Image provided by: Morrow County Museum; Heppner, OR
About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1981)
The Heppner Gatette-Times, lieppner, Oregon. Thursday, February 18, 1981-FIVE 1 1 1 -ffMM AbUJSi I I fit A -"laj- JJ 'J If NATIONAL FF A WEEK FEB. 21 thru FEB. 2 1980-1981 Officers 8 rt 37 Active Members of FFA 1980-1981 2) oMflrfi) CHuiH uMftc (Rmm JkaH Ctofc "ow? pfi3 'Doug Oioffod Sfcow! SlaurjWm ftwg uWilta 9Wt) irfdfe SwtfH JAifee Cuawh Jay 9ioifn Qwj Surrey Jf SummK SfciWwwi Qffli Qwnb Jfuftc Qwcb uMawe AWSeholacfe Jolu. Jojjpji t Tfoctotefcij Deo Sftfcwa3 John Stoats ftuoc Qloy ir Qfifo 9iewM Wtata C0$ "Doughty Jliin yUrjcfP 9iawy Qtoshcns 'tJaw uMohrmry 'Dnny (Vwi. ftogci (wwk IWtq nsfcucto -V . I. .! TV Urn Terry Gray, Jeff Baby, Don Kindt-father end Greg Sweeney txh&H tome of their sklOc they have learned while In FFA. Member of the Heppner FFA Chapter have been busy parlclpating in fair and contest at the local, county, and state level. Ten members from Heppner recently participated in the District Leadership Skills Contest held in Pendleton. Greg Sweeney served as chairman for Heppner's Parliamentary Procedure Team. Other team members were Jeff Bailey, Tony Currln, Herman Winter, Anne VanSchoiack and Don King father. Participating as alternates were: Shane Laughlin, Bruce Way. Pat Schwarts. and Dean Rill. Dean also represented Heppner in the FFA Creed Speaking Contest. Heppner placed fourth in both contests. These contests are designed to help FFA members to further develop the skills that they have learned in the Vo-Ag classroom and through work on their own supervised projects. In addition to the competitive activities FFA members participate in many other activities, for example, conventions. This year three members attended the National FFA Convention in Kansas City. Missouri. Jeff Bailey, Don Klndafather, and Anne VanSchoiack made the 1796 mile bus trip to take pari ia the annual FFA Convention This spring approximately ten FFA members from Heppner will Join some 1.500 members at the State FFA Convention to be held in Albany, Ore. At this meeting members will help elect the new state officers for the coming year. They will also observe or participate in the final competition in many of the contest areas. At the convention the State Farmer degree will be awarded. Only around three percent of the total state membership qualify for the honor. To get the State Farmer degree a member must have earned 1500 on a project or have worked (00 hours on work experience. It also requires completion of two years of FFA and active membership throughout. (Freshmen FFA members qualify for Green Hand and tw-year members can qualify for Chapter Farmer.) The Heppner FFA Chapter consists of 37 active members. Officers for iMO-81 are Jeff Alley, president; Don Kindsfather. vke'president; Anne Van Schoiack, secretary; Terry Gray, treasurer; Tara Mahoney, reporter; and Tony Currln. sentinel. Roger Records Is the FFA advisor and Vo-Ag instructor. The Heppner FFA Chapter gives Its sincere thanks to all the people who have supported our activities In any way. We hope to continue these activities and add more in the future because we feel that they are an Important part of our education. "This gives us a chance to thank the community," added Mr. Record. "The community has been really good to us." Other FFA activities coming up include a district-shop skills contest to be held at Heppner on April 22. Around 250-300 district members will come from chapters In I-ma pine, Milton-Free water, Athena, Pendleton, Hermiston, Boardman and Condon, as well as lieppner, to compete for awards. 1 0 . V ' Up. ( X I Secftctaiy V if- " k : OUR FUTURE FARMERS ARE CONSTARY LEARNING AND EXPERIENCING NEW IDEAS TO HELP BETTER OUR FARMING COMMUNITY. THEY'LL BE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF OUR AGRICULTURAL WORLDl WE SALUTE THIS FINE GROUP AND ITS McMoERbll SEARS CAL'S ARCO B & C REPAIR JERRY SWEENEY S & J MARKET P & D MOBIL COUNTRY SHEARS BRISTOW'S MARKET PAUL PETTYJOHN OIL RIETMANN'S HARDWARE LEXINGTON CHEVRON PETERSON'S JEWELERS HEPPNER BARBER SHOP M & R FLOOR COVERING case furniture heppner nor gas green feed store court street aaarket murray's drug store kinzua corporation dobyns pest control les schwab tire center michael moore, d.d.s. columbia basin electric ron Mcdonald Chevrolet heppner gazette times ekstrom farm chemicals northwestern motel FIRST NATIONAL BANK CENTRAL AAARKET GARDNER'S MEN'S WEAR FAR WESTERN REAL ESTATE ABRAMS & KUHN, ATTYS. at LAW MORROW COUNTY GRAIN GROWERS PETTYJOHN'S FARM & BUILDERS SUPPLY BEECHER'S FINE FOODS & LOUNGE RAY BOYCE INSURANCE TURNER VANMARTER & BRYANT INSURANCE BRINK'S CUSTOM AUTO BODY & REPAIR BANK OF EASTERN OREGON HEPPNER IONE ARLINGTON COURT STREET PROCESSING COLE'S HOUSE OF FASHION & POSY PATCH FARMER'S INSURANCE JIM HAYES, AGENT Congratulations 11 BUILDING TOMORROW TODAY" 1 Don V 'A 3 Qaia JMonci V mmmmmnmFmrwrwnmnm m m " w kw h s s k is she s. m J Sl SOX. JSi. .3 - - - . r
