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y m Th.- I(. 'l '- "awttcTimen. Heppner, Oregon. Thursday, November 22. I97-TIIREE :f" II - W V. j JS? Ste T"J Colonel .Jerry Thayer O,"' .. 1 ' 1 rj uhout the dam. Willow Creek Dam.... Planning out their program to make crepes at the Artifactory are (1-r) Ellen Arbogast, Stephi Payne, Jason Mnllineau, Janelle MeElhany, Kenny Graves, Damon Wilson and junior high home economics teacher Liz Curtis. Let us count our blessings By Justine Weatherford One of the very first Thanksgiving observances in America was entirely religious and did not involve feasting. On Dec. 4, 1619, the 39 English settlers who arrived at Berkeley Plantation on the James River near what is now Charles City, Virginia, began observing the day of their arrival with a service of thanksgiving to God. The first New England Thanksgiving was celebrated less than a year after the Plymouth colonists had settled in the new land. The first dreadful winter in Massachusetts had killed nearly half of the members of the colony. But new hope grew up in the summer of 1621. The corn harvest brought rejoicing. Gov. William Bradford decreed that a three-day feast be held. A Thanksgiving Day set aside for the special purpose of prayer as well as celebration was decreed by Governor Bradford for July 30, 1623. It was really like a big summer picnic. The women of the colony spent many days preparing for the feast. The children helped by turning roasts on spits in front of open fires. Indians brought wild turkeys and venison. The men of the colony brought geese, ducks and fish. The women served the meat and fish with journey cake, corn meal bread with nuts and succotash. Everyone ate outdoors at big tables. Later the custom of celebrating a Thanksgiving Day spread from Plymouth to the other New England colonies. During the Revolutionary War.eight special days of thanks were observ"1 for various victories. On Nov. 26, 1789, President Get3 je Washington issued a general proclamation for a day of thanks. In the same year the Protestant Episcopal Church announced that the first Thursday in November would be a regular yearly day for giving thanks, "unless another day be appointed by the civil authorities." For many years there was no regular national Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Some states had an annual Thanksgiving holiday others did not. But by 1830 New York had an official state Thanksgiving Day and other northern states soon followed its example. Virginia was the first southern state to adopt the custom. It proclaimed a Thanksgiving Day in 1855. Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale, the editor of Godey's Lady's Book, worked many years to promote the idea of a national Thanksgiving Day. Then President Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in November, 1863, as "a day of thanksgiving and praise to our beneficient Father." Each year afterward, for 75 years, the President of the United States formally proclaimed that Thanksgiving Day should be celebrated on the last Thursday of November. Grace For Thanksgiving Dear Lord, we give Thee thanks this day, But not alone for daily bread Nor all Thy gifts which bless our lives, Nor for the feast before us spread. We thank Thee for peace in our time, For love, that makes life's burdens light, For friendships shared, for hope and joy, But mostly for the precious right To think and speak as conscience leads, To worship Thee, each in his way, To walk in freedom where we will, Lord, as we pause to praise and pray, From our abundance help us share Thy gifts with all men everywhere! Have a Happy Thanksgiving Thanks be to God who gives us life, Homes warm with love, and friends who care; A country beautiful and blest, Now rich with harvest everywhere. Keep us, dear Lord, and those we love Safe under peaceful skies, we pray. Guard all those rights we hold so dear In freedom's name to go or stay, Voice our opinions without fear, In our own ways to worship Thee! Now as we lift our hearts in praise God help us share abundantly! talks to Mayor Jerry Sweeney VA manager big health system The Veterans Administra tion manages the nation's largest health care system which includes 172 medical centers. 220 outpatient clinics, 91 nursing home care units, and lfi domiciliaries. (Continued from page one.) was in the original plans but was taken out because of the lack of local support but the corps has put it back into the project so "If the people want it, the benefit can be deve loped, Thayer said. Thi Heppner city water lank is now in the area of the dan i so it has to be moved. The corps is obligated to move the water tank to a location that has the same water pressure and distribution as the present one but city officials are talking aout moving it to a better location. If the city does, the city will have to pay a betterment difference, Dugger said. The city voters will have to vote on the money to pay the differ ence. "If the water tank is not moved by next fall, it could delay the construction of the dam." Thayer said. City administrator Marshall Lovgren said an engineer for the city will help to decide which of two sites the city has for the new location of the water tank. The city is looking for a reservoir higher up to give more pressure. The tank will either be moved about 200 feet up from where it presently is near the cemetery or it may be moved across the valley above the present Willow Creek Road. 7 (IJno.nfiuL 1 HIATUi tf W Winter & Sweeney Attorneys at Law " We're Thankful For Life's Blessings Let us pause a moment, between the feasting and merriment to reflect on our good fortune. ..and celebrate in the true Thanksgiving tradition. School board.... (Continued from page one.) in Morrow County but no contingent plan was needed beause a check from the state, "bailed us out," Doherty said. Doherty added the basic school support money re ceived from the state recently is sufficient to cover the school district costs until mid-December when tax money will begin flowing in. In other board action. Loyd Peck was hired as a custodian and bus driver in Boardman, Sharon Myers was hired as a class aid for the first grade at A.C. Houghton, Terry Wood was hired as a coach at A.C. Houghton, Stephanie Dyer was hired as a bus driver at Riverside, Brenda Weygandt was hired as a basketball coach at Heppner Jr. High and Mrs. Jim Thompson was hired as the girl's basketball coach at Riverside Jr. High. The resignation by Russell Reed from Heppner elemen tary for health reasons was accepted. The board is seek ing a replacement. (These poems whose authors submitted by Justine Weatherford.) Public TV slated for Heppner Heppner is one of three cities in eastern Oregon that I be receiving public televi sional by January of 1M1 The other two cities are Arlington and John Day. The Oregon Public Brnad caslingnnd Education Service will be transmitting the sig nals possibly sooner if the Federal Communications Commission issues licenses at an earlier dale. are unknown were wil sion Miller and Son's Welding will be closed the week of Nov. 26th thru the 30th (grateful for a of Plenty 9 Be for CP bl o thankful . . . thoughtful . . . all our many essinas. Cele brate Thanksgiving with peace . . . love. i-'o' Tke )C' omcjn rC J IE 01? FOR $1.50 A WEEK YOU CAN BUY A 10-WORD AD ON THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES CLASSIFIED PAGES ! fake advantage of the'buying and set&ng' power of the classifieds. Just fill out the blank below and bring H to our office with your remittance-IS a word, 10-word minimum. Thanksgiving May Your Holiday Be Full Of Good Things Our sincerest wishes for a very happy and healthy Thanksgiving to you and your family . . . enjoy it! 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