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Salers tour planned
From the Agri- Times Northwest,
Sept. 7, 2001 issue:
The rugged, isolated rangelands
o f Eastern Oregon have always been
an excellent proving ground for
Salers cattle.
And if ranchers Dick Snow and
Kyle Robinson have it their way,
they'll also be a great place to
demonstrate to cattle producers from
across the country ju st how well
Salers genetics are suited for
commercial and feedlot production.
The tour, called the western States
Salers Tour, takes place Sept. 29-30.
Participants will have the opportunity
to view several herds o f commercial
and registered cattle, as well as
evaluate feeder calves, and learn
from the experiences o f atop-flight
feedlot operator and seed stock
producers.
"The objective o f this tour is to
promote Salers cattle," Snow says.
"That’s why they need to come to
see what these cattle can do.
”1 just think they're tremendous
range cattle, and they perform well
in the feedlot, too. If you're a cow-
calfguy in big range country, I don't
know w hat m ore you could want
from a breed o f cattle."
Snow preconditions and retains
ownership o f the calves he produces.
Many o f his calves end up at Knox
County Feeders, an ASA Partners
feedlot based near Bloomfield, NE.
while his other calves are finished
at El Oro feedlot, a division of Agri-
B eef based in Yakima, WA.
On day one, participants will see
first hand Snow's sum m er range.
Jim Sauter, who m anages El Oro
Feedlot, will present his thoughts
on effective preconditioning and
retamed ownership on the first day
o f the tour.
On day two, participants will tour
the Kirk & Robinson Ranch,
Heppner. Seed stock producer Ron
Skinner o f Hall, MT, will present
his thoughts on marketing seed stock
during the afternoon session.
"Participants are going to be able
to see what types o f range bulls we're
raising and evaluate the kinds o f
market goals we have for our
program," says Robinson, who raises
about 175 registered and commercial
Salers cattle.
"We have a fairly unique operation
here in that we don’t feed any
concentrates.
Everything is 100 percent forage
ration. Salers cattle are especially
functional from a com m ercial
standpoint."
"They are exceptional in that they
have a complete balance between
all important economic traits, unlike
most other continental breeds."
During both days, participants
will have the opportunity to evaluate
live cattle.
They will also participate in a
judging contest and a steer weight
guessing contest.
"We think we have a good mix
of educational opportunities as well
as fun and entertaining to do while
people are here," says Snow, who
suggests interested participants
should make their hotel reservations
early.
"We could have quite a few people
come out and see this," he said.
W estern States Fall Tour
Schedule:
Sept. 29: 1 p.m. - M uleshoe
Ranch, Dick Snow's M ountain
Summer C om m ercial Operation,
LaGrande.
Directions: Take 1-84 west out
o f LaGrande eight miles, turn o ff
1 -84 at Heard Park on Highway 244.
Take Highway 244 for 10 miles
to sign on right side o f road that
points to M cIntyre Creek. This is
north.
Take McIntyre Creek road 2-1/2
miles to first cattle guard. Look up
on knoll to left. You're there.
2:30 p.m. - Travel to Dick Snow's
Echo Ranch, located ju st w est o f
Echo, and across the bridge.
4 p.m. - Preview feeder cattle that
are entering the ProB eef program.
4:30 p.m. - Steer weight guessing
contest.
5 p.m. - Presentation from Jim
Sauter, manager o f El Ore Feedlot,
"Preconditioning and Retained
Ownership."
5:30 p.m. - Overnight stay at tour
headquarters. Best W estern Hotel,
Hermiston, OR, 2255 S. Highway
395, (541)564-0202.
Sept. 30:9 a.m. - Kyle Robinson
Ranch. From Heppner, take Highway
207 southw est to Ruggs.
Then go south o f Ruggs on Highway
207 through Hardman three miles.
The ranch is on the right.
9:15 a.m. - R egistration for
judging contest.
9:15 a.m. - Preview Kyle
Robinson cattle.
10:15 a.m. - Judging contest; one
class o f registered yearling heifers;
one class o f steers; two classes o f
registered yearling bulls; one class
o f cow /calf pairs; and one class o f
com m ercial heifers.
12 noon - lunch at Hardman
Com m unity Center.
12:30 p m - Ron Skinner, Skinner
Ranch, Hall, MT. speaks on
"M arketing Seed stock."
1 p.m. - Awards presentation.
1:30 p.m. - Begin journey home.
Heppner police to begin
com m unity policing program
M erle Cowett, acting
H eppner Police Chief, said
Tuesday that the departm ent has
begun a new com m unity policing
program.
Cowett says that he plans
to visit every business at least
three tim es a week to ask about
problem s and concerns. He said
the departm ent will have a new
"open door"policy where the
com m unity is invited to stop by
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the police departm ent office to
chat or share concerns.
"M y goal is to m ake the
police departm ent available to
the com m unity," said Cowett.
"I'm going to be on the street,
walking. I w on't ju st be driving
by and waving. These are things
that should be done w hether we
go with the (M orrow County)
sh eriffs departm ent or stay with
the (H eppner) police."
The city o f Heppner is
c u r re n tly
c o n te m p la tin g
contracting police services with
the
county,
rather
than
continuing to m aintain its own
police departm ent.
C ow ett said that the
departm ent plans to resume
checking business doors.
Obituaries
Keep Arctic refuge truly a refuge
To the Editor:
In the shadow o f the recent attacks
on our country, it is clear that there
is m uch we m ust do to m ake our
society safer and to prevent future
acts o f terrorism . At this tim e o f
national mourning, it becomes even
more evident that we m ust search
for national policies that sustain and
preserve life for all, not just the
economic interests o f a few. We must
search for sustainable policies which
will benefit all Americans, not just
those who specialize in oil
speculation and developm ent.
The House o f Representatives'
passage o f the so-called "Energy
Security Act" was a grave mistake.
It mandates oil development in the
Arctic National W ildlife Refuge,
a land o f incomparable beauty which
is essential habitat for a diversity
o f wildlife not equaled elsewhere
on this continent. Some proponents
for drilling, in light o f the recent
attack on our nation, m ay attem pt
to raise national security issues with
regard to drilling in the Arctic
Refuge. H owever, even if oil is
discovered, the am ount o f oil
estim ated by the US Geological
Survey to actually be recoverable
in the Arctic Refuge would do almost
nothing to lessen our dependence
on oil from overseas. Even if
developed for oil and gas, the Arctic
Refuge w ould provide only the
equivalent o f approxim ately six
months o f oil for our nation. And
oil analysts agree that this oil would
have almost no impact on oil prices,
which are set in a huge global
market. W hat's m ore, oil from the
Refuge w on't even reach U.S.
m arkets for another 10 years.
I believe that our nation's energy
needs can be better m et through
energy efficiency, conservation, and
the development o f alternative energy
sources. Even at peak production,
the oil from the coastal plain is not
expected to am ount to m ore than
two percent o f the current U.S.
demand. Increasing fuel efficiency
standards for new passenger cars
could save as much oil as 15 times
the likely yield from the coastal plain
o f Alaska.
The House bill approves oil
exploration in the narrow strip o f
land between the Brooks Mountain
Range and the Arctic Ocean. This
spectacular strip o f land is also the
heart o f the Refiige, the place where
vast herds o f caribou give birth to
their young. The Gwich'in people,
who have depended on this land and
its canbou for most o f its needs for
over 20,000 years, have a name for
this very heart o f the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge. It is Vadzaih vi
dehk'it gwanlii - the Sacred Place
W here Life Begins. It is so sacred
that the Gwich'in will not enter it,
even in times o f famine. They have
the knowledge o f history which
shows that if left to its natural course,
the caribou population will recover
and continue to sustain life. The same
would not hold true if the canbou
herds were disturbed, automatically
resulting in a drop in their viable
birth rate.
In summary; drilling for oil in
the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
is wrong because: 1. A wildlife
refuge should remain a refuge for
wildlife. 2. The land is sacred to a
population o f people, and to encroach
upon it is tantamount to desecration
o f a religious site. 3. Drilling would
irreparably disturb the habitat for
wildlife and the culture o f a native
people. 4. The oil produced will not
lessen our dependency upon foreign
oil. 5. The oil produced will not be
available for 10 more years, during
w hich other alternatives can be
developed.
In the next month, Oregon's
Senators will play a key role in the
Senate debate about drilling in the
Arctic. Oregon is the only state with
two members on the Senate Energy
Committee. Senator Smith can affirm
his role as an environm entally
responsible Republican only if all
his Committee and Senate floor votes
are firm ly against drilling in the
Arctic National W ildlife Refuge.
As a person o f faith and as a
religious leader, I pray that our nation
does not take hasty action by entering
and destroying this place that is
sacred to many people. And this will
be prevented only if Senators Smith
and W yden vote to protect this
incomparable American treasure.
Please join me in urging the Senators
to keep the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge truly a refuge.
(s) Rev. Craig S. Strobel, Ph.D.
Heppner
LCDC should compensate landowners
To the Editor:
The Land Conservation and
Development Commission (LCDC)
claim s that its num ber one goal is
"citizen involvement," however, there
is no such provision for involvement
o f landowners, who have the biggest
stake and the m ost to lose in the
process.
A closer study at LCDC's
statewide goals shows that the goals
are written as if the public owned
all the land in Oregon. In the state
land use laws there is no mention
o f landowners' rights to use their
own property.
An example is when LCDC miss-
zones hilly, rocky land as "prime"
farmland and the landowners are
stuck. T hey can't farm the land
because it is unfarmable, but neither
can they use the land for other
purposes.
If LCDC won't change its rules
to include landowners' rights, they
should at least com pensate
landowners for taking the property.
N ot surprisingly, they don't
com pensate this either. It is no
wonder that Measure 7 that requires
com pensation was approved by
voters across the state o f Oregon.
(s) Thom as Karlen
Cove
Howard W. Eubanks
Howard W. Eubanks, 87, o f
Arlington, formerly o f lone, died
Thursday, September 20,2001, at
his home.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, Septem ber 25, 2001, at
the United Church o f Christ in lone.
Concluding service and burial was
held at High View Cemetery in lone.
Mr. Eubanks was bom July 29,
1914, at lone, to Walter and Bela
Lieuallen Eubanks. He was raised
at lone and attended Social Ridge
School until third grade when he
began attending lone schools. He
graduated from lone High School.
Mr. Eubanks worked for his
brother at a trucking company for
a time, then worked in the insurance
business at lone.
On September 9,1939, he mamed
Annabelle M. McCabe at Vancouver,
W ashington.
He jo ined the U.S. Navy and
served during World War II. He was
stationed at Bremerton, Washington,
then Los Angeles, California, then
Australia.
Following his military discharge
in 1945, he returned to Eastern
Oregon. He managed Plateau Farm
at Arlington until his retirement in
1974. The Eubanks then moved to
Condon. Mrs. Eubanks died in 1989.
In June 1990, he mamed Virginia
Jorgenson at lone. She died in
February 2001.
He had recently returned to
Arlington.
Mr. Eubanks was a member o f
Heppner BPOE 358, a member and
past president o f the Arlington
Saddle Club and had served on the
Arlington School Board for a number
o f years. He served on the Gilliam
County Fair Board. He was a member
o f the Oregon Wheat League and,
in 1963, received the Conservation
M an o f Y ear Award.
Survivors include a daughter,
Marlene Pointer o f Lexington; a son,
Larry Eubanks o f Arlington; brothers.
Johnnie o f Irrigon and Bill o f Olex;
sister, Veda Brenner of McMinnville;
seven grandchildren and eight great
grandchildren. He was also preceded
in death by sons, Howard and Lelar.d.
and a sister, Eleanor.
M emonal contributions may be
m ade to the M orrow County
Museum, P.O. Box 1153, Heppner,
Oregon 97836, or the Gilliam County
M useum, P.O. Box 377, Condon,
Oregon 97823.
Sweeney M ortuary o f Heppner
was in charge o f arrangements.
Freda I. Kenney
Freda I. Kenney, 83, o f Irrigon,
died Sunday, September 16,2001,
at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane,
W ashington o f a heart attack.
A mem orial service was held
Saturday, September 22, 2001, at
Columbia View Community Church,
Highway 730, in Irrigon.
The fourth o f 10 children, Mrs.
Kenney w as bom June 13, 1918,
at the fam ily hom e on American
Ridge near Kendnck, Idaho, to Frank
C. and Olive Smith Fredenckson.
DRUM DEPOSIT
Mini writing festival planned
A uthors in Autum n, a m ini
writing festival for students in grades
three to six, is set at Heppner
Elementary for Saturday, Oct. 27.
Young w riters from the four
elem entary schools in M orrow
County have been invited, as well
as students from Condon, Fossil,
Spray, A rlington and Echo.
The day will begin at 10 a.m. in
the HES library and continue until
2 p.m. Registration cost is $6, which
includes lunch. T-shirts with the
"Authors In Autumn" logo may be
purchased.
Teachers
from
Heppner
Elementary will teach a variety o f
writing classes which include autumn
art and poetry, using music to write
a lead, m aking organizational
booklets, writing on the web and
m ore. The classes will offer
something for everyone and every
writing ability, said a spokesperson.
For m ore inform ation, or a
registration form, contact Jannie
Allen at Heppner Elementary.
Registrations are due by Friday, Oct.
19, but last minute participants are
still w elcom e on Oct. 27.
As Gertrude Stein said, 'T o wnte
is to write is to w nte is to w nte is
to write is to write is to w nte is to
write."
The theme will be chosen at the
December fair board meeting. The
person with the winning theme will
receive tw o passes to the fair.
The com m ittee is also looking
for fair volunteers. Interested persons
are asked to call the fair office for
more inform ation.
Town-wide participation would
be appreciated, said an organizer.
Baked goods or a cash donation may
be dropped o ff at the "C" store.
For more information, call 989-
8505, 989-8510 or 989-8534.
The Um atilla County Chapter
o f The A m erican Red Cross will
be in Boardman on Thursday. Sept.
27. The Amencan Red Cross, along
with the Boardm an Cham ber o f
Commerce and The Boardman Rural
Fire Department, will be out in front
o f the Boardm an Cham ber o f
Commerce office, 206 North Main
Street, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
collecting funds for the Red Cross.
The Umatilla County Red Cross
services Morrow County as well as
Umatilla County in time o f need.
Red Cross Chapter manager, Dana
Follett said, "One hundred percent
o f the money collected will go to
aid in the disaster that occurred on
Septem ber 11 in New York,
WashingtoaD.C.,andPennsylvama."
"I believe that m any people in
our area will contribute if it's made
easily accessible to them," said Jackie
McCauley, executive director to the
Boardman Chamber o f Commerce.
"Please take tim e to stop by the
Chamber office dunn^this time to
help
with
your
monetary
contributions," she said.
For more information, call (541)
481-3014.
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Fire Dept. Aux. plans hunters' sale
The Lexington Fire Dept.
Auxiliary will have a hunter's food
sale on Friday, Sept 28, at the Cenex
store m Lexington beginning at 7:30
a.m.
This will be the groin's last money
raising project o f the year.
Red Cross in
Boardman
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Fair theme ideas sought
The M orrow C ounty Fair
Com mittee is looking for a theme
for the 2002 fair to be held Aug.
12-18. Interested persons are asked
to send their them e ideas to the
Morrow County Fair, P.O. Box 464,
Heppner, or call 676-9474 by Nov.
15.
She came to Oregon with her family
before she was two years old and
was raised on a farm near Imgon.
She graduated from Irrigon High
School in 1937.
During World War II, she worked
at the Umatilla Army Depot for a
short time.
On Decem ber 2, 1945, she
mam ed Donald J. Kenney at Walla
Walla, Washington. They farmed
together at Imgon where she raised
her four children. In addition to her
own family, the Kenneys frequently
opened their hom e to others.
An avid gardener, she was known
for her generosity with both her
flowers and vegetables.
When her youngest child started
school, Mrs. Kenney went to work
part-time at the Umatilla Hospital
as a nurse's aid. She worked o ft and
on between the farm and the hospital
until the hospital closed, then she
stayed hom e to care for her ill
husband until his death.
Her husband, Don, died in 1984;
a stepdaughter, Judith Tooze;
brothers, Roy Fredenckson and Fred
Frederickson; and sisters, Belle
W heeler and Shirley Yoho also
preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughter, Faye
Kammenzind ofPasco, Washington;
son, George Kenney o f Imgon; and
stepsons, Bob Kenney o f Im gon
and Jim Kenney o f Canby; sisters,
Alice W ood o f Hillsboro and
Josephine W est in Wyoming;
brothers, W allace Fredenckson o f
Irrigon, John Frederickson o f
Hermiston and Clarence Frederickson
o f Boardm an, 15 grandchildren;
numerous great-grandchildren; nieces
and nephews.
Memonal contributions may be
made to the Tri-Cities Cancer Center
Foundation, d o Ruth Swain, 7350
W. Deschutes, Avenue, Building
A, Kennewick, Washington 99336.
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