FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 7, 2004 Livestock Growers, SWCD program set Jan. 15; topics include BSE (mad cow) implications E ngagem ent Crowell-Moore The M orrow County L ivestock G ro w e r’s B oard and the M orrow Soil and W ater C onservation D istrict B o ard in v ite e v e ry o n e to “Town and Country" and their joint program that will be held January 15 at the H eppner Elks C lub. The afternoon program will start at 1 p.m . w ith natural resource issues and Eric M oeggenberg from O D A discussing the latest CAFO information. He w ill be follow ed w ith discu ssio n s about S W C D and N atural R e s o u r c e C o n s e r v a tio n Service programs for livestock producers. C R P restoration and the benefit for grazing and w ild life w ill round out the natural resource discussion. The groups will then turn their focus to B ovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). There will be a panel to d iscuss the d isease and im plications to the livestock industry. Implementation o f a national livestock ID system and County o f Origin Labeling (Cool) will be part o f the BSE discussion. These three issues are related. Everyone is invited to listen to the discussion to le a rn m o re a b o u t th e s e complicated issues. A t a p p r o x im a te ly 3:45 p.m. the M CLG ’S annual m eeting will get underway. M CLG will elect officers for the year and then turn their a tte n tio n to C o y C o w a rt, n e w ly - e le c te d OCA president, for his v ision o f the future for the O C A . G reg Smith will also be on hand to give his im pression o f the O re g o n C a t tl e m e n ’s A s s o c ia tio n as th e new executive director. A lso plan to enjoy “Town and C ountry" dinner and program . T here w ill be a no host social hour from 6 to 7 p .m .. T h e d in n e r w ith program follow ing will be served at 7 p.m. D inner and program tickets will be $20. New school in The Dalles to SWCD announces state head the IMC conservation poster contest T he In te rm o u n tain lower classification beginning winner C onference received a ninth in 2004-05. M oving from 3 A Christy Crowell and Blaine Moore Gene and Kristy Crowell o f lone and Harold and Jo M oore o f Pendleton announce the engagem ent o f their children, Erin Lindsey Crow ell and B laine Scott M oore, both o f Phoenix, Arizona. The bride-elect graduated from lone High School in 2000 and from Blue M ountain C om m unity College in 2003. She will be attending Western Oregon University in the fall o f this year. M oore is a 1996 graduate o f Sunnyslope High School and a 2000 graduate o f G rand C anyon Univ ersity, both in Phoenix. He also received a m aster’s degree in social work from Walla Walla College in 2002. He is currently employed as a substance abuse therapist with Terros, Inc. The couple will be m arried in lone at the hom e o f the bride’s parents on April 24,2004, and are planning a m ove to the Salem area this spring. Local entities deliver hot meals By Molly Rhea, R.N., Pioneer Memorial Home Health and Hospice director One o f the community support systems for our Senior C itizen s in south M orrow C ounty is the availability o f hom e delivered m eals. Two local entities are filling this niche. P io n e e r M e m o ria l Hospital offers a noon m eal, called “Hot Meal Express", on M o n d ay s, T u esd ay s, Thursdays and Fridays. A s a consumer 1 can vouch for their appeal. The m enus include: Pork Chops, Sw eet and Sour C hicken, Lasagna, C hicken E n c h ila d a s , as w e ll as Ham burger and Fries, French D ip , BLT, a n d R e u b e n s a n d w ic h e s , a n d C la m C how der in a bread bowl. T h e c o s t o f th e s e m eals is $3.50 with m onthly billing. Currently the hospital is in need o f volunteer drivers to deliver these m eals. For more information call Pioneer M em orial H ospital at 676- 9133, and ask for the Kitchen. The local C A P E C O Meal Program is coordinated through the Senior C enter by Coral Mitchell. This program p ro v id e s a hot noon m eal e v e ry W e d n e s d a y a t St. Patrick’s Senior C enter and a light lunch on Thursdays. The suggested donation for these meals is $2.50 for ages 60 and over, and $6 for those younger than 60. H om e delivery o f these m eals is available for those who qualify. C A P E C O a lso has “ F reezer M eals” available. ‘F reezer M eals’ include 18 entrees are prepared in the Senior Center kitchen to meet F e d e ra l N u tr itio n R e q u ire m e n ts , w h ic h are frozen in special trays and d e li v e r e d to q u a lif y in g subscribers. Special diets, such as Diabetic or Low Salt, can be provided as needed. Again, the price o f these meals is a $2.50 donation for folks 60 and over, and $6 for those under 60. If you are interested in r e c e iv in g th e s e ‘F re e z e r M eals’ call and leave Coral M itchell a m essage at 676- 5313, and she will return your call. m em ber on Dec. 8. By a vote o f nine to one, the O SA A E xecutive B oard placed a new high school, formed by the merger o f two Wasco County school districts, in the IMC b eg in n in g in the 2004-05 sc h o o l year. T h e sc h o o l, which hasn't been named, will in clu d e a c o m b in a tio n o f students currently attending The Dalles and Wahtonka high schools. The Dalles, w ith an enrollment o f 671, is a member o f the 3A Tri-Valley League. W a h to n k a , w h ic h has an enrollm ent o f 278, com petes in the 2A C olum bia Basin C onference. The com bined enrollm ent, 949, m oves the new school over the 900 cutoff point for 4A . T he D alles, w hich last participated as a 4A s c h o o l in th e M t. H o o d C onference in 1985-86, w as an IMC m em ber through the 1964-65 school year. The board also voted to move Riverdale from 1A to 2A w here it will com pete in th e N o r th w e s t L e a g u e . Riverdale’s enrollment is more than 30 students above the IA cutoff point. T en s c h o o ls e x p e rie n c in g a d e c lin e in enrollm ent will m ove to a St. Patrick’s Senior Center news By the Rev. Grace Drake The special meeting o f th e St. P a t r i c k ’s S e n io r C e n te r’s B oard o f D irectors w as p o s tp o n e d u n til W ednesday, Jan. 14, at 12 noon. Final arrangem ents for the annual meeting are first on the agenda. T hree m em bers will be elected to a one-year term . N om inations m ay be m ade from the floor. Every person 60 years or over are e lig ib le to v o te . N o t a ll m em bers o f the board are required to be within the age limit. Nominations o f persons under 60 for one m em ber is possible and welcomed. The annual m eeting will be held W ednesday, Jan. 21, at 12:15 p.m., in the dining room o f the senior center. All w ho are present for the noon is invited to attend. Attendees The M orrow C ounty m e a l a re w e lc o m e to are asked to bring their horses Fair and OTPR Court will hold to the w orkshop, if possible. participate in the meeting. a pennant bearer workshop on T h e s e e v e n ts a re The Fair and Rodeo court will Sunday, Jan. 18, at 1 p.m . in dependent on the w eather; be there for dem onstrations the W ilkinson A rena at the people are invited to watch the and to help. M orrow County Fairgrounds H eppner TV Bulletin Board For more information, in Heppner. Anyone interested (Channel 3) for timely notices. c o n ta c t H al a n d R ita in becoming a pennant bearer O ur last meal o f 2003 B ergstrom at 676-5538. was canceled due to weather. Pennant bearer workshop slated M.C.G.G. Morrow CountylGroin Growers m < LEXINGTON, OREGON 1 - 800 - 452-7396 • 989-8221 WASCO, OREGON 1 - 800 - 824-7185 www.mcgg.net <» ¥ & 1 * FARM EQUIPMENT SALES, PARTS AND SERVICE * ATV SALES, PARTS AND SERVICE * FERTILIZER AND FARM CHEMICAL SERVICE * FARM SUPPLIES AND LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT ‘ DIESEL AND GAS SALES POLARIS Kawasaki Lef the good times roll R esidents prepared a soup lunch for themselves and brave s o u ls w h o m is s e d th e announcement and braved the snow and cold. P r e p a r a tio n s a re u n d e rw a y f o r th e le g a l in f o r m a tio n a l m e e tin g s , r e g a r d in g e ld e r a b u s e ; especially how to be aware of, and to check out questionable schem es and scam s w hich take advantage o f som eone who m ay be vulnerable. The d a te w ill be a n n o u n c e d . Results o f the survey indicated the most interest in unsolicited phone calls and mail and how to stop them . U n ite d M e th o d is t v o lu n te e rs w ill se rv e the W ednesday, Jan. 14, noon meal at St. P at’s Center. Correction The A dopt a T eacher p ro g ra m w a s c re a te d by Jeannie Anderson and Kirsten H arrison, not by the Parent T e a c h e r C o m m itte e an d Booster Club, as stated in last w eek’s end o f the year photo page. if W eddingf T a ti es © f © K risti W orden & A t e M cN am ee 1 Wedding Saturday, Jan uary 17th f Merilee McDowell (left) and Cassandra Feyder. The annual M orrow C ounty conservation poster contest sponsored by M orrow Soil and W ater Conservation D istrict was held in M ay 2003. The first place posters were entered in the Oregon Association o f Conservation D istrict’s contest in November. C assandra Feyder, a student at C olum bia M iddle School in Irrigon, was selected as the state first place winner in the fourth through sixth grade category. On Dec. 18, M erilee M cD ow ell, an em ployee o f M orrow SW C D presented C assandra w ith a $ 100 savings b o n d fro m O A C D a lo n g w ith a c e r tif ic a te fo r h er accom plishm ent. We are very proud to have a student from M o rro w C o u n ty re c e iv e th is honor, sta te d a d istric t spokesperson. T he poster contest them e was “ Food for the Future.” “ It was a rem inder to the students o f the importance o f having an am ple supply o f food for now and the future.” lone boys lose to Condon in overtime By Marie Key The C ardinal Boys varsity team lost their first hom e gam e to the Condon Blue Devils, 56-57, in overtime. At the end o f the first quarter the C ards w ere dow n by nine points. During the third and fourth quarters they came alive and made 37 points to C ondon’s 27 points. At the end o f the fourth quarter the gam e w as tied at 49. In overtim e lone added seven points and C ondon added eight points to win.. Tyler Brown lead the Cardinals with 17 points; Kelly Thom pson had 11 points, N ick Christm an, 10, Tyler Raible, seven, A rthur Ekstrom , four, Billy G ates, three; and Curtis Thom pson and Dan Satterly added two points each. Rebounds were lead by Tyler R aible with 14. Tyler Brown had 13 rebounds, Kelly Thompson, eight, Billy Gates and Nick Christm an had six each, and Arthur Ekstrom added five rebounds. The team had 13 steals. Coach Dennis Stefani said he thought the kids show ed a lot o f heart and desire, to com e back the way they did. “ We ju st have to stop getting ourselves in situations where we have to com e back. Then we should start winning some gam es.” MSWCD plans annual meeting The M orrow Soil and W ater C onservation District will hold their annual/regular m e e tin g f o llo w in g th e M S W C D a n d M o rro w C ounty L ivestock G ro w e r’s combined annual program on T h u r s d a y , J a n . 15. T h e m eeting will be held at 3:45 p.m . upstairs at the H eppner Elks Club. Meeting agenda items and discussion items include: w e e d I n s p e c to r r e p o r t; m anager report and agency reports; election o f officers; a p p o in tm e n t o f a s so c ia te d ire c to r s ; a s s ig n m e n t o f committee responsibilities; and p ro sp e c t o f an e x e c u tiv e session according to O R S 192.640(2). The meeting is open to the public. - SUPPORTING YOUR COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING: * PROPANE SALES AND SERVICE to 2A a re V ale, w h ic h becom es a W apiti L eague member, Lakeview (Southern C ascade League) and G lide (Big Fir League). Moving from 2A to 1A are C ity C hristian (C asco L eague), G ilch rist (Skyline League), Lowell and Crow, which join the Mountain W est C onference and new Old Oregon League members J o s e p h , P in e E a g le a n d Imbler. Jefferson (4A), Bums (3A ) and Portland Lutheran (2A ) did not request a m ove down in classification despite e n r o llm e n ts b e lo w th e ir respective cutoff points. T he b oard to o k no action on three requests for lateral league m oves w ithin classifications: 4A Hood River Valley (IM C to Mt. Hood), 2A North Douglas (Big Fir League to T ric o L e a g u e) a n d 2A S a n tia m C h ris tia n (W est V alley L e a g u e to T ric o ). O SA A E xecutive D irector Tom W elter encouraged the three schools to testify before the OSA A Classification and D istrict C om m ittee w hen it convenes next fall to discuss placem ent for the next four- year tim e block. I» 1 XPJ i f M elissa W allace fa S c o tt T k in g elsta d 4 » Wedding - Saturday, January 2 4 th f I © f f © Muwujü Dfluj 9 1 7 North W o r th Main M a in • • 217 H onnnor Heppner 676-9158 Serving Heppner Lexington t lone , n o C o u n try ^ Rogo 233 N. Main • Heppner 676-9426 To Luella Taylor From the Town of Lexington We all hope you get better soon & your operation is a success.