SIXThe Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, April 20. 1978
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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-
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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
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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
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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
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"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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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