The Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon
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Observe 25th Anniversary
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Mr. and Mrs. Houston Wilson celebrated their 25th wedding
anniversary at an open house held in their home November 27.
The honorees were married November 30, 1946 In Highland
Park, New Jersey.
The main table was centered with a white and silver tiered
wedding cake and a floral arrangement of white and silver.
Champaign punch, cake and attractively displayed trays of
hors d’ oeuvres were served the 75 guests attending the event.
The Eagle’s catered the affair, assisting were Elaine Olsen
and Dick Scholes.
The couple’s daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Brad
Maxfield of Oakridge were present for the celebration.
DAUGHTERS OF
UTAH PIONEERS
MEET
The Daughters of Utah Pio
neers met Thursday, December
16 at the home of Mrs. S. P.
Bybee for a Christmas potluck
dinner. Fifteen members were
present.
There was a lesson on “Ear
liest Christmas in Salt Lake,
Year 1847” with Mrs. Howard
Bair speaking. Also shown were
some of the clothing worn in
early days, which caused a lot
of laughter.
There was a gift exchange
also.
REBEKAHS MEET
The Yellow Rose Rebekah
Lodge met December 14 at the
IOOF Hall with Noble Grand
Nellie Jenkins presiding. Fif
teen members answered roll
call.
Noble Grand elect Hazel Farr
and Vice-Grand elect Leona
Reeves gave
the
required
memory work preceding instal
lation.
Noble Grand Nellie Jenkins
presented her officers with a
lint mitt.
Hostesses for the evening
were Wilma Ostrom and Alma
Kingrey.
The next meeting will be held
December 28 at the IOOF Hall.
GRANGE
NEWS
Approximately 85
Grange
members, friends, and guests
were welcomed by Master Ernie
Metcalf to Oregon Trail Grange
hall Thursday evening, Decem
ber 16, for the annual turkey
dinner. The blessing was offer
ed by Chaplain Orma Cleaver.
Tables were decorated with Ch
ristmas candles, evergreens
and colorful ornaments.
A Christmas tree was the
center of attraction. Gifts were
distributed to the children and
adults participated in a “Santa
Claus March” to the tune of
Jingle Bells, past the gift table
where each selected a gift.
Prior to the distribution of
gifts,
Lecturer
Marguerite
Moss requested Lois Boenig to
lead the group in singingChrist-
mas carols.
A reading “Christmases I
Remember” was given by Mrs.
James Stephen which brought
back memories of many child
hood Christmases. The group
agreed that the present meeting
had been most enjoyable.
The next regular grange
meeting will be held Thursday,
January 6, 8 p.m. All grangers
are urged to attend.
GOLDEN AGE CLUB
The Golden Age Club held
their Christmas party and din
ner December 15 at the Li
brary meeting room.
The tables were attractively
decorated and Turkey with all
the trimmings
was served.
There was a nice turn out, with
games and visiting enjoyed by
all.
The club wishes to thank the
business men of Nyssa for mak
ing their Christmas party such
a happy one by donating so
many wonderful things.
Thanks to Michael’s Phar
macy, The Merc, Bracken’s
and Wilson’s Department Sto
res; Wilson’s, Rieb’s, Ray’s and
M & W Grocery Stores; A & W
Rootbeer, Coast toCoast, Fire
stone and Dee-Lite Bakery.
Next meeting will be held
January 5, 1972.
Thursday, December 23, 1971
JOB'S
DAUGHTERS
ACTIVITIES
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Call 372-2233
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Durham
of Tuscon, arrived December 19
to spend two weeks Christmas
vacation with Mrs. Ralph Alvord
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Mr. and Mrs. John Beck and
Kristine of Flagstaff, Arizona
and Richard Beck of BYU are
home for the Christmas Holi
days with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Mel Beck and family.
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Mr. and Mrs. Chester Chap
man of Meridian were Friday
overnight guests of Mrs. Orma
Cleaver and attended the Reece-
Cleaver wedding.
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David Danford is home from
Southern Oregon College to
spend the holidays with his par
ents, Dr. and Mrs. K. A. Dan-
ford.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. McCon
nell visited their daughter, Mr.
and Mrs.
Forest
Moore in
Nampa Sunday, December 19.
The Moore’s then took them to
dinner in Boise in observance
of Mrs. McConnell’s birthday
anniversary.
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Lt. Wayne D. and Mrs. Riggs
and daughter of Reece Airforce
Base in Lubbock, Texas are
here spending the holidays with
their parents Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Riggs.
Doyle Riggs,
another son is home from OSU
where he is going to school,
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Job’s Daughters of Bethel
33 met in regular session Dec.
15 with Honored Queen KayC
LaFay presiding. Jobies de
corated the Christmas tree at
the hospital December 16.
Over sixty persons attended
the Mystery Father’s dinner
held at the Masonic Hall Sun
day December 19.
Each Jobie was the recipient
of a lovely Christmas gift given
her by her Mystery Father.
Each year the Jobies select
a Mystery Father by drawing
the name of a Mason from a
hat.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Russell
visited their daughter, Mr. and
Marlene Jamieson, Honored
Mrs. Floyd Hale of Eugene Queen elect, announced instal
last week and Ray attended a lation of officers will be Mon
business meeting in Salem.
day December 27, at the Eagles
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Hall at 7:30 p.m. A reception
Mrs. T. H. Eldredge recently
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sager will be held at the Masonic Hall
visited two days with her sister- were hosts forapre-Christmas
immediately following.
in-law, Mrs. Glen Eldredge of dinner Monday, December 20
Kathy Kunkel was selected as
Boise.
at their home. Mr. and Mrs. Jobie of the meeting.
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Harlan Sager of Idaho Falls,
The Owen Froerer family Mrs. Beth Ellis and Mr. and
hosted a familyChristmasparty Mrs. W. W. Foster and Francis
held at their home Monday, were all guests at the dinner.
. 1 Barracks
December 20. Guests were the Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Sager
Auxilliary # 352
Darwin Jensen family and Leroy will be guests of their parents
Bair family.
until December 22.
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The group exchanged gifts
The annual Christmas dinner
and played family games at the
Mark Stringer is home from
party.
OSU in Corvallis to spend the and gift exchange was enjoyed
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holiday’s with his family the by approximately 52 members
and guests of World War 1
Teresa and Mary Haburchak Bill Stringer’s.
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Barracks #352 and Auxiliary
are home for the holidays with
at the Vale Grange Hall Decem
their parents Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs. Verda Steinke received
Victor Haburchak from Oregon a long distance call Monday ber 19 in Vale. Maxine Ryan
State University.
evening from Mrs. M.C. Le- played the accordian and led
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veaux of Fallon, Nevada. Mrs. the group in singing songs of
Mrs. Royce Robertsandchil-
Leveaux called to say that her long ago.
dren were Sunday dinner guests
The next potluckandbusiness
husband Monty is very ill and
and visited with her parents, is in the Hospital at Sparks, meeting will be at 1:30 p.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Jenkins.
Nevada. The Leveauxs are for at the Vale Grange Hall Sunday,
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mer residents of Apple Valley. January 16.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Anyone wishing to write may do
McGinley and family for a so, the address is Box 697
potluck dinner were Mr. and
Mrs. Jay Jackson and chil
Fallon, Nevada, 89406.
Mrs. Douglas Hicks and family
dren of Homedale visited Mrs.
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and Mr. and Mrs. Buster Tal
Verda Steinke last Saturday.
Mrs.
Howard Sirmans of Mrs. Steinke used to baby sit
bot. The group enjoyed having
a gift exchange and playing North Ridge, Calif., recently for Mrs. Jackson.
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games during the evening. Mrs. visited at the home of her grand
Talbot was also surprised by mother, Mrs. Alma Kingrey.
Holiday guest at the home
Mrs. Kingrey visited her of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Linegar
being honored for her birthday
daughter Mrs. Lucille Stewart is Takeshige Iioca of Tokyo,
anniversary.
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in Tacoma. She was accom Japan.
Takeshige is a fra
Patty and Ruth Ann McGinley panied by her granddaughter ternity brother of Otto Linegar
from OSC are home enjoying Mrs. Sirmans and they returned and they are both students at
the holidays with their parents, Saturday, December 11.
Linfield College.
the Harry McGinley’s.
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IN SEASONAL HARMONY,
WE WISH THE HAPPIEST
OF HOLIDAYS.
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SHARE OF THE BLESSINGS OF
CHRISTMAS.
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Before an altar banked with
candelabra and baskets of bur-
gandy roses of pink gladiolus
and a matching centerpiece,
Cindy Chapin and Dan Nelson
repeated their wedding vows,
November 27, 1971 in a double
ring ceremony held at the First
Church of the Nazarqne, On
tario, Oregon.
The bride’s parents are Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Chapin of
rural Nyssa.
The groom’s
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Nelson of Ontario. The
Rev. Pete Carauna of the Lu
theran Church officiated at the
ceremony.
The bride who was given in
marriage by her father was
attired in an empire floor
length dress of white velvet
and crepe trimmed with Ve
netian lace and seed pearls
featuring long puffed sleeves of
velvet. She wore a head-piece
of Venetian lace with an elbow
length veil trimmed with seed
pearls. Her bridal bouquet was
of cascading pink, burgandy and
white roses with white mother
of pearl leaves and pink, white
and burgandy ribbon.
Mrs. Don Barbee was matron
of honor.
Bridesmaids were
Mrs. Fred S. Schilling; Annette
Chapin, the bride’s sister; and
Nancy
Nelson, the groom's
sister. They all wore match
ing floor-length dresses with
pink crepe bodices with long
sleeves and skirts of burgandy
velvet.
Each carried a long
stemmed burgandy rose with
pink velvet ribbon streamers.
Flower girls were Tammy
and Tila Wright, cousins of
the bride and dresses were
duplicates of the bridesmaids.
Best man was Nick Gaviola
and groomsmen were
Dan
Chapin, the bride’s brother;
Lee Sipes; and Norm Nelson,
the bridegroom’s brother. They
wore tuxedos with black trou
sers and burgandy colored jac
kets with pink ruffled shirts.
Candle lighters were Jim
Thomas and Pat Corn.
Preceeding the wedding cere
mony the groom sang "Theme
From Love Story” to the bride.
Ringbearer was David Bow
ers, cousin of the bride.
Jan Phifer, cousin of the
bride sang "Wedding Prayer”
at the beginning of the wedding
ceremony and later sang “Walk
hand in Hand”. She was ac
companied by Mrs. Jim Phifer,
aunt of the bride.
The bride’s mother wore a
street-length dress of silver
with burgandy accessories. The
groom’s mother wore a street
length dress of burgandy with
black accessories. Both wore
corsages of burgandy roses with
pink ribbon and netting.
The reception was held in the'
church reception hall immed'-
iately following the ceremony.
The reception table was covered
with white lace over pink and
was graced by a silver candela
bra with pink candles on each'
side of the wedding cake. Mrs.
Tom Crow, the bride’s aunt
assisted by Mrs. Norman Nel
son and Christy Shenk served
the four-tiered cake trimmed
with pick sugar roses, bells;
lillies of the valley and swans.
The bases of the tiers were
outlined with fresh flowers of
burgandy roses and pink baby
mums and carnations.
Lei
Phifer,
cousin of the bride
poured punch from the punch
bowl and Mrs. Rusty Talbot
poured the coffee. Mrs. Joe',
Nelson, the groom’s aunt, Mrs.
B. B. Burroughs, Mrs. Blanch
Stenson, the groom’s aunt, also
assisted with the reception.
Cheryl Burroughs was in
charge of the guestbook. Those
helping with the gifts were Shir
ley Phifer, Renee Hardman,
Debbie Nelson, Vickie Nelson,
and Kathy Salomon.
The
young couple were
honored to have nine of their
grandparents present at the
wedding, Mr. and Mrs. E. E..'
Nelson; Mr. and Mrs. Lee King-'
ery, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Bowers, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur;
Chapin and Mrs. Harriet Turner«
Out of town guests were the!
Rev. and Mrs. Pete Carauna'
and son of Chehalis, Washington,
who were friends of the bride’s;
parents when Charles served;
in the Air Force; Mr. and Mrs J
Lee Kingery and Mrs. Blanch'
Stenson, of Kimball, South Da-;
kota; Mr. and Mrs. Don Barbee,;
Mrs. Gordon Collins, and Mr.;
and Mrs.
Marvin Wright,;
bride's aunt of Boise; Mr. and;
Mrs. Bill Nelson and Debbie/
Seattle, Washington; Mr. and^
Mrs. Floyd Phifer, Lea and!
Shirley and Mr. and Mrs. Tom',
Crow of Madras; Mr. and Mrs.;
Gary Timson, Meridian; Mr.;
and Mrs. George Sams, Green-;
leaf; Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ruton,.’
and Ralph Fuson of Nampa; Mr..’
and Mrs. Dick Held and Mrs.;
Edgar Nelson of Caldwell; and!
William Hart of Yakima. Wash.;
The bride chose an empire-
dress of burgandy velvet with
pink velvet ribbon for her travel
costume.
After a skiing trijj
in Utah the youngcouple are now.
at home at 31 Valley Lane in
Ontario.
Cindy attended Adrian High
School and Links School of Bu
siness in Boise and is now em
ployed as a secretary at Trea
sure Valley College. Dan grad
uated from Adrian High School
and is managing the DanNelsoit
Service in Ontario.
'Tis the season to be jolly, and to wish you
and your family a Yuletide tilled with every happiness.
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friends and patrons .. . our sincere
appreciation for the privilege of senin/t
you and best wishes for a happy holiday season.
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