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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1970)
Hew Books At the Library J u wall f the Ful Cat, by Bonham; Mile High Cabin, by How head; Josie and Joe. by riowhead. The Black Stalllon'i Ghost, by Farley; The Black Stallion Challenged, by Farley; Mystery IS wishes (onxhe i n w Irrigon Couple Honored on Anniversary PADBERG MACHINERY CO. By FRANCES ROSE WILSON IRRIGON Mr. and Mrs. Don Kenney were honored on their 25th wedding anniversary, Dec. 12 at their home in Irrigon, when 70 friends and relatives gathered to wish them well. Of their 5 children, all were pres ont except Jim, of Eugene, who plans to visit this weekend. Oth er members of the family in clude George, who is attending OSU. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kenney of Hermiston, Mr. and Mrs. Dean (Fay) Herman of Waits burg, Mr. and Mrs. Neal (Judy) Tooze of Portland. The beautiful anniversary cake was made by a near neighbor, Karen Cooley. Don and Freda Kenney have lived In Irrigon most of their lives and together they have watched the area grow and de velop. Don came to Irrigon in 1935 and Freda was 8 months old when she came with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Fred rickson from Idaho. Mrs. Ken ney's parents were among the first to have a wall telephone in Irrigon. Electricity nas brought many changes too. Don Kenney is an active board mem ber of Umatilla Electric Co-op and has been for many years. He has also been active in the Soil Conservation District for 20 years. Don Kenney had heart surgery last winter, so he doesn't work as hard as he used to, but still feeds cattle and drives tractor on his ranch. The Assembly of God Sunday School and the Choir, directed by LaVelle Partlow, presented the annual Christmas program and Cantata, "The Night The Angels Sang", on Sunday eve ning. Tom Stewart narrated the Christmas story, which was pantomined as the choir sang. Jyl Hobbs and Jimmy Hinkley were Mary and Joseph, with Larry Wilson the inn keeper. ! Mrs. Perry Pummel sang a solo. Preceding the Cantata there were exercises by the Sunday School classes, including, nurs ery class, Sheryl Partlow, teach er. The Children Church Choir, led by Mrs. Al Partlow sang. The Beginner class, whose teacher Is Mrs. Chester Wilson gave "The Christmas Story", and a Merry Christmas scroll The Frimary boys and girls classes presented 'The Story of 1 ! KIM CUTSFORTH, 6th GRADE wans tafjeir Yard KEN JAN GIB SWAYNE Years Improve Marriage Say 65 Year Olds Marriage relationships tend to improve with age, and con tribute to the emotional and mental health of the partners, according to recent research. Mrs. Roberta Frasier, Oregon State University Extension fam ily life specialist, says that of 400 couples 65 years of age and older participating in the re search study, most rated their marriages better at this stage of life than earlier. More than 90 per cent of the couples rat ed their current marriages as very happy or happy. Respect and sharing common interests were the two most im portant characteristics of a happy marriage, reported the older couples. They expressed a high degree of satisfaction with the love shown them by then- mates. Also rewarding in the retirement years were compan ionship and their ability to ex press true feelings to each oth er. Different values and philoso phies of life and lack of mutual interest were the most trouble some aspects reported, says Mrs. Frasier. Older husbands expressed a lack of satisfaction in their mar riage with the way the wife ful filled their need for self respect. Wives, in turn, reported unsat isfying the way their hus bands communicated with them. the Stars" and sang a song. Mrs. John Kenney and Josephine Bu chanan teach these. A trio of Jr. High boys, in cluding Donald Leighton, Mark Adams and Jeff Easterling sang "Go Tell it on the Mountain". Their teacher is Chester Wilson and they were accompanied by LaVelle Partlow. Junior girls, whoso teacher is Mrs. H. C. War ner, were angels in the cantata. Junior boys' teacher is Mrs. Floyd Mesteth, and this class passed out the Chirstmas treats at the dose of the program. From Alaska Mr. and Mrs. Bill Steagall, Wally, Rocky and Jean, of Jun eau, Alaska are here visiting his mother, Mrs. James McRae and other members of the fam ily. Mr. Steagall is employed in dam construction in Alaska. Their son Wally entered St. Anthony hospital in Pendleton last week for knee surgery. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson of Rosemead. Calif., are visiting his parents ami other relative? here this week. Kdg to Start A. C. Houghton Kindergarten for North Morrow Co. will begin Jan. 11 and run till May 31 this year. Elaine Nelson of Boardman will be the teacher. Mrs. Charles Wilson lias been in Waitsburg, Wn., for 2 weeks with her son and family. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wilson. Dur ing this time Leonard Wilson has been hospitalized, with sur gery on his back, to correct an old injury. School Program Well Attended A. C. Houghton School pre sented a program "Christmas 1970" to a large crowd, Thurs day eening. The entire sehool participated in singing Christ mas Carols, with the audience joining in on some of the favor ites. Santa Claus arrived with a jolly "Ho Ho Ho", at the close of the program. Christmas treats were provided by the 1TA. Mr. and Mrs. Don Eppenbach have returned to Irrigon from Ames, Iowa, where he has com pleted his course of study and received his Masters Degree HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, December 24, 1970 KINZUA NEW! KINZUA Mr. and Mrs. Ray Blann of Mitchell spent Wed nesday afternoon visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Troy Day and family. Mrs. Richard Harper and Gav in and Mrs. Jack Wilsey return ed home Saturday from several days in the Eugene area. Mrs. Harper visited her father who Li seriously 111 at the Eugene Hospital and also visited In Rid dle. Her father has now be n moved to a hospital In Rose burg. Mrs. Clarence Benson. Ms. Bill Dyer, and Mrs. Albert Port, ner went to The Dalles Monday on business. Mr. and Mrs. Elvyn Bell and Kent spent the weekend on tus iness In Pendleton. js's- .' ;-, TV.; f: '4-?l):S ) is- -V , ' 'i 1. A ' ' " : 'IS- marriage adjustment, tnis re-, f rom iowa state University.! IU search disclosed a greater de gree of marriage satisfaction on the part of husbands than wives. Since a good marriage con tributes so much to the morale in later life, comments the OSU family life specialist, it is worth working toward over the years. Christmas Eve At Phil Mahoneys The smell of Christmas Is in the air at the Phil Mahoneys as Mrs. Mahoney makes the ump teenth batch of candy. Christ mas with all the kids will be Christmas Eve. Guests will be Mr. and Mrs. Bob Mahoney and family, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hall and family, both of Heppner, and Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Smith of Albany. At Jim Hagers Christmas Eve will see child ren and grandchildren at the Jim Hagers. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hager, Cherrie and Valinda and Mr. and Mrs. Ken Evans, Swane and Gib will be there. The Bob Hagers will go to Milton-Freewater the next day to spend a couple of days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Har old Akes. Mrs. Bob Hager's sister, Carol Akes was here for a couple of days last weekend. She is at tending Walla Walla Communi ty College. t m ra r-r - C.J ft FoaaJ CYNTHIA KAY McCONNELL, 6th GRADE HEPPNER AUTO SALES, One. .V I ft rti f Br --tm m-ii vi JIM RICHARDSON. 7th GRADE erraduated with honors from Eastern Oregon College in La Grande, before going to Iowa. Ho majored in History. The irrigon Lion's Club enter tained children of the Commu nity Saturday afternoon. Santa Claus was present to pass out treats to all at the Lion s Build- in p. Later in the day treats were distributed to the elderly and shut-ins. Heppner Auto Parts i mt if r si 6 ROBERTA WALTER, 4th GRADE HEPPNER OREGON Jk V UNITED JO SAVE. YOU MONEY 7 HOURS 8 to 6
