TWELVE - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 17, 2000
Ranchers understand environment
Births
David Jackson Struthers-a
By David P. Price, Ph.D.
In today's world there are a great number of people who consider
themselves "environmentalists". The difference between ranchers
and most of today’s self-appomted environmentalists is that
ranchers truly understand the interplay between flora and fauna.
They genuinely understand resource management. Urban
environmentalists on the other hand, do not believe in intervention
by man. Typically they believe that everything should be left to
Nature.
Hunting or otherwise removing animals for slaughter is
considered cruel. In reality, it is humane. Left on her own, Nature
will control animal populations. But Nature is inexorably cruel.
Nature controls animal populations through starvation, disease and
predation.
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Ranchers and other genuine land managers realize that you
manage land for the flora, not the fauna. As the amount o f forage
declines, you must remove a portion o f the animals. If you don't,
overgrazing (and starvation) will result.
Urban environmentalists typically believe that overgrazing is a
result o f domestic livestock, not wildlife. That is nonsense. If you
want to see overgrazing by wildlife, go to Yellowstone Park . . .
where scores o f elk and bison starve to death each winter. I once
asked a wildlife biologist at Yellowstone how he could justify
allowing those animals to starve. His reply? The camon makes
good feed for coyotes and bears. To me, and I am sure most
ranchers, that type of thinking is "sick". A total lack of compassion
for animals.
To the "back to nature" types, however, predation is the answer
to population control. The reality is that weather, not predation is
Nature's primary population control agent. During droughts,
predator and prey alike starve to death. The only humane and
ecologically sound policy is for educated principles o f range and
wildlife management to control animal populations . . . not the
whims of nature.
Ted Turner, who has bought up enormous amounts of ranchland,
is replacing conventional livestock with buffalo. The implication
is that buffalo are a more ecologically sound alternative. While I
have always had the greatest respect for Mr. Turner . . . the move
to repopulate the West with buffalo is surely well intentioned, but
is not based on sound principles.
The problem is that it has been reported Mr. Turner is tearing out
all the cross fences. In essence, instead o f practicing modem
rotational grazing, he will be involved in old fashioned continuous
grazing.
Knowledgeable range managers have long recognized that
continuous grazing is not a viable system. No matter what the
animal population, overgrazing will occur. The reason is that range
forage must be cropped like hay. You let the animals graze it, and
then remove them. The plant will then regenerate from energy
reserves within the roots and crown.
Most range grasses require at least three to eight weeks in order
to replenish the energy used up during regeneration. If animals are
allowed to regraze before the energy reserves have been replaced,
the plant will die.
In the 1800's buffalo roamed the West, and as a general rule they
did not overgraze. They did not overgraze because there were no
windmills or other developed water sources. Water, not grass,
limited animal numbers. As areas were grazed down, buffalo had
to move as much as a hundred miles for water. (There was little
opportunity for grazing regrowth.)
The invention o f barbed wire is often credited with the
overgrazing o f America. While that may be true, it was the advent
o f the windmill that allowed animal numbers to expand. Fences
simply confined the animals and allowed regrazing (overgrazing)
to occur.
But while fences created the problem, they also can alleviate the
problem. By concentrating animals and moving them in a timely
manner, range condition can be restored (grasses replacing less
desirable plants).
What the urban-environmentalist must also understand is the
importance of water development in relation to wildlife. The
windmills and other wells ranchers drill and maintain benefit
wildlife as much as livestock. Because o f water development,
today we have more deer, antelope, elk, quail, turkeys, grouse,
doves as well as nongame or non-native species such as chukars
than existed during the 1800s.
Incredibly, even people within the Bureau o f Land Management
(BLM) do not understand this. Incredibly, BLM wants to restrict
water development on some federal lands. I am quite sure it is not
the range conservation officers or other range scientists with BLM
who want such changes. It is the seat-of-the-pants bureaucrats in
Washington. It is time, I believe to let professional range managers
make the decisions. It is also time for the public to realize that
ranchers are their allies in the maintenance o f wildlife populations.
In addition to the invaluable water resources ranchers maintain,
ranchers also put out supplemental feed. Armchair biologists often
claim that wildlife does not need supplemental feed. That is totally
and completely wrong. The mineral and protein feeds ranchers put
out for their livestock are also consumed by wildlife and in some
instances have a highly positive effect on their reproductive rate.
Certainly the benefit is not as great as water, but it is significant.
(Without water development, wildlife in many western states
would only be about 1/3 of what it is today.)
Note The author is a professional agricultural consultant who has done
work fo r the U S Grains Council; in cooperation with USDA's Foreign
Agricultural Service; The Agency fo r International Development; The
Food and Agriculture Organization o f the United Nations; as well as
private work throughout the world.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
2000 PRECOMMERCIAL
CHAINSAW THINNING
USD A FOREST SERVICE
Umatilla National Forest
Heppner Ranger District
Morrow County, Oregon
On May 8, 2000, Heppner
District Ranger, Andrei Rykoff,
decided to implement the 2000
Precommercial Chainsaw Thin
ning on the Heppner Ranger
District. Precommercial thinning
is needed to improve tree growth
and maintain vigor within 2079
acres of overstocked stands o f
seedlings and saplings 10 to 25
years old. Trees will be cut by
hand using chainsaws. Trees less
than 18 inches in height or greater
than 7 inches DBH will not be cut
unless they are deformed, are
western jumper or infected with
mistletoe.
The Decision Memo and
associated project file are avail
able upon request from the
Heppner Ranger District, P. O.
Box 7, Heppner, OR. 97836.
This decision is not subject to
appeal pursuant to Forest Service
regulations at 36 CFR 215.8(a)(4).
Published: May 17,2000_______
PUBLIC NOTICE
REQUEST FOR A CM/GC
Morrow County Health Dis
trict is requesting applications and
qualifications for a CM/GC (
Construction Manager/General
Contractor ), for the proposed
C.T. Scanner and interior remodel
project of Pioneer Memorial
Hospital. The purpose o f this
request is to enable the District
Board to receive information and
qualifications to select a CM/GC
to manage and construct the
Interior remodel at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital.
The conditions o f the request
are as follows: The contractor or
key personnel m ust have
Healthcare construction experi
ence within the last 5 years, you
must explain what the experience
is and provide references of that
experience, provide qualifications
and resume o f Superintendent,
Project Manager and key person
nel, list any similar negotiations
and arrangements you have
entered into and provide refer
ences, listany litigation, arbitration
or any mitigation with any project
within the last 5 years, state when
you can start the project and
estimate the completion o f the
project and the personal approach
you will take to complete this
project. The contractor is encour
aged to visit the facility and view
the scope of the project before
submitting qualifications.
The District may invite se
lected Contractors to present their
proposal and to answer questions
during an interview. However, the
District reserves the right to select
a Contractor based only upon the
submitted documentation. Mor
row County Health District or its
agents are not liable for any costs
incurred in the preparation and
submittal for a CM/GC. Submit
tals not providing the proper
documentation may be disquali
fied.
Submittals for a CM/GC must
be filed with Morrow County
Health District, Pioneer Memorial
Hospital, 564 E. Pioneer Drive,
PO Box 9, Heppner OR 97836,
addressed to Victor Vander
Does, Administrator, Pioneer
Memorial Hospital. All submittals
must be received no later that 3:00
PM, Friday, June 2, 2000. The
submittal must be received in an
envelope marked, SUBMITTAL
CM/GC. Qualifications and Pro
posals must be received on or
before the date and time speci
fied.
Morrow County Health Dis
trict reserves the right to; reject
any or all submittals in response to
this request, waive or modify any
irregularities in the submittals,
consider any modifications re
ceived at any time, if it is in the best
interest of the District and for the
public.
Open H o u se
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H ep p n er Elks Club
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Cards may be sent to:
Irene Swanson, Hermiston Terrace *108
980 West Highland Avenue, Hermiston, OR 97838
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son David Jackson was bom to
Sarah and Joe Struthers of Clovis
New Mexico on April 5,2000.
He joins sisters Aubry and
Rebecca and brother Bradley at
hom e. His g ran d p a re n ts are
Maynard and Edna Struthers of
H erm iston and Carl and G en
Martin of Heppner.
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To view the facility and for
information regarding this pro
posal please contact Victor
Vander Does or Gary Nolan at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital,
Heppner Or, 564 E. Pioneer Dr.
or calling 676-9133.
Published: May 17 and 24,2000
PUBLIC NOTICE
The City of Heppner Police
D ept, w ill hold an auction
Wednesday, May 24,2000 at 8:00
a m. at the police department at
city hall. The following items will
be auctioned off: tires, bikes, toi
let, TV, doors, desk and misc.
items.
Published: May 17,2000
Affid
PUBLIC NOTICE
REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
USDA Forest Service
Umatilla National Forest
Heppner Ranger District
Morrow County, Oregon
EQUINE CURVE TIMBER
SALE ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENT
The Heppner Ranger District
o f the Umatilla National Forest
has completed an environmental
assessment for the proposed
Equine Curve Timber Sale in
Morrow County, Oregon, T. 5 S.,
R. 28 E. The project would
commercially thin approximately
8 acres and harvest approxi
mately 120 hundred cubic feet of
wood products.
This project is subject to appeal
pursuant to 36 CFR 215.7.
To receive a copy of the
environmental assessment, con
tact David Kendrick at (541) 676-
9187 or at the Heppner Ranger
District, P.O. Box 7, Heppner,
OR 97836. Any written com
ments should be addressed to
District Ranger Andrei Rykoff at
the same address. Oral comments
can be submitted by telephone at
(541) 676-9187. The comment
period ends June 14,2000.
Published: May 17,2000
PUBLIC NOTICE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY
OF MORROW
Probate Department
In the Matter of the Estate of
IRENE IRIS PERLBERG,
Deceased.
No. 00 PR 009
NOTICE TO
INTERESTED PERSONS
1
Notice is given that the under
signed has been appointed and has
qualified as the personal represen
tative o f the estate. All persons
having claims against the estate
are required to present it, with
proper vouchers, w ithin four
months after the date o f first pub
lication o f this notice, as stated be
low, to the personal representa
tive at the offices o f Kuhn, Spicer
& Mills, 269A N. Main Street,
P.O. Box 428, Heppner, Oregon
97836, or they may be barred.
2
All persons whose rights may
be affected by the proceedings in
this estate may obtain additional
information from the records of
the court, the personal represen
tative or the attorney for the per
sonal representative.
DATED and first published
May 17,2000
(s) William J. Kuhn,
OSB No. 76207
Attorney for Personal
Representative
Published: May 17, 24, 31 and
June 7,2000
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C LA S S IFIE D
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care of my animals. Dan for mow
ing my lawn.
All the flowers, cards, prayers,
money, phone calls.
Thanks to the hospital kitchen
help for the food they sent home
for my family.
God bless you all.
Thank you,
Sharon Brace
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Many thanks to my wonderful
cast for a magical production o f
A Midsummer N ight’s Dream. I
only regret that I w on’t be work
ing more with this year’s talented
seniors; but we do have big plans
for next year already.
Thanks also to the great com
munity support we received, from
grant donations from the radio
raffle project and Booster Club to
all those loyal fans who speeded
from the park to the stage chased
by thunder! We also appreciate all
the support and encouragement
from Ron Anthony and the staff
at HHS.
Finally, I give thanks to the one
I pray to every day to help me
genuinely love my students. It
works.
Lea Mathieu
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The A m erican Red C ross-
Umatilla Chapter-Heppner Unit
would like to thank each and ev
ery person who participated in the
Red Cross Shelter Drill held dur
ing the CSEPP exercise on the
10th o f May. The community and
county as a whole were very sup
portive and this was truly appre
ciated. Special thanks to all the
volunteers, Heppner High School
principal Mr. Anthony, the custo
dian Mr. Morris and the cooks.,
Also, thank you to Jennifer Dilley
for the backup communication,
and to all the merchants for sign
ing the agreements to help should
an emergency occur. The exer-
cise/drill was a great success.
This was the first time Heppner
has simulated opening a shelter.
As always, we are looking for
m ore vo lu n teers. R ed C ross
classes will be held in the near
future. Please call local represen
tative Glorene Wright at 676-9810
for more information.
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Campus Life would like to sin
cerely thank the following busi
nesses, organizations and individu
als who contributed prizes, food
or sponsored a hole for the Cam
pus Life 2-Person Scramble. Your
help made the event a great suc
cess:
Tim Adams; Agape House;
Bank of Eastern Oregon; Brian
Burnside; Lea Calvert; Campus
Life headquarters; Central Mar
ket; Peggy Connor; Devin Oil;
Eagle View Driving Range; Echo
Hills Driving Range; Jack Engles;
Gardner’s M en’s Wear; Heppner
Nazarene Church; Kathy Jones;
Kari Keown; Klamath First Fed
eral; Les S chw ab; M orrow
County Grain Growers; Murray’s;
P epsi; P e te rs o n ’s Jew elers;
Shannon Rust; Van M arter &
Kahl Insurance; W illow Creek
Country Club, Dave and Rhonda
Winters.
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What a wonderful surprise we
had when a very “special” boy
knocked on our door. He was so
excited he wanted to be the first
to tell our family we had won the
drawing for the beef.
T hank you L in d s a y ’s and
Schwarz’s for your generous do
nation. A very special thank you
to our little friend, Tomas.
How fortunate we live in a com
munity that lends a hand to our
neighbors and friends in need.
Thank you!
John and Sonja McCabe
and Family
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.40 per word
HELP WANTED
Card of Thanks:
up to I 00 words - $5
Deadline:
Tuesday at noon
Groundman - Columbia Ba
sin Electric C ooperative is
seeking a highly motivated indi
vidual to fill a new position o f
G roundm an based out o f the
Heppner headquarters facility.
This position will assist the line
crews in all aspects o f line con
struction and maintenance.
For application materials, con
tact: Columbia Basin Electric Co-
Op at 171 Linden Way in Heppner
or call (541) 676-9146 or request
m ate ria ls at cbectom w @
oregonvos.net. Applications will
be received at the Heppner office
until 5 p.m. on May 12, 2000.
EOE.
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CARD OF THANKS
Thank You:
First to my sister Glenna and
brother-in-law Bob for all they did
for me while Jerry was the in hos
pital and what they did after Jerry
died. God bless you both.
Elks and Pastor Jones for put
ting on the memonal and every
one who helped.
Frank, Jan, Helen, Pam, Dick
and family for taking such good
Farm Job Opening
Immediate Employment
Excellent pay. Located in Mor
row and Gilliam County. Diversi
fied farming: dry land wheat and
irrigated crops plus a retail/whole-
sale wheat seed operation.
Must have experience on 300+
HP tractors and large field equip
ment, servicing same. Experience
performing light field service in
cluding welding. Oregon Private
Pesticide license required.
We reward hard work and pro
ductivity. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. days, six
days a week, $22.00/hr starting
pay.
We are a drug and alcohol free
work place.
Please send resum e to P.O.
Box 48, lone, OR 97843.
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M & A Auto Parts in Condon
is accepting applications for a full
time counter/sales position.
40+ hours per week. Wages $10-
$12 per hour. Benefits include
M edical Insurance, LTD and
4 0 IK Retirement. Applications
due May 19. For more informa
tion or to receive an application
call (541) 384-6000 or 1-800-574-
3424.
5-10-2C
The Morrow County Clerk’s
Office is now accepting applica
tions for a full-time Chief Deputy
Clerk position. Office experi
ence, including computer word
processing skills, is required. Re
ception and filing skills preferred.
Salary is $1,741 per month plus
excellent benefits. Contact An
drea Denton, M orrow County
C o u rthouse, P.O . B ox 788,
Heppner OR 97836; phone (541)
676-5620. Applications due same
address by 5 p.m., June 1, 2000.
Morrow County is an equal op
portunity employer.
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Morrow County
Sheriff's Office
Communications Officer
For an opening and to build an
eligibility list - job requires typing,
general office experience and
ability to function in stressful situ
ations. Duties include taking 9-1-
1 calls, radio dispatching, teletype
operation, working with word pro
cessing and computer files. Must
be willing to work any shift. Of
fice operates 24-hours a day. Pay
starts at $ 1837/month.
Apply at Sheriff’s Office, 325
Willow View Drive, Heppner, OR;
phone (541) 676-5317. Return by
closing date, Friday, June 2,2000,
5 p.m.
Morrow County does not dis
criminate on the basis o f race,
color, natural origin, sex, religion,
age and handicapped status in
employment or the provision o f
services.
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SERVICES
Linoleum, carpet and Pergo
sale and installation. Free esti
mates. Call Tim Hedman, eve
nings, 676-9054. Licensed and
bonded #78201.
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*Blu Blakeley Construction*
Commercial and Residential
New Phone Number
1-541-989-8501 Lie #89458
See Business Directory Ad
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G oing on vacatio n ? N eed
someone to take care of your
pet? My house or yours? Please
call 676-5733, ask for Tammy.
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House Painting: inside and
out. Darcy and Deb, 676-9442 or
676-5658.
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RENTALS
RV space for rent. $125/month,
plus utilities. Quiet by the creek.
989-8404. Lots o f shade trees,
yard and garden spot.
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Lanham Apartments: 1 bed
room, 1 bath, $270/month. Water,
sewer, heat and garbage paid. 676-
5233.
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For rent: nice 2 bedroom, 2 bath
doublewide on large shady lot in
Lexington. Garden spot, fruit
trees, storage sheds, carport. $425
month, garbage included. 676-
9759.
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For Rent: 2 bedroom house,
Heppner, $350 per month. $125
security deposit. No pets. Call
567-7846.
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