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REGION Thursday, May 26, 2016 East Oregonian PENDLETON June cruises into town with old equipment, classic cars By TAMMY MALGESINI East Oregonian For more than a decade, the irst weekend in June brings a pair of familiar events to Pendleton with the Old Iron Show and June Cruisin. The Old Iron Show features an assortment of vintage farming equipment, antique automobiles, old iron machinery and even loco- motive engines. Hobbyists are often on hand providing demonstrations and sharing about their interest in old mechanical implements. When Jack Remillard started the irst show, there were only six entrants. In recent years, more than 100 entries from across the Paciic Northwest feature all types of antique treasures. In its 13th year, the Old Iron Show is Friday, June 3 and Saturday, June 4 from 8 a.m. to dusk, and Sunday, June 5 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is held at Roy Raley Park, 1205 S.W. Court Ave., Pendleton. Admission is free. For more information about the Old Iron Show, call 541-276-5949, 541-276- 6624 or visit www.heritages- tationmuseum.org. June Cruisin — formerly known as June Cruisin’ and the British Invasion — was initially organized by Chris Roop of Roop’s MG as a fundraiser for Washington Elementary School. Although the name has been shortened, the event, which is presented by Premium Tire and Lube and Olsen’s Auto Parts, still ponies up cash for the school kids. In addition to the classic EO ile photo John Olsen demonstrates how to use an old apple press during the 2013 Old Iron Show in Pendleton. This year’s event is June 3-5 at Roy Raley Park. The event is Saturday, June 4 with set-up and registration from 8-10 a.m. on Main Street, Pendleton. The vehicle display runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The registration fee is $20 per vehicle. Nearly three dozen awards — including some tongue-in-cheek categories — will be presented at 3 p.m. There is no charge for the public to view the cars. For more information or a registration form, visit www. roopsmg.com/jcatbi.htm. For questions, contact 541-429- 8784 or premiumlube1@ gmail.com. ——— Contact Community Editor Tammy Malgesini at tmalgesini@eastoregonian. com or 541-564-4539 EO ile photo Car enthusiasts walk down Pendleton’s Main Street during a past June Cruisin car show. This year’s event is Saturday, June 4 in downtown Pendleton. including a poker walk, $100 roll, a 50/50 drawing, a marshmallow spitting contest and a hubcap toss. car display, those regis- tered with the event get an opportunity to participate in a number of activities BRIEFLY Westland Irrigation District to hold special meeting ECHO — The Westland Irrigation District Board of Directors will hold a special meeting Friday, May 27 to discuss initial review of water rights for the Central Project. The Central Project represents one part of a multi-phase effort to draw more irrigation water from the Columbia River for the region’s farmers. The district board will also discuss water subscription agreements from its members, as well as funding from the Watermaster’s Ofice. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. at the district ofice, off Highway 207 near Echo. For more information, call 541-667-2030. Senior centers serve Saturday breakfasts A pair of fundraising breakfasts are planned the next two weekends in north Morrow County. The Irrigon Multicultural Arts Center project will host its regular monthly breakfast Saturday from 7:30-10:30 a.m. at Stokes Landing Senior Center, 195 N.W. Opal Place, Irrigon. The cost is $4.50 per person. The group is dedicated to preserving Irrigon’s 1921 school building. For more information, call Peggy Price at 541-567-3806. The following weekend is the First Saturday Breakfast on Saturday, June 4 from 7:30-10:30 a.m. at the Boardman Senior Center, 100 Tatone St. The meal costs $5 per person. For more information, call 541-481-3257. Survey seeks parents’ input Representatives of Morrow, Umatilla and Union counties have created a Children’s Health Assessment to collect information from parents who have at least one child who is 11 or younger. The answers are conidential and names will not be connected with the survey. Responses will be used to assist in making a healthier community. The survey, which takes about 20 minutes, can be found at www. surveymonkey.com/r/ OregonChild2016. It must be completed by Tuesday, May 31. for fair awards, scholarships, summer conference camp and an all-around achievement award. The public is asked to make donations by Monday, June 6. They can be mailed to Extension Ofice, P.O. Box 397, Heppner, OR 97836. For more information, contact Julie Baker at julie. baker@oregonstate.edu.or or 541-676-9642. Extension service introduces new 4-H agent Community pool seeks support IONE — The Ione Community Pool is getting ready for a splashing good summer, but needs help form the community. Donations are being accepted to help make the pool safe and fun for kids. Items requested include life jackets for young children and pool toys, such as squishy balls and foam noodles. In addition, goggles are needed. Large lotation devices are not needed. For more information, contact cathy.mccabe@ ionesd.org. ——— Submit information to: community@ eastoregonian.com or drop off to the attention of Tammy Malgesini at 333 E. Main St., Hermiston or Renee Struthers at 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton. Call 541-564- 4539 or 541-966-0818 with questions. Heppner sets farmers’ market HEPPNER — The OSU Extension Service welcomes Damion Turner, the new 4-H youth outreach program coordinator. The public is invited to a meet and greet Thursday, June 2 from 4-6 p.m. at the extension ofice, 54173 Highway 74, Heppner. Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be served. In addition, the 4-H annual fundraising campaign is underway. The council is asking for inancial assistance HEPPNER — The Heppner Farmers’ Market season will begin Friday, June 3. The market runs each Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Heppner City Park, 444 N. Main St. Food, craft and garden vendors will be on hand. It continues through Sept. 30. Those interested in participating in the market can call Don or Jo Ann Shannon at 541-676-8957. 5(':+,7(%/8( 6$/( Page 3A State distributes wolf compensation funds Wallowa County Chieftain The Oregon Depart- ment of Agriculture has approved $129,664 in funding to be distributed to 13 counties as part of the Oregon Wolf Depredation Compensation and Finan- cial Assistance County Block Grant Program. The biggest chunk — $52,778 — went to Umatilla County. Funds for 2016 have been distributed for actual livestock losses or injuries caused by wolves, for missing livestock above the normal historical levels in areas of known wolf activity, for proactive efforts to prevent wolf and livestock interactions, and for county wolf program implementation. According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon’s 2015 wolf popu- lation increased 36 percent from the previous year to 110 wolves. Wallowa, Umatilla and Baker counties continued to experience the bulk of the state’s wolf activity and have received $101,953 — approximately 78 percent of the money awarded for 2016. The state has paid 100 percent of the claims submitted to ODA tied to conirmed or probable livestock losses due to wolves. Livestock owners worked with ODFW to document these losses. Payments are made on a reimbursement basis for depredations that occurred during the previous grant cycle. Wallowa, Klamath, and Umatilla were the only counties iling claims with ODA that experienced conirmed or probable livestock losses in the 2015 cycle. These three counties are being awarded $10,614 to compensate affected ranchers for losses due to death and/or injury. Wallowa County received $3,887, Klamath County received $3,796, and Umatilla County received $2,931 for compensation. Of the total funding provided by the block grants this year, $71,500 — or 55 percent — is going toward proactive, non-lethal efforts to reduce conlicts between wolves and livestock. County-level advisory committees established by the grant program’s legislation requested funds to undertake proactive conlict deterrence efforts. A total of $5,335 was awarded to nine counties to help with administrative costs. The following is a list of the total awards made by ODA to counties as part of the Oregon Wolf Depredation Compensa- tion and Financial Assis- tance County Block Grant Program for the 2016 Grant Period: • Umatilla, $52,778 • Wallowa, $26,887 • Baker, $22,288 • Klamath, $8,796 • Union, $5,000 • Morrow, $3,675 • Lake, $3,000 • Crook, $2,000 • Wasco, $1,750 • Wheeler, $1,250 • Sherman, $1,250 • Malheur, $495 • Jackson, $495 The fund process remains available for counties to address depredations that occur in the future. In that event, livestock operators should submit claims to their local county wolf advisory committee. Fireworks, exploding targets illegal on federal lands East Oregonian The Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service are reminding forest users that ireworks and exploding targets are prohibited on all BLM-managed public lands and U.S. national forests in Oregon and Washington. This year there have already been 288 ires that have burned over 1,500 acres. Igniting ireworks or using exploding targets on BLM-managed lands can lead to $1,000 in ines and one year in prison, and individuals found respon- sible for starting wildland ires on federal lands can be billed for the cost of ire suppression. The BLM and the U.S. Forest Service cooperates with the Paciic Northwest Wildire Coordinating Group to ight wildland ires in the Paciic Northwest. 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