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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 26, 2019 Kit & Shirley George earn 2019’s first yard of month Kit and Shirley George awarded Yard of Month By Kay Proctor to be kept shut because The first Yard of of all the dust and dirt. Their house was built the Month for 2019 was awarded to Kit and Shir- in 1966 by Bob Kelly and ley George at 687 Hager the Georges bought it from Street, Heppner, for May. the original owners, the The Georges moved Anderson family, who have to their two-story home returned off and on to revis- in 1981 while the Wil- it their old place. Backed low Creek Dam was un- up to a rocky hillside, the der construction. Watch- home is the last house on ing the project close-up Hager Street and overlooks was interesting, but win- Hager Park. Both Kit and dows on the house needed Shirley enjoy hearing the The Georges’ home on Hager Street baseball games and prac- catches a breeze. Tower- tices at the nearby ball field. ing pines provide ample Prior to the dam, Hager shade. Open space beneath Street was part of the main a juniper is used by the route following Willow visiting quail for dust baths. Creek to the mountains Other wildlife includes and carried a lot of traffic, blue heron that perch in the hunters, campers, woodcut- pines. One heron would sit ters, and log trucks. The above the hounds’ kennels Georges still see drivers and seemed to enjoy stirring headed to the Blue Moun- up the dogs. Western Ore- tains stop their vehicles and gon scrub jays were regular look up to the dam, con- visitors for a while. Last fused by their GPS direct- year raccoons ate every sin- ing them via the old route. gle grape on the arbor and On the back hillside owls have left their signs. are the remains of a fairly Shortly after painting their intact flume built over 100 house, a woodpecker sur- years ago. Terracing has prised them by putting the been done to carve out a new paint to a test with peaceful back yard and his knocking. Deer vis- covered patio that often it often so the Georges try planting things that Wheels with Meals program still underway “Wheels with Meals,” sponsored by the Morrow County School District (MCSD) is offered in Hep- pner, Lexington, Board- man and Irrigon through the summer.. The Summer Food Service Program for the MCSD is expanding with two new mobile bus- es named “Wheels with Meals”, with the slogan Feed a Smile, that will be going to eight Summer Food Service Program sites this summer. Three buses were donated by Mid-Co- lumbia bus company and retrofitted for food service. Two of the buses will be put into service this school year. This project has been a community effort along with grants and support. For the name of the bus and slogan, there was district wide contest for stu- dents to submit their ideas and graphics. Three class- es had winners including Cynthia Hodgdon’s class at Irrigon Elementary with the theme name “Wheels with Meals,” Jon Schade’s class at Riverside Jr/Sr High with student Levi Whitmer’s slogan “Feed a Smile,” and Hilaree Vanderpas’s class, also at Riverside Jr/Sr High with students Luis Cardenas and April Mendieta’s fruit, vegetables and entrée graphics. The winners received a healthy pizza party in the classroom as a reward, sponsored by Sodexo. The Summer Food Service Program provides free meals to any child ages 1-18. One bus will be going to five new sites in Boardman and Irrigon and another bus will serve meals at three new sites in Heppner and Lexington. Lunch meals will begin on June 17 and plan to run through August 16. Sum- mer school sites will also be running at different times throughout the summer in addition to the “Wheels with Meals.” Times and locations are subject to change but are updated on this website: https://www. summerfoodoregon.org/ map/ or text “food” to 877- 877 or call 2-1-1 and ask about summer meals. Breakfast will be served at: -Sam Boardman Ele- mentary: 301 Wilson Rd Mon-Fri, July 31-Aug 14, 7:45-8:15 a.m. -Riverside Jr/Sr High: 210 Boardman Ave Mon- Fri, July 31-Aug 13, 7:00- 7:30 a.m. -AC Houghton Ele- mentary: 1105 N Main St Mon-Fri, July 31 – Aug 13, 7:30-8:00 a.m. -Heppner Elementary: 235 E Stansbury Mon-Fri, July 29-Aug 13, 7:30-7:45 a.m. Lunch will be served in Boardman at: -Morrow Estates: 201 Marshall Loop NE Mon- Fri, June 17-Aug 16, 10:30- 10:50 a.m. -Oregon Trail Library: 200 Main St Mon-Fri, June 17-Aug 16, 11:00-11:15 a.m. -Boardman Parks & Rec: 1 N. Marine Dr Mon- Thur, June 17-July18, 11:00-11:30 a.m. -Teen Summer at Parks & Rec: 1 N. Marine Dr Mon-Thur, June 18-July18, 1:15-1:30 p.m. -Wilson Road Mobile Home Park: 600 Wilson Rd Mon-Fri, June 17-Aug 16, 11:30-12:00 p.m. -Sam Boardman Ele- mentary: 301 Wilson Rd Mon-Fri, July 31-Aug 14, 11:30-12:15 p.m. -Riverside Jr/Sr High: 210 Boardman Ave Mon- Fri, July 31-Aug 13, 12:00- 12:30 p.m. Lunch will be served in Irrigon at: -Irrigon Library: 490 NE Main Ave Mon-Fri, June 17-Aug 16, 12:30- 12:45 p.m. -Morrow Education Center: 240 Columbia Mon-Fri, June 17-Aug 16, 1:00-1:15 p.m. -AC Houghton Ele- Closed July 4th Have a safe holiday! Heppner First Friday July 5 - Open Late 6-8 Join us for a relaxing evening with wine on the sidewalk. Cash Only 217 North Main St., Heppner Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 www.murraysdrug.com mentary: 1105 N Main St Mon-Fri, July 31 – Aug 13, 12:00-12:30 p.m. Lunch will be served in Heppner/Lexington at: -Heppner City Park: 442 N Main St Mon-Fri, June 17-Aug 16, 11:00- 11:15 a.m. -Friendship Park by Rebekah Lodge: 145 E Main, Lexington Mon-Fri, June 17-Aug 16, 11:45- Thursday, June 27 from 5-7 p.m., Questions about Willow Creek Dam pre- sentation and Q&A at the Bartholomew Building, 110 N. Court Street. US Army Corp of Engineers will be joined by the Oregon Health Authority, Morrow County Health Department and other partners. Topics may include history of Willow Creek Dam, inspections and dam safety, operations and maintenance, water quali- ty, water management and flood control, recreation, etc. Thursday, June 27 from 6 to 7:30 p.m., “NERF” War (Teens against the Sheriff’s Department). All teens are invited but must sign up with the Heppner library staff prior to the event. Snacks will be provided after the fun Friday, June 28 at 11 a.m., Summer Reading Program at Oregon Trail Library, Heppner Branch, solar powered rover. Make a moon rover that is powered by the sun. Sunday, June 30, doors open at 5:30 p.m., concert starts at 6 p.m., Concert at the SAGE Center, featuring entertainment by Tylor and the Train Robbers with opening act Wade Aylett. 12:10 p.m. -Willow Creek Water Park: 433 W Riverside Mon-Fri, June 17-Aug 16, 12:30-12:45 p.m. -Heppner Elementary: 235 E Stansbury Mon-Fri, July 29-Aug 13, 12:00- 12:15 p.m. For more information contact Kim Putman, Food Service Director, at 541- 481-2526, ext. 2726. Step in back patio came from old sidewalk on Main St Business in Heppner the deer will leave alone. together on Main Street; A concrete step to the about 14 years as owners back patio was carved from of the Sears store, then 11 the sidewalk in front of the years owners of Lott’s Elec- Mason’s Building on Main tric. In their early years Street when the sidewalks together, Shirley took care were being reconstructed of children in her home, some 20 odd years ago. back when it was called “Oscar Borg” is stamped “babysitting”. They raised into the concrete. His jew- their two children here elers/optometrist business who were active in the was located at that site and local swim team. Lots he was Kit’s great-uncle. of miles were driven to Many of the plants in their swim meet competitions. tidy yard have been given Their son, Cam, lives in as starts or seeds by friends Hermiston and daughter, and family, including a very Kimberly, in Chicago and old, but healthy gooseber- the family includes sev- ry shrub from Shirley’s en granddaughters, two family, the VanWinkles. g r e a t - g r a n d d a u g h t e r s , Kit does the mowing and and one great-grandson. maintenance of the over- Yard of the Month is sized lot while Shirley takes co-sponsored by Heppner care of the large variety of Volunteers, MCGG/Green plants. River rock covers Feed Store, and the City of the flower beds, keeping Heppner. down weeds and keeping in moisture. They both rake up the many dropped pine needles. Pine cones are collected, too, for a friend who gives them to their rabbits to chew on. Future plans are to re- move some aged juniper shrubs. The Georges *Design tell how it took them a *Print long time to get things to grow and they learned *Mail a lot by trial and error. The couple worked Print & Mailing Services Chamber Chatter Tickets are on sale now for $15 each and can be purchased at the SAGE Center, Hermiston Cham- ber of Commerce, Heppner Murray’s and Arlington Ace Hardware. Tickets are also available by phone by con- tacting the SAGE Center at 541-481-7243. There are a limited number of seats. July 4th – Fourth of July Celebrations – Ione and Boardman communi- ties: Check out the 4 th of July Celebrations for Ione, Condon and Boardman. Friday, July 5 from 6 to 8 p.m., First Friday summer event in downtown Hep- pner. There will be food, shopping, vendors, live music and family activi- ties. Additional information available soon. Sunday, July 14 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Dakota Brown will perform for Music in the Park at the Heppner Main St. Park. There will be a meal avail- able to purchase (by do- nation) prepared by the Hopeful Saints Ministry volunteers. Bring a lawn chair. Saturday, July 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fifth Annual Veteran Benefit EXPO19 at the Pendleton Convention Center. Learn about available federal, state and local veteran ben- efits including health care, disability compensation pension, business, burial, transportation, education, recreation, long-term care, records, ID’s, home loans and more. This event is de- signed to provide a one-stop shop for Oregon veterans of all eras and walks of life to learn about and access the full range of their earned benefits. For more informa- tion about the Expo, visit www.expo.oregondva.com. For questions, please con- tact Tyler Francke at 503- 373-2389 or tyler.francke@ state.or.us. Thursday, August 1 is the deadline to apply for Morrow County Cultural Coalition grants. Applica- tions for cultural-based ac- tivities are being accepted, with grants to be awarded for up to 50 percent of the total project cost. For com- plete guidelines and appli- cation form, contact Gayle Gutierrez at 541-676-5630 or via email at ggutierrez@ co.morrow.or.us. Sunday, August 11 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wasteland Kings will be the entertainment for Music in the Park at the Heppner Main St. park. There will be a meal available to purchase (by donation) prepared by the Hopeful Saints Ministry volunteers. Bring a lawn chair. Willow Creek Water Park is open for the sum- mer. Normal hours are 1 to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. on Sunday (weather permit- ting). Daily admission for adults 18 and up is $4, stu- dents 5-17, $3 and children and seniors is $2. The daily family rate is $14. Summer passes are available for $140 and a single summer pass is $75. Swimming lesson sessions will be July 17-27, July 8-18 and July 29- August 8. Each session will last two weeks and will be held Monday through Thursday. Each session is $40 with a $5 discount for season passholders. For additional info, call the Willow Creek Water Park at 541-676-5752. Willow Creek Farmers Market started the sea- son Friday, June 21 at the Heppner City Park from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Farm- ers Market will be open every Fridays through Sep- tember except for Friday, June 28. The vendors will have produce, baked goods, plants, jams and jellies and a variety of handmade and artisan items. For more information or to become a vendor ($25 for the sum- mer for adults and $10 for school-age children), contact Andrea DiSalvo at 757-285-5792 or by email at gutching@juno.com. Pet-Sitting Leave Your Pet in the Comfort of Their Home In My Care Reliable * Reponsible * Trustworthy 27 Years of Professional Experience Bonded April Herzog 541-676-9000 o References Upon Request Heppner and Ione offices CLOSED June 27th Offices Will Also Be CLOSED July 4th & 5th in Observance of Independence Day
