TW ELVE - Heppner Gazette-Tim es, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 24, 2000
Businessmen sheep
dressing now at rodeo
The Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
Committee is always looking for
ways to entertain the crowd
dunng the local rodeo in August.
The Sunday performance has
always been a family affair with
stick horse races and calf, sheep
and cow riding.
"It is fun and exciting to watch
the people you know and see on
a daily basis compete in the
arena," said Sue Gibbs, Rodeo
Committee member. "It always
brings about smiles, laughs and
conversation as our fair and
rodeo season draws to an end."
This year the Rodeo
Committee would like to start a
new tradition to enhance "the
laughs,
memories
and
conversation to take us into this
coming fall.," said Gibbs. "The
OTPR Committee is proud to
announce
The
Annual
Businessman's Sheep Dressing
Contest.'"
In the contest, teams from local
businesses will compete in a
timed race to put a pair of
pantyhose on a ewe of their
choice. "Have you ever seen kids
running around in a sloppy pen to
catch a greased pig?" asked
Gibbs. "Well, we just enlarged
the pen, erased the slimy pig,
added
sheep,
pantyhose,
respectable business people and a
School Calendar
Heppner High School
huge crowd to cheer them on."
Rules are as follows: Entries
are limited to 12 teams. Each
team will have three members
who work for the business. The
team must catch a sheep (no
outside devices). Two of the
members must put the pantyhose
on over the ewe's tail and hold it
in that position. The third person
runs from the ewe back to a
marked white circle in the middle
of the arena. John Griffith, event
chairman, will be waiting with a
flag to signal the times.
The team who completes the
even in the fastest time (five
minute limit) will be the winner
of the Businessman's Sheep
Dressing Trophy, "a great
honor," says Gibbs. Gibbs says
there have been some rumors of
a traveling trophy as well, but the
exact details have not been
"finalized for maximum effect."
No entry fee is required, but the
committee must limit entries to
12 teams. The "control top"
pantyhose will be supplied for
each team. "Good running shoes,
old jeans, a team hat and a great
sense of humor are recommended
for maintaining pride, dignity
and a professional winning
attitude," says Gibbs.
Call Sherree, 676-5876, to sign
up starting June 1.
Business Retention
Program to begin
What's the best way to create
jobs in a community? Studies
have shown that most net
changes in employment come
from businesses that are already
operating in the community, not
from new businesses moving in,
according to Lisa Breckenndge,
GEODC.
\ new Willow Creek Valley
Task Force is announcing a
business retention program to
help local businesses grow and
thrive.
"It makes sense to focus on
existing businesses as the
foundation for community job
stability
and
creation,"
commented Task Force member
Bob Jepsen. "This effort is a
natural follow-up to the Willow
Creek Valley Diversification
Study that was completed last
year. The study recommended
that we pay attention to our
existing businesses and help
them grow, and we're pleased to
be doing just that.”
. The program's first stage
involves business visitation. The
goal is to identify what areas
businesses need help with.
Community volunteers will visit
between 30 and 40 businesses
representing different economic
sectors in lone, Heppner and
Lexington. Volunteers will ask
business owners about issues
including
business
trends,
workforce, and training needs.
The visits will take place from
June 12-30. Currently, Task
Force members are identifying
volunteers for this effort.
Greater Eastern Oregon
Development
Corporation
(GEODC) is providing staffing to
the effort as part o f their
economic development contract
with
Morrow
County.
Breckenridge stressed that the
business visits will keep
everything
on
a
purely
confidential basis. "Volunteers
are all trained in confidentiality
before the visits, and the results
are only reported as a summary."
Once the visits are complete,
the Task Force will identify the
top areas o f business concern and
will work with partners to assist
business owners directly. "This is
a tried and proven method of
supporting
businesses,"
commented
Breckenridge.
"Communities in rural areas all
over
the
country
have
demonstrated that this program
works. This will be the first time
this program is available in
Eastern Oregon, and we're
delighted that we can offer this
assistance to the Willow Creek
Valley."
Other partners include the
Small Business Development
Center, Oregon State Economic
Development
Department,
Morrow County and the U.S.
Economic
D evelopm ent
Administration.
For more information, contact
Breckenridge at 276-6745.
Telecom 101 workshop offered
The public is invited to the
"Telecom 101" workshop on
Thursday, May 25, at 2 p.m. at
the Gilliam-Bisbee Conference
Room in Heppner.
"We have designed this
workshop to be for people who
do not have a technical
background,"
says
Lisa
Breckenridge of GEODC. "The
Internet is making fundamental
changes in our economy, and it's
important for rural areas to
understand how to access it. We
need to make sure the
'Information Superhighway' has
on-ramps in rural areas and
attending this workshop is the
first step."
For more information, contact
Breckenridge at 276-6745.
Thursday, May 24-
Junior/Senior breakfast, 7 a m.;
Baccalaureate,
St.
Patrick
Catholic Church, 7:15 p.m.
Friday, May 26-Ione High
School graduation, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 27- Heppner
High graduation, 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 28-Riverside
High School graduation, 2 p.m.
Monday, May 29-Memonal
Day Holiday, no school.
Tuesday, May 30-Junior High
awards, 7 p.m.
Thursday, June 1-Heppner
Elementary School awards.
Friday, June 2-School day,
end of fourth quarter and end of
second semester, last day of
school for students.
Saturday, June 3-Heppner
eighth grade celebration, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, June 6-Last day of
school for teachers.
Monday, June 12-School
board meeting, Riverside High
School, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 14-Site
Council meeting, 7 p.m.
Heppner Elementary
School
Thursday, May 25-Student
body assembly, 2 p.m.; Spring
concert, HES, 6 p.m.
Monday, May 29-Memorial
Day, no school.
Thursday, June 1-Awards
night, 7 p.m.
Friday, June 2-School day,
last day of school for students;
Blue & White Day.
Tuesday, June 6-Last day of
school for teachers.
lone Schools
Wednesday, May 24-Ione High
School Baccalaureate, Valby
Lutheran Church, 7 p.m.
Friday, May 26- lone High
School graduation, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 27-Heppner
High School graduation, 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 28-Riverside
High School graduation, 2 p.m.
Monday May 29-Memorial
Day, no school.
Tuesday, May 30-ione eighth
grade dinner, 5:30 p.m.; lone
Micfcfle School sports awards, 7
p.m.
Thursday, June 1-Semester
exams.
Friday, June 2-School day,
semester exams, last day of
school for students
Tuesday, June 6-Last day of
school for teachers.
Tuesday, June 13-Ione Pool
opens.
Jack & Jill
tourney planned
The Willow Creek
Country Club golfers will have a
Jack and Jill mini-tournament on
Friday evening June 9, at 6 p.m.
The activity will involve
male and female couples playing
in a nine-hole modified couples
type of play with the format
determined by the committee in
charge.
Prizes will be awarded
for low scores and special events.
The charge will be $3 per couple
for members and $10 per couple
for non-members.
Light snacks will be
provided by the committee in
charge.
Hosts will be Bob and
Suzanne Jepsen, Ray and Norma
French and Mark and Elaine
Miller.
Gun Club
meets
The Morrow County Gun Club
(MCGC) now has lights for night
shooting. The first shoot was held
at Tuesday, May 16 at 9 p.m.
The winners of the 16 yard
event were Harvey Childers with
22, Mick Shr p with 19andDeona
Hodges with 17. At the 20 yard
handicap there was a three-way
split for first with Harvey Childers,
Barry Munkers and Chnssy Wall
all shooting 17.
MCGC also held their yearly
meat shoot on Sunday, May 21,
with a “great turnout and a fun
family day.”
A regular weekly night shoot
will be held on Tuesdays from
now on. The club will also con
tinue to shoot on Sunday after
noons throughout the summer
months.
The M in c le o f love is
c h it love is given eo us
to g ive co one a nocher
Together with their families
Heather Ann H ill
Anthony J. Tarnajky
invite you to share with them
in celebration of love
on Saturday, the 17th of M a y
at tw o o'clock in the afternoon
S t. Peters Landmark
Third and Lincoln
T h e D alles
Reception following
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Music in the Parks to begin
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A senes of 12 free outdoor
performances on the banks of the
Columbia River begins Monday,
June 5, at 7 p.m. The
performances will rotate between
the Boardman and Imgon manna
parks and offer a vancty of
musical experiences.
The first performance, June 5,
will showcase the Blue Mountain
Community College Choir. "This
event will feature a vanety of
vocal performances from talented
community college students,"
said an event spokesperson.
"This will be an opportunity for
community members to enjoy
and applaud pnze winning
vocalists. It will also showcase
potential musical and educational
opportunities to young children
of the community - the BMCC
students of the future."
The June 5 program will be at
the Boardman Marina Park.
The June 12 performance, at the
Irrigon Marina Park, will feature
Oregon State Jr. Fiddle champion
Staff Nelson and "Two Guys and
a Gal" local "old time"
musicians.
Additional dates and locations
are: June 19-Boardman Marina;
June 26-Irrigon Marina; July 3-
Boardman Marina; July 10-
Irrigon Marina; July
17-
Boardman Marina; July 24-
Irrigon Marina; July 31-
Boardman Marina; August 7-
Irrigon Marina; August 14-
Boardman Marina; and August
21-Irrigon Marina.
Performers include: The
Government
appoints CSEPP
review panel
Governor John Kitzhaber has
appointed 19 representatives to a
Chemical Stockpile Emergency
Preparedness Program (CSEPP)
Executive Review Panel.
The panel has been formed to
evaluate
and
make
a
recommendation to the governor
as to emergency preparedness
prior to start up of the Umatilla
Chemical Weapons Incineration
Facility.
The Hazardous Waste Storage
and Treatment Permit for the
Umatilla Facility stipulates that
the Governor must issue a
decision that an adequate
emergency response program is
in place prior to the Facility
commencing test bums.
Members of the panel include
representatives
from:
the
Governor's
office,
.the
Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation,
three Oregon state agencies,
Umatilla and Morrow counties,
and the cities o f Umatilla,
Boardman, Irrigon, Hermiston,
Stanfield and Echo. The Panel
also includes a citizen from
Benton County in the State of
Washington and the Chair of the
Umatilla Citizens' Advisory
Commission. The Department of
Environmental Quality (DEQ)
and the Oregon Emergency
Management Division (OEM)
will provide administrative
support to the Review Panel.
This meeting will be an
orientation for the executive
review panel members. Panel
members will receive a briefing
on the process to be used to
assess the readiness of the CSEP
Program and will define how the
panel will function. The first
regular
meeting
will
be
scheduled for a later date. This
meeting will not have a
scheduled public comment
period, but the public is
encouraged to attend to observe
the meeting.
OSU offers
twilight tours
Oregon State University will be
offering two Twilight Tours in
this year's ask the expert series.
The first tour on Thursday, May
25 will feature Monsanto's
Center of Excellence plots and
the OSU alternative crop plots.
Brian Kliewer will answer
question about the COE rotations
or Monsanto products and Bill
Jepsen will field questions about
his experience with the plots or
with his direct seeded cropping
systems. The tour will be held at
the Jepsen farm at the comer of
Dale Brown Rd and Logan Lane,
at 6 p.m.
McChoir Sisters, Tony Madngal,
Absolutely Nobody, Homestead
Quartet, Tim Cundell, Bram
Brata and others.
All performances are free and
will be held on Monday
evenings, beginning at 7 p.m.
"Music in the Parks" is
sponsored by the Arts Council of
Morrow County. Funding is
provided by Morrow County
Unified Recreation District and
Portland General Electric.
To find the Boardman Marina
Park from 1-84, take exit 164 and
turn north on Main Street toward
the Columbia River. Continue
north about 1/2 mile and turn left
on Marine Drive.
To find the Irrigon Manna
Park from Highway 730, turn
north on 10th Street toward the
Columbia River.
Performances in both parks
will be in the picnic areas.
For more information, contact
Carol
Michael,
Boardman
Chamber of Commerce, 481 -
3014, or LaVelle Partlow, Imgon
Watermelon Festival, 922-3386,
festival co-chairs.
Memorial Day
dig planned
Memorial Day, a simulated
fossil dig program will be offered
at John Day fossil Beds National
MonumentOn Monday, May 29,.
This two hour program is open
to the public and is free of
charge. It will begin at 10 a.m.
and start at the visitor center,
which is located at the Sheep
Rock Unit of the monument.
Kids and adults of all ages will
leam how to look for fossils, how
to carefully uncover them and the
kinds of field notes that must be
taken to tell the most complete
stories of the past. Space is
limited to 25 participants and
reservations are suggested.
Call (541) 987-2333 to make
reservations or
for more
information.
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_________ By Merlyn Robinson
A proposed "anti-trapping" initiative petition is being circulated
to gather enough registered voter signatures in order to place this
initiative on the November 7, 2000, Oregon ballot. One of the
initiative sponsors is Elizabeth Furse, a former state representative.
This proposal is being supported by the Humane Society of the
United States and the "Pro-Paws" organization.
The certified ballot title of this measure, approved by the
Attorney General's Office, reads as follows: "Bans body-gripping
animal traps, some poisons and restricts fur commerce."
Those in favor of this constitutional amendment say that, if
passed, it will protect people and domestic pets along with
protecting and conserving wildlife from cruel and indiscrimate
steel-jawed leghold traps and poisons. It would also ban all
trapping in the state except by special permit.
Opposition to this measure comes from 15 different state
organizations, including the Oregon Cattlemen's Association,
Oregon Farm Bureau and the Oregon State Grange, who have
formed a coalition entitled "Oregonians For Responsible Wildlife
Management." According to spokepersons from these groups, it's
the loosely worded definition of this ballot measure that could
have disastrous ramifications for everyone including homeowners
and livestock operators.
For instance, the term "body-gripping" might prohibit the use of
simple backyard mole or gopher traps and allow predators to
encroach freely in both urban and rural areas. It also unnecessarily
bans the use of Compound 1080, sodium cyanide, to poison any
animals, that is already outlawed nationwide.
If this became a law, Oregonians protecting their property could
be cited with misdemeanors and fined up to $600 per trapped
animal. In order to attain a trapping permit it would establish a
strict and lengthy permit process requiring staff time and paper
work, not currently in the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
budget.
According to Bob Krein, the Heppner-based Fish and Wildlife
Department district manager, the agency would "be less able to
manage wildlife populations and it would take much more
manpower and time for whatever system would develop." It would,
in most instances, effectively stop all wildlife predator control
programs and end all fur-trapping in Oregon. According to the
ODF&W Backgrounder publication, "regulated trapping is critical
to the health and well-being of fur-bearing populations in Oregon."
Oregon regulations already established make it illegal to use some
types or sizes of leghold traps.
With environmental concerns on the minds of today's society,
this measure would protect animals who destroy forest tree bark or
seedlings and damage fruit trees, plants or crops. It would protect
non-native animals who feed on or destroy the habitat of
endangered species. Also it would restrict control of rodents who
damage roadbeds, dikes or diversion ditches that prevent erosion
on productive farms and ranches. According to legal counsel, this
loosely worded measure could ban the use of headgates, squeeze
chutes, lariats or grooming stanchions used for animals at fairs and
livestock shows- - all falling under the definition of body-holding
devices.
"It doesn’t make any sense to remove such a valuable tool for
managing wildlife," said Pete Test, assistant director of
government affairs with the Oregon Farm Bureau.. Therefore the
Oregonians for Responsible Wildlife Management coalition is
preparing to ask for donations to finance a campaign for voter
awareness on this issue.
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