Armed Forces Day in Salem

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Photo: Sgt. Joseph Cunningham talks to local children inside an Oregon Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter on display at the State Capitol Mall during Armed Forces Day, May 17, in Salem, Ore. (Photo by Staff Sgt. April Davis, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs Office)

The Oregon National Guard participated in a ceremony to honor all military members today at the State Capitol Mall in Salem, Ore.

The Armed Forces Day event included a flyover featuring two F-15 Eagles from the Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Fighter Wing and a howitzer salute by the Oregon Army National Guard’s Bravo Battery, 2-218 Field Artillery Battalion. Armed Forces Day was originally created in 1949 to honor Americans serving in all of the branches of the military, and was designated as an official holiday in 1962 by President John Kennedy.

Photo: Howitzers from the Oregon Army National Guard’s 2-218 Field Artillery Battalion fire a salute as two F-15 Eagles from the Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Fighter Wing fade into the distant skies following a fly over at the State Capitol Mall in honor of Armed Forces Day, May 17, in Salem, Ore. (Photo by Staff Sgt. April Davis, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs Office)

Oh I wish I were an Oscar Meyer Wiener….

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Hot dog fans had a chance to taste an iconic brand as the famed Oscar Meyer Wienermobile made an appearance at the Fred Meyer store yesterday. The hot-dog-shaped vehicle drew a crowd that munched namesake wieners and had their picture taken by the eye-catching transportation.

Instead of a camera, the Oscar Meyer crew used an iPad, then invited people to enter their address on the same device to later receive a postcard of themselves next to the Wienermobile.

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U.S. Army looking into the diagnosis of PTSD

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army is launching a sweeping, independent review of how it evaluates and diagnoses soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder following recent complaints that some PTSD diagnoses were improperly overturned. The Army says it is reviewing the diagnoses at all of its medical facilities going back to 2001.

And top Army leaders say they will develop a plan to correct any decisions or policies necessary to make sure that soldiers are receiving the care and treatment they deserve. The latest reviews were triggered by revelations from Washington Senator Patty Murray that the forensic psychiatry unit at Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state may have reversed diagnoses based on the expense of providing care and benefits to members of the military.

Ammonia leak at a potato plant in Boardman

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BOARDMAN, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say seven people suffering from exposure to an ammonia leak at a potato plant in Boardman have been released from the hospital. The leak was contained before midnight Tuesday at the ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston plant, which was evacuated. The Morrow County sheriff’s office says the seven had respiratory distress and nausea. It said Wednesday that a cause for the leak had not been pinned down.

Wasco County Spring Crop and Conservation Tour is Tuesday

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The annual Wasco County Spring Crop and Conservation Tour will be Tuesday, May 22, leaving at 8 am from the Auction Yard in The Dalles. Speakers and topics include: Alan Witzel demonstrating his trials of Stubble Digester chemicals; Don Wysocki addressing high residue issues in more conventional practices and techniques; Andy Hulting presenting a refresher on scouring rush and Rush Skeletonweed; Chris Mundt discussing cereal diseases and stripe rust management; Mike Flowers covering variety selection and management; Dan Ball leads a discussion on take out of CRP and returning it to crop; Robert Wallace sharing energy saving irrigation tools; Travis Hillman and Dusty Eddy of AG-TEQ will demo the latest in precision ag; and the Dufur Vo-Ag Students reviewing the County’s noxious weeds.

Sherman Crop Hop is next Wednesday

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The Sherman Crop Hop is Wednesday, May 23 and will start at the Experiment Station in Moro, also at 8 am. Speakers and topics include: Greg Charr explaining the Waste Water Processing for Biosolids and fertility from Biosolids; Dan Ball on CRP takeout; Mike Flowers discussing winter wheat varieties and selection management strategies; Chris Mundt addressing Stripe Rust and other cereal diseases; Andy Hulting covers cheat grass management; Don Wysocki shares strategies for dealing with high residue; Morrow County Grain Growers will demo proper setting of a field mower; and Kent Madison will show applying biosolids with a Terragator.