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FOUR The Heppner Gaiette-Times. Heppner, Oregon. Thursday. October 7, 198:
MAimIMAIL 4-H WEEK
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Lois Richards is a long time
supporter of 4-H and youth in
Morrow County. She is not one
that is in the limelight; she is
one who works behind the
scenes to help 4-H members
get ready for their next event.
Mrs. Richards started in
1965 as a cooking leader, while
her husband, Pete, started a
livestock club. One of her four
children started in 4-H that
year, and the other three
entered 4-H as they become
old enough. She figures that
their clubs, which eventually
merged into one club, have
had about 50 different mem
bers during the past 17 years.
Lois had many different
project areas that she worked
with. Some are cooking, rab
bits, poultry, knitting, tur
keys, entomology, sheep,
dairy, hogs, outdoor cooking.
beef, iunior leadership, and
photography.
She has been vice president
and president of the Morrow
County 4-H Leaders Council,
was asked to speak to area 4-H
clubs about the life and duties
of a hog farmer and was also
honored at an achievement
night. Her club has also recei
ved its share of awards inclu
ding manycounty medals, fair
awards, and even a state
winner in agriculture and one
in sheep.
Lois feels that today's youth
should join 4-H "to develop:
from shyness to an outgoing
member, leadership, learning
to cooperate with people, to
learn responsibility, and for
theiro wn enjoyment." 4-H is
still a part of Lois' life, and
many Morrow County youth
lives, and will be for another
year.
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LEARN MORE ABOUT 4-H
4-H Recognition and Get Acquainted Night
Hoppnor, lono and Lexington
October 11, 6:30 p.m.
Fairgrounds in Heppner
North Morrow County
October 14f 6:30 p.m.
A.C. Houghton School
in Irrigon
POTIUCIC BOTH!
NIGHTS
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"You get to do things you
never hoped to do... I never
thought I'd ever get to have a
pig! And my sister had a
rabbit!
"4-H camp is fun. . and it is
just one of the fun things kids
miss who are not in 4-H."
That's what Cindy Stroeber,
a Heppner eighth grader re
plied when asked why she
thought all kids should belong
to 4-H. Cindy is a veteran
4-H'er. She started when she
was in the fourth grade, and
she has had horse, clothing,
foods and swine projects.
Which one is her favorite?
Currently, it is the horse club,
but she admits she had a lot of
fun with the swine project ; her
sow, and the eight piglets. She
just sold all of them except
one, which "I kept for Grand
pa... a breeding sow."
Cindy is just one of a 4-H
family of girls. Her sisters,
Christy and Shelley are also
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The following businesses, ranches and individuals
salute 4-H and the youth involved:
very involved in 4-H projects
that keep the whole family
busy. Their mother, Jan, was
a 4-H'er when she was
younger and is always willing
to help with special projects
such as style revue training
and grooming.
Cindy says she is looking
forward to having some of the
same projects this year that
she had last year.
Her words of advice to those
who are not members are
"Join 4-H... Now!"
All Saints Episcopal Church
Bank of Eastern Oregon
Heppner-Ione-Arlington
Beecher't Cafe & Lounge
Mr. & Mrs. Rudy'Bergstrom
Farley Motors
Green Feed
Gardner's Mens Wear
Jim Hayes-Farmer Insurance
Buchnums Tavern
Case Furniture
Central Market
Cole's House of Fashion
& Posey Patch
George & Helen Currin
Dobyn's Pest Control
DPR Farms
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Dougherty
& Family
Heppner Auto Parts fjjp
W.E. Hughes & Sons
Heppner Gazette-Times
Kinzua Corporation
Les Schwab Tires
Lexington Lumber
John Maas
Lott's Electric
Alvin & DeAnna McCabe
Morrow County Grain Growers
Murray's Drug
Peterson's Jewelers
Pettyjohn's Farm &
Builders Supply
Pettyjohn Oil
Rietmann's Hardware
S&J Market
Sears Authorized Catalog
Sales Merchant
Bob Van Schoiack
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She'8 new in town she
knits, spins, weaves, raises
black sheep and loves horses.
She walked into the Extension
Office and said, "I'll take a
knitting club!" Her name is
Debbie Christensen.
Involved in 4-H since she
was nine, she tried various
projects including clothing,
foods, sheep, swine and horse.
As a ninth grader she discov
ered knitting and found her
true interest. "I couldn't lay it
down, always in my hands! I
carried my knitting along on
school trips, to ball games,
and even lunch hours," she
recalls.
A class at 4-H Summer
Week gave her a taste of
weaving, and the next year
her Christmas want list inclu
ded a loom. It all came toge
therwool from her 4-H
sheep, spinning, and weaving.
This winter i.he hopes to
weave a blanket for her horse.
Sewing woolen fabrics is ano
ther interest. You'll see her in
the adult division of Make It
Yourself With Wool this fall.
So meet Debbie Christen
sen, the new girl in Heppner,
the new-to-Morrow County
leader who is certainly not
new to 4-H. She'll offer some
great times for those who join
her club. In addition to knit
ting techniques, she may
teach them some things about
spinning, weaving, raising
black sheep and all the other
good things she carries with
her from Central Point and
her own 4-H years.
She's happy to be here and
excited about being a 4-H
leader again! (see related
story).
Swanson Insurance, Jim & Monica
Paul & Rikka Tews
Garry Tullis Ranch
Ken Wright Ranches
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