Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 11, 2004 - THREE
School District
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schools:
ath le tic d ire c to rs from
$2,636 to $3,205; head
coaches from $2,585 to
$3,692; JV coaches, head
golf, tennis and wrestling
from $2,068 to $2,735; third
assistants or C-team coaches
(golf tennis) from $1,210 to
$1,610.
-ju n io r
high
coaches: head coaches from
$1,130 to $1,677; assistant
coaches from $852 to
$1,194.
-approved
a
reso lu tio n im posing the
taxes provided for in the
adopted budget at the rate of
$4.0342 per $1,000 o f
assessed
value
for
o p e ra tio n s and in the
amount o f $3,041,178 for
bonds; and that these taxes
are hereby im posed and
categorized for the tax year
2004-05 upon the assessed
value o f all taxable property
within the district.
-approved
an
attendance variance for a
student
w ithin
the
Hermiston School District to
attend RHS for the 2004-05
school year.
-heard the following
announcements: First day of
school for staff-M onday,
Aug. 23; district-wide in-
service at RHS-Wednesday,
Aug. 25; V-tel work session,
RHS and H HS, 7 p.m .,
Thursday, Aug. 26; First day
o f school for students-
Monday, Aug. 30; Labor
Day holiday-Monday, Sept.
6; N ext reg u lar board
meeting- District Office, 7
p.m., Monday, Sept. 13.
-m et in executive
session concerning labor
negotiatiqns.
Smokey
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Smokey. They put him on a
plane and sent him to the
N ational
Zoo
in
Washington, D.C. to live.
In the tow n o f
Capitan, N.M. near where
this brave bear had been
found, people erected a
museum to honor him. The
museum still exists today.
Is Smokey Bear that
brave bear cub? It’s hard to
say for sure. But, certainly
this Smokey carries on the
spirit of that little bear cub-
to protect forests and keep
them sage from the kind of
fire that destroyed a forest
and made so many animals
homeless so long ago.
The
Sm okey
cam paign is proud to be
c e le b ra tin g
its
60th
an n iv ersa ry
of
com m unicating Sm okey
Bear’s message that, “Only
you can prevent forest fires.’
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New local artist gets
involved with OTPR
Irrigon resident named to Lions board of trustees
The Oregon Lions
Sight
and
H earing
F o u n d atio n announced
today the election o f Roger
Trueax, Irrigon, to a three-
year term on its board o f
trustees.
Trueax has been a
Lions Club Member for 23
years. He has served as club
p re sid en t, as a d istric t
g o v ern o r and has been
honored for his leadership
w ith an In tern atio n al
Presidents Award and Lion
o f the Year from the
Heppner Lions Club.
“ O ur Foundation
provides vital services to all
Oregonians,” said Trueax, “I
am proud to represent our
community and bring the
services o f Lions to our
citizens in need.”
Since 1959, the
O regon Lions Sight and
H earing Foundation has
supported the 188 Lions
Clubs in Oregon with sight,
hearing, diabetes awareness
and
p o sitiv e
youth
development programs. Its
Lions Eye Bank w ill
cele b ra te
its
30th
anniversary this year and
recen tly receiv ed its
25,000th donated cornea.
The Mobile Health
Screening Unit, the Lions
most v isib le program is
c eleb ratin g
its
10th
Anniversary and 200,000
screened. The Foundation
recycles ey eg lasses and
hearing aid s, p ro v id es
patient care funds for eye
and ear su rg e rie s, and
operates low-vision clinics
for youth. Other program
information may be found
on
its
w eb site,
www.orlions.org/
foundation, or by phoning
(800) 635-4667.
Heppner Beautification Committee
Local Angus
breeder included honors Odd Fellows
in sire evaluation
Denise SinitK
“ D enise S m ith ’s
work has a certain look to it
that promotes electricity and
a moment in time. Her work
portrays life on a ranch and
a focus of a certain view and
point in tim e that many
Princess Emily
confined from page one
Penny to drive and will be
driving her in the horse
show.
Bergstrom, daughter
of Hal and Rita Bergstrom
of Heppner, will be a senior
this year at Heppner High
School. In past years, she
has played softball in the
positions o f catcher and
pitcher. She is also an honor
roll student. B ergstrom 's
older brother, Adam, attends
Walla Walla Com m unity
College.
A ccording
to
Bergstrom, the best part of
being on the court is being
with everybody. “It is like a
big family,’’ said Bergstrom.
“ We have five d ifferen t
moms that tell us what to
do.”
Bergstrom couldn’t
decide which event so far
has been her favorite. She
said that they all have been
fun.
Once she graduates
from high school, Bergstrom
hopes to pursue a career as
an equine veterinarian. “I’ve
always wanted to be a vet,”
said Bergstrom.
B ergstrom , along
with the rest of the Morrow
C ounty Fair and Rodeo
Court will be present during
the 2004 Morrow County
Fair and Rodeo Aug. 18-22
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people look p a st,” said
O regon Trail Pro Rodeo
P u b licity D irecto r Sue
Gibbs.
Sm ith
recen tly
moved to Heppner, with her
husband Charles “Sambo”
Smith, and has set up her
studio on the Currin Ranch
where her husband works.
“ I bum ped into
D enise w hile ‘horsing
around’ several weeks ago.
I had been looking for
someone to do some original
artw ork to advertise the
Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo.
After meeting Denise and
sharing in her conversation
and artwork, 1 realized we
could help each o th e r,”
commented Gibbs.
Smith is hoping to
ex p erien ce the M orrow
County Fair and Rodeo and
being thinking about some
type of poster image to make
the OTPR stand out for next
year.
Smith’s newest art
piece is featured at Hale’s
Restaurant in Hermiston.
“Be on the lookout
for her art locally too,” adds
Gibbs.
Smith may be seen
tak in g
p ictu res
and
capturing ranch life and the
OTPR this next week during
the Morrow County Fair and
Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
Aug. 18-22.
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Dr. Zhivago Staff, of
Lexington, owns one bull
listed in the 2004 Fall “Sire
E v alu atio n
R ep o rt”
published by the American
Angus A ssociation in St.
Joseph, MO. Issued in both
the spring and fall, the new
report features the latest
perform ance inform ation
available on 6148 sires and
is currently accessible at
www.angussiresearch.com.
“ T his
report
p ro v id es both Angus
breeders and commercial
cattle produces using Angus
g en etics w ith accu rate,
predictable selection tools
for improving their herd,”
say Bill Bowman, AAA vice
president of information and
date program s. Expected
Progeny Differences (EPDs)
are gen erated from the
performance database o f the
AAA, w hich includes
information submitted this
past year by nearly 8300
Angus breeders through the
Angus Herd Improvement
Records (AHIR) program.
EPDs are available
for 17 traits including birth
w eight, w eaning w eight,
milk, yearling weight and
height, m ature daughter
w eight and h eig h t, and
scro tal circu m feren ce.
Carcass progeny measures
generate EPDs on carcass
weight, marbling, rib eye
area, external fat thickness
and percent retail product.
U ltraso u n d
body
co m p o sitio n data also
g en erates end product
predictors for rib eye area,
in tram u scu lar
fat
percentage, fat thickness and
percent retail product.
This report include
$Value indexes ($F, $G $B),
which incorporates EPDs
and in d u stry relevant
com ponents into feedlot
perform ance and carcass
merit values expressed in
dollars per head.
The sem i-annual
a n aly sis for the sire
evaluation report contains
m ore than 11 m illion
measures used to generate
genetic predictions for the
Angus breed.
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Randall Peterson, secretary of the I.O.O.F. Willow Lodge
#66 (left) was presented with a certificate by Chuck Bailey,
chairman of the Heppner Beautification Committee, for
I.O .O .F ’s “A chievem ent in creating an attractive
environment in the business community particularly
upkeep of business front awning.”
Benefit auction to be held for Mari
Close
A benefit auction for Mari Close will be held
Friday, Aug. 13 at the Boardman Grange at 7 p.m. There
will also be a raffle drawing for a quilt and two $100 gas
cards.
Close was involved in an ATV accident on June 4,
2004 and is now in a coma. She is currently staying at her
grandparents’ home in Irrigon.
Tickets for the raffle can be purchased for $ 1 each
or six for $5 at a number o f businesses in Boardman and
Irrigon.
Anyone wishing to donate items to the auction may
contact Kellye Finch at 481-3550.
Chamber Chatter
By Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir.
It must be August. It’s hot, there are thunder-and-
lightning storms and the Rodeo flags are a flying. People
are buzzing all around the fairgrounds and rodeo arena,
kids are working on 4-H projects, cowboys and cowgirls
are hard at it and parade entries are coming in. The
Chamber orchestrates the parade, which is sponsored by
Morrow County.
Leading the parade this year will be Grand Marshall
Rod Murray and our enthusiastic Queen Lexi Kennedy
and Princesses Jessica Wainwright and Emily Bergstrom.
These honorees do a wonderful job representing Morrow
County.
While the theme of the fair this year is “Experience
the history o f the Morrow County Fair,” parade entries are
welcome in various categories from supporting our troops,
to historic, to clowning around. Floats, antiques, pooper-
scoopers, riding groups and individuals... all are invited
to enter. A parade represents the community. Everyone gets
to be a kid on parade day. Join in and have a great time and
be sure to enjoy the Fair, the 82nd annual Rodeo and the
livestock auction.
Anyone who wants to brag on Heppner and our
county is invited to come to Waterfront Park in Portland
this Friday, Saturday and Sunday to put in a few hours at
“The Morrow County Bite of Oregon” booth. In addition
to promoting the OHV park, the county and the Chambers
o f Commerce, we will be kicking off the “boot loop tour,”
a drive that takes the visitors on an adventure through
Morrow and Umatilla counties. Come on down. Over
60,000 are expected for the event.
Yellow ribbons are waving in the breeze reminding
us o f all our area men and women who are heading
overseas. “Support our troops” magnets are available from
KayRene Qualls and Patricia Hughes. Some o f the
proceeds go for the families left behind who need TLC
and other assistance. Remember, letters and cards are
always welcome. Talk to local veterans for ideas.
A scam w arning from the N ational Fraud
Information Center has come to the attention o f the
Chamber o f Commerce. It advised never to respond to e-
mails, web pages or phone calls asking you to call area
code 809. Apparently, the calls vary from telling the public
they won something, to saying, “Hey, sorry I missed you,
give me a call at 809...” Returning calls or responding
could result in charges upwards o f $2400 on your phone
bill, while dealing with a foreign phone company. So,
unless you recognize the number, do not return the call.
Enjoy the rest of summer and when you can’t stand
the heat another minute, know that snow is just around the
comer. That should have a cooling effect.
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