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The Heppner * • % *•: : I ¿ '• ..V > » • ^ J . - *- • * !. ! 0 t » i w £ o & & 7 «* : 3 • • • *. - I *' I • • • J * < ' ' J * • . * » • 4. *■» « ^ , 'f 9 Crew members of the BBC were in Heppner last week, filming a segment for a video about the CRP program in Oregon They were in Pendleton and Heppner filming the effects of imes azette V O L 107 NO. 20 Wednesday, M ay 17, 1989 14 P*geS Heppner 25' Rauch named conservation family A film crew from BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) was in Heppner last week to do some film ing and research on Oregon's CRP program Friday , they were in town filming and interviewing residents and businesses about the effects of the CRP program in the communi ty. Saturday, they were hosted by TREO (Tours and Recreation in Eastern Oregon), with Judge l.ouis Carlson as their host According to Ms Anne Brown, BBC reporter and spokeswoman, Oregon was chosen for this project be«. .«use of its reputation in Europe the CRP in the com m unity and visiting with businesses Here they are talking with Joe Miller of Miller and Son’s W elding ' * , • 4 , ' * ** • planting Specific lands have not been targeted to take out of produc tion The program is mostly aimed at conserving the habitat, ecology, saving the land for flowers and for recreation, says Ms Brown Ms Brown was here with pro ducer Mike Fitzgerald ami ag con sultant or "farm er" as he (Hit it, l>an Cherrington Cherrington's brother, Rowen is an old friend of Stan Tim m erm an and W ei G n llc y , Pendleton Ms Brown replied that they would try to get a copy of the video Kick to Oregon for viewing, if possible as a conservation leader and because Oregon in known as the "G reen State" This is Britain's first sum mer in it 's operation of the CRP pnv gram ami they came here to compare experiences The crew was in Pendleton last Monday and Tuesday to begin film ing the first of a two-part segment in CRP lhe second part will tie filmed in Britain According to Ms Brown, the’ British CRP program differs from the one in ( >reg<m w uh respect to the idea behind it Ag land in Britain is seen as a national resource There is no requirement tor sprav. cutting or * J » * * I * V I .* > • V -- . '. i ...» O • 1 '■ ‘ • * v ■. .’•* « *. *■ •*, * • » «i . • a • • a T * ’ » 3 • , • i • ; n'. -' \ v > ; • i- r - . ' ' ' a V .- • " i . ' Shaw presented Eagle Scout award •- J Conservation fam ily of the year L-R Steve Hill, Tana Hill, M ildred Rauch, Kathv Rauch, Tana Rauch. fragile areas which tend to blow in Morrow County Conservation Man of the Year award goes to the Rauch family which farms near Lexington The family received the award at the annual Morrow County Wheat League meeting held last Wednesday in lone Starvation Farms is a family operation It is operated by Irvin Rauch and his wife Mildred, Irv's son Chris and his wife, Kathy, and Irv's son-in law Steve Hill and his wife, Tana The farm has 3300 acres of cropland plus 1100 acres of Con servation Reserve. It is primarily a wheat/fallow operation on deep Ritz ville and shallower Warden silt loam soils This year there are 1333 acres in wheat, of which 180 are planted on double summer fallow land Of the 1003 acres in soft white winter wheat. 330 are Malcolm and 630 Stephens The remainder of the wheat is durum and other spring varieties Irv believes « is important to mix up the varieties in order to reduc e the impact of disease and in sects This has been a successful policy for the farm The principal conservation con cern for the farm is wind erosion If the soil is worked too much, or if in sufficient residue is left, the land will blow badly Starvation Farms has been an active member o f htc Lex ington Wind Control District since its inception in 1948 In order to control wind erosion Starvation Farms minimizes the tillage operations This is especially imponant on the double summer fallow acreage Their usual practice is to plow with a chisel plow with sweeps They will rod weed as nccesary the first fallow year In the second year they will spray in March or April and fertilize with their cultivator in May, followed by a rod weeding to set the moisture line This practice has allowed them to seed the last week of August or the first week of September Last year the yield on the double summer fallow was 70 bushels per acre Single summer tallow land is yielding inthc mid-40's While the increased yield on dou ble summer fallow land makes it a profitable practice, still it would not be a part of the Starvation Farms operation if they could not keep the soil from blowing They can, and it is. The farm has a few sandy, very Reno Night postponed H eppner B ooster C lub has postponed having their annual Reno Night usually held in June It has been decided by the club to have Reno Night sometime in the fall, due to the fact that mere arc too many activities in the spring Lm>k for the Booster Club's Reno night this coming fall Don't forget spite of the tillage practices They manage these areas differently, by stay mg otf ot them as much as possi ble. by seeding straw on them dur mg espec ially erosive times Another practice has been to straighten dit ches and grass them This allows for less turning when cultivating the field and helps hold the fragile soils The farm has installed 13,600 feet of grass waterways. One field is susceptible to water erosion, and as a result they have in stalled 23,400 teet of terraces Irv keeps a remarkable collection of drills on hand He has 10", a 14" and 16" hoc drills, a 7” . 12” and 14" disc drills Depending on con ditions, he willuse one or the other to seed his wheat Irv's grandlathcr, Chris Moehnke, started the farm in 1920 It is presently being farmed by third and fourth generation families, and is he mg farmed in such a way that the fifth and sixth generations will be able to farm it as well Irv. Steve and Chris with the helpot Mildred. Tana and Kathy present family (arming at its best They are community and conservation minded, and an ex cellent example of farming for the future The school district new tax base limit on schools and the school district operating levy both were voted down in Tuesday's elections. The tax base votes were 590 yes ami 721 no The district operating levy was 647 yes and 638 no votes Ir rigon voted on a three year serial levy which was defeated 96 no votes to 81 yes votes The percentage of voters was Boardman. 35 percent, lone 6 1 percent. Irrigon 32 percent. Ixxington 48 percent and Hard mam Heppner 45 percent The Hepp ner city sewer bond passed 3 11 to 122 ____________________________________ - __________ Morrow County Election Results Measures State Measure No. 25-1 M. C School District ' HEP HARD LEXINGTON IONE BOARDMAN IRRIGON No ^ N„ P *" N. - J* , 118 182 / 136 1 2 4 9 / " 41 157 HI y ' 331 "242 26L^ 311 i / 103 / TOTALS ■ No 726..V 963 1 4 3 1 / 185 / 145^ 83 151 235, 311 3» 97 97 • V ‘ * » ■ 3 t ^ ' * ‘ J J. Shaw, third from right, received his Eagle Scout Award last Saturday night at the Heppner Elks Lodge With him are his parents, left, John and Linda Shaw Emcee Glen Ward is in the middle and Scott Cim- lhe thirty sixth annual Morrow County Pioneer Memorial Picnic will he held Sunday. May 28 at the Morrow County Fair Pavilion in Heppner Registration will be from 10-12 a m and dinner begins at I p m Many Hcppncritcs and former Heppnerites will be joining together to renew »»Id friendships ami re visit old memories Visitors to the area are encourag ed to visit the museum, take a look at Willow Creek Dam and lake ami see what changes have occurred since they were last in town The McT.lligotl lamily. hosts lor the 1480 picnic, invite everyone to ’slip on the old feed bag' ami join them for some fine Eastern Oregon Cuisine Those attending are asked to bring vilads and »lessens ; . h *« »»♦_ Weather Report t»Y C«»y O» M#in«rvw# May V - 15 1 lies. « Mb Thurs, Fri. Silt, Sun. Mon. Hiiîh 1,10 Prre .16 72 «X .0 39 .0 5V 35 36 .0 63 ir. 67 .08 .9 41 69 49 .0 74 r. A ,*.'i ,•». j* r- -*4* . ■ V •> Market Report ( omp*»f»wst* at th* Morrow County O f t * ■ » K. a* ‘“f» ’ • w ! ■ / > * ' > V' ** tt* ■ * 3 1 I uesdav. Mas 16 Soft White *4 »4 61 *4 »4 30 »4 »4 »4 48 »4 63 36 48 4 .3 3(1 T■ z . V .v . ^ ' \ 'J b Bariev Jerry Anderson, Jim VanWmkle and David Winters load their sprayers to com plete their project of spraying for poison hemlock Willow Creek, Hinton Creek and Shobe Creek were sprayed for the fourth year " It takes less time and less spray every year." says Jim, we are making progress " May June July Sept Pik Hard Red W inter *tr • T h i : Í5 S V » ; • •» CONGRATULATIONS-Starvation Farms Conservation Man of The Year Award Winner! D A M K O F D E astern Orvqon F DIC - - « Arlington • Hwppnor • Ion« » '' Yimr ln,lrprn>lrnl Homr Owtiri/ Hunk a. r a a f c ji ■ ,3 ' s! V V s f i > s ; ( J » »» ï '• * > « .*•*» tir. . . Z«. » N The Morrow County Creative Arts and ( rafts group will meet May 22 at the W agon Wheel The no host dinner is at 6 30 p m and the meeting is at 7 p m The special pro gram for the evening will be a demonstration on Country Wood Carvings given by Rene Devin Anyone interested in arts and crafts is welcome to attend vN - , • MCCAC meets Hemlock spraying begins y » . miyotti, Scoutmaster and Stacy Wilson, member of Troop 654 Hermiston, read off J J 's list of accomplishments in his years as McElligotts host pioneer pienie -w V; * fHvifo by Joy« • HugN»« i * 1
