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,. FOUR - Special Edition Morrow County Fair & Rodeo Heppner Gazette-Times, Wed., Aug. 10, 1994 Lots of responsibility in raising 4-H market animals Kathleen Greenup works on showmanship during fair Some 4-H'ers work with their fair animals year round Oregon 4-H member rai ing market animal<; for ale have the s.1me responsibility a com- mercial producers to deliver a v. holesome, healthful product to th consumer, points out Brad Jeffr~y , Oregon tate Univer ity Exten ion 4-11 youth peciah t. That' why Jeffrey ,md Don Han en, OSU Exten ion veterinarian , have introduced a nt'' educational program called "Quality A urance and Animal Care" that's intended to help 4-H members and leader addre genuine con- cern about food afety and quality on the pa~t of co n umer . The work in Oregon is part of a national effort s upported by the .S. Department of Agriculture to increa e awarenes of mangemenl prac- tice that lead to wholesome meat and dairy products, he explains. " Much of the information i already avaiJable in Oregon 4-H pro1ect material<; for heep, beef, swine and dairv animals," the peciali 't tre · e . "Thi new program h ighlight management prac- tice and i ue of attitudes and respon ibility that are inpurtant when rai ing market animals Y11r Les Scnu Tin Center is prnd to npport the Morrow County Fair & Pro Rodeo for human consumption." Divided into six lessons, each of which takes about a day to complete, " Quality A s urance and Animal Care" will be a voluntary program available to 4-H leaders later thi year, he notes. The lessons cover animal handling and safety, feed and feeding , housing, animal health and product quality. "We're trying to get 4-H in- to the forefront in this area," Jeffreys explained "We want to educate 4-H participants and \H~ al o want the voung people tn be able to inform buver about product quality." Thi i particularly important in tate like Oregon where it i increa ingly difficult to find U DA-in pected meat packing plant that will process 4-H anima l . The 4-H member need to be able to explain his or her management practices th at result in a w h ole ome pro- duct approaching U DA tan- dard , he believe . Each year, Oregon 4-H 'er sell hundreds of h ead of beei, lambs and hog to con umer , often at auction held in conjuc- t10n with county fairs . Na- tionally it is estimated that bet- ween 800,000 and 900,000 head of market animal are sold bv 4-H members for human consump tion . health program for animab, comply with medication l.,bels and to learn about types and proper admini'itration of in1ec- table produch. Development of " Quality A urance and Animal Care" wa upported by food safety initiative fund ad mini tered by the Exten ion ervice, USDA . Restaurant There are lots of parade entries ranging from horseback riders to antique automobiles, to c lowns. etc. Lin Jo Gift Shop Joe & Alice Tatone owners 100 I.W. Front Street Lounge ¢1TY INN ~m"J~ Motel 481-2441 ENTER OUR ANNUAL LOG BUCKING & WRAPPER THROWING CONTEST Ca h prizes awarded in: The Morrow County Class & Wrapper contest for up to 4th place Open Class no cubic limit and pay a $ 100 jackpot plus entry fee $10 entry fee per class Contestant may use only stock saw and no modified chainsaw are allow- ed in the Morrow County class. The contest is for amateurs only THANK YOU to our Log Bucking Contest Sponsors: Wood Pecker Truck, Devil Oil, Western State Equipment, John Day Rigging, Rowand Machine, Pettyjohns, Oregon Tractor, Jay Coil Fabricating, Green Feed, D & L Repair, Heppner Auto Parts, Eagle truck, MCGG, Van Arsdale Con !ruction, Mentzer & Elliott, LeRoy Britt Logging, B & C Repair, John Britt Logging, First Inter tate Bank, Columbia Basin Electric Coop, Matt'5 Mowers & Saws, Miller's Mini Mart, Buc knum's, Kate's Pizza, Bud 's Pub, Wright Chevrolet, Skagg's Auto Clinic, Butch LaFarge (TRIAD Equipm nt), Frank Fanciullo (Lawson Produc ts), Ployhar Insurance, Kinzua Corp, Miller & Sonc; Welding & Exe. , McDonald lndu trie , RJ' Steak House & Lounge, Hee; el Tractor, Ha lton Trac tor. See You At The Fair For more information call 676-5083 or 989-8549; Umatilla 922-4496 676-9481 Still time to get ready and enter parade TWENTY-ONE I~ OSU , Washington State University and the Ohio S tate Univer ity cooperated in pro- ducing the "Quality A surance and Animal Care" program . Han en developed the unit about animal well-being and product quality through proper animal health practice<;. Educators are trying to help young people develop a sound Sunday, August 21 at 10:30 a.m., Morrow County Fairgrounds Heppner Special Ed1t1on Morrow County Fair & Rodeo Heppner Gazette-Times. Wed . Aug 10 1994 You don ' t need a horse to " hor e around " al the 1994 Morrow ountv Fair ,rnd Rodeo Parade. Ju· t wall..., ride or march vour elf do\\'n to the pi1rc1de taging c1re,1 near the Green Feed & eed s tore on aturday, Aug. 20. The parade get,; underway at 10 a.m . Lilli h e:, '" ... ... L' \ rndc1v, Aug. 12 and may be 'mailed to Heppner lornn,· ounty Fai r and Rodeo Parade ommittee, P Bo 1232, Heppner, R 97 36 or phone 676-5536. Pc1rade entry categorie<, in - c I u de : '-..um111e1uc11 i-10,1t (busines pon ored); Com- mun it v flo,1t (communitv ... ponosored); junior riding group; e n ior riding group; in- dividual horse and rider; family r iding group; comic div,..,1011 ; court and royalty; ,1nl1\.1ue ,,utos, civic service dub; drill teams ; band.., and music (!>chool<,); band.., and mu-,1c (nther) ; tC,ir theme (thi<, can be combined with another category entry); c1nd othL'r (please pecify) . Thi year ' parade chairman i.., Bill Karw,Kh.i . ' 'Have a great 1994 Morrow County Fair & Rodeo// · ,r TIDEWATER BARGE LINES, INC. A Partner in River Communities for Over 60 years And continuing to bri ng growth to the Pacific N.W. TIDEWATER BARGE LINES, INC., 6 S.E. 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