EIGHT The Heppner Gaiette-Timet. Heppnei, Oregon. Thursday, August 11. 1983
Local travelers recount European visit
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lone man wins $250
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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.
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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
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483 HHS graduate wins
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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.
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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.
ZONE NO. 8, HEPPNER ZONE : That territory served or
to be served by the Cooperative within the Incorporated
city limits of Heppner, Oregon.
The members of the nominating committee are:
Zone No. X: Jack Reser. Condon, Oregon 384-4284
Zone No. 5: Dorris Graves, Heppner, Oregon 678-5838
Zone No. 6: Len Haldorson, Condon, Oregon S84-5800
Zone No. 8: Everett Keithley, Heppner, Oregon 676-5525
The nominiating committee will accept nominations up to
and including the last day of August.
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