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V "Heppner, Ore., Gazette-Times, Thursday, March 21, 1974 Lexington Arts and crafts Page 7 NEWS FROM I0NE ' Home visiting during spring vacation are Val Boyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mel Boyer, and Becky Doherty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. " Bernard Doherty. They are living in Eugene. They rode home with Liz Abrams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. v, Robert Abrams. ' Mr. and Mrs. Steve Petty john will be moving to Atlanta, Ga., where Steve will be employed by an acoustical -- engineering firm. . ", Mrs. Dale Whitney and T Kimberly are visiting her , parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil ' Jones. Dale Whitney will be coming Wednesday to take ; thorn home. ' Mr. and Mrs. Robert David son Jr. and Rob and Chris , from Monroe, Ore., were .' visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davidson. Mr. '; and Mrs. Vern Viall, Margie, ' Curtis and Lesli, and also '! Herbert Davidson from Mil ' ton Freewater were here Sun day. Lesli Viall is visiting her , grandparents for the week. Linda Orwick from Eugene " 'is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Orwick. Linda is teaching in Junction City. vr Mrs. Kenneth Howard has returned home from Emanual Hospital in Portland. Her , mother, Mrs. Robert Pfeiffer from Pendleton, was in Port land with her and is now staying in Lexington while Carolyn recuperates. The Lexington Bridge Club met at the home of Mrs. Rober ; The Lexington Bridge Club f met at the home of Mrs. Robert Davidson Thursday evening. Those playing were Mrs. Dean Hunt, Mrs. John , Ledfoetter, Mrs. Lucia Cuts forth, Mrs. Lester Cox, Mrs. Eldon Padberg, Mrs. C.C. Carmichael and Mrs. La Verne VanMartcr. J -SS Mr, and Mrs. Charlie Pad- berg and family have been visiting from Dayton, Wn. Miss Penny Marquardt of Portland has been staying with Mrs. Jim Wilhelm in Heppner this week. She was in Lexington Sunday having din- tier with her parents, Mr, and, Mrs. Bill Marquardt. Other dinner guests were Mrs. Norma Marquardt and Mr. and Mrs. Truman Messenger. Barbara McCarl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morris McCarl, is now making her home in Pendleton! Mr. and Mrs. W. Wright of Portland are visiting at the home of their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Harvey Wright. Mrs. Venice Hendrickson, Mrs. Dale Chick and Mrs. Forrest Rinehart of Ukiah were visitors in Grants Pass. Mrs. Hendrickson has also been in Portland to attend the wedding of her son, Alvin. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Van Winkle were in Salem helping their daughter, Glenda Kay, move into another apartment. Don't forget to vote at the school house in Lexington on March 26, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. RELEASED TIME FOR RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY An hour of released time has been granted from Heppner schools for girls to attend the Missionettes, Prims and Dai sies, Bible-oriented clubs for girls 5 through 16, sponsored by the WMC of the Assembly of God. The girls are picked up at the school at 2:30 p.m. on Mondays for the hour's ac tivity then returned to school. Girls must have signed permission slips from parents in order to get the released iime. JOHN MAATTAS ARE HONORED AT DINNER John, Ruth and Deanne Maatta were honored at a family potluck dinner at the Methodist Church last night. The Maattas have been active in church and com munity affairs. They are leaving Heppner this week to make a new home in West Linn. Next fall John will enter Western Theological Semi nary at Jennings Lodge. He has been the foreman on the Dick Wilkinson Ranch. Ruth has done substitute teaching here for several years. In Heppner Every Thursday at Lott's Klectric T.V. SERVICE n A TRAINED if V M TECHNICIANS VIDEO-TECH, INC. 461 A E. Main SC Hnnlson 567 3882 Power for the Future Columbia Basin Electric Coopera tive is planning well into the future. The last power sales agreement with Bonneville Power Administra tion was a 20-year agreement exe cuted in 1969. Under the BPA agreement we have a future power reservation of 25,000 kw average annual load. In addition, Columbia Basin has executed agree ments with three nuclear projects to reserve 7,000 kw additional power. The Board of Directors expects to execute an agreement for additional power from WPPSS Project No. 4 which would take care of projected loads until the year 2015. If YOU PLAN on electric heat or plan to convert to electric heat, Columbia Basin has plans for POWER FOR THE FUTURE to serve you. Columbia Basin Electric Co-op Serving 2850 square miles in Gilliam, ' Whneler and Morrow Counties. Always ready with a helping hand" Attend the Mini-Beef-A-Rama, March 27 on display at store Morrow County seems gifted with an ample share of talented arts and crafts people. The American Asso ciation of University Women's annual Artifactory the past two years has proved it. Now, people have an op portunity to look over some of these arts and crafts six days a week. Virginia Whitaker, owner of Lebush Shop, is displaying samples of Morrow County arts and crafts in her store. Each month the displays will change. The items will not be for sale at the store, but price information will be available. Phone numbers will be in cluded with each item so the artist can be contacted. The items and their creators for this month are Shirley McNary, oil painting; Linda Johnson, candles; Mildred Davidson, tole painting and decoupage; John Gochnauer, leater crosses; Phyllis Piper, dolls and tole painting; Mabel Heath, jewelry; and Jean Teal, chicken bun warmers. AAUW members and the local artists are cooperating in putting the displays in the store. Anyone wishing to have their art or craft displayed for sale purposes may contact Jeannie Howell at 676-5002, Linda Johnson at 676-5069 or Liz Cuntfs, 676-9454. Jail repairs are studied The Morrow County Jail Standards Committee recom mended to the County Court March 11 that the present county jail be remodeled into a temporary "lock-up". Sheriff John Mollahan said needed improvements can be made over the next few years. The immediate improvements costs have been estimated at $1650. Items included in this first cost are a toilet -sink, four locks, plumbing improve ments, plexiglass for the windows and protective light fixtures. Sheriff Mollahan will present these recommenda tions to the County Court later this month. Mollahan has asked to purchase material from the juvenile section of the Uma tilla County Jail which is being discontinued. As yet he does not know if this material will be available. The committee further rec ommended that long-term Morrow County prisoners continue to be boarded in the Umatilla County Jail with Morrow County entering into a written contract with Umatil la County for this service. The current contract is a verbal one. At the conclusion of the meeting, the committee ex pressed the need for further study of law enforcement needs in Boardman-Irrigon area. A Topic Club benefit card party will be held Saturday, March 30, 8 p.m., at the Willows Grange Hall. Bridge and pinochle will be played, and drawings will be held for electric appliances. Proceeds will go to the lone Public Library. A bridal shower was held for Jacqua Howton March 17 at the home of Mrs. Henry Krebs. Hostesses were Mrs. Sid Zinter, Mrs. Don McEIli gott, Mrs. Dick McElligott, Mrs. Stan Magill, Mrs. Frank Halvorsen, Mrs. Roland Berg strom and Mrs. Henry Krebs. Jackie was assisted in opening her packages by her sisters, Mrs. Keith Rea and Mrs. Tom Dickey. Mrs. Lloyd Howton presided at the coffee service and Mrs. Al Marick poured punch. Mrs. Keith Rea cut the cake. Miss Howton is the bride elect of Nicholas Marick. The wedding is March 23 in , Hermiston. Bill Ashurst had the lone Volunteer Fire Department burn his house on Main Street, March 16. Bill is going to put a new mobile home on the same location. Final plans for the Spring Cotillion have been made by the committee chairman of Beta chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha. The dance is to be held March 23 in the Legion Hall with music by Rod Esselstyn. Tickets are available from any member of the sorority now or they may be obtained at the door. The members hope to make this formal dance an annual affair. American Legion Auxiliary met at the home of Mrs. Ruby Roberts March 12. Winners of the Auxiliary Americanism essay contest are Catherine McElligott, first place in senior division; Kay Berg strom, second place; Jim Kinzer, Jan Ekstrom and Lauretta Piening, honorable mention. The contest winners will receive their awards at a dinner to be held March 25 in the American Legion Hall starting at 6:30 p.m. The auxiliary will make artificial flowers from flame proof crepe paper to send to the veteran's hospital for use in the Rose Festival wheel chair parade. Girls who are applying for Girls State are reminded that the deadline for submitting letters is March 31. It will be Ladies Night for the lone Lions Club March 26. The program will be an nounced later. The lone Garden Club met at the home of Norma Rea March 13 with 10 members . present. Roll call was done by having members state where they felt a clean up was needed most in lone. The program that had been planned was cancelled due to the illness of Mrs. Ellen Chambers, district director from Pendleton. Mrs. Gar Swanson and Mrs. Fredrick Martin met with the Lions Club March 12 to discuss a clean-up day in lone. The Boardman Garden Club invited the lone club to attend its silver anniversary cele bration March 18 in Board man! Mrs. Loree Hubbard an nounced the annual plant sale will be April 23 from 10 a .m . to 4 p.m. in the Legion Hall. Orders are now being taken for plants that have to be dug early. Orders may be placed by calling Mrs. Hubbard, 422-7220; Mrs. Lee Pettyjohn, 422-7433; or Mrs. Wilma Ladd 422-7473. The next meeting of the Garden Club will be an all-day meeting to tour the bombing range and view the spring flowers. Members are to bring a sack lunch. The afternoon meeting will be at the home of Leila Palmers. Mrs. Fredrick Martin an nounced the date of the Regional Womens Fellowship luncheon and meeting has been rescheduled for March 29. The luncheon will begin at 11:45 a.m. Reservation may be made by calling Mrs. Roy W. Lindstrom, 422-7192, or Mrs. Fredrick Martin, 422 7142. The program will be an illustrated talk by Miss Fern Scovel, head of the science department of the American Collegiate Institute at Izmir, Turkey. Miss Scovel is a graduate of Pacific University at Forest Grove and a member of the Salem United Church of Christ. She will be accompanied to lone by Mrs. Barbara Peck, president of the Oregon Women's Fellow ship. The regional meeting will include delegates from churches at Condon, Enter prise, Ingle Chapel, Federated Church at Milton-Freewater and from Idaho. Men and women of the area are welcome to attend both the luncheon and the program. There will be a nominal charge for the luncheon. A Faith Exploration meet ing of the United Church of Christ will be held in Condon, March 29-30. Further details may be obtained from Pastor Bill Arthur. There will be a slight charge for the meals. Iff "Heading for Beecher's" 1 91 M Try our delicious steaks W fJM smothered in mushrooms y M Beecher's Hu la St Honey Buttered Chicken llll JJ Chicken-fried steak 1 i It $1,9S I In Beecher says: "Don't forget IS to visit the CowBelles Ay J SPRING BLUE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADULT EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 1974 HEPPNER-LEXINGTON WILDFLOWERS OF NORTHEASTERN OREGON Starts March 28 - Thursday 7-10 pm Instr: Urban. Tuition: $15.00. Lexington Representative specimens of the most common plant families of the northeastern Oregon area will be analyzed using a family characteristic approach. Approximately two families will be studied each week. Mounted specimens and 35 mm slides will be used to extend the student's knowledge of these identifying characteristics to other members of various plant families. Special emphasis will be placed on native edible and poisonous plants. PHYSICAL SCIENCE ( GEOLOGY) GS 106 Starts April 3 - Wed. 7-10 pm Instr: Kelly. Tuition: $20.00. High School Physics Lab (RM. An introductory course in Physical Geology. Topics covered in lecture will include basic concepts of our planet; internal geologic processes such as rock deformation, igneous activity, metamorphism, mountains; external geologic processes such as weathering, mass wasting, streams, deserts and glaciers. Laboratory will emphasize study of basic rock forming minerals and basic rocks. Field trips as appropriate. Class size limited. FURNITURE REFINISHING Starts March 28 - Thursday 7-10 pm Instructor: Curtis. Tuition- $12.00 Lexington Course deals with the techniques of wood refinishing from preparation through resurfacing, selection of materials, types of woods to be treated. Projects will be worked on in class. TYPING Starts March 25 - Monday 7-10 pm Instructor: Waibel. Tuition: $15.00. Senior High School -Heppner 13) (Rm.9 ) Typing for beginners and those with limited typing skills. CONSUMER AWARENESS Starts March 26 - Tuesday 7-10 pm Instructor: Howell. Tuition: $15.00. Senior High School (Rm. 10) An alert, informed shopper will spend ten to twenty percent less on each weekly shopping bill than one who doesn't care or is uninformed. The Consumer Awareness class is designed to help the consumer develop and improve shopping skills, stretch supermarket dollars, organize and plan spending. During the class consumer terminology, state and federal laws, consumer protection trends, labeling information and other "tricks of the trade" will be discussed. EXERCISE - JOGGING Starts March 25 - Mo n. & Wed. 7-8 pm Instructor: Doherty. Tuition: $10.00. Senior High School Gym Course is designed to increase muscle tone through exercising and working with weights, plus increasing heart ahd lung endurance through carefully supervised jogging. CHINA PAINTING Starts April 2 - Tuesday 10 am - 2 pm Instr: Nikander. Tuition: $15.00. Nikander Residence, Heppner The technique of painting china. CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH Starts March 26 - Tuesday 7:30-10 pm Instr: Nash. Tuition: $12.00. Senior High School ( Rm. 1) Beginning Spanish taught in the speaking-listening method. Emphasis on pronunciation and simple sentences. The course will provide opportunities for practical conversation on everyday topics, current events and cultural material. LIBRARY AIDES Starts April 1 - Monday 1 -4 pm Instructor: Double. Tuition: $10.00. Library h.H.S. Course will include the following: Purpose and function of library, library history and development, material selection, acquisitions, cataloging, reference services, special services, public relations, children's services, role of library in the community, workshops, conferences and professional affiliations, current trends and future developments in library field. Students may enroll, pay fees, and purchase books at the first class meeting. A minimum of ten students is required for each class. For additional information, call Ernest Teal, Lexington School District Office, 989-8123. Registration will not be accepted after the second week of classes. ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, GED, and ADULT HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA PROGRAMS NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER Wed. 9:30-1 1 : 30 am; Thurs. 7:30-9:30 pm For more information call Anne Doherty 676-5050.
