FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 17,2006 Morrow SWCD encourages wise Heppner High students attend band festivals water use for summer Watershed Field Day reaches over 100 students With summer rapidly a p p ro ach in g , w ater use around the hom e w ill increase along with the need to use water wisely. As we wash our cars, water lawns and irrig ate p lan ts and gardens water conservation is critical to minimizing the negative impacts of over using o u r lim ited w ater resources. Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District suggests the following to reduce water consumption and still have a healthy landscape. Lawns and gardens need “one inch per week.” The first time you irrigate, place an empty tuna can in the path of the sprinkler, time how long it takes to fill the can. Water your lawn and garden for that length of time once a week in cool weather and for half the length twice a week in warm weather. W ater in short sessio n s rather than one long one. For example, three 10-minute sessions spaced 30 minutes to an hour apart will allow your lawn to better absorb moisture than one straight Students study Macro-invertebrates Dan Basile presenting Water Quality Station 30-minute session. Using a timer on the hose or setting your kitchen timer is a good way to water for the correct amount of time. Water early in the morning or late in the evening and avoid watering when it’s windy or mid-day when evaporation rates are high. Water only the lawn or garden, not the sidewalk or street. O ver w aterin g drowns roots and stresses p lan ts. U n d erw aterin g causes lower quality plants, reduced plant growth and causes grass roots to grow near the surface of the soil. To determine if your lawn needs to be watered, simply walk across the grass, if you leave footprints, it’s time to water. Fix leaks and replace hose washers. In the home, always run the d ish w a sh e r and washing machine with full loads, fix leaky faucets and toilets. Replace older toilets with low-water use models, take a shower instead of a bath and don’t let the water run w hen h and-w ashing dishes or brushing your teeth. Cardinal Booster Club news Duane Neiffer presenting Mapping/Compass The local annual Watershed Field Day was held M ay 3 on W illow Creek, west of Lexington, as a result of the generosity of businesses and organizations in U m atilla and M orrow counties. For the past eight years, the WFD has created an in v alu ab le learn in g experience with the in-the- field, hands-on learning about our m ost valuable resource- water. More than 100 fifth grade students from Heppner, lone and Windy River participated in the field day on Wednesday. The field day was again held on D uane N e iffe r’s p ro p erty in Lexington and students from lone H igh School and H ep p n er H igh School presented at various stations and were also leaders for the day. The WFD exposes students to the concept of “w atersheds.” Within the w atersh ed c o n ce p t, the learning stations focus on tw o them es: agricultural practices that benefit the environm ent and healthy stream s: e v alu a tio n and restoration skills. E ach day the stu d en ts ro ta te d am ong seven d ifferen t learning stations that include: soil development and formation; w eather and w atersheds; wheat plant identification and plant experimentation procedures; m apping-gps and compass work; macro­ invertebrate sampling and identification; water quality monitoring and testing; and stream bank stabilization and restoration. Donors and grants supporting natural resource systems education through the WFD include: Five Star N ational A sso ciatio n of Counties grant, Wildhorse F o u n d atio n g ran t, Commission on Children and Families grant. Morrow Soil and W ater C onservation District, Mid-Columbia Bus C om pany, JSH Farm s, Oregon Forest Resources Institute and W heatland Insurance-Pendleton. Presenters from area natural resource agencies, school ed u ca to rs and students taught the Field Day S tatio n s: D ennis H ull- National Weather Service, Matt Kolding- Hermiston Experiment Station, Larry Lutcher- OSU Extension, Gary Hunt- Irrigon Junior- Senior High School, lone High School students- Amy Jepsen, Stephanie Holland, C rystal Temple, M ichael Mayer, M ason Bradfield, T yler B row n, Tiana Camarillo, Matt Coleman, B rittn ee D esB o u illo n s, M eghan G ain es, Cody H ollis, K yle Palm ateer, A m ber P atto n , B renna Rietmann, Tereza Sintakova, P risc illa T ellez, John Walton., Duane Neiffer, Bill E w ing, C ory C ooley- Morrow and Gilliam County SW CD , D eiter W aite- Heppner High School and H eppner High School students- Aaron A llstott, Dan Basile, Rory Kilkenny and Brendan McElligott. The W FD is sp o n so red by N atural R esource S ystem s Consortium and Umatilla- Morrow ESD. W ILLOW CREEK WATER PARK > Therapy pool is open! Wednesday - Saturday $12.50 per hour To set up an appointment, call Merry, 676-5752 or 676-5756 ( j | \ The C ard in al Booster Club met Monday, May 1 at the school library. President Lynn Dee Ramos told club members the 4th of July t-shirts would be the same design as last year, but in red. Sew What is looking into t-shirt costs. Members agreed to keep the cost of the shirts under $12 each in order to continue to sell them for $15. Ramos will order one dozen of each size, children small through adult XL and six adult XXL. M embers voted to provide Gatorade and water to the d istric t and state tennis, baseball and track teams. Del LaRue will order the beverages at C ollier’s Market for coaches to pick up. Dean R obinson will deliver two cases of each to the baseball team. The club also approved support of $ 10 for each tennis or track participant going to state. Marlene Pointer and L eslie W orking m ade a presentation on Melaleuca products. They encouraged booster club members to buy EOU announces 2005 winter term and Stefanie Spivey; and dean’s list Lexington- Sara Peck. E astern O regon University has announced its dean’s list for winter term 2005. M ore than 580 stu d en ts ach iev ed and m aintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Students must have completed a minimum o f 12 hours o f g raded coursework for the length of the term to qualify. EOU’s winter 2005 list in clu d es nam es o f students from throughout O regon, the natio n and countries around the world. Local stu d en ts named to the D ean’s List include: lone-Tracy Griffith and K ristin a P ow ell; Heppner- Clarissa Johnson (J) Î | thi rettane or make payment» on xeanon panne» early / • Fam ily l*assrs: X I‘i . t • In d iv id u a l l'a«*s«-s: a~ () • N a im lif w o m : I 9 0 ( p r r se ssio n ) I the products as a fundraiser. Ramos will e-mail the club list to see if members are interested and report back at the next meeting. The club signature card at the Bank of Eastern Oregon needs to be updated. Members approved having Ramos, Jeri McElligott and Arlynda Gates sign the new card. It was agreed to let the time certificates roll over. The new maturity dates will be Aug. 5, 2006 and Nov. 7, 2006. A th letic D irecto r Robinson announced track coach LaRue plans to retire at the end of the current season. Ryan R udolf has been hired to be high school track coach in 2007. There will not be an lone boys’ summer league basketball to u rn am en t th is year. Coaches are working on a g irls’ basketball sum m er camp at lone. The next meeting of Cardinal Booster Club will be Monday, June 5 at 7 p.m. at the school library. /Tj E astern O regon U n iv e rsity serv es as an educational, cultural and sch o larly c e n te r in La Grande, connecting the rural regions o f the state to a w ider w orld. For m ore in fo rm atio n , v isit www.eou.edu. Saxophone players (L-R): Grant Smith, Kelsey Wolff and Sean Murray. Photo by Scott Mallory o f the Blue Mountain Eagle. Trumpets players (L-R): Devin Robinson, Justin Gutierrez, Ian Murray and Brett Harrison. Photo by Deb Gutierrez. These photos were misidentified in last week’s Gazette. Princess Josie represents Morrow County in Arlington Princess Josie Miller at the Arlington Jackpot Rodeo Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo P rin cess Jo sie M iller attended her first official Mounted Parade and Rodeo. She was nervous without her Queen and friend Heather Yocom by her side but she took her re sp o n sib ility serio u sly and led her entourage with poise and style. H elping rep resen t Morrow County this year as flag b earers are Jessica Hamilton, the 16-year-old daughter of Geri Ann and Mike Hamilton of Heppner and Jarried Miller, the 13- year-old brother of Princess Josie and son of Reid and Shelia Miller of Lexington. Josie’s brother decided that he was not going to watch his sister from the sidelines this year so he borrowed his m o th e r’s horse and is actively supporting his big siste r by being w ith the court. The A rlin g to n Jackpot Rodeo, parade and queen lu n ch eo n had 14 v isitin g F air and R odeo courts attend. The day was blustery and threatened to rain thus m aking the preparations for the parade a bit of a chore and the dust at the rodeo hard to see through while in the arena. The queens’ luncheon gave Princess Josie a chance to m eet o th e r courts and invite them to the M orrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo. Princess Josie was delighted at having the chance to reconnect with the returning A rlington Jackpot Rodeo Queen Marissa Potter. She and Potter had met at last y e a r ’s M orrow C ounty Q u e en s’ L uncheon. The queen had a simple lunch and get-to-know-you gathering and she gave each court member a handmade leather cross with a stone in the center. Many of the girls put them on their saddle horns and rode with them during the G rand Entry. In all, everything went well and fun was had by all involved. Yard of the Month fl Marriage Licenses The Morrow County Court has issued the follow­ ing marriage licenses: May 11: David Alan Spencer, 24, Boise, ID and Talia C aitlin Sw eek, 23, Boise, ID. ^Weddi/i^ ^/cMeé (J) K ylee Graybeal and Casey Evans Wedding ~ Saturday, June 2 4 th ^ ? i Miu/uuj'j Dtfuj 217 North Main • Heppner • Phone 876-9158 • Floral 676-9426 /T\ Serving Heppner. Lexington & lone