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4-H& Youth
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Natural Resources 4-I I Assistant
(541) 553-3238 Bcrnadcttc Handlcy
Home Economics
The Oregon State University Extension Service staff is devoted to extending research-based information from OSU to the
people of Warm Springs in agriculture, home economics, 4-H youth, forestry, community development, energy and
extension sea grant program with OSU, United States Department of Agriculture, Jefferson County and the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs cooperating. The extension service offers its programs and materials equally to all people.
Internet address: http:www.orst.edudeptwsext
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The Clover Speaks
By Arlene Bolleau 4-H Agent &
Minnie Tulalakus 4-H Program Assistant
After school 4-H Meeting 's are at the
Community Wellness Center in Carol
Allison's room every Wednesday from
3:30 PM to 6:00 PM. Be sure and join us
there.
What kind of 4-1 1 Leaders is the 4-H
program looking for?
4-H Leaders who are willing to share
their skills and time to teach the youth of
Warm Springs. What kinds of 4-H Clubs?
Beginning Bead work
Intermediate Beadwork
Basket Making for young 4-H'ers
Livestock horse's, cattle, rabbits, etc.
All kinds of sewing for young 4-He'rs
Cooking with young 4-H'ers
Why Become Involved In 4-H Clubs?
The following list of figures based on
national statistics for Ail-American Youth
indicates one more or reasons for youth and
adults to become involved in 4-H Activi
ties. Every 1 second A public school stu
dent is suspended.
Every 9 seconds A high school student
drops out.
Every 10 seconds A child is reported
abused or neglected.
Every 15 seconds A child is arrested
Every 1 minute A baby is born to a teen
mother
Every 5 minutes A child is arrested for
a violet crime.
Every 18 minutes A baby dies.
Every 2 hours A child is a homicide
victim.
Every 4 hours A child commits suicide.
Taken from the Jefferson County
Newsletter
High Desert Leadership Retreat
A Leadership Conference. Where;
Running Y Ranch Resort, Klamath Falls,
Or. Date; January I2lh January 15; Cost
SI 00.00, includes lodging, meals, recre
ation and supplies and making new friends
and learning a lot, don't forget having a
great time. Who: Youth from Warm
Springs, Jefferson, Deschutes, Klamath,
and Lake, counties who are presently in the
7,h through 12 grades. Seventh graders
must meet additional requirements. How:
1 .Pick up a registration, which includes and
application and health statement from the
Warm Springs, Extension Office located in
the Education Building 2. Send it to HDLR,
1421 SHwy, Redmond, Or 97756 by Janu
ary 5, 200 1 .3. Seventh graders are required
to submit two (2) letters of recommenda
tion from non-related adults or teachers. 4.
Enclose payment of $100.00 or a deposit
of $25.00 to hold your registration until the
January 10 deadline when the remainder
of the fee is due. 5. Make sure an adult
completes and signs the transportation per
mission and the member's health state
ments Thanks. 6.An enrollment packet con
taining a participant checklist and expec
tations will be maiieu 10 participants upon
receiving the Completed Registration. 7.
I lotel rooms will have two queen beds with
four (4) participants staying in each room.
8. Participants should bring sleeping bags.
Drying and Roasting Seeds
Wash the pumpkinseeds carefully to
remove the clinging fiber.
Dry the seeds before you start this pro
cess. When seeds are dry, mix thoroughly 2
cups of dry seeds 1 'a tablespoons melted
butter, and I -teaspoon salt. Place in a shal
low baking pan and roast 1 hour at 250
degrees: or 30 minutes at 275 degrees: or
10-15 minutes at 300 degrees F. Be sure to
stir seeds frequently as they roast. Place
seeds in a plastic bag and store. If they are
to be kept a long time, put them in the re
frigerator or freezer. The seeds will become
rancid if stored at room temperature for
long periods of time.
As stated by Deborah Byrne, Exten
sion Family and Community Development
Agent
Yogurt Milkshake
Mix in the blender 1 (6-8 oz of yogurt)
plusl can (concentrate orange juice) plus
(2 bananas) plus 2 -3 cups of (ice
cubes). Blend until smooth
Enjoy this milkshake with the seeds
you just roasted.
Natural Resources Notables
Oregon Christmas trees already
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Home Sweet Home
' By Bernadette Handley,
Family & Community Development Agent
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Holidays got you stressed? Does the
thought of shopping or spending your
money on gifts take all the joy out of the
holidays? How about homemade gifts from
your kitchen this yeartTHiJiheMirex
npntive nnd fun! ' i
Make-a-cake Mix - Follow the recipe
for your favorite cake or muffin. Layer
each dry ingredient into a decorative jar.
DO NOT ADD LIQUID items. Decorate
and attach recipe. List the remaining ingre
dients that are needed and baking direc
tions. Add a muffin tin and a pair of hot
pads for the gift.
, Pop - o-corn- Add 2 teaspoons of
margarine and flavorings (garlic powder
or Parmesan cheese or cinnamon to 8
cups of airpopped popcorn. Wrap the
popcorn in plastic wrap. Place in festive
tins and decorate. OR make a variety of
flavors and make a tin full of "sample"
flavors.
Fruit A basket of fresh fruit is al
ways a welcome gift during the holiday
season. Good choices include oranges,
apples, bananas, kiwi, grapes, grapefruit,
pineapple or pears. Add a mini loaf of
nutbread or flavored bagels, and a con
tainer of low-fat flavored cream cheese.
Line your basket with a kitchen towel for
added color.
Make your own "Meals-on-Wheels"
For special friends or relatives
who have trouble shopping, give them one
of your favorite casseroles that can be fro
zen. Enclose coupons for every month that
you will deliver a seasonal meal or take
them out to dinner. Make sure the present
is "opened" immediately and placed in the
refrigerator or freezer.
Make someone's salad special. Let
your imagination fly as you fill a new salad
bowl with items such as low-fat salad dress
ing, low-fat mayonnaise, flavored vinegar,
gelatin mixes and herbs. Tuck in several
of your favorite recipes and wrap. Add a
few vegetable seed packets so they can
grow their own vegetables.
Give a healthful toast to the holidays. In
a festive basket, arrange a bottle of apple
cider with a mulled-cider mix. Complete
the basket with two mugs and a loaf of ba
nana bread.
Chase the chill away. Homemade
stock is the essence of good soup and con
tributes to stews, sauces and stir-fry. Fill
your gift basket with canned or frozen
chicken, pork, beef and vegetable stock.
Add some recipes and a vegetable peeler
to speed preparation. (Note: Stock may be
refrigerated up to three days or frozen for
up to six months.)
Spice up life! - Combine several different
herbs andspices to create unique mixes that
complement different meats and salads.
Use decorative bottles and attach a cook
book of the same theme (i.e. - if you make
a selection of curry and sweet spices, at
tach to a favorite Indian cookbook).
Man's best friend - Make dog biscuits
for your family and friends with pets. Wrap
the bones with plaid ribbon and create a
dog bone wreath.
Bean soup makes a healthy treat.
Combine several varieties of dry beans and
lentils such as pinto, northern, fava, navy,
black-eyed peas and soybeans and re
package in decorative jars or tins.
Herb vinegar- All it takes is some
garden-fresh herbs, clean glass jars and
lids, vinegar and some containers. Mint,
basil, tarragon, dill oregano and chives all
are popular. Use about three to four sprigs
of fresh herbs or three tablespoons dried
herbs for each pint of vinegar. After ma
turing, pour the vinegar into decorative
bottles.
For specific recipes or for more healthy
holiday treats, contact the OSU Extension
office 553-3238.
Sure it's early, but the season
is under way for one of Oregon's
leading agricultural products -Christmas
trees. Most of the
state's 635 Christmas tree growers
are now harvesting and shipping
their trees with assistance from
Oregon Department of Agriculture
(ODA) inspectors. Gary
McAninch, supervisor of ODA's
Nursery and Christmas Tree
Program says "It seems like it
happens earlier every year."
ODA inspectors check out the
trees bound for other states and
countries to make sure they carry
no unwanted pests or diseases.
Phytosanitary certificates (sounds
fancy anyway) signed by the
inspector give the trees a clean bill
of health and clear the way for
shipment.
Oregon produces more Christ
mas trees than any other state,
nearly nine million. Over a million
of those are exported out of the
country. Last year, ODA inspec
tors wrote 1,477 phytosanitary
certificates foTChristmas trees.
From early November through the
second week of December, these
trees will ship to Japan, Hong
Kong, Singapore, Guam, Mexico,
Puerto Rico, and Costa Rica. This
year, for the first time, at least one
shipment will go to Korea.
Korea has been closed to
Oregon Christmas trees because of
concerns about tree pests. Re
cently, ODA director Phil Ward
visited Korea and paved the way
for this new export market. Half
or more of the 50 million people
in Korea are potential consumers
for fresh Oregon Christmas trees,
as Christianity is a major religion
there.
Oregon Christmas tree grow
ers, for the most part, feel good
about this season. Prices are up,
as demand is up. The noble fir,
which is in short supply, is the big
seller. A six-foot noble fir is
commanding as much as $26. It
appears growers will have no
problem selling what they have, as
opposed to 10 years ago when
there was a real glut in the market.
I can remember when I was
living in Hawai'i, people were
always after Oregon Christmas
trees - especially over on O'ahu in
the city. It was cool to see all the
"From Oregon!!" signs around the
islands at Christmas time - as a
matter of fact, maybe I better go
back there just to make sure all
those sign are still up...
Inspectors don't check every
single tree, but randomly walk
through a representative part of
the field looking for pest and
disease problems. Some of that
inspection began as early as this
summer. As Oregon's ninth
largest agricultural commodity
with a production value of over
$100 million, exports of Christ
mas trees are important to the
state's economy.
Happy Holiday Season
from
OSU Extension
Old, new showcased at
Alternative Ag Conference
Stockman's Roundup: What causes traffic?
RUFUS - Farmers and ranchers from
around the Pacific Northwest will gather
in this rural town on the Columbia River
on Tuesday, Nov. 28 to hear about new
products, techniques, markets and ideas
that could rev up farm earnings.
The event is the first "Alternatives
in Agriculture - 100 Ways to Improve
Farm Income" conference and exposi
tion. It will focus on income-producing
possibilities such as tapping into new
markets, niche markets and alternative
markets.
"We are hoping this will foster new
ideas and encourage folks to look at dif
ferent ways of doing things, to enhance
their traditional farming or ranching
practices," said Brian Tuck, an OSU
Extension agent in Wasco County and
one of the event organizers.
For example, Tuck said, a represen
tative from Mid-Columbia Producers, a
local grain cooperative, will talk about
how separating wheat into different
classes can tap into lucrative interna
tional niche markets.
Representatives from Oregon Tilth,
an organization that certifies and pro
motes organic production, will be on
hand to explain how farmers can certify
their crops as organic.
The Portland-based Food Alliance
will offer information on how products
can qualify for "eco-Iabeling."
A representative from Painted Hills
Natural Beef w ill talk about natural beef
production.
Among the speakers expected to at
tend are Rod Rominger, the deputy sec
retary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture;
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore. of
Oregon's Second Congressional District;
and Cappy Tosetti, a columnist for the
regional Salem-based agricultural news
paper, The Capitol Press.
Other offerings scheduled for the
conference are:
Alternative and added-value
products from lamb and wool including
production of old-fashioned wool to be
used in crafts such as weaving, knitting
and homespun
How to establish a "carbon se
questration bank," which means grow
ing trees to absorb excess carbon in the
atmosphere
How to transform a pest species
-juniper - into a valuable commodity
Agricultural tourism opportuni
ties for farm families Representatives
from local and regional banks and other
lenders will be on hand to discuss ways
to finance start-up operations or expand
existing ones.
The conference runs from 8:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m. in the Rufus Community Cen
ter, a former elementary school building
at 304 W. Second St. It costs $15 per
person or $20 for two until Nov. 20,
when the cost increases to $20 per per
son and $30 for two. The entry fee cov
ers a barbecue lunch.
The conference is sponsored by The
Lower John Day Partnership Program -the
state economic development partner
ship between Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam
and Wheeler counties - and The Confed
erated Tribes of Warm Springs.
For more information, call Brian
Tuck at 541-296-5494. To register, call
Lyn Craig at Wheeler County Economic
Development at 541-763-2355
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By Bob Pawelek
OSU Livestock Agent
I'm taking a break from talking
about cows. Today you are abused with
a non-scientific essay about traffic.
We've all be driving along, cruisin'
in the middle lane of 1-5 or 97 between
Redmond and Bend (going the speed
limit, of course), when lo and behold we
proceed around a bend in the road to find
a w all of red brake lights. The dreaded
traffic jam. There's no doubt we've all
found ourselves in this situation before.
You grip the steering wheel a little
bit tighter, start rocking back and forth
in the driver's seat and maybe even blurt
aloud an expletive or two. You wonder
what the heck is going on, and some
times never find an answer because as
mysteriously as it began, the traffic starts
to flow again.
Traffic can defy all reason and logic.
What's really going on? Why can traffic
be so inexplicable?
Let's start with the elements of the
equation: The Road, The Drivers, The
Environment. Now, I'm no scientist, en
gineer or mathematician but to have
some fun let's just say that Traffic X
Drivers Road Environment.
This would suggest that traffic is im
pacted by the number of drivers you have
on a road at any given time, as well as
the circumstances of the road on which
they are traveling. Hogwash? Well,
maybe, because this simple equation
doesn't factor in people's behaviors.
But, at least we can begin to imagine all
the variables of the environment that af
fect traffic flow the sun, the weather,
disabled vehicles, a state trooper in the
breakdown lane, lane shifts, those pot
holes that seem to jump right in front of
your tires, etc...
What do I think is the real cause of
traffic? I'll tell you... It's time. And, I'll
even tell you why. No one has enough
of it. Everyone's in a rush. Thus, we all
have become less likely to keep a space
buffer between our car and the vehicles
around us. In essence, we all go through
life racing around byways and highways
without ever taking time to stop and
smell the roses.
Okay, maybe it's more than that. It's
also technique. I don't think anyone on
the road today knows how to merge,
which can't be mentioned w ithout cour
tesy. I also think awareness must be a
factor because we all have encountered
that driver. That driver is most likely the
one puttering along at a constant speed
just as you're entering a highway. The
one who has an entire lane open next to
him but who won't slow down, speed up
or change lanes to yield to you or any
other car trying to merge onto the road
for that matter. The other day I actually
had that driver beep at me as I was try
ing to merge onto the highway from the
on ramp! I just smiled and waved.
Another peeve: When we drop down
the hill into Madras, let's all start using
the right lane by Ahern's, so the truck
ers who are stuck between Safeway and
Subway won't run out of diesel waiting
for some clearance to get out onto the
highway.
Unless we find an effective way to
teach better driving techniques, raise
awareness about the rules of the road,
promote driver courtesy, and take our
time to travel along life's path (Talk
about a lifestyle change!) I'd recom
mend learning to love the time spent in
bumper to bumper traffic. I'm getting
pretty good at throwing my hands up in
the air in disbelief, but to some folks
that's just their speed. And, that's the
real lesson afterall.
If we adjust our pace of life and take
the time to slow down, w e might just be
surprised at w hat we find along the w ay.
Places, people and things we never even
noticed before. So stop and look around.
Survey the sites and drink in the beauty.