Kimberly George named
Intracorp district manager
. Kimberly George, formerly of
Heppner, was named as the new
district manager for field case
management for the state of
Illinois for the Intracorp
Company, a health management
company. She started in her new
position on May 3.
George was formerly a senior
field case manager. Prior to her
employment with Intracorp she
tounded and managed a managed
care consulting company in
Oregon. In addition to her
extensive
catastrophic
and
trauma
case
management
background, she has experience
in both management and sales.
George, who lives in
Willmette, Illinois, a suburb of
Chicago, is the daughter of Kit
and Shirley George of Heppner.
Robinsons earn Boardman
yard of the month
The Boardman Garden Club
has announced the choices for
May's yards of the month.
Ray Robinson's yard at 316
Boardman Ave., N.W., was
chosen as yard of the month.
"This serene setting has cement
pagodas, animals and a bench. It
invites you to pause and enjoy
the lilacs, roses, columbines and
color spot plants," said a
Boardman
Garden
Cilub
spokesperson. "The yard has a
brown fence that graces the area.
Birds sing in this well-
manicured garden of beauty."
"Robinson is retired and loves
to spend a little time in his yard
each day," they said.
Millie Baker received honorable
mention yard of the month. She
has used a balance of retired
farm implements with stones
and plants. "Her new addition of
bulb annuals and hedge add to
the beauty of this groomed
yard," said the spokesperson.
"The light pedestals placed
amidst the rockery enhance the
balance of her creation. She, like
Mr. Robinson, have as beautiful
back yards as in the front."
Baker is a retired school teacher.
The Garden Club gave a plant
and card to Mrs. Killingbeck at
city hall for secretary's day. "The
club feels she does a great job
for the citizens of our
community."
The club donated trees to Sam
Boardman Elementary and
Riverside High School for Arbor
Day.
The club still has plants for sale.
Those who wish a certain one
may call and ask if the club has
it, 481-5223.
Auction to benefit Pioneer
Humane Soc.
A fund-raising auction for the
benefit of Pioneer Humane Soci­
ety will be held at Thompson Hall
in Hermiston on Saturday, June
12 .
An all-you-can-eat spaghetti
luncheon, sponsored by the
Umatilla County Grange youth,
will be served beginning at 11 a.m.
The auction will start at 11:30 a.m.
New or antique items for the
auction will be accepted until Fri­
day, June 11. Donations are tax-
deductible and receipts are avail­
able upon request.
For more information, or for
anyone wishing to donate items,
call 567-2961 or 276-0181.
American Legion officers elected
Several local members of
American Legion have been
elected to serve as officers of
Oregon District 6 American
Legion for the 1999-2000 term.
Those elected include: Ed
Baker, sergeant at arms, and
Grace Baker, chaplain, both
Lexington; Bob Daniel, first
vice-commander, and Gene
Hughs, service officer, both
Hermiston;
Bob
Flanery,
commander, and Art Ritchey,
adjutant, both LaGrande; and
Mike Teece, second vice­
commander, Joseph.
There are 13 American Legion
Posts in Morrow, Umatilla,
Union, Wallowa and Baker
counties.
UofW lists honor student
ric Schonbachler, Heppner, is
one of four University of
Wyoming students from Oregon
listed on the 1999 spring
semester academic dean's and
freshman honor rolls.
The dean's honor roll consists
of regularly enrolled under­
graduates above
freshman
standing who earned a 3.4 or
better grade point average.
Freshmen who have earned a
3.25 or better grade-point
average are named to the dean's
freshman honor roll.
To be eligible, students must
have been enrolled for a
minimum of 12 credit hours
taken for letter grades.
WOU announces Phi
Kappa initiates
A total of 51 students and 11
faculty members have been
initiated into Phi Kappa Phi for
1999 at Western Oregon
University.
Student recipients of Phi
Kappa Phi status are chosen
based on good character, a
cumulative grade point average
of 3.7 or above, and a class
standing within the top ten
percent.
Local initiates include Betsy
Hernandez, Boardman.
Gun Club to hold shoot
The Morrow County Gun Club
will hold their monthly shoot at the
shooting range at TKO in Ruggs
this Sunday, June 13, beginning at
9 a.m.
A barbecue lunch will be
served at noon.
For more information on cost
or to preregister, call 676-5275 or
676-5042.
This shoot is open to the pub­
lic.
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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 9,1999 - FIVE
CSEPP gets
table cards
Oregon reports more, but smaller farms
The number of farms in Oregon
has increased seven percent in
The Chemical Stockpile the past five years. The amount
Emergency
Preparedness of land in farms has decreased
Program (CSEPP) of Morrow slightly. So it is no surprise that
and Umatilla counties has the average size of farms in
developed a new public Oregon has decreased about
education tool that will be on seven percent, according to a
display in local restaurants. The news release from the Oregon
CSEPP Table Card is a three­ Department of Agriculture.
fold
card
that
provides
Simply put, there are more
emergency
preparedness farms in Oregon and they are
smaller.
information.
On the card is information
But a closer look behind the
about what types of weapons are numbers reveals a more complex
stored at the Umatilla Chemical situation.
Depot, what CSEPP is, how "You must remember that
people will be warned in the Oregon agriculture is not a
event of a chemical release, how single-faceted industry and that
to shelter in place and what the Ag Census definition of farm
should be included in a shelter in needs to be taken into account,"
place kit. The card also displays says Jim Johnson, land use
a map that shows the Immediate specialist with the Oregon
Response Zone (IRZ) and the Department of Agriculture.
Statistics from this spring's
Protective Action Zone.
CSEPP representatives hope release of the U.S. Census of
people will read the information, Agriculture- which is done
share the information with every five years- show the
family members and develop number of farms in Oregon
their
own
emergency increased from 31,892 in 1992 to
preparedness plan. The table 34,030 in 1997. The amount of
cards will also help educate land in farms decreased slightly
people new to the area and those from 17,609,497 acres to
17,449,293 acres. The average
who are just passing through.
"We really appreciate the size of farms decreased from
restaurants giving us the 552 acres to 513.
But average in a state so
opportunity to provide this
important information," said diverse in geography and in the
Dan Knoll, public information type of agriculture that is
officer for Morrow County produced can be a bit
misleading.
Emergency Management.
"Oregon agriculture and its
Any restaurant that would like
to display the information on landscape are very diverse," says
"The industry
their tables may call Knoll at Johnson.
produces more than 250
541-922-4437.
different commodities. Only
California and Florida produce
more.
Valuable agricultural
lands can be found on river
valley floodplains, marine
terraces and high desert plateaus.
When using a tool like the
Census, you need to understand
Looking for an activity that
that Oregon ag is really a bundle
promotes physical exercise,
of agricultures. Eastern Oregon
fitness, family unity, enjoyment
agriculture
includes
more
of the outdoors and a positive
extensive operations such as
sense of accomplishment?
cattle and wheat ranches.
Hit the walking trail for health,
Western Oregon agriculture
at the Boardman 5+K (almost
tends to be more intensive in
lour mile) Wellness Walk 8 - 1 0
nature."
a.m., Sunday, July 4, on the
A look at individual counties
edge of the Columbia River.
explains
some
differences
The noncompetitive event
between east and west.
begins at 8 a.m. next to Indian
Western Oregon- with its
Petroglyph
Rock
at
the
tremendous
diversity
in
Boardman Marina Park picnic
agriculture— tends to have more
area.
farms and smaller ones.
Walkers will head out on the
Clackamas County reports the
Sunset Loop Trail, a new trail
segment added in 1998. Most of most farms at 3,745 and also
reports the smallest average size
the route will utilize the paved
per farm at just 48 acres.
walking path through the marina
Meanwhile, Wheeler County has
campground, past Sailboard
the fewest farms with 157 and
Beach, continuing beyond the
trails only another Eastern
Captain A1 James tug, looping
Oregon County— Gilliam - in
through the shady grove on Port
the largest average size per farm
of Morrow land before returning
at 4,474. Most of that land is
to the marina area. The route is
either in wheat or pasture for
level and totally paved. Strollers
cattle.
and wheelchairs are okay, as are
There's another factor- the
pets on leash.
increase in the number of farms
There is no charge to
can be attributed in no small way
participate in the Wellness
to a change in the official
Walk. All participants must sign
definition of what constitutes a
a waiver/registration form.
farm.
Registration forms are available
The income threshold remains
at Boardman Chamber of
the same— any operation that
C om m erce,
Boardman
grosses or has the potential to
Pharmacy and Boardman Health
gross a thousand dollars in ag
Care Center.
sales during the year is
Registration forms will also
considered a farm. But the latest
be available at the Wellness
census
began
counting
Walk.
Christmas tree operations as
For Wellness Walk
farms for the first time. Oregon
information, call (541) 481-
leads the nation in Christmas
3014.
Boardman
wellness walk
planned July 4
ESTATE AUCTION
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FEATURES:
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earns $8,500
The "Second Annual Tee Off
To
End
Violence
Golf
Tournament", held May 15, was
successful in raising $8,500,"
said
Kricket
Nicholson,
executive director for Domestic
Violence Services.
The fund raising event was a
collaborative effort between
Domestic Violence Services,
which serves Umatilla and
Morrow counties, and The STOP
Violence Program, which serves
the Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation.
Together, the two programs
provide services to victims of
domestic violence and sexual
assault.
"Services include shelter, 24-
hour
crisis
line,
crisis
counseling, support groups, and
community education," said Art
M cC o n v il le ,
pr o g r am
coordinator for CTUIR.'s STOP
Violence program.
Day care plans
workshops
Heppner Day Care has planned
a Summer Craft Workshop for
June and July.
The first program will be held
June 14-July 1 and the second,
July 5-29. The workshops are
scheduled from 9-11:30 a.m.
Creative activities will be
organized around the themes,
"Surprises for Daddy", "Stars and
Stripes", "Junior Gardeners" and
"Ooey Gooey Bugs".
Children four to 11 years old
will be accepted and class size is
limited to 12 children. Children
must be signed up in advance at
the day care center. Rates are the
same as child care rates at $2 an
hour.
Call 676-5429 to register as
soon as possible.
VBS planned
in July
Vacation Bible school,
sponsored by Heppner First
Christian Church for ages three
through six, will be held July 12-
lb from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
"Spy" stories from the Bible
will be used to teach the children
about God.v A program and
barbecue will be held Friday
night for children and their
families.
For more information
call Chandra at 676-5424 or CJ
at 676-9209.
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occur in the state. However,
where it takes place is of great
concern. Growth issues are both
regional and state issues.
Regional growth should be
planned for on a regional basis
with regional solutions that steer
growth away from valuable
farmland as much as possible.
Case by case, city by city,
individual solutions can only
lead to an incremental loss of
some of the state's most valuable
farmland."
That's the trend that might be
most important to Oregon
agriculture.
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tree production and many
smaller operators have planted
Christmas trees in recent years.
Owning pleasure horses with a
value of more than a thousand
dollars would qualify someone
as a farmer. For the first time,
an operation of short-rotation
woody crops- including hybrid
poplars or cottonwoods— is
considered a farm. There's one
more new definition of "farm":
"An operation that is a
conservation reserve farm only—
CRP—is now counted as a farm
if it is 100 percent CRP," says
Homer Rowley, state statistician
with the Oregon Agricultural
Statistics Service. "Some of that
is taking place in Eastern
Oregon."
The additional acreage counted
as agriculture in the 1997 census
has kept the decrease in the
amount of land in farms from
being much greater.
Other indicators from the
census that Oregon is a state of
smaller farms- most operators
have other jobs and most
operations don't make that much
money.
"About 62 percent of our farms
gross less than $10,000 a year,"
says Rowley. "This also is
reflected in what owners of these
small operations consider their
primary source of income.
About 54 percent of them
generate most of their income
from off-the-farm jobs."
Oregon is higher than the
national average in both the
percentage of farms grossing
less than $10,000 a year and the
percentage of farmers who make
most of their money doing
something else.
However, larger operations
remain vital to the state. ODA's
Johnson points to another set of
numbers that may better reflect
the character of Oregon
agriculture.
More than 98
percent of the total production
receipts comes from farms
producing $10,000 or more and
over 88 percent of the land area
involves
farms
producing
$10,000 or more. These farms
are substantially larger in area,
averaging 1,193 acres in size and
producing an average of
$223,796 in total sales per farm.
One thing has remained a
constant in Oregon. Big or
small, more or fewer, an
overwhelming majority of farms
in the state are family-owned.
"A big misconception is if it's a
large farm, it's a corporate
farm," says Rowley. "That isn’t
the case. About 95 percent of
Oregon farms are considered
family farms that are mostly
either a sole proprietorship or a
family partnership."
It may be easy to say that
Oregon is continuing its trend of
more farms, smaller farms. But
it also may be too simplistic.
Johnson maintains the most
important statistic to monitor is
how much of the state's prime
and other high-value ag land-
much of it residing in the
populous Willamette Valley-
could be lost to development.
"Oregon is doing a good job in
protecting farmland, especially
when one looks at the total
acreage lost," says Johnson.
"Growth is and will continue to
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