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Mother, looks on. The food will be distributed
Beginning Foods 4-H project to learn
to 'Fit It All
Morrow County 4 II leaders
and memhrs enrolled in the
beginning foods project will be
talking about how good food
habits coupled with physical
fitness can help "Fit It All
Together" as they begin using
new project materials this
fall, according to Oirdine Tul
lis. Oregon State University
Extension Program Assistant.
Oregon, along with most of
the other 49 states, will intro
duce the new foods materials
this fall It is the first time that
the 4 H food and nutrition
project has Incorporated phy
sical fitness as it relates to
health and nutrition, adds
Barbara Sawer. OSU Exten
sion 4 H youth sptialist
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"Food for Fun and Fitness"
is the title of the beginning
foods project which was pre
ared by the National 4-H
Council with support from
General Foods Corporation.
The new material replaces
"Tricks for Treats" which
was the beginning foods
project.
In the beginning phase of the
project, the aim is to teach
young people In grades four
through 12 basic information
atxiut nutrition, information
on fitness and healthy life
styles, food preparation skills,
food and kitchen safety, and
consumer skills as well as
introduce them to foods from
other cultures. Tullis explains.
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Monday night, Helen Riehl, assistant Den
during the holiday season to the needy.
materials include a leader's
guide, which gives volunteer
411 leaders help on how to
plan meetings as well as sug
gested activities and lesson
plans and a 4 H member's
book.
Advanced phases of the 4-H
foods and nutrition project
will continue to use existing
materials. Sawer said. It is
anticipated that new mate
rials for these levels will be
introduced during the next few
years as they are prepared on
the national level.
Additional information
about the 4-H foods and nutri
tion project as well as other
411 projects is available from
the county extension office in
Ileppner.
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This week calls for family
National Family Week.
November 21-27, and its ac
companying holiday, Thanks
giving. November 24. call for
special family celebrations in
November. Bays Dawn C.
Hawkins. Umatilla County
extension agent.
If your family hasn't had an
enjoyable outing together for
a long time, plan to do some
BMCC board votes to put
The Blue Mountain Com
munity College board of edu
cation voted to approve e
resolution asking that the
sales tax package be placed on
the Oregon ballot for a public
vole in the March, 1984 elec
tion, announced a college
spokesperson.
The board action on the
sales tax question came dur
ing the board's regular
monthly meeting following a
public hearing on the matter.
The action by the board is not
an endorsement of a sales tax,
but rather a statement by the
board that voters should be
able to voice their opinion on
Winter Farm Fair to be held in Hermiston
The 10th Annual Winter
Farm Fair coming November
30 and December 1 and 2 has
several special feature attrac
tions that should be of broad
public interest.
According to Luther Fitch,
OSU Agricultural extension
agent in Hermiston, the Farm
Fair, being held again this
year in Thompson Hall on the
Umatilla County Fairgrounds
The first solo flight around the world oc
curred in 1933. It took pilot Wiley Post
over a week to complete the 15,596 mile trip.
must be made in advance, and
those not keeping their ap
pointments will not receive
new appointments until all
others have been served.
Those applying for fuel as
sistance must meet the fede-
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thing special during family
week this year. Hawkins sug
gests, The week of November 21-27
has been designated National
Family Week because many
families use the Thanksgiving
holiday for reunions with rela
tives and friends. It's time to
emphasize the importance of
family life In America and be
thankful for your home and
the matter, the spokesperson
explained.
The Oregon Legislature
determined that a vote of local
taxing districts including
community colleges will de
termine whether the sales tax
proposal will be on the Marach
ballot. A majority of each of
the three taxing groups
(cities, counties and schools,
including community col
leges) is needed , to put the
question to the voters.
Hermiston attorney
George Anderson was appoin
ted to the board opening left
by the resignation of Jim
in Hermiston. has been
broadened and expanded
through involvement of local
Chamber of Commerce staff
to include both a special
Thursday evening banquet
highlight, and some broader
public and farm family interst
daily program subjects.
The 7 p.m.. Thursday even
ing banquet feature will be a
talk by Wayne Cryts, Missouri
sovbean farmer. who
to begin soon
ral guidelines and are to bring
a copy of their fuel bill, proof
of all income (this material
will be kept at the center),
proof of medical expenses
paid such as medication, den
tal bills, health insurance and
doctor bills.
There will be a Neighbor
hood Center Advisory Council
meeting at the center on Mon
day. Nov. 28, at 7:45 p.m.
The center will be closed
this Thursday and Friday,
Nov. 24 and 25, for the Thanks
giving holiday.
Over $1 .200 in food and a few
toys were collected by area
Cub Scouts in a food drive
Monday night. Over 1,700 lbs.
of food was turned over to the
center for holiday distribution
to the area needy.
One slice of bread makes
about a third of a cup
of dry bread crumbs or
three-quarters of cup
of soft bread crumbs.
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one anther, she said.
Many people worry about
changes occurring in the way
families carry on today, the
agent says. However, (amily
group members still represent
the most important and in
fluential people in anyone's
life, according to 82 percent of
the respondents to recent Gal
lup polls.
In spite of strains that occur
tax measure
Pratt. Pratt, who was serving
as chairman of the board, has
taken a job in Alaska. Ander
son will serve until June 30,
1984 as the appointed replace
ment for Pratt.
In the March 27. 1984 elec
tion, voters will elect someone
to serve the remaining year of
Pratt's term, from July 1, 1984
to June 30. 1985. Anderson will
have the option of filing for
that seat, as will other college
district residents.
Ken Dauble. board member
from Weston, was elected
chairman of the college board
for the remainder of the year.
achieved national recognition,
and became something of a
farm folk-hero by running
afoul of some fine points of the
law when he removed his
stored soybean crop from a
bankrupt elevator. Mr. Cryts
topic will be "A Farmer's
View of Problems in Ameri
can Agriculture."
Tickets for the banquet will
be available at the Hermiston
Chamber of Commerce office
and at the OSU Extension
Service office in Hermiston.
Cost is $10 per ticket. The
banquet is being held at the
Hermiston Elks Lodge and is
co-sponsored by the Blue
Mountain Potato Growers As
sociation, area banks, and the
Hermiston Chamber of Com
merce. Another special feature will
be a Wednesday afternoon
talk on New Legislation Af
fecting Water Use in Oregon
by Mr. Bill Young, newly
appointed director of Oregon's
Water Resources Department
in Salem. Mr. Young has
agreed to stay over Wednes
day evening for an informal 7
p.m.. no-host dinner at the
Quartermaster Restaurant in
Umatilla to get acquainted
with local citizens and discuss
water use and water policy
concerns of mutual interest.
Dinner cost will be $12 per
ticket. Tickets will not be
available at the door. Reser
vations must be made in ad
vance by purchasing tickets at
the Hermiston OSU Extension
office (phone 567-8321) or at
the Hermiston Chamber of
Commerce office (phone 567
6151) before November 28.
Other general interest spe
cial features include a talk
Thursday afternoon by Mr.
Robert Kelly, vice-president
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says extension agent
in one-parent families, two
worker families, and step
families, these family groups
still provide vital support,
encouragement, friendships
and care for their members.
In fact all families, young and
old. feel tossed about these
days by what appears to be
today's unmanageable influ
ences. A strong family Is the single
on ballot
In other business, the col
lege board discussed equitable
ways of dealing with the over
collection of 1982 property
taxes in Umatilla County. The
board adopted a resolution
requesting a special ruling
from the Oregon Department
of Revenue whereby the col
lege could be allowed to return
the excess funds to the county
tax assessor to be placed in an
interest bearing account.
These funds, along with the
interest, would then be applied
as an offset against Umatilla
County's share of the 1984
college levy, the spokesperson
said.
and Yakima, Wash. Valley
area manager of the Old Na
tional Bank, Sunnyside,
Washington on Ag Financial
Relationships Between Far
mers and Bankers; a Friday
morning discussion on Points
of Oregon Law on Storage
Bankruptcies, etc. by Larry
Rew of Cory, Byler and Rew,
Attorneys at Law in Pendle
ton: and a Friday morning
"Stress in Farm Families"
workshop conducted by Mar
celle Straatman, OSU human
development specialist from
Corvallis.
Fitch points out that the 20
or more exhibits of the newest
in equipment, farm services
and supplies are always a
highlight and attraction, as
are the door prizes and draw
ings that accompany both the
informational sessions and the
trade fair.
French fries and other
products courtesy of Lamb
Weston, and coffee, doughnuts
and soft drinks sponsored by
the Hermiston Chamber of
Commerce add to the flavor
and enjoyment of the Farm
Fair, Fitch said.
Specific informational ses
sions on irrigation and on
farm use of computers are
featued in the first day's pro
gram: potatoes, alfalfa, and
Mr. Kelly's discussion on farm
finance are the program of
fering for Thursday, Decem
ber 1: and Friday morning's
topics include The Oregon
Farm Law and Dealing with
Stress in Farm Families
subjects.
The fair concludes at noon
on Friday. Fitch reminds that
there is no admission charge
and the general public is not
only welcome, but encouraged
to attend any of all sessions.
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most important background
you can have. Building family
strengths has a high priority
among all American families
during the '80s, Hawkins says.
Some families are already
strong, ethers need to work on
themselves, says Marcelle
Straatman, Oregon State Uni
versity Extension Service
human development special
ist. "I have no doubt that family
members love one another,
but many have strange ways
of showing it." Straatman
says. "Most of us haven't
learned much about nurturing
one another once the lovable
dependence of infancy or the
excitement of a new marriage
is over.
After marriage, many part
ners tend to reduce their
communication to "please
pass the potatoes" or they
make one another feel inade
quate for expectations each
hasn't fulfilled for the other,"
Straatman says.
Over the past decade social
scienteists have focused their
investigations on what makes
families strong and indivi
duals feel good about them
selves. This is an important
change because social scien
tists used to look for all the
reasons why families are
going wrong. They now have
discovered five characteris
tics of strong families that all
families can adopt, he reports.
They care for one ano
ther. Care is not just a feeling ;
it's activities that show consi
deration, appreciation, re
spect and empathy in some
way every day.
They do things together,
spend time together.
They talk and listen to one
another.
They share a family be
lief system about what's right
and wrong, good or evil, im
portant or non-important.
They stick together in
times of trouble.
One way to celebrate Na
tional Family Week is to em
phasize at least one of these
characteristics each day. On
Monday you can say, "Jim
my, how will you show care
for us today?" And how will
you, the parent, show it to
your children or partner?
' Communicate within the fam
ily how family strengths are
demonstrated by children and
parents, he suggests.
While many caring acts
occur daily, emphasis is usu
ally placed on what is going
wrong rather than the tender
attentions given. Strengthen
ing your family will happen
like magic if you encourage
more thinking about what a
family means and how mem
bers strengthen one another.
Sharing appreciation of one
another helps children and
parents grow together and
increases the pleasure of
being part of your family. This
is something to be deeply
thankful for, Straatman con-,
eluded.
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