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' T • ' • ». * v" • • •» . « ■' .» -, • * «.- » . r .. r ,« • y- V . _*ï*; . . . ■ ... 'r llrp p n rr (¡u rtlK T im rN , H rppnrr. Oregon M rdiU'vlii), M unti .M), 14K8 - I H K F F Boardman Postal Employees receive commendations By Joyce Hensley Boardman postal employee«, are a healthy hunch Post Master. I d Baker and sen« I clerk. Carolyn Skouho. took turns presenting eas h other vs ith letters ol commendations and attendanse pins sent from the fie ld Division ol the Cniled States Postal Service in Portland tor an unusually largo amount of sick leave hours thev have accumulated Baker. a thirty one year employee tor the Postal Service, received a commendation and an attendance pin tor accumulating I.S till hours, equalling a little over nine months, suk leave time, and Skouho, a thirty live year, part time employee, was commended tor accumulating I m ill hours ol sick leave, or a little over vie month accumulative time "T he sick leave is used as a benefit to the employee.” said Haker " I f you become ill. you arc protected " " I t was very common for postal employees to abuse this benefit, so the postal service has become more conscientious as to monitoring employees sicknesses.” he added Morrow County receives money from common school fund The Division ol State lands has issued a check to .ounty public scfK>ols from the Common School fund The amount represents a con tribution ol approximated S I ' 74 per public sch.iol student Morrow Couniv received S V )K ih 4 ' lor it's 2175 students [he Common School fund is a constitutional trust managed by the Stale I and Hoard through the do i sion Created when Oregon (oined the Union, the fund comprises pro Operation Graduation plans are underway Riverside parents met Monday to discuss plans lor an all night Senior party which is scheduled lor gradua lion night, fhursday. May 2b. to help assure a sate alcohol and drug free celebration Operation gradua tion was begun by concerned parents in 1474 alter a graduation night in which 12 kids were slaughtered on the highwav s in one commencement weekend tragic at any time, death and injuries are especially heart breaking when they occur during graduation season, a time when young people and their families and friends are looking forward fo hrighl futures and happy liv e s ." com mented Sharon Barrick Riverside High School Counselor "T h e school supports ihe idea whole heartedly and is working with these parents to help make sure that this graduation night has a happy en ding ” Plans are underway to reserve the Pendleton Round I p Athletic Club a facility that features an Olympic pool, saunas. )acu//is. courts, video a ml game rooms as well as space tor dancing and the special entertain meni being planned Parents and pubic who wish to make a contribution are invited to send donations or items suitable for donations for door pri/es to Opera non Graduation, POHox 140 Hoard man, < >R 97811 Inquiries regarding Operation Graduation may he made with Al (iordamer. Dcwcna Hates, or Sharon Barrick. Riverside High School The parent task force tor Operation Graduation w ill meet again. Mon day. April 4 at 7 p m in the !>odge C'lty Banquet Room DOCTORS ON CALL AT PIONEER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL April 2 & 3 ................ April 8 (H osp C linic Hours) . . April 9 & 10 April 11 - 15 (C linic H ours & April 16 & 17 April 23 & 24 April 30 & May 1 May 7 & 8 May 14 & 1 5 .............. May 21 & 22 May 28 & 29 Dr Bruce Williams Dr. Wenburg Dr. Wenburg E m ergencies) Dfi Wenburg Dr. Wenburg i Dr Thiessen Dr. Thiessen Dr. Thiessen Dr. Thiessen Dr Koznek Dr. Diehl A p p o in tm e n ts to set* th e d o c to r on w eek en d s m uy I h * a r r a n g e d in a d v a n c e by c u llin g 6 7 6 - 9 1 3 3 A p p o in tm e n ts w ill I k * c h a rg e d a s o ffice visits. You w ill stop smoking in 4 weeks. INTERNATIONAL Come to a free meeting. R e la x a n d l i g h t u p . At a FRFE s m o k e n d rrv m e e tin g w e 'll te ll y o u h o w yo u can s to p s m o k in g easily and fo re v e r w ith o u t g a in in g w e ig h t, " c lim b in g the w alls h y p n o sis. "s h o c k tre a tm e n t!' o r w illp o w e r Y e*, y o u w i l l M o p s m o k in g |ust 4 w eeks fro m now c a lm ly , c o m fo rta b ly , and fo r g o o d It d o e s n 't m a tte r h im lo n g y o u 'v e sm o ke d h o w o fte n yo u lig h t up o r ho w mans tim e s y o u 'v e trie d to q u it T h e S m o k e n d e rs p r o g r a m has already h e lp e d m ore th a n 9 0 0 .0 0 0 p e o p le sto p s m o k in g and it u ill w ork fo r yo u f FREE INTRODUCTORY MEETINGS M Anthony cccdv earned from management o f federal lands granted to Ihe slate at that time Interest earnings from the princ ipal arc distributed to the coun ties every six months based on their number o f public school students fo r the period ending December ' I . 14N7. the total distribution to Oregon schools was 58.656.334 Dns amount is the semi annual in terest earned from the fu n d ’s in vested assets which currently total 5178 million Interest earnings have more than tripled from V* ' m illion in fiscal year 1477 to over 516 m illion in fisc al vaer 14X7 The inc rease is the result o f a |4nx constitutional amendment which redefined the I and Hoard's management mle from one ot passive ownership to one allowing active development and conservation o f state owned natural resources As resultant policies come to fruition, each county's portion of those interest earnings w ill increase Boardman • Irrigon N ew s Call 676-9228 or 481-3533 with news items Irrigon Tales & Tackle shop opens By Joyce Hensley A gunsmithing shop with the in friguing name ol Talcs & Tac kle has opened recently in Irrigon "W hen people come in to buy tackle, they tell tall talcs am^shon tales.” laughed Eric Dicks. 25. owner ol the new combination gun shop and sporting goods store located on Main Street fve n though his healthy looking six foot six inch frame d»>cs not reveal the fact, the gunsmith is disabled Dicks, who's former oc cupation was in construction, says. " A ninety pound piece o f steel fell on my head, crushing my neck and lower hack " With a touch o f humor he added, " it was |ust a half hour before quit ting 1 1 me on a frid a y , too ” After six years ol being laid up. he decided to go hack to school and learn gunsmithing Dicks, with his w ile, Dchhic. and their oldest daughter. Tana, who is now five, moved from Irrigon to Grants Pass, where he attended the Rouguc Com munity College " That was a nu|or adventure." he said Noi having attended school lor several years previously, he is pret ty proud ol hiv A\s»>ciatc Degree ol J Eric Dicks Science " I graduated Phi Theta Kappa with a 3 4 grade point in and M achine Technology Gunsmithing.” said Dicks The sm all, busy, n o o k-likc establishment with bars on the win dows also provides advice and assistance if needed ‘ ‘ Bear hunters need to get their ap plications in by April I for the special spring hear hunts.” said Dicks He advises using a high caliber rifle for hear, "a t the very least, a 30 0 6 ” Debbie, who also works in the shop, points out to customers the ‘ rigging' Dicks has on display to show what to use to catch a wall-eye She also gives advice as to what bait the fish are biting Dicks is set up w ith equipment tor the rust preventive procedure o f blueing guns Each step in the pro cedurr. the 150 degree hot dcgrrasei chemical, the hot water vat. the 2X5 degree blueing solution, the thirty minutes in the rinse bath and the final oil preserv ing oil hath, "make them look almost like new.” he said Tales A Tackle w ill sell guns on consignment or take in trades " I .ilso custom build guns." said l>R'ks. showing a '00 Winchester Magnum rifle partially completed "People like contests so we arc now running a Big Bass Contest.” he said "l.a tc r on w e 'll he running a sturgeon and wall eye contest " "W a ll eye fishing is slow now. hut it w ill pick up as soon as the water temperature rises a few degrees," he added Board to Book and Bake Medical meet in Irrigon Mosquitos and AIDS: The facts sale in Boardman North Morrow Vector Control [here has been some talk about the possibility ol whether AIDS can be transmitted through the hue o f a mosquito Alot o f research has been put into this area Unlonunately. some results were published helorc the studies were complete causing an unnecessary scare According to Dr (icorge Craig, director o f the Vector Biology Laboratory at the University o f Notre Dame in Indiana, attributed the "ru m o r" to a "couple of fanatics in Florida a few people making alot o f noise " Craig, who is the president o f the American Mosquito Control Assoc la tion and a member o f the National Academy of Sciences explained how it is possibly for mosquitos to transmit certain viruses and nut others. Ihe dtcephalitiea virus, for example, thrives and multiplies in the tissue o f the mosquito and is then transmitted thmugh x.iliva when tl bites (hr the other hand, the AIDS virus remains in the mosquitos blood, where "the quantity goes steadily down until the blood meal is digested " This process Craig said, can take between 48 and 72 hours, during which the mosquito docs not egest blo»xl "There is ," he emphasized, "n o way to get it into the mosquitos salivary gland It |uvl sits (here like a lump o f lead in the stomach " He added that, even if the AIDS infected blood were transnussi ble. " i t takes more viral particles than a mosquito can carry to infect a human at least II) times ax much Craig, who said he has been involved with research in this field for more than '() sears, further explained that there is "n o ev idencc of trans ovarian transmission of the AIDS v iru s ." despite the tact that the ingested blixxl protein is used to produce eggs (Only female mosquitos hue» " Ihe crowning evidence,” Craig stated, " is cpidemological II AIDS were transmitted by mosquitos, you would expect children to he most com monly affected, since they spend so much time playing outdoors But only those who are in the sexually active portion of the population arc becoming infected I pidomologv is totally against (mosquito transmission ot AIDS) "Y o u can t say it won t happen, any more than you can say you won't he struck by lightning ." Craig said "H ut this is throwing kerosene on a bur ning tire Easter bake sale held in Irrigon Ihe Irrigon Watermelon festival Committee w ill he holding their an nual Faster Hake Sale Saturday, A pril 2 The hake sale w ill he held at Rod's Market in Irrigon and run l r o m 4 a m until b p m or until the baked goods run out The festival committee is asking lor much needed baked goods dona tions for the sale Anyone wishing to donate baked goods lor the sale may contact Barb Wadckampcr at 922 4.'.' i of 922 4 1 ' s or drop them o ff al Brown's Auto and Truck Stop in Irrigon Donations will also be a*, ceptcd the day o f the sale at Rod's Market A ll proceeds w ill go towards the Christmas Lighting "A d o p t A Tree" project the festival commit ice is hoping to get completed by next Christmas The Friends o f the Boardman Public l ibrary are having their semi annual hook and bake sale Saturday, April 2 Ihe sale w ill be held in front o f Keglcr s Sentry Market and Christie s Floral from 10 a in to 2 p.m. Come hy and pick up sour * good reading and good food for your Faster dinner * • *» Li • Prom date chosen The Junior Pn»m at Riverside High School w ill be held in the sch*>ol gymnasium on A pril 23. Die juniors have selected the following senior girls to be on the court Jody Coen, daughter o f Mr and Mrs John Coen o f Irrigon; Carmclu Gar cia. daughter o f Mr and Mrs A sun cion Garcia o f Boardman. Wendy ledhetter, daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald lardhetter o f Boardman, Theresa Ncilsen of Irrigon. and Sheila Town, daughter o f Mr and Mrs Dan Town o f Boardman Theme tor the prom w ill he "S tair way to Heaven” and the video music w ill he provided by Pro Audio o f Prosser. Washington The Morrow County Medical Board w ill meet Monday. A pril 4 at 7 p m in Irrigon at the City Hall " 7 7 3 DAYS V ONLY!! / ------- Easter Perm Marcfi 31 - April 2 CUT & PERMANENT • 25 ° ° M F o n se Thr a c to n Hcanl\ Salon USl)A 7 VMS JUDY DASIU S Manager Operator 200 H , V H ' h i Hair Stylist Hoanlnum WANTED _______ u a m i f l _______ DELEGATE TO ATTEND NEVADA YOUTH ENERGY CAMP Description: H igh School Sophom ore o r J u n io r. Needs to be energetic, adventurous, likes to travel and meet others. Must be served at home by Colum bia Basin Electric Cooperative, Ine. Anyone meeting this description or would like more inform ation about the Youth Camp should contact Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc., Heppner office 676-9146 and talk to Karen Palmer. Request an application form by A p ril 8, 1988. Deadline for receipt o f completed applica tions to the Heppner office is A p ril 18, 1988. REWARD ★ ★Spend J u ly 18 - 22, 1988^ ★ ★ ★at Boreal Ridge Resort, N e v a d a * ^ ★ ★at the Nevada Youth Energy C a m p ^ ★ ★ Paid ★ HOSPITAL * 1601 S.E. C o u r t A v e n u e P e n d le to n H o sp ita l A u d ito riu m Monday, April 11 or Tuesday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. ( n in e In the meeting — It tould change sour life! * . i*» * SUN 4i mk rs • *K -A C olombia B asin E lectric C ooperative , I nc . M •
