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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 7, 2019 -- THREE A View from the Green Over the Tee Cup Twenty Willow Creek Country Club ladies en- joyed great weather for their weekly playday on July 30. Low gross of the field went to Virginia Grant and low net to Betty Burns. Least putts of the field was awarded to Eva Kilkenny. Flight A low gross win- ner was Karen Thompson and low net winner was Corol Mitchell. Flight B low gross went to Pat Edmundson and Shir- ley Martin received low net. The least putts winner was Pat Dougherty. Judy Harris got the long drive and Betty Burns got KP. Sharon Harrison took low gross on flight C and low net was Bunnie Lind- say. Least putts went to Sue Edson. Sharon Harrison got the long drive and Sue Edson got KP. Virginia Grant got a chip-in on hole 16 and a birdie on hole 18. Blind draw winners were Virginia Grant and Bunnie Lindsay. Obituaries Richard Rea Richard Rea, 84, Mil- cis ”Frank” Rea, McMinn- waukie, OR, formerly of ville; sister Kathy Martin, Ione, passed away July 30, Lexington; grandchildren, Wade Kaseberg, Evan 2019. Kaseberg and Walker Richard was Kaseberg, all Baker, born March 19, OR, Hannah Feigner, 1935 to Norma Madras, Tyler Gabri- and Clell Rea. He el, Beaverton, Travis was raised in Ione, where he attended Richard Rea Gabriel, Pasco, WA, Emma Gabriel, Stan- school. Most of his adult life was spent in Mil- field; and three great-grand- children. waukie. He was preceded in He is survived by daughters, Donna Kase- death by his parents, two berg, Pendleton, and Darcy brothers, Jerald and John, Gabriel and her husband, and two sisters-in-law, Car- Greg, Stanfield; brothers ol Ann Rea and Vicki Peter- and sisters-in-law, Keith son Rea. At his request, no ser- and Judy Rea, Ione, Dallas Rea, Hermiston, and Fran- vice will be held. Ted Edward Dubry Ted Edward Dubry, died Sunday, July 28 in Portland, OR at the age of 66. He was born May 8, 1953 at Lusk, WY, the son of Lloyd and Audrey Brown Dubry. Ted served with the United States Coast Guard during his military service. He spent most of his life as a truck driver in long-haul transportation. A celebration of life with military honors was held Saturday, August 3, at Hager Park in Heppner. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ted E. Dubry Memorial Fund, (to help offset funeral costs) in care of the Bank of Eastern Oregon Heppner Branch, PO Box 39, Heppner, OR 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner was in care of arrangements. Little Birds Cardinal camp coming to Ione The Ione High School volleyball team will be hosting a Little Birds Car- dinal Camp for all local in- coming first through fourth grade students and fifth through eighth grade girls only August 20–21 at the Ione High School gym. The registration cost is $30 per player, which includes a free Cardinal t-shirt. All money raised will go toward providing gear for the high school team. Campers will learn the basics of volleyball skills, such as passing and serv- ing, playing together as a team, how to move about the court and have a great deal of fun playing together as future volleyball players. It is an inclusive camp, welcoming students from all local schools (and their visiting friends and family as well). “Little Birds Camp is such a great way to get our younger kids really involved in understanding and being excited about volleyball. It brings them together before the season and ups their enthusiasm about the new school year and all the fun they’ll have playing and cheering for their hometown teams,” said Ione’s head coach Becky Wagenblast. The registration form may be found via a link on the school’s homepage, www.ione.k12.or.us. Con- tact Coach Wagenblast at ionecardinalsvb@gmail. com with any questions. Cindy Greenup Benefit Dinner and Auction Saturday, September 7, 2019 Starting at 6:00 pm Morrow County Fairgrounds A View from the Hill Fire crews respond By Doris Brosnan New faces, new neigh- bors, temporary or perma- nent, are always viewed with pleasure at Willow Creek Terrace. And on Monday, Raul Silva re- linquished his newest res- ident status to two new personalities. Raul moved into the Terrace on June 6 from his previous Heppner home and held the title for almost two months. For a thirty-day respite care while recovering from an injury, Gwen Healy joined friends and new faces in July while waiting to return to her Heppner home. The staff, reports administrator George Nairns, has enjoyed helping Gwen improve so she can say “Ta-Ta” next week. Moving into an apart- ment two days ago, Glen and Joyce Ward will be sharing their positive en- ergy with the community on the hill. The two long- time residents of Heppner were greeted by several long-time friends and other familiar faces. Their new home means being a bit closer to one of Glen’s fa- vorite places, their cabin at Penland Lake and they are not much farther than their previous home was from their favorite Wednesday evening night-out spot. August continues to be an ice cream sort of month at the Terrace, but readers are assured that also fea- tured on the menu is fresh produce from Heppner’s Farmers Market on Fri- days. Cool treats and fresh eats equal summer bonus. Another treat on the 20 th will be Nairns’ homemade lemonade, in celebration of that refreshing drink’s in- troduction in Paris in 1620. Always when Nairns makes her fresh lemonade, she thinks of Roice Fulleton, previous resident who re- ally, really liked lemonade. T h i s m o n t h ’s o n e scheduled outing for res- idents who are interest- ed will be to the Morrow County Fair on the 15 th . Still awaiting access to a premi- um book, Nairns reports that entries by the Terrace in the Fair will depend on several circumstances. This reporter suggested that their many blooms in their flower beds certainly show prom- ise of some ribbon winners. Hippies and Wood- stock’s 50 th anniversary will be up for discussion on National Hippie Day, August 17. Yet to be learned is whether or not any Ter- race residents attended the festival that was advertised as “Three Days of Peace and Music.” One low esti- mate of the number attend- ing Woodstock is 400,000, though only about 50,000 were expected and sort of prepared for. Many stories are still told of this festival in the Catskill Mountains, maybe some told by area residents who were there. Other topics for morn- ing discussion included Girlfriends on the 1 st and Sisters on the 4 th . On the 13 th , Left-Handers will be celebrated and some right-handers might be challenged to give it a try. Hawaii will be discussed on the 16 th , celebrating its entry as a new state in 1959. Who knows what will be brought up about Strange Music on the 24 th , but The Wizard of Oz will be an easy topic when discussed and then viewed on the 25 th , celebrating its 1939 release. Everyone will surely have something to say about Women’s Equality on the 26 th when discussing wom- en’s right to vote granted in 1920. Poets’ Day, on the 21 st , will feature an enjoyable event. The Terrace com- munity is inviting other individuals to join them that afternoon to share their reading of poetry. Anyone interested should call 541- 676-0004 to get details and to sign up. Everyone is expecting, and hoping for, a variety of poems to be heard. The Terrace will end the month with lunch on the patio, as they celebrate National Eat-Outside Day on the 31 st . It will finish up a month of new neighbors, a temporary neighbor, in- house activities, at least one outing and some interesting discussions. These are a few reasons that life on the Hill is viewed as full of variety for anyone interested in participating. 4-H Fashion Review scheduled The 4-H Fashion Review will be held at Heppner Elementary Gym on Monday, August 12 beginning at 9 a.m. Exhibitors will be modeling their garments and the public is invited to attend and enjoy. to new ignitions Fire crews on the Uma- tilla National Forest are responding to new smoke reports following passing thunderstorms Sunday eve- ning. Significant lightning activity occurred across much of the Forest, with approximately 15-20 new incidents on the Umatilla National Forest reported so far to the Blue Moun- tain Interagency Dispatch Center (BMIDC) and John Day Interagency Dispatch Center (JDIDC). Local initial attack re- sources have been busy re- sponding to these incidents with support from aerial resources. The majority of these fires are staffed and remain small, less than one acre in size. However, more smoke reports are expected throughout the next few days. Aerial reconnaissance and fire lookouts are assist- ing with detection efforts. With increased dry weather, fire officials want to remind everyone that the current fire danger rating remains at HIGH and public use restrictions involving chainsaw use are in effect. Similar restrictions may be in effect on state and private lands protected by the Washington Department of Natural Resources (WA- DNR). More information can be found on the WA- DNR website at: http:// www.dnr.wa.gov/. Planning commission seeks volunteers The Morrow County Planning Commission is seeking two volunteers who are interested in land use and land use policy. One volunteer will represent the Irrigon area and the other will represent the Board- man area. The term for the Irrigon position will end December 2020 and the Boardman term will end December 2021. At the end of the term there is an option for reap- pointment for an additional four-year term. Volunteers for other areas of Morrow County may be available in the future. The planning commis- sion meets once per month in either Boardman or Hep- pner. The commission han- dles several land use topics including approval of land use actions, maintaining the county’s subdivision and zoning ordinances as well as working cooper- atively with the board of commissioners to manage the county’s land use com- prehensive plan. Additional information may be obtained on the Morrow County website or by contacting planning department staff. Those in- terested in applying should submit a letter of inter- est to the Morrow County Planning Department, PO Box 40, Irrigon, OR 97844 or by email to scooper@ co.morrow.or.us by 5 p.m. on Friday, August 16, 2019. The board of commis- sioners will make the ap- pointment on Wednesday, August 21 with the first Morrow County Planning Commission meeting to be attended by the appointee on August 27 in Boardman. Chamber lunch meeting The next lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce will be held Thursday, September 5 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Heppner City Hall confer- ence room. It will be all entities reports. Lunch will be provided by Gateway Café for $10 per person and RSVPs are required. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. A request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or for other ac- commodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours be- fore the meeting to Sheryll Bates at 541-676-5536. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Port of Morrow barge extension service receives MARAD approval The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Mari- time Administration (MA- RAD) has approved the Port of Morrow’s Project Designation request for the Port of Morrow Barge Service Extension. Thir- ty-four projects have been approved under the Marine Highway Program and the Port of Morrow is only one of three projects on the west coast. The new designation allows the Port to pursue additional federal funding for infrastructure improve- ments needed to make the barge service extension a reality. Expansion of the existing service will lever- age the underutilized Ma- rine Highway 85 Columbia and Snake River System to reduce transportation costs, relieve rail and high- way congestion through the Columbia Gorge, reduce emissions and fuel use, create jobs and facilitate the movements of exports. The Port partnered with many public and private entities on the project pro- posal. “We are incredibly thankful for the designa- tion from MARAD and would like to thank Senator Merkley, Senator Wyden and Representative Greg Walden for all their sup- port in helping secure this designation,” says Port of Morrow Executive Director Ryan Neal. “Oregon’s coastal and inland ports support local economies across our state by providing the kinds of great jobs that people can raise their families on, and by making it easier to trans- port goods to and from our communities and across the world,” says Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley. “I’m glad to have helped secure this Marine Highway Pro- gram designation for the Port of Morrow, which will ensure the Port can compete for federal grant funding, help expand shipping and transportation options in the Columbia River System and create many more jobs in the process.” “I am thrilled to hear that the Port of Morrow has received a Marine Highway Project Designation and can now compete for federal funding to expand barge and other services on the river,” says Representative Greg Walden. “The Colum- bia River system is a valu- able asset for transporting wheat and other products from eastern Oregon to the world. I applaud the Port’s efforts to maximize this resource and I am glad to have worked so closely with them to pursue Marine Highway status. This desig- nation, and the additional funding opportunities, will improve the Port’s capabil- ities while simultaneously increasing economic op- portunity for the region. It will decrease traffic, reduce transportation costs and bring additional jobs and growth to the area.” The project was sub- mitted under the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMPH) which authorizes the designation of Marine Highway Routes and Ma- rine Highway Projects. Have a news story or photo for the Gazette? E-mail editor@rapidserve.net call 541-676-9228 or stop by the office on Willow St. in Heppner today
