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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 1, 1993 - THREE Hermiston Farm Fair Dec. 1-3 By Merlyn Wobtneon Like magic, colorful Christmas decorations enhance the season as time-honored carols waft through the air. It’s almost impossible to not get caught up in the excitement. However, everyone is being urged to ‘giddy up’ with Christmas shopping and planning, even those already accelerated into high gear. People like myself have to be slightly ‘bananas’ to go shopping before the Thanksgiving turkey became cold; especially if one comes home empty-handed. It was like getting caught in the middle of a six-lane free-way during rush hour. No wonder freight trucks roll every day of the week. It takes plenty of hauling to supply goods for shop-happy people. Shoppers were rushing about like it was the night before Christmas during the turkey day weekend. I witnessed some arm wrestling over items marked on sale. One woman smugly marched towards the check-out counters with a large cart crammed with men’s shirts. Either she has an abun dance of male relatives or she was stocking up for years to come. There were very few sale shirts left in that display. But in addition to being less forceful, I understand my problem. Quickness is reduced when aging causes the loss of limb muscle mass. It’s also difficult to convince older and wiser feet to boldly march forward and get stepped on. And my solar plexus don’t take kindly to elbow jabs anymore. How about those people who persist in exiting the ‘in’ door or who stroll in the opposite direction of the flow of traffic in store aisles. There’s also the ‘stop in the middle of a narrow passageway to visit’ kind of shopper. But those shopping carts are handy for defense when fleet-footed youngsters pretend that larger bodies are merely markers as if those young speedsters were negotiating a downhill ski run. I just hope Santa doesn’t bring them sidewalk skates. Such an experience makes one realize what a bargain it is to shop at home. If a particular item can’t be found locally, it might be better to give an I.O.U. than risk getting carted off in an ambulance. Hopefully I won’t have a yen to go store hopping in large places again during the after-Christmas sales. But Christmas isn't just about gifts. Highlights are the school and church Christmas programs revolving around the true meaning of the season that hopefully carries into the new year. Meanwhile many people plug away at a daily routine with just a little less sleep. For this family, that routine revolves around feeding critters with no time out for holidays. For those animals, a generous feed ration is an ample Christmas hand-out. I did consider buying a catnip mouse for this cat that adopted us. But I haven’t yet ‘sprung’ for that purchase. I’ve been too busy ‘springing’ when this feline repeated catch and release tactics for a house mouse that finally met its demise in my trap. I hope mice are an endangered species because they definitely endanger my longevity. c«re of animals, big and small, is a time-consuming chore. But a surprise animal visitor has become a deterrent to hastily leaving our house after dark. Thanksgiving evening, son number two did a hasty retreat when he stepped out on the deck and came face-to-face with a skunk. Out of necessity, his clothes that he was wearing were hung outside their door all night. So I won’t be leaving an inviting dog pan filled with food outside anymore for those nocturnal visits. Meanwhile I’m reciting a parody for ‘O Holy Night’. But no one seems to know the correct way to deter this particular kind of air polution while this black and white beauty lurks about to add to Christmas season scents. There is som ething for everyone at this year’s farm-city fair Dec. 1-3 at the Umatilla County Fairgrounds in Her miston, according to Phil Hamm. OSU Umatilla County Extension Agent. The topic on Wednesday mor ning was potato pest manage ment. Topics included the lastest information dealing with disease, weed and insect control. Most of this new information came from work being done in the Her miston Agricultural Research and Extension Center. Those atten ding will receive six hours of re certification credits for Oregon and Washington private and com mercial pesticide applicators. The Wednesday evening ses sion will begin at 7 p.m. Topics will be animal, pasture and health management for the small beef, sheep, and swine operator. This program will be of interest to anyone that raises these animals for fun or profit, said an exten sion press release. Speakers for the livestock ses sion will include Bill Broderick, OSU Morrow County Livestock Agent. Broderick will present recommendations for irrigated pasture management. Swine pro duction topics will be presented by Gay Newman, livestock nutri tionist for Pendleton Grain Growers, Feedville Division. Sheep production and marketing will be discussed by Randy Mills, Um atilla County Livestock Agent. Weed control is a con tinual problem on large and small operations, Mary Corp, Umatilla County Weed Control supervisor will present information on iden tification and recommended weed control programs. The program will conclude with an “ Ask the V et” session. Dr. David Rademacker will be available to field animal health questions. There will be ample time for questions for all the program speakers. In the Service Goodness Gracious Sakes Alive You’re still pretty at The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Thursday’s program begins at 8:25 a.m. with a program deal ing with several farm related topics including farm business risk management, farm safety and farm welding. Water issues will be discussed at the afternoon session. The ses sion begins at 1 p.m. Water is an im portant com ponent to agriculture in the area, said the press release. Local leaders will bring us up to date on what is happening water wise in the local area. The annual Farm-City dinner will be Thursday evening. A no host social hour will begin at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7. The speaker this year is Dale L. Minnick. The final session will be held Friday, Dec. 3. Fresh and pro cessing vegetables, pollinators and pesticides will be discussed. Production and interest in vegetables continues to increase in the local area. Speakers will in clude subjects dealing with onions, carrots and other vegetables as well as protecting bees and maintaining adequate pesticide application records. Three hours of re-certification credit can be obtained by atten ding this session. For additional information con tact the Hermiston Extension of fice 567-8321. Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U S P S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as second-class matter at the Port Office at Hepp ner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Second class postage paid at Hepp ner, Oregon. Office at 147 West Willow Street. Telephone (503) 676-9228. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $16 in Morrow, Wheeler, Gilliam and Grant Counties; $23 elsewhere. Joyce H u g h es............................................................ Office Manager, Typesetting April Hilton-Sykes ................................................................................News Editor Monique D evin............................................................................................... Bindery Penni K eersem aker.........................................................................................Printer Jean Ann T u rn e r.....................................................................................Distribution David and April Hilton-Sykes, Publisher Health Dept. The Morrow County Health Department lists the following monthly schedule for blood pressures and immunizations; T hursday, Dec. 2-blood pressures 8:30-11 a.m., Heppner office; Tuesday, Dec. 7-blood pressures and immunizations, 1:30-4 p.m. Boardman City Hall; Tuesday, Dec. 14-blood pressures and immunizations, 1-4 p.m. County Office building, irrigon; Wednesday, Dec. 15-blood pressures, l i a.m.-noon, Hepp ner Senior Center; Thursday, Dec. 16-blood pressures and immunizations, Weather Report 8:30 a.m.-noon and 2:30-4:30 p.m. Heppner office; Tuesday Dec. 21-blood pressures and immunizations, 11 a.m.-noon lone City Hall and 1:30-4 p.m. Boardman City Hall; Tuesday, Dec. 28-blood pressures and immunization, 1-4 p.m. County Office Irrigon; Thursday, Dec. 30-blood pressures and immunizations, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Heppner office. lone Booster Club to meet The lone Booster Club will meet this Thursday night, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m. at Beecher’s Restaurant in lone. b y C ity o f H e p p n e r November 23 - 29, 1993 High Low Prec Snow Tues. 17 2 .0 1 Vi” Weds. 25 0 0 \'h ” Thurs. 22 - 2 0 114” Fri. 26 5 0 1” Sat. 29 18 0 1 “ Sun. 30 2 1 .03 1” Mon. 40 25 .03 X” Happy 16th Birthday, Beez! We love you, Mom, Dad & Crystal Marriage Licenses NORENE VETERINARY HOSPITAL OFFICE HOURS The Clerk’s office at the Mor row County Courthouse in Hepp ner reports issuing the following marriage licenses during the past week; November 22; Christopher Michael McClusky, 22, Irrigon; and Denise Raelene Winters, 20, Irrigon. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Friday 9 a.m. to 5 9 a.m. to 5 CLOSED 9 a.m. to 5 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. B f lP P P & 7 to 9 p.m. & 7 to 9 p.m. p.m. Open for EMERGENCIES Sat. & Sun. Phone 676-9656 Births 25 Happy Birthday COAST TO COAST T.R. Riehl YOUR SOURCE Taylor Robert Parks-a son Taylor Robert was born to Debora and Craig Parks of Her miston on Thursday, November 25, 1993 at Oregon Health Science Center in Portland. The baby weighed 8 lbs. 9 oz. Grandparents are Lee and Mary Ann Palmer, lone and Fred and Joyce Parks, Hermiston. Great grandmothers are Bernice Nash, Heppner and Geneva Palmer, lone. Taylor joins two brothers Brent, five and Ethan three at home. 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