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THE GAZKTTE-TIMES, Heppner. OR, Thursday. August 5. 1976, Page 5 YCC summer 'interesting' & 'enjoyable' By Kathy Poole 1976 Enrollee The summer of 1978 has presented an extremely interesting and enjoyable experience for the 26 enrollees of the Tupper Youth Conservation Corps Program. On June 20, all the guys and girls who had been randomly selected to work with Y.C.C. arrived at Camp Tupper. Most of us knew no one, other than our own families who were soon to depart. It was a new situation for many, but as the days passed the friendships grew and the feeling of becoming a unit Increased. We were divided into four work crews which changed in composition periodically during the seven weeks. Staff members were rotated among the crews at least twice a week to give each of us a chance to learn and benefit from their knowledge of the out-of-doors. Each day brought new experiences in the way of work projects and general group encounters. We soon found that cooperation and a certain amount of responsibility were involved in keeping the program running smoothly. Each person had to think in terms of the group and not only the individual. The seven weeks spent living at Camp Tupper with all the interactions between staff and enrollees have also provided an open door for learning. The coordination of work projects and environmental education have created an excellent source of practical information for us. At each work project a staff member would discuss the reasons for that particular project and its effects on the environment with the crew members. With this type of discussion each person would have a chance to contribute something or question something and really benefit from it. The overall Y.C.C. program at Tupper has been extremely successful in accomplishing the goals it was aiming for. We were exposed to all kinds of situations that caused us to think and learn and enjoy ourselves all at the same time. Between actual work projects, environmental education and Just living as a group of young individuals from various walks of life, I can safely say that each person who has been involved with the Y.C.C. program will be leaving Camp Tupper with a broader view and understanding of our environment and the part we play in maintaining it. 1 . w t 3 1 V ; I if t ' 3 I, tt r v r Timber thinning near Hog Creek area. Guilty Two men were found guilty In Morrow County Justice Court last week. Stanley Roger Camp bell, Pendleton, was found guilty of assault In the third degree and sentenced to 30 days in the Umatilla County Jail. Joseph P. Gaustad, lone, was found guilty of negotiating bad checks and sentenced to 60 days in the county Jail and restitutions. County's attempt to fix sharp lone curve slows Erratic According to the Ore gon Wheat Growers Le ague, the market is erratic. Currently, spe culation is the rule of the day at the Chicago and Kansas Gty Commodity markets. This yoyo type fluctuation will probably continue until a more firm assessment of the 1976 crop at home and abroad is available, the wheat league said. Tourney Wilson's Willow Run golf course in Board man, has set Sept. 12 for the date of the 1976 Gou rmet West Wind Invi tational golf tourna ment. Entry blanks will be mailed by Aug. 10, acc ording to tourney offi cials. Gourmet Foods la the sponsor of the two man best ball tourna ment. Release Justice of the Peace Drlores Cribble last week ordered the re lease of a llrppner man from The Dalles county Jail. The man, serving IM days f drunk driving and driving while his license was sunpemlrd, has been pl aced on probation at the Morrow County court for the remaining 60 days of his term. Morrow County's attempt to improve a sharp curve near lone fizzled with a letter received last week. The letter, from F.B. Wa boe, Chief of Operations of the Department of Transporta tion, was addressed to Harold C. "Doc" Sherer, Morrow County Roadmaster. The letter said "the High way Division is very much aware of the need for the Improvement In this curve." It went on to say how "some of the smaller cuts along this section of highway have been removed by maintenance for ces." However, the letter says, "the remaining work is too extensive to be handled by maintenance. At the present time, the location work for this improvement Is almost com plete, and the work carries a high priority on the list of needed projects." The letter said that "the financial picture is even more serious than when we wrote you in January." Klaboe said that "passage of an increased gss tax measure in the November general election might help relieve the prob lem so that badly needed projects such as Improvement of this curve south of lone might be completed." Wagon encampment Celebrating our nation's h UrUuUy, ; Umatilla County Fair is planning a wagon train encampment for this yrar'a fair. The fair officials arc hoping to have wagons from all parts of the county participating. The wagons are due to arrive at the Fair grounds on Aug. I. After spending the night, they will take part in the ( fair parade, Saturday mor ning. Aug. 7. Anyone In the surrounding area who would like to parti cipate In the bicentennial salute to Oregon pioneers is urgrd to contact Cy Kooch, Hcrmiiton, M7 6400. 51st Semi Annual Wotrfens-m ituum til; y3 1 v ' f J J r a Fd Cicmly with hit hort-iihoe-hoes for his 2 for I Hair. slr tM-Kin Friday, Augunl . - - 1 so See Sale Table of Special Prices for "3 mm t m NO LAYAWAYS NO RETURNS Since 1905 G7G-9264 IIKPPNKK Warm weather caution Warm weather is cause for excitement, for getting outdoors and into our forest areas, for picnics, camping trips and fishing, and for enjoying all the beautiful things Oregon has to offer. But its also the season when forest and range fires can run wild and destroy every thing in their path, and when property and living things can be burned to cinders and when thousands of dollars can be expended for fire control. Its ironic, but true that people who visit our natural areas to enjoy their beauty are sometimes the same ones who bum them up. Recreationists were responsible last year for many of our forest wild fires and the majority of them didn't even know what they had done. It doesn't take much to start a fire when it's hot and dry. A neglected cam pf ire, a burning match, even the heat from your car muffler can catch dry foliage on fire on contact and result in senseless death and destruction. Other major causes were debris burning, smokers carelessness, lightning, children playing with matches and a few in logging operations. Modern equipment, forest agencies work ing together by quickly suppressing fires even when they are not on their own lands but their neighbors, have resulted in less acreage burned. But its obvious that prevention is our best defense. Wherever you go to enjoy the warm weather and the outdoors this year, please be careful with fire. Enjoy yourself but don't forget that a little carelessness could easily destroy all that you are enjoying. Keep Oregon Green. Keep Oregon Oregon. ofloo irjwisD ! jLSLlLkUz ! ! t Randy Lott of Lotts Appliance has slashed prices on famous Sylvania Television Consoles There's only 18 1976 models left Big Beautiful 25 color consoles now marked down $100 to $150 On each set while they last Final S UHilEiiOg' UOGfOEi'CG Amini and Gibson Air Conditioners Now our cost Lawn and Power f.lovers while they last our cost J P.us q Randy Says Help!! Wo Still Have That New Whirlpool Trashnastor Rrg. f :st.M NOW ONLY $140 MAIN STREET HEPPNER f"3 L2 L2 L3 VT3 U 0
