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SIXThe Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, April 20. 1978 Crop storag info Extension Events... with Birriine Tullis i .i Homemaker's Day.. .Is For Everyone!! A mini-history of Morrow County, including Extension's involvement through home economics programs, will be the highlight of the annual spring women's day, schedued for April 27, Lion's Club, Irrigon. An action packed day is planned, starting at 10 a.m. with coffee and a get re-acquainted session. Following will be a slide show by Dorris Graves, with narration by Jean Nelson, showing develop ments and people involved. Former agent, Maud Caswell, now of Bremerton, Wash, will be guest speaker for the afternoon, with special enter tainment during the day provided by Gladys Hobbs and Ruth Bentley, as well as a mini-style show of fashions of past years, modeled by 4-H members. Luncheon will be putluck, with main dish furnished by Irrigon Study Group, the hostessses for the day. Pro gram and arrangements are under direction of the Home maker's Advisory Committee. The annual event is for all interested, and the Admisory Committee extends their spe cial invitation to all women of the county to attend. It is their day. No charge! April 16-22 National Volunteer Week Hats of to Volunteers. ..and that includes almost everyone in Morrow County! Of course, we think first of those who volunteer their time as 4-H leaders, and the study group program, but others in this area donate hours and years of time to other worthwhile causes. This week has been designated National Volun teer Week, and it seems appropriate at this time to say that we feel those who donate time to all causes are very special people.. .the people who are involved in making our communities great places to live. We salute you during this special week, and the other 51 weeks of the year! Reports from Oregon 4-H Conference, Salem An exciting, beneficial ex perience at the Know Your State Government Confer ence, Salem, was the report coming back to me from Erin Evans and Janet McElligott, Morrow delegates. Housing for the event was at the Oregon 4-H Center near Salem with classes and events at the State Capitol. Meeting the governor, and other elected officials, and time to question and visit, is a big experience for 4-H members. The two girls will develop a slide program on the event, which they are very willing to share with 4-H clubs, or any interes ted group. Due Now... Leaders and members are reminded that this is the week that records for National Awards, applications to attend Summer Week, and counselor applications are due in the Morrow County Extension office. Due date is coming up soon for 4-H posters. Japan-Labo Exchange News.. ..Thanks, Tim Jones Tim attended and assisted with an orientation in Corval- Deciding Plants 11 a If jl.LI. have arrived Fertilizers, seeds, plsnt soil mix, & gsrden tools, too reeii Feed 1 Seed Lex. -Heppner Hwy. 676-9422 lis recently, for 4-H members who will be traveling to Japan under the Oregon 4-H-Japan-Labo exchange program this summer. Tim showed slides taken last summer as a visitor to Japan under the same program, as well as sharing other information he felt would be helpful to boys traveling this summer. Monica Swanson, lone, cha perone for the group also attended the orientation pro gram, in preparation for her role. Monica, along with about ' twenty five 4-H members will leave for Japan in late July. Helping with Funds for Board man Clinic X-Ray The Irrigon Study Group members, as well as everyone in north Morrow, are interes ted in the new clinic at Boardman. Irrigon gals got in the act by baking many, many cakes for the fund raising project, recently. That's typi cal of volunteers involved in Extension programs. ..always ready and willing to help with worthwhile projects! Judges Training in Pendleton. Five local women will be traveling to Pendleton next week to attend the Clothing Judges training in preparation for serving as judges at fairs. 4-H News Two-Trackers The Two-Trackers 4-H Horse Club held their April business meeting at the fairgrounds dorm on April 11. The meeting was called to order by President Kathleen Van Schoiack. Minutes were read and approved. Plans were finalized for a bake sale to be held at the cow-cutting show May 6. The overnight ride is scheduled for July 29-30. Record keeping was explained for the benefit of new members. Further business meetings will not be scheduled. Practice sessions for April and May will be held Fridays after school. Members planning on attending are to notify their leader. Tara Mahoney, Reporter : Rock Crushers The 4-H Rock Crushers Geology Club went to the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, April 10. The group started at their leader's house, Liz Curtis. They stopped out of Kimberly to look at Cathedral Rock. They kept on going until they got to the Cant Ranch. A guide showed the members the rock and fossil exhibits at the house. Then she took them to Sheep Rock to see the different geologic periods, and land formations. She took the group on a hike into the Fossil Beds where the club members saw many interesting rocks although they could not take any. After having lunch at the Cant Ranch the club members stopped at Goose Rock, the oldest rock in the area to collect rock samples and try out their rock hammers for the first time. Myrtle McMillian accompanied the cjub members and their leader. Ken Curtis, Club Reporter Garden & Flower The 4-H Garden and Flower Club rendezvoused at the Episcopal Church at 4 p.m., April 17. Our Prez. Ken Curtis and us talked. We could not think of a name so we desided to wait on our name. The Garden Club will meet at the Jame's house May 8. The 4-H Garden Club, will be giving reports on specail things. The 4-H Garden Club will meeting at, Earb's Plant Seller (Time unknown). Present were: Reporter, Thomas, James, Sec. Kathy Smith, Vice-Prez. Mike Smith, Prez, Ken Curtis, Game chairman, Ron Klaus, Mardel James and Ken Miller, Jr. leaders and Barb James and Father Miller leaders. Tom, James, Reporter A total of alwut 160 women will be involved in the training sessions, ottered in Corvallis and Pendleton, so there should be many new judges available in the future. Ardis Koester, OSU Extension textile and clothing specialist, Barb Sawer, 4-H specialist, and H. Joe Myers, assistant director, will be involved in the training event, which will include philosophy of judging, textile 4-H Leader Salute Francine Evans The mother of seven daugh ters, ages 4-18, Francine Evans of Irrigon had plenty of motivation when . she orga nized her first 4-H club, the Needlethreaders, nine years ago, "I wanted my children involved, so I involved my self," she explained. The Needlethreaders are still going strong and so is Francine. This year ' she formed a new group known as the Happy Cookers for girls in grades four through six. In stP WW update, and other items perti nent to working as judges with boys and girls in 4-H program. Those attending are Donna Bergstrom, Francine Evans, Ann Witt, Ruth McCabe, and Birdine Tullis. Textile Update For anyone interested in the latest news about textiles and clothing. Ardis Koester, OSU Extension textiles and cloth ing specialist, will present a 0 (v r1 addition to learning basic cooking and food preparation skills, the eight members are presently rehearsing a "Sue Kangaroo" puppet show to explain the basic food groups, scheduled to be presented before 11 different A.C. Houghton classes on April 26. Around Mother's Day, the Happy Cookers plan to host a tea honoring their mothers, including, appropriately enough, Francine, whose daughter Ann Marie is a ' member of the club. ' ' In the Needlethreaders, Francine now deals with an older group of girls, junior high and high school age, since Gladys Hobbs has formed a sewing groups for the younger seamstresses this year. The eight, including two daughters, are presently working on entry projects for the National Grange Sewing Contest, meeting once a week at the Riverside High School Home Economics room under Francine's tutorlage. Their efforts each fall go into creating outfits for the Make It With Wool competition, and this year one member, Lori Witt, walked away from Heppner a district winner in the junior division, and went on to place third on the national level. In addition to putting in their time at the sewing machine, the Needlethreaders recently cooperated with groups led by Gladys Hobbs ' and Marylow Daltoso to pre-1 sent a fashion show at ' Riverside High School, model ing fashions by Simplicity AT Cmk WE DON'T SLOW DOW!) AT 55 . . . . VE PICK UP! RimiMENT UY1N3 AT ITS BEST! OFII IOVY MONTHLY RENT INCLUDES ALL THIS: TNREC DELICIOUS WHS tUCt YOUR OWN PRIVATE ROOMY UNITS SECURITV-PRIVACT-CORVENIENCE INTER-CONS NtIO SERYICI tfECIAl DIETS MUUBIE RECREATION ROOM WITH COLOR TV ORGANIZED AND WDmOUAi ACTIVITIES FACILITIES FOR YOUR FRIENDS I RELATIVES INDIVIDUAL APARTMENT REFRIGERATOR AIR CONDITIONED is "textile update" at the fair grounds, Condon, April 28. 1 p.m. There is no charge to attend. 4-11 Salute As a special lor volunteer week our 4-H salute to leader5 this week will be a lent tire story by (iaette-Titnes... fea tured is Krancine Evans: 4-H leader, involved community leader, and parent. it 'jr. 1 Pattern Co. as well as their own. Last summer, Francine held an 'extracuricular' 4-H macrame class in the park for youngsters not active in other 4-H programs. She said proud ly that each of her students ' completed their project, and she hoped to hold the class again this summer. Francine, with a seemingly endless store of energy, found time last fall to demonstrate making straw Christmas : wreaths at the Artifactory, and enjoys oil painting as a sideline. On the state leve, Francine represents five Eastern Ore gon Counties on the Oregon 4-H Advisory Council. In addition to her work with young people in leadership and creative endeavors Francine plays an active part in church and community affairs. She is a member of the St. Patrick's Altar Society and is a catecism instructor in the church. As a mother she is very interested in education and was recently elected to her second term on the Morrow County Irrigon's Morrow County School Dis trict Advisory Committee. This week Francine demon strated crepe making for the Food Fair co-sponsored by the Extension Service, Oregon Wheat Commission, and Blue Mountain Potato Growers. "I'm not sure how I got talked into it," the volunteer extraor dinaire commented. And, last but not least, Francine milks a cow twice a day. 3234S.W.Kyt Tmom 276-2143 son Morrow County Farm oper ators will soon receive a questionnaire asking for infor mation on the amount of storage space available on their famrs for grain and oilseed crops, according to Judv Buschke, county Execu tive Director of the Agricul tural Stablization and Conser vation Service (ASCS).' The mail survey is. being conducted to determine whe ther or not sufficient storage space will be available for grain placed in the reserve and the 1978 harvest. "The success of the reserve program is dependent upon adequate storage space," Buschke said. "Increased grain production and carry 1978 wheat program sign-ups due by May 1 The Morrow County Agri cultural Stabilization and Con servation Service (ASCS) is accepting applications for the 1978 feed grain and wheat program. Farmers planting feed grain and, or wheat are eligible to participate in the voluntary program. Judy Buschke, of the ASC committee, said farmers who are still undecided about the KIND MINIMUM MATURITY RATE AYIELD L Certificate $1,000 3 Months 5.75 6.00 Certificate $1,000 2 Years 6.75 7.08 '"iiiiSfyU:- 'HiSy .?' -$t'k' Certificate $1,000 6 Years 7.75 8.17 ipi First Federal JL t$ fPJ . Other ght by A over stocks have necessitated more space both on and off the farm. Commercial facilites will be surveyed jointly by ASCS and the Economics, statistics and cooperatives service (ESCS). According to Buschke, U.S. off-farm storage is estimated at 6.6 billion bushels, and on-farm storage ranges be tween 7.5 and 8.5 billion bushels. The survey will give more precise figures on the facilities available for storage of all commodities. "With this information, we will attempt to determine where the handling and stor age problems could show up during harvest," Buschke said. "We must insure that -program should sign up be cause there is no penalty if they decide not to comply. "By signing up, farmers who decide to stay within the permitted acres of the set aside crops are assured of program benefits," she said. Program benefits include price support loans, target price and disaster payment "" v tj Lii U-J -JL Jj For very long, anyway: We take your savings dollars and move them out into our communities. This begins a good cycle. Every time we make a mortgage loan it strongly effects our economy. More jobs. More people spending money in local businesses. More money to save. It's a nice big happy circle, isn't it? If we keep this kind of circle going . . . we'll keep every thing going. Note: An interest penalty is charged for early withdrawal from certificate accounts Spend a moment and carefully examine our savings chart. Compare the variety of plans. The yields. The minimum require ments. No Savings and Loan offers more of a complete program and higher yields. We're a good place for your bucks to stop. Even if it's for a little while. CENTER & MAIN-HEPPNER Offices: Milton-Freewater Hermiston, Boardman & Pendleton Home Office grain currently under loan or in the reserve, plus that stored on the farm, does not clog distribution channels to users." She indicated that a large 1978 crop could place consider able pressure on storage facilities, particularly in areas where tight storage conditions existed last fall. By conducting the survey, ASCS and ESCS will deter mine the amount of usable storage space currently loca ted in the county, the space occupied, the number of wet storage facilities used for high moisture grain, and the amount of permanent ear corn storage space. protection. Farmers who par ticipate agree to take out of production one acre for every 10 planted to barley, corn, or grain sorghum, and two acres for every 10 planted to wheat for grain. For more details on the 1978 programs, contact the local ASCS office in Heppner. The signup period ends May 1. LiQcD Savings Fsnc IQ(il uiimc LENDER PENDLETON
