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11 1 1 1 1 111 1 1 1 1 11 1 11 1 I 11 ! Local dairy provides main ingredient in award-winning cheese I I ( I , , , 11 Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 By Andrea I)i Salvo Move over, Ver mont and Wisconsin. South Morrow has a woolly new contender in the dairy con test. That challenger is Terry Felda, ow ner and op erator of local sheep dairy Tin Willows. On April 5, 5(K imes VOL. 130 NO. 17 8 Pages Wednesday, May 4, 2011 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Morrow County deputy receives award John B ow les, a Morrow County Sheriff’s deputy, received the pres tigious Victor G. Atiyeh Award at a recent training in Salem. The award from the Department o f Public Safety Standards and Train ing is the highest given in the academy, and is based on academics and leader ship skills. This is the first time an officer from Mor row County has received the award. “To bring it back to M orrow County was pretty cool,” said 38-year- old Bowles. Bowles was raised in Banks, OR and moved to Beaverton after high school. He worked there for a construction company before he and his family moved to Morrow County in 2001. Bowles started with the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office in Febru ary o f 2002, and Sheriff Ken M atlack now calls him a “seasoned officer.” Bowles has 1400 hours of law enforcement training, including 160 hours of spe cial parole and probation training. Bowles’ wife, Kris ten, works as a dispatcher for the sheriff’s office. The couple has three children, two of whom attend Hep pner High School and one Deputy John Bowles poses with the Victor G. Atiyeh award, which he received during a recent parole and probation training in Salem. -Photo by Andrea Di Salvo HHS graduate who now lives in Arizona. Bowles received the Atiyeh award during a five-week training to be come a Morrow County parole and probations of ficer. His completion of the training makes Bow les one of the few officers in the state dual-certified as both a deputy and a parole and probations officer. Bowles’ certifica tion also enabled Morrow County to begin its own parole and probations pro gram in September of 2010. The program was previ ously handled by Umatilla County, which meant that See DEPUTY WINS AWARD/PAGE THREE Rebecca Jepsen crowned outstanding teen S even teen -y ear- old Rebecca Jepsen, a ju nior at lone High School, was crowned as the new Miss Three Rivers O ut standing Teen in Oregon City on Saturday, April 16. The Outstanding Teen Competition, for girls ages 13-17, is the “little sister” o f the Miss Oregon/Miss America Competition. The Three Rivers contest is an open competition for girls who don’t have a pageant in their own city or county. The te en s w ere scored based on their tal ent (35%), interview skills (30%), evening gown/on stage question (20%), a fitness routine (10%) and scholastic achievem ent (5%). Rebecca played harp for her talent, perform ing her own pop/classical arrangem ent o f “ Can You Feel the Love Tonight” and “Piece Sym phonique.” Her com m unity ser vice platform is “4-H - Empow ering Youth to Reach Their Full Potential." Rebecca will now advance to the state level o f com petition, which will cu l minate in a Miss Oregon Outstand ing Teen being selected on July 1 at the Seaside Convention Cen ter. She earned $750 in funding/ scholarships from the Three Rivers See JEPSEN CROWNED/PAGE FOUR Saveur Magazine included Tin Willows Tomme from Black Sheep Creamery in Adna, WA as one o f the eight best cheeses on the west coast. As the name im plies, Tin Willows Tomme is made exclusively from the sheep Felda milks right here in Morrow County. Born and raised in Oshkosh. Wl, Felda didn’t begin life intending to herd sheep in eastern Oregon. Instead, the 48-year-old obtained a master’s degree in government from the University of Pennsylva nia. She then spent several years living and working in Philadelphia. It was there that she formed the idea of starting her own dairy. "When 1 was back in Pennsylvania, 1 became more interested in agricul ture,” says Felda. “I was surrounded by farmland be ing taken over for develop ment, watching the'demise of thousands o f acres of agricultural land. “I read about the Am erican farmer going Tin Willows Dairy owner Terry Felda supervises the milking process at her daily on Fuller C anyon Road. -Photo by Andrea Di Salvo extinct. 1 decided I could either send a check to Far- mAid or become a farmer. In retrospect, it would have been cheaper to send a check,” she jokes. Felda m oved to Montana, intending to start a sheep dairy there. Instead, she came to the lone area with Pachy Bums in 2006, intending to help out with B urns’ sheep operation for a while. It was here, along Willow Creek, that the pieces started coming together for her. “1 found sheep for sale in the Capital Press. Next I found a place to keep my sheep, and then the op portunity to buy a house,” says Felda. "Everything just fell into place.” She also found a communit) that was open to what she was trying to do. “What I found here See LOCAL DA1RY/PAGE EIGHT Heppner civics club makes memories in Salem Twenty-four stu dents in the Heppner High School civics club took a memorable trip to the State Capitol recently. The purpose of the trip, which was led by teacher John Fla herty, was to better under stand the government and take a closer look at how the legislative and judicial systems work together. Attending the trip were H eppner students Joe Armato, Donald Mat thews, Jordan Wright, Ja cob Moore, Bryce Fowler, Earl Propheter, Alex Smith, Conner Pappas, Justin Bai ley, Haley Struckm eier, Lacey D avidson, K elsi Putnam, Hanna Koekler, Gabby Sanchez and Daisy Victorio. Also on the trip were exchange students Joakim Moen, Axel Lof- gren, Simen Rostad, Louise Torell, Marie Broeckling, Frida Larsson, Bente Chris ten, Karoline Sundklakk and Anne Gokesch. Fla herty and Tracy Bunch chaperoned. The students and their chaperones started out with a trip to the Oregon Museum of Science and In dustry in Portland on April 20, which the kids said was "just for fun.” The real business of the trip started on April 21 when the club members met up with Rep. Greg Smith at the Capitol Building in Salem Smith joined the kids in the House Chamber and explained the process that occurs during floor sessions. He then took them on a tour of the State Su preme Court, where they met Chief Justice Paul De Muniz. They also had a chance to meet co-speak ers o f the House, Hanna and Roblan, and A ttor ney General John Kroger. They then went back to the House Chamber to attend a floor session. The day was capped off with a tour of the Capitol and a brief meeting with Senator David Nelson before heading back to Heppner. HHS student Haley Struckmeier, who is inter ested in a career in political science, said her favorite part was talking with Chief Justice Muniz, though the whole experience was in spiring. Jordan Wright said he was impressed when he watched Representative Smith present a bill dealing with self defense against wolves. The bill, like most o f the other bills on the floor during that session, passed. O ther highlights included their visit with At torney General Kroger, who talked about presenting a case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. Though they didn't get to visit with the governor, the kids did say they caught a glimpse of Kitzhaber in cowboy boots and jeans. The nine foreign exchange students were all interested in seeing Ameri can politics in action. “It was really in teresting to see how your government works,” said exchange student Louise Torell, who is from Swe den. Though not all of the civics club members want to go into politics, they all share a desire to know more about gov ernment processes. They agreed that the experience in Salem was both infor mative and fun, thanks to Rep. Smith. They were also unanimous that it gave them a much better grasp of their state government. “ It was a really good experience to get kids to better understand the The 24 members of the HHS civics club wave from in front of government,” said Struck the Capitol Building in Salem. -Contributedphoto meier. Fulleton selected as 2011 Grand Marshal Roice R. Fulleton of Heppner has been chosen as the Grand Marshal for the 2011 Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo. Fulleton and his wife, Betty, moved to Hep pner in 1952, when they bought the Chevrolet deal ership from Gene Fergu son. They later bought a ranch south of Heppner, where they raised their three daughters, registered quarter horses and wheat. F u lle to n was a member and officer of the Wrangler’s Riding Club for many years. He participated in calf roping and team roping in Heppner and the surrounding area, and won the Morrow County Calf Roping saddle in 1959. He also spent countless hours helping with the Morrow See GRAND MARSHAL/ Roice Fulleton -Contributed PAGE FIVE photo AT MCGG GREEN FEED & SEED IN HEPPNER: MOTHER'S DAY SPECIALS • H a n g in g baskets A l l •P la n ters • C o lo r B o w ls 15% OFF; Rebecca Jepsen -Contributedphoto Montana Silver Jewelry 20% off Morrow County Grain Growers Green Feed & Seed 2 4 ^ J V U n d e rO A /a ^ H e £ £ n e r^ ^ 7 6 ^ 9 4 2 ^ ^ ^ 8 9 ^ 2 2 ^ M C G ^ n » i™ H lc 2 ^
