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These 4-H members attend Brooks Leadership camp for 8th through 12th grades. The focus
of the camp was teaching others
Bixxvks Camp is a leadership
retreat h>r 4 H members 8th through
12th grade Morrow County sent 12
4-H'crs to Brooks which had 48
youth representing seven counties
Morrow, Wheeler, Gilliam. Sher
VOL 107 NO, 1 » _______ Wedaewtoy, April 1», M 9 __________
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10 P a g e s
Senior Citizens Auction coming April 29
man, Hood River, Wasco and
Klickitat. WA
Kelly Mclziughlin and Bonn IVar
von were members o f the planning
committee Due to the input of Kcl
ly. Bonn and youth from other coun
tics, the focus of camp was teaching
others Some of the topics covered
at camp wca- Developmental Stages
and Learning Styles, learning How
To Teach. Camp Counselor Train
ing. Teen Stress Management,
Crafts and Outdoor Cookery
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Date set for 2nd Currin Invitational
April 30 is the date set for the sc
cond annual Currin Invitational Calf
Roping ami Steer Wrestling to be
held at the M orrow C ounty
Fairgrounds A WPRA barrel race,
along with a M oitow Umatilla coun
ty businessman s cow milking will
also be held (H er 75 lop cowboys
and cowgirls will compete for over
$8 .(XX) in prize money
Buckles made by Kenny Hansen
of The Dalles will be given to the
average winners of the calf roping
and steer w restling The calf roping
buckle was donated by the Elks ami
the steer wrestling buckle was
donated by Millers Mini Mart. Cur
rin R anches and Sid Britt
Construction
A special award will be given to
the owner o f the horse voted as the
"Best Working Calf Horse" I'he
horse blanket donated by the Bank
of Eastern Oregon will have a leather
plaque depicting the award, made
and donated by I ee Ansotegui of
Green Feed
The businessmans cow milking is
open to Morrow and Umatilla coun
ty businesses and will consist of
three people The entry fee is $25
per team, with all of the money to
go to the pot, to be split 60*4 -40*4
to the top two teams
Also scheduled is a cowboy auc
lion to be held at the Elks starting at
8 p m Saturday. April 29 Cocktail
hour starts at 6:30 p m All four
events will be auctioned off
Any business or persons wishing
to enter any of the events please call
Ron Currin at 376 8222 or John
Sloan at 676 9 2 13 before Thursday,
April 27.
Currin Named Homemaker of the Year
Paul Jones, left, and Bill Cox, right, show of1
some of the items they have had donated for
the Senior Auction to be held at the
Fairgrounds, April 29 "We are like the
cemetery, we take everything", says Paul.
Consigned items are auctioned off for a 20
percent fee. Donated items are also
accepted.
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Stew ardship
Padberg named to W ho’s Who W eek is
April 30-M ay 7
in Oregon Track
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Dale Conklin (I) shows Bryan Padberg (r) his name in The
Oregon Track Book Bryan was named Track Athlete of the
Year for 1988
Bryan Padberg, Hcppncr High
School senior, has recently been
named by Who's Who in ()rcgon
Track as Class A M an's track
Athlete of the Year for 1988
Padberg was selected for honor as
a double state track meet champion
m the 15<X) and 3,000 meter and
leading the Hcppner boys to the 1988
Class A State Championship
He is ranked as having run the
tilth best all time 3.(XX) meter time
of 8:54.7 and the sixth all time best
1500 meter time of 4:03.47 as a
junior
Padberg also participated on the
HHS championship runner up foot
ball team and was the leading scorer
on the Mustang basketball team He
has been named to participate on the
State All Star A B Basketball scries
to be held in June
Conklin selected Coach of the Year
Dale Conklin, Hcppner High
School teacher, has been selected by
hit fellow coaches as "Coach of the
Year" for track in the class AAA
AA-A/B This makes him a nominee
for "Oregon Coach of the Year" in
hta classification.
The final selection for "Oregon
Coach of the Year" will be made by
the Executive Board of the OHSCA
and «rill he announced on May 27 at
the OHSCA Awards Banquet to he
held in Eugene Dale will he a guest
at mis banquet ansi recognized tor his
award.
Dale has been track coach at HHS
for more than 20 years He has been
head coach for the last 13 years
Under his tutelage. Dale has had
four district championships and four
runners-up at district.
He coached the 1988 Boys Track
Team to the C lass A State
Championships
Dale lives in Heppner with his
wife Linda and their four children
Ashley. Jill, Sheryl and Mark.
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Emphasizing everyone's role in
protecting soil and water resources
for future generations, the Morrow
Soil Water Conservation District is
encouraging local churches,
organizations and mdiv iduals to join
the nationwide observance of Soil
and Water Stewardship Week. April
30-May 7
The local district, which works
throughout the >ear on soil and water
conservation measures, is providing
literature ansi speakers that highlight
man's responsibility to be active
stewards of our nation's soil and
water resources
Rudy Bergstrom, chairman of the
Morrow SWCD. said that although
farmers and ranchers know that gixxJ
conservation practices help increase
yields and improve their profit
potential, they also know the impor
tance of passing on well-cared for
natural resources for future food
producers "W e could give our
children all the money in the world,
but it would do them little good
unless we also give them a produc
live soil on which to live," said
Bergstrom
Since 1955. the National Associa
lion of Conservation Districts has
sponsored Soil and Water Steward
ship Week, in cooperation with near
ly 3.(XX) local conservation districts
nationwide, as one way to emphasize
the importance of good stewardship
of basic soil and water resources
Materials especially designed to
convey the 1989 theme. "Renewing
the Living F a rth ." are being
distributed by the Morrow Soil and
Water Conservation District and
may be obtained by calling or
visiting the district office during
business hours at 4 30 Hcppner lx's
ington Highway. 676 5452
Marlene Currin was selected as
the Morrow County Homemaker of
the Year last F riday at the
Homemaker's Day, held at the new
senior center
Marlene is an 8 year member of
the Pine City Extension group, join
ing when she married her husband,
Tom ami moved to Heppner She
served as president ami on the
Homemaker's Advisory Council for
two years She is a member of the
Family Community lead ersh ip
Training group (FCl.) for Morrow
anti Umatilla Counties
She is pari tune Fair Secretary and
Fair ami Rodeo Court Chaperone for
three years Marlene is also a
member of the Morrow County Cat
llcWomen, being past president,
working on the 8th grade exchange
and is Education chairman tor the
last two years She and her helper.
Sue Evans have put on demonstra
lions to 14 groups on ‘How to
Microwave Beef She is a member
of Heppner Booster Club
Marlene and her husband Tom,
have two sons, Ryan 15 years and
Jeff rev 6 years old She helps on
their ranch by doing the bookkeep
ing on the computer and also assists
with the riding She recently work
ed on a transportation survey to try
to gel a grant for the senior citizens
for a new bus
Marlene was bom and raised in
Morrow County Her parents are Al
and Edna Fctsch
Marlene said "she has enjoyed he
ing a part of the study groups and has
learned quite a lot It has been a
wonderful experience
Approximately 40 people attend
ed the spec ial day Each study group
selects a candidate for the 'Pat on the
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Marlene Currin, left, was presented a pm for being selected
as Morrow County's Homemaker of the Year Presenting the
award to her is Juanita Martin, winner of the Pat on the Back'
award for the Rhea Creek Study Group
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Back’ Award each year Rhea Creek
Study group selected Juanita Martin
and Irrigon Study Group selected
Isabelle Jones as this years’ reel
picnts One is then chosen as
Homemaker of the Year
The tables were decorated with in
dividual jiots of mixed tulips A lun
cheon was served and Bingo was
played in the afternoon The prizes
won for Bingo were donated to the
Neighborhood Center
IX'lpha Jones was the winner of a
beautiful silk flower basket arrange
meni dix>r prize
Skinhead letters received
by local students
Numerous high school students in
the Heppner anil lone area have been
receiving letters this past week from
the National Socialist Vanguard
(Skinheads) a quarterly overview of
their activities
There is an editorial indicating
what the Skinheads are about The
letter goes on to indicate what they
want to do insofar as management of
an 'All White Nation A Northwest
update is included indicating a large
movement in the Portland area and
inviting other Skinheads to relocate
there The article goes on to say that
The Oregonian Newspaper and the
Ponland Police Department have (nil
out biased information regarding the
Skins'
\ dress modeled by Becky I vans
in last week's Soruptimixt Style was
owned by Norma Edger The infor
mation was incorrect in last week s
paper The dress was purchased by
Hazel Bowman and is owned by
Norma Edgei
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