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EIGHT The Heppner Gaiette-Timet. Heppnei, Oregon. Thursday, August 11. 1983 Local travelers recount European visit 5 v -,- 'I I r -- "' r Lexington news Delpha Jones 989-81&9 lone man wins $250 scholarship at U of I The Eiffel Tower (Tour de Eiffel) in Paris, France (Editor's note: The follow ing article is the fourth in a series to appear in the Gazette-Times concerning a recent trip to Europe made by several Heppner High School Spanish students, their teach er, one student's mother and a school counselor.) During our last day in Spain, we traveled through olive groves and almond orchards by bus to visit the country's oldest city, Toledo. When we say old, we're talking old 200 B.C.! Toledo is built on a hill in a great curve of the River Tagus, actually it looked like a city of stone carved out of a hillside. At one time one million lived here; however, the population is now 45.000. A picturesque city of narrow winding streets, flowers and balconies, it is famous for its swords, its gold inlaid "damascening" intro duced by the Moors but today called Toledo Work," and El Greco, who lived there for 39 years until his death in 1614. We visited both a sword and inlaid jewelry factory and watched them pound the gold and silver as they decorated the swords and intracate jewelry. Toledo was the capital of Visigoth Spain from 569 to 712 and after the Moorish occupa tion, was capital of Catholic Spain from 1085 to 1561. Prior to 1492, the Jews, Christians and Muslims lived side by side now synagogs and mosques have been converted to Catholic churches. The Cathedral, one of the biggest and loveliest in Spain, has 88 pillars, 22 chapels, 750 stained glass windows and houses a treasury room with spectacu lar and priceless gifts. Arch bishops are buried throughout the cathedral with their hats suspended from the ceiling above their tomb. Folklore has it than when a bishop's soul enters heaven his hat drops to the ground. Maybe that's why they were in the process of putting in the third marble floor too many hats had fallen! We also visited Gothic buildings, the 10th century Church of the Christ of Light, formerly a mosque, and Toledo's only intact Moorish building; and the massive Alcazar or fortress, which towers above the town. This fortress, which has been de stroyed and rebuilt several times, was last pounded to rubble in the early days of the Civil War and then restored again. It contains many mementos of the seige. There never seemed to be enough time and there was so much to absorb! We dashed for Toledo's hilltop restaurant for a delicious meal of bread, bean soup, Sangria and bar becued chicken, Spain's specialty, before boarding our bus back to Madrid. We made it just in time to board the overnight train for Paris. With six passengers to a train compartment, which was approximately six feet by wide by seven feet long, our bags and purchases had to be juggled just right to fit. We soon were settled and enjoyed getting to know our compart ment mates, sharing our bread, fruit and beverages, and watching the magnificent scenery go by; the rolling hills and stone fences created a scenic beauty never to be forgotten as we climbed to ward the Pyreenes. The one disappointment of the entire trip was to have darkness fall, it meant missing much of the beauty, another reason to return; it also meant much laughter as we prepared our The Togu River in Toledo, Spam bunks in very little space and privacy! At 12 midnight our compartment was awakened by a Happy Birthday serenade for Claudia Hughes from the Heppner group! Were we ever surprised to awake again . around l;30a.m., peek out the window, and discover we had been hoisted high in the air! To discourage invaders, when one reaches trie border, the train is lifted up to change the wheels as the track is a different size in France! Goodbye Spain, hello France! The first thing we noticed when dawn arrived was the change in the archi tecture of the homes from white stucco houses with rela tively flat red roofs in Spain to stone cottages with French windows and peaked roofs in France and the acres of a bun- Fair & Rodeo Court keeps busy before local event The Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Court, Queen Lottie Laughlin. Princess Sylvia Ladd and Princess Dawn Timms, has been busy the past several weeks. In July they rode in the Elgin Stampede and Parade and attended a luncheon. La ter that week they attended a luncheon at the Commercial Club in Boardman. At the sidewalk sale in Heppner the trio sold fruit punch and cotton candy. The Irrigon Senior Citizen Meal Site was where they made their next appearance. Princess Sylvia read a poem she composed while Princess Dawn played the flute. At the Umatilla County Fair the court, along with pennant bearers Bridgett Greenup, Stacey Kennedy, Bobbette Angell and Dyann Brosnan rode in the parade. cont. p. 6 dant gardens, green hillsides and the RAIN! Paris arrival 10:30 a.m. By this time we are pretty experienced at loading and unloading, but nothing had prepared us for the touring hotel: 100 winding narrow steps to our room, a dim light that went off and on on the way up, certain accommoda tions lacking in le toilette, and three-fourths of a bed for two people. Needless-to-say, we just chalked this up as part of the overall experience and spent as little time there as possible. After all, we were in Paris and headed out to see the sights: Notre Dame Ca thedral, the Seine, Arc de Triomphe, Place de la Con corde Square where Marie Antoinette was guillotined, the Louvre with its "Winged Vic tory." Venus de Milo and the Mona Lisa, and of course, the Eiffel Tower. The tower was built for the Expositon of 1889, cost $1,000,000 and the fees alone that year nearly paid for it. It rises to 1.007 feet and was currently under re construction, so we were un able to go to the top, although the second level offered a fantastic view of this city of 10.000.000 people. Our first night in Paris ended with delicious crepes, singing in the Metro, and a walk in the rain past sidewalk cafes. More of France next week ! Lexington Grange held their annual booster day and picnic lastd Sunday at Cutsforth Cabin. A bountiful dinner was enjoyed by all. Guests for the dny were Mr, and Mrs. Charles Lewis of Baker and her mother, Edith Morin. Mrs Lewis is the Ore gon State Grange lecturer. She spoke on fellowship in the grange and reminded every one that the grange is a legislative body, and encour ages family participation, as children are also encouraged to attend events. A good crowd enjoyed play ing pinochle and visiting. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Peck and Mr. and Mrs. Glover Peck spent the night there in their trailers. The daughters of Mr, and Mrs. Charles Breshears held an annual get-together at the John Day River Recreation Area recently . Those present were Marie Steagall and her husband of Lexington, Helen Crump and her husband of Alsea. Vera Steagall and her husband of Portland and Bun ny Richelderfer and her hus band of The Dalles. Others attending were Mr. and Mrs. Howard Crowell and family of lone and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Steagall of Portland, as well as other relatives, Lexington C.W.A. met at the home of Marie Steagall on Monday. Plans were made to have a booth at the fair. Refreshments were Rerved to Geri Martin. Chnrlene Pnpi neau. Barbara Cutsforth, Frances Smousc, Josie Peck, Virginia Peck, Delpha Jones and the hostess. Venice Hendrickson spent the weekend in Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Sager hosted a Hughey family re union for Mrs. Sager's rela tives over the weekend. Thir ty eight family members were present, including one brother they hadn't seen for three years. Four generations of the family were represented. Relatives from Portland, Wallowa, Elgin, Spokane, Wash., and Missouri enjoyed dinner at the Rebekah Lodge Hall in Lexington, toured the Willow Creek Dam, played games and visited. One of the Sagers' sons. Kirk, gave the sermon Sunday at the Lexington Christian Church. Jerry Kietmann of lone, a student at the College of Agri culture at the University of Idaho, has won the $250 John Otness Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded each year to an outstanding student at the university. Rietmunn. who is majoring in agriculture economics, main tained a straight 4.0 grade point average last year at the U of I. He Is also a member of Dell Oil fraternity, He graduated from lone High School in 1979 and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Rietmnnn of lone For Sale 1977 (WO Yamaha, excellent condition, low miles $B50. 1975 250 Yamaha, sharp looker, excellent mechanical condition, low miles $450. Cull 676-9961 ask for Ralph or Chris. i 483 HHS graduate wins scholarships Tara Mahoney, a 1983 graduate of Heppner High School, has won a $500 schol arship from the National High School Rodeo Foundation. Mahoney, along with John Opie of Lawn, were the only two students from Oregon to receive the scholarship. The two were selected because of their successfulness in high school rodeo, among other qualifying factors. She also recently received a $200 scholarship from Levi Strauss for placing third in pole bending at the National High School Rodeo finals in Douglas, Wyo. (See related story.) Mahoney plans to attend Blue Mountain Community College this fall and later transfer to a four -year college to major in accounting. NOTICE OF NOMINATIONS Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc. is notifying all members that nominations are open for the following four director's positions; ZONE NO. 2; That territory served or to be served by the Cooperative lying west of the Morrow-Gilliam County line and south of the Township line dividing Townships 3 South and 4 South. ZONE NO. 5; That territory served or to be served by the Cooperative lying South of the Township line dividing Township 2 South and 3 South and East of the Morrow-Gilliam County line and in Wheeler County that res east of the range line between Range 24 East and 25 East. ZONE NO. 6, CONDON ZONE: That territory served or tt be served by the Cooperative within the incorporated city limits of Condon, Oregon. 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