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Barton Brothers Plan Longer Trip After Float-Trek in Homemade Canoe * Farm Bureau Group Selects Sweetheart; Elects New Officers | NEBRASKA PICNIC HELD SUNDAY IN NYSSA PARK The annual Nebraska picnic was | held Sunday, Aug. 14, in Nyssa south park. County with the best Mmes. Bob Kurtz and Elmer 1 representation was Custer, while By Dais Witt NEWELL HEIGHTS — Larry Cruson of Ontario left Aug 2 on former residents were present Barton recently constructed a u four-day huckleberry picking from numerous other counties of canoe, and on Sunday, Aug. 7, he trip into the hills near Boulder the Comhusker state. Ira Price drew the winning and his brother, Garry, flouted park. They report no luck as the number for the adult gift, while from Adrian to Nyssu in three berries had been frozen. Another son. Bill Kurtz and Christine Share was recipient of hours, 10 minutes, They report thut they are planning a longer duughter, Janet of Merrill, also the children's award. trip in the near future when they joined the group there. While on Following a potluck dinner, the will float via the Snake river the coast, members of the family afternoon was spent in visiting. went deep-sea fishing and picked from Melba to Nyssa. Mrs. George Folkman is gen wild blackberries. The M L. eral chairman, while Mrs. Esther Mrs. Dick Kriegh returned Kurtz' were accompanied home Stephen serves as secretary home Aug. B lifter a visit of sev by three of their grandchildren, treasurer of the Nebraska associa eral days with her parents, Mr. Joyce, Chris and Janice. tion. and Mrs John A Stewurt in Buhl, Wynn Family Returns Homa Idaho. She also visited her hus The David Wynn family re Senior Citizens Note band's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Kriegh, und with a niece whose turned home Sunday from Salt Meeting Date Change husband left recently for Guam Lake City where they visited the Next regular session of the where she and the children will LDS temple grounds and the Salt Senior Citizens group will be luikc zoo. Enroute to Utah, they go at a later date. Thursday, Aug. 25, on the lawn Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Gamer visited relatives at Preston, Idaho. at the John Long home. Meeting Mrs. Lydia Worden; her neph time will be 10:30 a.m. and those were among those attending the Norma Garner - Rodney Atagi ew and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin attending should take a sack wedding performed Friday eve- Blood of Canton, Okla., returned lunch or hamburger may be tak ning in the Owyhee LDS ward | Aug. B from Eugene. On Wednes- en to be cooked on the host | day evening they, together with couple’s grill. chapel. Mrs. Frankie Worden and Gene, Members of the organization re Returns From Eugene were patio dinner guests of Mrs. port the meeting day was changed Mrs. Thelma Hammon returned ! Verna Costley in Homedale. The from Friday due to a conflict with home Aug. 10 after spending two Blood couple left last Thursday the Pioneer picnic at Vale. weeks with her son-in-law and morning for Oklahoma. daughter, the Stan Bursons fam The I.uit und I-ouis Stams were ily at Eugene. Recent visitors in among <10 picnickers attending a the Hammon home were Andy Dutch gathering held Sunday in Warrington of Bend, Miss Delores the Parma park. Stone of Boise, Mr. und Mrs. Roy Members of the Richard Fenn Swanson of Roswell, Mr. und Mrs. family recently returned from a Frank Bicandi of Adrian. Mr. and Mrs M I,. Kurtz re week-long visit with relatives at turned home Saturday after a Portland and Scnttle. In the two - week trip to the Oregon Washington city they visited the coast. They joined their son, the Kenneth Fenns and John Hlggen- Rev. and Mrs. Harold Kurtz and bottoms. They also visited the family ut Yachats where the Don Fenn and Alfred Simpson Presbyterian minister had offered families in the Portland area. them the use of his home for two Ashland Visitors Depart weeks. Mr. and Mrs. John Schoenwald Hank Moore spent the weekend of Ashland left early this week with Mr. and Mrs. Ricks Gale in after visiting their daughter, Mr. Boise. and Mrs. Bob Kurtz and family. John Kurtz, who had spent some VISIT AREA RELATIVES time with his grandparents, ac Mrs. Bill Nielsen und LeeAnn companied them from Ashland. of Seattle art visiting her par They were also accompanied by ents, Mr. and Mrs. Murk Moncur, another grandson, Sidney Jacrtb- and also with her husband’s par son. ents, tlie Elver Nielsens, other Johnnie and Susan Stam of relatives and friends. Mrs. Niel Fruitland spent last week with sen was one of the attendants at their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. the Holmes-Walker wedding held Lull Stam. Saturday evening. Mrs. Bud McDermott and two children left Sunday for their VOELLERS VACATION home in Moses Lake after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Rex Voeller, Paul, in the L. C. McDermott home. Roger and David arrived home To Study in Oklahoma on Wednesday of last week fol Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Eddy and lowing a 10-day vacation trip to family left Monday morning for western Oregon. The family spent Oklahoma after visiting her par some time camping in scenic ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. McKin ureas, visited friends in Eugene ley. Eddy plans to attend medical and also toured places of interest school in the Sooner state. Sunday dinner guests in the on the coast. Richard Fenn home were Mr. and VISITORS FROM COLORADO Mrs. Wesley Walker and family. Lynn Stringham, who spent the Mrs. Lillian Scheller, Mr. and Mrs. William Bonnicksen and past six weeks with an uncle and Beth Ann of Greeley, Colo., ar- aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Cham rived last week for a visit with berlain and family, left Aug. 10 Mrs. Orma Cleaver and other i for his home in Ogden, Utah. relatives. Members of the Bon- Mr. and Mrs. Terry Borge and nicksen family were Thursday baby of Klamath Falls arrived overnight guests of her aunt and Friday to visit his parents, Mr. left the following day for their and Mrs. Jake Borge. The fol home. Mrs. Scheller remained for lowing day Mrs. Terry Borge and an indefinite visit with her sis baby left by train to visit her ter, Mrs. Cleaver. parents at Cheyenne, Wyo. .Mr REFLECTING AN INTEREST in tractors for ap proximately 14 Vi years are these photos of Clinton Robbins, top winner of this year's Malheur county Farm Bureau ■ sponsored tractor driving contest among area FFA lads. The competition was stag ed on the Ontario junior high athletic field and was one of the activities of the Farm Bureau's annul' dinner meeting held Saturday in Lions HEADQUARTERS l' I O rOr I I A I GUNS 1 I W ; AUÎNOIIIIB B rowning || BARGAINS IN NEW RIFLES REGULAR $129.95 280-Cal. Pump Action $99.95 REGULAR $155.00 308-Cal. Automatic Rifle $124.95 REGULAR $144.95 7-MM. Magnum Bolt Action $119.95 REGULAR $149.95 30-06 Automatic Rifle $124.95 BARGAINS IN USED RIFLES 308 Remington Automatic 30-06 Remington Pump Action $79.95 $89.95 WE HAVE ONLY ONE EACH OF ABOVE NEW and USED GUN BARGAINS . . .Get Yours NOW! -<> A SMALL DEPOSIT WILL HOLD YOUR CHOICE! -o DON B. MOSS Firestone Dealer Store 417 Main Street Phone 372-2124 park. This was the second consecutive year that Clinton has taken the honors, and he was also winner of the Farm Bureau state contest last year. In the photo on right he was 1 */a years old. and in the other picture snapped Saturday he is 16, a member of the local FFA chapter and an NHS junior. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Merildean Robbins of the Arcadia community. Malheur Farm Bureau annual picnic was held Saturday evening in Lions park at Ontario. New of ficers elected during the yearly business session include Louis J. Wettstein, president; Edison Child, vice president; John Tucke, voting delegate; Mrs. Oda Du- bogue, women’s chairman; and Mrs. Kenneth Romans, assistant women’s chairman. Judy Fulleton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Fulleton of Vale, was selected as sweetheart of the organization. Diane Kuwahara, whose parents are Mr. and Mrs. Tak Kuwahara, also ot Vale, was named runner-up. Nyssan Clinton Robbins was winner in the FFA tractor driving contest. Others placing in the competition were Jerry Mizuta, Ontario, second; Larry Keaton, Vale, third; and Bill Brewer, Ad rian, fourth. *IT JUST MIGHT WORK! LaBOUNTYS HONORED Mr. and Mrs. Bill LaBounty and family were honored guests at a potluck dinner served Sun day evening in the Ron Schoen home. The LaBountys are leav- ing soon to establish their home in Claremont, Calif. Guests at tending the Sunday evening din ner were Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ni chols, Mr. and Mrs. Lauren Wright and family. S 4 W — FRUIT I PAGE THREE THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON THURSDAY. AUGUST 18. 1966 Cocktail 4 for 89c , S & W—Cream or W. K. ( *11 CORN • • • • 4 Cans ' S & W 303 Size — Green PEAS « Tins 89C > S & W — Light Meat Tuna Fish store Ray's — Assorted Flavors . Ice Milk ... % Gai. J 59‘ VISIT IN MYRICK HOME James Hicks of Reno; his son and daughter - in - law, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hicks of Boise, were Aug. 10 visitors in the Howard Myrick home. Suggested ways on how NOT to win friends or influence people: Jump to conclusions, push your luck and run down your present friends. — Submitted for publica tion by Ole Dyrlund.
