FOUR The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday February 15, 1979
Former Heppner youth will direct
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Today's issue comes to you on a feast day of love which
has long been celebrated in many parts of the world. I feel
that in this state which was born on this day that St.
Valentine's Day should be a terrific state holiday. Many of
our 50 states celebrate their birthdays more emphatically,
much more enthusiastically, than this 33rd state celebrates
on the already special date when it began its statehood.
February's historic national holidays have been so
juggled around hopefully, Oregon's natal day will be
celebrated steadfastly on Feb. 14 where Valentine Day was
established by Papal Edict about 1500 years ago.
Oregon became a state in 1859, she is 120 years old today.
I do not know if the history of this state is still being taught in
all her public schools. I fear that not too many Oregonians
have the interest and the pride they should have in their
unusual and beautiful state whose territory was probably
first mapped by a white man after Sir Francis Drake touched
its coast in 1579 400 years ago.
Just over 200 years ago, in 1779 Captain James Cook was
here, and in 1788 Captain Robert Grey and a group of
Americans landed on the coast. That same year George
Vancouver quite carefully mapped the shore line. However,
it was the overland exploration by Meriweather Lewis and
William Clark that reached the mouth of the Columbia River
in 1805 which really brought attention to the area and gave
the United States strong claim to the region.
St. Valentine Day existed at least a thousand years
before Oregon's first mapping. The Romans celebrated their
feast of Lupercalia, a special lovers' festival for young
on February 15. After the spread of Christianity, churchmen
decided to give a Christian meaning to the pagan festival. In
the year 496 Pope Gelasius changed the Lupercalia festival to
St. Valentine's Day on February 14.
Historians disagree some about the identity of Saint
Valentine. One Saint Valentine was a priest who lived in
Rome during the 200's under Emperor Claudius II. The
Romans jailed him for aiding prosecuted Christians. People
believe that he cured his jailkeeper's daughter of blindness.
The Romans beheaded him about 270. Many years later,
Christians named a gate in Rome "Porto Valentini" in his
memory.
Another Saint Valentine was a bishop of Terni, about 60
miles from Rome. One source says that he was persecuted
for converting a Roman family to Christianity.lt is recorded
that he was beheaded in Rome about 273.
In England the Valentine holiday was being observed by
1446. It was a custom for young people to choose their
valentines by writing names on slips of paper then drawing
them by chance. An early account of the celebration
describes how groups met "in the homes of gentry" on the
eve of Valentine's Day to carry out this custom. After
drawing names, each young man wore the paper with his
lady's name pinned on his sleeve for several days. The
expression, "he wears his heart on his sleeve" is thought to
have come from this custom.
Young men often presented gifts to their valentines such
as a pair of gloves. In some places, among wealthy families,
men gave fancy-dress balls in honor of their valentines. In
the United States, Valentine Day became popular in the
1800's. Many valentines of that period were hand painted.
Americans soon began sending their loved ones flowers or
boxes of candy instead of just greeting cards.
In Great Britain, tasty Valentine Day buns containing
caraway seeds and plums or currants are popular. In parts of
Italy young girls are up early to see who will be the first man
to pass their homes; they believe that the first man they see,
or someone who looks much like him, will become their
bridegroom within the year. In Denmark persons send
pressed snowdrop flowers to special friends on Valentine
Day. Do you know other Valentine traditions?
Our state is often referred to as the Beaver State or the
Webfoot State. Although there is nothing too much wrong
with these designations, they have become best known when
related to the athletic teams of our state universities. The
names do not too particularly relate to the specific history of
the state.
How about working toward the establishment of a new
tradition in Oregon? How about remembering to say we live
in the Valentine State? If the name is publicized and
celebrated with much emphasis on "the state with a heart"
and "Oregon loves you" how much more lovable thinking
about Oregon might be stimulated?
Happy Birthday, dear Oregon! Happy Valentine Day to
all Oregonians!
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FEBRUARY'S BIRTHSTONE
Serene and capable of inspiring
virtue and high ideals, the
Amethyst is the traditional
symbol of authority and is
still found in bishops' rings.
It has been called the favorite
stone of St. Valentine, who wore
one engraved with a Cupid.
The Amethyst marks its
wearer with sincerity.
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Rick Drake, a youthful
Heppner native, who has been
majoring in music at Central
Washington College in Ellens
berg, is now directing a young
people's choir "The King's
Kids" at the Boulevard Pres
byterian Church in Seattle.
Director Drake and the
choir will be appearing in
several northern Oregon
towns next weekend. On
Sunday evening, Feb. 18, at
7:30 p.m. they will present a
program at the Heppner
United Methodist Church, ac
cording to Pastor Steve Tollef
son. Everyone is invited to meet
the group, to view their slides.
and to listen to their presenta
tion. The travelers will come to
Heppner after an appearance
in Moro. They plan to spend
Sunday night in Heppner
homes.
Tim Skow to marry
Katherine Payne
Gospel quartet at First Christian
Mr. and Mrs. John Skow of
Heppner announce the
engagement and forthcoming
marriage of their son, Tim, to
Katherine Lee Payne, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Payne of Walla Walla, Wash.
The wedding will be held
Saturday, Feb. 17, at St.
Patrick's Church in Heppner.
All friends are invited to
attend.
Senior Citizen News
By Justine Weatherford
Last week, seniors' sched
ules were disrupted by water
problems in Heppner. It was
decided to call off the senior
dinners here last Tuesday and
Wednesday, and an effort was
made to contact all diners by
telephone on Tuesday morn
ing. Water problems continued
this week, prompting the
cancellation of the senior
meals once more. Hopefully,
the problem will be corrected
by next week, when on
Tuesday, the menu for Hep
pner will be chops in mush
room sauce, mashed potatoes,
buttered peas, relish plate,
cornbread with butter and
jelly, and choclate pudding.
On Wednesday at lone and
Heppner, the menu will be
orange juice, macaroni and
cheese, green beans, cabbage
slaw, bran muffins, apple
sauce and cookies.
At Irrigon on Monday, the
menu will be pot roast with
vegetables and gravy, jello
with fruit cocktail and cottage
cheese, biscuits and jelly,
cheery cheesecake with top
ping. lone was such a muddy
mess last week that all social
activities were cancelled
there. It is hoped that folks
there will be able to move
about better this week and will
have resumed their meals
together on Wednesday.
While reading a new maga
zine, SEARCH, a short item in
the February-March issue
attracted my attention. The
paragraph on page five dealt
with senior citizen activity,
stating:
"Old-timers who belly up to
the table laid by Rapid City,
South Dakota's senior citizens
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The Gospelite quartet will
be giving a concert at the First
Christian Church of Heppner
on Tuesday, Feb. 20, begin
ning at 7:30 p.m. This will be
an everting of Gospel music for
the whole family.
The Gospelites are a group
of Christian men who have
made music their ministry.
The group turned professional
in 1970 and now tours through
out the United States and
Canada.
Over the years they have
made many albums and tapes.
Some of these will be available
at the program. There is no
admission charge and all are
invited to come.
Missionary coming to lone on Feb, 25
Dr. Andreas J. Anggui,
visiting churchman from Ran
tepao, Indonesia, will be
speaking at lone United
Church of Christ on Sunday,
Feb. 25 at 11:00 a.m.
Dr. Anggui is touring Ore
gon and Idaho under the
auspices of the Global Con
sciousness program, a joint
undertaking of the Central
Pacific Conference, UCC, and
Ladies golf
meeting set
A ladies' golf meeting will
be held Monday, Feb. 19, at
7:30 p.m. in the Columbia
Basin Electric Co-op confer
ence room.
the Board for World Ministries
bf the United Church of Christ.
Global consciousness is a
program to bring young
church leaders to this country
to interpret the vitality and
insights of the church in the
Third World, noted minister
Neal Chabot.
Dr. Anggui, an ordained
minister in the Toraja Church
(Reformed) in Indonesia, has
served as a local church
pastor, General Secretary and
Moderator of the Toraja
Church and is currently serv
ing as President of the Sekolah
Seminary in Ujungpandang.
The church leader, who
studied at Union Theological
Seminary in New York, at
tended the World Council of
Churches when it convened in
Africa and has visited church
es across Europe.
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