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By^Merlyn n Robinson
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Food, fiber and sheller-the essential elements needed to sustain livabili
ty. But we need to cut down on the expense of those basic needs in order
to support the different levels of government.
For I've finally caught on as to how governing bodies make up budgets.
Revenues from taxes must match a want list of "can’t do without” expenses.
By comparison, most personal operating loan budgets are based on pro
bable income minus some calculated loss factor. For instance stores may
have to sell at cost overstocked inventories or ranchers may lose income
if too many calve kick the bucket.
But tax money is needed to cover government employee cost of living
salary increases even if commodity-growing taxpayers who help pay those
salaries, are selling $2 wheat for less than production costs.
Government employee salaries must be equitable, they say. Equitable with
w hat-a professional politician without a master’s degree? So even if the
increased costs don’t pencil out, small businesses should raise wages to a
comparible rate, just as a status symbol.
Natural resources that have to be harvested or extracted are the source
of every new dollar added to our economy. So to help support our local
government we should better utilize the resources at hand.
Locally, there could be a community volunteer garden enterprise targeted
to supply local grocers. Proceeds could support government and create new
dollars in the community by reducing the amount of outside produce that
is purchased.
All nine-to-fivers could donate an hour or so of garden work during
weekdays. This would not interfere with weekend pleasure pursuits. And
farmers could set aside one day per week of like volunteer work, maybe.
Or if gardening isn’t the preferred bag, then people could donate volunteer
time for all those paid extra-duty jobs at schools. Cheerleading activities
could be as healthy as aerobics classes.
And let’s standardize everyone’s mode of dress. We have talented
seamstresses that could mass produce the same type of jeans, skirts and
tops. And everyone would be in style.
Now that should economize on food and fiber to help lower the local
cost of living stats, so let’s attack the shelter part. A law could be passed
that allows only so many feet of indoor living space per person, thereby
cutting utility and housing costs. That way we could accomodate more people
without building new homes.
If the police force is reduced under the restrictions of property tax limita
tion spending, let’s think about really punishing minor law offenders with
a little hard labor. Without sustaining too many callouses, minor law of
fenders could save maintenance workers front over exertion. And our road
sides streets and eyesores could be considerably improved.
I’m still working on how to lower health care and insurance costs. Routine
free physicals might encourage better health care. However clients would
pay more in the long run since doctors are sure to find lots of physical
ailments that need to be treated.
So let’s get back to a meat and potatoes economy that is presently the
leading food products produced in our county. And let the wood chips fall
as they should. Realistically the local cost of living doesn’t compare with
metropolitan areas and our governments should lead the way in economiza
tion, productivity and common sense. Rural as well as city residents do
need relief from overtaxation.
Pregnancy crisis center to make
presentation at Baptist Church
The Pregnancy Crisis Center will
make a presentation at the Lexington
Baptist C hurch on M onday,
February 4, at 7 p.m. The presenta
tion is for women only. All ladies
high school age and above are
welcome to attend. There will be a
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question and answer session follow
ing the presentation. ‘‘Those wishing
to support Pregnancy Crisis Center
will have opportunity to do so,” said
a spokesperson. Following the
meeting there will be an informal
time for refreshments.
Heppner JV boys up record Extension program helps
children learn about money
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Jaclynn Hughes
management
Jeremy Clark (2) wrestles for rebound against^Wahtonka*"
By Pete Pearson
Umatilla’s JV boys’ team at 2:30
The Heppner JV boys’ team im p.m.
proved their record to 9-2 with wins
over
W eston-M cEwen
and
Wahtonka.
Heppner ran its way to a relative
ly easy victory over Weston-
McEwen in a rematch of the cham
How to protect you and your car
pionship game of the Pilot Rock JV from last week: 3. Travel well-
boys’ basketball tournament. In Fri lighted busy streets; 4-keep your
day night’s game Scott Coe led purse and other valuables out of
Heppner with 20 points as the sight, even when you are driving in
Mustangs won 58-36.
your locked car; 5-park in safe-well
Against Wahtonka Saturday night, lighted area; 6-always lock your car.
Heppner started off slow, but then
got their running game going as they
once again breezed to an easy vic
tory over the Eagles 71-43. Len
Brittner led the Mustangs with 14
points.
Michael Bergstrom, Heppner, has
The JV boys next games are Fri been named to the dean's list for the
day, February 1, against Pilot Rock fall term at Oregon Institute of
in Heppner at 4:30 p.m. and on Technology. Bergstrom is majoring
Saturday at Um atilla against in Bach diesel power technology.
Chief Rathbun’s
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Bergstrom on
honor roll
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by M ark Halt'll
Research data tells us that there are
as many elk in eastern Oregon right
now as there have ever been. Given
this, one would expect public hunting
opportunities to also be as promising as
ever. But that just ain't so, say the many
researchers who are claiming that elk
usage of our high-elevation, public
timberlands in northeast Oregon and
southeast Washington is dwindling, due
largely to dramatic changes in habitat
conditions.
According to Forest Service wildlife
biologist Mike Wisdom of the Forestry and Range Sciences Lab in
LaGrande, officials from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
and Washington Department of Wildlife have for some time expressed
deep concerns that degenerating forest habitat conditions have influenc
ed the apparent change in the distribution of elk away from traditional
summer ranges at higher elevations on national forest lands, citing
evidence that more elk are remaining year round on what has historical
ly been winter range habitat on private lands. Much of this evidence,
he said, has come in the form of increased damage complaints from
private landowners.
“ If that is tru e -if that is happening,” Wisdom said, “ then of course
there’s a lot of problems that relate to how ranchers can manage their
private lands and the vegetation there for primarily livestock and minimize
damage from elk, and how the Forest Service might bring that (elk)
distribution back to what its more historical distribution would be~
primarily, having those animals spend the spring, summer and fall at
higher elevations on the national forest lands. ”
In order to achieve these goals, a special, one-of-a-kind coalition of
state, federal, private, corporate and associate interests was recently form
ed to enhance and improve elk habitat on public lands on or near the
Malheur, Umatilla and Wallowa Whitman National Forests. The ‘ Blue
Mountains Elk Initiative,” as it is called, claims to be coordinating a
variety of projects ranging from road closures and access management
on summer and fall elk range to water development and forage enhance
ment on both summer and winter ranges-whatever it takes to redistribute
elk back onto their appropriate ranges.
“ To date,” Wisdom offered, “ we've got about 25 projects that have
been approved and are being implemented across the forests, totaling
over $300,000. These are cost-share projects that are being funded by
a variety of sources, not just the forest."
Most of the funding. Wisdom said, has been pledged by ODFW,
Washington Department of Wildlife, the Rocky Mountain Elk Founda
tion, Oregon Hunters Association, the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla
Indians, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, at least one rancher and the three
national forests involved.
“ All those entities and any others that develop cost-share projects have
an absolute say and power as to how their money is used.' Wisdom
affirmed. “ Nobody controls other peoples’ monies; it's simply a way
to mix and match funds and other resources-land, equipment, labor,
staffing-in ways that the sum of all those things equals something more
than individuals working alone could produce. And we're really trying
to do it in a way that we can generate the monies we think are needed
to resolve some of the problems of how to manage elk resources—from
a lot of different viewpoints.
“ It's a really bright note," Wisdom concluded “ No one has ever
done this for elk before-to our knowledge, this is the largest partner
ship for elk management in the United States-and it’s certainly got the
largest number of potential cooperators and the most diversity of mixed
interests. We realize we're not going to solve all the problems right away,
but we think that through this process, we'll probably learn how to real
ly improve our relationships and do a more cost efficient and more ef
fective way of managing elk resources together."
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Public Private
Interests Join
To Enhance
Elk Habitat
Tom LaRusso and Dolores Cooper, new owners of the Nor
thwestern Motel in Heppner, examine 1918 "O regonian”
newspapers discovered under the flooring of their ome dur
ing a remodeling project.
With many of the stories and photos concerning World War
I, LaRusso commented that the news in 1918 is not much
changed from news today, with war between the U.S. and Iraq.
Carol
Parents are powerful teachers.
Children learn from what their
parents do as well as from what they
say.
“ As an adult, much of what you
know about money, and how to
manage it, you learned from your
parents. Now your children are lear
ning from you,” points out Carol
Bennett, Oregon State University
Extension agent in Morrow County
“ Money Sense for Your
Children” is a new leam-at-home
program offered by the OSU Exten
sion Service to help parents teach
children money management. Each
of the six lessons include suggestions
to help children from preschool
through their teens learn about
money and how to manage it.
Each of the six publications, bas
ed on materials used by Clemson and
Washington State Universities, in
cludes ideas that parents can use to
teach children about saving and shar
ing, where money comes from and
Bennett
practice
m oney
how to evaluate advertizing.
“ Because it’s designed to be used
within the home, each family can go
through the series of six topics at
their own speed,” explains Alice
Mills Morrow, OSU Extension
family economics specialist. Actual
ly, Morrow adds, the lessons will
help the entire family evaluate its
money management practices.
Each lesson includes an outline of
the main ideas to be covered, listing
of key words and background infor
mation for parents to use when
discussing money with their
children. The lessons will be mail
ed out in March.
Families can obtain “ Money
Sense for Your Children” through
the Morrow County Extension office
at a cost of $2.25. Persons wishing
to obtain the series, or who wish ad
ditional information, should write or
call Carol Bennett at the Extension
office, Pettyjohn Office Building,
P.O. Box 397, Heppner. Oregon
97836, telephone 676-9642,
lone JV girls lose to
Hermiston, defeat Sherman
EASTERN OREGON
OUTDOORS
News today not much different
from news in 1918
and
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Sunday, February 3, the Hope-
Valby Choir will sing three anthems
at Sunday worship services—
“ Christmas" with words and music
by Loonis McGlohon; “ Sleep Little
Sweet Jesus,” arranged by Win-
nagene Hatch; and “ Come and
Sing,” with words by Nancy Price
and music by Don Besig. The choir
is under the direction of Kathy
Hoskins.
The Valby congregation will have
Sunday School at 8:15 a m. with the
service of Holy Communion at 9
a m. Pastor Hoobing will preach on
the theme of “ The Secret of Life,”
based on the reading from St. Mark
1:21-28.
Sunday School at Hope Lutheran
Church in Heppner will begin at
9:30 a m. A service of Holy Com
munion will be at 11 a.m. After wor
ship service there will be a congrega
tional potluck soup-sandwich dinner.
At 1 p.m. there will be an annual
meeting of the congregation. Among
the many matters to be discussed and
voted on will be the church budget,
new constitution (members are urg
ed to bring their personal copy),
election of church council and other
matters of congregational concern.
lone JV girls split games
By Anne Morter
The lone girls JV team played to
a split in their games held last week,
losing to the Hermsiton Freshmen
last Tuesday and defeating the Sher
man County JV team on Saturday.
The Lady Cards led for three full
quarters of their game against Her
miston. but in the fourth quarter the
Bulldogs came to life, hitting nine of
10 shots from the field and all of
their free throws, to outscore the
Cards, 26-13. The final score was
41-46.
Amy Pointer, Kristine Bedortha
and Crystal Minster each had eight
points in the game. Crystal Minster
pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the
Cards to a 42-23 rebounding edge.
She also had seven steals to pace her
team. The Lady Cards shot 15 of 52
from the floor for 29 percent and 11
of 27 from the line for 41 percent.
Hermiston was 17 of 45 for 38 per
cent from the field and 12 of 18 for
67 pecent from the floor.
On Saturday, the Cardinals put on
a press that the Sherman County
girls couldn't handle and came away
with a 42-25 win. lone outscored the
Huskies 18-4 in the second quarter
to hold a 23-9 halftime advantage.
They added to that lead in the second
half, outscoring Sherman 19-16 for
the final margin.
Crystal Minster led the scoring at
tack with 11 points. The Cards were
outrebounded 29-45 by the taller
Huskies. Kristine Bedortha led that
effort with eight. Crystal Minster
paced the Cards with four steals. In
the shooting department, the Cards
were 12 of 37 for 32 percent and 17
of 30 for 57 percent from the line.
The Huskies shot 10 of 59 for 17
percent from the floor and five of 14
for 36 percent from the line.
Coach Tom Bedortha was pleas
ed with the effort, praising Crystal
Minster for a good effort all over the
court and Heidi Nelson for a good
defensive game.
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