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lone Students Present Holiday fantasy
Christmas
Festivities
The entire elementary school
student body and all the Jr,
High and High School tudent
involved in chorus or band will
take part in the Christmas
program thia evening at the
lone School at 7 p.m. The grade
school student will present a
Christmas play and. after a
brief intermission, the Jr, High
and High School choruses and
band will perform. Remember
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C.RDEN CU B PREPARES
OIRISTM S PACKAGES
B CASSM)RA OUPEL
The lone Garden Club met
Thursday December the 13th at
the home of Mrs. Garland
Swanson They had a potluck
luncheon and an exchange of
gifts The group prepared
twenty-four packages of con
fections for Senior Citizens and
special friends of the club Each
one brought a Christmas craft
and displayed and explained it.
Club members made fourteen
swags for business houses
earlier in the month These
swags were made by Irene
Swanson. Vida Heliker and
Loree Hubbard The bank
display was made by Irene
Swanson and Edith Nickerson.
The next meeting will be held
at Rev. Cuttings The program
will be Culture and Care of
House Plants by Mrs Cutting,
The hostesses for this meeting
were Irene Sw anson. Lou Crum,
and Norma Ilea
presented to Mrs. Vera Riet
mann who was celebrating her
birthday. Mrs. John Proudfoot,
club president, presided at the
business meeting. In keeping
with the holiday season, Christ
mas arrangements were made
by the group. For the program
Mrs. Morgan read "Christmas
Joy" by Norman Vincent Peale
and Mrs. Hubbard gave "The
Inn Keeper" by Keve.
Candy Time at lone
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Morgan
and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Martin
were hosts for a dinner party
Friday night at the Morgan
residence honoring members of
the Bloodsworth-Barnett wed
ding party. About thirty guests
attended.
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Moy fhe heartlifting joys
of the Christmas season
shine in your memory in
the days ahead. Thank
you for your good will.
Jan 6 will be the 12th night
tree burning.
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Mrs. Wolff K Mrs. Martin
Represent Garden Club
Mrs. Wallace Wolff and Mrs.
Fredrick Martin made a trip to
Stanfield representing the lone
Garden Club for a meeting of
the plant identification and
location committee at the
Native Desert Floral Preserva
tion. This is a project of the Blue
Mountain District of Oregon
Federation of Garden clubs.
Plans were discussed at this
meeting for a crash wild flower
identification course to be given
in the Spring.
CANCELATION
Due lo unforseen circum
stances, the Women's Fellow
ship of the lone I'nited Church
of Christ post Christmas party
scheduled for Dec. 28 has been
cancelled.
The High School Chorus went
to the Pioneer Memorial Hos
pital and caroled.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Halvor
sen are visiting at Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Halvorsen's home.
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Jet Cadets
Dinner
Because of the weather, what
was to be a progressive dinner
has turned into a stationary one.
The Jet Cadets, 4th, 5th and 6th
graders from the Christian
Church, will have a dinner on
Friday, Doc. 22 at 6:30 p.m. in
the basement of the church.
They will be enjoying soup,
jello salads, spaghetti and ice
cream sundaes. Mrs. Harley
Sager and Mrs. Carl Marquardt
will be in charge of the
youngsters and the food will be
provided by mothers.
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Elma's Flower
High lnd. Game. Harrie
Evans-189; High lnd. Series
Harriet Evans-509; High Teatt
Game, Kinzua-913; High Teatt
Series, Kinzua-2591.
Darlene Arrington had an al
spare game.
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Merry Christmas
Mrs. Lewis Halvorsen and
Mrs. Henry Halvorsen went to
Pendleton to visit with Mr. and
Mrs Elmer Harr. Mrs. Harr is
Mr. Lewis Halvorsen's sister.
Paul Pettyjohn
The W AC met at the home of
Dot Halvorsen for their annual
Christmas meeting The order
of business was the installation
of officers. They are as follows:
Chairman. Dot Halvorsen: Vice
Chairman, Geneva Palmer;
Secretary. Marlyn Giders;
Treasurer, Kathy Morter.
They had an exchange of gifts
and revealing of secret pals and
drawing of new secret pals for
next year.
Refreshments were served.
Relatives and friends that
were here to attend the Shirley
Nichols Rowell funeral are as
follows: Mr. and Mrs. William
Turner; Mr. and Mrs. Leslie
Turner and girls of Pendleton;
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Costa of
Benton City; Mr. and Mrs Ray
Turner and Monte of Eugene;
Mr. and Mrs. George Irvin of
Baker; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Flint of Connel. Wash.; Mr. and
Mrs. Frank McFadden of Los
Angeles. Calif.
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Grange Potluck Dinner
The Willows Grange met Dec.
16 at the Grange Hall for their
annual Christmas party and
potluck dinner.
A short program was enjoyed.
Santa Claus came with a bag of
candv for evervone.
The Women's Social Gub met
at the home of Mrs. Ida
Coleman for a Christmas party.
Games were played and the
hostesses were Ida Coleman
and Mabel Ring.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
TO EVERYONE
The lone United Church of
Qirist had their annual Christ
mas program, supper, and
caroling on Dec. 17.
Christmas Dessert Luncheon
Mrs. Milton Morgan and Mrs.
Van Hubbard entertained Topic
club members and guests with a
Christmas dessert luncheon
Tuesday at the Morgan home. A
large decorated cake was
We wish you all the long-lasting happiness
of on old-fashioned Christmas shared with
family end friends. Heartfelt thanks for your
continued loyalty and good will.
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HARDWARE
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Hove a real bell ringer
of a Yuletide! That's
our wish to each and ev
ery one of our friends!
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MCGG Basketball
The MCGG basketball team
played Umatilla Electric in
Hermiston on Dec. 12. The score
was "4 - 54 in favor of MCGG.
High scorers were Frank Hal
vorsen 26. John McCabe 20.
Man-in Padberg 9, Del LaRue 7,
Lee Padberg 6 and Calvin
Ashbeck 6.
On Dec. 13 they played the
Easton team in a very tough
game. It was made even
tougher for MCGG because Lee
Padberg was unable to play due
to a badly sprained ankle. He
made 2 points when he attempt
ed to play, but w as forced to sit
the rest of the game out. At
halftime MCGG was ahead 41 -39.
but the Eastons came back
in the second half to beat them
74 - 85. High scorers were Frank
Halvorsen 28. John McCabe 24,
Gordon Meyers 6, Marvin Pad
berg 4. Del LaRue 3.
In their third game in less
than a week, MCGG met A 4 W
in Hermiston on Dec. 18 and
trounced on them, 87-28. High
scorers were Frank Halvorsen
25, Lee Padberg 18, Calvin
Ashbeck 14, John McCabe 14,
Gordon Meyers 8 and Del
LaRue 8.
Their next game will be on
Jan. 9 in Hermiston when they
will play the Meads.
Pat Pettyjohn demonstrates
basics of good candy making to
Lindy Devin, Lexington: Chris
tina Nolan. Heppner; Janette
Piper, Lexington, Lottie
Laughlin (right - just missed the
picture). i
Gene Heliker
Coming
Gene Heliker who plays with
a show band began an engage
ment on Dec. 19 at the Ramada
Inn in Portland. They will play
there through the holidays.
Christmas has taken on an
extra glitter as Gene will be
coming home for Christmas.
On Sunday he will have dinner
at his grandmothers, Mrs. Vida
Heliker in lone and Christmas
dinner with his mother Mrs.
Orville Cutsforth and Orville.
All the Cutsforth clan will
gather sometime during the day
to see Gene. He will be
accompanied by his wife,
Kathy. She is employed by the
Telephone Co. in Seattle. Gene
recently played in Denver and
Boston before coming to Port
land. CH ARLIE W ALKER
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Charlie Walker called the
Gazette-Times Monday to order
a Christmas ad for his Charlie
Walker Body Shop. He is
expecting to leave the hospital
this week. He will spend a
couple more weeks in Pendleton
then he hopes to come home to
Heppner. He says, "my tests
are clean" (which is the best
news we can hear from Charlie)
His daughter Holly Walker is
with him and will stay with him
until he is able to come home.
4-H
4-H LIVESTOCK CLUB met
Dec. 13 at the Fair Pavillion
with Mark Sargent conducting
the meeting. A Junior leader
was chosen.
We had a sheep contest.
Sandra Palmer's team scored
205 points and Rhonda Sargents
team 170. Julie Farley is a new
member. We had a gift auction.
Donna Bellamy was auctioneer.
Plans were made for a potluck
supper Feb. 14 at the Annex.
Joe Mollahan,
Reporter
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Search & Rescue
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Dick Sargent was approved
as a new member of the Morrow
County Search and Rescue
Posse at their meeting Dec. 12
at the Court House. Deputy
Sheriff of Deschuttes County,
Chris Williams spoke before the
group. He had headed their
Search and Rescue unit for the
past 2'-2 years. He showed slides
of the missions they have gone
Hunting Rule Hearing Jan. 5
Oregon sportsmen are advis- in setting opening dates at tne
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on as well as equipment they
have acquired. He showed the
members the initial equipment
that they should try to get. This
the very basic pieces of
equipment that would be used in
most emergency cases.
The ways and means of
securing this equipment will be
discussed at the next meeting.
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ed that the Game Commission
will hold a public hearing
Friday, January 5, to set the
opening dates for the 1973 elk,
deer, and upland game bird
seasons. The hearing is sched
uled at the Commission's Port
land headquarters, 1634 SW
Alder, and will convene at 10
a.m.
John McKean, state game
director, emphasized that only
the opening dates of the season
will be established since bio
logical information on which to
base length of seasons, bag
limits, and other rules will not
be available. The director
advised that general regula
tions for the 1973 hunting
seasons will be established in
late May for big game animals
and in August for game birds
and waterfowl.
The Commission's objective
beginning ot eacn year
provide hunters ampletime to
plan vacations to coincide with
the hunting seasons of their
choice.
All persons interested are
invited to attend the hearing.
Recommendations may be
submitted to the Commission in
writing or by oral presentation.
'73 Licenses
Oregon outdoorsmen are re
minded that the 1972 hunting
and fishing licenses expire
December 31 and new 1973
documents are needed by all
persons taking to the out-of-doors
to hunt or fish beginning
January 1.
Shipment of 1973 hunting and
fishing licenses to dealers is
now in progress by the Game
Commission and was expected
to be complete to all agents by
December 15.
LET'S M AKE C ANDY
and the 4-H girls learned
how ! A variety of candies were
made and sampled during the
workshop held recently at the
lone School house. Instructors
were Mrs. Lee Pettyjohn, lone,
and Mrs. Jerold Rea, Lexing
ton. With Pat's guidance, the girls
made fudge, date nut roll, and
taffy. Leann demonstrated and
assisted the girls in preparing
fondant, and dipping choco
lates. Each girl took home samples
of the goodies prepared and a
recipe book of Christmas
goodies.
Blackallers Home
Fr. and Mrs. David Black
aller have returned from a short
vacation to Carmel Valley.
They were guests of Mr. and
Mrs,'. E.B.Hubbard. They were
joined there by Lt. and Mrs.
E.B. Hubbard jr. and Matthew
who flew in from Honolulu.
Mrs. E.B.Hubbard Jr. is Fr.
Blackaller s daughter.
With all the snow and ice in
Oregon. Carmel Valley also had
snow. They , had extremely
hazardous driving conditions all
the w ay home. They did see Mt.
Shasta without any clouds. They
had fog in Central Valley, snow
in the Siskiyous and fog and ice
through Oregon all the way to
Heppner. At one time they saw
a Greyhound bus whirl in
circles on the highway.
The trumpet sounds to herold that wonderful
season when men, women and children all over
the world pause to pray for peoce on earth
and good will towards men. May Christmas
blessings be yours now and always.
Akers Motor Service
lone
Merry
Christmas
As lanterns glow
with Christmas joy
and greens disperse
the scent of Christ
mas cheer, we wish
you a Merry Yule.
Charles O'Connor
Insurance
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The littlest angel is
carrying our message of
good cheer to friends
and neighbors all over
town. Sincere thanks
for your patronage.
V & G
Tavern
Vern & Grace
Leathers
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We wish you all fhe best
of holiday cheer ... a
Christmas bright with
joy. Thanks to you our
Christmas has been a
happy one . . . serving
you has been the great
est treat of all.
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