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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1986)
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V\rdnesdn), \pril .Mi, IVHA Around About Hv k rrd I undin ( iMintv \ grnu llu ra l \grnl H i Juvlinr W r.lh rrfiird Although there are several espev lally prctt> times during cash year in the wonderfully diversified reaches t»f Morrow County, to me the weeks Irom mid April to mid Vtav are particularly losely because I am always so thrilled with the lilac blooms Mas ing a fragrant bloom ing lilac nearby is von of an inspiration to those of us vs ho don’t get our «seeding done earlier As uxm as sse get past these cold nights, vse can begin the busy rush of preparing our scgctable gardens and planting I have learned that when I have been too eager, the chill frost has made me have to re plant another case of "haste makes waste " My South Court St lower Gilmore Si part of town has sprung in to brighter times since a group of snowbirds has moved home again from winters in southern sunshine All of these lucky traveling homeowners arc now resettled for awhile, which makes me feel less lonesome The Wheat league travelers Don and Martha Peterson had an in (cresting recent lime in Washington. I) ( Don told the Chamber of Commerce about their experience riding the speedy me*or about the tremendous security measures in and near all the federal buildings He nude a few pertinent comments about political activities My April travels have taken me to Medford, via Salem and Cor vallis, for family visiting and an envious viewing of the gorgeous a/aleas and rhododendrons and other flowering shrubs I also made a quick trip to the Cheney . W ashington area with Nina Denton obser ving the flourishing green wheat fields as we traveled through eastern Washington Did you read the article in last week’s (■ I about the annual ex change of eighth graders which takes place between Hcppncr and Lynch Terrace Middle School * One youngster who visited in the cast Portland area stated that there is so much to do down there "There arc |ust the same old things to do here all the lime Alter school sports, there’s nothing to do here." Tough* Of course I’m terribly old. but I still find more things to do than I can handle well Folks who try to schedule events here have all kinds of problems settling on a "free’’ lime I wonder if the bored youngster who finds "nothing to do after whixil sports" has tried roller skating, bowling, golfing. 4 M activities, fishing, biking, volunteering in a community institution, or maybe sewing, reading, gardening, or do ing the family shopping and cooking ’ Besides luggling five dub meetings weekly, bi weekly and mon this . I have so enfoyed several delightful events recently Going to Irngon last Thursday lor the Annual Homemakers Day was most pleasing The program, demonstrations and great luncheon in the spacious, attractive, new. north counts Senior Citizens Building were rated "outstanding" by several long time County Homemakers I talk ed with The Fxtension Division leaders really organized things beautifully and the Irngon Boardman Seniors prepared and served a superior noon meal Several hundred lovers of music were treated to an old lashioned country music show April 2b, promoted by Chevrolet dealer Ron McDonald in St Patrick’s Catholic Parish Hall Along with expert fiddlers, guitar pickers and singers who came front distant points, four local performers sparkled Of cinirse. our talented Scotch friend. Ron McDonald, shown. Jim liases Sr . now of Hemuston, was a featured fiddler, lone music teacher Geneva Mathews wowed folks with her western singing and expert guitar play ing and our new Neighborhood Center Director, carefully gloved Pat Scott, bucked up the large, lively performing group all evening beating a "gut bucket " Several impressive community events are being planned for May and June The top Muy event, on Sunday. May 25 (the day before Memorial Day) will he the Morrow County picnic at the fairgrounds which will be managed by the Kilkenny clan This year's traditional reunion will feature several outstanding innovations planned by the descendants of Irish pioneer John Sheridan Kilkenny and his wives Rose Anne Curran and Lottie Russell Mike Kilkenny of Pendleton will be the master of ceremonies A really exciting happening known as Reno Night" is corning on Saturday evening June 21 This extraordinary fun night is being planned by the Heppner Booster Club of which Dick Devin is presi dent Ken Turner, who is working on publicity lor this tremendous everc says there has never been anything like it planned here Ken says that thousands of dollars in prizes will be given out You will hear more about this excitement soon, but be sure you’ve made marks on your calendars for May 25 and June 21 Before you plant a shade tree, think about bow big an area the tree will nerd to grow in Don't plant j tree under the power lines it you don't want to have to cut it back every year If you want the winter sun to shine in. don't plant an evergreen on the south lawn If you're worried ahoul snow litad breaking branches, and the branches breaking your house, plant a shade tree tar enough from your house to limit the problem Phc following arc some examples of deciduous shade Irecs which arc adapted to Morrow County fherc are many others besides these, hut space prevents me Irom listing them ail Trees 50 in 75 feet high Boxholdcr. Acer negundo thiviv a tree of no great distinction It belongs to the maple family. and can be used in difficult areas as a quick screen or shade tree Remove later in favor of slower growing trees Hot | Mr f ..r \>h Ir j\rJ Mjpl r Stiver Maple Maidenhair tree. Ginkgo hiloba Hus is a unique tree for mans reasons It is the sole remaining representative of a type of plant which was widespread in prehistoric times It is free of insect and disease posts It % quite variable as to struv ture Becomes very large with age I *** ê ¿ i ^ I O Trees 75 to 100 feet high Norway maple. Acer piatanoides This is a dense, round tree Different varieties may have different leal col ors. Irom light green to purplish red Whal will Smokey the Bear think when he learns the U S Forest Service purposely torched t o w acres of Colorado lim ber with napalm ’ Stay cool. Smokes An international wildlife m agazine re purls that is was a friendly fire, set to create grazing grounds for a herd of bighorn sheep F ire w ill become an increasingly common tool for renewing ages and disease ridden western forests M an's success in controlling natural fires has led lo the rise of tree parasites and dead lim ber that could fuel catastrophic wildfires Am erica is tha country w ith tha m ost phono graphs about 75 m illion Q U ALITY •LAC K A WHITS DEVELOPING mini PPIMTS j Chevron W e a ls o ta k e c o lo r film Scott s Photo Lab wholesale & Retail 511 N Evans Milton Freewater OR 97862 lone Topic Club Champagne Luncheon HU* 4 U ilnm Style Show of Wedding Gowns thru the Ages V ,*, pTN Saturday, Mav 10 American linden or basswood. Tilia americana This is one ol ms favorites Hardy, beautiful, but in tolerant of drs conditions Amcruin I uni. C iucili« I tUssssumJ -European Beech, Taguv cylvatica This is a good street and shade tree with some varieties hav ing purplish leaves Most arc dark green and lustrous London planetrec. Platanus accnfolia large, wide shade tree Bark is rough on trunk. smooth, creamy cola ored above 12:30 p .m . lone Legion Hall $ 4.50 Benefit for lone Public Library Ad Sponsored By Pettyjohn Oil Co MP- PAINTING SALE 1 O il b a t * p a m t i ca n b a ra m o v a d fr o m th a »km w ith p la n ) b a b y o il S a v e »200°° *2 9 9 ° ° L a b o r M o s t 2 B e d ro o m s Sale E n ds M a y 10 Chet's Home Garden Care 2 9 0 C hase St. P .O B o x 1 34 H eppner W e ’re changing... To meet y o u r printing' needs. NEW TYPESETTING SYSTEM •Our brand new computerized typesetting produces clean, straight typeset copy for your printing orders. • Your printing job is stored electronically for easy updates later. •Variety of typefaces and sizes to fit your particular printing job. 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McCormick said H ig h schools, the extension service, arti cles extension agents pul in new spa per« and 4 II all bring that know! edge which comes from research at the universities, to the public Threatening those program s she said, is the Heagan Administration budget proposal that cuts 5» percent from the entire Fxtension service What is more, the rem aining 41 percent is limited to soil and w ater conservation and farm profitability program s only Home economics, community development and 4-H program- would lose federal sup port, she said As a lobbyist when the Keagan proposal was first presented to Congress, McCormick said some senators and representatives, in eluding som e from Oregon, "didn I know much about the Extension Service Those who did support it a lot What I'm trying to e m p h a s re is that fainilv m anagem ent, nutrition and individual relationships a re es sential ” We still have a lot of leaching to do Vic's ^ Lexington Chevron P ER R O LL I - , <«/• , jc lo s»r Sn ie - s ★ Air Conditioning ★ Brakes ★ I *1.95 P rint* troni B L A C K A W H I T E N E G A T I V E S SIZES M ATTE 3V> 1 3V» GLOSSY EA or 3' » » 5 $ HonryliKusl. Glcditsia Triai anlfios plant one of the newer varieties (Moraine. Shadcmaster. Skyline Sunburst) These arc superior forms of the honey locust, without spine or truit and rapid growing Black walnut. Juglans nigra This is a robust tree with fine textured, dark green leaves (June large in at»»* % % On Saturday May IT. from S a m to S p m Standfirld high School will hr hosting the first annual Columbia Bavin Technology Fair The fair has been created in an effort lo provide all Colombia Basin senior high school students and teachers the opportunity to display their talents com pare skills swap ideas and gain exposure for their technology program s In addition lo displaying studenl projects num erous professional dis plav booth will be provided demon strating the latest technoiogv in industry and m anufacturing Fin ally technology films and a com puter program swap along with various mini sem inars will be \< hrd uled throughout 'he das providing a broad souri e of valuable lei hnnlogv and do it yourself information The fair will tie open to public viewing we J\ f i * -Green ash. vylvanica lanccolata this hardy shade tree is quite salt tolerant («rows in most soils with moderate moisture ftrd Ash or C ò rn i Ach Stay cool, Smokey Technology Fair 12 ( s o N on - P rint % tn r is 3 ’ I or 3' iv4 y* Fraxinus penn economics extension a re the issues im portant to fam ilies McCormick said Fam ilies need to know how to m anage their resources, including income and skills "Fam ily stability depends on aim- pie things, such as three m eals a day. cleanliness, staying in sc h o o l" she said "And m eals depend on Keep YÔürCoôÜ .This Summer Trees over 100 feet high Silver maple. Acer saccharinurn This tree is quite vigorous and very wmlcrhardy It has yellow fall c o lo r » . * Society’s problems need attention says university's extension program leader Keeping the family sound during tunes of economic hardship and reduced federal, state, and local budgets should be the mayor econ omics focus of the Cooperative Kxtension Service, says the new home economics program leader for the Oregon Stale I ’niversity E xtrn sion Service "Helping our clients see the mayor problem s of society must be our goal " said Naurtne K McCormick who recently joined the staff of OSU’a College of Home Economics as acting associate dean and acting program leader for home economics extension Her task will he to facilitate the flow of information from the college to county extension agents and to the public until a perm anent associate dean and program leader is sells teil McCormick cam e to Oregon Slate from Washington D C w here she spent six m onths as a volunteer lobbyist for the American Home Economics Association, a group of some M.orn individual m em bers She had taken early retirem ent from June IMS from another "OS U ," Ohio State I ’niverxily in Colum bus. w here she had been slate home economics extension leader for .11 years As a lobbyist. McCormick urged Congress to m aintain federal finan cing of home economics extension anil high school education pro gram s Without federal support, she said, local program s would be near ly non existent ' The issues im portant to home Stanfield to host County Agent’s Corner 147 W. Willow, X rin tin g Hefpner
