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TWO * Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 23,2008 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 M orrow C o u n ty ’s H om e-O w ned Weekly N ew spaper Published sveekl) and entered as periodical maner at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3 , 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676-9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail editor« rapidserve.net or david(u rapidserve net Web site: www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836 Subscriptions: $27 in Morrow County ; $21 senior rate (in Morrow County only, 62 years or older); $33 elsewhere; $27 student subscriptions. David Sykes.....................................................................................................Publisher Autumn Morgan.................................................................................................. Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at S p.m Cost for a display ad is $4 90 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 5 0 | per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5 50 per column Inch For Public/Legal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m Dates for pub lication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required) For Obituaries Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary wntten in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary For Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters All letters MUST include the author's address and phone number for use by the GT office The GT reserves the right to edit letters The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under 'Card of Thanks' at a cost of $10 On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or C hange a Subscription • Place a C lassified A d • Subm it a N e w s Story • V iew Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Big Cluck Grill-Off to be held at MC Fair The Oregon Fryer C om m ission’s Big Cluck Grill-OfT will be held this year on Thursday, August 14, at the Morrow County Fair. A m ateur backyard grill masters please apply. The top placing contestant will advance to compete in the Grand Champion Big Cluck Grill-Off Competition during the Oregon State Fair on Saturday, August 23. Anyone interested in participating can enter on the Oregon Fryer Commission’s w ebsite at w w w .oregon- chickens.com or fax an entry form to 503-537-6224. Prizes include: 1st place, Traeger Lil Tex Wood Pellet Grill and ribbon; 2nd place, Traeger Junior Wood Pellet Grill and ribbon; 3rd piace, grill accessory set and ribbon. W rangler’s Riding Club holding raffle This bench is being raffled off by the Wrangler’s Riding Club. -Photo by Autumn Morgan The W rangler’s Riding Club will be raffling a bench decorated with brands of past and present members. The bench is on display at Les Schwab Tire in Heppner. Tickets are $5 each or six for $25. Tickets are available at Les Schwab Tire or from any Wrangler member. The bench was made by Bob Hager o f Wood and Wood. This will be the primary fundraiser for the Wran glers for expenses and year end awards. The Wranglers will not be putting on the Sunday morning breakfast at the Morrow County Fair this year. Irrigon Watermelon Festival Saturday, July 26th a t the Irrigon Marina Park Even+s include: Breakfast starting at 6 :30 a m. • P arad e at 10 a m. S aturday/S unday Baseball Tournam ent at 7 a m. S treet D ance at 9 p.m. by Dan Burns 3D Productions En+ertainmen+ starts a+ II a.m.l Food Booths all day • G am es for the kids ~ The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name o f the sender along w ith a legible signature. We are also requesting that you provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The address and phone number w ill only be used for verification and will not be printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy o f statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card o f Thanks” at a cost o f $10. To the Editor: 1, Robert (Bob) Mahoney have owned and man aged HM Ranch (a partnership) for 46 years. 1 am 66 years old and have lived in Heppner, county o f Morrow for 66 years. I graduated from Heppner HS in 1959 and gradu ated from Pacific University in 1964 with BS degrees in Biology and Business. In the past 46 years, 1 have seen many changes in farming and conservation practices. Some changes were good and some were not beneficial to everyone. The CRP has been one o f these changes. It has helped with the erosion factor we faced in the 50’s and 60’s and also the Clean Water Act was very beneficial. The program was designed to be beneficial to our wildlife, but today on our ranch, w hich includes 19,000 deeded acres and over 20,000 leased acres, the deer and elk herds have decreased and the upland game bird population has fallen off. Why? With over 4,000 acres o f CRP (which is dying), there is no new growth because the old growth is smother ing out any chance o f new growth. A very unhealthy plant situation, as well as an extreme fire hazard danger. I have been told we can bum our CRP, and we would like to do this, but for us it is not an option because o f the liability factor and likelihood o f fencing damage. Burning would also bum the nests for our birds and after a field is burned, there is no cover or protection for the birds to safely build new ones. Also, if you put in plow lines for control, the weed factor becomes an issue. 1 have also been told we can mow these acres, but fuel and equipment costs make this an unreasonable option as well. It seems to me a grazing or haying program would be a viable solution to help stimulate new growth within the CRP boundaries and would restore some new growth in the marginable acres that surround our CRP fields. This could be done on a rational basis. Grazing and haying has been allowed at different times, but the timing and 25% reduction in your annual payment would not be beneficial to most farmers and ranchers. Personally, it does not make sense. Even though it would be good for the land and our wildlife, cost wise, we could not afford to do this. Again, I believe grazing would definitely help stimulate new growth. Actually, just having livestock on this CRP.ground could help. Ground where, animaJs or wildlife roam helps knock down old unpalatable growth and also helps stimulate new growth by putting seeds back into the ground within the CRP boundaries and help re store some new growth in the riparian buffer and marginal areas that surround our CRP fields. This could be done on a rotational basis and the animals would have to be off before the nesting season. In our area the nesting season usually is from mid-April to the middle o f July. We often have snow on the ground in March, so our nesting season is much later than in other parts o f Oregon. How many AUM ’s cold you run on this ground? As stewards o f the land, 1 believe most landowners would be prudent. If they weren’t prudent, they would be defeat ing the purpose and the ground would be overgrazed and they would not be able to graze on the ground in future years. In the beginning, I think there should be a minimal amount o f animals on the CRP acres, however, after the new growth has been started, more animals within reason could be added. The facts are that because most CRP acres grasses are old and not palatable, most CRP in the state o f Oregon would make very poor pasture, but once the new grasses start to grow, both wildlife and other animals could utilize the CRP acres. I understand grazing and haying has been allowed at different times during the years o f CRP has been in ef fect, but as it is written now the timing (nesting period) make it impossible for anyone in our area or farther east to participate. The 25% reduction in payments also are something most participants could not afford. Something needs to be done. My CRP acres are not accomplishing the goals o f the original or new program which targeted soil, water quality and to protect and feed our wildlife. I feel my hands are tied as I comply with the rules and guidelines that are now in place and it is frustrating to watch this land deteriorate when it could be a win-win situation for everyone, especially our wildlife and animals. Bob Mahoney Heppner Heppner zip code area have not filed a 2007 tax return to get their stimulus payment. Leann Rea will make arrangements to come to Heppner and provide free tax preparation for those who have not yet filed their 2007 tax return. To make an ap pointment call 541-481-5922. j i/ ^ Tony M adrigal • Shannon W ah n er Fun and Entertainm ent for the w hole fam ily! Entertainment end Advertising funded by M orrow County Unified Recreetion District Michelle Montalto and Ryan Pence The parents o f Michelle Montalto and Ryan Pence are pleased to announce the couple’s engagement to be married. Michelle Montalto is the daughter o f Janice Fratzke or Merrillville, IN. She received her bachelor o f science degree from Purdue University in 1995. She currently works in the field of clinical research in Portland. Ryan Pence is the step-son and son, respectively, of Frank and Cara Osmin o f Heppner, and John Pence (deceased). He is a 1993 graduate of Heppner High School and a 1997 graduate o f Linfield College. He cur rently works in the field of industrial supply distribution in Portland. They are planning an August 8, 2008 wedding at Camp Colton in Molalla. BEO’s Mortgage Division knows there’s no place like home Pictured is BEO’s mortgage team. A nyone w ho has had. to make do.in tempo rary quarters knows the joy o f being able to return to home base. Bank of Eastern O regon’s m ortgage d iv i sion shifted gears and set up a tem porary office in the b an k ’s m ulti-purpose room for approxim ately five months while the mort gage office underwent some necessary construction and repairs. The mortgage lend ing team m oved back to its own office and plans an open house celebration on July 31 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Everyone is invited to stop in and say hello to BEO’s dynamic mortgage lending team. M elissa L indsay, BEO’s mortgage manager, is more than ready to return to a beautifully reconstruct ed office and looks forward to receiving her customers at 269 N. Main Street in Heppner. M elissa gradu ated from San Diego State University with a degree in business management. She has 18 years o f mortgage lending experience and has been with Bank o f Eastern Oregon since 1996. “The Mortgage Di vision has had excellent results and these are in no small measure due to Melis sa’s hard work and dedica tion. The repeat business we enjoy is a testament to the quality o f her work,” said CEO, E. George Koffler. Rejoining the Mort gage team after a short hiatus is Tobey Garrett, mortgage loan supervisor. “Tobey pro vides great customer service and has a very professional approach,” said Koffler. A rietta A rnspiger, construction account repre sentative, has been with the Mortgage Division for two years. “A rietta provides oversight and monitoring o f the construction area and also processes loans. Her at tention to detail is very valu able to us,” said Koffler. C h r is ty W iz n e r, m ortgage loan processor, com pletes the m ortgage lending team. She has been in the mortgage division for more than five years. Christy helps us in many areas of the mortgage division, particu larly construction draws,” said Koffler. “We are also adding Teresa Bedortha to the mort gage team,” said Lindsay. “Teresa is a talented person with a wealth o f knowledge through working in the title com pany arena for more than 20 years. Teresa will be responsible for loan clos ings and document prepara tion.” Free tax preparations available for Columbia River Community those who have not filed The IRS recently announced that 61 people in the Health Service to hold barbecue S teve H aberm an and M ary Lou Les Vaughn and Fender Benders • Too Tall P apa Montalto, Pence announce engagement CRP acres not accomplishing the goals of the original or new program Pie and W aterm elon Booth Polynesian Youth G roup • Round-U p City Cloggers Letters to the Editor ~ / Heritage Land Co. 278 N. Main, Heppner We sell Residences. Benches, and Recreaden !( (541) 676-5049, (541) 980-3465 www.heritageland.net,www.farmseller.com www.eastoregonrealestate.com Seeth Herren County's Number le e Real Estate Company Colum bia River Com m unity Health Services will hold their annual community barbecue on Thursday, August 14. There will be free food, face painting, kid’s games and prizes. There will also be a free raffle with over 20 prizes. Karger elected to Fellowship status by American College of Physicians C o lu m b ia R iv e r Community Health Services announces that staff physi cian Arian Kargar, DO has been elected to Fellowship status by the American Col lege o f Physicians. F e llo w sh ip is an honor achieved by those recognized by their peers for personal integrity, supe rior competence in internal medicine, professional ac com plishm ent, and dem onstrated scholarship. The clinic celebrates and com mends Dr. Kargar on this achievement milestone.
