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FOl'R The Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner. Oregon. Thursday, .1'. ' ilh Justine Weatherfoi'd y A very interesting letter from Pearl Padberg Kruse of Portland reached me last week. She had read that I am interested in learning of Morrow County families that have reached their sixth generation here. She writes that her family has quite a few seventh-generation members here, adding, "but if there is an eighth-generation child, I don't have the record." Pearl Kruse goes into considerable detail, listing family alliances, dates and so forth from one generation to another. Her letter concludes: "Those who advise newcomers not to speak disparagingly of anyone, because all the old-timers are related, aren't too far from the truth." I hope Rachel approves my taking her letter to the Morrow County Museum. The museum, organized by Curator Rachel Harnett, contains many drawers of family files. Mrs. Harnett carefully manages its fund of historical information and its growing collection of artifacts. The museum and library building was donated by Amanda Duvall as a memorial to her husband Harry and their daughter, Erma Wickersham. Because of the original gift and several substantial additions, the museum is rated by many people as the "best in all of eastern Oregon." People who contribute information and keepsakes to the museum may know that it will be carefully recorded and preserved. The family of which Pearl Kruse proudly writes is known as the Burton-Riggs family, and includes many Padbergs, Blakes, Lieuallens, Sperrys and other descendants. It began with the marriage of Jonathan Riggs and Polly Mary Burton May 12, 1825. Their daughter, Martha Vianna, married Henry Padberg in 1867. In 1897 one of their sons, John Harvey Padberg, married Delia Dora Lieuallen, and in 1899 another son, William Henry Padberg, married Mary Nancy Blake. All members of these first three generations are buried in the Lexington Cemetery. Beginnning with the fourth generation, I will not state dates as I try to write about the facts from Mrs. Kruse's beautiful genealogical record. Many of us are pleased to know members of the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh generations who are living among us now. Families related to those already mentioned include such familiar names as Perkins. Wood, Casebeer, Holcomb, Rea. Penland. Swanson. Troedson. Petteys and Geinger. In addition to being descendants of the Burton-Riggs family. Mrs. Kruse points out. the sixth-generation children are descendants of several other early settlers. "Two of their great-great-grandfathers. Amanuel Petteys and Henry Padberg. are in the big 1902 picture of Pioneer Stockmen. Also in the picture are two of their great-great uncles. Elisha Green Sperry and William Penland." she writes. Although genealogical research has long been popular with some families, recently millions more have begun searching for their records. Many feel that Alex Haley's book "Roots" greatly stimulated this research. I've been delighted that several family experts have traced my father's family back to before a name reference in the Doomsday Book in 1086. A quite complete chart brings the generations forward to an ancestor who had one "bevat" of land in Barsby, Leicestershire, about 1430. From that date on. there were many successive Peakes with oft-repeated first names in England. The one most interesting to me. William, left there in his teens along with an older brother, Christopher, and arrived on Nantucket Island in Massachusetts before 1760. William's family progressed westward across the U.S., with my 29-year-old future father arriving in Portland in 1905 to attend the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition just five generations after William Peake. I expect that I may be the only one of my lineage to have lived in Morrow County. I am very interested in learning of families that have been here since before this county was born in 1885, being cut out of Umatilla County, which in turn had been separated from Wasco County in 1862. State inspector halts use of new dining room Senior citizens who have boon eating at the Elks Club the past four years expected to be able to use their own new dining room at the Neighbor hood Center this week but for the visit of a state building inspector. The dining room, newly renovated, occupies a former storefront adjacent to the Neighborhood Center offices and kitchen on West Willow Street, in the building owned by Herman Green. Pat Brindle, Neighborhood Center director, said the senior citizens had been look ing forward to the change in meal sites. She was, too. because all the supplies, right down to table utensils and packets of sugsr and coffee cream, had to be carried over to the Elks Club for the dinners each Tuesday and Wednesday. Under Green's supervision, new wiring had been installed, along with light fixtures and sheet rock and plaster on the walls. Carpeting , was laid down and new tables installed. However. Bert Curtis, a building inspector for the State Department of Com merce, working out of Her miston. put a temporary stop to the dining room's use. For fire protection, he said. the doors would have to have automatic closers. In addition, the recessed ceiling light fixtures would have to be enclosed by sheet rock. "It shouldn't take too long for the work to be done." he commented. Curtis said that while Green thought he was following provisions of the state building code, he wasn't familiar with all of its provisions. Mrs. Brindle said the meals for senior citizens, financed through grant funds, are planned to meet the nutri tional requirements of older people. The Elks Club has been used for the meal service because of the lack of space at the Neighborhood Center. The food has been prepared at the center, then taken to the Elks to be served. For their meals, the senior citizens have had to use the kitchen entrance so as not to pass through the Elks bar area, which has ien closed off during the dinners. Prior to moving into the Green building four years ago. the Neighborhood Center was located in the Gilliam & Bisbee Puilding. Its space there was ivr.iiired for storage by a loc.i' retail firm, hence the relocation. March 6, 1 ! .-, , ' Extension Topics t ' Multiple training off ered study group leaders; energy savings new program By Birdine Tullis Morrow Extension Service Study Group Leaders receive Multiple Trainings A new idea for leader training was tried recently, in an effort to conserve gasoline. If that statement sounds a bit strange. ...let me explain! Traditionally, women from each study group attend a monthly training session. The new idea is to. offer multiple trainings simultaneously so women may car pool, as well as have a "pool" of trained leaders to teach lessons for the three spring months. Training sessions were of fered for "Living With Change" and "Unusual Fruits and Vegetables." Instructor for the Living with Change was Jan Weber. OSU Family Resource Management spe cialist, with the Unusual Fruits and Vegetable lesson by Molly Saul, extension agent. Was the idea successful? We think so, as all study groups in both counties had representa tives at the event, and all seemed to enthusiastically support the idea. Plans for next year call for more of the same, as gasoline costs conti nue to soar. Women aslo endorsed the idea of tiaving the resource of many trained leaders who may offer the lessons at times most conve nient to each study group. Mini College Coming.. .Plan Ahead for a "Learning Vacation" Remember last year when you read about the exciting mini college at Oregon State University, and thought "I'd sure like to go to that?" A week on campus at OSU, attending a wide variety of fun and informative classes, liv ing in a dorm, meeting new people from all over Oregon? If you missed it last year, be sure to block out the dates of June 16-20 and plan to be there this year. It is for women and men, too! This year nearly 60 different classes and special activities are planned. Registration forms and complete informa tion about classes, costs, etc., will be availalbe from Exten sion offices in early March. Women Interested in Agricul ture. Women for Agriculture have invited members of Cow Belles, Wheathearls. and other Agri-related groups to Susan Thompson to wed Felipe Sanchez in lone Lewis and Donna Thompson of lone have announced the engagement of their daughter, Susan Marie, to Felipe San chez, son of Tony and Vickie Sanchez of Yakima. Wash. The bride-elect is a gradu ate of lone High School and attended Blue Mountain Com munity College in Pendleton. Sanchez is a graduate of Da vies High School. The couple plan to be married at 2 p.m . March 20 at the United Church of Christ in lone with the Rev. Cathy Barker officiating. A recep tion in the church basement will follow the ceremony. The family has extended an invitation to their friends to attend. The couple are both em ployed at Gourmet Foods in join them for their annual convention March 12-13 at the Inn of The Seventh Mountain. Bend. If you are interested in learning more about today's agriculture, as well as meet ing others with similar inter ests, you may want to look over the agenda for the convention. A copy is avail able at the extension office. Energy Extension Oregon State University extension service has offi cially added a seventh pro gram area. Energy... accord ing to a recent announcement by the Extension director. Henry Wadsworth. Energy joins on-going programs in agriculture, home economics. 4-H youth, forestry, commu nity development and marine resources. Recent developments have brought energy to the fore front in clientele concerns and requests. The energy program Income Tax Service Individual, Business Ranch MARIE KEY 422-7532 0ne A fine time for fashion C ARAVELLE Choose Bulova Caravelle for precision timekeeping in today's most exciting styles. Designed to please in performance and price. We have these and many more. Expensive watches, inexpensively priced. From $29.95. ; $5 2 V 'Heppner j) 676-9200 if fciri Siisiin Marie Thompson Boardman. reside. where thev will will integrate energy educa tion into all the existing programs, as well as develop specific energy related pro grams to meet the needs of Oregonians. Every state in the nation is launching an Energy Extension Service, under the asupices of the U.S. Dept. of Energy pursuant to the Na tional Energy Extension Act of 1977. 4-1 1 Members to Travel Older 4-H members may want to attend the statewide camp counselor training sche duled at the Oregon 4-H Center March 28-30. The workshop is planned to provide counselors with opportunities to experi ence and share new ideas for recreational activities at camp: gain understanding on how to handle campers with problems: learn skills for conducting camp: develop socializations skills: and learn a variety of other things which can be adapted to our local 4-H camping program. Members interested may contact John or Birdine for registration forms and more complete details. Trail Riding and Camping with Horses A workshop-training event for 4-H Horse Club leaders and extension staff is set for May 16-19 at Oregon 4-H Education Center. Salem. Objective is to provide training for the horse project leaders so they may more effectively plan and conduct trainings and exper iences in trail riding and camping. Pre-registration is due April 1. John can tell more about this special horse event. Livestock Possession Dates for 4-H Members All sheep and hogs must be owned and in the possession of 4-H and FFA members for at least 90 days prror to county fair (May 20). All steers must be in possession of members by April 1. Weigh-in days for steers will be held immedi ately after possession date. Convection Ovens Just when you have mas tered the use of the food processor, the microwave, and the hot-air corn popper, another technological wizard appears on the scene. In this case it's the CONVECTION OVEN, an already established piece of professional equip ment which has been modified into an item for the home kitchen. High technological styling, compact shapes and extensive mass media campaigns are attracting today's consumer to the convection oven. While the convection oven has been used commercially for about 30 years, today's marketing strategy is focused on those consumers wanting to pur chase an economical alterna tive for the micro-wave oven. What is, convection cooking? A convenction oven produces hot air by gas or electricity the same way that an ordinary oven does. The main differ ence in the two is that the convection oven utilizes fans to direct high-speed air cur rents throughout the oven cavity. The movement of the air speeds up the transfer of heat into the food. ..thus, faster cooking time. If you have been attracted by the many advertisements for this "new" oven, you will certainly want to remember that there are good features, and some less good features about any appliance! Be an informed consumer and do lots of research and study before you buy! Do you really need another appliance, and is the new one going to do a lot more for you than something you now own? How about energy require ments? Insulation or construc tion of the appliance? Cost? ' How much will you use it. ..and where will you put it? There are numerous models on the market, and more expected. You may presently purchase a convection oven in a countertop model, or as a full-size range. If you are considering. ..you may want to check with the extension office for informa tion concerning the appliance. 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