TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 23,2005
The Official Newspaper
o f the City o f Heppner and the County o f Morrow
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Environmental Quality Incentive
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The USDA Natural
R esources C onservation
Service (NRCS) announced
today that the first sign up
period for the 2005
E nvironm ental Q uality
Incentives Program (EQIP)
in Morrow County is open
now and w ill close
December 30.
The Environmental
Quality Incentives Program
is a voluntary conservation
cost
share
program .
Through EQIP, farmers and
ran ch ers may receive
financial and technical help
to install stru ctu ral and
management conservation
p ra c tice s on e lig ib le
a g ric u ltu ra l
land.
A g ricu ltu ral land may
include cropland, grazed
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w ith
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practices such as residue
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irrig atio n
w ater
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m aking a sig n ific a n t
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incentives.
EQIP applications
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year but cut off dates apply
for each funding period.
People who applied and
were not funded in 2005
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p a rtic ip a tin g .
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using a state and locally
developed ranking process
to select priority proposals
for funding.
For
m ore
information, visit NRCS at
the USDA Ag S erv ice
C en ter at 430 H ep p n er/
Lexington Highway or call
them at 676-5021.
Justice Court
Justice Court at the
Morrow County Courthouse
has released the following
report:
Jam es R uz, 36,
Arlington, Violation of the
Basic Rule, fine $180.
Vernon Jeffreys, 37,
H eppner, F ailu re to use
S eatb elt and D riving
Uninsured, fine $73.
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8:00 p.m. to W .
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Appetizers, No Host Bar,
and Live Music
featuring Baseline
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cost of $10.
Businesses help stranded family
Letter to the editor:
We would really like
to acknowledge and thank
five of your local businesses.
We recently were up in the
woods for second season elk
h u n tin g and had som e
mechanical trouble with our
suburban. We haul a 23 ft.
travel trailer, three kids and
a dog with us. Our trouble
began with the trucks wheels
locking up which broke the
fro n t hubs on S atu rd ay
(Opening Day). After getting
the truck back to camp, we
drove down to where we
could get cell service and
called Les Schwab. They had
the hubs we needed and were
g e ttin g read y to clo se.
Special arrangements were
made if we didn’t make it
into town before they closed.
My husband got the hubs
back to g eth er (up in the
woods in a foot of snow),
and we thought we fixed the
problem. Then on Monday
the wheels locked up again.
After putting it into reverse,
and backing up a little, we
w ere good to go ag ain .
Puzzling?
S o
after making a few more
c a lls we w ere sure the
transfer case was going out.
So we called H erm iston
T ran sm issio n and w ere
prepared to spend $ 1200.00
for a new transfer case. After
talking with the gentlemen
there he was pretty certain it
was the rear-end. So my
husband took the plate off
and checked it out (again in
a foot of snow). It turned out
that the guy in Hermiston
was right. He could have
easily sold us the transfer
case, but didn't. My husband
made a trip to Heppner for
parts to put the rear-end
back together. The parts
store didn’t have everything
he need ed , so he was
referred to L ooslie Auto
Body. Mr. Looslie had a
suburban there, pulled the
part, but it wasn’t a match.
He then called his brother in
L e x in g to n , w ho had a
suburban he was getting
ready to haul off. My
hu sb an d d ro v e out to
Lexington Auto Body, Mr.
Looslie gave him the tools
to pull the part from his
su b u rb an , and it was a
perfect match. He let us have
the part. My husband was
am azed. He brought the
parts back up to camp, put
the rear-end back together.
That fixed the problem.
So w hat I really
w anted to do (especially
w ith T h a n k sg iv in g ju s t
around the co rn er) is to
ack n o w led g e
these
businesses and individuals
for going out of their way to
help us. We live in a small
town like Heppner, and we
were so appreciative of the
help we received. We were
so worried about how we
were going to get the kids
and the trailer home safely,
and you helped to make our
trip home a safe one. We
want to acknow ledge the
owners and employees of
H erm iston Transm ission,
L o o slie
A uto
Body,
L ex in g to n A uto Body,
Heppner Napa, and Heppner
Les Schw ab to let them
know that good deeds such
as th e irs should not go
unnoticed. May god bless
you and watch over you.
Happy Thanksgiving.
(s) Dan and Kari
Patterson
Molalla
Greens Workshop scheduled
Garden Club will be
hosting their annual Greens
Workshop on Dec. 3 at the
fair grounds. D uring the
week, the Garden Club will
be making wreaths, candy
canes and swags for $20.
Holiday arrangements will
be made to sell.
O rd ers should be
made to Ida Farra 676-9446
by Nov. 27. They can be
picked up at the fair grounds
beginning Wednesday, Nov.
30. The wreaths will be made
Monday, Nov. 28 from 9
a.m .-5 p.m . The G reens
W orkshop w ill be held
Saturday, Dec. 3. At this time
the public can make their
own wreaths with the expert
help of the Heppner Garden
Club members.
Proceeds from this
event allow the Heppner
Garden Club to complete
v ario u s p ro jects fo r the
community of Heppner.
The next meeting of
the Heppner Garden Club
will be a Christmas party
held at the Senior Center,
Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. At this
event, food items will be
c o lle c te d
fo r
the
Neighborhood Center. Joe
and Leanne Lindsey will
p ro v id e
the
m usical
entertainm ent. H ostesses
will be Chuck and Betty
B ailey, Joe and JoA nne
Burleson.
The public is invited.
Aerobics and stretching class begins
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Beginning aerobics
and stretching class begins
Tuesday, Nov. 29 at the
M orrow
C ounty
Fairgrounds. The class will
be m eet T uesday and
T h u rsd ay e v en in g from
5:30-6 p.m. They will meet
for 5 weeks and the cost will
be $25. Call Cindy Sumner
at 9 8 9 -8 5 1 4 fo r m ore
information or to register.
Favoritism in
Fair & Rodeo
Court selection?
To the editor:
Does the M orrow
County Fair Board, Fair and
R odeo C o u rt sele c tio n
committee deal in favoritism
or discrimination?
Yes, we have been
witnesses to these atrocities
for the past two years and we
are tired of it. It is time to
clean up your act. You are
representing the people of
M orrow C ounty and are
supposed to be doing what
is best for the county and its
children.
When a child goes to
the fair o ffice to get an
application to try out for the
fair and rodeo court, among
o th e r p ap erw o rk that is
handed out is a set of rules
that are to be followed by the
bo ard ,
ch o sen
co u rt
m em bers and the court
chaperone. These rules are
to be read and signed by the
chosen court member, parent
and co u rt ch ap ero n e.
Apparently the fair board or
selection com m ittee does
not have to follow these
rules, or even read them.
Last year at tryouts
a mother and an aunt of the
chosen court members, who
are also fair board members,
were in with the selection
committee during the whole
sele c tio n p ro cess, even
though stated in their rules:
Section 1-A “Any member of
the co m m ittee having a
relative in competition will
be exempt from the selection
committee.” And Section 4-
F states “No relative of any
applicant will be involved in
the selection process.” Was
that fair?
T h is
year
the
p rin cess is under age.
A cco rd in g to the rules:
S ection 3B “C an d id ates
must be at least 16 years of
age, or at least a junior in
high school. Pennant Bearers
must be at least 13 years of
age or at least a 7th grader.”
The chosen princess is a
sophomore. This was printed
in the G azette Tim es on
October 5, 2005 when the
chosen court members were
announced. She told us the
day of tryouts when we were
all sitting around talking that
she doesn’t turn 16 until the
spring of 2006. The worst
part of this is another girl of
the same age and grade was
d en ied an ap p lic atio n
because she was too young.
Is this discrimination?
How can you explain
that to a child who wants to
try out and represent our
county, but is denied because
of age and grade in school,
then find out the one chosen
is of the same age and grade
in school?
Morrow County Fair
B oard and
S electio n
C om m ittee, how are you
going to explain this to the
girl, her parents, and the
county you represent? We
are tau g h t to learn by
example and the example
you are setting is not a very
good one to follow or learn
from.
(s) Hal and Rita
Bergstrom Heppner
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Stop in at the Heppner Branch
for Cookies, Coffee, and Punch
from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
on Thursday, December 1, 2005,
and
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Obituaries
Ruby Padberg
Miller
Mrs. Miller, 93, of
The Dalles, formerly of lone,
died T hursday, Nov. 17,
2005 at C olum bia Basin
Care Center in The Dalles.
Funeral service for
Ruby Miller will be held at
11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 26,
at the lo n e C om m unity
Church. Concluding service
and burial will follow at the
Lexington Cemetery.
She was born Jan.
16, 1912, ten miles east of
lone to Lewis and Letha
Woods Padberg. She was
raised and attended school in
South M orrow C ounty.
A fter H igh School she
attended beauty school then
operated a beauty parlor in
lone. On Feb. 20, 1933 she
married Harold 0. Kincaid at
lone. Mr. Kincaid died in
1942.
On Aug. 18, 1960
she married George E. Miller
at A th en a, O regon. The
couple later moved to The
Dalles. She was a member of
the Calvary Baptist Church
in The Dalles and was also a
supporter of the Columbia
Gorge Discovery Center and
Wasco County Museum. She
had been a resident of The
Dalles for over 25 years. Mr.
Miller preceded her in death
in 1992.
Mrs. Miller enjoyed
traveling and rock hounding.
She is survived by
sons; R alph K incaid o f
S ilv erto n , and L indsay
K incaid o f lo n e ; 10
g ra n d c h ild re n , 2 step
g ra n d c h ild re n , 11 great
grandchildren, 1 step great
g ra n d c h ild , and 2 great
g ra n d c h ild re n . She was
preceded in death by sons
Roger K incaid and Lyle
Kincaid; stepson Paul Miller;
brothers Earl and Cecil and
sisters Emerald and Violet.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to the lo n e C om m unity
Church Memorial Fund, PO
Box 346, lone, O regon
97843.
Sweeney Mortuary,
H eppner, in charge o f
arrangements.
Memorial
Service
P. W. Kenneth
Wenberg
A memorial service
is planned for P. W. Kenneth
Wenberg, 96, this Saturday,
Nov. 26, at 5 p.m . The
service will be held at the
S eventh Day A d v en tist
C hurch on M inor St. in
H eppner. A co m p lete
obituary will follow.
Slottee Memorial
Scholarship
awarded
The South Morrow
County Scholarship Trust is
pleased to announce the
recipient of the 2005 Slottee
Memorial Scholarship in the
amount of $ 1000.00. Sarah
Jean Eckman, a graduate of
Heppner High School.
Sarah is currently
enrolled at Eastern Oregon
U n iv ersity and w ill be
graduating in June of 2006
with a degree in education.
Sarah is the daughter of Judy
Eckman of Lexington and
Kenneth Eckman o f Bend.
The
S lo ttee
M em orial Scholarship is
awarded annually to a junior,
senior or graduate student at
an a cc re d ite d fo u r-y ea r
college or university. It is
given in order of priority to:
first a student majoring or
minoring in music, second a
stu d en t w ho has been
accepted into a school of
education.