Page 4— Vernonia Freedom
Thursday June 18,1981
Poker Run for Ridge Riders
by Rosemarie Ruehmann
Saturday, June 13 the Vernonia
Ridge Riders had a Poker Run on
horses. There was a $13 entry fee to
enter the ride. Nine riders rode. Four
come from Seaside to ride with our
club. The ride started at 11:00 at
Anderson Park and ended at 4:00.
We rode from Anderson Park down
the railroad tracks and across the
river by Sword’s field up into the
brush toward John Siedelman’s place.
The ride was set up by John
Siedelman
and
his
daughter
Rosemarie.
The nine riders rode in groups of
three.
Kathy
McDonald,
Art
Lamping and Rosemarie Ruehmann
were in the first group. The second
group was Barbara McDonald, Lou
Walker, Sherrie Reynolds. The last
group consisted of Lynn Reynolds
and two riders from Seaside.
There were seven different cans
filled with bottle caps, nails, nuts,
screws, com seed, roofing nails,
empty .22 shells and washers.
A single string was hung just past
each can. The cans were hidden in the
brush on stumps, between trees and
on the ground. If you missed the
string that meant you went too far
past the cans and had to go back and
find the can. At the end of the ride in
the park a poker hand was drawn by
all riders.
First Place * $13 - A rider from
Seaside.
Second Place - $9 - Kathy
McDonald.
Third Place - $5 - Art Lamping.
Ridge Riders meetings are held the
last Thursday of every month at the
West Oregon Electric building at 7:30
pm. New members are always
welcome. Call 429-9172 for more
information.
Timbernook Restaurant
now open for business
Over 100 people were on hand last
Monday night to help Mel and Alice
Randall celebrate the opening of the
Timbernook Restaurant for business.
Although an oven refused to work
properly,
limiting
the
menu
somewhat, no one seemed to mind as
they gathered in groups to talk and
wander over the premises inspecting
the nearly completed structure. The
Randall’s are planning a public Grand
Opening for June 27. For details call
429-0805.
PEO plans convention
The Oregon State Chapter of the
PEO International Sisterhood will
convene June 18-20 in Corvallis. Mrs.
Ben Brickel and Mrs. Sam Hearing,
Jr. will attend as delegates from
chapter BS in Vernonia.
Recipients
of
$37,205
in
scholarships will be announced at the
convention.
PEO is an international women’s
organization formed in 1869 having
as a goal the increasing of educational
opportunities for women.
OBITUARY
Clyde E. May
Clyde E. May, 82, late a resident of
Timber Route, Vernonia, died
Monday, June 8 at the Tuality
Community Hospital in Hillsboro,
following an extended illness.
Funeral services were held at the
Fuiten Mortuary Chapel in Forest
Grove on Thursday June 11 at 2:30
pm with the Rev. Charles Dailey,
pastor of the Church of Christ in
Vancouver, officiating and Steve
Hopper, pastor of the Vernonia
Evangelical
Church,
assisting.
Concluding rites and interment were
at the Forest View Cemetery, Forest
Grove.
Clyde Edward May was bom in
Portland January 28,1899, the son of
the late Willis and Sarah Hutchison
May and he spent all of his early life
in Portland and Washington County.
Mr. May had engaged in the logging,
lumbering and forestry work from
1923 until his retirement. He worked
for the Federal Forest Service in
C.C.C. camp work in Northwest
Oregon from 1933 until 1941 and
later for the Oregon State Forestry
from 1941 until 1946.
Mixed couples tourney
Mr. May had spent most of his life
in Northwest Oregon and had lived in
the Vernonia area since 1943, first
living at the Pittsburgh Guard
station and then moving to his home
on Timber Route in 1946. In 1946 he
went to work for Crown Zellerbach
working for them in road building and
fire protection from 1946 until his
retirement in 1963. He was a member
of the International Woodworkers of
America Local No. 314.
The first night of Friday Mixed
Couples play was held Friday, June
12 at the Vernonia Golf and Country
Club. The game, Chapman style
competition, produced two winning
teams. First Place was captured by
Ruth Nogle and Dan Fletcher with a
combined score of 29 3/4 points while
31 Vt points were enough to assure
Edna Hailey and Mick Nogle of
Second Place honors.
These mixed couples games are a
regularly scheduled feature each
Friday evening at 6 pm through the
end of September at VGCC.
He was married to Lena Gerig at
Vancouver, Washington September
13, 1920 and she preceeded him in
death here in November 1977.
Surviving is a daughter, Ruth May
Sisseck, Vancouver; a brother, Hugh
May, Portland; two sisters, Mrs. Alva
Eppers, Post Falls, Idaho and Mrs.
Vernon (Isadora) Rings, Salem; four
grandchildren;
ten
great
grandchildren and five great-great-
grandchildren. A son, Clyde was
killed in action in World War II.
NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS
4th Annual Nehalem Valley
Folk Art Festival
June 27 & 28
Jewell School, Jewell, Oregon
Open 10am to 6 pm both days
FREE ADMISSION
Two days of continuous live entertainment featuring country
music. Folk music. Jazz, Gospel, Cajun and Blue Grass,
live ballet. Mime, and a Medicine Show.
SQUARE DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT FROM
6 PM UNTIL DARK
CRAFT SALES- Homemade items only
DEMONSTRATIONS- Old-Time and Contemporary
skills
including:
weaving,
shake
splitting,
blacksmithing
HOME RECIPE FOODS- Offered for sale
HISTORY EXHIBIT- Featuring logging and pioneer
photographs
QUILT SHOW— Everyone's favorite
For More Information Contact Steve Whiteman
755-2723 evenings
429-
0805
‘Where Good Friends Meet"
Grand Opening June 27
Hwy. 47 and Pebble Creek Road at the Nehalem River Bridge