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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 11, 2000
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Weddings
Pettyjohns celebrate 50th
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W i t !\ n R o b in s o n
Shaw-Picka
J.J. and Barbara Shaw
Barbara Picka, daughter of Edward and Grace Picka of New
Prague, Minnesota, and J.J. Shaw, son John Shaw of Condon and
I.rnda Shaw of Heppner, were married on June 24 at Minnehaha
Falls, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Music was by Ron and LaNaye
Pearson, aunt and uncle of groom.
The bride was escorted by her father, and attended by her four
sisters. Margaret Paradise as matron of honor, Kathy Picka as maid
of honor, Patty Peterson and Betty Picka as bridesmaids. Wade
Stutft. best man. and Clint Michael, a groomsman, attended the
groom. Joey Paradise, nephew of the bride, served as ring bearer,
and Ed and Bill Picka, brothers of bride, were ushers. Tracy
Ableidinger and Michele Miron were personal attendants.
I he bride wore Linda Shaw's wedding gown of candlelight
satin; the gown and veil were both made by Linda. The bride
carried pale peach and ivory lilies from her mother's garden.
I he bride's attendants wore gowns with silver metallic tops and
silver sheer fabric skirts. They carried bright yellow lilies from the
gardens of Margaret Paradise and Marcie Turek, grandmother of
bride.
A reception, dinner and dance were held at the Minnesota Zoo.
I he Ja/.tronauts Swing Band, were the band for the evening.
Following a wedding trip to the Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean,
the couple will reside in Savage, Minnesota.
The bride graduated from Mankato State University and is
employed as a math instructor at Northwest Technical Institute in
Eden Prairie. Minnesota. The groom is a graduate of the University
ot Idaho and is employed as a project engineer at rhermo King in
Bloomington, Minnesota.
Luella Skillings PMNH
resident of the month
She later moved to Pendleton,
living at Oregon Trail Manor,
and then at Elizabethan Manor
for five years.
In 1998, Luella came to live in
Heppner at PMNH to be closer to
her daughter, Verna Murde.
Luella has seven grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.
She enjoys outings, watching
TV and listening to music. "We
are truly blessed to have Luella
as part of our family," said
Pennie Miller at PMNH.
Bang, Boom! Like a "shoot ’em up" television program, it's now
the for-real hunting season. A good precaution would be to tie
orange ribbons on domestic animals. Be sure to duck if bullets
sound like they're hitting the house.
Without a license, 1 opened the season early. It wasn't easy since
1 don't have a bow and arrow and all the guns seemed to be missing
at the moment. With the aid of a rock and wielding a shovel. I
managed to sneak up on a prickly porcupine in the horse pasture
and lay him to rest. However that bravado doesn’t surface when it
comes to close encounters with the skunks and raccoons that we
have seen enjoying the cat food and garden produce late at night.
After reading various letters to the editors about loss of hunting
acres due to fee hunting on private lands, maybe there are some
alternatives. Perhaps some local cattle ranches could turn their
places into working guest ranches, allowing these uneducated
hands to also hunt. Guests could help gather cows, wean calves and
of course, put cattle through the chute for routine vaccinations and
pregnancy testing. Ranchers could assure guests that the green
stuff acquired while pushing cows up a chute is good for the
complexion, giving pasty-white faces an "outdoorsy" look; Too, if
there are some acquired black and blue bruises during the process
those marks are considered merit badges.
Forget guest houses or RV accommodations. Ranchers could
pitch a few tents so guests could have the experience of "roughing
it." A hot tub might be an added attraction for soaking buns after
a long day in the saddle. Guests will surely want to dress and skin
their own game so they can savor that accomplishment. As to
meals, ranch women are accustomed to cooking for a crew on the
spur of a moment just by adding another bone to the stew pot.
Jim and Lola Pettyjohn
Judging from the way that Mary and Carleen West can come up
with enough food for an army at branding time, they could give
camp cooks some tips.
Picture mealtime while rallying around a campfire of worn-out
creosote-smelling fence posts enhanced with some sagebrush for
ambiance. Guests won't know that good tamarack wood is saved
for winter warmth after busting ice and pitching out hay for
livestock and wildlife. Another option would be to exchange
hunting privileges for someone hankering for such a 'cool'
wintertime experience.
For those that have no desire to fork a horse, there are plenty of
other ranch chores to delight guests. Aside from feeding animals
and mucking out bams, there's usually irrigation pipes to be
moved. The more industrious helpers could repair miles of barbed-
wire fences often tom down by publicly-owned game animals that
get their share of a ranch's forage and hay. Just keeping the gates
shut, left open by hunters, could keep a jogger in a lather. Of
course when cattle find those open escape routes, it does offer
additional gathering adventures.
As to other entertainment for guests, there must be local talented
musicians who could find time after a day's work to drum up a
musical fest. Why not offer prizes for the most colorful cowboy
tales or hunting stories. Shucks, city folks might even enjoy some
target practice, providing there is a very large vacant area for
setting up targets and the cats and dogs are safely locked up.
Thankfully, those lost Canadian truckers with huge flatbed
traitors who blundered around our county roads looking for the
long-abandoned oil drilling site made ttieir way here before the
season opened. Hopefully they found' tljeir'way out' o f the
boondocks and returned to Edmonton, Once the hunting seasons
open, it's not the time to be in a hurry to go somewhere 7n a
vehicle. Road hunters are not unlike the pheasants and deer who
seem to enjoy a game of chicken against everyday motorists. They
are just as unpredictable as these nocturnal 'coons' that I wish
would end up smothered in grits on some southerner's plate.
The Pettyjohn family: Linda, Nancy, Jim, Lola Ann, Earl and
Jerry.
Jim and Lola Ann Pettyjohn of
Boardman were honored on Sept. 3
in celebration of their 50th wedding
anniversary. The Pettyjohns were
married on Sept. 3, 1950, in Reno,
NV. A family reunion was held at
their home with their children and
extended family members.
Those in attendance were Tola
Ann's mother. Ruth McCabe, of
lone, and Linda and Larry Groce of
Boardman and Linda's daughter,
Amanda McDaniel of Hermiston.
Coming from Anchorage, AK, were
Earl and Karen Pettyjohn end | a
family friend. Julie Fawcett. From
Oak Harbor. WA, were Nancy and
Jim Lancaster and their two
daughters, Alicia and Kristy Davis
and her husband and their four
month old daughter. Charity. From
Pendleton were Jerry Pettyjohn and
2001 MS Walk set for April 21
Free resume class
Create a new resume or brush
up an old one at a free resume
class scheduled for Friday. Oct.
20, from 9 a.m. to noon at
Heppner Elementary School.
The class offers techniques and
strategies for creating a resume
that markets skills and helps in
obtaining interviews.
friend Sheryl Bergeron.
Two grandsons and families were
unable to attend due to illness and
distance: A.J. and Cindy Wright of
Hermiston and Jeremy and Heather
Wright and girls Katelyn, Bnann
and Ashley of Fairford, England.
The potluck dinner was enjoyed
with the ambiance of outdoor
dining under the colorfully
decorated patio. The decorated two-
tiered anniversary cake was served
following champagne toasts by Earl
and Jerry. Karen and Julie arranged
the decorations inside and out of
the house. Ruth assembled a
"wonderful family picture display
which
everyone
enjoyed
immensely. Visiting, reminiscing
and lots of picture taking made the
day pass much too quickly," said
the Pettyjohns.
Students should come prepared
to create a resume and are asked
to bring an old resume or a
detailed work history.
Class size is limited so pre
registration is required. Contact
Anne Morter, BMCC coordinator
for South Morrow County, 422-
7040, to pre-register or for more
information.
Small business
workshop offered
Luella Skillings
By Pennie Miller
Luella Skillings, the October
Resident of the Month at Pioneer
Memorial
Nursing
Home
(PMNH) in Heppner, was bom to
Charles and Bertha Carper at
Promise, OR., where she was
raised with her brothers and
sisters on a farm. After school,
she worked at a laundry and
cleaners during WWII.
She married Issac Skillings and
became a homemaker, raising six
children—three daughters and
three sons. Luella and Issac
moved to Wallowa in June 1975.
The Blue Mountain
Community College
Small
Business Development Center is
offering two workshops in the
area.
Introduction to Business
Ownership is scheduled for
Thursday, Oct. 19, from 6-9 p.m.
at the Morrow County School
District office in Lexington. This
class offers the fundamentals for
starting a business. Some topics
covered include choosing the
type of business organization,
marketing, taxes and financial
information.
Cost of the class is $29.
Contact Anne Morter, BMCC
coordinator for South Morrow
County,
422-7040. to pre
register or for more information.
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"Everyone did such a good job
this year and we expect an even
better time in the year 2001 so
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more money this year than ever
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walkers and raised a total of
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2000 Elite Fleet Club which is
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