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VOL. 119_______NO. 22______ 8 Pages
Free Music in the Parks
outdoor performances will
be held Monday evenings in
Boardman and Imgon marina
parks starting Monday, June 5.
The first program of the 2000
season on June 5 features the
"easy listening" music of the
Blue Mountain Community
College Choir in Boardman's
marina park.
"Take advantage of beautiful
summer evenings along the
Columbia River," said Carol
Michael of the Boardman
Chamber of Commerce. "Enjoy
30 wonderful voices that brought
home gold and silver medals
from the 2000 International
Choral Music Festival held in
Hawaii." Music starts at 7 p.m.
To find Music In the Parks,
take the Main Street exit from
Interstate 84 (exit 164), head
north about 1/2 mile, then west
on Marine Drive to the marina
park picnic area. Everyone is
invited to bring a picnic and lawn
chairs to relax and enjoy the first
of 12 free concerts on the banks
of the Columbia River.
Music in the Parks is funded by
Morrow
County
Unified
Recreation District and Portland
General Electric.
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Wednesday, May 31,2000
IUCC Auction this Saturday
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Miller Wheat earns Stewardship
Farm of the year
Lex Grange
reschedules
picnic
The Lexington Grange #726
has rescheduled their annual pic­
nic for Sunday, July 23, at
Cutsforth Cabin at 1 p.m.
Becky Hunt (left) and Helen Heideman show quilt that will be
auctioned off during the 38th annual lone United Church of Christ
auction and barbecue this Saturday, June 3 at the Willows Grange Hall
in lone
Heideman and four others, Judy Rea, Ruth McCabe, Loa Henderson
and Debbie Morgan, worked on the quilt, which is called "Floral
Fancies". Activities start at 10 a m. Saturday with the opening of the
country store. Then at 10:30 the auction will begin. Items up for bid
include: antiques, crafts, home-baked food items and hand made items
There will also be a snack shack and a fish pond.
At 12:30 will be the pit barbecued beef dinner costing $6 for adults and
$3 for children 6-12. Pre-schoolers are free.
June 7 last day to buy IUCC bricks
The Miller family (left to right): Corey, Shanny, Marcy and Mark.
Miller Wheat, Inc., of
Lexington has been named the
2000 Morrow County Wheat
Growers
Environmental
Stewardship Farm of the Year.
Miller Wheat, Inc. consists of
Mark, Shanny, Corey and Marcy
Miller, and employee Rob
Ashbeck. The Miller farm was
started by Mark's grandfather,
Harvey Miller. It was operated
by Tad and Melba Miller until
1989 when they both "retired".
Tad Miller was the recipient of
the Environmental Stewardship
Award in 1981 and is a past
president of the Oregon Wheat
Growers League.
The farm is leased family land
and includes leases on two other
neighboring farms. The Miller
farm is north and east of
Lexington. The soil type is
predominantly Ritzville silt
loam, with Mikalo, Willis and
some heavier Valby soil on the
southem-most part of the farm.
Soil depth averages around three
and one-half feet overall.
Rainfall averages of 7-11 inches
on the north end of the property
and 11-13 inches to the
south.Conditions on the farm
change from north to south. The
elevation ranges from 1400 feet
to 2600 feet. Much of the farm is
susceptible to wind erosion, but
runoff is still the biggest problem
The entire farm is terraced, with
over 30 miles of graded and level
terraces. Check dams are put in
throughout. In the future, mam
drainage channels will be created
to maintain control during t.mes
of high water. The terrace work
is done by Corey, and the Millers
take nocost share monies for that.
After 11 years CRP grass was
removed on part of the farm, but
grass was left in waterways and
some shallow, rocky areas The
acreage that was left did not go
back into the CRP program
The farm is a trashy fallow-
summer
fallow
operation.
Depending on the year and
conditions, Round-Up is applied
in the spring to the stubble with
two chisel plowings. Fertilizer is
applied with the second plowing,
then a deep rod weeding to seal
the ground. The goal is to leave
as much straw as possible on the
ground and still be able to get the
drill through it. The Millers use
crawler
tractors
and
do
everything they can to conserve
moisture in the soil. They have
started a spring seedling program
on part of the farm to help clean
up the ground. Their best yield
potential, however, comes from
early fall seeding of winter
wheat.
"Farmers' livelihoods depend
upon good stewardship practices.
This award is one way to
recognize wheat farmers who
excel as caretakers of the land,"
said a Wheat Growers news
release.The Miller's philosophy
on environmental stewardship is
to maximize resources to
maintain a productive unit,
protect the soil from wind and
water erosion and to manage the
land for future generations by
using minimum tillage and good
farming practices.
The Millers' philosophy has
resulted in being selected the
2000 Environmental Stewardship
Farm winners for Morrow
County.
A potluck dinner and tour of
the Miller Farm will be held
Friday, June 16. The tour will
start at 4 p.m., and dinner will
begin at 6 p.m. Community
members are invited to attend.
Annual golf scramble slated
The Oregon Wheat Foundation,
Inc., has set the date for the
Fourth Annual Golf Scramble
fund raiser for Thursday, June 8,
at Willow Creek Country Club in
Heppner.
Teams will consist of
foursomes with the rules of play
very simple: "All golfers must
possess their own clubs." Team
members should pre-register with
the Oregon Wheat Growers
League no later than Monday,
June 5. To register, simply
contact the staff of the OWGL at
276-7330.
The cost to participate is $45
per golfer or $180 per team.
Lunch is included. All team
members should arrive at the
Willow Creek Country Club at
9:30 a m.
A gift certificate for three
nights at the Westin Hotel in
Maui will be just one of the
many prizes awarded during this
event.
This year's event sponsors
include: Pendleton Flour Mills;
Farm Credit Services; Pioneer
Implement; Columbia River
Bank; Salomon Smith Barney;
MK Commodities; and Novartis
Crop Protection Inc.
Republican
Central Committee
to meet
The Morrow County
Republican Central Committee
will have a meeting on Thursday,
June 15, at Two Marine Drive,
Port of Morrow Riverfront
Center at 6:30 p.m.
The purpose of the meeting is to
elect new officers and fill vacant
precinct seats. Anyone interested,
should attend the meeting or
phone Greg Smith at 676-5154.
(l-r) Emily Rietmann, 10, Jannie Allen and Miranda Hunt, 11, show bricks with donors names on them
that have already been received for the new lone United Church of Christ building currently under
construction in lone. Donors have until June 7 to purchase bricks with their names etched on them to be
part of the construction of the church. Those who wish to order bricks may contact Allen.
Social planned for Extension candidates
Morrow County Extension and
the Oregon State University
Department of Crop and Soil
Science invite anyone interested
in dry land crops to meet the
candidates for the dry land crops
position in Morrow County, at a
social planned Thursday, June 8.
Flood info
sought
at the Morrow County Family
Service Center (Morrow County
Extension office) conference
room at 7 p.m.
"This is an opportunity to meet
the candidates and make
recommendations
to
the
interview committee as to whom
you think best fits the Morrow
County dry land crops position,"
said Bill Broderick OSU Morrow
County Extension agent.
The candidates will make short
presentations and time will be
scheduled for one-on-one and
group discussion.
Those
attending will be encouraged to
let the interview committee
members know who they think
will be the best person for the
job.
The interview committee will
continue with this process on
Friday. June 9, to complete the
interviews and "hopefully" select
a candidate to fill the position.
Towers Productions, Inc., of
Chicago, IL, is interested in
learning more about the 1903
A training and sharing of parties are encouraged to attend
Heppner flood and family
Ritter and Pendergrass will be
information with John Ritter and
histories about the flood.
available to answer questions.
John
Pendergrass
from
the
State
Anyone interested in sending
personal accounts, letters or Dept, of Education will be held
photographs
may
contact on Wednesday, June 7, from 1 -4
Mauricio Paniagua, production p.m in the Family Service
assistant
with
Towers Center conference room, (above
Productions, Inc., 549 W. Heppner Hardware).
Local agencies dealing with
Randolph, Suite 300, Chicago, IL
The Heppner Planning
youth
in the educational setting
60661; (312) 993-1550, ext. 209
Commission
meeting scheduled
are
participating
in
the
training
(or Jane Petrof, producer, ext.
for
June
5
has
been cancelled.
and parents and other interested
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