SIX The llrnnnpr r.axtt.Times. Hennaer. Ore eon. Thursdav.
Around About
By Jutiine Weatherford
Last weekend there was special joy and celebration in the
congregation of All Saints' Episcopal Church. On Sunday,
visiting Bishop Rusty Kimsey along with the Rev. Ed Watts
conducted the confirmation services for the four
grandchildren of W.E. (Ebb) and Pauline Hughes the Allen
Hughes' daughters, Carolyn and Jennifer and the Merlin
Hughes' daughter Kimberly and son William Kevin.
After the church services the congregation enjoyed dinner
together. Merlin Hughesbaked a 21 pound Oregon salmon
which was the main entree of the Sunday meal.
It was so good to have Harold and Carol Kerr visiting in the
county over the weekend as guests of Bob and Sue Jepsen.
The group attended the dinner at All Saints'. The Kerrs were
greeted by many here who enjoy seeing them as often as .
possible.
Last week quite a few persons throughout Morrow and
several adjoining counties learned more about Southeast
Asia from Marie Rietmann of Condon. Marie traveled to
Thailand last fall under the International Farm Youth
Exchange (IFYE) program and is now showing her pictures
and telling of her experiences in various communities.
When Birdine Tullis of the county Extension office
introduced Marie at the Chamber of Commerce weekly
luncheon, Birdine said that the IFYE program has suffered
financial cuts this year and that instead of sending four
youths from Oregon out to visit farm folks in far places, only
two could go.
Marie Rietmann was an excellent representative of this
state and is doing a wonderful job of telling about what she
saw and learned in the land of rice paddies, elephants,
beautiful-colored buildings and the hard-working and
friendly Thai people.
After her slide showing and narration, Marie performed a
classical Thai dance and then concluded her program by
singing and accompanying herself on her guitar. She passed
a Thai farm worker's hat around to collect some
contributions toward the IFYE program. On a nearby table
she had arranged a display of objects of interest from
Thailand.
Perhaps you have been reading about the great birthday
spectacle that will begin in Bangkok on April 4. This capital
city will be celebrating its bicentennial and observing the 200
year anniversary of the founding of the royal house of Chakri,
whose ninth ruler is the present Thai sovereign, King
Bhumibol Adulyade.
Since my husband Bill died in December 1977, 1 have had
too many months of living completely alone a condition I
had never known before because until the later third of our
years together, Bill's daughter Karla shared our home and
before I came to Morrow County I had always one or more of
my own young people with me. Most of one school year since
Bill's death my loneliness was eased while I enjoyed having
the company of Lela Breidenbach (now Peterson) in my
home while she completed her senior year at Heppner High.
Now I am feeling delighted to have a fine younger mind and
body living with me again. Bouapeth Thongdy (her first
name is pronounced Boe-pet ) , who came here from Laos with
her refugee family over two years ago moved into my home
last Saturday.
She is a very friendly, busy and ambitious lady. She says
she plans to attend Heppner, High one more year and that by ,
the time she completes her School work, hopefully she will
also have learned enough about working in an American
hospital to qualify to be employed as a nurse's aide.
Presently Bouapeth spends the usual five days at school
and then she hurries to the hospital by 4 p.m. to stay helping
and learning there until 8 p.m. or later. Because she is
needing to work extra hard at learning a completely new
language, she is studying diligently.
I am so pleased to have her cheerful, youthful company
and I expect that I may gain a great deal by associating with
her. Perhaps our daily chatting will help her some in her
need to become at ease with our language and culture. Very
few Americans are ambitious and patient enough to attempt
to become proficient in Oriential languages.
1 am one who could never even begin to reach a simple
conversational level in those languages which are tonal, in
which different tones convey different meanings to every
word. I think most of the people of Thailand and Laos speak
dialects that are based in the Sino-Tibetan language system.
Bouapeth 's Laotian home was on the Mekong River, the
largest river of Southeast Asia, which forms part of the
boundary between Laos and Thailand.
One of the minor problems of aging, at least for me, is
losing contact with our community's young folks and their
activities. Having this fine young woman in my home will
help me know what some of the local young folks are doing
and may help me feel a bit younger.
I am very grateful to her family and to her for accepting
my hospitality.
News
from HIS
Individuals who buy quali
fying "All-Savers" certifi
cates may qualify for an
interest exclusion of up to
$1,000 on a single return or
$2,000 on a joint return, says
IRS District Director in Ore
gon. T. Blair Evans.
Qualifying certificates are
those issued between October
1. 1981 and December 31, 1982.
Interest earned on certificates
purchased last year does not
have to be included as income
for 1981 federal income tax
purposes. The amount exclud
able cannot exceed $1000 for a
single individual or $2000 for a
married couple.
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Rietrnann's
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$399
Hardware
lone, OR
More information on all
savers certificates may be
found in the federal income
tax instruction book or in IRS
Publication 553, "Highlights of
1981 Tax Changes." This and
other free publications may be
ordered by using the form in
the tax package or by calling
the IRS tax forms number
listed in the local phone
directory.
mark this day
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January 21. 1982
Degree of
installed by state director
Officers for 1982-83 of the
Degree of Honor Protective
Assoc. were installed by Mrs.
Lawrence Clausen, state dir
ector. Bend on Tuesday,
January 12 at the Degree of
Honor Hall in Heppner.
Mrs. Clausen spoke to the
officers of Kate J. Young No.
29 before the closing of the
ceremony and Mrs. Bob
Harris was elected secretary
pro tern. Refreshments were
served by Mary Bryant, with
other members assistine
Historical Society
holds board meeting
BylKIIMI.IONFS
The Morrow County Histori
cal Society met at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bloods
worth on Monday evening.
Jan. II. for a regular board
meet inc. The evening began
with a lovely politick dinner
and was followed by the
meeting.
Plans were discussed con
cerning a quarterly magazine,
similar to the Umatilla County
quarterly, with a committee
appointed to compile history
and anecdotes of Morrow
County and former citizens.
The committee includes: Lu
etic Peck. Ixington: Helen
Currin. Butter Creek: Inez
F.rwin. Justine Weatherford.
and Sadie Parrish of Heppner:
and county wide assistance
will he given by Jean Nelson, a
memhcr of the board of
directors. Anyone having a
historical story, serious or
humorous is asked to notify
one of the forennmed ladies.
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Friends were sorry to hear
of the hospitalization of Freida
Majeske in Pioneer Memorial
hospital in Heppner.
Victor Klinger was taken on
Monday to the train depot by
his mother and her husband
Mr. and Mrs. Rill Padherg
after the weekend spent in
I-exinglnn.
Friends of Jack McMillan
are sorry to hear of the illness
that is keeping him in St.
Charles Hospital in Bend. He
is a former Iexingtnn resi
dent. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Jones
spent the weekend in Irrigon
to be near an uncle. John
Spence. who was in critical
condition at Good Shepherd
Hospital.
The Lexington Christian
Church en joyed a pot luck
dinner on Sunday, following
church services. A board
meeting was also held.
Linda Biddlecomb. a stu
dent at Linfield College.
McMinnville. was a recent
caller at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Bill B. Marquardt.
Mr. and Mrs. T.E. Mesen
ger. Erda Pieper and Paul
Morev were Pendleton callers
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Honor members
President Bryant reminded
the group that inspection is
April 13 at the hall in Heppner
and told the group that the
district convention will be held
April 20 in Pendleton.
Those officers re-installed
were: President - Mary Bry
ant: Vice President - Julia
Hill; 2nd Vice President -Marie
Steagall: Sec.-Treas.
Shirley Connor: Recording
Sec. - Marjorie Worden;
Usher - Bernice Nash; Asst.
Usher - Adelle La Trace; Inner
as they are anxious to get the
first four quarterlies ready to
gn to press.
These quarterlies will sell at
a nominal fee to help defray
the costs of compiling and
printing.
Plans were discussed for an
overnight trip to Burns and
other points of interest in
Harney County about the first
week in May. The hosts of the
excursion are to he Mr. and
Mrs Haines, who spoke at the
last Morrow County meeting.
Anyone interested in partici
pating is asked to call Barbara
Bloodswnrlh or Delpha Jones.
The lodging and bus trip will
be included in the fee with
meals to be paid for bv the
traveler.
An election of officers was
held with the following elect
ed Delpha Jones, chairman:
Harold Peck, vice chairman.
Ruth McCnbe. secretary
treasurer. Anyone interested in joinim'
the Historical is invited In (In
on Mondav where Mr. Morev
consulted a phvsician.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bellamy
and family were Condon
callers on Sundav
Phillip Marquardt spent the
weekend in Portland visiting
his fiancee Paula Martin. The
young couple enjoyed some
skiing at Ml. Hood
Debbie Jones and family of
Pendleton visited her parents.
Mr and Mrs. Joe Yocum over
the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. L.D. Vinson of
Monument visited her mother.
Calie Padherg on Saturday
and attended the funeral
services of Earl Padberg. a La
Grande resident, formerly of
Morrow County. Interment
was at the Lexington Ceme
tery. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Padberg
had several members of the
Padberg family at their home
for dinner Saturday following
the funeral services.
Mr and Mrs Frank Robin
son entertained on Saturday
with a dinner honoring their
granddaughter. Debbie Sharp,
on her birthday. Dinner and
visiting were en joyed by about
32 guests.
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Ouler Watch - Esther Rerg
strom: Pianist - Shirley Con
nor: Trustees: one year
Martha King, two years Ida
Farm three years Bernice
Nash: Ritual Counselor
Martha King; Color Bearer
Susie Cooper: Rt. Asst. to V.P.
- Martha King: Lt. Asst. to
V.P. - Cataie Padberg: and
Ida Farra. Mildred Padberg
and Jo Huston were installed
as the Escort Staff.
BMCC pres.
delivers
message
Urging the adoption of a
budget that "demonstrates
fiscal restraint in keeping with
the current economic times,"
Blue Mountain Community
College President Ron Daniels
presented his budget message
to the college budget commit
tee and board of education at a
joint meeting. Jan. 13. The
budget reflects a 6.1 percent
increase'.
In considering the 1982-1983
budget document as presented
at the meeting, the president
urged a "balanced" approach
to making an effort to continue
serving patrons of the college
district. The president warned
the board and committee that
his budget was a "bare bones"
document which reflected a
"reduction in some services."
The proposed BMCC budget
calls for a levy of $3,058,090.
The owner of a $60,000 home
would pay $94.80 to support the
operation of the college next
year. This amount reflects an
increase of $9.60 over the
amount paid this year.
Reductions in the college
program have come in the
Foreign Language area where
the college has gone from a
full-time instructor to part
time instruction. The Applied
Photography program has
been discontinued. In addi
tion, the president has propos
ed that state funds and local
property tax monies no longer
be used to help pay the cost of
summer classes. Summer
school classes will be support
ed by student tuition alone,
under the new budget.
The budget, as presented,
reflected a $113,522 reduction
in expected state funding.
Final decisions on the exact
amount of state appropria
tions to community colleges
will be decided by the Oregon
Legislature during their
special session set to begin
Jan. 18.
While keeping costs down
and eliminating some servi
ces, Daniels noted that the
proposed budget "will not
seriously impair our ability to
continue to provide quality
education to the students."
Budget deliberations will
continue through January at
the college. The date for the
two-county vote on the elec
tion is Tuesday, March 30.
BMCC has no tax base and
must go to the voters each
year for approval of its budget
levy.
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50 E.C.O.A.C. members meet
By JUSTINE
U'FATIIKRFORD
Wednesday, January 13,
over 50 persons from the five
counties of the East Central
Oregon Association of Coun
ties who are members of the
Area Agency of Aging Advi
sory Council and the Nutrition
Project Council - met in
Heppner for their bi monthly
sessions.
During the morning hours,
the Nutrition Project Council
met at the Bank of Eastern
Oregon with area coordinator
Sue Comrie of Pendleton. The
Area Agency on Aging Advi
sory Council met with senior
programs director Rollin
Reynolds also of Pendleton, in
the council room of the
Columbia Basin Electric
Co-op.
At noon most of those
attending the morning meet
ings went to the Heppner
mealsite at the fairgrounds to
enjoy the fellowship at the
regular Wednesday noon
meal.
At 1 p.m. the two groups
combined for a meeting at the
co-op building. Paul Jones.
Heppner. president of the
advisory council, presided as
various reports were deli
vered by several memlers
who had served on special
committees and by persons
representing the 16 mealsites
in the five-county area.
Each mealsite representa
tive stated that things were
going well, that in spite of
winter weather attendance
was holding well and even
increasing. Several reported
that their mealsites had been
able to acquire needed equip
ment, such as. dishwashers
and more freezer space.
Paul Jones and Rollin Rey
nolds, who had attended a
senior services division study
committee, reported that in
general, budgets for senior
services would not be drasti
cally cut this year. They said
that Oregon's Project Inde-
Communication
workshop slated
Rottert L. Phillips. Oregon
State University, will conduct
a one day workshop on
"Practical Ways to Improve
Your Communication" in
Pendleton at the Red Lion
Indian Hills. I R4 and Hwy 11.
in Thursday. February 18.
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The workshop is designed
for office personnel. The
instructor uses lecture and
demonstrations to give practi
cal advice on how to improve
the four basic communication
skills: listening, reading, writ
ing and speaking, stated an
OSU news release.
Enrollments are accepted in
the order received until the
limit is reached. Registration
is completed by sending $00 to
Continuing Education. Oregon
State University. Continuing
Education Building, Corvallis.
Oregon 97331. For further
details, call Continuing Edu
cation in Corvallis, (503)
754 2677.
The first cable meisage
was tent across the Atlantic
Ocean on Aug. 16, 1859.
BALE HANDLING.
$1750
pendence Is heing recognized
as a fine system of providing
alternative care which saves
much money by helping sen
iors stay In their homes
instead of moving into nursing
homes.
Members of the transporta
tion committees for four of the
counties told of the bus usage
in their various communities
(Gilliam County does not have
a senior bus.) In Morrow,
Wheeler and Grant counties,
buses are used regularly for
transporting seniors to the
mealsites and during pleasant
weather many field trips have
been enjoyed. In Umatilla
County there arc two buses.
One is used daily In Pendleton
and the other, which is usually
stationed at Umatilla, is used
frequently for special outings.
The area director of the
Nursing Home Ombudsman
Program. Regitin Marks of
Hermiston, told how helpful
this program has become to
seniors in nursing homes,
especially to those who are
released to go back to their
own home-care arrange
ments. Tony Barnhart, executive
director of the KCOAC. told
how some seniors have licen
aided during employment He
said they have received assis
tance with problems during
transition periods and with
arrangements for salaries and
working conditions.
It was announced that
because Title V of the Older
Americans Act may be phased
out by I1IH3. there could be a
considerable cut in the num
ber of older workers. Every
one present was encouraged to
telephone congressmen to pro
test this cut and to urge that
the Title V program hi'
retained.
The representative from the
Hermiston mealsite invited
members of the two councils
to come to Hermiston for the
next bi monthly meeting on
March 16.
Scouts elate
pack meeting
A Scout and re-registration
pack meeting will be held at
the Heppner F.Ik's Lodge on
January 25 at 7 p.m.
Any boy wishing to join Cub
Scouts, Webclos or Hoy Scouts
may join at this meeting, said
a spokesperson.
All boys now in Scouts must
re-register at this meeting,
said a sMkesperson
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Holly Rebckah
Lodge meets
lly DF.I.PIIAJON'KS
Holly Kebekah Lodge met
on Thursday. Jan. 14. for a
regular meeting and installa
tion of officers. The installing
team consisted of Hilda Yo
com, HHP and Deputy Mar
shall Maureen Howard. The
PNG was presented a pin
when installed into her office
and newly elected NG Dorothy
Burcham received a lovely
centerpiece from lodge mem
bers. Installed were the NG and
VC; - Ruth Robinson: Secre
tary - Delpha Jones; Treas
urer - Virginia Peck; Chaplain
- l'ila Palmer; Warden -Millie
Yocom: Conductor -Debbie
Sharp; ISG Donna
Papinoau. ISC; -trances Peck;
RSNG Catie Padberg: Mu
sician Leila Messenger; Vice
Grand - Ruth Robinson and
RSVG - Joyce Rurchnnnn. The
trustees are Joyce Burchanan
three years. Virginia Peck
two years and loila Palmer, a
one year term.
Committees appointed by
(he NG were: Finance: Joyce
Buchanan. Catie Padherg.
and Debbie Sharp; Hospital
ilv: Virginia Peck. Maureen
Howard and Joyce Buchanan:
Flowers: Dorothy Burcham.
Delpha Jones and Donna
Papineau: Scrap Book: Vir
ginia Peck: Good of the
Order: Hilda Yocom. Com
munity Service: Ruth Robin
son Memorial: Delpha Jones.
Millie Yocom. Hilda Yocom
and Virginia Peck: and Visit
ing: l.oila Palmer, Ruth
Robinson. Fula Hloodsworth
and Dorothy Burcham
Plans were discussed for the
tilth wedding anniversary ce
lebration of the Kenneth
Palmers which will be held on
Sunday, Jan 24. at the
Kchckah Halt in Lexington
The honored couple request no
gifts.
Committees and plans were
discussed for the State As
sembly President's visit on
March 4 The evening will
start with a dinner at fip m at
the hall the district meeting
will be March fi at Bunchgrass
Hall in lone
Clever towel gifts were
presented to last year mem
Ikts from the PNG Joyce
Buchanan
The meeting was adjourned
with the serving of a flaming
peach dessert
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