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¡Men's from the Lexington News ! «# »»»« Neighborhood Center By Delpha Jones VtiVSItìV Booster Day was hrld al the lexin gton lir jn u r on Sunday. Dec 2 with a good crowd in attendance A potluck dinner started the day and was served from tables beautifully decorated in fall colors The meet ing was called to order by the Master, who opened the grange and introduced the following honored guests Martha Baker Greenfield Grange Master. P erry Hied-l'm atil la County Deputy and Master of Columbia Grange. Dorris Hied (hs trici No 6 CW A Chairman. Joe DuPuis Master of I'm atilla Co.inty Pom ona K aren W h eeler O regon State Grange. Ceres and Marvin Wheeler m ember of the Oregon State Grange Youth Com mittee and M aster of M ultnom ah Pom ona Grangr The band. M ajor Motion, entertained with several numbers followed by several violin solos by Frances Smouse. and a fine, interes ting and entertaining talk by the speaker M arvin Wheeler on the various activities of the Grange, touching on the blind project, the hearing dogs and the deaf machines, the le g is la tiv e work and projects for the women Mr and Mrs Wheeler attended the National ses sion in Texas where he was chosen second place winner in the national talent contest as his work as a gospel singer He also entertained with a couple of fine numbers The lucky name of Dot Halvorsen was chosen to win the afghan made by Josie Peck for the G rangr The Kitchen Band from Stateline was also sche dulrd on the program but because of weather conditions, a heavy fog. they w ere unable to attend The program was under the direction of the Lecturer. Virginia Peck The Rebekah card party held on Saturday Dec :i was well attended Winning high prizes w ere Bob Tay lor. and Erma K eith ly . Low Edith Mathews and Charles Buchanan, and door prize-Cleta Walters Re freshments were served by the com mittee of Kathy Tellechea and Luella Taylor PN G Club met at the home of Delpha Jones for a Christmas lunch eon and meeting A lunch was served at I p m after which a short business meeting was held The Secret Sisters for 1984 were revealed and names w ere drawn for 1985 An election of officers was held with Joyce Buehanan-chairman. Hilda Yocom vice chairman and Virginia Peck-secretary treasure It was voted to purchase one or two trees for the Lexington cem etery, and plans will be made at the March meeting on planting them Hilda Yocom was appointed to contact the cem etery board on the planting plans Theose present w ere Leila Palm er, Hilda Yocom , Donna Pap ineau, Ruth Robinson. Virginia Peck and the hostess Ralph Burcham is a patient in Pioneer Memorial Hospital nursing home Mrs Burcham. from Enterprise spent several days last week at the home of Dorothy Burcham Kenneth and Linda Jones and sons were recent visitors with relatives in Salem, and in Portland where they were overnight visitors with his sister and fam ily Charlene Whitney They all attended the Ice Capades on Sunday Mr and Mrs C C Jones were o i l e r s at Priest River. Idaho a couple of days last week with the James Bowman fam ily Karl Miller, who underwent m ajor surgery at the Veterans Hospital in Walla Walla returned home on F r i day afternoon Marion Robinson received word this week of the death of her father. John Poorman Burial s e n u . s were Tuesday at to a m in Hermis ton Mr and Mrs Rill Padberg had as their guests over the weekend Mike Padberg and his son Shane, of Woodhurn. and Bill Klinger and his son la n c e of l a Centre. Washington Mr and Mrs Charles Buchanan returned home Wednesday evem ng from several days in Portland By H I H D I N E T E L U S Hv NKOI.A M At K f \ Adult and Family Set vice counsel ors Janet Phillips will be at the Heppner N eigh b orh ood C en ter. Widnextay Dec in fr o m tta m to 12 noon for those needing assistance The center also has Food Stamp applications The Hlood Pressure Clinic will be held at (he ('enter from 2 30 p m to 4 :t0pm Tuesday . Dec 18 Starting in January the Blood Pressure Clinic will be held from 2 to 4 p m for the Mr and Mrs Joe Yocom enter tained on Saturday with a farew ell dinner in honor of Bill and M illie West They left on Sunday for California w here he is stationed with the C S Arm y Dinner was enjoyed and an afternoon of visiting and card play ing Present were Iceland and Marie Jones, of Pendleton. Debbie Jones and daughters of E cho. Jack and Renee Yocom of lone. Marion and Kenneth Howard and Stormy Jo. Mr and Mrs Eddie Gunderson, and the host and hostess Joe and Hilda Yocom T h e L e x in gto n C hristian and F rien d sh ip B aptist com b in ed churches held a turkey dinner on Wednesday at the Rebekah Hall in I>exington with about 50 in alien dance The speaker was from Halfway. Oregon An enjoyable evening was nad by all Mr and Mrs Bill Marquardt were Portland visitors over the week end All local teenagers are invited to join in planning the community servide projects as well as other special events such as exchanges and tours Plans will be completed at this meeting for decorating a 4 H tree in the mini park, as well as Christmas caroling Call President of the teen group. Kim berly Hughes, for more details convenience of clients There will be no Thursday Social and Craft mt-etmg Thursday . IV c 20 because of the Christmas rush There will be not TO Ps club meeting at the Center Monday . Dec 24 The meeting has been changed to Thursday. Dec 27 at 7 p m The Low Income Energy Assistant Program <Fuel assistance' will have appointments Friday, Dec 14 and Friday Dec 21 Clients must have appointments to receive Fuel .Assistance llrp p n rr . Ilrr|(»n (A rd n i-s tU v . I l n r n i h r i II, IS »! \|N| What's iour Opinion? For the month of Decem ber the Garette Times will feature the Christmas wishes ot its staff mem bers in our reguia. ' Whats Your Opinion’' column Question If Santa could grant one wish for you this Christmas, what would that wish b e’’ " Grange installs officers By D E IP H A J O N E S Willows Grangr. of lone, was hostess to the installation of the Morrow County Grange officers, on Saturday afternoon. Dec 8 Te installing Master was Dot llalvor sen. Marshall Delpha Jones. LAS Louise Keene and AS Berl Akers Those installed were Masters Mai tfca Bakai 1 irw a fM d i Mpha Jones la-xington. Bryce Krnne Wil lows Overseerers Carl Martin taxing ton. Willard French Willows, and Bill Alford Greenfield Lecturer Helen Crawford-Wtl lows Steward Charles Buchanan la*x ington Otis Dean Greenfield, and Lewis Halvorsen Willows Assistant Steward Don Baker Greenfield I .AS Marianne Palm er Treasurer Betty Snow Willows and Cecil Jones Lexington Secretary Jean Nelson Lexing Ion. and Itot Halvorsen Willows Ceres Geneva Palm er Willows and Geri Martin lexington Pomona Edna Melby Greenfield Flora Joyce Buchanan Green field and Gatekeeper Bill Snow Willows and Glover Peck levin gton Following the Installation a boun tiful dinner wax enjoyed, after which there were several tables of card player Surprise guests (or the after noon were Mr and Mrs Gil Lujuan of the tricities a form er lone teach er and wife V \ I would ask for a two week vaca tion in Tahiti, because afterwards the world would look a lot brighter even problems would tie hack in perspective says Sandy Holtt, ed itor "That everyone will appreciate our greatest gift Christ's birth says Marcy Bacon, dark room and circulation Medical Topics I>exington Grange will rrjeet Mon day. Dec 17 for the regular meeting There is planned an exchange of gifts with each person making the gift exchange, a Christmas program and potluck dinner 4-H teens form group USl Extension Service Program Assistant for Morrow Co Older 4 II members have recently formed a club and invite other teens to com e join the fun Meeting place has been changed to the Dorm building at the fairgrounds. Hepp ner, for the Thursday. Dec 13, 7 p m meeting Ih r Ih p p iit r !• J t r l i r f i n i r » liv Dr. Sa rn Pobanz More One Liners Does it impress you that the intestinal tract is one continuous tub»- 20 feet long’’ If not. maybe you should think of what all it do»-» from one end to thi ol her You don’t believe "p sych osom atic"’ Have you ever said. "Y ou make me sick," or “ He's a pain in the n e c k "’ The spread of cancer to the liver and the lung and the lumph nodes is common but those cancers that spread most fm ju en tly to bone are the prostate, breast kidney bladder, and thyroid Did you know that curable hyp*-rtension oc-curs with over active thyroid, anemia, one sided kidney disease, narrowing of the big bloo»l vessel in the ch«-st, or with the poisoning that accompanies childbirth’’ If you are running a chronic fever, you will find your doctor thinking about inf»-ctions. inflammations, tumors some of the blood disorders, reactions to mt-dicinr-s, and involvement of what we call connective tissu«-» The reasons that normal p*siple don’t behave in their customary manners mclu»le being overtired, worried. slrt-plr-ss frightened, or in love One of the very basic basics in emotional health is that each of us n«-»-ds someone to listen I think It is very Helpful the way one dentist advis«-d that we brush the gums, scrub the mouth, and incidentally. d»-an the t«-eth Don’t we want two Advanced First Aid p«-ople in every home’ Did you realize that a physician must never, never, never get tired ' That x one thing he cannot afford to do About medical predictions I just read that monitors and computers will soon lie checking everything but privies and rectal» Thank goodness I'm distress»-»! to read that must collisions of cars and slow moving vehicle* take place in good light. goo<l weather, and on goo<1 highways When we talk about personality change we often think of a kind person suddenly becoming grouchy, it would be just as important if a chronically grouchy person suddenly tx-camc kind, wouldn't it’ There's only one thing more cozy than snuggling up to a warm w ood stove on a cold winters night that’ s being able to watch the flames while you en|oy the heat So Blaze King*, producer of some of the most efficient w ood stoves and fireplace inserts made will give a free glass door with every non catalytic* model purchased betw een now and December 24, 1 9B4 So get warm and cozy, and watch the fire, with a beautiful Blaze King w ood stove or fireplace insert SEE BLAZE KINGS AT HERMISTON ELECTRIC & PLUMBING SUPPLY Herrmitoe McMery Mwy Menaistea Financing Available *ff your stove choice is one of our eacepbonetly efficient Blare King Catalytic modal», you Will »paod on# third la »» lor wood thia wmtar Our congratulation» fl UJarm Christma/ h *. 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