Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 16, 1991 - THREE
Pheobe Sheriff to speak at
Extension training session
Four generations speak to school
Phoebe Sherrif, mayor of Echo
and cooking school instructor, will
be the speaker at the October Leader
Training for Morrow and Umatilla
County Extension Homemaker
Study Groups. The training will be
offered Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 10
a m. at the Pendleton Extension of
fice and 7 p m. at the Stokes Lan
ding Center, 193 W Opal Place,
Irrigon.
The training will enable par
ticipants to extend the following in
formation to their respective study
groups: supplies to pack your wagon
for the eight month grip; what and
how you will cook along the way;
and ways to use the new foods found
in Oregon. The lesson will conclude
with the assembly and sampling of
a pioneer bride's stack cake Par
ticipants are asked to bring a plain,
unfrosted cake layer. They will leam
how early settlers pitched in to
L-R: Kyle and Kathy Carlson, Dorris Graves, Betty Carlson and
Jodie Carlson.
Photo by Joyce Hughes
Not big enough yet. Vince Berretta finds this fireman’s hat
and coat a little big for him, during a visit to the Heppner Fire
Station last Thursday.
Below: Heppner fireman Steve Rhea explains safety equip
ment to Ms. Webbers morning kindergarten class. The after
noon class also visited the station.
Lexington News
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-:-The Three Links Club met at
the home of Annetta Padberg on
Thursday. Oct. 10. Plans were com
pleted for the rummage sale ac
tivities and for the Holly Lodge part
for the District Rebekah meeting in
Heppner on Sat. Oct. 19. State presi
dent Lora Dickinson will be present.
Chairman for the meeting will be Vi
vian McConnell of San Souci Lodge
and she has prepared an interesting
meeting.
Door prize was won by Delpha
Jones.
-:-Dolly Allstott, who has been
visiting her daughter and family
Dorothy and Wilbur Jackson in
H eppner, is visiting another
daughter and family Lyle and
Virginia Peck.
-:-Plans are underway for the
Pomona meeting in lone on Sat. Oct
Four generations of a Morrow
County family spoke to Mrs.
Calvert’s second grade class at
Heppner Elementary school Mon
day, Oct. 14.
Jodie Carlson, a second grader,
her brother Kyle, mother Kathy,
grandmother Betty Carlson and
great-grandmother Dorris Graves
were all present as Dorris told of life
in Morrow County when she was a
child. Mrs. Graves attended school
in Lexington, where her father R.B.
Wilcox was principal. He started the
high school, adding one room at a
time until there were all four high
school classes, she said. Mrs.
Carlson graduated from Heppner
High School in 1950 and Jodie’s
dad, Phil, graduated in 1974 from
lone High School. Jodie’s grand
father Louis Carlson, attended a one-
room school in Rocky Bluff until it
closed in 1939 when he was in the
third grade.
Mrs. Graves, who was bom in
1911, between Lexington and lone,
said that in the mountains the schools
often didn’t open in the winter
because of the harsh conditions and
the difficulty of travel. Women did
all their own baking, including
bread, and men did the farming. 'Ihe
farming season was shorter because
of the weather and the dependence
on horses and plows, so they weren’t
able to farm as large of areas as they
do now. Clothes were made of
natural materials, so they had to be
ironed. And, because there was no
electricity in the area 50 years ago,
ironing was done with an iron heated
on the stove. People relied on
kerosene lamps for light.
At one time there were around 60
one-room school houses in the coun
ty, said Mrs. Graves. Because travel
was by horse and buggy and roads
were not that good, it took too long
to drive students very far to school.
The district was consolidated by the
late 1950s according to district
reports.
Mrs. Graves stressed the impor
tance of reading, saying “ people
might take away your shoes. They
might take away your hat. but they
can’t take away what you have learn
ed.” She also encouraged the young
people to talk with senior citizens
and visit the Morrow County
Museum and Heppner Library to
leam about times past. “ They have
a wealth of information,” she said.
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assemble the wedding cake at the
event. The popularity of the bride
was judged by the number of layers
present in her cake.
There is no charge for the train
ing. Community organizations are
welcome to send a representative to
the training. Participants will receive
materials to reteach the lesson to
their respective organizations "This
lesson is one which historical
societies, 4-H leaders, school
teachers, would really enjoy exten
ding to their groups,” according to
Carol Bennett, Morrow County Ex
tension Agent and assistant to Sheriff
for this lesson. “ Phoebe has
graciously volunteered considerable
time to research this lesson, and I
hope many people will be present to
hear her speak.” For further infor
mation, contact Carol Bennett at
676-9642.
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Virginia Grieb elected Angus
Association delegate
Virginia Grieb, Lexington, has
been elected as a delegate to the
108th annual meeting o f the
American Angus Association,
November 17-19 in Louisville, Ken
tucky, reports Richard Spader, ex
ecutive vice president of the
American Angus Association.
Grieb, a member of the American
Angus Association with head
quarters in St. Joseph, Missouri, is
one of 262 Angus breeders who have
been selected by fellow members of
their state association to serve as a
representative at the annual meeting.
BMCC board
meeting Oct. 23
Wed. Oct. 23 there will be a Blue
Mountain Community College board
meeting held the school district of
fice in Lexington. The meeting will
begin at 7:30 p.m.
Representing 47 states and Canada,
the delegates will participate in the
business meeting and elect a new
president, vice president and five
directors to the American Angus
Association Board.
The annual meeting is held in con
junction with the annual convention
and banquet and the 1992 Roll of
Victory National Angus Show dur
ing the North American International
Livestock Exposition.
The American Angus Association
has nearly 24,000 active members
and is one of the largest beef breed
organizations in the world.
Old Time Fiddler’s Concert
Sat. Oct. 19 - 7 to 11 p.m.
t »INNER AND EVENING
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$150 - Concert
5-7 p .m .
$300 - Stew Supper
Lexington Grange Hall
See You There!
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Delpha Jones
26. The Lexington Grange will put
on the 5th degree with many of the
form er Rhea C reek Grange
members taking part. Many of these
members were on the degree team
when they were invited to put on the
work at state session several years
back They are hoping for a good
attendance.
-:-Everett and Elma Harshman
have purchased the Harwood pro
perty and have moved to their new
home in Lexington.
-:-Chuck and Lisa Nelson hosted
a birthday dinner at Beecher’s on
Tuesday. Oct. 8. honoring his
mother Jean Nelson. Along with
family other guests were Frances
Smouse. Ruth McCabe, Helen Pet
tyjohn and Cecil and Delpha Jones.
The evening was spent visiting.
Threesome honored at PMH
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