SIX The Heppner Gairttr-Times, Hppnr, Oregon. Thursday, April 15. IS82
AROUND ABOUT
Justine Weatherford
What a very special wwk, as always, Is the wk beginning
with Palm Sunday and culminating on Easter. Many faithful
A Christians spent many hours attending special church
functions. The churches of Morrow County surely saw more
attendance during last week than they experience during any
other week of the entire year.
Although some residents were away visiting family and
friends elsewhere, many folks came home to Heppner to be
4 with families here and to attend church services and social
1, gatherings and to be greeted by old friends.
A very nice occasion which drew many family groups was
the quite lavish Easter Sunday Breakfast-Brunch at the Elks
Lodge which featured ham, eggs, baked goodies, fresh
' pineapple, melon, strawberries and cream and assorted
beverages. Only a few Easter bonnets were visible there or at
Heppner's churches. We keep hearing that hats are back, but
x somehow Heppner ladies are not caught up in the hat mode
yet. Historically this community supported several fine
milliners but now there are not many selections of ladies
hats available here.
For many pre-schoolers Saturday was a more exciting day
than Sunday. A large number of tots with interested moms,
grandmoms and other family members gathered at
Heppner's City Park to hunt Elks-donated eggs and to "Oh"
and "Ah" over the great white Easter Bunny that presided
there, w hom they photographed from every angle, hopefully
with their own little darlings snuggled close to him.
This same well-costumed "Harvey" has been featured at
the Easter Saturday hunt for seven or eight years. He is a
Past Exalted Ruler of the Elks, a Heppner businessman, a
father and grandfther who seems to really enjoy being an
Easter Bunny. This year he (Cal Sherman) also took his act
to the nursing home at the hospital where the patients were
delighted to see him and to receive Easter baskets.
Last week I wrote a few lines in this column about Army
Engineer Scott Hutchins from Texas, which I learned from
Herb Bessey were posted on the office bulletin board. Herb is
a civilian from Ashton, Idaho who is working with the
engineers here. He is another temporary resident who is
really entering into community activities. He and his wife
Norma and their son Richard expect to be living here two
more years, the new parents say.
After partaking of the breakfast at the Elks and then after
church-enjoying another delicious Sunday dinner prepared
by Ida Farra for a group of friends. I had to come home and
indulge in another Sunday afternoon nap before I recovered
enough energy to climb up to the cross on Heppner's
southeast hill. Mary Goheen and I almost reached the cross
before the afternoon rain began. We kept watching the rain
cloud coming toward us it darkened first over Lexington.
As we descended we got a good dampening.
Mary, a county native, had never made this climb before
and this was only my second ascent. My first climb several
years ago with son Bill Haberlach and his family was made
oil a cold but clear day when we could really view Mt. Adams
and a good expanse of Washington's hills. Mary and I were
unable to see very far last Sunday, but we enjoyed looking
down on the great changes taking place south of Cross Hill.
Quite a few cars seemed to be traveling the new Willow Creek
route out through the dam area. They looked like little toys,
as did the construction trucks and equipment from our lofty
viewpoint.
During our climb. Mary left her jeep parked right beside
an old school bus which has been turned into a large
doghouse. As we hurried upward we didn't notice the dogs
inside, but when we came back to the jeep we noted three
nice white and brown dogs. We wondered about them. Dennis
Doherty came out of his mother's and sister's home just then
and we asked him about the dogs. Dennis said, "Don't worry
about them they are well cared for and well housed." We
felt relieved. They certainly have their doghouse located in a
nice viewing spot on Rock Street where they can watch the
action taking place below them along Heppner streets.
On the hilltop, we found the wooden cross, which is a real
local landmark, is very badly in need of repainting. I checked
with my friends the Pipers at Lexington to verity that it was
in 1974 that Mark Piper and Ron Ward painted it as a
community service act which led to qualifying both of these
young men for the rank of Eagle Scout. That September the
two boys drove to the cross with white paint and tools and
gave their time and labor to brighten that great symbol. I
surely hope some other group will feel inspired to repeat this
act of service soon.
When I traveled about in Europe several years ago, I saw
many family groups out taking Sunday walks. Some of these
Sunday walks are well organized and the participants gain
little jacket patches or other mementoes for completing
them. Sometimes a local historian or nature teacher lectures
as the walkers move through the countryside and woods. I
think an organized climb up to our cross would be a good
community activity. Right now there are many wild flowers
bursting into bloom on the hill which one must climb up to
really see; also, right now the changes taking place along
Willow Creek and Balm Fork are most exciting.
A final spring 1982 dramatic excitement at Heppner High
School is being put together under Larry Cerullo's direction.
He has enlisted talented faculty members, students and
townspeople in preparing the forthcoming production of the
outstanding musical "Fiddler On The Roof." It will be
presented on the nights of Thursday, May 13, Friday, May 14
and Saturday, May 15. Be sure to mark your calendars
now because you won't want to miss this outstanding event.
Clarks Canyon Bridge under
repair; traffic rerouted
Pendleton Revenue
office to close
The Pendleton Oregon De
partment of Revenue office
will be closed to the public
after April 15. Because of
reductions in staff, the office
can't provide general assis
tance to taxpayers any longer,
slated a news release from the
Oregon Department of Rev
enue Area residents who need
answers to lax questions or
who want to request tax forms
and publications may call the
agency's loll-free number,
l-KiKM52-2:iH. Or. they can
write to Tax Help. Oregon
Department of Revenue.
Revenue Building. Salem. OR
97.110
Persons needing to contact a
staff member at the Pendleton
office should call the local
number. 27f;-7HI0. and leave a
message.
Out of today's cir
cular the following 2
items did not arrive:
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Stone No. COH 10
Deluxe Fishing
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you our wBtwotf cuttomore.
Rainc hecks will be issued
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An old Lexington bridge was removed Monduy
Bv CATHY I'KCK
photo by Gaihy Pck
Clarks Canyon Road, from
Cemetery Hill Road to Lex
ington will be closed from
April 12 to May 10 while the
bridge is being replaced
When the work is completed
the new bridge will have sleel
stringers, a sleel deck and rail
and will be four feet wider.
The old bridge was removed
Monday, April 12 and exten
sive rotlini' w.t ovMnt in the
old timbers. The bridge had
undergone a great deal, of
stress in the flixul
The county will also
straighten the creek channel
which has silted in over the
years and realign it w ith the
bridge The channel under the
bridge will be deepened and
widened to prevent possible
stress in the event of hi;h
water.
Much of the channel work is
beini' dune In nrevent flood
damage such as thai which
occurred in I'lTK when high
water, unable to fl.nv timlcr
the bridge hecau of sillnm
and poor alignment, crossed
Clarks Canvnn Itoail and
flowed into the yard ;iml dnvt
of Mrs I.ee Wagonldast
I'nlil the Clarks C;mvnii
Hridge Project is i-ompli'led.
traffic in the area will use the
Cemelerv Hill Ko.nl Into
Lexington.
E.O.H.S.A. requests comments
The Eastern Oregon Health
Systems Agency is requesting
public review and comments
on proposed draft sections of
the Eastern Oregon Health
Systems Plan addressing pub
lic health departments and
publicly -funded outpatient
mental health services, said a
news release from the Eastern
Oregon Health Svslems
Agency. Inc KOHSA.
The drafls assess needs and
problems related to puhlic
health and mental health
services in Eastern Oregon,
and propose long range goals
and recommended actions to
meet identified needs, the
uews release said
These draft sections have
been released for a :Vt (lav
public review and comment
(kthkI. to be followed hv a
public meeting; to review all
comments and revise the
drafts prior to final approval
bv the EOSHA board of
directors Accord i n g I v ,
EDHSA requests Ihjt all
comments, oral or in writing.
Ix' submitted no later than 5
p.m.. May 3. to: Eastern
Oregon Health Systems
Agency. Inc.. P.O. Pox 520.
Redmond. OR 9775". phone:
IH ,rIH"i
Copies of these drafts un
available for public inspection
at many locations throughout
Eastern Oregon, including
public libraries. county
courts, county puhlic health
and mental health depart
ments. A limited numher of
copies are available on re
quest to EOIISA at the ahove
address, the news release
concluded
USDA extends maturity date on loans
Pnxlucers with certain IWO
and IHI crop commodity t
loans now have the option to
extend their loans for an extra
year, said Under Secretary of
Agriculture Seeley Ioriwick
"This option is being offered
because prices for these
commodities are currently
low." Iodwick said
The option applies to all 19R0
crop barley, corn. oats, grain
sorghum and wheal loans, and
all 1981 crop barley, corn, oals
and wheat loans All produ-.
cers w ith outstanding loans on
these commodities are eligi
ble, he said
Producers extending their
4Hn crop loans for an addi
tional vearwill hi' charged an
interest rate of 12 2.1 percent
through l)ecemler :ll . IW2
This rale will be subject to
change. Ian I. 1981. (o reflect
Ihe cost to the Commodity
Credit Corporation iC.C.C.iof
borrowing from Ihe U.S
Treasury. Lodwick rep"r,s
Extended 1981 crip loans
will continue to bear interest
at a rate applicable I" the
loan Interest on I Mill crop
hwiiis is calculated t reflect
Ihe C.C C s cost of !rrimitig
front the I'S T reasurv
Producers wishing ti extend
their loans should contact
their county office of 1'SDA's
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Servu-e. I.od
wick concluded
A Concave is a Concave, Right?
Right. Unless it's a
SCHWERIN
Precision Bored Concave
On Display At
The Morrow
County Grain
Bill Schwerin, owner of Schwerin Precision Prnuinrc
Bored Concaves, explains the difference and UrUWciS
answers some of your questions about combine
settings.
Manufacturer's
Original
Concave
J'-:
( uriginai h,, '
Concave y
Schwerin's
j Precision Bored
Concave
AREA
On most standard concaves the bars are not set al a uniform
height nor m a true circle These imperfections in the concave
affect both the quality of Ihe grain harvested and the capacity
of the combine. Separation area ts lost and the cylinder speed
must be increased to obtain good thresh and separation 7he
bottom line Is lost dollars in the form of lost wheat out the
back of the combine and a lesser quality of grain in the tank
-or
""VGAREA-
On a Schwerin Precision Bored Coni.aw all of thv tat tv
bored to a uniform hetqht to form a true cirri Thn pr-c hton
allows an operator to n't the concave at "0" tolerance at w
rear, thui treating an uninterrupted wedje from front o rear
The Schwerin Precision Bored Concave does the job up front
where the work should be done More qram i?, driven out of
the straw pack capacity increased and cylinder .ped .m
be reduced resulting in better quality qram in trie tank
Q. Why do any concave need to be a true
Circle?
A. To act the maximum amount of separation area In the
concave, the rear bar must be set at "0 tolerance, treating
the maximum amount of pressure which dnves the grain out
of th Hraw and onto the shoe This constant wedqe from the
front Of the concave to the rear is never interrupted by a high
or low bar and can only be achieved by having, a true circle
Q. Tte mftnufacturers have alway rtcoro
leaded greater than "0" tolerance at the rear
of the concave. Won't your "0" tolerance crack
akrtof train?
A. No Just the opposite Most combine manufacturer re 'mi
mend a greater tolerance at the rear of the concave tHan we
do to allow for their uneven bar height The truth is, concave
settings have very little to do with cracking of grain Cracked
grain is primarily caused by excessive cylinder speed We
recommend a setting (for wheat) of 3K" tn the front arid
0" at the rear This creates a constant wedge, uninterrupted
from front to back More threshing occurs up front lor better
threshing even at reduced cylinder speeds Trie slower tlw
cylinder speed, the less cracked grain and higher quality of
your product It's that simple
Q. O.K. Thla "0" tolerance and constant wedye
Idea sounds good, but will It work for me?
ra borrow Coutify
yuil rain rotter Sic,
Lexington 989-8221
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BMCC sets
At ii spi'i'Kil Itliir MiiiimIiiIii
Community Collw hoard mill
hudi'i't I'oinmtlli't' mootinn.
tin dalr lur a nillt'i',i lax hasi1
cloi'lion was set for Ihe
urntTal cli'i'Mon. No J
Since )i I'olli'i!!' opi'ralt's
wiihoiii a lax hasi'. Ilii' coll'(r
c r'tiiii'i'il In stale law In hold
a lax hase election either May
Square
dancers
square off
The l!a-lern (liei'oii Area
Council of Square and limim
HaiH'e Chilis met a' Ihe him
nioncan Lemon Hall Salur
ila 'il n. or a ot I iirl
dinner meelini! and dance
rcpin led a local spnki".peion
The cllih consists of I Mt
three area chilis ihe Siiar
Kilo's o lleruiisiou. the I'en
dli-'on Unckel Siiuares ,inil Ihi
) . I (a, mil Sun. nrs
Sex en stiiiares nl dancers
diil llicii do si i Ii s. .mil alio
in. Hide Iclls In Ihe rallinc. ol
.lei I X and .Itllle Hull. Hid ol
Ihilm . Ihe sioki'siei sun said
BMCC spring
enrollment
stable
Spriiu.! lerm em iillinenl is
linldmi; sieady ixilh enroll
liient figures lasi xear at this
lime at Mine Mountain Cum
niliiiilx Ciilli'iie. acinrdim; In
Truinaii liailey, recisirar
Hv Tuesdax . March to Ihe
first da ol classes a In-ad
cnuill ol I ii 1 1 1 1 lull anil pari
Mine ilax students totalled tiiil
Lis! e,u on the Inst d.ix ol
classes spline, term :;.'i slu
drills xxere counted
Conl iniiinu Lduc.itiiin lu
dents takinn exennii.! courses
nflcred In the college llu oiiilh
nut Mnriim and t ir : . ( 1 1 1.
iniinlies iniallt-d 1ni : March ,;n
lii'tlistralinn for these classes
cniiliniies lhroin'h the hrsl feu
weeks ol Ihe lenn
tax base election
count will he aviiiliihU' April 5.
Ill or the fall date, II was the
leelinu of the HMCC hoard id
Ihe March :u nu'cllnn thai llu
laler dale will Mive Ihe colleiSc
lime to explain to lux payers
the justilicaliim for such a tax
hase. slated A HMCC press
release
In a report In Ihe coinhined
collciie ornnps. C'olleue I'resi
drill linn Daniels pmnted out
Ihal as nf Tuesday. ItMCC's
nperatinu lew hail passed in
the March :in election lx' nil
eii'hl Mile nuirein A recount
in such a close race is
automatic and results of that
the president Miiiil.
II was Ihe reciimineiKliillo"
of Ihe president Hud
coininlllee anil hoard "pro
ceed on Ihe hnslN that the
positive vole on Ihe lax lew
will hold up." Should a recount
change the results of the
recent election, tin hoard will
confer hy conference call
diuinn the week of April 5
pnssihle plans of action
The lax hase election Nov. 2
will he lor the nm:t H4 school
year The amount thai would
he asked for in Ihe hase has
not heen discussed.
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Our leasing plans
are as good as
ASCS financing.
If you thought your crumces to
invest in much needed pniducts dried up
with the ASCS Facilities U;in Program,
think again. As your Ikitler AKri-Huildfr
in this area, we have leasing plans thiit
are just as good as ASCS financing. And
this special leasing program applies to
our full line of quality Hutler grain bins,
grain dryers, bucket elevators and
farm buildings.
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