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FOURTEEN The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, February 2, 1978
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4-H:r Due Well iu National
Contest
Lori Witt, Irrigon, returned
home from the National Sew
With Wool Contest in Denver,
reporting good times, and
carrying home the honor of
placing third in the nation in
the junior division of the
contest! Lori, a sophomore at
Riverside High School, repre
sented Oregon at the contest,
and competed with girls from
all over the United States. Her
reward for placing is a $500
scholarship which will be held
for Lori to use at the college of
her choice. ...as well as the trip
to Denver, with all expenses
paid!
Looking ahead to next fall,
Carlene West tells me that the
district Sew With Wool contest
will be held in Heppner again,
and the state competition will
be in Pendleton! As a national
winner, Lori will not be
allowed to compete again in
the junior division, but she
looks forward to reaching the
age to compete again as a
senior. Congratulations go to
Lori... as well as encourage
ment to other local girls to
compete in the contest!
Fashion Group Career Day
Rescheduled
..In a recent column I
mentioned the Portland Fash
ion Group Career Day which is
held annually at the Portland
Art Museum. Date for this
event has been changed to
April 8. The career day is a
real eye-opener for any youth
interested in a career related
to the fashion industry, as
many who have made it "tell
it like it is" to be working and
v involved in a highly competi
tive field. Cost for the day runs
about $8, which includes
lunch. The Fashion Group
share information on educa
tional requirements, and other
valuable tips for high school
and college age youth. The
event usually ends with inside
looks at current fashions, to
made the day complete! We
hope to have complete infor
mation and pre-registration
forms available soon.
4-H Leader Salute
Lavella Conboy
initiates Irrigon
tole paint club
A newcomer who has accepted leadership for one of the
most requested projects in our north Morrow area is the
recipient of this week's 4-H salute.
Our Lexington Tole Painters are famous. ..and young
people from Irrigon have longed for this creative arts
project! So we are happy to welcome Lavella Conboy,
Irrigon, as a new leader in the Creative Arts project! She has
just started a tole club with seven very enthusiastic
members !
Mrs. Conboy was active in the 4-H program in Umatilla,
prior to moving to Morrow County! She is also teaching Tole
for BMCC at this time, so both youth and adults in that area
are enjoying the opportunity to learn the popular art.
We look forward to their exhibits at county fair.. .adding
more lovely things to the already outstanding Tole Painting
department!
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Eastern Oreguii Leaders
Forum, March 11, LaGrande
Local 4-H Leaders and Teen
Leaders are invited to join
with other leaders from East
ern Oregon at an event for
leaders on the campus of
Eastern Oregon State College,
LaGrande. Scheduled to start
at 9:30 a.m., March 11, the
program includes special
guest speakers, as well as
, workshops by project areas. A
$3 fee includes lunch and
coffee break goodies. The
Oregon 4-H Community Pride
awards, sponsored by Stan
dard Oil Company, will be
announced, along with more
information on the program.
Leaders always enjoy the
opportunity to meet and share
ideas, and the Eastern Oregon
Forum will provide this oppor
tunity to exchange among
leaders from similar areas! If
you have not been on campus
of EOSC lately, you'll enjoy a
look at the new buildings and
other improvements at the
college, too!
Special Program at Pine City
Study Group, March 8
Members and guests of Pine
City Study Group will have a
double-header program at the
Broderick home on March
8.. .with the popular "Soup"
lesson in the morning, and
. "T-Shirts by Jan" at 1 p.m.!
Jan Peterson, lone, will share
her skills and creative ideas
for making your own knit
shirts, repeating her outstand
ing 4-H presentation. Host
esses, Laura Broderick and
Vicki Wagonblast, invite all
interested women to attend
the study group meeting. ..get
acquainted with Extension,
and enjoy both T-shirts, and
soup!
Cowbelles Cook-Off Informa
tion Did you read about the
Oregon Cowbelles Cook-Off in
this paper last week? Betty
Carlson, lone, is local chair
man for that contest, so for
entry forms and more infor
mation, call Betty, 422-7282.
Try calling in the evening...
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Betty works at school in lone
all day. The contest is easy to
enter. ..and we have so many
super good cooks in our county
that we should have lots of
entries! Prizes are well worth
trying for!
National Awards
A reminder to older 4-H
members, and leaders, that I ,
will soon be nagging members
to complete project summary
forms to submit for considera
tion of a National Award. This
program offers members an
opportunity to win a paid trip
to National 4-H 'Congress,
Chicago, as well as considera
tion for some state scholar
ships at the same time! We
will be asking members to
have completed forms re
turned to Extension office by
April 21. As changes have
been made in the awards
program this year, I hope that
any 4-H member who chooses
to participate, will come to the
office and visit with me.. .I'd
like to give each one all the
help I can!
Ray French
named to
NCA tax
committee
Raymond French, Heppner,
was recently appointed a
member of the taxation com
mittee of the National Cattle
men's Association (NCA),
according to NCA President
Richard A. McDougal. French
and other committee mem
bers from across the nation
will be responsible for the
development and implemen
tation of policy in the tax area.
"One objective of NCA,"
said McDougal, "is to accur
ately reflect the interests and
concerns of cattlemen
throughout the country. One
way this is done is through
committees. French and other
committee members who
serve on NCA's 13 standing
committees are the eyes and
ears of the association. And
this is as it should be. Working
cattlemen, who best under
stand industry problems, are
most qualified to develop and
articulate the proper solutions
to industry problems."
French, who operates a
cattle ranch business, is
active in the Oregon Cattle
men's Association, where he
was elected first vice presi
dent last November.
The main thrust of NCA is in .
government affairs at the
national level. McDougal has
encouraged cattlemen to
serve on industry association
committees at the local, state
and national level. He has
suggested that cattlemen get
more involved in the legisla
tive process.
Grain reserve plan expected
to bolster market prices
"The grain reserve pro
gram gives farmers a chance
to get their grain off the
market and wait for better
prices," Stewart Smith, asso
ciate administrator of USDA's
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service (ASCS)
said. "It's a good method for
farmers to help themselves
get the price of grain up, and it
also gives us the reserve in
times of scarcity."
Farmers can extend their
matured grain loans for three
years and receive storage
payments of 20 cents per
bushel for wheat, corn, sor
ghum and barley, and 15 cents
per bushel for oats. Grain may
be stored on the farm or in
commercial warehouses for
the three years or until the
release level is reached. The
release mechanism insulates
the reserve grain from the
market, Smith said.
For wheat, the release level
is attained when the national
average market price reaches
140 per cent of the loan level.
At this time, the farmer is free
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When the national market
price is 175 per cent of the loan
level, the government will call
in the wheat. In the case of
feed grains, the release level
is 125 per cent of the loan, and
will be called in when the
national average market price
reaches 140 per cent of the
loan level. "We will notify
farmers when these levels are
reached," Smith said.
To keep their grain in good
condition during storage,
farmers are allowed to rotate
stock.
"If the farmer wants to take
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Mashed potatoes
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new grain, he's free to do that,
as long as he puts in the same
quantity and quality," said
Smith adding that this is
primarily a farmer-held re
serve. About 17 million metric tons
of feed grains and eight or
nine million metric tons of
wheat will be held in the grain
reserve program. Farmers
are eligible to enter the
program when their loan
matures.
For additional information
on the program, farmers
should contact the local ASCS
office.
Menu
Wednesday, Feb. 8
Hamburger, veg., macaroni
casserole with cheese top.
Cabbage and carrot molded
salad
Muffins
Tapioca pudding with topping
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