Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 19, 2003 - THREE
Bunny Barn continues winning streak
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(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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.