Pag« Four
Th« Nyssa Gat« City Journal, Nyssa, Or«gon
GRANGE
NEWS
Double Ring Ceremony Unites
Alicia Huffman—John Shell
OREGON TRAIL GRANGE
Members of Oregon Trail
Grange met in regular ses-
sion Thursday evening, May
18, with Harold Kurtz, Mas-
ter protem.
Mr. and Mrs. James Stephen
were
elected as delegates
to Oregon State Grange to be
held in Beaverton, June 12 to
16.
CWA Chairman Mrs. Frank
Holub announced that the next
club meeting will be held Tues
day, June 6, at the home of
Mrs. Eric Boenig with Mrs.
Orland Cheldelin as co-hos-
tess. The roll call topic will
be “pet peeve,"
Chaplain Orma Cleaver led
the memorial service and was
assisted by Clara Price. Lois
Boenig was the soloist.
County Deputy Dale Teter
was a visitor.
Refreshments were served
by the Linegar and Thomas
couples.
The next regular grange
meeting will be held Thurs-
day, June 1, at 8:30 p.m.
POMONA GRANGE
On the evening of April 27,
1972, Alicia Huffman, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Huffman
of Nyssa, became the bride of
John Michael Shell, son of Mr.
and Mrs.
Le Verne Shell
of Nyssa.
The candlelight, double-ring
ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Melvin Dennis of Ontario,
at the United Methodist Church
in Nyssa.
The altar was flanked on
each side by candelabras with
tall tapers amid a daisy floral
arrangement.
Providing the
wedding music was Mrs. Kinsey
Kevern.
Wearing an empire styled
gown of antique white satin, the
bride was given in marriage by
her father. The high neckline
and long fitted sleeves were
enhanced with lace and pearls.
The gown featured a chapel train
edged with pearls. Her veil of
illusion was held to a pleated
satin headdress. She carried a
Colonial style bridal bouquet
of yellow daisies and white
roses
with matching satin
streamers, The gown was de
signed and made by Mrs. Fred
Plowhead, aunt of the bride,
Maid of honor was La Rae
Ashby and bridesmaidwas Mrs.
Dan Hiatt. Both attendants were
attired in green checked ging
ham gowns ornamented with
white daisies. They carried
bouquets of white daisies with
yellow centers.
David Shell was best man
for his brother. Tom Huff
man and Kirby Huffman ushered
the 94 guests, and Dan Hiatt
served as groomsman.
Lighting the candles prior
to the service were Charlie
Shell and Rikki Simler. Ring
bearer was Brent Huffman.
For her daughter’s wedding
Mrs. Huffman chose a pastel
pink dress with sheer sleeves,
and she wore a pink carnation
corsage. The bridegroom’s mo
ther wore a white knit dress
accented with navy blue and her
corsage was of blue and pink
carnations.
Lauric Stunz
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Science Program
Laurie Stunz, a Nyssa High
School Junior, has been selected
to attend the Student Science
Training Program, sponsored
by the National Science Foun
dation, from June 19-July 28
at the College of Idaho.
To be eligible to participate
students must have high ability
in science and math and be re
commended by their school of
ficials and teachers. The en
tire costs of the instruction are
supplied by the National Science
Foundation.
Topics to be
covered Include atomic and
molecular structure, organic
structural formulas, functional
group concept
to organic
chemistry,
gas liquid chro
matography and infrared spec
troscopy.
Following the ceremony a re
ception was held in the church
social hall. The white wedding
cake was fashioned in the shape
of a MalteseCrossandtrimmed
with yellow roses and green
leaves.
Assisting with the serving
were Mrs. Albert Cartwright,
Mrs. Gary Garrison, sister of
the bride, and Mrs. Glenn Sim-
ler, Mrs. Ray Huffman, Mrs.
Don Simler and Mrs. Marion
English, all aunts of the bride.
In charge of the guest book
was Miss Kathy Shell. Receiv
ing and arranging the gifts were
the Misses Annie Simler, Ka
therine Huffman, Mary Wahlert
and Kathy Noble.
When the couple left on a
wedding trip to McCall, the new
Mrs. Shell changed to a gold
pantsuit.
The bride is a graduate of
Nyssa High School and gra
duated from Northwestern Col
lege of Business in 1971. She
is presently employed by Dr.
G. T. Thebo, DMD in Parma.
Her husband also a Nyssa High
School graduate and a 1971
graduate of Oregon Technical
Institute is presently employed
at J. R. Simplot Soilbuilders,
Ontario.
The newlyweds are now at
home at Route 2, Nyssa.
Out-of-town guests included
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Moon, Mo
desto, California; Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin Bolander, Palo Alto,Ca
lifornia; Mr. and Mrs. Logan
Shell, Wallowa; Mrs. RuthSim
ler, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Sim
ler and Gordon, Mr. and Mrs.
Don Simler, Wayne, Annie and
Rikki, all of Kamiah, Idaho;
Mrs. Jesse Huffman and Ka
therine, Meridian; Mrs. Ro
nald Gerold and Mrs. Chuck
Slaughter, Boise; V. L. Lett,
Indian Valley, Idaho; Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Plowhead, Mr. and
Mrs. Marion English, John
Chapman and Miss Karen
Brown, Nampa.
(Photo by Mike Stringer)
JOB'S
DAUGHTERS
ACTIVITIES
Members of Pomona Grange
#33 met Saturday evening, May
20, at Oregon Slope Grange Hall
with Master Dallas Chaney pre
siding.
A Memorial service was led
by Chaplain Sophia Butler as-
isted by Effie Standage.
Guest speaker Ernest Seuell,
Farm Bureau, listed the num
ber of ways in which farm or
ganizations could work together
and suggested that members
from each group be appointed
to form a committee, and E.
B. Metcalf, Oregon Trail; Ted
Avery, Big Bend, and Dallas
Chaney, Pomona #33 were ap
pointed to represent the Grange.
State Youth Chairman Judy
Andregg explained the pillow
project
sponsored by young
grangers to raise money to send
a young grange couple to Na
tional Grange. Members of dif
ferent Malheur granges volun-
teered to help in making the
pillows.
A committee was appointed
to arrange for exemplification
of the Fifth Degree.
County Deputy Dale Teter
was elected Pomona delegate
to State Grange to be held in
Beaverton, June 12 to 16.
Refreshments were served
to approximately 45 members
from five granges by women
of Oregon Slope Grange. Tables
were decorated
with red
peonies.
Due to the date conflicting
with the Malheur County Fair
date, the next Pomona meeting
will be held at Ontario Hei
ghts Grange Hall on Saturday
August 12 instead of August
19. Election of officers will
be in order and all m ambers are
urged to attend.
After the Class Night Pro
gram at Adrian High School
Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Don Hatch
and family served cake and cof
fee to Mr. and Mrs. David Hill
and children; Mr. and Mrs.
Duane Smith and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Jess Asumendi and
family; Mr. and Mrs. Gabe
Astoreca and girls; Mr. and
Mrs. Buster Talbot, Roberta
Asumendi and fiance, Charles
Bel veal, Jr.
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Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Croc
ker had as dinner guests Sun
day, May 21, Mr. and Mrs.
Perry Crocker and Gene and
Mr. and Mrs. Buster Talbot.
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Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wickham of
Boise were Sunday
dinner
guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Elton Clapp. Later in
the afternoon Mr. and Mrs.
Marvin Wiley of Caldwell joined
the group for a visit.
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Mrs. Angie Cook recently
visited in California with her
daughters. In Lucerene she vi
sited Mr. and Mrs. Walter (Do
rothy) Davis and in Davis, Ca
lifornia, she visited Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry (Thelma) Childs.
While in California Mrs. Cook
attended the wedding of her
grandson Gary Childs and Bobbi
Miller who were married in the
Jewish Synagogue in San Fran
cisco. Before returning home
Monday, May 22, Mrs. Cook
visited for a few days with her
sister, Mrs. Sylvia Palmer in
Boise.
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Last week visitors at the
home of the Glenn Marcum’s
were her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul House of Quincey, Wash
ington. Mrs. Marcum’s sister,
Mrs. Ray Barnes and daughters
of Vale visited with them Tues
day and Wednesday. Tuesday
they attended the Vale-Nyssa
bailgame with the exception
of Mr. House who went fishing.
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Mrs. Bill Wahlert and Mary
Lee visited from Thursday to
Saturday in Corvallis and
Eugene. Mary Lee visited Eva
Klinkenberg in Eugene and Mrs.
Wahlert spent the time with her
son, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Wah
lert in Corvallis.
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Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Eldredge
were dinner guests Saturday of
Mrs. Eldredge's cousin, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Morehorst of Pa
yette.
Nancy Looney
To Attend Eastern
Musicians Project
A tea will be held in honor
of Girl Staters, Saturday, June
3 at the Adrian Grade School
cafeteria at 2 p.m.
This year’s candidates, al
ternates and their mothers,
from Adrian, Nyssa, Vale and
Ontario are invited to attend.
Last year’s candidates and
their mothers are also invited
to attend.
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Nancy
Looney, junior at
Nyssa High School, has been
selected to participate in the
“High School Musicians Pro
ject" this summer at the Uni
versity of Minnesota in Minne
apolis, Minnesota.
Forty-eight musicians out of
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several hundred applicants
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Eldredge from all over the United States
hosted the Mr. and Mrs. Sa were selected by applications,
turday Bridge Club at their recommendations, and audi
home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. tions.
Nancy will attend the summer
Neil Dimmick were prize win
school for four weeks; June
ners.
18 to July 16.
During this
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time she will study music the
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wilson
ory, history, voice, and parti
hosted the Couple's Bridge
cipate in the summer choir
Club Friday, May 19. Guest program.
players were Mr. and Mrs.
Nancy has been very active
Lloyd Wilson. Marie Wilson
in music for the past two years.
was high score winner for the
She participated in the “Lewis
women and Bob Wilson was and Clark Summer Workshop
high score winner for the men. for Fine Musicians” in 1971,
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is a member of the Oregon
The Saturday Bridge Club met All-State choir, and held a lead
at the home of Mr, and Mrs. role in this year's musical
Gerald Simantel Friday, May
“You're a Good Man Charlie
19. Guest players were Dr. and
Brown",
Nancy presented a
Mrs. J. R. Cundall. High score
concert program of religious
winner for the evening was Don
folk music at churches last
Oldemeyer with Mrs. Lucille
fall and performed at several
Wilson receiving second high.
banquets in the treasure valley
A N. ANDREWS
area.
Nancy is active in her school
TO OBSERVE
concert choir, is an assistant
60th Anniversary
music instructor in the elemen
Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Andrews tary school, and also teaches
will be honored on their 60th guitar. Mr. Gary Condon, Miss
vocal
instructor,
wedding anniversary at an open Looney’s
house, Sunday, May 28, from 3 states that, "The University of
to 5 p.m. at St. Matthews Epis Minnesota has one of the finest
copal Church, 802 S. W. 5th summer music programs in the
country. It’s a real honor for
Street, Ontario.
All friends are invited to Nancy to have been chosen as
a participant."
attend.
The Thursday Bridge Club
was hosted last week by Mrs.
R. G. Larson, Sr. Guest players
were Mrs. Harold Brendle and
Mrs. L. A. Maulding. Winners
were Mrs. Brendle and Mrs.
Tom Eldredge.
Mrs. Bill Smiley
Engagement Announced
Visits in California
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Call 372-2233
Girl Staters
Tea Slated
BRIDGE ACTIVITIES
Job’s Daughters of Bethel
#33 met in regular session
May 19 with Honored Queen
Marlene Jamieson presiding.
Escorted and introduced were
Honored Queen of Bethel »44,
Hermiston; Barbara Davis, past
honored queen of Bethel #27,
Parma, Kelley Coburn, prin
cess,
#44, Hermiston; Judy
Huntley, past princess, #23,
Oregon City; Roberta Morrow,
grand bethel representative for
Missouri; Marsha Close, guar
dian, »44, Hermiston; Bob and
Della Holmes, guardians, «33,
Nyssa; Louise Wernick, past
guardian, #33, Nyssa, Lillian
McCallum,
visiting council
member «44, Hermiston.
Honored Queen of Hermiston
presented the traveling gavel
to Queen Marlene.
Delegates who went to grand
session were Susan Davis and
Deana Piercy.
Jobies wish to thank Kass-
man’s Chevron and Howard’s
Texaco for donating their sta
tions for the Jobies car wash.
They also thank the people who
patronized the car wash and
rummage sale which was held
Friday, May 13.
They would also like to thank
Theron Wheeler for helping with
the car wash and Kay Wheeler
for all the work she did on
favors for the home in Forest
Grove.
Gaylyn Johnson was selec
ted Jobie of the meeting.
Refreshments were served
after the meeting to honor
mothers for Mother ’s Day.
Hometown News
Thursday, May 25, 1972
Mrs. Bill Smiley returned
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Myrick home after a two-week trip to
and Shelly, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur California where she visited
Holcomb, and Mr. and Mrs. Rod with her daughter and two sons
Holcomb spent Friday through and their families.
She visited Mrs. Virginia
Sunday at the Holcomb’s Cabin
Taylor and family in Ingle
at Lake Owyhee.
wood; Jerry Smiley and fa
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Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Man mily in LaPuenti; and Sam
ning of Notus visited Monday, Smiley and family in West Co
May 15 with her parents, Mr. vina. Mother’s Day was spent
at the Sam Smiley home with
and Mrs. Lewis Riggs.
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16 attending, which included
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Penrod re children, grandchildren and two
cently returned from a two great grandchildren.
Mrs. Smiley accompanied
week’s vacation. They visited
their son and family the John Mrs. Wilton Jackson on the
A. Penrod’s in Idaho Falls on trip, and stayed two nights with
the
trip going and their Mrs. Jackson's mother in Vic
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Donald torville.
Pennant and family in Denver
and then to Dunlap, Ohio wnere
they visited Penrod’s brother,
Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Penrod.
Returning home they again
The Adrian Chapter of the
visited the Pennant’s in Denver
met
for a week. While there they National Honor Society
enjoyed the Annual Rock i Gem Wednesday, May 10 in the grade
Show, saw a stage play enti school cafeteria. The purpose
tled “The Little Angel.” They of the meeting was to welcome
celebrated Pennant's birthday Sophomore initiates andtoelect
and Mother’s Day while there. officers for the coming year,
The Penrod’s again visited their All parents were also invited
son, John in Idaho Falls before to attend.
Mrs. R.L. Webb is the Adrian
returning home.
Chapters advisor. VikkiShenk,
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Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sager president conducted the meet
were dinner guests Saturday of ing.
New officers for the coming
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Sager in
year are Monte Fushijan, presi
Nu Acres.
dent; Sandy Davis, vice presi
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dent; Kathy Solomon, secretary;
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sager
Linda Austin, treasurer; Dick
and Mrs. Harley Sager attended
Cameron, Sgt. at Arms; Cher-
the high school
graduation ryl Cutler, reporter.
exercises with Governor Smiley
as the speaker.
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Toastmistress Club
Mr. and Mrs. Don Byers of
Corvallis were Friday to Sun
day guests at the home of Mr.
The Treasure Valley Toast
and Mrs. Frank Byers.
mistress Club met recently at
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the Nyssa Library. There was
Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. Stan
an election of officers and those
ley Byers and sons of Ontario
and John Sommars of Caldwell elected were as follows: Mrs.
Robert Greenway, president;
were dinner guests of the Frank
Mrs. Paul Kunkel, vice-presi
Byers’.
dent; Mrs. LeVerne Shell, sec
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retary; Mrs. Dorn Iaderosa,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Byers
treasurer; Mrs. I. E. Phariss
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Sunshine
Dunten
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were
and
and Mrs. Theron Gough, club
Sunday dinner guests of Ethel
representatives.
Lay.
The next meeting will be
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held Thursday, June 8 at the
Mrs. Jim Griffin, Judy Fa-
Nyssa Library meeting room.
vorel and Zoan spent Saturday
There will be an installation
in Ontario.
of officers and a covered dish
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dinner will be served.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Grunke
attended the Home Show Sun
day at the Fair Grounds in
Nancy Jackson a student at
Boise. Later that day they vi SOC in Ashland was a weekend
sited the Chick Quinowski fa guest at the home of her pa
mily.
rents the Wilton Jacksons.
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Mrs. Pearl Bartholomew of
Mr. and Mrs. Dirick Nedry
Tracy, California will be visit spent Saturday evening and Sun
ing at the home of her daughter day at McCall.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Engstrom for
a few days. Mrs. Bartholomew
came especially to attend the
Help cut down on Cancer
Commencement Exercises May
21 at the Nyssa High School. with a check-up.
Adrian National
Honor Society
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JOYCE ANN CRUSON
The engagement and forth
coming marriage of their dau
ghter, Joyce Ann Cruson to Ro
bert L. Unger, Jr., has been
announced by her parents Mr.
and Mrs. Douglas Cruson. Her
fiance is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Unger, Sr. of Sa
lem, Oregon. Both Joyce and
Robert are in their Junior year
at Northwest College, Kirkland
Washington.
A June 10 wedding has been
set at the Ontario Assembly
of God Church.
SHARON HELEKER
The engagement of Sharon
Kay Heleker to William John
Martin has been announced by
her parents Mr. and Mrs. Pat
Heleker. Her fiance is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Cal Martin
of Adrian, Miss Heleker is a
graduate of Payette HighSchool
and in her senior year at the
College of Idaho. Martin is tn
Adrian HighSchool graduate and
a 1970 graduate of the Col
lege of Idaho, Majoring In busi
ness administration. He is pre
sently a communications spe
cialist at the White House in
Washington, D. C. The young
couple are planning a June 17
wedding.
JANALEE WILSON
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Wil
son of Burns, formerly of Nyssa
announce the engagement of
their daughter, Janalee to Mic
hael D. Gillies, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Dan Gillies of Fruitland«
Idaho.
The bride-elect is a graduate
of Burns Union High School and
is attending Eastern Oregon
College. Her fiance is also at-
tending EOC and majoring in
pre-med.
The wedding date lias been
set for June 10, in the Pil
grim Lutheran Church in On
tario. The couple plan to spend
the summer in John Day where
he is employed by the Forest
Service. They will return to
La Grande in the fall where
he will be a senior and she
will take nurses training.
“If you can’t <lo grerrt
things, do small things in a
great way." Jo Hill Davis,
The Three Forks (Mont.)
Herald.
ANNOUNCEMENT
My office will be closed
June 7 and 8 to attend
professional meetings.
Dr. Jon Heifzman,
Optometrist
7 N. 2nd St.
Phone 372-3747