Eric and Mamie Anderson 1996 Conservation Farmers
BESSIE
The 19% Morrow County
Wheat League (MCWL) Con
servation Farm of the Year has
been awarded to Eric and Mar-
nie Anderson of lone, accord
ing to Geri Grieb, MCWL presi
dent.
The Anderson family has a
strong tradition of stewardship
to the land, said Grieb. In 1949,
Eric's father, Frank Anderson
of Heppner, was recognized as
Morrow County Conservation
Farm of the Year. In 1986, a
brother, Charlie, of Heppner,
was honored. Eric's brother
Steve was recognized by Gil
liam County in 1990.
The Andersons' home place,
consisting of 2,000 acres, was
purchased in 1972 from Verner
and Margaret Troedson. In
1991, Eric and Marnie bought
5,000 acres of dryland ground
at Shutler Flat in Gilliam
County.
The Andersons' farm has a
Ritzville silt loam soil type and
is predominately under circle
irrigation. There are diversion
terraces and a series of man
made dams in place in case of
runoff. Infrared pictures are
taken from time to time to
check the water application.
Any soil areas less than four
feet in depth are put into grass.
These grass areas and all fields
are rogued to make sure every
thing is clean on the farm. "A
pest to us is anything that isn't
supposed to be grown in that
field," said Marnie. Maps are
labeled to show where weeds
are found.
Having a clean farm is not
only important to the Ander
son's profit, it is essential to the
success of their seed plant,
growing of registered seed and
being able to rent out circles to
other producers or companies
needing clean ground, said
Grieb.
After selling bulk seed right
out of their fields for years, Eric
and Marnie started their own
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VOL. 115
NO. 20
16 Pages Wednesday, May 15, 1996,
Morrow County Heppner, Oregon
Heppner residents arrested in drug bust Boardman focus of
Seven adults in the Heppner
area were arrested in a drug
raid Tuesday morning, May 14,
following a five-month under
cover investigation by the Blue
Mountain Enforcement Nar
cotics Team (BENT).
Twenty police officers from
BENT, the Heppner Police
Departm ent, the Morrow
County Sheriff's Department,
the Oregon State Police and the
Oregon National Guard issued
criminal indictments and arrest
warrants for 12 people. Officers
met at he Morrow County
Sheriff's Office before fanning
out into the community in
groups of four to five officers.
Arrested in connection with
the possession and sale of con
trolled substances were:
-Timothy Hoyt Sherwood, 39,
Heppner, for alleged delivery
of a controlled substance and
criminal conspiracy to deliver a
controlled substance;
-Jason Alan Bathurst, 19,
Heppner, alleged delivery of an
imitation controlled substance;
-Dennis Raymond Warren,
29, Heppner, alleged delivery
of a controlled substance, cita
tion to appear for possession of
a controlled substance and
unlawful possession of a
firearm;
-James Lewis Klein, 55,
Heppner, alleged delivery of a
controlled substance;
-Amy Jo Kowalski, 21, Hepp
ner, two counts of alleged
delivery of a controlled
substance;
-Michael Dean Lynch, 37,
Heppner alleged delivery of a
controlled substance;
-Marla Jamees Anderson, 26,
Heppner, citation to appear for
three counts of endangering
the welfare of a minor, frequen
ting a place where controlled
substances are used or sold;
possession of a controlled
substance
(metham-
phetamines); and possession of
a controlled substance (more
than oqfcnnnfia of marijuana).
According to a news release,
those arrested were put
through a booking process,
issued citations to appear on
the charges and released.
BENT consists of officers and
deputies from law enforcement
agencies in Morrow and Uma
tilla counties, including officers
from the Morrow County
Sh eriff's Office (M CSO),
Umatilla County Sheriff's Of
fice (UCSO), Oregon State
Police (OSP), Pendleton Police
Department (PPD) and Her-
miston Police Department
(HPD).
The task force is supervised
by Detective Sergeant Larry
Sample of the Morrow County
Sheriff's Office and Sergeant
Mike McCullough of the OSP
office in Pendleton. BENT's
Board of Directors include PPD
Chief Ed Taber, HPD Chief An
dy Anderson; OSP Lieutenant
Bob Ewen, Pendleton; UCSO
Sheriff Gordon Campbell; and
MCSO Undersheriff Verlin
Denton.
A G 's investigation
Pete Cogswell, with the
Oregon State Attorney Gen
eral's office in Salem has con
firmed that his office is investi
gating a matter concerning the
city of Boardman. Cogswell
said that the findings will be
released when the investigation
is complete. Cogswell would
not release the names of the
persons under investigation or
the charges.
Randy Martinac, an investi
gator with the attorney
general's office has been con
ducting an investigation in the
Boardman area since May 6.
The focus of the investigation
The second annual Italian
concerns some alleged misuse
Dinner,
sponsored by the lone
of publicly owned property and
Lions
Club,
will be held Mon
services.
day, May 20, at Beecher's Cafe.
Two seatings will be offered,
at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. The menu
will include lasagna, spaghetti
or manicotti, garlic bread,
The lone High School pro salad, spumoni ice cream, cof
duction of "T h e Skeleton fee or a soft drink and a com
Walks" has been moved from plimentary glass of wine for
Thursday, May 16 at 7 p.m. to adults. Cost is $7 for adults, $4
Monday, May 20 at 7 p.m. in for children 12 and under, and
the lone High School cafeteria. preschoolers will be served
Kelly Morgan will play Mrs. free.
Eliza Hubbard and John Doher
Reservations will be by ad
ty is Dr. Harold Fersig. The cast vance ticket sales at Beecher's
also includes Niki Sullivan as Cafe, Wheatland Insurance,
Elaine Blair; Angie Ball, Mrs.
Bank of Eastern Oregon Hepp
Madge Embrey; Marie Tworek,
ner and lone branches, or from
Kathleen (Kinks) Embrey;
any lone Lions Club member.
Nova Rietmann, Bobby Em
Proceeds will benefit com
brey; Kara M iller, Anne
munity projects.
Rowell; Jim Raible, Bill Clayton;
Beecher's owner Betty Gray
Dawn Sheirbon, Ollie Hub
donates the facilities and res
bard; and Jessica Krebs, Mrs.
taurant help. Jeff Wallace will
Lilia Donahue.
provide roaming accordion
Crew members are Lela
music. •
Gribscov, Tori Odinet, Jennie
Sullivan and Kate Tworek.
lone High School
play set M ay 20
Chris Dickenson of Heppner
is one of seven athletes placed
on the 19% All-Heart of Ameri
ca Conference Baseball Team
by Graceland College, Iowa.
Dickenson received honorable
mention.
The Yellowjacket squad
finished the season 14-36 and
5-17 in HAAC play.
Chris is the son of Steve and
Kathy Dickenson, Heppner.
Legion, Auxiliary to meet May 20
Because of the Memorial Day
holiday, the Legion and Aux
iliary will meet Monday, May
20 in the Heppner Methodist
Church basement.
A potluck will begin at 6:30
p.m. The 1996-97 Auxiliary of
ficers will be installed by Past
President Mabel Heath.
All members and veterans
are welcome to attend.
Arts and Crafts
Club to meet
The Morrow County Creative
Arts and Crafts Club will meet
Wednesday, May 22 at 1 p.m.
at the R & W Drive In in Hepp
ner. The meeting will follow at
1:30 p.m.
Members and guests are in
vited to attend.
too severe. "The real key ought
to be production and profit
ability and if you've got the
production, that usually solves
a vast majority of your conser
vation problems," stated Eric.
Both Eric and Marnie have
strong ties to Oregon State
University (OSU), having at
tended there. They are strong
believers in research and allow
OSU to do plot work on their
farm. Eric served as campaign
chair for The Endowed Chair in
Wheat Research at OSU, and
was on the State Crop Certifica
tion Board.
Currently, Eric serves on the
Wheat Commission. Marnie is
a member of the E.R. Jackman
Foundation Board, AG Win
Certification Advisory Board
and The Governor's Transpor
tation Initiative Group. The
Andersons are active in their
community, All Saints Episco
pal Church and the Oregon
Wheat Growers League
(OWGL).
A farm tour and potluck bar
becue will be held on Friday,
June 7 at 4 p.m. on the Ander
son farm. For more informa
tion, contact the OWGL office,
276-7330, or Grieb, 989-8585.
Voters go to the polls Tuesday
Morrow County voters will
go to the polls Tuesday, May
21, to decide the fate of coun
ty. district and state candidates
and
constitutional
amendments.
Morrow County Clerk Bar
bara Bloodsworth asks that
write-in candidates write a let
ter to her informing her of their
write-in candidacy before the
May 21 election.
Bloodsworth says that write-
in candidates should inform
her if they plan to run for any
office, even for precinct com
mittee person.
John Wenholz and David
Burns, both of Irrigon, will face
off for the Democratic primary
election for Morrow County
Commissioner. "Whisker Bill"
Marren is the Republican can
didate for county commis
sioner. A fourth candidate for
county commissioner, Bill
Dawkins, had planned a write-
in candidacy, but withdrew
because of a conflict concerning
his railroad retirem ent.
Margo Sherer, incumbent,
Marie Key, both lone, and
Gayle Gutierrez, Heppner, will
all vie for Morrow County
Treasurer, a non-partisan
position.
Three
people,
Garry
Reynolds, Robert E. Ridgway
and Daniel Hill, are on the
ballot for Sixth District Circuit
Court Judge, also a non
partisan position.
Rex Armstrong, Frank J.
Yraguen
and Ted Kulongoski
The Heppner schools' spring
are
seeking
one non-partisan
music concert will be held
position
as
Supreme Court
Tuesday, May 28 at 7 p.m. in
Judge.
the old junior high gym. All
On the Democratic ticket,
grades kindergarten through
Kevin
L. Mannix and Hardy
the junior high-high school
Myers
are both seeking the
music lab students, will be par
state
attorney
general’s posi
ticipating. "A variety of band,
tion
and
Kevin
M. Campbell
ensemble and choral work will
and
Vern
Cook
will oppose
be presented to make it an en
each
other
for
state
senator 28th
joyable evening," said teacher
District.
Three
candidates,
Pat
Jean Brazell.
ty Wehrli, Terry Drever Gee
Italian dinner
planned
in lone
Dickenson named
all conference
T revo r R h ea (left) of H e p p n er caught this 18
inch rainbow trout in W illow C reek on Friday,
M ay 10. Fishing partner D arin Skaggs is pic
tured right.
Eric and M arn ie A nderson
seed plant known as Anderson
Seed Co. in 1980.
In a typical fallow period,
Roundup is applied, then the
field is chisel plowed. This is
followed by the rod weeder
and skewtreader. Eric believes
the skewtreader is important
for moisture retention. "It is
nearly an essential tool for max
imum profitability," said Eric.
In years of high residue, they
will disc behind the combine
and again in the spring. The
Andersons have had dryland
wheat yields as high as 92
bushels.
Soil samples are taken to find
out fertilization needs. The
Andersons prefer to use dry
fertilizer. Last year, Eric and his
brothers purchased approx
imately 2,000 tons and spread
it on around 20,000 acres. The
dry fertilizer is custom applied
in the winter.
"If we can't be seeded in
moisture by Sept. 25, we start
suffering in yield, especially
once you get into October,"
Eric noted. Part of their man
agement is that they do not
seed dryland wheat after Oct.
1 because the yield penalty is
School music
concert May 28
and led Ferrioli, seek the
Republican nomination for
state senator 28th District.
Michael Breeden and Bob Jen
son are up against each other
for the Democratic 57th District
state representative. Paul Da
mian Wells and Stan Ash are
Republican Party candidates for
secretary of state.
On the national level, five
Democratic candidates, Jerry
Rust, Bill Dwyer, Anna
Nevenich, Tom Bruggere and
Harry Lonsdale, and five
Republicans, Gordon Smith,
Kirby Brumfield, Robert J. Fen
ton, Jeff Lewis, and Lon
Maben, are seeking the U.S.
senator's position. Two, Mike
Dugan and George E. Fuson,
are Democratic candidates for
U.S. Representative in Con
gress 2nd District. Other can
didates are unopposed.
Voters will also decide the
fate of three constitutional
amendments. Number 23 in
creases the minimum value in
controversy required to obtain
a jury trial; number 24 would
require that initiative petition
signatures be collected from
each congressional district; and
number 25 requires a three-
fifths majority in legislature to
pass revenue raising bills.
The polls will be open from
7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Morrow Coun
ty polling places are as follows:
Boardman
1-Greenfield
Grange; Boardman 2-Lutheran
Church; Hardman 3-Morrow
County Courthouse; lone
4- Ione City Hall; Irrigon
5- North Morrow Annex; Ir
rigon 6-Irrigon City Hall; Lex
ington 7-Mormon Church;
Heppner 8-St. Patrick's Senior
Center; Heppner 9-Pettyjohn
Building; Heppner 10-Morrow
County Courthouse; Heppner
11-Heppner Ranger District Of
fice (new forestry building).
Editor’s note: see related
story, "Candidates Forum".
FIRE EXTINGUISHER
SERVICE DAY WED. MAY 22
Bring in your Fire extinguishers for service.
A qualified service man will be on hand.
Morrow County Grain Growers
Lexington 989-8221
1-800-452-7396