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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1986)
TW O - Th* Mcppntr (.a tril* T im « . H rppner, Oregon Wednesday. July 2, MM Co-ordinator to get help to those who earned it Pat Scott Pat Scott has heen coordinator at the Hejipncr Neighborhood Center since April I She came to Heppner from Burns where she was owner manager of a craft shop for six years Prior to that she was building co-ordinator for Harney 4 C (Co-ordinated Child Care Center) for one year The job. he says is similar to that of Center Coordinator here because she was responsible for setting up meetings, building maintenance and scheduling classes She is a high school graduate and has taken many craft classes, some psychology, typing and business classes from community colleges in Ontario and Flint. Michigan She was a Girt Scout leader for 25 years, is a member of the Oregon Oldtime Fiddlers, and a member of the Burns Arts and Crafts Association She says that all of April and May she spent weekends traveling back and forth between Heppner and Burns to close up her home and craft shop there She has a daughter and two grandchildren living near Bums and is staying with her sister. Faye Seitz, here in Heppner The Center still provides the same se vices as when Pat Brindle was co ordinator, she says She and volunteers provide an information referral service for Adult and Fanu ly Services, Food Stamps. Women Infant and Childrens Clinics, and subsidized housing She says she has been visiting the senior mealsitc con centrating on elderly people, seniors, with low. fixed incomes who arc eligible for commodities and won't come to the Center mainly because they have to walk through the door " I try to tell (hem that they have earned avsivtance." vhe vaid The Center will continue to divtrihute surplus cheese, she says Beetle keeps Klamath Weed under control Few biological weed controls pro duce results as dramatic as the Klamath Weed Beetle Morrow County Weed Supervisor Jim Van Winkle says 8,(XX) of the pencil-eraser sized hugs released last year are resjionsible for the eradica tion of Klamath Weed on a local 2(XM(X) acre infestation This year, he has released the hectics in Stangcl Canyon about lour miles from Hepp ner where Klamath Weed is causing problems. Not only do adult beetles eat the plant foliage preventing production of seeds, but also the larvae feed on the root syvtcm preventing rcproduc ;.>n of risXs Since the hugs do such a thorough job of eating the weed, eradication (though not likely) is a possibility, he says."Some beetle redistribution is necessary each year to maintain control, hut overall the plant no longer presents a serious problem " The shiny black beetles generally over-winter well and although have a two-year lilcvpan produce many offspring when there is an abundance of the weed. In years when the weed is not as abun dant. fewer beetles arc produced Oregon in 1948. he continues, Klamath Weed, alvi known as follow ing thorough Dept of Goat Weed and St. Johnswort. is Agriculture checks to ensure (hat it very competitive and will choke out would eat only Klamath Weed and range gravses. says Van Winkle In nothing else Most Eastern Oregon counties addition, it causes Misters around the have noticed Poison Hemlock mouths of stock that eat it. especial ly light-colored, white cows and Moths, he says The female lays eggs on young plants in the early horses exposed to sunlight Van Winkle says he still has some spring and when the larvae hatch to of the hectics to release “ Anybody caterpillarv they vtnp the plant of all with Klumath Weed who would like vegetation keeping it from going to some of the beetles should call nghi seed The results, however, are not away and I may he able to get some as dramatic as with the Klamath of them to you If not, I can order Weed Beetle Many biological con trols for Knapweed have alvi heen them for next year." The beetle was first intniduccd in convidcred. he vays. hut so far none have produced visible results HARVEST HOURS Beginning Monday, July 7 Monday • Friday 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Morrow County Grain Crowan« 390 Main OrMt I I 79H lone throws Fourth of July party and hopes to he able to include other commodities such as milk, honey, butter, flour, commeal. peanut but ter and potted meals offered as some distribution centers Three teenagers with the youth training program are available to senior citizens throughout (he sum mer to clean yards, rake, pull weeds, wash windows, and paint Emergency food, clothing, and household items arc still available at the Neighborhood Center Basic drawing lessons offered Art lessons will he offered at Heppner Elementary scM*>l from Ju ly 14-18 from 10-11 a m Kids from five to 12 years old may register for one day or for the full week of classes Classes will he taught by Susan Schulz who has heen in Heppner for two months painting She intends to spend about another month here, she says Schulz has worked in Washington. Idaho. Oregon, and Arkansas for six years in the schools' Artist in Residence program and has experience with oils, water colors, and pen and ink drawing Her work is on exhibit at the Gallery of Fine Arts in Richland and at the Art Merchant in Sisters She says the class will offer dif ferent approaches to drawing by ((Hiking at objects, drawing basic shapes, drawing from memory and drawing with lines For additional information, call Heppner Elem entary School. 676 9128 Congressman Smith to speak in Pendleton Trade with Japan. Canadian lands and economic development will he among topics discussed by Republican Congressman Bob Smith on Friday in Pendleton Smith will address the Pendleton Chamber of Commerce Industrial Support Coun cil at a public forum ai the Hui Cafe on Friday at noon The Con gressman is also likely to touch on current concerns about the Gramm Rudman amendment and will enter tain questions, says a press aide, Robin I-awson i * ft 4/ •X -e New DMV manager appointed Bob Carter Boh Carter, a Motor Vehicles Division employee since 1983. has been named manager of the Hcpncr D M V o ffic e Carter began his career with DMV as Motor Vehicle Representative I (clerk who only works the counter) in the Burns office He was pro moted to MVR 2 (driver examiner) in ihe Pendleton office in 1985 He was named temporary manager of the Heppner office in March when Ron Ostrander, the former manager, transferred to the East Portland office Carter says he will keep office hours in Hcpncr troni 9 a m noon and 1-4 30 p m on Tuesday and 8 a m - noon and 1-3 p m on Wednesdays, guaranteed, except for 10-15 absences during drive tests Carter, 38. was horn and raised in Burns He attended Oregon State University for a year and served in the Army. two years in Vietnam He graduated from jewelry and watch repair school in Texas and was in the jewelry business in both Bums and John t>ay until he was ''burned ( H i t " and decided to change jobs So far. he says he doesn't nnnd driving hack and forth from Her mivton two days a week because " if I'm in one office U k > long. I get Mired, though I may eat my words next winter driving to Condon and Fossil '* A change at the Heppner office next week will mean an extra 2-3 minutes to serve each customer. Carter says, hut it will keep license renewals current statewide The computer is already in the Heppner office and is used to update data locally. the conversion will connect the Heppner office with other offices across the state Ruth Locust attends Chapter By Eva llam lrtl Over 3(XX) members of the Order of the Fastcrn Star in Oregon met at the Earle F. Chiles Ccnlcr at ihe University this past week for the 97th annual session of the Grand Chapter of Oregon Among those were 633 voting delegates reptesen ting 141 Chjpters throughout the state Presiding officers were Mrs Amla Stafford. Worthy Grand Matron and Everett King Sr , Wor thy Grand Patron A very special gucsl was the Junior Past Most Wot thy Grand Matron ol the General Grand Chapter and Past Grand Matron of Washington from Seattle On Monday afternoon 11)4 50-year members were welcomed and honored Eighi members were brought in from the Masonic and F-avtcm Stat Home at Forest Grove As always the highlight of the ses sion is the awarding ol scMilarships F-aslcrn Star Awards for Religious leadership gave eighteen young men and women $5<X) scholarships to at tend the seminary of their choice These arc alvi renewal awards Three outstanding young women, members ot F-astcm Star, were given scholarships from the organization The leslie S Parker Scholarship made awards to several college- hound students The Cancer Research Fund had donations totaling $39,882 which was presented lo Dr Win S Flet chcr ol the Oregon Health Sciences l niversity He spoke briefly telling of vrnic of the uses in cancer research, for which ihe fund was directed Attending Grand Chapter from Ruth laH’ust #32 were Virginia Wilkinson, Past Grand Matron, Dot Halvorsen. Worthy Matron, and Katherine l.indstrom who was ap pointed to the ESTARL Fund Com mittee for the 1986 87 scar Visiting from Costa Rica Yes, she would like to live in America, cays Lidia Guerrero, 36. of Orolina. Costa Rica who has been visiting in Morrow County for the last two months She will be leaving the area vain to stay with another host family She ts one of seven adult chaperones who arrived in Washington. D C last May with 165 International Four H Exchange Students A teacher at home in what is similar to our high schools, Guerrero says that 4 S is more school oriented where our 4-H is more community oriented Checking her Spanish English die tionary, she explained that she teaches business administration and nutrition and after school leads a 4 S club A vanety of 4-S clubs are of fered there much the same as here Guerrero's host Birdine Tullis said that she is observant and lakes pic lures of and is interested in everything Guerrero has visited Condon. Boardman, Tri-Cities. Rendezvous in Pendleton, and lone Fourth of July festivities She also participated in 4-H camp at Cutsforth Park last week, helping organize, lead singing, and teaching 4 H ers how to make tortillas The house where she and her eight year-old daughter Euike and 13-year old son Harold live is dif ferent from the houses here she says, though it is made of wood, has wooden Boon and a kitchen with a range and refrigerator The food is different, too.but good, she said Most different here from Costa Rica, the animated Gueretro search ed for English words, was husbands In Costa Rica, they don't help with Lidia Guerrero the housework or the children, cook ing, “ no way." she smiled H O M ESTEAD Title and Escrow New offices in Boardman to serve all of your Morrow County property transaction needs. 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Boardman Offices also in H erm iston and Pendleton Peterson’s Heppner Jewelers (j
