Heppner Gatttte-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 13, 1996 • THREE
Wheatland Pomona Grange meets
Wheatland Pomona Grange
met at the Lexington Grange
Hall on Saturday for the regular
meeting with the Master Mike
Medlock in the chair. Those fill
ing offices pro-tem were chap
lain, Frances Smouse; overseer,
Carl Smouse; and assistant
steward, Ken Smouse.
Minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved. A
legislative report was given on
the measurers to be voted on.
They pointed out that citizens
should look into the business in
the state level such as app-
pointed committees and how
they benefit the citizens. It was
hoped that everyone eligible to
vote would make an effort to
do so, they said, adding that
people should be informed of
the business of the legislator
and keep in touch with those
elected to various positions.
Kenneth Smouse gave an
agriculture report on the grow
ing of genetic crops, starting
with cotton and soy bean.
There was some discussion on
the timber industry and the
replanting of forest lands.
A GWA report was given by
chairman Bobbi Medlock who
told the group to save pull tabs
from cans which are used for
the abused children project and
to save greeting cards for the
children's home and other pro
jects sponsored by the state and
national granges. Yarn pieces
may be sent to state grange
headquarters, where they are
used to crotchet or knit lap
robes, caps and other items.
Medlock has received three
reports from the subordinate
granges.
It was announced that the
National Grange session will be
held in Spokane in November.
Following dinner, a cake
walk was held and a program
given by Willard Horton on
Opal Butte in Morrow County
and the mining done there.
Samples of stones ground for
rings and other items were
shown. Horton told the group
that the opals were first
discovered in 1890 by a sheep-
herder. There are tunnels un
derground that cannot be min
ed until they are drained. The
site is open from June to Oc
tober and is controlled by Dale
Huett of West Coast Mining.
The state agriculture chair
man for District 4 is Mike
Medlock. When sending in
resolutions, it is best to have
them start at the subordinate
level and then go on to Pomona
and then to state. However,
they can originate at the
Pomona level.
Dot Halvorsen reported on
the lone Grange and its many
activities. Clarence Buchanan
reported on Lexington Grange,
stating that the roof is almost
completed and that Lexington
won second on a fair booth.
The magazine rack, made like
a cow, which was used as roof
ing fund project, was won by
Barbara Bloodsworth.
Roll call of granges was as
follows: Greenfield-0, Wil-
lows-3, Spray-4, Lexington-8.
The next meeting will be at
Willows Grange in January.
Cattlemen's fall meeting Nov. 15-16
Larry Larson of Eastern Ore
gon State College and John
Nalivka of Sterling Marketing,
Inc. will headline the Oregon
Cattlemen's Association (OCA)
fall quarterly meeting in Prine-
ville, at the Carey Foster Hall,
Crook County Fairgrounds,
Nov. 15-16. The educational
meeting will begin at 10:30
a.m., Friday, Nov. 15 and con
clude at noon on Saturday.
Nalivka will open the session
by exploring the topic, "W hat
role does the cow/calf producer
play in the cattle industry?" He
will also look at areas of oppor
tunity for Oregon producers.
After lunch, Larson will lead
a discussion entitled, "Natural
H eating and C ooling of
W ater." Larson's presentation
will apply basic science con
cepts of stream temperature
data to describe heating and
cooling of water. Provisions in
and the implications of SB1010
will also be discussed. Pro
ducers will be able to ask
rep resen tativ es from the
Oregon Department of Agricul
ture (ODA) and the Depart
ment of Environmental Quali
ty about the implementation of
the bill.
Saturday's session will in
clude a Private Lands Commit
tee meeting where private pro
perty positions will be formu
lated prior to the 1997 legis
lative session. The Beef Im
provement Committee has in
vited Randy Mills, Umatilla
County Extension Service, to
explain the benefits of genetic
and performance testing of cat
tle. John Kratochvil, ODA, will
be on hand to discuss beef ex
port opportunities for Oregon
producers.
Fred Otley, OCA president,
invites all interested persons to
attend the quarterly meeting.
"This will be a good chance for
members and those curious
about membership to join in
the process," he said.
Report outlines cattle industry's impact
A recent report, "T h e Ore
gon Beef Cattle Industry," re
leased by John Tanaka of
Oregon State University for the
Oregon State Agricultural
Research Foundation, outlined
the impact the cattle industry
has on Oregon's economy.
Almost 75 percent of all live
stock operations in Oregon are
Weather Report
beef cattle operations. The cat
tle industry is one of the largest
contributors to Oregon's agri
cultural industry. In 1994, the
revenues from cattle and calves
contributed over $368,000,000
to Oregon's rural and urban
economies. The multiplied eco
nomic impact to communities
throughout the state exceeded
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Port, O D FW agree on regulated hunt
The Port of Morrow and the
Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife (ODFW) have
reached an agreement to con
tinue the Regulated Hunt Pro
gram on port property.
Earlier, the port listed condi
tions that would be necessary
for the hunt program to be im
plemented for the 1996-97
season. Primarily because of
timing, those issues were not
resolved.
According to Gary Neal, Port
of Morrow manager, several in
dividuals and organizations
were disappointed that the
hunting was not open to the
public. These organizations en
couraged the port and ODFW
to continue to try to resolve any
differences. The Oregon Hunt
er's Association participated in
continuing the dialogue and,
according to Neal, felt that the
Halvorsen named
to Emerald staff
Ryan Halvorsen, lone, has
been selected as a staff member
on the Oregon Daily Emerald,
the independent student news
paper at the University of Ore
gon.
Halvorsen, the son of Frank
and Cathy Halvorsen of lone,
will be a sports reporter on the
Emerald. He is a junior pre
journalism student.
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conditions the port listed were
very similar to what the ODFW
was willing to promote.
ODFW will be providing de
tailed inform atkm on the
benefits of hunting and wildlife
habitat on port lands. They are
also developing a brochure that
will provide information about
the benefits of agriculture pro
grams to wildlife habitat. "T he
John Day Reservoir is a tremen
dous benefit to the wildlife
and habitat in the Mid-
Columbia region," said Neal.
The Regulated Hunt Area
will be open on Saturday, Nov.
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battle o f the top two teams in
the HAAC, November 2. Both
teams entered the game at 6-0
in conference play .
Defensively,
the
Yellowjackets put forth an
outstanding team performance,
lead by Dickenson, who had
six tackles and picked o ff two
Evangel
passes.
His
interceptions were returned for
six and three yards.
The Yellowjackets’ post
season
hopes
dimmed
Saturday, Nov. 9, as they fell
to
Benedictine
College,
Atchison,
K S,
28-49.
Graceland, 6-3, is in a three-
way tie for second place in the
HAAC with a 6-2 conference
record.
With
the
loss,
Graceland dropped to 28th in
the NAIA Division.
Dickenson had two
unassisted tackles and one
assisted tackle on the game.
Graceland plays the
M id A m erica
Nazarene
College,
Lamoni,
this
Saturday, Nov. 16.
Dickenson is the son o f
Steve and Kathy Dickenson,
Heppner.
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Heppner High School 1995
graduate Chris Dickenson has
nad a successful season on the
Graceland
College
Yellowjacket football team,
Lamoni, Iowa.
The Yellowjackets upped
their
Heart o f America
Athletic Conference (HAAC)
record to a perfect 6-0 as they
dominated
the
Culver
Stockton Wildcats, Canton,
MO. The Jackets scored 37
second half points en route to
a 54-22 win on Saturday,
October 26. The win brought
the Yellowjackets’ overall
record to 6-1 and increased
their national ranking to 19th
overall in the NAIA Division
II polls.
Dickenson, a free safety,
Geri Grieb, past president, Morrow County Wheat League, presents
recorded an interception for
Craig Miles, newly-elected president, with an Oregon Wheat shirt
the Yellowjackets and had
Fifty-five O regon Wheat ed comments on Ballot Mea three unassisted tackles and
G row ers League (O W GL) sure 38 from Mark Rietmann, one assisted tackle on the
members and guests were in at and Daren Coppock, OWGL game.
The
19th-ranked
tendance at the fall meeting executive vice p resident,
Yellowjackets lost a double
and prime rib dinner held reported on the upcoming
overtime thriller against the
recently at Beecher's Cafe in OWGL state convention in sixth-ranked Evangel College
lone.
Pendleton.
Crusaders, Lamoni, I A, in a
The afternoon session
Craig Miles of Heppner was
brought growers up-to-date on
selected president and Suzi
CRP, county test plot results
Frederickson, of Irrigon, vice
and Karnal Bunt. Speakers
president.
were Skip Matthews, Morrow
A plaque, sponsored by the
County FSA; Mike Stoltz,
John Deere Corp., was given to
Umatilla County crops agent,
Eric and Mamie Anderson,
and Dick Smiley, Columbia
19% Morrow County's Conser
Basin Agricultural Research
vation Farmer of the Year. Don
Center.
Peterson was recipient of the
Morrow C ounty G rain
door prize, a weekend for two
AFS Hardest Colors"
Growers hosted a social hour
on the Oregon Coast, courtesy
between sessions.
of the Bank of Eastern Oregon.
The evening meeting includ
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