Adult Read-A-Thon offers grand prize
The Friends of the Boardman
Library arc sponsoring an adult
murder mystery read -a-then G oto
the hhrar> once a week and cheek
out one hra»k per week during the
weeks of Julv 5 and August 16 and
receisc all 6 clues Those who iden
tify all six clues amt *re •>►
»!«• to cor-
rcctly identify I-the victim 2-the
murderer 3-lhc weapon and 4- the
murder 1««cation will have their name
placed on a drawing to win a fan
tastic grand pri/e of a one night stay
at the Closer Island Inn in Ken
newick. Wa with dinner and
break fast for two There arc also
prizes for second and third place»
There will also he a weekly draw
ing for a lunch gift-certificate.
To enter, you need only check out
one hook each week
Along with the children » summer
reading program, this should he an
exciting summer at the library
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TUESDAY, JULY 4
* Softball Tourney (10 am) * Parade at Noon
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GREAT FAMILY FUN IN B O A R D M A N
AU I VENTS IN MARINI TARK IXCIH DOWNTOWN TAR ADI
• Fun * Games • Swimming • Picnic
SPONSORED BY THI BOARDMAN ( HAMBER Ol COMMERCE
How do you find a job or
a place to live if you don't
OHI ( .O U
have a phone7
Unfortunately, over
*•**■ -****,!“ ” 66,000 Oregonians face
this dilemma Whether they be jobless
homeless, elderly or others temporarily
disconnected from the world
The people of US WF.ST* wanted to
help So they set up a program called
"Community Connection" It provides free
local phone service in 13 community
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July ■» the time to prepare tui
ning season If your canner 1 » the
type with a dial guage. you need to
have it tested at least once a year or
more often if you use your pressure
tanner a lot. have dropped or jolted
the lid and guage. or if you suspect
it is not operating accurately
If the gauge reading is high hy one
pviund or more, you will need to buy
a new gauge Low readings cause
over processing and may indicate
that the accuracy of the gauge is
unpredictable
You can have your canner gauge
tested tree by Morrow County
Cooperative Extension The com
plete testing process takes about
40 45 minutes You only need to
bring in the canner lid. or gauge
itself between 9 a m - 4 p m Carol
Bennett, OSU Extension Home
economists suggests you leave the
lid, with name and phone number.
for testing, and pick it up later in (he
day The Extension office will be
glad to keep the gauge overnight if
you are unable to return the same
day July testing days: South
County-Thursdays 1 4 p m Hcpp
ner Lexington Hwy . Pettyjohn
Building, North County Fridays 14
P m . 3rd A N Main. Irrigon Mor
row County Annex Building
During the testing hours the Home
Economist will be available to
answer your fra«d preservation ques
lions New publications for safe food
preservation available during testing
include
PNW 172 Canning
Vegetables, PNW 194 Canning
Seafood. PNW 199 Canning Fruits.
PNW 300 Canning Tomatoes and
Tomato Products. HG 106 Home
Canning of Meat and Poultry (other
bulletins arc available on drying,
freezing, pickling, smoking, and
nuking jams A jellies)
centers around the state So now people
without phones have a place to make calls,
get messages or just keep in touch
A US WEST * commitment to Oregon
means sponsoring programs that serve
people of all ages and all walks of life Pro
grams such as Community Connection
Alter all. we realize our calling in life
isn't |ust calling
LIMMEST
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How do you call tor help it you
can't afford a call?
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Suter to attend NHSR Finals in Pueblo
Mary Suter. Riverside High
School Senior, qualified in Redmond
for the National High School Rodeo
Finals to be held in Pueblo, Colo .
July 23-30 She will compete in the
breakaway roping
Marty is the daughter of Pat and
Leslie Suter of Boardman. and the
grand slaughter of Leroy and Patricia
Springer of Pendleton
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been easy for Marly In the last
month, both of the family's vehicles
have blown engines, and her dad is
recuperating in a Bend hospital from
a knee replacement surgery The
coat of getting Marty and her horse
to Pueblo is estimated at SI.MX)
Anyone wishing to help can send
their donation to Marty Suter. Rt I
Box 34. Boardman
Fireworks for Sale
The Heppner Lions Club will be
selling fireworks on Mam St star
ting on Thursday.
Hours of the fireworks stand are
Thursday and Fri. 5 to 8 p m., Sat
10 a m to 5 p m . Sun 12 noon to
5 p m . Mon 10 a m to 7 p m and
Tuesday the Fourth of July 10 a m
to 2 p m
The stand will he located next to
Kuhn and Spicci Attorneys on Mam
St
Mary Suter
“ Squawfish-controlling Substance
Stalled by EPA”
By Mark Bagett
Before you lie* one of the prettiest
stretches of water you've seen in a
k>ng time Crystal clear and dancing,
it swirls around large boulders and
laps gently at lush, green banks Ah,
summertime You're temporarily
away from the job, relaxed yet at the
same time invigorated anxious for
some well earned fishing
Your offering plops softly behind
one of larger boulders at the head of
a deep, shaded pool-the perfect
resting spot for a big rainbow trout,
smallmouth bass, or even a summer
steelhead, depending on where you
are fishing Suddenly, something
angrily smashes your lure and
rockets downstream The fight is on
But, surprisingly, after only 10 or
15 seconds the big fish weakens and
limply allows itself to be winched to
the bank near your feet It’s a nor
thern squawftsh, an ill regarded,
predatory trash fish that provides lit
tic sport and even worse table fare
Subsequent casts to the same and
other spots produce similar results,
forcing you to abandon this other
wise gorgeous setting
For decades, fisheries biologists
have looked for suitable options of
reducing heavy squawftsh poputa
tions These predators, once
established, consume shocking
ans>unts of game fish fry (young) an
nually. compete with adult gumr fish
for available forage and space and.
if left unchecked, arc prolific enough
to overtake an enure river system
The best tool currently available
to fisheries managers for the control
of squawftsh is the chemical
rotenone. a tropical plant derivative
that affects a fish's ability to absorb
dissolved oxygen from (he water
The problem with rotenone is that it
usually takes out trash fish and
gamefiih species alike, so the stuff
is generally used only after r«»ugh
fish population* have already
squeezed out more desirable spec ies
Rotenone was the substance used in
a 1982 treatment project on the
North Fork of the John Day Riser
when an abrupt change in conditions
and a substandard hatch of the
chemical prevented it from
dissipating at the confluence with the
mainstem of the John Day. resulting
in heavy smallmouth bass losses
many miles beyond the targeted
area.
More than 20 years ago. Dr C raig
McPhcc of the University of Idaho
developed a substance which he felt
would revolutionize the control of
squawfish in Northwest waters l*ur
ported as being highly toxic to
squawfish, "squoxin". it properly
applied, had no affect on game fish
or other species Testing and data
collection began on the product with
the ultimate goal of having it
registered by the Environment Pro
tcction Agency (FPA) as an effective
fisheries management trail
According to Frn»l (lairs, ODFW
fisheries biologist for the John Day
River Basin, much of that early
assessment work was done within his
region from 1969 73 with "excellent
results ’' Claire said he would much
rather use squoxin over rotenone
certainly, at least, in certain reaches
of the John Day system
" It's selective to squawfish,
therefore yrai'd use it in those
reaches where you feel squawfish is
the major competitor," Claire said,
claiming to have taken six-it» eight
inch rainbow trout from the
stomachs of 15-inch squawfish
"But since it’s species specific, it
gives you the freedom to remove
those (squawfish) without affecting
the other species "
Claire said squoxin also differs
from rotenone in that squawfish can
sense the latter coming ami
sometimes avoid it by running ahead
of it or entering untreated tributaries
"With squoxin. the fish has a
lethal ilose even before he knows n's
there,’’ the biologist explained
"And squoxin kills at much lower
(concentrations) it will kill at parts
per billion, where you treat parts per
million with rotenone "
Rotenone, which kills by suffraa
tion. is host treated at low water and
oxygen levels accompanied hy high
water (cmjtcruturrs Squoxin, on the
other hand, attacks the central ner
sous system of the squawfish, in el
lect paralyzing the pest, and can he
applied earlier in the year during
higher and cooler water conditions
"When you've got the right equip
ment it (squoxin) is pretty easy to ail
minister," Claire said, "and you’ve
got about MX) percent leeway hot
ween the level that will kill
squawfish ami the level that will kill
trout and other spoi lev You can pul
together a project and slay within
that range without any problem at
all, and you won't have any effect
on anything else
Claire said that had squoxin been
available lor use in I9H2. the John
Day Kiser overkill might never have
happened
Currently, squoxin is as yet not
registered with FPA, that agem v re
quinng an additional %'60,(XX) to S2
million worth ot data collection
before registering the substance
Sources from ODFW'. I PA and the
Federal Fish and W ildlite Service in
duated that Bonneville Power Ad
ministration was to have funded ad
ditional research needed lor rcgtslra
lion, hut BP.A claims no knowledge
of any smh work being done at tins
time
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Wagon Train to be in Heppner
The wagon train, sponsored by the
Round Up and Flappy Canyon
associations, begin their trek through
the Blue Mountains on Thursday, on
their way to Heppner
The gn>up will gather for their
five day trip from the Cunningham
corral near Battle Mountain Store
about I 30 p m
Wagons and accompanying
horsehack riders will leave early Fri
day morning on their way to Hcpp
ner via the W/cstem Route Road
Friday night they will camp at
Sugar Bowl on I S road 5308 Satur
day night they will stop at Arhuckle
Corral, Sunday night will find them
camped at tfic Wilkinson luy shed on
the North Fork of Willow Creek and
Monday the wagon train will arrive
in Heppner at 11 a m for a parade
in their honor
Ihe public is invited to attend the
nightly campsites
A steak barbecue is scheduled
Monday night in Heppner, to he
prepared and cooked hy Kesslers of
Milton Freewater Ihis will lx- held
at the fairgrounds where Ihe wagon
train will be camped and begin .it
p m Tickets have been pre sold
I ive music will lx- provided hv Ihe
Dohertv Brothers ol Pilot K"ik ami
others
Lra.il people arc invited to dress
up in their western costumes, greet
the wagon train, and extend them .i
goiul old fashioned Heppner
welcome
Some of the wagons from the
wagon train will move on to lone
after leasing Heppner Moml.iv lor
the fourth of Julv celebration there
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