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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1969)
Decmbr 11. IH . Irrigon Receives Live Fir Christmas Trees upporfc The TbuiM Help S By FRANCES ROSE WILSON (Held Over From Last Week) IRRIGON Paul Hovlnghoff donated a live tit Christmas tree to the city. Workmen plant ed it near the site where the Lion's Club have their annual Christmas Tree with treats for the children. They are making plans to do this again this year. Children in Irrigon eagerly await the arrival of Santa in the Lion's Club "Jalopy". The Irrigon Lions Club have collected quite a few toys, and more are still coming in. These will be cleaned and repaired on a work day, for the School for the Blind. The women's Lion Auxiliary had a most enjoyable day re cently when they visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Witherell in Pendleton and viewed slides of the Internat ional Lions Convention, in Tok yo, Japan. A sixth daughter was born to an Irrigon couple, Mr. and Mrs Vern Evans on Nov. 29. Susan Ann weighed 7 lb., 10 oz. Ma ternal grandmother is Mrs. Rose Francis, Pendleton, paternal grandparents are Roberta Evans, Condon, and Vern Evans, Sr. Heppner. Lee and Carrie Le Blanc will be giving away a "Christmas gift window" an assortment of prizes again this year, to some lucky person, from Lee's Texaco and Groceries. Mr. and Mrs. LeBlanc were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Al bright for a family dinner on Thanksgiving day. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hovinghoff were also din ner guests. Lee LeBlanc had several long distance calls from members of his family on his birthday, Nov. 28, He says, "It's not too bad to be a year older if you are remembered by friends and family." The Irrigon Assembly of God joined with the Umatilla As sembly for a baptismal service at the Hermiston Assembly of God Church. Pastor John Ken ney baptized 5 young people and Pastor William Smith of Umatilla baptized 3 young peo ple. Rev. William Smith was the speaker of the evening. CA Convention Ann Mesteth, Jody Noble, and Sheryl Partlow attended a C. A. Convention at Eugene on Thurs day and Friday. They traveled with Assembly of God Young people from Umatilla and Her miston. On Saturday Rev. Wil liam Smith, pastor at Umatilla took the young people to New port, where they spent the day at the beach. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith spent Thanksgiving weekend in Portland, at the home of Mrs. Smith's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Cald well. Their son Mike met them there from the University of Ore gon in Eugene, where he is a senior. Other members of the Caldwell family joined them for a family reunion. Mr. and Mrs. William Glen Hoover spent Thanksgiving at the home of their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hoover, in Arlington. They were joined by their daughters' fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. William C. Stiles and Pat Sullivan of Phoe nix, Ariz., who attends Oregon State University. The men folks in the party had a successful goose hunt. Mr. and Mrs. Hoover spent the first of the week in Portland. New Management The Complete Food Store op ened under the management of Mr. and Mrs. Laverne Christian sen on Friday, after remodeling and painting the interior. The former managers, Mr. and Mrs. Don Estes have moved away. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Berg and Ronald were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Al Partlow, and Sheryl. On Sunday the two families were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Mills and family in Hermiston. The three women are sisters. Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hobbs on Thanksgiving day were Mr. and Mrs. Al Part low, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Hobbs and Jon Starke. Recent guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Bentley were Captain and Mrs. Verner Rasmussen. Mrs. Houghton visited at the home of her son Donald Hough ton in Portlnad for the Thanks giving holiday. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ferger call ed at the Lee LeBlanc home as they were returning from Eu gene, where they spent the weekend. They brought back a cood suDPly of walnuts for them. Recent visitors at tb Harold Erwin home were Mr. and Mrs. Willard Cameron of Walla Wal la and Wyoma Duckworth from Clarkston, Wit, and Chuck Er win of Prescott, Wn. Rl U V You Seaso We Congratulate On Your Successful Opener Our Best Wishes To You IN YOUR COMING GAME WITH nn jH A HEPPNER HIGH GYM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13 VARSITY GAMES 8:15 p.m. COACH BOB CLOUGH II II11II1IVIXV II W V WW " JAYVEE GAMES 6:30 p.m. ALSO ENJOY THE TO flflR) mm HEPPNER HIGH GYM FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 & 20 WAHTONKA -- CONDON -- SHERMAN WE'RE BEHIND YOU 100 DURING Trie Bank of Eastern Oregon Cal's Richfield Service Case Furniture Co. Central Market Columbia Basin Electric Co-op Elma's Apparel Farley Motor Co. Fiesta Bowl First National Bank of Oregon HEPPNER BRANCH Ford's Tire Service Gardner's Men's Wear The Gazette-Times Gonty's Gray's Repair Shop and Union Oil Consignee Harris Drive-in Heppner Auto Parts Heppner Auto Sales, Inc. 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