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FOUR The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January 5, 1978
with Justine Wealherford J
Maybe you get tired of seeing me extoll the virtues of
Heppner and this fine part of the world. I know I want to stay
here as long as I can because I honestly believe I live in a
very good community that has the potential to become even
better.
I think our citizens and our churches and other
institutions are great.
Suddenly I am wondering if I am wrong about this? Am I
getting too old, too unobserving, too lethargic or apathetic?
Lately I have been picking up lots of stories of.
destructive vandalism taking place here. Friends tell me
that "Of course it goes on everywhere and all during the
year, too." However, I feel personally especially upset that
so much of it takes place during the holidays when our world
celebrates its festival of love and goodwill.
It seems that shoplifting has picked up considerably in
our stores. This isn't just a case of "boys will be boys." A
group of young girls, mostly high school age, I understand,
found that they could walk out of stores with things they
wanted without paying for them. (Then the rest of us must
pay more for our purchases to help our merchants make up
for the costly dishonesty.)
It seems some local young men, no longer kids, in a wild,
destructive mood did stupid damage in the Heppner Hotel
building and lobby. They tore down a decorated Christmas
tree and scattered the parts around, etc. I understand that
because of help from a hotel tennant the fellows' names are
known. The Heppner police are aware of the destruction and
thievery and also of many of the vandal's names.
For several days and nights the fir tree closest to the
entrance to the County Museum and Public Library was so
lovely, so covered with bright lights. The lights belonged to
the city (us ) and were carefully placed by our city workmen.
Before long the joyful lights were torn down. The cords
were broken apart, the globes were smashed and scattered.
Rachel Harnett gathered quite a few remnants of the cord
and placed them on display in the entrance to the building.
The vandalism around this lovely public building and in
its surrounding city park has been getting progressively
worse. During the summer the trees were broken, the litter
cans were dumped and kicked around, picnic tables were
often overturned, the pioneer schoolhouse and its privy were
defaced.
Just recently the city crew had to recover one of the
heavy park tables with built-on benches from down along the
edge of Willow Creek where it had been rolled or pushed.
Surely "little kids" couldn't have done that. Also young
children don't do the dirty writing on the buildings.
This year there are several very bad leaks in the roof of
the brick building. Investigation proved that some persons
had made their way up onto the roof and had damaged it. The
city crew cut down a tree close to the building that could have
been used as a ladder to the roof.
Numerous householders are saying "No more outside
lights for us." Can you understand why persons steal and
destroy Christmas globes, cords and ornaments? I am
unable to understand.
As I visited with a friend at lone today, she said that
there was some vandalism and some frightening of oldsters
who live alone there, too. I haven't checked out the Lexington
situation, but was pleased to see the pretty municipal tree
glowing in the "downtown" area there. I hope it glowed all
through the holidays.
As I have observed, quite a few children spend much of
their considerable "free" and unsupervised time around the
city park during the summer and during school holidays. I
have to wonder if their parents or guardians know where they
are and what they are doing? Surely those parents and
guardians care.
This is not a complaint about our police or juvenile
officers. They are fine people who try to carry on their work
effectively. I think it is an indictment of the community as a
whole of each of us who doesn't help the police.
Many of us can't face the trauma of reporting a
neighbor's or friend's youngster who misbehaves. Many
seem to have lost pride in the community.
Perhaps some type of return to the pioneers' vigilante
system is called for. After all it is the citizens who live there
who make and are basically responsible for any community.
This is not a pleasant "Happy 1978" column. Please let us
all resolve that this year our communities will grow better
and such a column will never be written again.
Children's posters
judged at library
Thursday evening Dec. 29,
Bettie Doherty, Eleanor Gon
ty and Justine Weatherford
met in the Heppner Public
Library to judge a large
collection of schoolchildren 's
posters which were submitted
to the Blue Mountain, District
10 of the Oregon Federation of
Garden Clubs.
District President Dorothy
Heard of Milton-Freewater
appointed Pat Pettyjohn of the
lone Garden Club as district
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chairman for Junior Gardener
activities. Pat was given the
posters and asked the Hepp
ner ladies to serve as judges.
She said the names of the
district and state poster con
test winners will be announced
at a later date.
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Seal-Brannon
exchange vows
Tamila Kay Brannon be
came the bride of Vernon R.
Seal in an afternoon ceremony
Saturday Dec. 3 at St. Pat
rick's Catholic Church in
Heppner.
Rev. John O'Brien officiated
at the double ring ceremony,
i Tamila is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Laughlin
and Mr. and Mrs. William
Brannon, Heppner. Parents of
the groom are Mrs. Dean
Kinne, Hood River and Gearl
Seal, Baker.
Jim Ackley played the
organ and sang "We've Only
Just Begun" and "You Light
Up My Life".
Shane Laughlin, brother of
the bride, and Greg Anderson
were alter boys.
The bride was given in
marriage by her father, Wil
liam Brannon, and her step
father, Robert Laughlin. She
wore a floor length gown of
polyester crepe fashioned by
lone Topic Club
holds annual party
The country home of Lor
raine Ladd was the scene of
the annual Christmas party of
the lone area Topic Club
members and guests on De
cember 21. Katherine Lind
strom assisted the hostess.
Chris Bowman was wel
comed as a new member.
Ruby Roberts was a special
guest.
Following the potluck
luncheon, a gift exchange was
held. The afternoon's program
included a reading of "Es
tranged From Joy" written by
Barbara G. Harris and "The
Story of the Carol". Both
selections were read by Kath
erine Lindstrom. Mrs. Ladd
presented a dissertation on the
Christmas Tree as a triangle
with the three points depicting
birth, life and death.
She spoke of Christmas
trees in various lands, point
ing out that the first English
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her mother. The bodice and
cuffs on wrist length sleeves
were lace overlay and the
gown, with built-in train, had a
v-neckline edged in lace. The
just-below-sjioulder lace veil
was caught in a Victorian
head piece edged in lace and
pearls. She carried a single
poinsetta set in Stephanotis
and green fir.
Her only attendent was Mrs.
Rick Rambo of Hood River,
sister of the groom.
Lonnie Snyder of Portland
was best man.
A reception for the couple
was held at the William
Brannon home.
The bride is a graduate of
Heppner High School and
Modern Business College,
Kennewick, and the groom
from Baker High School.
The couple are living in
Canyon City where the groom
is employed with Oregon Log
Homes, John Day.
Christmas tree was erected in
1832 by Queen Victoria who
was influenced by her German
husband Albert and by an
aunt. In France, she said, the
Christmas trees are called
Paradise trees and are hung
with red apples.
A fine time for
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Heppner
lone to burn greens
for Twelfth Night
by Justine
For many years the lone Garden Club has led that
community in the observation of the Twelfth Night by
arranging for a municipal burning of the greens.
This year's ceremony will take place in the Rietmann
lot at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6. The hour was established so
that the school children could attend.
Rev. Bill Graham will offer a prayer and carols will be
sung. Garden Club members will serve cupcakes and hot
chocolate. Everyone is invited.
The ladies arranging this
understands that Jan. 6 is considered the ending of the
Christmas holiday. They hope the collection of drying
Christmas trees and other greenery will make a large, bright
fire in their community.
The twelfth night after Christmas is also called
Epiphany. During the time of Queen Elizabeth I, Twelfth
Night was observed in England with wild celebration. This
custom died out, but special church services are still held on
the date.
Authorities say that the date originally celebrated both
the birth and the baptism of Jesus. Since the 300's, the day
has especially honored the meeting of the Three Wise Men
(the Magi) with the infant
doorways are marked with the
to keep evil away. -In many
rejoicing and of gift giving.
( Hospital Notes J
Between Tuesday, Dec. 27,
and Tuesday, Jan. 5, several
patients were ad' mitted and
discharged at Pioneer Memor
ial Hospital including Deborah
Rauch, Heppner; Cecil Jones,
Lexington; Lexington;' Lenny
Hanna, Heppner and David
Steagall, Lexington. Arthur
Stefani, lone and Helen Kru
ger, Lexington, were stili
patients at the hospital on
Tuesday.
BIRTHS
As of press time, the
Morrow County stork had not
yet delivered the first baby of
1978, but he did drop off the
last two babies of 1977 at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Anthony
Hisler Jr. of Heppner became
the proud parents of their
first-born child on Friday,
Dec. 30. Their son, Shawn
Paul Hisler, weighed in at 8
pounds 151-2 ounces.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. William Healy and Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Hisler Sr., all of
Heppner. Mrs. Henry Lazinka
otPendleton is Shawn's great
grandmother. A daughter named Jessica
Jean was born to happy
parents Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
James Sumner at 6 a.m. on
Friday, Dec. 30, weighing 7
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Jesus. In some countries
initials of the Three Wise Men
countries Jan. 6 is a day of
big brother, Samuel, in the
Sumner home.
Jessica's grandparents in
clude Rita Sumner, Heppner;
Jack Sumner, Salem; and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles McConnell,
Wallowa.
Great-grandparents are
Robert McConnell, Dunn Cen
ter, North Dakota; Mr. and
Mrs. Chris Enctel, Golden
Valley, North Dokota; Mr.
and Mrs. Cal Sumner, Hepp
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Sara Adkins celebrates
with family in Portland
Sara Adkins, Heppner, en
joyed a family Christmas
reunion in Portland, leaving
i with her son and daughter-in-law
Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Crismon of Pendleton on
Saturday, Dec. 24 and return
ing with them on Monday,
Dec. 26.
The gathering included her
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Mrs. Lynda Dunlap of Heppner and Sgt. Richard Dunlap
of Biloxi, Mississippi, announce the engagement of their
daughter, Lori Denise, to Jeffrey Allen Marshall, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Bud Marshall of Heppner.
The bride elect is a graduate of Heppner High School and
Yakima Business College. She is presently employed at
Sherwood & Roberts, Inc., in Pendleton.
The future groom is a 1973 graduate of Heppner High
School and served three years in the United States Army. He
will attend Blue Mountain Community College during winter
term.
No wedding date has been set.
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three grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren, all living
in the Portland area. Mrs. j
Adkins said it was the first
time in a year the whole
family had been together. :
She reported no trouble with
the weather, though they ,
encountered heavy wind in the ,
gorge on the return trip.
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