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'Understanding' urged at
Pomona Grange meeting
Morrow County Pomona
Grange mot at the Willows
Grange Hall Saturday for its
regular meeting with Master
Holland Johnson presiding.
Escorted to the Master's
station was Rerl Akers of the
Grange executive board.
Akers gave his slate report
and county deputy report at
which time he urged more
understanding between var
ious farm organizations, as we
are all working for the good of
the farmer, and between the
members of the groups.
The Master reported that he
had visited Spray twice,
where he helped initiate new
members, and also Clanne.
which now has 43 members.
He had also been a visitor at
Mikkalo Grange.
The steward. Rarton Clark,
reported on his meetings at
the slate headquarters of the
slate agricultural committee.
They reported that Rhea
Creek has water damage at
their hall and they are
working on this with the state
highway to get some road
work done to help the flooding
conditions.
Harold Kerr spoke on the
recent meeting of the Wheat
League convention and gave a
few highlights on the cost of
raising a bushel of grain and
price support.
District No. fi CWA Chair
man. Margaret Akers. repor
ted on the activities planned
for the coming year, and told
the members to be sure and
cet the reports in as they are
needed to evaluate the work of
the subordinate and Pomona
cranges.
The sewing rules are out.
and the ladies may start their
sewing now. They need more
people sewing on this project
throimhout the state.
A lovely candlelight cere
monv was held under the
direction of the lecturer Deta
Johnson. This was the re-dedication
of grangers to work
hard in 1980 for the good of the
order in all branches. Each
member and officers lighted
his candle from the 1979
candle and read a line of
wisdom, to be used in our re
dedication as grangers. A
poem "The Flue" was read by
Dot Halvorsen and a reading
"It's a Mistake" by Delpha
Jones.
Following this, the group
heard Don Thompson, the
(lrecon State Wheat League
President who spoke about the
recent national convention in
Arizona. He said we must get
people involved in telling the
farmers' story. We need at the
present to go along with the
embargo: to support the
Federal government stand on
national defense, embargo
action is much better than use
of military action.
The suggested names were
voted on with the name
Wheatland Pomona District
No. 29 being chosen, and all
Pomona business for Gilliam
County. Sherman. Morrow.
Wheeler will be conducted
under that name.
Dorris Graves gave a few
words, concerning meetings
held for the benefit of the
people and urged that all
attend these meetings as they
are for the benefit of all
ciliens as well as farmers.
There will be an officers'
training session at Mikkalo
Grange Feb. 10.
This will start at 1:45 p.m.
with registration and an
afternoon planned with sub
jects as booster night, parlia
mentary law. officers duties,
work shops and various
others.
A vote was cast concerning
the Pomona dinners and it was
voted that each grange will
serve itself. As each grange
will host Pomona once every
two years, it was a feeling that
this would not be such a
hardship on the subordinates.
The April meeting will be in
Rums. At this time there will
be a food sale to help finance
delegates to the state conven
tion. Also at this time there
will be the memorial and all
chaplains are to attend and
send the names' of the depar
ted to the Pomona secretary
prior to that date.
There were several resolu
tions acted upon including the
upkeep of Highway 74 between
Cecil and Lexington. The road
was most impassable last
vear with weeds and Russian
thistles covering the highwav
in places. To, be sent to slate
hiuhway and others to he
repaired in 1980. This was
favorable. President Carter's
stand on Ihe Olympics was
found favorable. The resolu
tions banning herbicides bv
the environmentalists unless
there is an nverallproven lest
that they are detrimental to
health of humans and animals
was favorable: "a resolution
concerning the value added
tax was found favorable: and
a resolution concerning the
interference of unions in the
government power and gov
ernment policy be opposed.
This was favorable.
A dinner was served at noon
bv the ladies of the Willows
Grange, and desserts and
coffee following the meeting.
Later in the evening, dinner
was served after which a
group enjoved an evening of
pinochle.
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I'sing the peel-off lahle on tax returns can save time and tax
dollars according to IKS' Kathv Paxton. The Ogden, Utah
IKS Center, which processes Oregon federal tax returns,
hopes more Oregonians will use the label because it lets the
center cut some of the processing each return receives by
half. Taxpayers can save time by using the label instead of
writing in their name, address and social security number.
Also, the label is easier to read and there's less chance of any
mistake being made that could slow up any refund due.
Youth Day announced
Bv HirdineTullis
Morrow Extension Service
Youth Energy Awareness Day
Everyone is increasingly
aware of the needs to manage
and conserve energy today.
Youth are especially mindful
of the uses of energy. Now.
especially for the young peo
ple 7th through 12th grades in
eastern Oregon, a Youth
Awareness Day is scheduled
to help them understand
conservation management, al
ternatives, policies, research
and education, as well as
career opportunities in the
energy field.
Eastern Oregon State Col
lege. La Grande, will he the
siteof the exciting program on
March 12. All schools or
teachers in Union, Wallowa.
Umatilla, Morrow, Baker.
Grant. Harney, Malheur, Gil
liam and Wheeler counties
were recently mailed infor
mation concerning the semi
nar by Jim Huher. Union
County 4-H agent. Rrochures
relating 1o the full program
for Ihe day are available at
county extension offices.
Last year a similar aware
ness day was held on campus
of Oregon State University
which attracted so many
young people throughout the
stale, that this year the
special Eastern Oregon event
was planned to allow more to
attend. If your young person is
interested in energy and what
is happening, he or she will
have an opportunity to learn
all about it through tours,
workshops, exhibits, interac
tion groups and audio visuals
at this event.
Registration is required so
we suggest students talk to
their teachers about a repre
sentative group from their
school, or come by, the
Extension office to visit with
John or Birdine. Program
sponsors are OSU Extension
Service. EOSC. Oregon 4-H
Foundation. Chevron. Inc..
and AMOCO Foundation.
There is no charge to attend. A
timely event that we hope
Morrow County youth will
attend!
5-Year Program Planning
Many local citizens have
been meeting to offer recom
mendations to the Extension
Service regarding needs they
see in this county that should
be considered in Extension
plans for the next five years. It
has been traditional for Exten
sion to involve citizens in their
evaluation and planning, and
many are familiar with the ten
years of planning efforts of the
past.
Committees making recom
mendations at this time are
Family Living, with Dorris
Graves. Heppner, as chairper
son. Livestock. Charlie Daly.
Heppner: 4-H and Youth, Lois
Richards. Irrigon: Forestry.
Bob Van Schoiack, Heppner;
Small Farms and Alternate
Energy Sources. Steve Peck.
Lexington. Other committees
will he meeting in Ihe near
future to make recommenda
tions relating to dry Innd and
irrigated farms, community
development and other topics.
Ken Turner. Heppner. serves
as chairman of Irrigated
Crops; Bob Jepsen. Heppner,
Dry Land Agriculture, and
Jim Rogers. Heppner. Com
munity Development Commit
tee. Each county in Oregon has
similar program development
and needs-identification pro
cesses at work. All county
situations and outlooks will be
shared with Ihe state Exten
sion Staff, who will use
information identified to de
velop programs in step with
the needs. Programs al local
level will also reflect the
topics identified by the com
mittees. Irrigon Study Group
Women of the Irrigon Study
Group are very 1 involved in
community affairs there. One
of their special projects has
been assisting Ihe Irrigon Fire
Department, and local citi
zens who have losses from
fire. Recently the group pre
sented the fire department
with a check for $2:ifi. the
proceeds from a quilt project.
Winner of the quilt was
Herman Havekost of Cecil.
Proceeds will be used by the
fire department for needed
equipment. The group has
been involved in other com
munity service projects such
as clothing for needy children,
donations to the state hospital,
and quilts for families in need.
The Irrigon group is typical
of women involved in Exten
sion programs, and we con
gratulate them for their civic
interest !
To Make a Jacket
Homemakers in the Irrigon
area will now have the
opportunity to learn tech
niques of constructing a jack
et, the most popular clothing
item of the season. The
workshop will start Thursday.
Jan. 31 at 9:30 a.m. at
Columbia View Fellowship
Church basement. Those re
gistered for the workshop
were mailed information con
cerning what to bring to the
first sessionn.
Child Development Scries
Information came to me
regarding a series of pro
grams designed to increase
individuals' knowledge of
young children. The Educa
tion Service District, Pendle
ton, is offering the series
throughout the spring, and
makes it available at no cost
to parents, teachers, students,
childhood workers, or others.
The presentations are at Vert
Little Theatre, Pendleton, 9
a.m. to 12 noon. Topics are:
March 7. "Infant Audiology";
April 18. Nuerological Basis of
Development": and May 9.
Child Development. For more
information write ESD. Box
38. Pendleton 97801.
Senior
Citizens
No special activities are
planned for the first week in
February. The menus for the
meals to be served in Morrow
County will include:
At Irrigon Feb. 4-Burger
paltieswith mushroom sauce,
mashed potatoes and gravy,
slewed tomatoes with onions,
cabbage and carrot salad,
bread, butler and apple but
ter, baked apples and cookies.
At Heppner Feb. 5 Tomato
juice, rice and burger casser
ole, tossed green salad, muf
fins and jelly and peach
upside-down enke with top
ping. At lone and Heppner Feb.
fi Beef supreme, buttered
corn, corn bread and jelly,
molded cheese and jello salad,
pineapple tapioca.
'King and V
in rehearsal
in LaGrande
The Eastern Oregon State
Col 1 ege-Com m uni I y produc -(ion
of "The King and I" is
now cast and in rehearsal.
According to Director Dick
Iliatt, Robert Weinberger, La
Grande, will play the part of
the King of Siam and Jan
Sproul, La Grande, will play
Ihe part of Anna. ,
The Rogers and Hammer
stein musical will be presen
ted to the public Feb. 27
March 1, 8:15 p.m. College
Theater, EOSC Administra
tion Building. The cast of 54
will be accompanied by a
15-piece orchestra under the
direction of James R. Robert
son. EOSC professor of music.
1 980 dates scheduled
for Morrow County Fair
Dates of the 1980 Morrow
Count v Fair in Heppner have
been sel for Sunday. Aug. 17.
through Wednesday. Aug. 20.
ii was decided at a meeting of
I lie fair hoard last week.
At the same meeting. Pete
Richards was elected chair
man in place of Floyd Jones,
who has retired from the
board.
Dorothy Eslherg. fair secre
tary, also reported that new
hoard members are Harold
Peck of Heppner and Charles
Dalv of Butter Creek.
The opening events of the
fair, she said, will include a
horse show Sunday afternoon
and entertainment featuring
"three old-time fiddlers" and
clow ns.
Exhibitors at Ihe fair may
set up their displays the day
before Ihe opening, on Satur
day, Aug. If..
Dates for the Morrow
Count v Rodeo will he Aug. 22
Blue Mountain
sets science
seminars
Computers, volcanoes and
human inheritance are the
three topics to he explored
during Ihe high school science
seminars offered winter term
by Blue Mountain Community
College.
The seminars will be taught
Monday nights. Feb. 11.18 and
25 at Heppner High School.
Hermiston High School and at
Ihe Pendleton campus of
BMCC.
In Heppner, Slan Prowant,
RMCC geology instructor, will
leach a seminar tilled "Volcanoes-Earthquakes."
Karl Urban. BMCC biology
instructor, will teach "Human
Inheritance" at Hermiston
High School.
Al BMCC. Keith Schubert,
RMCC physics instructor, will
offer "Computers and Sci
ence." High school juniors and
seniors are especially urged to
sign up for the seminars. One
college credit per course is
ottered. The classes meet
from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuition is $11
which includes both Ihe winter
lerm seminars and a new
series in Ihe spring.
Students may sign-up for the
course by writing BMCC at
P.O. Box ion. Pendleton.
Oregon or calling 27B-12G0. ext.
205.
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the
through Aug.
fairgrounds.
Est berg said other features
of the 1980 fair will be
announced as they are
planned.
Regarding the fair board
meeting Jan. 14, she said the
continuing members are Ren
Currin. Virginia Grieb and
Richards. The outgoing mem
bers were Jones and Paul
Hisler. Estberg has been
secretary since October. In
formation about the fair may
he obtained bv calling her at
C7fi-rl9
Lung group
picks new
state chief
At a meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the Oregon Lung
Association held at the Hilton
Hotel in Portland last week a
new state director was hired.
After applications from 6fi
applicants were studied the
search committee recom
mended five of the applicants
to come in for personal
interviews.
Two were recommended to
the directors for their choice,
Frances Cotikyan of New
York Oily who has been
employed there with the
association; and A. Shaw from
Chicago who is employed by
the lung associalion of that
area.
The group chose Mrs. Cos
tikyan for the job for Oregon
and she will take office Feb. 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Jones
were in Portland for this
meeting as Mrs. Jones was a
member of the search com
mittee and the budget com
mittee of the Oregon Lung
Association.
Hospital
Notes
Patients at Pioneer Memo
rial Hospital in Heppner for
Ihe week ending Jan. 28
include Crystal Troxell of
Heppner. who has been dis
missed. Patients still at the hospital
Monday were Frank Robinson
of Lexington and Martha Van
Schoiack, Ed Olson and Walt
Pilgrim, all of Heppner,
Robert Walton
Knife Oil Painting Class
Feb. 12-16
Morrow County Dorm Buiding Fairgrounds
$50 For Non Members (M.C.CA.)
Classes 8-12 A.M. 6-10 P.M.
Pauline Matheny 676-9223
Terrie Cutsforth 989-8456
Fees should be paid by Feb. 1
Call
Customer
February 9, 1980
Representatives will be present from chemical,
oil, and parts companies !
Selected islands of discounted items
Various merchandise marked down to cost
Drawings for door prizes
Breakfast served
Check next week's paper for further information I
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To 150,000 Customers...
Thanks a Million
At one time during the January, 1980 ice
and snow storm, there were up to 150,000
PGE customers without electricity.
You didn't have to look very far to
know what caused it all. Limbs
draped over power and tele
phone lines; trees toppled
through lines; and thick,
heavy layers of ice on ev
erything, causing lines to
sag steeply and sending
poles and transformers
crashing to the ground.
This January's storm was
50 percent worse than the
January, 1979 storm, because this time,
deep snow, in some areas, (especially East
Multnomah County) isolated many custom
ers. If you didn't see our newspaper ad
vertisements that ran earlier this month
thanking customers for your patience and
understanding once again, from all of us
at PGE thanks a million January was
vicious again all of y ou were great again.
First Trainload of Coal Arrives
at Boardman Plant
With the Boardman coal-fired generating
plant due to start producing 530,000
kilowatts of electricity come August, this
year, the first trainload of coal some
10,000 tons of it arrived at the Boardman
coal plant January 12. This is the first of an
estimated 2,400 such shipments that will
carry coal to the plant over the next 20 years.
These unit-trains arrive at the plant approx
imately every 3 to 5 days and are composed
of 100 new cars which travel 1,200 miles
from the mines near Gillette, Wyoming.
Upon arrival at the plant, the trains pass
through an unloading device that clamps
each car, turns it 170 degrees, dumps the
coal and returns the car to an upright posi
tion in about 2Vi minutes. A special device,
called a rotary coupler, allows the cars to be
dumped without having to be uncoupled
during the unloading process.
In the Wake of the Storm
Prune With Prudence
How discouraging it is to see your favor
ite elm or maple or
flowering pink dog
wood standing there
in the yard or park
ing strip (perhaps not
standing there any
more) with limbs
cracked and shat
tered by the snow and ice of the January
storm. But you know that something must
be done soon in the way of pruning and
trimming. When you spruce up, PLEASE
BE CAREFUL. Don't use metal ladders,
metal-handled pole saws or pruners, or any
other metal tools, if the tree is near power
lines. If your tools come in contact with an
energized line you become part of the cir
cuit and you can be seriously injured or
even killed. PGE has published a tree
brochure which describes safe and correct
pruning and trimming techniques as well as
listing trees that are suitable for planting in
our service area. If you would like one,
write "Trees," PGE, 121 S.W. Salmon St.,
Portland, OR 97204.
Home Weatherization Inspec
tions Now Being Scheduled
for Electric Heat Customers
The first step for the owner of an electri
cally heated residence, must do to take ad
vantage of PGE's deferred payment-no
interest weatherization program, is to have
a PGE inspector do a weatherization audit
of the home and recommend those conser
vation measures that would reduce heating
energy use. Because of the heavy demand, it
may take two months or more to have storm
windows or insulation installed in your
home, but PGE is doing home inspections
in most of our service area in less than three
weeks. You may call your nearest PGE office
to schedule your inspection.
"Take Five,"
Save Much Energy
The Oregon Department of Energy, in
cooperation with utilities and fuel
suppliers, has recently published a folder,
titled "Take Five" that lists five easy, low
cost, do-it-yourself steps to conserve and
cut home heating bills. All PGE offices have
quantities on hand and they are free for the
asking. Or you can write "Take Five," PGE,
121 S.W. Salmon St., Portland, OR 97204.
Thought for the Day
"Every man has a right to his opinion, but
no man has a right to be wrong in his facts."
Bernard M. Baruch
Fbrtland General Electric