SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 2, 2005
Hope and Valby Lutheran donate monies to Fair Board
H ope and Valby
L utheran churches have
donated $1250 to the
Morrow County Fair Board
for their dorm project The
Fair Board is working to
raise monies to match a grant
from the Ford Family
F oundation to build a
dormitory on the fairgrounds
in Heppner
“ These generous
donations bring us one step
closer to reaching our goal
o f $36,700, and the Fair
Board appreciates them,”
said Fair Board Chairman
Kel wayne Hague wood
For a donation o f
$500 or m ore, the Fair
Board will have the donor’s
name engraved on a wooden
plaque th at will be
permanently displayed on
the new building
D onors that have
given $500 or more so far
include: Barnyarder’s 4-H
Club; Snow -M cE lligott,
G reen, N ew house and
Johnson, LLC; Curtis and
Kathy Cutsforth, Kelwayne
and Mary Haguewood, Mr
and Mrs Howard Bryant;
W heatland Insurance; as
well as the recent donations
from H ope and Valby
Lutheran churches
Anyone wishing to
donate to the project may
contact Renee Yocom, Fair
secretary, weekday mornings
at 676-9474.
Louis Carlson (left) with Valby Lutheran presented Kelwayne
Haguewood, Chairman of the Morrow County Fair Board with
a check for $750 towards the dorm project.
Chris Rauch (left) with Hope Lutheran presented Haguewood
with a check for $500.
Free tax assistance available
in Heppner beginning to swing into high
The
free
tax
As we move into gear.
preparation
service
being
February the tax season is
sponsored by AARP and IRS
will again be available in the
Heppner area
Tax helpers will be at
the OSU Extension office at
throughout Oregon and by
676-9642 and make an
many vocational schools
appointment. If you plan on
A ccording
to
using Schedule A to itemize
Oregon State Elks Charities
expenses please notify the
Information Director, David
person making appointments
Crumley, “These Elks grants
o f your intentions.
are designed to open the
Tax helpers will be in
door to the American Dream
lone on Thursdays, only if a
of
success
through
prearranged appointment
education, hard work and
has
been
made.
dedication to all Americans,
Appointments may be made
o f all ages, regardless o f past
by calling Leann Rea at 4 8 1 -
ed ucational experience
5922.
Oregon Elks understand that
Individuals are asked
need and are pleased to do
to
bring:
photo
what they can to meet it.”
identification; a copy of their
The g ran ts are
2003 tax return; all 2004 W-
$1000 a year, renewable for
2s, all 2004 1099s; social
a second year. For most
security cards (o r other
community colleges, that is
proof of valid SS number)
significant aid. Applications
for all individuals to be
are available from any o f the
shown on the return; S.S. or
57 Elks Lodges in Oregon
identification number and
and may also be available
ad d ress for childcare
from local high schools and
providers; and any other tax
community colleges
related information that may
The deadline for
be needed for your particular
filing applications is April 1,
return
2005 and tim e is o f the
If you have any
essence.
A p p licatio n s
questions call Leann Rea at
submitted after April 1 will
481-5922.
not be accepted Persons
This free service is
wishing more information
available to everyone, young
should contact their local Elks
and old alike. However, the
Lodge or they may call David
volunteers do reserve the
Crumley at (541) 756-0719.
right to refuse service if your
return is beyond the scope of
their training
Oregon Elks offer grants for
vocational education
Fifty-seven Oregon
Elks Lodges and the Oregon
State Elks Association have
announced the availability of
significant g rants to aid
Oregon residents who wish
to pursue a v o catio n al/
technical education. These
grants are quite unique to
O regon and the O regon
Elks
They are open to all
O regon
US
citizens,
regardless o f age or past
education. Applicants need
not even be high school
g raduates. The m ajor
requirement is simply that an
applicant must be planning
to attend a two year or less
v o c a tio n a l/te c h n ic a l
program culminating in an
associate degree, diploma or
certificate, but less than a
b accalau reate program .
Such
program s
are
com m only offered at
com m unity
colleges
M a g n e tic
D o o r S ig n s
HERE
H eppner G azette-T im es
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more than you get back.
T rue, the h o u se sh ou ld
present a favorable appearance
• mowed lawn, trimmed shrubs.
and no obvious indication o f
neglect, but it's rare when a
large financial undertaking will
bring more than it cost in the
final selling price
There is always the finan­
cial risk o f miscalculation, too.
Home repair costs frequently
end up a lot higher than origi­
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up with a faster sale and less
inconvenience if you lower the
sellin g price an equivalent
amount
Instead o f guessing as to
how much, if any . repair w ork
to undertake, visit our office
We can tell y ou what to do to
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“As a cooperative,
we are keenly interested in
legislative, regulatory and
legal matters impacting our
banking o p e ra tio n s, but
m ore im portantly, those
which negatively impact our
cu sto m er-o w n ers
We
believe the Malheur Wild and
Scenic Rivers case has that
p o te n tia l,” said Thom as
Tracy, E xecutive Vice
P resid en t and G eneral
Counsel from N orthw est
Farm Credit Services The
O regon
C a ttlem en ’s
Association and all public
land permittees can thank the
Farm C redit for their
generous donation o f $5,000
to the Malheur Wild and
Scenic Rivers law suit (see
below).
The issu es being
decided in the US Forest
Service cases on the Malheur
N ational Forest (O regon
Natural Desert Association
vs. Malheur National Forest)
are critical to all public land
ranchers in Oregon (and the
west) Questions have been
raised in the federal court
about how the Forest
S ervice in te rp re ts fish
monitoring data (PACFISH/
IN FISH ) and how they
measure grazing utilization
described in their forest
management plans.
O regon
N atural
Desert Association (ONDA)
filed briefs statin g the
M alheur N ational Forest
allotments are overgrazed
and fish habitat has been
degraded ONDA claims
livestock grazing is causing
areas o f the allotments to
change from forest to desert
th ro u g h the continued
grazing o f plants and soil
co m p actio n from c attle
hooves. There are claiTris
th at stream banks are
sloughing and sedimentation
is occurring everyw here
livestock have access for
crossing or watering. ONDA
weaves a story about Forest
Service making management
decisions with little regard
for the fragile environment
and endangered fish
C attlem en
have
heard th ese accu satio n s
often enough and now the
courts are listening with the
M urderers C reek and
Malheur River permittees
caught in th e middle.
ONDA’s claims have been
countered by photos and
hun d red s o f sam ples
submitted on behalf o f the
grazers, which documents
the facts about grazing
rip arian p a stu re s w hile
su stain in g a balanced
environment The permittees
are managing the livestock in
ways
th at
prom otes
v e g eta tio n v ig o r and
protects the stream and fish
The O regon C attlem en’s
C H JOHN'S PLACE
By DAVID SY K E S
REALTOR
Farm Credit Services Steps lip again to
support ranchers in lawsuit
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VALENTINE'S SPECIAL
Saturday, February 12th
PRIME RIB AU JU S
GRILLED PORK TENDERLOIN
STUFFED ROCK CORNISH GAME HEN
POACHED SALMON with creamy did sauce
A lt dinner inciude s a la d bar,
sauteed fresh vegetables,
twice baked p o tato es,
ro ll a n d dessert.
FOR RESERVATIONS, call 676-5017
JO H N 'S PLACE
MAIN STREET HEPPNER
Association has intervened
with a very strong defense
against the o u trag eo u s
claims.
The final opinion will
have
sig n ifican t
repercussions for all public
land ranchers who have
federal grazing perm its
ONDA’s intent is to end
public
land
grazin g
throughout Oregon using
similar accusations across
the landscape and agencies
ONDA has filed a similar
case in the Freem ont
National Forest and has done
an extensive request for
information on the Wallowa
Whitman National Forest
The reso lu tio n o f the
Malheur River, North Fork
M alheur
R iver,
and
Murderers Creek cases will
have a huge im pact on
ONDA’s success in these
other cases.
Livestock producers
must defend their livelihood
in counties that benefit from
livestock grazing on public
lands and they must consider
the seriousness o f future
litigation that could take
place within their borders
The Oregon Cattlemen are
compiling information for
Forest Service and BLM
permittees that may be useful
in docum enting practices
used during the 2005 grazing
season Oral arguments for
the Murderers Creek case
has been scheduled for
March 11th, 2005 at the US
District Court in Portland,
OR at 9 30 AM before Judge
Ancer L Haggerty
If you would like to
help protect the future o f
public lands g razin g in
Oregon, donations can be
m ailed to the “ O regon
C attlem en S tew ardship
Fund” 3415 Commercial St.
SE, Ste 217, Salem, OR
97302.
The
O regon
Cattlemen Stewardship Fund
is a public C h aritab le
Organization (1RS Section
501(c)3). Contributions may
be tax deductible for Federal
incom e tax purposes.
D onations made to the
above referenced cases are
used for direct payment of
legal
fees
w ith o u t
w ith h o ld in g
any
administration fee
Murray Drug featured at Chamber
of Commerce
M urray D rugs w as the featured business at a recent H eppner
C h am b er o f C om m erce m eeting.
A nne and John M urray attended the m eeting to speak about
their business. John M urray said M urray D rugs w as started
by his parents Rod and M eg in 1959. John and A nne acquired
the store from them in 1990. The store features a pharm acy,
esp resso bar, gifts, flow ers and liquor. T he business did have
three other branches at one tim e, but now has one in C ondon.
“ O ur strength is in our em p lo y ees,” John told the cham ber.
T he cham ber has started a new program featuring different
b usinesses each m onth.
Mural Committee to raffle color TV
Tickets for a chance
to win a 32-inch color TV
are still av ailab le until
Saturday, Feb. 5, at noon
Shortly after that time, the
Mural Committee will hold
the drawing for the lucky
ticket at Heppner Hardware
Cliff Green donated
the TV set to the committee,
which is working to raise
funds to complete the mural
on the agricultural museum
on Riverside Drive For a
tax-deductible donation of
$1, a person receives one
chance on the TV. Six
chances com e w ith a
donation o f $5.
rem ain
T ick ets
available at H ep p n er
Hardware and the Bank of
E astern
O regon.
On
Thursday, Feb. 3, committee
members will be outside
C entral Red Apple w ith
tickets from 2-5 p.m
All in te re ste d
persons are invited to attend
the draw ing at noon on
Saturday, but the owner of
the winning ticket does not
need to be present to win.
Some prints o f the
downtown portion o f the
mural are still available at the
Bank o f Eastern Oregon or
through Larry and Betty
Mills
St. Patrick’s Senior Center news
St Patrick’s Catholic
Parish volunteers are servers
for the Feb. 9 noon meal at
St. Patrick’s Senior Center
An average of approximately
60 people have been served
fo r the last few w eeks,
according to B arbara
Struthers, volunteer hostess
for the dining room
Ed
B aker
has
announced that the new bus
arrived here on Friday, Jan
28, polished and ready to go
He plans the first excursion
to be to Ukiah on Feb 11,
for lunch at their newly
opened senior center There
is room for 20 seated
passengers;
or
tw o
p assen g ers w ith wheel
chairs, plus 16 seated
passengers. There is a sign-
up sheet in the office for
th o se w ho plan to go.
Gathering time for departure
is between 10-10:15 a m , at
the C en ter’s Main Street
entrance Baker will make
further announcements at
the Feb 9 noon meal
The Bingo game has
provided funds for some new
baking pans in the kitchen
The gam e tim e is every
Tuesday evening at 7 p m.,
in the dining room
W ord has been
received that M arion
Murchison’s son has passed
away Those wishing to send
her cards o f sympathy and
encouragement may do so at
PO. Box 982, Gardenville,
NV 89410-0982