Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 23, 2005 - SEVEN
NRCS to hold local sessions on Conservation
Security Program
as their w a tersh e d s
H ES 4th graders bring Mexican Bingo to Terrace
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Fourth graders from Heppner Elementary School visited the residents of Willow Creek
Terrace in early March to share a game of Mexican Bingo with them. The difference between
regular and Mexican bingo is the Mexican bingo uses pictures, which also helps the students
apply their vocabulary to the pictures.
St. Patrick’s Senior Center news
St Patrick’s Catholic
C hurch m em bers are
volunteer servers for the
March 30 noon meal at St.
Patrick’s Senior Center The
menu is fish and chips,
parslied potatoes, pea salad,
w hole w heat rolls and
banana cream pie.
Also on March 30,
many volunteers will attend
the annual reco g n itio n
luncheon, held this year at
the Port o f M orrow
conference building The bus
will be at the H ep p n er
C enter at 10:45 a m In
addition to aw ards o f
service,
th ere
are
en tertain m en t featu res
planned as well
The scrambled egg
breakfast and potato soup
luncheon were well attended
on St Paddy’s weekend
Steady streams o f people
made their way in and out
from 7 a m to 3 p m and
after on Saturday. The
C enter a p p reciated the
patronage o f natives and
visitors alike to make the
event as successful as it is.
File of Life Packets
were given out last week at
the meal site
These
m agnetic
envelopes,
attached on refrigerator
d o o rs
have
medical
inform ation useful for
emergency medical persons
Births
who might be called in case
o f a fall or other serious
situations These are free for
seniors. For others there is a
small charge Sheila Piper,
coordinator, will assist in
filling out the forms Pencil
is recommended, so changes
in information can be made
easily.
HOMES & PROPERTIES
— FOR
Boyd Lee Davis- a
son, Boyd Lee, was born
March 7, 2005 at Good
Shepherd Medical Center in
Hermiston to Rebecca and
Boyd Davis of Irrigon
M elanie
Rose
Snyder- a daughter,
Melanie Rose, was born
March 8, 2005, at St.
A n th o n y ’s H ospital in
Pendleton to Amy Gray and
Jacob Snyder of Boardman
LewkuS,J,i"Sfdtt
Burright- a son, Lewkus
Scott, was born March 8,
2005, at Good Shepherd
M edical
C en ter
in
H erm iston to Kemmery
Burright o f lone
3 bedroom home in lone
7-unit apartment complex
¿ a r ^ ^ y ^ |o o d
lots of
parking Two out-storage
buildings and city water
2 bedroom, I bath home
Drive-In Restaurant and
Bakery in Heppner. In
cludes 3 bedroom, 2 bath
home, large shop, extra lot
and car wash (needs re
pairs). Live in the home and
run the business!
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5 bedroom, 3 bath home
3 bedroom, 2 bath home
3 bedroom, 2 bath home
in Lexington Carpet and
hardwood floors, lots of
storage Owners have up
graded and taken excel
lent care o f this home
Two swamp coolers, hot tub (runs excellently), two
sheds and wood stove included in price Large lot with
carport Must see this home to appreciate!
$85,000
3 bedroom 2 bath home
3 bedroom, 2 bath home
with hardwood floors and
a fenced yard
$82,000
3 bedroom 1 bath with extra lot
5 bedroom, 3 bath home
with view of city 2857 sq
ft makes this a great home
for kids! Yard, garage, hot
tub
$ 110,000
Former kingdom Hall
1470 square foot meeting
hall that would make good
church or meeting place
In Lexington
$49,000
3 bedroom in Lexington
3 bedroom, 2 bath home on
double lot Garage and shop
$85,000
CALL
DAVID SI M S
TO VIEW U N SI
PROPERTIES
Home on double lot
Insulated shop with its
own drive Lots o f
storage New lower
pnce $89,000
(541) 676-9228 days
(541) 676-9959 evenings
ItoiM Vilm. \grnl
Two lots above lake
Ready
to build on.
O ne lot $20,900 the other
$19,500. View of the lake
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2 bedroom, 1 bath home in
H eppner with propane
heat, new cabinets in the
kitchen and built-in air Big
38’x28' metal shop/garage
in back
$72,500
$295,000
teacher at lone and is an avid
tatter Heidem an, who
retired as secretary at the
Gilliam County landfill, has
sewn throughout the years
for herself and her family;
she also loves ironing and
has brought that aspect to
the business
Even though they
only opened two weeks ago,
with their combined talents
the duo has already received
quite a few orders. “We are
having a lot o f fun,” said
Heideman One of the great
aspects of the business is that
it is local, allowing residents
to not have to travel to
Hermiston or beyond for
services
Sew What is located
in Suite 200 o f the
W heatland Building on Main
Street in lone and is open
Monday through Friday, 8
a m to 5:30 p m Pointer and
Heideman can be reached at
PRICE REDUCED
$99,500
$150,000
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Tonya Heideman works at installing a new zipper at
Sew What, a business she and Marlene Pointer have
opened in lone.
3 bedroom, 2 bath (one with
shower and garden tub).
Newer manufactured home
on a foundation Oak cabinets
and many upgrades, including
underground sprinklers and
26x24 double garage/shop on
1.72 acres
6-plex with one bedroom
apartments; has attached man
ager’s home \yj||*ffMlace,
Restaurant and Bakery
New sewing business opens in lone
Joining their forces
and love o f sewing, Marlene
Pointer and Tonya Heidenian
have started a new business
in lone called Sew What
Sew What offers a variety of
services including mending,
alteratio n s,
garm ent
construction, small-scale
embroidery and ironing
The business came
about w hen Pointer called up
Heideman, a longtime friend,
and asked if she wanted to
start a sewing business.
H eideman th o u g h t
it
sounded like a great idea and
agreed to join in the venture
Both thought that getting
together and sewing was a
lot b e tte r than sewing
separately and talking on the
phone, said Heideman
After retiring from
teaching at lone Schools last
year. Pointer was looking for
a hobby and began to take
sewing lessons Pointer also
had experience as a home ej
Top conservation
stewards in Oregon’s Willow
and Umatilla Watersheds
now have the opportunity to
sign-up for USDA’s new
C o n se rv a tio n
Security
Program March 28 through
May 27, according to USDA
Secretary Mike Johanns
The Conservation
Security Program, or CSP, is
a voluntary program that
financially rewards private
land m anagers who are
actively conserving natural
resources at the highest
levels.
The
W illow
watershed in Oregon was
selected as one o f the
n a tio n ’s 220 priority
watersheds for this spring’s
CSP signup
“O regon’s leading
conservation farmers and
ran ch ers
have
been
protecting our soil and water
resources for years,” says
O regon
State
C on serv atio n ist
Bob
Graham “Now they will be
rew arded
for
that
stewardship and will become
the models for future CSP
participants It’s a bright new
day for conservation and I'm
delighted we're a part of this
sign-up.”
Producers who have
a current CSP contract are
are
selected for a signup Land
in the Willow and Umatilla
W atershed may not be
eligible again for up to eight
years, so atten d in g an
informational meeting is
im portant
for
those
interested in CSP
CSP is a voluntary
program that supports
ongoing
co n serv atio n
stewardship o f agricultural
working lands and enhances
the condition of America’s
natural resources Additional
information on CSP, can be
found
at
www or nrcs usda gov.
CSP informational
meetings for the Willow
W atershed will be held
March 29-Ione, lone Grange
Hall, 1 p m , March 31-
Heppner, St Patrick's Parish
Hall, 7 p m ; April 5- lone,
lone Grange Hall, 7 p m ;
April 7- H eppner, St
Patrick’s Parish Hall, I p m ;
and April 21- Heppner, St
Patrick's Parish Hall, 7 p m
Sponsors include:
Bank o f Eastern Oregon,
M orrow C ounty Grain
Growers, Morrow Soil and
Water Conservation District,
M orrow C ounty Wheat
G row ers and M orrow
County Livestock Growers
Association
not eligible for this sign-up
CSP is open to
eligible
p riv a te
land
managers in the Willow and
U m atilla
W atersheds
Individuals with the majority
o f th eir land inside the
watershed boundary have
met the first criteria for CSP
e lig ib ility
Interested
applicants should plan to
attend
one
of
the
informational meetings (see
list below) for additional
details about CSP and
p ro d u c e r
eligibility
requirements
The meetings will
cover the questions: What is
CSP; Who is eligible for
CSP; How can I apply for
the program; What are the
benefits o f CSP; and What
are the requirem ents o f
CSP°
Those interested in
participating will need to fill
out a self-assessment, which
will be available at the
informational meetings and
can
be
found
at
www.or nrcs.usda gov (click
on Conservation Security
Program )
Over the next several
years, top conservation
farm ers and ranchers in
O regon will have the
opportunity to apply for CSP
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