TW O - Heppner Gazette-Ti mes, Heppner, Oregon Wednesda), February 26, 1992
Conservation corp to hold meeting
Irish pageant on schedule
Smouses celebrate 50th anniversary
Kenneth and Frances Smouse
A reception will be held at the
lone United Church of Christ
Sunday, March
1 from
12:30-2:30 p.m. in honor of Ken
neth and Frances Smouse who
will be celebrating their 50th
wedding anniversary.
Kenneth and Frances met in
Portland and were married at the
home o f her m other Ella
Burgoyne. on Feb. 28. 1942.
They have lived on the Smouse
ranch out of lone on Baseline
Road since 1943.
All friends are welcome to at
tend. They request no gifts.
Sewing machines are buzzing,
hammers tapping, brushes pain
ting, and actors and singers
rehearsing in preparation for
Saturday night of St. Pat's
weekend pageant, “ Erin Came to
County Morrow,’’ showing bits
and snatches from the history of
the Irish here.
Audiences can expect skits and
scenes from the 1870’s to the
1920’s, remembering sheep on
the
open
range
(with
owner/herder Jim Farley), the
Rock Saloon, Heppner’s first
church (1887), “ meanwhile
back in Ireland.” and family life
on the ranches-all with Irish
stories, music, songs, dances,
jokes and laughter.
Music by the Lindsay family,
direct descendants of early Irish
sheepmen, will represent the
present.
The South Morrow Communi
ty Choir will do special choral ar
rangements of some classic Irish
songs under the direction of Bob
Isted. The Rock Saloon scene will
be acted by Heppner Volunteer
Fireman, directed by Steve Rhea.
Louis Carlson and Jeff Wallace
will do their rendition of
“ Gallagher and Shean,” a duet
dialogue song popular in the 20’s
with the Irish here. Soloists in
clude Bill and Tom Kenny, Lon
nie Rill, Dale Holland, Lori
Straley, Chuck Nelson and Tony
Becket, who is also narrator.
Other special numbers include
a ghost story by Grandpa played
by Truman Messenger, an Irish
jig by Alicia Tamasky, Sherry
Bingham and Annie Hisler,
square dances by Jean Strange’s
fifth graders, violin by Rosalie
Scharen and a mini-sermon on St.
Patrick written by Father J. Con
don and delivered by Pastor Stan
Hoobing-all this sprinkled with
shamrocks and leprechauns in a
total cast of performers of about
100 .
Production crew chairman in
clude Chuck Nelson, scenery and
props, Joyce Hollomon and Chris
Burkenbine, costumes, Cyde
Estes, box office, and Marsha
Sweek, makeup. Jenny Bingham
is stage manager and Jane
Rawlins, general director.
Tickets are available at Mur
rays for those wishing to be
assured of seating for $3 adults,
$2 for students and seniors and $8
for a family.
The Butter Creek Conservation
Corporation will be holding its
annual meeting on March 10 at
7:30 p.m. at Tom Currin’s
residence.
Agenda items will include 1991
cost-share assistance as well as a
presentation from Tim Keith,
Oregon State Service Forester, on
the new stewardship incentive
program for private forest lan
downers. For more information
contact Dave Pranger, 676-5452.
Dedication memorable for Drakes
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Stokes Landing plans fun night
Stokes Landing Senior Center
in Irrigon will have a dinner on
Friday, Feb. 28 from 5-7 p.m.
The menu will feature Texas
Chili and corn bread, or potato
soup. The price is $2.50 for
adults and $1 for children.
Game night will follow the din
ner at 7:30 p.m. Prizes will be
awarded for the winners of
pinochole and scrabble games.
There will be a charge of $1.
Refreshments will be served.
The surrounding community is
welcome to attend. The center is
located on N. Main at Opal Place.
Scouts hold blue and gold banquet
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Douglas Orwick presents his cake to high bidder Eddie Gunder
son Sunday night. Douglas is the son of Mike and Barbara Or
wick, Lexington. The Elks Club is a strong supporter of the
Cub Scouts and Gunderson is the Exalted Ruler.
The annual Blue and Gold ban
quet was held for the Cub Scouts
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Lodge Sunday night, February
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The meeting began with a
potluck dinner followed by short
programs depicting different
countries from the Tiger Cubs,
Bears, Wolves and Weeblos.
Following the meeting the annual
father/son cake bake auction was
held. Cakes baked by the fathers
and their son sold anywhere from
$10 to $30 a cake. This the scouts
annual fund raiser project.
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Photo by Joyce Hughes
The Drake family. The window that was dedicated in memory
of Douglas E. Drake is the one on the top.
Last Sunday’s dedication of a Heppner High School and attend
ed Pacific University on an
new stained glass window at the
Heppner Methodist Church was athletic scholarship. During
World War II he served in the Air
a memorable occasion for the
Force. After the war he returned
Drake family whose Sandhollow
family farm is home to third and to help his father on the San
dhollow farm.
fourth generations.
In 1946, Douglas Drake mar
Now gracing the south gable of
ried
Grace Gadeken who came to
the church, the new stained glass
Morrow
County in 1945 and
window is one of a kind design
worked
with
the office of the War
ed by a Portland artist. It was
placed there in memory of Goods Administration. They
moved to the family farm in 1957
Douglas Elmo Drake who was
killed in a hunting accident in Oc when the elder Drakes retired in
Heppner.
tober, 1967. Sponsor of the win
Douglas Drake was an avid
dow was his widow, the Rev.
Grace Drake, who led the after hunter and fisherman. The cou
ple were active members of the
noon worship service.
Methodist Church and the Rhea
Also taking an active part in the
special services were the Drakes’ Creek Grange. Because Douglas
was an involved 4-H parent, he
four children. Pastor Gwen
was selected as father of the year
Drake, Klamath Falls, gave the
in 1967.
morning worship service and
His untimely death in a hunting
w rote and led the act of
accident near their home left
dedication.
Grace with four young children
The window, designed by
to rear. She worked in Heppner
Portland artist Linda Ethier, was
installed by family members in for a number of years to support
the family, while renting out the
cluding Rick Drake, Hermiston,
farm ground. She returned to col
who led the congregation hymn.
lege
at Pacific School of Religion
Douglas Alfred Drake led the call
and
graduated
in 1975.
to worship, gave the invocation
Their
son,
Douglas Alfred
and the benediction. Daughter
Drake, returned to the family
Susan Ferguson, Ontario, played
farm after serving in the Navy for
the piano and daughter-in-law
six years. He and Carley
Carley Drake was organist.
Bergstrom were married in 1976
Douglas Drake, born in 1921,
was the son of Raymond and Em and currently reside on the fami
ma Drake, who came to Eastern ly farm with their two children.
Following the morning church
Oregon in I9l4. After farming at
different locations they at first service, a potluck dinner was en
rented the Henshaw place in San joyed with Alma Green as
dhollow so that their children chairperson. Beth Bryant was in
would be close to attend the charge of the reception that
followed. Special music was pro
Heppner schools.
Douglas Drake graduated from vided by the Community Choir.
HJH track team plans bottle drive
The Heppner Junior High
Track team will go door to door
from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Hepp
ner collecting pop cans and bot
tles on March 10. The proceeds
from the fund drive will go
towards the purchase of new
track uniforms. There will also be
large boxes in the elementary and
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The Ponies, coached by Susie
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