Page TIIK GAZKTTE-TIMES, Heppner. OR. Thursday. August 5. IT
Lobo
students
chamber
"Do you have to eat your potatoes with "em?"
Your potatoes, your gravy, your beans and your salad.
It w as tough, but most of the people at the Heppner-Morrow
County Chamber of Commerce enjoyed eating their Monday
lunch with chopsticks.
A chaperone and two Japanese, 4-H Labo exchange
students were the featured guests Monday, entertaining a
large chamber audience with their music, art and just plain
friendliness.
Yoko Miyakawa, the groups chaperone, was joined by
Noriko Mizugaki and Mayumi Hosaka at the chamber
meeting.
The lunch started out with the use of chopsticks. Many
native Americans couldn't quite get the touch of the sticks
;and before the meal was over, had retreated to the use of
knife and fork.
The Japanese students used both chopsticks and American
vUtensils in between visits to tables and instruction on how to
use the oriental sticks.
After the meal. Burdine Tullis, spokesperson for the 4-H
exchange introduced Noriko. who played brilliantly on the
piano. Noriko is staying with the Vern Evans family in
Irrigon.
Mayumi is staying with the John Gochnauer family here in
Heppner. And, Yoko stays with the Don Bennett family in
Heppner.
The Japanese girls, Mayumi and Noriko, spoke to the
chamber in their native Japanese tongue. Although none but
Yoko could understand their lingo, many smiling faces
greeted the youngesters thoughts.
Yoko interpreted the girls speech.
Speaking in broken English, still very understandable,
Yoko said the girls were very "shocked at the largeness" of
the country. She said that they had found the people "very
friendly and cheerful."
Yoko said the girls said they "dreamed of visiting the
United States" and "envy your big country."
"Everything is so fresh for the girls," Yoko said. She
praised "your country's greatness."
Yoko herself, read a letter from a Japanese girl that stayed
with the Laughlin family in Heppner two years ago.
Yoko said "it is a nice experience for the girls . . . and me
too."
The exchange program is very popular in Japan, according
to Mrs. Tullis, who said that some parents have already filed
to send their small babies to American when they are old
enough.
Families that are keeping Mayumi and Noriko related
some experiences also.
John Gochnauer told the chamber that Mayumi
"immediately became part of the family." Gochnauer said
she actually caused the family to "come closer" and said he
treats her like his own daughter.
Mayumi, who calls her foster parents mom and daddy,
presented Gochnauer with some knee length pants but he
said he didn't feel they were appropriate for chamber dress.
manners
Mrs Gochnauer said Mayumi takes everything seriously
She said that Mayumi is "very helpful", and "more help
than my American children." She Baid Mayumi doe. the
dishes every night, taking that chore on as her own.
One night, Mrs. Gochnauer told Mayumi she could go write
letters and she would do the dishes.
About 12:30 a.m., Mrs. Gochnauer found Mayumi
completing her 18th post card. She thought Mrs. Gochnauer
had told her to write the letters.
"She is very willing to please," Mrs. Gochnauer added.
Noriko. staying with the Evans family In Irrigon, taught
the family how to make paper art work, which decorated the
tables Monday at the luncheon.
The Japanese girls go to school 11 months out of the year,
six days a week. This month, is their month off, but it too Is
full of homework.
The large audience seemed to enjoy using chopsticks for a
change of pace and enjoyed even more, Just visiting with our
foreign friends.
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:John Gochnauer, U.S. parent of Mayumi Hosaka, had
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little trouble with his chopstick (G-T Photo)
Pre-school reminder
Parents of all pre
kindergarten and pre
first grade students are
reminded that a call to
Pat Wright, county hea
lth nurse, phone 989
8206, or Mike Tolar, pri
ncipal, A C. Houghton
School, Irrigon, phone
922 3321. is all that is
needed to register their
children for free pre
school health examina
tions.
Ginics will be held in
Irrigon on Aug. 19 and in
Heppner Aug. 20 spon
sored by Extension Ser
vice and County Health
Departments. Appoint
ments will be made on a
first come, first serve
basis, so call soon to
assure the time most
convenient.
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members" who had accounts
with the Cooperative in 1964.
It is expected that the
payments will be issued in late
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