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The llrppner Gazette-Times. Hfppnfr, Oregon. Thursday, January 8. I9XI-THIRTEEN S)ll Your Unused ItemiWtth) f fTT A II I I .1 )) GAZETTE-TIMES (( I 11 I A CV -4 JJs t rjiLj jtu 0011117 USD AD 15caword ( 10-word minimum) 6769 O Farmers can rwr control tansy, OSU professor Oregon ranchers can fatten their sheep while they clear their pasture! of tansy rag wort, a weed that poisons thousands of cattle, horses and other animals each year, an Oregon State University study suggests. "It appears sheep can reduce tansy to acceptable levels, and that tansy Is a satisfactory feed for sheep,, providing protein for their diet in the summer when other herbage Is dry," said Steven Sharrow, OSU rangeland re sources professor. In addition, sheep appear to be resistant to tansy ragwort's poisonous properties, report Sharrow and Wayne Mosher, a Roseburg cattle and sheep rancher, in an article about tests they conducted in 1977 and 1978 at a ranch near Glide. Sharrow and Mosher said the field experiments, and follow up laboratory analyses, indi cate tansy ragwort's leaves and flowers, the most attrac tive parts to livestock, more than meet the digestibility and protein content requirements for ewes and the digestibility requirements of growing lambs. Tansy flowers contain ade quate protein for lambs, but the leaves are slightly defi cient in protein for lambs' iets, the researchers believe. The initial experiment in 1977 used two pasture test plots infested with tansy ragwort. Cattle grazed one plot and on the other cattle grazed in the spring and sheep were moved onto the land to graze In the early summer when tansy ragwort was starting to bloom, Sharrow and Mosher ob served that the sheep gained weight eating tansy and kept many tansy plants from reaching the seed-producing stage-which reduces the seeds available to re-establish the plant in following years. They said about BO percent the forage-including tansy in the cattle and sheep pasture was grazed. About 20 percent of the forage was utilized in the cattle-only pasture. Porks accepting The State Parks and Recre ation Division will begin accepting reservation re quests at 12 state parks on Monday, January 12, for Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. A 13th park, Fort Stevens, will begin accepting reserva tions the same day but will not be able to accommodate reservation campers until Ju ly 1, due to a construction project in progress there. Requests for reservations must be made by mail, or in person, directly to the parks 1 participating in the reserva tion program. Telephone re quests cannot be accepted. The division requires a $7 payment with each reser vation. Of that amount, $5 is applied to the first night's charge and $2 is a new non-refundable service fee which is being imposed in an effort to make the reservation program more nearly self supporting. Campsite reservation appli cations will soon be available statewide from state park, state police, motor vehicle and many chamber of commerce offices. Perso s unable to obtain an application may send a letter to the appropriate reservation park along with a $7 payment for each reservation request. The letter must include: name, address and phone number of the party request ing a reservation; number of people in the party; first and last date of reservation period desired; length and-or size, and type of camping equip fatten sheep, says Sharrow said besides push ing out other forage, tansy ragwort inflicts more than $1 million worth of damage a year in westem Oregon by poisoning livestock. The weed injures or kills the livestock when chemical compounds it contains, called pyrrolidine alkaloids, are turned Into toxic substances in animals' livers, injuring the organs. The compounds have been shown to be toxic to humans, rats, cattle, horses, goats and other creatures. "Sheep, on the other hand, seem resistant to its toxic properties," said Sharrow, adding that it is not clear whether sheep have the ability to destroy the alkaloids or to . prevent their conversion to' toxic compounds. Veterinarians have found no indications the alkaloids build up in the tissue of sheep, Sharrow said. Tansy ragwort is a biennial or weak perennial plant, and occurs on about 3 million acres of forest and rangeland in western Oregon, as well as in the coastal regions of northern California and west ern Washington, experts esti mate. Sharrow and Mosher said because of the wide distribu tion of the plant, and public concern about attempts to control it with herbicides, recent control efforts have centered on biological control with the flea beetle and the cinnabar moth, insects that feed on tansy ragwort. Sheep provide an additional biological control agent, they said, adding that control of tansy ragwort probably will require a "mix cf biological, chemical and cultural control methods used to fit specific situations. Sharrow noted that about 1,600 sheep were used in 1979 to control brush on U.S. Forest Service land near Alsea in the Oregon Coast Range. The animals' diet was about 20 percent tansy ragwort and "it worked quite well," he said. Several ranchers in the Rose burg area are using sheep to . control the weed, he added. Memorial Day reservations ment; and type of site desired. The 13 parks participating in the program are: Beach side, P.O. Box 1350, Newport. OR 97365; Beverly Beach, Star Route North, Box 684. New port, OR 97365; Cape Lookout. 13000 Whiskey Creek Road. W. Tillamook, OR 97141 ; Detroit Lake, P.O. Box 549, Detroit, OR 97342; Devil s Lake, 1452 N.E. 6th, Lincoln City, OR 97367; Fort Stevens, Ham mond OR 97121 (effective July 1, 1981); Harris Beach, Route 2, Box 90, Brookings, OR 97415; Honeyman, 84505 High way 101, Florence, OR 97439; Great Decisions '81 program offered nationally Invite a small group of friends, associates or ac quaintances (any number from 2 to 12 or 15 is adequate) to join you for weekly "Great Decisions" discussion ses sions, for the purpose of talking over the materials in the study books as well as information from other sources. The 1981 topics are: 1. "The U.S. and the Soviet Union: Dilemmas of Power and Peace." 2. "From Cairo to Kabul: Oil, Islam, Israel -and In stability.." 3. "China After Normal JlIwumTiA ff Tha Dalles. Or. The Dalles, Or. 4 Sale Every Friday, 1:00 ' Complete and Profitable Livestock Marketing Service, you are planning to BUY or SELL livestock. J please U ... w. v nwip you. business and we are in are in j?oss Every, Auctioneer Tom Htinn i Home Phone (503) 483-2315 This Wttk Only SPECIAL UPCOMING FEEDER SALE MONDAY, i Consigned f?-hd. Sim X Bulls 62 j WE WISH TO THANK YOU, THE I CONSIGNORS Or THE J MID-COLUMBIA FOR LETTING US MARKET 10816 HEAD OF LIVESTOCK IN OUR FIRST 90 DAYS ?OF OPERATIONS AS WE BEGIN j THE NEW YEAR WE THANK OUR EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND SUPPORT AND LOOK J FORWARD TO DOING BUSINESS J J WITH YOU IN 1981. i BMCC chemistry course open to student nurses Applicants to the nursing program at Blue Mountain Community college will have an opportunity during spring term to take chemistry course required for admission, ac cording to Nancy Alsdurf, department head. Alsdurf noted that many prospective nursing students have been unable to register for the chemistry class be cause the one section offered during the winter term is already full. "Two sections of 'Chemistry 100 for Nurses will be offered spring term." according to Alsdurf. The sections will CHECK THE Prineville Reservoir, Prine ville Lake Rt.. Box 1050, Prineville, OR 97754; South Beach. P.O. Box 1350. New port. OR 97365; Sunset Bay. Route 2. Box 738, Coos Bay, OR 97420; The Cove Palisades, Route 1, Box 60 CP, Culver, OR 97734; Wallowa Lake, Route 1, Box 323, Joseph, OR 97846. Only one camping unit per campsite is allowed at Beach side, Cape Lookout, Detroit Lake, Prineville Reservoir, The Cove Palisades, and Wallowa Lake. ization: How Good a Friend for the U.S.?" 4. "South Africtz; Can Race War Be Avoided?" 5. "Central America and the Caribbean: New Political Earthquake Zone." 6. "Food: Hummanity's Need, America's Interest." 7. "Made in U.S.A.: Is U.S. Competitiveness Slip ping?" 8. "The World in 1981." For additional information call your County Extenxion Office, 676-9642, or write: Oregon Great Decisions, 1605 N. W. 27th St., Corvallis, OR 97330 U MM IfloT s PM: t 4 . .. Marketing is our 4 business to serve business to serve you. 2 Rocky Webb, ManaaerlJ 1 i -jH-Aaa JAN. 12th vrs. old & 3 Yearlings 4 accommodate up to 40 people. The college chemistry class is required of all persons wishing to enroll in BMCC's nursing program. One year of high school chemistry with a "C" grade may be substituted for the one-term college course. March 31 is the application deadline for students wishing to enter BMCC's nursing program next fall. For more information" on a nursing career, contact Alsdurf at BMCC by calling 276-1260, ext. 274 or by writing BMCC, P.O. Box 100. Pendleton, Oregon 97801. llrppner Gazette-Times Classified Advertising rates are at IS cents a word, with a 10-word ($1.50) minimum. The Gatette-Times will ac cept responsibility for errors only for the first Insertion, unless notified. Bring or mail ads to the Gatette-Times office. 147 West Willow Street, lleppner. or telephone 67R-9228. All Classifications are Numbered and Appear in Numerical Order. Help Wanted 4 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COLUMBIA BASIN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. WILL ACCEPT APPLICATIONS THROUGH JANUARY 30, IHNI FOB THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT OFFICE MANAGER. THIS INDIVIDUAL WILL BE TRAINED TO REPLACE THE EXISTINC. OFFICE MANAGER WHO RETIRES IN KARLY-lfM. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE UTILITY EXPERIENCE OR APPROPRIATE EDUCATION IN BUSINESS ADMINIS TRATION. ECONOMICS. OK ACCOUNTING IN ORDER TO Ol'AI.IFY. SALARY W ILL RE COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE AND ABILITIES. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE GOOD PUBLIC RELATIONS ABILITY AS WELL AS SUPERVISORY SKILLS, NEAT APPEARANCE AND A WILLINGNESS TO FURTHER EDUCATION. EXCELLENT FRINGE BENEFITS INCLUDING RETIRE MENT PACKAGE ARE AVAILABLE. APPLICATIONS MAY BE REQUESTED IN PERSON AT COLl'MKIA BASIN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE OFFICE IN HEPPNER. OREGON. IN ADDITION TO APPLICA TION PERSONAL RESUMES WILL BE REQUIRED INCI.I DING REFERENCES. ALL INTERESTED PER SONS SHALL CONTACT FRED TOOMBS. MANAGER. AT THE HEPPNER OFFICE. Taking applications for dis patcher - night work. Applica tions available at Sheriffs Office, Morrow County Court house. Applications, closed Jan. '10, 1981. 1-8-lc IONE CORRESPONDENT - Community oriented person Iwanted to write Jone-area piews for the Gazette-Times. No experience necessary. Cal f ;76-9228 for more information'. Cards of Thanks 1 We extend our deep grati tude and thanks to our many friends who have extended by word, card, or note, their best wishes on our 40th wedding anniversary and coming years. Were sorry that the busy holiday season and family circumstances made the time and place for the reception difficult for many to come. But thank you again for your best wishes, and for each of you - have a Happy, Healthy, 1981! Ed and Rachel Dick A big thanks to one and all for my surprise birthday party last Saturday. The gifts, cards, good wishes the beautiful dinner and birthday cake were a tremendous surprise. Special thanks to Bob and my granddaughters for their hard work and also to those who came so far. Thanks also to the friend who made and delivered another lovely cake to me later in the day. Love, Martha Van Schoiack Thank you for all of the lovely cards, flowers, deeds and visitations (whether by telephone or in person ) , before and since my surgery. It is so nice to be remembered. Sincerely, Marlene Peterson I wish to express my appreciation to all who came to my retirement party, for the good wishes in cards and gifts and flowers, a big thanks to you too. To all my fellow workers at the Court House, I cannot find the right words to adequately ' express my gratitude for all the effort they put in on it. It was SUPER and I will cherish the memories of my time spent there always. Sylvia McDaniel Notices 2 PIONEER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUXILARV meets Thursday, Jan. 15, 1 p.m. at hospital. If you are interested in joining COME!! We have an apron that will fit. The downstairs patients are enjoying the new air purifier. Our thanks again to all who contributed. PIONEER MEMOR IAL HOSPITAL AUXILIARY Help Wanted 4 BOARDMAN CORRESP ONDENT - Community or-l lentea person wanted to write Boardman-area news for the Gazette-Times. No experience necessary. Call 1-676-9228 for more information. IS SALE DRV in hie tmssiFira Wanted 6 WANTED: used older 676-9417. 1-8-lp safe. Rentals 7 EVERGREEN TERRACE, APARTMENTS. New, two bedroom apartments for rmt Call 676-5120. 3-13-tfc. FOR RENT: Two bedroom furnished apt. Water and garbage service furnished. No children or pets. $140. Herman Green, 676-9171. l-l-3p. APARTMENTS for rent in lone; one furnished apt. in Heppner. 422-7579. 12-11-tfc. . FOR SALE OR RENT: One bedroom house. One on 495 Chase, other on Gale St. Phone 676-9438. 1-8-lp. Services 8 M & S Bookkeeping Service Doing Bookkeeping and Fed eral and State Income Tax Returns. Call 676-5132 Mon. Fri. 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. l-8-3c. 1-8-3C Planning " a weddingf ThS. Gazette-Times has many ' beautiful invitations for you to choose rom. Stop by and look over our pleasing selection. :8-14tfs FREE. Dead Animal Remov al - Fast Daily Service. Call COllect-567-7639. HERMIS?' TON HIDE & TALLOW. 10-2-tfc. You canorder your personaT ized rubber stamp or business cards from the Gazette Times. Standard rubber stamps also available. 8-14-tfs Livestock & Poultry 10. WILL BUY HORSES - any kind. Phone 567-6065, Herm iston. tfc. ' Farm Equipment 11 CHEAP FREIGHT TAX 2 STEEL BUILDINGS I - 50 x 100' x 14' Shop. List $35,170. Bal. $17,685. 1 - 40' X 80' x 16' Big Arch Livestock, grain & mach. bldgs. 20-22 ga. List $15,564. Bal, $7,882. Fully guaranteed. Brand new and ready for delivery. 20LL-20 WL or better. Call Don 1-800-525-8075, Mon.-Fri. Erection Avail. For Sale: D5-98J368 CAT. Under carriage 90 percent. Only 4,000 hours on tractor. Excellent condition. Asking $28,500. 676-9777. 12-4-tfc. FOR SALE: Clean wheat straw - $1 per bale. Dr. Huber, 989-8107. M-2p. Miscellaneous 14 Used Homelite E-Z Chain Saw with Case $125. Pettyjohn's Farm and Builders Supply, Heppner, 676-9157. 1-8-lc Pasture & Feed )$ 1974 GMC '4 ton 4 4. AT. PS. clean unit. 1974 CHEV - "t ton 2 x 2 AT.lg?wr'",m V""""""V AC, Real Clean unit priced to JSlL ONLY 1 1980 FIESTA LEFT SAVE III! ONE 1980 FORD F100 n 4spd overdrive - 2 whl drive Warier Motor Co Miscellaneous 14 T.V. membership for sale. 676-5201 or 676-9910. 1-8-lp. MUST SELL Brand New KRACO AAAFM Radio & 8-Track In-Dash Flayei Call 676-9228 or Artei 6 PM 989-8194 Trailers & Campers" 21 1970 15 ft. . Nomad camp trailer. Excellent condition. Call Frank Osmin, 676-5119 eves. l-8-4c Cars & Trucks 22 FOR SALE-1960 Chevy pickup $100. Also 045 Super Chain saw. 676-9202. l-8-2p. FOR SALE: 1978 "Subaru. 56.000 miles. 35 m.p.g. in mountains, 42 m.p.g. on free way. Good tires. $2,795. Call 676-5225. No Friday evening or Sat. calls. 1-8-p. Real 'Estate 23 Three bedrm, two baths, attached dble garage, double glazed windows, electric heat, thermostatically controlled wood stove, carpet, good view. Near hospital. 185 Rock St., Heppner. $60,250. 676-9163, weekdays. 12-18-4c. ! HOUSE FOR SALE: Three bedrooms, two baths, family room, den, utility, electric forced air heat-air cond., deck, garage, large lot. Ex cellent location, close to schools and downtown. Shown by appointment. Call after 6 p.m. weekdays. 676-(2064 12-18-Sc. Jim Wishart Home ,for sale, ' , excellent condition, $65,000. Have tc see to appreciate. 140 S. Gilmore St. Call after 5 p.m., 676-5293. 11-27-tfc. IMMEDIATE ;$$cash$$availacie; Kr Iteul Esliiie ( onlrarls, Trnsl OtM'risA MttrluuKrs.' We also loan munev Jim Fiirlev. Milliliter 27-:i72:i ' 3 PEKDIITON CAPITAL CORPORATION BACKHOE & m mm lmnm SEPTIC TANK & TOPSOIL DRAlNFIELD INSTALLATION GRAVEL DIVERSION DITCHES & TERRACES ROAD GRADER AVAILABLE ANY EXCAVATING m NEED LARGE LICENSED r I GMt. Mi Ion Z x Z r, AC PS. Dual tanks; 50,000 miles NEW 1981 FORD LIFT BACK ESCORT SPECIAL OF THE WEEKj 73 FORD Ton," 4 ip. 4x4, H LOW PRICED TRANSPORTA Real Estate 23 Pride of ownership quality bit 6 plex, positive cash flow. Assume farm home mtg at 1 percent. Tax appraised at $150,000. Ask for Vesta Kil kenny, (503) 243-1330, (503) 244-3311. 12-18-4C. Older house for sale, 4 bedroom. Owners will carry contract at 8 percent. Phone: 676-5557. 1-8-tfc. House for sale, assumable GI loan, 4 bedroom, new home, $62,000 phone: 676-5557 l-8tfc FOR SALE-Cabin and Furni ture. Cheap - has to be ? removed from property. Call 1 Ron Palmer 536-1643 Lapine, OR 1-8-lc. J eaC Estate . Bob Harris, Broker 676-9015 Heppner, OR. 97836 YOUR LISTINGS NEEDED Commercial toned 100 x corner lot with good, c 3-Bdrm. . Choice home-business lo cation, $35,000. H down andl assume contract. 15 Acres with cabin, elect, ht, frplce, small barn, all year I stream, good access. $35,000. Big 2 Bdrm on 100 x 300 lot. ! Remodeled & decorated, w-w carpeting, new wiring, new kitchen, elect, furnace, fruit and garden area. $32,000.-1 Terms? i Small 3 Bdrm on semi-level acre. Sturdy 2 car garage, citvl .water and well, BIG garden j area, uitiy iis.ouii.-Teruii 1 considered. ; FOR Rent-2 bdrm house. gas. ! heat, fenced yard. $135.- Garden 26" CARPET SPECIAL: Save up to $11 sq. yd. Five styles to choose from. Limited stock, so hurry ! M 4 R Floor Covering, 676-9418. 1-8-lC. Willi DUMP TRUCK OR SMALL t BONDED 0 i M ten 0tm
