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The Morrow County Cow
Belles will celebrate their 25th
anniversary on March 20. The
actual date the organization
was established was March 19.
1957. and since that time the
CowRelles have made many
contributions to Morrow
County.
The CowBelles made their
dehut in the 1957 rodeo parade
in a horse and buggy. The
buggy was driven by Shirley
Rugg, who was accompanied
by Dorris Graves, complete
with moustache. The entry
was decorated with Eat More
Beef signs - a theme and
purpose maintained by the
group today.
Another activity sponsored
by the CowBelles was the
Father of the Year Award.
The first winner in 1958 was
Bernard Doherty. Also pictur
ed are his wife Jerry Doherty.
And Emma White, Cecil
(deceased), president of the
CowBelles. One of the most
memorable events in the
CowBelles' history was the
selection in 1972 of Bob
Jepsen, the Morrow County
winner of State Father of the
Year.
Throughout their 25 years.
the CowBelles have consis
tently supported and promot
ed the beef industry in
particular and the meat indus
try in general with demonstra
tion displays concerning ways
to select, prepare and serve
meat.
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Bernard Doherty received the CotcBeUes Father of the Year
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Placemats designed in 1959 display the brands of over 100 area livestock growers
The CowBelles have suppor
ted their industry in other
ways too. Since 1958. the group
has awarded a beef certificate
to the father of the baby born
closest to Father's Day in
Morrow County.
The CowBelles have also
played an important role in
the Morrow County Fair by
promoting demonstrations
during the fair, participating
in the parade, and making
available items which endorse
their industry
Two such memorial items in
1959 were their cookbook and
their placemats which dis
played the brands of over I'M)
livestock growers in the area.
The CowBelles' influence
has also been extended to the
youth of the county. Since
1959. when the Home Ec and
FFA classes were invited to a
public demonstration of meat
cookery, programs: have bep
instituted in the schools to
instruct students in the prep
aration of meat. Beef certifi
cates are donated to the
schools, enabling students to
learn to prepare meat as an
integral part of a meal
In 1973. the CowBelles
became invoked in still
another way in the life of
Morrow County residents.
Books, entitled "Brand of a
Boy'' were presented to each
of the grade schools to be used
in I tit- sevcniri and citiriln
grades to help the students
understand better life on an
Oregon cattle ranch
Women's Aglow plans bake sale Friday, March 19
Lexington family recognized in Pathfinder
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Throughout their 25 years,
the CowBelles have made a
vital contribution to Morrow
County On March 20th at 6:30
p.m at the Heppner Elks
Lodge, the CowBelles will
celebrate their founding date.
The public is invited to a
no-host dinner and festivities
to be MC'd by Harold Kerr
The group has invited Wayne
Leathers "The Country Phil
osopher" to offer his remarks
to those attending The even
ing promises to be great.
Garv and Virginia Oriel)
and sot) Ken of Lexington have
been recognized nationally by
the American Angus Associa
tion for having registered
Angus cows qualified to be
listed in the association's
"192 Pathfinder Recognition
Report."
The pathfinder program
identifies superior Angus fe
males in the breed based upon
economically important pro
duction traits including regul
arity of calving and weaning
weight, according to Dick
Spader, executive vice presi
dent Angus cows with super
ior performance records are
listed in a pathfinder report,
published annually by the
American Angus Association,
with headquarters in St.
Joseph. Missouri.
To qualify a breeder must
have his herd actively enrol
led in the Association's Angus
Herd Improvement Records
Program. In order toJe listed
in the pathfinder report a cow
must produce a calf at a
young age and continue to
New club forms
A newly formed lone 4-H
Horse Club met on Friday.
March 5. 7 p.m. at the home of
Dehora Palmer. lone The
new leaders for the club are
Dcbora Palmer and dayle
Papineau. Anita Palmer is the
Junior Leader of the club.
At this first meeting. John
Nordheim met with the group
and explained the purpose and
functions of a 411 Horse Club
The 4 Hers discussed what
they would like to accomplish
during the year, and the
leaders presented ideas to he
considered in the coming week
for the club 4-H horse
pamphlets were distributed
and enrollment were taken
At present the club has It
members Jean Jepsen and
Frank Osmin. parents of the
4 Hers, also attended the
meeting Refreshments were
served
Anyone interested in 4-H or
horses between age nine and
IK is welcome to attend any of
the meetings and become a
member. The next club meet
ing will be held March 17 at
Iebora's home For more
information, contact dayle
Papineau at 422-7518.
Women's Aglow Fellowstup
will hold a bake sale on
Friday. March 19.3:30 p.m. in
front of Murray Drug Store in
Heppner
Funds raised from the sale
will aid women wanting to
attend the spring Aglow Re
treat, who otherwise would not
be able to attend, said a
spokesperson. The retreat will
be held at Me Nary. April 2 - 4.
at a cost of $42.50 per person.
added.
Any woman interested in
attending is asketl to call
I.ynnea Sargeant. (wf. tM'.M to
obtain a registration form
The forms must be completed
and returned to Mrs Sargeant
v March 24. the spokesperson
aid
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wean a heavy calf on an
average of every 12 months.
'Each calf must have a
weaning weight ratio of 105 or
higher with at least to
herdmates evaluated each
year. A minimum of three
calves is required for a cow to
be listed in the report, said a
spokesperson.
In the 19H2 pathfinder report
a total of 2,900 cows are listed.
That represents less than one
percent of IttHl.lMM) head re
viewed for publication. In
addition a total of HO bulls that
have sired five or more
pathfinder cows in the report
are listed in a Sire Summary.
The pathfinder report is
published each year in the
May issue of the "Angus
Journal." For a copy, contact
John Crouch, director of breed
improvement, American
Angus Association, !12()l Fred
erick Blvd., St. Joseph, Mis
souri l!45() l.
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A Letter to Morrow County Citizens
from Dorothy Krebs Commissioner:
The recent incident involving the Neighborhood Center has
brought to light that many people do not have a clear
understanding of the problems that are involved. Perhaps
an explanation is in order.
The Neighborhood Center, under local leadership of Pat
Brindle, is a function of the Blue Mountain Economic
Development Council, Inc. (BMEDC), is a non-profit
corporation and operates as such under the laws of the state.
Its articles of incorporation state that it will provide certain
services to Morrow and Umatilla counties. This means that
BMEDC would be in violation of its articles of incorporation
if it closed the Heppner Neighborhood Center and continued
to service Umatilla County. The recent threat to close the
facility was not realistic. It was a threat made to invite public
reaction and it was successful.
When Community Action Programs started under Lyndon
Johnson's presidency, they were intended to stimulate
economic development in order to provide programs and
jobs for the low-income group. To get them started, some
counties contributed funds, including Morrow County.
However, lack of federal and state budget funds have
reduced this function of economic development to the point
where the most important function now is public assistance.
Counties are not obligated to maintain public aid agencies.
That is a function of the federal and state.
Following is a review of programs currently offered at the
Neighborhood Center.
1. Emergency food including surplus cheese.
2. Emergency clothing.
3. Weatherization for those who qualify.
4. Thursday craft sessions for Heppner and area.
5. Gleaning project
6. Christmar Food Baskets
7. Low-income Energy Assistance.
Some other agencies use the space to deli ver other services
but they are not funded by Neighborhood Center. Please note
that the services offered are not the kind that make jobs but
rather are those of offering public assistance Is the County
responsible for funding?
The booklet "Revenue Sharing Facts for Local
Government," June, 1981, states "Governments are
encouraged to use revenue sharing funds to help overcome
imbalances in services and facilities which currently exist. If
a government funds any program or activity which creates
an imbalance of services or facilities, this imbalance must be
corrected." How should this be interpretted? Is each one of
our Morrow County communities entitled to a facility for its
own use to obtain services of the Neighborhood Center since
Heppner does? The questions deserved an answer before
funds were granted.
The Heppner Neighborhood Center prides itself on making
its space, heat and light available to other groups at no
charge. Some of these groups have taxing ability of their I
own. Since N.C. is funded in part by the county, the county
was in effect agreeing to the free service However, the
county was put in a strange position because it charges a user
fee in other rental situations. This is another one of the
inconsistencies the county wanted to resolve before funding
took place.
During the recent letter writing campaign, many
references were made to AAA services and listed as projects
of the Neighlwrhood Center. The Area Agency on Aging is an
entirely different program from Neighborhood Center. It did
some cooperative work for ahile but they are entirely
separated now. The local senior service program is under the
direction of Lynnea Sargent. It offers the following Senior
Citizen programs in Morrow County.
1. Nutrition mealsites, Heppner and Irrigon.
2. Outreach services.
3. Transportation - Quintra bus, lone to Heppner, weekly
trips to other areas are planned
4 Volunteer Escort Services, personal door to door travel
to medical, dental, business, etc.
5. Oregon Project Independence (Homemaker) Intake and
certification support.
(I. I,egal services - non-attorney in nature.
7. Medicare assistance.
H. Elderly Abuse - a new requirement of 19111 legislature
protecting elderly from abuse.
. Nursing Home Ombudsman - Mrs. Sargent is governor's
designee for this position.
After July 1, 1982, fourteen other services will be added. On
that date, AAA will assume a portion of the services
previously delivered by Adult and Family Services.
As you can compare, there is no duplication of services
between the Neighlxirhood Center and AAA. They are
different agencies, have different directors, serve different
people, and have different programs. There should not be
any conflicts or controversy - theoretically. Unfortunately,
there are many and they are devastating. There has been a
surplus of untruths, misinformation and even some down
right libelous words put in letters. Rumors are still
circulating that are injurious to many people. This should not
be. In a democracy, justice depends upon truth. It is the
voters duty to find the truth even though it means scraping
away dirt.
Since the people of Morrow County have by petition
indicated they favor financing a public aid agency, the
budget committee will include it in the budget. Now that the
matter is settled there should be no further hostility.
Both Neighborhood Center and AAA should be allowed to
be successful in conducting their programs. Both will receive
assistance from the County and support of all the members of
the County Court.
Political ad paid for by Re-elect Krebs Commissioner
Committee. Linda LiiRue, lone Treasurer, Box 367.