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Schlaich wins Western
Junior Rodeo
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from this hunting season. Please send a photo along with your name, age, town
you live in, location of the hunt and a description of the animal to editor@
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WONDERLAND
I really do love the
beauty of a frosty morning.
Everything’s all pretty and
glittery like a fairytale. I
can dream of log cabins in
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ter’s snow on the ground. I
can picture the huge stack
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the house and almost hear
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smell the aroma of the de-
licious hot chocolate that
my handsome, imaginary
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made me. Yep. L.L. Bean
himself couldn’t come up
with a better, more wonder-
ful winter scene.
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fake fireplace, smelling
the decomposing mouse
that obviously didn’t make
its way out of the heater
vent, and wondering how
the smell of hot chocolate
would go with a 3-day-old
dead mouse. As I gaze out
the window at my sparkling
little farm…I wonder as I
wander…
I wonder where the ax
is…probably have to use a
shovel to break the ice in
the troughs. I wonder where
the shovel is. I wonder if the
goat is frozen to the ground
or if he’s just choosing not
to move. I wonder if it’s
really 10 degrees and if
there’s a chance it might
warm up to 20 by the time
I get to the barn. I wonder
at what temperature milk
will actually freeze in the
udder. I wonder why a
dog’s tongue doesn’t stick
to the frozen water in his
bowl. I wonder if Rosie
would notice if I didn’t
milk this morning. I wonder
what land prices are like in
Florida.
Unfortunately, my day-
dream is rudely interrupted
by the sound of a hungry
cow and the reality that she
will not milk herself. Time
to “man up” and start the
chore list of a Farm Lady
on a cold day…. which goes
something like this:
1. Check outside tem-
perature.
2. Put on ten layers of
clothing.
3. Discover ringing
phone is under layer #2.
4. I g n o r e r i n g i n g
phone.
5. Imagine every sin-
gle catastrophe possible
that could warrant a phone
call.
6. Dig through nine
layers of clothing for phone.
7. Curse the Auto
Warranty Specialists for
their eighth phone call in
the last 2 days.
8. Gather milking
supplies and head to barn.
9. Notice water is fro-
zen in Rosie’s trough and
realize that the “leave hose
running a bit” thing does
NOT work in 10-degree
weather.
10. Beat on frozen wa-
ter with frozen hose.
11. N o t i c e n e a r b y
hammer and beat on frozen
water with hammer.
12. Wipe freezing wa-
ter and tears from face.
13. Scoop ice out of
trough with hammer and
foot
14. Scoop/chip away
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gloves, sit on 10-degree
stool, and milk Rosie.
16. Put frozen bag
balm on Rosie’s cracked
teats.
17. Consider warming
frozen hands in warm milk.
18. Collect frozen eggs
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unfrozen water.
19. H e a d b a c k t o
house, place 10-degree
hands in warm water.
20. Perform Lamaze
Breathing technique to
manage Fingers on Fire
Syndrome.
21. When fingers be-
come functional again,
search Farmers Only for
possible victim/mate.
By Susie Crosby
Prineville, OR
Jaylee Schlaich standing with her prizes from winning the
Western States Junior Rodeo, her accomplishments include;
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Ollie had a hell of an elk hunt. Took down a dream 6x6 bull at
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450 yards in steep Blue Mountain terrain with his 6.5
end Figure 8 Champion, All-around Champion
Creedmoor that he’s named Grenadine. So proud of him!
- Erin Melton Anderson
Birthright of Morrow
County Celebrates their
3 rd year anniversary
Volunteers of Birthright, (L_R) Julia Finch, Laurie Wood,
Mary Ann Elguezabal, Monika Elguezabal, June Rollis,
Marge Rolen, pose for a picture during their anniversary
dinner. - Contributed Photo
Birthright of Morrow
County celebrated their
3 rd year anniversary. With
about 40 members in atten-
dance, Becky Cherry spoke
about her role as a doula,
and Julia Finch spoke of the
importance of a pregnancy
care center, Julia Finch said
“it was a special evening.”
Birthright is an organiza-
tion dedicated to providing
essential help and support
to women and girls facing
a crisis pregnancy. Their
mission is simple: to enable
these individuals to carry
their fetuses to term by
offering them a safe and
judgment-free environment
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services to meet the needs
of those in crisis, including
the provision of baby cloth-
st
ing, diapers, wipes, and
maternity clothing.
The center is open on
Commission meetings are Mondays from 10 am to
held once per month, with 3 pm, Thursdays from 5
the option of in-person and pm to 7 pm, and Saturdays
remote participants with
video technology. to apply
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Friday, December 1 st , 2023.
The next Planning Com-
mission meeting will be
Call
December 5 th , 2023, in
Heppner, OR at the Bar-
541-676-
tholomew building.
from 1 pm to 3 pm. As
a volunteer-based orga-
nization, their schedules
may vary from week to
week and month to month.
It’s important to note that
while our primary focus
is on pregnant women and
girls, we also provide friend
counseling to men who seek
assistance or guidance. We
believe that everyone de-
serves a safe and non-judg-
mental space to discuss
their concerns and receive
the support they need.
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Morrow County 2024
Planning Commission
Positions due Dec. 1
Are you interested in
land use and development?
Would you like to be a part
of settling land policy in
Morrow County? If so,
Morrow County is seeking
volunteers to represent the
Heppner and Ione areas
on the Morrow County
Planning Commission. As
a volunteer, you will be
appointed a four-year term
ending December 2027. At
the end of the term, there is
the option for re-appoint-
ment for another four-year
term, if interested. Planning
FBLA Pie sales until
Nov. 8 th
Once again, the Hep-
pner High School FBLA
(Future Business Leaders
of America) is starting its
annual pie sale. Pie order
forms are now available and
will continue until Novem-
ber 8th. If you would like
to place an order you can
call Heppner High School
and ask for Mrs. Collins
or, we can have an FBLA
member bring you a form.
We will not be selling Pecan
this year due to increased
prices; however, we will
still be selling: Lemon Ice
box, Berry, Apple, Cherry,
Pumpkin, and Peach for
$22 each and Oreo for $15.
All pies except for Pump-
kin will be frozen. The
Pumpkin will be baked on
Monday, November 20th.
Pies will be delivered by
November 20th and 21st,
unless we can deliver soon-
er. Pies just in time to be
on your table for Thanks-
giving! Remember all pies
are made from scratch!
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