FOUR The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March 23, 1978
Bookworms review
"The Thorn Birds"
with Justine Wcutlu'ifoid W J
Ah, 'twas a fine evening and the food, the entertainment
and the company couldn't be topped. Of course I'm referring
to last Friday 's Irish Stew fiesta put on by the Altar Society of
St. Patrick's with the aid of the delightful, musical Lindsays.
So now we've moved into Easter Week which also
happens to be clean-up, beautify your community week, too.
Two days ago, on Monday, March 20, spring officially arrived
in this northern hemisphere of which Morrow County is a
small, but important, part.
Last week several persons in the Heppner Library
checked up on the reason for the changing date of Easter.
They learned that Easter, one of the movable feasts of the
Christian religion, varies in its date because it falls on the
first Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21. It
cannot come before March 22 or after April 25. The first
Nicene Council in A D. 325 set the method of determining the
date of Easter.
Incidentally some of you may not be aware that your
telephone directory (near the front of the yellow-page
section) has a calendar which gives the dates of each day of
all months from 1776 to the year 2000. It does not, however,
indicate the dates for Easter. Another source tells me that
from now until the year 2000 Easter will come in March only
in 1986, 1989, 1991 and 1997, and these dates will vary, once
more it will come on March 26, twice on March 30 and once on
March 31. Next year Easter Sunday comes on April 15, and in
1980 on April 6.
It thrills me to know how dependable the moon, the sun
and our earth perform and how long and how well
astronomers have charted their regular movements.
Now, about the changing of the seasons and the official
arrival of spring. (Weren't we lucky to have a few days
beautiful preview here?) There are some years when spring
doesn't officially arrive until March 21, but usually its arrival
comes on March 20.
Seasonal changes are caused by the changing position of
the earth in relation to the sun. Astronomers can tell exactly,
from the earth's motion around the sun, when one season
ends and the next begins. The relative position of the aerth
and sun, and therefore the seasons, change because the tilt of
the earth's axis never changes while the earth makes it great
circle. Spring begins when the north pole starts to slant
toward the sun, and autumn begins when the pole starts to
sland away again.
The vernal equinox marking the beginning of spring and
the autumnal equinox which hails autumn come on the days
when the center of the sun appears directly above the equator
for precisely 12 hours.
We all had this explained to us during our school
years but I forget so easily and need review.Now I am going
to review some of the facts and symbolism of Easter, which
is rated the most important holy day of the Christian religion.
Its name may have come from Eastre, a Teutonic
goddess of spring, or from the Teutonic festival of spring
called Eostur. The story of Eas
Gospels tell that the body of
Ansel Adams
photographs
displayed at
BMCC
A collection of 40 photo
graphs by internationally fa
mous photographer, Ansel
Adams, will be on display in
the Blue Mountain Commu
nity College Library April
3-30.
Adams is recognized as one
of America's greatest photo
graphers. His career spans
more than a half-century and
is highlighted by major exhibi
tions in virtually every promi
nant museum in the country
as well as Europe and the
Orient.
Adams is a member of he
Sierra Club's Board of Direc
tors and has authored many
books on photography along
with seven portfolios reflect
ing a love of the natural
environment. He has received
numerous awards including
three Guggenheim fellow
ships. With photographs reflecting
unexcelled craftsmanship,
Adams utilizes an exposure
method, the Zone System,
which he divised to accurately
duplicate nature's tones.
The exhibit was obtained
from the University of Ari
zona's Center of Creative
Photography, through cooper
ation with BMCC's Applied
Photography Department.
Correction
A story in last week's
Gazette-Times concerning
Justice Court Judge Dee
Cribble's warning to litterers,
incorrectly termed offensive
littering as a Class B felony
when actually it is a Class B
misdemeanor. The offense is
still punishable by a $500 fine
or a six months jail term, or
both.
comes from the Bible. The
esus disappeared from His
tomb on the third day after His crucifixion. An angel
appeared to His followers and announced, "He is risen."
Much symbolism has developed through the years as
people rejoice during this great springtime celebration.
The Cross has special meaning to Christians as a symbol
of Christ's victory over death. It appears often as an Easter
symbol. People-in many parts of the world eat special cakes
and hot cross buns. Greeks and Portuguese eat a specially
baked, round, flat Easter loaf marked with a cross and
decorated with Easter eggs.
Lamb is one of the traditional Easter foods, and cookies
and cakes shaped like lambs decorate many tables at Easter
time. This symbol comes from the Jewish Passover. The
Jews sacrificed a lamb, called a paschal lamb, during their
traditional passover ceremony in the Temple in Jerusalem.
Early Christians interpreted the sacrifice of the paschal
lamb as a forecast of Christ's sacrifice on the cross.
Eggs represent the new life that returns to nature about
Easter. The custom of exchanging eggs began in ancient
times when Egyptians and Persians often dyed eggs in spring
colors and gave them to their friends as gifts. The Persians
believed that the earth had hatched from a giant egg.
In England, friends began to write messages and dates
on the eggs they exchanged. Elaborate candy eggs with a
window in one end and tiny scenes inside were popular gifts
in the 1800's. Russian royalty had gorgeous jeweled Easter
eggs.
Many children believe that an Easter bunny brings their
Easter eggs. This belief probably comes from Germany. One
legend says that a poor woman dyed some eggs and hid them
in a nest as an Easter gift for her children. Just as the
children discovered the nest, a big rabbit leaped away. The
story spread that the rabbit had brought the Easter eggs.
I notice now that TV is bringing new symbolism, for
example, an Easter beagle, Snoopy style.
In ancient Egypt, the rabbit symbolized birth and new
life. Some ancient peoples considered it a symbol of the
moon. It may later have become an Easter symbol because
the moon determines the date of Easter.
The Easter season begins on Ash Wednesday when some
Christians start a 40-day period of fasting and prayer called
Lent. This recalls Christ's 40-day fast in the wilderness. The
last week of Lent, called Holy Week, honors the events of the
last week of Christ's life on earth, beginning with Palm
Sunday, including Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy
Saturday and finally Easter Sunday.
Many Americans attend outdoor sunrise services on
Easter morning. Masses of white lilies, symbolizing purity,
decorate church altars and homes. People traditionally wear
new spring clothes to church. Special services and beautiful
music are always featured.
I hope this review has interested you it has been
pleasing for me to write it. Thus I close this week's column
with a sincere wish that each reader has a lovely Easter,
surrounded with family and friends in blessed sunshine.
Spring
upaafc
mm
Casual
components
make for
f2 a fashion
riym wuiuiuue
Choose your
"basics" here . . .,
slacks,
sport shirts,
sweaters!
Spring & Summer
T-Shirts....
Colored-Patterns
$6
Prices
Start
M
Button Pullovers
By Arrow, Jockey
& Kennlngton
Prices
Start
$11
hi"
11
Fashion Jeans
llice' with the
Flying Ecgle
Khski fashion
by Lee
hs-Qs
$22 lin
1750 iaj I
MEN'S IDEflE
676-9218
Heppner
Lorena Jones presented a
review of the 1977 novel "The
Thorn Birds" at the March 14
meeting of the Bookworm
Club hosted by Inez Erwin.
Written by 39-year-old Collen
McCullough, the story is of
family life in the Australian
outback and is now available
at the Heppner library.
After the conclusion of the
review, Mrs. Erwin showed
the ladies her collection of
South American articles
which she gathered, mostly in
Argentina, last fall. Madge
Thomson brought a new book
on the King Tut exhibit which
will come to Seattle, Wash,
this summer.
Pamela Morin, Robert Worden
Worden -Morin to
exchange May vows
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morin, Portland, announce the
engagement of their daughter, Pamela Marie Morin, to
Robert Floyd Worden, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Worden,
Heppner.
The bride-elect is a graduate of St. Mary's Academy in
Portland and Oregon State University. Worden graduated
from Heppner High School and Oregon State University. He
is currently associated with his father in ranching.
The wedding is planned May 13 at St. Stephen's Church in
Portland.
Two take oil heating class
L- -
' '' '
Denise Glasglow, Ed Martin
Two leaders from the Hepp
ner Heighborhood Center
spent five days in Portland
recently learning about oil
heating equipment.
Pat Brindle and Jere Le
doux participated in a special
training session conducted by
Glenn Hardy from the Oil
Heat Institute of Oregon and
learned to adjust oil heating
equipment for most efficient
operation. They also were
shown how to test equipment
to be sure that is is adjusted to
the best advantage.
This knowledge will be put
to work probably next fall
and winter in helping older
and needy folks in the county
with heating problems.
Condon couple plans
June 3rd wedding
Mrs. Margaret Glasglow of Condon has announced the
engagement of her daughter, Denise, to Ed Martin, son of
Mrs. Wilma Martin of Condon. Denise is also the daughter of
the late Wayburn "Scotty" Glasglow.
The couple has planned a double ring ceremony for June
3 in Condon. No local invitations will be sent.
The bride-to-be is employed as program assistant at the
Gilliam-Wheeler ASCS office in Condon and the groom-to-be
works on the Ladd Martin Farm 16 miles east of Condon.
x :t f
m ji
i'x it I I
J.
It's time to take
off the snovj tires...
and get ready to roll
pn iran
MlKU-fl-UiMie
TRUCK TIRE
Peak Performance; Popularly Priced I
VI
SKID DEPTH EQUAL
TO FIRST LINE TIRE
DESIGNS
Compared with com
petitive tires, the
CO-OP FARM-n-MARKET
provides un
usual traction and
anti-skid qualities.
SUPER STRONG
lilVI Ik I
CONSTRUCTION
Assures greater cord
strength as well as
resistance to heat,
water, impact. Be
cause of this strength,
the carcass has good
recappable qualities.
link J
V -jsii
DISCOUNT
ON ALL CO-OP TIRES
CAR PICECUP TRUCK
TheCO-O FARM-n-MARKET Tire fills the need
In the replacement farm market for vehicles in
highway and city delivery usage. It has been
specifically designed for multi-purpose use and
because of low initial cost and reliable long wear,
It Is an excellent buy.
-a U
n
nr in
Lexington
989-8221