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FO U R - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 4,2004 Bunny Barn begins season with win Farm Foundation annual meeting set Chamber Chatter By Claudia Hashes, Exec. Dir. K T’S Bunny Barn starts the 2004 show season with a win. (L-R): Pam Renfro and Kathy Tellechea with Best of Breed KT’S Jorja, Senior Castor Mini Rex doe at the Frozen Friends Rabbit and Cavy show held in St. Helens Saturday, Jan. 31. There were over 1200 rabbits at the show with 245 Mini Rexes. The next show is in Victoria, B.C., Canada on Feb. 14-15. Local wheat producer on national committee Lexington area wheat producer Ken G rieb recently returned home from attending the N ational A ssociation o f W heat G ro w e rs (N A W G ) C onference in A tlanta, GA. G r ie b , im m e d ia te P a st P re s id e n t o f th e O re g o n W heat G row ers League and c u rre n t B oard m em b er o f N A W G w as elected to the B udget C o m m itte e o f the national organization. In this position he will help develop a budget to be presented to the NAWG Board o f Directors at th e ir M a rc h m e e tin g in Washington D.C. A ls o at th is conference, Grieb, who spent th e la s t y e a r on th e M em bership C om m ittee for N A W G w as ap p o in te d to c h a ir a s u b -c o m m itte e to exam ine ways to change and im p ro v e fu tu re N a tio n a l Conferences. The com m ittee will exam ine item s from site selection to conference format and direction. Grieb will report the findings to the Membership C om m ittee at their M arch meeting. Grieb commented, “It feels good that my fellow Board m em bers from across the country have shown their confidence in me to help shape the future o f our industry.” Local Angus breeders listed in 2004 evaluation report K a th ry n H e a ly o f Heppner and Dr. Zhivago Staff o f Lexington each ow n one bull listed in the 2004 Spring S ire E v a lu a tio n R e p o rt published by the A m erican A n g u s A s s o c ia tio n in St. Joseph. M O . Issued in both the spring and fall, the new re p o rt fe a tu re s th e la te st p e rfo rm a n c e in fo rm a tio n available on 5,428 sires, and is c u rre n tly a c c e s s ib le at www.angussiresearch.com. “The report provides both A n g u s b ree d e rs and com m ercial cattle producers using A ngus genetics w ith accurate, predictable selection tools for improving their herd.” says Bill Bowman, American Angus Association director of p e r f o r m a n c e p r o g ra m s . Expected Progeny Differences ( EPDs ) are generated from the perform ance database o f the American Angus Association, w hich includes inform ation subm itted by nearly 8,300 Angus breeders this past year th ro u g h th e A n g u s H erd Im p ro v e m e n t R e c o rd s (AHIR) program. EPDs are available for 17 traits including birth weight, weaning weight, milk, yearling w eight and height, m ature daughter w eight and height, and scrotal circum ference. C arcass progeny m easures g e n e ra te 'E P D s on carcass weight, marbling, rib eye area, ex tern al fat th ick n ess and p e r c e n t r e ta il p r o d u c t. Ultrasound body composition d a ta a ls o g e n e r a te s e n d product predictors for rib eye a re a , in tr a m u s c u la r fa t percentage, fat thickness and percent retail product. This rep o rt in clu d es the initial release o f $ Value indexes ($F, $ G $B), which incorporates EPD s and industry relevant c o m p o n e n ts in to fe e d lo t performance and carcass merit values expressed in dollars per head. The semi-annual analysis for the sire evaluation report contains more than 11 million m easures used to generate genetic predictions for the Angus breed. The annual meeting of the Farm Foundation Board, w hich includes the M orrow C o u n ty M u se u m a n d Ag M u s e u m , w ill be h e ld Tuesday, Feb. 10, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the museum. The meeting is open to the public Three board positions a re o p e n in g . A n y o n e interested in serving on the Foundation Board is invited to attend, says director Robin K re b s . K re b s s a y s th a t representatives from north Morrow County are especially encouraged to serve. T he m useum is now open Tuesday through Friday from 1-5 p.m . and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The m useum is open February through N ovem ber. The Ag C e n te r w ill be open M ay through N ovem ber, Friday through Sunday, and hopefully Tuesday through T hursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Krebs says that a new event this year sponsored by the M ural C o m m ittee will feature guests and local artists to raise m oney to fund the local murals. The semi-formal evening show s, displaying a rtis ts ’ w ork and p erh ap s including refreshments, will be held at the K atherine Bisbee Gallery at the museum. Local artist Sandra H aynes will be the first artist featured during the m onth o f M arch, w ith e v e n ts p la n n e d to b e g in around St. Patrick’s Day. T he annual D inner Theatre at the C em etery, to commemorate the 1903 flood and to celebrate H ep p n e r’s history, will be held on June 12. The m u seu m en co u rag es v o lu n teers. To v o lu n te e r o r f o r m o re inform ation, co ntact Larry M ills, 676-5546, or Krebs at the m useum , 676-5524. lone Site Council elects 2004 officers The lone Site Council met Wednesday, Jan. 21 at the school library. Officers elected w e re D e a n R o b in s o n - chairm an, M elissa LaR ue- vice chair and Jeri McElligott- secretary/reporter. M em bers review ed the m in u tes from the last m eeting o f 2003. Principal D ic k A lle n r e p o r te d th e a tte n d a n c e at sc h o o l w as good. The school-w ide plan for 2003 w as to im prove test scores. A llen will bring test scores and attendance records to th e n e x t m e e tin g fo r m em bers to review. He will a ls o b rin g e x a m p le s o f b e n c h m a rk te s ts . S a ra h C a rlso n stre sse d th a t test scores should be sent home to parents. Allen responded that scores w ould be review ed with all parents at conferences, lone Schools met “No School Left Behind” standards. P a r e n ts w ill be notified o f upcom ing test. Snacks will be provided to students on test days. Carlson suggested the school start a reading incentive program from m iddle school students. Allen suggested we look at reading test scores at that level first. All senior transcripts have been checked by A llen to insure students have the credits needed to graduate. D ebbie Radie reported the School Success Committee is meeting Jan. 31 at 10 a.m., at th e s c h o o l, to re v ie w g ra d u a tio n re q u ire m e n ts . Community input is welcome. J e ri M c E llig o tt expressed concern that the high school has lost several clu b s w ith the tra n sfe r o f teachers out o f the district. She suggested parents be asked to help with clubs if teachers are not interested. It w as also suggested som eone from the ESD may be able to help with O S S O M . C u r r e n t c lu b leaders are e n c o u ra g e d to make sure the clubs are active throughout the year. C lub by -law s w ere re v ie w e d . T he fo llo w in g am endm ents w ere m ade: 1) W o rd in g u n d e r A r tic le I c h a n g e d fro m M o rro w County School District to lone School D istrict; 2) W ording under Article V changed from m e e tin g th e second W e d n e s d a y to th e th ir d M onday o f every m onth; 3) Wording in Article V changed from m eeting in R oom 1 to meeting in the staff room; and 4 ) W o rd in g in A rtic le V c h a n g e d fro m M o rro w County school administrators to lone school administrators and school advisory council was deleted. Individuals recognized w ere M eghan M cC abe for b e in g a W endy H e ism a n finalist, Paul Neiffer for making the 2004 Shrine Team, Rhonda Power and M elissa LaRue for being named Outstanding Line Judges for Big Sky volleyball and Del L aR ue for being a N ational C oach o f the Year nominee. The next m eeting o f the lone Site Council will be M onday, Feb. 16 at 5 p.m ., at the school staff room. UI announces Fall 2003 Dean’s List 3-ox Vcdentine’ô ÎÙaif . Teleflora's RED HOTS BOUQUET i A ceramic mug decorated with hand-painted hearts. T Includes a heart-shaped box of real Red Hots candy. T The perfect choice for all the Valentines in your life i The cheerful bouquet features three red carnations, a red rose, white chrysanthemums and a s sorted greens. U niversity o f Idaho announced the names o f 2410 students who made the Dean’s List for fall semester, August through D ecem ber 2003. To m a k e th e D e a n ’s L is t, undergraduate students must e a rn a te rm g ra d e p o in t average o f 3.3 or better on 14 o r m ore graded credits and law students at least a 3.0 GPA on a m inim um o f 10 graded credits. Students from the area who were on UI’s D ean’s L ist and their colleges, included: D a n ie l J e p s e n , H e p p n e r, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Jeremy Tullis, lone. C ollege o f Letters, A rts and Social Sciences; and Stacie M iller, Irrigon, C o llege o f Education. M.C.6.S. Morrow County| Grain Growors« Teleflora’s PRECIOUS HEARTS BOUQUET LEXINGTON, OREGON 1-800-452-7396 • 989-8221 ï A frosted bubble-shaped bowl decorated with translu cent hearts in purple, laven der and red. ï A great gift for a special friend! ï The colorful bouquet fea tured red mini-carnations and lavender chrysanthemums J WASCO, OREGON 1-800-824-7185 The twinkling Main Street lights are gradually coming off the trees. Do you know the history o f these lights and trees? A few years prior to the M ain Street renovation, the Heppner C ham ber, desiring a tree-lined street, invited people to "purchase” a tree and a brick. Local folks and people who had m oved away came forward to make the project a reality. When the sidewalks and street were completed, the community turned out to assist in planting the trees, made possible by their personal donations and a grant. Immediately it was suggested that the trees needed lights for the holidays and the “adopt-a- tree” project came into being. Most local folks agreed to light their tree, while others agreed to adopt a tree belonging to absentee owners. Suzanne Jepsen and then Pat Edm undson contacted all "owners” with a reminder to “light up Heppner”. This year M eredith Walters graciously volunteered to do the reminding. Bottom line, it’s many volunteers who make Heppner twinkle, with an assist from the City and H eppner T.V. Now the tim e has com e to rem ove the lights and store them for another year before spring buds get hooked in the cords. A nd speaking o f spring, how about those beautiful flow er baskets that graced our M ain Street. They were purchased by people around town and by business owners. Thirty are needed. If you’d like to have one filled, please give the Cham ber a call. Planting time is just around the com er and orders will be placed with G reen Feed. See you at C ham ber, T uesdays at noon, at Jo h n ’s Place. Com e check out the mix-it-up meetings, an opportunity to visit with a variety o f personalities and share thoughts and ideas to enhance our community. Keep those dues coming in. Thought for the week: “The successful man will profit from his m istakes and try again in a different way.” ... Dale Carnegie The Homestead Honker By L.D. Saari of the News-Times [Editor’s Note: Chris Christenson is a former Heppner resident. His sister still lives in town. This story was taken from the Forest Grove News-TimesJ Every fall, Chris and Jeanette C hristenson can hear the gun blasts from hunters across the field from their Hom estead Com m unity property in Forest Grove. "T h ey ’re allow ed to shoot ducks and geese from there,” says C hris, as he points across the flooded field populated with flora and fauna to a duck blind. “Som etim es you look up and the sky is ju st covered w ith ducks and geese,” said Jeanette. “T h e y ’re noisy and messy.” B ut last y e a r th e C h ris te n s o n ’s an d o th e rs at Hom estead perceived a different notion about their feathered friends. In the fall o f 2002, a w ounded C anadian goose appeared in the C hristenson’s back yard. A pparently, h e ’d been shot by a hunter and, somehow, made it across the field. “His left wing was dam aged,” said Chris. “We called one o f those bird places, like the Audubon Society. They said they’d take him but only if we could catch him.” W ell, nobody could. The H om estead H onker was feisty and wanted to be left alone. So they did. But he couldn’t fly, w hat with his left w ing like the “special fin” on Nemo. “He som etim es tries to fly, flapping his w ings and running,” says Jeanette. “But he just can’t get off the ground.” It was evident to the C hristenson’s and others that human intervention was needed. The H om estead com m unity bought a 50-pound bag o f cracked com , preferable to feeding the goose bread crumbs. “That gets really messy,” says Jeanette. The Christenson’s live next to the Homestead community center and that’s where the goose now calls home. Chris opens his patio blinds every m orning at 7:30 a.m ., gazing out on his m any bird feeders and the w etlands “ behind. A nd every m orning, the goose is there, w aiting for breakfast from Chris. “I’ve now got him feeding right out of a can I hold with the com in it,” said Chris. 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