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SIX The Gazette-Times! Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, April 27, - - i t ' 1 ft Special Invitation Remember the Homema ker's Day, April 27, 10 a.m. Lion's Club building, Irrigon... the annual spring event for all women (and men, too). Luncheon is potluck, with main dish furnished, so bring along a salad or dessert. ..join the fun as we "look back at our history". You'll want to be there all day to enjoy the slide show by Dorris Graves, narrated by Jean Nelson, as well as the. fashions from the past mo deled by 4-H members Erin Evans, Lori Witt, Vicki Dan iels, and Joan Partlow. Ano ther featured entertainment will be by Gladys Hobbs and Ruth Bentley. We are so delighted to have former agents Maud (Cas well) Fluent, and Bev (Brad shaw) Doherty, planning to attend, and also Grace (Gade , kin) Drake, now pastor of First Methodist Church in Union, share highlights of their Morrow County memo ries. The Homemaker's Advisory Committee chairman, Vera Cooley, will serve as mistress of ceremonies for the day. She, and other members of the committee, are in charge of arrangements for the day and they invite everyone to attend. Good Work, Danette An essay, "Pesticides and the Honeybee" by Danette Daltoso, Boardman, received second place in the state contest sponsored by the American Beekeeping Feder ation, Inc. Our information tells us that is was a very close second, along with a comment from the judge indicating he found the literary ability of the 4-H members entering the contest impressive. We are always delighted when 4-H members take time to enter the "extra" opportunities of fered. We congratulate Da nette on the achievement! Blue Mountain College Sixth Annual Livestock Judging Contest All 4-H clubs and FFA chapters have been invited to attend the annual livestock judgin contest to be held on campus of BMCC, May 6, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sponsored by the Agriculture Department of the college, a very full day is in store for those attending, including not only judging opportunities, but demonstra tions and trainings related to judging contests. Classes to be judged include beef, sheep, swine, and horse. Every member will be allowed to judge, and present oral rea sons, with ribbons for the top If you're 25 or so, Farmers can cover you with $25,000 of life insurance for under $15 a month. Even less if you don't smoke. Talk to a Farmers agent about the remarkable Alpha Policy. You'll like its many options and the many ways it lets you control your own future. There's even a Premium Deposit Fund currently pay ing 7 per cent interest that lets you make deposits and with drawals just like a savings account. The price is right. Get the facts today. Farmers New World Life Insurance Company Mercer Island. WA member of Farmers Insurance Group JIM MAYES AGENT 676-5318 Extension Events... with Birdine Tullis five contestants and teams for each species of livestock in both 4-H and FFA divisions. Final event of the day is an award ceremony. We hope our local livestock clubs and members wilt take advantage of this opportunity to gain experience in judging ! Leaders were mailed copies of information concerning the event, which included a regis tration form! Metric is Coming! Study groups in Morrow County will be ready for the change to metric with the topic for May meetings giving them opportunity to relate to the metric system in foods and fabrics. Training for the leader teachers of each study group was presented April 25, by agent Molly Saul. Those attending the training serve as teachers in their study group meeting. Most of us resist the thoughts of metric as we feel concersion is confusing. The metric system is actually much simpler than the one in use now. Extension study groups are open to all, and you'll find a warm welcome at any one! Rhea Creek group meets the first Tuesday each month; Irrigon group the first Wed nesday, and Pine City the second Wednesday. Call 676 9642 for information on meet ing places. Food Fair Both the Irrigon and Pendle ton Food Fairs were super successes. Throngs of inter ested spectators turned out to learn about the wide variety of foods demonstrated. The only complaint voiced was "But I wanted to see everyone!" It was a hard decision for most to make... for . every demonstration was a food product you just don't have the opportunity to learn about every day. Demonstrations included : Bagels and pretzels, Jeanna Jowell ; Crepes, Fran cine Evans; Pocket Bread, Valerie Madison; Indian Fry Bread, Ruby McFarland; Puri or India Bread, Dorris Graves; Wok, Birdine Tullis; Grinding wheat and whole wheat foods, Fred and Helen Nelson; Mixes, Lousie Forth; Pizza, Vera Cooley; Noodles, Gladys Hobbs and Doris Murray; Cream Puffs, Ruth Klaus; Foods with no wheat, no sugar, Grace Harvey; Sourdough, Ellen Lewis, and Potato goodies, Carolyn Hilsenkof. The Food Fair, a first of a kind sort of program, was SPEIDEL WATCH BANDS 50 SELECTED rO GROUP Qff $6.95 JEWELRY ASSORTMENT EARRINGS NECKLACES FRIDAY NIGHT 7-9 p.m. Sic) sponsored by Extension, the Oregon Wheat Commission, and Blue Mountain Potato Growers. Loads of door prizes were awarded throughout the two-day event, as well as gifts for everyone attending. Re cipe booklets of all foods demonstrated were given out, and we have some on hand in the office if you missed the big event. We saw some extension agents from neighboring coun ties in the crowd, and suspect they were out to scout the event with plans to offer a similar event in their counties. A very special thanks to each of the above who presented demonstrations. We said last week that volunteers are special people.. .and we really believe it! Mini College Homemakers... women, men or couples, may now register to attend the fifth annual OSU Mini colege, which will be June 19-23, Oregon State University, Corvallis. 4-H Leader Salute Barbara James & K en Miller on gardens Spring seems a good time to tell the world that we have a 4-H Garden and Flower Club. ..and shine the spotlight on leaders Barb James and Ken Miller! We know they have busy times ahead for their club, with Barb sharing expertise on vegetables, and Ken his interest in flowers. Barb's interest in plants have recently blossomed into a business at home, "Barb's Plant Seller", and Ken is the Rev. Ken Miller, Heppner Episcopal Church. How fortunate we are to have two such fine people, willing to share their love of the earth's beauty with a 4-H club! We consider their club a valuable addition to the 4-H program of our county! atb's PlAI SELLER I t Unique New Shop a gffW" Specializing In h Z fr. Personal Service k I Mw Watch For y ffi May 5-6 ' $ (f 250 W. Baltimore ) I 676-5837 Opening J T MOONLIGHT V MADNESS . ONEIDA STAINLESS SAVE 25 ON 20-Piece Service For 4 3371 - - $ 10.95 1847 ROGERS SILVERPLATE SAVE 40 ON ALL OPEN STOCK Peterson's Heppner r" ) The mini College is growing every year, and early inter ests indicate the trend will continue this year. Classes are filled on first come basis, so if you have been considering this event as part of your summer plans, please call 676-9642 immediately and request a registration form. There are more than 90 classes to choose from this year, and only $60 covers both room and board for a week. That is a bargain! Registration forms are avail able at the Extension office, Heppner, and at the county office building, Irrigon. The event is open to all! Toll Free Number For State Agencies Here's a number you might like to keep handy.. .1-800-452-7813. It is a new toll free number allowing Oregonians to contact agencies in Salem and Portland. If you dial this number, your name and number are recorded, and the agency with whom you wish to speak will return the call. li iIMIIiJI APPLIQUE INDEPENDENCE CHATEAU MOZART MODERN BAROQUE CAPISTRANO CHERIE REGULAR $44.95 Jewelers 676-9200 A lleppnrr High School FFA tops in beef judging Both livestock judging teams of the Heppner FFA Chapter brought home first place trophies from the Beef Cattle Improvement Day and Judging Clinic held Friday, April 21 at the Columbia Basin Research Center in Hermis- Farmers Farmers now have an additional 15 days to sign up for the federal government's voluntary wheat and grain feed programs for 1978. The deadline was recently extende ded from May 1 to May 15. After signing up, farmers will still have another one-half to two months to make a decisions whether or not to comply with the program but the sign up is necessary in order to keep their options open. Two worksheets designed to help farmers analyze partici pation options in the programs are available from the office of Morrow County Extension Agent Harold Kerr. The work sheets explain how to figure the programs' effect on farm Farmerv Rant hers. Businessmen will want to know .Roger Martin was in trumentcil tn pnssinq legislation which will abolish the inheritanr c tnn in Ore-inn. RogerMartin w FOR GOVERNOR Paid AdvK" . By The Roger Martin For Governor Committee, Morrow County, S K. Peck Box 4010 lejungton Heppner Wrangler's Spring T YOUTH Combined 18 & Under $250 NOVICE For horses which have won less than $250 and any rider $300 NOVICE For horses which have won less than $300 and any novice rider $750 NOVICE Horses which have won less than $500 and rider $50 purse Saturday ton. The advanced team of Ken Grieb, Krynn Robinson, Julie Grieb, Geri Grieb and Marie Van Schoiack placed first in both team scores and Angus judging, winning over 14 other teams. The Heppner group sign up extended to May 15 income under three possible alternatives voluntary re duction for 100 per cent payment, set -aside only for FOR Make a good system better Mtlo Pope For Circuit Judge Committee, P.O. Box 78, Mihon-Freewater, Or. 97862 19th Annual :ow cuTrriM CLASS Y170 GO-ftOUFJDS Jean Barbouletos, Judge Approved NWCHA and OCHA April 29 & 2 p.m. In Covered Arena Morrow County Fairgrounds, Heppner No Admission Charge also won the second place trophy for Simmental judging. Krynn Robinson was ninth high individual in the team effort. Anne Van Schoiack, Tony Currin and Pat Clark made up the greenhand team that guarantee of 80 per cent payment and non-participation. The worksheets can be NOVICE Horses which have won less than $1,000 and any non pro rider $100 purse OPEN NON-PRO Horses and non pro rider $200 purse OPEN $200 open purse in open 30, 1978- Sunday clinic won the first place trophy in their division over 12 green hand teams. ' Dan Nix scored 333 points out of a possible 400, earning the distinction of being high point individual among 225 contestants. obtained free from the County Extension Office in the Gil-liam-Bisbee building, Hepp ner. v y Meet NON - PRO 9 a.m.
