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From 7 a.m. last Wednesday through 4 p.m. Easter
Sunday, I spent big periods of two days traveling through
eastern Oregon and eastern Washington. On Wednesday I
had very good company as I drove to Milton-Preewater
where members of the Heppner, lone and Boardman Garden
Clubs met with other members of northeastern Oregon clubs
at the District 10 spring gathering. Rachel Jackson presided
over the event as she terminated her two years as district
director.
Ione's Helen Martin and Jean Nelson were part of the
program and the lone club had a fine attendance -considerably
larger than Boardman's and Heppner's. It was
exciting to welcome members of the new Condon Club into
the district. Just before the meeting concluded, Theta and I
slipped away for a short visit with Dorothy and Charlie
Heard in the Peach Island home at the end of M-F's West 6th.
We were distressed to find Dorothy ill, "but recovering." she
said. Dorothy preceded Rachel as district director of the
garden clubs, and it was so disappointing to us old Morrow
County friends to not have Dorothy in attendance at the
district meeting. She and Charlie told us that she has seen
several special doctors but they still have not ascertained her
trouble.
After the meeting ended, Theta, Adelle LaTrace and Julia
Hill headed back to Heppner in the Hills' car. I drove east
through Walla Walla, Dayton and Colfax and north to the
home of my daughter, Ann Chenhall, and family between
Cheney and Spokane. During the more than three hours of
solo travel I had time to cogitate (to think earnestly; to
ponder, reflect, meditate). I thought over the Monday (April
13) meeting of the Morrow County Senior Citizen Advisory
Committee which Theta and I had attended at Irrigon along
with more than ten other south county seniors. I was most
pleased that Commissioner Dorothy Krebs came there to
give us a better understanding of our county's operations.
The delegation of responsibilities chart and the activity flow
chart which the commissioner showed us were most helpful.
Friend Theta and I still disagree a little about some things
that have taken place and about some methodology;
however, we respect each other's feelings and hopefully we
are gaining more understanding of senior citizen
programming.
That same evening we two took part in the Heppner Garden
Club's April meeting at Julia and Harold Hill's home where
John Edmundson, chairman of the Heppner-Morrow
Chamber of Commerce's Community Action Committee,
came to present and to encourage the garden club to support
the chamber's city beautification goals by considering a
monthly recognition of a "best kept yard."
I am still cogitating about income tax crooks one week
after payment deadline. On Tuesday, April 14, after mailing
my four tax reports, and asking our helpful post office to hold
my mail from Wednesday until Monday, I attended the
Chamber of Commerce luncheon meeting where Fred
Obermiller, OSU associate professor and Extension resource
economist, summerized the final report on the county court's
authorized input-output model.
By 1 :30 p.m. my neighbor Ruby Becket and I were off to a
Bookworm meeting at Inez Erwin's home where everyone
enjoyed an interesting review by Marian Brosnan of parts of
Ralph Friedman's classic "Tales Out of Oregon" and her
showing of colored snapshots which she and husband, Jerry,
had taken when they traveled through the Pete French sector
of the south-east corner of the state.
That evening, as on every Tuesday now, I traveled to
Lexington to attend the BMCC sign language class taught by
school district speech pathologist Carol Faith. Five are
attending from Heppner, one fine student from Lexington
and three or four from lone. As I drove toward Cheney I tried
to review some of the signs we had considered the previous
night.
When I reached the Chenhall home I gave up pondering
about my personal involvements and lost myself in family
activities there where grandchildren, Thomas, soon four, and
Pearl, just eighteen months, were so eager to show me the
family's new goats and hens and chicks. I got quite well
acquainted with the animals during my four-plus days there.
I especially admired the clever duplex housing that architect
Ray Chenhall designed and built - about for the doe and
kid and V4 for the four laying hens and chicks and the various
sleeping, milking, laying, roosting, eating and feed-storage
arrangements each section's animals require.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday whizzed by full of house
and garden projects during delightful, warm, sunny days.
Sunday morning quite early Thomas and Pearl were out in a
grassy spot dotted with wild flowers under the pine trees
where they understood that the Easter bunny had hidden
some eggs. How they squealed as they discovered the
brightly-colored plastics eggs inside which the bunny had put
raisins, little balloons, etc. Thomas reasoned that the bunny
might have come there in an airplane like he thinks Santa
Claus uses. Many planes and helicopters come over the house
which is in line with the Spokane Airport.
When 1 pacKea up tor my lonely drive home I had much to
think over as I drove southwesterly under clouding skys back
to showery Heppner. How exciting it is to observe developing
children. During their egg-finding experience, although they
are about two-and-one-half years apart, the two became
rivals. Each was so eager to collect eggs - Thomas declaring
"I say that one first" and little Pearl squealing and by signs
insisting on her right to several they discovered about the
same time. Their competition was good but needed some
monitoring so that in the excitement the older, quicker,
stronger child did not completely outdo the smaller one.
I reflected on the need to civilize (to train in culture,
science and art; to bring out of a savage barbaric condition;
to enlighten, humanize, polish) that all good parents have as
their babies grow. As I drove along the highway I looked
about at the results of civilization - at humans living in
orderly arrangements in rural and community settings. Ah,
civilization is necessary. Yet, perhaps civilization compli
cates life (complicates-makes hard to understand; mixes
up, makes involved). Native Americans and our pioneer
families were surely more free of complications than we are
now with our LCDC, our taxation, our rules, regulations,
commissions and committees. Yet I wonder how truly
carefree earlier life was? I'm just getting into James
Michner's great, new novel "The Covenant" and have
learned, so far, how difficult life was for the primitive
bushmen of Africa.
Soon I was thinking about the great need to communicate
(to pass along, to transfer, transmit; to give information by
talking or writing; to exchange ideas or thoughts). It seems
so significant that we older citizens communicate effectively
with" youngsters. Also we must communicate with
understanding and empathy with one another.
We must also try to conserve to keep from harm or decay ;
to protect from loss or from being used up; to preserve)
much that we have known and have learned is worthwhile for
coming generations. Although I chafe with tax reporting,
with regulations, with some civic planning, and with
difficulties caused by poor communication, I really believe in
careful conservation of land, of resources and of compiled
knowledge that our generation must pass on.
As I crossed the Columbia River wondering about future
highways and future travel, I cogitated on compromise (to
settle by agreeing that each contestant will give up a part of
what he demands, to come to terms), and I thought of some
of problems facing our world, about nations, about refugees,
about energy shortages and about inflation. I recalled that I
had read that compromise is a process by which neither side
gets what it wants. I thought about my well-educated and
traveled daughter and her architect husband who are
choosing to live somewhat like pioneers because they want to
exist rather independently in these complicated times.
They have chosen a situation where they have a happy
compromise between rural, pioneer-type life and yet enjoy
the "advantages" of the city of Spokane with Its bustling
culture and of nearby Cheney with its nice academic center.
While I was with them we drove into Spokane to do a little
special shopping and also went to closer Cheney to pick up an
Easter package at the post office and to buy gasoline (more
than 10 cents a gallon cheaper than in Heppner) and to drive
through the attractive, lively campus of Eastern Washmgton
Universitv where mv sign language teacher, Carol Faith.
Heppner Junior High's Paul Stringer and Ione's Marvin
Peterson and John Rietmann were graduated. Lam pleased
that Thomas and Pearl will attend school in Cheney ...
Thomas will start pre-school there next fall.
Now to conclude (to terminate, to resolve, end). I have
enjoyed putting down these paragraphs with the aid of the
"C" pages of my trusty, well-worn dictionary.
Riverside High to
Soroptimists honor
charter members
at group's anniversary
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Women's Aglow to meet Tues.
The monthly meeting of the p.m., with n meeting til 7:15
Heppner Women's Aglow will p.m.
be held Tuesday. April 211. t Speaker for the event will be
the Episcopal Church hall in Owen Limiting of Roedsport,
Heppner. Ort, who will Hluire her
A salad luncheon at a cost of experiences of being cured of
$2.50 will be served at B::) cancer.
preSeilt 5-aCt play Elaine George (left) and Eleanor Gonty
The drama class at River
side High School in Boardman
is presenting a five-act play.
"Hail, the Hunkering Hero"
on April 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the
Richland L. Bateman Memor
ial Auditorium.
The play will star Mike
Bartlett as Coach O'Brother.
Rod Garrison as Clifford
Heppner
News
Anna Mae and George
Steagall were relieved to hear
from their daughter, Vicki
Hyne. who lives outside Tulsa
in the path of the recent
tornado there. Vicki 's home
was not hit. but those of
several neighbors were de
stroyed. She had just moved to
the area in January.
The Sykes family had two
birthday parties as well as an
Easter celebration over the
weekend. David celebrated
his birthday on Saturday and
Andrew celebrated his first
birthday on Sunday. Helping
the two celebrate with ice
cream, cake and balloons
were Christopher and April.
Have visitors or travel over
Easter weekend? Just give the
Gazette-Times a call and we'll
be glad to include your news in
' the Heppner News column.
Schnorkle the hillbilly football
star, and Jim Gregory and
Michelle Coleman as the
proud parents of Clifford. The
play is under the direction of
Frances Glenn.
Prices will be $1.50 for
adults. 75 cents for students 12
and older and 50 cents for
under 12 and over 65.
lone Extension
sponsors lone
Easter egg hunt
The lone Extension Club
sponsored the Easter egg hunt
at the lone City Park and
donated the eggs for it. Money
for the prizes was donated by
local businesses.
Jeri McElligott and Debbie
Morgan, co-chairmen of the
egg hunt committee, super
vised two of the age groups
and Delia Heideman super
vised the third age group. The
lone Junior High Youth group
assisted club members in
hiding the eggs.
Winners of the two gold eggs
were Sezanne Owen and
Aaron Heideman.
The two silver eggs were
won by Ryan Tullis and
Michelle Beck.
Elaine George and Eleanor
Gonty. charter members of
Soroptimist International of
Heppner. were honored last
Thursday at a Soroptimist
meeting commemorating the
3:ird anniversary of formation
of the local group
Following a noon luncheon.
Mrs. Gonty read the group's
charter and Mrs. George
reminisced about the fnuda
tinn and history of the group
"It's been an enjoyable 33
years." commented Mrs.
Gonty.
Signing the charter on April
10. 1948. in addition to Mrs
Gouty and Mrs George were:
Viola Crawford. Fay Buch
num. Kuth Payne. Frances
Mitchell, Grace Nickerson.
(Hire Hughes. l.eta Himiiih
revs. Maxinc East. Etta
Parker. Ruth Siinders. Olive
Yeager. Ida Karra. Helen
Ruggles. Margaret Gillis. Rita
Sanger. Verna Hayes and
Jeannie Gaines.
At the conclusion of the
meeting. Soroptimists en joyed
anniversary cake baked h
Velma Felt, lioth charter
members were presented with
Imiii(U(Is of flowers
Frances Mitchell to be
honored at open house
The family of Frances Mitchell are honoring her on her
75th birthday with an open house from 2 to 5 p.m.. Saturday,
April 25, at the home of George and Lorene Griffith. 12 miles
north of lone.
All friends and relatives are cordially invited to attend.
The family requests no gifts.
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OSEA food
sale Friday
Chapter 59 of the Oregon
School Employees Association
(OSEA) will be holding a food
sale this Friday. April 24. at 10
a.m. on Main Street. Exact
location has not yet been
determined. Proceeds from
the sale are to benefit their
scholarship fund
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Soroptimist Senior Girls luncheon Thurs.
The Senior Girls Luncheon
for Heppner High School
senior girls and their mothers,
sponsored by Soroptimist In
ternational of Heppner, will be
held this Thursday. April 23.
at noon at the Episcopal
Parish hall. ,
Guest speaker for the an
nual event will be Morrow
County District Attorney Ann
Spicer. Soloist will be Ron
McDonald. Ola Mae Groshens
will provide music. Dr. Wal
lace Wolff is furnishing flow
ers for the occasion.
The luncheon is being pre
pared by the Episcopal
Church women.
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