SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 15,2008
lone Community School kicks
off homecoming festivities
Boardman Fall Quilt Show Results NRCS announces local EQIP
The new tw o day
format for the 2008 Quilt
Show in Boardman was a
hit. An increased number o f
visitors kept the volunteers
busy on October 3 and 4. A
variety o f styles, designs,
and sizes greeted viewers
at Greenfield Grange # 579.
Visitors enjoyed viewing 46
recently made quilts, and
two very special heritage
quilts.
Ongoingdemonstra-
tions by featured quilter,
Judy R obinson, p o p u la r
Hermiston quilting instruc-
tor, were much appreciated
by view ers and q uilters.
Robinson was on hand both
days to answ er questions
about her large variety o f ex-
hibits and suggest solutions
to challenging projects.
F o rty -eig h t quilts
were exhibited. Thirty exhib-
its were submitted for judg-
ing and critiquing by Bertha
Keith, judge, of Hermiston.
The judged exhibits were a
very high quality, as Keith
aw arded blue ribbons to
24 o f the 30 exhibits she
judged. Blue ribbon quilts
were entered by: Ron McK-
insey and Sharon McKinsey
o f the Tri Cities; Marlene
Currin o f Pendleton; Judy
Stark, Hermiston; Mildred
Baker, Carolyn Carter, Barb
Hemnes, Jo Sicard, Barb
Henkle, and Marge Shankle
o f Boardman, and Sharon
Brock.
Two fam ily h eir-
loom quilts were displayed
this year. One, entered by
Mary Lou Bratt o f Board-
man, was a quilt made o f
flour sacks. Her mother and
grandmother hand dyed the
sacks, cut and hand pieced
many tiny diamond shapes
into a traditional design,
Dewena Bates o f Board-
man displayed a wool quilt
made by her father, Dewey
West, and “Granny” Fran-
ces W etherell during the
early 1940’s. Dewey and
his cousin Del W etherell
worked for the railroad, just
outside the boundaries o f the
Umatilla Army Depot main-
taining pumps for the wa-
ter tower. Troop Transport
trains stopped at all hours
to fill up with water.
A fter a M unitions
Storage Igloo blew up, De-
wena’s mother Jeanne took
their infant son to Arlington
to stay with relatives. Granny
Wetherell came to stay with
Dewey at the water station
and a quilt frame was set up
in the pump house. Together
Dewey and his mom pieced
a large quilt made from dif-
ferent wool suiting fabrics,
The quilt w ent on many
family camping trips up into
the 1980’s.
The 2008 People’s
Choice Award Winner was
Judy Stark o f Hermiston.
Her w inning entry was a
machine pieced Thimble-
berries Club Quilt in shades
o f green, maroon and beige,
The focal point was a house
block, em b ellish ed w ith
embroidery. Voters seem to
love projects with House
Themes. The 2007 People
Choice Award also featured
a house,
Door Prize Gift Cer-
tificates to Auntie Ida’s were
won by: Margie Hollands-
worth, Joyce Mason, Becky
Carpenter, Sharon Barrick,
Ruth Ford, and Carol Mon
tenegro. C. M ilroy o f Ar-
lington won a Christmas cat
quilted wall hanging, and
Barb Henkle o f Boardman
won a Sunbonnet Sue crib
quilt.
application cutoff extension
The application deadline for USDA cost share pro
grams has been extended. Local farmers and ranchers inter
ested in financial and technical assistance for conservation
measures on their working lands now have until November
15 to apply for Environmental Quality Incentives Program
(EQIP) funding for federal fiscal year 2009.
“EQIP is a voluntary conservation program to help
farmers and ranchers improve and enhance the condition of
water, soil, and other natural resources on private working
lands,” says Tom Bennett, District Conservationist. “The
program is designed to help producers protect the resources
that support their operations and contribute to environ
mental quality for the overall community. We also have
the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program specifically for
improving wildlife habitat with similar sign up criteria,”
The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Ser
vice (NRCS) accepts applications for EQIP and WHIP
year-round. Funding decisions, however, are made at cut
off points during the year, with the current ranking period
closing on November 15.
Applications that address local conservation pri
orities are evaluated and ranked for funding. Priority ap
plications may address issues like rangeland health with
cross fences and livestock water, cropland erosion and
soil and water quality with reduced tillage and improved
nutrient management, water efficiency with improved
irrigation systems and forest health with thinning or tree
planting. Other issues and practices may also be eligible.
The number o f successful applications will be based on
ranking and available funding.
Interested parties should contact the Heppner
USDA-NRCS service center located at 430 Linden Way
to apply.
Matlack and Myren to hold
meeting this evening
ASB Officers: L-R, Stefani Archer, Tyree Svetich, C ory Peter
son, RJ Ramos and Eric Jepsen - Contributed Photo
The lone Community School kicked off its 2008
homecoming festivities on Monday with a volleyball
tournament and camo day. An assembly will be held ev
eryday at 9 a.m. A lunch and evening activity will be held
as well.
High School classes get a chance to earn points
for each activity towards a party at the end o f the week.
"We’re really excited about the events we have planned,”
said ASB president, Eric Jepsen.
Tuesday was Mardi Gras Mask Day and bobbing
for body parts. Wednesday is Nerd Day, VW push and
macho man volleyball/powder puffi football after practice.
Thursday is Cardinal Pride Day, a gym activity, senior
class potato chili feed from 5-7 p.m. and the bonfire is set
to begin at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to participate.
The homecoming court will be announced and the
king and queen selected during the home game against
Dufur this Friday at 7 p.m. Students will have a dance
after the game in the cafeteria.
Sheriff Kenneth Matlack and Undersheriff Steve
Myren will hold an informational meeting at the Hepp
ner High School library this evening at 7 p.m. The purpose
o f the meeting is to explain accomplishments, goals and
Students in Mrs. Dickenson’s 8lh period class have
thoughts about the activities and direction o f the Morrow been creating presentations on controversial agriculture
County Sheriff’s Office.
topics. They w ill make their presentations on the subjects
on Thursday, October 16, from 2:29-3:23 p.m. The public
is welcome to attend.
Topics being presented include: Food vs Fuel: the
ongoing debate o f ethanol and food prices; The Horse
Slaughter Debate; Genetically Modified Organisms; Wind
Lexington Baptist Church will host a community Power; The Gray Wolf Debate; and Oregon Wages.
barbecue on Sunday, October 19, after the church service
at 12:30 p.m. All are invited to join in for a time of fel
lowship.
Ag students to make presentations
on controversial topics
Lexington Baptist Church
to host free barbecue
MORROW COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT
Voter Fact Sheet
The District provides healthcare to
Morrow County residents in many ways:
Ambulance Service
Ambulances & EMTs located in Boardman, Heppner & Irrigon
Quick Response teams with EMTs located in Lexington & lone
Standby coverage for community & sporting events
Pioneer Memorial Home Health & Hospice
Services provided to the entire county
Nurses & therapists see patients in their homes
Irrigon Medical Clinic
Primary healthcare (nurse practitioner & physicians), free sports
physicals & blood pressure checks
Columbia River Community Health Services Subsidy
Primary healthcare to all residents of the Boardman community
Pioneer Memorial Clinic
Primary healthcare, free sports physicals & blood pressure checks
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
Emergency Room, Inpatient & Swing Bed care, Lab, X-ray & CAT
scan, upper endoscopy, colonoscopy
Countv-wide
County-wide enrollment assistance for Medicare Part ‘D’ Prescription
Drug Plans
Comparison of Health District Current Tax Rates
tilth this Local Option Levy, the District is
$ 2.1329 per $1,000 proposing to continue a tax rate o f $0.39
John Day
Burns
$ 1.9314 perS1.000
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to $39 for a house valued at $100,000. Even
Enterprise $ 1.7997 per $1,000 with the proposed levy, the Health District's
Morrow
$ 0.6050 per $ 1,000 rate would continue to he only Half of what
the other districts in our region average.
W hy doesn’t Congress change the law to
prevent catastrophic wildfire, improve forest
health and better protect our com m unities?
Greg Walden: working to prevent
wildfires, improve forest health and
create jobs
Why the Health District needs a
Five-Year Local Option Levy
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To Maintain the current level of services.
Current year budget projections indicate insurance discounts and charity
care will climb to a high of $984,780. Our current tax rate is estimated to
generate only $634,542 this year.
In the near future, current tax rate collections are projected to be flat
due to reductions of property values in the entire county.
Same 0.39 cents per $1000 as voted in 2004.
To provide Stability to local healthcare.
Walden
www.waldenforcongress.com
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