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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1977)
EIGHT The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, December 15, 1977 3 i t ') ' i.l 'i ( I I I I : 1 1 i t r . - PAT BRINDLE (standing) admires one of the handmade items made by visitors to the Neighborhood Center. The crafters gather each Thursday at the center on West Willow Street. Neighborhood Center hub of Christmas activity Among the many tables at the recent Artifactory, was one stocked full of hand crafted items ranging from macrame owl hangers to pot holders to colorful Christmas decorations. The items were made by senior citizens who gather every Thursday at the Heppner Neighborhood Center to enjoy each others company and to work on craft projects. The seniors' group is spon sored each month by a different church, or service organization which provides coffee, refreshments and often craft materials and new project ideas. Pat Brindle, Neighborhood Center direc tor, said that a new schedule of sponsors for next year is Autograph party Dec. 16 to honor senior authors People whose stories appear in the Retired Senior Volun teer Program storybook "Gol den Yesterdays" will be honored at an autographing party, part of the group's annual Christmas Potluck dinner, Friday, December 16, at 11 a.m. in the Pendleton V.F.W. hall, 1221 S.E. Court Place. Copies are still available for Christmas of the RSVP publi cation which contains stories by and about such Heppner area folks as Catie Padberg, Frances Mitchell, and Marion Hayden. Delia Scrivner tells of her J 1 1 'WW- - i i ill t; : being made and any organiza tion interested in becoming a part of the program should contact her at the Center. The proceeds from craft items made by the 10 to 15 women who get together every week go back into the self-supporting program for scissors, glue and materials not pro vided by the sponsoring orga nizations. Each person makes one of every project for herself and one to be sold at the Artifactory, the summer sidewalk sale or at the Neighborhood Center. Another project in which the Center is currently involved is getting together the ingredi ents for the Christmas baskets distributed to low income precious first bathtub. Chuckle with Bill Weatherford as he tells of "Fun at Heppner's Jail". Theta Lowe gives a hint of how she impressed her boy friend. Jessie Furlong conjures up how it used to be "Cooking For the Harvest Crew." The story of the "Creamoline Horses" is told by Gerald Swaggart. Alena Anderson's "Fall Into the Well" is also recounted. These stories and others will warm your heart as you read of the "good old days". Altogether there are 85 stories in the book by senior citizens of Umatilla and Morrow f f L BED W BATH GIFT IDEAS FOR THE HOME r i it As families each year in coopera tion with the Childrens Ser vices Division. Maxine Gray, in charge of curling and dressing dolls for the baskets, needs volunteers to help with the 30 odd dolls she is getting ready for Christmas. In Santa's workshop, Hepp ner brand, at the old library building on Willow Street, the Juvenile Advisory Committee under the direction of Carolyn Holt has been repairing toys for the past few weeks. Mrs. Brindle said that donations of toys, money, food or clothing . are still needed and appreciated, and can be dropped off at the Neighborhood Center. Counties. The book is a project of the Retired Senior Volun teer Program of Blue Moun tain Community College. It has attracted the attention of people interested in preserv ing tales of how things used to be. Other Heppner folks with stories in the book are: Cleo Van Winkle, Rachel Harnett, John Canaday, Delia McCur dy, Edna Lyons, and Gus and Mary Nikander. Copies may be obtained in Heppner at the Museum, Library, and Neighborhood Center for $3 or you may write to RSVP at 414V2 S.W. 13th, Pendleton. GIFT 1 ww itJrti Lori Witt wins state wool contest Lori Witt, Irrigon, won a trip to Denver next month by placing first in the Junior Division state competition of the Make It With Wool Contest. The state contest was held Monday at the Portland Sher aton with Miss Witt modeling her beige jacket and pants ensemble as she did at the recent district competition in Heppner. The national contest in Denver is scheduled for Jan. 18-20. JUST THE THING FOR DAD Mock's KCH .UK'- 40-CHANNEL CB LOCK MOUNT AND $95 ANTENNAE KRACO SINGLE SIDE BAND CB $125 S" 1 LEXINGTON in " Tl Transformer capacity increases In the past two weeks, many transformers in Heppner have been changed to a larger size unit to meet increasing higher usage by the residential mem bers, according to Columbia Basin Electric Co-op officials. During the past two years, most of the transformers on the CBEC system were num bered and identified as to the individual members served off of each transformer. .This information was placed in the computer service the Cooper ative utilizes, and transformer load information was then obtained. The transformer loadand demand reports have shown the need for many transformer changes as the 23-CHANNEL LIS WITH AMFM RADIO $110 23-CHANNEL CB BASE STATION " L7cDDDD OPEN SATURDAY 8-12 989 loads have increased. Additional transformers have been changed in Lexing IIIMIWIWMWIIIIIIIIIJIIIiiIIIIIIIIMIII llll Illllllllllllll I llllll II llll BACKHOt , WHilL TRACTORS OSTER ELECTRIC FOOD GRINDER J ' $32 mm 7L7OT0L?SiNn ton and lone this week as determined by the loading reports. IPeacc Let the eternal light of love, the symbol of His birth, shine into every heart and bring peace to all! We wish you all a very merry Christ mas. 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