Special Edition • Morrow County Fair and Rodeo • Heppner Gazette-Times, Wednesday. August 9,2006 - Page 11
or call an agent for help.
There are also num erous
active clubs that welcome
new members.
4-H is L ea rn in g
Today, Leading Tomorrow
and “Learning by doing.”
Learning how to set goals
and w ork to w ard those
goals; responsibility — for an
animal, finishing projects,
choosing how much to learn
and deciding how involved
in 4-H to be; leadership,
decision-making,
c o o p eratio n and how to
present yourself and ideas to
o th e rs. For in fo rm atio n
about the 4-H Youth
D ev elo p m en t p rogram ,
contact the OSU Extension
office in Heppner, 676-9642
or (800) 342-3664.
What is 4-H?
F rien d s, fun and
learn in g about n atu re,
cooking, grow ing plants,
photography, animal care, or
working together to help
others.
Who can belong to
4-H? Anyone kindergarten
through 12th grade. You'll
find 4-H throughout your
county, state, country and
the world. Kindergarteners
through third graders must
join 4-H adventure clubs. In
Morrow County, we have
over 250 members in grades
4 through 12.
Look what you can
do in 4-H? M embers are
enrolled in animal science,
natural scie n c e, hom e
economics and expressive
arts project areas.
What do you do in
4-H? It depends on you. 4-
H members may be a friend
in the same grade or school,
or include people from other
communities. Clubs decide
how often to meet and elect
officers to conduct club
business. Your club may
decide to be active in the
Friends, fun and learning about animal care
community, raise money for p ro je c t m a te ria ls and
charity, become involved in insurance in most clubs.
recycling projects or build
Your 4-H club may decide to
nature trails. You can go on collect dues to fund special
field trips or to 4-H camp. activities.
The choices grow as you get
How do you join 4-
older.
H? It’s easy. Choose the
Does 4-H cost a lot? project you like. Ask some
There are no state or national
frien d s o r b ro th e rs and
dues or required uniform.
siste rs to jo in you. Ask
You pay $5 per year for parents, grandparents, adult
friends or neighborhood
adults to be your leader.
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Determine the projects your
club would like to enroll in
RECYCLE T O D A Y
and visit the Extension office
M o rro w C o u n ty T ra n sfe r Stations (south end station -
H w y 74 H ep pner/Lexin gton H w y, Lexington; n o rth end
station - 69900 F ro n ta g e Lane, B o ardm a n ) accept: A lu m i
num . G la s s B o ttle s, S crap M e ta l. N e w s p a p e r, T in C a n s, T ire s and
Y a rd D e b ris . B o th tra n s fe r s ta tio n s a cce p t large H o u s e h o ld A p
Court tryouts
Sept. 24
The Morrow County
Fair and Oregon Trail Pro
Rodeo court tryouts will be
held Sunday, Sept. 24, at 1
p.m. at the Morrow County
Fairgrounds.
T he
a p p lic a tio n
deadline is Friday, Sept. 22,
at 11 a.m. Applications may
be picked up at local high
schools or call (541) 676-
9474 for information. Mail
applications to the Morrow
County Fair Office, P.O. Box
464, Heppner. OR 97836.
COLLIER'S MARKET
285 MAIN STREET, IONE
p lia n ce s fre e o f ch arge t o M o r r o w C o u n ty re siden ts.
Finley B uttes accepts: A lu m in u m , B a tte rie s, C a rd b o a rd /B ro w n
Bags. G la s s B o ttle s , T ire s , S cra p M e ta l. T in C a n s,
U s e d M o t o r O il, N e w s p a p e r,
lo ne (at the Post Office): N e w s p a p e r.
H e p p n e r (on Riverside): R e c y c le B in s -m o s t
ite m s t o be re cy cle d
B o a rd m a n (on N E F ro n t St.): R e c y c le Bins-
U
Grocery - Fresh Produce
Deli - Video Rentals
B eer & Wine - Liquor
m o s t ite m s t o be recycled.
Irrigon (at Stokes Landing): A lu m in u m , C a rd b o a rd , G la s s
B o ttle s, S crap M e tal. T in C a n s , N e w s p a p e r
For M ore Inform ation, Call (S4I) 989-9500
M O R R O W C O U N T Y P U B L IC W O R K S
Open Monday through Saturday
622 7/22
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Fair cooking and
canning contests
B u s i n e s s e s
throughout Oregon are once
again participating in the
County Fairs throughout the
state by sponsoring “Oregon
Best Awards” for a variety
o f contests. Look in the
M orrow C ounty F air
Premium Book on pages 55,
56, 57 and 173 to find the
rules and prizes to be given
away.
Sponsors o f these
contests are Bob's Red Mill
Natural Foods Inc., Santiam,
and
F lav R P ac,
and
H erm iston W aterm elon
Growers who sponsor the
Watermelon Seed Spitting
Contest.
This year the Dairy
Farmers of Oregon are doing
a Summer Recipe Challenge.
See page 57 for all the
details. Some of the prizes
w ill be sh ip p ed to the
winners while others will be
on d isp lay in the Food
D epartm ent. A lso in the
Canning Department. Ball
and K err are sponsoring
A dult and Youth Food
Preservation Awards - for
more details look on pages
49 and 51.
Jane Rawlins
Memorial fair
plaque
In memory of Jane
Rawlins, a long time fair
exhibitor and supporter, the
Morrow County Fair Board
is sp o n so rin g a ro tatin g
plaque for the Best Floral
Arrangement. Jane exhibited
in the Flower Department
for many years, was a Fair
Superintendent, served on
the Fair Committee, was the
first woman appointed to the
Fair Board and served many
years as a Merit Rater for the
Oregon Fair Association and
was a M erit R ater for
County Fairs on the State
level.