Thursday, Jun* 21, 1973
Page Three
The Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon
COMING EVENTS
-. Mrs. Gert ye Jones of Adrian
returned recently from a 17-day
tour in European countries tra
veling by plane. First stopwas
Copenhagen, Denmark.
They
toured th«- Tivlli Gardens in the
evening. The tulips were in full
bloom and the fountains under
electric lights were most im
pressive. Admission was less
than $1. and included music by
a symphony orchestra, a mod
ern band also played and there
up. ith<.. andearni-
vals with different kinds of
rides.
The next stop was Rome,
Italy where they visited the Bor -
hese Garden which Is situated
in the PrineIan Hills.
They
visited Pantheon, the best pre
served temple of Rome, Anti
quity, the Colosseums and the
Roman
Forum.
They went
through the early Christian
Martyrdom and Manertime pri
son, possibly where Paul was
confined before his execution.
They visited St. Peters Cathe
dral and saw all the fountains
at night.
In Athens, Greece they saw the
Olympic
Stadium
and the
Temple of the Jews, to the Had
rian Arch built on the foundry
of the Greek and Roman Cities.
They saw the "Acropolis”, the
sacred hill for the ancient
Athens, and the Propyleca, the
big gate to the Parthenon. Vi
sited Mars Hill, where the Apo
stle Paul made his famous
Speech to the unknown God.
From there they went on to
Corinth as Paul did tn the
Scripture reading They visited
the
old and new Corinth
which was built after the 1938
earthquake. They saw Agora,
the market place in old Cor
inth, seven columns of the Great
Temple ofOpallo, the Bema seat
where Raul stood in judgement.
Excavating is still going on
there. There were many head
less statues, the heads hanging
around different places on the
ceiling. The rulers were Gods,
a new ruler, a new head put
on the statue. A small canal
called "Isthmus of C orinth'’
was observed.
It was built
from 1882 to 1893. It is four
miles long and 75 feet wide. It
is 240 feet at the highest point.
An average ship can go through
there and it saves 192 miles
They visited the Egyptian Mu
seum in Cairo, Egypt. They
saw many of the famous mum
mies, King Tut and his family
and many others. There were
between 50 and 100 in the group.
They visited th«- Pyramid', via
camels. Inside one of the pyra
mids they saw King Tuts burial
toomb and his possesions.
In Cairo they visited the Greek
ADRIAN - Ramona CFreel)
Orthodox Church. They took a
sail boat ride on the River Nevins who is attending college
Nile.
They visited Nassers at Boise was home over the
Tomb, a large shrine building weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. K. 1. Peter
on the way to the airport.
of
They flew to Beirut, Lebanon son '<nd granddaughters
Nyssa went to Salem June 6
by way of Cyprus because the
to visit their daughter, Mr.
countries were at war with
Mr.
and Mrs. R. G. Neer.
each other. This had the most
Peterson became ill and en-
severe security customs. Le
hospital at Salem
banon was the most like the tered the
Wednesday evening for obser-
United States of all the coun
tests.
Mrs. Pe-
tries toured Mrs. Jones said. vation and
hcr granddaughters
Probably due to the Marshall terson and
Plan. They were also the most returned home by bus on Fri
day.
friendly.
Mrs. Mabie Piercy and Mrs.
By bus they drove through
"Halath of the Bible" famous Robert Long attended the Silver
13 hundred years beforeChrist. Wedding Anniversary celebra
It was one of the breadbaskets tion for Mr. and Mrs. Jim Phi
of the Roman Empire.
The fer Sunday aftern<x>n.
“Tree of Lebanon" is a cy
June 5 and 6, Mrs. Mabie
press tree, which is 150 years Piercy spent in Buhl visiting
old before it produces cones, her two sisters, Margie Beam
then only once in three years. and Marge Harmon, who are in
The tour included a visit to the nursing home there.
Byblo, where the name Bible
Sunriay dinner guests in the
comes from
It is the oldest Vern Parker home were Mrs.
continuously inhabited town in ¡•aul Parker and Kim of On
the world, dating back to the tario. Mrs. Pam Bed'Ji and two
girls of Nampa. Afternoon cal
lers were Mr. and Mrs. Ro
bert Toomb and Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Fordandfamilyof Payette.
Jake Rohner and sister, Wil
ma of Albany, Oregon came Mon
day to visit Mr. and Mrs. G.
E. Mackey. Tuesday, they took
them to see Hells Canyon and
Wednes<iay they went to Leslie
Gulch.
Sunday they had a
Father's Day picnic at the Owy
hee Dam. Those present were
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Mackey,
Jake Rohner and sister Wilma,
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Mackey and
family of Nyssa and Mr. and
Mrs. Jnu King of cntariu.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Schafer
went to Caldwell Sunday and
visited her sister, Mr. andMrs.
Kirley Kendall and both couples
celebrated their 39th Wedding
Anniversary together.
Frank Bicandi returnedfome
from the Caldwell Hospital last
Sunday and is improving.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Jones
and famly of Jay, Oklahoma
came Wednesday to visit his
aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank
Bicandi. They are former Wil
der residents.
.-‘JERUSALEM - DOME OF THE ROCK
This magnificent
octagonal edifice is the most beautiful example of Islamic
architecture, crowned with a gilded cupola and faced with
Jhbs of marble and multi-coloured mosaics, it is decorated
yith arabesques inlaid with quotations from the Koran.
JJRUSALEM - THE CHURCH
OF GE-
thsemane. Church of all Nations. World
wide Christian generosity contributed to
the erection <it this Church, hence its mo-
dern name--Church of all Nations. It was
here where Jesus and his disciples con
cealed themselves be fore being led prisoner
from the garden to Jerusalem.
Darryl and Robert Breshears
THURSDAY, JUNE 21 - Nancy
White Circle of Methodist Church sons of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip
at Mrs. Leslie Topliff 2 p.m. Breshears of Roswell were in
FRIDAY, JUNE 22 - Rum volved in a tractor accident two
mage Sale, Senior Citizens, J. miles west of Roswell, Thurs
day, June 14. It is reported
C. Building 10 a.m.
Golden Age Rummage Sale, the accident was caused by a
Western Hotel 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. malfunction in the power steer
Rodeo 815, Parade 7:30p.m. ing. The tractor cab rolled over
SATURDAY, JUNE 23 - Re on Darryl, 16 years old. Ro
covery, Inc.. First Christian bert was badly cut in the face.
Church, 8 p.m.
Darryl has a fractured skull
Merry Widows at Mrs. Vir and is in the St. Alphonsus Hos
gie Rookstool, 6:30 dinner
pital in Boise in serious con
Senior Citizens
Rummage dition. After the accident the
Sale, J.C. Building, 10 a.m. tractor righted itself and was
Golden Age Rummage Sale, running wild until stopped by
Western Hotel 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Earl Sanders.
Rodeo - 8 15, Parade 7:30
MONDAY, JUNE 25 - Onta
rio Emblem, Elks Lodge »192,
WEDNESDAY, JUNE27 - Se
8 p.m. Last meeting till Sept. nior Citizens at Ontario pot-
TUESDAY, JUNE 26 - TOPS luck-Leave Nyssa at 10 a.m.
»494, Adnan Grade School 7 30 Bring own service and covered
p.m.
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in the South Park at 7 30 p.m.
Please bring your Lion husband,
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We hope to see each of you
there.
—Gene Chester
Lion President
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