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Morrow County 4-H helps build
character
Raising children to become decent and responsible adults is a complex and challenging job
that is becoming increasingly difficult in our society. To be a person of good character, youth must
develop strengths of the 4 “Hs”: head—they must know what is good; heart—they must desire
to do good; hands—they must be willing to do good; and health—they must develop a lifestyle
that supports the desire and willingness to do good. The Morrow County 4-H program strives to
develop good character in 4-H members.
Qualities that define good character have been debated by various groups but, in 1992, the
Josephson Institute of Ethics with the help of scholars, parents, youth workers and others published
the Aspen Declaration. This Declaration has become the cornerstone for the character development
education programs in the United States. The Aspen Declaration states:
1. The next generation will be the stewards of the world.
2. The well being of society needs citizens with good character.
3. People do not automatically develop good moral character. Children must be taught so that
they develop the values and abilities necessary for moral decision making and conduct.
4. Character education is based on core ethical values—pillars of character development—
trustworthiness, respect for others, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship.
5. These core values transcend cultural, religious and socio-economic differences.
6. Although character education is first and foremost an obligation of faith communities, the
community in general, schools, and youth and family serving organizations are also responsible.
7. Youth have a better chance of learning moral values if all groups work together to teach and
reinforce moral values.
8. Every adult must take responsibility to model and teach the pillars o f character development.
You can see that, although this declaration was only developed in 1992, 4-H, as the youth
program of the land-grant universities (Oregon State University) has been using similar guidelines
for the past 98 years.
Wine and micro-beer
tasting promises a
rollicking good time
Murray’s Beer & Wine Tasting
The M urray’s Country
Rose wine and m icro-beer
tasting has quickly become
a much-anticipated fair-time
highlight. The 17th annual ver­
sion of the event promises to
be no different.
Tiller’s Folly will perform
If
approved',
^Blue M ountain
Community C ollege
Capital
Improvement
Bond would
be a renewal
of an existing
measure
that's about
to expire, not
a new tax.
BMCC Capital Improvement
Bond Renewal
will appear on November 5, 2013, General Election
ballot in Umatilla and Morrow counties.
If approved, bond would fund new
workforce development programs:
Applied Animal Science Education in Pendleton
Precision Irrigated Agriculture in Hermiston
Industrial Processlng/STEM Education in Boardman
For more
information,
please visit
www.bluecc.edu
or
contact
Cam Preus,
BMCC President,
at 541-278-5951
cpreusebluecc.edu
or
Casey Beard at
541-278-5838
cbeardebluecc.edu
If approved,
the bond would enable
BM CC to upgrade facilities in
Pendleton, Milton-Freewater,
Boardman and Hermiston.
the perfect accompaniment to
the evening when they perform
Thursday night at the tasting.
Tiller’s Folly is a three-piece
folk/Celtic band consisting
o f Bruce Caughlan, Nolan
Murray and Laurence Knight.
The trio has been in Heppner
previously for the fair and the
St. Patrick’s celebration.
Also performing will be
Joe Lindsay & Family and
Brady Goss