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Opening hunting weekend
comparable to last year
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W ednesday, O ctober 3, 1990
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Bob Krein of the Oregon Depart
ment of Fish and Wildlife says that
hunting success rate on the opening
weekend of deer season ranged in
the 20 to 25 percent range.
Krein said that out of 300 hunters
checked around a fourth to a fifth
bagged their deer, which was com
parable to last year's records.
He said that 465 hunters were
checked last year, which equates to
around 5,500 hunters total, which he
feels is pretty close to this year's
figures. He said that the deer seem
to be in the low areas, “ We had a
lot of people in low and very few in
the mountains.”
Krein said that there were “ quite
a few violations,” but the problems
were “ overall not as bad as last
year.” While there were a higher
number of citations, Krein said he
believes it to be because of an in
crease in officers. “ We had extra en
forcement in,” he said. He said pro
blems ranged “ from borrowing a
wife’s tag to criminal trespass.”
Theresa Flaiz, gas attendant at
Miller’s Mini Mart and Chevron in
Heppner says that by Sunday night
the station had sold around one thou
sand gallons less than they had on
opening weekend last year. Flaiz
said that it appeared that many
hunters were traveling together in
larger groups. Speculation is that
the hunters were carpooling because
of the increase in gas prices.
This deer, bagged by Greg
Sweeney of Heppner must have had
nine lives-or at least two.
The four point, shot by 7:30 a.m.
opening morning of deer season had
been shot through the head by a bow
hunter the previous season. The deer
was still in velvet, probably because
of his injury, says Sweeney. The ar-
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Greg Sweeney with his four-point
row, still imbedded in the deer’s
head, entered through the back of the
head and protruded through the top
of the deer’s nose. The arrow had
broken off in front and the exit
wound had healed over, with the ar
row still in place.
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Sweeney said that the buck, which
was moving along at “ quite a clip,”
was shot “ somewhere outside the ci
ty limits.” He said he was the first
hunter to bring his deer into Central
Market on opening day.
Varsity game cancelled; JV’s will play
The scheduled varsity football
game between the Heppner
Mustangs and Pilot Rock Rockets
for Friday evening at the fairgrounds
has been canceled. Instead, the
Heppner junior varsity football team
will be playing the Rocket JV’s.
Game time will be 7:30 p.m. Friday
at the fairgrounds. There will be no
admission charge.
Pilot Rock has been forced to
cancel two varsity games this season
Last year’s second and fourth graders at
Heppner Elementary School helped cut, sort
and count 10,250 soup labels for Campbell
Soup Company’s labels for education pro
gram. Their efforts earned three microscopes
and a batting tee for the school. “ I couldn’t
have done it without them ,” said organizer
and fourth grade teacher Mary Haguewood.
Students are back l-r: Mindv Binschus,
Stephanie Wegwerth, Sherry Sieler, Tim
Sumner, Tom Zumwalt, Tyson Palmateer and
Adam Doherty. Front row l-r: Josie Proctor,
Annie Hisler, Josh Roy and Heith Henderson.
Noxious weeds are hazardous to your health
By Dave Pranger, Morrow Co.
Weed Supervisor
A weed by definition, is simply
any plant out of place. A noxious
weed however, is a plant of a more
serious nature. Technically, a nox
ious weed is any plant which is
determined by the county weed
board and declared by the county
court to be injurious to public health,
crops, livestock, and or other pro
perty under the provisions of the
Oregon Weed Control Statute (ORS
570.505).
Once a weed is considered nox
ious it is then designated and control-
prioritized into “ A” and “ B”
groups. ‘‘A” list noxious weeds are
weeds of known economic impor
tance occurring in the county in
small enough infestations to make
eradication practicable. They may
also be weeds not known to occur,
but their presence in surrounding
counties or states make future occur
rence seem imminent. These in
clude: Rush Skeletonweed, Yellow
Starthistle, Tansy Ragwort, Dalma-
tion and Yellow Toadflax, Mediter
ranean Sage, Leafy Spurge,
Spikeweed. Musk Thistle, Scotch
ITiistle.
“ B” list weeds are those of
economic importance and of limited
distribution and subject to intensive
control or eradication where feasi
ble. These include: Poison Hemlock,
Canada Thistle, Jointed Goatgrass,
St. Johnswort, Perennial Sowthistle,
Field Bindweed, Cereal Rye, Wild
Oats, Johnsongrass, Knapweeds
(diffuse, spotted and Russian), Field
D odder,
W ater
H em lock,
Medusahead Rye, Puncturevine,
Purple Loosestrife, W hitetop,
Kochia.
Early identification and control are
the keys to preventing these weeds
from rapidly spreading and become-
ing an economic burden. This makes
Local volunteers assist Air Life
Air Life of Oregon, which serves
central and eastern Oregon with both
a helicopter and airplane air am
bulance, kicks off its fourth annual
membership campaign October 1.
Local volunteers have been busy
preparing for the October campaign
by placing brochures in local
businesses, arranging for business
readerboards to carry an Air Life
message during the month-long cam
paign. and scheduling presentations
to community groups. Their efforts
will be supported by a multi-media
informational campaign during
October.
“ One hundred twenty Air Life
volunteers make it possible for us to
reach every corner of our service
area," said program manager Vem
Bartley. "Without them, we would
be unable to conduct a cost-effective
campaign.”
Volunteers in Gilliam and Morrow
counties include Robanai Disque and
Irv Rauch of Lexington; Florence
Holt. Molly Rill. Rita Sumner. Greg
Sweek, Ernest Wick and Lilly
W ilson o f H eppner; Eunice
McElligott of lone and Jerry Peck of
Boardman.
Molly Rill accepted the challenge
of leading the first membership cam
paign in this area. She said it has
been easy so far because her
volunteers “ are a real gung-ho
group. And.” she said, “ as a parent
and daughter of older parents. I
recognize our county’s need to have
air transport service available to us.
Support of Air Life is a priority for
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Weather Report
by City of Hoppoor
Sept. 25 - Oct. 1, 1990
High low Prec
Tues.
45
83
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Weds.
79
50
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Thurs
79
51
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84
50
Fri.
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84
46
Sat.
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44
79
Sun.
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64
Mon.
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the need for annual surveys and
mapping an essential part of an ef
fective weed control program.
Large and small landowners alike
should survey all their property an
nually for noxious weeds. This way
small infestations can be controlled
quickly and easily with little ex
pense. Some of the consequences of
not recognizing a noxious weed pro
blem early are higher costs of con
trol once spread, reduced crop and
rangeland yields and lower land
value. With consequences such as
these it only makes good sense to
know your weeds and control them
early. Should identification be a pro
blem though, the Morrow County
Weed District is available for
assistance.
When it comes to noxious weeds,
nothing says it better than the old
cliche; “ An ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure.”
The next varsity football game for
because of the very low numbers of
players involved in football. The the Mustangs will be Thursday, Oc
Rockets began the season with a var tober 11, at the fairgrounds with
Heppner hosting the Wahtonka
sity team playing two non-league
games and losing both contests. In Eagles in a crucial Columbia Basin
juries and other factors have con Conference game at 7:30 p.m. This
game is being played on Thursday
tributed to the decline in numbers.
Most of the remaining players on the night because of the state-wide
team are young ar.dHri experienced » teacher in-service day on Fridav
Senior citizen passes for all Hepp
and safety reasons contributed to a
ner High School activities are now
decision to drop the varsity
available and can be picked up at the
competition.
high school office and the senior
citizen center.
Christman trial postponed
The trial of an lone man charged
with manslaughter has been postpon
ed because of the resignation of his
attorney.
Carl Christman is charged with
first-degree manslaughter, driving
under the influence of intoxicants,
recklessly endangering and reckless
driving as a result of a May incident
in which the car he was driving
allegedly struck and killed a Mor
tana man.
Christman had been represented
by attorney Mike Kilpatrick of
Mount Vernon. However. Kilpatrick
resigned early last week and was
replaced by Robert Moon of Baker.
Moon moved to postpone the trial set
for October 15 on the grounds that
he had insufficient time to prepare
a defense. The motion was granted
over the state’s objection. A new
trial date has not yet been set.
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Man arrested
following fight
Dan Bell, 29, Umatilla, was ar
rested by a Heppner Police officer
following a disturbance involving
three men in downtown Heppner
around 12:51 p.m. on Saturday,
Sept. 29.
Bell was arrested on a warrant
from The Dalles for uieft one, ac
cording to Heppner Police.
Co. Health Dept,
offers flu vaccine Century farms to be honored
Morrow County Health Depart
ment now has flu vaccine available
at all regular immunization clinics at
a charge of $5.
Influenza is not usually life
threatening in healthy individuals,
but the vaccine is recommended for
the elderly and people with health
problems, said a health dept, news
release.
Clinics are: every Friday 8:30
a.m.-4 p.m. at the health department
in Heppner;
First and third Tuesdays, 1:30-4
p.m. Boardman City Hall;
Second and fourth Tuesdays, 1-4
p.m. Irrigon County offices.
Sewing contest deadline nears
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by Historical Society
By Delpha Jones
The Morrow County Historical
Society meeting will be held at the
Lexington Grange Hall on Sunday.
Oct. 7, with a full afternoon planned.
There will be a turkey potluck din
ner served at 1 p.m. with turkey,
dressing and gravy furnished and
salads and desserts potluck. There
will be a presentation of century
farm plaques by the Oregon State
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Historical Society. The program will
include Jim Lathleam of Baker, who
is vice president of the Sumpter
Valley Railroad, speaker, special
music and a short business meeting
Door prizes and a display table. The
meeting is open to the public and the
society invites everyone to attend.
There will be a report of work done
at the Rhea Creek cemetery and
other business.
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By Anne Morter
The October 29 registration
deadlne for the District 11 Make It
Yourself with Wool contest is ap
proaching fast. District 11 includes
Morrow, Umatilla, Wheeler and
Gilliam counties. Contestants must
have their completed registration
forms returned to Maureen Krebs,
district director, no later than Mon
day, October 29, to enter. Late
registrations will not be accepted.
The contest will be held
November 12 in lone in the base
ment of the United Church of Christ.
A no-host luncheon will be follow
ed by a fashion show and presenta
tion of awards.
Contestants may enter in one of
the following categories: pre-teen
(13 and under), juniors (14-17),
seniors (18-24) and adult (24 and
over); The category entered is deter
mined by a contestants age on
December 31, 1990.
An entry fee of $5 is due with the
com pleted registration form .
Registration forms are available
from local fabric stores or county ex-
tension agents. Each contestant will
receive a length of Pendleton fabric
just for entering. Winners in the
junior and senior divisions advance
to the state competition to be held at
Clackamas Town center in Portland
December 28-29.
For additional information, con
tact Maureen Krebs, Cecil Star Rt.,
lone. OR 97843 or 422-7548. Reser
vations for the luncheon (appreciated
but not required) can be made tc
Krebs or Nancy Miller at 422-7239.
Morrow County Judge Louis
Carlson said that preliminary work
has been done at the garbage transfer
station located between Heppner and
Lexington and that he expects the
transfer station to be completed in
“ about six weeks".
Carlson said after preliminary
earth work and pouring of concrete,
roadwork will be completed
The transfer station will be a site
for people in the cities and country
to dump their garbage. From the
transfer station the garbage will be
taken to Finley Buttes Landfill on
Bombing Range Road near
Boardman.
Heppner City officials say they ex
pect the city dump to close Oct. 16,
weeks before the anticipated open
ing of the transfer station.
The city dump is closing because
it is full.
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