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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1988)
BMCC Computerized shorthand class begins Aug. 1 "Computerized Shorthand" will he taught during a special ttm «week course set lo start August I at Blue Mountain Community College The course huilds on the tradi tional Gregg shorthand skills b> the addition of computer technology Students «who successfully complete Herbert Hoovar Mas tha first U S Präsident to hava a phone on h«s desk Heppner G urttr-T im es. Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, July 20.IWW . SEVEN OHSU honors Oregon Elks with highest award the course, will he given an infmduc non to information processing as well as tamilianty with shorthand, according to Mary Wolfgram. instructor Class meets from 6 to 10 p m at the college. Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday evenings It is a one- credit course and costs SIH In terested participants may register hy calling the college at 276-1260. ext 290 The course will be organized to provide instruction both to current users of shorthand as well as those who have had no shorthand experience The Oregon State Elks Associa "The Oregon State Elks Assocu tion has been honored with the two receives our recognition for its highest award given hy the Oregon 40 years of commitment to the Health Sciences University with Heppner Elks Uxlge No 358 revets - visually handicapped of Oregon." ( ’MSI' Interim President David Wa mg special mention for their outstan ding contributions during recent ter said "Since 1949. the Elks Visual Committee has supported a commencement ceremonies The university's highest honor, unique statewide program for visual the Distinguished Service Award, ly handicapped children at the recognizes exceptional service to the OHSU* Elks Children's Eye Clinic It has established and implemented OHSU and praises the recipients' ef forts to reaffirm the basic principles programs giving thousands of and standards that support the Oregon children medical services which otherwise would not be university available " This year, the award acknowledg The Elks Children's Eye Clinic is ed outstanding efforts in the develop ment of a new regional eye research an internationally known facility and treatment center at OHSU The which has served as a model for iXher university based eye clinics for new center w ill he the first in the na tion to combine private, stale and children The Elks Association has Veterans Administration eye pro contributed close to $4 million to the center for the purchase of the latest grams in one building state-of-the-art equipment P ro p c rt^ w n c ^ T a v ^ c c tT re c e r^ the City of Heppner requesting the cleanup of their yards and lots. This is an effort to beautify the city, but most im portantly to eliminate possible fire hazards. Some owners received letters in mid-June and have already cleared their property. More letters w ill be going out during the next 10 days. Those w ho w ish may have their lots burned by the Heppner Volunteer Fire Department. Payment for this service will be received at City Hall. Costs will be determined by the Fire Department. Contact For rest or Allen Burkenbine or Rusty Estes to make Chances being sold on silver We have FIRE Insurance NOW IS THE TIME!!! Call us! Be Sure You’re Protected 422-7410 WHEOTLM 1 D • Gene Helikcr from the Los Angeles area was a recent caller in lone and Heppner He was enroute home from a visit with his aunt and uncle Harriet and Bill Bushy ol Seattle. WA He also visited his mother and husband Barbara and Eldon Gilbert. -.-Hilda Yocom and Dorothy Ed wards recently motored to Spokane taking a daughter Debbie Jones and her daughters to their home there after a visit with the Yocom*. - Hilda Yocom and daughter Mane Jones mnlorex] to Portland one day last week taking Mrs Jack (Renee) Yocom and infant daughter to the plane, enmute to visit her family in Wyoming - -Bob and Lamella Taylor were re cent Baker callers where they visited their xm and family, and visited the flea market in Sumpter • -Cecil and Delpha Jones nstfoerd to Union on Saturday taking Mr Jones' sister Bonita Stitts where they all visited Mr and Mrs Donald Miller Mrs Stitts is visiting her daughter and family Mr and Mrs Earl Crow in Hermiston -:-The Garden Bugs met at the home of Ptiyliss Anderson for their July meeting Plans were discussed for a fair booth, and the hulhs were ordered for the fall bulb sale They talked over plans to decorate for the Morrow County Society Annual meeting in October. The next meeting is scheduled at the home ol Ruth Robinson Door prize was won by Kathy Tellechra Those present were: Dorothy Burcham, Eula Bloodsworth, l.uclla Taylor. Marie Steagall. Lois Allen. Kathy Tellcchea. and the hostess. • Dick and Rich Ruhl are visiting with Dick's mother Faye Ruhl and helping with the harvest -:-Steve Spiller of Portland has been visiting at the Faye Ruhl home -:-Mr and Mrs Rick Ross from Seattle arc the proud parents of a baby hoy. Joshua Eugene, weighing 9 lbs. 5 oz horn June 24 Grund parents are Skip and Jean Ruhl of Hcmuston and great grandmother is Faye Ruhl of Lexington Staying cool on a bracelet HAY FARMERS Lexington News By Deipba Jonas M ottow County Cattle Women are selling chances on a beautiful silver bracelet fashioned especially for them by Kenny Hanson Silversmithing of Die Dalles The tickets sell for SI each or 6 for S3 The proceeds from this raffle will he used for the National Beef Cook OH to he held in Portland in September of 1989 at the Red Lion. Lloyd Center One of the main speakers for this event will he Baxter Black, humorist, who many from Heppner have heard previously The Cattle Women will have a booth at the county fair and will sell tickets for the bracelet Also, you may contact any of the CaltlcWomen to purchase your ticket, starting immediately The drawing will he held July 21 at the fair The bracelet is on display at Gard ncr's Men's Wear Kids at the Heppner pool enjoy the hot summer days Swim ming lessons are now in progress at the pool. IfTAJl UMVtMTTf OUR BIG INTERIOR Continues THRU JULY ONE COAT Latex . Semi-Gk* 5 ONE COAT Latex Plat Wall Paint E nam el SAVE Latex Flat Wall Paint Latex Semi-Gloss Enamel Sat» V 13.99 .Solo 9 .9 9 OutM*twt.«.n*m« Dneahardarxl *mootr> O n . coat c o w i g . Ovw 1100 «có rate» color*' (M on fWg C o k x tM l lata, p a rti » « to a to o l ra *< *la n t . « . h a b la m a lta hn.»h « . la r Jaart O ra r t 100 olo r» ' S ir 09 1540 0021 mru 01O4I (M ort <550 0000 thru 0142) to our C olor America Center fo r a ll your decorating needs Kitchen & Bath Enamel SM 15.99 For m l l f i a r « a l l . « o o d u ro rl r te n e te ' S ta r i l l I te r i «cnteM D te lo w o d o r l 110 c o lo r * ' OaHon < 5 4 3 4 1 0 0 thru 0 1 4 2 ) This has been a great year for barley It stands head high in some field (and falls down in others). The wheat is looking very good as well. So let's he proud of our harvest and bring some to fair this year. Save a sheaf for the "commercial crops" entry at fair The preparation of a wheat sheaf starts with collecting wheat stalks just before the kernels harden They should he cut with scissors or a small hand scythe at ground level Store and transport them while they arc quite loose Don't pack them tight ly until they have dried well. Peel the leaves off before assembl ing To make mounting sym metrical. place each individual head alternately from right to left of the center head Keep the back side flat so that the sheaf can be mounted on a flat wall As the sheaf gets bigger always place the subsequent heads slightly below the previous ones Don't crush the stems tightly near the heads le t that area remain quite loose. Continue to build until the sheaf has reached the proper size Usual ly 30 or more heads are needed (The Oregon State Fair requires sheaves to he at least 3 inches in diameter at the butt end). Tightly hind the stems about six or eight in ches below the lowest heads Use shipping tape or siring (The Oregon Stale Fair requires that sheaves he tied with string) Make one of two more similar bindings then cut the straws off evenly two or three inches helow the lower binding If the beads have been properly dried you can make this cut with a sharp butcher knife or razor blade, otherwise you can use scissors, cutting only twit or three at a time Helpful service and Over 1100 Custom Colors Acrylic Latex Flat Enamel make Color America from Coast to Coast your best choice for all your decorating needs Sate 11.99 e te rt'e e w te rt One* tete ia a y c ia a r Kronstad receives award Warren Kronstad. Oregon State University professor of plant breeding and genetics, has received the US. Department of Agriculture's Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor given hy the department Kronstad. best known for his work in developing new wheat varieties, was one of five agricultural research scientists to receive the award from Secretary of Agriculture Richard Lung in cerem onies held in W ashington. D C , by the Cooperative State Research Service and the State Agricultural Fxpcri ment Station System He was cited particularly "for releasing the major Oregon wheal cultivara including •'Stephens", which occupies 77 percent of Oregon's acreage and for develop ing a 30 nation international wheat breeding network " The OSU researcher has spent his career improving and providing a better understanding of the genetics of cereals crops, espec ially wheat He has released six major wheal. type disease resistance It is the first major cukivar with resistance to root ml. In November. Kronstad was nam cil as holder of (he nation's firsi en dowed chair in wheat research The chair was created through a fund raising effort led by representatives of Oregon’» wheat industry His genetic research work has brought more than $9 5 million in com petitive grants to OSU He also pioneered an effort to in tegrale breeding programs at 1(10 in slitulions in 30 nations, resulting in rapid wheal improvement in the United Slates and the world Since joining the OSU faculty. Kronstad has taught more than I ,000 undergraduate students in crop science classes in addition to train ing about 70 graduate students. We Print POSTERS G-T two barley and two oat cultivan, for domestic production It is estimated that his work has increased the average yield of Oregon wheat pro duction hy about 30 percent Stephens represented a major breakthrough in breeding for durable Printing 147 Willow-Heppner 07<M »228 A You are cordially invited to share in - x the celebration of Darrell and Sue Vinson \s 3f)th Wedding Anniversay Sunday July 24 19HH, 2-5 p.m. at their home on ¡Attle Butter Creek. , NO GIFTS P L E A S E T L.C. LADIES! Li Miller N a ils By L/Z up 1 100 color»' (M o rt {550-0010 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 Iftru 0 3 5 n — V, Nails B \ l M ly U / W ill he available for Consultation and service for your nails OPFM FOR BUSINESS Beginning July 20th at T ft ISH \S BEAUTY SHOP on Main St. in Heppner LICENSED with 5 YEARS experience. Tt * TTV . m . . * • * 4 /tv ■*.?•. »Y • s* .* *• .. *•*.' • . - 7 S' r - j \ « A . < % »•/. j.« , U- - - V « - » •. « a » ' * INSURANCE CENTER. INC PAINT SALE i. 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