SIX-The Heppner Gaiette-TimM. Heppner. Oregoa. TfcurwUy. AprS, 1M4
Property tax relief forms are in tax booklet
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Sifting through
the TIMBSjfl
(Editor's note: This revi
ved, sometimes weekly
column will be an attempt to
highlight a portion of the more
interesting and newsworthy
in the judgment of this writer
stories from the pages of
Gazettes past.)
10 Years Ago
Thursday, ApriM, 1974
A bomb threat was reported
at Pioneer Memorial Hospital
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By MARLEXE Cl'RRlX.
Publicity Chairman
Morrow Co. Cow Belles
Are cattle color blind? Do
they have distorted visionTDo
they have poor depth percep
tion? How sharp is their vi
sion? These were questions
that were all answered in an
article entitled, "A Gose Look
At Cattle Vision," by Ted
Friend, associate professor at
Texas A & M University.
It is important that those
who work with cattle learn as
much as they can about their
. perceptual systems. These
systems include vision, hear
ing, taste, touch, smell and
some "other" senses, such as
balance and orientation.
Knowledge of these sys
tems, along with an under
standing of modifying factors -history
or experience, repro
ductive status, mood, where
an animal's attention is focus
ed and so on - enables us to
predict what cattle will do in a
given situation. It is known as
"cow sense."
Are cattle color blind? Can
they only see in shades of
black and white much like the
old television sets some of us
still have? No. The limited
evidence available indicates
they can see most, if not all,
the colors humans can. Sev
eral old editions of medical
physiology textbooks used in
colleges, veterinary schools
and medical schools as late as
the 1960s stated that animals
cannot see colors. This may be
one reason why so many peo
ple believe that cattle are
color blind.
But, as early as 1865, people
had observed that the retina of
certain nocturnal animals
possessed only one type of cell
(rods) while dirurnal animals
generally possessed two types
of cells in their retinas (rods
and cones). This gave rise to
the theory that rods were
responsible for detection of
- light-dark, detail or sharpness
and movement, while cones
- - were necessary for color
vision.
Evidence has been amassed
indicating that cones are in
deed required for color vision.
The bovine eye contains both
rods and cones in its retina.
Humans, as well as cattle,
have three different types of
cones, each of which reacts to
one of the primary colors.
Do cattle see images distor
ted in a manner similar to that
of a "fish-eye" camera lens
because of their panoramic
(almost 380) field of vision? A
well-known South African cat
tle handling consultant once
promoted this idea. He travel
ed widely in the U.S. during
the late '60s and early 70s. To
his credit, he did much to
promote the use of behavioral
principles in the design of
cattle handling facilities.
One day he looked through a
"fish-eye" camera lens and
concluded that the distorted
images he saw must be sim
ilar to what cattle see, be
cause of their wide visual
field. He then concluded that
this was why curved chutes
worked so well. This theory
was picked up by many writ
ers and still shows up in
magazines from time to time
as a statement of fact.
in Heppner at 4:32 p.m. Eight
persons in the nursing home
and 27 in the hospital were
evacuated to St. Patrick's
church by 6:40 when police
also evacuated the building.
No bomb exploded at 7 p.m. as
threatened, and at 8 p.m.,
patients were returned to the
hospital building.
The proposed county budget
was a record $396,500.
Heppner Common Council
heard an appeal on a condi
tional use permit granted by
the planning commission.
Property owners were protest
ing not the proposed building,
but the lack of access roads in
the Evergreen Terrace sub
division. 25 Years Ago
Thursday, April 2, 1959
"Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Bar
bour and four children lost
their home and a majority of
their personal belongings last
Friday morning when fire
swept the residence on South
Gilmore St. in Heppner."
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
Auxiliary sponsored a benefit
Centennial ball (Oregon -100
years of statehood) at the lone
Legion Hall. Entertainment
was provided by representa
tives from Heppner, Lexing
ton and lone.
50 Years Ago
Thursday, April 5, 1934
A column, 'Tales of Old
Times," by J.W. Redington, a
pioneer editor of the "Gazet"
provides some interesting his
troy of Heppner's oldest news
paper. He refers to a "political
group" which tried to buy him
out and then began their own
paper. He alleged that readers
remained loyal to the Gazet
forcing the rival paper to
move to Lexington where it
was sold to Ben Penland who
then advocated moving the
county seat to Lexington.
Redington continues that in
1887, he sold his $2,600 invest
ment to Henry Rasmus for
$2,500. He says, "Henry was a
good, all-around man. but in a
few months found that theo
logy and journalism would not
mix very well, so he sold out to
Otis Patterson who improved
the paper..."
This same issue of the 1935
Gazette contained an ad for
Mrs. Tenney's Hotel Heppner
Dining Room. Breakfast cost
25 cents and up; noon and
evening meals were advertis
ed for 35 and 50 cents, and a
special Sunday dinner sold for
75 cents.
Oregon's 1983 income tax
booklet also includes property
tax relief refund forms. These
forms should be filed by April 16
with the Oregon Department of
Revenue. Late filers will re
ceive delayed refunds.
Persons applying for Ore
gon's Homeowner and Renter
Refund Program (HARRP) or
the Renter Relief Program can
use the Form 70R in the tax
booklet. Some people may
oualify for both
Renter Relief.
Refund checks for both prog
grams are issued in October.
Homeowners or renters with
household income less than
-$17,500 for 1983 may qualify for
HARRP- "Household income"
includes nearly all sources of
income, whether taxable or not.
The amount of the HARRP
refund depends on a person's
income and the amount of
Kinzua employee retires
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Carston Brandhagen (left) received a sculptured pocket
watch engraved "with appreciation for over 20 years
service," from LaVern Van Marter, personnel director at
Kinzua Corp., last Friday, March 30.
Brandhagen retired in January, 1984. He began working for
Kinzua Corp. November 5, 1962. He worked in the woods for
two seasons then moved into the plant as a watchman. He
worked a variety of jobs after that including trimmer in the
sawmill, contract piler and chipper operator.
Retirement plans include a vacation on the coast, a "trip
back home" to Minnesota, and puttering with carpentry
work. He and his wife Marjorie have two grown sons, David,
26, and Michael, 25.
Two trackers hold meeting
By Kristi O'Brien
The Tw o Trackers 4-H club
met at the fair grounds March
25, 1 p.m. The meeting started
with beginners riding until 2
p.m.
This was followed by a
demonstration on worming a
horse. It was explained to
those present how often to
worm a horse and that it
should be done while the horse
was between six weeks and
two months old.
The meeting concluded with
riding from 3 to 4 p.m. by the
advanced riders.
The next club meeting will
be April 1 which will be the
last meeting until after the
Wranglers' play days.
4-H Club hears reports
By KRISTI O'BRIEN
The Two Trackers 4-H club
met at the fairgrounds last
Sunday, April 1 ; they rode as
usual.
Kristi O'Brien gave a report
on bridles.
Missy Schoonover of Lex
ington, gave a report on horse
health. She told the club how
much grain and hay to give
their horses and what to do if
the horse becomes foundered.
Her advice was to first call the
veterinarian who would prob
ably have a shot for the horse
and while waiting for him to
arrive, to stand the horse in a
creek or to use a hose with
cold water.
This was the ciub's last
meeting until May because of
the Wranglers' playdays
scheduled for April. Members
of the club will be telephoned
to let them know of the next
meeting date.
Band & chorus plan spaghetti feed
The Heppner High School
music department is sponsor
ing a spaghetti feed "with an
Italian atmosphere," Satur
day, April 14 at the high school
cafeteria. Three seatings will
be offered. 5 p.m. for early
diners, 6:30 and 8 p.m.
A news release from the
music department states that
members of the choir will
present entertainment and
members of the band will
serve dinner. They "guaran
tee an edible spaghetti meal
and a variety of comedy,
novelty and popular music
selections."
Reservations for the dinner
are being sold by all high
school chorus and band mem
bers at a cost of $3.50 per
person or $10 for an entire
family.
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HARRP refunds for 1983 will
rantfe from $36 to $750 for
homeowners and $18 to $375 for
renters.
The Renter Relief Program
provides property tax relief for
renters whose 1983 household
income was $17,500 or over. The
maximum refund for this prog
gram is based on funds avail
able, and will be determined in
September.
To be eligible for HARRP or
Renter Relief, renters must
have been living in Oregon on
Dec. 31. 153.
Mobile home residents may
qualify for HARRP if their
household income is less than
$17,500. They qualify for Renter
Relief, regardless of income, if
they rent the mobile home, the
land or boih.
Homeowners filing HARRP
claims must include copies of
their 1983-84 property tax
statements. Renters filing for
either HARRP or Renter Relief
must complete the "Rent
Schedule" on Form 70R.
Homeowners whose house
hold income Is $17,500 or more
file for property tax relief with
their county assessor. This Is a
"one-time" filing that results In
automatic reduction each year
of the homeowner's property
tax bill, reflecting the state
payment to the county.
Most homeowners have
already filed for property tax
relief. Those who haven't, or
new homeowners, should con
tact their county assessor.
Form 70R and instructions
are available separately as well
as In the Oregon income tax
booklet. If you need a copy,
write: Forms.Oregon Depart
ment of Revenue, Revenue
Building, Salem, OR 97310.
Births
Samuel Lee Van l.lew - A
son, Samuel Lee, was born to
Sandra and Dan Van Liew of
Heppner, on March 31, 1984 at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
Heppner. He weighed 8
pounds. 13 ounces.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Roger Palmer of Hep
pner and Mr. and Mrs Ray
Van Liew of Medford.
Great-grandparents are
Blanche Burk; Ernest Van
Liew of Hiawatha. Kansas;
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Palmer
and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Peck
all of Heppner.
Samuel joins one brother,
Matthew two and one-half
years old
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