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The H eppner G a r r ite Tim es Pastor to serve All Saints Pastor George W Iz/ett r h r Kev G eorge W lzze tt.5 3 . has a rriv e d in H eppner to serve t h r c o n g re g a tio n a l A ll S aints E piscopal C hurch H r and hi» w ife . M aggie have ( iv r r h ild r r n . (ton 32. Hob 28. B ru ce 26 George 23. and llr a th e r 18 Most re c e n tly , t h r K r \ Iz x rtt was a c h a p lin and in s tru c to r in B ib lic a l studies at O regon E p isco p a l School P r io r to t h r ye a r th e re he served as a co n su ltan t w ith t h r P o rtla n d P u b lic Schools and d id some teaching in C a lifo rn ia Ills fir s t p a stora te was to r seven ye a rs in P a ru » . C a lifo rn ia H r d id some p a s to ra l w o rk w h ile te a ching H r has a B a chelor o f A rts degree w ith a mayor in m u s ic and education at C a lifo rn ia State I'n iv e r s ity , a M aster o f A rts degree in R eligious Studies ai W a rn e r P a c ific U m ve r Kit y in P o rtla n d and a M asters o f D iv in ity at San F ra n c is c o T h e o lo g i ca l S e m in a ry A lth o u g h he says his w ife assures h im th a t he is not w o rk in g to w a rd his d o cto ra te , he D u rin g his tim e te a ching , he coached va rio u s a th le tic s in clu d in g b a ske tb a ll Jogging and s w im m in g keep the v e rs a tile c le ric a c tiv e W ithout kid s fo r the fir s t t im r in 29 years, the new H eppner rrs id e n t says th a t it has "been stra n g e to m ove aw a y fro m the kid s and m uch c o m p a n y ." but he and his w ife are not new to eastern O regon They live d at P ilo t Rock fo r tw o ye a rs and d e fin ite ly w anted to com e to a sm all co m m u n ity a fte r liv in g in t h r great er P o rtla n d area fo r 10 ye a rs II was th e ir decision to tr y fo r a p a rish in a s m a ll ch u rch and when the opening in H eppner ca m e , he and the pa rish began n e g otia tio n s last May Both he and his w ife a re m u sica l The p a sto r e xp la in s th a t both play several in s tru m e n ts W h ile in school, he p layed m o stly trom b o n e and v io lin p ro fe ssio n a lly H r a d m its lik in g jazz and being a m e m b e r of a jazz com bo at the t iregon E p isco p a l School He expects to su b stitu te teach on his day o ff and m ay consider some p riv a te tu to rin g de pending on the need and the tu n e he has a v a ila b le A com m issio n e d c h a p lin o f the in te rd e n o m in a tio n a l O rd e r o f St l.u ke . P a sto r l i z r t t e xp la in s that w o rkin g to w a rd the re tu rn o f D evine h ealing w ith in th r C h u rch is a grow ing m ove m e n t The »>rder does not oppose seeking ca re fro m doc to rs but pro m o te s in n e r hea lin g , a n n o in tin g w ith o il and la y in g on of hands as a sa cra m e n t w h ich heals the whole person His s tre n g th he a ffirm s is in p a stora l c a re H r c h a ra cte rize s his ro le as a m in is te r as an e n a b le r to help people g ro w s p iritu a lly because in d iv id u a l s p iritu a l grow th is needed fo r g ro w th of the Church B e ginning in the fa ll, he hopes to begin e m p hasizing Sunday C hurch School, a c re a tiv e c a rin g m in is try to the re tire d and v is ita tio n to m e m b e rs of the p a rish N P( 1A programs keep pest control operators up-to-date P ro fe ssio na l pest c o n tro l opera tors h ave m et c e rtific a tio n o r lic e n s ing re q u ire m e n ts set by the state o f O regon and the U S Env iro n m e n ta l P ro te c tio n -Xgnecy 'E P A I As professionals, pest co n tro l o p e ra to rs m a in tu in e x p e rtis e th ro u g h e d u c a tio n a l p ro g r a m s o ffe re d !)) u n iv e rs itie s , in d u s try , the N a tio n a l Pest C o n tro l Association and in d iv id u a l state pest co n tro l associations, says John Jepsen. Dobyns Pest C o n tro l, lone "These p ro g ra m s p ro v id e us w ith up to-date sa fe ty and te c h n ic a l procedures, w hich allow us to b e tte r serve you " P esticides a re s im ila r to new d ru g s used in m e d icin e , both go th ro u g h e x te n s iv e te s tin g and e v a lu a tio n before they are allow ed to tie used Ju st as m e d ic a tio n s a re reco g nized to lie safe when taken in the recom m ended dosage, so a re pesti cides safe when u->»-d and ap p lie d as d ire c te d by the "a p p ro v e d la b e l," continues Jepsen The E P A reg u la te s pesticides under the p ro v is io n s o f the Federal In se cticid e. F u n g ic id e and Roden tic id e A ct 'E lE R A i E P A 's accept a n c e o f a p e sticide fro re g is tra tio n is based upon s c ie n tific evidence This evidence m ust d e m o n stra te th a t the p e sticide can he used safely and e ffe c tiv e ly in accordance w ith the "approved la b e l" d ire c tio n s P esticides a re v ita l in m a in ta in in g a h e a lth y e n v iro n m e n t Diseases such as yellow fe v e r and bubonic plague a re no longer fe a re d k ille r s in this c o u n try , says Jepsen T his change was not b ro u g h t about by vaccines o r drugs but fro m e ffe c tiv e pest co n tro l In c o m m e rc e and in d u s try , pesti cides help keep re s ta u ra n ts , school kitchens and food processing plants clean and s a n ita ry by fre e in g them of insects and rodents T e rm ite s and o th er wood destroy ing o rg a n is m s a tta c k thousands of hom e* e v e ry y e a r ca u sin g m illio n s of d o lla rs o f dam age P rofessional post c o n tro l o p e ra to rs can p ro te ct your p ro p e rty fro m a tta c k o r eh in m ate in fe sta tio n s a lre a d y occur rin g he NPCA in a n o n p ro fit o rg a n i .xation of pesl c o n tro l o p e ra to rs that specializes in c o n tro llin g insects and rodents in and around s tru c tu re s F or m ore than 50 years. NPC A m em bers have been se ttin g the pace and sta n da rd s fo r the pest c o n tro l in d u s try . Jepsen a ffirm s NPC A produces e d u catio n a l and tra in in g m a te ria ls and conducts continuous in d u s try -w id e tra in in g p ro g ra m s to co nstantly up g ra d e the q u a lity of co n su m e r se rvice V iruses th a t k ill g ra sshoppers m ay someday be a new c o n tro l fo r th is insect pest now on a ra m p a g e in the West, a 1 $ D e p a rtm e n t or A g r ic u lt u r e re s e a rc h e r s a id rece n tly ' Seven v iruses fro m ov erseas look p ro m is in g fo r g rasshopper c o n tro l in N o rth A m e rica said John E H e n ry . an entom o lo g ist w ith l SDA s A g ric u ltu ra l Research Serv ice They are entom opox viru ses th a t cause diseases, o r poxes, in g ra ss hoppers but not in hum ans and live sto ck We w ant to fin d viru se s that w ould be a n a tu ra l plague fo r g ra s s h o p p e rs a n d o n ly g ra s s hoppers, he said Id e ally , the v iruses w ould be one th a t continues to in fe ct succeeding generations o f grasshoppers, said H e n ry, who w o rks at the Rangeland In s e c t l. a b o r a t o r y . B ozem an, M ontana One a p p lic a tio n m ig h t last se ve ra l ye a rs, he added, and c o u ld p re v e n t c r o p lo sse s a n d dam age to ran g e la n d s He said hot and d ry w e a th er conditons in the West have upset a d e lica te balance in w h ich n a tu ra lly - o c c u r r in g d is e a s e s ke e p g ra s s hopper n u m b e rs fa irly sta b le G rasshoppers th riv e in th is w e a th e r, he added, and a re re p ro d u cin g fa ste r than th e ir n a tu ra l diseases can in fe ct them S e cre tary o f A g ric u ltu re John R B lock re ce n tly d e cla re d an e m e r gency to m ake an a d d itio n a l 815 m illio n a v a ila b le to help c o n tro l grasshoppers b rin g in g th is y e a r's fe d e ra l c o m m itm e n t to 825 m illio n So fa r, Idaho and U tah a re the h ardest h it o f 13 in fe sted states Herbicides improve profits M a in ta in in g a residue co ve r to preserve soil m o istu re and check soil erosion is a g ro w in g tre n d am ong O regon wheat g ro w e rs W ith this in m in d . John R ip p le , fe rtiliz e r dept m an a g e r o f M orrow C ounty G ra in G ro w e rs in lone urges local g ro w e rs to co n sid e r using h e rb icid e s to c o n tro l weeds on fa llo w acres between h a rve st and p la n tin g "T h e fa rm e rs in M orrow County who a lrea d y have trie d h e rb icid e s instead of tilla g e on th e ir fa llo w ground have enjoyed co n siderable b e n e fits ." R ip p le points out By doing so. they can e lim in a te tw o or m ore tilla g e operations n o rm a lly re q u ire d fo r weed co n tro l d u rin g the three m onth in te rv a l between con tinuous wheat crops By re d u cin g tilla g e and using c h e m ica ls, g ro w e rs can im p ro v e soil m oistu re w h ich helps wheat a tta in an e a rlie r, stro n g e r stand and increase yie ld s, the fa rm su p p lie r notes " L a c k of soil m o is tu re at p la n tin g can be one o f the m ore lim itin g p ro d u ctio n fa cto rs fo r area g ro w e rs ." R ip p le says " W ith a residue co ve r, m o istu re loss to e va p ora tio n can be reduced by 50 percent M ore residue also m in im iz e s soil loss caused by w ind or w a te r d u rin g th r w in te r m onths, he says W ith p ro p e r m a n a g e m e n t o f r e s id u e cover, soil is p ro te cte d a g a in st loss caused by heavy ra in s o r ty p ic a l w ind s to rm E ro sio n , in fa c t, can be reduced by as m uch as no percent when residue is le ft on the su rfa ce F o r c a ttle pro d u ce rs, using h e rb i cides in lie u of tilla g e fo r weed co n tro l also a llo w s them to graze c a ttle sooner and longer o ve r the w in te r m onths G ro w e rs can plant th e ir w in te r wheat e a rlie r when e lim in a tin g weed c o n tro l tilla g e trip s and g e n e ra lly gel an e a rlie r and b e tte r stand, a llo w in g c a ttle to graze long before w in te r freeze And the m oney gained fro m g ra zin g he notes, very o fte r can tie the d iffe r ence between m a k in g a p ro fit and losing money A ty p ic a l h e rb ic id e p ro g ra m to rep la ce week c o n tro l tilla g e m ig h t re v o lv e around a gro u n d o r a e ria l a p p lic a tio n of h e rb ic id e e ith e r a fte r h a rve st, d u rin g fa llo w o r p rio r to fa ll p la n tin g T re a tm e n t should be m ade w h ile weeds a re a c tiv e ly g ro w in g and less than six inches ta ll, he rcom tn e n ds The su p p lie r also says th a t fla t fan nozzles, spaced at 20 to 30 inch in te rv a ls on g ro u n d rig s , should be used to ensure co m p le te spray cove ra g e of the ta rg e t p la n ts Boardman man dominates roping Rn-k Sam ples -it B o a rd m a n and J e rry lax- of lle rm is to n d o m in a te d the fir s t ro p in g o f a special su m m e r s e rie s a t D od g e C it y A re n a . Wednesday. J u ly 17 They team ed up to w in fast tim e (12 82) in the fir s t go a ro u n d and won fir s t in the a ve ra g e o f the tw o fo r 85 opening event Sam ples and J e ff W e h rley o f Irrig o n w ere second in the average w h ile l- a rr y W arren of H e rm isto n and Doug Hale of E cho won the fast lim e in the second go <7 9 5 1 Steve H o ffb au e r and Hale earned fir s t in the ave ra g e o f the second event w ith a tim e o f 19 84 on tw o steers W ehrley and l-ee reco rd e d a 23 0 on tw o fo r second in the average Sam ples and I ok - won fir s t round fast tim e T h irty -s e v e n team s com peted in the event th a t w ill c o n tin u e e ve ry o th e r VXednesday night a cco rd in g to ¡I a F Coolers Jugs H om es a re w here the lo an s are. CL 274 KA Fans Coast to Coast If e can help you PO B om 331 1 WESTERN HERITAGE SAVINGS f *4 7 1 1 3 7 (3031« W 907« Canada 's .Alberta and Saskatchewan provinces also are s u ffe rin g severe dam age C h e m ic a l c o n tro ls a re e ffe c tiv e in knocking down grasshopper popu lations in a h u r r y . but the question is w hether we can fin d acceptable. long te rm n a tu ra l c o n tro ls th a t w ill suppress po p ulatio n * below dam ag ing levels said Robert D Jackson. the a g e n cy a n a tio n a l p ro g r a m leader fo r research on insects Henry th in k s viruses m ay be the most p ro m is in g new c o n tro l s tra t egv D u rin g a ty p ic a l grasshopper o utbreak six to 10 grasshoppers species p re d o m in a te E ach is s lig h tly d iffe re n t and reacts to viruses in d iffe re n t w ays Ideal viruses w ould infect a ll grasshop pers species that are pests.' said Henry Because he hasn I found any n a tive viru ses th a t a r r v iru le n t enough am ong the m ore than 6ou species o f grasshoppers in this co u n try , he is now so rtin g and c la ssify in g ones he c o lle c te d w o rld wide Of the seven entom opox viruses id e n tifie d as p ro m is in g candidates. Henry h a * tested one on a 10 acre test plot and found resu lts w o rth pursuing " H r is c o n tin u in g his studies th is su m m e r H enry and co w o rke rs at th r M ontana State U n iv e rs ity labora lo ry also a r r rese a rch in g the basic science of grasshopper viruses They say they may need to know the genetic s tru c tu re of the viruses should m o d ific a tio n be necessary to m ake them m ore in fe c tlo iu s am ong th r m an y grasshopper s u b fa m ilie s • M * * « 4 28 inches, and tr a d itio n a lly ra in y Valsetz a lm ost flo a ted away in 6 4 inches in ra in This was a p p a re n tly an a ll tim e , single day re c o rd fo r the m onth o f June in Oregon, and caused an o v e rn ig h t rise of nine fre t in th r S ilrtz R iv e r Due to th is and one e a rlie r s to rm , m any O regon c itie s re p o rte d th e ir firs t w e tte r than ave ra g e m onth th is year and continued a tre n d to w a rd above a ve ra g e p re c ip ita tio n in June and the rest of the su m m e r fo r W e ste rn a n d N o r th e r n O re g o n . Redmond said Many w estern lo cations have a lrea d y received m ore ra in that they usu a lly get in a whole sum m en." Redm ond said H ills b o ro has now been above n o rm a l' fo r I t of the last 12 years, and Eugene w etter than average fo r the past I t consecutive su m m e rs " But a fte r the m on th 's e a rly m ois ture. the d ro u g h t resum ed w ith a vengeance. Redm and said And by m id J u ly , o ve r 40 fire s had scorched 3U0.UUU acres of E astern Oregon rangeland, by fa r the w o rst such losses in the sta le s h is to ry In spite of the June ra in s , th is is th r d rie s t firs t six m onths in 36 years at F lorence, 45 years at 1‘o rtla n d . and 55 ye a rs at H ills b o ro and Seuside It's t h r second d rie s t such period in 71 years at Salem . 82 years at Bend and 83 years at G ra n ts l ‘ ass Aw ay fro m the Oregon coast, most locations rece ive p re c ip ita tio n only on I 4 days d u rin g J u ly . Redm ond, said, w ith up to a 40 percent chance there w ill tie no ra in at a ll June w e a th er caused some tro u b le for fa rm e rs , as th is y e a r's te m p e ra tu re und m o is tu re co m b in a tio n s have a ccentuated grasshopper pro blem s in E a te rn Oregon, and frost on June 24 d id lig h t to m oderate ilu m u ge to potato and b a rle y fie ld s T e m p e ra tu re s were s lig h tly above n o rm a l in W estern Oregon d u rin g June, re a ch in g a peak of 104 degrees in M ed fo rd and G rants I'ass on June 17 IS Seaside experienced an un usual day on Jun 17. going fro m 40 degress < 10 degrees below n o rm a l > to 85 degrees <31 degrees above n o rm a l) W ith a ll the range fire s and p re c ip ita tio n oddities, there was one b rig h t spot, Redm ond said Flood prone M a lh e u r Lake in E a ste rn Oregon stopped ris in g on June I, m uch e a rlie r than forecast ^ |d Jal« N . I S n i H X i F A I FARM The 1865 le g is la tu re a u th o rize d the P U C to add 16 m o to r e a rn e r s a fe ty a n d o p e ra tin g a u t h o r it y in fo rc e m e n l personnel d u rin g the 1885 87 b ie n n iu m T he P l'C also w ill s ta tio n new perssonel in P o rtla n d . P endleton. B e n d . K la m a th h a lls . A s h la n d M edford. Eugene, and F a re w e ll lb-rut In some cases new e n fo rce m ent personnel w ill jo in e x is tin g PUC o ffic e s in o th e r areas new o ffic e rs w ill t>e opened HYDRAULIC HOSES Im adecrt I ’eityjoh-u 1.97 White Supplì«** Ia s i 2-pr. ultra sheer panty hose and tree knee highs S h e e r p a n ty h o s e in a s s t d to ll I I OPEN CONSIGNM ENT AND LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT AUCTION SATURDAY. AUGUST 3, 1983 10:00 A .M . Anyone ha vin g any good fa rm m a c h in e ry , fa rm tru c k s pick ups. tra ile rs o r live sto ck e q u ip m e n t to consign, please co n tact us on o r tx-fore J u ly I5 lh to a d v e rtis e (or you in o u r d e ta ile d a d v e rtis in g tx-ginm ng J u ly 17th F iv e percent co m m issio n F o r F u rth e r In fo rm a tio n Contact LA GRANDE LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE. INC LA GRANDE. OREGON OREGON TOLL FREE 1 4 0 0 -8 2 4 -3 2 9 8 o r (3 0 3 )9 6 3 -2 1 3 8 UMATI1 CO UNTY FAIR < V G V S T 6-10 • CARNIVAL DAILY Opens 6 p m., August 5 • SNAFFLE BIT FUTURITY Begins Monday, August 5 • NIGHTLY ENTERTAINMENT •JUNIOR RODEO 7:30p.m. Thurt., f rl • HORSE PULLING CONTEST 8 p.m Wed. ov^ 10 A M 10 P M T U E S .-FR I. N O O N -11 P M S A T U R D A Y UMATILLA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS HERMISTON 'IM S GRAIN CARTS Farmer Engineered . . . • To unload fast vavmg valuable hme at harvest •T o reduce elevator discounts by augermg your gram only once usmg a unique single auger system • To cut down tent on mamtenance costs by ekmmstmg the ttoor auger 4 bearings d chems and sprockets • To gravity unload without usmg the auger through a bottom door mlo a pit when needed • Cuts your harvesting time by 30% or more • Stays up with your fastest combme or even more than ■ - bme • Two models to choose horn that imkiad 900 to M B huvMv m under 3 mmutes • I ir k iw t low memtenance auger drive design*! for *>11111 n\ nt held use GREENLINE INC. d ì AFT»« HOURS I t N H t N mm ' LARGE CAPACITY lllllll‘jP U STR IES 4 * a g h fk M roping under 15.000i The next roping will be held July 31 at the arena next to the (Judge C ity Inn in Boardman Conventional. F HA. VA. ARM O u f commit men! to competitive rates and programs opens the door to your dreams Children s Pools |M o rg a m z rr Jody Tatone The W ednesday evening ro p in g * begin w ith sign ups and ro p in g at 7 p m F irs t scheduled event is a d ra w pot fo llo w e d by a three fo r $8 open A h ig h e r than-expected n u m b e r of tru c k s c a rry ing hazardous w a tte s to a disposal site near A rlin g to n fa ile d safety inspections by the p u b lic u t i l i t y c o m m is s io n e r 's o f f ic e in June W illia m B e b o u t. a s s is ta n t co m m issio n e r fo r the I ’ UC M otor f a r r ie r U ro g ra m , said 18 6 percent of the tru c k s inspected w ere put our o f s e rv ic e b e c a u s e o f v a rio u s m ech a n ica l v io la tio n s "T h a t s a h ig h e r percentage than we a n tic ip a te d . Bebout said "It proves beyond any doubt th a t at least one fu ll tim e in sp e ctor is n e eded to c h e c k c o m m e r c ia l v e h ic le * c a rry in g h a /a n lo u » wastes at th a t lo ca tio n The PL'C sta tio ne d in sp e ctors te m p o ra rily at A rlin g to n th ro u g h o u t June p r im a r ily to inspect tru c k s c a rry in g w astes such as a cid s and to x ic c h e m ic a ls to a disposal site there The e ffo rt was in response to a le g is la tiv e d ire c tiv e to in c rra s e c o m e r c ia l t r u c k s a fe ty inspec tions. w ith top p rio r ity g ive n to those tra n s p o rtin g hazardous wastes and m a te ria ls , and to d e te rm in e if a p e rm a n e n t in s p e c tio n p ro g r a m should be established at A rlin g to n S afely inspections w ere conducted on a to ta l of 58 tru c k s h a u lin g hazardous wastes P I T ' inspectors found 86 m e c h a n ic a l vio la tio n s , three v io la tio n s re la te d to d riv e r q u a lif ic a t io n s , a n d p la c e d II v e h ic le * out o f se rvice S a fe ty in s p e c to r s h a v e th e a u th o rity to o rd e r tru c k s out of se rvice u n til serious m ech a n ica l defects a re c o rre c te d Most o f the defects found w ere b ra ke re la te d Bebout said the PUC w ill sta tio n a p e rm a n e n t s a fe ty in s p e c to r in A rlin g to n as soon as possible, and a second person w ill be added if the n u in tie r of safety pro b le m s con tinues to lie high The inspections at A rlin g to n are p a rt of a statew ide e ffo rt by the PUC to stren g th e n en force m en t o f m o to r c a rr ie r re g u la tio n s Oregon drought continues after early J une storms M uch of O regon got drenched d u rin g an un u sua lly intense sto rm in e a rly June, but a fte r th a t the p ro longed d ro u g h t of 1985 resum ed its recent p a ttern s A cco rd in g to K elly Redm ond, the state c lim a to lo g is t at Oregon State U n iv e rs ity , i r » ! o f the state had no r a in fa ll at a ll d u rin g the last th re e weeks o f the m onth “ A few p re c ip ita tio n reco rd s w ere set in th a t fir s t week, but la te r in June m an y areas becam e e x tre m e ly d ry . and range fire s have becom e a m ayor p ro b le m .” Redm ond said " "A n d d im a to lo g ic a lly . the d rie s t p o rtio n of the s u m m e r, fro m about Ju ly 15 to August 15. has yet to a rr iv e T here doesn't appear to tie any re lie f in sig h t " A fte r fiv e o f the d rie r m onths in O regon's h is to ry . June sta rte d o ff w ith a huge s to rm , laden w ith tro p ic a l a ir In a 2-t hour p e rio d on June 6-7, P o rtla n d received I 58 inches o f ra in . N e w p o rt soaked in Oregon. W rd n rsd a v H u/.uriloiL s w a s te carriers fail in s p e c tio n s Viruses may control grasshoppers has done post g ra d u a te w o rk at both P a c ific School o f R e lig io n and P o r t land State U n iv e rs ity and holds a c u rre n t O regon te a c h in | c e rtific a te H eppner Joa Nay* 7MI4M D ssn M i A N itist P>( 798 45» 2705 f 2nd Th« Dale* Mon 2M&679 thru Sat 8 5 296 4686 I