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10 HEFfNER. (ORE.). GAZETTE -TIMES. Tburador. DC II. 171 Meet The Van Schoiacks on Rock Creek EjI i . If . . -r.-t f If 71 file I .3 JUST LI AVING CHURCH are (back row) from kit. the Van Schoiack family: Bob. Bill. Katie. Michael, Daniel, Patricia. Anno and Kathleen. In Iront, Marie. .'A 9 ' 'A ' "X ft v :v L I 7y HAULING HAY from Rock Creek requires chains and Bob Van Schciack is ready to take this load "down the road". F,-v 1 K til f ' .r .A IW ' . - - J 4 "5 - Li . r. 'I i T . . .... ... . . IUCHAEL'S CONSTANT companion when all his sisters and broth ers are gone to school Is "Pug". Bob says his cattle dogs are worth their weight In gold. College Offers Tax Help I'.lue Mountain Community (illf;( will conduct a series of workshops to nssist property ( w ners in determining their sta ins under the Homeowners Prop erty Tax Relief bill passed In die last State Legislature. They will be in Pendleton, Ileimis ton, Milton Kreewater, and Ueppner during the latter part of January and February and will provide assistance in fill ing out the Homeowners Prop erty Thv Kelief Application form which all property owners have received or will be receiving in tho near future. The workshops will be free and are open to the general pub- j lie. More details soon, persons : needing more information may! call the evening school office, ' 270-12(50, extension 3C. lone Property Changes Hands Several homes in lone have been sold recently. The "Stub" Hams house was purchased bv the "Skip" Pettyjohns. Tho Kay Heimbigners bought the brick house where the Pettyjohns have lived. The Joe Gaarsland home has been leasee! by folks from Bend. Snow . . . Blow and Van Marter LaVeine VanMarter Jr. hael an expe-ne-nee' coming home irom Treasure1 Valley tor Christ, mas Vacation that he won't Ir ge-l fejr awhile. He lie-came sti.-.'iuli'fl in a sneiw bll.arl in Ladel Canyon and war, snow hound for meire- than 1.1 hours. He- had left Ontario feillowing his last final shoitly beloro Hum to bring rionnje- luips car bai k to He-ppneT and six-nd his Chrislm.is Vacation with his folks. It was about 1 :'M when he hit Ladel Canyon and it was slick. A car driven by a Call finiian was stalled in the mid dle of the highway and no cars e'eiuld ge-t by him when the blizzard set in. The visibility was 0 anel the wind was blow ing such proportions that La Verne couldn't even open his ear door. Nt knowing how long lie might have to sit there, he ran the motor only lor short perioels to warm him. Fortun ately, he hail all his bedding rom college with him se he wrapped up In the blankets. He kept working his toes and shifting his position to keep frem getting stiff and keep up his circulation. He ran out of fuel shortly after dark. Finajly, the man in the ear behind him came to share his discomforts. They had no food. Sometime in the night a man came to the car to tell them help was coming. At Home i'here was apprehenslein at the VanMarters' and Culps'. Bonnie called Baker and they figured LaVerne was in the 1-adel Canyon snarl but the blizzard was so bad they couldn't ge't in there. VanMar ters' called LaGrande and Boise. Then' said the road was cleared up to Ladd Canyon and no accidents hael been reported. I he Varuwarters left word with the State Police at LaGrande for LaVerne to call home as soon as he got in. iieip came in the form of a snow cat that ferried them out of the drifts to a waiting school bus. When the bus was full, it took them into the Arm ory or the State Police at La urancie. jviore tnan luu cars were stalled in the Canyon. LaVerne called home and then accepted an Invitation with someone, he doesn't know who, who said "I'll treat you to breakfast If you'll eat with me." ' A i. ... i ... m uuyiigne. ne weni witn a wrecker to the car and had it towed Into town. Gas and a check-up and he was on his way home where he arrived after dark on Thursday. Mrs. VanMarter says this will be a lesson to her. When they're going into snow coun try, after this they'll take some warm coverings. I Down on Rink Cmk at the mouth of JunliMf "rt--k Hvrs the hippy family f the JStTl Co iil-man nf the V-r Th B.b Van JUhi.iaek hum on Rnk CMt-k U Mvro-thlfig of n big fcurprUe as j..u make )out wy from ih Condon I l-ppn-r Higliuay inwsrdu L nt-fk. The W.n S hniiif k h.ne e hifel iht iHt-n lier (..it-vi-r lMik" (r Ihcir luvt-ly 1 lil-ide home. Ilie ruiir bnen l.iir.' itimpll ir.ent th M lilng ( Junl-! 1 i mil Mnk fmmalioiu IJ.b; ch.iM- the iie on tin oil Indian: e .impi'Mumi. They boneht Ihe Pule tVi-k plfice lit I'.'M anil ; n'di-el i ht Junli4-r 1 1 " e- in l'.i3 ; ihrir summer pui Mi I hi main rturr, Tli a Mart ptu(r am loiaitsl in rail) um and Ihe tarre upprf - tuf t 1 t.ty built 43 mil- f fer in owial)n Hh lh J'ui- SrfV- Ttu-y ha derl'-l SI !uf l.n.u in n'jtfaii-n mild ih Ki.rl s--l.t that Taltie air niei moi than 'i msl frtm ai-r -m-e ait mamuiiii and talc I plan-! piir la turn on. at U ni u.-r man mil ffm airr, a ay fnm rtnl and a-a Htirt rank iiaiuiatty rtmtMrjjai. H.b' f Ik aniulr t Ihe f.r ! all 'iir.i-ni. in l!t Miih a r tut-1 Mrmil that fmnt el .i tiiiil in l'.a'i' Summer Tuna Thr- luili-r qualify hrlu and hih cxt i wr meal eitrratintf. many da a sp-nl in oim rffud with neithtxx eaihriintf ititji and nwHintf faliW. Attr io or thir la intf ii.t. caul ar alaiird ui rw atvsnairt fuf ! pitpiiMU, tin n ltintf liainin A .tut. and iiraird f.r li and (ildrr an uakr eo ar Mitnl out aloi.g nh r-i tinkling Liln faht- lhat It.ey ran t kepi In w-parale piui utu-rt I he rtit iiiinn ! not m at and Ihey ran ! led upaf itely If l-itar)'. Tb-n out i.i fall and w inlet l.lui.-. of biuiel'fra rani,". Hew II Started Cl.-ve Van Sh'iak and Mai iha Millufdl VM-rr n.tfili near 'I hi aiding for tl.e in-v IkiUm' eiime- off Ihe barn bud! on the j hMigiiig piiteift- JumiM-r Paneh In 1''-'. The ran- gaiheiing Tln-y rid Iioin !! home rarnh l MaiiinlCuiiae ;nvr and mivl l Too Late to Classify FOR SALE Portable Motorola Stereo 2 speakers and stand. Plays 78-45-33 and 16. Excel lent condition $60. Call Dan MeQuarrie 676-9693. 50 -53c COLE ELECTRIC Motor Be winding I INDUSTRIAL - COMMFRCIAl' FARM AND HOME Pendleton 276-T7K" FOR WISE FAMILY GIVING ORDER World Book Products (All Fire or Any One) World Book 22 VoL Encyclopedia World Book Dictionary World Book Atlas Cyclo-Teacher Learning Aid 15-roL Childcrait Books ror pr-Christmas Deliver call Mrs. Justine Weatherlord. 989-8159 ele.m wielth idne Ih iikK were Hie I -1 ones Ireifn lh IjoIii-I' k sawmill. The 16" !i bonnU Hdel illleiesl lei Iheir b'-nu- which they htHitiel build. ng In l'H", Kathleen's Story hoiieiuing Ik I el.. iv b kiuh- lii'H Van Sehol.ick in Miss (Jl.ivey's 5th grade, writte-n m tin alignment. "Where Ve.u Live'". ( Indian Country Mule than a I ninhi il years ' ai;n, Indians lie-d lit I!' k Cnn ki where I live neiw. Sunn' of I hem! ive-el in a c.ixe a little wav up j tin rei.iel from eiur house. They bunted, fished, pit keel wilii her- ii-s and dug ramas mmiIs. You run still M-e Ir.Mls lhl Ihe- Indians usi'd hug ago when tin y e-arne' bite k fom Iheir sum mer In the mounti ins. The-ie are arrow heads to Ile um! and Indian uiitings. Toelay our houe sits wheic Indians used to camp. Manv tourists come see the Indian writing anil dig arrow heael Others come to hunt anel fish. This heme, 22 mile-s setuth of Hi'ppiii-r, 5 miles from the Con don-Hcppne-r highway, mail b anel neare'st neigl'.bor, 10 mile's from lineriK'k. Hardman and Ituggs and 26 miles to Condem jis the ct'nti'r of a t ivity for Mor row Ceiuntv's 1971 Cattle-me-n ef Ihe Year and his very interest ing family. Cattlemen of the Year The Inscription on the trophy presented Bob Friday night at the Cattleman's Banquet could very well have read, "Cattle family of the Year". It is truly a family operation from Bob and Katie Van Schoiack to all their children, Patricia, Bill, Daniel, Kathleen, Marie, Anne and Michael James, who at 18 months is the apple of every one's eye. The thre-e R's of the Van Schoiacks are readin'. ridin' and rodeo. Winter Time Theirs is a range land, cow- calf operation as they calve and feed on the ranee within two to five miles of the house. Only one year in the last six or seven years can they remem ber bringing tho cattle down to corrals on tho cre'ek by the ranch house. Cattle are winter ed on bunchgrass range of the home ranch and on adjoining leased land. Protein blocks are usually fed in winter to sup-ple-ment grass when needed in December and January. They are placed in areas with good grass stands to help keen cattle well distributed in spite of ad verse weather conditions. About 300 tons of hay, grain hay and alfalfa, are in stacks about the ranch for dailv winter time feeding. Water comes from ponds and springs. ihe heifers are wintered close to the house where thev can be watched during calving in Feb ruary, nob says he loses very few calves as diseases are avoided when the cows aren't in congested quarters. Heifers are kept separate until after they go to the mountains. Spring Time Most of the branding is done about May 15 at Juniper ranch about seven miles from the main ranch. It is the Double v! (one V over the other), the same brand that Bob's dad got about 191S. About June 1 they trail the cattle to summer pasture. Bob and the kids are the main part of the trail crew with an assist from Bob's niece, June Bailey of Pendleton who keeps her horse at the ranch. Heifers are trucked in later. Trail starts from the upper end of the ranch, cross country to the highway, past Anson Wright Fark, Tupper Guard Station, to the south end of For est range. The first day out is the worst as there are lots of calves to trail break. The biggest prob lem, the calves want to go back where they got their last meal. The second day is the same trouble, but by the third day things are going pretty smooth ly. It usually takes three or four days. Range Readiness The range has been checked tor readiness. An estimate is made of the capacity for wild game and number of cattle. They have 23.000 acres in their forest allotment and 2S00 more leased from Kinzua. The Van Schoiacks have cross fenced i Plume fr family ramping when and fall fu-ejUe-nt! in i lin k Ihe frlMV. Ihe water soil and lei aviuil congestion Little Miittln Piaiiie ha Ut-n feliei-i fer gallierllsg pasture. adj.iee-lil lo Ihe family owned M uiin Pialtie where Il.i-y !.n fuluie JmptnwmrnfK. In U'twcrn rhisrklng on th cattle thi family is busy put ling up hnv, r.uiving sprinkler pipes fur hlfiiPa and Irrigated pif.tiiri-, a gnrde-n. orehnnl ami wind bt-ak ire-en. A vacation N H Week f.w-nt at Maiifn Prairie with Ihe ( i Ming horsi', A Aumme-r Sunday may ! a Iria lo Lehman Spring fir a picnic and sight seeing along the way. Kxeivone likes in swim. pub elm's all his own hol-e shM'ing. lb' says, "The ei'M ef having it done we.tild buy a M of boots", lie iIik-s all Mie m..in- tenance and repairs around the laneh except for major overhaul o.s. lies handy with his ham mer as he bellied a kit with the' building of Ihe henise. Another vacation is the we-e-k spent at the Mornivv County Fair. The kills have worke-d n their 4 H projects early In the morning and in the evening all summer. They take in timIihis and Ihe Round -Up anil oe-casionallv se-e Happy Canyon. Fall Time Calves are separated in cor rals at Martin Prairie. I'sually about 275 calves aie sold and delivered to a buver. Replace ment calves are trucked home. He-re good neighbors come to the rescue and hedp with the hauling. Boh says, "We could barely stay In the cattle busi ness In this area without good neighbors. With shortage of Mrppner in 1'Mfi, They winked for a lime for Mimr & C- Cl e did ihe filming and Maltha c-imkcd fur large rtrws lli-rlil f..r lum ml having and lambing. They tKiujjhi Ihe laneh up Saiifi.nl Can on In 1'JIH. ( Je-ve did some of ihe first slilp crop ping In the lleppner area pull ing Ihe drill with horse. Bob n-ciell lie ami Mnne-y measures off ihe strips with a repe slrelihie Ix-lween Mildle hor- i'K. iliev also run ranie arm hei-p. (f thai family i here were AmJv deceased who farmed with Bob. Anely lexik the wheat part of the oH-r lions and Bob l.k the shevp and caltle. Bob bought Anly out In l!i( and then sold ihe Sanfoid Canyon raneh lo Orvillc Cutsforth In l!Hi7. Bob's slste-r in law Beth and youngest Mn. Jim, now live at Monmouth. The other are- marriiHi. Othe-rs are Ce-e-il, a building remtractor at Olvmpia and Sid- nev. ninagT of the Madras Freight Lines, a live-stock trans iMirt company. Sisters are Helen (Mrs. John Karlsoni anil Irma (Mrs. Beb Darrient. both work in Portland. Katie's parents were Mr. and Mrs. Pat Campbell at Lonerock She comes bv he-r Irish tompe'r- ament naturally as both of her parents came from Irelanel. She went to grade school at Lone- rock and graduated from llepp ner High School and Marylhurst College. She taught 5th grade at Hermlston before she and Bob were married. She grew up on a sheep ranch where she helped with cooking for crews so cooking for her own crew comes easy. She loves her beautiful birchwood kitchen with a view up Juniper Creek. and Ihry raise N-rf, mutton, purk and rhUkrna. The aucres ful hunter In her family add wild fame to lh frewr, too, Li the other member of her family. he likes lo rat Right H"W he U reading "FuotitU'ps In a Darkrnc-el Foroal" hy Sheen and la ltna forward to her n-M ok "ury My !lvrt at Woumleel Knee", the Indiant ow n try. She Col lit i pietuir. clipping and sciiu-day hn(e to write a Imh4c when the thlldren are grown. In ihe corner on Ihe counter I en of he-r kitchen kits a aour- dough rruek. Ii in old and hat M-rv.l many "Irish aheepherd- -r". Katie aays ihe Basque herd- er ne ver got inio eure!eugri. Another treasure I a large exjk table that Iklongeel to Martha V. It Is 8 feet long and 3' feft wide. Making hemiemade lee cream W another family project. The boys like to help with the crank freezer as well as with rating ihe le-e cream. Tle family worship! each Sunday at St. Patrick's. Their Family The boys and Bob like to hunt. Bill, 13, also traps bob cat and ground hogs. He elk hunt with friends, Cecil Rill and Howard Tottyjohn and their crew. Daniel. 12, loves to ride calves and I learning to rope. He en tercel ihe Junior RoeleH) last year in calf riding. Patricia, 15. has as her first love, her horse "Honey Boy". She likes to Barrel Raco and rope. She has been active in 4 II for six years in Livestock and Sowing. She went to 4-H Summer School at Corvallis. This year t.he won the Nation al Medal for Dress Revue at Achievement Night. Kathleen, 10, Is in 4-H knit- ting and has a 411 lamb proj ect. She has a flock of chick- ents and banties. Marie, 9 and Anne, 8, each have a dairy calf raised on a bottle which they showed at the fair. Outside chores are divided and the inside work their moth er says is "come in as come does". Proof of their riding, they were Judged the best mounted family group in the Morrow County Fair last summer. Bob and Katie pay taxes in Gilliam, Morrow and Grant counties. Morrow County taxes went up 20 on their real prop erty and 30 on their personal property. Just Arrived! New shipments of Coty, Revlon, Max Factor and Blue Jeans I I our loveiy assortment: of im box Toys Toys Toys! See Molibu Barbie, Ken and Skipper ONE THIRD OFF 8 ported music Timey Tell Doll OFF ONE THIRD English Hornsea f Gourmet Ware is 25 OFF 2 CHAPS OR SKIRT AND VEST SET Reg. 10.98 now $3.98 FONDUE TRAYS now 980 S Reg. 1.98 HEPPNER OREGON UN ITFP T s AV E YOU MONY HOURS 8 to 6 Phone 676-9158
