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The Gazelte-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, February 23, 1978 FIVE It's Heart Week Fund drive for Heart Assoc. Feb. 20-26 is Heart Week in Oregon, and the annual drive to collect money for the American Heart Association fund will soon be underway in Morrow County. County Coordinator Mary Gilman, Heppner, will start a mail-drive in Heppner, lone and Lexington for contribu tions to the volunteer health agency next week. Boardman Extension Events... Birdine 4-H Awards Sponsors Our 4-H program is fortu nate to have the support of local business people and other interested individuals! Each year as we prepare the 4-H portion of the county fair premium book, we contact those who have previously provided special awards for all 4-H fair events. Letters were mailed recently to all such sponsors, requesting a reply by Feb. 20 if they wished to change their award, or provide additional recognition to members. This is also the time that anyone interested in providing additional awards for any specific event or activity at county fair should contact us, so that they may be listed for the information of members and leaders. This is also a good time for a great big 4-H thank you to all the loyal people who provide the "frost ing on the cake". ...that extra special award that means so much to a young person who has labored to achieve! Poster Contest The annual 4-H poster contest is underway, offering members a chance to visually tell what they feel about their 4-H program and opportuni ties offered through 4-H. All 4-H members may partici pate, using any medium to creat a poster 14 by 22 inches, following either the theme of "4-H for all ages", "Put Your Energy into 4-H", or an open category creating their own theme. Each county submits post ers which are judged at state level during 4-H summer week. State winners are entered in a national show at National 4-H Congress, Chi cago. Members name, age, address and an interpretive statement about the poster should be attached to each entry. Local entries are due in the extension office by May 15. . Oregon Youth Range Camp Oregon Youth Range Camp, scheduled this year for August 6-12 at Logan Valley is open to boys and girls from all counties in Oregon who have completed the 9-12 grade. WOQeOPOQOOQQOCOOOOOOQOOOOOq jjGive the gift you'd love ! ! to get. !J?J community chairman Vir ginia Phillips and Irrigon chairman Elva Sanders will conduct a door-to-door cam paign in those two cities in the near future. Among the many projects financed by the Oregon affilia tion of the American Heart Association, the one that has had the most direct impact on Morrow County is Cardio-Pul- with Tullis Local scholarships cover the cost of the young people attending. The camp is jointly sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Section, Society for Range Management and OSU Extension Service. Classes provide a full week of training in understanding the inter-relationship among rangeland, water, soils, for ests, wildlife and recreational resources. The objective of the camp is not, however, to make specialists of the kids, but to provide them with a healthy understanding of conservation and management useful to them as citizens, regardless of the career they choose. Many outdoor recreational opportu nities are provided at the camp, along with opportuni ties for leadership develop ment. Those interested may acquire an application form from the extension office, as well as brochures giving details of the camp opportu nity. Camp Information Looking ahead to summer 4-H activities, many families appreciate early information concerning 4-H camp dates. Plans call for the popular event for members 4th through 7th grades to be held at Cutsforth Park, June 29-Ju-ly 2. Camp is a great experience for kids. ..Now that . you know the date, vacations may be scheduled around it! Reminder.. .Consumer Infor mation Program Be at Columbia Basin Elec tric Conference Room on Thursday, Feb. 23, 10 a.m., to learn "Where the Consumer Can . Get Help" from OSU specialist Debra Slater. Pro gram is open to anyone interested! Beef Cook Off Have you sent in your entry for the Oregon Cowbelles Beef Cook-Off Contest? If you have a favorite creative beef con coction, get rules and entry blank from Morrow Cook-Off chairman, Betty Carlson, lone. It is easy to enter. ..offers lovely prizes including a paid trip to the National contest in Oklahoma City, Okla. Entry deadline is Feb. 28. BULOVi ACCUTRON $85.00. It costs that little to buy Bulova Accutron, the dependable electronic watch that needs no winding, ever. It's a beautiful watch to give; a welcome gift to receive. And if no one gives you the right time, buy it for yourself. Just ask for Bulova Accutron, from $85.00. A. The handsome Roman. Stainless steel. White dial. 1(5.00 In goldtone with champagne dial. $95.00 I. Trim and tailored. Sllvertone with blue dial. $(5.00 Or goldtone with russet dial. $95.00 676-9200 monary Rescucitation train ing which has enabled local in structor Linda Connor to teach CPR techniques to approxi mately 250 county residents in the last two years. Seventy-five per cent of the money collected in the Heart Association drive will stay in Oregon for research, educa tion and community service projects. One important re search development made possible by contributions to the heart fund is the artificial mitro heart valve, developed by Dr. AIHpH Starr at the U of County Court Action A series of routine matters were dealt with by the Morrow County Court at its regular meeting at the courthouse on Wednesday, Feb. 15. It was noted that the gasoline, fuel oil and diesel contract has expired and bids will be called for. It was also noted that the union contract with the road department employes is up for re-negotiation this fiscal year. The Court approved the use of anti-recession funds for maintenance of the court house and for repair of the museum. A building for gas tanks at the Irrigon office site was approved for inclusion in the budget for the next fiscal 4-H Teen Leader Salute.... Todd Harrison This week I would like to tell you about a program that is relatively new. which offers challenges for older 4-H members, and about one member who has accepted the challenge! It is called the Teen Leader program. ..offering older members the opportunity to share what they have learned in 4-H with younger members. Some counties have had great success with the idea. ...and we have occasionally had boys and girls who felt they were ready to serve in a leader capacity. This year, Todd Harrison. Lexington, a sophomore at Heppner High School, is working with a group of super-active STUB NO. OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR SPECIAL ROAD SERIAL TAX LEVY HEPPNER PRECINCT (CONSOLIDATED) TO BE HELD TUESDAY, FEBUARY 28, 1978 FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M. MARK A CROSS (X) OR CHECK MARK () IN THE VOTING SQUARE AFTER THE WORK ' YES" OR AFTER THE WORK "NO". REFERRED EXPLANATION OF BALLOT QUESTION: Funds for construction, maintenance, replacement and repair of county roads and related services and equipment come primarily from U.S. Forest Service payments, state vehicle license fees, and the road serial levy. Morrow County has had a road serial levy since 1948. The most recent five-year serial levy expires June 30. 1978. This proposed serial levy is estimated to provide 32.8 per cent of the total resources available for county roads in the three year (3) period from July 1. 1978 to June 30. 1981. It would result in a tax of 56" -c per thousand of valuation in fiscal year 1978-79, and a lesser amount in each of the following two (2) years. - QUESTION: Shall Morrow County be authorized to levy and collect taxes serially, outside the limitation imposed by Section 11, Article XI, Oregon constitu tion, over a period of three (3) years, in the amount of $195,000 annually, commencing July 1. 1978, and ending June 30, 1981, these said funds to be used to finance the costs of county road-related services, projects, pro perties and equipment, and repair, improvements, maintenance and re placement thereof. underway O Medical School Health Science Center in Portland. Fifty per cent of money collected traditionally goes to research. The Heart -Lung Machine, which makes open heart surgery possible, was developed hy research done by the national organization. Among other projects finan ced hy the Heart Association are hypertension screening, annual scientific sessions for nurses and doctors. CPR training, and an extensive program of public education. year. The Court received a re quest from Rupert Kennedy, Port of Morrow manager, for a release of the right-of-way near port lands. The Court said it would not be in favor of relinquishing the right-of-way until the road study committee has finished its study and reported to the Court. Dick McElligott and Rudy Bergstrom discussed with the Court the possibility of provid ing funds to continue the salary for a land inventory and research position at the Soil Conservation Service office. TO BE TORN OFF BY A BOARD TO THE PEOPLE Q YES, I VOTE Q NO, I VOTE OBITUARIES charie Roach Charles L. dleton, died Roach, 67, Pen Feb. 19, at his home. Mr. Roach was born Nov. 14, 1910, at Curtis Wash., the son of James L. and Naoma Roach, and had lived in Oregon 50 years. He was married to Mabel Leathers at Fossil, and ranched at Kim berly for many years, moving to Pendleton thirteen years ago. He was employed by the Agri-Chem Co. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of The Redeemer, Pendleton. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Feb. 23, at 10 a.m. at the Episcopal Church of The Redeemer, Pendleton, with the Rev. Dirk Rinehart officiating. Concluding ser vices and vault interment will be at Olney Cemetery. Casket Planners move on zone change The Morrow County Planning Commission will meet Monday, Feb. 27, to consider two zone change applications and conduct a workshop on information gathered to date on the County Comprehensive Plan. The Commission will first consider an application by Earl Blake. Heppner, for a zone change from Qualified Farm to Farm for approximately 60 acres out of tax lot 300. A public hearing will also be held on the application of Dewey West Jr., Boardman, for a zone change from Qualified Farm to Farm for approximately 100 acres out of tax lot 200. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Morrow County office building. Irrigon. boys, all interested in outdoors-survival experiences. The project was started last year by agent Mike Howell, but no adult leader was available to continue the club this year. The club has plans for outdoor fun and learning this spring and summer, in addition to the snowshoe trips and winter survival training they have already enjoyed! Todd has enlisted the help of his dad to go along and help with the program, and serve as an adult advisor. Teen leaders serve in the same capacity as an adult leader.. .and share the same responsibility!' ' ' ' We salute Todd for carrying on this unusual club, nifering an opportunity for the members to learn about outdoor living and survival, while they are having fun. MEMBER BY THE COUNTY FOR THE SERIAL LEVY AGAINST THE SERIAL LEVY bearers are Harry Schuening, Larry Winn, Henry Cupper, Willie Cooper, Jim Stirewalt and George Stubblefield. Mr. Roach is survived by his wife, Mabel, Pendleton; a daughter, Joan DuBosch, La Grande; a brother, Fred Roach, Bates; two sisters, Catherine Roundtree, Marys ville, Wash.; and Blanche Strey, Lacey, Wash.; and one granddaughter, Carol Du Bosch. A son, Charles Roach Jr., preceded him in death. Ida Brown Ida Brown, past resident of Morrow and Gilliam counties, died Feb. 9, in Portland. Funeral services were held Feb. 13 at the Chapel of Wilhelm Funeral Home, Port land with interment at River view Cemetery. COURT Loan deadline near for grain reserve Morrow County farmers interested in placing their 1977 crop barley, oats and wheat immediately into the grain reserve, must apply for a price support loan or purchase agreement no later than March 31, according to Judy Buschke, Acting County Exe cutive Director, of the Agri cultural Stabilization and Con servation Service (ASCS) of . fice. Starting March 1, farmers with existing loans on these crops may place the grain into the reserve program without waiting for the loan or purchase agreement to ex pire. Previously, farmers put ting grain in the reserve needed to wait until the loan on the crop matured or the purchase agreement expired. The final date to request a purchase agreement on 1976 crop is Feb. 28 of this year. According to Ms. Buschke, farmers in the county have placed about 400,000 bushels of 1976. wheat into the reserve program. Designed to help farmers get higher grain prices, the 4-H News The Patch Work Pockets 4-H Sewing Club met in lone, Jan. 27. at Oswalt's home. Birdine Tullis was in charge of the program. She brought bolts of material and several patterns from Judy's Fabric in Heppner. We had fun matching material with patterns. Jeanne Michler joined our 4-H group. Sylvia Ladd brought cookies. The fifth graders of this group met Feb. 10 to cut out our fair project. All of us are making cotton skirts. The rest of the girls will meet Feb. 24 to start their fair projects. The rest of the school year will be devoted to sewing our fair projects. Lori Fetsch, reporter A Court St. nip"1"'1' 111,1 T"iii,ri "iwiNi i , , ill'1 Prices Effective Friday & Saturday HILL'S HILL'S LINKS $3S lb. US NO. 1 i 10-LB BAG ORANGES 6 71 Large Tomatoes lb. 39 c Dry Onions lb. 9c lettuce 3T 1 THAW N SERVE WALNUT I Zgk- Pi! reserve program offers pro ducers a three-year loan period and storage payments, at $.25 per bushel for wheat and barley; $.19 per bushel for oats, paid annually in ad vance. "Farmers, in return, must agree to hold their grain off the market at least until the price reaches the minimum release level or the contract expires," Ms. Buschke said. "But, they will be allowed to rotate commodities and sub stitute stocks to protect and maintain the quality of grain," she added. According to ASCS, the farm storage facility loan program limit of two year' production will be increased by an amount equal to the quantity of grain a producer has in the reserve program. Participation in the grain reserve program is on a first-come, first-served basis until the national target of 300 million bushels of wheat and 715 million bushels of corn, sorghum, barley, and oats is reached. I Market TITO g ',y. ?') C mmmmmmmmmmS SMOKED PICNICS 1 ' " j J f . J , . - ac:
