The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Ore., Thursday, August 4, 1977 FIVE
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Recent campers at Bull
Prairie Recreation Area
couldn't help but notice the
two dozen denim and hard
hat-clad teenagers working in
small groups throughout the
park digging diversion
ditches here, adding barrier
posts there and scraping
benches and picnic tables
somewhere else. .
They were members of the
Youth Conservation Corp and
for eight weeks this summer,
"the enrollees," as they are
known, are given a rare
opportunity for a first-hand
look at what it takes to keep
Oregon's natural areas thriv
ing. With a home base at the
Tupper Guard Station about 40
miles south of Heppner, the
group and the accompanying
seven-member supervisory
staff gets involved in projects
ranging from land manage
ment in the Kinzua forests to a
session of improving trout and
steelhead spawning beds in
the Wilson Creek area. Each
project is seen through to its
completion and the YCC'ers
are introduced to as many
aspects of the procedure as
possible.
"We emphasize integration
of the whole process," says
Claire Klock, YCC supervisor.
"We'll follow what happens to
a tree all the way from
planting of the seedling to the
finished board."
For example, this year's
session on timber manage
ment included a discussion
with Warren Plocharsky of the
Forest Service on pre-com-
mercial thinning techniques, a
view of yarding operations
and trips to both the Kinzua
and Heppner mills. '
Although the conservation
education angles of the project
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Columbia Little Leaguers placed seventh at the District tourney recently at
Culver. Pictured, front row, I to r, Chaney Ferguson, Brian Follett, Richard
Baker, Andy Bjazevich.'Jeff Curnie, Greg Wilder, Scott Pratt. Second row,
Rolf Prag, Earl Connell, Pat Seifer and Mike Rothe. Third row, Mike Florence,
Bobby Scaplehorn, Daniel Leighton, Trent Douglas, Shane Correa. Back row,
Manager Keith Follett, Coach John Neace.
are definetly brought into
play, the real emphases for
the YCC is on the work detail.
Teaching people how to
work is a big part of it," Klock
says. "And we demand high
standards in what the enrol
lees do."
At the beginning of the
season, the enrollees undergo
a field and works project
orientation along with an
intensive tool orientation.
They have plenty of opportun
ities to apply their knowledge
in the following eight weeks
and the work performed by
the YCC is certainly appreci
ated. Chuck Ernst of the Heppner
Forest Service Office said this
year the YCC will complete
$35-40,000 in appraised work.
"It's work that needs to get
done but probably wouldn't be
"completed without the YCC,"
said Ernst, who also serves as
the YCC liason to the Forest
Service. '
The appreciation goes both
ways as Klock said the
Heppner District has been
very supportive of the YCC.
"They've given us a lot of
projects 30 we can expose the
kids to as many experiences
as we can," Klock said.
The YCC program has been
on the rise in recent years with
the Tupper group in existence
since 1974. Klock was a staff
member and crew leader that
year and he has seen the
program grow each year. Last
year there were about 15
camps located throughout the
state and this year the
program was expanded to
include 20 more camps.
"We've been building on the
Columbia LL'ers place 7th
program and knocking the
kinks out," Klock said. "The
cooperation from the Forest
Service is getting better each
year."
For their eight weeks of
services, the enrollees are
paid $400 and are provided
with equipment, room and
board. But, Klock says, it is
stressed that they aren't at the
camp to make money.
"They're given a pre-test
and a post-test to evaluate the
progress and hopefully they
come away with a better
understanding of conservation
and the environment," Klock
said.
The YCC staff is geared to
provide a three-prong ap
proach for the teenagers,
consisting of 1) a meaningful
work experience, 2) a coord
inated environmental aware
ness program and 3) recrea
tional and social activities.
As far as the third part goes,
the group takes regular field
trips to areas such as Hell's
Canyon for camping, the John
Day River for swimming or
just a weekend of backpacking
through the woods. Enrollees
rotate on committee duty to
plan meals for the weekly field
trips and are given the chance
to introduce their own ideas in
the meal selection. Other
members rotate on cooking,
tenting and equipment loading
crews.
The group members can
also make a weekly visit to
Heppner to use library and
museum facilities or make
new acquaintences. Klock
said the community as a whole
has been receptive to the
campers and has been another
element in this year's success
of the Tupper YCC.
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Columbia Little League
scored a pair of runs in the
fourth and fifth inning as they
defeated Willow Creek Little
League 4-1 Saturday for sev
enth place in the District Five
Tournament which was held
last week in Culver.
Andy Bjazevich and Greg
Wilder socked a pair of hits for
Columbia. Mike Rothe col
lected a double for Columbia
and Bobby Scaplehorn also
had a hit for the winners.
Wilder pitched a complete
game in getting the mound
win.
Columbia lost to The Dalles
2-1 in their opener.
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Mr. and Mrs. Bill Scrivner
and son, Kennon of Spokane,
Wash, were week-end visitors
with Bill's mother, Mrs. Lee
Scrivner and friends.
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Stoop labor is a way of
Reforestation projects,
acquatic life are all part of
ion work and education.
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Barbara Pike 768-2861
Don and Rose Hardwick
have been enjoying a very full
summer. The early part of
July they had several rel
atives enjoying the hospitality
of their Camp Five home.
Rose's father, Frank Stoll,
Baker; her sister, Dorothy
Lott, also from Baker; Dr. and
Mrs. Kron and their daughter
Sally of Phoenix, Ariz.; and
the Hardwick's son, Don, were
all present for the family
get-together. Joining the
group was Linda Vorres from
Sheridan. This Thursday the
Hardwicks will visit with Mr.
Stoll and Jack and Dorothy
Lott.
Mark Peterson, who has
been visiting at the Raymond
Reid home for the last several
weeks, returned home to
Hermiston on Thursday. De
ena Reid took her nephew to
Olex where they were met by
Working with the hands
the cutting of the trees,
Conservation is an important aspect of the Youth
Conservation Corps work at Tupper, like using a hoe
to clean growth from drainage areas.
life for YCC workers.
watching streams and
the environmental protec-
Mark's mother Shirley Peter
son. Mark had planned to stay
a while longer in Kinzua but a
virus called for a change of
plans. On Saturday, Ray
mond, Deena, Lana and Dana
went to Pendleton on business.
They stopped in Hermiston to
visit Ray's father, Robert
Reid. They also stopped by the
Peterson home to check on
Mark's health. I'm glad to say
they found him feeling better.
Don and Bruce Pike rode
their motorcycles to Nyssa on
Saturday to spend the week
end with former Kinzua res
idents, Lance and Hollie Van
Meter and son Clay. Lance is
the Pike's son. Don and Bruce
arrived home late Sunday
evening, glad to escape the
heat around the Nyssa area.
Cynthia and Elizabeth
Overton, Bend, spent last
week at Camp Five with their
father Forrest Overton.
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in constructing a pole fence
then peeling of the poles and
Over the
Kicking off golf action this
week was a three-way ladies
tournament at Kinzua in
which 10 Heppner women
participated along with Con
don and Kinzua ladies.
Heppner ladies honored
were Eddie Skow and Pat
Edmundson for their first and
second place finish in the one
flight contest.
Charlie Rawlins led the field
in the Sunday, July 31, men's
play with a three over par 63.
Dave McLeod took the low net
Betty Lorengel is in Coos
Bay staying with her daughter
Yvonne and family. Betty was
in the hospital in Portland for
almost a week with a very
painful attack of shingles.
Betty will stay in Coos Bay
until she is feeling better.
Rita Bowman and Beth
Pemberton went to Portland
Saturday to pick up Cindy
Bowman, Patti Pemberton
and Annette Williamson from
basketball camp. The Bow
man's niece Karen Revis,
Eugene, returned home with
the- group. Karen will be
staying at the Bowman home
this week.
Betty and Hershel Murdock
went to Bend Monday to keep
a medical appointment for
Hershel.
The campground at Holiday
Park just outside of Mt.
Vernon was the scene of a
family camp out last weekend.
The Bob Hire family and Dave
Mattison family were joined
by Sue and Bob's parents,
Harvey and Kitty Spivey, and
their brother Frank Spivey
and his family from John Day.
Saturday they were joined for
dinner by Laurie Hires par
ents, Bud and Barbara Davis,
Prairie City, and her brother
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starts in the forest with
chiseling notches.
tee cup
honors while Charlie Starks
and Francis Doherty tied for
least putts. Craig Cooley won
the long drive contest while
C.C.Carmichael won the KP
award on the 3rd hole and
Frank Pearson won the same
contest on the 13th hole.
In coming events, Willow
Creek County Club will hold
their annual Men's Medal
Tourament August 14. The
event will be a 27-hole contest
with an 8 a.m. tee off time.
Tom Davis and family from
Burns. Also with the family
group was both of Laurie's
grandmothers, Margarette
Davis and Norma Long, both
from Burns.
Dan and Sharon Bell and
John, Prineville, were in
Kinzua Sunday to visit her
mother, Virginia Kelso.
The Hardwick timber crew
and fallers enjoyed a bar-b-que
lunch cooked by Bill
Bohlender, SAIF representa
tive from Pendelton. Follow
ing the lunch, Bohlender gave
a short talk on working safely.
Hardwick Logging earned a
safety and merit award at the
end of May for seven years of
working without a lost time
accident. The lunch was part
of Don Hardwick's continued
efforts in safety awareness.
Sue Mattison was surprised
to find herself the guest of
honor at a birthday party and
bar-b-que held at the home of
Bob and Laurie Hire on July
26.
Among those gathered for
the occasion were Harvey and
Kitty Spivey, Baker, and
Frank and Earlene Spivey and
daughters Robin and Jodi, and
the Hire's children Raymond
and Kathi.
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