Around About
By Justine Weathcrford
Last Saturday's summer lale festival "Heppner Daze"
was dazzling. When I chanced to meet Delia Scrivner near
the temporary post office a little before noon she remarked
how pretty the two blocks on Main Street looked, aaylng "I
surely hope somebody makes a good picture of the street
scene now." ,
The display arranged by the West Wind Nursery in the
Intersection of Main and Willow streets was most attractive.
The plants and small trees they brought added a touch of
coolness, that as the day grew Increasingly torrid, certainly
helped.
The little colored flags fluttering above the sidewalks, the
balloon display and the many racks of clothing and tables
with fine assortments of tempting merchandise kept people
crisscrossing the blocked off street during the earlier hours.
As the temperature soared the buying and looking was
concentrated on the shaded side of the street.
The swim team's dunk tank was helpful In contribution
some more needed coolness. I happened by It just as Mayor
Green had been dunked. I didn't see who performed the
unceremonious deed, but there was lots of laughter as Uxi
dripping, completely cooled magistrate returned to the
dunking bench.
With any community event, lota of us sort of enjoy some
music. I kept expecting to at least hear some recorded
melodies, but If they were used, I must have missed the
timing for them. Let's hope this year's Fair and Rodeo
Parade has some musical offerings accompanying It. For
several years our parades have been much too silent. How
nice it was In years past when there were several bands In the
line of march. This year's parade is coming soon - just three
weeks from this Saturday, on August 27.
How attractive the new exterior of the Shoe Box and Talk 'n
Tops store is looking. Everyone is so pleased that this
business will be reopening so soon in its original location -this
is a nice first step toward healing the terrible hurt of that
early May fire. Over and over I hear folks saying how the
miss S a J Market - how they wish It could come back!
Everyone is also eager to have the post office back in its
rightful location "where we could get to our own boxes at any
hour.,
Last Saturday there were several notable weddings. If the
cliche "Happy is the bride the sun shines upon" is truly
meaningful, the day's Heppner brides got off to surely happy
beginning! of their married Uvea. The very nice ceremony I
attended at the Christian Church saw a smiling Donna
CuUforth In a beautiful white satin gown with a lovely,
lace-edged veil and train escorted down the aisle by her older
brother, O.W., Jr. "Fritz", who presented her on behalf of
himself and her parents to her tall sandy-haired groom, Ted
Dougherty.
On this happy occassion, Cutsforth family members and
friends were somewhat saddened because of the bride's
father, Orvllle. needed to be seated ahead of time in the front
pew close to the altar because of his present difficulty in
wslking and because of his hip surgery and could not escort
his youngest child down the aisle.
One of the great beauties of Morrow County summers is the
gorgeous lunstts. For a series of days they have been so
colorful, so breathtaklngly beautiful. Their beauty helps ease
the pain the rather exciting thunder storms have brought
during this harvest season. All grain growers must feel like
Doug Drake, who spoke out during church asking for dry,
suitable harvest weather. We know last Sunday's sudden,
hard wind broke several large limbs from Heppner trees and
are well aware that bolts of lightning often cause tremendous
damage to life and property - during the years they have
ignited numerous fires in northwest forests leading to billions
of dollars worth of damage.
We have all heard the expression "dog days." In order to
refresh my understanding of this period of the year, I have
my trusty encyclopedia open to an explanation. "Dog days
are periods of hot, sticky, uncomfortable summer weather.
In the middle latitudes and subtropics of the Northern
Hemisphere, these periods occur most frequently between
early July and late August. Exactly when they occur and how
long they last varies somewhat from place to place and year
to year.
"The ancient Greeks gave the dog days their name. The
hot, dry Greek summer began about the same time the dog
star, Sirlus, rose with the sun. Today, men know that the
rising of stars does not affect weather, but the name dog days
remains."
Some friends of Heppner Soroptimist President Mary
Goheen are following the schedule of her summer. tour JSbfl,
was in Istanbul, Turkey, until July 29, attending the world
convention of the Soroptimist International. Now Mary la
touring Greece and its adjacent islands and Is stopping at
such interesting places as Athens, Naufplion, Olympia, and
Delphi before touring the Aegean Sea where she will view
many small, historic islands before flying home by August
13. Wonder how the weather Is In Greece? Could they still be
experiencing dog days there where that nametag originated?
My own "Camp Grandma" for 1983 is into its fourth and
final session. Although I had planned to have more
grandsons than granddaughters here this year, I am
experiencing a dandy mix with seven of the 10 third-generation
of kids I especially love coming to my Heppner home.
For short or longer visits enrollment at my camp this year
has included four boys and three girls with the youngest of
the lot being accompanied by their parents. My latest and
last campers are grandsons Adam Haberlach, going on nine,
from Medford, and his cousin Thomas Chenhall, just six from
Cheney, Wash.
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Sheriff gives crime prevention tips
The Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 4, 1983-THREE
Special occasions present
special security problems,
warns Morrow Co. Sheriff Roy
Drago. Social get-togethers
and formal events announced
In newspupers can also serve
as tlpoffs for burglars, he said.
The number of reported bur
glaries In this country con
tinues to rise. Unfortunately,
less than 15 percent of these
burglaries lead to an arrest.
Any advertised absence
from the home Invites burg
lars. These special events de
serve special precautions,
says Drago,
For instance, a death usual
ly results in an obituary in the
local newspaper, listing the
time and place of services.
However such announcements
also inform burglars that
every member of a particular
household will be absent at a
certain time.
Wedding notices can also
tempt burglars and thus easily
spoil a happy occasion. Mere
conversation with a caterer,
florist or other party involved
in wedding festivities often
reveals when a home will be
left unattended. Even a pas
serby noticing a mother and
daughter leaving the house
with a bridal gown instantly
knows that valuable wedding
gifts lay ungaurded Inside, In
such cases, it is wise to
arrange for a friend or neigh
bor to house-sit.
Everyday occurances also
entice burglars, says Drago.
Burglars take note of daily
routines in which a home is
left unguarded at specific
times of the day or night. Even
leaving the house with a tennis
racket or golf clubs gives
burglars hours to work undis
turbed, "In instances like these,
make sure your home is well
guarded and remember that
sometimes an observant
neighbor can be an asset.
Don't Invite trouble by leaving
your home unprotected; many
thieves are professionals and
will gladly oblige such an
invitation," the sheriff warns.
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