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Talk on atoms, integrated circuits Dr. Mary Fehrs, professor of physics at Pacific Universi ty, will speak on the creation of the atom bom b and the in tegrated circuit, at the fourth lecture in the 1995-96 Presi d e n t’ s L e c tu re S e rie s , on Wednesday, March 6. T h e B y te a n d th e B o m b begins at 7:30 p.m. in Marsh H a ll’s T a ylo r A u d ito riu m on cam pus. The le ctu re is fre e and th e p u b lic is in v ite d . A re c e p tio n w ill fo llo w in th e lobby of Marsh Hall. Dr. F e h rs’ d iscu ssio n w ill focus on the developm ent of the atomic bom b and the inte grated circu it, both re vo lu ti- nary devices (in radically d if ferent ways) that were devel oped around the same time. In both instances, research universities, industry and gov ernm ent all played im portant ro le s in the d e ve lo p m e n t o f the te c h n o lo g ie s th a t m ade them p o ssib le , bu t th e p ro cesses were quite different in A m e ric a , G e rm a n y , a n d Japan, she says. H ow th e s e te c h n o lo g ic a l developm ents varied in differ ent societies can tell us much a b o u t m o d e rn s c ie n c e an d m odem society, according to Fehrs. Dr. F e h rs re c e iv e d h e r Ph.D. in physics from Boston C ollege in 1972. Fehrs, who has taught in the Natural S ci e n c e s D iv is io n a t P a c ific since 1979, co-directs the an nual S um m er S cience Cam p for Girls at Pacific University, w hich is fun de d by the U.S. Department of Energy. T h e P re s id e n t's L e c tu re Series at Pacific University is now in its 13th year. The se ries was established in 1983 as a m e a n s o f s h a rin g th e s ch o la rsh ip and te a c h in g of Pacific’s faculty with the cam pus an d w ith th e p e o p le of the surrounding com munities. T h e fin a l le c tu re in th e 1 9 9 5 -9 6 le c tu re s e r ie s is s c h e d u le d fo r W e d n e sd a y, April 17: W itchcraft: Historical T raditio n and M odern In te r pretation by Martha Rampton of the History Department. A ll le c tu re s are fre e and the public is welcome. E m e rg e n c y food stamps A special federal program that provides disaster-related food stam ps and disaster-re la te d u n e m p lo y m e n t in s u r ance b e n e fits is now a v a il able in Vernonia. Representatives of Oregon Adult & Fam ily S ervices w ill be at U S. B a n k o n T u e s ., W ed. and T hursd ay to help people apply for the program. The income guidelines for th is p ro g ra m a re d iffe r e n t fro m those of sta n d a rd p ro grams DEADLINE 1996 DOG LICENSE Elizabeth E. Huser, Columbia County Clerk, reports that the deadline for licensing dogs in Columbia County is MARCH 4,1996 I You may mail your rabies vaccination certificate (if not on file in our office) along with the appropriate fee to Colum bia County ¡Clerk's Office, Courthouse, St. Helens, OR 97051. Com m ercial la n d non-com m ercial kennel licenses are ava ila ble. C ontact SIDETRACK RESTAURANT TO ALL WHO HELPED GET US R U N N IN G A G A IN ! Open Every Day: Sun-Thur, 5 am - 8 pm • Frl-Sat, 5 am - 9 pm _ ... ’W S CATERING • SENIOR DISCOUNT • BANQUET FACILITIES DELIVERY SERVICE AVAILABLE 736 Bridge Street • Vernonia • 429-2705 !l!IJ II!!!i | | l | l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l | | | | | | | | | | | | The Locally-owned Carpet CLub WANTS TO HELP YOU!! 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C ITIZE N -D O G NOT SPAYED OR N E U TE R E D .... $12.00 SENIOR C IT IZ E N -D O G SPAYED OR N E U TE R E D $3.00 (Senior Citizen is 65 Years or O ld e r-1 per Household) REPLACEM ENT TABS........................................................ $5.00 ASK ABOUT OUR OPTIONAL THREE-YEAR LICENSE r— 1996 APPLICATION FOR DOG LICENSE Owner: • All counter, window & wall coverings at these same savings • Professional Installation available LIMITED TIME OFFER Samples available at Charlie's Cabinets 847 Bridge Street, Vernonia Free Estimates Every Saturday Until ??? Residential Address: Mailing Address:___ -----------Zip: 1995 License No:_ .Telephone:. Dog’s Name:____ B r e e d :_________ Sex (check one) M ale. Neutered:_________ Female Spayed. A VALID (Good through OcL 31, 1996) Rabies Vaccination Certificate MUST accompany this application or be ON FILE in the Courthouse, along with a spayed/neutered certificate if applicable. 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