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B E S S I E WE T Z E L L U OF ORE NE WS P AP E R L I S EUGENE OR 9 7 4 0 3 The Heppner High Gazette-Times Morrow C o un ty 's H o m e -O w n e d W e e k ly N e w sp a p e r \OI IIJ M K «H IM M H 1 t ft- K|(| \K\ I], IM j I» PA CKS IIrppncr. Oregon 2.»' Tues . Feb 5 Wed Feb 6 Thurs Feb 7 Fri Feb H Sat , Feb 9 Sun , Feb 10 Mon Feb II It eat her The Heppner Elks l.<xig«- scholar ship commit!«*«' has selected mi Heppner High School senior» to receive local scholarship« The two lirst place dinners ««ill receive a $7iai scholarship each of local funds .mil compete for Kills Foundation Scholarship funds at the district lev el in Milton Freew ater' February 17 Second place wint ers each receive 6350 scholarships third place winters will I m - awarded l-ixi scholarships Winners in the hoys division in clude first place Joe Jemmett, son of Hluine and Nita Jemmett of lexington with a (I I* A of 3 7.Sec ond place Mike Hergstrom. son of (.«-raid and Kose Hergstrom, has a I 4 (I I* A and plans to attend lilue Mountain Community College and major in mechanical engineering Third place Steve Currin. son of Mon and Juds Currin has a 3 5 (i P A and plans to attend It M C C and major in agri business Winners in the kirls division in elude First place Jodi I'adtx'rg daughter of la*e and lamia I’adberg of lexinglon She has a 3 9.1 (I I* A and plans to attend Oregon State ldiversity or Linfleld College to major in medical lechnolugv Sec ■ aid place Stephanie Payne, daugh ter of la's and Phyllis Payne Her li l’ A is 4 n and she plans to major in pre medicine at Willamette Uni lersity Third place Kem'e Struth ers daughter of Ed and Marie Struthers. has a <> P A of :t '38 and plans to major in biology or genetics at lanfirld College Scholarship selection is based on academic scholarship leadership, and financial need says local Elks Scholarship chairman. Jim Swan son Each year the Elks National Foundation gives close to S*1« m " lion in scholarship awards The organization ranks second only to the U S government in amount of dollars given to students for educu lion The six local scholarships were awarded from funds raised by the Heppner Elks laxlge At district level, winners are awarded national fund money The lop four boys and four girls at the district competition in Milton Freewater will receive at least ) 1,000 in addition to the local money they have alrrady won The two first place winners in the district competition will then he eligible for statew ide and then perhaps national competition National Stephani Renee Payne Struthers Joe M ike Jemmett Bergstrom The Heppner city council rejected a proposed dog pound Monday saying the $4 lisi price tag was too expensive (or the city to fund A council committee has Ixx-n looking into the problem of loose dogs in Heppner since a citizens g ro u p compiameli several months ago ulxiul packs ol animals running in the city Wayne ltourrie *--■ ,.hoi plans lor an rigo loot by .’4 foot structure to the council last Tuesday however, couneilmembors felt the pound w a s a little loo elaborate for the nty Some sort of structure has to be built however, to house captured dogs the retjuired three days before they can tie destroy I'd Stale law governs the lime inter« al and the I s fish’» Jim Tolan, (right l Hermiston, tries his hand at ice fishing on W illow t're«'k l-ake Sunday The long period of below freezing temperatures this winter has frozen the entire lake to a depth of between six and eight inches (>ood catch«-» have Ix'en reported, and the fish are said to be in good shape with the meat "n ice and firm " Fishermen are using axes, chisels, and even chain saws to cut 12 to 18 inch holes through the ice Most have tx-en fishing near the bank on the Halm Fork, or 40 to 50 feet offshore of the boat ramp With the current thawing trend, (ilen Ward of the Dept of Fish and Wildlife warn» that the ice is soft ad deteriorating it may still look frozen but is probably not safe to walk on Steve Currin W heat experts address area ranchers at wheat seminar laist Wednesday approximately 80 ranchers from Morrow and (iilliam counties met at the Willows Grange Hall in lone for a wheat seminar sponsored jointly by Oregon Stale University Extension and Wheat leagu es from tmth counties Speakers from ONI and the (ire gon Wheat (¡row ers Keagui uddres s«*d topu > from seedtx'd prepara turn, seed gram quality and plant growth arid development to qualitv and options for marketing grain "The Extension service toes a good job of relaying information to ranchers in the Northwest atiout the latest crop resi-arch done at the universities.' said Valby area ran ch«T Don Peterson This is the first time, at least in recent years, that the wheal semm ar has combined the two counties said Hob Costa of the Morrow County Extension service The general practice has tieen to have the seminar on the same day in Ixith counties with the morning program in Morrow ( ourity slated as the afternoon (iilliam County program and vice versa so that the sjx-ukers could attend both seminars on the same day This year, tx'cause there were demonstrations planned which required setting up m icroscopes and other equipment, it was decided to have the program at one location Several speakers em phasized clean s«s*d and good quality clean crops which have become a major concern with the advent of several new wix-ds such as goal grass, rye. and wild oats which lower the quality of the crop and with the concern of international buyers for high quality clean crops Kon Cook. OSII se«'d certification expert told farmers that Quality seed doesn't cost, it pays ” In an effort to ke«'p fields cl«'an of weeds and foreign grains, certified s«*ed is one option "I'v e never laki’ n a sample of seed wheat and laid it all out and counted herbicides or fertilizers tixi close to the developing seed, tillers and root» can tx* skqiped Missing tillers show not only that str«*ss occurred but when it occum -d If farmers sus peel stress to the young plants, they can evaluate the plant to determine if the high yielding first and second tillers have Ixx'n skipjx'd and make tx*tt«'r decisions for their crop Perhaps the most controversial of the topic» urid sp**akers occurred in the afternoon »«'ssion when Hruce Andrews of the OWGI addressed quality and foreign markets. Costa pointed (Hit It's a system that 's not easily changed If growers deliver cleaner wheat to the elevator, then the export elevators have the option of blending poor quality wheat with the better quality wheat and still lx- within the government standards Farmers listen to evaluation the seeds to s « t what I'm actually planting said Don Peterson, "but that may be what we II m ed to do to insure belter quality crops in the future Moland Hergstrom. a neigh txiring rancher, responded that buy mg from someone reputable whom you could trust for quality »«•«•d grain was also a good idea Hob and Hill Kietmann agre«*d that while it is important to have good quality, clean seed, it's easier said than done, and that prop«'r ground pre para'ion prior to seeding was prob ably just as important to the quality of the crop Ranchers were invited to bring seedlings to the workshop for evalu ation Muss Karow, an Exten sion C«*reals Sp«‘cialisl provided in formation about seedling develop ment which could help ranchers make belter d«*risions on se«*ding OSU 0 It 50 01 t 0 II Snow 7 V 6‘t " 6" 6*s" 6" SV 14" bv lh*‘ C.il> o f 11 f| >| » h « t and Padberg 16 19 19 25 25 34 30 Preclp Council rejects $4,100 price tag Elks name scholarship winners Jodi 38 41 44 40 42 45 50 1 ow "Farmers can't see themselves going to the extra effort and cost just so the exporters can blend down and make more money It is possible explains Costa to adjust combines to eliminate stems, chaff, and other impurities, but It will also mean wheat loss and a sacrifice to the growers It's diffi cult to s e e an advantage to deliver mg i percent rather than '3 percent clean wheat all for the same price (¡rowers were encouraged also to store crops separately hecausr some buyers, Japanese markets for ex ample, have complained that the sprout damage which occurred in the 198.1 soft white wheat crop caus«'s "droopy noodles" and they don't want that particular crop, hut have no complaints almul northwest crops from other years of w h e a t seedlings depth, herbicide use. the extent of winterkill to their crops, and re \e«sling by understanding the »true lure of a wheat s«*«*dling and how it grows ami develops Instead ol waiting to »«•«• if a field susp«*cted of winterkill will grow, it is possible to take a few plants from the field and examine them to det«'rminc at an earlier time if it is n«*c«*xsary to re se«»! a field This could eliminate a rush later on to s«*«‘d spring crops for some farmers "All wheal plants develop shoots, tillers, and roots in an orderly pattern that can lx* pr«'dicted by measuring average daily tempera lures, explained Hetty Klepper of the Columbia Plateau Conservation Research Center at Pendleton Under stress, whether caused by insect damage, poor seed bed. lack of moisture, cold temperatures, or type of structure necessary to house the animals (Tty attorney Hill Kuhn told the council he would check on the state requirements and report back Floyd Wilks, a member of the dog control committee said the council may he jb lr to make a decision after hearing the state laws at the next mc«'ling We can’t just throw up a pen and call it good It has to lx- legal." he said In other business at the meeting, the council votetl lo have all (wo hour lurking limit signs around town taken down The city enforced the two hour limit for awhile, but decided last Tuesday lo abandon the law (except on special occassions 1 d<*cidfd that the city will pick up blue cross premium payments for the families of city workers It has already !x-en paying insurance pay ment» for the workers themselves v oted to increase Police Chief Doug Kathbun's salary up to the level of Dean («liman's when he relir«*d as police chief heard that Larry How man will resign from the city planning com mission and that John Shaw is considering resigning Mayor Cara Costa asked for citizen input on jMissihle replacements for the two denied a water tuxikup request to Hobble Angell on Cemetery Hill and will look at the request again once the city s urban grow th boundary is completed for planning purposes heard that the first budget committee hearing for the city's 1985 86 budget will be held at 7 30 p in Thursday. Feb 21 h«'ard that there may tx* a 50 percent cost sharing from the state for the town's courtesy car if the city will sponsor the request Attorney Kuhn will investigate the city's legal position if the request were made Lindstrom outlines |x>rt goals for County Court Hv M \ » n \N\ ( E K l ' l 1.(4 Steve Lindstrom. a former lone resident, presented himself to Mor row County Court Wednesday, Feb •> as the new manager of the Port of Morrow Lindstrom. who has txx-n on the job since February 4. told the court ins immediate plans and goals for the port The main problem to tackle is the water and effluent ystems, he said "I'm aiming to establish a cost effect utilities program ." Lindstrom said. "Our immediate obligation is lo our existing clientele and our second jo b IS some housekeeping Eventually on down the road this year. I want to he able to present a complete marketing package," he continued "Anything you n«-«'d from the county we ll try to help in any w av," r«'spond«'d I bin McElligott, Morrow County Judge In other busin«*ss the court con ducted the following reviewed proposed Senate House Hills that may tx* of concern to Morrow County with County Coun sel. Mike (iths discussed closing a portion of Paul Smith Hoad out of Hoardman lo motor vehicles approved an intercounty agree ment with Multnomah County for juvenile detention facilities at 65.(»x> per year discussed the sewage rate charg ed by the City of Heppner for the county fairgrounds heard a re«|u«*st from Morrow County Sheriff Hoy Drag« to form a new position entitled Relief Dispat cher, thro«' fifths lime The coat would come from VII funds Cur rently the chief dispatcher has had to cover for dispatchers who are on sick leave, vacation leave or train mg and this puts a hardship on her when two dispatchers are out. the sheriff explained No decision was made hm d limit f)laced on county roads Ron Cook, OSU seed ce rtifica tio n fo r first session after noon break. specialist prepares The Morrow County Public Works Dept has announced that effective immediately, an 8 Ton load limit has tieen imposed on all county roads
