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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
O UT OF THE P AST
50 years ago
June 1, 1967
Seneca Rope Jumpers Off to
Nation’s Capital
Traveling on their way to Wash-
ington, D.C., for a performance in
the nation’s capitol, as guests of the
Oregon congressional delegation,
are members of the Seneca Rope
Jumpers. The 11-member group
left Wednesday for a two-week
cross-country trip with a special stop
in Chicago. Wednesday, the Seneca
Rope Jumpers performed at Treasure
Valley Community College at noon
before members of the Ontario Ki-
wanis club. During the afternoon the
rope jumpers toured the college and
Ontario.
Main Street of Ontario was
closed at 4 p.m. for a public perfor-
mance by the jumpers. Covering the
show were an Ontario radio station
Eagle file photo
From May 28, 1992: NEWSLETTER RECOGNIZED: Exalted ruler
Rick Miller (right) and Tom Winters of John Day Elks Lodge #1824
display plaques and congratulate Catherine Gibbs for her efforts
in producing the monthly newsletter. The lodge won second place
in the state for lodges under 1,000 in membership. She and her
husband, Bill, produce the monthly newsletter, which is judged on
content, composition and quality.
and a Boise television station. The
jumpers were featured with a dinner
at TVCC before leaving for Chicago
by train on the Union Pacific. The
rope jumpers will be traveling both
ways on Union Pacific. Public rela-
tions officials of Union Pacific will
be working with the rope jumpers.
Chicago will be the first stop of the
trip for the Seneca Rope Jumpers.
The group will tour the Windy
City and will eat at the Palmer House
as guests of the Edward Hines Lum-
ber Co. A representative of Al Ull-
man will greet the rope jumpers
when they arrive in Washington Sat-
urday morning. The group will per-
form in the evening for the National
USO Club as special guests. After a
day off Sunday, the group will jump
Monday in the Caucus Room of the
Cannon Office Building at 10:30
a.m. for the Oregon congressional
delegation and other guests.
The rope jumpers will have lunch
at the White House with Congress-
man Ullman. In the afternoon the
group will visit both the Senate and
House while in session. Tuesday, the
rope jumpers will be featured with
a congressional guided tour of the
White House. Ullman is attempting
to have the rope jumpers appear on
television in Washington. The rope
jumpers will leave Washington June
8 and will return to Seneca June 12.
Performing for the jumpers are Nan
Sproul, Lori Smith, Glenna Thissell,
Karen Griffith, Sharon Thissell, Dar-
lene Lissman, Linda Smith, Geor-
gene Hansen, Sherry Walker, Patty
Tout and Pam Boswell. The group
will be performing under the direc-
tion of Mrs. Esma Reynolds, who
has been with the jumpers since it
was formed in 1946. Assisting with
the rope jumpers are Mrs. Dorothy
Klabo, Mrs. Jean Sproul, Mrs. Phyl-
lis Lissman, Mrs. Zora Thissell and
Mrs. Nadine Lissman.
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