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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 4,2006 - THREE Ione Christmas lighting winners announced W inners of the lone Christmas lighting contest have been selected. The “Best Use of Lighting” honors was won by Scott Burright. “ M ost O riginal S etting” was aw arded to Fred Sherman. Del LaRue won the “ Mini and Brite” category and the “Spirit of Christmas” winner was Jim E y n etich . The “ Best Decorated” award went to D orothy S tefan i. M ike Garrett received the “Judges F a v o rite .” H o n o rab le m ention went to Steve Dernier. Marriage Licenses The Morrow County 2005, to A llen Floyd C le rk ’s o ffice issued a Andersen, 58, of lone and marriage license on Dec. 29, Nancy Lee McKay, 60, lone. Diamond Fire Covered C 6V2" Q <1 J*w*t*f* of Amorfe«. Inc Peterson's Heppner / Jewelers 676-9200 CUSTOM BANNERS Any Size Lots off Colors Logos & Graphics Makes Great Advertising! Heppner Gazette 676-9228 ABOUT THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES NEWSPAPER News articles The Heppner Gazette welcomes news articles that are of inter est to the communities of lone, Lexington, Heppner and the sur rounding area. You can submit your article through mail, fax, email or bring it to our office (see below under how to contact us). There is no charge for news articles, but if the article is a moneymaking activity for a person or business other than a non profit or community service organization, it must run as a paid advertisement. Advertisements There are several different types of advertisements in the Hep pner Gazette. Display ads are the boxed ads that run throughout the news paper and are charged for by the amount of space. The larger the ad the more it cost. Photos and graphics may be used in display ads. Classified, or want ads, run in the section near the back of the newspaper and are charged by the number of words in the ad. 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We also accept digital camera “chips” to download the photos from your camera. Please contact us if you are unsure how to submit your photo. Hours & Deadlines Open 9 a m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Advertisement and news article deadline is 5 p.m. Monday for that week’s pa per. The newspaper publishes on Wednesday of each week. Who we are Publisher David Sykes Bookkeeper April Sykes How to contact us Email david@heppner.net Phone: 541-676-9228 • Fax: 541-676-9211 Cell: 541-980-6674 Web site: www.heppner.net. (Articles and advertisements can be submitted from there.) Mailing address: The Heppner Gazette-Times PO Box 337 Heppner. OR 97836 Office address: 188 Willow St., Heppner Challenges, opportunities await agriculture Oregon Department of Agriculture director Katy C oba rem ains optim istic about the industry heading into 2006 after another year of ch allen g e s and acco m p lish m en ts. The following are excerpts from an interview concluding her third year as ODA director: How w ould you c h a ra c te riz e 2005 for Oregon agriculture? It was a bit of a rough year due to Mother Nature. The strange wet and mild weather caused som e ch allen g e s for producers, ranging from different crop diseases to molds to rusts to not being able to get pollination. I d on’t know if we will be setting a new record for farm income in 2005 like we did in 2004. Hopefully, we won’t be too far off. What were some of the accom plishm ents for 2005? One positive is the fact that b e ef p rices remained high in the U.S. Earlier in the year; there was a debate about reopening the Canadian border to product coming into the U.S. Many in the in d u stry w ere concerned about what that would do to beef prices. W ell, th e y ’ve rem ain ed strong. The recent reopening of the Japan market to U.S. beef is certainly good for the industry as a whole. Oregon is not one of the top beef p ro d u cers n atio n ally . However, Japan is Oregon agriculture’s num ber one international customer. We have a very good relationship with Japan and w ant to m ain tain that re la tio n sh ip . I was concerned that a continued delay in reopening Japan to U.S. beef might spill over into some of Oregon’s other agricultural products. There have also been some good things happening with renewable energy in Oregon. We are one of the top wind producing states in the U.S. We continue to look for opportunities for our agricultural producers with methane digesters and with the potential for biodiesel production. O v e rall, o ur producers this past year have done a great jo b in continuing to be creative and in n o v ativ e in order to co m p ete in a global economy. Focusing more on m arketing, w hat can we expect in 2006? Locally, we will continue to work with the Brand Oregon effort to identify opportunities to highlight Oregon products within our own state. We’ve had some success with the Oregon Bounty Campaign, w hich ex p an d ed in November. More restaurants and retail o p eratio n s p a rtic ip a te d this year. C o n tin u in g grow th in farm ers m arkets is very exciting. The ability for rural and urban O regon to connect around food is a good thing for agriculture. T he d o m estic market was another plus in 2005. ODA participated with annual ryegrass folks in leading a trade mission to the Midwest exploring the use of annual ryegrass as a cover crop for com and soybeans. That looks like it has some great potential and w e’re seeing increased sales there. I’m really hopeful that can take off and provide a new m arket for O regon grass seed growers. We are very active in the in te rn a tio n a l marketplace and still have a strong presence in Japan, but we co n tin u e to w ork in China as well. With the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing approaching and the Chinese focus on b eau tific atio n , we’ve taken advantage by su p p ly in g O regon grass seed. Now we’re exploring opportunities for nursery products. There is great p o te n tia l there. We are seeing opportunities in China for Oregon wine and other foods. That market is big and c h allen g in g , but 1 think Oregon will do well there. W hat is on the h o rizo n for O regon agriculture and the natural resource base? I sum this up into three sim ple, uncomplicated words: land, water, and air. There are definitely issues in all three categories. Land use- what happens in the aftermath of Measure 37’s passage, what happens with the task force that is being assembled to review Oregon’s land use system and figure out where it needs to m ove in the coming years- is going to be very im p o rtan t for our industry. There is no q u estio n that th o se in agriculture have different opinions when it comes to land use. But regardless of individual opinions, we need to be activ e in that discussion. ODA is the lead working with the agriculture industry on water quality issues. We’ve made some great strides in that area. The industry has really stepped up to the p late in its contribution to protecting Oregon’s environment with regard to w ater quality. W hether it’s establishing riparian areas along streams or fencing streams to keep an im als out to im prove water quality, the industry d eserv es kudos. W e’re paying a lot of attention now to w ater quantity issues. There is no doubt that we’re going to see more and more pressure in the future on having enough water to meet all O reg o n ian s needs, w h eth er that is for agriculture, other industries, recreation, or municipalities. We’ve got to be creative in looking at ways to store w ater that we get in the winter for use in the summer. ODA and the agriculture industry will continue to be involved in that discussion. Then the latest natural resources front is air M.C.6.6. Morrow County[6rain Growers LEXINGTON, OREGON 1 - 800 - 452-7396 • 989-8221 WASCO, OREGON 1 - 800 - 824-7185 www.mcgg.net SUPPORTING YOUR COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING: * PROPANE SALES AND SERVICE • FARM EQUIPMENT SALES. PARTS AND SERVICE quality. There is a lot o f focus on some of our larger dairies in the state and their contribution to air quality problems, if any. Frankly, the challenge throughout the U nited States is that we don't have good data; we don’t have good information on the im pact that agriculture has on air quality. So ODA will be working with the industry to better understand, that and look at creative ways to minimize the impact while continuing to allow O re g o n 's a g ric u ltu re industry to operate and be successful. What are your 2006 hopes for O regon agriculture? 1 hope for a good weather year- plenty of rain and a strong snowpack, so we are not looking at drought conditions as well as strange weather patterns that challenge our industry. 1 hope that o ur m arkets continue to remain open to us and that we work with the industry to look for new m arket o p p o rtu n ities. Oregon has such incredible products in terms of diversity and quality. That really is our marketing niche. Overall, I w ant to see ag ric u ltu re continue to have a high profile in the state in terms of its importance. I spend a lot of time delivering that m essage to o ur urban cousins. It’s incumbent on all of the industry to deliver the m essage that agriculture c o n trib u te s to O re g o n ’s economy, it contributes to Oregon's environment, and it contributes to Oregonians’ ideal about this state and the quality of life that we enjoy. Producers and processors- keep up the good work. C onsum ers- buy Oregon products. For m ore information, contact Bruce Pokamey at (503) 986-4559. Senior Center news Seventh-day Adventist Church volunteers are in charge of hospitality on Wednesday, Jan. 11, for the senior center noon meal. The menu is beef stew with carrots, potatoes, onion, and celery, bread sticks, green salad, apple juice and cake. The board of directors of the St. Patrick’s Senior Center announces its an n u al m eetin g on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 1:30 p.m., at the senior center. A summary of the past year’s activities will be outlined. Plans for the senior center will also be announced. All of the meal participants and any interested individuals are invited to attend the meeting. Justice Court report The Justice C ourt has released the following report for November: Traffic citations-139, gam e c ita tio n s-3 , o th e r violations-3, misdemeanors- 6, c iv il c laim s-2 , sm all c laim s-3 , D U II-2. M iscellan eo u s a c tiv ity includes pre-trials-15, orders to show cause-35, warrants issu e d -7 4 , su sp en sio n s ordered-5, DUI1 diversion file s-1, warrants returned from s h e riff’s office-60, acco u n ts to c o lle c tio n agency-33. Trials and hearings held: minor hearings (traffic)-3, trials scheduled-11. Total am ount of revenue received for November was $35,141.61. Total amount turned over to the State of O regon - $ 8 ,7 3 7 .5 0 ; M orrow C ounty $26,174.11; and restitution - $230. We Print Business Cards Heppner Gazette Heppner players picked to All State Football Team Peter Geer Matt Kennv Three Heppner High School stu d en ts were selected to the 2005 2A All State Football Team. Rory Kilkenny was selected as first team defensive lineman and third team tight end. Matt Kenny was selected as second team running back. Peter Geer was selected as offensive line honorable mention. Paul Jones from Nyssa was selected as the 2A offensive player of the year. Braden Bair and Jake May, both Rory Kilkenny Nyssa, were chosen as co defensive players of the year. Bobby D eleon, also o f N yssa, w as chosen as linem an o f the year and N yssa coach Rob Kassebaum was picked the 2A coach of the year. In the area, tw o team members were selected from Pilot Rock. Mitch Byrnes was selected as second team defensive back and Kyle H um phreys was pick ed honorable mention defensive back. 4 . 25 % \p> * 13-month CD Bank o f * ATV SALES. 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