THREE - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Students play summer safety
bingo
Pictured are students and public health nurse leader Robin Warren, participating in the
summer safety bingo event at the Boardman Marina July 10.
Chamber announcements and
upcoming events
Effective Friday, June
29, Fire Burn Ban is in ef-
fect. The Fire Chief of the
City of Heppner is impos-
ing a CLOSED SEASON
for open burning based on
local fire safety concerns.
The burning ban is for the
City of Heppner and in-
cludes a burn barrel and
will remain in effect until
further notice.
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.
This concert is facilitated
by Hopeful Saints Ministry.
As a fundraiser, a tent will
As the last school bell
rang and summer began for
Morrow County, so did the
concern for summer safety.
Summer safety bingo
was an activity that was cre-
ated by the Morrow County
Public Health CARE, and
was sponsored by Board-
man parks and recreation,
Willow Creek Water Park,
Ione pool and Irrigon li-
brary to teach area students
about summer safety.
Students were taught
principles of UV rays by
making a bracelet made
of UV beads that changed
color when the beads were
in the sunlight, indicating a
need to put on sunscreen.
Eye health was also demon-
strated and each student
received special sunglasses.
Parent Ellie Ramirez stated,
“What a great way to show
the difference of how things
look with the sunglasses on
to protect their eyes.”
Care coordinator Peg-
gy Doherty said, as she
watched the interaction of
the students, while simulat-
ing the use of remote con-
trol cars to show the distrac-
tions involved when texting
and driving, “I think they
really understood that.”
By Kay Proctor
A charming home with
the challenges of yard work
on a rocky hillside has
earned July yard of the
month honors.
Robin Bredfield and
Bill Canaday purchased
the home at 560 E. Cowins
a few years ago. Each year,
they pick one or two proj-
ects, either indoors or out,
that fit within their budget
and schedule, then see them
through completion that
same year.
One of these projects
was moving railroad ties
edging their front lawn
and replacing them with
concrete curbing. The ties
were then used to outline
a grassy area at the end of
their 3/4 acre lot. A fire pit is
located there with a nearby
bench that Bill carved out
of a large log.
The front lawn was
re-sodded and is kept green
with underground sprin-
klers on a timer. The fire
pit area’s grass is kept weed
free and mowed, but al-
lowed to go dormant in
midsummer when the fire
pit is not used which saves
on the water bill.
A welcoming arbor
from stripped juniper logs
at the home’s front walk-
way was made by Bill and
he has future plans to add to
and enhance the arbor area.
A rocked driveway wraps
around the property going
by a terraced hillside with
two levels of dry stacked
basalt. Beds are topped off
with red rock, keeping the
grounds neat and helping
with weed control.
The couple built up dirt
around a large tree stump,
creating a bed with native
plants to save water. Aspens
have been planted to go
with junipers, pine trees,
crimson barberries and the
older established lilac that
is Bill’s favorite plant.
Making the most of
a one-time pig pen, the
couple enclosed it to keep
out deer, then filled metal
water tanks with good soil,
creating rustic raised beds.
Drip lines provide effi-
cient watering. An outdoor
sink with running water
provides a handy spot for
cleaning some of the abun-
dant vegetables which are
all Robin’s favorite plants.
Their favorite place
is the covered back porch
that faces 18 pine trees.
They both enjoy hanging
out there in the evening
with their family dog, Doc
Holliday, close by. Occa-
sionally they’ll hear a game
at the ballpark or someone
at Hagar Park, both which
are below their home, but
often the quiet yard feels
like they live out of town.
They have a great view of
Willow Creek dam which
impresses their out of town
visitors when first seen.
Construction began on
the house in 1947 and it
was put on the tax rolls in
1948. Confirming the date
is a great find: a brown
stubby beer bottle under
the crawl space on which
the original owner etched
“Stanley D. Cox, 2-19-47,
560 E. Cowins Street” with
an insurance policy tightly
folded up inside.
Originally from Crow,
OR, Bill held a variety of
jobs in the northwest. One
in particular sparked his in-
terest in yard planning and
improvements. A short term
job as a caretaker near Eu-
gene on a 400 acre property
turned into 3 - 1/2 years, ex-
panding to working on the
owners oceanside property
also. Bill is now a general
maintenance worker for
Morrow County.
Robin is an RN at
Lakeview Heights. Grow-
ing up in Toledo, WA, she
has many joyful memories
of working in family gar-
dens alongside her father
and her grandmother.
In honor of her late
father and Bill’s late father,
both US veterans, the cou-
ple installed a lighted flag-
pole flying the red, white
and blue.
When asked for advice
for new homeowners, both
suggested to “have a vision,
plan ahead, get out there
and make it happen.”
Yard of the month rec-
ognition is sponsored by the
Heppner Volunteers, MC-
GG-Green Feed and Seed,
and the City of Heppner.
For further information or
suggestions, email kayproc-
tor@gmail.com.
Although pickleball is
played in a court, the rules
of the game more closely
resemble table tennis or
badminton than traditional
tennis.
The game begins with
one side serving the pick-
leball, using the paddle,
which is wood or compos-
ite and larger than a ping
pong paddle, to hit the
pickleball, a light, plastic,
hole-covered whiffle ball.
To properly serve the ball,
the player must keep one
foot behind the back line
and strike the ball with an
underhand swing, aiming
at the service court located
diagonally over the net and
clearing the no-volley zone.
Service starts from the right
hand court. Only one fault
is allowed. In the case of
doubles, both players get
to serve once and then the
serve is taken over by the
opposing player/team.
Both sides must allow
the pickleball to bounce
first before hitting it with
the paddle at least one time
from the start of the game.
Thereafter, players may
volley the ball (hit it with-
Students were also
taught the proper way to
buckle a life vest and got
hands on safety training
with boating, swimming
and crossing the streets.
They learned how to pre-
vent accidental injuries
while diving and how to
prevent sunburns.
At the end of each
session the students and
educators would count to
three and then shout bingo.
The summer safety bingo
events reached over the
entire county and served
232 students.
Bredfield and Canaday win July yard
of the month
Robin Bredfield and Bill Canaday stand on the porch of their
home on Cowins Street. -Photo by Kay Proctor.
Local residents learn to play pickleball
Robert Fox and Dale Bates, with Brian Daellenbach and Jay Coil made up the foursome for the pickleball games they played
recently at the new pickleball court in Heppner. Bates and Coil were taught the rules of the game, which included the rule of
“don’t step in the kitchen until the ball bounces.” Brian and Jay won both games, one 11 to 6 and the other a little closer at
11 to 9. -Photo by David Sykes.
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.
Friday, Aug. 17 through
Sunday, Aug. 19, Oregon
Trail Pro Rodeo. Entries
open July 10. Check out
the Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
Facebook page for more
information on events, how
to enter and to participate in
the OTPR giveaways.
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.
Oregon State Parks is
giving away single Cycle
Oregon The Classic Ride
registrations to two win-
ners. The week-long ride
is Sept. 8-15. The route
traverses 383-451 miles in
northeast Oregon. For more
information visit http://
www.cycleoregon.com/
ride/the-classic/. To enter
the contest visit the Oregon
State Parks Facebook page,
read the contest rules, like
the page and add a comment
saying why you are ready to
tackle The Classic ride.
The Oregon Trail Pro
Rodeo is adding a Ranch
Rodeo Scramble to this
year’s performances on Fri-
day, Aug. 17 and Saturday,
Aug. 18. This event allow
teams to showcase the skills
it takes to be able to work
every day on a cattle ranch.
Teams are made up of four
cowboys working together
to complete the tasks of
team tying, team doctoring
and wild cow milking.
The team will be re-
quired to complete all the
tasks within the allowed six
minutes. A group of cattle
consisting of a steer, a cow
and a calf will be assigned
to each team. The group of
cattle will be in the arena
before the timing starts.
When the team of all four
members is mounted on
horseback, the time begins.
The team tying requires
two members to head and
heel the calf, then tie the
two hind legs and one front
leg together. For the team
doctoring a steer is head
and heeled, the head rope is
then removed and switched
to the front legs. At this
time the doctoring mark,
made with a livestock pen,
must be made on the area of
the steer picked before the
rodeo by the judges. These
two tasks can be completed
in any order by any member
of the teams.
With the other two
tasks completed, the team
moves on to the wild cow
milking. Team members
must get a head rope on the
cow first. At that time they
can choose to get a rope on
the hind legs, but it is not
required. The cow must be
standing while members
of the team milk the cow
into the container provided
to them. The team’s time
stops when one of the team
members has provided the
container with at least one
visible drop of milk inside
to the judge.
out allowing it to bounce),
provided they are not within
no-volley zone within sev-
en feet of the net (marked
on the court). A player or
team scores points only
when they are serving. A
pickleball game is played to
11 points and a win must be
by 2 points.
Similar to tennis,
the following moves are
“faults” in the game of
pickleball, which cause a
loss of a point:
-Failing to clear the net.
-Hitting the ball out of
bounds.
-Volleying the ball from
within, or while a foot is in
the no-volley zone.
-Volleying the ball be-
fore it has bounced on a first
serve or first return.
All you need to play
pickleball is a couple of
paddles, a whiffle ball and a
net. You can draw your own
court with sidewalk chalk.
Fortunately, however, offi-
cial pickleball courts can be
found at many playgrounds,
community centers and
private clubs, as the game is
growing in popularity.
Ranch Rodeo
Scramble to be
added to OTPR