Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 23, 2017
The View from the Green
Over the Tee Cup
Nineteen ladies en-
joyed the beautiful weather
Aug. 15 at Willow Creek
Country Club for the la-
dies’ play day. Low gross
of the field went to Nancy
Propheter; low net was Pat
Dougherty. Loa Heideman
had least putts of the field.
Virginia Grant took
low gross for Flight A and
Karen Thompson took low
net. Pat Edmundson had
least putts. Karen Thomp-
son had long drive on #6,
Nancy Propheter had KP on
#8 and chip-in on #4.
Betty Burns had low
gross for Flight B and Judy
Harris had low net. Della
Heideman had the least
putts. Long drive for Flight
B went to Betty Burns, KP
to Della Heideman and Lou
Heideman had a chip-in
on #8.
For Flight C, Sharon
Harrison had low gross
and Karen Haguewood had
low net. Kris Lindner had
the least putts. Long drive
went to Jeanne Creswick,
KP to Sharon Harrison and
Corol Mitchell had a chip-
in on #3.
Corol Mitchell gets
recognition for a crazy shot
on #4.
Nancy Propheter had a
birdie on #4 and Pat Dough-
erty got a birdie on #1.
The Eddi Skow 18-hole
event will be coming up
Sept. 5 th and 6 th .
NEAL JOINS IMESD
-Continued from PAGE ONE my passion to see all kids
Commerce, volunteers for
the Morrow County School
District and is a member of
the Boardman Community
Development Association.
“One of my motivating
reasons to move back to
eastern Oregon was the de-
sire to volunteer and make a
difference in the communi-
ties that have given so much
to me. I had a desire to be
more involved with what
was happening in the area
of education as I am the par-
ent of a young child,” Ryan
Neal said. “I feel that my
background in business and
in eastern Oregon succeed
will positively contribute
to my participation on the
IMESD Board.”
Board chair Kelly Biss-
inger said the board is ex-
cited about working with
Neal. “Ryan’s conversa-
tions with us during the se-
lection process revealed his
passion for education and
a strong desire to serve the
students within our region.
We welcome his insight
and business experience,”
Bissinger said.
Ryan’s term expires
June 30, 2019.
Chamber Chatter
Sunday, Sept. 10 – 5-7
p.m. - Music in the Heppner
City Park: Bring your lawn
chairs and enjoy some great
entertainment, sponsored
by the Morrow County Uni-
fied Recreation District and
facilitated by the Shared
Ministry of Hope Lutheran
and All Saints Episcopal
Churches. Food will be
available for purchase to
raise money for the Shared
Ministry’s continuing ef-
forts to provide clean wa-
ter to needy communities
around the world. This
event will be moved to the
All Saints Parish Hall if it
should rain. Come on out
and enjoy a concert by Eric
Jepsen and John Wambeke.
Sunday, Aug. 27 –
Ione’s Music in the Park
– Ione City Park at 6 p.m.:
The entertainment will be
Joe Lindsay and Corey
Cooley and families. Con-
cessions will be available
through Tacos Hometown,
starting at 5 p.m. Pre-order
by texting 541-561-7397.
Sunday, Sept. 22 Ione’s
Music in the Park – 6 p.m.
– Ione City Park: The en-
tertainment will be Coun-
tryfied. Concessions will
be available through Tacos
Hometown, starting at 5
p.m. Preorder by texting
541-561-7397.
Thursday, Oct. 26 – 13 th
annual soup bowl supper
and silent auction spon-
sored by Domestic Violence
Services, Inc.: This event
will be held at Sisters Café
– 308 N. Main Street, Pend-
leton. Call 541-276-3322 or
visit our website to register.
NOW
HIRING
DRIVERS
- THREE
Irrigon projects receive Wildhorse grants
Pendleton— Several
local organizations were
among those that received
grants from the Wildhorse
Foundation for the second
quarter of 2017. The Wild-
horse Foundation, a com-
munity benefit fund estab-
lished by the Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla In-
dian Reservation (CTUIR)
to support organizations in
northeastern Oregon and
southeastern Washington.
A total of $193,393.25 was
awarded to 24 recipients,
bringing the total for 2017
to almost $458,000.
AC Houghton Elemen-
tary in Irrigon was granted
$20,000 to purchase a new
play structure and safety/
fall material to go around
the structure. According
to the application, the cur-
rent playground structure
is unsafe and needed to be
removed from the property.
The playground also serves
the community of Irrigon
after school and during the
summer.
The third $20,000 grant
of the quarter was award-
ed to the Morrow County
Health District, to expand
the existing Irrigon Medical
Clinic. A 2,100-square-foot
addition to the clinic will
include additional exam
rooms, providers offices,
an expanded waiting room,
business office and meeting
room space. The Irrigon
Medical Clinic has cur-
rently reached its capac-
ity and is unable to serve
many patients in need. This
expansion will allow the
Health District to provide
needed services to Irrigon
and North Morrow County
residents.
Knights Pride Booster
Club in Irrigon received
$5,440 for a baseball field
improvement project. Uma-
tilla Masonic Lodge #40 in
Irrigon received $1,0000
for its Bikes for Books
program.
The Wildhorse Founda-
tion will consider award-
ing grants to applications
that cover the areas of
public health and safety,
education, the arts, historic
preservation, gambling ad-
diction services, salmon
restoration, environmental
protection and cultural ac-
tivities.
The quarterly deadlines
for requests are January 1,
April 1, July 1 and October
1. For more information
on Wildhorse Foundation
guidelines or to receive
an application, visit www.
wildhorseresort.com and
click on “Our Foundation”
or call Tiah DeGrofft at
541-966-1628.
CONSERVATION CORPS
-Continued from PAGE ONE August.
was incorporated in Octo-
ber 1987 and serves Uma-
tilla, Morrow, Gilliam and
Wheeler counties.
OYCC provides fund-
ing for youth work crews to
complete projects like trail
construction and mainte-
nance, wetland restoration,
invasive weed removal, and
construction. Harper said
his crew cleaned camp-
grounds throughout the
forest, helped dig up and
replace a water line at a
campground, built fence
for range land, put in a new
trough, and even worked on
slash piles for fire control.
“We basically do the
same things the regular
Forest Service does. We
went out with the project
manager and assisted with
whatever project they need-
ed help on,” said Harper.
Crews typically consist
of five youth and run for six
to eight weeks. This year’s
M o rro w C o u n t y crew
worked for eight weeks,
from late June to early
“They all seemed to
like it. Nobody liked pick-
ing up slash—out there in
the slash piles, carrying
brush, in the heat—but they
kept good spirits about it,”
he said. “They definitely
liked seeing there was an
impact from what they did.
They always seemed happy
to be there.”
Harper said this was his
first year with the program,
but he said he saw a lot of
benefits from the program
both to the students and to
the community.
“The Forest Service
gets lots of help (from the
youth). The Forest Ser-
vice, with the eclipse…is
very busy right now,” said
Harper. “The kids are learn-
ing valuable skills. It gets
them used to coming in to
a boss who expects them
to be on time. It gets them
good references for when it
comes to applying for jobs
down the road.”
Harper said he also felt
pretty fortunate himself, as
Morrow County Youth Conservation Corps workers (L-R)
Reiah Waite, Leo Waite and Sydney Qualls work with a Forest
Service staff member (far left). Not pictured: Charles Cason
and OYCC Crew Leader Curtis Harper. The group worked
on the Umatilla National Forest for eight weeks this summer.
-Contributed photo
he got to spend time in the
forest leading a great crew
of young people.
“It was wonderful.
You hear all the negative
stuff about kids that age—
they’re lazy, they’re self-
ish. These kids were none
of those,” Harper said. “It
was really rewarding for
me to see them progress,
learn skills and develop as
people. Plus, they were fun
to be around.”
“I think it’s a great
program,” he added. “It
gets kids out in the woods,
teaches them skills, gives
them opportunities they
might otherwise not have
had. I think it’s worth sup-
porting.”
Fair and rodeo parade winners announced
The Heppner Cham-
ber of Commerce has an-
nounced the winners of the
2017 Morrow County Fair
and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
Parade.
Court & Royalty: Caro-
lyn Crabtree Hall, 1955
Morrow County Fair and
Rodeo Princess, riding in
the Willow Creek Terrace
Assisted Living vehicle.
Riders: Owyhee Moun-
for benefits- To expl
tain Dazzlers and the Pend-
leton Mounted Band.
Community Float/En-
try: Critters with Attitude
4-H and 4-H Grow ‘em and
Show ‘em.
Commercial Float/En- Carolyn Crabtree Hall, 1955 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Princess, won the Court &
try: Bank of Eastern Oregon Royalty category in Saturday’s fair and rodeo parade. -Photo by Bobbi Gordon
and Community Bank.
Justice Court
Report
Morrow County Justice of the Peace Ann Spicer has
released the following Justice Court report:
-Jerry Heimgartner, 58, Pendleton, was convicted of
exceeding maximum size, $110 fine.
If you served in the
military, you may
qualify for benefits-
To explore your options
call today! 541-922-6420
Morrow County
Veterans Services
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