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• -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
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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!"
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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 ”
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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. Wa ,
Portland, Bend, Hermiston and
Heppner
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The Heppner Police department
reports handling the following
business during the past week
June 26 12 24 a ni false alarm.
4:36 p m report of Speeding; 4 45
p m report of Speeding. 10:40
p m motorist assist
June 27 6 45 p m -citation issued
for Vehicle Title Not Changed.
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
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July 2 8:07 p m -motorist assist.
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