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The Heppner
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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'
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WEDNESDAY. JANUARY I. IM4
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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