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Engineer involved with Willow Creek Tuesday fire causes uam named engineer 01 year A Walla Walla. Wnsh. man who was Involved with con struction of Willow Crwk Dnm has been named Engin eer of the Year for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, announced Ken Gardner of the Walla Wnlln District Public affairs office, Ernest K. Schrader, 35, a concrete and conHtructlon materials specialist, has worked for the Corps' Walla Walla District since 1974. As the Corps' Engineer of the Year, Schrader and engineers representing other federal agencies were honored at a banquet in Washington, D C. February 24. The banquet was sponsored by the National Association of Professional Engineers and was held as part of Nutional Engineers Week. In selecting Schrader for this honor, the Corps recog nized his extensive work In concrete construction techni ques. Schrader was instru mental in advocating a new dam construction technique called roller compacted con crete (R.C.C.) Tor a flood control project in Heppner. Willow Creek Dam in Heppner is the first large dam in the United States to be construc ted using roller compacted concrete. The use of R.C.C. at Willow Creek resulted in the dam being built in less time and at less cost than estimated for the traditional construc tion methods of poured con crete or rock fill, Gardner said. Schrader served as a materials advisor to the pro ject engineer at Willow Creek. Schrader has received several awards for this work, including the Ralph A. Tudor fi I ri,,n- " .... - -fc II i HI III A- JlZ?il$.,'MM ,m tvnm& Ernest K. Schrader, Engineer of the Year for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, stands next to Willow Creek Dam in Heppner. Schrader is a concrete specialist with the Corps' Walla Walla, Wash. District. Medal in 1979 and the U.S. Army Research and Devel opment Award In 1976. the Tudor Medal is presented an nually to a distinguished young engineer by the Society of American Military Engin eers. A graduate of Clarkson Col lege of Technology Inb Pots dam, N.Y., Schrader holds both a bachelor's and a master's degree in civil en gineering. He has published a number of professional papers and lectured on concrete tech nology. He is a member of the U.S. Commission on Large Dams and the American Con crete Institute where he serves on six committees and chairs several subcommit tees, Gardner reported. In Walla Walla, Schrader works in the foundations and materials branch of engineer ing division. The Walla Walla District covers 113,000 square miles of the Snake River Creative Arts members ready for show, sale Morrow County Creative Arts members held a meeting on February 28 at the Wagon Wheel Cafe In Heppner. A program by Cork Norene was the highlight of the evening, 'said member Betty Mills of Heppner. During the meeting a work list was made for the coming art show and sale on Thurs day. Mar. 17. from 9 a m. to 4 p.m.. at the old Post Office building in Heppner. Many artists are preparing paint ings for that day, including Mary Lou Carlson of Board man. Her paintings are florals, landscapes and sea scape's. Mills said. Most of her recent landscapes include people or animals. Carlson was a student of Merlin Enadit, an artist interna tionally known for his color concept. Mills explained. She has followed hia use of color on canvas and color balancing. She will have several paint ings at the show and sale. Exhibiting landscapes and floral paintings will be Bebe Munkers of Heppner. She has become a palette knife painter, following the style of Robert Walton of Leaven worth. Wash. She has devel oped Walton's fine touch with the palette knife so none of the knife strokes are visible, also, no heavy paints are used, Mills said. Munkers also uses Walton's colors and is one of the few members who contin ually uses the pulette knife for landscapes. Munkers got her start in oil painting under Bill Hughes of Blue Mountain Community College. She also has studied under Robert Thomas and Peggy Gilliam. Shirley Martin will have two and one-half foot tall Amer ican cloth dolls at the St. Patrick's Day event. She also L 1 11 paints with oils and has an Interest in Western art. Mills said Pencil and charcoal art will be displayed by Molly Day. She is also interested in Wes tern art. and Indian paintings. Day will have several pieces of her work at the show and sale. Inetia Cantin has three new oils ready and is presently working on another. She studied under several artists and prefers using colors simi lar to those used by Robert Walton. She will have a varie ty of oil paintings for sale, Mills said. Western painters Pauline Matheny and Gayle Elliott have been spending many hours finishing up new paint ings for the event. Sylvia McDaniel, who has put several local buildings on canvas, will have a painting of pyramids at the show and sale. She paints many history related subjects, and after studying under Robert Thomas, uses his colors in most of her paintings. Members of the group will also have art work for sale In a discount corner. Framed and unframed pictures will be available at very reasonable prices. Mills said. Coffee and cookies will be served free of charge to those who drop by. Little League registration slated Boys and girls interested in registering for Little league may sign up at Ron McDonald Chevrolet in Heppner March 14 and IS from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Those Interested must bring their birth certificates. Whoro can you find good farm holp? 4St if Farm Equipment Bearings "We take farming seriously" Heppner Auto Parts drainage in southeastern Washington, Eastern Oregon, Idaho, and portions of Wyo ming, Nevada and Utah. The Heppner Fire Depart ment was summoned to a house fire on West Union Ave. in Heppner Tuesday at about 9:15 a.m. The house, owned by Sara Adkins of Heppner, had just been rented to the Steve Ford family. Heppner Fire Chief Forrie Burkenbine said that com bustables on a electric range Wagon Trail Cookers meet By PAULA HEATIIERLY Nancy Taylor opened the meeting of Wagon Trail Cook ers 4-H Club on February 28 at Mrs. Geer's home. Beth Heather ly and Nancy Taylor said the pledges. The cookers made hasty stew, cherry cobbler and muf fins. Everything was good. Paula Heatherly was to give a demonstration at the next meeting, on March 7. -r. i - - - mm m mm zx '. . V: in I fqL Mi g: caJ I The Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March 10, 1983 THREE 4,000 damage to Heppner home W :J the bo on fire- saying that most of the dam- ". ") 1 1 f The fire chief estimated age was caused by heat and ,.-,tJ 14.000 damaee to the house. smoke. , ii.im.MlM.piij.uil l lDIKIiillHIIUi. 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