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, German man visits Buttercreek Ranch n r ' ç j p CF j t m : . , CFE J Ai . r, LI ; 0 K VOL 106 NO 31 ii 7 ^ 3 Wednesday, August 3, 1988 Heppner 25* 8 E M T ’s pass state exams Roland Hcsselhach was bom and raised in Unslaban. Germany eight miles from the East German Border Roland is 24 years old. has three brothers and two sisters, and is here visiting the Tom C u m n s for a month He will be in the United States for three months Roland first heard of the C um ns from a friend of his Axel Tmm- pheller, also of Germany, who liv ed with the Cumns for V months He decided he wanted to visit the United States a few years ago alter talking with Axel so here he came to the Curnn Ranch on Buttercreek This is his first trip out ol Germany. Roland lives on a beef cattle ranch His family raises beef and also the com which they are fed When served com at a family meal. Roland commented that "corn is food for cattle, n»*t people." but he says he likes it anyway While he has been here. Roland has bales! hay at the C urnn Ranch He also has had to repair some equipment Tom Curnn says "h e is a gixxl mechanic " Roland drove combine on the Terry Simpson ranch in Pendleton during wheat harvest He got to help repair some broken down equipment there alto Such is the life of a farmer. Roland has done some western nding here He says that in Germany they rule English He "likes thé western saddle much better." he says. last week end he was able to at tend Chief Joseph Days Rodeo and go to Wallowa Lake This was the first rodeo he had ever seen He compares the Wallowa mountains to the Austrian Alps He thinks they arc very beautiful Of the rodeo. Roland says it is ma anything like he thought In Germany, (hey believe our rodeos are very cruel He found this was not so When asked what he expected when he came to the U S and whether it was as he thought, he replied that they do not learn spec ifically about us or our country Whatever he knew before he came. • . * — » » #• ■ * ' * '. • »■ * ' * i,. * V V • • , < Roland Hesselbach (Center) stands beside his "adopted" brothers, Jeffrey Currin (L) and Ryan Curnn (R) Rolar.d is from Germany and staying with the Currins on their ranch on Buttercreek. he learned by reading or hearing it from someone else Germans are re quired to take six years of English Until he got here. Roland had not spoken English for eight years He is now finally getting to feel more comfortable with the language In Germany, children finish high school. apprentice for three years after high schix>l the job they will do, actually do the job tor (wo more years and then attend a technical school for two years, which in Roland s case was an agricultural college Also. German men arc re quired to serve in the German Ar my for 14 months For a man his age, he has done considerable amount He. however, does not think so Roland was awed by the size of our country " fhe land is very big, the ranches arc very large and it is a big country." he says Oregon has no borders as they do in Germany , and is as large as the country of Germany He likes every kind of fixxl "It is different from German, but good " In Germany there are a lot of people that cat just vegetables, but Roland likes his meal He cals beef, as he raises beef cattle, but pork is the main meat dish there After leaving Heppner, Roland will travel to Patcluma. Ca to visit Ursula Dtcakoss for three weeks She ow ns a horse ranch there and he knows her as she previously bought horses from the horse ranch where he worked in Germany Alter that, his brother will join him and they plan to tour the U S. before returning hi*mc A week after getting hour, Roland will go to Tan zania, Africa for two months to observe an agricultural situation and help with it Roland's observations o f the peo ple here are that they are "very nice " He thinks we have more time to spend visiting the neighbors In Germany it is "work, work, work," with no time for neighbors In v isiting w ith him, the reason for not v isiting is that the weather doe* not permit it The crop* have to be put up when the weather is gixxl They do get to make up their visiting in the winter Don’t forget 8-8-88 at 8 That's right Monday. August 8. at 8 p m is the day 4 H members, leaders and parents will mil up their sleeves to get the 4 H annex ready for 1988's "Trail Days and Coun try W ays". Be prepared to push. shove, naive, hammer and create an atmosphere where lair visitors can relax, watch 4 H contests, view the many exhibits by 4 H'ers and just enjoy the good old country 4 H atmosphere Taylor Is new loan officer at 1st Interstate Chuck Taylor is the new face you will sec at First Interstate Bank Chuck moved to Heppner from Burns where he was also with First Interstate He has been with the bank for 10 years and will be serving in the capacity of Commercial Loan Officer Chuck and his wife Linda have four children His oldest son just graduated from the A irforce Academy and they were pleased at being able to attend his graduation His eldest daughter is a student at an all women's college. Cottey College in Missouri His next son is going into the Navy in January And his youngest daughter will be attending school in Heppner as a seventh grader. Chuck is an outdoor person, cn joying hunting, golf, bowling and fishing He has refereed for several years and continues to referee basketball He is not a stranger to this area, as he lived in Stanfield and taught school for three years in Echo, refereeing in this area His wife, Linda, is a book- keeper office manager and enjoys golf, bowling and fishing She alvi has refereed the last two years in Bums The whole family took up snow skiing last year and thoroughly enjoy it, often getting up at 2 a m and driving to a ski area and return mg late at night employees, and ambulance drivers which is especially effective for this area In the case of a large disaster, these people will be called to assist with (he situation Pioneer Memorial Hospital is in need o f volunteer am bulance drivers Anyone that is interested is asked to contact the hospital Landfill to close Aug. 8 The Heppner city landfill will close on August 8. and could remain closed for about a month, according to Heppner Mayor Cara Costa City voters recently approved an S8b,000 tax levy to keep the landfill open, however, a back log of work at the Department of Environmental Duality has prevented approval of the city's request to expand the dump "It was a matter of timing," Costa said Apparently DEQ has been unable to approve the city’s request to dig another trench for disposal of garbage, and the other trenches arc full Heppner Garbage Disposal owner Cliff Green, who's company handles disposal for the city, said he would have to begin hauling garbage to the Hcmuslon landfill once per day. and this could cause some juggling of schedules as to when trash cans will be picked up Green said extra pickups of trash would also be limited Man uninjured in truck accident Chuck Taylor Chuck says he is looking forward to living in Heppner He "likes a smaller, rural community and the central location o f Heppner " His family has not moved here as of yet They arc looking for a house to rent Dave Hampton, whose place Chuck took, has moved to Astoria where he is Assistant Manager at First Interstate His wife, Phyllis is working in Seaside at a medical clinic A loaded logging truck overturn ed Monday. August I at about V M) a m two miles south of Hardman, spilling the logs over an embankment The truck is owned and driven by Rodney Brill. 4V. Pilot Rock Mr Britt was uninjured in the accident according to Roy Drago. Morrow County Sheriff He was trapped in the vehicle ap proximatcly 40 minutes The Jaws of life was called to extract Mr Britt from the truck, but before it arriv cd. several truck drivers that came upon the accident had used a come along to release him from the cab USDA extends CRP 7th signup The U S D epartm ent o f Agriculture has extended the seventh signup tor the 10-ycar Conservation Reserve 1’rogram (CRP) (hrtxigh August J| The signup began July 18 and was scheduled originally to end August 5. Acreage designated as Acreage Conservation Reserve and Conser vat ton use lor the IV88 program year is rx»t eligible for entry into the CRP for 1^88, he said Neppl said the total CRP contracts from the first six signups have Robinson Not shown are Jim Boor and Nelden Cox The bears they are holding were purchased from the Robbie Briggs Memorial Fund and are to be carried in the ambulance for small patients through March of this year They are mm qualified for basic life support These people volunteer their tunc The EMT I s from Lexington and lone have formed quick response teams The on-duty nurse calls the EMT and they beat the ambulance to the scene and stabilize the situa lion Some of the EMT's are hospital From left to right Chris DeSpain Bob DeSpain, behind. Ron Bowman. Aloha DeSpain, Mike Bunch and Tracie Bunch with daughter Audra in front of them Mike and Tracie took over Heppner Auto Parts on August 1 Heppner Auto Parts has new owners As of August I , Mike and Tracie Bunch have assumed owner ship of the business Dacie will be doing the bookkeeping tor the business Mike is not new to the parts business as he worked tor Heppner Auto Parts for I 'b years before giv ing into the farming business He also has worked tor Padbcrg Machinery. Morrow County Grain Growers and Kinzua Corporation Mike is a Hcppncrite He attenti cd schools in Heppner and is mar ned to Trac ie (Norenel They have a daughter, Audra, 7 years, who will be in the second grade this tall Ibcy will be changing their hours to some extent, but things will he staying pretty much the way they have been in the past Ron Bow nun w ill continue with them in the same capacity as before Chris DeSpain will continue to be in the same location as before with his business Heppner Cylinder l lead The new hours will be 8 a m 5 JO p m Monday through Friday, anil 8 a in .-3 p m Saturday, only through August Stop by ami see Mike and fran c 4-H Horse show kicks off fair fhe Morrow County 4 H Horse Show will begin the Morrow Coun ty Fair that covers two weekends of horse shows anil a week of lair amt rodeo events Since the horse show is earlier than the rest of the lair we sometimes torget how hard these 4 Hers work to get their horses ready for show If you would like to watch our young horse people from all over » - 1 • * . • « l'' .» > • i v • • » r • * ; * •« '. Morrow County , please come down to the lair gnxindson August 7 troni 4 a m until its finishes! Some of the classes are Showmanship. 4 H I rail Class. 4 H Bareback Equitation. 4 H Western Equitation. 4 H Colt Ground I rain ing. 4 H English Equitation. 4 H Hum Seat. Equitation over Fences. Advanced Equitation As voti can sec it should be a lull day *é , \ r • -/ * - * K V • w - .;, , , • * • - * • ;■ i A*-*»' «* y. . ^4«. i ' '3 •'-.i'v - ' ' *x • « „ J. *'»• V i O . * - -.c enrolled more than 25.3 million acres The USDA goal is to bring 40 45 milIIion acres into the pnv- gram by the end of 1990 Under this conservation pmgram. pnxlucers receive annual payments to keep highly crodiblc land out of pnxluction and planted with a pro tective cover which can include trees In addition to the annual ren tal payments, CRP participants also receive up to 50 percent of the cost of establishing the vegetative cover. Filter strips, cropland areas hb W feet wide with a permanent cover, next to streams, lakes and estuaries, will be eligible for CRP in the seventh signup even if the cropland does not meet the soil erosion criteria Neppl said This provision was introduced in the sixth signup last February to permit farmers to use CRP enrollment as a coal- effective option to control nonpoint source pollution empty ing into water resources Pnxlucers interested in enrolling their cropland in CRP should con tact the Morrow County ASCS office Market Report ( jt **• County Q '* '' M onday, Aug. I Soft While .l-V Aug *4 in ‘4 17 Sept Jan *4 18/»4 20 ‘4 2V Barley Aug Sept PIK » HOT »HIT 102» ! WHEN YOUR 0 LD CAR GIVES UP See Us For Lowest Rates in Town DANK of NEW VyËastem AUTO Arlington • Heppner • lone «/ ' Yoio V/ort.-v Hclpinfi Your Neighbor*" m MBt« r di C 1 LOANS r .• * • ' * * • • v Bunch's assume ownership of Heppner Auto Parts Nine F.MT’s have passed their state exams and are mm qualified as F.MT Vs. Under the supervision of Carl Lauritsen. leather, Steve Lankford, Rust> Estes. Glen Anderson. Charlie Sumner, Jim Boor, Ella Mae Green, Delia Robinson, Linda Dunaway, and Nelden Cox have completed over IftO hours from October » • , ' The new class of EMT's that recently pass ed their state exams are from left to right Carl Lauritsen, instructor, Steve Lankford, Charlie Sumner, Glen Anderson, Ella Mae Florea, Linda Dunaway, Rusty Estes and Delta * - a.**« a • s ', « «•
