TEN The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January 19, 1978
Extension
Events... with
Birdine Tullis
International Returnee sche
duled to county...
We look forward to reports
from Nancy Foote, who spent
the past 18 months teaching
nutrition to rural families in
the state of Guanacaste, Costa
Rica, through 4-S, the equiva
lent of 4-H. Miss Foote will be
visiting in Morrow County
February 8-10, and will be
available to speak to 4-H
clubs, service groups, schools,
or other organizations inter
ested in her report. She was
among the first chosen to
begin a four-year nutrition
program sponsored by the
Kellog Foundation. She re
turned to Oregon in mid
December, and is now report-,
ing in counties on her exper
iences, while two other young
Oregonians are carrying on
the work started.
We would welcome a volun
teer family to serve as a
"home" for Miss Foote while
she is in Morrow County. ..and
also requests from any group
wishing to'-"hear her report.
Call 676-9642.
La bo Exchange
There is still time for
families wishing to host a
young Japanese student next
summer to apply as host
families ! We now have appli
cations from at least three
families Who will share an
exciting summer with the
in-coming youth, but other
host families may still apply.
Shirley Palmer, coordina
tor, will be happy to explain
the value of the international
exchanges, or you may call
the Extension Office for an
swers to any questions you
may have on the program.
Fifteen students will visit our
four -county area of Gilliam, .
Wheeler, Sherman, and Mor
row Counties late July and
part of August.
"Food Fair" Dates Changed
Last week I told you about a
forth-coming special event
"Food Fair". ...and this week I
tell you that we had so many
concerns about winter weath
er and driving, that dates have
been changed to March 21-22...
It will be our big food
demonstration program for
the spring months. ..with
something of interest for
Flir Sie ml
4&k
The 1978 Morrow
County Fair & Rodeo
promises to be
a great short I
everyone. We really hope the
later date will be more
convenient for most people....
and safer!
Leaders Meetings
Special thanks to all 4-H
leaders from each project
area that met with us this
week to plan events of county
fair, and other special events
for the 4-H program! Many
really creative ideas evi
denced during the planning
. sessions. ...and gave our mor
ale a big boost to help set the
wheels spinning toward spring
and summer!
We spend mid-winter time
working on fair premium
books and plans for that
important event in the 4-H
program and the leader
input was really appreciated.
Program Development
This . is the time that
programs are evaluated, and
plans made for what ever
programs are to be offered
through Extension home eco
nomics in the next year.
Monthly, a committee of
women from Morrow-Umatilla
meet to research ideas,
discuss suggestions, and at
tempt to come up with
program selections that meet
some of the needs and
interests of women of the
area.
Serving on the development
committee from Morrow
County are: Claudia Hughes,
Nancy Myers, Vera Cooley,
Francis McCoy, and Liz
Curtis. We ask that any
individual, or club group
having ideas of needed pro
grams in the area contact one
of the members. ..and share
the idea! Every suggestion
offered is discussed and eval
uated.. .and offer tremendous
help to the committee. Tell us
about it!
4-H Salute to Leader
This space will be used
weekly to give you a thumb
nail sketch of our leaders ! We
are proud of each and every
4-H leader. ...and the work
they do ! We want you to know
about them. ..so....
Jim Hayes, Heppner. 4-H
leader for the Hoof and Horn
Livestock Club. He's a home
grown product who has been
out and around the world
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(many times as a trans-world
pilot) who now has come home
to Morrow County, the farm
and an insurance business,
to bring up his kids in the
good rural atmosphere where
he grew up! Jim and wife
Barb found time to serve as
4-H leaders in Medford while
he was flying. ..and now have
accepted leadership of a very
active livestock club... and
presidency of our south Mor
row leaders council. Welcome,
Jim, to the 4-H program of the
county! We're glad you are
backhand interested in your
county and the youth!
Beta Gama
slates spring
talent show
Members of Beta Gamma,
the new ESA chapter, held
their first business meeting of
the year in the home of Barbar
Watkins on Monday, Jan. 9.
A city-wide talent show,
sponsored by the group, will
take place on Marrh si. with
prizes of $35, $25 and $15
offered.
The chapter will help Pat
Gentry with the Mothers'
March of Dimes walk this
year, hoping to learn enough
to take over the project next
year.
Beta Gamma's meeting will
be held on Monday, Jan. 23.
Methodist to
host ministers
Sunday, January 22, the
United Methodist ministers
and their families from Her
miston and Pendleton will be
guests in the Heppner Metho
dist Church.
Rev. Steve Tollefson, pre
sently a deacon, will be
observed in connection with
his application for orders to
advance to an elder of the
United Methodist Church.
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HOW TO ENTER !
. COME UP WITH an idea or design that you think
would tell others what our fair and rodeo is all
about.maybe a comical "Bessy the Cow"... or a
collage of fair exhibit items... or a simple
drawing of a rodeo cowboy...
. IDEAS OR designs should be sketched on an
8xll sheet of paper... and
talent is not necessary, the
looking for...
3. IN 25 words or so, tell us why you think your
design would fit the 1978 MORROW COUNTY
FAIR & RODEO...
4. IN THE LOWER right-hand corner of your
8 x 11 sheet, put your name, address,
phone number and age...
5. MAIL YOUR IDEA TO Fair &Rodeo Logo Contest,
Box 464, Heppner, Oregon, 97836.
6. THE WINNING entry will be decided by a panel
of judges and the decision of the judges is final.
Fuel saver installation
completed near lone
A 1650,000 construction pro
ject that will save more than a
quarter of a million dollars a
year in fuel operating costs
was completed in November
at Pacific Gas Transmission
Company's natural gas com
pressor station near lone.
The start-up of a replace
ment regenerator and the
overhaul of a gas turbine was
the completion of three separ
ate projects and the culmina
County court, committee
discusses road levy plans
The Morrow County Court
and the Road Levy Committee
met on Wednesday, Jan. 11, to
discuss the five-year road
serial levy which will be
placed before county voters
sometime in the next few
months. No decisions were
made.
The committee is formed
before each road serial elec
tion to finance county road
rnent by concerned citizens,
maintenance and improve-
Forest committee to
review rules Jan. 23
The Eastern Oregon Re
gional Forest Practices Com
mittee will meet January 23 in
La Grande to review rules
relating to reforestation and
disposal of slashing in Oregon
forests. It will also review
other general forest practices
rules.
The meeting will be in Hoke
Hall, Room 202, Eastern
Oregon State College, La
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tion of almost three years of
planning, design and installa
tion of new equipment, ac
cording to PGT Central Area
Superintendent Gary McKin
ney of Kennewick, Wash.
PGT officials said that since
54 per cent of the company's
operating cost is for natural
gas used to run its 12
compressor stations in Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho,
installation of the new fuel-ef
Its function is to cooperate
with the court to inform
county citizens of the neces
sity of passing the road levy.
Members of the unofficial
committee are Dick Wilken
son, chairman; Bryce Keene,
secretary-treasurer; Norman
Nelson; Larry Mills; Paul
Brown; and John Prag.
Jack Miller, a Portland
architect, also met with the
court Jan. 11, to present plans
Grande, beginning at 10 a.m.
The meeting is open to the
public and comments will be
accepted.
The committee advises the
State Board of Forestry on
administering the Oregon For
est Practices Act, passed by
the 1971 Oregon Legislature to
protect the environment dur
ing logging and other forest
operations.
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ficient regenerator will help
PGT conserve fuel and reduce
operating costs.
PGT owns and operates the
Idaho-Washington-Oregon
section of the Alberta-California
gas pipeline. The company
is a member of the recently
approved Alaskan natural gas
transportation system group
which will deliver North Slope
gas to the lower 48 states.
for remodelling the jail. He
will meet with the court, the
Morrow County Budget Com
mittee, the Revenue Sharing
Committee, District Attorney
Dennis Doherty and Sheriff
Larry Fetsch at 7:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, Jan. 25, in the
courthouse for formal consi
deration of the remodelling
plans.
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4-H REPORT
The Rock Crushers are a new group of eight boys.
They are a 4-H group that will go on hikes and field
trips to study land forms, minerals and gems they find.
The members are Steve Curtis, Kenneth Curtis, Randy
Siminoe; Tom Hammon, Robert McMillian, Keith
Kenison and Kevin Kenison.
Liz Curtis is the club's leader. President is Steve
Curtis; vice-president Robert McMillian; secretary,
Kenneth Curtis; and reporter, Kevin Kenison.
Our first meeting was Nov. 9, 1977. We will meet
again Jan. 11, 1978.
Reporter, Kevin Kenison
Bank stockholders
to meet Jan.
Clifford Jones, of Pacific
Power and Light Co., will be
the featured speaker at the
Annual Stockholders Meeting
of the Federal Land Bank
Association of Pendleton. The
meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday, Jan. 24, at the Elks
Lodge in Pendleton beginning
at 2 p.m.
Other activities will include
a report on association pro
gress during the past year,
election of two directors and a
report of the Board of Direc
tors on actions taken during
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the year.
Directors of the FLBA of
Pendleton are Milton Morgan,
lone, president; Bill Etter,
Pilot Rock, vice-president;
Dick Wilkinson, Heppner; Tad
Miller, Heppner; Don Haw
kins, Pendleton; Frank
Tubbs, Adams; and Royal
Raymond, Helix. j
The association makes long :
term loans to farmers, grow-?
ers and ranchers in Morrow
and Umatilla counties and is
entirely owned by its borrower-members.
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