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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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