TWO * Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 23,2008
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
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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
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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.
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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
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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.