Pomona Grange Officers Installed
At Will ows Meeting December l4
By KATHERINE LINDSTROM
IONE On Saturday, Decem
ber 14, Willows Grange was host
to Morrow County Pomona and
the subordinate Granges of the
county.
A team from Umatilla county
officiated at an inspiring instal
lation service. Installing Master
was Vern Crawford of Helix. As
sisting were Ethel Ruffman, in
stalling marshal; Winnie
Holmes, regalia bearer; Ilene
Gronquist, emblem bearer; Roy
Means, installing officer; Mollie
Moran, chaplain; Teresa Tucker,
soloist, and Connie Crawford,
pianist.
Special guests were Roy
Means of Redmond, state stew
ard and formerly state deputy;
Bob Cable, state deputy for Ba
ker, and Mrs. Cable and the dep
uties from Umatilla and Mor
row counties and their wives.
Instructions were given in floor
work by our visiting guests.
Dinner was served to about
60 persons.
December 15 Willows Grange
met in regular session preceded
by a potluck dinner at noon.
The following Christmas pro
gram was given by Grange child
ren and young people. Welcome
by Harvey Childers, recitations
by Donna and Debbie Palmer,
Barbara Palmer, Laurie Childers,
Donald and Tom Crawford. Piano
solos by Berniece and Deniece
Matthews, Bonnie Akers and Lin
da Rowell were enjoyed. Christ
mas movies were shown. Jolly
old St. Nicholas came in during
the show with his sack of treats
for all.
Grange business followed the
program. Twenty-five-year pins
were presented by Mrs. E. C.
Heliker to Mr. and Mrs. Omar
Rietmann and Mr. and Mrs. Mar
ion Palmer. Melvin Brady, an
other 25-year member, was not
present. A large cake bearing
the 25 year date, with the names
Omar, Elaine, Marion, Geneva,
and Melvin was cut during the
coffee hour.
As the Lecturer-elect declined
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Here's
Santa with
our very best
wishes for all.
Happy holidays to our customers
and friends
AKERS MOTOR SERVICE
IONE
Elbe Margaret Les and Benny
the position due to other duties,
Mary Lundell was elected Lec
turer. Carol Crawford was ap
pointed as musician. With Mrs.
Lewis Halvorsen as installing
officer, the Musician, Pomona,
Steward, and Lecturer will give
their obligations in January.
The Home Economics club will
meet on December 19 at the
home of Mrs. Lee Palmer for
an all day meeting.
Rainbow Girls Entertain PTA
Assembly No. 89, Order of
Rainbow for Girls, presented a
very enjoyable program to mem
ber's of the lone PTA at the De
cember meeting last Wednes
day night. Readings were given
by Teresa Tucker and Linda
Nichols and a piano solo by
Linda Rowell. Both grade and
high school groups sang selec
tions of Christmas songs ac
companied by Terry and Lee
O'Connor. A skit, "A Present for
Ellen," was given by Sue Town
send, Cheryl, Karen Hams and
Susan Lindstrom. A reading
" 'Twas the Week Before Christ
mas" was given by Susan. Lea
O'Connor, worthy advisor, and
Mrs. Lewis Halvorsen, mother
advisor, were in charge.
During the business meeting
with President Joe Hausler pre
siding, plans were made to pre
pare treats for the community
Christmas program, which will
be held in the school cafetorium
at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday even
ing. Ernest Christopherson vol
unteered to obtain the Christmas
tree.
Postmaster June O'Connor has
announced that the post office
will be open all day on Satur
day, December 21, and that mail
will be posted locally on Sunday,
December 22, but the window
will not be open.
Tanya Tucker celebrated her
eleventh birthday with a party
for her classmates on Saturday
afternoon. Games were played
and then the guests enjoyed
birthday cake and other refresh
ments. Those attending were
Christine McCabe, Kathy Holtz,
Debbie McBath, Frances Wiley,
Betty Greenup, Cheryl Savage,
Darlene Warren, and Jane Krebs.
Church Has Special Service
The different Sundays of the
Advent season have been ob
served in the United Church of
Christ with several church school
classes taking part in the morn
ing worship services. The first
Sunday the seventh and eighth
grade classes participated, fol
lowed the next bunday by the
S!KWtt0 and sixth, and last Sun-
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MRS. CAROL WULFF of Wallowa County, winner of the Oregon
Wheat Grower League cake baking contest (left), beams proudly
on hearing the good news. Shown with her are Mrs. Donna
Hardie (center), the Gilliam county finalist, and Mrs. Milton
Morgan (right), lone. Wheat League ladies' chairman.
day by the third and fourth
grades and some of the pri
mary group.
On December 22 at the 11:00
a.m. service the primary depart
ment will take part in the ser
vice. At 5:00 in the evening the
high school class will conduct
the service and light the final
candle for Christ. The service is
to be a family night worship
followed by a light supper in
the social rooms. Families are
to bring sandwiches and cookies.
Hot chocolate and coffee and
other snacks viU be furnished.
After supper everyone is invited
to go caroling. The entire com
munity is invited to participate
in this service and its activities
and it is hoped a large group
will go caroling. Children are
reminded to bring their contri
butions for the Mitten and Sock
tree. These mittens and socks
will be sent to the Parry Home
for Children, which is for boys
and girls aged 6 to 13 with deep
emotional problems, and to the
Children's Farm Home, for older
teenagers with problems. There
are about 32 children at the
Parry Home in Portland and
about 100 teenagers at the other
home in Corvallis.
Leslie Madden, who enrolled
at Columbia Basin College on
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December 10, spent the week
end at home. He accompanied
another student, Marvin Pad
berg, who spent the week-end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Darrell Padberg.
Mr. and Mrs. Berl Akers and
Bonnie drove to Portland on
Thursday for shopping. Their
son Bill, a student at Lewis and
Clark, returned with them on
Saturday to spend his semester
vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Linnell spent
Monday in Portland on business.
Lodge Discusses Remodel Plans
Locust Chapter No. 119 met at
the Masonic Hall Tuesday night.
The members decided to remodel
the upstairs hall and stairwell.
The work will begin immediately
after the first of the year and
will be done by donated labor
from members. Mrs. James Lind
say served delicious refresh
ments from tables decorated in
the Christmas theme.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Akers and
son Dannv left on Tuesday for
Portland. Thev will spend a few
days in the city, while Danny
receives a medical check-up.
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