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TW O-TW« H t f f w r ( , i m u n » N »17 a . i mm y. J. Orrgaa. Wi H r y fw New Year’s Baby arrives Beef giveaway begins Feb. 1 1 « Vv Josefina ond Victor londeros with baby Jessica Jeaaica le n d e r * » has won gifta donated by local ifrr c h a n li to the firat baby born at Pioneer Memorial Hospital during 1966 Jessica was born at I SI a m January IS to Jotefm a and Victor 1-andero» of Boardman She weigh ed 7 lb» I ' y o z and was JO'i me he» long She 11 the c o u p le t fir il baby A i the "N e w Y e a r " baby. Jessica will receive a gift certificate from Murray 's D ru g 'a 110 gift certificate from Central Market, a SS gift certificate from Case Furniture. tIO cash from Kay Boyce Insurance, an appropriate gift from Heppner Auto I ’arts. a SS gift certificate from Pettyy>hn Builder» Suppl) . a $lo gilt certificate from Morrow County (¡rain (¡row ers, a SS gift certificate from Lexington Lumber Yard, a case of baby food from Court St M arket. a SS gift certificate from the K 4 W Drive In. an engraved baby cup Iro n IVterson's Jewelers, and a SS gift certificate from the Shoe Box Weather postpones 12^ Night ceremony The January meeting of lone (¡arden Club convened at the home of Kenneth and la-ila Palm er with Joyce Buchanan serving as co host ess At the business meeting, president liOrrame laidd presented an altern;i tive to the customary ceremonial burning of the holiday greens, which has been one of the club's projects for many years It was started for the purpose of keeping the discarded Christmas trees from contributing to the litter problem, as well as to end the holiday season on a joyous note, carols being sung and refresh ments being enjoyed as the pile of holiday greenery burns This vear's scheduled ceremony was postponed due to the slippery footing, although the greens had been collected at the usual Kietman lot site Mrs l « d d contacted Chris Karas, park ranger at The Dalles Dam in answer to a request in the “ East Oregonian” for trees to be used as animal shelters at the wildlife refuge near Irrigon Hecuaae they already had enough PAIN T D O IT Yourself Interior, Exterior Special Applications Brushes, Rollers & Other Applicators W e can help you C o a s t to C o a s t trees, the tree burning wa* retched uled for Monday. Jan 13 The program (or the day by Kuth McCabe »parked a lively discussion of edible wild berries and ways lo use them She served samples of huckleberry and blackberry jams on warm biscuits Among the edible wild berries mentioned were blur elderberries i red one» not recommended '. choke c h e rrte *. xalal. s e r v ic e b erries, Oregon grape, thimble berries, sal mon berries and even sumac ber ries I* was noted that some wild berris are poisonous and others not ■I all palatable Mrs McCabe showed u pamphlet from the Kxten sion office listing these and alio containing recipes for using the edible ones. On the poisonous list were Western y ew , nightsh ade, h o lly, false Solomon's seal On the not recommended list are asparagus lily-of the valley, honey sucklr. Dalmation toadflax and others Counseling service opens Umatilla Co. office Consumer Credit Counseling Ser vice of Cmatilla County, a non profit community service, has opened Its office lo serve the people of Eastern Oregon Individuals needing this service may call 276 3*56 day or night PARTS VALUE OF THE MONTH THE SALE OF SALES L e t Schwab T ir e C e n te r« in Oregon Washington and Idaho will be celebrating their 22nd Annual Free Beef (¡iv e Away February I 28 For the past 22 year* the company has been giving away free beef certificate» with the purchase of new and retread passenger and pick up tirea This year 17 SO worth of free beef will be given with the purchase of two new passenger or pick up tires or (our Les Schwab passenger or pick-up tires IIS in free beef will be given to customers buying a new set of four passenger or pick-up tirea Throughout the Northwest the T ire Centers will be giving each customer the actual freshly wrap ped free heel at the stores promoting the theme. 'You re Not Just Coming Home With New Tires - Y ou’re Coming Home With Dinner " Free beef will be promoted on television, radio, and in newspapers as well as local cook-offs and demonstrations with the Cow Belles at all Les Schwab Tire Centers Mr Schwab stated, "It's our way of beefing up the tire business in Dept, of Ag announces new conservation reserve program M u lts r j of Agriculture John Block racanUy aald farm ers may begin in aarly March to volunteer highly erodlble cropland lor entry into the ConaervaUon Reserve Program , a provision of th Food Security Act of m Highly erodlble land that enters the Conservation Reserve Program will be Ineligible for farming lor 10 jraars and must instead be planted with permanant vegetative cover "T h e Conservation Reserve is one of the most Important provisions of the IMS farm bill, said Block "The program will go a long way toward conserving Am erica's eroding farm land for the future " Up to <5 million acres may be enrolled in the reserve during the five-year period 2wni through two The yearly program acreage goals are at least five million for the 2986 crop year, 10 million or more each year IW7 through 1989. and fi\ * million or more for 1990. according to Block Program participants will receive annual rental payments, the am ounts depending on the bids per acre and the number of acres under the 10 year contracts Participants also will receive 50 percent of eligible coats of establishing trees or grass on the acreage placed in the reserve Rental payments will compensate farmers for retiring highly erodlble cropland from crop production The conservation payments will partly reimburse farm ers for one half the one time costa of establighing vege tative cover Rental payments will be made annually as soon as practicable after October I of each calendar year Coat-sharing payments will be made as soon as possible after individual participants report their conserv ation treatments are in place The total amount of rental pay- mants for any fiscal year may not exceed (SO 000 or its equivalent, if in kind payments are made There is no payment limit on cost sharing (or cover establishment "F arm ers who decide to return land to production during the 10-year contract must repay the govern ment, with Interest, all of its costs for annual rental and for establish tng co v e r." said Rolck "In the event of national need, however, the Sec retary of Agriculture may declare that any farm er who wants to return theland to production may do so without penalty " The sign up dates for the Conserv ation Reserve Program are ex oected to be announced soon Farm ers interested in participating Front End Alignment What <k> you »s o t to s flMar1 QusMty7 There • none better then a genom e replacem ent titter (Je arg ned sp e cifica lly tor your m odal tractor or im plem ent A p p lic a t»onT W e have a M l Hoe of fitters tor C a t e tractors international tractors a n d impla m a n ís a n d aN C a s a international equipm ent And « * have Fteetgoard Atters lor your c a rs a nd trucks a n d a ny other farm equipm ent ^ t c e ‘> You c a n i beat u s d uring our Filter f eetrvai Coma m a n d save up Io K A B oft regular J I C a s e s u g g e ste d list prices Prfcet Good Thrg Februory 15. 1986 FILTER FESTIVAL! waàk 1 M I7 1 1 $un. 26 W ed. 29 T u o t, 2 S Sup er Bow l B in go we’re closed ^ — r"' Sn a ck s £ i : ' • ■ ' *• Country Club sets annual meeting Willow Creek Country (Tub will hold ita Annual Meeting at the conference room of Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative at 7 30 p m on Thursday. Feb 6 A carnival is coming to Heppner The Heppner Parent i (Tub is spon soring s carnival Friday. Feb 21 from 7-* p m at the Heppner Ele m en tary School m ulti purpose C ards - £ M r »a An organizational meeting will be held Thursday, Jan 30 at 7 30 p m at the grade school For more information contact Marcia Kemp. Joan Records. April Sykes, or La lia r Kindle Panel discusses opportunities for women in Morrow County The American Association of Un iversity Women will hear a panel presentalion on "T h e future for Young Women in Morrow C ounty." Monday. January 27 at 6 p m Some of the panelists will he Liz Curtis who will speak from a coun selor's point of view about what job opportunities young women are seeking Julie Reynolds will talk about the fem ale athlete. Nancy I^nkford will address the forestry vocation and give tips on how to gel to the top Cara Costa will outline local political opportunities The presentation is open to the public An A A ( ' W business meeting will precede the presentation at 7 30 Members need to bring their Artifactory reports Merchants Committee to meet Friday The Heppner Merchants Commit tee will meet at noon Friday. Jan 24 at Kate's Pizza and Pastry for a no host luncheon and discussion of plans for Heppner's St Patrick s Day celebration Everyone is invit ed to attend the meeting to help plan the festivities Newly installed president of the Merchants. David Sykes, says that merchants will also go over their plans (or activities in the coming year Preparations underway for St. Pat’s Day The St Patrick's Day com mittee will meet Monday. Jan 27 at noon at the Wagon Wheel Cafe banquet room People who may be interest ed in helping are urged to attend Any donations to this event may be sent lo Diana Ball. Box 727,- Heppner. OR 97836 Creative Arts <$ Crafts to meet Jan. 27 Morrow County Creative Arta & (Yalta will hold a January meeting i t I p m Monday. Jan 27. in the reading room at Heppner Public Library no «h o in response to a traffic ticket The new law requires courts to send DMV to notices for failure to appear DMV then takes the appropriate action, depending on whether the driver has failed to appear previou sly For m ajor offenses, however, the action will remain the same as now -driver license suspension The (arm prorate law This allows a farm er already qualified for farm plates in Oregon to choose to prorate the registration so that the farm vehicle can be driven in other jurisdictions, especially Call (ornia, without the need to get trip permit* (California's entry into the International Registration Plan pre cipitated the need for this legislation since the IR P does not recognize farm plated vehicles i Farm ers who choose to prorate will need to pay lees based on the loaded rather than the unloaded weight and the registration will lie (or calendar year Also scheduled lo take effect next month are most of the fee changes approved by the legislatu re After January I, a driver license or ID card replacement will coat $8 $2 less than it does now The cost for a replacement instruction permit also will be $8 »5 more than at present An onginal ID card will coat $12 12 more than the current fee The driser license reinstatement will be $44 and the occupational or proha tionary application lee $38 Both of these figures are increases over the currenty charges In addition, it will cost $10 each year lo renew a probationary license tin the vehicle side, a duplicate registration card, issued when an owner loses a registration card or it 1 » mutilated or destroyed, will be $5 a replacement plate or sticker. $11. not including the plate manufactur ing lee a VIN inspection. $3. and a plate transfer, $6 Businesses lice nsed by DMV. including all vehicle dealers, also will pay higher lees beginning next year Another change also will take effect January I that did not require new legislation, only approval of DMV » 1985 87 budget It will mean that drivers 50 and over who are scheduled to renew at a DM V field office will be given the standard A Block Home meeting Is sched uled for Thursday, Jan 30. at 7 30 p m at the Neighborhood Center W eek Those attending need to bring a sack lunch The program will be a film on Vincent VanClogh Fri. 31 T h urs. 3 0 Ladies W e lc o m e Batteries Automotive, Tractor, Truck, R.V. TS-1000 M.C.G.G. 989 8221 Yes, w e o ile r tile in su ra n ce as w ell as o u r fam o u s auto in su ra n ce W e e ve n p io n e e re d cost saving N o n - S m o k e r life and n o w rank in the lo p 107. o l lile c o m - p a nies f a r m e r s c a n a ls o s e r v e yoor lire, larm. ro m m rm a l. true k and boat ne ed s C a l l m e t o d a y a n d ge t a iq u a in le d with farm e rs last, lair, friendly service S o l. 1 In H «p p n «r B yv 6 7 6 -5 6 1 8 hkrv 676 9M 9 D in n e r Lodge M u sic BY Dick t Du* vision »r r eon tng test as psrf of the renewal process Vision screening will be done once every eight years since Oregon drivers need to renew in person on an eight year basis An arm y of other changes will be inplemented with the new code, but most will not have m ajor impact on division procedures or most high way users and motorists Yet to come, however, is the m ajor driver related program improvement of the 1985 session-classified driver licenses That law will take effect October I next year and put Oregon in step with most other states in testing drivers in the types of vehicles they plan to drive Bob Ployhar Insurance C h in e se N o o d le s ■ # v m The meeting will include discus sion of the budget and plans for up coming events All members are encouraged to attend Parents Club sponsors carnival Block Home meeting slated Permanent Vacation Fun M o n , 27 Oregon will have a new vehicle code January I and with it will come many new laws, approved by the 1983 legislatu re, which change that code A Motor Vehicles Division news -release lists the following laws which take effect January 1 The odometer tampering and re porting law It requires owners to report odometer readings and rela ted information when motor vehicles registrations are renewed and when a tllle is transferred to a new owner It also creates several new criminal offenses for tampering with odo meters, rem oving repair notices, or providing false odometer informs tion to the Motor Vehicles Division on odometer readings An all terrain vehicle law It requires owners of ATVs to title and register the units whether they are used on private or public lands It also establishes a safety education program for young operators and require ATV operators lo have either a driver license or an ATV opeartor permit, or at least be accompanied by someone who has an ATV perm il or driver license The lale penally transfer fee This new law will require DMV lo impose a penalty fee if owners do not transfer titles within the 30 days required hy law It will add a f 25 fee if the transfer occurs alter the 30(h day and a $50 penalty lee if the transfer occurs more than 60 days after the purchase date The "coercive procedures" law Actually, there are two laws -one to allow DMV to enter into agreement with other states lo deny license renewal, cancel or suspend drivers who (ail to respond to traffic tickets issued while driving in another state, and the other to authorize DMV lo refuse to renew, cancel or suspend a driver lor non appearance on traffic tickets issued in Oregon to Oregon drivers Currently. DMV is requnred to suspend if a court sends a notice that a driver has been a OFFICE CLOSED FEB. 15 * AUTOMOTIVE * CHEMICAL * MACHINERY Community Calendar Oregon gets new vehicle code Or. E.K. SchaffItz 1 * 0 0 « 3 2 7 3 *6 E lk s In the program should contact their local office of USDA's Agricultural S tab ilizatio n and C onservation Service Bolci said other USDA agencies slso will administer the program Technicians from USDA's Soil Con servation Service will help farmers determine if their land is elegible the Extension Service will lead public information and education efforts, and the Forest Service will coordinate and provide technical assistance for tree planting State and local agencies also will lend assistance, he said State fo r estry agencies will help prepare and approve tree planting plans State wildlife agency representatives will serve on the conservation review groups to recommend and assist in determining the cover practice spe ctflcationa necessary for wildlife enhancement Stale conservation agencies will recommend and assist with erosion control requirements Local conservation districts will approve all plans Notice .[ m o r r o w c o u n t y GRAIN GROWERS M io n » February and at the same time supporting our Northwest beef in dustry Many of my first customers • ere farm ers and ranchers In fact, their loyalty over the years helped our growth and our free beef promo tion was our way of saying thanks It's been a good deal for all of our customers We don t raise our prices to cover the cost, it's a bonafide savings Many of our customers wait until February to buy their tires just to gel the tree beet We gave away 1172.IIS in free beef last year and we expect that figure to reach $2(J0 ooo this year " l-es Schwab T ire Centers was started in 1952 by Les Schwab in Prm eville The first store was a dirt floor O K Tire Shop specializing in retreading Today the company operates the renters from its Brine ville Distribution Center with a complete supermarket selection of tires, wheels and batteries along with complete alignment, brakes an shocks service barked with warran ties in writing honored at any of its 160 locations * M u sic Dick t Du* D a n c in g D in n er •Y M u sic Dick t 0i»« D a n cin g f *m»rs N r« World LiW h v r « r Co Mrtcer island WA
