SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 17, 2000
Local man appointed tech director
Todd Sherer
Oregon Health Sciences
University is growing by leaps
and bounds. A recent study the
University
of
Rochester
concluded that OHSU was the
fastest-growing academic center
in terms of National Institutes of
Health funding between 1992
and
1998. Currently, the
university receives $140 million
in research funding from various
sources. OHSU's recent success
also has attracted dozens of
nationally known researchers. In
the new millennium, the
university hopes to firmly
establish itself as a premier
center for technology transfer.
To oversee that effort, Todd T.
Sherer, Ph D., the son of Dick
and Margo Sherer o f lone, has
been appointed OHSU's new
director of Technology and
Research Collaborations. Sherer
will be responsible for planning,
managing and coordinating
technology transfer as well as
providing leadership strategies
for corporate collaborations and
establishing start-up companies.
The Technology and Research
Collaborations office at OHSU
manages
the
university's
intellectual property rights,
markets properties and forms
agreements
with
potential
partners. In the wake of a new
discovery, the Technology and
Research Collaborations office
works, with the inventors to
further develop the idea and find
ao appropriate licensee - to
develop new products. Revenues
produced from the technology go
to fund other research and
support education.
"I'll enjoy working to ensure
the exciting and beneficial
discoveries here at OHSU reach
Oregonians and the rest of the
country as soon as possible,”
Sherer said of his new position.
"The technology that comes
through our office varies from
antibodies, reagents and enzymes
that can cure disease to drug
discovery tools and new
diagnostic therapies."
In addition to his funding
goals, Sherer wants to increase
corporate support for research at
OHSU. He also would like to
further develop and improve
policies that impact research and
technology transfer on campus.
His long-range goals include
facilitating local and regional
economic development efforts by
focusing on new licensing and
company activities in the state.
He also hopes to work with other
members of the business
community to develop an
environment that is more
supportive of new and emerging
growth companies, particularly
in the areas of biotechnology,
bioengineering
and
bioinformatics.
OHSU Provost Lesley Hallick
is encouraged by Sherer's
enthusiasm for the program. "The
environment for technology
transfer in this state in terms of
both investment dollars and
interest is at an all-time high, so
it was critical that the new
director hit the ground running.
Clearly that has been the case
with Todd. Although we will
miss
Sandy
Shotwell's
remarkable insight and good
judgment in this role, it is
exciting that we have been able
to recruit Todd," said Hallick.
Shotwell recently vacated the
post.
Sherer was formerly the
director for the University of
Oregon's Office of Technology
Transfer. His doctoral degree is
in molecular biology/toxicology.
In addition, he is a registered
patent agent and brings a decade
of experience working with
intellectual property to OHSU.
Cam pus Life golf scram ble held Heppner Garden Club hosts
The Campus Life 2-Person
Golf Scramble on April 29 was a
great success, said a spokesper
son. Seventeen pairs of golfers
competed at the Willow Creek
Country Club. The winners of the
closest pin for the men’s division
was Brian Burnside; women’s,
Lorrene Montgomery; students’,
Justin Holthus. The winners of the
longest drive for the men’s was
Keith Scott; women’s, Marguer
ite Darky; students’, Doug
Orwick. The best score was won
by Justin Hopis and Tyler Jewitt.
Local woman receives degree
Kimberly A. Stookey Navarro
received a bachelor's degree in
buiness administration and an
associate's degree in theology
from Warner Pacific College on
May 6.
She is the daughter of Lynda
Crane o f Heppner.
lone Legion
seeks donations
for poppies
Poppy days in lone will be the
week of May 25. Wearing the
poppy pays tribute to all who
died and were disabled in the
service. The poppy was adopted
as a memorial flower at the 1921
Kansas City convention.
The veterans returning home
remembered the wild poppies
which lined the devastated
battlefields of France and
Flanders Field and soldiers of all
nations came to look upon the
flower as a living symbol of their
dead comrades' sacrifice, said a
release from the lone Legion
Auxiliary. A Canadian Colonel
John McCrae, who was killed
during the war, immortalized the
flower in his famous poem.
"Flanders Field".
Kimberly Stookey Navarro
lone Lions Italian dinner
The lone Lions Club annual
Italian dinner will be held
Monday, May 22, at Beecher's
Cafe in lone.
The dinner will have two
seatings, at 5:30 p.m. and at 7:30
p.m.
The dinner will include lasagna
and spaghetti, garlic bread, salad,
dessert, coffee or soft dnnk and a
complimentary glass of wine for
adults.
SW CD tree
give-away
The Morrow SWCD will hold
its annual free tree give-away on
Thursday, May 18, from 9 a.m.
to noon at the Pettyjohn Office
Building parking lot at 430
Heppner/Lexington Highway in
HeppnerT' L5.p.
An assortment of ponderosa
pine alid Douglas fir will be
dispersed on a first-come-first-
serve basis.
Morrow SWCD organizes the
dispersal of these excess trees
each year in cooperation with the
USFS.
"Trees provide shade,
windbreaks, and wildlife habitat
as well as minimizing soil
erosion,"
said
a
SWCD
spokesperson. "Take advantage
of this opportunity and plan on
planting a few trees this spring to
enhance your property."
Those planning to take trees
should bring containers such as
burlap sacks or garbage bags to
protect the trees in transport.
For more information, call the
SWCD office at 676-5452.
Proceeds will go toward
scholarships and community
projects.
Tickets are available by
advance ticket sales at Beecher's
Cafe, Wheatland Insurance and
the Bank of Eastern Oregon,
Heppner and lone branches, from
any Lions Club member or at the
door.
Tickets are $8 for adults and $4
for children 12 and under.
Admission is free for pre-school
children.
Student sets up web page as
community service
opted to donate time to create a
web page for the Morrow County
Arts Council. Her creation can be
viewed
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living and working in Boston,
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Beaverton and Milwaukie and
now West Palm Beach. She is the
daughter of Darlene and Jim
Marquardt of Heppner-Athena,
and Donald Maring of Newport.
You wouldn't think a Heppner
website would be created in
Florida. But just that has
happened. Donica Manng, the
daughter of local teacher Darlene
Marquardt, has created a web site
for the Morrow County Arts
Council.
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Manng attends Palm Beach
Atlantic College in West Palm
Beach, FL. Palm Beach Atlantic
requires each of its students to
spend a certain number of hours
doing community service each
semester.
For
Donica's
community service project she
Farm
Residential
Commercial
Flatwork
Foundations
district meeting
Mayor Bob Jepsen welcomed
and gave a brief history of
Heppner to the members and
guests of the annual meeting of
the Blue Mountain District of
Oregon State Federation of
Garden Clubs, hosted by the
Heppner Garden Club at the St.
Patrick's parish hall April 29.
Amid decorations featuring
flowers
of
spring
and
conservation of bees, buds, bats
and
butterflies,
threatened
pollinators,
guests
heard
speakers, State President Ruth
Berger, and First Vice President
Beverly Seibel, Hillsboro, and
reports of club activities from
presidents
from
Milton-
Freewater, Umatilla, Echo,
Boardman, Condon and Heppner.
At the flower show Laura
Richardson, Hermiston, taught a
mini-workshop
on judging
flowers. Winners in horticulture
included Dorothy Domschot,
Caroline Keck, Inez Wilson,
Dorothy Jackson, Cece Delph,
Jane Rawlins, Caroline Keck,
Bertha Keith and Lalani Matson.
Design class winners were
Inez Wilson, Myrtle Potter,
Dorothy
Domschot,
Laura
Understanding telecommunications
“Telecom 101 Workshop Of
fered”
Does the Information Super
highway go through the Willow
Creek Valley? Are there any on-
ramps? Have you ever wondered
what telecommunications is all
about, and whether or not you
should care? Did you know that
advanced telecommunications ser
vices could be a critical tool for
revitalizing rural economies?
The public is invited to attend a
presentation on understanding
basic telecommunications issues
on Thursday, May 25 at 2 p.m. at
the Gilliam-Bisbee Conference
Room in Heppner. Link Shadley
of the Oregon Economic and
Community Development De
partment will be presenting his
workshop on “Telecom 101.”
Lisa Breckenridge from GEODC
will discuss what telecommunica
tions infrastructure exists in the
Willow Creek Valley, and how it
can be used as a tool to stabilize
and expand the economy.
Call Breckenridge at 276-6745
for more information.
Pioneer Flea Market
Morrow County Fairgrounds
Heppner, Oregon
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Flowers
Vegetables
Herbs
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Perennials
Corinne ’s
greenhouse
Fuller Canyon Lane
C o n s t r u c t io n
S erving A ll
O f U matilla
& M orrow
C ounties
Richardson, Cece Delph, Bebe
Munkers and Jane Rawlins.
Ryan Munkers, LaGrande,
former recipient of the Heppner
Club's annual scholarship, was
the mam speaker. He told and
showed slides of his experiences
on a farm in Australia, part of his
course for a degree in Ag
Business from Eastern Oregon
University.
Awards for the youth poster
contest "In My Garden" were
given to Kelsey Wolff, Whitney
Matthews and Kayla Grace.
Winners in the essay contest,
"Pollinators, the Good Guys in
My Garden" were Meaghan and
Emily Unruh. Numerous exhibits
in the hall showed ideas for
recycling and garden arts and
crafts.
Local musicians performing
were Kathy Keown, "The Star-
Spangled
Banner"
The
Sentimentalists, and Rick and
Cecelia Drake who also led
group in singing "When You
Wore a Tulip." Heppner clu b .
members and local businesses
contributed handcrafted and
other items to provide gifts
for'Triendship Bags" presented
to all guests.
O pen 1 0 -6 M on.-Sat.
through May
Any other time,
or for directions, call:
6 7 6 -5 0 1 6
“T ro tte "P eten A & t
(541) 676-8024
CCB# 110121
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Justice C o u r t
Report
The Justice Court office at the
courthouse annex building in
Heppner reports handling the fol
lowing business:
C laudia Jo Sm ythe, 37,
Heppner-Violation of the Basic
Rule, 71 mph in a 55 mph zone,
$87 fine;
M ardean Rae P atton, 61,
Imgon-Violation of the Basic
Rule, $77 fine;
Kevin Ray D ieter, 18,
Boardman-No Motorcycle En
dorsement, $ 177 fine;
Robert Dean Woodend, 44,
Pendleton-Violation of the Basic
Rule, 73 mph in a 55 mph zone,
$77 fine;
M ichael Alvin G orze, 31,
Milton-Freewater-Violation of the
Basic Rule, 82 mph in a 55 mph
zone. $147 fine;
Dustin D Rollis, 19, Heppner-
Tndangenng Child Passenger, $59
fine. Failure to Use Seat Belt, $59
fine.
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it’s against the law for a chicken
to cross the road.
In Heppner, there’s no law
that says you can’t cross the road
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