FOlTR The Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, May 1, 19S0
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Vinson family to host Pioneer Picnic ,
Perhaps you noticed the picture of Fred Astaire, 80, and
his attractive fiancee Robyn Smith, 35, in last Sunday's
Oregonian. Their common interest is horses. A Sports
Illustrated article a few years back told of this female jockey
who first achieved national publicity when she was
encouraged by Alfred Vanderbilt at his great New York
stables. Now there have been many pictures and stories
about Fred and Robyn in The National Inquirer and in movie
magazines. Do you know that Robyn spent her early years in
Heppner, Oregon.?
Robyn's foster parents were June and Orville Smith.
Many recall that Smith was associated with the late Phil
Mahoney in the Heppner Lumber Co. and a mill at
Monument, Robyn uses their name and speaks of Orville as
"a wealthy, retired lumberman who lives in Washington
State and Hawaii," although she does not choose to reveal
much about her pre-Vanderbilt years and has been labeled a
mystery woman.
However, quite a few folks here remember when Robyn
was adopted by the Smiths and there was a big, community
baby shower for June at the old St. Patrick's Church up on
Chase Street (presently the Legion Hall).
The Smiths, whose son James had all of his public
schooling here, also adopted two other daughters, Jennifer
and Kathy. Heppner's John Pfeiffer is June's brother. The
Smith family left Heppner in the 1950's when the mill was
sold to Kinzua.
Inez Erwin has returned from the state convention of the
American Association of University Women at Ashland, and
joyful visits with several former Heppner residents. x At
Brookings she had a big visit with former fellow-teacher Inez
Meador in her beautiful hillside home with an ocean view.
She caught up with news of Inez M's daughters. Leslie is in
Texas managing a fast food outlet, and Tami lives in Idaho
with her husband and their child.
At Eugene Inez E. spent several days with Ruby
(Fulleton) Shearer and husband Tom, both also former
teachers here. They are keeping very busy working with
their flower business, and Tom is also landscape supervisor
for the Lane County Fairgrounds and also teaches two art
classes in the Eugene schools each day.
Very active, Inez E. is at the Heppner School's sixth
grade outdoor school this week being a volunteer helper to
cook Gladys Van Winkle. Inez had much to do with the
beginning of the outdoor camping program here while she
was teaching.
Early last week if you stayed up to watch the one-hour
complete telecast of the 84th Boston Marathon, as I did, you
were disappointed not to spot local teacher Andy Clark.
However the TV hour was exciting and educational, and the
brouhaha which resulted over the crowning of Rosie Ruiz as
the women's winner sort of stole the show from the great
fourth winning performance of Boston's own Bill Rodger s.
Heppner's Andy Clark did well to complete the slightly
more than 26 miles among the first 500 of the 5,300 qualified
runners who began the run and the 3,600 who finished the
course. He is back home now, teaching.
Sara Adkins and Hazel Bauman were concerned last
week as they watched some children placing themselves in a
dire position. Hazel said many children are enjoying the new
Hager Park after school these days. A group of them
managed to let their ball fall into Willow Creek. Sara and
Hazel watched from their Cowins Street homes as the kids
ran down along the bank of the now fast-flowing water trying
to retrieve the ball.
Hazel recalled several drownings of years past and
wondered if today's parents know what risks their children
are taking?
Born Friday, April 25, in Boise a fourth son, Marcus
Shaw, to the Rev. Steve and Vicki Tollefson. His older
brothers are Greg, Ben and Ted. The family has many
friends here.
Last Saturday's warmness was lovely for the big
Heppner High School Junior -Senior Banquet and Prom. The
banquet at the Catholic Parish Hall was "just wonderful"
and the mothers who prepared it were rated as the greatest
of cooks. The post-prom breakfasts in several homes Bob
Abram's and Bob Harrison's for seniors and Vern Keithley's
for juniors rated great applause.
Surely other persons beside Lena Kelly forgot to turn
their clocks ahead last Saturday night. Lena was rather
disturbed on Sunday morning when a friend came to take her
to church one hour earlier than she expected to be picked up.
By Sunday noon many so-energetic Heppner youth were
off to sun and splash along the Coli-mbia River. All seem
eager to try for sunburns.
Last week's coronation party for Fair and Rodeo Queen
Lori included a statement by Court Director Faye Seitz. Faye
explains that she is a member of the Rodeo Board and is
designated as court director. Under her authority is the court
chaperone Maryann Palmer of lone, who directly helps the
Queen, princesses and pennant bearers all though the season.
The Fair and Rodeo Board pay for three complete
dressup outfits for the three members of the court (one outfit
for each), which now come to more than $250 apiece. Until
four years ago there were five members on the court, but
because of increasing expenses the number was reduced.
The queen and princesses buy a cquple of everyday or work
outfits, for themselves, and they pay for all their travel
expenses for themselves and their horses"! '
The four pennant bearers pay for their own costumes and
for their own travel and incidental expenses all season.
Director Seitz says that this year several of the more distant
appearances are being cut from the girls' schedule because
of the expense of traveling.
The much-admired decorations at the coronation party
deserve mention. The dinner tables in the grange diningroom
were decorated with horseshoes and flowers in the queen's
colors of burgundy and grey. Court Director Seitz and Queen
Lori's cousin Leora Kane, Lexington, worked together quite
a few hours decorating the hall, the stage and the dinner
tables.
This Saturday, May 3 will be a mighty busy day for
many. The court and pennant bearers will appear at the
Arlington Rodeo. County artists will show their productions
at the West of Willow. We haven't heard how many will travel
to Walla Walla with the Morrow County Historical Society.
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Betty Rietman shows students a small pint- tree donated by
Harold Kerr, Morrou County Extension Service aent, to
lone Elementary School.
lone pupils plant tree
to mark Arbor Day
The lone Elementary School
celebrated Earth Day and
Arbor Day on Friday, April 25.
Students held a tree planting
ceremony in honor of Arbor
Day. They learned that Arbor
Day was started by J. Sterling
Morton in Nebraska on April
10. 1872. Oregon first cele
brated Arbor Day in the
spring of 1889. Along with
planting a tree, students
buried a container at the
tree's roots which carried the
signatures of all students in
the elementary school.
At the ceremony, the flag
salute was led by the kinder
garten class, the fourth grade
led the singing of "America.
The Beautiful" and the fifth
grade gave an oral reading of
Joyce Kilmer's poem
"Trees."
During the day the classes
Senior Citizens
At the senior dinner last
Wednesday. Paul Jones talked
to the diners about the need
for everyone to work toward
better use of the Morrow
County Senior Bus.
He suggested that more
trips should be scheduled and
praised the lone seniors for
their plan to visit the Hood
River Blossom Festival the
following Sunday.
He stated there is a possibi
lity that the county could lose
the bus if it is not used more.
Pat Brindle is back at work
this week. She asks that
seniors be alerted about the
visit of the Social Security
Administration representa
tive Friday morning. May 9.
He will be at the Neighborhood
Center from 10 a.m. until
noon.
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celebrated the 10th anniver
sary of Earth Day by cleaning
the school grounds, painting
trash cans and planting flower
seeds in planters, which were
constructed by the fifth grade.
The sixth grade also pre
pared gromid for a vegetable
garden which the students will
plant and care for during the
coming months.
DAV office van
due in Hermiston
The Disabled American Vet
erans' Van and Personnel will
lx in Hermiston May 5 at 10
a m to 6 p.m. at the C.R.C..
Second :ind Orchard, to give
free counseling, claim ser
vices and benefit information
for disabled veterans and
their families.
Menus for next week's
dinners are: At Irrigon May
5 orange juice, macaroni and
cheese with weiners, potato
rounds, green beans, celery
filled with peanut butter and
other relishes, tossed green
salad, bread, butter and apple
jelly and gooseberry cobbler.
At Heppner May 6 tomato
juice, burger casserole with
macaroni and cheese topping,
baked fish, seasoned green
beans, tossed salad, biscuits
and jelly and cream puffs.
At lone and Heppner May 7,
a special Mother's Day dinner
--orange juice, fried chicken,
cranberry sauce, baked sliced
potatoes with butter, frozen
buttered peas, molded fruit
salad and banana crunch cake
with ice cream cupc
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Members of the pioneer
Vinson family are serving as
the committee for the 1980
Morrow County Pioneer Pic
nic. Chairman Darrell T. and his
wife, Sue, of Little Butter
Creek, announce that the May
25, Sunday dinner and pro
gram will begin at 1 p.m. in
the county fairground pavi
lion. AH members of the
Vinson family will assist with
Methodists plan Svhale of a sale9
Methodist women have been working all week to get
ready for what they hope will be a whale of a sale slated to
begin at 9 a.m. Saturday on the church lawn.
Mother-daughter meeting
slated by women's group
A mother-daughter meeting
is planned for the Heppner
Christian Women's Club May
5 at 6:45 p.m. at the West of
Willow Restaurant, the theme
is "Mother May I?"
Music will be performed by
Walter Woods.
Ann Stilson, of Spokane,
Wash., is the guest speaker.
She is a former Washington
State Teacher of the Year and
is listed in the "Who's Who"
among educators.
The club will provide a
variety of desserts rather than
the usual salad bar. Tickets
are $2.
Heppner pair
attend TOPS
gathering
"Calling All TOPS" was the
theme for this year's State
Recognition Days for the
Take Off Pounds Sensibly
Cluh members which took
place at the Eugene fair
convention center April 25 and
'Cherrie Clark and Nancy
Bruch of Heppner attended
the convention.
There were many weight
loss winners honored with
division winners, greatest im
provement and charm and
beauty contests. The king
weight loss winner was from
Silverton and he lost 49 pounds
and the queen was from
Springfield and she lost 93
pounds.
Bruch was honored as a
KOPS (Keep Off Pounds
Sensibly) in waiting.
There were class sessions at
the convention on ideas for
contests and fraudulent de
vices for weight reduction.
TOPS meets Monday nights
at the Neighborhood Center on
Willow Street in Heppner.
Weigh-in is from 7 to 7:30 p.m.
with the meeting following.
More information may be
obtained by calling Clark at
f,76-:,222.
Main Office
989-8221
Chemical Div.
2-7289
preparations and greeting and
serving at the community
potluck.
The committee expects
State Senator Ken Jernstedt,
Hood River, to. speak. There
will be some entertainment
and the introduction of special
guests. The Lions Club will
assist by setting up the tables,
the Soroptimists will register
the people and give each a
name tag, and the Heppner
Garden Club will gather and
Reservations may be made
by calling Lynda Crane at
6765175. Free babysitting
may be obtained for the night
by calling Joyce Hughes at
989 8412.
All women and daughters or
guests are invited.
Sorority installs
new officers
At a recent candlelight
ceremony at the home of
Donna Weed. Alpha Theta
Chapter of Epsilon Sigma
Alpha installed officers for the
1980-81 sorority year.
Installed as president was
LaRae Kindle. The vice presi
dent will be Verna Brinda
Taking the oath for secretary
and treasurer respectively
were Donna Weed and Bebe
Munkers.
Mrs. Rita Harris acted as
installing officer.
Judy Osmin was inducted
into Alpha Theta in a reaffilia
tion ceremony.
Following the ceremonies, a
Mystery dinner was served by
the hosts. Rita Harris and
Judv Osmin.
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The first Vinsons came to
this area In 1852, according to
"Yesteryears of Morrow."
John S. Vinson from Iowa,
who ran a store and some
times a post office at the place
named for him along Big
Butter Creek, was not techni
cally a resident of Morrow
County but had influence on it,
according to Giles French in
"Homesteads and Heritages."
George Vinson, born in 1845
in Des Moines, Iowa, was
established on Little Butter
Creek in the 1860's and lived
there until his death in 1934.
He lived further down the
creek than his son, El.a
Henson Vinson, on whose
place Darrell and Sue Vinson
now live,
Elza H. Vinson married
Emma Alice Ferguson in
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century Vinson genealogy is
carefully charted. It reveals
relationships to many other
families whose names are
known in present-day Morrow
County including: Ferguson
Hinton. Way, " Schoonover
Harshman, Ward. Brown. Mc
Daniel, Groshens, Irvln
Breeding, Bellenbrock,: Mar
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and Wilson,
The family of Mrs. John
Brosnan (Zetta), also of Little
Butter Creek, will be the
committee for the 1981 Pio
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