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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 7, 1993 - THREE ßMCC offers new cooking class The “ Once A Month” cooking method will be taught in an up coming BMCC class. Students will learn this proven system for spending less time in the kitchen. According to instructor Nancy Jepsen, students will learn how to prepare a month’s main dishes in a single day. Participants will each prepare a two’ week menu plan in five hours. The computer program Mealmaster will also be incorporated into the class. The class is limited to six students because of kitchen space. The class will meet at the Hepp ner High School home ec. room on Thursday, April 22, from 6:30-8:00 p.m. and on Saturday, May 1, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuition for the course is $15. The “ Once A Month Cookbook” will be available to purchase for $10. Students will provide their own food and storage containers. To register, call Sue Warren, 422-7040, or Nancy Jepsen, 676-5244, for more information and to order a cookbook in advance. Two Tours To Branson, Missouri To Enjoy A Smorgasbord Of Country Western Talent... Aug. 26-31, 1993 with Heppner natives, Jim & Dorotha Barratt shown on the left. Sept. 9-14, 1993 with Evelyn McConnell shown on the right Historical Society seeks Oregon Ruth Locust attends district meeting Ruth Locust Chapter No. 32, ed to 44 bus travelers from the Trail pioneer descendents Order of the Eastern Star attend Eugene-Springfield area. Many The Oregon Trail Committee of the Morrow County Historical Society is still seeking the names of people in Morrow County who are descendents of Oregon Trail pioneers. If anyone has someone who came over on the Oregon Trail in the years 1840 to 1880 contact Jean Nelson, Robin Baker, Marsha Sweek or Lorene Griffith. The committee plans to recognize O regon Trail descendents with a certificate dur ing this sesquicentennial year of the Oregon Trail. lone Topic club hears program The lone Topic Club held their meeting March 31 at the lone United Church social rooms with M argaret M organ, C hristy Crowell and Jean Nelson as hostesses. Special guests for the day were Ruth McCabe and Helen Martin. Jean Nelson, dressed in her pioneer dress, presented a pro gram on “ The Oregon Trail In Morrow County. ” She told about the many families that came west on the “ primary” Oregon Trail from Independence, MO., pass ing through six states o f Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, W yom ing, Idaho and into Oregon. Nelson spoke of the hardships of the five-month trip across mountains, rivers and plains with the dearth of food, water and firewood, and disease and lack of grass for the animals. The Oregon Trail in Morrow County passes through the coun ty starting at Butter Creek through private land of the Lind say ranch, the Oregon Circle ranch, the Navy Strategic Weapons Range, the Boeing Agri-Industrial Park and the land o f the M illers, Pettyjohns, Dohertys and the Krebs to Cecil (Willows). Many events are planned dur ing the 1993 Sesquicentennial celebration. The Morrow Coun ty wagon will accompany the of ficial wagon train through the county from Butter Creek to Ella, Cecil, and on to the Krebs ranch in Gilliam County. The wagon belongs to Bob Harrison who will be one of the wagon masters as well as Everett. Keithly. Another wagon master will be selected soon. “ Morrow County is unique in that there are 12 miles of un disturbed ruts visible,” said Nelson, “ including seven miles of the Boardman Hiking seg ment.” The Boardman segment is one of the seven designated as walking trails out of the whole 2170 miles memorialized by con gress in 1978 as the Historic Na tional Oregon Trail. It is hoped that the Morrow County wagon will appear in parades at events in the county during 1993. Plans for the spring money maker to benefit the lone Public Library were made for May 7 at city hall. Lexington News ____________________________ By Delpha Jones -:-Shane Eng had the misfor tune to break his arm last week at the rodeo try-outs. He now has a cast. -:-The April card party was held at the Oddfellow hall Satur- For a brochure with prices, contact Jim Barratt Tours, P.O. Box 1688 Corvallis, OR 97339 (800) 525-4888 PRE-MADE EASTER RASKETS READY FOR THE RIG DAY A specially made Easter Basket full of delicious goodies is waiting for you! Pre-made Easter Baskets 9.95 each retail value $12 to $18 Easter Is v¡ÜSJ 0 2 1/2" tall Sunday, A pril 11th Enter Our Drawing For Our Giant Easter Bunny! retail value $275.00 Drawing Friday, April 9th one entry per purchase Super Soft Crayola® Bunny Only $795 Special value from Hallmark. Now at our store for Easter. Supplies are limited. Hurry in, get yours today. KODAK FILM EASTER SPECIAL 100 Speed 24 exp. now $3.99 200 speed 24 exp. now $4.59 200 speed 36 exp. now $5.89 day evening. Those winning prizes were: men’s high-Cecil Jones, second-Jens Frederickson; women’s high-Carol Norris, second-Luella Taylor; traveling- Vema Brinda and Dot Halvorsen. The last of the series will be May 1. -:-Guests at the Joe Yocom home have been a daughter Debra Jones and daughters and Joey W est, a grandson from Pendleton. -:-Joyce Buchanan returned home on Friday from Portland. -:-Leila Palmer has returned home from Anchorage, Alaska, where she visited her daughter and husband, Janet and Joe Balfe and grandson and family. -:-Josie and Glover Peck have had as a visitor, a daughter, Jeanette from Alaska. -:-Bob Compton from Idaho, who is affiliated with the Grand Laboratories was an overnight guest at the Dick Temple home on Wednesday and attended the Cattlemans dinner in Heppner where he was a speaker. -:-Max and Betty Breeding and grandchildren and a son, Donald, were Heppner and Lexington callers over the weekend. They attended a birthday party honor ing B etty’s m other, Lydia Wilson. -:-Philip Tellechea spent spring vacation at the home of his uncle Mike Burcham in Pendleton. ed the district meeting held at Umatilla. A meeting followed a potluck dinner with Ruth Locust in charge of the initiatory. The meeting was well attended with several grand officers present. G rand Conductress Shirley Lawson from Corvallis gave the message. Several visitors from Beaver ton, Prineville and St. Helens at tended the meeting on March 8. Betty Royle from Prineville, who is on the cancer research fund committee gave a program on cancer research. The chapter also had a request to serve a sit-down dinner during the St. Patrick’s festivities Satur day March 13. Dinner was serv- club members helped plan, prepare and serve the dinner. Katherine Lindstrom announc ed that the Cycle Oregon group will be coming to the area September 14 and will spend the night in lone. She said that help would be needed. Several chapter members volunteered. Ruth Locust Chapter’s next meeting will be Monday, April 12 at 8 p.m. This is the Chapter’s Friendship N ight and all members are encouraged to be there. There will be a reception for Carmelita Halvorsen who was appointed a grand representative of Virginia in Oregon. The recep tion will be held at 8:30 p.m. and is open to all non-member friends. Blood drawing planned Thursday The U.S. Forest Service is once again sponsoring a com munity blood draw in Heppner. The blood draw will be held Thursday, April 8 at the St. Patrick’s Senior Center from 1 to 6 p.m. “ In the past, there had been folks having to wait a long time to donate. We are sending lots of staff to accommodate all you donors,” said Nancy Adams, director. Connie Aragon is local chairperson. Donors may make an appointm ent by calling 1-800-488-5428. St. Patrick’s Senior Center Bulletin Board The focus group met with chairman Stan Hoobing at the Senior Center March 30. Molly Rhea from Home Health and Corol Mit chell of Senior Services also participated. The group continued their plans for the health fair which will be held at the center April 29. One hundred twenty-three people were present for the senior din ner March 31. Seven meals were taken out. Jane Rawlins won the meal ticket, Joy Wells the door prize, Elsie Bolen of Prineville the guest prize and Lois Winchester the birthday gift. Members of the First Christian Church served. The menu for April 14 will be salmon loaf, broccoli pear and cot tage cheese salad, whole wheat roll and pudding. Members of the Mormon church will serve. The Senior Center Board will meet follow ing dinner. Saturday, April 3 the family of Mary Kenison helped her celebrate her 90th birthday at the senior center. The dining room was filled with relatives from near and far. A bountiful potluck dinner and bir thday cake were enjoyed by all. There were two tables of pinochle in play Friday afternoon, and severl people just came to visit. Refreshments were served by Florence Holt. Twelve people were present Sunday evening, for the last half of the movie ‘Fiddler on the Roof. Darlene Arrington shared her video with the group. The blood drawing at the center will be Thursday, April 8 from 1-6 p.m. in the dining room. No more tax assistance appointments will be made. Those needing help may call Rose Marie Buschke 676-9604 or Sherron Woodside 989-8166. The VFW will meet in the sitting room at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 14. Dates to remember: Monday, Bible study, 10:30-11:30 a.m.; quilting 1-4 p.m.; knitting, spinning and weaving 7 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, exercise, 10-10:30 a.m. There will not be a card par ty this Friday. The movie for this Sunday has also been cancelled due to Easter. The residents at the senior center wish everyone a joyful Easter. IR A ’s Don’t forget to come in and get your IRA or S E P -IR A by April 15 PLOTBAR IB S m iC E 127 I . 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