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Ki,(S)lSiSf('1SM' V '-' FOUR The Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 25, 1979 1 'I i m 1 i i Lexington news. Delpha Janes 989-6189 ALARMING STATISTICS Fire safety sessions set Fall science seminars slated The Ammitia Club met at the home of Barbara Cutsforth Wednesday evening for their regular meeting. Those pre sent for the evening were Gladys VanWinkle, Hilda Yo com, Beebe Munkers, Mau reen Howard, Betty Mills, Betty Christman, Martha Martha Munkers and the hostess. Prizes were won by Martha Munkers with Hi, Bebe Munkers second Hi and Maureen Howard traveling. Lovely refreshments were served. Hilda Yocom was a patient in Pioneer Memorial Hospital Thursday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Edwards and Mrs. Mike Kane and son Patrick, visited Mrs. Ed ward's mother Sally Lowry at Mt. Vernon Sunday. Eula Bloodsworth was taken to Walla Walla one day last week by her son, Jim, for medical attention. Mr. and Mrs. David Ander son and children are moving to their newly completed home at Umatilla. The Ander sons are staying with her grandmother, Mrs. Bloods worth, while their new home is being completed. Mrs. Armin Wihlon was a visitor at the C.C. Jones Ranch Sunday from her home in Redmond, and was an overnight business visitor in Heppner. Three Links Club met at the home of Irene Padberg Thurs day where the hostess enter tained them with a lovely noon luncheon, and the ladies attended to club business later in the afternoon. Those pres ent were Florence McMillan, Venice Hendrickson, Leila Palmer, Josie Peck, Catie Padberg, Delpha Jones and the hostess. The next meeting will be at the Lyle Peck home. The door prize was won by Delpha Jones. Mrs. Gladys VanWinkle last week was a caller at the home of her daughter and family , Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bradd at Ontario. Victor Klinger visited with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Pete Klinger from his work in Portland over the weekend. Pete Klinger was taken to Pioneer Memorial Hospital Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Pad berg of Dayton, Wa. were visiting his mother Catie Padberg and her mother Alda Baker last week. Ruth Robinson, Florence McMilland and Donna Papi neau were Pendleton callers Monday. T.E. Messenger Sr. was a patient in Pioneer Memorial Hospital last week suffering from an accident with a saw that took part of his forefinger and thumb. He has returned to his home and is much im proved . Oral Wright, who has been a patient in Pioneer Memorial Traffic safety rules backed The U.S. Surgeon General recently urged Americans to save lives and money by stressing prevention rather ft an treatment of disease. In a report on health and preven tion of disease, the Surgeor General listed ways peoph can enhance their prospects o good health. Two suggestions involv traffic safety the use t safety belts and adherence t speed laws. The report cite an analysis which estimate that as many as half c American deaths in 1976 wer attributed to unhealthy behs vior or lifestyles. In Oregon last year abou 6,000 persons were injurec some 2,000 were permanentl; maimed and 721 were killed L traffic accidents. The cos exceeded $500 million whicl was paid by the approximati one million employed Ore gonians via auto insurance and taxes for state program! for the victims of traffic crashes and their dependents Hospital, has returned to his home in Lexington. Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Miller of Seaview, Wa. and Mr. and Mrs. D.M. Smith of Portland were weekend callers at the Glen Miller home in Heppner ( a son of the Milllers and with her brother, Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Jones. Nearly 7,500 people die from fires each year in the United States. Another 310,000 people are injured by fire and spend months or years in hospitals recovering from burns. Because of these alarming statistics, Home Extension in Morrow County will present training lessons on "Fire Safety and Prevention." Bill Rompa, state extension agent from Oregon State University, will present the lesson for study group leader-teachers, who will later teach the lesson at November meetings. Also participating in the training will be Robert Strudi vant, fire marshall from Pendleton; Clyde Casto, fire marshall of Hermiston and Ralph Riggs, a volunteer fireman at Milton-Freewater. Extension Home Economist Molly Saul invites representa tives of organized groups to attend the training session . Programs will be presented Oct. 29 from 7:30-9 p.m. at the First Christian Church in Pendleton and Oct. 31 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Civic Recreation Center in Hermiston. Fall term science seminars will meet Nov. 19, 26 and Dec. 3. "Desert Biology" will be offered fall term on the BMCC campus. Bill Jacobson, BMCC biology instructor, will con duct the course. Keith Schubert, BMCC phy sics instructor, will teach "Computers and Science" at Hermiston High School. At Heppner High School, "The Energy Problem" will be taught by Larry Eddy, BMCC chemistry instructor. "We try to pick topics of current interest or new devel opments in the science field for the seminars," according to Eddy. "We hope to expand the horizons of the high school students," he added. During the winter term the following courses will be offerd: "Volcanoes and Earth quakes", Heppner; "Compu ters and Science", BMCC; and "Human Inheritance", Her miston. Spring term class offerings include: "Weather", BMCC; "Volcanoes and Earth quakes", Hermiston; and "Weather", Heppner. Students interested in sign ing up for the courses may call or write the college at P.O. Box 100 Pendleton, Oregon, 276-1260, ext. 200. 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