Around About
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, Unfortunately the very cold weather last Friday kept many
persona from gathering around the lovely blue spruce
Guialiiia Tree given U the community by Ernest and
Roberta Garrison. However those who were there enjoyed
the singing and rather quickly consumed the good, hot
spiced-clder that Margo Sherer, Eleanor Gonty and Joyce
Hughes dispensed for the helpful Soroptimlsts. Tree-lover
Orvllle Cutsforth was given the honor of flipping the switch to
turn on the Christmas tree lights. Charles W. Hutchinson, Jr.,
"Hutch" acted as masler-of-ceremonles, introducing the
various segments of the program.
The silent auctions and opening of the Christmas gift 1
shopping season by the merchants were also slowed
somewhat by the coldness. I hear. Also, because many
families left town over the weekend, the number of folks on
Main Street was lower than hoped for. However, a good .
crowd greeted Santa and Mrs. Santa when they arrived on a
firetruck. At other times of the year this very popular
Christmas couple uses the names of Albert Connor and
Marlene Gray.
Long before the tree-lighting program was arranged, I
planned on a Thanksgiving visit to the Cheney-Spokane torea,
where the world Is white, and playing in the snow is being
enjoyed by children and adults. Ida Farra traveled with me
through the brisk coldness to my daughter's rural location
where a cheery wood fire kept the family warm between
excursions into Spokane and outside activities under the
snow laden, long-needled pine trees which surround the
Chenhall family home.
After a restful, traditional Thursday, the six of us (two
from each of three generations) took the 12-mile drive into
the heart of Spokane to observe the big day of the Christmas
Opening there. We enjoyed traveling around the skywalk
through the city's largest stores and admiring the lovely
decorations and displays. Grandson Thomas and his younger
sister, Pearl, were really thrilled with a huge animated
display. It shows Santa's Workshop where dozens of little
elves are busy making wonderful toys for lucky girls and
boys.
We saw many beautifully decorated trees-the one which
pleased me the most was a "Peace Tree" which was
completely decorated with lovely white doves. My son-in-law,
who was our chauffeur, found the city's largest parking
garage almost entirely filled during what is always one of its
busiest days. This parking structure, which must hold
several thousand cars, borders the popular Riverside Park,
which became a most attractive civic center after it was used
as a World's Fair site.
After walking several miles through the skywalk area and
along the streets, we had an early noon meal in a popular
eatery and then walked into the snow-covered Riverside
Park, across the bridge where we watched some ducks
swimming in the frigid water from the Spokane River, and
past the park's ice skating arena into a theater in time for the
1 p.m. showing of "Genesis" and a preliminary program
featuring wonderful pictures of the eruption of Mt. St.
Helens.
"Genesla," which has had quite a long run in Spokane, is a
tremendous, huge-screen production of the re-creation on
film of the beginning of our solar system, of the formation of
the earth, of its land masses and of their spectacular
movementstheir separation and, in some cases, their
joining together. The theater full of viewers felt like they
were traveling in a plane as aerial photographers filmed
some of the great geological changes that have taken place
and are still taking place in the world. As we seemed to fly
quickly across Iceland, over Africa and the Mediterranean,
over the Alps and above central California, some of us felt a
touch of airsickness.
In the spacious entranceway of the theater there was an
exhibition a large collection of needlecraft items made by
southeast Asian women. About a dozen women were there
hoping to sell their work; beautiful embroidery, weaving,
quilting and bead work. It was all so very colorful and so very
carefully created. I purchased a booklet which describes the
unusual needlework and explains some of their principal
patterns which symbolize things of importance in Asian
culture, such as the elephant's foot, the tiger's foot, the snail
and the spider's web. Favorite patterns are repeated often in
the stylized designs.
I was given a flyer that announces that the Spokane Lao
Family Community is inviting the public to a holiday dinner
and program which will feature traditional foods, authentic
music and displays of native costumes and handcraft. The
Laotian refugees are working together to "promote and
preserve their cultural and handcraft traditions."
Heppner's Laotian family, the Thongdys, have many
advantages here and they realize that they are being given
much help by generous, thoughtful persons, but they surely
miss fellowship with others of their own culture and
traditions. It is so rare that they can talk to anyone outside
their immediate family in their native language. I wish that
somehow they could go to this Lao Community event in
Spokane.
As I drove northeaster nly and returned home, it seemed
that much of the population of Oregon and Washington was
traveling, too. The highways were not quite as crowded on
Wednesday afternoon as they were on Saturday p.m. and
they may have seen even more use on Sunday, which was the
ending of what was a four-day holiday for many.
One of the first things I always do when I return from a trip
is read my hometown newspaper. One of the news stories in
last week's G-T which pleased me most was Birdine Tunis'
report of the many new 4 H clubs being organized. How good
It is to know about the fine new group leaders, all of whom
deserve cheers. It Is especially pleasing to have Al and Jean
Brazell both willing to share their talents as leaders now that
they are closer to the county's population centers.
Next week promises unusual excitements. On Tuesday,
Nov, 30 and Thursday, Dec. 2, everyone will want to go see
Heppner High's Drama Club presentation "Gift of Murder!"
The next weekend's special attractions should be bringing
folks to Heppner. The annual A rtifactory, which begins at 10
a.m. along with the Christmas Greens Workshop and the sale
' of Morrow Artists, should attract a real crowd. Also the
appearance of champion bowler Ernie Schlegel at the
Heppner Bowl, twice on Saturday and twice on Sunday will
bring a crowd of admirers and serious students of bowling to
watch him, meet him and even bowl against him.
' It seems that nowadays a holiday is often just a day on
which people lay aside their ordinary duties and cares.
Historically holidays honored some sacred event or a holy
person. Of course Christmas, the next holiday on our
calendar, honors both a sacred, world-changing event and a
most holy person, facts that have become partly submerged
in commercialization. It is good to know that the persons
working with the churches of our county are striving
vigorously to keep the true reasons for the 'love feast" of
Christmas and understood.
lone woman to serve on
USDA task force
The Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, December 2, 1982 THREE
G.E.O.D.C. to receive funding
Betty Carlson of lone has
buen selected to serve on a
national United States De
partment of Agriculture task
force concerned with "Agri
culture In the Classroom," it
was reported In the "Oregon
Wheat," an Oregon Wheat
Growers League publication.
Carlson will be representing a
specific commodity group as
D.M.V. schedule
The Heppner field office of
the Department of Motor
Vehicles will be open Mondays
through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 12
noon and 1 to 5 p.m. through
the month of December except
for the following days: the
afternoon of December 3, all
day December 15, December
24 for the Christmas holiday
and December 31, New Years
Eve.
well as the Pacific Northwest.
"Oregon Wheat" slates that
the purpose of the task force is
to study available material
telling about farming in
schools and either changing,
adding or developing new
materials so school children
will have an accurate picture
of how their food is developed.
The Greater Eastern Ore
gon Development Commission
is to receive $5,000 in funding
from the Oregon , Economic
Action Council, John Elor
riaga. chairman of the council
recently announced. After
reviewing over 80 proposals
for state economic develop
ment the council funded 18
programs totalling $123,500,
Elorriage said.
, The Greater Eastern Ore
gon Development Commission
funds are to be used for
assistance in creation and
expansion of small businesses
in Morrow. Gillian, Wheeler,
Grant and Umatilla counties.
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Wranglers plan Christmas party
A Wranglers Christmas
Party is scheduled for Sunday,
Dec. 5. i n the annex building at
the fairgrounds. A potluck
dinner with meat furnished
will be served. A gift exchange
for children 12 and under and
an election of officers will be
held, said a spokesperson.
Gun Club plans shoot
The Morrow County Gun
CTub will hold a shoot and
organizational meeting on
Sunday, Dec. 5, at 10 a.m. The
club is located near Lexington
at Cutsforth 's Corner behind
I?xington Grange Hall.
Everyone, beginners,
novices and experts, are invi
ted to attend and help get the
club started again, said a club
spokesperson. Refreshments
will be available.
Announcing Jim Greeninger in Concert
Classical Guitar Monday, Dec. 6 7:30p.m.
Heppner Jr. High Auditorium
$3 Adults $2 Students
& Seniors
Tickets at the door
"...Foremost guitarist of the
Northwest."
Jose Froncoso
Guitarra Magazine
Sponsored by the Heppner
Elementary & Jr. High Band
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