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A growing community, like
a growing adolescent, needs
increasing amounts of nour
ishment. In keeping with that well
knowa fact, Boardman is
beginning to cry out for more
food. City Manager Jim
Thompson hopes to see aid
Cattleman
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sale. That bunch will wind up the two year old bulls. Calves
that are a year old now, will be for sale in the spring.
The culling will produce a better strain of cattle, Grieb
believes, as he replaces the breed heifers and a small bunch
of cows with the top third of his heifer population.
Grieb, who has a brolher-in law who was honored for the
same thing in Walla Walla County, said he's not real worried
about weaning weights. He plowed 30 acres up and will come
bark with a new mixture of grass this year. But, he can't
complain about that 98 per cent weaning this year.
Grieb has bull calves at S50 pounds and 500 pound heifer
calves He expects that to increase with the Tall Tim calves,
but says "weights don't interest him much."
It s what you feed," Grieb said "A 700 pound heifer, you
know, has been getting a lot of grain."
As the three fold. grainatlle operation is a full time job.
Grieb has handed over much of the toils to his children and
wife In fact, the three Heppner High School students own
more than a third of the entire herd.
Ken. a Junior at HIIS. is the President of the FFA chapter
and recently relumed from the national FFA convention in
Kansas City. Ken has been showing cattle since he was nine
years old.
The secretary treasurer of the Oregon Junior Angus
Association has I o loves, according to his father. And Grieb
said, he domn'l know which one he likes better, "the
basketball floor or Angus cattle "
Ken showed the champion steer at the Morrow County Fair
this year. It was one of the It home raised animals Ken owns.
Julie is a sophomore at WIS and has also showed cattle
since she was nine In 172. she showed the champion heifer
at the first Junior Angus Show at the Pacific International.
She hasnl let up since
She was the all-around champion showman at this year's
Morrow County Fair and along ilh Ken. showed animals at
the stale fair In Salem this year.
Treasurer of the FFA chapter this year. Julie owns len
head of Angus cattle She d have more, her father says, but
her production keeps on being dull calves and her herd won't
"Inrreane as fast as Ken or Geri "
Ort. the younueM of the threesome, is a freshman at MILS
this year She showed the chT'" href at the 4 If show at
the county fair this year She also won the filling and showing
at the Pacific International this year. Cert has a 11 head
hen!
The kith own most ol the cattle," Grteb said, adding that
"they're interested "
Grieb admits that his hleresl has had to dwindle a lillle In
the Angus to keep up wdh his field operations "Kenny can
walk out there and tell you which calves are which and who it
belimgs to." iJrleb said.
The Griche operation ts a little more money consuming
than many in the area. They must ulilue stubble pasture as
much as they ran. because mountain pasture Just isn't
available In the rolling hills of the north Lexington area
Al. Grte' Angus la registered cattle business, which
a.kte time lot wenhina". la'" and the InevilabW paper
, most of which falls Into the hamk of Mrs tirwb
In the registered operslHui. Cf ieb must know hen a calf is
bnrn ami other vtul statist s He cent M the animals have
It full run of the farm N like a commercial business, the
cattle must remain In small groups so that bull can be pot
with the cw In rertain area
Th rsiile run wt M arrea of Irrigated pasture and Ma k
Hr k Tall Tim has the run of that acreage The Grirbs r alved
( cws last year and weened taNes. and hr In
maintain thai prwnl 'hi )esr
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Raymond French
inn sum cites buesiiraess'inieeds
come in the form of a 10,000
square foot grocery tore.
"Anyone interested," said
Thompson, "please come for
ward. We (the city council and
planners) will, be more than
willing to listen to all offers."
Thompson said bringing in
a food store as well as other
commercial businesses will be
the deciding factor in the
future growth and develop
ment of Boardman. "By 1880
we will probably tee a 3,400 ro
4.000 population here," fore
casts the city official. "And by
1995. the population may
reach 10,000 provided there ia
a sound commercial district."
Presently the city's popula
tion is listed at 800 by the
sUte. This figure is baaed on
its building permit total.
However, Thompson sees that
figure slightly higher. "Using
our swrvice and building appli
cation random count, I would
say the population ia well over
1.000. During the peak of
potato harvest, I'm sure it
must be closer to 1.100."
Optimistically, the city ad
ministrator looks to the near
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French
It will mean more than Just
a matter of pride Friday
afternoon when Raymond
French steps to the podium to
speak to a joint group of
Cowbelles and the Morrow
County Livestock Association.
French is past second vice
president of the Oregon Cat
tlemen's Association and
wholeheartedly wants to
"Keep Beef King."
Although he was replaced in
November by Les Marks,
Hermiston, after serving a
two year term as second VP,
French is still part of a
committee that is trying to
generate more than simple
interest in the beef industry.
French, for the last two
years, has represented a five
county area as second vice
future for the period of the
most rapid expansion. That is
because we now have the
ability of handling people. Our
new water system will be
ready to go in the spring ani
the new sewage system ia the
fall We have three subdivi
sions, Columbia Pacific Re
sources, Boardman Develop
ers and the Hansen Develop
ers, with a commercial dist
rict available and an ambu
lance service (see story pg. 1)
coming in any time."
Providing the outside Inter
ests come to the inside, the
city has a few projects of its
own in mind. The planning
commission is looking for a 10
acre park site on the south J
side of the freeway near the
Hill view apartment develop-
ment
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president. His district, known
as the Mid-Columbia District,
takes in Morrow. Umatilla,
Sherman, Gilliam and Wasco
Counties.
As VP, his duties were to be
somewhat of a liaison between
the county and state as
sociations. A kind of "grass
roots" theme, French was a
coordinator between the coun
ty problems and the state
offices of the cattlemen's
association.
He was also ti e state's na
tional membership chairman.
French was and still is
involved in a beef research
and information act, passed
by President Ford in May.
He'll be speaking on that
referendum tomorrow at 3
"It will be largely a wildlife
area," said Thompson. In
another section, south of
Wilson Street, a park compar
able to the already establish
ed park located on Park
Street, is being included in
the plans.
"We looked at neighbor
hood parks in-depth but they
would be impossible for us to
maintain cost-wise," Thomp
son said. With more people
come increased needs. "Police
protection, when it does
come," said Thompson, "will
Uke a big bite out of city
taxes." This will mean a tax
increase. But the flexible
nature of the community
reassures Thompson that "the
projected growth will not
make the increased tax base
hard to swallow."
We're here at last, and we're excited about it. So
we're Kivinu away a Mediterranean style stereo console
as a ikr pme, and these premiums for deposits: with a
deposit of S5.(UK) plus $5.00 this complete Shelton
h. kit. with a S50IUK) deposit this quality coffee
server, and with a deposit of $100.00 this Luftin tape.
Open a new account, or add to an existing account to
Ket these fine gifts from First Federal Savings.
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Come on down to First Federal and meet John an
Wtrkte a"d lH Zimmerman. TrVrr ready to serve
ou from l to on Tuevlaw and Thursdays at the
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p.m. at the Morrow County
Livestock Association annual
meeting.
The act was initiated by
cattle producers, not the gov
ernment, and is designed to
enable cattle producers to pay
a fair share for research,
education and promotion of
their industry.
The act is a self-help
program that will enable beef
producers to vote in a refer
endum on an "everyone-pays-a-fair-share"
system to fi
nance its own research, con
sumer education, producer
information, promotion and
market development pro
grams. As the committeeman for
the five county area, French
Presently, major areas ol
development include "115
or so acre south of town
(Columbia Pacific Resources)
and 10 acres east of the
Riverview Motel on the north
side of the freeway (Hansen
development)." said Thomp
son. Overall, the largest influx
of people seems to be coming
from the Richland. Wash,
area. Thompson said this was
because the area offered the
same type of economy, power
and agriculture.
Whatever the rate of
growth, the city manager
doesn't see any sign of cosmo
politan influence moving in.
"It will be a rural direction. I
don't think any city in Eastern
Oregon will Uke on any of the
cosmopolitan nature of Portland-
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First Federal Savings has opened full service facility
in Hen"! Now you can have the convenience of a kxal offae
with a complete range of loan and savings programs.
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um talk
will be giving a slide show and
talk on the referendum in all
the areas.
The cattle industry has in
the past few years heen faced
with its fair share of problems
and dilemmas. Boycotts, price
controls, environmental con
cerns, suspicion of colon can
cer, heart disease, meat sub
stitutes, even "eat less beef"
campaigns have slowed the
industry's progress.
The beef industry, accord
ing to French, needs this
program to increase market
development and market pro
tection through research, edu
cation and promotion. But like
everything else, it takes
money.
So far, more than 80 state
and national beef and dairy
organizations have endorsed
the plan.
Five such organizations
have incorporated themselves
with a single lobbyist in the
legislature. The Oregon Cat
tlemen's Association is joined
by the Wheat League, Dairy
Association, Sheep Growers
and Livestock Association.
And that brings the cause
even closer to home. The
president of the Oregon Sheep
Growers is a Morrow County
man, Henry Krebs, and so is
the Wheat League's president,
Tad Miller.
Beef is at the bottom of the
promotion list when listed
with other agricultural com
modities. For example, the
Florida Citrus Growers spend
2.3 per cent of their market
value for promotion while the
entire country's beef promo
tion comes from about .015 per
cent of their market value.
The plan is outlined well and
French will speak on it Fri
day. Every producer pays his
fair share in the plan. The
program must be legislated
and approved by two-thirds of
the producers voting in a
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First Federal Savings
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Heppner Branch
Comer ol Cent9r & Main. Heppner
PndUton, Milfon-Ff0wafr,
Hermiston & Boardman
referendum. The rate of col
lection is just .3 per cent of a
producer's sales value.
Briefly, here's how the plan
will work: At each point of
sale, a producer deducts
collection based on value of
transaction and retains it until
animals are sold. Only the
packer sends any money to the
beef board.
Each time cattle are sold,
the seller contributes .3 per
cent of the value he adds to the
animal. Example: A cow-calf
producer sells a calf to a
stocker operator for $100. The
purchaser deducts .3 per cent
(30 cents) when he writes the
check. The producer receives
$99.70.
Later, assume the stocker
operator sells the yearling to a
feeder for $200. Then .3 per
cent (60 cents) is deducted by
the feeder so the stocker
operator receives $199.40.
Since the stocker operator
collected 30 cents from the
producer, he is only contrib
uting 30 cents on the $100 of
value he added.
Later, if the feeder sells the
steer to a packer for $400, the
packer deducts .3 per cent
($1.20) and sends it to the beef
board. Each man has paid his
fair share, based on the value
each added.
If any owner does not wish
to participate, he can get a
refund of the amount he con
tributed upon request.
A beef board, comprised of
68 members from across the
nation, will collect funds and
contract with other organiza-
tions to conduct desired pro- '
motion, information and re-.
search programs.
French is urging all cattle
owners of at least a year to
register and then vote yes on ,
the referendum. A cattle
owner can register at the
ASCS office.
French will speak at 3 p.m.
at the Elks' Lodge Friday.