December 21, 2018
T he C olumbia P ress
Senior Moments
9
This Week in Aboriginal History
by Carl A. Ellis
with Emma Edwards
exchange 4 million acres for $20,000
Jesus: Reason for the season Cherokees
Dec. 21, 1804: The Cher- mentary on the culture and building where 14 defense-
I got to thinking about
Christmas. I know, I wonder
why?
This time of year is for remi-
niscing as well as celebrating.
I wear a pin that says “Jesus
is the reason for the season”
and I notice many of you do,
too. It doesn’t hurt me to look
back and think about this
person named Jesus. And I
can assure you it will “do thee
good, too.”
And no, this is not going to
turn into a sermon for those
who are scared of such things.
But in retrospection, I real-
ize that I’m approaching my
86th Christmas in this jour-
ney called life, something my
friend, Gretta Passetti, fell
short of this year by just 14
days. She and I were only 23
days apart in age. I will miss
her.
But I’m glad that she, at one
time, had given her life to this
Jesus who is the reason for
the season!
So instead of celebrating her
86th Christmas on earth, she
is singing Hallelujah praises
in the presence of Jesus, him-
self -- at this new but differ-
ent time in her journey of life.
So what is different about this
time of her life? It is called
eternity -- she will live forever
in Heaven with no sickness,
disability or death.
Most people call it eternal
life. How can that be?
In Revelation 22:5 we are
told that there will be no
night there. In Hebrews 10:34
we are told that there will be
no imperfections or wrong
choices, that everything is
very beautiful -- better, en-
during.
Gretta, our amazing and
humble friend, is now in the
presence of angels along
with Noah, Adam and Eve,
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Jo-
seph, David, Solomon, Sam-
uel, Daniel and Peter, John,
James, Paul, Timothy, Luke,
Matthew, Mark and all the
saints. And with so many of
her relatives and friends who
arrived there before her.
Charles Swindoll, a well
known evangelist once re-
minded us that “Life is 10
percent what happens to us
and 90 percent how we react
to it.”
So what’s your reaction to
the pin that says “Jesus is the
reason for the season”? My re-
action makes me realize anew
that this is no laughing mat-
ter. I’m compelled to share
with each of you reading this
column that this is the verse
that turned the corner for me
about 65 years ago:
For God so loved Emma
that He gave His only begot-
ten Son, Jesus, that if Emma
believes in Him, Emma will
not perish, but Emma will
have eternal life (Para-
phrased from John 3:16).
You might envision yourself
all your life on a train heading
to the wrong place (the oppo-
site of Heaven) and then you
decide to get off that train and
head the other way.
This is God’s Christmas
present to you. If this is your
thinking, then please bow
your head now and let Jesus
know that you are sorry for
your sins and wish to have a
fresh start with him as your
savior.
You could even bake him a
birthday cake and encourage
the kids to sing “Happy birth-
day, dear Jesus” with you!
Christmas will be over by
the next time I share with
you, so I do wish you a
very merry and meaningful
Christmas.
okees will give up more than
4 million acres of land in ex-
change for $20,000, accord-
ing to two treaties signed with
the federal government’s In-
dian agent, Return Meigs.
The documents are sent
to the Senate for consider-
ation.
Dec. 22, 1830: The state
of Georgia prohibits whites
from being on Cherokee land
without a permit and makes
it unlawful for Cherokee to
meet in council, unless for
the purpose of giving land to
whites.
Dec. 23, 1804: The Man-
dan Indians offer the Lewis
and Clark expedition food in
exchange for trade goods.
Dec. 24, 1636: John Old-
ham, an early settler and In-
dian trader in Massachusetts,
is killed by Pequot Indians,
which sparks the Pequot War
of 1636-37.
Dec. 25, 1643: Roger Wil-
liams of Providence, R.I.,
publishes “A Key Into the
Language of America,” a dic-
tionary of the Narragansett
Indian language and a com-
Hike club to hold
planning meeting
Angora Hiking Club will
have a planning meeting to
schedule 2019 hikes at 2 p.m.
Jan. 6 in Room 231 at Oregon
State University’s Seafood
Lab, 2001 Marine Dr.
The club is preparing for its
100th anniversary in 2020.
One of its early projects was a
metal relief map at the Asto-
ria Column.
All those interested in lead-
ing a hike are urged to at-
tend. While the cost to join
the club is minimal, hikers
can participate without being
members.
customs of the southern New
England Indians.
Dec. 26, 1804: Oglala and
other Lakota tribes expand
their region of influence and
control to cover most of the
area now known as North
and South Dakota, westward
to the Big Horn Mountains
in Wyoming and south to the
Platte River in Nebraska.
Fur trading becomes an im-
portant part of Oglala life.
Dec. 27, 1763: Angry
white vigilantes called “the
Paxton Boys” break into a
less Conestoga Pennsylvania
Indians are being held.
The whites kill the Indi-
ans, including women and
children, while the Indians
pray.
Benjamin Franklin would
later write the broadside
sheet, “Narrative of the
Late Massacres in Lancast-
er County” condemning the
white attackers for brutaliz-
ing the innocent Indians.
Ellis is an author and his-
torian working on a book
about American Indians.
Senior lunch menu
Monday, Dec. 24: Closed for Christmas Eve.
Thursday, Dec. 27: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy,
broccoli, spinach salad, ice cream.
The Warrenton senior lunch program is at noon (doors
open at 10:30 a.m.) Mondays and Thursdays at Warrenton
Community Center, 170 SW Third St. Suggested donation is
$5 for ages 55 and older; $7 for those younger. For more
information, call 503-861-3502.
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consider Case No. DCR 18-5, amendments to Warrenton Comprehensive
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Published: The Columbia Press, Dec. 21, 2018