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*•» . ' ,, . , ■'-'■• *• - '. % " m - - - - # * e* lâW l» mk» ■ ,rfi * - / *;• * . • • * -* - • « * ' '* , - ■■ — - » • . . . • • * • 4 » • - •; -w g« ^ « I * • * V • — •*!» / V *• . Child costs * Cone collection begins Morrow County's Home Owned Newspaper T H EttÆI ,js : azette NOI 10? VO. 36 imes W ednesdav. Septem ber 6 , 1989 Heppner 25‘ 6 l*»gex Timms says session disappointing $500 awards offered to young farmers Sen. Eugene Timms (right) discusses recent legislative session with Hospital Administrator Ernest Wick State Senator Gene Timms, who was guest speaker at Tuesday's Chamber of Commerce meeting, said the past legislative session was “ the most disappointing” . Timms said two goals of the session were to deal with workman's compensation and school finance reform “ And neither of those happened." he s a id On the positive side. Timms said the veterans loan program is in a more solvent position, and 1700 more prison beds have been approved “ It shows were getting tough and on crime dru g s.’ ’ on K u ^ , Currin win at Idaho rodeo By Marty Su ter Steve Currin, Tom Camarillo, Jill Rugg. and Marty Suter were com pctitorx at the Idaho Cowboys Association Finals rodeo in Boise, August 2b & 27 Rugg won the breakaway roping title, and Steve went from third to first m the steer wrestling Tom finished in third place in the steer wrestling The top five in each event are eligible for the World Professional Rixleo Commission Finals to he held in Ogden. Utah. October 4 U Big Steel head Blood drawing postponed A planned Red Cross blood drive in Heppner has been cancelled The drive was to h.ive been held Thurs . Sept 14 from 2 to b p m at the I Iks L odge Fhe blood drive will lx- reschedul cd later Bishop Dew to be at Methodist Church On Sunday. September 10. Bisfvp William Ik-w will he at the Heppner United Methodist Church and will preach during the worship service Sunday School will begin at 4 M) a m for all ages, including an adult class taught by Al Bra/ell There will be a politick lunch after ihe worship service which begins at 10 R) a m Everyone is invited I Free landscaping clinic offered ? * — % Pat Sweeney with 16 lb steelhead he caught last week Pat Sweeney thought he had on cither a salmon or “ a mighty big steelhead'' while fishing on the C ol umbia River last Thursday He had a big steelhead Weighing in at lb pounds, and measuring .15 inches long, the steelhead was the biggest this ex pcrienced fisherman had ever land cd "'Sixteen pounds is a mighty big steelhead.” Sweeney said " I t took o k at* mt 25 minutes to land it ” TT * V lone ( iarden ( lub is sjxinsuring a free landscape gardening clinic on Wednesday September I I at I Ml p m at the Willows Grange Hall in lone Ihe clinic is open to the public and it is ho|x-d all interested person will attend Speakers will be Ray McNeilan and Jan Powell who are members of the Multnomah County Extension staff McNeilan is a well known radio and newspaper horticulturist and Powell is a graduate in landscape design Special emphasis will be placed on low or " z e r o " maintenance garden ing F ollow mg the presentation there will be time for questions on land scaping and general horticulture The Master Gardener program is a v olu nteer program where knowledgeable gardeners are train cd to answer questions from the amateur gardeners of the area This is usually carried out through the ex tension office with special hours for calling with questions Young Oregon w heat farmers arc eligible to enter an essay contest to receive one of tour $500 leadership ifevelopmenl awards Ihe program, sponsored by M onsanto Agricultural Products Company. Oregon VN heat Growers l eague and National AsvxiatHKis of Wheat Growers, is designed to acquaint younger wheat farmers with the wheat association'* organizational striKtufc. leadership development, pole v development, and the educa tv «ill aspects o f w licai oigam/a tional meetings The $500 awards will help defray the- cost tor the winners to panic ipate in their choice of either the Natioiul Association of Wheat Growers pzai Nnnu.tl Convention to lx- held in Nan \ntonio. I exas or the N \V5 (> Sum iner Leadership Conference to be held in Steamboat Springs, Colorado next July Any Oregon wheat firm er bet ween tfie ages o f 20 and )5. who has not previously participated in either of the NAWG meetings mentioned above, is eligible to enter The four winning entries will be selected has ed upon the content o f their 5 0 word essavs explaining why they would like to parlicpate in a NAWG meeting Entry forms may be obtained by either wriling or calling the ( )W ( il ollicc iF’ () Box 4tXl, Pendleton. OR 97 8 0 1 , 501 276 7330i The deadline tor entering the contest is October I. I9H»> Port meeting cancelled Because ol F’ort of Morrow Com mission aixl stall workshop Sept 14, 21. 26 and 28 from 2 to 6 p m at Nendel's in Umatilla, the |x>rt com mission meeting on Sept I ' is c a n c e lle d Arlington church auction set The annual auction of the Arl ington United Methcxlist Church will he held Saturday. Spetembcr 21 on the downtown mall in Arlington There will be1 a hxxl sale beginning at It) a in with the auction follow ing.it It) M) Special activities begin mng in the morning arc a silent auc lion, flea market, and a children's booth A barbecue will be1 served at 12 noon In k ets tor the meal are $5 tor adults and c hildren 6 through I 2 sears are 52 2 ' • V • * •’ I « « * • * • * JÌ - > »%• * * * “ * '* « .N; •» ' •* . • to raise The Heppner '*• 4. • * * •. • ••s'" $117,000 Any parent knows that children are expensive Just bow expensive is shown in recent figures from the Familv Economics Research Group o f the US D epartm ent o f Agriculture, say* Carol Bennett Oregon State University Extension Agent in Morrow County The 19R8 USDA figure shows that the average Wextern rural non farm family can expect to spend SI 17.000 to raise a child from birth to age 18 The figures are given in constant 1988 dollars and nuke no allowance tor future inflation The figures do not include costs of birth or saving for education beyond high school No account is made tor the earnings given up with raising children Altfmugh the estimates account for many factors related to family e x penditures tor children, they cannot be interpreted as precise costs for using a child in your family Your ■ hildren may cost more than these estimates, depending on your taint K values and goals, and special need »f your child, says Carol Bennett To receive a copy o f the 1988 USDA Cost of Raising a Child extinitc* by age and expense category , call Carol Bennett at the /.lorrow County Extension Service ib7b UM2) or send a self xtamprd envelope toO SU Extension Service. 161 Milam Hall. Corvallis, OR 97331 '• •.* - ■ J » X. ... • * • ■ % • . ^ * *. a, ’ • . • . * ^ X J , • r * *• • • • « *• • * ’ i j i * 1 ♦ • a *• . * ‘ r • » » « * ■ ,■ 1 X r • ‘t ' . • . X * . » . - « ,x:-y . * • ••'** S* I Inspector checks cones for seeds. Ihe Heppner Ranger District is currently involved in a cone collec tion project These cones arc being co lle cted from D ouglas F ir , Ponderosa Pine. Spruce aixl Western I arch trees at various elevations Contractors from Second Growth. Inc in Madras arc climbing the trees to the crown and throw ing down six cones to the inspectors The inxpec tors cut the cone in half, expubrng the seeds The number o f seeds arc counted, averaged and compared to • t . I - • f *•' • • -*• ?» v •v'.. • . - - , a set number for each species to determine whether the tree will be picked. The cones are sacked, dryed, stored under climate controlled con ditions and transported to the Bend River Nursery There they will he sent through large tumblers to separate the seed from the cone These seeds will eventually return to he planted as seedlings on the Hcpp ner Ranger District ■ V - • 1 •' 5*.»»” .: j j 1 »•*. a ■ < i* - » ■ •* . 'e , ¿ ■ f.". " If I were governor... .A -i V J a l , -6 Í uv ' " ’ W 'V u ' . '•>. >. . -y «•* ' •’< »*•*. « c V ' Heppner High School seniors took part in a contest titled " “ If I were Governor During the tirst week ot school, eserv Heppner High Schixil student with the guidance of leas tiers Valery Campbell, Mark iXiwdv I Iikia I Hit v her a rut Karen Smith Griltith par ticip ated in G o v ern o r Neil Goldschm idt s C h ild ren 's l)av W riling activ ity Students completed the sentence It I were governor tor a day. the most important thing I could do lor kids is Children's l)av. (V loher 10 was created by Congress this summer C h ild re n 's Day is sim ilar to Mother's Day and l ather's Day Several students throughout Ihe state who complete the sentence will be mv tied to the ( apitol lor the ( V totx-r 111 event Each reply will he read by the Governor's staff, sorted by county, and given to local ( hildren’s and Youth Commissions tor use m planning tor children and families Singspiration (his Sunday H igh 1 OH l ’r n 77 il 1 IM-S 54 W eds 78 .1) 50 47 1 lllll s 78 .0 in 72 .0 S.ll 71 .0 42 46 Sun. 77 .0 82 44 .0 M irti. Total prix-, fo r Nu* . 1 V5 I he Morrow Counts Ministerial N ssjx will sprmsor a singspiration on Sun . Sept 10 beginning at 7p m ai ihe Christian I ite Center in Heppner Everyone is invited to attend Refreshments will be served, and lor more information contact I mi Van - * ' < * ■ . - - . 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