Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 19, 2003 - THREE Bunny Barn continues winning streak Wi 9^ "v r y h « ■ v 1 -1 (L-R): Kathie Zaloudek from West Richland, WA, and Pam Renfro co-owner of KT’s Bunny Barn in Lexington. They are with the Best of Breed and Best Opposite Breed Mini Rexes. P a m R e n f ro a n d K T ’s B unny B am by Kathie K athie Zaloudek w ere at the Zaloudek. The winning buck T r ip le C ro w n M in i R ex is BC Denver, a junior Castor Specialty Show in St. Helens ow ned by the Bunny Bam. on Nov. 15. K T ’s B u n n y B arn T h e w in n in g d o e , cam e hom e w ith five Best o f K T ’s Sashay, a junior Broken Variety, nine Best Opposite o f Blue, was purchased from the Variety Awards and won first place in the Fur C lass in all three shows. K T’s Bunny Bam is in th e le a d fo r th e G r e a te r N o r th w e s t M in i R ex Sw eepstakes w ith only one show left for the year. 4-H announces achievement night honorées Jan Coe, Leader of the Year M ahaley H uddleston Ambassadors 6 4 -H A c h ie v e m e n t N ight was held Sunday, Nov. 16 at the Heppner Elementary School cafeteria. The evening in c lu d e d a h a m d in n e r provided by the 2004 Morrow C o u n ty R o d e o C o u rt and entertainm ent by the fiddling group, Shenanigans. The following awards w ere presented by this year’s 4-H Am bassadors: Madison Bailey, 4-H M ittelsd o rf; H orse, B ryce Doherty; Livestock, Chelsey Foster; and Sm all A nim al/ D og, W illiam W ehrli; and Seniors: H om e Econom ics, Shanna Rietmann; Livestock, A m y Jepsen; and Secretary Book, H eather Yocom from Critters with Attitude. Intermediate County Medals: A c h ie v e m e n t, H e a th e r Yocom; Clothing & Textiles, Record Book Awards- Beginners: H e a th er R ill; C o m m u n ity Expressive Arts, Joe Arm ato; Service, Tony H aguew ood; H o m e E c o n o m ic s , B e th F ood & N u tritio n , K elsey M o rte r; H o r s e , W h itle y W o lff; J u d g in g , J o rd a n R e e c e ; L iv e s to c k , D e v in M ittelsdorf; Leadership, Jace Robinson; and Small Anim al/ Jones; M eat A nim al/S heep, Dog, Timothy Clay; Juniors: C h e ls e y B e ts in g e r; M eat Expressive Arts, Ashley Wolff; A n im a l/S w in e , T e o n n a H om e Econom ics, M aggie V a n d e v e r; a n d P u b lic A rm ato; H orse, Kelli Jones; Speaking, Kenna Purcell. Senior County L ivestock, Eric Jepsen; and Medals: L eadership, M olly Small A nim al/D og, W hitney D aniels; M eat A nim al/B eef, M c N a ry ; Intermediates: Shanna Rietmann; Performing Expressive Arts, Anna Unruh; H om e E co n o m ics, Jo rd an A rts, A m y Jep sen ; Public Speaking, C am eron Krebs; and Fitness Leadership, Brian Haguewood. O th e r re c o g n itio n w ent to first, third, fifth and ninth year 4-H m em bers, as well as first, third, fifth and tenth year 4-H leaders. A “ Leader o f the Year" aw ard w e n t to Ja n C o e fo r th e fantastic jo b she does in the 4-H snack shack during the fair. Jan volunteers her time to set up the snack shack, order and pick up the food, and facilitate the operation o f the snack shack the w hole week cl OalU $ 7995 Gardner's Men’s Wear (541) 676-9218 W 193 N. Main Street, Heppner T he officers, board m em bers and s ta f f o f the O re g o n W h e a t G ro w e rs League (O W G L ) are busily preparing the final touches for 2003 Oregon W heat Industry C onference, scheduled for Dec. 1-2 in Portland. The E m b a ssy S u ite s H o te l at Washington Square will serve as the host hotel. T he th e m e fo r the c o n fe re n c e is “ P o w e r in Partnership,” emphasizing the im p o r ta n c e o f s tr a te g ic partnerships from the farm gate to the elev ato r to the international marketplace. Leading off this year’s conference is opening remarks by the D irector o f O regon D epartm ent o f A griculture, K aty C oba. G o v ern o r Ted K ulongoski has also been invited to start the event. M o n d a y ’s g e n e ra l s e s s io n w ill in c lu d e a p r e s e n ta tio n fro m Jo h n Blanchfield o f the A m erican Bankers A ssociation entitled “ Federal P rogram s from a B anker’s Perspective”, and a message entitled, “Learn How th e D e c is io n s m a d e in W ashington D.C. Affect your B usiness” , by Bert Farrish, Foreign Agricultural Service. “ E x tin c tio n or E v o lu tio n ? C o u rt R ulings A f f e c tin g C o m m o d ity C o m m issio n s” w ill be the topic o f T uesday’s general session, presented by Bob Smith o f Association Partners Plus. The O regon W heat Growers League will hold its annual m em bership m eeting w ithin the conference on the afternoon o f Tuesday, Dec. 2. A ll a g r ic u ltu r e producers and representatives o f com m odity organizations are invited and encouraged to a tte n d th is in f o r m a tiv e c o n fe re n c e . R e g is tra tio n m aterials are availab le by contacting the O W G L staff at (541 ) 276-7330 or visiting the OW GL w e b s ite at www.owgl.org. ow e to hold Bill Broderick, 4-H Agent o f fair. “ Jan ju s t d o es an e x c e lle n t jo b all the w ay around and we appreciate her to no e n d ,” re p o rte d B ill Broderick, 4-H Agent. A chievem ent N ight m arked the end o f the 2002- 2003 4-H year. The new year is gearing up and enrollments are due D ec. 1, 2003 for r e tu r n in g 4 - H ’e rs . ew m em bers have until March 1, 2 0 0 4 to sig n up b u t a re encouraged to sign up earlier. For enrollment forms, please c a ll th e M o rro w C o u n ty Extension office at 676-9642. Order M agnetic Door Signs HERE He p pn e r G a z e t t e - T i me s 676-9228 Order •/ your Thanksgiving Centerpieces here. Insulated Bibs owGLtohoid Oregon Wheat Industry Conference New w ine sh ip m en t arriving th is w eek. S e le c te d w in es on sa le l meeting before convention The O regon W heat Commission will hold a regular m eeting on Sunday, Nov. 30 just prior to the Oregon Wheat G row ers C onvention in the Em bassy Suites W ashington S q u a r e lo c a te d a t 9 0 0 0 W ashington Square Road in Tigard at 9 a.m. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. The ADA prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities. For a request fo r an in te rp re te r for the hearing im paired or for other accom m odations for persons w ith disabilities, contact the O regon W heat C om m ission office 48 hours in advance at ( 5 0 3 ) 2 2 9 -6 6 6 5 o r T T Y (503) 986-4762. T h e C o m m is s io n m eeting is open to the public and anyone wishing to attend is encouraged and w elcom ed to do so. PMHH commemorates one « y e a r o f s e r v ,c e Paul Smith, Hospice social worker, talks with Hospice volunteer and Home Health aide, Veda Nave. Carolyn Willey, Hospice chaplain and bereavement counselor, talks with Christine Burkenbine at the Hospice open house. Celebrating their first year o f operations, the Pioneer M em orial Hom e H ealth and H ospice team held an open h o u se, M onday, N ov. 17. Around 25 people cam e by to see the offices and learn o f the m any different aspects and offerings o f PMHH. O ne o f the show case ite m s o f P M H H is th e ir grow ing library o f books on dying, dealing with loss, talking to k id s a b o u t d e a th , spirituality, as w ell as their grow ing m usic library that includes CDs, which offer pain m anagem ent th ro u g h relaxation. H o m e H e a lth an d Hospice staff were also there to e x p lain the d ifferen ces betw een the tw o services. H om e H ealth is short-term (usually a period o f m onths) care for patients w ho will recover. H ospice is a service for term inally ill patients that allows them to have quality o f life in their final months. It w as also stressed that Hospice is not only about the patients, but also about helping the families as well. PM HH s e rv e s Morrow and Gilliam counties. H om e H ealth and H ospice services are generally funded Deadline nears for Oregon’s Make It Yourself with Wool contest E n try d e a d lin e for O r e g o n ’s 2 0 0 3 M a k e It Yourself with Wool contest is Friday, Nov. 21. Entry forms w ith contest details m ay be obtained from the O regon Sheep G row ers A ssociation ( w w w .o re g o n s h e e p .c o m ), lo c a l C o u n ty E x te n s io n offices, or through program D ire c to r M au reen K reb s, lone. This year’s competition will be held Saturday, Dec. 6 at The R iverhouse Hotel in Bend in conjunction with the annual meeting o f the Oregon Sheep Growers Association. The Oregon contest is o p e n to a ll a g e s , w ith com petition divided into age We are a Full Service Glass and Screen Shop Teiefiora s Golden Leaves Bouquet 7Ae C o u n try R o se 233 N. Main • Heppner • 676-9426 Serving Heppner. Leunglon end lone mm th ro u g h M e d ic a re a n d insurance reimbursements and p ay m en t is d isc u sse d and arran g ed on an individual b a s is . A s s is ta n c e is a lso a v a ila b le th ro u g h contributions, fundraisers and d o n a tio n s . “ C a re is n o t withheld because o f inability to pay,” said a Hospice member. T he p h ilo so p h y o f H o sp ice is, “ R eco g n izin g dying as a norm al process o f living and placing emphasis on a lle v ia tin g pain and other symptoms.” The PM HH team is m ade up o f adm inistrators, m edical staff and volunteers. M olly R hea is the PM H H director; Robinai Disque is the H ospice coordinator, as well as a nurse; Dr. Sam Datta is the o v e rse e in g p h y sician ; Carolyn Willey is the chaplain and bereavem ent counselor; Paul Sm ith is the H ospice social worker; and Cyde Estes is th e H o sp ic e v o lu n te e r coordinator. Working with this core group are m any nurses and volunteer staff. For more information about the services offered or on how to volunteer, contact the Pioneer M emorial Home Health and H ospice sta ff at (5 4 1 )6 7 6 -2 9 4 6 . • Quality Vinyl Windows • Replacement thermal units • Mirrors cut to size with and without beveled edges • Pet-resistant screens * Sliding glass doors/screens • Storm and security doors • Screened-in porches • Custom cut glass • and much, much morel N o joh is to o sm all io r us. We re tlie sm all ¿lass sh o p w ith a hitf heart! 725 N orth 26th, Pasco (509) 547-3122 categories from Preteen (12 a n d u n d e r) to A d u lt. C ontestants m ust construct and m odel th eir g arm en ts m ade o f 100 percent wool fabric or yams (minimum o f 60 p e rc e n t w ool o r sp ecialty wool fibers). G arm ents must have been com pleted after Jan. 1, 2003. There are two o th e r c a te g o r ie s of competition: Made for Others or Fashion D esign/A pparel. A d d itio n a l in fo rm atio n is a v a ila b le fro m p ro g ra m Director M aureen Krebs. O regon’s Junior (age 13-16) and Senior (age 17- 2 4 ) w in n e r s r e c e iv e an e x p e n s e p a id tr i p to Sacram ento, C A to com pete as O regon’s representatives in the National Make It Yourself with Wool Finals, held at the H yatt Regency, Jan. 23-25, 2004. This year the Oregon contest celebrates 56 years o f prom oting the art o f “ sew for y o u rse lf' and the “elegance and versatility o f wool fabrics and yam s". M ajor sponsors for the Oregon contest are the O re g o n S h e e p G r o w e r s A ssociation and the O regon Sheep Commission.