Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 28, 1993 - FIVE
Wheatland Pomona holds meeting
By Delpha Jones
Wheatland Pomona Grange
met at the Spray Grange Hall on
Sunday, with the master Barton
Clark presiding. The meeting
began at 10:30 a.m. with minutes
of the previous meeting read for
approval. Honored guests Verla
Larson, GW A chairman from
District #4 and her husband
Palmer were introduced and
welcomed. The meeting was
lowered to the fourth degree for
the business of the day.
Reports were heard from the
subordinate Grange masters, star
ting with Willard French from
Willows. They have held all their
meetings and had good programs.
They have been busy serving din
ners, and due to the cold winter
and snow they all did a lot of
snow shoveling which is unusual.
Roger Scharon of Lexington
Grange reported that they had
held all their meetings with the
exception of one due to a cold and
stormy night. They a1 so held pro
grams and held a booster night.
Bob Hammack of Spray told the
group that they held their annual
auction and did well, taking in
several new members. They have
had county officers visiting and
have kept busy with their grange
work.
Under committee reports Ken
Smouse told of the measures in
the legislature and of several in
teresting bills and suggestions that
should be watched, such as the
debate between the sales tax, in
come tax and property tax. The
agriculture chairman Wilma Mar
tin gave an interesting report on
a meeting recently held in Fossil
concerning a good water supply,
and how to protect the river and
stream banks from erosion, con
cerning animal grazing and ways
to combat this. Martin reported
that Mother nature, with an assist
from mankind, can help control
this and in cases there is a need
for tree and shrub growth to help
hold this precious soil. Beavers
working on trees can cause much
damage to stream banks and high
waters this year have done some
damage.
Grange week report was given
with some granges holding
meetings. It was reported that
there were some good articles in
the local papers as well as pro
grams, posters, etc. Lexington
held a Booster night and award
ed certificates.
Verla Larson spoke to the
group concerning the work of the
GW A and the many contests and
prizes awarded at the state and
national level. She reported that
there are some lovely pins for this
year’s session on sale with the
money going to support these
projects. Larson asked that
Wheatland furnish 10 dozen
cookies for the reception on Sun
day evening. The group voted to
do this with each Grange fur
nishing three dozen. State Grange
will be held this year at Pilot
Rock. There is a need from ad
joining counties to assist Umatilla
in this project. W heatland
members were asked to help
serve dinners in the dining room
on Friday, the last day. This
group may also bring a few pies.
State Grange starts on Sunday
with the reception June ?Q.
Wednesday, June 23 there will be
the memorial in the afternoon,
followed by the fifth degree at
4:30 p.m. and the sixth degree at
8:30 p.m. As state session is so
near this year it would be a fine
time to attend some of the ses
sions and to receive these degrees
which are beautiful and in
teresting. The resolution commit
tee Roger Scharon, Mike
Medlock and Clarence Buchanan
reported on the following resolu
tions: better dates for reports to
the state grange committee chair
man; federal agencies; limiting
campaign funds; justice courts;
thanks to Spray Grange for a fine
dinner and hospitality. All resolu
tions were favorable and the body
accepted the report. Following a
lovely dinner and cake walk with
11 cakes won, there were
readings in honor of grandparents
and mothers. A reading “ Grand
pa and I” was given by Dot
H alvorsen. Palm er Larson
received the prize for the man
with the most grandchildren. Jean
Nelson read ‘ Mothers’. The prize
for the woman with the most
grandchildren went to Katie Wag
goner with 14.
The group voted to buy tickets
for the “ goodie baskets” for the
youth travel fund and pay ex
penses to the state session for the
master. The roll call of granges
was: Willows, five; Pleasant
Valley two; Columbia two; Spray
14 and Lexington nine. The
meeting adjourned early so
members could attend the
memorial service o f Clara
Jenkins. The next meeting will be
at the Anson Wright Park near
Hardman for the yearly picnic
and memorial.
New 4-H program introduced
A new 4-H natural science pro
gram to teach young people about
interrelationships in the environ
ment and human responsibility
wil be introduced this fall by the
Oregon State University Exten
sion Service.
The 4-H environm ental
stewardship program builds on
young people's interest in the en
vironment while giving them
facts so they can make informed
choices about environment,
lifestyle and consumer product
choices.
The wide approach to en
vironmental stewardship will in
volve existing 4-H projects as
forestry, geology, marine science
and entomology.
As 4-H members progress,
they can choose to specialize in
one of the existing 4-H natural
science tracks.
A program on biodegradable
polymers is being tested in
schools in Morrow County this
spring.
Biodegradable polymers, made
prim arily from renew able
agricultural resources, such as
starch from corn anu potatoes,
are used to make such items as
packaging materials and golf tees,
the products dissolve in water.
OSU extension agent in Gilliam
County is working on a statewide
summer tour for about 40 4-H
members to introduce them to dif
ferent geographic regions of the
state and their environmental
characteristics.
An environmental stewardship
team of extension agents and 4-H
volunteers including Morrow
County agent Bill Broderick is
implementing the new natural
science program.
CAPECO to open Heppner office
The Community Action Pro
gram of East Central Oregon
(CAPECO) is expected to open
a part-time office in Heppner by
May 1. An office sharing ar
rangement with the Greater
Eastern Oregon Development
Commission (GEODC) on Main
Street in Heppner is near
finalization.
CAPECO has also announced
that they have closed their former
office in Pendleton and moved all
personnel to their permanent
Pendleton service center in the
old John Murray Jr. High School.
721 S.E. Third St. The move
became necessary because of the
expansion from 12 employees in
January 1992 to 74 employees in
four counties today. This growth
has made it necessary to vacate
the classic Victorian home which
has been home for CAPECO
since April of 1989.
The “ Murphy House” will be
placed on the market in the near
future and the proceeds from the
sale will be used to support
CAPECO
developm ent.
CAPECO officials expressed
their fondness for the 1886
historic home, which is one of
only two remaining Italianate Vic
torian style buildings left in the
Pendleton area. Stan Foster, ex
ecutive director, stated that “ We
have reluctantly concluded that
CAPECO will not be able to
rcoccupy the home for our
business needs in the future, so
it is our belief that we can best
serve our clients by selling the
facility.”
Clients can still reach the
Pendleton office by phone
276-1926. CAPECO operates of
fices in Milton-Freewater, Her-
miston. Irrigon and Fossil.
Lexington News
By Delpha Jones
-:-Joyce Buchanan, who
recently underwent major surgery
at St. Vincent’s hospital in
Portland is reported to be
recuperating at the home of her
sister.
-:-Holly Rebekah Lodge will
hold the initiation and installation
of officers on Thursday at the
Rebekah Hall in Lexington.
Assisting with the degree work
will be the ladies front Sunbeam
Lodge and the DDP Donna
Blades. Refreshments will be
served.
-:-Several students from Lex
ington attended the exchange pro
gram to Portland where they all
report a fine and educational
week. These students are from
the Heppner Middle School.
-:-The last of the series of card
parties will be Saturday evening,
May 1 at the Rebekah Hall.
Prizes will be awarded and
refreshments served.
Garden club members attend meeting
Members of the lone and
Heppner Garden Clubs attended
the Blue Mountain District #10
meeting at Milton-Freewater on
April 8. Those attending from
Heppner were Jane Rawlins, Pat
Brindle and Irene Swanson.
Those from lone included Pat
Pettyjohn, Birdine Tullis, Jean
Nelson, Helen Martin and Delta
Huber.
Elaine Belts, state president of
the Oregon State Federation of
Garden Clubs was crowned as
“ Queen for a day” . A special
show of floral arrangements, one
from each club in the district, was
presented with Elaine’s theme,
“ Let Beauty Abound” . Cake was
served after lunch in Belt’s honor.
Officers for District #10 the
next two years, installed by
Sharon Hamner of Condon, were
president Elaine Belts of
Pendleton; vice president Connie
Tellefson of Milton-Freewater;
and secretary-treasurer, Cece
Chapman, Hermiston.
The group agreed to host the
1995 OSFGC convention in June
in Pendleton. Charlotte Rausch
and Evelyn Reese of the Echo
club will act as co-chairmen.
Wheat commission plans meeting
The 1993 Oregon Wheat Com
mission research review has been
rescheduled for April 30 at the
Sizzler restaurant in Pendleton.
The review was previously
canceled due to poor weather.
This year’s review begins at 9
a.m. and besides hearing reports
from Oregon State University
researchers, will cover a number
of other topics. Pendleton Flour
Mills President Tony Flagg will
discuss the importance of wheat
quality in overseas markets and
US Wheat Associates west coast
director John Oades will com
ment on the growing importance
overseas wheat importers are
placing on monitoring chemical
residues in wheat shipments.
All interested wheat producers
in Oregon are invited to attend the
review. Lunch will be provided
by the commission for all
attendees.
Spring burning to begin in forests
The Heppner and North Fork
John Day Ranger Districts of the
Umatilla National Forest are
preparing for their 1993 spring
prescribed burning program.
Timber harvest units with large
amounts of limbs and other non-
usable materials generated from
past logging activities will be
burned to prepare the site for
planting, and to reduce fire
hazard. The North Fork John
Day and H eppner Ranger
Districts are scheduled to burn
roughly 1,250 total acres in
timber harvest units.
An additional 25.000 total
acres outside harvest units on
these districts are scheduled to be
“ landscaped underburned” .
These lower-intensity fires are
designed to reduce excess fuels
and improve forage for wildlife
and livestock.
Burning will begin as soon as
weather conditions permit and
will continue until mid-June.
Heavy smoke can be expected in
and around units being burned,
but should dissipate quickly.
Prescribed Burning Plans comp
ly with state air quality and smoke
dispersal guidelines to reduce the
impacts of smoke on the public
and forest visitors.
Proposed farm programs could hurt
President Clinton’s proposed
farm program reductions, taxes
and user fee increases coupled
with state fuel taxes and taxes to
replace revenue lost under
Measure 5 could well provide the
“ final straw” that will break the
back of many Oregon wheat pro
ducers, according to a recently
completed study commissioned
by the Oregon Wheat Growers
League.
“ Making a profit in wheat pro
duction is a major challenge
under current conditions,” stated
Bob Johns, OWGL president,
“ the impact of eliminating 0/92,
increasing the percentage of flex
acres, imposition of the BTU tax
and waterway users fee, not to
mention state proposals, could be
devastating for our growers.”
The study shows that wheat
producers can expect to ex
perience a loss of approximately
38 cents per bushel due to federal
proposals and if the Export
Enhancement Program funding is
reduced that impact could in
crease to 63 cents per bushel.
State proposal stand to contribute
another seven cents per bushel,
bringing the total to 70 cents per
bushel.
The impact on the state and
local entities will also be signifi
cant. For example, in Umatilla
County alone 0/92 payments
totaled nearly $1 million last
year. The result of the increase
in flex acres from 15 percent to
25 percent will reduce income to
small grains producers statewide
by over $4 million. Oregon state
tax revenue on that income will
be lost. As net farm income
decreases property values will go
down and additional demands on
state general fund dollars will
result.
“ We certainly endorse the con
cept of deficit reduction and
realize that we must all do our fair
share,” Johns concluded, “ but
since 1981 agriculture has incur
red cuts that has or will reduce
the federal deficit by more than
$57 billion. We’ve done a great
deal already and we ask Congress
to be sensitive to the magnitude
of our previous sacrifices.”
EM T w orkshop set at BMCC
An Emergency Medical
Technicians (EMT) Recertifica
tion Workshop will be offered by
Blue Mountain Community Col
lege, Friday and Saturday May 7
and 8. Up to 11 hours of instruc
tion will be offered during the
two days and while the classes
apply toward recertification for
all Oregon EMT’s they are meant
to address patient care at the basic
level.
A tuition fee of $35 includes
lunch on Saturday. Registrants
may attend as many or as few
classes as they wish. Registration
and sign-in on Friday is from 6
to 7 p.m. with classes running
7-10 p.m. On Saturday, registra
tion and sign-in will begin at 7:30
a.m. with classes starting at 8
a.m. and running until 5 p.m. All
classes will be held at BMCC in
Pendleton in the Health Education
Building.
Pre-registration is due by May
3. Students may register on the
day of the workshop but the
course is limited to the first 100
registrants. For more information
or to register contact the BMCC
Continuing Education Office at
276-1260 ext 207.
Rhea Creek study
group has meeting
By Delpha Jones
The Rhea Creek Study Group
met at the home of Norma Craber
with co-hostess Leila Palmer.
The lesson was on keeping
medical records. The group en
joyed a lengthy question and
answer period. One of the main
concerns of people seems to be
the billing process, the time it
seems to take before all the bill
ings are all completed from
medical and doctor facilities,
medicare and supplement in
surance companies. Many other
things were discussed such as ad
mittance to the hospital facilities,
etc. A pot!uck dinner was enjoyed
with guest Carol M ichael
Bennett.
A short business meeting was
held under the direction of presi
dent Judy Stevens. It was an
nounced that plans are going
along fine for the ‘Homemakers
Day’. The evening will begin
with a coffee hour at the museum.
Dinner will be served at the
Hardman hall, after a visit to An
son Wright Park, Heppner dam,
Valby church and other places of
interest. A booth for the fair was
discussed and ideas suggested.
Those present were Freida
Slocom, Mary Wright, Beverly
Wright, Creth Harris, Judy
Stevens, Vema Brinda, Ruth
McCabe, Delpha Jones, and the
hostesses Leila and Norma.
Market Report
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BOWLING
Thursday Night Indies
April 1, 1993
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B & C Repair
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Bedrock Bowlers
High game: Cindi Doherty 195.
High series: Cindi Doherty 503.
Splits converted: Phyllis Piper 3-9-K)
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High game: Cindi Doherty 201.
High series: Cindi Doherty 522.
Splits converted: George Naims 5-7;
que Devin 2-7; Phyllis Piper 5-7.
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Kinzua
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Bedrock Bowlers
13
High game: Fran Barnett 207.
High series: Marie Rudisill 502.
Splits converted: Cindi Doherty 5-K);
da Gates 5-10; Kathy Cutsförth 3-10.
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Property rights meeting planned
As the anti-property rights
movement
increases
its
stranglehold on Americans
through wetlands, endangered
species, and the regulation of
water rights, property owners
across America are finding they
have only one right left, “ the
right to pay taxes,” says the Mor
row County Livestock Growers
Association.
How to cope with the current
“ land grab” in the United States
will be addressed by key proper
ty rights experts May 14 at Hepp
ner High School beginning at 7
p.m. The speakers, Wayne Hage,
Cliff Gardner and Frank T.
Duran, are all well versed in pro
perty rights as expressed in the
U.S. Constitution, said the
livestock growers.
Wayne Hage is the plaintiff in
one of the foremost property right
cases before the courts today,
Hage v. United States. The case,
filed in the U.S. Federal Court of
Claims in Washington D.C. is
considered to be highly winnable
by court watchers, the Livestock
Growers maintain. If successful,
the precedents in the case could
be a major setback to the anti-
property rights agenda.
Hage is also the author of
“ Storm O ver Rangelands:
Private Rights in Federal
Lands", which can be found in
the law libraries and in ranch
houses across the west.
Cliff Gardner, a native of Ruby
Valley, Nevada, has spent over
10 years gathering date on federal
land management. His collection
of studies, historical analysis and
photos is one of the largest in the
nation. Gardner demonstrates that
“ private land management is a
successful system which effec
tively promotes healthy resources
and wildlife.” He has spoken to
numerous groups across the na
tion and has developed a video
and other information which sum
marizes the importance of private
stewardship in protecting our na
tion’s resources.
Frank Duran is a long time ad
vocate of property rights and the
resource industries. He is chair
man of Stewards of the Range, an
organization supporting proper
ty rights litigation. Duran will be
addressing solutions and objec
tives that Americans can support
to regain the principles this nation
was founded on.
The meeting, sponsored by
Morrow and Umatilla County
Livestock Growers and the Mor
row County Court is open to the
public. Admission is $3 single or
$5 couple.
Cattlemen’s Assoc to discus plan
Lynn Lundquist, president of
the Oregon Cattlemen's Associa
tion. has announced the unveiling
of the Cattlemen’s Eco-Health
Opportunities plan during their
quarterly meeting in Klamath
Falls on May 5 and 6. This pro
gram has been in the conceptual
phase for several months and has
had extensive input from agen
cies, OSU, environmental groups
and cattle producers alike.
The goal of the program is to
offer producers information on
the management options available
to them for their specific areas
which may result in resource
enhancement. Rob Gordon, of
the National Wilderness Institute,
will preface the program with a
noon speech. Gordon will tie the
philosophy of the NWI to the
work being done in Oregon. NWI
cham pions private sector
stewardship which enhances the
resource base without un
necessarily inhibiting economic
grow th. “ It supports en
vironmentally sound, site and
situation specific practices which
harness the creative forces of the
private sector, protect or extend
private property rights, and
reduce the regulatory burden of
government," said an Oregon
Cattlemen’s Association news
release.
A wetlands panel will speak to
the issue of grazing on wetlands
where applicable. Participants
will include Dr. Ron Hathaway,
OSU Extension. Dr. Harry
Calrson, UC Davis Extension,
and Dr. Robert Gearheart. senior
engineer. Hydro Resources
International
The Cattlemen committees will
also meet during the two-day
gathering to discuss issues of
policy and what is occurring at
the legislature. In addition, An
thony Giacomini will address the
participants about current liabli-
ty for workman’s comp and how
it affects cattle operations.
Klamath. Lake and Jackson coun
ties are sponsoring this meeting
and are putting on a barbecue for
all involved. The Cattle Women
will also be meeting and have ar
ranged for a tour of the Klamath
Basin Reclamation Project.
For further information, please
call the Oregon Cattlemen’s of
fice at 731-3200.
Weather Report
By C ity ot Mappnar
April 13 - 19, 1993
High Low Prec
Tues.
51 35 .17
Weds. 61 38 .06
Thurs. 59 34 .04
63 35 Tr
Fri.
59 37 .21
Sat.
57 34 .0
Sun.
67 37 .0
Mon.