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EIGHT The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 29. 1978
Work, outdoor life attract YCC youths to Tupper
Methodist Church
activities listed
The days start early for 24
high schol age Youth Conser
vation Corps members mak
ing their summer home in the
Umatilla National Forest.
Wake up calls come at 6:30,
followed by a round of
loosening up exercises before
breakfast. Then its out of
camp and into the woods for
work details.
There are no televisions,
telephones, or opportunities to
cruise for burgers a far cry
from the urban life in the
Willamette Valley where most
of the youths call home. But,
suprisingly, no one seems to
be complaining.
"I like it here," said Rob
Lorenzen of Portland. "I don't
miss TV or going out after
food the cooking here is
excellent. ..But maybe I do
miss having a stereo," he
admitted.
"It's good to get out of the
city," commented Mike Gro
gan, 15, of Portland, who was
taking part in his first full
summer of work, as well as
making his first extended visit
to east of the Cascades
Oregon.
All but three of this year's
crop of YCC workers come
from the Willamette Valley.
"It's not something that was
planned," said program su
pervisor Chuck Ernst, "they
were selected purely at ran
dom." Since the Youth Conserva
tion Corps got underway in
1974, its popularity among
eligible 15-18 year olds has
grown to the point that "we
probably have 12 replace
ments on a waiting list for
every one who may want to
drop out," Ernst said.
The 24 YCC members head
quartered at the Tupper Creek
camp facility perform 30
hours of conservation oriented
work per week. This week,
their labors included repair
ing rest room facilities at the
Bull Prairie campground.
Other projects during their
eight week stay in the Uma
tilla .National Forest will
include lodgepole thinning,
boundary marker installation,
slash piling, riprapping isol
ted bridge abutments, and
rebuilding fences.
A lot of these projects,
especiafiy the ones involving
campground maintenance,
get done only through the
efforts of the YCC workers,
since the U.S. Forest Service
does not include such pro
grams in its budget', Ernst
said.
For their efforts, the YCC
members receive $2.65 per
hour.
"They probably get $35,000
to $40,000 worth of work done
here," said Ernst, "so we get
nearly a dollar in return for
every dollar the program
costs."
Youth Conservation Corps
iiu'IiiImts ,'ilso receive 10
hours per week in "environ
menlal awareness" instruc
tion. YCC leaders refrain from
calling environmental instruc
tion sessions . classes,
since they are held in an
informal, open atmosphere.
"We don't want the kids to
think they're back in school,"
said Ernst.
Youths taking part in the
program have some say in
what the environmental
awareness sessions will focus
on. Participating youths also
have a voice on what their
weekend activities will in
clude. , Weekends have been spent
by the YCC members on such
activities as field trips to the
John Day fossil beds, and a
camping trip to the John Day'
area. Next weekend, the YCC
youlhs will travel to the
Malheur National Wildlife
Refuge and the Steens Moun
tains. Other outings are expected
to include trips to the museum
and swimming pool in Heppner.
Some of the 24 YCC mem
bers are currently serving on
weeklong "spike camps" in
the Ukiah district, working in
remote areas and preparing
their own meals in tent camps.
Supervision responsibilities
fall largely on the shoulders of
four crew leaders, some of
them former YCC members,
who range in age from 17-25.
Some of the YCC youths will
bo able to earn scholastic
credit for their summer exper
iences, by completing projects
or writing papers on conserva
tion related themes.
Aside from a chance to
experience life in the out
doors, may youths had good
words to say for their oppor
tunity to meet new friends
from different areas another
important aspect of YCC life.
Not to mention the chance to
get away from parents and
family lor an eight week
period.
"That part's paradise,"
joked 15-year-old Steve Byrne
of Corvallis.
On Sunday, June 25, Bar
bara James the congrega
tion's lay delegate to the
annual conference of the
United Methodist Church of
Oregon and Idaho presented
her report to the congregation
before the 10 a.m. worship
service.
After the morning service
families gathered in the
church basement from 11 to
11:30 a.m. to view the film
"Almost Neighbors" and to
discuss it briefly with Pastor
Tollefson.
This Friday, June 30, at 6:30
the young married couples of
the church will meet in the
Main Street Park for a
barbeque dinner. Each couple
will bring along a meat and a
dish to share.
On Sunday, July 9, the
Senior M.Y.F. group will
enjoy a day of water fun. They
will play in the Columbia and
expect to picnic, swim and
water ski. Mrs. Tollefson is
their advisor.
Later this month the annual
congregational picnic will be
held in the park behind the
County Courthouse.
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The Blue Mountains offer a change of pace and a chance to
become a Jack-of -all-trades for 24 high school students. They
are participants in the Youth Conservation Corp at Tupper
Guard Station. Pictured here are Mike Grogan (background)
and Rob Lorenzen, both of Portland, replacing gravel around
one of the camp's privvy.
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Monday evening June 19 for
its regular meeting with the
Master, Carl Marquardt in the
chair.
Preceeding the business
session, the group listened to
highlights of the Morrow
County budgets to be voted on.
Speaking were County Judge
D.O. Nelson, Assessor Everett
Karshman, Tom McElIigott,
and the hospital administra
tor, Bob Byrnes. They ex
plained the county's and
hospital's pressing money
needs.
Following this, pot-luck des
serts were served before
continuing with the business.
A stew supper and entertain
ment is planned for Sept.
before hunting seasons. The
next two meetings will be
dispensed with and the execu
tive committee will take care
of any business.
Pat Cool of Pendleton was
here a couple of days last
.week, when she held an open
house for Artex paint and gave
instructions. She was a visitor
at the home of her mother,,
Florence McMillan.
Venice Hendrickson left
Tuesday for Minneapolis,
Minn., where she will visit
friends and relatives for four
weeks. She was taken to the
Portland airport by her
daughter Hilda Yocoin.
Mr. and Mrs. Glynn Horan
of Everett, Wash, are visiting
at the C.C. Jones ranch. On
Tuesday they visited Emma
Lacey of Milton-Freewater, a
long-time friend of the couple.
Billy Van Winkle of Enter
prise visited his mother Gla
dys Van Winkle this past
Betty Christman were Corval
lis business visitors last week
where they attended a school
cooks meeting.
Norma Marquardt was a
patient several days last week
at the Walla Walla General
Hospital. She was taken over
on Monday by her son.
Mike Kane spent the week
end with his wife Leora and
son Patrick, moving his fam
ily to Heppner from the
ledbetter house in Blackhorse
Canyon. At the present time
Mike is employed in Portland.
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Drs. Richard A. Carpenter and Joseph H. .
Diehl regret to announce the closing of their
practice at the Heppner Medical Clinic, effective
August 1, 1978.
Patients may arrange for transfer of their
medical records to another physician by contacting
the clinic at North Thompson Rd., P.O. Box 1 109,
Heppner, Oregon 97836, telephone 676-9148.
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