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The Othello Outlook – Thursday, December 3, 2009
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Grant County Beef Information Day
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Eric Morgan installs the lights Saturday morning on the Othello branch of Santa’s Post Office, located in Pioneer Park, in preparation for next Saturday’s parade and lighting festival.
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The plan has already gone through a 43 percent budget cut back in July to reduce its costs. The hospital would be affected because nine percent of the people who are on the plan live in Adams County, which is higher than the state average of 1.6 percent. The program brings in $1.6 million in revenue. “We just can’t see how the state can support it,” Bunch said. In somewhat brighter news, Bunch also reported on the
joint proposal to privatize ambulance service, which in turn would increase emergency services in the area. The hospital is a proponent of the plan, along with the Adams County No. 5 Fire Department. Several departments and companies have shown interest, as well. Several departments met to talk about the issue. A survey will be taken to gather a more accurate count and more information. A memorandum of
understanding will be needed to be passed by the board before Christmas. Also approved by the board were two tax resolutions. One was to set the property tax limit factor to 101 percent because the population of the hospital district exceeds 10,000, while the other collects $621,654 from the regular tax levy for the fiscal year 2010.
Cattlewomen will provide a free beef lunch to participants. There is no registration fee to participate in the day’s activities, however, participants must RSVP to the WSU Grant-Adams Extension office, (509) 7542011, extension 413, by Dec. 4 at 5 p.m. to guarantee a lunch will be provided for them. For a complete agenda on the 2009 Grant County Beef Information Day, please contact Sarah M. Smith, WSU GrantAdams extension, at (509)7542011, extension 413, or look under “Upcoming Events” at www.grant-adams.wsu.edu.
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munition for firing; operate maintain radio and wire comand perform operator main- munications. tenance on prime movers, Massa is a 2008 graduate of self-propelled Howitzers and Warden High School. ammunition vehicles; store, maintain and distribute ammunition to using units as a member of battery or battalion ammunition section; perform crew maintenance and participate in organizational maintenance of weapons and related equipment; and establish and
December is National Tie Month
canned goods to be able to up to deliver a couple of basfeed a family for a week. kets,” he said. But Johnson doesn’t plan to Johnson said they handed out 276 baskets last year and stop anytime soon. LN_July_The Outlookon& Shopper_Summer_2.125inx3in “I’ve been doing it so long it are hoping to Othello have enough comes natural to me,” he said. hand to do 300. For more information, call “It takes a good-sized pick-
management and natural resource stewardship will be featured. The morning session will feature presentations about basic beef vaccines and vaccination programs; herbicide stewardship to promote more grass, less weeds and prevention of residue; and the importance of various minerals to overall cattle health and performance. The afternoon session will feature presentations on real life mineral deficiencies and toxicities observed in the Columbia Basin and mineral supplementation recommendations for the area and will conclude with a presentation about precondition programs for feeder calves and the value of these programs to local cattle feeders and cow-calf producers. With the support of the Grant County Cattlemen, the Grant County
Military news
Army National Guard Pvt. Louis J. Massa, the son of Tony Massa of Spruce St., Warden, and Anna L. Tritchler, of S. Navy Blvd., Pensacola, Fla., has graduated from the Basic Field Merritt Johnson at 488-2471 or Artillery Cannon Crewmember Richard Johnson at 488-5088. Advanced Individual Training Donations can also be made course at Fort Sill, Lawton, at the Eagles Lodge, the fire sta- Okla. Page 1 of 1 The course is designed to tion or Johnson Glass Company. train servicemembers to maintain, prepare and load am-
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Cattle producers are committed to producing high quality and safe beef products for today’s consumers, while managing natural resources for the next. Therefore, the focus for the 2009 Grant County Beef Information Day, on Dec. 10, will be to provide area cattle producers with the knowledge and tools necessary to enhance animal performance and health and care, while promoting stewardship of natural resources. Grant County Beef information day will be held at the Fuller Building at the Grant County Fairgrounds from 9:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. Individuals involved in any segment of beef cattle production are invited to attend and participants need not be a member of the Grant County Cattlemen or resident of Grant County to attend. The program is organized by Washington State University Extension and the Grant County Cattlemen’s and Cattlewomen’s associations. Local and regional speakers with expertise in cattle health,
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