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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1973)
IIKN'NCK tOHF..) (iAZFTTKTIMF.S. Thursday. June W. 1973 lone Sweeps Prizes at State Garden Club Meet The lone Harden Club won its fair share of awards at the Uh annual convention of The Ore gon State Federation of Garden Clubs at Salem last week. They won a first in the Club History Book competition and a first in the vear books. In personal awards Mrs. I-ee Pettyjohn wor a second in club program competition with her program on. Interviewing Garden In sects". Mrs. FT. Martin, re ceived a "Citation of Merit", for sending in the most slides for the World Gardening program. In the Junior Division. Mi chelle McElligott won a first and a check for $15.00 for a poem on conservation, the suhiect was to know poisonous plants. Todd Sherer won an honorable mention with a poster on the same subject. New State officers elected were. President. Mrs. Raymond Elmstroin, Portland; 1st Vice President. Mrs F. B. Anderson. Portland; 2nd vice president. Mrs. Ben Andrews. Eugene: recording secretary. Mrs. CM. Johnson. Portland; correspond ing secretary, Mrs. Ed. Dona- Learn Flower Arrangement Flower arranging is fun! At least that is what 4-H Club members in Umatilla County are out to prove at a Flower Arranging Fun Nite. The "Fun Nite" will take place this Thursday (June 28), at 7:30 p.m. at Roy Raley Park in Pendleton. The event w ill stress selection containers and materials. cutting and conditioning of flowers, the various types of flower arrangements, and the principles and elements of design. Participants will also be given the opportunity to ar range their own flowers, reports Miss Barker, Umatilla County 4-H and Youth Development. The workshop is open to all interested 4-Hers. 4-H Club leaders. Extension study group members and friends of 4-H. It should be of special interest to those planning to exhibit at the county fair in the Luncheon and Flower Arranging contests. io 1 e-registration is requireu. Those planning to attend are hue. Port land; and treasurer, Mrs. A ll. Goeckner, Milwau kie. I'm lii lNinn Niilionul Council Officer Garden Club V.I P.'s present were Mrs. Howard S. Kittel, National Councils President, from Fort Worth. Texas; Mrs J W. Scheel from Corvallis. who is 3rd vice president of National Council and Mrs. Sidnev Smith. Twin Falls, Idaho, who is Pacific Regional Director. From Morrow County Delegates representing the lone Club were Mrs. Van Hubbard, secretary and Mrs. Ed Cutting. Mrs. Wallace Woirf. Pres. of the newly Federated Heppner Club and Rev. Ed Cutting immediate past president represented the Heppner Garden Club. Mrs. Fredrick Martin. State Horti culture (East) chairman could not attend because of the sudden illness and hospitaliza tion of her husband. Mrs. Hubbard made her annual report and presented the four state Horticulture essay awards at the Tuesday night banquet. Mr. Wm. Rawlins and Rev. Ed of Culling have assisted Mrs Marl in in judging the essays contributed for the past lour years Rev. Cutting particiat ed in the convention workshop on Wildllowers Mrs Marlm was appointed lo serve on the state Native Flora Committee tor the next two years. ' (Copy of Michelle McElli gotfs poem.i The Sana of l a ic Nnerd And the Poison Weeds There was a man named Eric Sneeds Who died of eating poison weeds. He planted many vegetables But as only one who knows. He made a mistake in what he ate And suffered from a fatal stomach ache. So you and I shouldn't utter cries For Eric Sneeds and where he lies. So we should know the weeds to know And not join Eric down below . Well Attended Bible School Ends With rarage ana neai ity ji si I vi: w i: nii:itnui Over m children registered tor the Vacation Bible School held in the Methodist Church tins year A stall of 22 presented a lively program for them each morning June lit through the 22 f. asked to bring some fresh flowers to arrange, a container and a holder. Conducting the event will be Mrs. Kemble Tellefson. Milton Freewater, and Mrs. Charles Dallas and Mrs. Kay Hisatomi of Pendleton. pre- lone By EVA HAM LETT Mrs. Vera Rietmann enter tained with a pinochle party a week ago Tuesday. High prize was won by Mrs. Harold Sherer. 2nd high' by Mrs. Marion Palmer and Mrs. Elmer Pal mer had low. Other guests were Mrs. Lee Palmer, Mrs. Harold Wright. Mrs. David Rietmann and Mrs. Charles Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Frink and family from Costa Mesa. Ca., are visiting at the home of Mrs. Frink's parents. Mr. and Mrs. David Rietmann. Mrs. Vera Rietmann spent Sundav June 17th. at the home of her daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Rohde. at Kennewiek. On Tuesday Mrs. Rietmann went up to Lake Penland and spent sev eral days with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Blake at their mountain home. Barbara Talley from Port land, and Mary Langston from Salem were here a few days this weekend, moving into an apart ment. Donna Wailwl from Hillsboro. was in town on Saturday. Church Picnic On Sunday. July 1st, The United Church of Christ, and the Valhy Lutheran Church are having a joint picnic at Cuts forth Park. Services will begin at 11:00 a.m. followed by the dinner. Coffee, punch and ice cream will be furnished by Unchurches. Pauline Matheny. Barbara James, Judy (loehnuuer, Lesse Martin. U Curtis, Ruth M.iaila. Mark Johnson. Corrine Miles. Joyce Grusser, Sandy Bennett. Kristi Haguewood. 1 3 -V i . 'I if pl o ... v. rx r' Jus ,K i -7 V Sometimes we wonder if Alexander Graham Bell would have invented the telephone if he'd had teenagers in the house. This year's concluding exer cise was a parade along Heppner's Main Street. Rev. David Blackaller and Rev. Edwin Cutting, bearing the Christian and American flags, led the marchers. There were over UHl marchers who carried signs and sang. The first graders led the groups as their signs had been judged most outstanding Outstanding Program This school joined teachers and children from the Episcopal. Lutheran. Methodist and Sev enth Day Adventist Churches. The staff included Shirley George. Judy Wright, Gail Hughes. Linda Johnson. Lynn Haguewood. Karen Dubuque, Judv Bennett, Molly Pierce, Claudia Hughes, Otille Hunt and Pearl Wright. Rev. Johnson's sixth and seventh grade class prepared a short plav each day and presented these little dramas before the entire school-an outstanding feature that was new this year. Cooling Treat After Friday's parade the warm marchers held their final pet -together. Mrs. Amanda Duvall carried on with her yearly practice of presenting each participant with a cool treat This year she gave out iced milk parfaits. All seemed to agree that this year's school was not only the biggest but the best yet. .vjfs. , . V V .ft - : ir Advisors, teachers, parents, and children all took part In tne parade, last Saturday. The parade was held in Main Street and all of the participants as well as the onlookers seemed to enjoy themselves. Children and teachers of the Three-Church Bible School had parade last Saturday In downtown Heppner. There were approximately Wl children who participated In Hie parade. Kill SHIFT that lasts all year A SUBSCRIPTION To The Gazette-Times J400 A College Year Give A Gift Certificate Subscription to start this Fail Call 676-9228 & Charge It Choose youur own interest iate fowl Hrst Itwestors Fkssbook, CSS I li ! .j. I 1 4 5Wo Now you can put your money to work for short, medium or long periods of time, and earn top bank interest while you're doing it. All with one handy First Investors Passbook. t That means you can invest money you won t be needing for a few months in the 90-day First Investors Passbook account, and earn 5 interest. Or, you can put your money to work for a year or more in our 5-12 One-Year First Investors Passbook account. Best of all, your money can earn 5-34 in the Two-Year First Investors Passbook account. 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