Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 21, 2017
ECLIPSE
PLANNING
-Continued from PAGE ONE Oregon Dept. of Transpor-
place on the morning of
Aug. 21 and is expected to
attract millions of specta-
tors.
In Oregon, the Office
of Emergency Management
is planning for as many as
one million spectators to
travel to the path of total-
ity, a 70-mile-wide swath
of darkness formed by the
moon’s shadow that will
arc from Oregon across the
country to South Carolina.
Locally, a Morrow
County Eclipse Planning
Team, composed of com-
munity members and emer-
gency management per-
sonnel, is being formed to
prepare and address the
potential guests and traf-
fic coming to stay or drive
through Heppner during the
solar eclipse event.
The committee will be
developing communica-
tions to all of the local busi-
nesses and local services
and community members
to make sure everyone is
informed and prepared for
the influx of guests during
this time.
The Heppner Chamber
of Commerce is coordinat-
ing with Morrow County
Fair, “The Loop” Trans-
portation system, the local
motel, Willow Creek Park
District, local county parks,
tation, the Forest Service
and Morrow County Sher-
iff’s Office.
“We are not sure how
much overnight accom-
modations will be needed,
but we have been informed
that we need to plan to have
something available and
should expect it could be at
short notice,” said chamber
Executive Director Sheryll
Bates.
The Heppner Chamber
of Commerce is developing
a list of landowners who
have property available for
tents and self-contained
RVs. Anyone interested in
being on the list is asked
to contact the chamber at
541-676-5536 or by email
at heppnerchamber@cen-
turytel.net.
The committee will
meet on a weekly basis; if
you are interested in being
involved on the committee,
please contact the chamber.
Morrow County’s plan-
ning team is part of a re-
gion-wide effort being led
by Eastern Oregon Visitors
Association, an organiza-
tion that promotes tourism
throughout 11 Eastern Or-
egon counties, in coordina-
tion with numerous state
and federal government
agencies.
DA’s Report
Morrow County Dis-
trict Attorney Justin Nelson
has released the following
report:
-Michael A Wilson, 34,
was convicted of Attempt to
Commit a Class C/Unclas-
sified Felonv - Assault III,
a Class A Misdemeanor.
Sentence of 180 days jail
time was suspended and
the defendant sentenced
to 24 months bench pro-
bation, probation condi-
tions to include 40 hours of
community service, anger
management evaluation, no
offensive physical contact
with the victim until com-
pleting anger management
treatment and thereafter no
offensive physical contact
beyond reasonable parental
discipline. An additional
count of Criminal Mis-
treatment I was dismissed.
Fines, fees and assessments
totaled $100.
- THREE
Yard of the Month recognition goes
to Lesperances
By Kay Proctor
A Craftsman-style
house with a colorful, tidy
yard, white picket fence,
red geraniums, and an
American flag flying dur-
ing the day and respectfully
lit at night has earned Glo-
rene and Steve Lesperance
Heppner’s June Yard of the
Month recognition.
In addition to their yard
work, Steve and Glo have
also worked on the interior
of the 1913 home, trying
to “be true to its original
look.” Purchasing the home
in 2001, the Lesperances
are just the fifth owners of
the 100+ year old home.
Located behind the First
Christian Church, older
pictures show no house.
Instead, the lot had a barn
with a corral used by church
members.
Now retired, Glo plays
a little golf now and then.
She is originally from
Roseburg, but moved to
Heppner years ago to be
closer her dad, the late
Melvin Hammons, a U.S.
military veteran. Daughter
outdoor plans including
putting in a sidewalk in a
narrow side yard. She is
currently adding pavers be-
side the front sidewalk. All
flower beds have been out-
lined with blocks and edg-
ing pavers to make mowing
easier. One bed, lined with
gravel, is a “catch all” for
rustics, huge decorative
pine cones, and even the
dog’s toy.
In addition to the yard
art and “doodads,” their
front porch is completely
lined with part of Glo’s
wind chime collection,
many which have been
gifts.
A charming outdoor
building is covered with ivy
with a pond and waterfall at
its base. Due to challeng-
ing weather, the waterfall
isn’t going yet, but that
will happen soon. Close by
is Glo’s favorite place in
the backyard—a table and
chairs in a private setting
where people can “come
to visit.”
Glo has fun with out-
of-the-ordinary plants, in-
Steve and Glorene “Glo” Lesperance (above) received Yard of
the Month recognition for June. In front of the sign is one of
their yard’s unique features, a fern planted in a north-facing
bed. Below: Rustic touches like these add charm to the Lesper-
ance yard.-Photos by Kay Proctor
The Lesperances’ home behind the Christian Church in Hep-
pner. -Photo by Kay Proctor
Sarah and son Mike live
here, so Glo gets to see her
three grandchildren often.
Steve, who is from Needles,
CA, drives truck and is
also a U.S. service veteran.
Pooches Missy and Suzie
make themselves comfort-
able both in the house and
yard.
Glo has lots of future
cluding a healthy fern in
a north-facing bed, which
she “chops down” before
every winter. She started
two apricot trees from seed
and is patiently waiting to
see if they will bear fruit.
Everything gets fertilized
with Miracle-Gro from a
hose-end sprayer.
Behind the house,
French doors leading to
the patio were installed not
too long ago. From there
Glo can see and tend to
her raised beds full of veg-
etables. She says that their
soil is “really good; rich and
dark.” While digging she
has found square nails and
a glass canning lid made
with the word “Victory,”
a reminder of American’s
patriotic efforts during war-
time to plant Victory gar-
dens and orchards at home.
Just a look at the American
flag flying in the well-kept
yard reveals how these two
hard-working people have
carried on that patriotic
tradition.
When asked what gar-
dening advice she would
share, Glo encourages peo-
ple to “keep at it; it’s good
for you” and if something
dies or you don’t like it,
“plant something else.”
She personally “really likes
working in the dirt,” getting
her hands dirty, working up
a “good, honest sweat” then
being able to “set back and
see what you did.”
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 for
further information.
Three easy steps to becoming a
Red Cross summer donor
The American Red
Cross urges eligible donors
to give blood this summer
for hospital patients in need
and offers three easy steps
people can take to help save
lives.
1) Schedule—Use the
free Red Cross Blood Donor
App, visit redcrossblood.
org or call 1-800-RED
CROSS (1-800-733-2767)
to make an appointment.
2) Prepare—Get a good
night’s sleep, eat a nutri-
tious meal and drink extra
fluids.
3) Give—The donation
process start to finish takes
about an hour. The actual
donation only takes about
10 minutes.
One opportunity to give
is this Thursday, June 22,
12 to 5 p.m. at St. Patrick’s
Catholic parish hall, 525
Gale St.
Only about three per-
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cent of the U.S. population
gives blood, which means
a heavy reliance on repeat
donors to maintain a suf-
ficient blood supply. New
blood donors are especially
needed during the sum-
mer months because many
schools where blood drives
are held—and where new
donors give—are not in
session, and current donors
often delay giving due to
summer vacations.
Every day there are
thousands of patients who
rely on lifesaving blood do-
nations. That’s why donors
are urged to give now and
give often.
In June, the Red Cross
joins blood collection agen-
cies around the world mark-
ing World Blood Donor
Day by raising awareness
about the need for a read-
ily available blood supply.
Make an appointment to
donate blood by down-
loading the free Red Cross
Blood Donor App, visiting
redcrossblood.org or call-
ing 1-800-RED CROSS
(1-800-733-2767). Donors
can make an even greater
impact by inviting others to
join them in giving.
DEADLINE:
Mondays
at 5 p.m.