Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current, November 12, 1986, Image 13

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Newspaper Page TextN\W l> \n n iitfl Hemlock control spraying coop effort in Heppner N m rm h rr 12. IVHfi. W e con H andle Y our S praying Needs * Spraying ★ Fertilizing it Seeding * D usting S e it z - C t u r i t i A v i a t i i Rt 2 Box 2235 Heppner 989 8477 Vie insure the world's riskiest business. In IHVH. » r t la r t n l »Hit huMmrM h i i m u r i n i tosai fa rm rrs « m u n ii o u r h o m c to w n o f k ( l u n u l a * , V\ a\hiiiK(«Hi N o * * r ' r r tirlpidK tarm erà and n m h r n all » m Ihc P a it f U N u r t h a n l m ake I h r i r h u u n n i a IH tir va ir » Scr u% fot a f r r r t|uo(r « h i • l a i m o » n m P«dk » that p o o k l n full t r p la « r m r n t u n t fot i(K it h o m r ih rnohilc hom c. a« «•HI a« a u tom a !* IlahrlMr c o m a g r fui «iH ir vno w n kd nlr and i ertili Volunteer c m * g e ls equipment ready lor spraying K i i m m i Hemlock along Will«** Creek in«idc Heppner ci ly lim its The project was a cooperative ellort between Jim VjnWmklc. Morn*» Counts Weed Control Supervivir and the Heppner city maintenance cress lardi M u tu a l of The extremely dangerous poivin hemlock has been sprayed along the hanksot Willow Creek within the ci ty lim its o f Heppner Fhe combined effort between the city and Jim Van W inkle. Morrow County Weed Supersivir was aimed at eradicating the noxious weed because it is fatal both to people and livestock A ll parts o f the plant are potvinous It grows like a w ild car rot and ranges from 4 to 10 feet tall The stem is generally stout, erect, hollow, rigid and with purple streaks or blotches and the flowers are small, white ami look like umbrellas Poison Hemlock has been lound mil only along W illow Creek but in pastures and altalfa fields, on road sides, idle fields, and even in home yards « Jim VanW inkle, along with city forenun Dave Winters sprayed the weed on portions o f W illow Creek in A pril Mayor Cara Costa praised the operation as a |oint effort between the two parties W e didn't have the money in the budget to hire spray ing done and Jim V anW inkle donated his time and provided the equipm ent." staled Costa It cost the city S4H to buy the chemicals, 2-41) and Hansel, used on the weed V anW inkle and W inters, armed w ith backpack sprayers, sprayed Ml gallons in three ami one ball hours "C ity residents a lvi have taken an enterest in eliminating the weed and have called me to inquire what kind o f chemicals to spray. " VanWinkle said Scott M adivtn. member o f the weed ad siviry N u rd and a director o f Morrow Soil ami Water district a lv i praised live project saying. "Jim is available to the public to help iden tify and nuke recommendations on weed problems, and earlier this year Jim worked with the city ot Irrigon H n u n x L iw r Murrt« Un» W «W Unut«w t to spray thistles " VanWinkle suggested that the si ty o f Heppner could a lv i develop their own weed program " lo r a very snull amount ot monrv . (he ci ty could invest in a haskpask sprayer and chem icals," he said 187 N Main Heppner. Oregon VanMarter and Kahl Insurance j A i TURNER L Í A ' i - U N MARTER . ... SJMI33 l « V « r n i» H o w ifd Bry#nt J f & BRYANT Roö«ft K*hi IN S U R A N C E Marianne Kahl Y a n A rs d a le STOCK PONDS SILT DAMS ROCKING DIVERSION DITCHES LAND LEVELING ROAD CONSTRUCTION (drainage is our specialty) N A P A HAS EVERTHING THE FARMER NEEDS EXCEPT RAIN1 farm Equipmarn Baartnga FREE ESTIMATES & RECOMMENDATIONS 2 D8s with Ripper 2 D6s 2 Graders 2-621 Carryall (scraper) 5 Dump Trucks 966 Front End Loader Shop: 676-5083 Office: 989-8549 "W e take farming senousty” Heppner Auto PartH 148 E Center Si 676-9123 ?