FOUR The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday March 8, 1979
with Justine Weatherford
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March did come in like a lion, a sort of soft, white lion,
during the snowfall of last Thursday morning.
On Friday, under lovely blue skies.Iartha King and I
drove down the Columbia River and then south along the
Willamette to Corvallis. The Columbia Gorge was rimmed
with snow-covered heights, and the river was very calm and
the roadway completely dry until we reached Corvallis.
There it rained quite constantly on the blooming crocus and
opening primroses and daffodils from our arrival until long
after our departure.
Although my survey has been admittedly very
incomplete, I believe we drove over the very worst road in
north-central Oregon as we returned home Sunday
afternoon. It runs south toward Rock Creek a little west of
state Highway 19 in Gilliam County. It has long been known
as Weatherford Road. Right now it should have a substantial
barrier and a row of flares keeping everything away from it.
Just be sure to avoid it until it has lots of working-over.
The water-washed ruts, several feet deep, cut into each,
side of the road and cross it every few feet. After we started
up the road and bounced and crashed over the first three or
four rocky, deep ditches we couldn't possibly turn around and
had to fight our way over what seemed like many milesto a
chance to turn to the left and get back on Highway 19.
Before I left Heppner I had a telephone chat with my son
in Medford, in Oregon's banana belt.. He said he has spinach
up in his garden and other vegetables planted. It is rather
hard to believe that gardening in other parts of this state get
such a jump on our efforts here.
You folks who plan to take Cool Whip bowls to Eleanor
Gonty or'Pat Gentry for the St. Patrick's Irish Stew party
have just one more week left. Altar Society President Marian
Brosnan says they really appreciate the bowls they have
received. Thanks folks.
I know I missed lots of community activity here last
weekend, such as the play at the High School on Thursday
and Friday, the full-length, rather new movie at St. Patrick's
Church on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon and the
three evenings of karate demonstrations at Heppner
Elementary School gym.
By now you have surely studied the spring 1979 offerings
of classes by Blue Mountain Community College. Although
this isn't "the springtime of my life" I am planning to try to
go to class one evening each week during the next semester
as I have been doing since winter term began in January.
Why not try it? You might like it!
The Thursday evening German language class I've been
enjoying under Professor Rod Aho has been excellent.
However, I am glad that I am not worried about gaining a
grade, as I got bogged down these last few weeks with the
large vocabulary and the mass of grammatical detail. Rod
has been assigning two lessons arid several pages of
readings, and I've found that I am not as accustomed to
studying as I was years ago. Seems something is going wrong
with my memory, too. I really want to learn the hundreds of
new words and their many endings, but I seem now to forget
faster than I learn.
Attending this class, however, has reinforced my belief
that going to school is an exciting challenge. It is so good to
have such a nice variety of classes offered here beginning
March 26. We who qualify as senior citizens are invited to
attend tuition free. Others pay such a reasonable hourly fee.
Several interesting, informative articles have popped up
in my recent, selected periodical reading. TIME has a long
article about top science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov. He sold
his first story in 1938 and now has published over 200 books
and many, many short stories. The interesting review of
Asimov's life and works sent me to my unabridged dictionary
twice. Do you know the meanings of "lagniappe" and
"tsunami?
Lagniappe is a Haitian-Creole word meaning a prize,
bonus or extra attraction: Tsunami, as you guessed, is
Japanese and it refers to a tidal wave caused by subterranian
earthquakes. I doubt if I shall use either of these words but I
have a long-standing habit of hunting up words I can't define.
How I wish I could remember the thousands I have looked up
through the years.
If you watched last week's ABC evening magazine TV
show 20-20, you must have been impressed by the segment
telling of the coming water shortage in Colorado.
Frightening !
The writing I most want to share this week comes from
the latest issue of Quest Magazine. It seems most significant
now that our city council is asking for a vote on the building of
the dam that so many, like Oscar Peterson, have worked so
long to make possible.
Cont. on page 5
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Mfiim FAMILY SAVliIGS
Sally Sumner
to marry
Mike
Huddieston
Mrs. Rita Sumner, Heppner,
and Mr. Jack Sumner, Salem,
announce the engagement of
their daughter, Sally, to Mr.
Mike Huddieston, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Huddieston,
Heppner.
A September wedding is
planned.
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District 20 Rebekahs elect
officers at lone lodge
The Rebekah Lodges of
District 20, consisting of Holly,
Lexington; San Souci, Hep
pner, and Bunchgrass of lone,
held their 58th District Meet
ing at Willows GrWnge Hall,
lone, March 3, with Bunch
grass as host lodge. Chairman
Margaret Akers presided.
Forty members signed the
guest book.
A luncheon was held at
noon, prepared by Bunchgrass
with the rooms and tables
being decorated using the
Assembly President's colors
flowers and motto.
The afternoon meeting was
opened at 1 p.m. with officers
of Bunchgrass presiding.
The following dignitaries
were introduced by the cour
tesy committee: Helen Gott
man, President of the Rebe
kah Assembly; Joan! Blatter,
Secretary and Past President
of Rebekah Assembly; Delpha
Jones, District Deputy Presi
dent of District No. 20; Selma
Hossner and Olivene Cowan,
Jewelry Chairman of Rebekah
Assembly. Edna Melby was
introduced from the Jurisdic
tion of Washington.
Chairs were then surrended
to district officers, Chairman
Margaret Akers; Vice Chair
man, Delpha Jones; Secre
tary, Edith Matthews; and
Treasurer, Jo Huston.
At this time, the chairman .
was given a bouquet, present-'
ed by her grandchildren, Rod
D. Phoebe and Brenda Linnell
of Arlington.
Address of welcome was
given by Vera Rietmann, and
response by Delpha Jones of
Holly.
After roll call of convention
officers and reports of lodges,
tributes were given honoring
President Helen Gottman,
Past Chairmans of District
No. 20, and 50-year members.
A memorial was presented,
by the chaplains of the lodges
in memory of the nine
departed sisters and one
brother.
There were instructive ex
emplifications given by each
lodge. Instructive addresses
were given by the President,
Helen Gottman; and.- Secre
tary, Joan Blatter.
Invitation of Holly Lodge for
the next district meeting was
accepted.
Officers elected were Chair-
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Cont. on page 6
Senior Citizen News
By Justine Weatherford
Seniors who still want to
take advantage of the federal
government weatherization .
program should check with
Pat Brindle at the Heppner
Neighborhood Center. The
chance to have this help with
the conservation of home
energy is still available for
awhile. This includes weather
stripping, installation of plas
tic storm windows and other
aids.
Because the Neighborhood
Center workmen have been
able to acquire additional
firewood from several gener
ous citizens, they are offering
to deliver some sawed heating
wood to any seniors who need
some now to finish out the cool
weather.
The craft-working ladies at
the center want to thank
everyone who donated colorful
yarns that they have been
using in the attractive Eye of
God decorations they have
been making. You need to look
in at the center and see what a
nice variety of these they have
on display and hope to sell at
very reasonable prices so that
they can purchase more
materials for the craft pro
gram at the center and at the
hospital nursing home.
There was a very good
attendance at the last two
senior dinners in Heppner.
People seemed pleased to be
out visiting with one another
after the several weeks of
water-pollution and curtail
ment of the senior meals.
The menus for the meals in
Morrow County next week
include: At Irrigon, Monday
March 12, oven-fried chicken,
mashed potatoes, spinach, red
spice salad, biscuits and jelly,
carrot-pineapple cake with
topping.
At Heppner, Tuesday March
13, home-made vegetable soup
with crackers, ground meat
sandwiches, f cottage-cheese
and pear salad, relish plate,
carrots, celery and pickles
and raw apple cake. .
At lone and Heppner on
Wednesday, March 14, diners
will be offered the same menu
that was served at Irrigon on
Monday, March 12.
Helen Gottman, president of
the Rebekah Assembly of
Oregon and Joan Blatter,
Ajsembly Vecretary, paid an
official vjsit to Holly Rebekah
Lodge on Thursday night.
The evening began with a
dinner served in the dining
room, from tables decorated
in the president's colors of
blue, green and silver ..Prior to
the business session, Mrs.
Carl Marquardt, accompanied
by her daughter, Jana, and
Sandi Wright, sang the presi
dent's song, "I Want To Teach
. the World to Sing."
N.G. Leila Palmer presided
during the meeting. Lodge
members performed the ban
ner drill, after which the
president spoke about state
Rebekah activities. Refresh
ments were served. The room
was decorated with shoes,
ranging from baby shoes to
hunting boots, depicting the
president's theme: "Stepping
Out for Oddfellowship." Holly
Rebekah ; produced 22 mem
bers for the president's visit,
With three members of Bunch
grass Rebekah No. 91 also in
attendance.
Franklin Messenger, ac-
Garden Club
landscaping
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clinic set
All interested gardeners are
invited to a discussion on basic
landscaping with emphasis on
mobile or small homes on
Wednesday March 14 at 1:30
p.m. at the United Church of
Christ social rooms in lone.
This will be sponsored by
the lone Garden Club with
Jean Nelson in charge. County
Extension Agents Harold Kerr
and Birdine Tullis will be on
hand to help with the presentation.
companied by two, children,
visited his CXenls Mr. and
Mrs. T.E. messenger Sr. Mrs.
Messenger and one of the
couple's children remained at
home due to illness.
Larry Padberg of Dayton,
Wash., is visiting his grand
mother, Catie Padberg.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bradd
are visiting Mrs. Bradd's
mother, Gladys Van Winkle,
en route to their home in
Ontario from Oklahoma,
where Tom has been attending
school.
Mr. and Mrs. T.E. Messen
ger Sr. visited Monday with
Zearl Gillespie of Boardman,
who is a patient at Good
Shepherd Hospital.
Agnes Nichols has been
visiting her daughter, Frances
Beck, in Hermiston.
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