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The Andersons operate 7,000 acres in Morrow and adjacent Gilliam County-it is a land of little rain (annually 9-9%” ), a lot of wind and challenging erosion problems. Wheat, com mercial and seed, is their main crop. On four irrigated circles, they also raise pea seed and dry peas, and contract for some potato production. The Andersons rely on pro duction to solve some of the erosion problems. "H igh pro duction is the best tool we have,” said Eric, as it results in a high amount of residue which helps keep soil in place. The Anderson crew strives to operate tillage machinery in a manner that will discourage blows. If a blow does start, a supply of straw is on hand to fill them and hold the soil. Straw is also applied to wheel line tracks. Careful managers of water, the Andersons have been known to turn off the irrigation pumps on a growing crop of wheat if the prospects for higher returns has dropped. They have experimented with a variety of crops, but back out if an enterprise is not profitable. In wet years when there is a high level of volunteer wheat, grill and the bumper and cracked the hood o f tnc truck. Rollis' truck hit and dented a parked car, owned by Cindy Schmidt o f Heppner. before it struck the wall o f the BEO building, which is owned by Eric and Marnie Anderson the Andersons will harvest the volunteer crop. Yields on the volunteer crops may be low, but so are input costs. The Andersons are also care ful in their use of chemicals. In secticides are applied in the fur row when possible, to avoid harming beneficial insects. Sediment dams are used to control runoff and 100 acres are enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program. The Andersons share with the county winners and other farmers a long-range perspec tive that calls for them to "leave the land in better shape than when they got it.” "W e're just temporary stewards of the land,” Eric said. The Andersons were chosen from a field of county conser vation winners that included: Mark and Julie Unger, Corne lius, North Valley counties; Rucker Farming, Arlington, Gilliam County; Sunny Cove Farms, the Cannon Family, Athena; and Dave and Sheryl Hug, Sum m erville, Union County. The OWGL will spon sor a tour of the Anderson farm early next summer. This is the 49th year of the OWGL conservation awards. Medical district to proceed with Irrigon Clinic The Morrow County Medical District, at its regular meeting Monday night, Dec. 2, at Pioneer Memorial Clinic in Heppner, gave a preliminary go-ahead for purchase of the current Irrigon City Hall building. The district plans to renovate the 1440 square foot building into a medical clinic. MCHD administrator Kevin Erich said that purchasing the building and the estimatedcost o f renovating the building together could be in the neighborhood o f $150,000, compared to the estimated cost of around $300,000 of building a 2,600 square foot modular structure. Erich reported that the city hall building would be expandible later if needed. The Irrigon City Hall is still located in the building, which is owned by an individual. The board also heard a report and work calendar from Terry Edvalson, director of the Regional Services Institute at LaGrande The institute is compiling a health district survey and report which will The Bank o f Eastern Oregon got a new drive-up window at their annex building on Main Street in Heppner Tuesday, Dec. 3. The window, however, was a little bit too open, especially in this crisp December air. A log truck crashed through the wall o f the building around 11:30 Tuesday. Driver o f the truck, Jim Rollis, 42, Heppner, said that he had stopped at the stop sign at Coast to Coast as he came into town and then decided he would turn in at Central Market to get a bite to eat. "As I was pulling into the parking lot, two people walked in front o f me," said Rollis. "I touched the brakes to stop and keep from hitting them and it wouldn’t stop. So I turned the wheel to keep from killing the people walking across." Rollis said the impact broke the front be sent to a random sample of district residents for their information and response. The board received a letter from Don Eppenbach, Irrigon, to Edvalson disputing the truth of materials sunmitted for the survey by Raymond Michael of Boardman. Eppenbach’s letter to Edvalson stated that the material submitted by Michael, a Boardman pharmacist, has a "limited amount of facts and those facts are not pertinent to the question addressed", and further said that there was no "clear listing of advantages for either Boardman or the county" in establishing a Boardman medical department and "is certainly the collation o f personal opinions rather than a consensus o f this group". Eppenbach added that "it is clear that no cooperative efforts will be realized from the Boardman representatives in our group." The Boardman contingent, consisting of Michael, Tom Meyers, Anthony Carabba and Martin Montes de Oca, resigned from the Morrow County Health District Community Response Steering Committee in response to Eppenbach’s letter. The Boardman group said, "We can no longer support the work of the committee, nor do we want our names printed on its report, the "Fact Sheet". They also included a six page letter citing reasons for withdrawal. "We’re looking for the rest o f the story, not the vocal minority," said MCHD Board Member Jim Hankins, concerning the county-wide survey on health care issues. "The thing we hear across the board," said Edvalson, "is, "we’re just plain tired o f the North-South bickering’." Grant Union plans feed Grant Union High School, John Day, will hold a spaghet ti feed from 5-7 p.m. during the basketball tournament to be held there Friday, Dec. 6. Heppner varsity girls and boys will participate in the tournament. No charge for Greens Workshop The Heppner Garden Club will not charge admission to the club's Greens Workshop which will be held adjacent to the an nual Artifactory Craft Fair this Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Mor row County Fairgrounds in Heppner. People coming to the work shop will be provided greens, cones and assistance in making wreaths and swags, said Jane Rawlins, Garden Club spokes person. Wreath orders may be pick ed up Friday, Dec. 6. This year, there will be a $2 charge for admission into the Artifactory. Soroptimist Inter national members say that pro ceeds from the admission charge will go toward scholar ships for area youth. The Artifactory features crafts and baked goods for sale. Lunch and dessert will be available for purchase. Presentation date changed The Blue Mountain Com munity College financial pre sentation for students and parents will be held at Hepp ner High School on Thursday, Dec. 19, at 7 p.m. The presentation was origin ally scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 12. - • * < ^ r mm Jim Rollis’ logging truck Butch Laughlin. "Everything started to vibrate," said Sylvia Sandford, BEO employee. "I’m kind o f used to sonic booms, but then the wall started to collapse." BEO operations manager Linda LaRue said that no desks were located near the collapsed wall and added that, although a typewriter had been there, no equipment was damaged. "It didn't hurt any o f our equipment or our people," said LaRue. "We're really lucky." A crew from Eckman Construction boarded up the outside o f the building. There is no estimate o f the damage to the building or the vehicles. Christmas concert planned Dec. 15 Si - ; • V ' ' '•* ^ ’ < « :-'- r > ; l • ■•I ‘ ' • • k '• ■ - •". - •. *'• 7 - - . . . - . - V . ■ o V ' . w - . . 'S * ' S ', 1 X * *' s The South Morrow Com munity Choir and the Willow Creek Youth Symphony will perform jointly for "A Christ mas Concert” on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m., at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Heppner. The public is invited to attend. There is no charge for the con cert, but a donation basket will be available to continue the support of both group. Deborah Wryn, lone, is the director of the choir and Sharia Erich, Heppner, accompanist. Erich is also the director of the symphony. "Both groups are looking forward to sharing their music with the communi ty and hope people are in the holiday spirit,” said Wryn. The choir has prepared a variety of music, and several are variations of traditional Christmas carols, such as "Joy to the World" combined with "G o Tell It on the M ountain." The group will also sing "Away in a Manger” and a combined song of "Silent Night" and "O Holy Night.” Another addition to the pro gram will be several musicians joining for several pieces. Flautists Ann Murray and Susie Stillman, both Heppner, w ill play flute for two selec tions. A brass quintet will per form for two other selections. Members of the group are Matt Jepsen and Paul Marshall, trumpet and Bill Jepsen, trom bone, all Heppner; Brad Boul- ington, tuba, Hermiston; and Brian Garcia, French horn, Echo. "T h e group is excited to share their choral music with these m usicians," adds Wryn. The symphony will perform several selections for this con- cert-"X-M as Sing-A -Long," "G reat Gate of Kiev" and several others. Another small group performing will be Amy Jepsen performing a medley of Christmas carols on her harp, accompanied by a quartet con sisting of a flute, violin, viola and cello. Amy has been taking harp lessons for almost one year in the Tri-Cities. The symphony will perform Tuesday, Dec. 17, in Boardman at the Riverside High School auditorium at 7 p.m. The same selections as the concert on Dec. 15 will be performed with other local musicians joining them. Ken Morris, Boardman, will sing two selections and a local Hispanic trio will be sing ing several songs in Spanish. A piano selection, "The Shores of Capri" by Dennis Alexander, will be performed by Hannah Fry of Boardman. Both the choir and the sym phony' are members of the Mor row County Arts Council that was formed this past spring. The choir has been in existence since 1984 and the symphony was formed a year ago. 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