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r - a4'"4 -wr EIGHT The Gaiette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 7, 1979 taff regulations adopted, forupcoining game seasons -. n- . '-4 ' . It 5 1 . -ir Most staff recommenda tions made for 1979 deer and elk hunting seasons were adopted by the Fish and Wildlife Commission, though several major changes were made in response to public testimony at town hall meet ings and public hearings. Three-point bull elk regula tions were retained 1 in all areas where they were in effect last year, and the four-point buck rule was retained for deer hunting in Steens Mountain Unit and the southwest 4 of Whitehorse Unit. In western Oregon the general black-tailed deer sea son will be similar to last year. Irrigon news Francis Rose "Wilson 922-3352 Four honor students spoke at the Riverside High School commencement, representing the class of '79, at Boardman on May 24. The class of 45 students from Irrigon and Boardman, had 13 honor students with a grade point average of 3.5 or over. The honor speakers were Cathy Green, Judy Danies, Tim Hellberg and Erin Evans. The class also had students who excelled in athletic achievement. Those students included Deeno Leighton, Joan Partlow in track and Bill Schnell. Five members of the class were recognized as State of Oregon Scholars. To receive this recognition the students must have outstanding aca demic achievement and must pass a qualifying test. This is an honor given to the top 5 percent of Oregon students. Students to receive this honor were, Kathleen Farlow, Cathy Green, Joan Jones, Andrea Hadley and Judy Danies. The Carl Troedson Educa tional Fund Award, was awarded to Kathleen Farlow, Erin Evans, Tim Hellberg, Joan Partlow and Dawn Johnson. Troedson was a rancher who said in his will that interest from his estate should be given to Morrow County students with scholastic appti tude. It is distributed by a committee of three, the County Judge, County Supt. of Schools and Pastor of the Valby Lutheran Church. The Irrigon Lion's Club presented its scholarship to Cathy Green; The Elks Club, $130 awarded to Erin Evans; The Johnston Foundation gave a cash award to Joan Partlow; Morrow County Ed ucational Association gave a scholarship to Erin Evans towards a teaching career in home economics. The Blue Mountain Community College gave a Full Tuition scholar ship to Dohald Richards; The Boardman Tillicum Club awarded $200 to Andrea Had ley ; Dance Club scholarship to honor student Judy Danies. Eastern Oregon College a scholarship to Dana Creamer. University of Idaho, Mary Nichols scholarship of $600 to Erin Evans. A 60 ft. tour boat came into the Irrigon Marina, Sat. seeking shelter from the high winds on the Columbia River. The boat was carrying 31 senior citizens from the Tri city area going to Arlington. An elderly gentleman, 82 yrs. became sea-sick when waves on the river whipped up to three or four feet high in the wind. Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Brown lee carried two station wagon loads of seniors to Arlington and a station wagon and a van came from Pasco to transport all but a few of those remaining to Arlington. The boat continued on to Arling ton, planning to return on Monday, hoping for quieter weather. The general season begins September 29. In northwest Oregon it extends through October 30 and is followed then by five days of either sex deer hunting. In southwestern Oregon the general season closes November 4. There are 12,800 either-sex permits for 11 management units in south western Oregon which are valid from October 13 through November 4 in conjunction with an unused black-tailed deer tag. A high Cascade buck season will run from September 8 through 16 with 3,000 permits authorized. In addition to these seasons, extended agricultural hunts for holders of unused black tailed deer tags were adopted extending firm November 24 through 27 on or within one mile of agricultural lands in Willamette Valley foothill units, and throughout the Willamette Unit from Novem ber 24 through December 31. Five hundred 'permits were Social security representative here Friday The Social Security repre sentative will be at the Heppner Neighborhood Cen ter, 178 Willow on the second Friday of each month from 10 a.m. until noon. So Bring your Social Security, Supplemental Security Income and Medi care problems to the Social Security representative on the second Friday of each month between 10 a.m. and noon at the Heppner Neighborhood Center. School seniors express thanks The seniors expressed their appreciation for the hospital ity they received in Irrigon. Flowers were arranged on Memorial Day at Lawn Mem orial Cemetery in Irrigon, were required to be removed by Thursday night since the cemetery was being mowed on Friday. Flowers removed by maintenance will not be re placed. They will be left on the curb corners for a week or so for later pick up. First National Bank expands teller services The First National Bank of Oregon, a pioneer provider of automated teller services, has announced expansion of its first day and night teller system from 43 units to 100 units ovir a three-year period beginning this Fall. Initially, the bank will phase out its present 43 first day tind night tellers manufactured fify the Docutel Corp. of Dallas, Tex. They will be replaced with newer generation Die bold 910 TABS (Total Auto mated Bank System) units manufactured by the Diebold Corp. of Canton, Ohio. During the first phase of expansion, 50 of the new units will be installed statewide. In con junction with the installation of new first day and night tellers, First National will issue a new banking card which will enable customers to obtain cash from their checking accounts at more than 800 offices of Western Bancorporation throughout the West. First National Bank is the second largest affiliate of Western Bancorporation the nation's eighth largest banking company with 22 banks in the eleven . western states, and with total deposits in excess of $21 billion. 1 printing The Gazette-Times 676-9228 also authorized in three areas where heavy damage to forest crops has been a problem. The mule deer season in eastern Oregon opens on September 29 and extends 12 days through October 10 for bucks with a forked horn or better. In 11 management units where buck ratios are below management objectives the season will end after one week in October. The four-point buck regula tion was retained in Steens Mountain Unit and in the Southwest 4 of Whitehorse Unit but dropped in the remainder of Whitehorse and all of Beatys Butte units. Entry will be limited to 1,200 permit holders for the Steens Mountain Unit and 400 permits for the southwest '4 of Whitehorse. Permits will be on a first come, first served basis through mailed application with no applications accepted before July 2. Any received prior to that date will be delayed five days in process ing. . Some 8,495 permits were authorized in eastern Oregon management unit and damage control hunts. All controlled EDSMHSTORJ WAHSEIHI' ) Protein M I I MM v IB, J USOA CHOICE BEEF T-Bone Steak Top Sirloin Steak Round Tip Stealc Top Round Stealc Rib Club Stealc RjUmP ROaSt (Boneless) Round Tin Roost Pkimir D uiiuuii nucsoi Arm Cut Chuck Roast Everyday Low ... I Rib Pork Chops (Center Cut) . . . Everyday Low. I Loin Pork Chops ...... Everyday Low. I Pork Steaks Shoulder) 1 deer hunt permits (both west ern and eastern) are valid only in conjunction with an unused buck tag, thus elimi nating the opportunity hunters have had for several years to take a second deer in some areas. Split elk seasons are the rule on both sides of the Cascades this year, with hunters eligible to participate in only one time period. In western Oregon the dates for the Roosevelt elk season are November 10 through 13 (4 days) for the first period and November 17 through 23 (7 days ) for the second period for bulls with a spike antler or better. A three-point bull regulation was retained in the Saddle Mountain, Tioga, Chetco and Dixon units. Hunt ers in Saddle Mountain ,and Tioga units will be required to get a free permit which limits their participation to only one of the two hunt periods in one or the other of these two units. There is no limit to the number of permits to be issued. No permit is required to hunt in Chetco and Dixon units. In addition to the general Roosevelt elk seasons, 885 WE HAVE EVERYDAY (Blade Bone-In) antlerless elk permits are authorized in 12 areas of northwestern Oregon where agricultural of forest damage is a problem. The dates for the Rocky Mountain bull elk season in eastern Oregon are October 27 through 31 (5 days) for the first period and November 3 through 11 (9 days) for the second period, for bulls with at least one spike antler. Entry in the Chesnimnus Unit will again be limited with 2,000 permits authorized for the first period and 1,000 for the second. The three-point bull regulation was retained in the Snake River Unit and in addition entry will be restrict ed to 500 permit holders for each period. Some 8,525 antlerless permits were auth orized in 24 controlled man agement unit hunts, and another 1,475 permits were set for hunts to control elk damage in ten agricultural or forest areas. Limited entry bull elk hunt ing permits in eastern Oregon will be issued on a first come, first served basis with accept ance of applications by mail only to begin July 2. Applica tions received before that date PRICES EFFECTIVE THRU TUESDAY, JUNE 12th COMPARE WAREHOUSE PRICE Everyday Low Everyday Low $2 $2 99 Everyday Low 99 Everyday Low. Everyday Low Everyday Low $2 69 Everyday Lew $159 Everyday Low . . . 1 Everyday Low. . . I will be delayed five days before they are processed. Bowhunters will have a statewide deer and elk season from August 11 through Sept ember 26 with a bag limit of one deer and one elk. South eastern Oregon is closed to elk bpwhunting and the west one-half of the Sled Springs Unit is also not open during this season. Three other areas are open only during a portion of this season. They are Hart Mountain National Refuge open from August 25 through September 9, William Finley Refuge open September 1 through 26, and Sauvie Island Wildlife Area open August 11 through September 16. There are also a number of late season deer and-or elk seasons for bowhunters on both sides of the Cascades. With the addition of the late seasons, the 1979 bow seasons will be nearly identical in length to last year. The statewide aspect of the August and September season how ever, expands the open area tremendously. Under a regulation adopted earlier in the year there will be a special deer tag for bowhunters and the hunter Uf' SMOKE YOUR BACON-HAM M V) LOW MEAT PRICES $379- $379lb $33V $259.B LB. LB. LB LB LB LB- will choose to hunt with either the rifle or the bow, but not both in one year. Three of the muzzleloader seasons for deer held last year were aslo retained for 1979 although all will be restricted to permit holders and the permits are only valid in combination with an unused buck tag. The Hart Mountain hunt will be held October 6 through 14 with 200 permits allowed, the Wenaha-Flora white-tailed hunt will be December 1 through 9 with 200 permits. Muzzleloading rifles may also be used in lieu of centerfire rifles during gen eral big game seasons pro vided they meet caliber and energy requirements. The Commission has auth orized the use of certain high-powered handguns for hunting deer, bear and cougar under a single-weapons ar rangement, Handguns .30 cal iber or larger which develop at least 500 foot-pounds of energy at 100 yards, or handguns chambered for a rifle cartridge legal for deer, bear and cougar hunting, are authorized. A hunter who wishes to use a USE JFOOEfiS SAFEWAY PRICE 4.28 4.28 3.38 3.36 3.98 3.08 3.08 2.58 2.18 2.48 2.68 1.88 handgun for any of these species must have his tag validated for handgun hunting after which he is restricted to the use of the handgun only for that species for the season. The handgun hunter may have no other weapon in possession while hunting. The regulations will be available at license agencies throughout the state shortly after June 15. As previously mentioned, the Department will begin accepting applica tions by mail only for all limited entry first come, first served hunts on July 2, with applications received earlier than that delayed in process ing until July 6. The application deadline for all controlled hunts is 5 p.m. July 16. Applications poet marked after that will not be entered in the drawing. Seasons for antelope, cougar and bighorn sheep were set in March and the application deadline and drawing for these hunts is already past. Those who were successful in those drawings should have received notifi cation by now. Those who have not heard were probably unsuccessful in the drawing. 1845 N. 1st Hermiston (I usda fm choice Ugj? I)) BEEF SrU PRICES ( CHECKED 6479 6479 6479 52979 6479 52979 6479 6479 6479 6479 6479 6479
