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Now we have come long way Into 1983 two of April's big
days are behind us, and I am very aware that to mention the
prankster's delight, April Fool Day and Chrlliiinity's most
holy day, Easter Sunday, in the same sentence is really
far-fetched. Those two days (at least this year) and tax day,
the fifteenth, so distinguish this month.
At Heppner, another big day in the first month of the year's
second quarter comes on April 10, when 400 and more
runners will probably take part In the second annual Rolling
Hills Run. This means about one hundred more than
participated last year will start from Heppner Elementary
School at t p.m. and run out and back along the Pilot Rock
Highway east of town some will run 6.2 miles and some 3.1
miles. The run will finish at the Heppner City Park where
every finisher will get a T-shirt and a certificate. The largest
groups of entries in the eight different age categories will be
Morrow County runners, but the run's general chairperson,
Lit Curtis, says that there will also be runners from Salem,
Pendleton, John Day and other central and Eastern Oregon
localities. We understand that most Heppner business
establishments will stay open on Sunday to accommodate
runners, viewers and their families. This annual health
related event, being sponsored by Heppner Elementary
School and the Heppner Lions Club, is a good people-assembling
undertaking. Its originators and the supervising
committee are to be congratulated.
A delightful young children's event assembled many
pre-schoolers and their doting, camera-toting parents and
grandparents near the library-museum last Saturday where,
thanka to the Elks Lodge, Heppner's Great Easter Bunny
(Cal Sherman) presided at an outstanding egg hunt. I felt so
lucky to have a fine excuse to be present there with
Weatherford daughter Karla Weaver, her husband, Rick,
and their daughter, Abiah Lucile, two and one-half, andson
Jacob Marion, just six monoths old. I wonder if this family,
who livened my home last weekend, may have come the most
distance to partake in Easter festivities here? Their home Is
west of Port Orchard, Wash. In the Sunnyslope District.
After a series of "ups" on electric bills, it was a nice
surprise to find a credit on this month's billings and to read
the letter of explanation from the Columbia Basin Electric
Cooperative, Inc. Board of Directors. However, what the
electric co-op gave back, it seems like the City of Heppner
Water Deparatment was ready and willing to take away. I
realize that the current water billing is the first based on
meter readings since winter officially ended. Anyway, it was
really an "up," especially for some commercial users.
Although I grew up reading the Portland "Oregonian" and
continued reading it seven days each week until well into my
own fifth decade, I have found that here in Morrow County,
where I read the weekly reporting of local news in this paper,
get six days of regional reports in the "East Oregonian" and
am watching more TV than in years past, I often spend most
of a week getting through the large Sunday "Oregonian."
which I somehow just can't imagine giving up. Two of its
most recent stories absorbed my attention early this week. I
guess one is always caught up in reports of happenings that
relate to one's own experience. The front-page story about
the Greyhound Bus Co. cutting out its Corvallis-Newport run
and the related Section D 11 feature "Goodby to Eddyville"
aroused my ire.
Although the many dozens of trips I've made, between .
Corvallis and Newport were taken in private cars I hale to
think that bus route is being cancelled. Philomath, Blodgett,
Burnt Woods, Eddyville and Toledo are places I remember
fondly. The Bill Eddy family members were my friends and
neighbors west of Corvallis the town of Eddyville was
named for his family. As I personally get further into senior
citizenship I forsee more and more need for bus travel.
Recently I was chatting with a wise friend about Heppner
being a nice location for retired folks. My friend agreed
somewhat, but complained about the lack of public
transportation to and from this area. We know that
historically there were stages and the train, but now one
must depend completely on private vehicles.
The second front-page story which I related to was the one
about the question of voter residency. This brings out some of
the problems caused by late-day registration, and the related
story (on E-6) concerning the Oregon election law's
definition of residency was also interesting. Troubles at
Antelope and its Wasco County neighbor Shaniko were
closely tied to the matter of residency requirements and late
registration. It is interesting to read that the statutes state
"The place where a married person's family resides shall be
considered the person's residence. The place where an
unmarried person sleeps shall be considered the person's
residence." Back in about 1971 I talked to the late Elaine
George about some part-time employment with the City of
Heppner. She told me I could not be considered because at
that time my husband and I lived In Lexington. So Heppner
was ahead of Portland then only recently has the metropo
lis considered making city employees live within the
city limits.
Although time was extended for getting the writings about
your family, your groups, businesses, etc. to the Morrow
County Historical Society for the county book you are being
urged to have everything in by the end of this month. It is so
easy to put off putting things down on paper. I believe I
almost qualify as an expert as I so often lay things aside to
be done later on. However, the IRS and the State of Oregon
can't be put off much longer neither can those articles for
the county history. We must get with it.
R.S.V.P. potluck luncheon
to be held April 14
By NKOLA MACKEY
A Retired Senior Volunteer
Program potluck luncheon
will be held at the Heppner
Neighborhood Center on
Thursday, April 14. All
R.S.V.P. people and others
interested are invited to at
tend. Recognition will be
given at this annual event to
the volunteers in R.S.V.P.
projects in south Morrow
County such as those who help
at the library, hospital, senior
mealsite and at the center.
A Social Security Represen
tative will visit the center on
Friday, April 8, from 10 a.m.
to 12 noon. '
A representative from Hal
mark Travel Agency from
Pasco, Wash, will present a
film on Alaska at the center on
Thursday, April 21, beginning
at 2 p.m. Volunteers from the
Heppner Senior Mealsite and
from the Heppner Neighbor
hood Center will co-host the
presentation. Refreshments
will be served and small dona
tions will be taken to cover the
representataive's travel costs.
Foods for the Emergency
Food Program is still needed
at the center.
The Garden Patch
The Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, April 7, 1983 THREE
By BOB COSTA
OSU Extenxlon Agent
Morrow County
Now's (lie lime to gel a jump
on weeds and fertilize the
vegetable garden.
To help control garden
weeds, rototill or spade your
garden now. This will encour
age a flush of weeds to ger
minate. The weeds can be
killed with a contact herbicide
(Round-up, Knock-out,
Kleonup) before planting the
warm season vegetables.
These herbicides are not ac
tive after they reach the soil,
but they will damage all
plants that they come in con
tact with. Do not disturb the
soil again except to plant the
vegetables. As an alternative
to using herbicides, kill the
weeds with a second rototil
ling or use a hoe. However,
disturbing the soil again will
bring more wed seeds near the
surface.
Weeds will show up
throughout the garden season,
but herbicides are not
recommended for use around
garden veKelablen.
Garden soils in this area
need nitrogen and phosphorus.
Some vegetables may respond
to sulfur, but most of our soils
contain adequate potash. I use
a fertilizer called 16-20-0 be
cause it has the necessary
nutrients in about the right
proportion (16-20-0 means 16
percent nitrogen. 20 percent
phosphate, and 0 percent
potash it also contains sul
fur). Phosphorus is Important
for early growth and root
development in cool, spring
soils. Fertilizer materials
containing phosphorus need to
be mixed with the soil, so
apply before spading or roto
tiliing. Fertilizer materials such as
16-20-0. 16-16-8 or 15-8-0 should
be applied at about two pounds
per 100 square feet. If you use
Whales' skeletons suggest that the ancestors of these
animals once lived on land.
manure, use half the amount
of commercial fertilizer. Well
rWtod manure can be applied
at t'vo to five wheelbarrow
loads per 100 square feet and
mixed witii the soil.
Be careful not to apply too
much nitrogen (as commer
cial fertilizer or manure) be
cause many vegetables will
produce big, leafy plants with
very little fruit. Some nitrogen
loving garden plants such as
corn should get a second ap
plication of nitrogen fertilizer
later in the season.
When you map out your
garden, remember to put each
vegetable in a new location.
This will reduce disease prob
lems. Treat potatoes and
tomatoes as if they were the
same. Do not plant cole crops
(radishes, broccoli, cauliflo
wer, cabbage, etc.) where any
cole crops grew last year.
Root maggots are a problem
in cole crops. To reduce infes
tations of root maggots, apply
diazinon dust or granules in
the row with the seed when
planting radishes and other
cole crops. After transplant
ing cabbage, broccoli, or
cauliflower, drench the soil
around the young plants with
diluted liquid diazinon. Root
maggot infrstations can also
be reduced without using in
secticides. Contact me for
more information.
Two useful publications
available at the extension of
fice in Heppner are "Soil and
Water Management for Home
Gardens," and "Home and
Farm Vegetable Garden."
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