Around About lone Garden Club plans district meeting
The Heppner Gazette-Time. Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March 17, 1383 THREE
By Justine Weatherford
Top o' the morning to y'all. As I traveled through western
California, Arizona, southern New Mexico and lots of
southwestern Texas, I explulned to family members and
friends with whom I visited that 1 definitely wanted to be
back in Heppner before March 17, because thanks to Jim
Farley, KUMA, the ladies of St. Patrick's Catholic Church
and other Irish and Irish minded citizens, that day is really
becoming a most special day In this community.
After almost a full month away, my return was fairly well
timed. Last Friday, Mar. 11,1 enjoyed driving home from my
final over-night visit in Corvallis, through the raln-lrenched
upper Willamette Valley, I had a most Interesting luncheon
with a special Grant High School friend in the new Lloyd
Tower and then was feeling so good about the beautiful
afternoon sunshine along the Columbia River. Although I was
a few minutes late In reaching the Heppner Post Office, the
friendly, helpful crew there gave me my weighty accumula
tion of mail and seemed really delighted to present me with a
package that had been, Flossie Watkins said, "Smelling up
our back room for too long." It was a nice box of smoked
Chinook salmon from a friend, Jim Knudson, who lives
beside the best fishing hold on the Alsea River. I hadn't
thought to tell him I would be away from Heppner a month
this spring, and his generous, annual gift gathered mold and
gave off strong fumes while it waited for me to retrieve it.
How good It was to find Pendleton cartoonist Tom
Simonton painting clever green, St. Pat's greetings on the
store and office windows around town. It is good to see the
schedule for Thursday filled with lively events from the 9:30
a m. showing of colored slides of Ireland through the great
Irish stew dinner and more Lindsay Family music at St.
patarkk's Parish Hall. As I tried to catch up with
south-county news I was pleased to see the attractive St.
Pat's logo designed by Cathy Christensen, Irene Anhorn's
daughter, I was terribly disappointed to read about the
vandalism at Heppner High School.
Last Thursday, during my drive along 1-5 from Medford to
Corvallis, I took time to stop for two pleasing visits. My stop
at Creswell did not result in a face-to-face visit, but I had a
nice telephone chat with the Rev. Mel and Nancy Dixon, who
have retired near there. They are both feeling fine. Mel says
fishing hasn't amounted to much there this year. Nancy
asked me to cary her "Hello" to friends here.
As I approached the Hrownsville-Harrisburg overpass, I
decided to turn off 15 and to stop at Central Linn High School
where I taught the year before I came to Heppner. Because I
was having trouble recalling the names of some of my
co teachers, I asked the office secretary if I might look at
copies of the 14 and '65 yearbooks. She told me to try the
school library. There I met one of the men I remembered
teaching with who is now married to the library aide, Mrs.
Hoggan. who said she was sorry but that most of the library
copies of the "Cobra" had been stolen by students. How
disappointing! The Hogsans suggested I visit the district
office across the parking lot from the high school and talk
with the superintendent'! secretary and district clerk,
Doreen Eagy, whom I remember. Mrs. Eagy let me look at
her copies of the Cobra, and we visited about teachers I had
known. I asked about Principal Dick Carpenter and
Counselor Adrian Cook who moved to Central Linn after I
had known them both at Heppner High. She said Mr.
Carpenter is now at LaPine, but that Adrian Cook is still at
Central Linn. So I walked over to his office and had a little
visit with him. He asked about several Heppner folks and
said he keeps in touc h with Ed Heimstra. Adrian looks fine
and seems to still be happy with bis work.
My spring trip was mainly a bus trip, although I drove to
Medford and left the car there until I returned. Irene
Swanson and Helen Currin were excellent traveling compan
ions as we went south on February 15. Helen says she had a
good visit with her relative in Eugene, and Irene enjoyed a
rainy stay in Redding with John and family before flying
north to visit son Dennis and family at Auburn. Wash. I wwas
glad to learn that both Helen and Irene returned home safely
before I did
Again I was pleased with bus traveling, It would have been
most tiring to drive so far alone, and it would have been very
difficult and much more costly to fly if it were even possible
to get in my visiting in Medford, Imperial Beach, Indio, El
Paso, San Antonio, Killeen, Tucson and then Imperial Beach
again, Medford again, and Corvallis and Portland. Flying is
swift and so great at times, but I do enjoy seeing what is
happening to fellow humans in their communities and what is
growing in each area.
Years ago, my daughter, Ann, and I drove across the north
Texas panhandle, but this was my first southwestern Texas
experience. What a big area between El Paso, called an
International city because only the Rio Grande separates it
from Juarez, Mexico, and the beautiful birthplace of Texas,
San Antonio, It was over 12 hours travel time between the two
cities, both of which have parts of the University of Texas
which I enjoyed vixiting.
Special excitements for me were getting a taste of Navy
life and language with the W.W. Weatherford III family,
having a look at huge Fort Bliss with Army Lt.and Mrs. Ken
Hillner and being excorted around the tremendous sites of
San Antonio by Aiforce stepson Bill Knoll who has recently
been reassigned to Lackland Air Force Base after a tour of
duty at Randolph Air F'orce Base across town. The Knolls
also took me northwest through Austin to Killeen where their
newlywed, older son. Bob, is an Army Lt. at Fort Hood. I also
had a fine look around historic Fort Sam Houston, the famous
big army base in San Antonio. No wonder Texas stays
prosperous with the hundreds of thousands of military
paychecks distributed there constantly. The huge military
hospitals and medical centers are so impressive and also
contribute a great deal to San Antonio's economy,
If you haven't been there, do go visit the Alamo, the early
missions and tremendous old homes, the lovely University of
Texas Institute of Texan Cultures and the strikingly beautiful
River Walk which wends its way through central San
Antonio. You will come away pleased with that historic,
beautiful community. I really think it Is one of the most
attractive cities I have been able to visit, although I truly
enjoyed every minute of my fifth visit in Tucson witn several
Pcake cousins and with longtime friend Dorothy Tupling
Barber, In Indio with the Marion Weatherfords and in
western Oregon with family and friends.
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Plans were finalized at lone
Garden Club's March 9 meet
ing to host the annual spring
get together of the 12 clubs
comprizing Blue Mountain
District No. 10 of Oregon State
Federated Garden Clubs. The
district meeting Is to be held
at Willows Grange Hall in lone
on March 24. A noon luncheon
will be served by the ladies of
the grange, said club spokes
person Delta Huber.
Connie Tellefson of Milton
Freewater has served as dis
trict director for the past two
years and will be passing the
gavel to Elaine Beltz of Pen
dleton. There will be several offi
cers from the state level at
tending, und a program of
original floral designs will be
presented by a group of ama
teur arrangers from the Tri
City. Wash. area. Members of
the district will bring horticul
ture sH'cimens and arrange
ments for a flower show, she
said.
The "Country Store," a sale
of plants and garden related
items, is a popular featuare of
these district affairs. Pro
ceeds from the sale go for
projects such as the small
garden beside the Echo Bank
Museum.
Serving on the committee to
plan details for the day are
Pat Pettyjohn, Jean Nelson
and Delta Huber.
Other items of business at
the meeting were to set April
19 as a tentative date for the
annual spring plant sale at the
lone Legion Hall, and the
appointing of Joyce Buchanan
to chair the nominating com
mittee for new officers.
Elsie I luston led a study and
discussion of herb gardening
and uses of herbs. She started
the study by showing that the
botanist's definition of an herb
and an herbalist's definition
' differ considerably, Mrs.
Huber reported. The botanist
states that an herb is any
non-woody plant that dies
down to the ground after
flowering. Herbalists broaden
the application to include any
plant, part or all of which has
been used for such purposes as
medical treatment, nutrition
al value, food seasoning or
coloring and dyeing of other
substances, she explained.
Mrs. Huston gave two clas
sifications of herbs: one by
uses and the other by horticul
tural needs.
Examples of medicinal
herbs mentioned were:
mullein, used in an oil base as
an ear medicament ; aloe vera
Juice, to relieve pain and
promote healing of burns;
comfrey leaves and roots,
beaten and used for sprains, to
reduce swelling, heal bruises
and sores. Comfrey was also
mentioned to be the only
known plant source of vitamin
B 12, Mrs. Huber said.
A recipe for moth repellent
sachet contains one-fourth cup
each of rosemary leaves,
tansy, lemon peel, crushed
cloves, lavendar and spear
mint leaves. A combination of
rue and cedar shavings in his
bedding should rid your dog of
fleas, Mrs. Huber said.
Most herbs will survive in
poor soil, but attention to a few
horticultural practices will
make them really prosper.
Since most of these plants are
of Mediterranean origin, a
southern exposure and lots of
sunshine, along with good
drainage are beneficial, as are
a weed-free situation and
plenty of humus in the soil and
compost to hold moisture.
Sheep manure had been men
tioned as best for herbs by
Mrs. Huston's authority.
Lorraine Ladd assisted Mrs.
Rea in serving refreshments
in a St. Patrick's Day setting.
P.LK. Program meeting slated
A meeting to determine
which. If any whole base bids
will be accepted under the 1983
Payment In Kind, PIK, Pro-.
gram, will be held, Friday,
Mar. 18, 9 a.m. in the Gilliam
and Bisbee Building, ASCS
conference room, Heppner.
All interested persons are
invited to attend.
4-H sheep club meets
The "Student Sheep Pro
jects" 4-H Club met March 3
and Wendy Skillicorn opened
the meeting, reported Sum
mer Cecil, a club leader.
The club discussed holding a
bottle drive and bake sale to
raise money for a trip to
Salem for a sheep clinic to be
held April 16.
The group would leave the
afternoon of April 15 from the
Ron Cecil home and return
Saturday evening, April 16.
Cecil said other 4-H Club
members who have sheep
projects are invited to take the
trip. Those interested are
asked to contact Extension
Agent John Nordheim at the
extension office in Heppner.
The clinic will teach jud
ging, trimming and showing
skills. It is sponsored by the
Oregon Suffolk Association.
Ron and Summer Cecil will
chaperone the trip.
Also, Ron Cecil discussed
the anatomy of sheep and
what to look for when buying
sheep.
The Cecils express their
appreciation to the club mem
bers for their enthusiasm and
good attendance at meetings.
The next club meeting will
be held March 31, 5 p.m., at
the Cecil home.
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