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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1973)
Page 8 lone The American Legion Aux iliary held Iti regular monthly meeting at the home of Mm. Car Swanson. Pec. 10. The member held a "cookie exchange" a part of the Christmas activities Mr. Helen McCabe Is president of the group. The Beta Omega chapter of Alpha Sigma Epsilon held a bauar and food sale Dec. 8 at the Legion Hall. Mrs. Linda LaRue reported the event was not well-attended and did not come up to expectations as a fund-raising event. Willows Grange and WAC will meet Saturday. Dec. 15. WAC will meet at 2 p.m. in the grange hall. A gift exchange will be held along with the regular meeting. A turkey supper will be served for all grangers at 6 p.m. A Christ mas program will be pre sented and Santa Claus with a bag of treats will be on hand following the meal. Regular meeting of the grange will begin at 8 p.m. The Rainbow Girls will hold a Christmas party Dec. 17 in the hall. Parents of the girls are invited to the party, and there will be an exchange of gifts. The Altar Society of St. Williams Church met at the home of Mrs. Howard Crowell. Dec. 6. Mrs. David Baker, president, conducted the busi ness meeting. The program was on decorating ideas for Christmas. Roy W. Lindstrom attended the 79th Fall Reunion of Scottish Rite of Free Masonry held Dec. 6-8 in Baker. Twenty-one Master Masons were initiated into the order. Mrs. Elmer Griffith has returned to her home after spending some time at the home of her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Roy W. Lindstrom. Mrs. Fred Papi neau. Lexington, will be housekeeper for Mrs. Griffith and will be staying with her. ' The lone Junior High bas ketball team played Condon at lone, Dec. 8. The B team won 31-26. Kevin McCabe scored 14 points, Dennis Stefani 9, Robin LaRue 2, and Jerry Rietmann . The A team lost 28-45. Kevin McCabe had 8 points, Scott Sherer 6, Leland White 4, John Lindstrom 2, Brian Rietmann 2, Ricky Gilbert 2, Clint Carlson 2, and Stuart Keene 2. The next game for the Junior Cardinals will be at Umatilla, Dec. 13, at 2 p.m. The lone Schools Advisory Committee held a building inspection meeting, Dec. 6. The meeting included having lunch at the school cafeteria. The advisory board members then toured the buildings and will make recommendations to the county board on needed repairs and remodeling for inclusion in the budget for next year. The junior class of the United Church of Christ will meet at the home of Mrs. Robert Rietmann, Dec. 16, to bake cookies for their Christ mas sharing project. The lone School's Long Range Planning Committee met Dec. 3. Discussion was held on the feasibility of remodeling the present shop to make a suitable instructional area for music. Miss Sherrie Bahr, music instructor, sent a state ment to the committee indi cating she thought it might be possible to do this. Marvin Peterson, shop in cfnirtnr Dresented his views and recommendations for- buildine a new shop facility in the event this is the recom mendation of the Long Range Planning Committee. The next meeting will be Jan. 7 to adopt final approval of the report to be submitted to the county plan. Winter's here, so is the John Deere SNOWMOBILE! See the new 1974 Snowmobiles today NBDlfiBSE Heme of "John Deer. & Calkin Butter Creek Hwy. Hwy. 30SW & Airport Id Hermutcn. 567-8327 Pendleton. 27S-6341 Heppner, Ore., Gazette-Times, The lone American Legion Auxiliary has sent to dozen cookies to the Veteran'! Hos pital In Portland. They tent no worth of gifti for the gift chop. The gift shop is open to patients in the hospital so they can choose gifts for their families. The veteran is pro vided the girts he selects free of charge. The lone High School Choir, under the direction of Miss Sherrie Bahr. appeared at the Heppner Nursing Home. Dec. 12. The group provided a Christmas program of se lected music and carols for residents of the home. Mrs. Annie Keene is now making her home at the Good Samaritan Center in Hermi ston. Mrs. Keene enjoys receiving cards and letters, and would appreciate visits when her friends are In the Hermiston area. Rollo Crawford was a Port land visitor over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rietmann and famiiy. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Rietmann and family and Mrs. Vera Rietmann were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Rohde of Kennewick. The family gathering was to honor Joe Rietmann on his 16th birth day, Dec. 9, and Vera's birthday. Dec. U. Mrs. Sandra Kroshe and children, Kevin, Karen, Den nis, and Paul, Pendleton, were weekend visitors at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mcintosh. Bill Tews, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tews, broke his left shoulder in an accident, Dec. 4. He was wrestling in physical education class with LeRoy Rea and fell to the floor. The left arm has been immobilized in a cast. The accident happended Tuesday but swelling prevented the fracture trom Deing set until Friday. Bill returned to school Monday. The annual lone School Christmas program will be held Thursday, Dec. 20, in the cafetorium at 7:30 p.m. Miss Sherrie Bahr will be in charge. Santa Claus with his usual bag of treats will make an appearance after the pro gram. The Cardinal Club will have a benefit drawing for the prizes donated by local busi ness firms during the inter mission. Tickets are still available for the $25 bond donated bv Pettyjohn Oil Co., the lamp given by Rietmann Hardware, a turkey given by Bristow's Market, and a wool blanket donated by Dobyn's Pest Control. Room parties for grades 1-6 will be held at the lone Elementary School on Friday, Dec. 21, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. School will be dismissed at 1 : 30 and the buses will leave at that time. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Petty john were in Portland, Dec. 8. Paul attended a meeting of the Oregon Oil Institute at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. The lone volunteer fire department responded to a call Dec. 3 at the apartment building, but it had been extinguished before it arrived. Grease in an electrical ap pliance ignited. Mrs. Helen Gutierrez, another occupant of the building, sprinkled salt on the blaze and brought it under control. No damage was reported. MLand-JVlrsMike ..Mat-.. thews spent last week visiting relatives in the Roseburg area. They visited with Mr. and Mrs. Pat Thornton in Monmouth on their return trip. Berniece and Pat Thorn ton are both working on master degrees at O.C.E. at Thur., Dec. IS, 1973 Rebekah's Bunchgrass Lodge held Its regular meet ing Dec. at the home of Mrs. Mabel King It was a Christ mas party with an exchange of gifts. Mrs. Berl Akers is the retiring noble grand. New officers will be installed at the January meeting They are Mrs. Clell Rea, noble grand. Mrs, Vera Rietmann, vice grand. Mrs. Gladys Drake, treasurer; and Mrs. Mike Matthews, secretary. The Oregon Wheat League convened at the Sheraton Hotel in Portland from. Dec. 2 5. Mrs. Charles Doherty won 2nd place in the cake baking contest. Others attending from the area were Mr. and Mrs. Norman Nelson. Mr. and Mrs. Don Peterson. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Smouse and Carl Smouse. Vandalism at the lone Post Office on Dec. 2 brought about a change in the opening and closing hours of the building. June O'Connor, post master, posted a notice that until further announcement is made, the building will be closed from 5 p.m. Saturday until 7:30 a.m. Monday. The vandalism is being investi gated by post office authori ties. The lone Garden Club will meet Dec. 12 at the home of Mrs. Fred Martin. There will be a gift exchange, Christmas program and caroling. The Oregon Sheep Growers Auxiliary, through its local representative, Mrs. Henry Krcbs, has several wool items available to the people in the area. Sheep pelt rugs, wool dusters, wool "critters" and powder puffs are among the items listed. Proceeds from the sale of these items are used for the Make-It-Yourself-' With-Wool contests sponsored s, by the auxiliary. i The 6th, "th, and 8th grade classes of lone Elementary School responded to Governor McCall's request for an A wareness of Energy Crisis Week by turning off the heat and lights in their rooms for a day. Some of the youngsters went a little further and brought a cold sack lunch. Jerry Martin and Clifford 4 Williams, teachers, reported some of the children wore coats, but there were few complaints. The 5th and 6th grade boys of lone Elementary School are having a wrestling tourna ment coached by their physi cal education teacher, Del LaRue. There are five weight divisions ranging from 60 pounds to 100 pounds and over. . A winner will be determined ; for each division by elimina tion matches. Each match consists of two 2-minute rounds or a pin. Twenty-seven boys are taking part in the tournament. Let's 702SWDorion PENDLETON 276-5352 lardman Opry House Old-Fashioned Christmas Dance Saturday, night, Dec. 15 $1.50 per person Also big New Year's Eve Old-Fashioned Dance ft li II iui"-1- The lone City Council will hold Its next meeting a week later than usual due to the New Year holiday. It will meet Jan. 8 at 8 p.m. In the city hall. The Topic Club will hold a traveling food sale. Dec. 15. Mrs. Vera Rietmann or Mrs. Helen Proudfoot will accept special orders. The 12 mem bers of the Topic Club are working to keep the lone Library operating. Mrs. Riet mann emphasizes they need the support of the community if they are going to do this. The library offers many fine book selections for children and adults. The 68th Oregon Sheep Growers Convention was held at the Imperial Hotel in Portland. Dec. 64. Area residents attending were Mr. and Mrs. James West. Harold Conn and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Krebs. Krebs is 1st vice president of the organization. Mrs. Krebs was appointed public relations chairman of the Oregon Sheep Growers Auxiliary. Lori Bergstrom , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Berg strom. was a participant in the state Makelt-Yourself-With-Wool contest held Dec. 6-7 in Portland. Lori was awarded a length of woolen yardage and some knitting yarn. Other activities for the contestants were dinner at Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor, lunch at Lipman's Tea Room where they also modeled their garments, a banquet with the Oregon Sheep Growers and Auxiliary, and breakfast at the Imperial Hotel. Mrs. Roland Bergstrom, Carley Bergstrom, and Mary McEliigott were among the spectators for the fashion show finals. CARL BERGSTROM IN HOSPITAL Carl Bergstrom was taken to The Dalles General Hos pital, Dec. 7. He was found in his house by his daughter, Mrs. Art Stefani Jr., experiencing difficulty in walking. Mrs. Stefani found the doors locked when she first visited the house. When Mr. Bergstrom did not answer the door, she obtained a key and entered. Mrs. Stefani reported her father will spend a few days in the hospital while tests are being made. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Win ters, Lexington, are the par ents of a daughter, Kirsti Lea, born Dec. 5 at Good Shepherd Hospital, Hermiston. This is the Winters' first child. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Leon Zittel, Sunnyside, Wn., and Mrs. Millie Breed ing, Heppner. Agricultural LUciil for your production needs crop, dairy, livestock. talk! Midnight Snack rn i if ft Ji L (lev water main is under study The lone City Council held Its regular monthly meeting Dec. 4 in the city hall. Stephen Anderson. La Grande engineer, presented a cost estimate of the proposed water system Improvement to the council. The improvement will Involve a new water main from the city well to the reservoir on the hill north of Highway 74. The council voted to proceed with the project. Mike Warren, lone High School student body president, presented guide lines for noise parades that had been drawn up by the student council. HAND MADE CHRISTMAS GIFTS AVAILABLE Looking for the right gift for someone special this Christ mas? The Heppner Neighborhood Center have an assortment of handicraft gifts made by senior citizens of the com munity, and they are inex pensive. Proceeds from the sale of items will be used to carry on the center's programs. Don't be The traditional Christmas greetings from area merchants and individuals will appear in next week's GAZETTE-TIMES. Dec. 20. An attempt will be made to contact all businessmen; but. to be sure your greeting Is included, call us and reserve space for this annual event. 676 - Jk a0T- They were accepted by the city council. Copies of the guide lines will be posted In the high school and distributed to student leaders, school officials and the city council, Rietmann Hardware was awarded the bid for materials to Install an underground sprinkler system In the city park. The lone Garden Club, aided by school students, has offered to make some Improvements at the mid-town highway intersection. The project will Involve some beautification by flower planting and possibly some rock work. FLKCIITNER-BERRIGAN WEDDING DEC. 28 The marriage, of Nancy Elizabeth Berrigan and Wil liam Wallace Flechtner will be solemnized Friday. Dec. 28, 8 p.m., in the Longview Community Church at Wash ington Way and Kessler Boule vard in Longview. Wn. An invitation to attend is extended to all friends in the area. A reception will be held in the church social room following the ceremony. Mr. Flechtner is an English teacher in the lone Schools. left out! 9228 Support Boy Scout . VSgflJ was j Christinas Jill Come to 471 N. Main and let a Boy Scout you pick out your tree. These freshly cut are selling for only $1 per foot with a maximum charge of $6 per tree. Boy Scouts will be working at the Tree Sale Saturday and Sunday "Get the best trees . . - for the best cause" A lllsh School Besketbs!! DEC. 13 lone Froah at Heppner, I p.m. Stanfleld grade school at Heppner, 2:30 p.m. lone Jr. High at Umatilla, 2 p.m. DEC. 14 Heppner High School at Condon I Beecher's Sunday Special honey buttered chicken chicken fried steak live music by 'rolling west' Saturday Troop 661's annual Tree Sole DEC. 14-15 ! lone High School, Echo Tourney, Echo DEC. 18 Heppner High School at lone Arlington Jr. High at lone, 2 p.m. yow HANqup5 6e you.- T night help trees II 1 i
