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FOUR-The Heppner GaieUe-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, December 10 i81 4Fom can get there from here & bach again, but it ain't easy9 (Editor's note: The follow ing is the first of a four part series to be featured weekly in the Gazette-Times. The author. Kay Anderson of Heppner along with her hus band Frank, an area wheat rancher, recently traveled to India, as well as other countries, and has written an account of their interesting trip.) - By KAY ANDERSON My husband. Frank, and I have traveled quite a bit in recent years and have seen many interesting countries and a lot of peculiar things. I have been asked to write about our travels before, but never thought any of them very entertaining for others to read until the one from which we have just returned. This one was unusual, full of high adventure, and something we would probably not have done had we known beforehand what we were getting into. On October 25 we took off for New Delhi via an overnight stay in Hong Kong, to Join what was beautifully describ ed in the travel brochure as a "Himalayan Nature Tour." We were also promised a tour of farming in middle India and time spent in game parks and countryside instead of cities. Our arrival at the New Delhi Airport at 1 a.m. would have been a culture shock in itself if we hadn't already seen the same thing in other Third World countries-the floor of the airport covered with sleeping Indians. They sleep there because they simply don't have any other place to sleep. We were delivered to our hotel at 1 a.m.. fell into bed and slept until the next afternoon. We investigated our hotel and found that one of its restaurants had authentic In dian food, so we thought we should get ethnic right away. . Indian food is not the common peaceful type curry we think of in this country as being Indian. One bite of this food and you have ruined your mouth and throat and the top of your head just flew off. We had quite a little bit of this type of food throughout our travels and our stomachs will probably never be the same. The next morning we met our guide and the two other people with whom we shared the next 20 days. One was a photographer from New Jer sey, and the other was a lovely lady. Marcia. from Seattle. Our guide was a Mr. Raj Singh who is about 35 years old. He is a naturalist who also has a law degree but had stopped practicing in order to farm his family farm, and to lead treks into the Himalayas and nature tours to hunt the elusive Bengal Tiger and other game in the game parks of India which was what our nature trip really boiled down to. Raj first took us on about a five mile walk through the Delhi Zoo. supposedly the largest in the world. I thought it very ill kept and secretly thought that he really wanted to know if we old people could keep up the pace. We also toured New Delhi and Old Delhi. I couldn't see much difference between the new and the old. Sunbeam 1203 Km ELC1 CSSYER MM t-ff latfQ7 WH. KMTI t.M TM FWU cut I 'Win-Are 1200' is the power-packed midget . . . with super drying power or 300-watts gentle etyter Weighs leas then 8 oz. lo make He perfect traveler. (32) - M nxni HIITfJIAnri'S lone 422 -T- 1,"""U"3$V v "WTsr I ft if rW'-TSmfX' Ml 1 An Indian coffee house ..... ft. 1 "J ,- .s&.fct-. t WW- f, . ... ... il... An Indian farmer plows his field The next day our high adventure began. We flew on Delhi Airlines to Lucknow and took a six hour drive to Tiger Haven. Raj said we would go in limousines, which turned out to be two Indian made cars about the size of a small foreign make. He had also warned us that Indian roads were very bad. That was the understatement of the year. We traveled less than 200 miles on fairly straight roads and it took us about six hours. The roads were the worst I've ever been on anywhere, crowded with people, carts, goats, water buffalo, and the ever present sacred brahma. By the way. the Indians eat a lot of chappatis. as we wheat people know, but when they fry them in the morning, no matter how poor the family, the first chappattis go to the brahmas. After six hours of horn blowing, one flat tire, and one broken shock absorber we arrived at the turn off to Tiger Haven. It had been raining, so we were met by a couple of native boys with a wheel tractor, who towed us the I1? miles into the haven ranch headquarters. This was truly a ranch that was situated next to a national park, and the Indians who owned the ranch took in guests who wanted to ride elephants into the park on tiger hunts. Our hosts also by the name of Singh, but no relation to Raj. were very high caste Indians who had obviously been educated in English M.C. Cowbell es to hold annual luncheon The Morrow County Cow bcllcs will hold their annual no-host luncheon on Friday. Dec. 11 at the Heppner Elks Lodge. The luncheon will begin at 12 noon, said a Cowbelle spokeswoman. An election of officers will be held and committee reports will be heard. Door prizes will also be awarded, she added. 9 PIECE HOME gQJ HAIR TBI! SET Save money and time. Includes power ful clipper with 4 trim attachments; comb, scissors, oiling tube, blade guard. With easy illustrated instruc tions (30) UAL1D17ARE - 7211 schools because they had very Rritish ways of thinking and talking. We had tea. and our hostess said to me. "Would you likeabawth?" I don't usually bathe at 5:30 in the afternoon, so I said I thought I'd wait until bedtime. She said. "Oh, my deah, you must have it now as the bawth boys go off duty at 8 p.m." So the "hawthboy" fixed my bawth and I was led to my room . My tub was a tin, oval shaped, wash tub sitting in the middle of the floor. The same old Saturday night special we had when I was a kid. But the boy had filled it with hot water and when I finished mv bawth. he fixed one for Frank. We also found in here what we were to come to know as the Indian toilet-it always had a bucket of water sitting alongside because it didn't flush. The next day we took our first elephant ride through the bush in the park. All we saw were tiger pug marks and a couple of monkeys. The weather continued to worsen, and I thought it was sort of like snipe hunting. The Indian host even baited a tiger with an old buffalo cow and the tiger did make the kill. Frank and the others went out in the blind to watch for him to come back, but I didn't think this was too sporting so stayed in camp. When they came back they had seen nothing and were covered with leeches. I was glad I hadn't gone. to be cont inued next week Grange meeting rescheduled The Rhea Offk Oranpe meeting scheduled for Friday. Dec. 11. has been re-scheduled for Friday. Dec. 18. announ ced a grange spokesperson. f All Boys & Girls ages 8-13 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Jim Swanson 422-7162 Senior News Ilv ,H STINT' WKXTIIIvltl'OltH The noon hour was not ncnrlv long eimui'h Wednes day, Dec. 2. for all the activities which took place nt the Heppner senior mealsite. H V Karen Thomas, who conducted her regular first Wednesrbv of the month blood pressure tcstinB. was intro duced hv Committee Chair man Rill Collins hefore the meal when he announced that the mealsite cooks reallv need n food processor. The idea of a benefit sale at noon on Dec. Ifi. was suggested hv the site committee as a means of obtaining funds and was approved bv the seniors pre sent. Folks are to bring homemade foods and miscel laneous items which they will contribute to he sold to raise mnnev for the purchase of i a blender. After the meal Chairman Collins introduced Pat Brin rile. Morrow County director for the Rlue Mountain Eco nomic Development Council, who carefullv explained the facts about the current enercv assistance progrem which she is supervising in Heppner nt the Neighborhood Center and also in Roardman and Irrignn. Next Jo Ann Rugarski. who brought a film from Pendle ton, was introduced. She "explained the film on Acci dental Hypothermia, a winter hazard for the elderly, which is being shown around Oregon in conjunction with MEAP Vlnw Income Energv Assis tance Program). It stresses the importance of senior citizens protecting themselves ' against too low body tempera tures by keeping their homes at fin degrees and by dressing warmly, eating properly, staving active during waking hours, keeping warm in bed and. if they are alone, having someone checking on them regularly. Symptoms of accidental hypothermia are a change in appearance or behavior, stiff muscles. slurred speech, shallow, verv slow breathing, slowed, sometimes irregular, heartbeat, weak pulse, low blood pressure, confusion, disorientation, drowsiness or coma. If anv of the above svmploms are present, the senior's temperature needs to be checked, and if it is below 9f degrees, medical help should be obtained, said Thomas. Don't know what to give? Give a Carol Gram Heppner High School chorus students will soon be deliver ing Carol Grams, an annual enterprise, said Chorus Direc tor Kitty Coon. The Carol Gram project is an annual fund raiser for the group. For $2. a small group of students will deliver a Christ Santa to visit Story Hour Santa Claus will be on hand Thursday, Dec. 10 at Story Hour at the Heppner Public Library at 10:30 a.m. to visit 10th Annual HOOP SHOOT Sat., Dec. from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Heppner and lone High School gyms, whichever is most convenient SHERIFF'S REPORT The Morrow County Sher iff's Office at the Morrow County Courthouse in Heppner handled the following calls during the past week: On Dec. l nn ambulance was requested for a woman re portedly having chest pains. A Roardman ambulance re sponded to the call, Also on Dec. 1. a trailer was reported on fire at the Shirley Rugg ranch at Three Mile. SimTag and Boeing respond ed. In another Dec. 1 Incident Frederic Glenn Roy was arrested by the Albany Police Dept. on a Morrow County Circuit Court warrant for alleged violation of a proba tion order. Roy was lodged at the Linn Co. Jail. On Dec. 3 a flue fire was reported on Chase St. resi dence unknown. The Heppner Fire Dept. responded. Again on Dec. 3, an ambu lance was requested for a timber faller on Wetmore Road. A Heppner ambulance responded. In another incident occur ring on Dec. 3. an ambulance Area Scouts to carol, offer Xmas trees Area Cub Scouts are ex tending an invitation to the public to join them in singing Christmas carols in local communities next week, said a Cub Scouts spokesperson. Those interested in joining the Scouts in caroling should meet at the Heppner City Park on Wednesday. Dec. 16 at 6:30 p.m. to carol in the lone and Lexington areas. Scouts and others interested in caroling in th Heppner area on Thurs day Dec. 17 should meet at the park at 7 p.m. Scouts are also offering Christmas trees for sale this year with prices ranging from $2.50 to $7. Trees are available at Les Schwab's Tire Center in Heppner and at City Hall in Lexington, A group of Scouts and leaders cut the trees above Heppner on Sunday, Dec. 6. said a spokesperson. It was also reported that the group en joyed some sledding during the outing. mas carol and card that states who the carol is from, to anyone living' in the Heppner Lexingtnn area, said Coon. Carols will begin being delivered on Wednesday, Dec. 9 and continue through Mon day. Dec. 21. To order a Carol Gram, call 989-8557 after 5 p.m. with preschool children. Christmas stories will be featured at this special event, said a spokesperson. 12 Elk's S was requested at the Heppner Elk's Lodtfe. A Heppner ambulance responded to the call. On Dec. 5 a one vehicle Hc'ciilcol occurred on Hwy. 207 approximately three miles south of Hardmnn at about 10 p.m. The passenger side of the vehicle struck a rock wall. Killed was Gerald William Cox, 2-1 of llermiston. Driver of the vehicle. LeRoy Keith Rea. lone and another pas senger, I.ori Fllen Pemherton, Umatilla were injured and transported to Pioneer Mem orial Hospital In Heppner, A Morrow Co. Sheriff's deputy and the Oregon State Police responded . Grand Squares hold Christmas dance The Grand Squares dance club held their Christmas dance on Saturday. Dec. 5 at the lone American Legion Hall, reports Dorothy Warren, secretary. The hall was decorated with Christmas decorations and a Christmas tree. Ron Davis of Rock Creek called some of the dances. A gift exchange of one pound of anything usable was held. Some of the unusual Rifts included a can of motor oil additive, one pound of clothes pins, dry onions, a one pound package of note pads, a lfi ounce container of glue as well as the usual nuts and candy, rejxtrts Mrs. Warren. The next dance will he held at the lone American Legion Hall on Saturday, January 9 at 8 p.m. iOBBBHBtJBHn DORTT LETT THE ,-w GET YOUR HERE'S A 18580K13. 19575K14. CO-OP BATTERIES '" pa, 1 5-Year Warranty Based on Months in Service Lexington Cliristian to hold program The Lexington First Christ ian Church will sponsor a special Christmas program on Sunday, Dec, 13. 5::io p.m. which will feature Christmas carols to be performed around the community Christmas tree by the Pendleton Salva tion Army Rand under the Heppner schools slate winter concert Heppner jr. and senior high schools, grades five through eight, will hold their winter concert on Tuesday, Dec. 15. 7'3n p m nt the high school Meet Another Member Of The Mobil Synthetic Family, Mobilubo S.H.C. Synthesized Multipurpose Gear Lubricant. It offen the following advantage and benefits in low temperature operal'um. 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