Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - SEVEN
A view from the hill
“The thrill of victory and the agony o f defeat” may
be a bit over the top in describing the atmosphere at Willow
Creek Terrace in August, but the residents certainly
experienced some exciting, competitive moments for
several weeks. But they also joined together for some great
entertainment and September looks to be a month of
celebrations, rather than competitions.
Their cooperative efforts on the recently completed
quilt and their individual talents served some o f the
residents well when they entered items in the Morrow
County Fair. Entries included their quilting, flowers, wood
crafts and ceramic crafts and they brought home several
ribbons as rewards for their workmanship.
Participation in the fair did not interfere with their
“2004 Olympics.” Inspired by the athletes in Athens,
residents gathered for competition in two games each week
for four weeks, beginning on Aug. 11.
Eight com petitors showed their skills on the
“putting green” in the lobby and tension mounted each
time one approached the green. Taking the gold for the
fewest strokes in her two times up was Verna Brinda, with
two strokes. Lowell Gribble received the silver for his four
strokes and Elmer Meligan was close behind him for the
bronze with Five strokes.
Twelve of the sixteen residents entered the timed
Ball-Dribbling competition, and Brinda again “took home
the gold,” followed closely by Floyd Raver and George
Jefferies.
In a distance com petition. W aterm elon-seed
Spitting, Gribble took first, Jefferies second and Joe Wright
third.
Murl “Stubby” Rogers took first with her finesse
and strength in the Ball-Target Tossing competition. Raver
picked up another silver and Jefferies another bronze.
Strong muscle and attitude surely combined in the
winning Largest-Smile entries. Joe Wright placed first,
Fred Painter held onto second and Gribble earned third.
Proving their engineering skills, as well as their
memory work, the residents competed in Paper-Airplane
Building during their third week o f the games. A tie for
the gold went to Jefferies and Gribble. Meligan took the
silver and Brinda came in with the bronze.
A great disappointment for the athletes was the
cancellation of the Water-Balloon-Throw-at-Staffin their
last Olympics week. The weather saved the staff. Another,
final competition did go on, however. A steady body and a
strong facial feature were the secret in winning the
Balanced-Ruler-on-the-Chin event. Eva Griffith surpassed
the other entries and Jefferies took second, while Irene
Swanson took the bronze.
While not competing, these participants and other
residents enjoyed the weekly Bingo game with Duane
Jones and Eve Ironhawk, the OF Time Musicians’ (Bob
Stevens and Al Riney) music, the sing-along with Wendy
Appleton, Mary Haguewood, and two young men, the
songs of Joe and Leann Lindsay, and the Friday games
with Maryanne ElguczaT)an^Tary Haguewood and Carri
Haguewood.
September will bring at least three celebrations to
Willow Creek Terrace. Fred Painter, Murl Rogers and Nina
Harshman will be guests o f honor at birthday parties.
Fred was bom in The Dalles 78 years ago on Sept.
15. He spent most o f his growing-up years in Pendleton,
Echo, Hermiston and Stanfield. When only sixteen years
old, Fred lied about his age to enter the Navy. He served
on a fleet tanker in the Pacific, left the Navy in 1946,
worked in Pendleton and lone, and reentered the Navy in
1950. He served until 1966, retiring as a Master Chief
Boilermaker/E9. His experiences include work on a
destroyer during the Korean War, shore duty in Washington
and service on an aircraft carrier during the Vietnam War.
In total, Fred saw eighteen years’ service in the Pacific.
Married in 1964 to a Bay-area registered nurse,
Fred worked as an engineer in the same hospital after
turning to civilian life. He went on to work as a boiler-
plant operator at the Alameda Air Station and was six years
on Treasure Island. After his wife died in 1991 and he had
retired again, from civil service, Fred returned to Eastern
Oregon in 1995. Last year in June, he moved to Willow
Creek Terrace. The staff quickly became aware o f his taste
for ice cream (the reason he has another freezer unit in his
apartment) and for apple pie.
Nina Harshman will celebrate her 85th birthday on
Sept. 19. She was bom to Percy and Jessie Cox in Heppner.
Her grandfather chose her name, one other than what her
parents had planned to call her. Since she was bom in the
ninth month, on the nineteenth day, in 1919, at 9 a.m.,
they agreed that “Nina” suited her well.
Nina married when she was in her teens and joined
the work force in Heppner, first as a telephone operator
and later as bookkeeper for Howell’s Central Meat Market.
She eventually secured her GED certificate and attended
Olympic College to become a Licensed Practical Nurse,
an occupation she practiced for five years at the Harrison
Hospital in Bremerton, WA.
Nina was one o f the original two tenants when
Willow Creek Terrace opened but is now one o f sixteen.
This will be the first winter in eighteen or nineteen years
that Nina has not traveled south with the other “snow birds”
who spend three or four months in Arizona each year. She
will have company to entertain while staying here this
winter, for she has a brother and a sister who visit, fifteen
grandchildren, over twenty great-grandchildren, and three
great-great-grandchildren. That explains to whom some
o f the 100-plus afghans she has crocheted now belong.
Murl High was bom in Newberg 93 years ago on
Sept. 27. While still a teenager, she became Mrs. “Stubby”
Rogers, nicknamed by her husband because he said she
was as stubborn as a sheep. The couple was together for
59 years and Murl has remained “Stubby” to this day.
The Rogerses farmed in the McMinnville area for
those several years. After her husband’s death. Stubby
eventually came to the eastside o f the state. From
H ermiston, she moved to be with her nephew Tom
Camarillo, who lives near lone, and she moved to Willow
Creek Terrace in May o f this year. Stubby does not want
for activities to keep her days full. According to a neighbor,
she has “a lot o f company,” and she agrees that she does
enjoy frequent visits from family. She also enjoys sewing
and crocheting and was pleased with her red ribbon from
the fair last month.
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Safety blitz to be held
O regon
law
enforcem ent officers will
join with Washington, Idaho
and British Columbia police
agencies from Sept. 13-26 to
encourage the use of safety
belts and child restraints as
the simplest, most effective
way o f preventing crash-
related
in ju ries
and
fatalities.
The
S eptem ber
“ Three Flags C am paign”
blitz will seek to reduce the
number o f motor vehicle-
related deaths and injuries
by inform ing the public
regarding safety belts, child
safety seats, booster seats
and the law against minors
riding in open pickup beds.
In addition, Oregon
o ffice rs w ill be paying
special attention to speeding
or impaired drivers- drivers
who cause more than half of
O re g o n 's annual traffic
fatalities.
Currently, Oregon’s
safety belt use rate is up
from 90.4 percent last year
to 92.6 percent, m aking
Oregon number three in the
nation for usage.
Girl Scouts office issues warning to
beware of fraud
Its Girl Scouts Fall
Products Sale time again and
Girl Scouts are everywhere,
busily taking orders for nuts
and candy. The Fall Products
Sale program is a wonderful
learning experience for the
girls, as well as a way to
raise m oney to pay for
camps, activities, uniforms
and equipm ent. Please
support the girls by placing
an order.
G irl S couts are
instructed not to collect
money when taking orders
for products. They are to
collect money only when
they are d eliv erin g the
products. Please do not pay
for Girl Scout products until
they are delivered to you.
G irl S couts w ill
never go door-to-door or call
your hom e asking for
m onetary d onations. If
someone approaches you
claim ing
to
be
a
representative o f the Girl
Scouts, asking for money.
I
please contact the Girl Scout
Office right away.
Please report any
suspicious activity to (509)
783-7721 or call toll-free
(800) 967-8113, or drop by
our office at 8468 W. Gage
B lvd., K ennew ick, WA
99336.
Lexington
Grange to meet
The
L exington
G range w ill m eet on
Monday, Sept. 20 at 6:30
p.m. A potluck dinner will
be held, with a program
following.
The program will
include candidates Kenneth
Matlack, who is running for
county sheriff, and Cyde
Estes, who is running for
county clerk.
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