SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Lady Cards defeat Livestock producers reminded to report forage
all for irst in league losses by Feb. 1
LFP covers eligible grazing losses due to drought and wildire
Above: Ione Lady Cardinal player Morgan Orem scrambles
to get ball possession as Sydney Qualls (40) comes to help her.
Below: Ione’s Hannah Padberg (20) guards against two of the
Lady Hawks as teammate Ivy Sandford (34) comes to assist.
-Photos by Sylvia Sandford
Heppner—Morrow
County USDA Farm Ser-
vice Agency (FSA) Execu-
tive Director Kyle Carnine
reminds livestock producers
who suffered grazing losses
that occurred throughout
2015 due to drought or
wildire that they have un-
til Feb. 1 to report their
losses and to enroll in the
Livestock Forage Disaster
Program (LFP).
LFP provides compen-
sation to eligible livestock
producers who suffered
grazing losses for covered
livestock due to drought on
privately-owned or cash-
leased land or ire on feder-
ally-managed land. Produc-
ers in Morrow County are
eligible to apply for 2015
LFP beneits on native pas-
ture and improved pasture.
Livestock producers are
encouraged to contact the
Morrow County FSA Ofice
with any questions regard-
ing specific forage crops
that are eligible.
“Prolonged drought
conditions have created a
need for livestock disas- 541-676-9011. Visit www. more about FSA disaster
ter assistance programs usda.gov/disaster to learn assistance programs.
in Morrow County,” said
Carnine. “I encourage all
affected livestock produc-
ers to contact the Mor-
row County FSA Ofice to
schedule an appointment to
enroll in the program before
the Feb. 1 deadline.”
Livestock producers
must complete the LFP
application and required
supporting documentation
no later than Feb. 1, 2016,
for losses that occurred
throughout 2015. Producers
who already have appoint-
ments scheduled require no
additional action to meet
the deadline.
Eligible livestock in-
cludes alpacas, beef cattle,
buffalo, beefalo, dairy cat-
tle, deer, elk, emus, equine,
goats, llamas, poultry, rein-
deer, sheep or swine that
have been or would have
been grazing the eligible
grazing land or pastureland.
For more information
about LFP, contact the Mor-
row County FSA Ofice at
Disappointing week
for Cardinal boys
USDA expands
microloans
The Lady Cards started
off strong Tuesday evening
at home against the Mitch-
ell/Spray Eagle Loggers.
Despite ending up with
two players down due to
injuries, they rallied and
came back to hold out for
the win, 54-21.
Friday’s game for the
Ione Lady Cardinals was an
edge-of-your-seat, action-
packed game right up to
the last eight seconds. Ione
and South Wasco were
neck-and-neck by the third
quarter but Ione held on to
secure the win, 51-50.
After Saturday’s win
against Horizon Christian
Lady Hawks, Ione is still
tied with Condon/Wheeler
for the lead in the Big Sky
League with six wins to one
loss. The Lady Cardinals
were still playing with two
players down, and worked
hard for their 33-30 win
in the last quarter of their
game.
Cardinal JV girls
take down Loggers,
Redsides
WASHINGTON—Ag-
riculture Deputy Secretary
Krysta Harden last week
announced that the U.S.
Department of Agricul-
ture (USDA) will begin
offering farm ownership
microloans, creating a new
inancing avenue for farm-
ers to buy and improve
property. The department
says these microloans will
be especially helpful to
beginning or underserved
farmers, U.S. veterans look-
ing for a career in farming,
and those who have small
and mid-sized farming op-
erations.
“Many producers, es-
pecially new and under-
served farmers, tell us that
access to land is one of the
biggest challenges they face
in establishing and growing
their own farming opera-
tion,” said Harden. “USDA
is making it easier for new
farmers to hit the ground
running and get access to
the land that they need to
establish their farms or im-
prove their property.”
The microloan pro-
gram, which celebrates its
third anniversary this week,
has been hailed a success by
the USDA, providing more
than 16,800 low-interest
loans for a total of more
than $373 million to pro-
ducers across the country.
Microloans have gone to
help farmers and ranchers
with operating costs such
as feed, fertilizer, tools,
fencing, equipment and
living expenses since 2013.
Seventy percent of loans
have gone to new farmers.
Now, microloans will
be available to also help
with farm land and build-
ing purchases, and soil and
water conservation im-
provements. FSA designed
the expanded program to
simplify the application
process, expand eligibility
requirements and expedite
smaller real estate loans
to help farmers strengthen
their operations. Micro-
loans provide up to $50,000
to qualiied producers, and
can be issued to the ap-
plicant directly from the
USDA Farm Service Agen-
cy (FSA).
To learn more about the
FSA microloan program,
visit www.fsa.usda.gov/
microloans, or contact the
local FSA ofice.
Ione’s Wyatt McNary jumps against Mitchell/Spray in last
Tuesday’s game. -Photo by Sylvia Sandford
Ione fought hard but
just couldn’t pull out the
win last Tuesday night
against Mitchell/Spray;
losing 49-51 in the last few
seconds of the edge-of-
your-seat game.
Friday against the Red-
sides, the boys just couldn’t
get their teamwork to mesh;
they lost on the court 64-19.
However, a technicality
regarding a Redsides player
playing too many quarters
caused Ione to win the game
by forfeit.
Ione varsity boys in-
ished their week with a
strong second half on Sat-
urday night, but it wasn’t
quite enough to pull the
win out against Horizon
Christian; Ione lost 33-62.
ODFW hunter rep
position open
SALEM, Ore.—Or-
egon Dept. of Fish and
Wildlife is recruiting for a
hunter representative posi-
tion on the statewide Access
and Habitat Board. Applica-
tions are due by Feb. 29.
Those with an interest
and experience in hunt-
ing and wildlife conserva-
tion are encouraged to ap-
ply. Contact Isaac Sanders
at 503-947-6087 or visit
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/
lands/AH/get_involved.asp
for application forms and
more information.
Board members, who
are appointed to four-year
terms by the Oregon Fish
and Wildlife Commission,
meet four times each year
in various communities
throughout the state to re-
view project funding ap-
plications, hear public tes-
timony and act as liaisons
between the program and
the public.
Sheriff’s Report
The Ione JV girls came out hard against the Loggers to win
12-1 in their two quarters Tuesday. The girls then had a great
game against the South Wasco County Redsides on Friday,
winning 41-34. Pictured: Ione ights for the ball in their game
against Mitchell/Spray last Tuesday in Ione. L-R: Ashley
Medina, Hannah Flynn, Sydney Qualls, Rene’ Peterson, and
Emily Taylor. -Photo by Sylvia Sandford
Cardinal JVs split
week of play
The Cardinal JV team dominated the loggers during their short
game last Tuesday, taking the win 24-16. The JV boys then had
a close call at South Wasco’s home court, but still managed to
pull out the win 44-40. Ione’s young team was surpassed by
the Hawks’ experience in Saturday’s game in Ione, however,
dishing out the JV team’s only loss of the week, 26–43. L-R:
Ione’s Alessandro Panozzo (5), takes the ball from Tyler Carter
(32), as Sergio Marin (40) and Colton Hollis (11) get ready to
take the ball down the court. -Photo by Sylvia Sandford
December 2: -A driver
advised Morrow County
Sheriff’s Ofice that he had
slid off the right side of
I-84 East. He advised he
was stuck but did not need
medical attention. A deputy
responded but the driver
already had help on the way.
-An MCSO deputy ad-
vised of another slide-off on
I-84 West involving three
vehicles. No injuries were
reported.
-MCSO received re-
ports of various non-injury
weather-related accidents
throughout the county.
-A person in Heppner
advised someone was sitting
on their neighbor’s porch in a
coat and hat, all bundled up.
MCSO responded and the
subject was given a courtesy
ride to her residence.
December 3: -A person
in Irrigon reported that they
had returned home after
three days to ind their house
had been broken into. The
gun case and safe had been
broken into, cupboards were
broken, and somebody had
cooked food. It looked like
somebody had spent a couple
nights. They advised they
would not touch anything
until someone responded.
-A female in Irrigon re-
ported that her husband was
missing; she had last spoken
to him an hour before, when
he advised her he got stuck
while hauling, and she was
concerned he was lost. The
male was located by the
daughter and advised they
would return for the vehicle
the next day.
-A person in Irrigon ad-
vised that a male had sent
messages to him saying he
would burn his trailer down
and that he was coming for
him and his dog. The caller
advised the message said
he stole something but he
didn’t steal anything. He
advised the male was always
on drugs.
-A male in Irrigon ad-
vised that his nephew took
his phone and then his neph-
ew advised him another male
had taken it from him.
-Victor Flores Martinez,
37, was sanctioned to 30 days
in jail per the parole and pro-
bations oficer.
-A female in Ione ad-
vised that a subject who had
been trespassed from her
residence was there taking
pictures.
-A subject in Boardman
advised that his pregnant
wife was bleeding. Board-
man ambulance responded
and transported the female
to Good Shepherd Hospital.
December 4: -A person
in Irrigon advised a subject in
a blue Toyota came through
and lipped him off and called
him a foul name and spun out
their tires. The caller advised
it was uncalled-for and that it
was the same guy the caller
thought tried to run him over
before.
-A person in Irrigon ad-
vised there were three sub-
jects in the area shooting off
guns at clay pigeons. A Mor-
row County Sheriff’s deputy
responded.
-MCSO received report
of a domestic in progress in
Irrigon; a female’s boyfriend
had been putting hands on
her and had broken her phone
while the parents were at
the store, and the neighbor
saw it.
-MCSO was advised that
a vehicle drove off Hwy. 74;
the backup lights were on,
but it was unknown how
many people were in the
vehicle. The caller advised
they may have been checking
their mail, because they were
gone and there were mail
boxes at that location.
-Milton-Freewater PD
arrested Colleen Kelly Bar-
ton, 51, on a Morrow County
Circuit Court warrant for
Failure to Appear on Con-
tempt of Court.
December 5: -Oregon
State Police advised Mor-
row County Sheriff’s Ofice
that they arrested Richard
Kieth Fisler, 35, on a Mor-
row County Circuit Court
warrant.
-A female in Irrigon ad-
vised MCSO that someone
was harassing her by text
message; she had asked her
to stop but she had yet to do
so. The caller had questions
about her options. MCSO
made contact with the female
and Hermiston PD contacted
the other party in Hermiston;
HPD advised the other party
not to contact her again.
-Irrigon ambulance re-
sponded to a call concern-
ing a male with a dislocated
shoulder at Irrigon High
School. The male was trans-
ported to Good Shepherd
Hospital.
December 6: -MCSO
received report of a domestic
that took place in Irrigon.
Two subjects were arrest-
ed and lodged at Umatilla
County Jail.
Justice Court Report
Morrow County Justice of the Peace Ann Spicer has
released the following Justice Court report:
-Yezmin Verduzco, 22, of Ione was found guilty of
Violating the Basic Rule 79/55 mph and was ined $260.