TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 15, 2022
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A View from the Green
WCCC Sunday
Men’s Play
Willow Creek Country
Club men held their Sunday
playday on June 5. There
was no playday held the
previous week due to the
women’s tournament.
In special events, Tim
Hedman got KP on #7/16
with 6” and Duane Disque
had the least putts.
Dave Pranger took first
in net with a score of 59.
Dave Creswick was second
with 60 and Rick Johnston
came in third with 64.
Charlie Ferguson was
the first place winner in
gross with 66 and Duane
Disque was second with
67. Tim Wright was third
with 71.
The next Sunday play-
day is scheduled for June 19
and will be hosted by Jerry
Gentry and Rick Johnston.
The WCCC Men’s Invi-
tational will be held June
24-26.
Over the Tee Cup
The June 7 Willow
Creek Country Club ladies
playday hosted 12 players
to enjoy the great weather.
Low gross of the field went
to Virginia Grant and low
net of the field went to Pat
Dougherty. Least putts of
the field was presented to
Tiffany Clement.
Low gross for Flight A
was Corol Mitchell. Tiffany
Clement had the longest
drive and closest to the pin.
Low gross for Flight B
was Sharon Harrison and
low net was Pat Edmund-
son. Shirley Matin had
the longest drive and Pat
Dougherty the closest to
the pin.
The low gross for win-
ner for Flight C was Kathy
Martin. Kris Lindner had
low net as well as the lon-
gest drive. Kathy Martin
also got closest to the pin.
Lorene Montgomery and
Jean Creswick tied for least
putts on flight C. Jean Cre-
swick also had a chip-in.
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June 19 th
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Happy Birthday Seth!
June 16 th
Good News Only
By Doris Brosnan
June is known as “the
brides’ month,” but it has
also definitely been “the
graduates’ month,” as well
– from kindergartens to ju-
nior highs, to high schools,
and beyond.
I was fortunate to be
able to attend grandson
Conor’s graduation at HHS
on the 4 th and then get to Sa-
lem for granddaughter Ka-
tie’s at West Salem High on
the 9 th . (I also attended
granddaughter Amy’s choir
concert - five choirs at that
school - and heard after
returning home that her au-
ditions for next fall’s stage
production and for the elite
“Choir of the Titans” gained
her a place in both.)
Morgan Correa re-
ceived her Bachelor of Sci-
ence degree in Accounting
with a minor in Ag Business
last Saturday at Eastern
Oregon University, with
Cum Laude honors. While
attending classes, Morgan
had been able to serve an
internship with Brent Gun-
derson’s accounting firm
in LaGrande, Community
Connections, and he has
now hired her as a staff
accountant. This enables
Morgan to continue gaining
practical experience while
she also continues her on-
line classes with Boise State
to earn a master’s degree
and her CPA credentials.
M o r g a n ’s m o t h e r,
Christy, offers a “fun twist”
to this story, “Brent Gun-
derson’s grandma, Bev
Gunderson, was the person
who hired me in high school
and started my love of ac-
counting. The Gunderson
family has continued to
help our family.”
Last Friday, Rylee Koll-
man received her nursing
pin at EOU for the OHSU
School of Nursing, and sev-
eral family members were
also present the next day
when she walked with other
EOU graduates to receive
her BS in nursing, with a
minor in psychology. Rylee
now heads for a one-year
residency position in Boise
at St. Luke’s Hospital.
Jeanne Daly was in St.
Anthony’s Hospital with
three fractures in her leg,
waiting for surgery a week
ago last Monday. Last Fri-
day, she texted, “Would
you tell everyone I am
doing great after surgery
and have a giant plate and
screws in my shin and am
having excellent care from
everyone here at St Antho-
ny’s. Cousin Alene is an
RN, visits often, says she is
impressed.” Already Jeanne
had had limited physical
therapy that afternoon after
morning surgery. She add-
ed, “Thank everyone for the
prayers as they do work,”
and again complimented
the “outstanding staff” at St.
Anthony’s. When released,
she will have rehab for a
few weeks with Shelley
McCabe, who offers “ex-
cellent care.”
Kelly Wilson and Luke
Bennett were united in mar-
riage at St. Patrick Church
in Heppner last Saturday.
And Jon and Kathy Hed-
man celebrated 50 years
of marriage last weekend.
Their children organized
a gathering of friends and
classmates to celebrate with
them.
Greg and Janet Gree-
nup recently returned from
a two-week trip to Lew-
iston, ID, to visit friends,
and Hamilton, MT, to vis-
it Greenup relatives and
Greenup graves at the local
cemetery. Then, to Salmon,
ID, to visit Cody and Bri
Walton, then back to Lolo
Pass and across Montana
and into South Dakota to
visit Mark Hopkins. “Mark
was our guide to Sturgis,
Deadwood, Mt. Rushmore
and Crazy Horse.” On the
way home, they traveled
through Yellowstone. A
stop at Old Faithful didn’t
disappoint, as they arrived
just before the “eruption.”
It rained and snowed in
every state. The trip had
been postponed because of
COVID and was taken just
as gas prices were going up.
“There is so much to see
in this beautiful country,
a repeat is in the future,”
Janet reports.
Damon and Carie Bros-
nan are about to become
more familiar with beautiful
central Oregon. Last Friday,
they loaded their several
conveyances and still ran
out of room as they head-
ed for their new home in
Prineville. Damon’s work
with the Natural Resources
Conservation Services has
him now working out of
the central Oregon main
office in Redmond, but he
had been allowed to delay
moving until after Conor’s
graduation.
S m a l l Wo r l d : T h e
coach from Wilsonville
who is coming this week
for a basketball camp, was
a classmate of Damon’s
and his sister a classmate
of Darci’s, and his dad a
fellow teacher with me at
McKay High School in
Salem.
The summer reading
program in Ione is under-
way and will last through
July for enrollees. The Mor-
row and Umatilla Counties’
libraries are offering a “road
trip” of visits that will cul-
minate in a chance to win
a prize. Details of these
programs are available at
the libraries. Great oppor-
tunities for readers, young
and older.
The museum on Main
Street Heppner will soon
feature a representation
of a historically important
business: Peterson’s Jew-
elers. Watch for details of
its completion.
The museum will be
open this season on Fridays
and Saturdays, but Peggy
Fishburn emphasizes to
everyone that if anyone
wants to visit the museum
on other days, on days that
the library is open, a request
at the library will quickly
result in a phone call that
will get someone from the
museum staff to open it.
If you haven’t noticed
the work at the Ag Museum,
a walk- or drive-by will be
worth your time. Resto-
ration of the mural is again
underway, after a long de-
lay. In a couple of month’s
this huge nationally known
single-artist mural will look
as good as new.
Janet Greenup shared
an experience she had last
week at the Heppner Cem-
etery assisting a man who
wanted to honor his foster
father. The man was taken
in as a foster child by a Hep-
pner couple when he was a
freshman in high school in
the 60s. He joined the Navy
and, due to some sad occur-
rences in his life, requested
to be sent to Vietnam. He
survived and returned to
the states. He was in the
Navy for 30 years, and he
was thankful to his foster
parents and to Heppner for
the benefits he received. He
wanted someone to play
Taps for his father. Janet
was able to play the song
on her phone and he saluted
his father as it played. Janet
recognizes that this column
is good news only, and this
experience was moving and
special and left her heart
full.
We will enjoy reading
your good news, too, so
please share by sending it
to dbrosnan123@gmail.
com or call 541-223-1490.
Here’s hoping that
some good news comes to
everyone reading this.
Business Speak
Take steps to help
recession proof your
business – now
By Greg Smith
Unfortunately, many economists
and industry leaders are suggesting the
possibility of a recession, and now is the
time to begin taking steps to help protect
your business. An article which appeared
in Forbes Magazine discusses a few
ways to help your business survive—and Greg Smith
thrive—during a possible recession. Even
if one does not occur, these measures will assist you in
strengthening your company.
It is no surprise the first topic mentioned is getting
a grip on your cash flow. The only way to anticipate
changes and adjust, is to fully understand your financials.
A study by U.S. Bank states that 82 percent of business-
es fail because of cash flow issues. You’ve got to know
your numbers and if accounting and bookkeeping are
not your strengths, it is incumbent upon you to consult
a professional. You can’t afford not to. Also, proactively
securing financing can be extremely beneficial. Consider
opening a line of credit or obtaining a business credit card
which can be used if needed. Of course, it’s not wise to
take on unnecessary debt, but these tools can help you
weather a storm.
This may seem counterintuitive, as companies are
always seeking to grow, but pay special attention to your
best customers. These individuals already depend on and
trust you. It’s easier, and with fewer outputs, to gain repeat
business than invest in expensive advertising to find new
customers. In no way am I suggesting that attempts to at-
tract new customers should be abandoned, but sometimes
catering to existing customers is overlooked. Think of
ways to incentivize your top customers to be ambassadors.
Afterall, the most effective advertising is in the form of
third-party endorsements.
Spend time considering and developing multiple
streams of revenue. Position yourself as an expert in the
industry and think of ways to monetize your knowledge
and experience. Create a unique identity that separates you
from your competition. The article in Forbes mentions an
example of a coffee shop which positioned itself as a place
specifically intended for parents. It has a special play area
for kids, clever names of drinks, and an appealing décor,
all of which differ from those of a ‘standard coffee shop’.
Chances are, if kids want to go, parents will follow.
Assessing your team and finding ways to keep your
best employees happy is more critical now than ever.
Flexibility, childcare and safety are at top of their minds.
Show them that you care about helping them meet these
needs, be fair in your compensation, encourage their input,
and you will be surprised at how loyal they will be to you
and your company.
In closing, people continue to spend money during
a recession. They may very well have less of it, so make
every effort to be the business they continue to support
and trust.
Greg Smith is the director of the Eastern Oregon
University Small Business Development Center located at
1607 Gekeler Lane, Room 148 in La Grande, OR. If you
are seeking free, confidential business advising, please
call 541-962-1532 or email eousbdc@gmail.com.
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