Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 5, 2000 - FIVE
Top quality Quarter Horses in town for auction
Heppner MS Walk set April 15
By Merlyn Robinson
On Sunday, April 8, at 11 a.m.
the Jim West horse auction sale
gets underway in Heppner at the
Morrow County Fairgrounds
inside the Wilkinson Arena.
The West families aren't just
"horsing around" when they
bring to town a remuda of around
56 top-quality Quarter Horses for
their annual production sale.
During the past 20 plus years
the Wests' stallions and brood
mares have been selectively
chosen to produce working
horses
that
have
the
conformation and ability to
perform. While many of these
horses could compete successful
at halter, the main focus is to
produce solid ranch or rodeo
mounts used by themselves and
for others.
In addition to introducing new
bloodlines, many of their horses
carry well-known foundation
breeding,
including
the
Driftwoods, Hancocks, Music
Mount and King Fritz lines.
"Pedigrees are only a guide,"
says Jim West, adding that the
proof of any breeding program is
the performance of the offspring.
All breeders like "braggable"
pedigrees, good heads and
dispositions, along with popular
colors, but it's what's under the
hide that makes a horse athletic.
Along with good conformation,
sound feet and legs, it takes
stamina and "want to" for a horse
to get the job done.
Contributing to sound feet and
legs is the fact that these
unpampered, range-raised horses
are also challenged during their
schooling years on terrain
ranging from sandy desert soil to
rocky, steep hills in brushy
timber. Besides the young fillies
and colts offered in this sale,
there is a selection of schooled
horses including stallions, mares
and geldings that have been
ridden and performance tested
under those conditions.
Helping to condition and train
the West horses are trainers Chris
and Virginia Anderson. Also
putting miles on these horses
besides Jim are his sons, Clay
and Wade. With the West's large
F ro n t row (le ft to right): J e s s ic a R e, R ylee K o llm a n , W h itn e y M a tth e w s . B ack ro w (L-R ): S u s ie R e, Jan e t
G ree n u p , A m y K o llm a n , B rian K o llm a n , M e rile e M c D o w ell, K ay F o w ler, G e o rg e J e ffe rie s , S ara G ree n u p ,
M a rie V an Etta.
For gardeners, spring means
tulips. For sports fans, baseball.
At the Oregon Chapter of the
National Multiple Sclerosis
Society, milder weather heralds
an opportunity to raise funds and
to promote awareness of multiple
sclerosis at the annual MS Walk
'n' Roll, Rain or Shine, presented
by Sunshine Dairy, on Saturday,
April 15, beginning at 9 a.m. at
the All Saints Episcopal Church
in Fleppner.
Sponsored in part by AT&T,
this year's MS Walk is expected
to recruit 3000 walkers who will
raise $325,000. "We're very
excited about this year's walk.
It'll be bigger and better in many
ways," says Oregon chapter
events
coordinator
Kristin
Mihalko. "We are working hard
to recruit more walkers and
volunteers so that we can raise
more money to help people with
MS and to eventually find a cure
for the disease."
Last year, 2,200 walkers raised
over $280,000 at over 16 walk
sites throughout the state of
Oregon.
Walkers collect pledges for
completing the walk, a 5K and
10K route designed to be
accessible to walkers of all ages
and abilities. Walkers who raise
$50 or more and turn in their
pledges before May 26 receive
prizes; anyone raising $250 or
more receives a Norm Thompson
gift certificate or another
promotional item.
Volunteers are also needed to
help register walkers, host rest
stops, cheer on participants and
more.
Every walker and volunteer
helps the society in its mission to
end the devastating effects of
multiple sclerosis, said a news
release. Walk proceeds fund both
national research and local client
programs, which help the 5200
residents in Oregon and Clark
County, Washington, and their
families who are affected by MS.
To register for the Heppner area
walk, call the special registration
line
at
1-800-368-2124.
Questions can be directed to 1-
800-FIGHT-MS, ext. 1, or visit
the website at www.orcnmss.org
for more details. Walkers may
register at any time, including the
day of the event.
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic,
potentially disabling disease of
the central nervous system.
Symptoms are fickle; they come
and go without warning or
pattern and range from weakness
Forest Service recruits youth
for YCC program
Four young people between the
ages of 15 and 18 are being
recruited by the Forest Service,
Heppner Ranger District, for
summer employment in the
Youth Conservation Corps.
The work will include tube
removal from tree seedlings,
wildlife habitat improvement,
and campground and trail
maintenance.
The duration of the program
will be eight weeks from June 12
to August 4 and pay the Oregon
minimum wage rate of $6.50 per
hour.
Applications will be accepted
until 4 p.m. on Monday, April
17. Participants will be selected
on a random basis on April 17 at
approximately 4:15 p.m.
No previous experience is
required. Applicants must be 15
years old and will not reach age
19 during the term of
employment in the program.
They must have a social security
number or have made application
to obtain one. Applicants must
also obtain parental or legal
guardian consent to enroll in the
program.
Applications may be obtained
from the Forest Service in
Heppner or local high schools.
For more information, call the
Forest Service at 676-9187.
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and fatigue to blindness and
paralysis. MS strikes more
women than men, and is usually
diagnosed in young adulthood.
The National Multiple
Sclerosis Society supports more
MS research and provides
programs, education and public
policy for more people with MS
than any other national voluntary
MS organization, according to
the release. Since its founding in
1946, the society has invested
more than $260 million in
research and over one million
volunteers across the country
work to meet the needs of
Americans with MS.
For information 24 hours a
day, visit the national web site at
www.nmss.org.
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April 7, at the Heppner Elks
Lodge. Children as well as adults
are invited to attend.
Activities begin with a social
hour at 6 p.m. The prime rib
dinner will will get underway at
7 p.m. and the auction with
raffles and games at 8 p.m.
Dinner tickets are $15 for
adults and $10 for children up to
age 12. Early bird tickets
purchased before April 7 will
include a dinner ticket and five
raffle tickets for the price of four
for $35.
Numerous items will be raffled
off, including guns and sporting
goods.
Ducks Unlimited memberships
may be purchased for $25 for
adults and $10 for "Greenwings."
With a Greenwing membership,
the purchaser will receive one
raffle ticket and has the option of
purchasing up to four additional
raffle tickets at $5 each.
Pay only the registration fee of *20.00
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Willow Creek
Symphony
concert
The Willow Creek Symphony
will present their spring concert
on Friday, April 14, at 7:30 p.m.
at the Heppner Elementary
School auditorium.
The program will include a
variety of musical selections
from classical to blues to
contemporary. Some of the
selections include: "Cowboy
Rhapsody", "Symphony in F
Major" by Carl von Dittersdorf,
and Allegheny Holiday.
In addition to the Friday
evening concert, the orchestra
will also present a young people's
concert for local students on
Thursday morning, April 13, at 9
a.m. at the Heppner Elementary
gym. Area schools have been
invited to attend.
The school program will
include an educational narration
introducing the sections of the
orchestra and the musical
selections.
The Willow Creek Symphony,
now in its fifth season, has grown
to 50 members for this spring
concert.
The group is directed by R. Lee
Friese and assistant conductor
Anthony Marks.
The concert is free to the public
and is funded by the Morrow
County Unified Recreation
District through the Arts Council
for Morrow County. The
symphony is also supported by
donations
from
Waste
Connections, Inc. (operators of
the Finley Buttes Landfill) and
Wesley and Diane Hickey, and
by a grant from the Morrow
County Commission on Children
and Families.
W e s t R anch h o rse s 1999
cattle and sheep operations,
horses are a necessary part when
it comes to trailing, gathering or
head and heeling for branding or
doctoring.
As major livestock producers,
the Wests are committed to
perpetuating
the
ranching
industry that is dependent on
good stewardship of the natural
resources upon which they
Heppner FFA attends state
FFA convention
K risti W o rd e n
The Heppner FFA Club
attended the 72nd Oregon State
FFA convention in Ontario from
March 17-20.
The theme for this year's
convention
was
Celebrate
Success. According to FFA
advisor Lynn Harmonson, "A
very full four days of activities
took place, including many
competitions, state level career
development
events,
state
proficiencies as well as the
conferring of the State FFA
Degree upon 206 members."
At the second session of the
convention, Heppner FFA was
recognized as having the best
increase in membership with a
126 percent increase over last
year.
Knsit Worden, past president
of Heppner FFA and freshman at
Eastern Oregon State University,
accepted the award on the behalf
of Heppner FFA.
"Heppner FFA has been
chartered by the Oregon
Organization of the Future
Farmers of America since March
28, 1937," added Harmonson.
"Sadly, the Morrow County
School District has seen fit to
close down this chapter of the
FFA."
Commission plans meeting
The monthly meeting of the
Morrow County Commission on
Children and Families will be
held on Tuesday, April 11, at the
Imgon Fire Station in Imgon,
from 7-9 p.m.
The main topics of discussion
will be the approval of requests
for proposal and the problems
associated with children expelled
from public school.
The public is invited to attend
and participate in the discussions.
For more information call 676-
9675.
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depend. In turn, the production of
good horses is a means of
helping to get their work done
efficiently. Their production sale
gives others a chance to
capitalize on their breeding
program.
Lunch will be available on the
grounds and, for early-comers,
the "Critters With Attitude" 4-H
Club will serve breakfast.
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