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Around About
B y Justine Weatherford
Hy J u i l l n r H r a l h p r l o r d
Mayb« the end ot old 1985 will bring thr rnd of the prolonged ice age that
Eastern Oregon and Eastern Washington have had much too long Wow.
what big fuel bills some of us gained in November and December At least
the winter equinox is past, and we are into slightly shorter nights and
slightly longer daytimes even though the warm winds are mighty slow ui
finding Morrow County
Just a month ago folks were beginning to prepare for Christmas Many
helpful persons were working with the Heppner Neighborhood Center
getting boxes ready for the more needy families of this area Those in need
and some lonely older citizens are most fortunate that Cat Rrindle and her
faithful helpers and Christmas time volunteers so efficiently manage to
distribute the food and toys and various things donated by churches and
other organizations and by very generous individuals
Krvaods who helped regularly at the Neighborhood Center say that boxes
this year did not include much clothing as it is felt wiser to encourage
persons heeding clothing to come to the center to get what they need in the
right sizes There is a good supply of family clothing available and persons
to help give it out
The usual town tree and the bright strings of lights and various
decorations surely helped bring cheer during recent dark days Having
greetings from friends In each day’s mail also helped considerably
Those who have been surrounded by family members here or who have
been able to travel to visit children or parents elsewhere felt lucky that
highway traveling was somewhat easier than it had been during
Thanksgiving week It was air travel that became very difficult with so
many northwest airports fogged in We are so hopeful that soon every
traveler w ill have been able to return safely to a home port
Several local parties and holiday weddings created happy gatherings The
families along Little Butter Creek again were together for a most successful
annual Christmas party in the home of Marlene and Tom Currin and their
sona. Jeffrey and Kyan I hear that about 70 persona of all ages enjoyed that
joyous time with Santa Claus
Thinking back over (he year just ended it is easy to recall some sad day s
and some glad days
The sad times came when the community lost
members to the grim ripper Happy times that stand out were the fine,
sunshine filled St Patrick's weekend, the school graduations the Agust fair
and rodeo, then thr Artifactory and thr recent holidays
Although Heppner doesn’t change very rapidly, the Lions Club members
painter) the firehouse door a fine red the Chamber of Commerce and the
Darden (Tub placed planters downtown the Sweeneys provided sturdy
sidewalk benches, the ( II worker! at creating a mini park across from thr
Heppner Bowl, a new carwash and then a large new north -of town office
building were constructed
bn January 14 we w ill learn the names of the county's two first citizens of
1985, two adults who have given outstanding volunteer leadership and
inspiration, at the annual banquet of the Heppner Morrow County Cham tier
of Commerce Before and after that date the fine young athletes of the
county schools will keep busy providing excitement for many as they
contend with young persons from nearby schools for fame and glory
Recently we have been hearing lots otmut struggling farmers About I9HO
a (loldendale. WA. farmer added a different crop
He invented "The
Farming Dame'' as he rode his tractor He decided not to sell his idea, but
gained a copyright and is handling the distribution himself This interesting
game certainly demonstrates some of the problems that farmers come to
know so well. It should be most educational for any future farmers The
game is si ill selling very well in Kastrrn Washington, where I learned about
It
Its inventor and manufacturer is Deorge Rohrbacher. I* () Box 896.
Doldendale WA 98630 He made the Yakima Valley the setting for his farms
which may include fruit acreage, cattle operations, wheat and hay The
bank is a big feature of this make believe world which fits on a kitchen table
or card table and which is most appealing to adults and to young folks who
are able to read I understand that some county families especially in the
lone area, have been enjoying this game for several years
Best wishes for warmer weather soon and for a happy and healthful 1986
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Items In
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Beef nutri-facts now at the meat case
fowling News
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1 Irrrm b rr 21
W M l l oot
42 <22
BPUE
J A J ( «ramies
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Depot Nursery
XI
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10 <14
Kinzua
30 -34
Bark n Chips
26 -18
Country Rose
26 -38
Ray Boyce Ins
25>s -38>x
B A C Repair
Splits converted
Sandi Hanna
and Judy Barber 110. Marilyn
Childers 5-10. and Eva G riffith 5-7
B.P.O E were the winners of the
first half
High game Inetia Cantm 195
Alvina I'adberg 532
Dime a Dozen
December 29
No Four
N One
No Eight
No Seven
No Two
No Three
No Five
No Six
Splits converted
split. K Me Robert*
9 10. E Me Huberts
High game
E
Doherty 215
High series E
Doherty 560
High team game
High learn scries
Hon 1 list
42 22
37 27
36‘, 27>i
36-, 27'x
14 30
25 19
24 40
21 43
T Dreenup 5-7
4 5 7. J Tanory
3 10
Heath 227. B
Heath
550. B
No Four 7IU
No Four 2239
If tieef high in i holes)erol ’ H o w
many calories are in a tieef sirloin
steak ‘ And )usi how muc h fai is
therr in heel anyw ay' These are
juat a few of the questions meal
managers are bombarded with daily
a' the meal counter That s because
today s consumer is more concerned
about nutrition and health than ever
before
I ’n lil recently, nutrition
information has been available in
practically every area of the super
market except one - the meat
department
However consumers
will soon be able to have their
questions answered easily and
quickly A newly developed volun
tary nutrition information program,
calied Meat Nutri Facta, will soon
be installed by many Oregon meat
retailers, right at the meat case
The Meat Nutri Facts program
was dev eloped by the U S red meat
industry
the National Live Slock
and Meat Board, the American Meat
Institute and the Food Marketing
Institute
It provides consumers
with an easy to understand explana
turn of nutrition information on
cholesterol sodium and fat 'includ
mg saturated, monounsalurated and
poly unsaturated fat) as well as
calories, protein, vita m in s and
minerals of many meat cuts in the
meat rase This is done with the use
of a liar graph such as the aeeom
panying beef sirloin steak bar
graph It shows the consumer at a
glance how many nutrients are in a
single, three ounce serving of
cooked meat
The heart of the Meat Nutri Farts
program is the graph displaying the
new U S D A data This recently-
published data replaces the last
information gathered over 30 years
Agcommodity sales much same for 1986
There is neither good news nor bad
news (or the I'nited States economy
in 1986. and the same is basically
irue for Pacific Northwest ugricul
ture, according to 'he "1965 Pacific
Northwest A g ric u ltu ra l Situation
and Outlook report issued hy three
Pacific Northwest iniversities
Agricultural college faculty mem
Tiers at Oregon Stale th ive rsity.
University of Idaho and W ashington
State U n ive rsity authored the
report, which will tie available in
county offices of the Oregon Slate
I ’niversity Extension Service in
mid January
The farm sector faces a difficult
financial situation in 1986
the
report said
Prospects of higher
prices for farm products are not
bright in the coming months, and the
national farm debt continues to
grow "
On the bright side the index of
prices paid for production limes,
interest, taxes and wages decreased
almost 4 percent during 1965 the
first decline in decades No apprcci
able increase in farm imput prices is
expected in 1986
In the general economy the report
noted that in many ways. 1986
promises to lie a repeal of last year ’s
experience
slow paced economic
growth accompanied by relatively
stable prices and moderate unem
ploy men! Most economists ex (as I
the national economy to expand at a
growth rate of between 2 I and 2 7
percent There is the possibility of a
mild recession the first half of 1986
effectively causing zero growth (or
the year
The outlook for l* S agricultural
international trade in I9H6 remains
unchanged from last year Exports
should be in the $30-32 billion range,
down a bit from 1965 levels
Problems preventing growth in
l ' S a g ric u ltu ra l exports are
declines in total world food trade
the high value I ’ S dollar and more
competition in world food markets
causing the U S share of this trade
to shrink
The Outlook offers the following
overview of Pacific Northwest agri
culture
WHITE WHEAT Wheal produc
tion declined in 1965 due largely to
lower y ields Even so high carry
over slinks from 1984 65 will exert
downward pressure on white wheat
prices through the coming year In
addition, lower (literal farm pro
gram loan rates are expected to
lower the cash price for 1986 crop
wheal
FEED DRAINS Prices are ex
peeled to remain low because of
large l S feed grain supplies
Northwest barley production was
down 20 million bushels in 19H5
Corn production remained unchan
g til and oat production increased 22 j
percent
DRY PEAS AND LENTILS Dry
pea production declined in 1965 and
prices increased slightly This trend
will continue Lentil prices are up
(mouse of poor lentil crops in
Canada and Turkey
Continued p
ago when the beef animal was
considerably fa lte r
Selective
breeding and closer trim ming have
resulted in a leaner prm luil Better
testing techniques help confirm this
with scientific data
A nutrition
chart, which w ill be displayed at the
meat case explains the amount of
calories to ta l fat cholesterol
sodium protein iron. zinc, thiamin,
macin and B 12 in that single serv
mg
For example, broiled beef
sirloin has 8 3 grams of total fa t. 75
mg of cholesterol and 56 mg of
sodium
To put it in better prespective. a
graph accompanies the nutrition
information which shows how these
amounts compare with the total
amount of nutrients recommended
dally The total fat in the beef s
sirloin s three-ounce portion is 12
prreent of the total daily maximum
recom menda t ion the cholesterol
content is 25 percent of the daily
maximum and the sodium content
is just 2 percent of the daily maxi
mum This information is extreme
ly important for people on special
fat modified, calorie restricted, low
salt and other diets Hy looking at
these graphs consumers w ill be able
to find the red meat cut that can
meet their diet needs
Since the program is designed to
lie a long term consumer educa
tional program rather than a quick
fix promotion meat cutters across
the state are taking part in seminars
conducted by the Oregon Reef Coun
d l Thr seminars update the retail
ers in nutrient data and cooking
techniques adjusted to the leaner
beef animal
For those concerned about cal
ones, meal cuts "u n d e r 200
calories" will be indentified with a
sticker on the package Sirloin steak
is just one of 10 beef cuts it has 185
calories for a thru-once, cooked
serv ing Calories can be kept at a
minumum by selecting a sirloin
steak to prepare Beef Kabobs Orien
tal Any excess fat is trimmed off the
sirloin steak when it is cut into
culx's An oriental flavor is added to
the beef by marinating an hour
before placing the kabobs under the
broiler No extra fat or calories are
added to the entree during the
cooking process Serve the kabobs
over rice with fresh pineapple slices
and a cherry tomatoe garnish
Beff Kataihs < iriental
1 t i r r f 'o p sirlo in s te a k
<h ick 'a b o u t I '« lb s i
c u t I inch
2 tablespoons dry shrrry
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons water
I tablespoon ml
I clove garlic, minced
‘ i teaspoon iracked bla>k pepper
•« teaspoon sugar
Cut steak into sixteen I inch
cubes Combine sherry . soy sauce,
water, oil garlic pepper and sugar
dace beef cubes in plastic bag add
marinade, turning to coat Tie bag
securely and marinate in refriger
ator I hour Hour off marinade
Thrrad 4 steak cubes into each of
four 8 inch skewers Place kabobs
on rack in broiler pan so surface of
meat is 3 to 4 inches from heat Broil
15 to 20 minutes depending on
doneness desired (rare or medium)
turning occasionally
YTeld 4 servings
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