EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Local woman grows, distributes flowers
A View from the Hill
Seed and Trowel sells DIY bouquets at Willow Creek Market
Haley Winters harvests the blooms in her garden in Lexington.
As the first frost of the
season approaches, which is
typically in early October in
Morrow County, so does the
anniversary of the idea that
started Seed and Trowel
Flowers. Haley Winters,
Lexington, has always had
a garden at her home, but
for the 2020 growing sea-
son she decided to plant
flowers only. “Growing
flowers and being able to
share the beauty of God’s
creation led to joy for both
me and the recipients of my
flowers,” Winters told the
Gazette.
In October 2020 she
opened her garden up to
the community to “get the
flowers before the frost.”
That initial event inspired
Haley to launch a new local
business, Seed and Trowel
Flowers. The idea was born
as 2020s flowers faded, but
work planning the 2021
garden was beginning.
Haley was very inten-
tional about what varieties
of flowers to grow in her
relatively small farming
space. Starting seeds in-
doors began in January
2021, and as the weather
warmed, different varieties
were planted outside. Now
that the heat of summer has
passed, flowers like cos-
mos, zinnias, and dahlias
are in full bloom.
Seed and Trowel Flow-
ers offered summer bouquet
subscriptions for the first
time this year. Subscribers
signed up to have flower
bouquets delivered to them
weekly, every other week
or monthly throughout the
summer. Bouquets were
all crafted from flowers
grown by Winters right in
Lexington. She is currently
planning the details for a
spring bouquet subscription
for spring 2022.
Along with bouquet
subscriptions, Seed and
Trowel also participated in
this year’s Willow Creek
Farmer’s Market where
customers could select their
own blooms for a DIY
bouquet. With the market
coming to a close for the
year, bouquets from Seed
and Trowel can still be
found at Flood Town Books
on Main Street in Heppner.
Seed and Trowel Flow-
ers plans to be at Echo’s
Market on September 4,
September 18 and October
2 from 4-7 p.m. For more
information and updates,
follow Seed & Trowel on
Instagram and Facebook.
Local fire departments remember 9/11
th
This year marks the 20
anniversary of the attack
on the World Trade Center.
A committee representing
the Heppner, Lexington and
Ione Volunteer Fire Depart-
ments is coming together to
put on an event to remem-
ber the 343 firefighters who
lost their lives that day.
There will be a silent
parade through Heppner,
opening ceremonies with
the raising of our flag and
patriotic songs, and the
most important activity,
the stair climb. Teams of
firefighters from each of
the three communities will
climb 110 flights of stairs
to remember the 110 flights
of stairs in the World Trade
Center. People of the com-
munity can also participate
by walking the equivalent
steps. Other activities of
the day will be firefighter
themed activities for people
of all ages, a pancake break-
fast and barbecue lunch.
The purpose of this
event is to honor the heroes
that sacrificed on 9/11 and
the local heroes.
Those who wish to par-
ticipate may volunteer on
Saturday, September 11
for setup, registration, chil-
dren’s activities and break-
By Doris Brosnan
Most residents at Wil-
low Creek Terrace view the
fall season with pleasure,
so the mild, sunny days
that have jumped the gun
on the calendar’s supposed
first day of fall have been
welcomed. The al fresco of
“Eat Outside Day” yester-
day could only be success-
ful in such weather.
This Saturday, Bon-
nie Gates will be celebrat-
ing her 101 st birthday with
neighbors and family. Will
Bonnie get a second piece
of birthday cake that day,
since it is also “Eat an Extra
Dessert Day”? On the 9 th ,
Rita Bowman will be cel-
ebrating her birthday, too.
Will she choose hotdogs
for her birthday lunch? Just
a question because that is
the day for celebrating the
1884 introduction of the
American hotdog.
Foods in the highlight
on a few September days
include Cheese Pizza on the
5 th , Bananas and Chocolate
Milk Shakes on the 12 th , and
Cheeseburgers on the 18 th .
The end of summer will be
celebrated a couple of days
early, on the 17 th , with a
luau party.
On the day after Sep-
tember 12 Grandparents
Day, the grandparents at
the Terrace will have photo
opportunities, and on the
24 th , everyone will be en-
couraged to join the craft
party devoted to making
Halloween decorations for
their apartment doors.
Last month, on the 25 th ,
six residents joined the
gathering for the Wizard
of Oz showing on its 82 nd
anniversary. And during
the days of Terrace Olym-
pics, August 11-13, four
residents earned medals:
Ginger O’Brien won one
gold, three silvers and one
bronze; Dorothy Green won
one gold, one silver and two
bronze; Rita Bowman won
two gold and two bronze;
and Ray Harper won one
gold and one silver. Con-
grats, Olympians.
Assisting residents as
needed and sharing these
entertaining events can be
fulfilling and enjoyable,
so individuals who want to
know more about the job
opportunities at the Terrace
are encouraged to look
online and/or call 541-676-
0004 for information. This
is also true for individuals
who want to know more
about the two available
apartments. Residents who
view Willow Creek Terrace
as a secure, helpful place
to live, are always happy
to welcome new assistants
and neighbors.
Pennie Miller
honored for service
fast. Monetary donations
are being accepted, with
donations going toward
funding the memorial stair
climb and future benefits
for first responders in the
local area. A raffle will be
held during the luncheon,
with proceeds going toward
the cost of training and
equipment for the three
departments. Donations
of raffle items are being
accepted as well.
For additional informa-
tion or to make a donation,
please contact Josie Miles
or Darcie Chick 541-945-
Rusty Estes (right) presented Pennie Miller with a plaque from
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Pennie Miller was pre-
sented with a plaque from
South Morrow County
EMT Association for her
service with the Morrow
County Health District
Heppner ambulance as an
EMT for 42 years.
188 W. Willow
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she took calls for two weeks
each month and helped
save many lives in Morrow
County. “It has been an
honor for all of us to have
worked with her,” Rusty
Estes told the Gazette.
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