EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 20,1999
4-H News
Oregon Trail Livestock Club
By Kyto Huddleston
The Ewes R Us 4-H sheep club
and the Morrow County Cattle
Kids Beef Club held a meeting on
Jan. 10. The two clubs have joined
together, becoming the "Oregon
Trail Livestock” club.
The newly elected officers for
this year are Jill Barber, president;
Shelley Rietmann, vice-president;
Jaci Hughes, secretary; Shanna
Rietmann, assistant secretary; and
Kyle Huddleston, reporter.
The topic of the evening was
discussing the design of the logo
for the new club name. They also
discussed what they hope to learn
in the upcoming year.
They ended the meeting with
treats brought by the Rietmanns
and drinks brought by the
Huddlestons.
Club members said they look
forward to the new beginning to
gether.
Incredible Edible
By Shelby Krebs
The Incredible Edible 4-H club
met January 9 at the lone Fire
Hall.
The first order of business was
to elect officers. New officers
are President Jeff Hunt, Vice-
president Stephanie Holland,
Treasurer Amy Jepsen and
Sergeant at Arms Johnny Collin
and Barbara Holland.
Members talked about harmful
bacteria such as E. coli,
Hepatitis A and Salmonella and
how to prevent these bacteria.
They also prepared thin Swedish
pancakes and an omelet roll.
The next meeting will be in
February when they will begin
work on their community service
project.
North Lex Livestock Club
By Shelby Krebs
The next meeting of the North
Lex Livestock Club will be held
Sunday, Jan. 24, at 3 p.m. at the
lone Fire Hall.
Teen leaders Jeremiah
McElligott and Shelby Krebs
encourage new members to
attend.
Critters With Attitude
By James Van Llsw
Critters With Attitude had
their first 4-H meeting of 1999
on January 17.
They elected the officers who
are: President Sam Van Liew,
Vice
President
Jessica
Wainwright, Secretary Nicole
Wilson, and newspaper reporter
James Van Liew.
They also discussed sheep and
animal health, such as what is
the animal's normal temperature
is and what to do when the
animal is not eating.
Some other things they
discussed were community
projects, including errands,
raking leaves, giving school
supplies and helping elderly do
chores.
Already tim e
to think green
Obituaries
Ellis Coxen
Ellis LeRoy Coxen, 80, of
Richland, died Monday, January
18, 1999, at the Tri-Cities
Chaplaincy Hospice House. A
private family gathenng will
held.
Mr. Coxen was bom March
26, 1918, in Heppner and had
lived in the Tri-Cities since
1962.
He was a chief warrant officer
for the U. S. Navy, retired. He
then went to work for Rockwell
as an electrician until retiring in
1981.
Survivors include Mary Beth
Sturgis, his companion and best
friend; Sandra and Jack George
of Richland and their family;
Bob and Sandy Sturgis of
Richland and their family;
sisters-in-law, Bonnie Coxen of
Hermiston, Florence Coxen of
Yuma; and several nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by
his parents, Ruby and Albert,
and brothers, Floyd and Gerald.
Memorial contributions may
be made in his memory to the
Tri-Cities Chaplaincy Hospice
House, 2108
W. Entiat,
Kennewick, WA 99336.
Gerald Hugo Leyva •
Gerald Hugo "Gar" Leyva, 85,
of Palm Desert, CA, died Jan. 7,
1999, in Rancho Mirage.
Memorial services were at the
FitzHenry Funeral Homes Palm
Desert Chapel.
Mr. Leyva was bom Dec. 22,
1913, to Hugo and Ora Mae
Barnes Leyva of Walnut Creek.
He married Helen Gates Leyva
on June 1, 1935, in Reno, Nev.
He served in the U.S. Air
Force.
He was an aerial applicator and
later served as a pilot for the
U.S. Forest Service until his
retirement.
He was a member of the Elks
Lodge for 40 years and the Indio
Men's Golf Association.
He is survived by his wife,
Helen of Palm Desert; a son,
Gregory of Washington State;
five grandchildren; and seven
great-gr andchi ldren.
He was preceded in death by a
son, Hugo, in 1990.
Wheat seminar
scheduled
The annual wheat seminar will
be held on Thursday, February
4, at the lone Grange from 8:30
a.m.-4 p.m.
Topics included in the
workshop include pesticide
safety,
disease-pest
management, selecting spray
nozzles
and
equipment
calibration.
Pesticide
re
certification credits
are
available.
A $7 charge will cover the cost
of lunch and handouts.
For more information or to pre
register call the Extension office
at 541-676-9642 or 1-800-342-
3664.
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Take school seriously
To the Editor:
In last week’s Gazette, Meg
Murray asked what parents and
teachers could say to students who
don’t pass the CJM or CAM and
who thus are not given job inter
views. I have a few suggestions:
1) Take school seriously; 2)
Open a book; 3) Study; 4) Leam
responsibility; 5) Don’t expect di
plomas and jobs to be handed to
you.
Does that help?
(s) Lea Mathieu
lone
Man arraigned for threats
on FS workers
Robin Cochran, 50, of Hood
River, was arraigned in U.S.
Magistrates Court January 12,
on federal felony charges for
allegedly
threatening
two
Umatilla
National
Forest
employees, according to a
Umatilla National Forest news
release.
Cochran pled not guilty to two
counts of "intimidation and
interference with a dangerous
weapon," said the release.
Charges stem from an incident
occurring last November when
Cochran was working for a
private contractor in the Ukiah
area. He allegedly approached
two North Fork John Day
Ranger District employees while
on duty and threatened them
with a club. No one was injured.
Cochran was indicted
December 15 by a federal grand
jury. A federal warrant was
issued and the Hood River
County Sheriffs Department
made the arrest January 11 .The
trial is set in U.S. District Court
for later this spring.
Cochran was released pending
trial.
Gun club holds shoot
The Morrow County Gun Club
(MCGC) held a shoot on Jan. 10.
"The wind was cold but the fire
and the chili were warm and so
the shooters still came out to the
MCGC on Saturday in Lexing
ton," said a spokesperson.
Shoot winners include: 16 yard
event-first Curt Day; second Jeff
Cutsforth; tie for third, Kel-
wayne Haguewood and Dean
Burnett.
Twenty yard handicap: first
Jeff Cutsforth; second Kelwayne
Haguewood; tie for third, Curt
Day and Harvey Childers.
Because of the wind, no Oak
ley shoots were held, but there
was a 49 yard porch shot won by
Harvey Childers.
The club expects to have the
automatic thrower installed by
next Saturday's shoot and they
hope to see all members there to
try it out.
The next shoot will be held at
the gun club on Saturday, Jan.
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» w munity, it’s said that “where there’s a will, there’s a way.”
Somehow my will seems to be fading away. The downsizing
of brain and body must cause loose skin and a lack of “get up and
go.” Therefore it’s impossible for me to get wrought up, like some
folks, over a millennium bug in computers when we reach the year
2000-otherwise labeled Y2K, the year two kicker. I still have last
year’s problems to resolve and almost another whole year to get fur
ther behind.
Self-styled experts are advocating the stockpiling of a year’s worth
of food for survival when everything shuts down because computers
will supposedly go belly up. All power grids are controlled by com
puters and if there is a glitch anywhere along a grid, it could have a
domino effect and shut down power to the whole country. I just knew
that advanced technology, which has left me behind, would come to
no good.
However, a Washington State University Extension food special
ist gal is taking issue with the idea. She says massive food storage is
expensive and would result in much waste. Her article says 45 per
cent of families randomly sampled in Utah last year had a year’s
supply of food on hand. The poll takers who made that survey might
be the same ones that are giving us statistics about our commander-
in-chief s popularity. But if I lived in some of the remote areas of
Utah, I’d stockpile stuff also. Undoubtedly, the peasants there did not
receive any perks from the Olympic siting committee.
But there appears to be a run on purchasing generators because of
all the gloom and doom. Where will they store enough fuel for same?
Forget flushing toilets and taking baths, no one can live without a
hair dryer. Can you imagine today’s Americans beating clothes on a
rock at a stream in this modem, push-button world?
I like my conveniences as well as anyone, yet some of us can re
member when we used to buy food in quantities, especially for win
ter months, to supplement what had been grown and processed on
ranches. Wood provided heat and fueled the cookstove. Windy days
then were a blessing so the windmill would fill a reservoir.
However, the above mentioned article declares “that computer
glitches will not result in major crop failures or for cows not to milk.”
Someone ought to clue this college-educated specialist to the fact
that irrigation systems, machinery and even dairy farms are all com
puterized. Of course, if the milking machines are shut down, city
folks would have time to lend a hand at hand-milking. The downside
could be a lot of kicking going on by both cow jockeys and critters.
There are undoubtedly Gates-type minds that can solve this com
puter problem. One man said he set his computer back nine years
until someone gets the bugs worked out. Since he figured it might
take that long, he must work for the government. It could take that
long for the government to study the situation before taking the wrong
action. Never mind that the Earth was created in six days without
screwdrivers, backhoes or my trusty problem solver, the lowly hair
pin.
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as he's known to do-
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that we love you!
Forever,
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draw a crow d!
SllC: Y'know , m y biggest catering client
before the expansion w a s the
Nelson baby shower. Rem em ber?
P e l i c a n : W ith those oyster canapés shaped like
booties? M m m , h o w could I forget.
S u e : Thank goodness you guys at the bank
saw m y potential and gave m e that loan.
Pelican:
Sue:
U h, can w e get back to those oysters?
Sorry, gotta fly. There's a chef in Seattle
w ho's doing exciting things w ith pickled eel.
PeliCOn:
Pickled eel? I'm right behind you, sister.
After more than 60 years
of serving Oregonians
like you, we've got a
pretty good idea of the
challenges, hopes and
dreams people have
around here. And
whether it’s getting a
business off the ground
Brosnan. Money is needed to
keep the celebration going and
to help fund local projects.
Donors can arrange for pick up
o f their items by calling 676-
5886 or 676-5382.
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IVe'te now making P i}}* with homemade exult!
Tis time to think green. The
wealin' o' the green is less than
two months away, which means .
that Heppner will soon be
celebrating its Irish ancestry
again. Friends and family from
near and far will join Heppner
for the St. Pat's Celebration,
which is funded by the yearly
auction.
Individuals and business
owners are again encouraged by
the St. Patrick's Committee to
donate to the auction. The March
14 event, in addition to a live
auction, will again feature a
'Country Store' and silent
auction, so items large and small
will be useful, said organizer
Doris Brosnan.
Already the committee has
accepted a hand-crocheted
baby's ensemble, a collector's
porcelain Irish Lass doll from
Paradise Galleries and a set of
dinnerware. "The members are
eager to accept donations that
will make this year’s event the
most successful ever," said
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