TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 24, 2019
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Doherty earns July yard of the month
Heppner
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Stolen vehicle
recovered
A vehicle matching the
description of a vehicle that
had been reported stolen
earlier in the evening was
spotted in Lexington by
Sergeant Todd Siex just
after 10 p.m. on July 17.
The pickup turned south
onto Highway 74 and Siex
conducted a traffic stop near
MP 42.
After determining the
vehicle was stolen, Siex ar-
rested Tristan Reilly Moses,
20, of Heppner. Moses was
charged with unauthorized
use of a motor vehicle and
was transported to Umatilla
County jail where he was
lodged.
During booking at the
Tristan Reilly Moses
jail, staff found a fentan-
yl pill in Moses’ wallet.
Subsequently, he was also
charged with supplying
contraband and unlawful
possession of a schedule I
controlled substance. His
total bail is $40,000.
By Kay Proctor
A backyard full of roses
has earned Martha Doherty
July’s Yard of the Month
recognition.
Located at 185 Rock
Street, the rows of roses are
in the fenced back yard of
the place that Martha has
called home since August
1981. She and her mother,
Jerry Doherty, purchased
the home together to move
into town from the family
ranch on Black Horse that
has been in their family
since 1891. Jerry thought
they should have roses.
Sadly, Jerry has passed on,
but the roses remain; over
20 shrubs, climbers and an
old-fashioned yellow rose
brought in from the ranch.
The renowned rose com-
pany, Jackson and Perkins,
sent four roses to be planted
and tested by the Dohertys
and two of those remain.
Many others are over 30
years old. Martha rarely
fertilizes them and does no
pruning, stating “they have
to be tough…if they can’t
make it on their own, they
don’t belong here.”
As the deer popula-
tion in town has increased,
Martha has discovered a
couple of effective ways to
keep them from the roses.
A colorful row of triangu-
lar plastic flags that move
with a breeze are strung
along a side fence. Also,
when a chain-link fence
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was installed along the back
of the property, the origi-
nal barbed wire fence was
left in place about 6 feet
behind, creating a double
fenced, open barrier that the
deer will not cross into the
backyard.
The house was built
in 1979 when the neigh-
borhood was being devel-
oped, so country gal Martha
bought the empty lot next
door for some elbowroom
when it became available.
Some remodeling in the
home was done to create
a better flow and air con-
ditioning was added right
away since there were no
established shade trees yet.
Martha took care of that by
planting a variety of trees
such as sycamore, maple,
Eastern Redbud, dogwood,
flowering crabapple, a red-
leafed Maple with another
maple tree showing up as
a volunteer. In this area of
northeast Oregon, birch
borers often attack and kill
mature trees making them
difficult to grow, but Martha
has managed to keep two
weeping European white
birch thriving in the back
yard.
Additional improve-
ments to the home and
yard are front stairs leading
up from the street to the
wide deck with a view to
the west. A small backyard
porch was extended and
covered and a porch swing
added providing “a peace-
ful and quiet spot to sit and
enjoy all the colors” of the
yard and an unobstructed
view of Cross Hill.
At one time, there was a
large vegetable garden and
an orchard where a couple
of pear trees and an apple
tree now remain. A huge
rhubarb plant still flourishes
in a section where “it sure
loves its spot.” Grapes are
grown against a side fence
along with two gooseberry
shrubs and strawberries.
Martha and her mother
were both members of the
Heppner Garden Club and
also entered produce in the
county fair.
Terracing has been
done by Martha herself in
the back yard with large
blocks stacked six high
as there is “nothing flat”
on the property. The front
yard is steeply sloped and
Andre Kendrick takes care
of lawn mowing. The soil
is hardpan and rocky, but
no topsoil has ever been
brought in. Martha has
planted daffodils in a natu-
ralizing manner throughout
the lawn. She waters by
moving hoses and sprin-
klers but uses a timer on the
faucet, a water-saving de-
vice that she recommends.
Other plants, often
grown in mass, are peonies,
several varieties of irises
and lilies, Johnny Jump-ups
and creeping phlox. Six
lilac bushes landscape the
back property line. Mar-
tha recommends planting
things that spread on their
own. “Just plant it. If it
doesn’t grow, try something
else,” she says.
As well as yard art,
Martha flies an American
flag or an Irish flag on a
flagpole at curbside. Close
by is her very own parking
meter. She decided that
since the cities of Heppner
and Pendleton did away
with their meters, she want-
ed one for herself. A few
feet away sits a special re-
membrance from the family
ranch; a very old 20’ long
wood stock trough.
Martha attended Lex-
ington grade school and
graduated from Heppner
High School. An alumna
of the University of Oregon
with a master’s degree,
she has taught school and
coached basketball and
tennis, worked part-time
at the family ranch and
then later full-time with
brother, Tony, after their
father, Bernard, passed
away. She retired a few
years ago from CSEPP
(Chemical Stockpile Emer-
gency Preparedness Pro-
gram) in Heppner, then
kept extra busy taking care
of nephew Ben Doherty’s
young children. Family is
an important part of her life
and she has researched and
composed extensive family
trees. For now, she enjoys
photography and traveling,
especially to Ireland.
Heppner ’s Yard of
the Month recognition is
sponsored by the Heppner
Volunteers, MCGG-Green
Feed and Seed and the City
of Heppner.
Benefit dinner and auction
scheduled for Cindy Greenup
A benefit dinner and
auction for Cindy Greenup
will be held at the Morrow
County Fairgrounds on
Saturday, Sept. 7 at 6 p.m.
Cindy was diagnosed with
breast cancer in December
2018.
The form of cancer
Cindy has only affects one
percent of the population
and very little is known
about it. She is fighting the
fight to help those who may
find themselves in her shoes
in the future. She began
treatment in January and
by February was unable to
return to work due to the
debilitating side effects.
She has since retired due
to additional chemo treat-
ments scheduled to begin in
August that make it impos-
sible for her to work.
Cindy Ekstrom Gree-
nup grew up in Ione and is
married to Bill Greenup.
They have three grown
sons, Travis, Truitt and
Cindy and Bill Greenup
Tony and nine grandchil-
dren. Cindy has worked
for the Morrow County
School District in Ione,
Farm Service Agency and
most recently for the Mor-
row County District Attor-
ney since 2009.
Donations for the Gree-
nup family may be made
at any Bank of Eastern
Oregon branch, payable
to Heppner Community
Foundation (please note
Greenup in the memo line).
Donations are 501(c)(3)
tax deductible and all will
directly benefit Cindy.
For additional informa-
tion contact Bobbi Childers
at 541-676-5601 or 541-
422-7412.
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