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Potion hemlock is a senous threat
to everyone in Morrow County
Curious children often put pieces of
the plant in their mouths Illness wxl
even death can result from eating
poiion hemlock. Even handling th
cpiant can make you sick because the
poison is absorbed through the skin
Poison hemlock is found
throughout central Morrow County
and is very common within the city
limits of Heppner. Lexington, and
lone The plant is most common
along creeks but can he found just
about anywhere The plant often
grows as a weed in home yards
Everyone in the area should know
how to recognize poison hemlock
All children should be taught to
recognize the plant and know its
dangers
Poison hemlock resembles wild
carrot The leaves are dark green
and the plant can be from one to 12
feet tall. The stem is smooth with
purple spots.
If you have some plants that you
think may be poison hemlock, con
M egan Healy (left) and paula Spicer Kuhn look for egg« during
tact the weed district supervisor
Saturday's annual Easter Egg hunt in Heppner. The girls
(676-5452) or the Oregon State
m om 's. Faith and Anne (rear) discuss the hunt.
University Extension office in Hepp-
r ner (676-9642) and we will help you
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Heppner
Moonlight Sale
Friday 7 — 9 p.m.
Export activity crop
outlook improved
This year s crop prospects look
significantly better than those of a
year ago. Morrow County Grain
Growers larrs Mills said last week
Stands of new grain are thicker and
about 2551 better than a year ago To
maintain quality though, they will
have to have rain sometime before
harvest, he said
Although the total number of acres
planted to crop is down this year
because of the Conservation Reserve
Program and set aside acres, he said,
the crop looks to he in good condi
tion which may bring supply and de
mand closer in balance
Currently the Grain Growers has
five million bushels of soft white
wheat stored in the county, he said
That's about the same as at the
beginning of last year's harvest Last
Tuesday's market pnee was about 35
cents above the price at the beginn
ing of harvest last year. That's
enough that we've seen a fairly
steady movement of grain all winter,
though not as dramatic as in some
areas The Grain Growers ships
wheat by rail and trucks to a barge
loading facility on the Columbia
River.
It appears that export activity is up
because of government export
enhancement programs and because
they are more aggressively trying to
move grain through export channels.
Mills said The de valued dollar also
makes the crop more attractive on
the world market
The August price for new crop
wheat is about six cents above
last year's, he said Crop carryover
at the beginning of harvest may be
smaller than last year, he said;
however, because export activity has
picked up. we can expect to see less
grain «orad on the ground at the end
of harvest even though the total crop
may equal or exceed last year's
Market Report
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Tuexdav, April 21
Soft White
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July
August
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May
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North Powder. Sawtooth Lumber
Co-M t Home. Idaho, and Harm
Pine-Pendleton.
Three individuals from the
Wertem Wood Products Association
of roniand preselected tne Ml noera*
to be graded
The winners of the class were all
employees of Kinzua's Heppner
plant In the certified division,first
place Mike Smith, second place.
Steve Lankford, and third place;
J D. Hudson Non-certifted first
place rarinner was Don Marvin
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The Morrow County School
tynard Monday night approved a
pilot wrestling program at Riverside
High School in Boardman. The pro
gram will not be included in the
district's budget for next year hut
^ ill be financed with money earned
by parent and student fundraisers
Cecelia Kinsey. Boardman, told
(he hoard that 43 students said they
would become involved in the pro
gram if it were offered at Riverside
Many had been part of a wrestling
program offered at Columbia Jr
High in Irrigon, she said and a full
team of wrestlers will leave the
junior high school this year, so there
should not be a lack of participants
The parents and wrestlers would
raise money to cover all costs for the
first season including uniforms,
gear, transportation to away mat
ches, and the coach's salary, she
said. RHS Principal Dan Daltoso
said in order for the team to compete
with other schools, the program
would have to he certified by the
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The board's approval required
funds be raised before the program
begins and at least 25 students
participation.
The board allowed a pilot tennis
program at lone High School in the
early 70s with similar funding ar
rangem ents, assistant school
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Norm a Pfoiffer shows jars of her fruit cake during a recent talk
to H eppner C ham ber of C om m erce At right is Fred Lundin who
arranged the guest speaker
importantly. has hern getting orders
"You won’t find us in Safeway."
says Norma She has concentrated
her sales in higher priced markets of
gourmet food stores, and gif) shops
‘We also sell to some corporations
which use them for Christmas
gift* "
The fruitcakes come packed in a
jar with a doth apron around the lid.
and are labeled with the "Grandma
Pfeiffer's" label
In addition to the five employees,
the company also uses local business
to print the labels, and she has hired
attorneys, accountants and uses ktcal
banks, pointing out the positive im
pact a cottage industry can have on
a community.
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"W e still don't mix our ingre
dients here though." says Norma
She said locally milled wheat from
the Pendleton Flour Mill is trucked
to Seattle, mixed and then shipped
back to Pendleton "II we could find
someone to mix it locally wc wmild
certainly talk to them ," she said
A little adv isc tor the potential en
trcprrneur who would like to start a
cottage industry
' If you arc going to start a cot
tage industry plan. plan, plan." she
says "Planning is more important
than money."
She also warns against growing
too fast '' Don't grow any faster than
you can control." she says
•heard a report from Superintcn
superintendent Chuck Starr said
dent
Doyle McCaslin on the pro
Marv Padherg. lone, told the
board that he was concerned about gress of the "net tax rate limitation
law " repeal in the Oregon
a proposed staff reduction (one full
time teacher) at lone schools Tak legislature
•approved sending a con
ing one teacher from the already
small staff will cut deeply into the gratulatory letter to Tim Beaty,
setene« teacher at RHS. who has
program, he said
We are looking at the possibility been selected to attend a tour week
of moving to a middle school con residence in science at Pacific Nor
cept at lone which would result in thwest la h in Richland during the
reducing one full time equivalent summer.
heard two groups have funned to
teacher, the assistant superintendent
said On paper, a preliminary look support the passage of the school
shows the strong possibility for more levy at the May 19 election
-canvassed election returns
efficient use of the high school
teachers No decision where to cut Dclcared Monte Evans and Kay Pro
that position has been made thaï I am ctor wnte-in w inners of Heppner ad
prepared to recommend. Starr cm visory committee positions
-scheduled interviews with three
phasized Heppner schixils are also
architects April 27 at the district of
looking at staff cuts, he said
All administrators are under board fice Board members selected the ar
direction to use space and personnel chitccts from proposals submitted by
to the best advantage, hoard member II architects.
-heard two teachers have rejected
Bill Doherty pointed out We need
to increase efficiency to survive lev contract renewal offers. The board
day’s economy. board member Bob accepted the rejections as
resignations
Mahoney said
•approved a resolution in support
In other business, the hoard
-approved a field trip request from of a teacher's application for renewal
Dick Allen on behalf of lone of a vocational, certificate
•approved a request lor a one year
graduating seniors The class plans
a trip to Disneyland Grad Night May maternity leave by RHS teacher
29-31 and will pay all expenses with Kathleen Danielson
approved a one year travel leave
money they have earned
for
Irrigon music teacher Jim
-heard the district's financial
Ackley
report,
^ ind prize eggs
Citizens who want to vote in the
May 19 election must be registered
by Apnl 28, according to Morrow
County elections officers
County
Clerk
Barbara
Bloodsworth reminded potential
voters they must comply with
O regon's 20-day registration
deadline Anyone 18 or older who
Many children participated at the
Faster egg hunt at lone last Saturday
Those who found silver and gold
eggs which the Faster Bunny hid
were awarded spec ial prizes Among
second and third graders. Linde
Minster found the gold egg.
Stephanie Haguewood found the
silver Kindergarten and first graders
locating the prize eggs were Joey
G rcisen gold
and
Rosann
Baker silver
Easter Parade
is not registered to vote, or any per
son who has moved or changed his
name since he last voted, needs to
register in the clerk’s office at the
Morrow County Courthouse.
Bloodsworth said
Two state measures will he dead
ed at the special election nuclear
waste disposal and a "Safety Net"
for school financing The Morrow
County School l^vy will also be
decides! by the May 19 ballot
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Both the driver and the owner of Vaught. 70. jlso of Hcrmiston and
a 1970 Ford Maverick were cite«' for the car's only passenger, were taken
Operation/Permitting the Operat on hy the Heppner ambulance to (kxxl
of an Unsafe Vehicle following a Shepherd Hospital in Hcrmiston
two-car head on crash Easter Both suffered broken ankles and
Sunday.
chest and head injuries hut were
The vehicles collided on a curve reported in satisfact«>ry condition
three miles north of l>exmgton on Monday. Martin said
Hwy 207 The Maverick was going
Ammon M iller, Union, a
South and apparently a problem with passenger in the Hacfer-dnven vehi
the steering prevented the driver. cle. was admitted It» Pioneer
18 year old Scott Hacfer. Union
Memorial Hospital in Heppner
from staying on the right side of the following she accident Monday
road. Oregn Stale Police trooper morning, he was transported via
Carl Marlin reported
Lifeguard with a possible back injury
A second car. a 1982 Pontiac, and chest pains. Martin said
dnven by Phyllis Marsh. 49. Hcr-
Hacfer ind two other passengers.
miston. was headed North when it Kenny Mitchell. 16. Unionand Beth
was hit by the Maverick, Martin Hcathcrly 16. Heppnet were treated
said Speed did not seem to he a fac
for minor cuts and bruises at Pioneer
tor in the 4 p m accident, he con Memorial Hosptial and released
tinued. the problem with the
No one was wearing a seat belt.
Maverick’s steering prevented its Martin said
driver from staying on the right sale
Owner of the 1970 Maverick is
of the road on that sharp curve
Chris Roe. Union
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Residents at Pioneer M em orial Hospital m ade bonnets and
participated in an Easter Parade for other residents and their
fam ilies last Friday afternoon. Awards for the prettiest hats
w ere presented to: first place-Jessie Furlong, second place
Eva Robinson, and third piace-H azel Scherzinger.
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Kinzua’s lumber graders finish first
Kinzua Corporation recently
hosted a Lumber Graders’ Class
which was held in the planer
building at the Kinzua Corporation
Heppner plant Thirty-three in
dividuals attended the class from
numerous sawmills, including
Louisiana Pacific Pilot Rock, and
Walla Walla. Washington. Peacock
Lumber Co -Alicel. Boise Cascade
Corp I a Grande. Fllingson Lumber
Co -Baker, Idaho Timber Corp-
North Powder. Crisstad Enterprises
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Pendleton entrepreneur finds
success with “ fruit cake in a jar”
Aa with many entrepreneurs Nor
ma Pfeiffer failed at business before
she succeeded.
And succeed she has. nufurtng a
gourmet fruitcake business she
started in her home, into a nation
wide distributor that this year ex
pects So ship over 10.000 cases of the
product, reaching virtually every
state in the country.
“ I failed at three differnt
businesses, hut I teamed from those
failures.'' say Pfeiffer, who livet in
Pendleton with her husband Carl
The couple starred "Grandma Pfeif
fer's Fruit and Nut Cakes in a Jar''
t the kitchen of their home, and the
rest, as they say. is history
The Pfeiffers now have five
employees, and use a warehouse in
which to make the fruitcake and keep
up with demand
“ I originally started out to make
a cookbook.' Norma told the Hrpp
ner Chamber of Commerce last
week during a program on her home
business "I gathered up all the fami
ly recipes, started putting them in
order, but I only got to the Cs for
canning "
She found a recipe for fruitcake,
and began baking it in the family kit
chen "Cart got pretty good at clean
ing ovens." she says with a smile
The next step for the Pfeiffers was
learning how to sell their product "I
called up one of the best people I
know on the subject." says Norma,
"a man in Lincoln City who sells
15.000 cases of mustard a month."
He told her to go to Seattle to a
gift show and display her fruitcake.
"From that show 1 took orders for
100 cases." she said
Coming back to Pendleton she
rented out the cannery building and
has gone to shows in New York. San
Francisco and other cities, and most
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