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
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Therapy pool is open!
Wednesday - Saturday $12.50 per hour
To set up an appointment,
call Merry, 676-5752 or 676-5756
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Wedding ~ Saturday, June 2 4 th
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