FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Average crop revenue election
program signup to begin in spring
M orrow C o u n ty FSA
C ounty Executive D irec
tor D arcy Vial said that
enrollm ent for the 2009
Direct and Counter-cyclical
Payment (DCP) Program
for farms with base acres
w ill begin Dec. 22 and will
continue until June 1,2009.
Producers can visit their
local USDA Service Center
or their administratively as
signed center to complete
their 2009 DCP contract.
The June 1, 2009 deadline
is mandatory for all partici
pants. USDA w ill not accept
any late-filed applications.
USDA computes DCP Pro
gram payments using base
acres and payment yields
established for each farm.
Eligible producers receive
direct paym ents at rates
established by statute re
gardless o f market prices.
For 2009, eligible produc
ers may request to receive
advance direct payments
based on 22 percent o f the
direct paym ent for each
commodity associated with
the farm. USDA will issue
advance direct payments be
ginning Dec. 2008. Counter
cyclical payment rates vary
depending on market prices.
Counter-cyclical payments
are issued only when the
effective price for a com
modity is below its target
price. The effective price
for each covered commod
ity and peanuts equals the
direct payment rate plus the
higher of the national aver
age market price received by
farmers during the 12-month
marketing year or the na
tional average loan rate.
Producers who are eli
gible for the DCP Program
will also be eligible to enroll
in the Average Crop Rev
enue Election (ACRE) Pro
gram. The enrollment period
for the ACRE Program will
begin in the spring. Pro
ducers may first enroll in
the DCP Program, elect to
receive advance direct pay
ments and then later modify
their enrollment to include
the ACRE program or they
may wait and elect to enroll
in DCP and ACRE at the
same time in Spring 2009.
The optional ACRE
Program provides a safety
net based on State revenue
losses and acts in place of
the price-based safety net of
counter-cyclical payments
under DCP. A farm’s pay
ment is based on a revenue
guarantee calculated using
a 5-year average state yield
and the most recent 2-year
national price for each eli
gible commodity. For the
2009 crop, the 2-year price
average w ill be based on the
2007 and 2008 crop years.
An ACRE payment is
issued when both the State
and the farm have incurred
a revenue loss. T he payment
is based on 83.3 percent
(85 percent in 2012) o f the
farm’s planted acres times
the difference between the
State ACRE guarantee and
the State revenue times the
ratio of the farm's yield di
vided by the State expected
yield. The total number o f
planted acres for which a
producer may receive ACRE
payments may not exceed
the total base on the farm.
In exchange for participat
ing in ACRE, in addition
to not receiving counter
cyclical payments, a farm's
direct payment is reduced
by 20 percent, and market
ing assistance loan rates
are reduced by 30 percent.
The decision to enroll in
the ACRE Program is irre
vocable. The owner of the
farm and all producers on
the farm must agree to enroll
in ACRE. Once enrolled,
the farm shall be enrolled
for that initial crop year
and will remain in ACRE
through the 2012 crop year.
Direct payment rates
and m axim um c o u n te r
cy clical rates for 2009:
Direct Paym ents and
Maximum Counter-Cyclical
Rates for C overed Com
modities and Peanuts, Crop
Year 2009
Happy 80th Birthday
Albert Wright!
D ecem ber 2 4
Love Bev, Diana.
Gerald and Family &
Dean and Family
N ow accepting
Providence H ealth
2008 N ativity art show a ‘treat
for the sen ses’
from Carol Michael
Upon entering the 2008 Nativity Art Show, No Room
At The Inn, a nativity art show held December 6-7 at the
Boardman Senior Center, an exhibit of twirling German
style pyramids greeted visitors. In the traditional setting,
pyramids turn when heat rising from decorative candles
moves wooden propeller blades. At the art show, currents
provided by a small fan turned the pyramids.
Moving through the 52 individual exhibits, one would
see nativity themed tapestries adorning the walls, and
the floor and tables covered with nativities of many sizes
and forms. Sets varied from formal Spanish and Italian
porcelain to primitive wooden sets lovingly crafted by
local fathers and woodworkers. A most intriguing nativity,
complete with kings and shepherds, was in made in Africa
of banana leaves.
Community Groups involved with the art exhibit
included: Boardman Sr. Citizens; Riverside High School
Honor Society; Sam Boardman Elementary School
Staff; Our Lady o f Guadalupe Catholic Church; and
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Exhibitors came from
Boardman, Irrigon, Hermiston, Pendleton; and the Tri-
Cities WA.
Nativity Scenes displayed were from many cultures:
Mexican, Columbian; Peruvian; German; Swedish, Thai;
Vietnamese, African; and Italian. Materials included
fabric; yam; felt; china; pottery, Bisque; straw, olive wood
from the Holy Land; banana leaf; plastic and more.
Mary Lou D altoso, N orth M orrow Com m unity
Foundation, and chair of the event, acknowledged that
funding support from Morrow County Unified Recreation
District was critical to the success o f this art show.
Rep Greg Smith appointed to
key education and public safety
“ Funding for
e d u c a tio n an d p u b lic
safety will be critical in
the upcoming legislation
s e s s i o n , ” s a id S ta te
Representative Greg Smith
(R-Heppner) after his recent
appointm ents to the Sub
Committees on Education
and Public Safety for the
Joint Committee on Ways
and Means. Smith will also
be a mem ber o f the Full
Ways and Means Committee.
“The state budget is facing
potentially devastating cuts,
and I’m excited to have
the opportunity to serve
on these very im portant
committees.”
Dixie Lund,
President of Eastern Oregon
U n iv e rs ity , e x p re s s e d
her approval o f S m ith ’s
co m m ittee assignm ents.
“ R e p re s e n ta tiv e S m ith
has always been a strong
advocate for ed u catio n ,
and as an EOU alum, he
is particularly aware of the
unique challenges affecting
th e s m a lle r , r e g io n a l
u n iv e rsitie s in O regon.
We are very pleased with
R e p re se n ta tiv e S m ith ’s
appointm ent to the Ways
and Means Education sub
committee and look forward
to working with him and
other legislators on issues
facing education in rural
Oregon.”
Rx plans
“ B lu e
M o u n ta in C o m m u n ity
College is encouraged that
Representative Smith has
been assigned to both the
Ways and Means Committee
and its E d u catio n Sub-
C o m m itte e ,” r e p o rte d
President John H. Turner. “He
understands the connection
between Oregon’s economic
recovery, the need for a
trained workforce and the
role com m unity colleges
play in providing access to
affordable career technical
and b acc a lau rea te -tra c k
degrees and training. We
have the utmost confidence
in Greg’s judgment and look
forward to working with
him to meet the challenges
facing Oregon.”
Since being
elected to House District 57
in 1999, Smith has served on
every budget committee in
the Oregon Legislature and
has chaired several of them.
“I am looking forward to a
hand-in-hand with teachers
and students to ensure we
are crafting the best budget
possible for our schools,”
explained Smith. “ I will
also seek advice from local
law enforcement officials
from Northeastern Oregon
to ensure strong programs
in o ur c rim in a l ju s tic e
system.”
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Serving Heppner. Lexington & Ione
THERE’S STILL HOPE
Perhaps you were turned
down by a bank w hen you ap
plied for a mortgage because
your income was too low for
the size o f the loan desired.
Don’t give up, there’s still
hope. Today, banks sell more
than half o f their mortgages on
the secondary market made up
o f companies such as: Ginnie
Mae, Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac. They pool mortgages,
change them to securities and
sell the stock to investors.
These secondary buyers have
strict income guidelines which
may state, for example, that
the total monthly payments
may not exceed 25 to 30% of
gross income. That’s the bad
news.
The good news is that loans
NOT sold by banks into the
secondary market are retained
by them for their own invest
ment. These banks have much
more flexibility to establish
their own income guidelines
which may not be as strict.
lone High School
Basketball
Schedule
F o llo w in g is the
Heppner High School bas
ketball schedule for the 08-
09 season:
-M onday-Tuesday,
Dec. 29-30: Heppner Tour
ney vs. Dufur, Grant Union,
Riverside Varsity only at
Heppner, 3 p.m.
-Friday, Jan. 2: vs.
Imber at Imbler, 1 p.m.
-Tuesday, Jan. 6: vs.
Umatilla JV/V at Heppner
3 p.m.
-"“Friday, Jan. 9: vs.
Union JV/V at Union, 3
p.m.
-*Saturday, Jan 10:
vs. Weston JV/V at Heppner,
1 p.m.
-’•‘Friday, Jan 16: vs.
Enterprise JV/V at Heppner,
3 p.m.
-"■Saturday, Jan. 17:
vs. Elgin JV/V at Heppner,
1 p.m.
-"■Friday, Jan. 23: vs.
Pilot Rock JV/V at Heppner,
3 p.m.
-"■Saturday, Jan. 24:
vs. Weston McEwen JV/V
at Athena, 1 p.m.
-"■Friday, Jan. 30: vs.
Stanfield JV/V at Stanfield,
3 p.m.
-"“Saturday, Jan. 31:
vs. Irrigon JV/V at Heppner,
1 p.m.
-"■Friday, Feb. 6: vs.
Enterprise JV/V at Enter
prise, 3 p.m.
-"■Saturday, Feb. 7:
vs. Elgin JV/V at Elgin, 1
p.m.
-"“Tuesday, Feb. 10:
vs. Pilot Rock JV/V at Pilot
Rock, 3 p.m.
-"“Friday, Feb. 14:
vs. Union JV/V at Heppner,
3 p.m.
-F rid ay -S atu rd ay ,
Feb. 20-21: District Tourna
ment, Pendleton, time TBA
"■denotes a league
Mustang
Wrestling
Schedule
F o llo w in g is the
Heppner High School wres
tling schedule for the 08-09
season:
-Jan. 3: Riverside
Rumble, 9 a.m.
-Jan. 9-10: Jo-Hi In
vitational, 10 a.m.
-Jan 15: at G rant
Union/Crane, 5 p.m.
-Jan. 17: Sherman
Invite, 11:30 a.m.
-Jan. 22: Heppner,
5 p.m.
-Jan. 24: at Gervais,
10 a.m.
-Jan . 31: Irrig o n
Tournament, 5 p.m.
-Feb. 7: BEO Invita-
F o llo w in g is the
lone High School basket
ball schedule for the 08-09
season:
-Dec. 30: Pilot Rock
at home (GJV, BJV, GV, &
BV) at 3 p.m.
-Jan. 3: Stanfield,
away (GJV, BJV, GV,&BV)
at 1 p.m.
-"■Jan. 9: Sherman
at home (GJV, BJV, GV, &
BV) at 3 p.m.
-*Jan. 10: Central
Christian in Prineville (GJV,
BJV, GV, & BV) at 1 p.m.
-*Jan. 13: Echo at
home (GJV, BJV, GV, &
BV) at 3 p.m.
-*Jan. 16: Arlington
at home (GJV, BJV, GV, &
BV) at 3 p.m.
-Jan. 17: Helix, away
(GJV, BJV, GV, & BV) at 1
p.m.
-*Jan. 23: Cascade
Locks at home (GJV, BJV,
GV, & BV) at 3 p.m.
-* Jan . 24: E cho,
away (GJV, BJV, GV, &
BV) at 1 p.m.
-*Jan. 30: Horizon
C hristian at Hood River
(GJV, BJV, GV, & BV) at
3 p.m.
-*Jan. 31: Condon/
Wheeler at home (GJV, BJV,
GV, & BV) at 1 p.m.
-"■Feb. 3: Nixyaawii
at home (GJV, BJV, GV, &
BV) at 3 p.m.
-"“Feb. 6: Arlington,
away (GJV, BJV, GV, & BV)
at 3 p.m.
-*Feb. 7: Condon/
W heeler in Fossil (GJV,
BJV, GV, & BV) at 1 p.m.
-*Feb. 13: Helix at
home (GJV, BJV, GV, &
BV) at 3 p.m.
-*F eb. 14: South
W asco in M aupin (GJV,
BJV, GV, & BV) at 1 p.m.
-Feb. 19-21: District
Tournam ent in Um atilla,
TBA
* denotes a league
game
Heppner Garden
Club announces
January meeting
date
Heppner Garden Club will
hold its meeting on Monday,
January 5, at 1:30 p.m. at
Heppner High School. The
program will be about Shep
herd’s Flat Wind Farm and
will be delivered by Patricia
Pilz from Sacramento, CA.
The public is invited to
attend.
Justice Court
Morrow County Jus
tice Court Judge Charlotte
Gray has released the fol
lowing report:
-Casey W. O ’Neal,
19, Heppner, Driving Unin
sured, $185 fine.
-Jean P. Gallagher,
19, Pendleton, No Opera
tor’s License, $244 fine.
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