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Goings-on in
The Merrymakers Card
Club met Wednesday evening
I (he lii grade room with Tat
Mi'Mmn as hostess High went
to Dinah Jackson with second
high going to Linda Shaw.
Pinochles went to Dinah
Jackson and Sue Matttson.
Grand high went to Linda
Shaw with second grand high
going to Evy Luper. Others
playing (or the evening were
Ruth Carey. Barbara Heim.
Irene Samples. Bonie Camp
bell. Barbara Williams. Dar
lene Barlett and Hally Spivey.
Mr and Mrs Dan Stubble
field of Corbett were here (or
the weekend visiting Mr. and
Mrs Omar Stubblefield and
other relatives
Mr and Mrs Joe Browning
of Gresham were here over
the weekend visiting friends
and to do some hunting
Jean McRoberts went to The
Dalles Saturday on business.
Visiting Mr and Mrs Fred
Green this weekend were Mr.
and Mrs Greg Berg and
daughter of Washougal. Wn.
Mr and Mrs Carroll Size
more of Portland were week
end guests of Mrs Wilma
Mabe.
Mr and Mrs Steve Benson
of Albany were weekend
guests of Mr. and Mrs Verlin
Connor. They also visited with
Mr and Mrs Stan Benson.
Mr and Mrs. Ray O'Neal!
Sr. of Prmeville were visiting
Mr and Mrs Ray O'Neal!
over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Slinkard
and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bailey
went to Bend Saturday on
business
Mr and Mrs Mark Samples
of Heppner were here Friday
visiting Mr. and Mrs. O.L
Adams and Mr. and Mrs
Jerry Samples.
The weekend of Sept. 29
Mrs Jerry Samples and Mr.
and Mrs. Mark Samples of
Heppner went to Medford to
help Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Samples celebrate their 5nh
wedding anniversary. Hugh
Samples is a former em
pioyee of Kinzua Corporation.
Also attending the celebration
was Mrs Orpha Kopta of
Milion-Freewater. Mrs. Kopta
is a sister of Hugh and Mark
Samples
Weekend guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Stan Benson were Dr.
and Mrs. George Lage and
Mr. and Mrs. George Lage Jr.
of Portland. Visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Stan Benson and Mr. and
Mrs. Junior Benson during the
week is Clarence Benson of
Idaho.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jiggs
Bowman and family over the
weekend were Joe Bowman.
Sara Bowman. Vic. Bowman.
Curby Ford. Manny Robinson
and Lenord Haike. all of
Portland: Dr. John Radema
cher and son Joev of Pendle
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ton. Dave Riney of Salem and
Georgia McQuain of Olex. Mr.
and Mrs. Marvin Fouft of
Portland.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs Herb
Luper and family over the
weekend were Willis Wright.
Ned Niekelsen, and Mr. and
Mrs Art Sparks and family,
all of Portland.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Elvyn
Bell for the weekend were Mr.
and Mrs. Kevin Bell of
Portland.
John Wall was home for the
weekend visiting his father.
Ernie Wall
Mr. and Mrs. John Jackson
went to Steens Mountains for
the weekend. They were
joined by Mr and Mrs. Larry
Norris of Bums.
Mr and Mrs Forrest
Graham of Umatilla spent the
weekend here visiting Mr. and
Mrs Dick Graham and fam
ily. Ariel Campbell and daugh
ter Andrea went to Bend
Saturday on business
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Don
Stanton for the weekend were
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Doggett
and family of Bend.
Mrs Dick Reese of Joseph
was here from Mondav to
Thursday visiting Mr and
Mrs Guy Van Arsdale and
family
Guests of. Mr. and Mrs.
Carlo Warming for the week
end were Einar Warming of
Reedsport and Jim Anderson
of Mulino.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Mc.Minn and family over the
weekend were Mr. and Mrs.
Loren Swanson and family of
Portland. Bob Woods. Rich
Elzig and daughter. John
Swanson and Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Tipton, all of Portland.
The weekend of Sept. 29 Mr.
and Mrs. Herschel Murdock
went to Baker to attend a
Central Oregon Area Council
Square Dance meeting.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs Don
Hardwick this weekend were
Mr. and Mrs. Len Dugan and
family of Hillsboro and Genine
Hardwick and David Arm
strong of Bend.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Mike
Todd and family for the
weekend were Mr. and Mrs.
Gary Winebarger and son
Duffy and Clifford Todd, all of
Portland.
The weekend of Sept. 29 Guy
Van Arsdale flew to Richland.
Wn. Guy received his pilot
licence that weekend.
Hunting guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Allen Heim and Errica
were Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Forsyth and Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Kelly of Albany. Tom
Pitts and son Mike of Craw-fordsville.
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Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Herb
Luper and family over the
weekend were Mr. and Mrs.
Art Sparks and family of
Portland.
Weekend guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Allen Heim and Ericca
were Mr and Mrs. Gene
Mannelein and daughter Liu
of Eugene
Mr. and Mrs. Harvy Spivey
of Baker were here from
Sunday to Tuesday visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hire and
Raymond and Mr. and Mrs
Dave Mattison and family.
Mrs Rob Hire and Mrs Don
Cossitt went to The Dalles
Friday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. John Jackson
returned Friday evening after
spending a week camping in
the Steens Mountains. Mr and
Mrs. Larry Norns of Burns
spent the weekend visiting Mr.
and Mrs John Jackson.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jiggs
Bowman and family for the
weekend were Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Bowman, Manfred Rob
inson and sons and Sara
Bowman, all of Portland.
Dave Riney of Salem and
Georgia McQuain of Olex.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayland
Hyatt and sons went to
Portland for the weekend and
were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Worlein. While there they
celebrated the birthdays of
Travis and Theresa.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Spivey for the weekend was
Mrs. Bart Wood and children
of Baker.
Kathy Nelson of Portland
was here for the weekend
visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Dempsey Simms.
Weekend visitors of Mr. and
Mrs. Verlin Connor were Mr.
and Mrs. David Lovell and
family of Albany.
Floyd Tipton of Portland
was here from Thursday to
Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Bill McMmn and family.
Weekend guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Don Stanton over the
weekend were Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Doggett and family of
Bend.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Les
Mallory and family during the
weekend were Mr. and Mrs.
Ron Reichelt of Portland.
Mrs. Dan Bell and son John
and Mrs. Robert Kelso were in
Bend Monday for John to have
medical care.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Wright
returned this weekend from a
two-week .schooling on Stetson-Ross
planers in Seattle.
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Lexington Grange met
Monday evening for the first
meeting of the fall and winter,
presided over by the master,
Joe Yocom.
It was decided to continue
with the third Monday nights
of each month as regular
meeting date. An annouce
ment concerning visitation
night at Willows Grange was
heard. Lexington will take the
program to the meeting at
lone, Sat., Oct. 20. Pomona
Grange will meet at Lexington
Oct. 27 at 10 30 a.m.
Three Links Club met at the
home of Mrs. Kenneth Palmer
Thursday for its regular
meeting. Plans were discus
sed for the fall food tale and
bazaar. This will be held Sat.,
Nov. 17. at Case Furniture
Store in Heppner starting at 10
a.m. Proceeds are used to
keep up and repair the
Rebekah Hall and dining room
at the I OOF hall in Lexington.
Present were Florence Mc
Millan. Irene Padberg, Del
pha Jones. Ruth Robinson,
Frances Peck and the hostess.
The next meeting will be at the
Catie Padberg home.
Colorful trip to Central Oregon
By
Jl STIVE WEATHERFORD
The attractive new Colum
bia Basin building on Condon's
Main Street, a re-awakened
Fossil Mercantile Co., a new
bridge being built across the
John Day at CTarno. an
apparent population spurt at
Madras were noted by three
travelers to the south-of-Bend
Sunriver Resort last weekend.
As Elaine George, Marlene
Peterson and I w ent west -by-south
Saturday morning, we
drove through a herd of
moving Hereford near Ante
lope. but did not see many
hunters in the beautiful open
spaces along Highways 2U6.
19. 218 and 197.
We found the Sunriver
resort city a large, carefully
planned "escape area." Nest
led amoung the long-needled
pines along the picturesque
Deschutes. Sunriver s .large
golf course and airport lie
between the great lodge and
many condominium-guest
buildings and the recently
snow-whitened Mt. Batchelor.
After participating with o
ver 100 Soroptimists in the
20th annual District II meet
ing we started homeward just
before noon Sunday.
A stop at the House of
Leather between the resort
and Bend was eye-opening.
The four-person Bob Kroll
family from Lexington's Nel
son Potato Ranch were the
next folks to enter this deluxe
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"Mr. Brodkins," he said, 'Taint my nachure ter offend a
man visitin' me, so I hope ye wonl take anythin' ! say as
pussonal derogarashun . . ."
Brodkins thought that over moment. "I understand," he
said. But he sounded doubtful.
"Then, let's start at the beginnin'. What kind o'work do ye
do"'
"I'm a teacher. High school French and Spanish-but what
dues that have to do . . .?"
"Ye had sum trainin'?"
"I graduated from the university in 1959, then earned a
master's degree in languages, but . . ."
"Takes quite a spell o' studyin' ter become a good teacher.
That right?"
"Four to five years, although I don't see . . ."
"How did ye become a environamentalist?"
"I don't follow you. What do you mean?"
"Well, if'n it took ye five years ter learn ter teach, ye must
o' had ter do sumthin' ter learn ter environamate."
"Environmate?"
"Yer an environamintalist, aint ye? How did ye an' t'other
members o' the Save The Forest League git yer titles?"
"We became interested, that's all. We are deeply
concerned."
"Ye mean thet ter become a expert on the environamint ye
jest need ter be interestid? If'n yer concerned, thet makes
you a expert?"
"There's more to it than that . . ."
"Did ye go ter forestry school? Did ye study
botanee?Geologee? Hev ye ever worked in the woods?"
"Of course not! I'm a teacher.".
"An' thet makes ye an expert on the environamint, so ye
kin give advice ter foresters an' loggers?"
"The League has an executive secretary who keeps us
alerted to problems like the one in the Passadumkeag
forest."
leather goods emporium.
We three took a leisurely
look around Bend, especially
enjoying the drive around the
famous Mirror Pond Park and
observing children feeding
ducks and swan. Bend seems
to be booming. Elaine parted
the company there, after our
Sunday noon dinner, as she
was off for a short visit with a
friend at nearby Camp Sher
man to the west.
From Bend Marlene and I
whizzed to Redmond and
turned east on Route 26
through Pilot Butte and Prm
eville As we left Prineville we
really got into hunter terri
tory. Soon we saw a dead and
abandoned fawn along the
roadside. Many campers and
trailers were parked or mov
ing along both sides of the
road.
A quick look at the usually
blue waters of Ochoco Lake
revealed instead a practically
dry mud flat. Such positive
proof of the extreme drought
in central and eastern Oregon
this year.
All the way north-by-east
through Mitchell and Spray
and into Hardman. hunters
were everywhere. Sunday was
clear and bright, and I have
never seen the sensational
Painted Hills looking as color
ful. We were surprised at the
Iane number of newly plowed
acres just above Mitchell on
Route 207. Great piles of brush
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are gathered for later burn
ing. It seems more settlers
have discovered the Service
Creek -Spray stretch and have
put up several new homes
there.
As we left Spray a pickup
stopped jus! ahead of us on the
highway and a young fellow
jumped out of the passenger
side door and immediately
began shooting at an animal
on the hillside.
Sunday afternoon is a quiet
time at Mitchell. Spray. Hard
man and Heppner, too. Except
for the hunting activity in the
hills, every place seemed so
sleepy we travelers wondered
if the communities were still
sleeping off a really big
Saturday night.
From Heppner to Sunriver
took about four hours-as did
the return trip via Mitchell.
With the tamaracks turning
golden and the maple and
sumac brilliant red against
the hills, this is a delightful
time to make this journey to
Central Oregon.
The Heppner Elks will
sponsor a shrimp feed and
dance Oct. 27 at the Elks
Lodge. Music will be provided
by the Country Revue Band
starting at 9:30 p.m. The
shrimp feed will be from 6:30
to 8:30 p.m.
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"This feller got special trainin', I presoom.-
"He studies the problems . . ."
"What did he do afore he become yer execoottve
secretary?" 4
"He ... he was a washer repairman. He sort of works fur
the League in his spare time."
Clete finally let up on Brodkins. His pipe had gone out so h
recharged with Old Horsehair and fired up again, slowly,
deliberately. Brodkins was silent It was an awkward
moment. I felt a little sorry for the teacher. Then. Oete
resumed.
"Like I said. Mr. Brodkins. I Bint aimin' any pussonal
name-calling at ye. I cal late ye believe what he believe. K
man's entitled ter thet. But they's too many self-appointed,
instant experts nowadays "
"You mean the guides' association won't help . . .
"Wuss then that. Mr. Brodkins. Most o' the guides II be in
there cuttin'. runnin' bulldozers, an' truckin'. cum next fall.
After deer season, most of em goes ter loggin'.
"You're actually going to help this descration? That s
incredible!"
"Call it thet if'n ye've a mind ter. But cuttin' is the best
way ter save thet country, not makin' a state park out of it!"
At this. Brodkins stared in disbelief. "I ... I don't
understand." he said. "Cutting It to save It? How come?"
"Trees is like people. They grows old an' dies. A lot o' thet
spruce hez already got hollow butts. Should hev bin cut five
years ago. It's overage. Beggin ter die.
"I grant ye. them 90-foot spruces is purty ter look at. but
they am'! bin 10 people in there ter look at'em this year . . ."
"Just knowing they are there makes them worth saving!"
Brodkins was persistent. He hung in there!.
"Ye cain'tsav'em!" Oete shot back. "Ijist told ye. they is
old an' they is dyin". Fust good wind storm 'II lay em low.
It'll be wasted timber. An' we need this lumber."
"We could recycle paper. That will save trees."
"Eyeh. But recyclin' ain't bin a roarin' success so far.
Besides, how kin ye recycle old boards ter build houses'"
"But why cut in a state forest? That forest belongs to the
people, to be enjoyed by all . . ."
"Trees grow old on state land. too. jest like on private land
Besides, loggin' ain't as bad as buildin' a state park in sum
cases!"
Brodkins was aghast. He stared at Clete. "You are saying
that logging is less harmful than public use? Why. that's . . ."
"... common sense!" Clete injected. "The guides'
associashun helped ter open that backcountry in the Meddy
bemps Nashunnal Forest. We went ter hearin's. we writ
letters, we phoned our senators.
"So they opened it up. It was a handsome piece o' acreage.
Full o'deer, an' moose, good trout fishin'.
"The gov'mind put in campgroun's. built roads, installed
launchin' ramps. A recreashun area, they calls it.
"Well, them campgroun's is slums now. Trucks hau' out
trash by the ton. They even he ter use heeliocopters ter
clean up them back trails.
"Ye'd walk a month o' Sundays in there afore jumpin" a
deer. The trout streams is blossomin' with beer cans an'
freeze-dried envelopes!"
"That is the result of overuse." Brodkins argued. "That 's
why we need to build a park in the Passadumkeag forest,"
"I druther see the loggers. They'll tie piles o slash, an'
gravel roads, an" twitch roads, an' landin's. But whin they is
through cuttin', it'll grow up green again.
"The underbrush'll be thicker so thet deer an' moose w ill
have more food an' better cover. The slash will rot an
manoofacture a new forest floor fer trees ter grow on.
"But make a park out of it. an' ye ll have crowds, trash,
permanint roads, litter in the brooks. I'll take the loggers!"
Brodkins rose to his feet. "Apparently." he said, "you
preier logging protits to recreation tor Americans."
"In sum cases," Clete agreed, "thet's about the size of it.
Loggers ain't as tough on the environamint as'recrw"
shunists. not in the long run."
"I wouldn't have believed it . . ." Brodkins muttered.
"Y'e see," Clete explained further. "I agree we has ter save
sum country fer campin". an' hikin". an' fishin', an'
snowmobilin'. Thet 's all well an' good. But amatoor environ
amintalists hez got ter stop hollerin' every time a loggin'
outfit tries ter pervide the lumber an' the paper we need
"We has got ter grow timber fer harvestin' as well as save
sum fer recreashun."
Brodkins' snowmobile roar had died in the distance. Clete
and I recharged with Old Horsehair and Reindeer Moss, and
leaned back to enjoy the rest of the evening.
"You're a regular timber baron," I said. "Slashing and
cutting our natural resources for crass profit, despoiling the
environment."
Clete grinned. "Trooth w ill triumph," he said, "if n it don't
git run over by them instant environamintalists."
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