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r ff U rsa I - •»» — • f The Heppner G a z ctt c -T i m e s Weather M o r r o w C o un ty • H o m e - O w n e d Weekly Newapaper VOL. IM Heppner, Oregon 25' SO I WEDNESDAY. JANUARY I. IM4 • PAGES W inning ticket holder of teams' fundraiser get shot at half court Tuet Wed Thur» Fri Sat Sun Mon December U High !.#• 16 21 » 14 20 14 20 IS 21 11 27 17 21 1» M Precip 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 Saew IV IV IV IV »ks” 2 2 l>> the ( 'it> of Heppner Bi# winner sets N ew Year off with bang tiene Orwick of Lexington got a hit of a before dinner »uprise Mondas nicchi ».ai ooo worth After buying two lottery tickets at Hel » Market in la-xington. (¡ene went home, nave one ticket to hi» wife. Donna, and »at down to »cratch one himself hoping for an entry winner which would have put him into spinning the lottery wheel i " Orwick »aid Tues day He »aid at fir»t he didn't notice that he'd hit the t>lg prut, f winner on I B « » SHB 'I guess I II he going down to Salem to collect," he »aid lone UCC plans special Epiphany celebration The lone I'nited Church of Christ is planning a very special celebra lion of Epiphany on Sunday. Jan 5 Epiphany, which is actually on January 6. 1» the dav to commemo rate the coming of the Wise Men to honor the newborn Christ Sunday School classes resume January5at9 A5 The worship at II a m will include a sermon on the Kpiphany and Holy Communion Kor the coffee hour after the service, everyone is invited to bring (ruit to •hare, as is the custom in Puerto Kico A thirty minute movie of Henry Van Dyke '» story. rhe Other Wise Man will 1 m - shown otnei refreshments will include Kings Cakes, a tradition ol Prance Each serving of cake contains a small token that symbolizes the person's fortune for the new year As we sing the last carols of the season, the decorations of Christmas will I m - taken down and stored with care Kpiphany is the twelfth day after Christmas and many countries have interesting tradition» *0 observe this festive close ol the holiday season Everyone is invited to join in the lone l ' C C celebration Policeman to i « i k < 1 Block program Merle Cowetl. Heppner Polire officer. will I m - guest speaker al thè Hepper Parents Club. Thursday, Jan 9at7 Mi p m al thè elementary school Ile w 1 II speak on Heppner'» recently organim i Block Home prò grani and will be avallatile for questions Everyone is welcome lo attend and refreshments will I m - served Por more information call Marcia Kemp. Chris Adeleman or April Hilton Sykes All Saints worship times change. church meeting set Hev Inett announced two chan ges of worship service limes which will lM-gin January 9. 1986 There will I m - a service of prayer and healing Thursday mornings at 10 a m There will also I m - a service of Evening prayer each Thursday at 4 pm The Wednesday services will I m - discontinued until after Easier The Bishop s committee will meet this Sunday at 7 mi p m The Donee Team members, Shelly Biddle (left) erd Tcmmy Hays By Shelly Itlddlr Now that Christmas 1» over it's time to go back to school Heppner High athletic teams preparing for a big game and the are this Saturday night, with (he girls start mg at 6 p m . and the boys approxi matelv 7 .Mi "Not only can you come support your team, but also have a chance to take home tluO. The Heppner High Dunce Team amt Booster ( luti will donations of 75 cents at the games Saturday Each donation give you a ticket which will I m - drawn from a hat at half lime of the boss game If your ticket is drawn you I m * taking will have a chance to attempt a »hot at half court If the »hoot 1» made you just won yourself $100 So come support the Mustangs and Killies and try for a chance to win "big bucks " Noella Rill earns second in national es»say contest N oello Rill Noella Kill, a Future Farmer of America, teen leader in 4 II, and a member of her high sc I mmi I dance team, had just demonstrated her expertise in another area writing Noella. a senior at Heppner High SchtMil. has just earned second place in a nationwide writing contest sponsored by Cenex, one of the nations leading regional farm supply cooperatives Noella learned about the essay contest through her Vo ag instructor and FFA advisor. Huger Records In sponsoring the contest. CENEX asked young people lo address the topic "The Future of Farming" in 750 words or less Prizes were awarded in three divisions elemen tary school «grades I Si. secondary school «grades 9 121. and post secondary school (colleges, univer »Hies, vocational technical insti tute»" Entries were judged on clarity of thought organisation, on ginality and effective and creative use of language Firs! prize of f 100. second prize of »50 and third prize of »25 were awarded in each division Winners will be displayed al the IMS CENEX annual meeting Noella daughter ot William and l Sandra Kill of Heppner is currently chapter reporter and district secre tary of FFA She also maintains a sheep project and has Iwen active in class government Her award winning essay follows "The Future of Farming" I have this recurring nightmare I am in school, and the teacher announces that a big assignment is due today Not only am I unpre pared, but I can't even remember getting the assigment in the first place' Of course. I get no sympathy from the teacher or the other slu dents They did their homework I didn t Ignorance is no excuse The day of reckoning has arrived While this is only a dream for me fifteen percent of America s far mers are experiencing a similar, living nightmare All their lives they have worked hard, doing the best job they knew how Suddenly they are discovering that the rules of the game have changed drastically' It is easy lo sec why agriculture is very important in today's life Agriculture exports are the largest earners of foreign exchange Every farm worker creates a job for five additional people people who pro duce the things farmers need, trans port farm products and eventually market the products Agriculture is directly related to steel production world hunger America prov ides more food aid lo hungry nations than all other countries combined One may ask. " If farmers are so valuable, why then are more far mers going under now than ever before?" "Who is to blame and what needs to he done"" Who's the blame" The President. Congress. Federal Reserve I'nited State Department of Agriculture Farm er's Home Administration, Extension Service, commodity traders land speculators, ag len derx. unions foreign governments and of course the farmer» them selves Agriculture is undergoing the most radical change» since the industrial revolution Our country iM-gan as a nation ol »ell »ufftcienl farmer» By the middle of ihe twentieth century , laborer» were the largest group in tlx- work force Today "information workers " out number all others in the I'nited States Along with the trend toward infor mat ion workers has come the collapse of many farm machinery companies a continual decline in the number of farms, deflation of land values, and the apparent nerd of a modern farmer with up to date information »kills It is apparent that the traditional family farm cannot I m - preserved by any amount of protests or politic» if it is not economically viable Today » farmer cannot afford lo »et luck and wait for things to get ta-ller or for the government lo bail him out with massive government subsi dies Credit relief is not a solution in itself Debt restructuring may tiuv enough time for the farmer I q regain control but some placo down the road, enough profit must I m - gene rated to service all the debts The slakes are high the margin for error is thin What can the farmer do" It certainly isn't going to do any giNMt to just hop*-conditions w ill improve Farmers must improve themselves sharpen their management and marketing skills The family farms that survive will be anything but traditional Farmers will have to continually I m - doing their homework and not just when the weather 1 » I« mi bad to farm Agriculture will depend much more on information a» a v ital raw mater lal to manage risk and reduce costs Time was when farmers learned by doing Firsthand experience is still a good teacher, but agriculture is so technical now that thousands of schools colleges.and extension »<-r vices instruct farmers in the modern principles of ( imm ! production T im I uj not only do farmers need to I m - »killed in agriculture but the» must also I m - familiar with veterinary science, mechanics accounting, and politics 'g r iculture is still and always will I m - an essential field for without this ancient practices of producing food, human survival itself would I m - in jeopardy Thai's why the value of farmers to society is tM-yond com pare A prominent part of American agriculture has la-en farmers put ting new ideas into practice (ippor (unities to become a pioneer in agriculture are plentiful even now This country and the rest of the world needs these modern pioneers New pastor arrives at Methcxlist The congregation of the Heppner I'nited Methodist Church will receive their new pastor, the Hev Don Boyce, and his wife Dianne on Sunday morning Jan 5 Bishop Calvin McConnell of the Oregon Idaho Conference has appointed the Hev Boyce to pastor the Heppner Church with the advent of the New Year IBs topic for thi ll) :M) a m worship service will he Arise, and g o '" from the second Port sets meeting date A Port of Morrow Commission meelmg has (men scheduled for Wednesdav Jan h at I p m al the Port o( Morrow office No 1 Marine Drive Boardmun Oregon chapter ol Malihew I’ astor Boyce with his wife, Dianne lived in Heppner serving the Heppner School District as band instructor and music teacher He left lo go to Bid Sch<M»l of Theology Denver, in 1981 They now have two new additions to their family Coffee hour and reception will la- held in the church parlor al the close of the service The public is invited lo attend Propane tank fin* d<x*s $100 dam age \ Christmas eve fire in Heppner did a » Itsi damage when a propane lank at the Male Hoad Department »hop caught It took 11 firemen and three lire trucks to (Mil mil the hla/e acolytes anil catechism class will resume their meeting» on Monday. Jan 6 at 2 Mi p in Hev li/ell also announces the Annual All Church Meeting will I m - held Sunday Jan 12 beginning with a (unlink which will follow the morning worship service Altar (iuild will meet Wednesday Jan H at 12 \lemlM-rs are asked lo bring a tsig lunch A S C S , S C S und Extension to lx* relocated The ASCS SCS and Extension offices in Heppner will I m - closed Thursday and Friday. Jan 2 and I, soth.it they may move lo new offices at 4.M> Heppner l.exmgton Highway announced Judy Busi ke AS< S director Hopefully we will I m - o(M-n for business on Monday she said, but moving will continue Monday if not completed on Friday Buscke said that an open house is planned at a later dale French to speak at Jan. 7 W oodlands Ass<x*. meeting The Morrow County Private Woodland» Association will hold their annual meeting on Tuesday, Jan 7 at tin- Elks Izxlgc in Heppner The siNial hour will ta-gin at t> to o m with dinner served at 7 p m The meal w ill I m - a top sirloin at »7 5o (M-r person As always, spouses and others are invited to attend, said Maurice Mitchell Extension Area Im ester Kaymond French. Stale Keure »dilative from District 59 wilt la the guest speaker for the meeting Hay will talk lo the group on the impact of the most recent legislative session on the private wiMidland owner and the issues that may I m - presented on the private biennial session Some of the most import ant factors that affect the manage ment of any land are the laws, rules and regulations that govern the landowners options for managment This is an opportunity for you to find out what is happening and to com mumcale your thoughts to your stale representative." said Mitchell Also on the agenda will I m - the election of Ihc inemlM-rs to the txiard of directors Following the meeting the hoard of directors will decide whieh memlierx will assume the duties of the officers for the ilJSum mg »ear please contact the Extension office in Heppner «676 9642 no later than niMin on Monay. Jan 6 if you Ian tn attend so we can tell the Elks ow many lo plan for Hospital to add physical therapy services Pioneer Memorial Hospital, in cooperation with St Anthonv liox pltal. will I m - offering Physical Therapy Services on a trial basis beginning Monday. Jan 6 arnioun ced hospital administrator. John Hempel New services offered will include active and passive range of motion "ultrasound," and I ax u I manual resistance and "hot (Mi ks Ms Jo Young, or her staff, will he al Pioneer M em orial Hospital la-tween 9 Ml a m and 4 Ml p m to perform these services Those wishing to schedule appointments are asked to please contact Pioneer Memorial Hospital at least 24 hours tM-forehand. said Hempel students receive honors Thirty eight Blue Mountain Corn mumtv College students, including Clamila Host on of Heppner received a (N-rfect 4 0 grade [mint average during fall term which reflects a straight A report in all courses taken by the student In addition lo the straight A stu dents another It. are listed on the fall term honor roll Students on the d« an » list numbered 17.1 student» rei eiv mg a I . oi ta-tler are eligible for the college honor roll and those with a I o to I 5 earn a place on the dean's list To eatn a spot (Mi either list. a student must I m - carrying a full time load of c la s s e s which translates lo 12 graded credit hours Students may not have receivrd an F in any class to be so honored nor does a peas grade count in the 12 graded hours necessary to tie included in either list Included on the honor roll are Marti Baker and Michael Berg in t«p'li "i Heppner Those having a acheived the dean » h it are Steve Currla. Heppner Carla Mortar, tone and Annette Wllgers Heppner