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■The Mill City Enterprise, Thursday, Dec. 5, 1968
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Many upper North Santiam
homes were the setting for
family gatherings on the
Thanksgiving Holiday. Others
traveled to various valley
towns to be with their famil
ies and friends.
Ed Slayden and Red Crist
took advantage of the Holidays
to go bird hunting in Central
Oregon, also going were Mr.
and Mrs. Gale Fagan. All re
turned home Sunday night.
Idanha’s population was in
creased by two with the recent
birth of twins to Mr. and Mrs.
Charles James.
The little girls have been
named Sherry Ann and Cheryl
Ann. Mother and babies arriv
ed home from the hospital last
week.
Mrs. Otto Oja drove to Long
view Tuesday to bring her
husband home from the hospi
tal. Mr. Oja was hospitalized
about three weeks ago follow
ing a logging accident In which
his leg was broken.
Holiday visitors at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Tow
ers and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Storey were Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Storey of Forest Grove.
Detroit will play Mohawk
there Friday at 6:30 P. M. in
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unum
the season’s first basketball
game. On Tuesday Dec. 10th
the Cougars will play Colton
there at 6:30 p.m.
Holiday dinner guests at the
Detroit home of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Anderson were their
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Anderson, Jr.
and children, Gregory, Douglas
and daughter Shelly of Port
land, and Mr. and Mrs. Ole
Erickson of Mill City.
The Idanha home of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Snyder was the
DETROIT JUNIOR HIGH
HONOR HOLL
Diane Beachy ....................
Carol Sheldon .....................
Lucy Young
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Bonnie Young.....................
Robin Wilkerson ...............
Richard Roth .....................
Randall Roth .....................
Marty Gardner ....................
Ronnie Lynn ......................
Judy Benton .....................
Sherry Williamson ..........
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DETROIT HIGH SCHOOL
HONOR ROLL
Robert Crist...........................4.0
Gina Williamson................... 3.9
Glendii Beachy ................... 3.8
Gary Lynn ......................... 3.6
Dorsey Smith ..................... 3.6
James Morgan ................... 3.5
Sue Morgan ......................... 3.4
Ricky Alley........................... 3.4
Karen Shephard....................3.3
Paul Michaelson........... ,....... 3.3
Jeff Drago ..................
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Randy Gardner .................. 3.1
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setting for a gathering of the
family and friends.
Guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Arnold Snyder and son Garry
of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Leon
ard Snyder and family, The
Dalles, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schaf
fer, and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Pittam and son David, all of
Mill City, and Mr. and Mrs. Le
land Pittam and family of Eu
gene.
Mabel Poncia, Pearl Giebeler
and Kenneth Harris of Detroit
joined other guests at the home
of Mrs. Poncias daughter, Mrs.
Laura Seaburg, Eugene, for
the holiday observance.
Among those entertaining
with a family gathering were
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brosig of De
troit whose guests were, Mr.
and Mrs. Orville Brosig and
family of Silverton, Mr. and
Mrs. Elliot Parker and son
James, Bend, Mr. and Mrs. Gor
don Cave and family, Salem,
and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Brosig
and family of Mill City.
The Lake Lodge was the set
ting for some forty dinner
guests, and employes o n
Thanksgiving Day.
Spending the Holiday here at
the home of her son-in-law and
daughter, the Walter Dew
hursts was Mrs. Myrtle Mark
of Klamath Falls. She left
Sunday for her home.
Miss Sharon Louise Voll-
man, 19, of Willamina, who
lost her life in an auto accident
Friday, was the niece of Mrs.
Theo Houck of Idanha and Mrs.
Thelma Storey and Earl Lady
of Detroit.
Services were held Tuesday
in Willamina Christian church
with interment in Evergreer
Memorial Park, McMinnville.
The Detroit High Schoo’
Chorus will present several se
lections tonight (Thursday) un
der the supervision of Miss
Margaret Minden, at the reg
ular meeting of the Deanh?
PTC meeting. The meeting wil’
be held in the library of thf
Elementary school at 7:30 p.m
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Leming
and son Tommy of Idanhr
drove to Sheldon, Wash. Fri
day where they visited with
the Charlie Cannon’s and dau
ghter Brenda.
Word was received here Sat
urday that the Joe Muise’s
planned to leave Oceanside,
Calif., Monday of this week.
However, they plan to take
it easy on the r I urn trip home
Mr. Muise was hospitalized
with a heart/attack.
Holiday Events
Planned for Upper
Canyon Area
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DETROIT — Many pre-noli-
day social events are planned
in the upper North Santiam
Canyon this month.
The Home Extension Unit
has scheduled Monday, Dec
ember 9th for their annual
Christmas party. The 7:30 p.m.
event will be held at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Boeck-
stiegel. There will be an ex
change of gifts, and bingo will
set the stage or the entertain
ment.
The Woman’s Mission Socie
ty of the Idanha Communnity
church will hold their annual
Christmas auction Dec. 12th
at 7:30 p. m. in the social room
of the Idanha Fire Hall. The
event will feature hand made
articles, candy and baked foods.
Mrs. Barbara Whiteley will be
hostess.
On December 15th the Idan
ha home of Mr. and Mrs. Lynn
Williamson will be the setting
for the adult Christmas party
for members of the Idanha
Community Church.
The Willing Workers Club
has scheduled December 20th
for their annual Christmas
turkey dinner and party to be
held in the social room of the
Idanha Fire Hall. The event
will Include the members’ hus
bands.
The Idanha Community
church has set December 22nd
for their annual Christmas pro
gram which will include a play
The program will begin at
730 P.M. On December 31st an
old-fashioned “watch night ser
vice” will be held at the church
at 930 p.m.
A candlelight communion
service Is also scheduled for
January 5th at the church at
730 p. m.
U. S. Forest Service person
nel of the Detroit Ranger Sta
tion has scheduled December
21st for their annual Christmas
party. The event will be held at
the Woman’s Club House at
Gates.
The American Legion and
Auxiliary, Idanha Poet 141, will
hold their annual pot-tuck lun
cheon and Bingo party Decem
ber 14th at 7:30 P. M. in the
social room of the Idanha fire
hall.
Plans have not been complet
ed or the Detroit Community
Christian church and the school
programs.
GATES
Betty Johnson
Ph. 897-2491 dayB
Ph. 897-2456 eves.
November Both
Warm and Wet In
Detroit Area
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Bamhardt
spent the weekend with their
daughter of family, Mr. and
DETROIT — According to
Mrs. Ed Stier and son, Eric, in
Juneau, Alaska. They went by weatherman, Frank Hancock,
jet but because of a storm, the who has been keeping track of
plane by-passed Juneau and die weather pluse during the
went on to Anchorage and absence of Joe Muise, the De
back to Seattle. Friday morn troit area has received 16.70
ing the plane went out on inches of precipitation for the
schedule and a belated Thanks month of November. Average
giving dinner was held Friday. per day was listed as .556.
Greatest amount of rainfall
While there they enjoyed a trip
to Mendenhall Gacier. They re in a 24 hour period was record
ed as 3.24 inches on the 9th
turned home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gudne Geston day of November.
Warmest day of the month
recently went to Cottage Grove
also
fell on the 9th when the
to visit friends and relatives.
On Thanksgiving day they temperature was 59 degrees.
went to the Athol Savage home Lowest temperature reading
for dinner and on Friday they was recorded on the first day
went to Milwaukie to visit two of Nov. when the temperature
dipped to a cool 25 degrees.
of Gudne’s sisters.
There were 7 days of sun
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kadin were shine and 9 days when the
in Medford from Tuesday to temperature reading was re
Sunday visiting relatives and corded as 32 degrees or below
friends.
that degree.
Shary and Mary Stubbs were
The upper North Santiam
home visiting for the Thanks Canyon received its first snow
giving holiday. They are at of the season Saturday when
tending school in Portland.
3% inches of snow was measur
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brisbin ed at Detroit. It has melted ex
spent two days visiting with cept on lawns and in shady
his granddaughter and husband areas.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Henderson
at Lake Oswego. From there
they went to Portland and Mrs.
Brisbin spent the weekend vis
iting with her son, Ansel Hay
wood and family. Walter Bris By C. I. Flaten. Dist Mgr.
bin returned home for the Medicare’s Medical Insarancc
weekend. The Hayward family
Carry-Over Deductible
brought Mrs. Brisbin home on
Did you know that you may
Sunday.
be able to use some of this
The Virgil Lewis family year’s doctor bills to meet next
spent Thanksgivin with the year’s $50 deductible under
Paul X. Smith’s in Salem.
Medicare’s medical insurance?
The Virgil Lewis family re Well, read on-
cently visited with Mr. and
According to Clair Flaten, so
Mrs. Bill Sills and children in cial security district manager,
Hillsboro.
if your expenses for covered
Spending Thanksgiving at services are $50.00 or less for
the Glen Henness home were 1968, then any expenses for
their son and family, Keith, covered services you have in
Doris, Terry and Ronnie Hen October. November or Decem
ness of Albany; also Mrs. Hen- ber of this year can count to
ness’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. ward your 1969 $50 deductible.
Roy Taylor.
For example, in the year
The Willard Gabriel family 1969 your expenses for covered
visited with Mr. and Mrs. services are $45.00. Of this,
Charles Mason, Mrs. Gabriel’s $30.00 as part of next year’s
parents, in Sweet Home on $50.00 deductible. This means
Friday. Mr. Mason is recuperat that when your covered medi
ing very well from his recent cal exjoenses next year go over
back surgery.
$20.00, you will have met the
Earl Henness and family of $50 deductible for 1969. So be
Beaverton visited with Mr. and sure to send these carry-over
Mrs. Glenn Henness Saturday. bills in with your first claim
The Earl Henness family will next year.
be movin to Ogden, Utah on
If your expenses for covered
December 20.
services do not go over $50.06
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chubb until the last three months of
of Oakridge visited at the 1968, says Mr. Flaten, then any
Floyd Swaim home from Wed expenses in the last 3 months
nesday until Saturday for the of 1968 which counted toward
Thanksgiving holidays. Mike the $50 deductible for this year
Swaim was home from college can be counted again toward
for the holidays. Sherrie Evans the $50.00 deductible for 1969.
was a dinner guest at their
For example, your expenses
home on Thanksgiving.
were $20.00 for January through
The Doyle Sarff family spent September and $70.00 for Octo
Thanksgiving with Mrs. Sarff’s ber through December 1968
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles (making a total of $90.00). You
Dougherty In Port Angeles, can count $30.00 of the October-
Wn. There were other relatives December expenses toward the
present also.
$50.00 deductible for 1968—and
Kim Gabriel went on a Sea you can count the $30.00 again
Scout camping trip to the toward the $50.00 deductible
Deschutes river over the week for 1969.
end with Herb Hutchinson and
Since you have met the $50.-
son, Jerry, and Leo Poole, Jr. 00 deductible for 1968, medical
The Willard Gabriel family Insurance pays 80 percent (or
spent Thanksgiving with his $32.00) of your $40.00 of ex
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert penses above the deductible.
Gabriel in South Beach.
For further information
Lisa Gabriel stayed with her about Medicare or any other
aunt and family, the Kenneth Social Security matter, contact
Searcy’s in Portland for a the social security district of
couple of days. Mrs. Searcy and fice at 702 Church Street NE
daughter, Debbie, brought Lisa in Salem. Telephone number
home on Saturday and spent 585-1793. Office hours are from
the night at Gabriels.
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday
Thanksgiving guests at the through Friday. For the con
Ross McCombs home were venience of those who cannot
their daughter and family, Mr. come in during regular hours,
and Mrs. Bill Heinlein and the office is open until 7:30
Cindy of Salem, and Mr. and p.m. Monday evening.
Mrs. Vem Kealen of Gates.
On November 26, Mrs. Virgil
I-ewis gave an afternoon birth
day party for her daughter,
Suzie, to celebrate her 7th
birthday anniversary. Those at
tending were Paul Lewis, Judy
Roten, Toni Roten, Ginger Ga
briel, Stephanie Monson, and
Randy Harrison. The chidlren
were served individual cup
We would like to take this
cakes and a clown cake.
opportunity to thank all of our
Mr. and Mrs. Paul X. Smith friends and relatives for the
of Salem were guests at the cards, flowers, and visits while
Virgil Lewis home the evening I was hospitalized following a
of November 26 to help grand recent accident Also for the
daughter, Suzie celebrate her kindness shown me and my
birthday.
family on my return home.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hennes
Your thoughtfullness will al
with his two sisters. Lillie ways be remembered.
I^ake and Edna Ratzburg In
Mrs. Donald Ketchum
Salem on Sunday.
and family.
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CARD OFTHANKS
To our many friends and as
sociates in Detroit, Idanha, Mar
ion Forks and vicinities, young
and old, for their kind words
of sympathy, masses, contri
butions to the Heart fund of
Oregon and the Cardiac Care
Unit Concord, California, we
extend our sincerest thanks
and gratitude. Our loss is a very
great one and we thank you
for helping us to bear it.
The Ralph Farrow family
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