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THREE - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Tuesday, July 3, 2018 Chamber announcements and Los Potrillos de Nayarit to perform in Boardman upcoming events Morrow County Cul- tural Coalition, funded by Oregon’s Cultural Trust Foundation is now accept- ing proposals for the 2019 grant period now through August 1. Categories for qualifying groups or proj- ects are literary, histori- cal preservation, visual and performing arts, or humanities and cultural organizations. Complete guidelines and grant appli- cation for 2019 projects can be obtained by contacting grant administrator, Gayle Gutierrez at 541-676-5630 or via email ggutierrez@ co.morrow.or.us. Proposals must meet criteria noted on the application and include a timeline with the project to be completed no later than Oct. 15, 2019. Grants can be awarded up to 50 percent of total project cost. June 2 to Aug. 25 from 1-4 p.m. the Neighbor- hood Center will be open on Saturdays. Donations are accepted and the thrift store will be open to shop- pers. No food boxes will be distributed on Saturday. For questions contact 541- 676-5024. Friday, June 8 through Friday, July 6 applications will be accepted for the business enhancement grant provided by Willow Creek Valley Economic Develop- ment Group (WCVEDG). Businesses must be a local business operating in any of the south Morrow County communities. Funds are designed for outside/ex- terior improvements only and the requestor must provide at least 50 percent of the funding. Completed grant applications must be emailed, mailed, hand delivered or faxed to the Chamber office no later than Friday, July 6 to be eligible for consideration. Willow Creek water park is now open. Regular hours are 1 to 8 p.m., Mon- day through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Daily admission is $4 for adults, $3 for students and $2 for children. A family pass is $140 and a single pass is $75. Swim lessons for lev- els one through six begin July 9 and July 30 and run for two weeks. Wednesday, July 4, 4 th of July celebration at the Ione City Park. The day begins with the Fireman’s breakfast at the Ione Legion Hall from 7 to 10 a.m., a 5K walk/run, horseshoe tour- nament, 3-on-3 basketball tournament, vendors and booths, kid activities and a pie sale. The parade will start at 1 p.m. on Main St. There will be music featur- ing Brewers Grade and the Marlin James Band. Fire- works show at dusk. Saturday, July 7 at 6 p.m., Live music concert and prime rib dinner at the Gateway Café. Prime rib dinner will be available for $20 or orders from the regular menu. Reservations can be made by calling 541- 676-6000 or text 541-980- 2014. Music provided by Nathan and Justin. Seating is limited. Sunday, July 8 from 4 to 5 p.m., Morrow County Town Hall featuring Sen- ator Jeff Merkley in the Riverfront Center at the Port of Morrow. Sunday, July 8 from 5 to 7 p.m., Music in the park at the Heppner city park, featuring Lindy Grav- elle. Additional information available soon. This concert is facilitated by Hopeful Saints Ministry. As a fund- raiser, a tent will be set up to serve pulled pork sand- wiches, coleslaw, cookie and drink for a donation. The music for this event is being funded by Morrow County Unified Recreation District. Bring your own chairs. Wednesday, July 11 at 6:30 p.m., Oregon Trail Li- brary District will sponsor Crafty Nights at the Library. Registration begins June 21 by calling the Heppner Library at 541-676-9964. Saturday, July 14 at 9 p.m. (or at dark), Ione sum- mer movies in the park will feature Cars. The movie is rated G and will be shown at the Ione City Park. Co- lumbia Basin Electric is the sponsor. Tuesday, July 17 from 5 to 7 p.m., Town Hall meeting on the Transpor- tation Systems Plan (TSP) at the Heppner City Hall conference room. The Town Hall meeting is open to the community. Sunday, July 22 from 6 to 8 p.m., Ione Music in the Park will feature Frank Carlson. The event will be held at the Ione Legion Hall and is sponsored by Mor- row County Unified Rec- reation District and the Ione Library Board. Concessions will be available by Tacos Hometown at 5 p.m. M o n d a y, J u l y 2 3 through Friday, July 27 from 6 to 8 p.m., Vacation Bible School at the Heppner Christian Church. There will be a BBQ dinner pro- vided on Friday. Additional information soon. Saturday, July 28 at 9 p.m. (or at dark), Ione Summer Movies in the Park will show the 2017 edition of Beauty and the Beast, which is rated PG. Bank of Eastern Oregon, Ione branch is the sponsor. Saturday, Aug. 4 at 9 p.m. (or at dark), Ione Sum- mer Movies in the Park will show the Lion King, which is rated G. Sunday, Aug. 12 from 5 to 7 p.m., Music in the park at the Heppner city park, featuring Wasteland Kings. Additional infor- mation available soon. This concert is facilitated by Hopeful Saints Ministry. As a fundraiser, a tent will be set up to serve pulled pork sandwiches, coleslaw, cookie and drink for a do- nation. The music for this event is being funded by Morrow County Unified Recreation District. Bring your own chairs. Week of Aug. 15-19, Morrow County Fair and Rodeo. Wednesday, Aug. 15 from 7 to 10 p.m., dinner by Paradise Rose Chuck- wagon and music by Trevor Tagle. Thursday, Aug. 16 from 6 to 10 p.m., Mur- ray’s Wine and Micro-Brew Tasting. Dinner by Heppner Chamber of Commerce and music by Nate Bosford. Friday, Aug. 17 at 1 p.m., chili cook-off sampling. 7 p.m., OTPR rodeo perfor- mance. Saturday, Aug. 18 at 10 a.m., Morrow County Fair and Rodeo parade. 7 pm., OTPR rodeo perfor- mance. Sunday, Aug. 19 at 1:15 p.m., Morrow County rodeo. Saturday, Aug. 25 at 9 p.m. (or at dark), Ione Summer Movies in the Park will show the 1995 version of Jumanji, rated PG. Sunday, Aug. 26 from 6 to 8 p.m., Ione Music in the Park will feature Absolutely Nobody, with the Joe Lind- say and Corey Cooley fam- ilies. Concessions available by Tacos Hometown at 5 p.m. The event will be held at the Ione City Park and is sponsored by Morrow County Unified Recreation District and the Ione Li- brary Board. Los Potrillos de Nayarit Los Potrillos de Nayarit will perform for the Music in the Parks outdoor sum- mer concert series at 7 p.m. on July 9 at the Boardman Marina Park, located on Marine Drive. Los Potrillos de Nayarit is a local Norteno (Spanish country) band from Herm- iston. They are made up of four members and con- sists of an accordion, bass, 12-string guitar and drums. The group has been playing music at various events for over six years. Their music consists of ballads, true legends and stories from the past, both semi-slow- paced rhythm and cumbias which are a semi-fast paced rhythm. This is the first time they will perform in the Music in the Parks concert series in Boardman.. In the event of inclem- ent weather, the perfor- mance will be held at the SAGE Center. For more in- formation about the Music in the Parks concert series, contact Jackie at 541-720- 1289. Liu wins June Yard of the Month By Kay Proctor A small front yard with a white picket fence, green lawn, American flag and lots of rose bushes has received Heppner’s Yard of the Month recognition for June. Located on North Main Street, the home has been a rental residence, but now handles overflow from the Northwestern Motel. The two-story house with a deep front porch was built in 1910 and the yard is compact, but full of color and charm. Alvin Liu has been taking care of the grounds since 2002 and states the yard has been through some tough times before he got it to its present condition. It has taken time to heal and lots of hard work, including reseeding the grass three times. June’s yard of the Month boasts a white picket fence and an While the deer popula- American flag. -Photo by Kay Proctor. tion in town damages other properties he takes care of, He realized that the lawn they have not bothered the planted there wasn’t the th multiple roses he has plant- only solution to having ed here, including the two attractive grounds. So he climbing Joseph’s Coat’s replaced the grass with on each side of the gated rock and created a desert arbor. Liu guesses this may theme. A wooden cross be due to fronting a busy looks over a Desert Willow shrub, a raised water trough Main Street. Other plantings are with circulating water, a flowering plum, peonies, wood bridge, seating and a dark purple lilacs and a pair of metal coyotes. The Mugo pine. Two Rose of large, red leafed Japanese Sharon shrubs flank the maple tree in the midst of front steps with a particular- the arid setting is an exam- (BAC) of .08 or higher and ly grand specimen of yucca ple of Alvin’s enthusiastic recommendation to think is a 28 percent increase nearby. outside the box, to which Cowboy boots made from 2015. he laughingly adds, “If it into birdhouses by a friend Nearly half of those doesn’t work, start over.” from Boise hang from the who died in the same pe- Heppner ’s Yard of front porch. Wife, Lynda riod involved a driver with the Month recognition is Crane, is considering turn- a BAC of .15 or higher, sponsored by the Heppner ing the front of the house almost twice the legal limit. Volunteers, MCGG-Green into a gift shop. The Morrow County Feed and Seed and the City Explaining that he Sheriff’s Office wants to of Heppner. For further in- likes landscaping to look remind everyone that if you formation or suggestions, nice, Liu leads to the cen- choose to drink, make sure ter courtyard of the next contact Kay Proctor at kay- you have a sober driver. door Northwestern Motel. proctor@gmail.com. Drive sober this 4 The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office is promot- ing a drunk driving preven- tion campaign for the July 4 holiday period. According to Under- sheriff John Bowles, every- one loves to celebrate the 4 th of July with family, friends, food and fireworks, but all too often the festivities turn tragic on the nation’s roads. This iconic American holi- day is one of the deadliest holidays of the year due to drunk-driving crashes. The news release noted that in the 4 th of July period in 2016, 188 people were killed in crashes involving at least one driver or mo- tor cycle operator with a blood alcohol concentration 124 N MAIN ST HEPPNER, OR (541) 676-9481
