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FOl'R The llrppner Gatrtte-Tlmea.Hrppner. Oregon, Thursday, lone woman to tour with PLU Mayfest i0.r,i Monr 'ntnli if A CI J ft i. pi - v her partner Natalie Tews of lone will tour with the Mayfest Dan cers, the Scandinavian and German dance troupe of Paci fic Lutheran University at Tacoma. Wash., from May 23 through June 5 in the Western United States, the university has announced. Tews, a senior Scandinavian Studies-religion major at Pa cific Lutheran University is the daughter of Paul anr Rikka Tews from lone. This is her third year as a Mayfest Dancer. The Mayfest Dancers, a semi-professional dance group, perform in colorful. fry) 5 - 1 ) I ' -' ' " f- A v - -'it I U Travelogue movie to be shown C TVio ThurcHiv cMal onutn months. Bv NEOLA MAC KEY A travelogue movie on Canada will b2 presented at the Heppner Senior Mealsite on Wednesday. May 25. by Margaret Boyanovsky of Hallmark Tours of Pasco. Wash., following the noon meal. Insulate your home today. Save on Energy Costs Call collect for a FREE ESTIMATE H0f3E & ASSi VA 503-276-1897 We also install continuous gutters!! 1983 Oregon Beef Ethnic Cook-Off Winner Presenting An Old Family Recipe With A New Twist. Congratulations to Sandi Richardson of Bend for winning this year s Oregon Beef Ethnic Cook-Off! Treat your family to Sandi s Scandinavian Meatballs with Dill Sauce tonight. Because whether you're serving an ethnic favorite or an M-American hamburger, you'll find that nothing satisfies like beef! Dancers Tews of lone with - authentic costumes through out the year in the Tacoma Seattle area. Highlighting the year is the dancers 49th spring May Festival celebra tion, which is held at PLU, with traditional dances from Rumania. Mexico. Russia. Bulgaria and Hungary. This year Mayfest travels throughout the western states performing traditional folk . dances in Coos Bay. Albany and Ashland. Sacramento. Lake Tahoe. Fresno. Thou sand Oaks, Riverside. Palm Desert. San Diego. Solvang. Monterey, and San Francisco. The Thursday social group at the Heppner Neighborhood Center, and the Heppner Senior Mealsite are sponsor ing the movies for interested people. It is hoped that if enough interest is shown, that movies can be shown at the center and at the mealsite every few mm IUSULATI0F PC. INC. SCANDINAVIAN MEATBALLS WITH DILL SAUCE Vh pounds lean eround beef Vi cud charmed raisin 2 eggs, beaten M cup chopped almond 1 cup heavy cream or H cup M cup chopped green onion plain yogurt 1 teaspoon salt Vi cup rye bread cube 1 teaspoon white pepper H cup grated apple Dili Sauce Gently but thoroughly mix together ground beef, eggs, cream, bread cubes, apple, raisins, almonds, green onion, salt and pepper. Shape into 2-mch meatballs and place on rack in roasting pan. Bate 10-15 minute at 400 F or until brown. Place meatballs in chafing or serving dish and pour over Dill Sauce. Makes 6 to 8 servings. Dili Sauce J4 cup butter 2 teaspoon fresh or dried dill M cup flour weed 2 cup beef bouillon 1 cup sliced water chestnuts 1 cup plain yogurt In small saucepan melt butter. Stir in flour. Add bouillon, salt and dill Cook over medium heat until thick. Remove from heat; stir in yogurt and water chestnuts. "VOREGON BEEF COUNCIL Program sponsored by the Oregon Bed" Council and Oregon CowBeile. May IS, 1983 I.W.A. local meetings at By MARY ANN CERl'LLO Pat Brtndle. director of the Heppner Neighborhood Cen ter, came before Morrow County Court last Wednesday and asked that the Interna tional Woodworkers of Ameri ca be allowed to use the center's meeting room for their once-a-month meetings. The union group gave up their building on Main Street to provide the Heppner Post Office with a temporary loca tion until a new building is built at the site where it burned down during the May 4 fire. Morrow County Court proved Brindle's request. ap- Heppner Garden Club re-elects officers By JUSTIN E WEATHERFORD The May meeting of the Heppner Garden Club was held at the home of Theta and Bob Lowe on Monday evening. May 9. The following current club officers agreed to carry on for a second year: President Theta Lowe. Vic Vice-president Irene Swanson. Secretary Adel'e La Trace and Treasurer Verna Brinda. Matters which were discus sed were the rose bushes planted in tubs on Main Street and the need for help in weeding and caring for the city area at May and Gale Streets and for help in pruning the rosebushes at the City Park. months. A W I.C. clinic will be held at the center on Tuesday.May 24. It is imperative that clients keep their appointment times. An Adult and Family Ser vices counselor will be avail able at the center on Wednes day. May 25. from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Food stamp applications are available at the center. The emergency food coordi--aator is available at the Neighborhood Center on Mon days. Thursdays and Fridays. The Heppner American Le gion Auxiliary will be hosting the June Thursday social and craft group. The ladies group will be working all day each Thursday through the month of June preparing for the Sidewalk Sale in July. All women are welcome to attend the sessions, and those who wish may bring sack lunches. In observance of Memorial Day, the center will be closed Monday, May 30. I 3 - 312 to hold center In other business, the court : received a letter of thanks from David Hughes of Board man for the construction of a bike path along Boardman's South Main Street. approved the supplemen tal budgets for 1983 84 as adjusted by the budget officer. LoRayne Bowman. approved a package store license for liquor for Dwayne and Patricia Rencken, new proprietors of Wright's Coun try Store in Ruggs. awarded a contract for lawn care at the North Mor row Annex until October at $40 per month to Gib Evans of Irrigon. Also, the table flower ar rangement for the Pioneer Picnic was agreed upon and it was decided to try to send one or two delegates to the Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs' Annual Convention at Wilson from June 8-10. Club members voted to con tribute $25 from the club trea sury to the assistdance of E.V. Gonty Blevins. and the trea surer was ordered to send her a check. After the business meeting was adjourned, members put together May flower arrange ments for hospital patients and nursing home residents from the assortment of gar den grown flowers and wild flowers thast they had contri buted. The June meeting of the Heppner Garden Club is set for June 15 at the Gonty home. Jane Rawlins is scheduled to rpesent a program on "Horti culture Today" and "The Per fect Gardener." Local Masons E. Hummel! (left), Roy Blake O'Connor. Earl Blake was presented a pin for 61 years of member ship at a May 4 meeting of the lone Lodge No. 120, AF & AM. He was raised January 7, 1920. Mr. Blake's brother, Roy, was given a 50-year jewel; he was raised April 5, 1922. - K I f . i j: .& - ..... pl pi. Ml ... I .;"- I 1 . ya Hff-f I Unixxzocil Rtzciltp, Inc. MAGNIFICENT VIEW of the city with 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, formal fireplaces, large patio, double car a large lot. $75,000.00 m MS I. First St. - XVT II Wright family history .ByJl'STIXK WEATI IKK. FORD Pioneers Albert and Julia Wright had six children. Their daughter. Julia Wright and her husband. Timothy Bisbee, had four: Silas Albei t and his wife. Martha Cantwcll had seven, Last week I told of their first four children and their families. Their fifth child. George, and his wife, Ida Green had a son, Harry, who still lives in La Honda, Calif. After Ida's death, George married her sister, Minnie Green, who mothered Earl and Mabel (both now deceased.) Albert's youngest son was Anson Wright, who married Ida Jane Knighton. They had eight children. Clyde farmed with his father and other family members. They bought the OE. Farnsworth Place, and Clyde married Mary M. Capon in 1912. They lived there until 1927 when they moved to Ituggs where they stayed until his death in 1941. Thier son. Harold, born in t9t5. completed high school in Heppner in 1934, the year his father suffered a stroke. Harold and his mother, Mary, operated the ranch until Har old married Mary E. Jackson from Monument in 1941, and his mother moved into Hep pner. He continues with shwp. cows and calves, and he has introduced buffalo and llama to Morrow County. Son, Ken neth C. Wright, born in 1946. is associated with his parents on the ranch. Ken married Judy Smith of Heppner. in 1966. and they have three children. Kimberle, Nance and Brent. Anson's first daughter. Maude, married Ed Ruggs. and they ranched on the Spring Hollow Ranch (now Salt used in its pur form and in the many chemi cals derived from it, di rectly effect almost all major industries. There's salt in shoe leather, in the dye of a hat and tons go in to the production of paper. awarded for i T I i and Earl Blake receive membership awards from Charles Also present at the meeting was E. Hummell, who re ceived a 40-year pin. Mr. Hummell was raised Novem ber 1. 1939. The presentations were made by Charles O'Connor, right worshipful district offered in this lovely home dining, country kitchen, 2 garage and all situated on Contact Linda Seavert Herwletoe, Ore. I71J P"- 'iisw Y"V,tf rv-w kJjrf . It. .. ... alA A family snapshot from left (kneeling), Clyde, Raymond, Mahoney's) until moving to Ruggs where they built the Ruggs Store around 1930. Their children are Anson. Frances and Alfred. Ray mond, the third child of Anson and Ida, attended Spring Hol low School with many other Wright children and then completed high school in Hardman. He married Eva Capon of Monument in the home of George and Alice McPuffee (Eva's sister) in 1912. They ranched in the mountains and on McKinney Owk until moving to Hep pner. Raymond owned 12.500 acres in three places. The couple were charter members of the Rhea Creek Grange and were active in the Episcopal Church. Their only child is Beth, who attended school at Golden West School near Ruggs and Heppner High School before she went on to be graduated from beauty school in Eugene. Both Wright married Barton E Clark of Eightmile in 1936. He taught school for five years: in 1942 they moved to the ranch to help her father, Raymond Their son. Ned. was born in 1941. and daugh ter. Nonda. in 1949. Ned Clark married Kathleen Spencer in IW2. and thi-v live near his membership 4-j deputy of the grand master of Masons in Oregon. District No. 28. Free Pop & Doughnuts All Day 30 OFF ALL FISHING TACKLE 4 Friday Prizes Greenbrier Lawnmower Echo 1100 Grass Trimmer 1 Toro Hose Reels Saturday Prizes Echo 280 Chain Saw Duo-fast Electric Stable Gun Glaze Tile Tub Enclosure Kit 2 - Toro Hose Reels -i. J continued to right Maude, Walter (behind Maude), mother Ida, Harley Neie (sitting) and Myrtle. parents in the old Ray Wright home with their children Pat rick, Mathew, James and Sarah. Mathew married Char lene I-aw of Heppner and they have a daughter, Nichole. Nonda Clark married Hal Sunday, and they have a daughter, Danielle, and a son, Darwin, who live with them in Bend. .. - Anson's daughter, Myrtle, married Walter Clubine, and they lived in Portland and had no children. Son Harley mar ried Margaret Gaunt; they had a daughter Reita. Harley died as a young father. Daughter, Nell, married Fred Kruger of Sherwood. They lived on Anson's ranch for a time, but returned to Sher wood before their thre child ren Jill. Jackalyn and Jerry, began school. Nellie inherited the home place. Anson's son. Walter, mar ried Mildred Farrens in 1934. They built their home on McKinney Creek where Mil dred still lives. Their daugh ters arc Patricia Ann who married Don Anderson. Ar lington; they have two child ren. Tami and Brad, and Janet Ia"s who married Ralph Litchfield: their children are Steve. Dcnise and Julie. Walter was a 50-year mem ber of the Rhea Creek Grange and was a board member of the Columbia Basin Electric Coop In 1970 Walter and Mildred deedi-d 18 acres of their land along Rock Creek to Morrow County for a park as a memorial to his father, Anson, who had come there in 1872. The youngest son of Anson and Ida. Samuel, died at the age of 14 u o Don't Gamble j j with Mother Nature! j Insure your crop today. ( 'fcj. Costs no ) i '"Sf more now' i H iS?''4 so don't delay. ( J V J J h BhTUNT utmuc tamume, m 1 m " swwajio mrwtr 9 O l m '9 H MP lM Oipi ' M EudayJLSaturday Free Hot Dogs lla.m. - 2p.m. $1 fhO I 4Or SHEET T-M1 SHOP SIDING 395A CEDAR DECKING 2x6 No. 2 & Better . Cash & Carry on hand except where noted. 676-9157 father Anson, Their eighth child. Effie, married Frank Gilliam; they had six children. Their daugh ter. Ona. lived alone In Hep pner until her death. A son, Edwin, died quite early. Son Earl married May Perry and was a partner of Louis Bis bee's and I-eonard Gilliam's In the hardware business the Gilliam-Risbee Building stands as a memorial to them. Earl and May's son. Jackson Gilliam, and wife, Kay. live In Helena. Mont , where he is a bishop of the Episcopal Church. Son Howard married Helen Blake (Earl's daugh ter) and they live at Milton, Wash, with their children. Son I,eonard married Claire Gro shens (Emile's sister) and he was a long time weatherman. Their son. the late Donald Gilliam continued weather watching He didn't marry. His brother. Iuis, of Condon, married Jean Cline. and their children are Cheryl (Mrs. Charles tapcz); Richard, who married Evelyn Jones ; Mary jane (Mrs James Gleeson) and Juliann (Mrs. Hershel Ijjntis). The Frank Gilliam's youngest son. Clinton, died in California Their sixth child. Hazel, married Charles Vaughan. and she is a resident of Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Heppner. Hazel had one child who died young. Albert and Julia Wright's family enlarged each genera tion and continues to enlarge through six generations Many Wrights and relatives with other family names will come to Heppner to be hosts at the Pioneer Picnic on Sunday, Mav 29 . . Special Showing: COMPUTER DEMO BY COMPU COUNT BUSINESS, rtnil "in nrnonmi rmm urt rtnoimML X jm mm mm 80-lBS PRE-MIX CONCRETE S070 SHEET 9 I SHEETROCK 'Vln, 4x8 Subject to stock mmim Lrawil ChhhmI ESwT3 JESSS3L ES23I &?sm ESS3 ESSS ES553 1
