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Hear and Their Mr. and Mrs. Keith Nelson of Pendleton are the parents of a 9 lb., 8'zi-oz. boy, born Thursday, March 8 in Pendle ton. The young man has been named Nicholas Austin. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Jose Garcia of Pecos, Texas, and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Nelson of lone. Gladys Snider, Joyce and Harold Snider, and Helen and Sam Crawford attended Mem orial Services for Jack Bar low, son of Carl Barlow at Washougal, Wash, a couple weeks ago. The Barlow's are relatives of the Sniders and Helen Crawford. Von and Leah White were visitors in lone last Wednes day. Von lives in Pendleton with her father Tom White and works for the Red Lion Motor ,Inn. Leah lives in Boardman. Another Pendleton visitor on Monday was Vernor Troed son. He and Margaret return ed the Friday before from Palm Springs, Calif., where they spent the winter months. Also returning, Monday from a couple months stay in Palm Springs were Katharine and Roy Lindstrom. On the way home they stopped to visit their daughter Susan, Stan, and new grandson, Tyson. State president visits San Souci Rebekahs On March 2, 1979, San Souci Rebekah Lodge No. 33 met, with Noble Grand Donna Fortenberry presiding. The meeting marked the official visit by State President Helen Gottman, who was accompan ied by the State Secretary Joan Blatter. District Deputy President Delpha Jones of Holly No. 139, Lexington, was also introduced. A new member, Janice Cook of Heppner, was initiated into Applications available for Troedson grants Application forms for the Carl W. Troedson Grant-in-Aid program are being dis tributed this week to the offices of the county's three high schools for completion by senior students. Students who have previous ly held Troedson Grants-in-Aid are eligible to apply for renewals of their grants. Students who are receiving Troedson grants during the current year are being sent a direct mailing of the applica tion forms. Application forms are also available in the Morrow County School Dist rict Office in Lexington. The deadline for completing and submitting applications is Friday, May 4. Artist sought for Pendleton hospital An artist-in-residence is being sought for the Eastern Oregon Hospital and Training Center in Pendleton. The position would be open for a four month period, beginning in May or June, with a salary of $1,200 per month, plus funds for mater ials. Applicants are asked to submit a resume, slides of previous work, and a brief proposal for a project to be performed at the hospital. The artist-in-residence would be funded through the Oregon Arts Commission. Applications should be sub mitted to Nancy Lindburg, visual arts coordinator, 835 Summer St. N.E., Salem, 97301. with Eva Ifamlett " Topic Club members were busy last week cleaning the lone Public Library, after the flood. The Library will be open on Tuesday and Friday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. They have a number of books on the best seller list and will be getting more. I have read a few of these books and they are really good. Right now I am reading War & Peace by Herman Wouk, which is a good sequel to Winds of War. My only trouble is I don't have enough time to read; as much as I would like to. Nancy and Herb Ekstrom returned home last Wednes day from a trip to the Hawaiian islands. They at tended the Phillips 66 Over Achievers Convention, which lasted five days, then spent several days sight-seeing on the Islands of Maui and Molokai. At the last meeting of the City Council, Laurel Cannon was selected to fill a vacancy ony the council. Also new regulations were set up for garbage disposal. Letters were mailed out to customers, but in case one was not received a brief summary is given here. April 1 has been set as the deadline for making San Souci No. 33. A general business meeting followed the initiation. Plans for a Pot-Luck, to be held March 16, 1979 at 7 p.m. were discussed, with Willow Lodge No. 66 members and families being the invited guests. Entertainment to be provided. There were three 50 year members in attendance, Elsie Leathers and Mary McMurty of San Souci No. 33, and Ruth Bergstrom of Bunchgrass No. 91 formerly of San Souci No. 33. These ladies were givep a big hand for their dedicated service to the Sisterhood. There were 27 members and special guests in attendance. Refreshments of cookies, tea, and coffee were served on tables decorated with the President's flower, the carna tion, using her emblem, the Shoe as vases. Pat's, Dance Ql Queen I The Night Dale Scott On The Piano ; BEECHER ' S the transition from burning barrels to the use of covered garbage cans. A warning notice will be issued at that time, and if a customer does not comply by the following week, the collection service will be stopped. No further' burning of garbage will be allowed after April 1. Cans shall be strong, water tight, rodent and insect proof, not more than 30 gallon capacity, and shall have handles at the sides and tight fitting lids. All containers shall be lined with paper or plastic bags. Kitchen refuse must be drained of all moisture and completely wrapped in paper before placing in the container. It shall be the responsibility of the customer to keep the container clean and free of odor, and the area around the container in a neat and sanitary condition. Cans shall be kept at all times in a place accessible to the collector of the refuse. Customer shall be responsible for providing and replacing refuse containers. A number of people have requested the coming events column so will try again and see how it works out. March 15 Rebekah Lodge at the home of Anna Ball. March 17 Irma Morrison Shower, Willow's Grange Hall 7:30 p.m. March 18 Reception in hon or of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rietmann, lone United Church of Christ, 2:30 to 4:40 p.m. Harold and Sharon were married Jan. 27 at Finley, Wash. March 22 Women's Fellow ship at Loree Hubbards at 2 p.m. National 4-H delegate reports to Heppner Soroptomists Erin Evans, Irrigon, was the guest speaker at Heppner Soroptimists regular luncheon meeting held at West of Wjllow last Thursday. Erin was Oregon's clothing delegate to the National 4-H Congress held in Chicago last November. Jan Peterson, Schunks are residents at Heppner nursing home Friends will be interested to know that Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schunk, former Heppner resi i 0 . OEHOMS For & Our Famous Early Breakfast Saturday, March 17 Wednesday Steak Might In The House $65 Ya'll come to IONE 0 Stop signs were one of the main topics of business during a recent meeting of Lexington City Council. The council plans to install the stop signs soon at such locations as Arcade and B streets, the Christian Church intersection, Arcadia and C streets, the corner of Christ man and Steagall, at the corner of Front and S street, and on Clark Canyon Road at the Kenneth Jones corner. Also announced at the meeting were plans to build a special deposit box on the City Hall building, to allow citizens to leave their water bills after business hours have closed. Clay Papineau recently un derwent major surgery on a broken hip at Emanuel Hospi tal in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Robin son and Marion Robinson and three children visited Frank Robinson, who also is a patient in Emanuel Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Papi neau and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Papineau were recent visitors of the men's mother, Agnes Nichols, who has been staying with a daughter, Frances Beck, in Hermiston. Mrs. Nichols has been receiving medical attention. Joe Yocom returned Friday to Pendleton Airport from Devlon, Wise, where he has been attending a maintenance and installation training school for Stayrite Pumps. He was met in Pendleton by his wife, Hilda. Harold and Henry Peck visited their sister, Eleanor Morey, at her Portland home on Sunday. Three Links Club met at the lone, Oregon's food and nutri tion delegate, also attended. Erin showed and narrated slides of the highlights of their trip. She is a freshman at the University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho. dents, are now residing at Pioneer Memorial Hospital Nursing Home, Heppner. Featuring THE 9-2 : Lexington news, , ; betpha Jones S8?:81S9J - r : home of Joyce Buchanan Thursday afternoon, with chairman Dorothy Burcham presiding. Plans were discus sed .regarding the upcoming stew supper and card party scheduled for Saturday, March 17 at the Lexington IOOF Hall. Admission to the event was set at $3 for stew and cards, and 65 cents for those wishing only dessert and coffee. The dessert is to feature a variety of home made pies. Cards will start at 8 p.m., following the stew supper, which will run from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Possible fund raising projects and craft projects were also discussed at the Three Links meeting. Those attending included Leila Palmer, Florence Mc Millan, Hilda Yocom, Virginia Peck, Josie Peck, Delpha Jones, Dorothy Burcham, and hostess Joyce Buchanan. Anita Davidson, daughter of former Lexington residents Mr. and Mrs. Bob Davidson, was recently inducted into BMCC batik class seeks early registration People interested in taking the batik workshop offered by Blue Mountain Community College in the Heppner area are asked to register soon for that class. According to Nancy Brown field, BMCC coordinator for south Morrow County, "We need to know how many people are interested as soon as possible so we can get the materials together." Mildred Padberg returns from Willamette Valley visit Mildred Padberg of Hep pner returned home Sunday from a three-month visit with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ross of Canby, and her son and wife, I 2T J2 The Alpha Sigma Nu, the National Jesuit Honor Society. Miss Davidson, a 1975 grad uate of Heppner High School, will soon graduate with a degree in psychology from the university. She is currently employed by the City of Seattle. Grand Squares hold 'Sadie Hawkins9 dance The Grand Squares held a Sadie Hawkins dance March 3 at the Heppner Legion Hall. There were lots of "Daisy Maes" and "Lil Abners" attending and even "Mammy Yokom" made an appearance with her corn cob pipe. Appropriate prizes for best costumes went to Ron and Gloria Davis. The batik workshop is planned for two consecutive Saturdays, March 31 and April 7. Local artist Jamalee Cur nutt will conduct the Saturday sessions. A batik project will be completed by each student during the workshop. Interested people may reg ister now at Blue Mountain or call Mrs. Brownfield at 676 5039. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Tucker of Salem. While in the Willamette Valley, Mrs. Padberg helped her daughter operate her Garden Spot Market in Canby. Get a handle on your action wardrobe 4rr cnfincrt Panhandle Slim Western Shirts $16 FROM Lee Check Jeans from i649 (Sp Poly-filled Vests $21 00 FROM Straw Hats FROM $95 1 1 Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday March 15, 1979 FIVE IOOF speech contest results are listed The United Nations Pilgrim age for Youth, sponsored by area IOOF and' Rebekah Lodges of Oregon, held its annual speech contest on March 11 at the Pendleton IOOF Lodge Hall. The contest consisted of two parts, first an essay written by the students, then a speech RUBBER STAMPS Made To Order At The Gazette-Times Call 676-9228 IS There's in the SPAGHETTI FEED Served From I $1.50 Adults 5:30 -7:00 I $1.00 Students High This Message wjm f DANK OF U JEastem Oreqcn I roip IWI-IWI lU'f II III lyiui I MEMBER, FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Robert Bruce Sweaters from 40 Men's Casual Slacks 2350 FROM NYLON Jackets from yw Pullover Shirts FROM $16 Colored Running Suits FROM $295 m taken from the essay, to be judged at a public speech contest. Area contestants were: Robert Jenkins, Hermiston, winner; Carrie Badgett, West on, runner-up, William Pat rick Sharkey, Boardman; Alice Abrams, Heppner; and Michael Conklin, lone, music airl ncfrf Thursday, March 15 High School Gym 8 p.m. Featuring the Jr. Band & Stage Band High School Band and Chorus FREE ADMISSION mm Sponsored By Heppner m I I
