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Heppner Gazett»-Tim«*, Heppn#f, Oregon Wednesday. October 13, 1993 - FIVE 4 -H achievement night Oct. 17 Photo by Joyce Hughes John Qualls (I) and Brent Wright put on a humorous skit dur ing the 4-H awards ceremony held in Boardman last year. There will be more entertainment this year. The 4-H Awards and Achieve ment dinner wiil be held on Oc tober 17 at the Heppner High School cafeteria from 4 to 7 p.m. A potluck dinner will be serv ed before the awards ceremony. Families are asked to bring a dish that will serve eight to 10 people. Those with last names beginning with A-H should bring a hot dish; 1-0 a salad; and P-Z a dessert. “ There will be entertainment, door prizes and a good time for all,” said a spokesperson. Everyone is welcome to attend. North U m atilla Forest to close w oodcutting area As of Friday, October 15, all woodcutting areas on the north half of the Umatilla National Forest (Pomeroy and Walla Walla Ranger Districts) will close for the year. A new area on the Heppner Ranger District, the Gilman Area #4, opened September 27, and will rem ain open through November 15. Maps of the area are available at Forest Service of fices. All areas on the North Fork John Day Ranger District will re main open through November 30, or as long as weather permits ac cess to the areas. Firewood permits are still available at all Umatilla National Forest offices and at consignment outlets located in Pendleton, Pilot Rock, Hermiston, Heppner, Ukiah and Dale. Firewood permits purchased for the Umatilla National Forest are also valid on the Wallowa- Whitman National Forest when the Wallowa-Whitman special conditions attachment accom panies the permit. Permits pur chased at consignment outlets may be validated for the Wallowa-Whitman by bringing them to any Umatilla National Forest office. The Wallowa- Whitman National Forest will re main open for firewood until December 31 although some areas at higher elevations may be inaccessible due to snow conditions. workshop on woodstove and chimney safety slated A free workshop on wood stove and chimney safety will be held Wednesday, Oct. 20 at the Columbia Basin Conference room in Heppner from 7 to 9 p.m. The workshop is sponsored by CBEC and the Morrow Coun ty Extension Service. Incorrectly installed and im properly operated wood stoves and fireplaces are a leading cause of fires in Oregon homes. They were responsible for the majori ty of all fires in single family homes, according to a local fire official with the state fire mar shal’s office. Besides being unsafe, poorly installed wood heating systems operate inefficiently, wasting wood and polluting both inside and outside air, points out Richard Topeliec, OSU Exten sion energy agent. If you suspect your wood stove or fireplace installation doesn’t meet safety standards, contact your local building official and request an inspection. The inspec tor can verify that your installa tion meets safety standards or specify necessary improvements. Fire departments provide inspec tion services, and chimney sweeps are also familiar with safe installation practices. Upgrading your wood heating system can be a big job. Sometimes it is better (and cheaper) to let the professional do it instead of trying to do it yourself. Chimneys can also cause pro blems. A poorly functioning chimney may exhaust a lot of smoke into the air, accumulate highly flammable creosote and make your stove or fireplace dif- ficult to operate. The chimney may cause backdraft of smoke in to your house, too. The chimney needs to be tall enough so that its draft (the up ward movement of heated air) is not affected by nearby structures. The chimney must extend two feet above any roof surface within 10 horizontal feet. The chimney’s design and size must be adequate for the type and size of wood heating system hooked up to it. Ideally, the cross-sectional area o f the chimney should be more than three times that of the stove’s flu collar. Check for cracks and for loose mortar. Make sure there is at least two inches clearance between the chimney and any combustible materials and three inches clearance to exposed insulation. Oregon Building Code requires new masonry chimneys to be lin ed to prevent mortar deteriora tion. Typical lining materials are tile and mortar, stainless steel, and special concrete lining material. If you are replacing a chimney, try for an interior location for a warmer operating environment. For m aterial, consider prefabricated, insulated metal chimney sections instead of masonry. They are less expen sive, easier to maintain and pose less of a risk during an earth quake, says a release for the Mor row County Extension Service. There is no charge to attend the workshop but preregistration will insure enough publications for everyone attending. Call 676-9642 or 1-800-342-3664 to register. Blue Mt. Fiddlers to hold concert The Blue Mountain Fiddlers will present a concert at the Lex ington Grange Hall Saturday, October 16. Dinner will begin at 5 p.m. This program has been held for the past several years as an enter tainment for the community. St. Patrick’s Senior Center Bulletin Board One hundred eight people were in anendance at the senior dinner W ed., Oct. 6. One dinner was taken out. Members of the Episcopal Church served. Dot Halvorsen won the meal ticket. Bill Cox the door prize and Marie Gormes received the guest prize. The Meal Site Com mittee met following the dinner. There was also an AAA meeting in the afternoon. The menu for O tf. 20 will be Swedish chicken meatballs, parsleyed potatoes, carrots with raisin salad, orange juice, oatmeal bread and cookies. Members of the First Christian Church will serve. Thursday morning Oct. 7, nine volunteers folded newsletters for the Extension Service. Friday there was one table of pinochle played. Three people worked on a jig saw puzzle. There were four seniors present for the Sunday night movie “ Homeward Bound” . Many of the tenants of the building were on vacation or ill. The Red Cross disaster training will be in the dining room Oct. 15 from 7 to 9 p.m.; Oct. 16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Oct. 17 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The public is invited to attend this training. A party will be held at the center Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. celebrating the 80th birthday of Ralph Struthers. Everyone is invited to help him celebrate. Rachel Harnett has returned from a stay at a hospital in Portland. She is presently at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home. She hopes to be back in her apartment sometime this week. Several volunteers are needed for the senior center office to fill in for those who are ill or on vacation. The duties are not difficult, they consist mostly of answering the telephone, giving information and keeping up the daily log. Other dates to remember: Monday-Bible study, 10:30-11:30 a.m., quilting 1-4 p.m. Anyone interested in learning to quilt is welcome to join the quitters; Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. exercise; Tues. 7 p.m. knitting class; Friday, 2:30 p.m. cards; Sunday, 7 p.m. movie. “I f E verything were renewable , it wouldnt MATTER WHAT YOU USED” Wouldn’t it be nice if we could grow a steel I-beam or a plastic board? The truth is, only one building material is renewable...and that's wood. Oregon’s forests keep growing wood... to build our homes and print our newspapers. The demand for wood is recycled in the Bridal Tables Northwest than in any other region. T alk about S aving E nergy Wood products also get high marks when it comes to high and increases every year, which is why every acre we saving energy. Little energy is required to make wood harvest must be reforested. It ’s also the law. products. And, unlike non-renewable building materials, trees actually take carbon dioxide out o f the air, then W ood : T he R enewable P roduct Wood is an environmentally sound choice for many reasons. Not only is wood renewable, wood products are biodegradable and can be recycled. In fact, paper is the most recycled material in the country. . .and a larger percentage is Amy Betts & Jess Osmin Wedding - Oct. 23 Patricia McElligott & Francois Zayas Wedding - Nov. 6 Jodee Ashbeck & Mark Swanson Wedding - Nov. 27 release the oxygen and store the carbon in the wood. As we continue to listen and learn, we will work Yvonne Frost & Keith Morter Wedding - Nov. 27 with Nature to grow new forests that provide us: T he E nvironment we A ll W ant A nd T he W ood P roducts W e all n eed . I I S ( 217 North Main H« Meppw r 676-9158
