Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 21,2011
Eastern Oregon hunting update released
The eastern Or
egon hunting update has
been released.
Deer: Overall deer
numbers are about average,
or a little below, depending
on winter-kill and the wet
spring. Hunters may have
to work a bit to get at some
of the older bucks.
Survival in the
Sumpter, Keating, Pine
Creek and Lookout Mt.
units was lower than av
erage after a hard, long
winter. Buck ratios good,
though, and deer body con
ditions are excellent.
Deer numbers in
the Northside, Desolation,
southeast Heppner and
northwest Beulah units re
main lower than hoped.
Deer in the Hep
pner and Fossil units arc
stable to slightly increas
ing, and buck ratios are
good. The Columbia Basin
and East Biggs unit deer
herds are stable.
Deer
hunting
should be average in the
Walla Walla, Mt. Emily,
Ukiah, eastern portion of
Heppner and northern Co
lumbia Basin units, best in
the Ukiah and Walla Walla
units.
A wet spring was
good to deer in the Starkey,
Catherine Creek and east
Mt. Emily units, with deer
in excellent body condition
throughout all areas. Hunt
ing will be average.
Deer numbers re
main low, however, in the
Wenaha, Sled Springs,
Chesnimnus, Snake River,
Minam and Imnaha units.
Elk: Elk contin
ue to do well throughout
the Blue Mountains, with
some exceptions, mostly
due to predation and too
many roads.
Bull ratios are up
in the Pine Creek, Sumpt
er, Keating, Lookout Mt.,
Northside, Desolation and
Murderers Creek units.
Heppner and Fos
sil unit hunters should have
a good season.
Mt. Emily and
Walla Walla continue to
offer very high quality
branch-bull hunting, but
it will be a tough year for
spike hunters in the Walla
Walla, Mt. Emily and Uki
ah units because
of high predation.
Look for average
hunting in the Starkey unit,
up some in the Catherine
Creek unit and about the
same in the east Mt. Emily
unit.
The Wenaha unit
had improved calf survival,
but numbers remain down.
Bear and cougar:
Bear and cougar hunt
ing should be good in the
Sumpter, Keating, Pine
Creek and Lookout Mt.
Units.
Hunt for bears in
high-elevation, open areas
with lots of berries.
Northside, Deso
lation, southeast Heppner
and northwest Beulah units
offer decent bear and cou
gar hunting as well.
Hunters are still
seeing cougars in the Hep
pner unit, but it's not the
best place to hunt bears.
Bear and cougar
are available throughout
the Starkey, Catherine
Creek, East Mt. Emily,
Sled Springs and Wenaha
units.
Hunting prospects
for both bear and cougar
are good in the Wenaha,
Sled Springs, Chesnimnus,
Snake River and Imnaha u
nits.
Upland
birds:
GEODC rep to speak at
Chamber luncheon
K a re n K e n d a ll
from Greater Eastern Or
egon Development Cor
poration (GEODC) will be
the speaker for Thursday’s
Chamber Lunch meeting
on September 22, starting
at 12 p.m.
She w ill be re
viewing the South Willow
C reek Valley com bined
strategic plan that has been
developed with the help of
community and businesses
from Heppner, Lexington
and lone.
The lunch
m eeting will be held at
Heppner City Hall and the
cost will be $9. Those plan
ning to attend are asked to
RSVP.
Murray’s will cater
the lunch and will serve
lasagna, garlic bread, salad
and dessert.
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lone Education Foundation
Fundraising Dinner & Auction
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Social Hour: 6:00 p.m.
Dinner: 7:00 p.m.
Location: lone American
Legion Hall
Ticket Prices:
Rains improved cover and
food resources for upland
birds. So even though
chick survival may have
been lower due to the rains,
overall brood sizes are
larger and hunting should
be improved over last year
in most regions.
Baker
County:
Chukar and other bird pro
duction looks fair.
Grant County: Up
land game bird production
appears to be either on par
or an increase over last
year
Morrow, Gilliam, Wheeler
counties: Production is up
from last year for all spe
cies except pheasant but is
still below the long-term
average.
Umatilla County:
Hunting should be aver
age, with quail holding
their own.
Union
County:
Upland bird hunting will
be fair at best.
Wallowa County:
Chukar and grouse hunting
will remain poor.
Waterfowl: Baker
County: Duck and goose
hunting is expected to be
similar to past years with a
few resident birds early in
the season.
Grant
County:
Limited waterfowl hunt
ing, but a few places on
private land along the John
Day River.
Morrow, Gilliam,
Wheeler counties: Duck
and goose hunting in the
Columbia Basin is expect
ed to be good for resident
birds early and improve for
migrants by the end of No
vember.
Umatilla County:
Habitat conditions in the
Columbia Basin still sup
port large numbers of win
tering Canada geese.
Day care to
sell Krispy
Kreme
doughnuts
The Heppner Day
C are is sellin g K rispy
Kreme doughnuts as a fund
raiser for $9 a box.
Anyone interested
may contact Heppner Day
Care at 541-676-5429 or
talk with a board member.
All orders must be
into the day care center no
later than Thursday, Sep
tember 29.
They will also have
extra donuts on hand to
deliver on Friday at the
Heppner football game as
well.
Senior
Mealsite
Menu
Menu for the Hep
pner Senior Center mealsite
for September 28 is as fol
lows: pork chops, mashed
potatoes and gravy, peas
and carrots, applesauce, hot
rolls and lemon bars.
Assisting will be
Hope Lutheran, Valby Lu
theran and All Saints’ Epis
copal churches.
Adults:
$25.00
Children 7-12:
$ 10.00
Dinner M«nu:
Prime Rib, Salmon, Salad,
Baked Potato, Bread, Dessert.
Two drinks included with meal
(beer, wine, soft drinks).
Tickets available at Bank of Eastern Oregon
or Reserved by calling 541422-7435
Live Auction and Raffle Items
Musical performances by
lone Community School Music Department
Papineau, Morris win equipment operator
awards
M orrow C ounty
Public Works Road De
partment recognizes two
County Road employees,
Jay Papineau and Bill Mor
ris, who have just returned
from the 18th annual tech
nical training school and
equipment operator skills
dem onstrations held in
Redmond.
“Both o f these in
dividuals not only came
back with new knowledge
and skills that they will be
passing on to fellow crew
members, but they have the
honor and privilege to say
that they are some of the
best equipment operators in
the state of Oregon,” said a
MCPW news release.
Morris placed first
with Papineau in a close
second in the grader divi
sion. Papineau continued to
perform on task and placed
first in the loader division
as well. When all the equip
ment operator skills and
technical training was com
pleted, one individual was
announced that they would
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C olum bia Basin
Electric Co-Op, and their
s u b c o n tra c to rs , T rees
Inc., will be conducting
their annual tree trimming
operation throughout the
service territory during
th e n ex t few m onths.
Trimming of trees around
General 2nd Elk
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Following are the
Morrow County Fair Open
Class winners:
Sweepstake w in
ners: W inners in each
d ep artm en t receiv ed a
gift certificate to use at
any Morrow County busi
ness. Adults received $25
and kids $15. Fruits-Paul
B eagle, V egetables-Paul
Beagle, Flowers-Carol Al
lison, Clothing-M arlene
Pointer, Needlework-Jolene
Stensland, Quilts-Sandra
VanLiew, Canning-Patricia
Hughes, Food-Jan Stroeber,
A rts-Shannon H arrison,
Creative Writing-Babali Pe
terson, Photography-Mar-
lene Pointer, Crafts-Debra
W ryn, K ids 3-6-S hay-
lyn Deloach, Superkids
7 -9 -A le x is C u ts fo rth ,
Ju n io rs 10-13-H ayden
Qualls.
P eo p le’s Choice
Art:Virginia Wilkinson.
M orrow County
Creative Arts Award: Art-
Sharon Harrison, Crafts-
Linda Voltz.
Flowers: Best Hor
ticulture presented by Hep
pner Garden Club-Terry
Tallman; Best Arrangement
presented by Heppner Gar
den Club-Carol Allison,
Most Blue Ribbons pre
sented by Heppner Garden
Club-Terry Tallman,
Jane Rawlins Memorial pre
sented by Morrow County
Fair Board-Carol Allison.
Baking Contest:
“ W heat L eague C ake”
(Sunshine Cake) sponsored
by the M orrow County
Wheat Growers was won
by Jan Stroeber and the
“Mike Armato Bread Bak-
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Morrow County
Public Works
365W.HWY74, P.0. Box 428
Lexington, Oregon 97839
Phone: (541) 989-9500
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8:00am to 5:00pm
have the privilege to bring
home the coveted Top Gun
Trophy award to display
for one year. This trophy is
awarded to the individual
who had the best overall
performance in all areas of
equipment operation. This
year the overall winner of
the equipment operating
skills demonstration Top
Gun Trophy went to Jay
Papineau.
“Morrow County
should be honored and
proud that we have on our
road crew some of the finest
equipment operators in the
state of Oregon. Yes, this
is their job and they do it
daily, but they do this job
with pride to ensure the
safety of all who travel in or
through Morrow County,”
said the release.
For more informa
tion on this event and other
information regarding this
training and skills demon
stration visit http://www.
skillsdemo.org. This event
is held every year and is
open to construction op
erators to show their skills
and expertise; as well as
learn new skills and safety
practices.
power lines is an annual
chore and is required by
Oregon PUC and RUS to
reduce outages and ensure
continuity o f electrical
service. Areas affecting
both primary (distribution)
and secondary (individual
service connections) lines
will be cleared.
A ny com m ents,
concerns or questions about
trees obstructing power
lines or the removal of
them may be made to Brian
Kollman at 541-676-9146,
brian@ columbiabasin.cc
or Josh Coiner, joshc@
columbiabasin.cc.
Morrow County Fair Open Class
winners announced
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Nov. 5 -N ov. 13,2011
Jay Papineau and Bill Morris
Electric co-op to perforin tree trimming
operations in area
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Children 6 and
under: Free
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ing” contest, sponsored by
the Armato family, was also
won by Jan Stroeber.
The Wheat Grow
ers Photo contest was won
by Tina Palmer
Talent Show:
Drew Johnson won first
place in the Adult division,
he received $75; Drion
Donner received $50 for
second and Kristal Temple
won $25 for third place. In
the Youth division ((10-17)
Madison Combe received
$30 for first place, second
place was Patrick Collins,
they received $20 and third
place went to Cara Arbogast
and Morgan Burch, they
received $5 each.
Grill Offs: Painted
Hills Natural Beef Back
yard Grilling contest was
won by Paul Keefer,
second place was
Mustang BBQ (Daye &
Michelle Stone) and third
was Mark & Lisa Pratt;
Foster Farms Big Cluck
Grill Off was won by the
team of Mark & Lisa Pratt,
second was Hot Lips (Steve
Allen and Robin Bredfield)
and third went to Bevington
Farms (Ernie Bevington
and Shelly Fisher).
O r e g o n ’s B e st
Contests a hit at the Mor
row County Fair
T he O r
egon’s Best Contests are
a tradition at the Morrow
County Fair. The contests
are intended to inspire cre
ativity using Oregon prod
ucts. This year, contests
included Bob’s Best Home-
Baked Bread Contest, fea
turing Bob’s Red Mill flours
& products; Down Home
Morrtw/Grant County
OHV Part Youth
Spike Elk Hunt
Morrow or Grant County youth that
have their hunters education or are
participating
in the 0DFW
Mentored
Youth Hunter
Program.
Morrow County Public Works office by
MwbwBUr. October ÍÍ2QU 4Mom
Favorites Recipe Contest,
sponsored by FLAV-R-PAC
and Santiam; Delicious,
Nutritious Summer Cheese
Recipe Challenge, spon
sored by the Dairy Farmers
of Oregon.
Bob’s Red
Mill sponsored the popular
Bob’s Best Home-Baked
Bread Contest. Contestants
baked bread from scratch
using B o b ’s Red M ill
products. This year’s first
place winner was Shelley
McCabe. Shelley’s Dilly
Bread used fresh ingredi
ents and Bob’s Red Mill
flour. She will receive $50
and two five pound bags of
Bob’s Red Mill flour and
her recipe will be listed on
oregonfresh.net.
The Down
Home Favorites-This year’s
winner was Jan Denlinger
with her Com Clam Chow
der. Jan received an eco-
friendly bamboo cutting
board stam ped with the
Flav R Pac logo, a free
product coupon, and will
have her recipe listed on
oregonfresh.net.
Oregon
produced cheese was high
lighted in the Delicious,
Nutritious Summer Cheese
Recipe Challenge spon
sored by the Dairy Farmers
of Oregon. Contestants use
at least one type of Oregon
cheese in a snack, salad,
main dish, side dish or
dessert. The winner would
have won a prize and some
coupons for Oregon-made
dairy products for first
place, but there were no
entries.
The O re
gon’s Best Contests are pre
sented by the Agri-Business
Council of Oregon ( ABC),
a non-profit organization
that prom otes O regon’s
agriculture industry. For
more information about the
Oregon's Best contests and
to view the winning recipes,
visit the ABC Web site,
www.Qregonfresh.net.
“Please remember
to check in next y ear's
Premium Book to enter and
win prizes in the Oregon
Best Contests,” said a fair
spokesperson.