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Larry Lutcher new dryland crops agent
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A new Extension agent is on the
job at the Morrow County OSU
Extension office in Heppner.
Larry Lutcher, 39. replaces
Kathryn Kettel as dryland crops
agent for Morrow County. Kettel
is now working with OSU in
Corvallis. Lutcher began work in
Morrow County on August 31.
Because his father was in the
Army, Lutcher lived "all over” as
a child, including Oregon and
Washington He spent nine years
at Evans, Georgia, where he
graduated from high school.
Most o f Lutcher's relatives,
except his parents who are still in
Georgia, live in Eastern Oregon.
He fondly recalls spending
summers helping with harvest
and other farm and ranch chores.
In fact, he says his experiences
on the farm influenced his career
choice.
Lutcher received a bachelor of
science degree in crop
management at the University of
Idaho at Moscow in 1983 and his
master’s degree in soil fertility at
UI in 1987. Lutcher, w ho worked
all the way through school, left
school in 1991 before completing
his Ph D. to work in Montana
Steeple chase
with the remaining 40 percent
spent working on the ranch,
fertilizing.
spraying
or
harvesting.
"My job (in Morrow County) is
to make their (the farmers')
bottom line more profitable,"
said Lutcher. "The specific way I
will do that, the direction I take,
will be determined by the county
producers."
"I've got a lot of ideas that
might be helpful. Variety testing
is always a big one." Lutcher
continued. "We need new
varieties that will satisfy new
niche
markets.
Nutrient
management is another important
issue and pest control is always a
problem. Again, the specific path
I take will be determined be the
producers in the county."
Lutcher said that one of his
first priorities is getting out and
meeting people in the area.
Lutcher, his wife o f 16 years,
Roberta, and their two children.
Dillon, 10, a fourth grader at
Heppner Elementary, and Will,
2-1/2, make their home in
Heppner.
Lutcher enjoys hunting, fishing,
reading and working in the yard.
He says that Roberta, a full-time
mom, enjoys being with her
family, reading and collecting
certain types of antiques.
Larry Lutcher
and at a ranch outside Shaniko.
He completed his Ph.D., also in
soil fertility, in 1987 while
working in a position similar to
an Extension agent on an Indian
reservation in northern Idaho.
After obtaining his Ph.D.,
Lutcher worked for five years as
a consulting agronomist on a
dryland wheat ranch at Lewiston,
Idaho. Around 60 percent o f this
time was spent in consulting.
Senior Center to
hold
flea
market
St. Patrick’s Senior Center is
sponsoring a flea market on Oct.
13-14 which will be held at the
center. Tables are SI 0 apiece. For
more information or to sign up for
a table, contact Tom Wilson at
676-5813.
Candidates, issues
forum slated
A candidates and issues forum
will be held on Wednesday.
October 18. at 7 p.m at the
Heppner High School cafeteria.
HHS homecoming
festivities planned
next
week
Homecoming festivities will
get underway next week at
Heppner High School.
A bonfire will be held
Wednesday. October 18. at 7
p.m. at the football field
On Friday. October 20. the
homecoming parade will start
downtown at 11 a m.
rhat evening the HHS football
game vs. Sherman County will
begin at 7:30 p.m. with the
homecoming dance to follow
from 10 p.m. to 1 a m. at the
HHS cafeteria.
Rick Drake does his own version of a high-wire act as he repairs the
steeple roof at the Heppner United Methodist Church this week.
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The Morrow County School Fredenckson, John Rietmann.
2. Replace root on old part of
Board, at their Monday night Julie Weikel and Pat McNamee
AC.
Houghton Elementary
meeting, approved siting a high voted in favor establishing a high
school in Irrigon. The approval, school in Irrigon. most citing the School building replace roofing
flat part of building and shop
however, came along w ith a big tremendous growth in the north on
area
at RHS.
" if and was hinged on a list of end as the deciding factor
3.
Construct new fire exit from
conditions that the board says Members Barney Lindsay,
existing
CMS gymnasium.
must be met in order for an Dwayne Carroll and Keith Lewis
4.
Electrical
upgrade in older
Irrigon high school to become a voted against the resolution,
part o f ACH building: replace
reality
generally
citing
budget lighting controls at RHS
In a two-hour work session constraints.
auditorium: upgrade RHS
prior to the 7:30 p.m board
The board also approved a electrical
meeting, the MCSB compiled a prioritized list of bond levy items
5.
Replace HVAC (heating,
six-point list of stipulations as and instructed the administration ventilation,
air conditioning) in
follows:
to put a dollar amount on old part of building at ACH and
1.
That the funding levels construction and repair items.
Sam Boardman Elementary
currently established are
Lindsay was the sole nay School: upgrade HVAC at CMS
maintained by the state with a vote. He later said that he voted and RHS-capacity problems.
cost of living adjustment.
against approving the bond list
6 Replace single pane
2 That the proposed ballot because an amendment to the windows
at ACH with multi
measures 91.88. 8 and 93 do not resolution
removed
the pane. energy conservation:
pass. Any measure or legislative specification that the bond levy
wood exterior doors and
action which severely curtails be held at the May election. The replace
frames
school funding would make the board subsequently unanimously systems. with energy efficient
establishment of an additional approved a May bond election
7.
Remodel older classrooms
high school unfeasible.
The bond priority list includes at ACH and SBL to install
3. That instruction programs the following items as separate storage coat spaces: put
at Riverside High School would determined
by
advisory small restrooms in kindergarten
not be eliminated or reduced as a committees:
rooms
result o f establishing a new high
Irrigon-Boardman Advisory
8. Upgrade restrooms-flushers
school. This does not preclude a
Committee
at
CMS. RHS. SBE.
minor adjustment in program to
1. New intermediate-grade
9.
Re-do CMS sidewalk
accommodate schedule or elementary classroom space in entrance
with
non-skid surface.
shifting of resources within Irrigon and Boardman
¡0.
Enlarge
SBE
freezer space.
elective offerings.
(If the board decides to have
:
1.
Replace
pavement
on ACH
4. That enrollment between high schools in Irrigon and intermediate playground
the communities of Boardman Boardman, also included as pave southeast bus load area. and
and Irrigon continue to increase priority one are-Columbia
12. Carpet five classrooms at
at the five percent average as in Middle School shop facility, CMS
and one classroom at RHS.
the past five years.
gymnasium
with
locker
rooms
replace
older part of
5 That the district establish a big enough for secondary use at building tiles at in RHS-test
for
separate fund during the the new elementary buildings in asbestos.
transition period, using revenues Irrigon and Boardman: upgrade
from student growth.
f CMS sports facilities; continued page 10
6.
That the new high school o additional
CMS parking.)
would be phased in over a period
of three years beginning in no
later than the year following the
opening of the new elementary
school in Irrigon. so space is
available for sixth graders.
(i.e.. bond passes m Spring
2001; new elementary school
completed in December 2002:
move sixth grade students to new
elementary school in January
2003; eighth graders that are
promoted in 2003 would stay as
the first freshmen in fall 2003.
The next year, fall 2004, would
have freshmen and sophomores
at Irrigon High School and the
fall of 2005 a full-blown high
school. The freshman class of
2002 would graduate from
Riverside High School.)
Prior to making a decision,
the board opened up the meeting
to the public for comment.
The majority of Irrigon
residents commenting favored
siting a high school in Irrigon.
while Boardman residents and
current Riverside High School
students were generally not in
favor of splitting the school.
Comments in favor of an
Irrigon High School included:
establishing a greater sense of
community pride in Irrigon;
keeping children in the
community where they live;
smaller class sizes; less distance
for parents and students to attend
school activities; and less
distance traveled by parents and
students for high school sporting
events, because the split would
move the schools down to the 2A
level.
School officials said, however,
that if a high school is
established in Irrigon and the Sandy Matthews displays booster Club Auction items
schools drop to 2A levels, it
would take only three to four
The Heppner Booster Club's win raffle items.
years for an Irrigon high school biggest
raiser of the year,
to reach 3A status and Riverside the steak fund
feed
and auction, will The silent auction will feature
only six to eight years, because be held this Saturday.
October over 50 items, including
of the rapid growth in the north 14. at the Heppner Elks Club.
symphony, ballet. Shakespeare
end o f the county.
Dinner, held from 6-8 p.m.. will and Philharmonic tickets, hand
Those against the split argued include a New York Steak, baked crafted items, custom golf clubs,
that the schools would not have potato, salads, homemade bread a golf bag. fleece blankets, sports
the class offerings that Riverside and desserts.
pictures and sports passes.
currently has and consequently
The auction will include a
Dinner tickets, at S8 each, and
students would not be as raffle tickets are both available at necklace, fishing and hunting
adequately prepared for college: the Shoe Box and Heppner trips. Blazer tickets and pennant.
that there is not enough money in Hardware
Portland Rose Garden tour
the school district budget to staff
packets,
round-trip air line
The auction gets underw ay at 8
another high school; and worried p.m. with the regular auction, a tickets, an Italian dinner, jet boat
about the possible adverse effects silent auction and raffle items. trip, holiday flowers. Mustang
o f having younger students
Raffle items include a fleece blankets and a Black Hills
attend school with high schoolers Remington Model 700 BDL 30- Gold ring, just to name a few
in a seven-12
school 06, a 25 inch color TV, 50
Check the Internet at
configuration.
www.hcppner.net
for auction
gallons o f gas and over 50 other
Board members Gary items. You need not be present to item updates.
Booster Club Steak Feed
& Auction this Saturday
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