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The Heppner
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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
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"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