Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 19, 2000 - THREE
Livestock Growers hold annual meeting
By Merlyn Robinson
Formation of an Oregon
branded beef corporation and
livestock
districting
were
pertinent topics presented by
speakers Larry Rew, Pendleton
and John Hays, Unity, during the
annual meeting of the Morrow
County Livestock Growers
Association (MCLG).
This afternoon meeting was
held during the annual Town and
County Day events at the
Heppner Elks Lodge on January
13.
Hays, who was elected
president of the
Oregon
Cattlemen's
Association
in
November is working proactively
on environmental issues that
continue to plague the industry.
A plan has been endorsed by the
Oregon Cattlemen's Association
to be known as the Oregon Trail
Beef Cooperative. The aim is to
bolster beef producers' incomes
and provide consumers with a
quality product by selectively
obtaining, processing, aging,
packaging and marketing beef
produced by OCA members. .
"We have no control of the
finished product," said Hays.
Producers do not receive a fair
share at the retail level, Hays
said. Markets have been lost
because top quality beef is
mingled with sub-standard meat,
including imports. According to
Hays, the lack of a safe, quality
product has turned many
consumers away. Creating this
'niche market' for a dependable,
top quality product of high
standards will bolster consumer
confidence, he said. Cattle sold
through this cooperative would
bring premium prices when sold
on the hoof and producers would
also share in retail profits. If
processing plants are established
as planned, production could
begin by August 1, 2000.
Seminars on this proposal are to
be held in the near future, said
Hays.
Larry Rew, a Pendleton
attorney, discussed livestock
districting in Morrow County.
Rew's opinion, based on
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Teacher continues class project
Kyle Robinson (right), Morrow County Livestock Growers President, and
John Hays, Oregon Cattlemen's Association President.
research, is that the legal
definition of livestock districting
in South Morrow County is
inconclusive based on boundary
descriptions in 1962 statues..
Closed livestock districts in the
north end of the county and a
more recent one in south Morrow
County have been formulated.
Historically the remainder of
south Morrow County has been
deemed an "open range"
livestock district. This allows
livestock to accesswvater sources.
For example, a livestock operator
may own rangeland on both sides
of a road: however water may
only be available on one side of
said road. In that scenario,
fencing of roadways would leave
large tracts of rangeland
unusable.
"You don’t have it now," said
Rew, referring to an accurate
legal description of an ’open
range’ livestock district. Rew said
that one course of action would
be to file a petition with the
district court to correct the legal
description of the livestock
district boundaries. Or livestock
owners could, by means of
petition, call for a public vote.
Rew, who also owns cattle, said
responsible cattle owners aren't
the root of the problem. It's those
individuals who irresponsibly
allow cattle to wander at large or
who do not properly maintain
fences, he said.
Livestock owner. Dr. Harold
Huber, said that a closed
livestock
district
between
Heppner and Lexington was
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property owners during disputes
that occurred between involved
landowners
during
the
acquisition of adjacent property
when the Union Pacific spur
railroad was abandoned
Members unanimously re
elected to terms on the MCLG
board were Dave Riekkola, Mark
Rietmann, Kevin Hughes and
Bill Van Schoiack. Other board
members are Jean Bennett. Matt
Clark. Monte Evans, Bill Gover.
President Kyle Robinson. Vice
President Pam Wunderlich and
Secretary Bill Broderick.
MCLG manages the 4-H and
FFA livestock auction at fair
besides working on issues that
affect the industry.
To the Editor,
For the past five years, as a
language arts teacher in Oregon,
my students have participated in
a letter to the editor project. The
objective always has been for
students to express their voices in
a community forum and to have
their voices heard. Last year, my
students had 39 topics published
in 201 newspapers in 48 states-
pretty amazing.
This year I’m a mass
communications teacher at
Palombi Middle School in Lake
Villa, Illinois, and the project
seems more relevant (in terms of
curriculum) than ever. One of my
classes is particularly jazzed over
the prospect of being published
all over the country and these
kids can write letters and express
their opinions with enthusiasm
and intelligence.
If you do publish the enclosed
letter, could you please send the
student a copy of your
newspaper .' You will help foster
an appreciation of print media in
a young person's mind and you
will definitely make a young
person's day in the process.
(s) John Moody
Mass communications teacher
Palombi Middle School
Lake Villa. Illinois
Listen to your children
To the Editor:
My name is Krista Valenziano
and I am a sixth grader at
Palombi Middle School in Lake
Villa,
Illinois.
My
mass
communications class is writing
letters in hopes of being
published and this is why I am
writing to you.
I’m concerned about parents not
listening to their children. I can
understand what it's like because
I have a little sister and my mom
is always paying attention to my
sister. My stcyy isn't as nearly as
bad as some other ones I've heard
through. I've heard stones as bad
as a parent not listening to a child
and that child would get really
bad grades because of it.
So if you're a parent reading
this, please make sure you listen
to your children. It might help
their grades.
(s) Krista Valenziano
Lake Villa. 111.
Church of the Nazarene plans speaker, potluck
The Church of the Nazarene
will hold a potluck dinner and
missionary service on Monday,
Jan. 24. The potluck will be at 7
p.m. with the service to follow.
The Church of the Nazarene is
located at 335 North Gilmore.
Everyone is invited to attend.
Bob and Colleen Skinner,
missionaries in the Ukraine, will
speak about their missionary
service.
The Skinners are career
assignment missionaries for the
Church of the bjazarene, ip )he
Ukraine. They are living in.j^.y*v
with their thfee sons. RobhJ'.
nine, Michael, six, and Joshua,
two. Prior to their current
missionary assignment, the
Skinners
served
in
the
Philippines from 1990 to 1994.
They were reassigned to the
Ukraine District on the Eurasia
Region in June 1994. They are
area directors for the whole
scope of work for the Church of
the Nazarene in the Ukraine.
They are responsible for
planting
new
churches,
leadership training, purchasing
and building of properties,
pastonng and leading the people
to "call upon the Lord."
During their former term of
service in the Philippines, the
Skinners'
responsibilities
included
administering
to
existing churches and the
planting and establishing of new
churches on the Southern
Tagalog District. As it was in the
Philippines, and is now in the
Ukraine, much of Rev. Skinner's
time is spent working with and
coordinating work and witness
teams in construction or
reconstruction
of
church
properties.
Bob was bom and raised in
Oregon. He played college
football while earning a degree in
psychology at Boise State
University in Boise, Idaho. He
attended Northwest Nazarene
College in Nampa, Idaho, and
A sia-P acific
N azarene
Theological Seminary (APNTS)
in the Philippines. He received
the master of divinity and
missiology
degree
from
Nazarene Theological Seminary
in Kansas City, Missouri.
Colleen grew up in the
Philippines. She is the daughter
of long-time missionaries to the
Philippines, Ronald and Neva
Beech. She received two degrees
from
Northwest
Nazarene
College in Nampa, Idaho, and
she also attended APNTS in the
Phtlippjipes.^, She ' earned, the
master,,npf
i>nr . C h ilia n
education degree from Nazarene
Theological Seminary in Kansas
City, Missouri.
Leason joins with HEDC to
promote subdivision lots
John Leason, president of
Lakeview Heights Corporation,
announces a joint effort with the
Heppner Economic Development
Corporation to advertise and
promote the sale of the remaining
lots in the Lakeview Heights
subdivision in Heppner.
Special pricing and financing
arrangements have been made to
complete the sales of the view
properties overlooking Willow
Creek Lake at Heppner. The
subdivision has all city services,
utilities, pavement, curbing and
sidewalks in place.
The Bank of Eastern Oregon's
Heppner branch has joined the
effort with a special financing
package of zero down, 10 percent
interest and a 10 year payback to
qualified buyers. Lot prices range
from $13,500 to $17,500.
Sales of the remaining lots
stalled early last year when the
local mill announced a shutdown.
This week's announcement by
the Port of Morrow and
Advanced Composite, Inc. of a
new particle board plant opening
at the former mill site has re-
ignited sales efforts of the lots.
The new facility is expected to
initially employ 60 people.
Interested parties may contact
John Leason at 541-548-2626 or
George Koffler at the Bank of
Eastern Oregon at 541-676-9125.
Growers meeting
scheduled Jan. 21
A growers’ meeting will be held
at Willows Grange in lone on Fri
day, Jan. 21 from 8 a m.-12 noon.
Representatives from Monsan
to, DuPont, UAP. Bayer and the
Pendleton Experiment Station will
be on hand.
Applicator credit hours will be
given and lunch will be provided.
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