Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 8, 2019 -- THREE
A View from the Green
Men’s golf group
holds team event
The Willow Creek
Country Club Men’s club
hosted a two-man shootout
event on Sunday, May 5
with 27 participants. The
play consisted of three
rounds of various formats
in the team event.
Gary Watkins got KP.
Ron Bowman and Mike
Appleton’s KP second shot
was in the hole.
First place in net went
to Scott Burright and Gene
Orwick with 83. Gary Wat-
kins and Jared Huddleston
placed second with 85. The
third-place team was Tim
Wright and Rod Wilson
with 87.
First place in gross was
a tie between the teams of
Dave Pranger-Dennis Peck
and Ron Bowman-Mike
Appleton with a score of
94. Third place winners
were Charlie Ferguson and
Dallas Harsin with 96.
There will be no play
on May 12 as it is Mother’s
Day. The next men’s play
will be the Ryder Cup com-
petition on May 19 hosted
by the men’s club. Players
must register at the club-
house by May 14 and the
cost will be $10 per person.
Over the Tee Cup
Twenty-three Willow
Creek Country Club ladies
enjoyed a sunny day for
their playday held Apr. 30.
Low gross on the field
went to Nancy Propheter,
low net to Loa Heideman
and least putts of the field
went to Karen Thompson.
Low gross for flight A
was Virginia Grant and low
net went to Pat Edmund-
son. KP winner was Karen
Thompson.
Flight B low gross went
to Pat Dougherty, low net to
Sue Rucker and Judy Harris
and least putts was Karen
Haguewood and Tiffany
Clements.
Sue Edson took low
gross on flight C and low
net was Sharon Harrison.
Least putts went to Kris
Lindner. Betty Carter got
KP.
Starting May 7, the
start time will change to
9 a.m.
Obituaries
Marie Meilan
Marie Selma (née von operated their business for
Borstel) Meilán was born in 10 years.
In November 1984,
New York City, in the bor-
they moved to Par-
ough of Brooklyn, on
adise, CA, where
March 12, 1929. She
they re-established
was raised on Long
their business. In
Island, NY. She grad-
June 2004, they re-
uated from Queens
tired in Nampa, ID,
College in 1950 with
where Jerry died
a degree in Latin stud-
Marie Meilan in December 2009.
ies.
Marie was living in
Shortly thereaf-
ter, she went to work as a Heppner at the time of her
stewardess for Pan Ameri- death and was laid to rest in
can World Airways. While Quincy, above her husband.
She is survived by her
working for PanAm, she
met Gerard (Jerry) Meilán, sons, Jerry, Terry (Michelle)
Jr., whom she married on and Rick (Priscilla); her
June 1, 1954. Together daughter, April (John) Her-
they raised four children in zog; her brother, Herman
von Borstel; a cousin, Herta
Quincy, CA.
In addition to helping Frik (Leinfelden-Echter-
run the family business, dingen, Germany); five
a locksmith shop, Marie grandchildren and four
worked as a reference li- great-grandchildren.
The family suggests
brarian at the Plumas Coun-
ty Library. She was endless- that memorials in her name
ly curious and had a love be made to Heifer Interna-
of reading, science, art, tional, the Arbor Day Foun-
travel and gardening. After dation or Pioneer Memorial
their children graduated Home Health and Hospice,
from high school, Jerry and PO Box 9, Heppner, OR
Marie moved to Clermont, 97836.
FL, where they lived and
SEPTIC SYSTEMS
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program, and providing
programmatic support for
the Nurse-Family Partner-
ship program,” the county
said in a news release. DEQ
will retain authority for
licensing contractors and
pumpers, as well as permit-
ting for systems with high
strength waste and systems
with flows over 2,500 gal-
lons per day.
Applications for site
evaluations, permits, etc.
can be obtained at the fol-
lowing locations:
Umatilla County Health
Department, two locations:
-200 SE 3rd St., Pend-
leton, OR 97801 (Monday
– Friday)
-435 E Newport St.,
Hermiston, OR 97838
(Thursday & Friday only)
Morrow County Plan-
ning Department
-205 Third St NE, Ir-
rigon, OR 97844 (Mon-
day-Friday)
Electronic forms are
available on Umatilla
County Health’s website
www.ucohealth.net.
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“Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10.
Choose Radie for Port
commissioner
To the editor:
We are writing to en-
courage the voters of Mor-
row County to choose Deb-
bie Radie as our next Port
of Morrow commissioner.
Debbie has a long-term
understanding of the Port’s
history, where it is right
now and how unlimited its
future potential is.
She has worked in the
Port since 1992 and is cur-
rently vice president of
operations for Boardman
Foods. She also has a deep
understanding of the differ-
ing needs of the commu-
nities in Morrow County.
She has lived in both north
and south Morrow County
and in three of the five
communities in the county.
Not only did she live in
different areas, she was
a very involved and con-
tributing member of those
communities.
She has served on both
the Morrow County and
Ione School boards. She
has served as a volunteer for
Booster Clubs, Chambers
of Commerce, Kiwanis, 4 th
of July celebrations, after
school programs, Little
League, school site coun-
cils, as a LOOP driver and
in many other capacities.
I can’t think of another
person with her depth of
knowledge of both the Port
of Morrow and the needs of
our communities and citi-
zens county-wide. Debbie
is also well connected in
our region and state because
she’s volunteered her time
to serve on the BMCC Bond
and Oversight Committee,
Eastern Oregon Workforce
and Talent Board, Food
Northwest Board and State
of Oregon Workforce and
Talent Board.
We have personally
known Debbie for about 20
years and all of the above
is a testament to her work
ethic, organizational skills
and dedication to being of
service to her community
at all levels. She possesses
the perfect mixture of pro-
fessionalism, knowledge
of the needs of both the
Port and Morrow County,
understanding of the needs
of the Port’s business and
industrial customers, expe-
rience serving on the boards
of governmental bodies and
dedication to service to her
community to do this job.
We are absolutely voting
for her as our next Port
of Morrow commissioner
and encourage all Morrow
County voters to do the
same.
Jerry and Lisa Riet-
mann, Ione
Free spray days
scheduled
For the tenth straight
spring, the Morrow Soil and
Water Conservation District
will host free spray days in
Morrow county. Stops are
scheduled in Boardman at
the Napa parking lot on
Monday, May 13; Irrigon
city park on Wednesday,
May 15 and Heppner city
park on Friday, May 17.
Times for all locations are
from 9 a.m. to noon.
The herbicide, donated
by Morrow County Grain
Growers, is mixed by a
licensed chemical applica-
tor and comes in a labeled
one-gallon container that
is ready for use. It will
include a safety data sheet
(SDS) and participants are
required to complete a co-
operative agreement. The
chemical can be used to
treat weeds in the lawn
without damaging the turf.
Marriage Licenses
The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the
following report of marriage licenses:
April 1, 2019: - Aidan Stace Wright, 23, Umatilla
and Natasha Lianne Cook, 23, Stanfield.
April 4, 2019: - Juan A Martinez, 62, Umatilla and
Ena Delmi Alvarenga Hernandez, 44, Umatilla.
April 25, 2019: - Monica G Landeros, 27, Irrigon
and Jose R Calvillo, 31, Irrigon.
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Animal rescue
organization
established
To the editor:
There is now a resource
that has been established
within the community. It is
MDH (Miracles Do Hap-
pen) Animal Rescue. Peo-
ple can utilize this for: feral
cat problems, reduced costs
for spay and neuter of pets,
stray dogs or pets that need
to be rehomed.
MDH is not a shelter; it
is a facilitator.
One example of a ser-
vice, MDH will offer the
community is trapping of
feral cats. The way it works
is this: the cats will be live-
trapped, transported to a
low-cost clinic, spayed/
neutered and returned to
the responsible party if they
choose to continue to care
for the cats. If not, MDH
will try to re-home the cats
as barn cats or, tame those
cats that have the potential
to be pets.
Another example is: If
owners have dogs that need
to be re-homed because
they can no longer care for
them, the dog would be
fostered, transported and
placed with an adoption
agency.
MDH will be the liai-
son between the problem
and, hopefully, solving the
problem with a positive
outcome for the animal and
the community.
Stray, abandoned, un-
wanted, unconfined animals
are a community prob-
lem and, without a human
resource, some of these
animals suffer inhumane
treatment.
There are several peo-
ple and organizations to
thank for the MDH becom-
ing a reality. (See in the
Card of Thanks section in
the G-T.)
If you need help with
an animal or would like
to foster or volunteer or
donate any animal sup-
plies (i.e. animal transport
carriers, food dishes, etc.),
please call April Herzog,
MDH Animal Rescue at
541-676-9000.
Murray a good addition
to Port
To the editor:
We are writing in sup-
port of John Murray for Port
of Morrow Commissioner.
We have known John
and his family for a number
of years and have watched
them grow and manage a
successful business and
raise a great family.
John has been active in
community development,
schools and health care.
He works well with people
he serves with and always
shows an excellent work
ethic.
We feel John would be
a good addition to the Port
commission, as he displays
an aggressive approach to
county wide development
and is always looking to the
future of Morrow County
Please join us in voting
for John Murray for Port of
Morrow Commissioner.
Larry and Betty Mills,
Heppner
Pilot summer food
program receives
donation
Morrow County Health
District donated $5,000
from the Community Bene-
fit Fund to support Morrow
County School District’s
pilot summer food program.
The focus of the program is
to provide nutritious meals
for children of all ages
during the summer months,
along with educational ac-
tivities at each meal pro-
gram location.
The summer program
will have multiple meal
stops in each community in
Morrow County. MCHD’s
Community Benefit Fund
will provide materials for
educational activities that
will occur at all partic-
ipating meal stops. The
program will also be work-
ing with CARE and other
organizations to incorporate
educational activities with
summer lunches.
With the health dis-
trict’s support and other
community organizations,
Morrow County School
District hopes to decrease
food insecurity, improve the
physical health of children
and improve student readi-
ness to learn in school.
Morrow County Health
District’s Community Ben-
efit Fund contributes to
the advancement of health
improvement services and
community building ac-
tivities in Morrow Coun-
ty. MCHD is a non-profit
Oregon Special District
that offers many health-
care services at locations
throughout the county.
Don't Be Surprised!
Before picking up a shovel, pick up the tele-
phone. Electric, water, sewer, natural gas, tele-
phone and cable television lines often are bur-
ied underground. One wrong move can cause
you and your neighbors to be cut off from vital
services - or cause death or injury to you, from
and electric shock or an explosion. At least two
Heppner Elks #358
Friday, May 10th
6:30pm
Prime Rib Dinner
with all the fixins !
$20
Members & Guests only
541-676-9181
business days before you plan to dig, call your
state's one-call center, or your local utilities.
Affected utility companies will come out and
use color-coded paint to mark the location of
underground utilities. Calling ahead not only is
common sense, in some states, it is the law!
1-800-332-2344
"Willy
Wirehand"
COLUMBIA BASIN ELECTRIC CO-OP