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Page 5, THE GAZETTE-TIMES. Heppner. OR.. Thursday. June 5. 1975 Gcr Swcnson services held i t I ' 'A ft ,A " (.-Tv-'W te, f " .V,' ' ' :l$J I i , i vy r us f f , - 'Ar" :' . L Ice croam making was a new experience to these two Africans who were violin in Heppner last week. Miss Eunice Magagula and Fanyana Jackson Morapedi gained this knowledge while attending the 4 H leaders steak barlx-que. They found the ice cream very much to their liking. 4 H leaders honored at barbecue Morrow County 4 H leaders were honored at a steak barbeque last Thursday even ing at the fairgrounds. The barieque was sponsored by Columbia Basin Electric Co operative. In prior years this annual event has been a banquet but this vear it was decided to try something different. The steaks were cooked by Dave Harrison. Manager of Colum bia Basin and Mike Howell, extension agent. Leader pins were presented by Ken Belcher, Manager of First National Bank of Ore gon, Heppner branch. This is an annual event sponsored by the bink as they purchase the awards. Two visitors from Swaziland and Botswana, Africa attend ed the barbeque. They are equivalent to our extension agenls and are visiting differ ent areas of Oregon to study (he 4 H program. They are Miss Eunice J. Magagula and Mr. Fanyana Jackson Morapedi. They will spend several days in Heppner before going to Burns. r J .-4 1 Mike Howell, 4 H Extension Agent, and Dave Harrison, Manager of Columbia Basin Electric cook the steaks at the barbeque honoring the 4 H leaders. The barbeque was hosted by Columbia Basin. REUNION The 3rd Lexington School Reunion will be held on Saturday, June 28, 1975 from 9a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Lexington school grounds. We will meet at the Lexington Grange Hall if the weather is not good. Bring your own picnic basket for an enjoyable time together. Bring lawn chairs if you can. Be sure to let Betty Marquardt, Box 582, Lexington, Oregon 97839 know of any address changes since the 1970 reunion. Anyone interested in coming is welcome! AWOIACK WKDDINfi Mr. and Mrs. Maynard J. Slruthers, Heppner, announce the wedding of Iheir daughter. Dena Rcnae, to Lyle G. Wiese, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle H. Wiese of Grants Pass. The ceremony will be held at 7 p m. on June 7, at the Heppner Assembly of God (lunch. There will be a reception following. All friends and family are welcome. Ml SKI M St MMr.H S( IIKIH I F. Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Thursday evening By appointment, please ca Hachel Darnell. Curator at 67G!M:U II) 12. 12 5 15 125 By appointment 125 123 79 Welcome Jr. Rodeo Bailey Hats Boot Cut Lees Sizes 2 to 46 3 il Men's and Boys Boots Panhandle Slim Shirts Levi - shrink to fit or bells New shipment 38" inseam Lee bootcuts h'f ' - ' 1 "", i'v'l I (j-S M ' Last rites were held Wed nesday, June 4, 1975, for Garland Lundell Swanson, 64, well known Morrow County rancher who died June 1, 1975. Mr. Swanson was born August 28, 1910, in Grange ville, Idaho and moved to lone with his parents at the age of two. He was united in marriage to Irene miller in Oregon City on June 30, 1933. Recitation of the Rosary was held .at St. William's Catholic Church, lone, on Tuesday, June 3, at 7:30 p.m. Requiem Mass was celebrated on Wednesday, June 4, at 2 p.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Heppner with the Rev. Raymond Beard and The Rev. John O'Brien officiating. Sacred selections were offered by the Youth Choir of St. William's Church. Concluding services and interment were at High View Cemetery, lone, with Sweeney Mortuary in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Clifford Carlson, Gene Pierce, Rupert Kennedy, Dick McElligott, Paul Tews and Don McElligott. Contributions may be made to Pioneer Memorial Hospital or to the Heppner Medical Clinic. I 4 I ; j i f 'I - " :! ' V" &( ' pV V 4 ) . IWfn IlillMMi jBfaJfa " . Wtm im.r-n.,1 .-. ...nil - : 1 1- 4. The Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Queen and her court. From the left, Princess June McLean, Barbara Palmer, Queen Mickey Hoskins, Donna Rea and Mary Ann Proctor. The queen and her court were the guests of the Chamber of Commerce Monday. Rodeo Court guest at chamber meeting Mr. Swanson was preceded in death by a son, Ronald J. Swanson. He is survived by his widow, Irene; sons, James L. Swan son, lone; Dennis E. Swanson, Auburn, Wa.; John E. Swan son, Edmonton, Alberta; a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth (Jean Ann) Turner, Heppner; one brother, Norman E. Swanson, Portland; two sisters, Mrs. Elmo (Eleanor) McMillan, Salem; Mrs. Adon (Eva) Hamlett, lone; and eleven grandchildren. Columbia Basin awards contracts In recent weeks several contracts and agreements have been executed concern ing the Ione-Olex 69 KV Transmission Line and Sub station, r. One agreement calls for loading and .hauling a 59.000 lb. transformer from Sand Hollow to the substation site just North of Olex. The low of proposals ranged from a $1,350 to a high of $6,600. A contract was awarded on the "Olex substation concrete footings" to Hermiston Con struction for $1,948 00. Pro posal ranged to a high of $4.835 00. A fence is being installed at the Olex substation site by the Portland Fence Co. for $2,907 and of eight recent proposals the high was $3,580. Last fall proposals were received and rejected because of high costs received. They ranged $5,000 or more at that time. Bert Corbin Construction. Heppner. has recently been awarded a contract on a section of rock hole digging at $2,500 Guests at the Heppner Chamber of Commerce Mon day were the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Court. "It was one of the highlights of the year, when the Queen and her court pay us a visit, said Harold Ker President of the Chamber. Queen Mickey Hoskins in troduced her court saying, "It , is quite a highlight for the Fair and Rodeo Court to visit the Chamber of Commerce." Queen Mickey introduced Princess Barbara Palmer, lone, who said, "We first attended the Arlington Rodeo, and it was a great experience for us, as it was our first grand entry." "The Morrow County Fair starts Tuesday, Aug. 19, followed by the style revue, Wednesday. The livestock auction will be held Thursday night," said Princess Barbara giving a brief account of the coming Morrow County Fair. Princess Donna Rea, lone, gave a recount of the Pea . Festival at Milton-Freewater. "It was a very nice parade with lots of floats ; following the parade we were the guests at the Queen's Luncheon," said Princess Barbara. She also invited everyone to attend the parade in Heppner. Saturday. Aug. 23. Princess June McLean, heppner, told chamber mem bers of the court's appearance at the Spray Rodeo. The Morrow County Court won first place in the parade. "We did a good grand entry and follow ing lunch we all w atched the rodeo.' said Princess June She invited all present to attend the Morrow County Rodeo as tiiere will be lots of good things going on. The Morrow County Rodeo will be held Aug 23 24. Princess Mary Ann Proctor. Irrigon. told of the court's recent participation in the Umatilla Sage Riders event last weekend. She invited members to attend the 4 H horse show, Aug. 20, and also the Morrow County Open Horse Show on Aug. 22. Queen Mickey Hoskins said to the Chamber, "We are going to have to get started right now as I don't think we have a free weekend from now until the Morrow County Rodeo." This weekend there is the Junior Rodeo; on June 14, we will be going to Pendkton; June 21 is the Queen's Coronation followed by a dance and July 4, we will be riding in the parade at Condon. July 11-13 we will participate in the rodeo at Prineville and July 20 we are going to Elgin. Elgin is the only rodeo that still has the suicide races. Aug. 9 is the Umatilla County Fair, and Aug. 22-23 is the Morrow County Rodeo. In September e will be participating in the Harvest Festival, Boardman and later in September the Dress-Up Parade, Pendleton. Queen Mickey attends Blue Mountain Community College and was recently chosen vice president of the student body for the fall semester. Also introduced at the Chamber of Commerce were Jackson Morapedi, Botswana and Eunice Magagula. Swazi land. Africa. Morapedi amd Magagula are both county extension agents in their respective countries in Africa and are the only two visiting in Oregon. They will be attending sum mer school in Oregon prior to returning to Africa this Aug ust. Jackson is an extension agent who deals with both adults and children. In his native land they have a 4-B group, comparable to our 4 H youth groups. Botswana is located in South Africa and has a population of 630.000 people, according to the census in 1971. The 4-B clubs try to encour age youths to become better citizens. The clubs were rtarted in 1969 and today there are 185 various clubs with over 550 members. The main export is beef and much of their beef is exported to Japan and England. As an extension agent he is contin ually trying to improve on the quality of beef. A recent test found them using Brahma bulls with their local cows in an effort to improve their beef. Eunice said. "I never dreamt of leaving Africa to visit America." "I am happy to visit America as the people are both friendly and kind." she continued. Swaziland is a small coun try, and our main export is iron ore, sent to Japan. At present there are no youth programs as the 4-H in our country. Since I have been in Oregon I have learned many things, and upon my return I hope to start a youth program. I would appreciate any slides of this area, as I would enjoy showing them to the young sters of our country. Mr. and Mrs. Fanklin Mes senger and children of Med ford visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. T E. Messenger last week. iiiminiiiiimmutiumiiauuimtmra jTHE WAGON WHEEL WILL BE OPEN SUNDAY, June 8 I WELCOME I I JUNIOR RODEO I a s Buumiiuiiii Hiairattimiaii 1 4. ficvYorlc: $66 on hour. K X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 5 X X X X X X X X i I X X X X X xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; 5th Annual Morrow County JUNIOR RODEO HEPPNER, ORE JUNE 7 - 8 Appro ed bv Western States Junior Rodeo Association Starts I p.m. both days Open Team Roping After Saturday show Admission: Adults $2.00 Students $1.00 Nothing beats a trip back home. But a visit by telephone is re ally a clone second. And a lot cheaper. Particularly if you call before 8 a.m. That would let you get ho'd of Mom and Dndjust before luncl) New York time. It's only S9.G6, plus tax for a full hour, if you dial it your self, without operator assis tance. Go ahead. Do it. k For $9.66 you can mnke any day Mother's Day. Pacific Northwest Bell Dance Sat. 9-1 a.m. FAIR PAVILLION Ml SIC BV COUNTRY REVUE Admission $2.50 per person This community service announcement sponsored by: Columbia Basin Electric Co-op "Serving 3010 square miles in Morrow, Gilliam, g Wheeler, Umatilla Counties" 3 Hrppner, Oregon 3 KMIMKMXtMKXKNXXXXXXKXKXXNKMMXMmiXKXKKN
