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Easter party held for nursing
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Karen Murty, 4, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Gene Murty, Pioneer Memorial Nursing
Home resident Cleo VanWinkle and Dorothy
Eatburg examine a bunny cake made by the
Murtys for an Easter party at the nursing
home Thursday.
The party was sponsored by the Friendship
Baptist Church. The Hospital Auxiliary
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furnished candy for Easter baskets which
were made by Karen Becky's Blue Bird group
from lone. Renee Siminoe and Cathy Clark
provided music for the party and Friendship
Baptist ladies decorated the eggs for the
baskets.
Each nursing home resident received a
basket and enjoyed cake and punch or coffee.
LABO host families ready
for visitors
Hy HIKDINE Tl'M.IS,
Morrow Extension Service
There's a growing excite
ment in ten Morrow County
families, all who have chosen
to host a special Japanese
La bo student in their homes
next summer. Six boys and
four girls will be a part of the
local scene, arriving in Ore
gon around July 26 for a month
long visit.
Names of host families have
bwn chosen, each carefully
matched to the age and
Interest of a Japanese boy or
girl. Families on both sides of
the ocean will exchange pic
tures, and background infor
mation prior to the arrival of
the students. Liz Curtis. Hep
pner, has contacted all host
families in the arranging of
the exchange, and will later
provide an orientation meet
ing to help local families
prepare for the guests.
Host families are: Mr. and
Mrs. Ned Clark, Mr. and Mrs.
Archie Ball, Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Wright, Mr. and Mrs.
Koger Palmer, Mr. and Mrs.
Hick Curtis, all Heppner; Mr,
and Mrs. Bill Doherty, Mr.
and Mrs. Del Piper, Lexing
ton; Mr. and Mrs. Hellberg,
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Seel,
lrrigon, and Mr. and Mrs. Bob
McLaughlin, Pilot Kock. One
additional student will travel
with the La lo group, but will
visit in the home of a friend in
Dallesport, Washington.
CAMP COUNSELORS
ATTEND SESSION
Four local 4-H'ers recently
attended a three-county camp
counselor training session
given at Camp Hancock, the
OMSI camp near the John Day
River. Those attending had
the opportunity to be involved
in a number of leadership
development experiences, as
well as learn new nature
crafts which they may share
with younger campers. Atten
ding from Heppner were
Larry Palmer, Jodi Padberg,
Kimberly and Jennifer
Hughes.
Additional counselors are
needed for the local 4 H camp
scheduled for June 25-28 this
year at Cutsforth Park. Any
older 4-H member interested
in serving as a counselor at
the Morrow camp is asked to
call 676-HM2 to indicate their
interest, or come by the
extension office to get further
information from John or
Birdine.
SPKINC IIOMEMAKKKS
DAY ANNOUNCED
The popular spring event.
Extension Homemakers' Day,
will he doubly special this
year as women from Morrow
and Umatilla counties join
forces to honor all homemak
ers, as well as share "Our
Cultural Heritage" by dis
plays and demonstrations of
folk arts.
Starting at 9:3(1 a.m. Thurs
day, April 30 at Thompson and
Hoeft Halls, Fairgrounds,
Hermiston, the day will in
clude a variety of interesting
events. Coffee hour and time
lo view the folk arts will
precede the formal program.
At 11 :30 a.m. Marge Griffin,
president-elect. National Ex
tension Homemakers Council,
will present slides from the
triennial meeting in Germany
of the Associated Country
Women of the World. Lunch
eon will be salad potluck. .
provided by the study group
members of both counties.
A number of special awar ds
for study groups and members
will be presented following the
luncheon. Awards to be pre
sented are "Morrow Exten
sion Woman of the Year";
Umatilla County "Mrs. Home-maker-award;
"Study Group
of the Year for Morrow
County"; and a "Community
Service" award for Umatilla
County.
The Morrow and Umatilla
County Homemakers Advi
sory councils invite all women
to attend the special event.
Program is planned to con
clude by 2 p.m.
A tentative date of June 2
has tnH-n selected for the
spring tour sponsored annual
ly by the Homemakers Advi
sory Council, Site selected for
the special fun and education
al day is Cascade Links,
where those participating will
board the tour boat "Colum
bia" to travel through the
links for a 2U hour narrated
excursion. Following the boat
ride, a no-host luncheon will
be available in Cascade
Locks. The group will then
return to The Dalles for
additional events, yet to be
arranged there.
Travel will be by bus. with
costs kepi to a minimum,
(cost of chartered bus, divided
by number of passengers).
Cost for the boat trip is $6.50,
which will be paid by each
individual, in addition to the
lunch and bus fare.
Those interested in partic
ipating in the planned tour are
asked to call the Extension
office as soon as possible and
list their names. When final
plans are completed, they will
be contacted with costs and
full details of the dav.
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WEIGH-IN
EE A STEEKS
There'll be lots of good buys
in beef at the 4-H and FFA
Livestock Sale at county fair
this year, if all animals
weighed in recently come to
the market. The animals were
weighed on two Saturdays, in
north and south Morrow, so
members of both organiza
tions could calculate needed
feed and care to bring them to
peak shape by fair time. More
animals weighed in this spring
from both 411 and FFA, than
the previous year.
OCE names
scholars
A total of 144 Oregon College
of Education students, includ
ing Kristan L. Edmundson of
Heppner and Lorinda Ann
Schnell of lrrigon, were nam
ed to the president's list
winter term for having earned
perfect (4.0) grades while
completing at least 12 credit
hours of graded courses.
Anita Eileen Rogers of
lrrigon was included in 337
others who were named to the
honor roll for having a
grade-point average of 3.5 to
3.99.
lone private in
basic training
Army Pvt. Bruce A. Mil
Iman. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Leland A. Millman of lone, is
attending basic training at
Fort Leonard Wood. Mo.
During the training, stu
dents receive instruction in
drill and ceremonies,
weapons, map reading, tac
tics, military courtesy, mili
tary justice, first aid. and
Army history and traditions.
Morrow Co,
schools to
open before
Labor Day
According to a schedule
adopted Monday, schools In
Morrow County will open
before the Labor Day weekend
this fall.
The schedule for next school
year adopted by the school
board places opening day of
school on Sept. 1. Labor day is
on Sept. 7.
In addition, the schedule has
students coming back from
Memorial Day next year for
two days of school before
dismissal for the summer.
"There was no other way to
make it work, because Labor
Day is so late next year,"
explained John Edmundson,
school district official who
worked up the schedule.
According to the schedule
spring break will be March 22 -26
next year, and Christmas
break will be from Dec. 24 to
Jan. I.
The Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon, Thursday. April 23, 1981-FIVE
Real Easter Bunny captures
childreis attention at story hour
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Around 30 preschoolers and four babies
came to the see a French Lop rabbit, named
Emmy Lou, brought to story hour by Irene
An horn.
Admirers cluster around a real Easter
Bunny at a story hour session at the Heppner
Library last Thursday.
HOMEMAKERS
PLANNED
TOUR
When washing natural-bristle
brushes, a little alum
in the final rinse water
can revive sluggish bristles.
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