FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, July 20,2011
Local artists invited to enter Morrow County Fair season
juried contest
begins with horse show
C o lu m b ia R iv er
C om m unity H ealth Ser­
vices in Boardman invites
em erging and established
artists to submit artwork for
a juried contest and the op­
portunity to have their work
exhibited in the new clinic
facility when it is complet­
ed in the early summer of
2012. Additional artists will
be awarded participation in
other exhibits to follow.
A c c e p te d w orks
and mediums include but
are not limited to: paint­
ing, drawing, printmaking,
sc u lp tu re , photography,
digital art and illustration.
All creative culm inations
are welcome.
Subm itted w orks
are net required to conform
to any particular medium,
style, them e or concept;
artw ork dim ensions may
be o f any size. Submitted
works will become property
o f Columbia River Com ­
m unity H ealth S ervices
and will not be returned to
the artist.
The contest dead­
line is February 29, 2012.
For submission guidelines
and to learn more, contact
com m ittee chair Gordon
Lienau at 541-481-2008.
Oregon Arts Commission
calls for art
T he s e le c tio n
committee for the Oregon
D ep artm en t o f F orestry
(ODF) John Day Unit seeks
artw ork that reflects re ­
gional history and themes
unique to eastern Oregon,
as well as the mission of
the Oregon Department of
Forestry as determined by
statute under the Percent for
Art program.
The committee en­
courages the use o f native
m aterials w herever pos­
sible, includ ing but not
lim ited to to o ls, w ood,
re-claim ed m aterials and
historically relevant narra­
tives that consider the local
community. Local, national
and international artists are
invited to submit qualifica­
tions.
Submissions must
be received in person or
by mail at the Arts Corn-
mission offices by 5 p.m.
August 5, 2011.
The approxim ate
art budget for the opportu­
nities described is $9,000,
which will include artist
fees and fabrication, in­
surance, shipping, travel,
installation, docum enta­
tion, and all other project
costs. These funds may be
divided between multiple
art projects.
Host families needed in Heppner
In A u g u st, A c a ­
dem ic Year in A m erica
(AYA) is looking for Hep­
pner families to host high
school exchange students
from all over the world.
AYA w ill a s sis t
families in finding the ideal
stu d e n t for th e ir hom e.
The hoped-for result is an
enriching, lifelong relation­
ship with a young person
from abroad as well as a
way for American families
to learn more about a spe­
cific culture or language
without leaving home.
Students are ages
15 to 18 and arrive with full
medical insurance, spend­
ing money and the hopes of
'W asvh,
experiencing life in America
through the eyes o f a caring
host family. The students
stay with their host for five
or 10 months and attend the
local high school.
According to AYA
Director Melanie French,
an important aspect of the
AYA program is that there
are many types o f people
who can host.
“Just as there is
no typical American fam­
ily, there is no typical host
family,” states French. “Re­
tirees, single parents and
young couples are all able
to give an international
student a good home. Some
host families may not even
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Sheriff’s Report
The M orrow
County Sheriff’s Office
reports handling the fol­
lowing business:
M ay 20 (con t.):
-M C SO receiv ed rep o rt
from an Irrigon woman that
her dog was attacked by the
neighbor’s pit bull and she
said she took the dog to the
vet. She reported that the pit
bulls were out again and she
requested deputy contact.
-M C SO received
report o f two male subjects
outside o f a van on Bomb­
ing Range Rd. MCSO ar­
rested Pedro M acedenio
Mateos, 32, for DUII. He
was also cited for No Op­
erator’s License.
May 21: -MCSO
called a ranch in response
to an audible fire alarm.
Owners advised it was the
oven; it had something in it
they were unaware of.
-MCSO received a
report of a dispute between
tw o peo p le. T hey w ere
throwing water and cursing
at each other.
-M C SO a rre ste d
Stephen Jeremiah Bowles,
33, on a Umatilla County
Circuit Court warrant for
failure to appear/DUII.
-MCSO deputy was
out with subjects who had a
large dog in their yard.
M orrow C o u n ty
Fair officially started Sat­
urday, July 16 with the 4-H
horse show. Eleven 4-H
horse members competed
all day at the fairgrounds in
Heppner. The divisions rep­
resented at the horse show
were senior, intermediate,
junior and beginner.
T he h o rse show
started in the W ilkinson
Arena at 8 a.m. with show­
manship.
Ribbons for the se­
nior division were: Maggie
Collins, blue and champion,
and Hannah Jones, red.
For in term ed iate
division: Lilly Sandford,
Jenna Taylor and Miranda
Taylor all received red rib­
bons.
In the junior divi­
sion: Vizta Sifford, blue
and champion; Alex Lind­
say and Ivy Sandford, red
ribbons and Emily Taylor,
white ribbon.
For the beginner
division: Ashley Price re­
ceived blue and champion;
Keegan Gibbs received a
red ribbon.
The over-all grand
champion award for show­
m anship w ent to M aggie
Collins and her horse, Bust­
er. Maggie and Buster will
both be appearing at the fair
in August, competing in the
master showmanship con­
test on Friday, August 19.
This is the first time in sev­
eral years that a horse has
been involved in the master
showmanship contest.
The next event was
equitation for both western
and E nglish. In w estern
equitation class, the ribbons
for the senior division were:
Maggie Collins and Hannah
Jones, both receiving red
ribbons.
For interm ediate:
Lilly Sandford and Jenna
Taylor, each receiving red
ribbons.
In the junior divi­
sion: Em ily Taylor, Alex
Lindsay and Vizta Sifford
all received Red ribbons.
Ivy Sandford received a
white.
The Beginner class
was: Ashley Price received
blue and champion ribbons,
and Keegan Gibbs received
a red ribbon.
For bareback equi­
tation, there were two rid­
ers: Hannah Jones and Alex
L indsay, both o f w hom
received red ribbons.
For ground training
with a yearling foal, Jenna
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cy (FSA) Executive Direc­
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that the deadline to apply
for assistance for 2009 crop
losses under the Supple­
mental Revenue Assistance
Payments (SURE) program
is July 29, 2011.
“The SU RE pro­
gram compensates produc­
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Taylor received a blue rib­
bon.
For English equi­
tation, Hannah Jones and
Miranda Taylor both com­
peted in their respected
classes and received red
ribbons.
In dressage, Hanna
Jones was the only competi­
tor, and she received a well-
earned blue ribbon.
A fte r a p o tlu c k
lu n c h , th e h o rse show
moved to the outdoor are­
na, where hunt-seat over
fences, trail course, and 4-H
gaming events were held.
For the hunt-seat
over fences com petition,
Hannah Jones received a
red ribbon. Miranda Taylor
was excused due to a fall
d u ring the co m petition,
but both horse and rider
are fine.
The tra il c o u rse
was set up as an intricate
course where both horse
and rider had to work to­
gether.
For the senior divi­
sion: M aggie Collins re­
ceived a blue and champion
ribbon.
For interm ediate
division: Jenna Taylor re­
ceived a red ribbon.
In the junior divi­
sion: Vizta Sifford received
blue and champion ribbons,
and Alex Lindsay received
quality losses during times
o f disaster,” said Camine.
“All producers who have
experienced crop produc­
tion and/or crop quality
losses must apply for SURE
program benefits by the
July 29 deadline.”
To meet program
elig ib ility requirem ents,
the farming operation must
be physically located in a
county that was declared
a prim ary or contiguous
disaster county by the Sec­
retary of Agriculture under
a 2009 secretarial disaster
designation.
Producers located
in designated disaster coun­
ties must have suffered at
least a 10 percent loss on
a crop o f econom ic sig­
nificance and purchased
crop insurance through the
Federal Crop Insurance Act
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blue and reserve champion
ribbons. Emily Taylor was
excused due to a fall, but
both horse and rider are
fine.
In th e b e g in n e r
division: Ashley Price re­
ceived blue and champion
ribbons. Keegan Gibbs was
excused due to a fall; both
horse and rider are fine.
For in-hand trail
class with a yearling: Jenna
Taylor received a blue rib­
bon.
As the gaming be­
gan, the skies opened up,
forcing the gam es to be
delayed and then m oved
to the W ilkinson A rena,
where the fun continued.
The events were: key hole
race, pole bending, flag
race, figure eight, and bar­
rels. Due to the short arena
space, the 4-H m em bers
were cautioned to go slowly
for the safety o f both horse
and rider. All com peting
m em bers received w hite
ribbons in all events except
for barrels, where Hannah
Jones received blue and
champion ribbons, and Alex
Lindsay received a red.
Both ju d g e s and
a u d ie n c e m em bers said
they w ere im pressed by
the 4-H kids, who showed
poise, elegance and integ­
rity and did a great job in
all o f their events.
July 29 deadline for SURE
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Top: Horse 4-H participants (L-R) Alex Lindsay, Hannah
Jones, Ashley Price, Miranda Taylor, Vizta Sifford, Emily
Taylor, Maggie Collins and Jenna Taylor. Not pictured are Ivy
Sandford, Keegan Gibbs and Lilly Sandford. Bottom: Maggie
Collins and her horse, Buster, pose with their grand champion
showmanship ribbon. Maggie will be the first horse 4-H par­
ticipant in several years to compete in the master showmanship
contest during fair. -Contributedphoto
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or the Noninsured Crop Di­
saster Assistance Program
(NAP).
However, an op­
eration located in a county
that did not receive a pri­
mary or contiguous disaster
designation can still qualify
for SURE benefits if the
actual farm production was
less than 50 percent o f the
normal production on the
farm due to the a qualifying
disaster event.
Producers and le­
gal en titie s co lle ctiv ely
cannot, directly or indi­
rectly, receive more than
$ 100,000 in SURE and oth­
er FSA disaster assistance
paym ents. FSA d isaster
program s include SURE,
Livestock Forage Program
(LFP), Livestock Indem ­
nity Program (L IP), and
Emergency Assistance for
Livestock, Honeybees, and
Farm-raised Fish (ELAP).
Producers or legal
entities whose non-farm in­
come is more than $500,000
are not eligible for SURE
program payments.
For questions re­
garding the SURF, program,
contact the Morrow County
FSA o ffice at 541-676-
9011, ext. 2.