The 40th annual Demolition Derby played out before a full house at the Harney County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Aug. 22. Earlier in the day, four-wheeler and motorcycle enthusiasts competed in the ATV Rodeo.

Results of the events are as follows:

ATV Rodeo winners

Ages 4-7

Drag race — Kori Coleman, 15.73; Barrel racing — Garrett Goss-Bodily, 53.8; Pole bending — Garret Goss-Bodily, 34.09; Overall — Garrett Goss-Bodily.

Ages 8-12

Drag race — Dallon Higgins, 12.59; Barrel racing — Logan Getty, 46.78; Pole bending — Theo Denarski, 29.03; Overall — Logan Getty.

Ages 13-18

Drag race — Ron Weatherby, 10.6; Barrel racing — Jeff Leach; Pole bending — Raymond Wright, 27.53; Overall — Raymond Wright.

Adult

Drag race — Rob Hollett, 10.59; Pole bending — Willy Brown; Barrel racing — Rafael Tellez 47.40; Overall — Dean Allen.

Demolition Derby

Powder Puff

First — Mercedes Dobson
Second — Hannah Ellis

Rookie drivers
First — Jason Perry
Second — Miranda Calkins

Heat 1
First — Nathan Drushella
Second — Michael Perry

Heat 2
First — Anthony Ellis
Second — Brent York

Main event
First — Glen Dobson
Second — Hilbert Presley
Third — David Dobson

By Randy Parks
Burns Times-Herald

With the passage of House Bill (HB) 2001 during this year’s legislative session, it appears that Harney County will be receiving approximately $5.1 million for road projects.

At the Harney County Court meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 19, County Judge Steve Grasty said Road Supervisor Eric Drushella would be attending the Southeast Area Commission on Transportation (SEACT) meeting on Aug. 24 in John Day to give a presentation on the proposed projects.

Drushella said the proposed projects include resurfacing about 20 miles of the Double O Road from Highway 20 in, re-aligning and safety work on Sodhouse Lane, as well as work on the East Steens road and Juntura cut-off. He added that he has a list of projects that need to be done in the county, and these projects were at the top of the priority list.

The money for HB 2001,  which provides funding for transportation projects throughout Oregon, will come from increased fees and gas tax.

Judge Grasty informed the court that he had a discussion with Wayne Baron of 4R Recycling, and Baron said he had stopped taking recycling, and will have everything cleaned up and be out of the building by Sept. 14. Grasty added that Rodd and Karen Dinsmore of C&B Sanitary are working with the pending non-profit group on recycling efforts.

In other business, the court:

• approved Resolution 2009-017 renaming Williams Creek Road to Williams Creek Lane according to the Harney County Zoning Ordinance Section 9;

• reviewed a Cooperative Service Agreement between the county and U.S. Department of Agriculture-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service-Wildlife Service. Grasty said he felt the court had always been a strong supporter of predator control in the county, but he had some concerns regarding two additions to the agreement. He said the county had already budgeted $45,000 for the agreement, and the two additions would require more funding for the wildlife services program in Harney County.

After some discussion, the court agreed to have David Williams, State Director, participate in the discussion at the next county court meeting;

• heard an update from Veterans Service Officer Guy McKay on the veterans program. McKay told the court he has had some success in bringing more money to Harney County veterans, and is hoping to expand an outreach program.

The next county court meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2.

The governor’s policy advisor on veterans’ issues will hold a public town hall meeting in Burns on Thursday, Sept. 3, at 7 p.m., at the Burns City Hall council chambers, 242 S. Broadway.

Paul Evans and former members of the Governor’s Task Force on Veterans’ Services will discuss the outcome of veteran’s legislation placed before Oregon lawmakers during the 2009 legislative session and answer questions from the public.

In 2008, Governor Ted Kulongoski formed a Task Force on Veterans’ Services to visit 24 Oregon cities and compile, review and evaluate current veterans policies, procedures and programs. The Task Force then developed proposed legislative recommendations for improvements and to ensure that Oregon’s veterans have access to the services they need and are entitled to.

Everyone interested in veterans’ issues is invited to participate in the town hall discussion. For more information, call Tom Mann at the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs at 503-373-2386.

Schyler “Butch” Coudare, 68, died on Aug. 14 following a three-year battle with cancer.

He was born on July 8, 1941, in Eugene to Dorothy (Copeland) and Arthur Coudare. He grew up in Burns and moved to Albany, graduating from Albany Union High School in 1959.

After graduation, he spent four years in the United States Navy as an aircraft mechanic. He then returned to Oregon to work most of his life as a building contractor.

Coudare married Sue Gilbert in 1972. They had one son, Kolt, in 1976.

He moved from the Willamette Valley to Central Oregon in 1978, back to the valley in 1992 and then to Burns in 1995.

He worked for Burns High School until retiring in 2006. Following his retirement, Coudare moved back to the valley to be close to family.

Coudare loved to make and repair things. He was always doing projects for friends and family. He also loved the outdoors — hunting, fishing and hiking. He enjoyed working on Volkswagons, wood working and playing with his grandson.

Coudare is survived by his wife, Sue; son, Kolt and daughter-in-law, Jessica; and grandson Allan, all of Crabtree.

A celebration of life for Coudare will be held at a later date.

Earl Vickers, 98, of Albany died on Aug. 16.

Vickers was born in Burns to Jesse E. and Mary (DeMaris) Vickers, and was the eldest of six children. He was raised on a cattle ranch east of Burns.

He married Alberta Myrtle Parker and had two daughters — Verna and Anita. They were married for 67 years and spent several of them in Crane, where Vickers had a trucking business. The family moved to Burns, where Vickers worked at Ranch Supply Hardware Store and later for the U.S, Postal Service. They moved to La Grande, where he was a mechanic for International Harvester. In 1954, they moved to Eugene, where Vickers worked until he retired.

When his wife died in 1995, Vickers moved to “Quail Run” Retirement Center in Albany and was living there until the time of his death.

Vickers is survived by a daughter, Anita E. Smith and husband, Howard of Yakima, Wash.; sister, Erma Zumwalt of Bend; nephew, Eston Vickers and wife, Beverly; son-in-law, Lee Irwin of Rayal City, Wash.; grandchildren, Mark Irwin and wife, Anneke, Paul Irwin and wife, Glenda, Ruth Ballard and husband, Jim, Lynn Sides and husband, Gregory, Sarah Mato and husband, Stephen, Michael Smith and wife, Nancy and Chris Smith. He is also survived by great-grandchildren, great-great grandchildren,  many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

He was preceded in death by his wife, brothers, Lyle and Darrell Vickers,  sisters, Velma McCauley and VeLora Sheppard, daughter, Verna B. Irwin and grandson, Stephen Irwin.

A funeral service was held at Lane Memorial Funeral Home on Aug. 22.

Elizabeth Ann Ruskin died on July 28 of respiratory failure at her home in Hines.

She was born on Aug. 1, 1950.

Ruskin was a deep-sea fisher-woman until her retirement in 2000. She enjoyed her dogs and taking walks in the forest with her husband.

Ruskin is survived by  her  sons, Harlan Fisher of California; daughters, Megan Surrell of New Jersey and Rile Binnion of Texas; and sisters, Georgia Petersen and Nora Wagner, both of Texas.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis Michael Ruskin; and parents, Roberta White and Richard White.

Contributions in Ruskin’s memory may be made to the Hines Mobile Home Park, to be used for the children in the park. A private memorial service will be held on Aug. 28 at noon at Hines Mobile Home Park.

A memorial burial service will be held for Tess Osa at the Burns cemetery on Saturday, Aug. 29 at 10 a.m. Father Francis will be officiating, and a reception will follow at the Catholic Parish Hall.

Registration and orientation for the next GED test will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at the Harney ESD Regional Services Center in Fairview Heights. Photo identification and the $55 testing fee must be presented at the time of registration. Testing will be held on Aug. 27-28. For more information, call 573-2426 or 573-4840.

Harney County Health District board of directors meets the fourth Wednesday of each month in the board conference room of the hospital, in the entrance off of N. Grand, at 6 p.m.

Burns City Council meets the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at Burns City Hall, 242 South Broadway, at 6 p.m.

High Desert Park and Recreation District board of directors meets the fourth Wednesday of each month in their office at Lincoln Junior High School, 550 North Court, at 7 p.m.

Storytime for preschoolers is scheduled at the Harney County Library, 80 West D St., each  Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Contact the Harney County Library for more information 573-6670.

Burns Elks Lodge, 118 North Broadway, meets each Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Alcoholics Anonymous meets each Wednesday at the Foursquare Church at 7 p.m.

“Where There’s Fire, There’s Smoke,”  a special program about the history of firefighting and the use of fire by today’s firefighters, including those in Eastern Oregon, will be presented at Harney County Library on Aug. 27. Join Kathleen Almquist, curator of the Eastern Oregon Fire Museum in La Grande, for this interesting and informative program at 7 p.m.

The annual meeting of the Harney County Arts in Education Foundation will be held on Aug. 27 at 11:30 a.m. at Glory Days Pizza meeting room. The public is welcome to attend. Lunch will be provided. RSVP to Sandra at 573-6059.

The Harney Soil & Water Conservation District will hold a regularly scheduled meeting at the U.S.D.A. Service Center in Hines on Aug. 27, at 3:45 p.m. An executive session will be called under ORS192.502(8) at 5:15 p.m. The public is welcome to attend all sessions of the meeting.

Disabled Services Advisory Council (DSAC) meets every fourth Thursday at the State Office Building small conference room, 809 West Jackson, at 1:30 p.m.

Tai Chi is held every Thursday at the Harney County Senior and Community Services Center, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. All ages are welcome to participate.

Kiwanis Club of Burns-Hines meets for a no-host luncheon each Thursday at Glory Days Pizza, 690 Oregon Avenue, at noon.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets each Thursday at Hines City Hall, 101 East Barnes, at noon. Call 573-2896.

Alcoholics Anonymous meets each Thursday at the Foursquare Church, at 7 p.m.

Oregon Old Time Fiddlers, District 9, meets the first, third and fourth Friday of each month. Call Julia at 573-2770, for time and place.

Alcoholics Anonymous meets every Friday at Foursquare Church at 7 p.m.