FOUR The Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon, Thursday, November I, li7!i
With Justine Weatherford -y
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It seems good, to have more daylight around at 7 a.m.
when some of the far-from-town students are boarding school
buses. Of course, it is now pretty dark by 4:30 when senior
citizens gather for their dinners together.
The courthouse clock was an hour off Sunday and part of
Monday. New lighting should be installed the face of the
clock has been impossible to see after 4:30 p.m. and during
early morning hours when some workers leave home.
The matter of fog and cold leads me to mention a
calendar page I noted in a magazine recently. It had the
words "Heat" and "Eat" over alternate dates. The terribly
high cost of heating oil and gas and the rise in electricity
charges are making the matter of keeping warm very much
of a financial hassle. How lucky are those who are able to cut
and haul their own wood home from the nearby national
forests.
Lots of folks learning to live with lowered thermostats in
cooler homes are also learning to wear more sweaters and
jackets. They are understanding that "the layered look" is
not just a fashion idea, hut is a practical way of holding in
body warmth and excluding the lowered temperature.
Speaking of fashions the showing of new fall styles at
the West of Willow last week surely drew praise. Although
Jim Rogers was the host, most of the affair was completely
feminine. It showed that Heppner has a good group of
talented and very attractive women.
How about the oddball fashions our merchants wore
during last Friday's pre-Halloween, moonlight sale of special
bargains? A few were hard to recognize.
My most recent out-of-town travel took me to Baker.
Nearby that city much gold is being mined. Geologists are
now saying that about 90 percent of our state's gold reserve
has no yet been extracted, and the current high price of gold
has brought new mining activity into the Baker area and the
nearby Sumpter Valley, where very early this century there
really was a hectic gold rush.
I traveled to Baker with Cecil and Delpha Jones, who are
both natives of that area. Delpha showed me some of the
shops there she enjoys. We attended a luncheon meeting at
the large, historic Baker Hotel, part of which is being rebuilt
into retirement apartments. As we came homeward, Cecil
opted to drive through Haines where he still has relatives.
Many organizations are anticipating a very big day in
Heppner on December's first Saturday. The transportation
committee of the Senior Citizens is considering plans to
operate the senior bus as a shuttle between Main Streeet and
the County Fairgrounds between 10 a ,m . and until 4 p.m . that
day. The bus was given to seniors and handicapped citizens
by a federal grant, but the expense of operating the bus must
come from local donations. A schedule of hourly trips to and
from the Fairgrounds, if possible, and details will be
announced later.
Recently I was transported back into time to just before,
during and following the Lewis and Clark expedition as I read
the long, historic novel "Sacajawea", by Anna Lee Waldo.
This 1979 paperback fascinated me. I understand that
Heppner teacher Andy Clark, businessman Herman Green
and rancher George Currin are presently reading this
romanticized biography of the Shoshone heroine who,
carrying her first-born on her back, was such an important
member of the overland expedition to the Pacific. This book
is available at the Heppner Public Library.
Senior Citizens
News
From 10 a.m. until after 5
p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26, the
five-county Area Agency on
Aging Advisory Council met in
Heppner at the Columbia
Basin Electric Cooperative
conference room. Paul W.
Jones, the council president,
presided.
The day's agenda included a
review of the purpose and
function of the agency, a
consideration of the energy
crisis and its effects on senior
citizens, reports of the various
programs being carried on in
the five counties and discus
sion of the changes that seem
to be coming in federal and
state plans and regulations
affecting seniors.
Rollin Reynolds, the area
director, brought many prin
ted forms which were given to
council members to help them
better comprehend the var
ious projects and their fund
ings and the multitude of
regulations under which he
and the council must work.
These programs are funded
primarily through the Admini
stration on Aging (AoA) in the
Office of Human Development
Services of the U.S. Depart
ment of Health, Education and
Welfare. They were, in main,
authorized under the Older
Americans Act, which enacted
in 1965 and amended in 1978.
The State of Oregon also funds
a fraction of the programs
through Oregon Project Inde
pendence, which works at
providing homemaker aid and
home health care designed to
keep elderly persons in their
homes and out of institutions.
Four of the five counties (not
Irrigon Lions mark
annual charter fest
The annual charter night
was combined this year with
the awards banquet at the
Irrigon Lions Club last Thurs
day President Hal lladley led
the festive occasion flanked by
Lioness President Marie John
son and Lion past President
Art White as his assistants.
High light of the evening
was the award, to retiring
District Governor Cal Calvin
from Prineville. of the Excep
tional Leadership Award. Cal
vin was also the speaker of the
evening. Eldon Wahner.
manager of Tum-a-Lum Lum
ber Co.. was singled out for his
generous support of Lion's
projects over the years. He
received the Golden Gavel
Award
Retiring club president. Ari
White, received the Lion of the
Year Award while Marge L.
Shade was selected In receive
the Citizen of the Year Award.
Educator of the Year Award
went to Richard Bateman.
music instructor at both A.C.
Houghton and Riverside
Schools. Vern Evans drew the
coveted Turkey Award for
expert marksmanship.
The Irrigon Lions Club
members paid tribute to the 26
charier members who orga
nized the club in 1963.
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Gilliam) are regular contribu
tors of a very small fraction of
the costs of the various senior
citizen programs.
Before he adjourned the
meeting, Paul Jones announ
ced that the Advisory Council
would meet in Weston on
Tuesday, Dec. 11, for its next,
regular bi-monthly session.
Menus slated by the nutri
tion project for the meal sites
in Heppner and lone for the
coming week include: at
Heppner. Tuesday, Nov. 6
Swedish meatballs with rice,
buttered spinach, tossed green
salad, cheese muffins and
apple cake with topping. At
lone and Heppner on Wed.
Nov. 7 tuna-noodle casserole
with cheese topping, buttered
peas and carrots, tomato
aspic salad, hot biscuits and
jelly and "impossible pie."
Reminder: The Social Se
curity representative will be
at the Neighborhood Center on
Friday, Nov. 9 from 10 a.m.
until noon.
Free guitar
clinic slated
A free guitar clinic has been
set for Thursday, Nov. 1 at 5
p.m. on the Blue Mountain
Community College campus
conducted by Gilbert Piger,
Walla Wall guitarist.
The guitar clinic will be held
in the rehearsal room in the
music wing of the McCrae
Aeiti vity Center at BMCC. The
public is invited to come and
meet Piger and take part in
the clinic.
O Irrigon news
Francis Rose Wilson 9223352
Assem bly of God plans move
into new church building
The Irrigon Assembly of
God will move into its new
church building Nov. 4, ac
cording to Pastor Allen Gorda
nier. Assistant Superintendant Al
Davis, of the Oregon District
of the Assembly of God, will be
the guest speaker Sunday at 11
a.m. The evening service will
be a singspiration with Jim
Gordanier directing.
Missionary Bruce Manning
of Santiago. Chile will be
speaking at the church tomor
row night at 7 p.m. He is a well
known missionary who will
Irrigon man
on JSavy cruise
Navy Seaman Don C.
Weems. son of Caraway and
Eunice II Weems. P.O. Box
346 in Irrigon. recently partici
pated in exercise "Kernel
Potlatch II."
He is a crew'member aboard
the guided missile cruiser USS
Long Beach, homeportod in
San Diego
The two-week exercise, con
ducted on Vancouver Island.
British Columbia, was de
signed to test and evaluate
continental maritime defense
procedures. It involved more
than 45 ships, 150 aircraft and
40,000 personnel of the U.S.
and Canadian naval, land and
air forces.
The operation included an
amphibious landing of Van
couver Island, while the naval
forces practiced sea control.
This was the first Pacific
Fleet exercise in which Cana
dian army units have been
embarked aboard U.S. amphi
bious ships. The exercise
concluded with visits to Paci
fic Northwest ports.
A 1975 graduate of Stanlield
High School. Weems joined
the Navv in March 197(1
share with the church what is
happening in the churches of
Chile. He and his wife Audrey
have ministered in Chile for
many years.
Wednesday night is family
night at the Irrigon Assembly
each week with classes for all
ages. Boys and girls of
primary and junior ages have
numbered between 30 and 40
in recent Wednesday evening
services. The boys are en
rolled in Royal Rangers and
the girls in Missionettes pro
gram. The old church, which is
located near the new church,
will continue to be used for
children's church and youth
services as well as for a dining
room for church and commu
nity activities.
The church will have a
politick dinner Sunday to
celebrate moving into the new
church.
A recent visitor in Irrigon
was Sharon Yunker and her
two and-one-half year old son.
She is the daughter of Mayor
and Mrs. Vernon Stewart. Her
husband. Dwayne Yunker. is
stationed at Scott Air Force
Base in Illinois.
Odd Fellows
plan potluck
dinner
Members ol the Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs and their guests
will meet lor a potluck dinner
at (::',() p m Nov. 14 at the Odd
Fellows Hall in Heppner.
according to I) R Tash. secre
tary
Following the dinner. Ito
hcrt Jenkins of Hermiston will
talk and show slides Jenkins
is an Odd Fellows delegate -oh
server to the United Nations
ATTENTION:
Elk Hunters
1 pair of Red Wing socks
for lc with each pair of
Red Wing shoes or boots
purchased !!
Special good
Oct.27 thru Nov.17
HEPPNER 676-5241
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"Warm Hearts-Cold Feet"
will be the theme for the
November meeting of Hepp
ner Christian Women's Club,
Nov. 5 at 6:45 p.m. at West of
Willow Restaurant.
The speaker will be Mrs. Lu
Wenberg of Spokane, Wash
ington. Thanksgiving center
pieces, demonstrated by Irene
Anhorn, will be the special
feature. Music will be by Ella
Mae Green.
All area women are cor
dially invited. Reservations
for the $3 salad plate can be
made by calling Lynda Crane
at 676-5175. Baby sitting is
provided.
POPULARITY WINNERS Rose Moe and Arnie Redman
were in costume last Friday night at Case's Furniture Store
during the Heppner merchants' "Moonlight Madness"
Halloween sale. It was announced at the Chamber of
Commerce luncheon this week that the staff at Case's
Furniture had won the popularity contest in which customers
deposited coupons to indicate their favorites among the
costume-clad sales people.
Garden Club gathers
dry materials for decor
For several weeks members
of the Heppner Garden Club
had been collecting dry mater
ials around town and out in the
country. These will be fa
shioned into various decora
tive arrangements at their
club meeting Nov. 12, at the
Artifactory
bids entrants
Area artists and craftsmen
are encouraged to reserve
tables soon in order to take
part in the eighth annual
A.U'W sponsored Artifactory
to bo held Dec. 1 at the
Fairgrounds in Heppner
Reservations can be made
by contacting Joy Krein at
(ITU !!fii or Laura Broderick at
0IW-H421. So far. reservations
have been made lor tables to
display work in oil painting,
tole painting, needlework,
corn husk dolls, pin cushions
and other hand-made items.
Anyone interested in donat
ing hooks lor the AAl'W book
sale may continue to gather
them The boxes will be put
out in Heppner and lone in
mid November lor collection.
Baby girl in
Bourrie home
Mr and Mrs. Wayne Bour
rie of Heppner had a baby girl
at Pioneer Memorial Hospital
Oct. Z
The girl's name is Sarah
Kliabelh and she weighed
cmhi pounds, three-and-one-halt
ounces at birth
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"Congregation",
"Pastor" &
Lutherans
A Christian congregation
is a community of
Mievers. sent as
missionaries to teU
. tne world,
both rear and far,
bv words and actions,
what difference U makes
that Jesus lives
A pastor is one
of the congregation
called by the congregation,
to remind its memlwh,
among othet things,
t'nat this is what
they are there lor
Valby Lutheran Church
lone Gooseberry
Hope Lutheran Church
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iMiirndi join, o. maus
home of Justine Weatherford.
Besides working at creating
fall arrangements, members
will discuss and prepare for
their annual Greens Work
shop, which is slated for
Saturday, Dec. 1, at the
Morrow County Fairgrounds.
Because some members
may wish to work with various
materials between Monday,
Nov. 12, and Dec. 1, these
design elements are being
assembled at the Weatherford
home.
The work area is not heated,
therefore, it is recommended
that those who attend the
meeting or who stop in to work
should dress warmly.
Health meeting
There will be an Eastern
Oregon Health Systems
Agency Board of Director's
meeting Nov . 9 at the 86 Corral
Restaurant at 250 North Sixth
SI in Redmond.
Committee meetings will
begin at :: a.m. with a
luncheon to begin at 1 1 : 30 a.m.
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