscape blocks in
Steve and Cindy Shular with granddaughter Madlyne Thomas.
-Photo by Kay Proctor
They hope to add a water
feature nearby someday.
Stating that yardwork
makes her feel “peace-
ful,” Deena says that “we
enjoy it.” She got her love
of gardening growing up
in Jordan Valley. She was
always with her Mom and
Dad and they gardened, so
she did, too. She has three
adult daughters, six grand-
children and one great-
granddaughter, and family
has pitched in with yard
projects. Larry has one
daughter and one grand-
child. Deena works at Mur-
ray Drugs and Larry is self
employed as a car detailer.
Yard of the Month rec-
ognition is sponsored by the
Heppner Volunteers, MC-
GG-Green Feed & Seed,
and the City of Heppner.
Contact Kay Proctor if you
would like to be a part of the
Heppner Volunteers.
Healthy youth
A key strategy—promoting adolescent well care
Editor’s note: This is
part of a series of messages
brought to you by your
Morrow County health care
providers.
Morrow County health
care providers have one
message for student ath-
letes and their parents right
now—schedule your ado-
lescent well care visit be-
fore school sport season.
Adolescents who can
easily access preventive
health services are more
likely to be healthy and able
to reach milestones such as
high school graduation and
entry into the work force,
higher education or military
service.
Physical, social and
emotional changes dur-
ing adolescence increase
the need for continuous,
comprehensive preventive
services. Adolescents are
laying the foundation for
lifestyle and behaviors that
persist into adulthood. Do
you know that half of life-
time cases of mental health
Going away
party for
Chuck and Sherry Matteson!
WHEN: Sunday July 24th, 4pm
WHERE: Spur'em Barn
WHO: Anyone who knows The Mattesons
Why: To say farewell to our friends,
co-workers, teacher, coach, and neighbor
Hamburgers, hot dogs, buns, condiments,
plates, and utensils will be provided.
Please bring
something to share.
Last names A-N bring
a dessert, M-Z bring a
side or salad.
the backyard was installed,
then moved, then moved
again as things took a new
shape. While doing one of
the many yard projects,
they did find a whiskey
bottle, colored purple with
age, dated 1903.
A private fenced
area for their family dog,
Tootsie, is well shaded by
a fast growing Aussie tree.
Some other trees planted
are weeping cedar, plum
and a deep pink flowering
dogwood. A special plant-
ing is a lilac originally from
Camp 5 logging area where
Deena lived at one time.
An area in back has a
large variety of vegetables.
Peppers grow in a rustic
wheelbarrow. Grapevines
fill a trellis. The Stumpers
amend and fertilize their
soil regularly. A dripline
irrigates vegetables while
hoses water everything else.
Sod was purchased together
with their neighbors, the
Shulars, and divided. The
couple both pull weeds.
Deena loves to mow, but
Larry is mowing this sum-
mer.
Both of them especially
enjoy their carport area
with a barbecue and a wood
spool they turned into a
handsome table. A well-
kept, green lawn next to
outdoor seating has proven
to cool that area by about
20 degrees in hot weather.
disorders begin showing
symptoms by age 14? The
American Medical Associa-
tion’s Guidelines for Ado-
lescent Preventive Services,
the federal Bright Futures
guidelines, and the Ameri-
can Academy of Pediatrics
all recommend comprehen-
sive annual check-ups for
adolescents.
During an adolescent
well care exam, the pro-
vider conducts a risk and
strength assessment, listens
to parent and youth con-
cerns, conducts necessary
screening and provides
guidance on key health
promotion priorities such
as family support, healthy
weight, nutrition and physi-
cal activity, mental health,
healthy sexuality develop-
ment, safety and injury
prevention, and oral health.
However, research shows
that most adolescents and
young adults have not had
an annual well-visit in the
past year.
Please schedule an Ad-
olescent Well Care Visit.
The exam will include, if
necessary, an evaluation
for clearance to partici-
pate in sports/activities and
completion of the required
OSAA form. MCHD and
CRCHS will not be provid-
ing “sport physical” days.
There will be no additional
cost to you.
The health services
and the Morrow County
and Ione School Districts
strongly encourage you
to schedule appointments
as soon as possible to be
prepared before the upcom-
ing school year. To sched-
ule, call Pioneer Memorial
Clinic, Heppner, 541-676-
5504; Ione Community
Clinic, 541-422-7128; Ir-
rigon Medical Clinic, 541-
922-5880; or Columbia
River Community Health
Services, Boardman, 541-
481-7212.
Heppner library to hold
altered book art workshop
Heppner library will
hold an altered book art
workshop on Thursday,
July 21, at 5:30 p.m. This
workshop is open to anyone
who is interested in creat-
ing something new, differ-
ent and usable from older
books instead of discarding
them.
The Heppner Friends
of the Library is sponsoring
this workshop and will pro-
vide most of the necessary
supplies needed for every-
one to do a project, particu-
larly the books. However,
if you have an X-ACTO or
similar knife, please bring
it. If you don’t have one,
there will be some there to
share.
There are many ways
to alter books, but the two
FREE
Household
Hazardous
Waste Event
A workshop exploring altered book art like this will take place
this Thursday, July 21, at the library. -Contributed photo
ways the group is going to
use will be to fold pages so
it looks like a shape when
the book is stood up on its
spine. The second altered
book art will be to create
a succulent book planter.
There are many more ideas
the group hopes to explore
in the future.
Everyone is welcome.
LAST SEEN: LURKING IN YOUR HOME, UNDER THE
SINK, IN THE GARAGE IN THE BASEMENTS.
THESE HAZARDOUS WASTE ITEMS ARE DANGEROUS. THEY
CAN HARM STREAMS, WILDLIFE, DRINKING WATER AND
WE NEED TO KEEP THEM OUT OF OUR LANDFILL. MORROW
COUNTY IS HOLDING A FREE HAZARDOUS WASTE EVENT SO
YOU MAY TAKE SOME OF THESE ITEMS.
For more information, please call Morrow County Public Works
at 541-989-9500 or email: mcpublicwork@co.morrow.or.us
SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2016 8AM - 11AM
Remember the Transfer
Stations accept all your paint
for FREE at both Transfer
Stations all year long.
69900 Frontage Lane,
Boardman, OR 97818
ACCEPTED DURING THE EVENT:
Some items accepted during the event: Used oil, Oil filters, Spent
Antifreeze, Automotive batteries, Alkaline & rechargeable batteries, Propane
Tanks (smaller than 25 gal.), Roof and asphalt patch, Adhesives, glues and
contact cement, Caulks sealers and joint compounds, Lawn and garden
chemicals and fertilizers, Pool chemicals, Household cleaners (including
bleach, ammonia, furniture polish, toilet bowl cleaners, carpet shampoos)
Sludge (soil contaminated with oil) Mercury thermometers, Fluorescent
lamps, All types of aerosol cans, Used cooking oil, Road flares, PCB
ballasts, Organic peroxides (hardening agents)