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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1976)
Pag I. THE GAZETTE-TIMES, Heppaer, OR. Thursday. Dec. t. 17 Corporate forms irriootion holps Circ .A i Ron Lamb First concert The College Community Or chestra and ensembles will present their first concert of the season Sunday afternoon, Dec. 12th, in the Pioneer Theatre, Blue Mountain Com munity College, Pendleton. Featuring works by Bach, Dvorak and Gershwin, the program will be presented by the 25-piece Wind Ensemble, Cards wanted Many people will be going through their last year's Christmas cards about now. Please do not destroy them or other used greeting cards you have on hand. The cards are very useful to craft programs at the Oregon State Hospital in Pendleton. For many years now, Heppner folks have contributed to that program, which brings pleas ure to the patients. Take your old cards to Ida 'Farra'i shoe shop, and she will see that they are de livered to the state institution in Pendleton. Do it soon please! 12-piece String Ensemble, and the 30-piece Orchestra. It will be the first appearance of the new director, BMCC Music Instructor John Weddle. Also featured will be Laurie Redal at the piano in the or chestra's presentation of George Gershwin's Little Rhapsody in Blue. The Wind Ensemble will play Prelude and Fugue in A Flat, by Bach; Military Sym phony in F, by Francis Gossec; Psalm for Band, by Vincent Persichetti, and Bat tle Symphony by the 17th century composer, Henry Pur ee 11. The String Ensemble will play Serenade for Strings, Movements I, 2 and 4, by Antone Dvorak. In addition to the Gershwin number, the orchestra will play Stravinsky's Danse In female; Gordon Jacob's Fan tasia on Alleluja Humn and Louis Got tscha Ik's Souvenir de Porto Rico, written origin ally for bands in the late 19th century. No admission will be charg ed. The program starts at 3 p.m. By LAVON STARR "If you don't know how to farm you have no business being in it," warns Rob Lamb, president of Eastern Oregon Farming Co. (EOFC). "We don't pretend to be farmers," said Lamb, speaking of himself and his cousin Frank Lamb, EOFC chairman and chief executive officer. "My area of study in college was economics and Frank's was business. Glen Chowning, our farm manager, is a major force in our success," credits the agri-businessman. "It takes a combination of skills to run a corporate farm," said Lamb. That combination of farming know-how and marketing ability has resulted in that most positive of outcomes success for the 10,500 acre business located west of Irrigon. Through the efficiency of "circle irrigation" fanning such an enormous area has come 'round to a more practical execution. Practical for a large business venture over the small family farmer, comparatively speaking. "To develop land back from the river takes such a great investment that the small family farm would have difficulty." said Lamb. The economics say you have to be big to do it EOFC is presently installing a second pipe for pumping water from the Columbia River to its circular systems. Its first pipe is about seven miles long and is capable of pumping 60,000 gallons of water per minute. Together the two pipes will pump 120.000 gallons per minute for six to nine months out of the year. Arts meeting set Morrow County Creative Arts will hold an art show this month, featuring artists fro. the local area. The show, slated for Dec. 17 and 18, will feature oil paint ings and crafts, according to Janet Beitel, president of the club. The Friday and Satur day show will run from 10-5. irtrireshments will be served. A meeting is planned prior to the show on Dec. at noon at West of Willow. Anyone interested in the Creative Arts Club is urged to attend. Santa to call Youngsters in the area wishing to speak with Santa Claus should be ready by their phones next Wednesday and Thursday. According to reports from the North Pole, Santa will be calling Heppner area youths on Dec. 15 and 1 at 6:30 p m. In the meantime, children are asked to write letters to Santa, in care of their local post office. Kids are urged to include their phone numbers since Santa ran out of Heppner phone books. Editorial & Viewpoint People's will be done If Heppner's common council has the Interest of the people In mind, they won't go against the people's will and tack a three per cent franchise tax on the Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative. Th.r The Coop's 50-year franchise at two per cent runs out In February. The Coop and council are negotiating on a new franchise term and settlement. At Monday's council meeting, the council entertained the idea of a three per cent franchise tax to generate revenues for the city. The city Is strapped financially after two budget defeats at the hands of tne citizens of this city. IHhe eftydoeask for three per cent, CDEC will pay it. But anything after the two per cent will wind up coming from the taxpayers' pocket via an enlarged bill. A bill back will be enforced to pay for the extra franchise tax. And that seems to be fust contradicting what the people wanted in the first P,The people downed the budget. The people wanted cuti. And, unless they've changed their minds In the last few months, they don't want to be paying more taxes, whether the city needs the money or nt. The city's proposal to add the franchise tax would only be asking for more money from the taxpayer In the long run. And, In July, the people told the city twice that they didn't want to pay It. The people's will should be served. WCP irxFrwra THE r GAZETTE-TIMES T wrvrUI W It t My ml lirr a4 tM C'ewMy el Metre. o m rMuaf t)Urn H4. (feetWk' HC.riy. rlMr . rMia4 every TWWUy tt4 Y4tM m.ur al U ft efVe st lr. (. nm4 U art ef Marti t, I IT. fist Mef ft. Of fee. The second pipe is being installed because one pipe wasn't enough during the peak irrigation months (June-August). "This second line will help grow the other half of the farm at full capacity although the first pipe did irrigate more than half of its own." Lamb said. Pipes of 54 inches in diameter and receding into 42 inch and even smaller lines are now being laid into 10 foot trenches. "The pipe are buried to aid in farming the land and since they cross roads and freeways it's necessary," Lamb noted. "In addition, once buried there won't be any tumble weeds or sand getting inside." Exulting the invention of the "circle" (irrigation) the EOFC president emphasizes, "AU this sand couldn't be farmed without circles. We have better control over the water we use. Though there is more evaporation with circles than with ditch irrigation methods there is more leaching from the soil with the ditch." Recalling a recent farming article he read, Lamb sUted. "The circle irrigation method is the greatest thing to happen to farming since trading the horse in for the tractor." Eastern Oregon Farming Co.. now in its sixth year of operation, the first three on rented land and the last three on company owned property, doesn't expect anymore corporate farming development to come Into the area In the next five years, "Within the last six years most of the readily developable land has already been developed" said Lamb. "We don't Intend to be a threat to the small farmer. Many of those who dont consider us a threat are aided In the market we can create for them." By producing hay and corn pellets in their dryer for export to Japan. EOFC buys local farmers' produce and so develops a market that might not otherwise exist ir Sinqspiration f tDecember 12, 1976 iSttmmt HHimtingr Eipkx the urtqu and faeclnatlng world or treaeure hunting M new concept tor maximum outdoor enjoyment and potential prolltl toM and health combine to rnaka treaeure hunting one of the feeteet growing outdoor hoceiee In the world Conatdar the nwica. eolne. artifact! and antique thai are overlooked or forgotten due to our "qutCR-oaced" aoclety. Traaeure hunting la taacmatmg apon that not only ailowe ua a return to "yeaterday". out provtdea a meant of locating today' toet or boned object aa welll Vrhel other temHy or Individual ouldoor hobby Bel ou the benefit of fraeh aw, eaercla and potential promt W lntta you to come In tor convincing demon ret ion of Oarrert del actor TaM a etoeer took Into the rewarding field o com hunting, ghoatownlng. nugget thooting. proepecttng. relic locating and general treasure hunting. 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