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The Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March 8, 194 FIVE Willow Creek, lake to be stocked with fish Airman promoted The HI tin Qonairttcir Sports by Mike Otha Joseph D. Struthers, son of Maynard and Edna Struthers of Heppner, has been promo ted in the U.S. Air Force to the rank of airman first class. Struthers is a maintenance systems analyst at Williams Air rorce Base, Ariz., wttn me 82nd Field Maintenance Squa dron. His wife, Sarah, is the daughter of Carl and Gerry Martin, also of Heppner. The airman is a 1982 gra duate of Heppner High School. Quick now; who do you think will win the championship of the United States Football League? Too tough? Okay, name five teams In the U.S.F.L. Name Three. One? Don't feel badly if you failed this quit. If you're like me, about the moat enthusiastic response you can generate for the March-July pro football league is a stifled yawn. Forget for a moment that I resent the U.S.F.L, because it steals headlines from my favorite time of the sports year baseball's spring training. The U.S.F.L. is just a bad Idea. Like electric toothbrushes and power rear-view mirror adjusters, the U.S.F.L. was well-intentioned and a novelty, but It's really unnecessary. The U.S.F.L. was founded on a basic premise that Americans love pro football, and that there was a demand for it year-round. The first part of the formula is arguably true, a lot of people enjoy pro football, but even that fact is showing signs of erosion. TV ratings for the N.F.L. were down significantly during the past season. Part of this wane can probably be traced to lingering resentment toward the 1982 N.F.L. strike, but that is not the only explanation. The grand Fete ilozelle "parity" plan can probably take most of the rest of the credit for the slack In interest In the N.F.L. Proliferation of teams with 8-8 records probably does give more teams (and therefore their fans) a shot at glory, but it also creates an aura of mediocrity which makes it hard to get excited about the N.F.L. except in limited cases (Cowboys Redskins, Haiders Chargers, etc.). The other factor which is contributing to the decline of the N.F.L. is the sameness of the teams. With the advent of slick packaging, artificial turf, computerized gameplans and special teams for everything except the Waterboys, the whole league starts to blend together. ' The second facet of the formula that there is a year-round demand for pro football is something of an insult to the average sports fan. The attitude seems to be that all the networks need to do is put "Pro Football" in ?.he TV Guide, and all of us sports-starved TV addicts will dutifully plop down on a beautiful spring day. Granted, there are those funs who will grasp at any straw to watch pro football, but that doesn't include most of us, nor does it create the depth of interest that would permit an expansion team to pay one player (Mike Mazier of Nebraska and the Pittsburgh Maulers) over a million dollars a year. One person who certainly must be happy with the U.S.F.L. is your neighborhood bookie who can capitalize on sports bettors (baseball is a notoriously bad proposition for bookies), Other than that, however, I don't expect to see too many of us thumbing through the sports page for the rushing leader of the U.S.F.L. But wait, maybe I can name five U.S.F.L. teams. Let's see, there's the Gamblers, the Maulers, the Outlaws, the Nobodys ... Statewide photo contest announced . - After a June 13, 183 chemi cal spill In , Willow Creek, which virtually killed all fish and aquatic insects for about 22 miles from the spill site to Heppner, the creek is now recovering, reports the Uma tilla National Forest office in Pendleton. Glen Ward, game biologist for the Oregon De- (iov. Vic Atiych has an nounced a state-wide photo competition to commemorate Oregon's 125th birthday. "This is our way of recogni zing the creative talents of our amateur and professional photogruphers as we share the best of Oregon with Orego niiins," Atiyeh said in announ cing the competition. The contest, "Oregon, Sha ring the Best," will be (spon sored by the Tourism Division of the Economic Development Department as part of a lar ger in-state tourism promo tion. The contest began March 1 and will run through May 1. Prizes have been donated from vacation and recreation facilities in Oregon. Fight contest categories will include both amateur and pro fessional divisions. Contes tants may enter any print or slide of Oregon. Entries may be black and white or color. Entry forms are attached to "Oregon: Sharing the Ecst" posters which have been dis tributed throughout the state to camera stores, chamber of commerce offices, high schools, colleges and some travel resorts. In Heppner, entry forms are available at the Gazette-Times office. A panel of professional photographers with back grounds in media, commer cial photography and photo education will select the win ners. The photo competition will also provide special recognl ti m for many of the photo graphers, according to Shirley Eads, manager of the Tour.sm Division. Several photographs will be selected for a non profit Oregon poster series to be produced by the Tourism Division. All entries will also be con sidered for use In "The Great Oregon Adventure," a priva tely produced multi-image slide presentation celebrating OKegon's 125th birthday. Additional entry forms may be obtained by writing Ore gon: Sharing the Best, P.O. Box 13129, Salem, Oregon, 97309. CI SCHOOL I LUNCH llrppner Elementary School Thursday, Mar 8 - pocket tacos and milk. Friday, Mar.v9 - no school for students; teachers' inser vice day. Monday, Mar. 12 - beans and franks, carrot coins, fruit, bread, milk and salad bar. Tuesday, Mar. 13 hambur ger steak, potatoes and gravy, relish plate, crackers, oranges and milk. . Wednesday, Mar. 14 - hot dinner sandwich, macaroni salad, fresh fruit, graham cracker and milk. Heppner High School Thursday, Mar. 8 spaghet ti, garlic bread, vegetable salad, peaches and milk or salad bar. Friday, Mar. 9 cook's choice. Monday, Mar. 12 - hot dogs, corn, vegetable sticks, fruit crisp and milk. Tuesday, Mar. 13 - ravioli, bread and butter, choice of vegetable, gelatin and milk or salad bar. Wednesday, Mar. 14 - turkey and noodles, green beans, bread, dessert and milk or salad bar. Out of today's cir cular the following Items did not arrive: Page 4 Spalding Men's Tube Socks .... 3 Pr. Pk.SVOQ Women's Snug Tred Slippers .... $3.00 Pr. "VV sincerity pologTze and hope this does veniance you customers. not Incon our valued Healthy Livestock. Healthy Profits. it t J a. -cv.. V i Let's face it. Your biggest risk is animal disease. It cuts production, decreases gain and feed efficiency and robs you of profits. And no where else is it more Important to keep on top ' of your herd health than with your new-born livestock. So stock up now with vaccines and boluses to assist you In the prevention and : treatment of diseases, implants and vitamins for improved gains, wormers and insecticides to control parasites, as well as many other animal care products. Don't take the risk this spring. Make CENEX your one-stop animal care , headquarters and get the animal health products you need to keep your livestock and your profits healthy. M.C.S.C. Morrow County Crcln Growers k Fix H? U21 l(tOO4-73M rOSoiMT " v Lexington, Orvyoo 9713 1T 'yiIvv- f4!lj j ' - -y'-L.---' 1 ' FFA I ' ' ----l ANNUAL I- ' SLAVE SALE I 1 TUESDAY, MARCH 13 , -y:-:r,u i-Cvv:3 I HHS CAFETORIUM I ' U r i-. r'Ov i v'-.i.-'ViV- i Buy a stave for a day ' 'r&J 1 Refreshments will be served. partment of Fish and Wildlife in Heppner reports that the creek will be restocked with fish after the water level from spring runoff goes down. Ward said that Willow Creek Lake will also be stocked soon, after an agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers is finalized. The lake is to be stocked with fingerling trout and possibly some legal size trout if they are available, he said. If the water quality goes down, should the temperature of the water begin to become warmer and algae begin to . grow, warm water fish such as bass, crappie and possibly catfish may be added, the biologist stated. IHS students available for hire March 16 The lone High School Stu dent Body will be holding a workday on March 16 to raise funds for student body pro jects. Students will be con tracting with people in the community and surrounding area to work for six hours that day at a minimum rate of $3 per hour. Those students who secure cotracts will be excused from regular classes. All other students will be expected to attend school as usual, said a school spokesperson. People interested in hiring a student for that day should contact the high school office, 422-7131. FREE CUTLERY Thru March 1984 Big Engine or Small, Mobil Dolvac Oil handles them all, because the new Del vac is the king of the Oils. 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