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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
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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
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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
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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
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our Mam Street If you have photos,
preferably 5x7s. please share them
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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
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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
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Maikiko Nishibe (left) and Benji Pearson
Sheriff's Assoc, offers reward
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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
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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
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