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.
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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.
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Fd Cicmly with hit hort-iihoe-hoes for his
2 for I Hair. slr tM-Kin Friday, Augunl .
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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.
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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
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Amini and Gibson
Air
Conditioners
Now our cost
Lawn and Power
f.lovers
while they last
our cost J
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Randy Says Help!!
Wo Still Have That New
Whirlpool Trashnastor
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