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-"i jW' m- it & "r - - I fv &l Mr jf ' ,s . -rv f ; V-si 't-- "if-"" f' Extension news A learning vacation offered i When did you "Take Time for Yourself?" If it has been a time since you had the opportunity to take a learning vacation, you'll be interested in the program offered on campus at Oregon State University in June! What is the Mini College all about? A full schedule of 101 different classes has been planned for the week of June 20-24, ranging from auto mechanics and emergency health care, to new knowledge about textiles and clothing, and strictly for fun craft classes. Many of the more popular classes of 'previous years will be repeated, and many new ones have ' been added. Costs are kept to a minimum, with only $58 paying for room land meals, and registration fee. Participants live in the ;; newest of dormitories right on campus, with meals served in : an adjoining facility. All Oregon women and men are invited to attend the full week of activities, or attend only a part of the program. ; Registration forms are available at all Extension offices, v Although June 1 is the final deadline for registering, it would ; be wise to get the registrations in early, as classes are ( assigned on a "first come" basis. The registration form '"'contains a complete list and description of each class, for t your choic! If you'd like to visit with someone who attended previous . Mini Colleges, you could talk to Dorris Graves, Julie Nelson, Judy Wright, Claudia Hughes, Carol Kerr, Virginia Grieb, or ' many other Morrow County women. They tried it, and they liked it! A call to 676-9642, Morrow County Extension Office, will ! also get you information! Tour shows North Morrow changes ' Things really do change in our fast developing northern part of the county! That's what forty-six men and women discovered this week as they enjoyed another look at the Carty Site, Boardman town, agricultural developments, and all the other new and exciting developments. The tour was sponsored by the Home Extension Advisory Committee, with Harold Kerr serving as tour guide. The agent keeps well informed on all activities in the county, and was able to point out many crops, buildings and developments that would have ' escaped a less practiced eye! First stop on the tour was the ultra-modern Gantenbien dairy, where everyone had the opportunity to learn from start to finish how and where milk production is accomplished in modern times. Kurt and Dee Gantenbien are very proud of their new facility, and enthusiastic in sharing details with visitors. A no host luncheon at the Nomad Restaurant in Boardman provided a break, as well as a time for Bus Clough, PGE representative, to join the group for the afternoon tour out at the completed reservoir at the Carty Site. The tour then traveled to Simtag Farms, where manager Sam Martin acquainted the group with details of the huge operation, " which includes potatoes, wheat, pasture, and livestock. Around the Boardman town, many new homes and businesses under construction were observed. Final stop on the tour was the new County Office in Irrigon; then home through the many new crops growing where once was desert. Participants were: Vera Cooley, Ruth McCabe, Charles and Bev Doherty, Miriam Brosnan, Carl and Mildred Rhea, Sharon Biddle, Mike and Edith Mathews, Harold and Julie ' Hill, Harold and Edna Peck, Francine Evans, Rose Frances, Ann Witt, Ralph Crum, Albert and Mildred Connor, Herbert and Ann Imel, Delsie Chapel, Johanne Wood, Rachel Harnett, Alvin McCabe, Mike and Jeanne Howell, Shawn Howell, Bernard Doherty, Glenn and Bert Campbell, Pauline Ewall, Laurel Cannon, Kenneth and Leila Palmer, Stan Kemp, Frieda Slocum, Barb Bloodsworth, Birdine Tullis, Harold Kerr, and Evelyn Black. Women's Day' receives praise Three ages of women provided program for the "Women's . Day" sponsored by Extension Homemakers' Advisory , Group, at the Heppner Elks' Lodge recently. Kicking off the , day's activities was a brief welcome and words of praise for the women of the county by Harold Kerr, Staff Chairman, Morrow Extension Service. I A challenge to all women, "think about your successes, and feel good about yourself," was part of the message from special guest speaker, Marcelle Straatman, OSU specialist, ' as well as encouragement to those who chose to be homemakers providing love and care to families in the age when many are choosing work outside the home. f Creativity was encouraged in a special presentation by Erin Evans, 4-H member. "My Dad has the denim blues." She then demonstrated how to make many attractive garments and home furnishings from recycling old denim jeans. Following a no host luncheon, served by ladies of the Elks' Lodge, Valerie Madison, IFYE to Switzerland, and OSU graduate in Animal Science, showed slides of her stay in .Switzerland, and shared impressions of the country and the people. Valerie is an excellent representative of young women from Eastern Oregon, choosing new and unusual occupations or careers, and the accepting challenges. ' , Mistress of ceremonies for the event was Claudia Hughes, with assistance and arrangements by members of the Home makers' Advisory Group. Coffee hour and refreshments were by Irrigon Study group; registration by Rhea Creek Study group, and the attractive geranium table decorations by Pine City Study group. M) N mi ADMISSION $200 MIDNIGHT SUPPER HARDMAN DANCE Music Bv bU II Flit, BILL & UAH a mm mm j Sat,, May 14 9 to 2 Lutheran Church World hunger program Valby Lutheran Church, south of lone, will be the scene of an ecumenical program on world hunger Saturday, May 21, at 7:30, Paul Tews reports. Tews said the session, open to everyone, will feature a film about the Christian Rural Overseas Program, coupled with a first hand report by Andrew Clark, of Pendleton, on his experiences doing aid work in Africa and his plans to return to Africa this fall. Clark is currently gathering parts of old windmills and assembling them for the pur pose of shipping one or more finished windmills to Africa. Health service for aged A grand opening for a new health service, Home Health Agency, is scheduled for. Mon day, May 16, in room 8 of the Gilliam Bisbee Building from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The public is welcome and re freshments will be served. Free blood pressure checks will be available. The service will provide skilled home health care by a staff of registered nurses in Morrow, Wheeler, and Gilliam counties. Bette Seagren, R.N., is director of the agency which is dedicated to provide part-time nursing care in the home. The office is open Monday through Friday (as of Mon day, May 16) from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Heppner num ber is 676-5133. Residents outside of the area can call toll free 1800452-8112. The par ty will refer your call to the Home Health Agency number in Heppner. Fees for the service may be reimbursed by third party payer, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and private insur ance or by direct payment from the patient. A sliding fee scale can be used. The service is staffed by Nurse Practitioner, Register ed Nurses and Licensed Phys ical Therapist. In addition, a nutrition and respiratory con sultant will be used. Services provided by the Home Health Agency include: skilled nursing care and treatment as prescribed by the physician; bedside care and treat ment to the patient at home or teaching a family member to give such service; change dressings, give hypodermic injections, help plan special diets; teaching the patient self care and assisting him toward maximum independence; - collection of specimens for lab tests; The Agency does not pro vide full time nursing care, drugs or biologicals, or transportation. SALE ON "BILLY THE KID" Western Shirts & Pants Size 2 to PANTS Reg. 6.00 Sale 4.00 Reg. 8.00 Sale 5.00 Creamery Annex 567-7346 CHILDRENSDEN Also on the program will be Don Peterson of lone, who will Peterson attends grain reserve meet In Kansas City, Mo., re cently, more than 100 con cerned Lutherans developed several suggestions that would lead to establishing a world grain reserve program to help feed the world's hungry. Don Peterson, of Valby Lutheran Church, lone, was among those taking in a recent two-day consultation on Homemakers help senior citizen's homes A new service to help the senior citizens is now available in Morrow, Wheeler, and Gilliam counties. Tri-County Homemakers Service is designed to provide part-time help with household routines to older adults who without such help would require institutional care. These people are unable to hire someone to help them with household chores. Margie Robbins, supervisor of the Homemaker program in the Tri-County area, said the office is located in Heppner at the Gilliam Bisbee Building, room 2 of the Tri-County Health Services Commission. The phone number is 676-5131. Residents outside of the area can call a toll free number, which is 1800452-8112. Cost of the services is on a sliding fee schedule. Priority is given to seniors who are over 65 and disabled or homebound. Many senior citizens qualify because they are on fixed incomes and the service is free. The program is also available to other age groups, but emphasis is placed on aiding the older citizens. jiei. in Pumps by LayneS Bowler Meeting Tomorrow's Agricultural Needs Today. Since 1882 Simplified design for ease of installation and service. Readily available standardized field replaceable parts. Distribution Centers Alexandria, Minnesota (612) 763-3158 Garden City, Kansas (316) 275-5971 Kearney, Nebraska (308) 234-1914 Lubbock, Texas (806) 797-3401 Memphis, Tennessee (901)278-3800 Pasco, Washington (509) 545-9546 Twin Falls, Idaho (208) 733-3284 Layne & Bowler, Inc. Memphis, Tenn. A MAR LEY CO. lbn-2 Size 7 SHIRTS Reg. 8.00 Sale 5.00 Reg. 9.50 Sale 6.00 115W. Hermiston Ave. sMA Hermiston discuss his experiences at a recent ecumenical church "World Grain Reserves and U.S. Farmers" sponsored by the American Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Church in America. In commenting on the two day consultation, Don said there was a good cross section of wheat and rice producers represented, who expressed the need for profits in the farm communities. Business MEDICAL SUPPLIES HERMISTON DRUG Free prescription Mail Service. Open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Gifts for all occasions. Snack Bar FURNITURE WILCOX FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES See us before you buy your color TV or stereo system . 254 W. Hermiston Ave. 567-2201 Hermiston CONSTRUCTION Circle "D" Trenching Licensed & Bonded Vermeer Trencher 14" w ide x 8' deep 680 Case Hoe Septic Tanks, Etc. Dump Truck for Hire Robert Duncan 989-8493 AUTOMOTIVE Serving all this area for over 20 years. JONES RADIATOR SERVICE 1315 North 1st St. Hermiston, OR 97838 Ph. 567-6916 OPTOMETRIST DR. E.K. SCHAFFITZ Optometrist Next to Hotel Heppner entrance. 676-9465 Heppner meeting on world hunger. (See related article in this issue.) The meeting will close with a film, "A Sense of Place," depicting the root causes of hunger around the world and what the Christian community is doing to help to alleviate this problem. Tews said the meeting is designed to put forth several avenues of action that indi viduals can pursue in helping to minimize the hunger prob lem here and abroad. "This meeting will not be a con science raising meeting," he noted. Coffee and cookies will be served. The homemakers are skilled individuals who have gone through training and are bonded. The homemaker is trained to be alert to the problems and needs of elderly persons as well as in the practical skills of household management and personal care. The homemakers can change bed linen, plan diet, dust, wash dishes, scrub floors with a mop, vacuum floors and furniture, iron, family laundry, mend, prepare meals, assist with bathing and dressing, manicures, shampoos and sets, assist in moving from bed to chair. Ms. Robbins noted the homemakers cannot do heavy housecleaning, washing walls, washing high windows, give medications of any kind, babysit children of friends or relatives, heavy lifting, moving furniture, shampooing of heavy laundry, draperies, rugs, blankets, etc., drive own car on errands, or give nursing care of any kind. The homemaker program is provided by Tri-County Health Service Commission coordinated by East Central Oregon Association of Counties through Oregon Project Independence. C.B. SERVICE Terry's CB Consulting Service 155 Rock Street P.O.Box 356 Heppner "Fox Hunter" Ch. 19 Terry Carter 676-5192 GLASS COMMERCIAL GLASS & ALUMINU M, INC. Store Front Systems Gyro-Tech Automatic Doors Glass Sales & Service MICK BURCH P7K Phone (503) IVV-HI 922-4136 tT JU P.O. Box 1413 04LaLLI Umatilla, Ore. GYROh MONUMENTS SWEENEY MORTUARY Cemetery, grave markers. Granite, Marble, Bronze 24-Hr. phone 676-9600 or 676-9226 Also serving Ione& Lexington Heppner P.O. Box 97 MEDICAL SUPPLIES MEDICAL CENTER PHARMACY Free mailing service on prescriptions. Hospital Supplies Open Mon.-Fri., 9-6 p.m. Sat. 9-1 p.m. Located in the Medical Center, HOOSouthgate, Pendleton 276-1531 AUTOMOTIVE SHERRELL CHEVROLET INC. Complete Sales & Service 3rd & Main Hermiston The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Ore., Thursday, May 12, 1977 SEVEN lAnrilcc TfaUhp.ro GMs state rep Miss Marilee Hellberg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Max Hellberg, Irrigon, was chosen the Riverside High School's delegate to Girls' State, spon sored by the American Legion Auxiliary. Girls' State is held each year to give outstanding junior girls an opportunity to participate in the role and function of government. Girls' State will be held June 12 to 17 on the Willamette University Campus in Salem. Alternate delegate will be Miss Dana Prag, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Prag, Boardman. The girls were selected on the basis of leadership, char- Directory TITLE INSURANCE MORROW COUNTY ABSTRACT & TITLE CO. Title Insurance Office in Peters Bldg. 676-9912 Heppner HOME REPAIR UMATILLA READY-MIX Open every weekday, and Saturdays & Sundays if necessary. Ph. 676-9406 or 989-8467 FURNITURE -" 'mt.ti H0US DISCOUNTS. Curtis-Mathes TV Quasar TV, Norge & Admiral appliances. Largest selection of furniture in the area. 2200 N.F. Hermiston 567-8960 WELDING JIM'S WELDING SERVICE Either in the shop or on the job. Hydraulics, hose & fittings Jim Barrett Riverside Ave. Heppner Bus. 676-5816 Home 989-8176 FLOOR COVERING M&R FLOOR COVERING Carpet, linoleum, ceramic tile, kitchen cabinets. Free estimates. All work guaranteed. Matt Hughes 422 Linden Way 676-9418 Heppner acter and honesty, scholar ship, cooperativeness and community service. Both girls participate in volleyball and basketball, are members of the National Honor Society, G.A.A. and Pep Club. Miss Hellberg is also a member of the Spanish Club and is an active member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Hermiston. Miss Prag was the Riverside High School's winner in the I.O.O.F. United Nations speech contest and is active with guitar and choir. Millers visit in Portland Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Miller, HeDDner. spent the weekend in Portland visiting with Mr. and k Mrs. Mervin Smith. Mrs. Smith is Mr. Miller's sister. Cutsforths in 1 The Dalles Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cuts forth, Heppner, visited Mrs. Cutsforth's mother, Mrs. Min erva Denslinger, at The Dalles Sunday. Lisa Wasson, Pasco, also visited her grandmother, Mrs. Denslinger, that day. rs TOOLS ED'S PRECISION SAW & TOOL SHARPENING SERVICE Satisfaction Guaranteed. Ph. 676-9913 or 676-9281 Alfalfa St. Heppner INSURANCE RAYBOYCE INSURANCE AGENCY Health, Fire, Auto, marine Group Plans Ray Boyce 676-5384 676-9625 Heppner LAUNDROMAT Main St. Heppner HEPPNER LAUNDROMAT BUILDING SUPPLIES See us for all your building supplies. We feature Boysen Paints. TUM-A-LUM LUMBER CO. Tim Moore, Mgr. 432 SE Dorian 276-6221 PENDLETON PRINTING WEDDING INVITATIONS BUSINESS FORMS PRINTED ENVELOPES BUSINESS CARDS GAZETTE-TIMES mi J 676-9228 676-9496 Sr. .m..&. jt- t ; s tfi a - T s,0 -r 4r t -ft f-
