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Life's pace quickens, hearts beat faster, more colored
lights are twinkling. Many families brought their Christmas
trees down from the mountain last weekend; trucks loaded
with carol singers have been making their musical way along
Heppner's residential streets.
Almost every social organization has scheduled a
Christmas party. The churches are leading out with joyful
celebrations of the traditional, Christian festival that
annually reviews the drama of the first Noel. The TV
schedules feature many super specials interspersed with
countless seasonal commercials.
Last weekend's basketball tournament drew many here;
the Cattlemens' annual banquet and the CowBelles
gatherings were pleasing; the Tri-County Shrine Club coaxed
some Heppnerites to its annual assembly in Arlington. The
senior citizens' county advisory board and its transporation
committee enjoyed their bi-monthly meeting held in the lone
United Church of Christ, where they were delightfully
entertained after dinner by its Pastor Cathy Barker's a
capella singing.
As this youthful minister, the daughter of a minister, who
on occasions plays the part of a clown, introduced the
humorous number, "All I Want for Christmas is a
Hippopotamus" which she followed with three lilting
European carols, she laughlingly said she would sing
"Acapulco."
To some of us one of the best current Christmas customs
is the sending out of greetings and annual family letters.
Presently we are sharing experiences of this past year as we
move toward the new decade, and we are gaining updated
understandings of changes in our friends' lives.
News comes back to Heppner from some who have
moved away. The Dick Schlichting family tells of a growing
number of grandchildren in their latest report from Fresno,
Calif., where they moved from a northern California location
last year. Dick is now working as a right-of-way agent.
The Charles Patching family is very busy in Weston ; all
four are really involved in school activities. Charley has been
teaching evening classes for Blue Mountain Community
College senior John is the busy student body president at
Weston-McEwen High; Will and Lesley are busy as usual.
Mom Lesley proudly states that John has been receiving
feelers from many Ivy League universities as well as from
Stanford, because he scored so high in scholastic aptitude
testing. His former teachers here must feel good about this,
too.
News from Rochester, Minn., about the Rev. Ed Cutting
comes from his devoted wife Doris, saying that his recent
surgery at the Methodist Hospital there is past and how
thankful they are that the spots on his lungs were benign.
Along with youngest son Craig, they will be returning to the
parsonage in Coquille about the first of January after the
Rev. Mr. Cutting's convalescence.
How disturbing it was for some bank officials and Social
Security recipients here early this month when the printout
of payments got lost in the mail somehow. All were relieved
when a duplicate verification came along a few days late.
If you haven't recently traveled the Heppner-Lexington
road, you should do that so you can enjoy the smooth new
highway. Also you will note a sort of building boom at
Lexington. Last week I took- a look around Del Piper's
considerably enlarged and nicely reorganized store, and I
also noted three sizeable new residences -that are under
construction nearby.
Even though some of us simply write our seasonal
greetings and wrap a few to-be-mailed presents, others have
been working many months on their especially-created gifts.
I hear that Postmaster Hubert Wilson has been building
clocks as gifts. He explains that he is using native woods in
this work.
Lots of ladies have used lots of yarn in their knitting and
crocheting. Ella Smith sent off a multicolored afghan to a
beloved granddaughter recently. Florence Green, as usual,
provides super handmade items. Rachel Harnett always
constructs a few sweaters and bedsocks and other enjoyable,
useful items. Eleanor Gonty has been buying greenware and
pretty glazes and has her kiln heated up. Super bakers
including Betty McLaughlin, will soon be wrapping delicious
cookies, fruit cakes and beautiful Christmas breads.
Amid the hustle and bustle of these Advent days, some of
us have just remembered the horror of Pearl Harbor which
took place on a Sunday morning 38 years ago. Some of us are
also so concerned about today's international crises.
Hopefully the joy and warmth of Christmas will not ever
become crowded out of our hearts.
1979 Shrine Game nets
$45,000 for hospital
About 50 Nobles and their
ladies attended a dinner
meeting of the Tri-County
Shrine Club Dec. 7 at the
Village Inn in Arlington where
the Arlington Shriners served
as hosts for the evening.
Club Vice-president Bill
Flatt of Condon presided
during the election of new
officers and the presentation
of financial reports on the 1979
East-West All-Star Football
game.
Officers elected and in
stalled for 1980 are: President
Bill Flatt: vice-president Glen
Devin of Arlington, and secretary-treasurer,
John Wood
from Heppner.
Wood reported that the 1979
game netted about $45,000
' toward the support of the
Shriners' Hospital for Crip
pled Children in Portland. He
stated this was about $10,000
more than the money made
from the 1978 all-star game.
These games are played at
Baker and usually several
players from the high schools
of the Columbia Basin League
participate, and many folks
from Morrow. Gilliam and
Wheeler counties support the
event.
Several children from this
area have been treated at the
Portland hospital both as
resident patients and as out
patients. Heppner persons who atten
ded the dinner and meeting
included John and Louise
Wood. Happy and Claude
Graham. Millard Nolan. How
ard and Beth Bryant, Dr. and
Lota Tibbies. Paul and"
Blanche Jones, Wavel Wilkin
son and Justine Weatherford.
This year's flu vaccine is
formulated to protect against
three full strains that might be
expected to occur during the
flu season: '-Brazil, '-Texas
and A-Hong Kong.
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Best linen, candles on display
Ray and Ruth Heimbigner of lone celebrate their 40th
wedding anniversary Dec. 17. Their children, Toni, Vicki,
Linda and Drew, say "Congratulation." The picture shows
the Heimbigners on their wedding day.
Senior Citizens
The Morrow County Senior
Citizens Transportation Com
mittee met Dec. 5. The County
Advisory Council met at 1:30
p.m. that same day in the
basement of Ione's United
Church of. Christ. Truman
Messenger chaired the morn
ing meeting and Doris Golly
horn presided over the larger
group in the afternoon.
Reports presented included
Sue Jopsen's review of Home
Health and Homemaker acti
vities. She said four new
homemakers have been hired
in the tri-county area she
supervises, and she is so
. pleased that two of them are
males. She also explained that
when homemaker helpers
need to bathe clients, (hey
need to be trained by home
health nurses and must be
certified by that nurse and by
the client's doctor.
Area Agency on Aging
Director Rollin Reynolds
talked about changes coming
under the State of Oregon's
Project Independence that is
stressing keeping elderly and
handicapped perons in their
own homes and not sending
them to institutions.
Reports were given from
representatives of the three
mealsites in the county. Each
stressed that seniors must be
encouraged to attend these
nutritious meals and to get out
and be sociable with persons
their own age and in similar
circumstances.
The transportation commit
tee report was given by
chairman Messenger assisted
by Paul Jones. They urged
more input into planning of the
use of the senior bus. they
hope to have help in determin
ing what good the county bus
can do now and in the future.
Thoughts are needed about
how the bus can be better used
and how its use can be paid for
after the original federal
operating funds dry up. They
feel the use of the bus should
be based on the cost of its gas
and oil for each trip. They
presented a list of certified
drivers that might help in
each of the five county
communities.
the bus is available for use
by handicapped and elderly
individuals, but it also may be
used occasionally by others, if
the use is approved by the
transportation committee
here and in the area and if the
other organizations request
ing it arrange to pay for its
use. The bus has recently been
equipped with a citizens band
radio.
Paul Jones moved that the
advisory council give a five
dollar prize for the best name
for the bus that is submitted
before the council's January
meeting. Bus name nomina
tions can be sent to Messen
ger, Jones or Gollyhorn. The
motion carried. Paul read
guidelines for the use of the
bus. and they were accepted
with the recommendation that
they and any good additional
suggestions for its usage be
circulated and publicized.
The transportation commit
tee has the responsibility for
the county bus and stresses
' that users must assume care
ful management when it is
loaned.
A brief discussion followed
concerning how many would
be attending the bi-monthly
meeting of the Area Agency on
Aging meeting in Weston Jan.
11. It was determined not to
take the bus to Weston but to
rely on private cars.
As Chairman Gollyhorn con
cluded the meeting, she
thanked those who had atten-
ded and said the next meeting
of the board will be Jan. 28 at
1:30 p.m. in the Columbia
Basin board room in Heppner.
The board members joined
the regular diners at lone for
, dinner and en joyed the Christ
mas songs presented by Pas
tor Cathy Barker after the
meal.
Menus being offered to
senior diners this week are: at
Irrigon Dec. 17 roast turkey,
and dressing, mashed pota
toes and gravy, green beans,
relishes, fruit salad, dinner
rolls, butter and jelly, pump
kin deep dish pie with topping
and Christmas candy and
oranges. There will not be a
dinner in Irrigon Dec. 24.
At Heppner Dec. 18 juice,
liver and onions, scalloped
potatoes, buttered corn,
molded cheese salad, hot
bread and jelly and apricots
and cookies.
Dec. 19 at lone and Heppner
the festive Christmas Dinner
will include roast turkey,
dressing and gravy, mashed
potatoes, candied sweet pota
toes, cranberry salad, rel
ishes, buttered peas and
carrots, hot bread and jam
and angel cake with lemon
topping. There will be no
senior meal Christmas Day
but there will be a meal Dec.
26 in both lone and Heppner.
By Molly Siinl
Kxtensimi Agent for Umatilla
and Morrow counties
Holidays are a time to bring
out your best table linens and
candles, according to Molly
Saul. Umatilla County Exten
sion home economist.
Although the combination
creates a beautiful table
decor, the candlewax dripping
can cause a problem on linens.
Wax stains on linens can be
prevented by using a candle
snuff to put out the candles
rather than blowing the flame,
which can spatter the wax on
the tablecloth.
Also, plastic collars are
available for many types of
candles that help protect the
linen from dripping wax. A
small piece of plastic under
the candle holder also can be
an effective guard. Simply
hide the plastic with an
arrangement of greenery or
other decorations.
If candle wax does drip onto
fine table linens. Mrs. Saul
recommends removing ' as
much wax as possible by
scraping with a dull knife or
spoon. Then place the stained
area between blotting papers
or white paper toweling, and
iron lightly at a low tempera
ture. Replace the blotting
paper or paper towels fre
quently until no more wax is
removed by melting.
Then wipe the remaining
wax stain using a pad of
absorbent material which has
been dampened with dry
cleaning solvent. Change the
pad frequently and continue
wiping until no more stain is
removed.
If any wax is left, decide
whether or not chlorine bleach
can be used on the table linen
by testing the bleach inside
the hem. Mix one teaspoon of
chlorine bleach with three
teaspoons of wator. Apply the
solution with a medicine
dropper or cotton-wrapped
toothpick.
Do not allow the bleach to
remain on the fabric more
than two minutes. Run cold
water over the test area to
remove the bleach: then one
teaspoon of white vinegar over
the area and again flush with
cold water.
"If the bleach does not
change the color of the hem
test area, use the same
procedure on the candlewax
stain. Be sure all traces of the
bleach are removed.
Bishop's aide to conduct
service at All Saints
Community Santas work
for Christmas cheer
A group of volunteers are
Itusv felling ready to make
Christmas happier for Ihe
needv of this countv by
working together at the Hepp
ner Neighborhood Center.
Director Pat Rrinrlle is
acain supervising the prepar
ation of suitable clothing, toys
and boxes of food for the
needv.
Organizations such as the
I. ions Club, the Juvenile
Advisorv Council and the
Veterans are repairing toys.
Others have donated money
tow ard the Christmas dinners
and have contributed clothing
for needv families.
Carolvn D. Holt has re
cruited several Counly Court
house emplovees to make doll
clothing so that refurbished
dolls will delight some under
privileged cirls.
Manv school children of the
area are collecting canned
food fnr the family food boxes.
Anyone who has food, cloth
ing or tovs to donate will find
that their contributions will be
appreciated. They are asked
to bring them to the Neighbor
hood Center immediately as
the Christmas hoxes will he
going out Dec. 21. according to
Mrs Brindle.
You're invited
Sheree Anita Marquardt of
Lexington and Robert Howard
Smith of Heppner cordially
invito all their friends and
relatives to witness their
marriage Dec. 15 at 1 p.m. at
Ihe First Christian Church in
Heppner.
A reception shall immedi
ately follow.
The Rev. Robert Andersoti.
bishop's consultant, will cele
brate Holy Eucharist at 10:30
a.m. at All Saints Episcopal
Church Dec. Ifi.
Following the service, there
will be an information and
sharing meeting with the
theme. "What does God ex
pect of us in our ministries?"
The Right Rev. William B.
Spofford, bishop of the Epis
copal diocese of Eastern
Oregon, will celebrate Holy
Eucharist at 10:30 a.m. Dec.
30. A potluck dinner will follow
the service.
Bishop Spofford is resigning
his position Jan. 1. In thanks
giving for his ministry in the
diocese, friends are being
given the opportunity to do
nate to a local fund which will
be given in Bishop Spofford's
name to the Presiding Bishop
Fund for World Relief.
Donations may be mailed to
Gail Hughes at Rt. 2 Box 2314
in Heppner.
Born in Turkey
Mr. and Mrs. Charles
O'Connor of lone are grand
parents. Their daughter. Terrie
lives in Turkey with her
husband, Duane Higel. Mat
thew Lee was born Dec. 1.
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Fresh vegetables reflect
inflationary price trend
By Velma Seat
Food Marketing Specialist
OSU Extension Service
Fresh vegetables are not
reflecting the general infla
tionary trend. Prices, in most
instances, are no higher than
they were last year. So
budget-minded consumers
will find fresh vegetables a
wise choice for fall and winter
menus.
Cabbage is lower priced
than a year ago and is tasty
served raw in a salad or as a
cooked vegetable. Carrots,
potatoes, onions, broccoli, cel
ery and hard-shelled squash
are reasonably priced. Toma
toes are in short supply and
costly.
New-crop navel orange sup
plies are increasing. Quality is
good and there are a variety of
sizes. More California tange
los and tangerines are coming
to market. There is less Texas
Grapefruit because of earlier
hurricane damage. This will
probably mean fewer grape
fruit bargains.
Much of the apple crop has
gone into "controlled atmos
phere" (CA) storage, and
prices are trending upwards.
Increased amounts of fresh
pineapple are coming to
market. Anjou pears are
plentiful and will be in the
markets until late spring.
Red Emperor and Tokay
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Grapes are still available.
Seeded grape halves com
bined with apples, nuts and
celery make an elegant salad.
Pears are also a nice addition
to this salad combination.
Toss fruit gently with sour
cream mixed with mayon
naise. Chicken is always a favorite
and prices are very attractive
due to plentiful supplies.
Pork continues to be in the
spotlight. Good values are
advertised on a variety of cuts
including Boston Butts and
family-pack chops. Bacon pri
ces are down due to the
increased portk supply. When
selecting bacon, choose firm,
lean slices. The lean should be
a bright pinkish red. ..wide
slices are usually leaner.
Smaller supplies of Beef
continue to keep prices up.
However, large supplies of
pork and poultry may help to
keep beef prices from continu
ing upward.
Oysters are excellent qua
lity although less plentiful
than usual.
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