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-i./w- iieppnei i .i u w e - 1 lines, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 17, 1991 The legacy of early-day logging Swim lessons added at lone pool Arts club to meet By Anne Morter Another session of swim lessons at the lone pool will start July 23, according to pool m anager, Margaret Kincaid. This session will run from July 23 to August 2. The sw immers class, where students will learn 5-6 new strokes and refine the strokes learned in the intermediate class, will meet at 9 a.m. A session for intermediates will start at 10 a.m. and another advanced beginner ses sion will meet at 11 a.m. Kincaid asks that those wishing to take lessons should pre-register with her at the pool Pre-registration will in sure a spot in the class. Kincaid is also offering lifeguard training classes, which are broken into several classes. Some of the classes are open to non-lifeguards as well. First aid and CPR are re quirements for those wishing to be lifeguards but the classes are open to any interested person. A four-hour section of CPR will be offered on Ju ly 21 from 5 to 9 p.m. and a four hour session of first aid will be held July 28 at the same time. Participants are asked to meet at the lone pool. Cost of the class is $10 per session. Basic Water Safety is another class open to everyone but required for lifeguards. The class will meet on July 23 from 9 to 10 a.m. Emergen cy Water Safety is open only to those with an intermediate skill level. This class will meet on July 30 from 9 to 10 a.m. Lifeguard training will begin August 6 for those who have com pleted the pre-requisites listed above. Session times and length will be an nounced in class. More information about swim lessons or lifeguard training is available from Margaret Kincaid at the pool or at her home, 422-7152. Engagements Temple — McCoy Kristin Marie McCoy of Silverton and Brent Wayne Temple of Salem have announced their engagement to be married. A Silverton High School graduate, the bride-elect is the daughter of Den ton and Karin McCoy and works as a salesperson and is studying to be a child psychologist. Brent is the son of Dick and Karen Temple of Lexington and graduated from Heppner High School in 1989. He attended Eastern Oregon State Col lege in LaGrande and is employed by Silvercrest Mobile Homes as a framer. He plans on going to Chemeketa Community College studying engineering this fall. A May 1992 wedding is planned. The July meeting of Morrow County Arts and Crafts club will be held at Kate’s Pizza on Tuesday, Ju ly 23 with the meal starting at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting at 7 p.m. Plans will be completed for the booth and art display at the Morrow County Fair. The Art club will participate in the Harvest of the Arts Festival which is sponsored by Blue Mountain Community College to be held in October. Morrow County's show will be held on Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Senior Center in Heppner. Good attendance at 4-H pre-fair “ How to Mat and Mount 4-H Photographs” was a favorite presen tation of the Home Economics Ex pressive Arts Prefair on June 29. The information was shared by Sara Greenup, Jenny Krein and Jodie Johnston of the Picture Perfect Photographers photography club. Nancy Morter, junior leader from lone, gave pointers on preparing for “ Interview Judging During County Fair” . Andrea Mesteth, junior leader, shared guidelines for “ Preparing a Food Exhibit for Fair” . Dani Hill and Toni Kemp of Lexington demonstrated proper techniques for “ Competing in a Measuring Contest” . Shelly Britt, Heppner, coached members for the modeling poses and turns to be used during “ My Favorite Outfit” and “ Style Revue” competitions. “ We were especially fortunate to have 4-H ‘alumni’ such as Nance Wright and Amy Hobbs Long share their modeling tips with the newer members,” pointed out Carol Bennett, Extension Agent. Alecia Tamasky, another junior leader, was also on hand to share tips from her 4-H experiences with younger members. Pam Worden, 4-H volunteer, led an outdoor games activity during break time. Debbie Sheirbon, Glaya Baker and Melanie Beltane registered 47 youth and 26 adult participants. Tami Cheney and Monica Swanson organized the snack break. Boardman 4-H members par ticipating included Heather Ennis, Ryan Neal, Joni Bray, Lara Fritz, Jared Purcell, Kevin Baker, Brandi Purcell. Jennylynn Prag, Lee Dawson, Kristi Mason, Roseann Daltoso. Kristen Johnson, Abigail Beltane, Lora Posey. Ahna Lietke, and Andrea Mesteth came from Ir- rigon. Heppner was represented by Kristi Worden, Jossie Evans, Julie Watkins, Mandi Gutierrez. Audra Bunch, Bonney Hill, Lexie Short, Jenny Krein, Alecia Tamasky, Jodie Johnston, and Sara Greenup. Tina Kemp, Stormy Howard, Brooke Boyer, Toni Kemp, and Tiffany Munkers came from Lexington, and lone was represented by Amber Peck, Felicity Warren, Jessica Krebs, Luke Swanson, Jory Crowell, Steve Allen, Randy Scott, Jacob Taylor, Katie Tworek, Marie Tworek, Maci Childers, Lela Gub- skov, Nathan Rietmann, Megan Proudfoot, Kara Miller, Marc Orem and Nancy Morter. “ I was especially pleased that 27 leaders and parents were able to at tend with their children. Parents will be able to use their new knowledge to help make fair more fun for their children. And of course, parents and leaders always gain much new infor mation from other parents whenever they attend an event like this,” con cluded Bennett. “ We are looking forward to a wonderful fair ex perience for Morrow County 4-H members.” Repeated assertions about the destruction of Oregon’s timber resource sent Dom Wimer of Albany, who was reared in logging camps, back to see what exists there today. Cheryle Ann “ Shelly" Turner, Heppner. and Gregg Allen Rietmann. lone, announce their engagement to be married. Shelly is the daughter of Kenneth and Jean Ann Turner, Heppner. She is a graduate of Heppner High School and Notre Couer College, Portland. She is employed as a laboratory/X-ray technician at St. Anthony’s Clinic in Hermiston. Gregg is the son of Bill Rietmann. lone and the late Marilyn Rietmann. He is a graduate of lone High School and Pacific University of Portland. He is employed as a farmer and the lone High School football coach. The couple plans an August 10 wedding at 6 p.m. at the Ken Turner Ranch on Sandhollow Road. Gregg Rietmann and Shelly Turner invite family and friends to join them as they exchange marriage vows Saturday August 10 at 6 p.m. at the Ken Turner Ranch. A barbecue and dance will follow. For directions please call 422-7243 or 676-9710. , companies had full-time logging recruiters in Portland. Nevertheless, those are among the finest memories one can have, memories that no one will ever again be able to make. (Don Wimer is president o f Almany-based Wimer Logging Co ., a partly owned subsidiary o f Willamette Industries. Wimer is former president o f the Oregon Log ging Conference, an annual meeting and logging-equipment show in Eugene.) For a kid growing up in the Snow Peak logging camp east of Lebanon, payday was a revelation. The burly fallers, choker setters, hook tenders and other loggers would gather in the community hall to play poker. They wouldn’t let us kids go in to watch the high-stakes excitement, but nobody told us we couldn’t crawl under the building and listen through the cracks between the floorboards. Gary Neal, Port of Morrow direc of Lewiston, will replace Paul Vick, Some of the loggers lost their Port of Pasco, who is retiring. paychecks between the first deal of tor, was re-elected vice president of the Colum bia Snake River The Colum bia Snake River the cards and dinnertime. Marketing Group is a consortium of Recently, some critics have charg Marketing Group at its annual 17 ports along the Columbia and ed that, like those 1940s loggers, meeting at the Coeur d ’Alene Snake rivers, organized in 1980 to Oregon is gambling with its future Resort, Idaho. Also re-elected were combine marketing efforts and by the way we’re managing our Ken O ’Hollaren, Port Longview, president; and Bob Lipscomb. Port resources. The group’s primary forests. Finally, after hearing these function is to increase national and . repeated claims, my wife, Marilyn, of Portland, secretary/treasurer. Other board members elected international awareness of the Colum and I decided to go back to have a were Byron Hanke, Port of Van bia/Snake system and to promote look. economic development, transporta We visited five camps in Clatsop, couver, and Jim Kuntz, Port of tion and tourism. Linn and Wheeler Counties, and in Walla Walla. Ron McMurrary, Port northern California where my fami ly lived in the 1930s and 40s. Here’s some of what we found: Montague: We traveled over nor thern California county raods, then rough gravel roads, to get to the Helen Martin and Loree Hubbard The June meeting of the lone former site of this camp. My grand attended Oregon Federation of Garden Club was held at Beechers father, uncle and my dad all work on June 19 with a no-host luncheon. Garden Clubs state meeting in ed here; in 1932-33 my grandfather Delta Huber installed the 1991-92 Newberg. Helen stated that it was a and uncle were killed in timber- officers: president, Pat Pettyjohn; very outstanding meeting. related accidents, a very sad time. A special presentation of state vice-president, Delpha Jones; Where logging flourished 60 years awards was made by Pat Pettyjohn, secretary, Phyllis Anderson and ago, the trees have grown back and junior chairman, to Rosanne Baker, treasurer, Helen Martin. Each was they’re putting up timber sales again. who received first in grades 3-5 in presented with a scented geranium. Olney: I went to first grade at this the Smokey Bear-Woodsey Owl Delpha Jones gave an informative camp east of Astoria. It was a violent contest and second to Molly Barrow Flag Observance presentation. time, with two competing unions grades K-2. Maci Childers placed Pat Pettyjohn and Birdine Tullis fighting for the right to represent the third in grade three-four in the Con reported on Oregon Garden Week loggers. I remember how desolate it servation Poster contest. The Observance. The garden club plac looked and thinking “ I wonder if it childrens parents, Robyn and Bob ed arrangements in Beechers, The will ever grow back.” Not only did Baker, Lauri Barrow and Bobbi Office, Bank of Eastern Oregon, it grow back, but acres of second- Childers came for the presentation. Wheatland Insurance and the post growth trees that Mother Nature During the meeting Iona Murray office. planted have now been logged and was welcomed as a new member. Jean Nelson reported on the replanted by hand. I’m confident that The club voted to contribute $25 to meeting of the Fair Flower Show the third generation of trees will the 4th of July celebration. The next Committee with members of lone, grow even faster than the second did. meeting will be at Loree Hubbard’s Lexington and Heppner clubs Big Creek: At the site of this home July 10. represented. railroad logging camp east of Astoria, the railroad tracks are gone but the trees are back. A Boise Cascade forester who manages the new forest told me the area produces An article in the August edition of By Anne Morter 25 million board feet of timber A final tally of the receipts from the Reader’s Digest, “ Young annually. the St. Jude’s Bike-a-thon have been Heroes of St. Jude” makes for in Kinzua: More healthy timber. announced, and, according to teresting reading for participants and This town in Wheeler County was organizer Loa McEUigott, the results donors alike. The article shows good sized when I lived there, but raised in the were outstanding. The annual Ruggs where the dollars the community center, barber shop, bike-a-thon are going and what a to lone ride garnered $1,949 for the tavern, store and all the houses are worthwhile cause it is. St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in gone. People still play the 6-hole Along with the T-shirts, St. Jude’s M emphis, Tennesse, up con golf course that the loggers built, and sent a poster giving bike safety rules. siderably from years past. what was a log pond when I was Spokespeople for the hospital said Loa urges all bikers to read and there as a child is now a lake that at they were very impressed with the observe those rules, especially in the tracts campers and fishermen. effort, especially when they heard summer months where more cycling Snow Peak: My dad was head the population of the area and the is going on. The poster will be truck mechanic at this Linn County fact that the participants were entic posted at Bristow’s Market. logging camp, an area that has been Loa said she couldn’t be happier ed with cookies and hot chocolate logged continually since 1938, the with the final results of the bike-a- rather than elaborate prizes. Par year that Benny Goodman made his thon. “ The participants were just ticipants were enticed by a colorful Carnegie Hall Debut. outstanding and St. Jude's Hospital T -sh irt, which they received Did they make mistakes in the old was very grateful,” she said. recently. days? Sure. The logging roads weren’t always well built, the streams sometimes weren’t protected during logging, and the clearcuts were often too big. In those days, economic conditions may have forc ed them to gamble with the future. But Mother Nature and time cor rected their mistakes. It’s no longer a gamble. Modem state laws strictly regulate logging, road building and other forestry ac tivities. Most companies now volun tarily restrict the sizes of their harvest units. I hope legislators will adopt the industry proposal requir ing companies to limit clearcut size. W rangler C irc u it Series Neal re-elected to port marketing group lone Garden Club installs officers Bike-a-thon results outstanding 1991 f t p CHIEF JSL ■ JOSEPH DAYS JULY 26, 27, 28 Our best selling women’s sandal Rietmann - Turner We can then continue to be proud of the legacy we leave for future generations. Life in the logging camps was hard. The camps were remote. Houses were small enough to be loaded on railroad flatcars. My brother and I carved our bedroom out of the wood porch, and on cold nights we could see the stars through the boards. The job turnover was so high that timber NOW ON SALE ¿ L I oa M s qwiokt S iv . k ifu'i Sunbeat Reg. price 58.95 OUR PRICE « * • 5 HDE KDX HKPPNKR ' 143 N. MAIN II I1 !! 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