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Blackner— Wilson United In Double Ring Ceremony MR. AND MRS. CLARENCE WERNICK were honored at a 40th Wedding Anniver sary reception, held Friday, November 23 at the Masonic Hall in Nyssa. Standing behind the couple are, from left, Clarence ^Pete) Wernick, Jr., of Norco, Calif.: Mrs. John (Cleta) DeBoer of Ontario; and Lau- rance Graham of Santa Ana, California Approximately 70 guests attended the event. Mrs. Foy Sasser served coffee. Mrs. Lau- rence Graham was at the punch bowl and Mrs. Clarence Wernick Jr. cut and served the cake. Patricia Marcum was in charge of gifts, cards and the money tree. Sara Marcum and Margie Sells assisted in the kitchen. Unable to be present for the occasion were Mrs. Hillary Brown, a daughter from Riverside, California, and Mrs. Albert Clay of Gold Beach, Oregon. Pollyannas Hold Christmas Party The Pollyanna Club held a potluck dinner and Christ mas party at the home of Mrs. Bill Toomb last Thurs day. Seventeen ladies and Thursday, D«c«mb«r 13, 1973 Th« Nytca Oat« City Journal. Nysta, Or«gon Pag« Four four children attended. There was a Christmas gift exchange in the after noon, followed by election of officers. New officers elec ted were Mrs. Earl Ervin, president. Mrs Paul Gehrke, vice president; Mrs. Ray White, secretary-treasurer. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Myron Osborn. On Friday, November 23, 1973, at 7 30 p.m. Vicki Jeanne Blackner of Ontario became the bride of Jack Wilson of Nyssa in a double ring ceremony at theChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints in Ontario. Bishop Glen E. Banner officiated at the ceremony. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Black ner of Ontario and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Seburn of Route 2, Nyssa. Given in marriage by her father the bride chose a floor-length gown of crepe backed satin, styled with a lace bodice andsleeves Her matching lace finger tip veil was held to a floral band and she carried a bouquet of white and turquoise gladioli. The gown and veil was made by her mother. Jolene Hunsaker of Rupert, Idaho was maid of honor. Gayla Schwartz of Arco, Ida ho and Ila Moulton of Coty, Wyoming were bridesmaids. All bridal attendants wore floor-length dresses of tur quoise and white gingham. They carried sprays of white roses and turquoise carna tions, tied with matching rib bons Flower girls Teri Taylor, cousin of the bride, and Mana Hawker, were gowned in floor-length dresses of turquoise and white gingham. Allen Wilson was bestman for his brother Ring Bea- rer was LaMar Blackner. Ushering the guests were Doug Tracy, Larry Blackner, brother of the bride and Dennis Price For the wedding, the mothers of the bride and groom each wore street length dresses of turquoise polyester. Their corsages were white and turquoise glads. A reception followed the ceremony in the church cul tural hall The two-tiered white wedding cake was de corated with turquoise bells and roses and topped with double rings and doves. The cake was made by the bride's mother. LeAnn Harns served cake and Gretchen Harvey served punch. As sisting were Mrs. Ross Tay lor, Mrs. Don Taylor and Cindy and Cathy Potts. Geraldine Seburn, sister of the groom, was in charge of the guest book. Valarie Anderson and Jo Ann Mills received gifts. The new Mrs. Wilson was graduated from Ontario High School and attended Ricks College, Rexburg,Idaho. Her husband, a Nyssa High School graduate, is presently em ployed as a carpenter. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs. Ross Taylor and family of Sandy, Utah, Mr. and Mrs. Don Taylor and family and Mr and Mrs. L.E. Taylor, all of Salt Lake City, Utah, LeAnn Harris, Taber Alberta, Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Green, Boise; Jolene Hunsaker, Rupert, Gayla Schwartz, Arco, Ila Moulton, Coty, Wyoming. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bunch and family. Kuna Idaho. Mr and Mrs. Bob Potts and family, Gooding Idaho. FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE Friendship Circle met at the IOOF Hall December 7. Hostesses were Orma Clea ver and Blanche Weeks. A bountious potluck turkey din ner was enjoyed from a table decorated in beautiful holi day trim. Merle Johnson, president, presided over the business meeting. Twenty-three mem bers answered roll call Election of officers for 1974 are: Merle Johnson, president, Leona Reeves, vice president and Louise Wernick secretary- treasurer. After the close of the bu siness meeting Santa Claus visited bringing a gift to each. Next meeting will be January 4. The place to be announced later. LEGION NEWS The American Legion and Auxilary pot luck was very well attended, Thursday evening, December 6, at the Eagles Social Hall. Myrl Towne had the tables set with a Christmas theme. Wyatt Smith said grace, after which everyone partook of a bountiful meal. Christmas carols were sung under the leadership of Ellen Richardson and Nora Graham, with Jean Maughn, at the piano. Then all turned their attention to the Christmas tree, trimmed by Clarence Pounds. The many lovely gifts were landed out by Mural Lewis and Everett Heldt, ably assisted by Joe Maughn and Herman Towne. The children present also received a bag of Christ mas goodies. The Legion and Auxiliary wish tothank Herman Towne, who makes the coffee, we all enjoy; the Eagles for the use of their social hall and The Gate City Journal for their co-operation. MERRY CHRISTMAS to all. Jock A Jill to Hau« Christmas Program The Jack and Jill Kin dergarten under the direc tion of Mrs. Mark Moncur will present their annual Christmas Program on Fri day, December 14, in the L. D. S. Church at 130 p.m. All parents aand friends of Mrs. Moncur’s kindergarten students are invited to attend and help the little ones bring forth the Christmas Spirit. PINOCHLE PARTY The WeAiesday Afternoon Pinochle Club met Nov. 28 at the home of Mrs. Char lie Wernick. Prize win ners included Mrs. Wernick, high, Mr6. Sam McConnell, low, Mrs. Merle Johnson and Mrs. Alma Kingery, travel ing. GRANGE Grand Canyon In Arizona Scene Of (Church—Hopkins Rite» NEWS OREGON TRAIL GRANGE The December meeting of the CWA Club of Oregon Trail Grange was held at the home of Chairman Betty Kurtz The group met at noon for a potluck dinner. Orma Cleaver asked the blessing. Violet Drydale led in the devotional tiefore a short bu siness session. A schedule of meetings was set up for next year with the January 8th meeting to tie held at the home of Orma Cleaver with lva Adams as co-hostess. A demonstration on how to make broomstick crochet is planned. A gift exchange followed the meeting. All Grange women are welcome and are urged to attend the meetings. Memtiers of Oregon Trail Grange met in regular ses sion Thursday evening, De cember 6, with Master Ira Price presiding Plans for the Christmas dinner were discussed and the date was set for Thurs day evening, December 20, 7 p m. Turkey will be fur nished by the Grange with members bringing potluck dishes. A Christmas pro gram and 50 cent gift ex change will follow the din ner Members are urged to bring family and friends. (k>w bello Honor New Officers Cow Belles, auxiliary tothe Oregon Cattlemen's Associa tion, field a "coffee" at the home of Mrs. Denny Jones in Ontario, to honor their newly installed officers. Of ficers honored were Mrs. Bill (Phyllis) Ross, Jordan Valley, president, Mrs Wal ter (Sandy) Trenkel, Vale, first vice-president, Mrs. Nick (Romona) Pascoe, Jor dan Valley, secretary-trea- surer, and Mrs. Charles (Sharon) Binder,Ontani ,se cond vice-president. Each member of the Cow Belles donated to the Mary Kay School Christmas fund. The main purpose oftheCow Belles is the promotion of beef and with anything to do with the cattle industry They support and assist beef edu cation in schools by provid ing money for the home economics cooking classes for teaching how to cook the economy cuts of beef. They provide recipes for luncheon meetings and have a" Father of the Year" contest. The Grand Canyon in Arizona. Shoshone Point, East rim of the South side, was the setting of the No vember 10, 1973 wedding of Janice Louise Church and James Phillip Hopkins. Of ficiating at the 11 a m double ring ceremony m the pre sence of close family and friends was the Rev Paul Milton of the BnptistCburi h, Grand Canyon, Arizona Singing "The Marriage Song" were Keira Hays and Jack Nasfell Guitar accom paniment was by Jack Nes- fell and H. Kingsley Thurber 111 Tile bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Church of Nyssa Parents of the bridegroom are Mr and Mrs Rotiert Hopkins of Parma The bride was attired in a floor-length gown of off white Bouclé. The gown featured a v neckline, accented with a ruffle, and a matchuig jac ket She carried a nosegay Engagement An nounced of bronze daisies Her "something old" was her great grandmother's hand kerchief and she wore ear rings belonging4o her grand mother, Mr J. L. Church. Mrs Church ha! worn the same earrings on her wed ding day Her "something blue" was a garter made by an aunt, Mrs. Royce Cole Penny Hopkins was maid of honor and Jeffrey Sutton performed the bestman du ties. The bride attended Ore gon State UniversityandWe- tier State College, Utah Her husband, a music major, also attended Welier State Following a wedding trip to Las Vegas, Nevada the newlyweds are touring with the musical group, "Interna tional Cartel," of which James is the drummer. A reception at the home of the bride's parents is planned for early summer AAUW HOLD CHRISTMAS MEET Announcement is made of the engagement of Lynne Waisanen of Seattle. Wash, and Raymond B. Wahlert of Portland. I <r- f >n Pa:-ot the couple are Mr and Mrs. Einard Waisanen, Verndale, Minnesota and Mr and Mrs. William K Wahlert, Nyssa, Oregon. Lynne is a graduate of Verndale High School and Oregon State University. She is currently a Health Infor mation Science student at Seattle University. Raymond attended Bishop Kelly High School, Portland Community Ttie Ontario branch of Arne riran Association of Univer sity Women met at the home f Mrs. Jane Ballou Monday night, Decern tier 10, 1973 for their Christmas meeting. Dessert Was served by hos tesses Jan Barton« Elaine Nelson, Nora Ballou, and Mary Margaret Sheehy The Nyssa High School Swing Choir under the direction of Jeff Sandberg sang Christ mas songs of other lands in keeping with the inter national tlieme for Hie year. College and is an Economics major at Portland State Uni versity. Plans are being made for a June 8 wedding After the business meeting the members participated in their traditional cookie ex change. About 35 members and guests attended. CAMEO & JUSTIN CLUTCH PURSES, MEN’S & WOMEN’S WALLETS FENTON WARE NEW SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED LARGE SELECTION OF FANCY TOILETRIES, BATH OILS & SOAPS COLOGNES MAKE EXCELENT GIFTS MAX FACTOR, SHUITON, TUSSY 25% OFF LARGE SELECTION OF CRAIG RADIOS, TAPE RECORDERS NORELCO STYLER/DRYER & SHAVERS
