The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, December 1, 1977 TFIREE
McCurdys gather
with Justine Weatherford )
Wow! Haven't we had a week for all seasons? From a
lovely fall, through deep snow, icy winter, then the spring
Chinook, to what neighbor Bob Shuman called a "real
summery" Saturday. I got back to my leaf raking without
needing a warm jacket, and Bob continued to work at
insulating the Shuman home for the next wintery blasts.
Some who made it home to Heppner to join in family
fetes included Lola Mae Jones, daughter of Mrs. C.N. Jones,
who was the center of celebrating at the Floyd Jones'
home; members of Maude Craber's family, including the
Darrell Harris group gathered at Maude's place and a fine
collection of Bill Collins' kinfolk rallied at the former
mayor's home."
As this edition is being prepared for printing, the
community is celebrating Edna Turner Day. I hear that
Edna is enjoying the messages which are reaching her. Irene
Anhorn, who organized this so-deserved recognition of such
an outstanding former teacher, is mounting mementoes of
her birthday celebration in a Memory Book for Edna that
everyone can enjoy long after the Nov. 29 date passes.
I sometimes forget little items I intend to mention. The
last two weeks I did not get my praise for Cal and Bev
Sherman and their generous plan to aid the drive for new
high school band uniforms in print.
They contributed the profits from gas sales at their Arco
Station on Saturday the 19th to this cause. Unfortunately that
was a very icy day and the band didn't reap as much as it
might have in good travel weather. But wasn't the plan a nice
thing?
If you noticed the crowd of vehicles across from the
Library-Museum last week you know that the Les Schwab
crew was mighty busy helping people with snow tires, etc. As
I watched the crowds gather there, I thought good products,
competent service and regular advertising surely bring in
business.
There was absolutely no reason for anyone to have had a
blue Thanksgiving in our area. A good collection of "sort of
lonely" persons gathered for dinner in the friendly, fireplace
hall of All Saints' Episcopal and another group joined for a
fine meal and friendship at Heppner's Christian Church.
There was a good attendance at the Wednesday evening
Service of Thanks at the Methodist Church, too.
Daughter Karla and I had an excellent turkey dinner on a
card table at the hospital with Bill. However, our real
celebrating came Saturday night when he came home for his
first visit since he left these premises on September 21. He so
enjoyed dinner by our fireplace with family members
including the three Chenhalls from up Cheney way.
Susie French Ward, top county CowBelle, spent much of
her time at the pre-Thanksgiving week state Cattlemen and
Cow Belles meet in Portland, being ill in her motel room,
we've learned.
Last weekend's visitors to the county dump went
wallowing in deep, soft mud. One who wallowed far deeper
than his oxfords was getting-ready-to-move Neil Parks.
Several changes have been taking place in the Main
Street City Park. The municipal crew has pruned the
rosebushes for the first time in years. And say, didn't Paul
Sumner and his assistants do a big job of snow plowing and
gravel spreading, too?
Not all is well with the city park, however. Some "kids"
have been defacing the historic Democrat Gulch
schoolhouse. They have been carving on its backside and
writing on the white paint of its front side. Also the special,
little, four-hole family room is constantly filled with dirt.
What a shame that this fun-loving, or bored, group can't use
their energy constructively and do community good to
relieve their boredom.
Just before Bill was to arrive from the hospital last
Saturday, dear Ola Mae Groshens came to our back door
with a large pie tin loaded with a complete Turkey dinner for
me. She was surprised to find me cooking for six. "Oh, I just
got thinking you might be all alone, Justine," she said as she
gave me the home-cooked meal.
For many years Ola Mae and Emile have been
Thanksgiving hosts to lonesome, single men. They always
prepared a special feast and made their attractive home a
haven that day. This year they found that their long-time
friends were no longer in our community so these kind,
generous folk thought of sharing with me. How good that
meal was after my family left me on Sunday, and I went i
back to lonesome dining!
One more Thanksgiving dinner item. On Wed., Nov. 16, 1
hear that a really big group of senior citizens dined at the
Elk's Club. Seems that fine cook Eleanor Gonty regretfully
didn't have as much food as the larger-than-usual crowd
could have consumed.
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Stimulated by T. V. advertising, the wonderful parades,
huge balloons and toy-carrying floats, Karla and I got in a
. few hours of seasonal shopping here on Friday. We found our
local merchants well-prepared to make this a good buying
time.
In addition to Christmas giving, I am wrapping for two
special birthdays. Grandson Adam Justin Haberlach
becomes three right away now, and I was looking for toys for
him. We found fine toy selections at Murray's and at the
Coast-to-Coast stores. Kroll's Department Store has toys and
baby needs and a much larger stock of family clothing than
when I last walked through there several months ago.
We also, as always, found special gifts at Peterson's
Jewelry, and as we walked along Main Street we admired the
inviting window displays everywhere. If I buy more clothes
o or shoes or furniture I know right where to go.
A rather new citizen tried to tell me that he just couldn't
afford to buy much in Heppner. The AAUW research study
. and many of us ordinary folk say he is very wrong. We think
we are so lucky to have so many fine stores offering such
friendly, careful service right here in Heppner.
As I wind up this week's collection of news bits and
random thoughts, I return to the changing of seasons. Last
Sunday, Pastor Tollefson and other clergy persons reminded
their flocks what a small percentage of Americans even
realize that Christmas is a religious celebration. On Nov. 27.
practicing Christians everywhere began the observance of
the Season of Advent, the time of expectant preparation for
the celebration of the birth of Christ.
Thus in churches and homes the lighting of the first of the
Advent candles took place. Each Sunday preceding
Christmas another purple candle will be lit with the fifth, a
pure white candle waiting until Christmas Sunday to add its
most important light.
For the twelve days of Christmas world-wide
Christiandom celebrates that glorious event, the fulfillment
of the Advent promise: On January 6, the Season of Epiphany
starts, commemorating the appearance of the wise men in
Bethlehem and their recognition of the Christ child as the
savior of all peoples. Liturgical colors are changed from
royal purple to holy white on Christmas Day.
With the great pressures of media advertising being such
a factor today it is easy for families to overlook the real
meaning of Christmas, to skip thinking about why the world
has this wonderful festival of love divine and human.
The children and grandchil
. dren of Harlan and Delia
McCurdy have been in Hepp
ner this fall visiting and
assisting Harlan and Delia
while they were both hospital
ized and staying with Delia
during the memorial services
for Harlan.
Maxine Gilman, Eagle Nest,
N.M. has been in Heppner for
six weeks. Her husband Len
visited briefly during the time
her parents were both hospitalized.
Family members who were
here for the memorial service
included: Harlan, Jr. and
Donna McCurdy, Pomeroy,
Wash ; the sons of Maxine and
Len Gilman, Lance and Brent,
who came from San Diego
and Long Beach, Cal; and Mr.
and Mrs. John Currin, nee
Janet McCurdy, Pendleton;
Diane McCurdy Moyer, Mis
soula, Mont., was blizzard
bound and unable to join other
family members here.
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Hospital Notes J
Few patients were admitted
to Pioneer Memorial Hospital
during the period between
Monday, Nov. 21, and Tues
day, Nov. 29, Clara Stillman,
Heppner; and Janet Madrigal,
lone; were admitted and
dismissed, while Alta Edger,
Heppner; Jenet Mandt, Lone
Rock; and Tina Kemp, Hepp
ner were still patients on
Tuesday.
After a layoff during the
bitter cold weather, the Mor
row County stork delivered
two baby bundles, one pink
and one blue, to Pioneer
Memorial Hospital last week.
Tina Rene, the first child of
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lee Kemp,
Heppner, was born Wednes
day, Nov. 23, at 6:47 p.m.
Little Tina weighed in at 5
pounds 92 ounces.
Grandparents are Stanley
Kemp, Lexington; Billie Cop
pock, Lone Rock; and Mr. and
Mrs. Ken Bedortha, Spring
field. Great-grandparents include
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Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kemp,
Goldendale; Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Harshman, Milton
Freewater; and Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Bedortha, Tillamook.
On Saturday, Nov. 26, a son'
named Dale Jay was born at
11:14 p.m. to happy parents
Mr. and Mrs. Danny Lee
Wilson, Lexington.
Dale, weighing in at 8 pounds 2
ounces, joins two brothers and
a sister in the Wilson home.
Grandparents include Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Papineau,
Lexington, and Mr. and Mrs.
Bud Wilson, Irrigon.
Great-grandparents are Al
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Nichols, Lexington; Mrs. Har
old Castor, Nyssa; and Ed
Wilson, Heppner.
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Mr. and Mrs. Max Barclay, Heppner, wish to announce
the engagement of their daughter Judy Ann to Cliff Carlson,
Pendleton.
The bride elect graduated from Mt. Hood Community
College in 1975 and is employed at University Medical
Associates in Portland.
The future groom attended Blue Mountain Community
College and presently works at the Pendleton Branch of First
National Bank.
The wedding is planned for January 21, in Heppner.
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