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.
S o n steg ard had a
chip in on hole #9. Mitchell
had a birdie on hole #1 and
Christman had a birdie on
hole #3.
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