FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 13, 2017
WINDMILL
A View From the Green
-Continued from PAGE ONE
In other business, the
board:
-learned from Dirk-
sen that staffing at district
schools has been completed
with the exception of a Title
I position at A.C. Houghton
due to a late resignation.
However, said Dirksen, bus
drivers are needed. He said
that Irrigon and Heppner
are fully staffed in terms
of drivers, but Boardman
is down two drivers and
one standby driver. “Being
down three is still prob-
lematic,” he said. Dirksen
said that during the Pend-
leton Round-Up Pendleton
schools are closed and driv-
ers from that area will assist
Morrow County Schools.
-heard from Dirksen
that MCSD has approxi-
mately 2,000 Chrome
books throughout the dis-
trict, with 485 devices and
830 computers, an increase
of 735 over last year, 15 3D
printers and 20 3-D weld-
ers. “We’re getting closer to
a true one-to-one,” he said,
adding that it will give more
kids an opportunity to have
access to technology.
-approved a correction
in the 2017-18 budget in-
volving a debt service trans-
fer. Total appropriations for
all funds is $37,086,646
with unappropriated and re-
serve amounts of $224,842
for a total adopted budget
of $37,311,488, with a per-
manent tax rate of $4.0342
per thousand assessed valu-
ation. The budget includes
$16,121,480 for instruction
(includes teachers’ salaries),
$10,193,757 in support ser-
vices, $177,000 in debt ser-
vice and $840,000 in trans-
fers, with no contingency
monies for $27,332,237
out of the general fund;
and $2,844,259 for instruc-
tion, $1,001,373 for support
services, $1,214,427 for
enterprise & community,
$200,000 in transfers and
$920,925 in contingen-
cy for $6,180,984 out of
the special revenue fund;
$2,833,425 in the debt ser-
vice fund; $300,00 for sup-
port services and $440,000
in facilities acquisition for
$740,000 in the capital
projects fund.
-discussed the process
for appointment of a new
board member to replace
Thad Killingbeck who re-
signed because he no longer
lives in the district.
-heard a presenta-
tion on a STEM program
in Heppner Elementary
School by Heppner High
School students.
-adopted rescinded,
new or revised policies
on Injury/Illness report,
Student Transportation
Services, Local Wellness
Program, Special Educa-
tion-Personnel, Special Ed-
Public availability of state
application, Title IA-Parent
and Family Involvement,
Bilingual Education, Stu-
dent Conduct and Parental
Rights.
-adopted new, revised
or rescinded administrative
rules on Parental Rights.
-approved a contract
between the district and
Sodexo for food services.
-learned of the Oregon
School Board Associa-
tion’s fall regional meeting,
OSBA elections and annual
convention.
-approved a resolution
accepting unanticipated
revenue of $500 from Carl-
son Sales to the Heppner Jr./
Sr. High School basketball
program.
-received the follow-
ing employment action:
resignations/non-renewals-
Jennah Mittelsdorf, Sam
Boardman Elementary ed
assistant; Gloria Schmidt,
Windy River Elementary
ed assistant, Sarah Wag-
oner, Irrigon Jr./Sr. High
School assistant junior high
volleyball coach; employ-
ment/promotions/transfers-
Melissa Cutsforth, Heppner
Elementary ed assistant,
Leah Jimenez, Yadira Mu-
rillo, and Daisey Navarro,
Sam Boardman Elementary
ed assistants, Maria Lomas,
RJSHS ed assistant, Laura
Ponce, WRE ed assistant,
Courtney Rector, RJSHS
temporary ed assistant and
Katherine Smiley, Heppner
Elementary temporary ed
assistant; extra duty con-
tract for Alejandra Caldera,
RJSHS head cheerleading
coach.
-heard the following
announcements: OSBA fall
regional meeting, Septem-
ber 27, Pendleton; OSBA
annual convention, No-
vember 9-12, Portland; next
board meeting, October 9,
Sam Boardman Elemen-
tary.
Lady golfers host Eddi Skow
tournament
The Tuesday morn-
ing WCCC Ladies Board
hosted the 36-Hole Eddi
Skow Net Play tournament
on Sept. 5 and 6. Both net
and gross awards, along
with special event prizes,
were given out on each day.
The winners of the
overall 36-hole tournament
were:
1 st place low net: Vir-
ginia Grant, 2 nd place low
net: Betty Burns, 3 rd place
low net: Nancy Propheter.
1 st place low gross: Pat
Edmundson, 2 nd place low
gross: Eva Kilkenny, 3 rd
place low gross: Karen
Thompson.
Fourteen golfers played
18-holes on Tuesday with
the following winners:
-1 st place low net: Nan-
cy Propheter, 2 nd place low
net: Betty Burns, 3 rd place
low net: Kris Linder
-1 st place low gross:
Virginia Grant, 2 nd place
low gross: Pat Edmundson,
3 rd place low gross: Karen
Thompson.
-Long drive: Virginia
Grant, longest putt: Virginia
Grant, KP 2 nd shot: Virginia
Grant, chip-ins: Pat Edmun-
son, birdies: Virginia Grant
and Nancy Propheter (3).
Fourteen golfers played
18-holes on Wednesday
with the following winners:
-1 st place low net: Eva
Kilkenny, 2 nd place low
net: Karen Haguewood,
3 rd place low net: Pat Ed-
mundson
-1 st place low gross:
Nancy Propheter, 2 nd place
low gross: Virginia Grant,
3 rd place low gross: Karen
Thompson.
-Long drive: Nancy
Propheter, longest putt:
Virginia Grant, KP 2 nd shot:
Karen Thompson, chip-ins:
Corol Mitchell (2) and Judy
Harris, birdies: Virginia
Grant and Nancy Propheter.
WCCC Sunday men’s play
Results for the Sunday
men’s play on Sept. 10
at Willow Creek Country
Club are as follows:
-Gross—1 st , Ron Bow-
man, 63; 2 nd , Dave Pranger,
68; 3 rd , Barry Munkers and
Charlie Ferguson, 69.
-Net—4-way tie, Ralph
Walker, David Allstott,
John Edmundson and Rog-
er Ehrmantraut, 58.
-Special Events—KP
#4/13 Kelly Fox, KP #6/15
Charlie Ferguson and least
putt Ron Bowman, Ralph
Walker, John Edmundson
and Barry Munkers.
The next men’s play
will be on Sunday, Sept. 17
and will be the final sched-
uled men’s play. The annual
cross-country will be the
format. Breakfast and bev-
erage begins at 7:30 a.m.
and golf at approximately
8 a.m.
Glennave Arriaga earns August
yard of the month recognition
Morrow County Veterans
Services to hold events
Morrow County Veter-
ans Services will be holding
an open house celebrating
women veterans on Friday,
Oct. 6 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
at the Holiday Inn Express
in Hermiston. Elizabeth Es-
tabrooks, ODVA Women’s
Veterans Coordinator will
be there to answer ques-
tions. This is an opportunity
to network with women
veterans and enjoy the “I
Am Not Invisible” photo
exhibit. Refreshments will
be provided.
Project Community
Connect and Umatilla/Mor-
row Veterans Stand Down
will be held Saturday Oct. 7
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the
Pendleton Convention Cen-
ter, 1601 Westgate. Includ-
ed will be Veterans’ health
care, homeless services,
mental health counseling,
benefits application, em-
ployment service, hygiene
items and haircuts. Lunch
will be provided.
Please call Morrow
County Veterans Services
(Umatilla/Morrow County
collaboration) at 541-922- Glennave Arriaga’s yard at 135 Church St earned the August yard of the month award -Photo
6420 for more information. by Kay Proctor
Thank you to the 2017 Morrow County
4-H/FFA Livestock Auction Supporters
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET SWINE
Patrick Bevington
Buyer: Apollo Sheet Metal &
Bevington Show Pigs
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET STEER
Ashely Price
Buyer: Lamb Weston
GRAND CHAMPION
MARKET LAMB
Kylie Boor
Buyer: All American Heating
and Cooling
The Morrow County Livestock Growers would like to thank the following for
their support of the 2017 Morrow County 4-H / FFA Auction!
BUYERS
Devin Oil
Mid-Columbia Title
Doyle Electric
Montana Coat Company
Elmer’s Irrigation
Murray’s Drug
IRZ
Eric & Brandi Orem
Nancy Miller
6 Mile Land and Cattle
Eunice McElligott
Northwest Crane Services
Agri-Northwest
Gar Aviation
Northwest Farm Credit Services
Agri-Service
Gary and Marcia Kemp
Northwest Farm Supply
Al Osmin
Gohr Cattle
NW Metal Fabricators, Inc
All American Heating and Cooling
Gordan’s Electric
Oregon Hay
Andy Ashbeck Trucking
Grieb Farms Inc
Osmin Ranch - Al & Donna
A-Plus Wheat
Grinning Wolf LLC
Patti Adair
Apollo Sheet Metal
Healy Ranch
Peg Leg Farms
Bank of Eastern Oregon
Horseshoe Hereford Ranch
Pete and Leah Harris
Banner Bank
Hughes Ranch
PGE
Beef Northwest
Intermountain Livestock
Pioneer Livestock
Bevington Show Pigs
IR2
Pro Rental
Blue Line Transport
Jarrod and Alison Ogden
Proudfoot Ranches
Blue Mountain Plumbing
Jeff & Jessica Wendler
RDO
Boardman SR Center
Jeff Bailey
Rodelo
Brent & Jill Martin
Jocelyn Jones
Rogers Toyota of Hermiston
Brian & Susie Thompson
Joe Orem
Ron Williams Trucking
Bruce Young Logging
KayRene and Rosco Qualls
Shelco Electric
Butter Creek Cattle Company
Ken & Julie Nelson
Silver Creek
Butter Creek Contracting LLC
Ken Bailey Lexington Machine
Small Trucking Company
Cannon Chiropractic
Krebs Sheep Company
Snow McElligott
Cascade Specialties
Lakeview Heights
Sullivan Farms
Castle Rock Farming LLC
Lamb Weston
Threemile Canyon Farms
Cold Springs Organic Dairy
Leo Doyle
Tom Norton Cattle
Cold Springs Veterinary Services Les Schwab Tire Center (Heppner)
Treve and Elizabeth Peterson
Columbia River Dairy
Loren Heideman
Umatilla Electric Coop
Community Bank
Mark & Pam Wunderlich
Western Grain
Community Counseling Solutions
Mark & Shannon Miller
Wheatland Insurance
Corey Miller
Maureen McElligott
Wilber Ellis
Custom Feed Service
McGee Wealth Mgmt
Wilkinson Ranch LLC
Dan & Ashley Lindsay
Morrow County Grain Growers
Windwave
Dennis Fellows
Mid-Columbia Producers
Superintendents:
Special Thanks to:
Ken Grieb
Travis and Kirsten Harrison
Beef Northwest Feeders
Sandi Richardson
Wes Killion
Sandi O’Brien
Evans Livestock
Rex Nielson
Monte & Becky Evans
Kim Carter
Morrow County Grain Growers
Bank of Eastern Oregon:
Jeff Bailey
John Qualls
Christy Correa
Laurie Barrow
Anita Orem
Morgan Correa
Ring men:
Ken Bailey
Jim Kindle
Jeremy Rosenbalm
Shannon Milligan
CHS Feeds
Triangle Ranches
Top Cut Feedlot
Walt & Deb Sullivan
Mitch & Tag Ash beck
Carlton Farms
Grabbing’ Gears Trucking
Chris Schachtschneider
Anna Brown
Larry Lutcher
Ann Jones
Morrow County Fair Board
Eastern Oregon Mobile Slaughter
Mike’s Mobile Slaughter
Follett’s Smoked Meats
McCary’s Meats
Bank of Eastern Oregon
Brett Milligan
Photographers:
Damon Brosnan
Naomi Brown
Jess Schiller
By Kay Proctor
A welcoming, colorful
front yard has earned Glen-
nave Arriaga the August
Yard of the Month honors.
Purchased from long-
time owner, Judy Rick-
ert, the 1929 home at 135
Church Street has a stucco
exterior and lots of old
fashioned character along
with a charming entryway.
Glennave has extended
the home’s entrance to the
entire front yard, using it as
a sort of neighborly front
porch. A warm summer’s
evening spent outdoors
means waving back to those
driving by or visiting with
pedestrians who stop to
admire the yard.
There have been what
Glennave calls “not friend-
ly” visitors though: go-
phers, moles, and voles.
Her cat, Bingo, wasn’t help-
ful in getting rid of those
visitors, but otherwise is a
very good companion.
Wild birds and hum-
mingbirds are encouraged
to visit by keeping feed-
ers for both. Deer are not
particularly welcomed, but
even though they jump into
the backyard, they don’t
bother the sunflowers in the
front yard.
A covered table is
where she and her sisters
sit to play cards outdoors.
Glennave’s favorite spot
is the comfortable covered
settee/swing where she
can enjoy her pond and
water feature. She tosses
cut annuals into the wa-
ter, adding bright, pleasant
colors and enjoys hearing
the water. The pond was
a Mother’s Day gift from
her daughter. A son shares
her Heppner home and
does the mowing. There
are five grandchildren and
eight great-grandchildren.
Her family has helped with
fencing and painting.
An attractive mix of an-
nuals and perennials fill the
flower beds and pots. After
a tree had to be removed
more sunlight hit the beds,
so a variety of vegetables
were added throughout.
She does her own weeding,
watering, and tending.
Glennave’s favorite
plants are her roses, includ-
ing one, a gift from Judy
Cowett, now climbing the
arched trellis above the
front gate. Quite a few
plants have been gifts and
shared items from friends
and Glennave shares the
seeds she harvests from her
snapdragons. She states that
the soil is very good.
Originally from Wal-
lowa County, Glennave
grew up with four siblings.
Her family always had a big
garden, both vegetables and
flowers, and canning season
was busy. She remembers
jam season always occur-
ring just at the start of the
new school year. Glennave
moved to Heppner in 2004
from Idaho since her sister,
Janice Skaggs, lived here.
Janice and her husband,
Frank, are previous Yard of
the Month recipients.
When asked if she had
advice for those interested
in gardening, Glennave
said, “Water! And T.L.C.
everywhere!”
Yard of the Month rec-
ognition is sponsored by
the Heppner Volunteers,
MCGG-Green Feed & Seed
and the City of Heppner.
Contact kayproctor@gmail.
com for further information
or suggestions.