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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.
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HAULING HAY from Rock Creek requires chains and Bob Van
Schciack is ready to take this load "down the road".
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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."
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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
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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.
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