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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 28,2011 Local students win MSWCD conservation poster contest Left to right: Babali Peterson, Oskar Peterson, Lacey Thompson, Hannah Padberg. Juana Gaytan Left to right: Julianne Carlson, Emily Holland Not pictured: Ally Haguewood, Emily Rea Students from lone Community School, Irrigon Junior/Senior High School and Riverside Junior/Senior High School participated in the annual conservation poster contest put on by Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District. “Forests for Peo ple-More Than You Can Imagine” was the theme which emphasized the im portance of protecting our natural resources. This year the students learned what is made from trees, what foods come from trees and how trees help others. Contest winners are: fourth-sixth grade: first place-Ally Haguewood, second place-Hannah Pad- berg. third place-Babali Peterson, lone Communi ty School; seventh-ninth grade: first place-Emily Holland, second place-Em ily Rea, third place-Oskar Peterson, lone Community School; 10th- 12th Grade: first place-Julianne Carlson, lone Community School, second place-Juana Gaytan, Riverside Junior/Senior High School, third place- Lacey Thompson, lone Community School. The first place win ners of the local contest will compete in the Oregon Association of Conserva tion District contest at Sun River in November. First place winners at the state contest will receive a $50 savings bond. First place winners of the state contest will compete at the National Association of Conserva tion Districts competition in February, 2012. Fall prescribed burning set to begin Umatilla National Forest firefighters are mak ing preparations to begin treating as much as 20,000 acres with prescribed fire. More fall-like weather con ditions anticipated in the next several days are con ducive to the fall burning. Burning could begin the last week of September and continue through October as conditions permit. P rescrib ed fire managers coordinate daily with the National Weather Service, Oregon Depart ment of Forestry smoke management meteorolo gists and adjacent national forests to determine the optimum time and place to implement each bum. Each burn project has specific resource and prescribed fire objectives and constraints which guide fire managers in determining whether to proceed with a bum. Ob jectives of the bums include hazardous fuel reduction, activity slash removal, big game and other wildlife habitat improvement, and forest ecosystem restora tion. “Managing risk in terms of firefighter and public safety is our top pri ority as we implement these bums,” says Chris Johnson, fuels program manager. “Smoke management is also a priority as we do not wish to impact our neighbor communities.” However, nearby residents and for est visitors should expect smoke in the vicinity of any prescribed fire activity and drivers should pay extra attention while traveling through or adjacent to bum areas. Specific details and locations of the pro posed prescribed bums are available on the Umatilla National Forest website www.fs.usda.gov/umatilla/ or at any forest office. It is important to note that not all proposed bums planned are likely to be completed this fall as typical weather conditions provide for lim ited burn windows. For more information concern ing the Umatilla National Forest Prescribed Burning program, contact Chris Johnson in Pendleton at (541) 278-3704 or one of the following Ranger Dis trict contacts: Scott Wryn, Heppner Ranger District, (541)676-2111; Scott Mc Donald, North fork John Day Ranger District, (541 ) 427-5311 ; Tyson Albrecht, Walla Walla Ranger Dis trict, (509) 522-6290, Steve Carlson, Pomeroy Ranger District, (509) 843-4611. - FIVE IMESD hearing screenings Marge Parks scheduled in Morrow County wins^Time- Schools ginning at 8:15 a.m., Hep less Beauty” The InterMountain pner Elementary, beginning event at fair; Education Service District around 10 a.m. -October 19: A.C. is providing free hearing Garden Club screenings to public el Houghton Elementary, Ir ementary school students rigon, 8:15 a.m.; Irrigon El to meet Oct. ementary, beginning around through November. Hearing screenings are conducted annually by the IMESD’s Audiol ogy Department for public school students in Morrow, Umatilla and Union coun ties and are cooperatively sponsored by local school districts. Students to be screened include nearly 6,000 kindergarten, first and third grade students, new students to a county and parent, teacher and prin cipal referrals of students in other grades. Children who fail the initial screen ing will be re-screened within a three-week period. Screenings began earlier this month. Parents who do not want their child’s hearing to be screened should notify their child’s school as soon as possible. Anyone who has questions regarding the hearing screening program should contact their lo cal school principal or the IMESD Audiology Depart ment at 541 -966-3140. Screenings are as follows: -October 18: lone Community School, be- 12:30 p.m. -October 27: Sam Boardman Elementary, 8:15 a.m.; Windy River Elementary, Boardman, approximately 1 p.m. -November 2: A.C. Houghton Elementary, 8:15 a.m.; Irrigon Elementary, approximately 1:30 p.m. -N o v e m b e r 8: lone, 8:15 a.m.; Heppner Elementary, approximately 10 a.m. -N ovem ber 15: Sam Boardman Elementa ry, 8:15 a.m.; Windy River Elementary, approximately 1:30 p.m. (541)215-9248. Morrow/Grant County OHV Park Youth Spike Elk Hunt Morrow or Grant County youth that have their hunters education or are participating intheODFW Mentored Youth Hunter Program. YOUTH SPIKE ELK ONLY^ Nov. 5 -Nov. 13,2011 ( General 2nd Elk Season Tag Required ^/c*0 365 W. HWY 74, P.0. Box 428 Lexington, Oregon 97839 Phone: (541)989-9500 Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8:00am to 5:00pm Marge Parks was the winner of the “Timeless Beauty” event at the Mor row County Fair. She won a rose bush of her choice at Mor row County Grain Growers Green Feed & Seed who sponsor the event. Other winners at the show were Terry Tail- man and Carol Allison. The next Garden Club meeting will be held Monday, Oct. 3. Guest speaker will be Carrie Spradlin from the Forest Service who will speak on trees. The Heppner Jr/Sr high school wrestling team is collecting batteries for an ongoing team fundraiser. Auto, tractor. RV. and four wheeler batteries will be accepted. Please bring your batteries to the South end Transfer station free of charge located at 57185 Hwy 74, Lexington, OR For further information or if you need batteries picked up, call Mark Lemmon at f t Morrow County Public Works 3 f t f t , A*. Application MUST BE RETURNED to the Morrow County Public Works office by Wednesday. 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