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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (July 5, 1989)
. . « •«» .»• .1 ^* * < - ' ■• • ' s ;. ... ¿ • ' • - •' - •»»••,* . • — ■ L • -Jean Nelson had a very en joyable Saturday when she rode the sternwheeler from Portland to Cascade Locks They were served lunch and a barbecue on the boat, lovely scenery was enjoyed and a trip through the locks A bus met them and they were taken back to Portland The stcmwheeler makes trips from Portland to Cascade Locks and back again While she was in the valley. she also enjoyed the reunion of her class at college where she met and renewed acquaintances L e x in g to n N e w s ^ By D«lpha Jones. 989 8189 by o e ip n a J o n e s Thursday evening Holly Rebekah I *ilgc was honored with a visit from the President of the Rebekah Assembly. Prances Bdds and Grand Marshall 11 | the Kebckuh Assemhls. Helen McClure Ihe evening started with a served dinner, to 33 members and guests, followed by a fine pro gram by the Blue Mountain Chapter of the Sweet Adelines, who sang several fine numbers The colors of the President are red. white and blue and (he dining area was decorated in the theme of an Old Fashioned 4th of July picnic with those colors he mg predominant The meeting was called to order by the NG Gen Mar tin Introduced at this time and presented tokens of their visit to Hol ly were. Helen Pettyjohn DDP District 20 A. Gladys Riggerslaff DDP of District 19. Vivian Fngles typist for the Assembly, Inez Wright Past Grand Matriarch of the LEA of Oregon. Margaret Wright. Grand Trustee. Ixila Palmer DDP of Hol ly and the honored guests There was a cute skit presented by Virginia Peck and Hilda Yocom to the tune of ” How much is that doggie in the window" The president's song Julie Dick sang a lovely solo “ Faith Unlocks the Door ” A tribute to the American flag was given with Hilda Yocom as Hag bearer. Virginia Peck and Frances Peck as attendants, and Dclpha Jones as reader An in teresting and instructive talk was given by the President who told of the work of the eye research thnmgh the John Hopkins Center, the work the Arthritis Foundations is ac complishing and of the i*thcr protects for the Friendship House She stress ed co-operation between members members and neighboring lodges, and commumcMion between officers and members We must try and help each other and be kind and respect ful to one another She read two loscly poems in ck*sing She hAs ap^ pointed Virginia Peck as a special deputy for San Souci laxlgc to meet with and help them to get underway again The District meeting schcdul ed for San Souci in March has been changed to Hunchgrass with Helen Pettyjohn as chairman Pauline Rebekah laxlge gave a fine donation to Ruth's Friendship Treet to go to the Neighborhood Center All were pleased with the project and con gratulated Holly on diving such a fine job with it Pauline lanJge remind ed the group of the Oddfellow and Rebekah Picnic in July and said K was too early to start thinking of the (Xtober Fun Night and dinner at their hall in Pendleton They thanked Holly for the fine time and invited us to visit with them Vivian McConnell of San Souci spivke a few words as did Helen Pettyjohn of Bunchgravs Roll call was taken (iladvs Biggerstaff. Helen Pettyjohn. Ixila Painter and Delpha Jones were escorted to the center of the floor and received clever linle plaques and seals for the unwritten work, bv the President Frances Seals were presented to DDP Ixila for the un written work for the past president The coin dnll went to the President’s project Ixita Messenger is now at the home of her daughter Betty Mar quardt where she is recuperating from hip surgery Hilda Yocom has been a patient in Pioneer Memorial Hospital G r a z e ld a & “ Forest Fire Controversy Sizzles'* The summer of 1988 will un doubtedly be remembered as the year of the forest fire And while uncontrolled blazes raged in virtually every western state, the most exemplary , of course, was the inferno that became the Greater Yellowstone Area of nor thwest Wyoming For several months last summer and fall, an estimated **88.925 acres (45 5 per cent), of the 2 2 million acre atiract- tion were host to flames that drew more than 23.000 fire fighters to our ivldesi national park, resulting in fire supression costs nearing S I20 million But the flames were not the only source of intense heat surrounding the Yellowstone incident Tempers flared across the nation in opposition to the Park Service's “ let bum " policy adopted in 1972 which states that naturally ignited lires within the park be allowed to run their course as long as human life or damage to developed areas is not at risk Today, long after last year's flames in Yellow stone have been ex tinguished. the controversy still bums Public ami political sentiment now suggests all fires be suppress ed when they start, while many biologists, land managers and naturalists still agree that fire is an important natural management tool beneficial to our forests and its in habitants Either way, the blazes of 1988 have resulted in some changes, if only tem porary, in fire* supprcssion policies even here in Oregon. Until (his year, according to Ken Snell. USDA Forest Service's Fire Management Planner for Region 6, fires starting on national forest lands have failed into one of two different classifications which ultimaley deter mined how they would he harkll c d :“ w ildfires” or “ prescribed A i m Snell said naturally caused prescribed fires (from which stemm ed the terms "let bum " or “ free bum ” ) had to first meet stringent criteria within a pre determined prescription area where ecologists have agreed such a blaze would pro ve beneficial Accomplishing that, the fires would he allowed to hum as long as they remained within the prescription parameters Only three prescription areas exist within ihc state of Oregon, all located within the Wallowa Whitman National Forest in the northcAM portion of the state C le m ... Clem gusheti, "WAA HOO Grazelda, it's rodeo season Skip on down to Millar's Mini-Mart & Chevron and get some gas and lunch stuff 'cause we re goin to a rodeo I'm gonna ride me a bronc and win me some of that prize money" TRASH OruzeUhi gushed. "Oh, great Clem, and maybe you can win enough to fix your aches and pains afterwards " Clem gushed. "Don't worry about the pains from the broncs honey. I've lived with the biggest pain in the world ever since we got hitched1!" A ILTERS ★ Tractor ★ Truck ★ Oil ★ Air ★ Fuel Cab Filters HYDRAULIC HOSES made to order Heppner Auto Parts ä 148 E C enter Heppner The River Riders 4 H Horse Club, Irrigon will be having their annual Open Colt Show July 9 at 8 30 a ni at the Umatilla County Fairgrounds in Hermiston This is for young horses toaled in I**84 through 1989 fhc River Riders w ill also be has - mg their annual Open Horse Show Juiv 16 at 8:30 a m ., also at the By Mark Bagett ( After Hours) 5:00 a.m . - 11:00 p.m. 676 912J River Riders hold Open Colt Show “ F o r e s t F ir e C o n t r o v e r s y S iz z le s ” T h e A d v e n tu r e s o f yi a *, it VAP5 HHANDvw' • * • • - -.•"*• Heppner G alette- Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday. July 5, |9ft9 - TH REE BEGIN Wed. JULY 5th Mon. • Fri. 7:00 a m. - 6 p.m. Sat. 7:00 a.m. * 5 p.m. Fires not meeting the requirements for presc ribed hums were designated as wildfires and suppression efforts were begun immediately, using w hates er means deemed necessary for each particular situation But following the Yellowstone in cident. according to Snell, a joint moratorium set by the U S ITcparl ment of Agriculture and the U S Department of the Interior called for a review of the fire suppression policies which resulted in stricter criteria for prescription fire plans, halting such bums until the new re quirements can be met "Until those plans are updated, we in this region can no longer have any natural ignition (fire) and treat it as a prescribed fire." Snell said "O n national forest land in Region 6. every lightning caused fire will he treated as a w ildfire and suppressed- regardless of whether it's inside one of those (prescription) areas or not " Snell, who hopes to have the new plans ready for the 1990 fire season, said prescription fires benefit a forest'» ecosystem in numerous ways, from improving wildlife habitat and forage to preventing the buildup of surplus fire fuels on the forest floor, which can contribute to potential wildfire hazards "It depends on where it is and what it's for.” Snell said of any designated p rescrip tio n burn "Every one of them has a basic ob jective that will benefit whatever they (forest officials) arc trying to manage and that vanes from A to / " But what of dramatic wildfire sites such as Yellowstone Park ’ Research conducted by the National Park Ser vice suggests that the destruction there amounts to only a small frac tion of what the general public was led to believe, and that many areas and most wildlife stand to gain much more than was lost According to the NPS. stands of trees actually burned and killed amount to only about 25 percent of the park's total area, with the re maimng 75 percent appearing green and nearly unaffected in 1989 Wildlife populations within the park arc expected to flourish, due to im proved forage conditions and in creased carrying capacity "I think about the only people that are surprised hy that fact is perhaps the basic public," Snell said B la k e R a n c h Umatilla County Fairgrounds Both shows have placings first through sixth, and high point awards for the different age calagories They will also have gaming events at the Fk>rsc Show For more information call 922 2672 weekends and attet 6 p m weekday». W r ig h t fa m ily Members of the Archie Ball. Sr family gathered at the mountain cabin at Blake Ranch on Saturday. July I for a reunion and get n>gether Fifty members of (he immediate family were present trom Portland, Hermiston. lartirandc. Redmond, lone. Heppner, Stanfield. Ontario and Reno. Ncv g a th e rs Fighty desccndcnts of the Wright family gathered together Saturday, July I at Anson W right for a family reunion The families of Anson, Silas and Fffic W right Gilliam met tor a pic me and visiting at the park Albert W’right built his first cabin aero»» from what ix now known as Anson W right Park in 1872 He then moved to Rhea C tee Ir «nij homesteaded on what is now the home place in 1873 The ranch has been in the family for six generations and received recognition in 1973 as an Oregon Century Farm Families attended the reunion from L ew iston, Id , S eattle, Packwitod and Roosevelt. 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Driving Uninsured, 7:20 p.m assist fire department, 8 24 p.m Civil Matter, 9 14 p m talse alarm June 29 12 p m false alarm, 12:03 a m request officer for Security Check June 30: 6 19 p m citation issued for Blagal I I urn 10 )2 p m assist Morrow County Sheriffs department July I 10 16 p m report of Fireworks. July 2 8:07 p m -motorist assist. 8 46 p m assist Morrow County Sheriffs department B a ll r e u n io n a t * ■
