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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 14, 2004 Town of Lexington seeks nominees Carlsons travel to Sweden for family gathering Louis Carlson, (right) along with relative Johnny Hansson (left), met with the mayor of Lindesherg, Sweden, Anders Ceder (middle) while on a trip visiting relatives. (From Top): Nils Hansson, Betty and Louis Carlson, Ingrid Hansson Ekestubbe, Herbert Hansson, Lars Hansson and Bengt llansson, get to know each other at a family gathering in Sweden. L ouis and B etty Carlson returned the favor to five relatives who had come to visit them from Sweden last year, by taking a two- week trip to Sweden for a “relative gathering.” W hile at the gathering, the Carlsons had the honor of m eeting 99 other relatives of Louis besides the original five who visited Heppner. D uring the two w eeks, fam ily m em bers took turns show ing the C arlso n s around Lindesberg, which is about the size of Pendleton, where most of the relatives live. T hey enjoyed many sightseeing tours, as well as fam ily tim e over m eals. Betty said that one group of family members would take them for a few hours, for a tour or a meal, and another one would come to say it was there turn to have them for a few hours. “They made us both feel very w elcom e and wanted,” said Betty. “It was if you knew them all your life.” ' > 'IfiCli; Som e of the in terestin g places the Carlsons visited included a factory that manufactures Volvo parts and iron works castin g factory, w hich creates part of the windmills that are sold to the United States. They also visited a few castles and the original birthplace of Louis' great grandfather, which is now just a plaque. Another honor the Carlsons received while in Sweden was that the mayor o f L indesberg, A nders Ceder, visited with them and gave them each a gift. Louis received a tie and Betty a scarf, each show ing the Lindesberg butterfly. The butterfly is only found in L indesberg and is quite special to the people. They w ere also honored to have the story of their visit, and the history of how the family in Sweden found the C arlso n s, published in the Lindesberg newspaper. W hile at the gathering, Louis invited the family to the Carlson family reunion to be held in Seattle in June 2(X)5. Several family members said they would love to com e, and one commented that wouldn’t the Carlsons be surprised if all 104 m em bers from Sweden showed up. The Carlsons came home June 29 and have returned to the swing of Heppner life but say they hope to get back to Sweden for a visit again. BEO donates to Free Mondays at Water Park Births rìditi Caleb I. Cambero- a son, Caleb I„ was born July 3, 2004, at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston to Maura Aguilar and Jose A. Cambero of Boardman. All Saints to hold anniversary celebration All S a in ts’ Episcopal Church cordially invites the community to help them celebrate their 100"' anniversary on Sunday, July 25, 2004. Holy Eucharist will begin at 11 a.m., with the R ight R everend Rustin K im sey p resid in g . Rev. Laura O ’Brien will assist. The Town of Lexington is seeking three persons who reside within the town and who are interested in town government to file for open positions. Jim Nelson and Jean Brazell have two more years to fulfill before their terms expire. The m ayor’s position is open for a two- year term as the four-year position was vacated several months ago. John Edwards was appointed to fill the position until the next general election at which time by charter, the position must be put on the ballot. This term will run from Jan. 1, 2005 to Dec. 31, 2006. Councilor positions U\ and #2, presently held by Chirella Wallace and Luella Taylor are also available to be filled. These positions are for a four-year term, to begin Jan. 1, 2005 and end Dec. 31,2008. To be elig ib le to hold an elective office in the Town o f Lexington, the person must be a qualified elector within the meaning of the state constitution and live within the town limits. The town’s election officer is Nicki Clement. She has packets for the individuals seeking the positions at Town Hall, 150 W. Main, Lexington, on Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. The nom ination petitions must be filed with the elections officer no later than 5 p.m., prevailing time, Aug. 20,2004 at Town Hail. A barbecue catered by John and N ancy G ochnauer will begin at 12:30 p.m. Donations for the barbecue w ill be appreciated. Attendees are asked Sharon Harrison (right) of Bank of Eastern Oregon presented Merry Brannon, Willow Creek to please RSVP by July 20 Water Park Manager (middle) and Marissa McCabe (left), assistant manager, with a check for by calling the Church at 676- $1004), to provide free Monday sw ims for the month of July. 9970 or DeSpains at 676- 5376. Over the Tee Cup Ladies o f W illow C reek C ountry C lub returned to regular Over the Tee Cup play on Tuesday, July 6, after hosting an invitational Tuesday, June 29. Corol Mitchell and Pat Edmundson tied for low gross of the field. Luvilla Sonstegard took low net of the field and Liz Orwick took least putts of the field. In flight A, Karen Thompson took low gross; Shari Stahl took low net; and Jan Paustian took least putts. In flight B, Betty Christman took low gross; Loa Henderson took low net; and Lynnea Sargent took least putts. In flight C, Jackie Allstott took low gross and Pat Dougherty took low net. 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