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. •• • • • ' * •' t ’S. . - . ' . v f -f' F y • • • ; ••. . . *' •# y v ^ ' »a»Wt TW O - Hcppner Gazette-Times, H rppnrr. Oregon W rdnrMli», Augiwl 19.19117 Lexington couple celebrates 50th anniversary 4-H’ers host Japanese exchange students Cecil and Delpha Jones celebrated their 50th anniversary Saturday. Aug. 15 with a garden reception and luncheon hosted by their family The couple renewed their vows standing in a lattice archway decorated with red roses The Rev Glenn Anderson officiated and of fered a prayer of thanks for 50 years of marriage and the couple's many friends A variety of salads, string beans, and a mast pig prepared by Dan Follett of Hermiston and served by Stuan Smith comprised the buffet luncheon A tiered wedding cake decorated with red roses, silver but tcrflies, and a gold 50th cake top highlighted the dessert table Peggy VanLewcn of Boise. Idaho, served the cake Punch was poured by Ber tha Horan of Everett. Washington, and LaVernc Henderson of Hood River; they were assisted by Annet ta Padhcrg of Lexington The guest book and registration table was attended by Creth Harris * s i' v: * V Delpha and Cecil Jones ot Heppncr On the registration tabic was the framed 1897 original McMillan 160-acre homestead grant signed hy President Wm McKinley 216 people signed the guest book A centerpiece of glad tolas and dahlias prepared by Jean Nelson highlighted the decorations The reception and luncheon was hosted by the couple's children Charlene Whitney of Ponland and Kenneth Jones of txxingion. and by the couple s niece Vicki and her bus band Jim Bowen of Goldcndale. niece Valda and her husband Stuan Smith of Hermiston. and Bill Irsm of Twin falls Idaho 1 FACTS CATTC1 & FIGURES tr, What exactly i* "good nutrition and who can you go to when you want to obtain n-liahlr and current inlorin.it ion ’ ( Ivor three-fourths of nutrition expert», physician» and teenager» surveyed rate the knowl edge of dietician» and nutritionist» a» either "excellent “ or "very good 4E 41= Your ‘ * Kt •- j U . \ ,. f, 'I • ’ *. ' * *J ! - € • / : - > *i t vailable *•» ^ V . AJt»* '■ • .J ~ *,T A - * ; i * V ««•.*■* Wheatgrass T 4 ! f f e ÜM.fe- . /. ate * fl < * •;\7' %N ■ ■ ’ * ' _ > M*« V * ' [f * if *>v • • * .-G 1; *■ G ' r, • , '• ». ; /- * K ' . M * * ;Jr I, f < <4 i_ ,» y ‘ j i r '- ■ >,* i V FREE RODEO TICKET The Morrow County Grain Growers w ill hold a weekly drawing for one family ticket for the Pendleton Roun dup. Drawings are scheduled for August 7, s 14, 21, and 28. Fill out entry blank at right; bring or mail into Mor row C ounty G rain Growers in Lexington. He . Jim Van Winkle, weed supervisor ot the Morrow County Weed Con trol District spoke at the meeting of the lone Garden Club held at the home of Leila Palmer on Wednes day. August 13 He stated that the most prevalent noxious weed in the county is ‘branching’' or diffused knapweed which covers approx- inuicly 15<).(*X) acres Weeds on the " A " list arc skeleton weed, yellow stanhistle. tansy ragwort, dalmation and yellow toadflax. Mediterranean sage, leafy spurge, spikeweed. musk thistle and (recently added) Scotch thistle There are 18 other weeds on the "B " list which need to be con trolled because of economic impor tance. he told the garden club la n downers are required by law to treat noxious weeds and can be charged tor spraving or fined if they do not comply with the rules He had lour books which had col or illustrations of inidividual weeds with descriptions of the plant, seeds, leaves, etc Diese included “ Weeds of I astern Washington and Adiaccnt Areas ". “ A Guide to Selected Weeds of Oregon"; “ Nebraska Weeds " and “ The Audubon StKie- ty Field Guide to North American Wildllowcrs (Western Region) Club members brought weeds that they found in their gardens and yards to be identified Special guests for the day were Faith Jordan. Eva Hamlet! and Lois Allyn The club voted to sponsor special awards in conjunction with the Hcppner Garden Club for (he Flower Show at the Morrow Coun ty Fair is salty, fhaf Makiko had even pul soy sauce on a fried egg Makiko has cix Aed other lasts but spicy Japanese dishes for the Pearsons as well as lasting American cooking Before reluming to Japan, she will buy a Mickey Mouse T shirt for her yiHinger sister and will buy chocolate candy bars They're different here than in Japan, she said, bigger and sweeter She will tell her friends that she likes America, had tun wafer skiing and that she drove a combine, even if if was a little crooked. Visit Norenes at state fair Jim and Cork Norene will be at the Oregon Veterinary Medicine Association’s tnxvth at Oregon State lair from 2 6 p.m Saturday. August 29 The Norenes have been members of the eastern district of the association for 30 years. “ Morris the Cat" of television fame will be at the Nxvth with them on Saturday If you're at the State Fair August 29. stop by the OVMA booth, learn about veterinary medicine, say “ hello” to the Norenes. and find out if "M orris" really is as finicky as he is reported to he Sunday log bucking event added to fair A new “ Log Bucking Contest" has been added to the Sunday. August 23 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Schedule The log contest will take place on the Little League field at the fairgrounds from 10 a m. until noon A purse of over S500 has been donated by the logging industry The Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Board will sweeten the pot with an Pot isn't cool, it's deadly and it is destroying the minds, bodies and lives of many of our kids as a gateway drug In 1986over 1,000of our kids 18 and younger entered drug rehabilitation pmgrams because of mariiuana abuse Help the Sheriffs Assoc by call ing 1-84X1-624-4405 the next time you sec or hear of someone grow ing dope additional $100 A $5 entry fee charged each contestant also will be added to thepursc. The contest will pay awards to the first four places in the contest. Those w ishing to enter the contest may do so by calling Marlene Cur- rin. tair secretary, at the lair office 676-9474 before 5 p.m August 22 The fair rules for the contest allow only stock saws No modified chain saws will bepermitted in the contest The contest is a timed event with timers provided by the fair. Chamber Chatter By Claudia Hughes Chamber Manager Somehow I missed summer As I drive to Heppncr. there's a hint of fall in the air morning ha/e curtains the blue mountains, deer graze in the fields, and there's a cool, crisp feel ing in the air Harvest is winding down, cattle are being delivered, and activitv at the Morrow County Fair is in full swing Chamber members will be shuttled out to the fairgrounds for Cold Springs, McKuv Creek, and is located eight miles cast ol Het- lunch today. and some action is m miston and McKay Creek Refuge is store for them. I'm told Umatilla National Wildlife Refuges While at the fair, stop at the located five miles south of w ill not be ojx*n to big game hunting Chamber Nxvth Trying to pul all Pendleton during the 1987 seasons, according to Refuge Manager Moms IxFevcr Public hunting of upland game and Heppner has to offer in one small waterfowl is permitted per state and space is a gixnl exercise One Umatilla Refuge in Morrow County includes several islands in federal regulations during (he state- discovers there's so much we have the Columbia River, between Irrigon waterfowl hunting season For addi to offer that it can't be contained on and Boardnun. which arc included tional information call the Umatilla one small board Time and in the closure Cold Springs Refuge Refuge Complex Headquarters at availability of photos limited the display Missing is a good shot of 503 922 3232 our Mam Street If you have photos, preferably 5x7s. please share them F rom p 1 Special thanks re extended to the man. and Jacob Maben were also on competed in the Livestock Judging Bennett. Barber, and Matthews contest as individuals the Grecnhand team for Heppncr families for loaning pfvxos. and to There were six teams in the Four 4 H members from Heppncr the ASCS office for the display Grcenhand division accompanied the Hcppner FFA team hoard Plans arc in the wind to lhe Advanced FF A Judging team and competed in the 4 H livestock develop a permanent display to take from Heppncr consisted of Nance Judging contest. Trisha Coe. Scott to conferences around the state and Wright. Nancy Bailey. la>ri Cecil. Coe. (Turene Coe and Kelsey Evans to other county fairs Requests are Jim Brosnan. and Jerry Brosnan. made up the Buttcrcrcek Livestock still coming from chambers in they placed fifth out of seven teams 4 H team Results of the 4 H con Oregon and W ashington as a result Kristi O'Brien and Jett Rauch also lest were unavailable of the bnvehures distributed last March in Portland Visuals would result in additional interest in our community by visitors and new Quality Gold and Craftsmensbip businesses. Cham ber resum es regular meetings at 12 noon at the Elks. Tuesday. August 25 Sec you at the fair Three national wildlife refuges closed to big game hunting ,: • * ' ' l L r ' S ti- r . v* f* ’ „ c '. ! ' • ..V r< . \ ’ ,i S- ' •*>*' r * ’ v V has 2'4 years more of high school to complete In Japan, not all children go to high school Her younger sister attends a public junior high school Her father manages a restaurant and her mother manages a computer sottwarc house Makiko wants to be a teacher or an economist Their house has one room with traditional Japanese furnishings and the rest of the rooms have modern, western furnishings Her favorite American food is hamburgers Japanese eat lots of rice, fish and seafood, she said Vegetables arc different here and she has noticed more meal in the diet Benji leased her that Japanese food Weed Supervisor talks to garden club The Oregon State S h e riffs Association is once again asking the people of the Stale of (Jregon to help law enforcement in its efforts to destroy the illegal growing ol man luana by calling the toll free number I sou (.24 dans A reward is available for those who wish and the information given is strictly confidential ' [.?; ■ T ' ■ , • ! Jf 4 r *‘ » / rV • , * / . ► *) ( 4 • »/ ■ e ^ '. • \ •y ; L , \ . • , r V 'v S 'v 2« Maikiko Nishibe (left) and Benji Pearson Sheriff's Assoc, offers reward r ‘ » • V * Five Morrow County 4 H families have hosted Japanese students here as pan of the Laho/Lex exchange pmgram Makiko Nishihc. 15. from Monoka. Japan has been staying with the Frank. Chloc. Bcnji. and Peter Pearson family since July 24 After her gmup’t arrival in Portland, they spent two days at Oregon Stale University for orientation This is her first trip to the United States She repons that since she met her host family, she has been water ski ing for the first time They have wat chcd little league baseball games and gone shopping She and Benji have been ukmg a Senior Lifesaving class at the Hcppner pool, and have hak cd cookies to send to Peter at camp August 2 they attended a picnic at Condon for all exchange students and host families Makiko who is from a city of 200.(ID which is small by Japanese standards said she was surprised that Hcppner is as big as it is She ex pected a much smaller city. Although she has studied English 3'A years, she said she is hasing trouble understanding the language and expressing herself in English She is on vacation now from her school in Japan School starts in April and recesses for one month in the summer and for three weeks in IXrccmher She attends a private Catholic school from 8 30 a in • 6 30 p m six days a week She started school at six years old and Wil l Be C lo s e d S a t. Aug. 22 fo r F a ir A Rodeo Ì , County 1-ÌU W 5 7 7396 TON. OREGON 97133 19= Tractor contest winner s r Passed on from Generation to Generation S c h o o ls The gift of an exquisite piece of Black Hill Gold jewelry is for fhose very special Oci isions. If is the kind of gift that becomes a tradition and a treasured heirloom, passed on from generation to generation. When buying Black Hills Gold, be sure it's Landstrom’s O R IG IN A L . INC. Petersons P O Boi 367 r - — 7--------- H ep p n e r k7X4- Jewelers 47* »200 I _________ - From P 1 athletic director, Sally Edingcr - academically talented director. Ran dy Gundlach and John Colvctt - yearbook co-advisors, Sharon Leinweber drill team advisor, John Adamson choir, and Phil White - computer cixirdinator -approved the district's requesting an emergency certificate for one teacher and a rest net cd certificate for another •formally accepted donation of an Apple computer from the Mavmic 1-odge for Hcppner Elementary School 11 ■
