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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon H H S nam ed O utstanding W eather V olunteer Engagement A nno uncement w ard- Pearson Steve Brownfield (left) receives the Outstanding Weather Volunteer award on behalf of HHS from Dennis Hull, NWS Warning Coordination Meteorologist from Pendleton. Heppner High School has been nam ed an O u ts ta n d in g W e a th e r V olunteer by the N ational W eather Service (N W S) in Pendleton. The recognition w as given to High School Principal W ade Sm ith and s c ie n c e te a c h e r S te v e Brownfield on April 3. H eppner H ig h operates an automatic weather s ta tio n th a t c o lle c ts tem perature, humidity, wind, rainfall, and pressure data and transm its that inform ation to th e I n te r n e t w h e re it is re trie v e d by th e W eath er Service. The data are updated every five minutes. Although the data are unofficial, the N W S u se s it to p ro v id e updated forecasts, w atches, and warnings to the residents a n d tr a v e le r s in c e n tr a l M orrow County. The station has been operational tor the past tw o years. B efore that, w eather data w as received only once per day from the official w eather observer in Heppner. The w eather data are available from the H eppner High School Internet site at w w w .hhs.m orrow .kl2.or.us and also from the N ational W e a th e r S e r v ic e at w w w .w rh .n o a a .g o v / pendleton/index.shtm l and heard on ]sjOAA W eather Radio at 162.425 MHz. “ Having the weather data from Heppner has really increased our ability to watch temperature and wind trends,” explained Dennis Hull, NW S W a rn in g C o o r d in a tio n M eteorologist. “ We can also correlate rainfall estimates from the weather radar at Pendleton to w hat is ac tu a lly being m easured at the high school. This ¡s especially important in flash flood-prone areas such as Heppner.” The National Weather Service is the primary source 0f weather data, forecasts and warnings for the United States and its territories and operates the m ost advanced w eather and flood warning and forecast system in the world, helping to protect lives and property and enhance the national economy, j 0 leam m ore about N W S, visit weather gov. N O A A is dedicated t 0 e n h a n c in g e c o n o m ic security and national safety through the prediction and re s e a rc h o f w e a th e r a n d clim ate-related events and p ro v id in g e n v iro n m e n ta l stew ardship o f the nation's coastal and marine resources. To learn m ore about N O A A , please visit www.noaa.gov. Rebecca Ward and Andrew Pearson Tom and B onnie B ennett, o f H eppner, w ish to announce the engagem ent o f the daughter Rebecca S. Ward, Heppner, to A ndrew S. Pearson, o f Green River, WY, son o f Keith and Eileen Pearson o f Hermiston. The bride-elect is a H eppner High graduate. She is currently employed as a physical therapy technician at Eastern Oregon Physical Therapy in Hermiston. The groom -elect graduated from G reen River High School in Green River, WY. He is currently attending Brigham Young University in Provo, UT. The couple plans an A pril 26, 2003 w edding in Hermiston. Langley - Krebs MS Walk will be held April 12 Nathan (Nate) Lee Langley and Jessica Cook Krebs, both o f M oscow, Idaho, will be m arried on July 5 ,2 0 0 3 in lone. Jessica is the daughter o f Clint and Maureen Krebs o f lone. She is a 1999 graduate o f lone High School and will (L-R) Bill and Sherry Ewing and Bill and Merilee graduate from the University o f Idaho in May. McDowell participated in last year's MS Walk. N ate is the son o f Tracey and Linda Langley o f Fruitland, Idaho. He is a 1998 graduate o f Fruitland High Lace up your walking shoes, grab a friend and come School and will also graduate from the University o f Idaho in enjoy the day. The 2003 R ebif MS Walk in H eppner is this May. Saturday, April 12, starting at 9 a.m., at the All Saint’s Episcopal Church. There is still time to collect pledges and register the day o f the walk. Bring pledges in an envelopes to the church The Blue M ountain betw een 8-9 a.m. The seminar is open to Community College Livestock Remember, if you bring $ 100 the day o f the walk you anyone and will offer hands- Judging Team will conduct a will be eligible for a T-shirt that day while supplies last. With on experience in livestock clinic on Saturday, April 26 at pledges o f $ 125 or more after the walk your T-shirt and prizes ju d g in g for beef, sw ine, and th e U m a tilla C o u n ty will be mailed to you. s h e e p . T h e B M C C team Faiigrounds in Hermiston from Currently, there are 87 walkers registered and $3,200 members will offer instruction 1-3 p.m. The Riverside 4-H in pledges so “we are closer to our goal o f 100 w alkers and on what animal characteristics club o f Echo is sponsoring the $10,000,” stated Merilee M cDowell, walk chairman. ju d g es look for, ratings and clinic. oral reasoning. T his is an opportunity for everyone at $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 PRICE REDUCTION plus $ 5 ,0 0 0 CREDIT T O BUYER a t any 4-H or FFA level to leam clo sin g . T his H ep p n er h e ritag e h o m e h a s b e e n b a rg a in -p ric e d to g e t it sold. m o re a n d im p ro v e th e ir W arm th a n d c a su a l e le g a n c e defined - front p arlo r h a s sliding p o c k e t do o rs livestock judging skills. to form al entry, fam ily room with w ood stove, lots of beautiful w oodw ork th ro u g h o u t. M ain floor b e d ro o m plus four m o re on the s e c o n d floor. 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K atelynn jo in s sister 5 8 5 N orth G ale. Youth livestock judging clinic planned Births s ) Sixth Annual Watershed Field Day to be held in May A s a re su lt o f the generosity o f about 20 local businesses and organizations, the Watershed Field Days will be a reality again this year. With M easure 2 8 ’s dem ise and other education funding cuts, the Field D ays w ere headed for the “trash bin.” For th e p a s t fiv e y e a rs , th e W atershed Field Days have created an invaluable learning experience with in-the-field le a rn in g a b o u t o u r m o st valuable re s o u rc e - w ater. M ore than 1800 elem entary, middle school and high school students have participated in the Field Days over the years. The Umatilla-Morrow Education Service D istrict’s (E S D ) N a tu ra l R e so u rc e S y s te m s C o n s o rtiu m announces the sixth annual Watershed Field Days will be held M ay 5-9. The first two days o f hands-on education will be at the M cK ay Creek site, east o f Pilot Rock, the next two days will be held at the Willow Creek site, west o f lone and the final day will be held at the Umatilla River site, w est o f H e rm isto n . E SD expects nearly 800 students in g rad es 4-12 from sixteen Umatilla and Morrow County schools will attend the four- d ay e v e n t. E ach d ay the students will rotate am ong seven different learning stations that include: Soil Development and Formation; W eather and W atersh ed s; W heat P lant I d e n tif ic a tio n a n d P la n t Experimentation Procedures; M apping-M ath Applications in N atural Resources, GPS and com pass w ork; M acro invertebrate Sam pling and Identification; Water Quality M onitoring and Testing; and Stream Bank Stabilization and Restoration. D o n o rs su p p o rtin g n a tu ra l re s o u rc e sy ste m s e d u c a tio n th ro u g h th e Watershed Field Days include: Mid-Columbia Bus Company, M o rro w C o u n ty S W C D , O reg o n F o rest R eso u rces I n s titu te , JS H F a rm s , Hermiston Generating Plant, O re g o n W h e a t G ro w e rs League, J.R. Sim plot, Eagle R a n c h , B e tty K le p p e r, Hermiston Irrigation District, S tre b in F a rm s , W est Extension Irrigation District, W h e a tla n d In s u r a n c e - Pendleton, M ikam i Farm s, M o rro w C o u n ty G ra in G ro w ers, B an n er B ank, O re g o n W ater C o a litio n , M adison Farm s, Pizza Hut and Brenda Simpson. Presenters from area natural resource agencies and schools will teach the Field D ay S ta tio n s . A g e n c ie s participating in the Field Days include: Oregon Department of A g r ic u ltu r e , USDA- Agriculture Research Station, O regon D epartm ent o f Fish and W ild life , The C onfederated Tribes o f the Umatilla Indian Reservation, U m a tilla S oil a n d W ater C o n s e r v a tio n D is tr ic t, M o rro w S o il a n d W ater Conservation District, OSU- C olum bia B asin R esearch S tation, N atural R esource C o n s e r v a tio n S e r v ic e , M onum ent W a te rs h e d C o u n c il, A rm y C o rp o f Engineers, Monument Soil and Water Conservation District, Umatilla National Forest, and the W om en In F o re s try ’s ed u cation program “Talk About Trees.” Field Day organizers will invite teachers to bring advanced science students to th e fie ld d a y as s ta tio n p r e s e n te r s a n d h e lp e r s - science classes will be teaching th e M a c r o - in v e r te b ra te Sam pling and Identification Station and M apping. Field Biology students will have the opportunity to present the Water Quality Monitoring and T esting Station at various stations. The W atershed Field Day exposes students to the c o n c e p t o f “ W a te rsh e d .” Within the Watershed concept, the statio n s focus on tw o themes: agricultural practices that benefit the environm ent and healthy streartts evaluatibn ’ and restoration skills. Stations are designed to p ro v id e s tu d e n ts w ith hands-on contextual learning activities that focus on a few o f the many components that m a k e u p th e s tu d y o f Watershed systems. Dates to Remember: M cK ay Creek Site: M ay 5- 6, 9:30 a.m .-2 p.m .; W illow Creek Site: M ay 7-8, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m .; Um atilla River Site: May 9,9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. MCWG to host spring golf scramble Jessica Krebs and Nathan Langley Proudly offered by: Kathy Neal, Broker, GRI American West Properties Office: (541) 481-2888 - Cell: (541) 720-2030 Wednesday, Apnl 9, 2003 - THREÊ C assandra Jean, 2 Vi. The M orrow County W heat Growers will present th e ir a n n u a l s p rin g g o lf scramble, “Swing Into Spring” on Tuesday, April 15 at the W illow Creek Country Club in Heppner. There will be awards for the best team score; the w o rs t te a m s c o re ; b e s t in d iv id u a l s c o re ; w o rs t individual score; Hole in One; several Hole in O ne prizes including a brand new Ford Escape and Chevrolet 3/4 ton pickup; and much more. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m., with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Participants do not have to have a team o f four to M a g n e tic D o o r S ig n s Heppner Gazette- Times 676-9228 Annual Ecumenical Women's Gathering J 1 I play. Players can register their participation by m ailing $30 per p la y e r to th e O reg o n Wheat Growers League office, 115 SE 8th Street, Pendleton, O R 97801; or by phone - (541) 276-7330, f a x -(5 4 1 ) 2 7 6 -1 7 2 3 , e -m a il at s c h ris t@ o w g l.o rg , or by calling County President Ken Klinger at (541) 422-7580 or Vice President Justin Miller at (541)422-7014. Fellowship with Other Women ot all Faiths l Î l & Speaker: Cheri Corder ot Spokane, WA. “The Five Languages of Love" ? For the young and old Learn new w ays to help others feel cherished X» Where: W St. Patrick's Parish Hall, Heppner When: Monday, April 28, at 6 p.m. What: Spring Salad Buffet and Guest Speaker NO CHARGE & J I « i 1 t This year's aponaor: Seventh-Day Adventist Church I
